Friday, July 3, 2009  MANCHESTER VILLAGE — The Mark Skinner Library will host their Book Bash, the opening celebration for the Summer Reading Program, "Be Creative @ Your Library," on Thursday, July 9, from 10:30 a.   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  SHAFTSBURY — The fourth annual Shaftsbury Street Dance and Cruise-In will take place on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 3 to 10:30 p.m. There will be lots of fun activities for all ages: food, classic cars, entertainment and   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  DORSET — Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning presents Focus on Theatre: Merton of the Movies with Paula Mann on Friday, July 10 at 6:45 p.m. at the Dorset Playhouse in Dorset.   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  MANCHESTER VILLAGE — Burr and Burton Academy is offering sports, music, technology camps — including six new camps — from early July to early August. Burr and Burton Coach Jamie Briggs is directing this   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  GRAFTON — Three new rock and mineral exhibits will highlight the summer season at the Vermont Museum of Mining and Minerals. A large exhibit of minerals and gems from the Tripp Mine in New Hampshire will be displayed   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  MANCHESTER CENTER — Second Chance Animal Center will hold the Fifth Annual Tour de Paws, rain or shine, on Sunday, July 19.  "Riders will be able to choose from among three rides.   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  DORSET — Grammy-nominated recording artists, The Eaken Trio, will perform a spirited chamber music program at the Dorset Church on Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m. The trio features the eponymous John Eaken on violin,   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  GMA to offer Nature Workshop MANCHESTER VILLAGE — Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning will offer a Mother Nature Parent/Grandparent Workshop with Rick LaDue of the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  Create the landscape you love with landscape designer Julie Messervy MANCHESTER CENTER — Award-winning landscape designer Julie Moir Messervy demystifies the art and practice of landscape design on Wednesday, July 8,   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  FORT CARSON, Colo. — Shawn Trout, a 2000 Arlington Memorial High School graduate, has been promoted to Captain. The Army has recognized not only his performance to date but also his potential to serve as a leader of   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  MANCHESTER VILLAGE — The Northshire Nonprofit Network will meet on Friday, July 10, at 8 a.m., at the Mark Skinner Library, 48 West Road, Manchester. Lauren-Glenn Davitian, who is the Executive Director of CCTV   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  WESTON — Weston Community Church — Church on the Hill — will begin its 2009 summer services on July 5 at 10 a.m. with guest minister Rev. Laurie Krooss. Krooss is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  MANCHESTER CENTER — Angling and Art Along the Mettowee, the second annual art auction to benefit the American Museum of Fly Fishing, will be held on Saturday, July 11, at 6:30 p.   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  BENNINGTON COUNTY — Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS COLUMBUS CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS COLUMBUS (SSN-762) past and present are invited to share memories and camaraderie with   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  Israel Congregation invites public to July 4 Barbecue MANCHESTER CENTER — Israel Congregation of Manchester once again is having their annual Independence Day barbecue on Saturday, July 4, at  6 p.   Full Story
 
Friday, July 3, 2009  MANCHESTER CENTER — As Tea Parties will be held across the country, the Vermont Tea Party Patriots will hold Tea Party Rallies in six towns and cities throughout Vermont on the morning of July 4.   Full Story