Wed, Jun 25th - Fri, Jul 25th
The Junior Fishing Program
The Fly Rod Shop is proud to offer again this summer the "Junior Fishing Program". As Junior fisherman they will learn, the correct way to cast a spin rod, tie a fisherman's knot, how to bait their OWN hooks, how to catch, handle & release fish. Our goal is to teach the basic fundamentals of "Having Fun Fishing". Space is limited. Call ahead to reserve your space 802-253-7346. Mondays Ages: 6-12 years old Location: Fly Rod Shop Trout Pond Cost: $30/ child www.flyrodshop.com We also offer Family Fun Fishing Tours!
Times: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Fly Rod Shop Trout Pond
Admission: Cost: $30/ child
Website: http://www.flyrodshop.com/flyfishing.html
More Info: 802-253-7346

Tue, Jul 1st - Sun, Jul 6th
Stowe Theatre Guild presents Annie
Stowe Theatre Guild presents Annie. Stowe Town Hall Theatre. 8pm. Sundays at 2pm. Adults $20, Children $10. 802-253-3961. www.stowetheatre.com
Times: 8pm. Sundays at 2pm.
Location: Stowe Town Hall Theatre
Admission: Adults $20, Children $10.
Website: www.stowetheatre.com

Wed, Jul 2nd - Sat, Jul 5th
Waterbury Festival Players presents Rough Crossing
Waterbury Festival Players presents Rough Crossing Waterbury Festival Playhouse. 7:30pm. Sundays at 2pm. $20. 802-498-3755. www.waterburyfestivalplayers.com
Times: 7:30pm. Sundays at 2pm.
Location: Waterbury Festival Playhouse
Admission: $20
Website: www.waterburyfestivalplayers.com

Wed, Jul 2nd
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Wednesday, July 2nd 4:00 to 6:00 We will be tasting new releases of German Riesling, for inclusion on our list. Robert Boehme of Vermont Wine Merchants Company will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. German wines are produced according to a quality scale based on the ripeness of the grapes at harvest time. In general, riper grapes produce richer, more complex wines. Because of Germany’s cool, northern climate, full ripeness can often be difficult to achieve, so this ripeness-based quality scale does make some sense. The problem is that it ignores the historically proven differences in variety and vineyard site and does nothing to address differences in quality among producers. The best way to proceed as a consumer is to and find the producers whose style you enjoy and then focus on the differences between the quality levels and vineyards in their wines. Of all the grapes of Germany, the most noble is the Riesling — a variety that can do well even in stony soil and can subsist on a minimum of moisture. It is also frost-resistant and a very dependable bearer of high quality grapes which have an acidity level that gives the wine a racy freshness and contributes to its long life. To reach its full potential, Riesling needs extra days of sun; ripening is very late, usually not until the latter half of October. Riesling produces elegant wines of rich character with an incomparable fragrance and taste, often reminiscent of peaches, or when young, apples. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:
Dr.Pauly Bergweiler, “Noble House”, Riesling, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2006
Loosen Bros., “Dr. L”, Riesling, Mosel 2006
Meulenhof, Erdener Treppchen, Riesling Kabinett, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2005 Weingut Leitz, Rüdesheimer Magdalenen Kreuz, Riesling Spätlese, Rheingau 2006 St. Urbans-Hof, Ockfener Bockstein, Riesling Spätlese, Mosel 2007 A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
Times: 4 - 6 pm
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00 fee per person
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php
More Info: 802-253-5742 or 800-826-7000

Fri, Jul 4th
Moscow Parade & Foot Race
Moscow Parade & Foot Race Moscow Village. 10am.
Times: 10am.
Location: Moscow Village

Fri, Jul 4th
Stowe’s Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks
Stowe’s Independence Day Celebration & Fireworks Stowe Events Field. Festivities start at 5:30pm. Fireworks at dusk.
Times: Festivities start at 5:30pm. Fireworks at dusk.
Location: Stowe Events Field

