Saturday: Waterbury throws its early Not Quite Independence Day party
While most towns around Vermont will be celebrating the nation’s birthday over the July 3-4 weekend, Waterbury marches to its own unique beat, with Not Quite Independence Day festivities this Saturday.
Lost Nation Theater students kick off summer with ‘The Lion King-Kids’
Jumping into summer over the course of just one week, youth performers with Lost Nation Theater will bring “The Lion King-Kids” to the Montpelier City Hall Arts Center stage for three shows this weekend.
A meal worth the sting
A number of our bird species, then, eat a non-negligible amount of stinging bees and wasps. So how do they do it?
Thousands of Do Good Fest music fans to meet Harwood’s The Glam Cowboys
The Harwood Union High School rising seniors who make up the band The Glam Cowboys will get to take their act to their biggest stage yet when they open National Life Group’s Do Good Fest on July 11.
Waterbury Rotary names hometown ‘G.W.’ as NQID Parade Grand Marshal
For our nation's 250th birthday this year, the Waterbury Rotary Club has selected a grand marshal for the Not Quite Independence Day Parade to honor both our nation's history and a local citizen whose family has been in Waterbury for almost as long.
UPDATE: Go Skate Day rolls into Waterbury Skatepark on July 11
For months, skateboarders have put the new skatepark at Hope Davey Park to the test, through consistent sessions and technical tricks. This Sunday, the park hosts Go Skate Day, part of an annual global celebration of skateboarding.
Granville Corner School hosts Barn Quilt Mini-Mural workshop, June 27-28
Driving the backroads, you might spot one: a mural on the side of a barn. It’s just one of the inspirations that artist Meg Reinhold uses in her Barn Quilt Mini-Mural Workshop coming to the Corner School Resource Center of Granville on Saturday and Sunday, June 27-28.
The cecropia: A moth with a mission
The cecropia is North America’s largest moth, similar in size to a giant swallowtail butterfly. It’s one of several species of giant silk moths in the Northeast.
Ripples From the Reservoir | Early summer
Summer is almost here and the Waterbury Reservoir is beginning to burst with activity! People are swimming, paddling, fishing, and boating, and the wildlife and birds are coming back in great numbers.
Rotary Club in NQID: That Dam Float
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.
Glow-worms, blinkers, ghosts: The hidden diversity of fireflies
“Firefly” refers to more than one species in the beetle family Lampyridae. Some of the many include the Chiricahua glow-worm, twilight bush baby, Florida fishhook, double cousin, creekside tree blinker, Bill’s hitch, heebie-jeebie, quick one-two, and superb ghost.
Mark your calendar for summer’s free concerts (& more)
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.
June 13-14: Free entry to Vermont state parks, historic sites
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.
Shakespeare, Addams Family on stage in Williston, Hyde Park this month
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.
Vermont Huts & Trails to mark 10 years; Waterbury hut project delayed until 2027
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 holds Mega Yard Sale as part of 150th celebration
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.
CVU seeks alumni for 50th reunion
Alumni of Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg are organizing a 50th reunion for members of the class of 1976.
Lost Nation Theater presents ‘The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,’ June 4-14
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.”
Something every week in June with TURNmusic
TURNmusic will be hopping in June with something on the calendar every week. Director Anne Decker sent along these details.
Special Olympics Torch Run to pass through Waterbury on Thursday
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.