July 5 - Community Fair & North Air Show.  Enjoy the excitement of an air show along with festivities of an olde fashioned fair -- pie eating contests, plane rides, face painting and more.  Cost is $8 for ages 10-65, $6 seniors, and kids 9 & under are FREE.  Fair Festivities start at 10:00 am, Air Show is from 1:00-4:00 pm.
July 5 - Big-Band Style Swing Dance.  Swing band Blue Rendezvous provides the sound.  Ballroom, swing, and Latin dance lessons from 7 - 8:30 p.m., free with admission to the dance.  Includes dessert and coffee served in a café environment;  8:30 - 11 p.m., $12 advanced, $15 at the door. Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, West Main St., Wilmington, VT  802-464-3672.

July 7 - Tuesday Night Concert Series. The first of MHCA's eight night musical series, New Orleans jazz pianist, Sandy Hinderly, plays  the music of Duke Ellington and George Gershwin on the nine-foot Steinway concert grand piano at the hall. 7:30 p.m., $10. Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, West Main St., Wilmington, VT. 802-464-3672.

Mid-July - Lions Club Auction.  Bidding starts at 10 a.m..  School & Beaver St., next to Haynes Hall, Wilmington.  For more info call 802-464-5285.

July 10, 11 - 50 Year Anniversary Celebration of the Dover Volunteer Fire Department. Open House, Fair, Games and a Buffet Dinner and Square Dance.  Call the Chamber of Commerce for details.  802-464-8092.

July 11 - "Owl Moon Walk".   Part of the "Back Woods Exploration Series" with Forester/Naturalist Lynn Levine.  Participate in this wondrous exploration of owls and their nocturnal habitat, and learn how to "call an owl in".  8 - 10 p.m.  Adults $18, Children $9.  Reservations Required. Adams Farm, Wilmington.  802-464-3762. 

July 11 - Lisa McCormick Concert.  Award winning singer/songwriter and recipient of three first round Grammy nominations, she has been bringing her unique brand of cutting-edge rock/folk music to stages throughout the U.S. for many years. 8 p.m., $10. Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, West Main St., Wilmington, VT  802-464-3672.

July 11 - 12 - Mount Snow Wine Festival.  Spend the weekend tasting wines from different regions around the World.  The Grand Summit Hotel will host this event with educational seminars and the grand tasting located in the Deerfield Ballroom.  Packages may be booked through Grand Summit Lodging.  Mt Snow. Rte 100 N, West Dover, VT.  802-464-3333.

July 13 - FREE! "Adult Flower Arranging Workshop."  Get ready for the fair!  Bring a container no larger than 6" X 6" X6" and learn the basics about arranging!  Instructor, Flower Designer Shirlee Sullivan at The Boyd  Family Farm, Wilmington.  7 - 9 p.m.  802-464-5618.

July  14 -Tuesday Night Concert Series. The series continues with Solo pianist Bruce Griffin playing choice repertoire from top ten favorite classical composers on the nine-foot Steinway concert grand. 7:30 p.m., $10. Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, West Main St., Wilmington, VT.  802-464-3672.

July 16 - "Local's Day" at Adams Farm.  Adams Farm offers local kids the opportunity to experience Vermont's agricultural heritage by allowing FREE admission on this special day.  Bring a copy of your school report card to show proof of residence.  Participating towns are:  Wilming

ton, Dover, Jacksonville, Whitingham, Readsboro, & Marlboro.  Children must be accompanied by a paying adult. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Adams Farm, Wilmington.  802-464-3762.

July 17 - Women's Fly Fishing Clinics. Full Day  At Taddingers*Orvis on Rte. 100 in Wilm. For info or to register call 802-464-1223.

July 18 - "Moonlight in Vermont".  The Adams Farm presents Upper Loveland Puppets performance of the classic "Punch & Judy Show".  Board a hay wagon and take a ride beneath the "full moon" to watch a puppet show.  Reservations Required. Adams Farm, Wilmington.  Performances at 6:30 & 8:00 p.m.  802-464-3762.


July 18 - August 16 - Marlboro Music Festival - 48th Season.  Friday and Saturday chamber music concerts 8:30 p.m., and Sunday concerts at 2:30 p.m..  In addition, on July 24, Bach Cantatas will be performed by the Brattleboro Music Center, directed by Blanch Moyse.  All concerts in Persons Auditorium on the Marlboro College campus.  802-254-2394.

July 18 & 19 - Medieval Days at the Living History Museum.  First person interpreters present medieval and dark ages history. Interactive, intimate event.  Sat. 10-5. Sun. 10-3.  Admission $3.00. Hogback Mountain, Rte. 9, Marlboro, VT.  802-464-5569.

July 18 & 19 - An evening of songs and amusing stories by three of New York's finest cabaret entertainers,  professional singer Lisa Asher and Broadway arranger and composer Jeff Waxman. A masters cabaret workshop will culminate in a Sunday matinee student performance.  Sat., 8 p.m., $10;  Sun., 2 p.m., $5. Memorial Hall, West Main St., Wilm, VT  802-464-3672.

July 20 - FREE!  "Child's Flower Arranging Workshop."  Get ready for the fair!  Bring a container no larger than 6" X 6" X6" and learn the basics about arranging!  Instructor & Master Gardener Karen Pratt at The Boyd  Family Farm, Wilmington.  6:30-8:30 p.m.  802-464-5618.
 
July  21 - Tuesday Night Concert Series - Maggi Scott Jazz Trio featuring vocalist/pianist Maggi Scott on the nine-foot concert grand. 7:30 p.m., $10. Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, West Main St., Wilmington, VT.  Call for concert details. 802-464-3672.

July 23 - 13th Annual Youth Services Charity Tournament.  Shotgun Start. Scramble format, dinner and awards following. Haystack Golf Club, Wilmington. For info, call Youth Services. 802-257-0361.

July 23 & 24 - "Annie" (Broadway Junior Version). Presented by the participants in the MHCA Summer Theatre Camp for Youth (July 6 - 24).  Music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan.  8 p.m., $8.  Memorial Hall Center for the Arts, West Main St., Wilmington, VT  802-464-3672.


July 25 - Celebrate Kids!  Families won't want to miss this festival.  Non-stop activities include:  field games, arts & crafts, clowns, food, face painting, entertainment.  Mount Snow.  Rte. 100 North, W. Dover, VT.  802-464-3333.