Bennington Museum

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May 20th

Chamber Music in the Courtroom- Salem- 3 to 5 p.m. Salem Courthouse Community Center.  Chamber Music in the Courtroom with Daniel Shulman. 

May 24th

Old Homestead Hemp Presentation- Salem- 7 p.m. Salem Courthouse Community Center- Welcome Everyone to Old Homestead Hemp! We are a farm in Salem, NY, dedicated to growing, researching, and offering high quality hemp to our community.

For more information, please feel free to contact us, or attend our informational meeting at The Salem Courthouse on May 24th!

May 26th

Salem Fire Dept. Memorial Day Weekend BBQ, Bake & Plant Sale- Salem- Noon to 2 p.m. at the New Firehouse.

Annual Chicken BBQ at the fire house. Pick-up will be from Noon till 1pm and it is take-outs only. $10.00/tickets Contact 518-321-9430 for info and or tickets.

May 26th

Salem NY Town Wide Tag Sale- Salem- Salem town wide tag sales fall on Memorial weekend every year! Kick off the holiday weekend with a fun day of tag sales! Many Salem businesses have a little something special going on as well as our firemen's BBQ, Library plant and bake sale and more! 

Of course hours for each tag sale depends on the host but the early bird gets the worm! Some tag sales go Fri- Sun but Saturday is the BIG DAY!

May 26th

Free Paint Seminar- Salem- 10 to 11 a.m. A & J Agway.  Get ready to tackle your summer painting projects!

A&J Enterprises (7 Thomas St. Salem, NY) is hosting a free workshop that will help you answer the questions:
**Which paint is best suited to painting a bathroom? My front door? A rental apartment? 
**What are the advantages (and disadvantages) of paint-and-primer-in-one? 
**Which brushes and roller cover should I use? 
**And anything you’d like to know!
 

May 30th

Chamber Music in the Courtroom with Daniel Shulman- Salem - 3 to 5 p.m. Salem Courthouse Community Center. Music for piano and strings by Danzi, Brahms and Ravel.  Join us for Daniel Shulman's 9th season of his popular Chamber Music in the Courtroom. An impressive list of musicians from all over the world are scheduled for these three dates. Come join us and see for yourself. 
Admission per show is $25.00 or $20.00 (if member of the Courthouse) No charge for children.

June 1st

Hebron Volunteer Fund Raiser- 5 to 9 p.m. at R.S. Taylor & Sons Brewery, 3602 County Rte. 30 Hebron.  Raffle, Pig Roast, Boot Drop, Music, Craft Beer, Food.

June 1st to 3rd

Eastern States Towing & Recovery Show (Tow Trucks)- Lake George- June 1 from 12 p.m. to June 3 at 1 p.m. Charles R. Wood Park.  ESTRA 35th Annual Tow Show
Free Admission, Vendors, Demonstrations, Training

June 1st to 3rd

Cambridge Valley Balloon Festival- Cambridge- For information go to: http://cambridgenychamber.com/balloon-festival/

June 2nd

Salem Fire Dept. Annual Party- Salem- 5 to 11 p.m. Jeff Williams will be performing at the Salem Vol. Fire Dept.'s annual party from 5-7pm and Kenya Sing will be performing from 7-11pm.

The event will be held Saturday June 2nd at the firemen's carnival grounds on Archibald St. and will feature these two performers and drinks and food will be available for a cost. There will be a $5.00 coverage charge for anyone 15yrs and older. ID's will be checked at the entry gate and anyone over 21 will be given a wrist band. This event is open to everyone no matter of your age.

June 2nd

Tag Sale and Open House- Cambridge- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cambridge Valley Rescue Squad , 37 Gilbert Street.  Lots to do on balloon fest weekend, but don't forget to stop by our tag sale and open house!!
Items will be for sale and all money raised will go directly to funding the daily operation of the rescue squad. 
Our open house will provide you with opportunities to learn about all the services we offer. Learn hands only CPR, have your bicycle helmet fit checked, see our new power load stretchers, learn about the different types of membership and upcoming courses, our mobile health program, and so much more!!
This is an event you won't want to miss!
We're within walking distance of all other events and activities going on for balloon festival! Please stop by, say hi, learn about us, and find some treasures!

June 2nd

Salem Mom Prom- Salem- 7 to 11 p.m. Hip Fitness 4337 State Rte. 22.  All proceeds go to creation of new youth sports fields.

June 6th

Moon McGeoch Singing at the Cambridge Train Station- 6 to 8 p.m.