Fri, Jul 4th - Sat, Jul 5th
Stowe's Fabulous Independence Day Sidewalk Sale!
Fri, Jul 4th - Sat, Jul 5th 7 Miles of Sales! More than 60 independent, locally-owned boutiques, galleries and one-of-a-kind specialty store! Make a trip to Stowe part of your Independence Day celebration, and enjoy great savings on the treasures you find! Location: Stowe More Info: 800-247-8693 To see which businesses are participating click here.
Location: Stowe
Website: http://www.gostowe.com/thingstodo/shopping/
More Info: 800-247-8693

Sat, Jul 5th
Original Acoustic with Chad Hollister
Original Acoustic with Chad Hollister & Plein Air Painting/ *Art Exhibition at Stowe Mountain Club Golf Cottage. *Putting Contest at Stowe Mountain Club Live music every Saturday from Noon - 4 on the Summer Attractions Green. Interactive Arts/Crafts every Sunday from Noon - 4 in the Plaza *Special times and locations apply visit Stowe.com, Sprucepeak.com or Livestowe.com for more details.
Times: Live music every Saturday from Noon - 4 on the Summer Attractions Green. Interactive Arts/Crafts eve
Website: http://summer.stowe.com/news/resort_news/

Sun, Jul 6th
Music in the Meadow Concert: Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Music in the Meadow Concert: Vermont Symphony Orchestra Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow. 7:30pm. Gates open for picnicking at 5:30pm. $25 adults; $10 children. www.stowearts.com
Times: 7:30pm - Gates open for picnicking at 5:30pm
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow
Admission: $25 adults; $10 children
Website: www.stowearts.com

Sun, Jul 6th
Caricature Drawing with Mark Hughes
Spruce Peak Event Caricature Drawing with Mark Hughes Live music every Saturday from Noon - 4 on the Summer Attractions Green. Interactive Arts/Crafts every Sunday from Noon - 4 in the Plaza *Special times and locations apply visit Stowe.com, Sprucepeak.com or Livestowe.com for more details.
Location: Live music every Saturday from Noon - 4 on the Summer Attractions Green. Interactive Arts/Crafts every Sunday from Noon - 4 in the Plaza

Tue, Jul 8th - Tue, Aug 12th
Stowe Free Library Book Sale
Stowe Free Library Book Sale 9am daily until August 12. 802-253-6145. www.stowelibrary.org
More Info: 802-253-6145

Fri, Jul 11th - Sun, Jul 13th
Stoweflake Hot Air Balloon Festival
One of Vermont's most popular summer celebrations includes a children's corner, live band, great food, beer and wine garden, balloon launches, and tethers! Twenty-five of the country's most prominent balloon experts will launch Friday, July 11th at 6:30 p.m. Saturday July 12th at 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Sunday July 13th at 6:30 a.m.
Location: Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa
Website: www.stoweflake.com
More Info: 800-253-2232

Fri, Jul 11th
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
We will be tasting new releases of Reds from the Cotes-du-Rhone, for inclusion on our list. Anthony Wagner of G. Housen, will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. The Northern Rhone is a land of steep, steep slopes carved into granite hillsides by the progress of the river over thousands of years. Vines cling to near vertical surfaces, or terraces carved into the rock. Towards the south, the steep slopes give way to a broad valley floor which is baking hot in the summer. The Cotes du Rhone Appellation Controlee actually encompasses the Northern Rhone too, but the vast majority of wine is produced from the flat, arid plains of the south. Of the twenty three grape varieties grown in the Cotes du Rhone, Syrah and Grenache are the most commonly used for reds with Mourvedre, Cinsault or Carignan added. While, syrah is the only red grape in the northern Rhone, the grenache grape is dominant in the south. Grenache, the second most widely planted grape in the world (due to its dominance in southern France and across Spain) is perfectly suited to the hot, dry and windy climate of the southern Rhone valley, where the infamous and ferocious Mistral serves to cool the grapes at night, and to the region's long growing season. It tends to produce high levels of natural sugar which is why, in a hot summer many Cotes du Rhones reach alcohol levels of 13.5 or even 14%. This also explains why Grenache is typically blended with Syrah, which adds a lean backbone and aids in the wine's longevity. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:

