Learn to make holiday huts and gingerbread houses at Co-op
BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Food Co-op offers free classes at its Community Room, 7 Canal St., for creating all kinds of edible homes. It is open to all ages and abilities.
Tierra Farms has donated dried fruits and seeds for students to use, and inspiring books and photos will be on hand so students can make yurts, round homes, and gingerbread houses. Everything will be held together with tempered chocolate made from Equal Exchange chocolate chips.
Choose from among four sessions: Saturday, Nov. 25, at 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m., or Saturday, Dec. 9, at 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. Space is limited so early registration is recommended. To sign up, visit BFC.coop/calendar. List participants' names, ages, and dietary needs in the comments.
Holiday gifts featured at Craft fair
WARDSBORO - There will be a holiday craft fair on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Town Hall on Main Street.
Local vendors will have handmade items for sale, including jams and jellies, Maybelle Farms woolen items, crocheted hats and bags, jewelry, potholders and aprons, baked goods, and handmade wreaths by Scout Troop 428. There will also be a raffle for a breakfast basket filled with treats, and other items donated by vendors.
All Souls Church hosts holiday bazaar
WEST BRATTLEBORO - The annual All Souls Unitarian Universalist Holiday Bazaar will take place on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the West Village Meeting House, 29 South St.
The bazaar will feature handmade and decorated artisan wreaths and ornaments, as well as traditional holiday baked goods and other edibles, such as jams, jellies, and baking mixes. Also planned are a gift emporium featuring handcrafted items, gift baskets, gift certificates to local businesses, and a raffle of a handmade quilt.
New this year is an Art Gift Sale, featuring affordable, original selections to take home in time for unique holiday gift-giving. Art will continue to be on sale Sundays 11 a.m. to noon through early January, or by appointment. Paintings and photographs were created by Maisie Crowther, Marie Gorst, Beth McKinney, Trish Murtha, Ann Newsmith, and Lois Reynolds, along with cards and calendars featuring the artists' work. For more information, visit ascvt.org.
Holiday supper served at West Townshend Country Store
WEST TOWNSHEND - The West River Community Project has a special holiday meal coming up on Saturday, Dec. 2, from the kitchen of Chef Neal Myers, who comes from a fine-dining background, including his tenure at the Windham Hill Inn for many years.
The menu features ham (raised locally by Litchfield Homestead), creamy scalloped potatoes, green beans, and dinner rolls. The suggested donation price is $18 but, as always, this meal is available through the Pay-It-Forward program, meaning it is available for any price that works for diners' budgets. For more information, call 802-874-4800.
Holiday festival in Townshend
TOWNSHEND - The Townshend Holiday Festival takes place on Sunday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a variety of events.
A craft fair will take place downstairs in the Town Hall from noon to 4 p.m., while upstairs, the Townshend Public Library presents the Festival of Trees, a forest of artificial trees, decorated by community groups and members in fun, nontraditional themes.
Weather permitting at 1 p.m., there will be a horse parade with festively attired horses and their riders starting at Leland & Gray Union High School and traveling up to Valley Cares before returning. Santa will visit at Town Hall at 2 p.m., and a community reading of a shortened version of "A Christmas Carol" will be presented at Town Hall at 3 p.m.
The festival's concluding event begins at 4 p.m., when everyone is invited to meet on the front lawn of Town Hall for the annual tree lighting and songs of the season.
Latchis hosts two holiday concerts
BRATTLEBORO - The Latchis Theatre presents a pair of holiday concerts, one familiar and the other new.
"Sing Nowell" returns to the Latchis on Tuesday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., for an evening of music, friends, and tradition in the legacy of Nowell Sing We Clear. Fred Breunig and Andy Davis will be joined by acclaimed vocal ensemble Windborne (Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan) as well as Arthur Davis, Emma Schneider, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, Donal Sheets, and Keith Murphy.
The concert is a benefit for Groundworks Collaborative. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the concert starts at 7 p.m. For wheelchair accommodation and other accessibility questions, contact Jon Potter at 802-254-1109, ext. 3, or [email protected]. Tickets are available online and in-person; for more information, visit bit.ly/741-nowell.
Sunday, Dec. 10, Revels North - which is taking its Midwinter Revels on the road for the first time - comes to the Latchis for a 2 p.m. matinee performance. It will be a celebratory show full of music, dance, community singing, and more. Special guests for the Latchis performance are Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy. The performance is directed by Alex Cumming, with Sharon Groblicki (Revels Kids) and Laurel Swift (Dance).
Tickets are $25, and there is a package opportunity to bundle a Revels ticket with a ticket for the Dec. 5 Sing Nowell event at the Latchis for a combined price of $40. For tickets, visit bit.ly/741-revels.
Townwide activities featured at 'Christmas in Grafton' event
GRAFTON - This year's "Christmas in Grafton" event on Saturday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., features Christmas tree and wreath sales, a dog parade, a visit from Santa Claus, a craft fair and homemade treats, a concert with Spencer Lewis, wagon rides, a gingerbread house extravaganza, cookie decorating and children's crafts, and a community fire with S'mores.
Christmas in Grafton is focused on supporting local businesses and is made possible by the Grafton Improvement Association and generous sponsors. See the complete schedule of events at visitgraftonvt.com.
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