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There are two events in Stowe this weekend. The Stowe Foliage Art and Craft Festival is a high quality event attended by 185 artists and artisans who were chosen from a very large pool of applicants. These participants are the best in this part of the country and they will be displaying paintings, pottery, blown glass, photography, furniture, clothing, and weavings.
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This week brings the opening of the Alpine Slide (shown above), Bungee Trampolines, and new Inflatable Obstacle Course at the Spruce Peak section of the Stowe ski area.

The Alpine Slide is a lot of fun for children and adults. You ride a ski chair lift to the top of a large hill and then ride plastic carts on wheels down a fiberglass track. You can control the speed with a hand lever. I think the minimum age might be seven years old. Younger children can ride with adults.
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The Stowe Winter Carnival is scheduled this year from January 19 to 21. The carnival, now in its 33rd year, features activities for both young and old, from zany sports events, Ice Carving Competitions, movies, Kids Carnival Kaos and the infamous Village Night Block Party.

“Tour the town, while watching Professional Ice Carvers create elegant and masterful Ice carvings throughout the village on Demonstration Day, and see the see the competition evolve at the 7th Annual NICA sanctioned Ice Carving Competition.

“Tourists and locals alike participate in such zany events such as our infamous SnowVolleyball Tournament, Stowe Super G Ski Race, Kids Carnival and our long-standing, ever popular Village Night Celebration Block party on Main St. There is something for everyone in the family as we become “The Stowe Must Go On.”
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The Stowe Winter Carnival is this coming weekend, Jan 19 - 21. One of the things you should make a note to see there is the ice bar being built next to Stowe’s best known bar/nightclub, The Rusty Nail. It is located on Route 108, also called Mountain Road, the main road from the village out to the ski area.

About 20 tons of ice blocks are being used to build the 25 foot bar plus ice tables and chairs, two person ice throne, and a liquor luge (whatever that is) all inside eight foot tall ice walls. This bar was inspired by the winter carnival ice bars of Quebec, the Canadian province that shares a border with Vermont.
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September 14 - 17

“A Four Day Celebration and Salutation to the Great British Motorcar and all manner of other things British”

This Stowe Vermont event is in its 16th year and has often been named as an annual Top Ten Event by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. You can see examples of virtually all British cars from MG’s and Triumphs to Rolls Royces and Aston Martins, from classic to modern.

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Stoweflake Resort in Stowe Vermont will hold their 21st Annual Balloon Festival this weekend. Some 25 balloons are expected to attend.

Flights are Friday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, July 7 at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 8 at 6:30 a.m. There is free admission at 6:30 a.m. for event volunteers. The rest of the day, public admission for non-Stoweflake guests is $8. Stoweflake guests and any children 12 and under are admitted free. Tethered rides on the hot-air balloons are $10 per person.

In addition to the balloon launches and tethers, the festival includes children’s activities, mini-facials at the Resort’s deluxe spa, chair massages, food, drinks and live evening entertainment.
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Stowe’s Antique and Classic Car Show is one of the state’s largest events, attracting more than a thousand rare and unusual vehicles. This year it will be held Aug 10 - 12 and will be located as usual at Nichols Field on Route 100 a few minutes south of Stowe village.

Tip: the best time to visit the show is mid-morning to early afternoon. Usually by 3:00, the majority of the cars have left the field and the exhibitors are out touring or going to dinner. That is especially true on Sunday when many of them leave late morning to begin the trip home which may be as long as a day’s drive for some of them.
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February 24: Mount Mansfield Ski Club Mogul challenge - an annual freestyle event on Slalom Hill at Spruce Peak (the mountain on the right as you come up Route 108).

February 24: Torchlight Parade and Fireworks - takes place on the Gondolier Trail at 7:00 pm. Go to the Midway Lodge at Mount Mansfield (on the left as you drive up Route 108 - look for the Gondola sky cars as you drive in).

February 25 - Stowe Derby: one of the oldest and distinctive ski races in North America and a major Stowe event each year. This is a race from the top of Mount Mansfield, highest mountain in Vermont, down to the village of Stowe. Since 1945, it has been the “ultimate” test of a skiers ability. Attracts about 1,000 competitors including the Canadian Cross Country Ski Team and the NCAA college champions but also casual skiers who just want a challenge. Here is the 2006 Stowe Derby Web Site which has some information about the event and its history. And here is the 2007 Stowe Derby Web Site which is basically an online registration form.
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Tickets are now on sale for the Fed Cup Semifinal between the United States and Russia, which will be held at Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, VT, July 14 ?� 15, 2007. Topnotch is ranked #1 in the Northeast and in the Top Ten Best U.S. Tennis Resorts by Tennis Magazine.

This will be the fifth meeting between the United States and Russia in Fed Cup play with the U.S. ahead in the series, 4-1. Russia defeated the United States in the 2005 Fed Cup Semifinal in Moscow the last time these two countries met.

While the USA is battling the Russians in Stowe, defending champion Italy will host France in Castellaneta Marina.
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