Cotes-du-Ventoux, J. Vidal-Fleury 2004
Cotes-du-Rhone, Domaine Le Garrigon 2006
Cotes-du-Rhone, Chateau Les Quatre Filles 2006
Beaumes-de-Venise, "Cuvee Prestige",
Domaine de Durban 2004
Gigondas, Domaine Les Pallieres 2004
Times: Friday, July 11th 4:00 to 6:00
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00 fee per person
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php?tid=475

Fri, Jul 11th - Sat, Oct 11th
EXPOSED! 2008 Outdoor Exhibition
July 11 – Oct. 11: EXPOSED! 2008 Outdoor Exhibition. The Helen Day Art Center, in Stowe, Vermont. Curated by Meg McDevitt. Walkable outdoor sculpture exhibition on the Helen Day lawn and throughout the village of Stowe. Opening Reception and Walkabout: July 11, 5 - 7pm
Location: The Helen Day Art Center

Sat, Jul 12th
Bacardi Cup
Bacardi Cup Commodores Inn 3-acre Lake. 10am - 3pm. Spectator admission is free. 802-253-7131
Times: 10am – 3pm
Location: Commodores Inn 3-acre Lake
More Info: 802-253-7131

Sat, Jul 12th
Women's One Day Fly Fishing School
If you have ever wanted to learn to fly fish, our unique one day fly fishing school is the answer. Our morning program starts at the Fly Rod Shop,and will teach you the elements of fly fishing, including the roll cast & false cast, knot tying, fly selection and identification. The morning session will conclude with a delicious barbeque at the shop, then it is off to one of our many rivers for the afternoon session where the "River Becomes the Classroom". Our experienced guides will teach you how to mend the line, quarter the water, and identify the runs, riffles and pools within a stream or river. All equipment is included in the cost of the school. We look forward to teaching you one of Vermont's favorite pastimes, and hope to see you on the water this summer Saturday, July 12, 2008 We also have available Daily Fly Fishing River Instructional Tours, Drift Boat trips for either spin or fly fishing and Family Fun Fishing Tours. Large groups welcome. Call for more information and pricing.
Times: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Location: Fly Rod Shop & one of Vermont's beautiful country streams
Admission: Cost: $199/person
Website: www.flyrodshop.com
More Info: Contact: Karen Guile at 802-253-7346

Sat, Jul 12th
Jazz with George Voland & *Photo Workshop #2 with Peter Miller
Spruce Peak Event Jazz with George Voland & *Photo Workshop #2 with Peter Miller (Advance RSVP to Dhatoff@sprucepeak.com as space is limited.) Live music every Saturday from Noon - 4 on the Summer Attractions Green. Interactive Arts/Crafts every Sunday from Noon - 4 in the Plaza *Special times and locations apply visit Stowe.com, Sprucepeak.com or Livestowe.com for more details.
Times: Jazz with George Voland & *Photo Workshop #2 with Peter Miller

Sat, Jul 12th - Sun, Jul 13th
Sales Tax Holidays in July!
The Governor and The Legislature have enacted a Sales Tax Holiday period in July 2008 July 12 & 13, 2008: Sales Tax Holiday - Items costing $2,000 or less purchased for personal use are exempt from Vermont sales tax and local option sales tax. www.vtretailers.com
Location: Vermont
Website: http://www.state.vt.us/tax/salestaxholiday2008.htm
More Info: (802) 828-2551 option 3

Sat, Jul 12th - Sun, Jul 13th
Vermont Mountain Bike Festival
Vermont*s BEST MOUNTAIN BIKING BIKE RIDES * PRODUCT DEMOS FOOD * MUSIC * GIVEAWAYS REGISTRATION ONLY SAT & SUN JULY 12-13 ICE CENTER * WATERBURY, VERMONT
Location: Waterbury
Admission: $40
Website: http://www.vermontmountainbikefestival.com/

Sun, Jul 13th
Music in the Meadow Concert: Kathy Mattea
Music in the Meadow Concert: Kathy Mattea Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow. 7pm. Gates open for picnicking at 5pm. $25 adults; $10 children. www.stowearts.com
Times: 7pm
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow
Admission: $25 adults; $10 children.
Website: www.stowearts.com

