Phantom Theater hosts HARP benefit concert at Lareau Farm
Phantom Theater kicks off its 2026 summer season with a special concert on July 14 to support renovations to Harwood Union High School’s auditorium.
Ripples from the Reservoir | July edition
We welcomed summer with a high-water event causing temporary closure of some state park facilities around the reservoir, tornado warnings, and a blistering few days of uncomfortable heat and humidity.
Phantom Theater presents two nights of Queer Country Line Dancing
Dust off your cowboy hat, your fiercest boots, or come as you are to two nights of Queer Country Line Dancing at the Warren Town Hall – Thursdays, July 16 and Aug. 20.
RW begins new chapter with 25th Waterbury Arts Fest this weekend
Thirty-five years in as Waterbury’s community and economic development nonprofit, Revitalizing Waterbury turns a new page this weekend as it officially launches its new name: Discover Waterbury.
Jewelweed: A hummingbird magnet
Delicate orange flowers spotted with red-brown are known as jewelweed or spotted touch-me-not (Impatiens capensis). The name jewelweed may refer to the way silvery drops of rain and dew bead up on the bluntly toothed leaves or the way the flowers dangle like earrings.
After years of teaching, travel, Steve Rand shares a deeply personal story in his first book
In his first book, “A Mother's Prayer,” published in May, former Harwood English teacher Steve Rand tells a deeply personal story of his mother’s life from her middle child’s perspective. Rand visits Bridgeside Books to talk about his writing process, the story of Anne Rand and its timely, poignant messages.
Find jazz and much more at TURNmusic in July
TURNmusic promises to keep live music happening every week in July at The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall and in Jack’s Alley. Find tickets online at sevendaystickets.com and more information at TURNmusic.org.
July 3-4: Pick a nearby celebration to mark the semiquincentennial
With Waterbury already having celebrated Not Quite Independence Day, here are highlights of where to celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial around the region this July 4 weekend.
As hunters, dragonflies surpass sharks in catching prey
Imagine you’re a fruit fly by the pond on a sunny day, whirring along in search of food or other flies. Suddenly, you’re scooped up, whisked to a perch, and efficiently devoured by a blue dasher dragonfly. For little flies like you, blue dashers have a 97% capture rate. For comparison, great white sharks only catch their prey 50% of the time.
Get outside with summer library programs
July brings outdoor festivities with the Waterbury Public Library taking part in the Waterbury Arts Fest and hosting another outdoor Silent Reading Party with Bridgeside Books. Check out many new youth programs, too.
Senior center gets a fresh sign, invites more to visit
Keen-eyed observers on Stowe Street this week may have noticed a new addition to the facade at the Stimson & Graves Building, where a new brightly colored sign marks the entrance to the Waterbury Area Senior Center.
Better Connections summer project mixes art, safety near the Triangle Green
A special summertime project installed in the heart of Waterbury Center has added some art along with features designed to improve pedestrian, cycling and driving safety.
Waterbury artist and teacher’s essay lands in ‘Chicken Soup’ collection for America’s 250th
An essay by a Waterbury teacher and artist is included in a recently published book ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary titled, “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Celebrating the Spirit of America.”
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.