This year’s theme for Waterbury’s Not Quite Independence Day celebration – a.k.a. NQID – is “American Time Machine,” meant to reflect on our country’s past, present, and future to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday.

Summertime in Vermont wouldn’t be complete without a slew of free concerts to take in, and Waterbury has its share and there’s much more not far away. Bookmark this post.

The State of Vermont kicks off the summer season with free admission to Vermont State Parks and Vermont State Historic Sites on Saturday and Sunday, June 13-14.

Local theater-goers will find two new productions on stage this month as Vermont Repertory Theatre presents “Shakespeare In Love” in Williston June 11-20, and the Lamoille County Players opens “The Addams Family” in Hyde Park on June 19.

The Waterbury-based nonprofit backcountry access organization Vermont Huts & Trails marks its 10th anniversary this summer and plans a celebration on Thursday, June 18, at the West Monitor Barn in Richmond.

St. Andrew’s Catholic Church invites the community to donate and shop at its upcoming Mega Yard Sale on June 12-13, planned as part of its 150th anniversary celebration this year.

Alumni of Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg are organizing a 50th reunion for members of the class of 1976.

Over the next two weekends, Lost Nation Theater presents a comedy made famous by Lily Tomlin: “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.”

TURNmusic will be hopping in June with something on the calendar every week. Director Anne Decker sent along these details.

Special Olympics Vermont hosts its annual Summer Games next weekend, July 5-6, at Saint Michael’s College and heading into it, a massive relay race will pass through many Vermont communities, including Moretown and Waterbury.

Summertime schedules are kicking in for June with several fun ways for library patrons to get outside. Here are highlights and some announcements below from the adult program schedule for June.

Organizers who hatched a plan late last summer for a weekly Wednesday evening custom in Waterbury are hoping to build momentum this summer for the community-building strolls with an Italian name.

Memorial Day weekend officially kicked off the 2026 hiking season in Vermont and the Green Mountain Club, which manages and maintains 500 miles of trails, including the Long Trail, says trails are in good shape.

If you live near a large meadow, hayfield, or grassland, you may have recently noticed some bubbly robotic noises emanating from those areas. It might sound like an overexcited android, but the real source is a medium-sized songbird, the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).

The Friends of the Stowe Free Library are planning a special adults-only trivia night fundraiser, called Library After Dark, this Friday, May 29, at the library.

Organizers in the Mad River Valley say plans are coming together for the 77th annual Warren 4th of July Parade.

Watercolor painting has been enjoying growing popularity in Waterbury of late, and those interested in learning and seeing more have exhibits to check out and a new source of art supplies.

The Waterbury Historical Society, Revitalizing Waterbury and the American Legion Post 59 will present the various programs from Saturday through Monday, May 23-25.

Welcome to the CReW Corner. Here, in regular dispatches for the Waterbury Roundabout, we’ll be sharing information about what you can do individually and what we can do together to work in partnership with the waters that surround us for the benefit of all who live in and visit this spectacular place.

The local music scene is particularly busy this week with TURNmusic hosting Jazz Jam and the Ray Vega QuARTet at The Phoenix in Waterbury. The Saturn People’s Sound Collective has shows in Waitsfield and Plainfield this weekend, too.

Stark Mountain Foundation announced that Vermont Master Naturalist Gene O. Desideraggio is returning this year for a series of free, family-friendly guided hikes starting May 16 and running into October.

May is here, and the Friends of Waterbury Reservoir hope you enjoy this first Ripples column of 2026, where we share what is happening on and around the reservoir, provide tips and updates on conditions, and share our love of the natural environment of the reservoir. 

An upcoming workshop organized by two Montpelier nonprofits and offered both in person and online looks to raise awareness around neurodiversity.