Sun, Jul 13th - Sun, Aug 3rd
35th Annual Vermont Mozart Festival
35th Annual Vermont Mozart Festival The Vermont Mozart Festival's 35th Season, July 13th to August 3rd, features Beethoven's works for piano and orchestra. Beethoven's five magnificent Piano Concerti will form the core of our summer season. Opening with his first symphony and closing with his ever popular ninth symphony in Stowe makes this season a rare offering indeed! Voted a "Top Ten Summer Event" by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. email: emily@vtmozart.org
Website: www.vtmozart.org
More Info: 802-862-7352

Wed, Jul 16th - Thu, Jul 31st
Stowe Theatre Guild presents Bat Boy
Stowe Theatre Guild presents Bat Boy, The Musical - July 16-19, 23-26 & 30-31: Town Hall Theatre. 8pm. Adults $20, Children $10. 802-253-3961. www.stowetheatre.com
Times: 8 p.m.
Location: Town Hall Theatre
Admission: Adults $20, Children $10.
Website: www.stowetheatre.com
More Info: 802-253-3961

Thu, Jul 17th - Sun, Jul 27th
Lamoille County Players presents Grease
Lamoille County Players presents Grease - July 17-20 & 24-27: Hyde Park Opera House. Thursday - Saturday, 7pm; Sunday, 2pm. Adults $15; Students and Seniors $12. 802-888-4507. www.LCPlayers.com
Times: Thursday - Saturday, 7pm; Sunday, 2pm.
Location: Hyde Park Opera House
Admission: Adults $15; Students and Seniors $12.
Website: www.LCPlayers.com

Thu, Jul 17th
Wine Tasting in the Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
We will be tasting new releases of Pinot Noir from California, for inclusion on our list. Stuart Timmons of Farrell Distribution will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. Pinot Noir, the grape responsible for the great red wines of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, is regarded as one of the world’s noblest of wine varieties. All the Pinot varieties, the ‘noir’ version in particular, are highly susceptible to genetic variation, and indeed, a great many clones of Pinot Noir are found in commercial cultivation around the globe. Despite the many clonal variations available to growers, Pinot Noir is rather particular about its growing conditions. It typically produces its best results in cool, often fog-prone regions. However, in the late 1980s, excellent Pinot Noirs finally began to emerge with consistency from various California regions; in appellations such as Chalone, Mount Harlan, Los Carneros, the Russian River Valley, and the Santa Lucia Highlands, as well as in Santa Barbara County. Appropriately nicknamed the ‘heartbreak grape’, no other varietal can claim to have simultaneously seduced and rejected as many suitors. Pinot Noir’s character can be hard to qualify. In favorable cool-climate regions, Pinot Noir's youthful character can suggest flavors ranging from red berry fruit to cherries. As Pinot Noir-based wines mature, they rapidly develop strong earthy dimensions, such as forest floor, mushroom, game and violets. Young or old, Pinot Noir’s greatest attribute is a harmonious, even sublime combination of fruit, alcohol, body, acidity and tannin. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:

Cartlidge & Browne, California 2006
Gallo Family Vineyards, “Sonoma Reserve”, Sonoma County 2006
Hook & Ladder, “Estate Bottled”, Russian River Valley 2006
MacRostie, Carneros 2004
Taz, Santa Barbara County 2005 A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person.
Times: 4:00 to 6:00pm
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00 fee per person.
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php

Fri, Jul 18th - Sun, Jul 20th
Cobras in the Mountains Car Meet
Cobras in the Mountains Car Meet Ye Olde England Inne. July 18-20: 802-253-5320. www.cobrasinthemountains.com
Location: Ye Olde England Inne
Website: www.cobrasinthemountains.com

Sun, Jul 20th
Stowe 8-Miler
Stowe 8-Miler Begins & finishes at Stowe Events Field. July 20: 9am. www.locorunning.com/stowe8miler.php
Times: 9:00 a.m.
Location: Begins & finishes at Stowe Events Field
Website: www.locorunning.com/stowe8miler.php

Sun, Jul 20th
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert “Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 2
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert “Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 2” Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow. July 20: 7pm. Gates open for picnicking at 5pm. 802-862-7352. www.vtmozart.com
Times: 7pm. Gates open for picnicking at 5pm.
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow
Website: www.vtmozart.com
More Info: 802-862-7352

