Cheap Travel Guide

July 1 -3, 2006
Stratton Mountain
near Londonderry and Jamaica VT
Bluegrass Festival and Fireworks

All shows are free.

The Blue Moon Stage (located in the center of the Village)

The Bondville Boys, Banjo Dan and the Midnight Plowboys, The Lonesome Whistle Band, Gordon Stone, High Range.
Beer garden at Mulligan’s and the Blue Moon Cafe in the village during daytime performances. A beer garden will also be at the ski gondola during the July 2 fireworks.

July 2 - 30
Events at Bromley Mountain
Near Bennington and Manchester VT

July 2 The Lustre Kings
Performing on the Cafe Deck at the Thrill Zone from 1:00-4:00pm.

July 8 Radio Disney AM 1460 is back with fun, games, and prizes. Noon to 3:00 pm.

July 15 Magic Trunk
Ventriloquist Silvia Markson, 11:30am and 2:00pm.

July 2, 8, 12, 14, 15
Hildene
Home of Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln

July 2 Vermont Symphony Orchestra,
Picnicking & Pops Concert
VSO concert of traditional pops and light classics on Hildene Meadowlands at 7:30 pm. Gates open for picnicking at 6 pm. Fireworks.

July 8 Summer Lecture Series
Historian, Elliot Hoffman, Topic: Vermont General William Wells. Hildene Beckwith Room, 9:30 am, FREE.

July 12 Washington County Band Concert
Variety of pop & old favorites return to Hildene?�s event tent. Rain or shine, gates open for picnicking at 5:30 pm Admission $2, 7:00 p m.

July 14 Alex Torres and the Latin Kings
Lively Latin music at the event tent, rain or shine. Gates open for picnicking at 5:30 pm, concert at 6:30 pm. Call Vermont Arts Exchange (802) 442-5549 for ticket information.

July 15 Antiques Show,
Antique dealers and recognized experts from the northeast. 10 am to 4 pm. Hildene Event Tent, Admission $5.River Road, Meadowlands

July 7 - 9, 2006
Brandon VT
Annual Brandon Vermont Bluegrass Music Fest
“Bluegrass pickin?� and Vermont scenery just naturally go together. This popular annual event began in 1994
and continues to entertain and grow every year.”

July 8 and 9
Rutland VT
27th Annual RAVE Car Show No year or vehicle type limits. Usually more than 400 vehicles.

July 15 - Aug 13
Marlboro VT
Marloboro Music College Concert Series
The Concerts include a selection from the dozens of works in rehearsal each week. Programs are not planned far in advance because the artists choose which ones are ready for performance. The concerts are held Saturday evenings and Sunday, July 15 - Aug 13. Saturday Concerts begin at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday Concerts begin at 2:30 p.m.

July 12 - 30
Manchester VT
Vermont Summer Festival Horse Shows Hunter competition at the Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, Vermont
?� Manchester Summer Festival Horse Show July 12 - 16
?� Manchester Classic Horse Show July 19 - 23
?� Valley Classic Horse Show July 26 - July 30

June 29 - July 15
Dorset VT
Dorset Theater Festvial “A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED?� By Agatha Cristie, adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon — “an ‘announcement’ is placed in the local paper stating the time and place of a murder yet to occur. What follows is a Classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives and concealed identities with Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution.”

July 20 - August 5
“TOM JONES?� adapted by John Morrison
Dorset’s very own John Morrison brings the lustful, rollicking, romance of Fielding’s novel to the stage. Join
Tom, Sofia, Squire Western, Molly, Lady Bellaston and all the rest. A theatrical experience you will never forget.

Weston Playhouse
Weston VT
June 20th thru July 8th
The Weston Playhouse opens its 70th Season with “Cookin?� at the Cookery”
“Marion J. Caffey’s portrait of the legendary blues artist Alberta Hunter features 22 musical numbers, from the rousing gospel favorite “When the Saints Go Marchin’ In” to Eubie Blake’s double entendre classic “My Handyman.” A production The New Yorker magazine called ‘electrifying.’ “

July 13 - 29, 2006
Urinetown, the Musical
“The Vermont premiere of the multi-Tony-Award winning musical. This crowd-pleasing spoof pits underdog hero Bobby Strong against corrupt tycoon Caldwell B. Cladwell in a fight for love, honor, and free public restrooms.”

?�Impudent, colorful, exciting, irreverent, surprising and wonderful?� - Rex Reed

?�Lovers of classic musicals will cherish this marvelous, surprising, and very funny show that simultaneously pokes hilarious fun at and pays homage to such legendary Broadway shows as West Side Story, Guys and Dolls and Les Mis.?�

July 15 - 16, 2006
Tinmouth VT (a little south of Rutland VT)
Solar Festival
12th Annual renewable energy power. Two days of music with national acts plus two days of workshops on renewable energy and sustainability themes.

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