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AREA EVENTS - 2008 / 2009
ONGOING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
SPECIAL EVENTS Brandon Boy Scout Troop 111 annual New Year's Bottle Drive Saturday January 3rd 9am - Noon:
Support Brandon area Boy Scout Troop 111 by donating your bottles and cans on Saturday January 3rd! There will be a drop off station located in the Grand Union parking lot from 9am - Noon. Scouts will also be going door to door to pick up cans & bottles throughout the town. For more information or to schedule a pick-up please contact Trent at 802-247-9069. Thank you for your support!
2009 SPECIAL EVENTS
FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES - When concerts are booked, we'll update the information here. Farmer's Market - May - Oct. - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Stop by the Market in Brandon's Central Park. Vendors sell the freshest produce, breads, jams, honey, maple products, and crafts. For more info call 273-2655 or e: cijka4@localnet.com MARCH 28 - BLUEGRASS, COUNTRY AND FOOD - Neshobe Sportsman Club, 97 Frog Hollow Rd., 247-3275 - supper at 5:00 pm, baked chicken breasts, carrots, 'taters, homemade pie; music from 6:30 - 10:00 pm. Classic Country & Bluegrass with Dave Nichols and Spare Change and Crossover. e: basinbluegrass@yahoo.com JULY 4, 2009 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION - "Largest Independence Day Parade in Vermont." The Brandon Independence Day Celebration includes Music, Activities, Parade, and Fireworks at Dusk. For more information call 247-6401. JULY 10, 11, & 12, 2009 - BASIN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL - 15th Annual Pickin' By The Pond - 3 day festival celebrating all things Bluegrass! For more info, call 802-247-3275 or email basinbluegrass@yahoo.com JULY 21, 2009 - GREAT BRANDON AUCTION - If you can only attend one auction this summer, make it this one! 21st annual auction in 2009! Benefit auction offering quality goods and services. Attic treasures and barn bargains. New art, merchandise, gift certificates, antiques, furniture and lots of surprises. 4 pm in Central Park (2 pm preview); Terms: Cash or Good Check. Auctioneer: Barb Watters. Rain or shine. For more info call 247-6401. This is the Brandon Chamber's one and only annual fundraiser. Donate well and Bid Often! Read our 20th Annual Great Brandon Auction Memories! JULY 24 - 26 - SOAR SUMMERFEST - SOAR Summerfest is the culmination of the SOAR Summer Program and a celebration of the arts. Spend a summer weekend with us in Brandon immersed in music, theatre, dance, visual arts, food and much more! The SOAR Summerfest is a unique hands-on festival where you will not only see student and juried artists' works but try it yourself. Some of the area's most renowned practitioners will share their knowledge and talents. AUGUST 1, 2009 - YARD SALE DAY - Day-long event - Sidewalk Sales (which actually begin on August 1) and Town-Wide Yard Sales; Sales start at 9 am and last as long as there are still bargains available! Rain or Shine. Official yard sales make it on The Map, which will be available the morning of August 2 at the Brandon Information Center (corner of Routes 7 and 73 East). For more info call 247-6401 AUGUST 2009 - THE AMAIZING BRANDON STREET FEST AND DANCE - There will be so much going on this afternoon in Brandon's Central Park, you won't want to miss it. First of all, we're going CORNY and we'll be celebrating all things corn. Vendors will be selling corn-related food samples. Want a roasted ear? Some chowda'? How 'bout some corn salsa? We'll have it all. Brandon's two most famous European chefs, Chef Robert and Chef Louis, will be showing you a thing or two that they can do with corn. There'll be a corn bread contest for the non-professionals so start digging out granny's recipe. We're working on corn dolls, hayrides and of course, a "guess how many corn kernels are in the jar" contest. Street dance to follow. SEPTEMBER 2009 - TANGO AND WINE AT THE BRANDON INN - Annual 'Moonlight in Vermont’ Tango Weekend at the Brandon Inn. Call Gerd at 802 775 5034. For more info visit www.tangovermont.com. SEPTEMBER 2009 - 27th SUDBURY ROAD RACE AND FUN DAY - Participants register for either a 5 mile walk or 1.2 mile fun run and walk. Free lunch is provided for all runners and there are prizes for winners in all age classes. Entry fee. For more info call 623-7771 or log onto www.sudbury.k12.vt.us OCTOBER 3, 2009 - BRANDON HARVESTFEST - Come make Harvest People (aka stick figures, scarecrows, Leaf People...) with the experts. You can even take one home! Hay Rides, Apple Pies, Pumpkins, BBQ, Brandon Town Band. Starting at 10:00 am in Central Park; for more info call 247-6401
These Leaf People (and many others) can be found throughout OCTOBER 4, 2009 - 27th ANNUAL GREAT OTTER VALLEY RAFT RACE - Sunday Oct 5 at 1 pm on Route 73 along the Otter Creek. This is one of the best spectator events around! Watch students from grades 5 - 12 compete to the end on homemade rafts. Not many are dry at the end! OCTOBER 10, 2009 - HARVEST FAIR - 10 am - 4 pm - in Central Park. The Brandon Farmer's Market ends their season with a craft fair, demonstrations and much more. Seasonal items, crafts, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, handknit wool, mohair and alpaca items and more. DECEMBER 2009 - MOONLIGHT MADNESS - Two special nights. Shop Brandon for fun, discounts, specials, prizes, and more as local merchants and shopkeepers stay open until 8 pm. Specials begin at 4 pm. DECEMBER 2009 - JINGLE BELL JAUNT - Jingle Bell Jaunt is a fun run for kids 3-12 and their families. Register at the Brandon Inn. Prizes for all who enter. Top three finishers in five age groups earn special recognition. Registration begins at 10 a.m. First 75 to register will receive a free T-shirt. Race begins at noon, with awards ceremony, hot cocoa, goodies and holiday carols immediately following in the Inn. Sponsored by area businesses, with all proceeds to benefit Brandon Area Food Shelf and toy drive. Registration is $3 plus one canned food item per individual, $8 for a family (with canned food item per each individual). Info: 247-0228 or 247-5661. DECEMBER 2009 - BRANDON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY ~ HOLIDAY BENEFIT AUCTION - Join the Friends of the Brandon Free Public Library for their annual holiday auction. Over 50 local patrons and artists donate holiday wreaths, decor, artwork and treasures for the event. Entertainment, refreshments, and door prizes. Music and preview at 3 pm. Auction begins at 3:30 pm. $1.00 door donation requested. DECEMBER 2009 - BRANDON FARMER'S MARKET HOLIDAY FAIR - At the Brandon Inn from 10 -4. Come do your holiday shopping at the Farmer's Market. You'll find many of your favorite vendors from the Summer Market and more. Homemade jams, jellies, breads, canned veggies, soups, mustards and relishes. Handknit mittens, hats and scarves in mohair, wool, and alpaca. Hand made towels, potholders and quilts. Maple syrup, soap, and crafts galore! DECEMBER 2009 - BRANDON FESTIVAL SINGERS - This annual tradition features the music of Gene Childers. Brandon Congregational Church at 3 pm. The season would not feel the same without this performance! Free will offering. DECEMBER 2009 - DECORATE A GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOP - Join the tradition at The Inside Scoop. Decorate A Gingerbread House workshops. Participants use selections from The Inside Scoop's extensive candy choices to create their own masterpieces to bring home! You won't want to miss the fun! Call 802-247-6600 to register! DECEMBER 2009 - VSO BRASS AND COUNTERPOINT CONCERT - at the Brandon Congregational Church. Tickets benefit a local non-profit. |
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