Tue, Jul 22nd - Tue, Jul 29th
The Gazebo Concerts
The Gazebo Concerts Helen Day Art Center/Stowe Free Library Lawn. July 22 & 29: 6:30pm. Free Concerts. 7/22 Paul Asbell, Guitar 7/29 Swing Peepers, An Environmental Message for Kids/Families www.stowearts.com
Times: 6:30pm.
Location: Helen Day Art Center/Stowe Free Library Lawn
Admission: Free
Website: www.stowearts.com

Wed, Jul 23rd - Thu, Jul 31st
Waterbury Festival Players presents Anton in Show Business
Waterbury Festival Players presents Anton in Show Business Waterbury Festival Playhouse. July 23-26 & 30-31: 7:30pm. Sundays at 2pm. $20. 802-498-3755. www.waterburyfestivalplayers.com
Times: 7:30pm. Sundays at 2pm
Location: Waterbury Festival Playhouse
Admission: $20.
Website: www.waterburyfestivalplayers.com
More Info: 802-498-3755

Fri, Jul 25th - Sun, Jul 27th
The 4th Annual New Taste of Stowe Arts Festival
The New Taste of Stowe Arts Festival will be held at Topnotch Field Friday through Sunday July 25 through 27 and will showcase 150 artists and artisans. These exhibitors embody the slogan "locally made." They all work in their own studios creating, designing, and actually making their products. This show is the largest assemblage of two dimensional Art in Vermont, due in large part to the 40 artists sponsored by the Helen Day Art Center. All three dimensional media are represented including clay, glass, leather, jewelry, metal, wood, wearable and non-wearable fiber, sculpture, and other categories The ensemble makes for creative shopping and the region's best art/craft show.
Location: Topnotch Field Friday through Sunday
Website: http://www.craftproducers.com/festival-details.php?id=3
More Info: http://www.helenday.com/EVENTS.htm#taste

Sun, Jul 27th
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert “Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto No. 5”
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert “Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto No. 5” Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow. July 27: 7pm. Gates open for picnicking at 5pm. 802-862-7352. www.vtmozart.com
Times: 7pm. Gates open for picnicking at 5pm.
Website: www.vtmozart.com
More Info: 802-862-7352

Wed, Jul 30th
South African Sauvignon Blanc
We will be tasting new releases of South African Sauvignon Blanc, for inclusion on our list. Bill O’Connor of Baker Distributing, will be on hand to discuss the wines and answer any questions. Although South Africa is regarded as a New World wine producer, the first grapes were pressed for wine at the Cape in 1659 under the command of Jan van Riebeeck. He had come to the Cape in 1652 to establish a settlement on behalf of the Dutch East India Company. Vineyards were planted more extensively a generation later, when the French Huguenots began arriving from 1688 onwards, fleeing religious persecution. The Cape has witnessed many momentous events in South Africa's history: the landing of the Dutch settlers in 1652, the British invasion during the Napoleonic Wars, and the rebellion into the interior known as the Groot Trek. This was where, in 1990, Nelson Mandela took his first historic walk to freedom. And it was here, four years later, that Archbishop Tutu described the new South African nation as 'the rainbow people of God', and the 'rainbow nation' was born. With the advent of democracy, the opening of new markets and exposure to international trends, South Africa can now compete with confidence on the world wine stage. A passionate new generation of winemakers, many with experience of harvests around the globe, are keen to learn, experiment and consolidate. There's also been a focused shift from grape farming to wine growing. The format will be casual, walk around with cheese and bread. The wines featured will be:


MAN Vintners, Coastal Region 2007

Kumala, Western Cape 2006

Juno Cape Maidens, Breede River Valley 2007

Neil Ellis, “Sincerely”, Western Cape 2007

Neil Ellis, Groenekloof 2007


A sign-up sheet will be available at the front desk (253-5742 or 800-826-7000) and there will be a $15.00 fee per person. Wednesday, July 30th 4:00 to 6:00
Times: 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Location: Trapp Family Lodge Wine Cellar
Admission: $15.00
Website: http://www.trappfamily.com/dining/winelist_overview.php