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Wednesday, July 7, 2010- Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Readings at the Athenaeum
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum Presents Readings at the Athenaeum.
July 7th: Dianalee Velie, Howard Norman
July 21st: Brad Kessler
July 28th: Mary Ruefle, David Hinton
August 4th: Ron Padgett, Adam Halbur

Admission is Free. Programs start at 7:00 p.m. This series is supported by The Funds for Poetry.

Location: 1171 Main Street, St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
Contact: St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
Phone: 802748-8291
E-mail: inform@stjathenaeum.org
Web: www.stjathenaeum.org/events.htm
Sunday, July 11, 2010- Monday, September 6, 2010
Remembrance: A Memorial
Opening Ceremonies - Sunday, July 11th beginning at Noon. Dedicated to US Servicemen & Women who have lost their lives in Iraq & Afghanistan as well as those who continue to serve... Thus far, Remembrance consists of 4600+ abstract figurative sculptures, each one hand sewn, representing one American life lost in Iraq or Afghanistan. Hours: Mon. - Sat., 10 am - 6 pm Sun. ,11 am - 6 pm Complete list of activities on web site link.
Location: 138 Main Street, Newport
Contact: Memphremagog Arts Collaborative
Phone:
E-mail: MACarts@live.com
Web: www.memhremagogartscollaborative.com/remembrance_memorial.html
Tuesday, May 18, 2010- Friday, October 15, 2010
Venture Vermont- 2010 Outdoor Challenge
This fun program for families and kids is a statewide, outdoor scavenger hunt. You and your family can spend the season outside, and earn points for visiting beautiful places! When you get to those places, earn more points for doing all kinds of fun activities! Points are awarded for doing fun things like playing games, paddling on a lake, playing frisbee with your friends or attending nature programs. If you earn 250 points you will be awarded a Gold VIP Pass to Vermont State Parks. With it you can come back to Vermont State Parks for the rest of this year and all of next year for free day entry! All you need to do is download a score sheet, keep track of all your points, document your activities by taking photos and send them back to us!
Location: Statewide
Contact: Vermont State Parks
Phone: 802-241-3655
E-mail:
Web: www.vtstateparks.com/venturevermont

Saturday, August 21, 2010-
Introduction to Thumb Latches
Lucian Avery will teach students with previous blacksmithing experience how to forge a traditional interior thumb latch and, time permitting, all of the parts. Refine your eye and forging skills, as you connect to a long tradition of American ironwork. Design, history, tooling, and details of technique will be covered. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Cost: $75, or $65 for members, plus $10 material fee.
Location: 109 Old Stone House Road, Brownington, VT
Contact: Peggy Day Gibson
Phone: 802-754-2022
E-mail: director@oldstonehousemuseum.org
Web: www.oldstonehousemuseum.org

Friday, August 27, 2010-
Island Pond's Friday Night Live
Spend your Friday Night with TIM DION DUO, show us what you've got on the OPEN MIC and enjoy the CAR SHOW. Please come and enjoy all of the excitement with food, vendors and great entertainment from 6 PM - 10 PM in the Gazebo Park. This is a free event sponsored by the Island Pond Chamber of Commerce. You don't want to miss out on ANY of our FNL events. Look for brochures for a full schedule of events.
Location: Gazebo Park, Island Pond
Contact: Island Pond Chamber of Commerce
Phone: 802-723-9889
E-mail: chamber@islandpondchamber.org
Web: www.islandpondchamber.org


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