June 9th

Northeast Blacksmiths Assoc. Meet in Salem NY Hosted by SAW- 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Interested in Blacksmithing? You are encouraged to attend the Northeast Blacksmiths Associations Meet. Join us at Salem Art Works newly renovated 1035 sf Smithy featuring 4 coal forges, 2 propane forges and 50 LB and 250 LB little Giant Power Hammer. Visitors will participate in hands-on activities with experienced instructors from Northeast Blacksmith Associations. You will learn how to make several styles of Forging tongs. Choose to take your tongs home or donate them to Teaching Station at the 2020 ABANA Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY

$20 registration fee, 14 years old of younger are free
$30 per day for meals
$45 per night for Camping and meals (outdoor showers)

RSVP smithmeet@salemartworks.org

June 10th

Thank You Debbie Earthrowl- Salem- Noon to 3 p.m. at the Salem Firehouse Rte. 22.  Please join us to praise Debbie Earthrowl and fill her with well wishes.  For the last 25 years Debbie has given the Salem community her heart and soul. Our community is truly a better place because of her!  Debbie has been appointed Superintendent of the Adirondack District. 90 churches will be as lucky as we have been!  We will celebrate all that Debbie has taught us with a potluck lunch following Sunday morning service. We will have a ceremony at 1pm. 

Anyone with ideas or helping hands please contact Sarah Wohlleb thru Facebook, 3pigsproduce@gmail.com or 518-791-6774.

We are collecting money for a gift.  An album will be created with memories from the last 25 years. Please email pictures to 3pigsproduce@gmail.com

June 10th

Chamber Music in the Courtroom with Daniel Shulman- Salem - 3 to 5 p.m. Salem Courthouse Community Center. Music for piano and strings by Beethoven, Dvorak and Schumann.  Join us for Daniel Shulman's 9th season of his popular Chamber Music in the Courtroom. An impressive list of musicians from all over the world are scheduled for these three dates. Come join us and see for yourself. 
Admission per show is $25.00 or $20.00 (if member of the Courthouse) No charge for children.

June 16th

Salem NY Faerie Fest- Salem- Join us as we dance, play and parade thru town at our annual Salem NY Faerie Fest, Saturday June 16th from 10- 4.

We will have a whimsical themed carnival with games, prizes, craft workshops, music, face painting, dancing, story time, fairy house villages, craft and artist vendors, food and more! All pirates, fairies, knights, kings, princesses, goblins, wizards (and more) are welcome! Wear your costume, parade thru town starts at 2. 
 

The festival is free! Additional purchases are extra (costumes, food, etc) 
See you there!

June 16th

The Whiskey River Band, Mainstage- Fort Salem Theater, 7 PM. Equally at home playing in honky tonks or in concert venues, the band's repertoire features the classic country of their youth and that of their loyal following. Join them for some line dancing. Special time and price ($10), a rare chance to fall in love with a fresh, tuneful take on country classics.

For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

June 16th

Music on The Hill - The North & South Dakotas- Salem- 4 to 8 p.m.- Hosted by The North & South Dakotas and Salem Art Works

Music on the Hill is an event that takes place at the top of the property, guests will enjoy fabulous panoramic views of the surrounding countryside while relaxing in the cool evening air, surrounded by great food, music, and friends. Free parking is available at the base of the hill, and shuttle service will be provided throughout the evening. All events at Salem Art Works are handicapped accessible.

Enjoy Delicious Food Provided by a local vendor; accompanied by local craft beers from R&S Taylor, The North & South Dakotas will round out the evening with a live performance starting at 5.

Salem Art Works merchandise, including iconic SAW t-shirts and hats, will also be available for sale.

The event is open to the public and donations are suggested.

June 21st

Food Truck Corral #2- Glens Falls- 5 to 8 p.m. The Shirt Factory- 71 Lawrence & 21 Cooper Street, Glens Falls.  Food Trucks will ring the courtyard of the Shirt Factory and offer a variety of dinner and dessert options. One truck is a mobile bar and will offer beer and wine. Also pony rides, petting zoo, bounce house, games and live music. Come enjoy dinner in the beautiful courtyard of the Shirt Factory for a family friendly night of food and fun.

June 23rd & 24th

Couples: A Cabaret. Cabaret, Fort Salem Theater- Saturday at 8 PM; Sunday at 2 PM. Celebrates the musical talents of two pairs of married performers. The Fort’s Lynne & Jay Kerr join Catskill celebrities, soprano Alison Davy and composer Carmen Borgia. Davy sings eclectic and irreverent songs by Borgia, her uke virtuoso husband. The two composers will accompany their wives and one another. $20. For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

June 29th & 30th

Our Time- Fort Salem Theater- A new comedy by Emmy Award-winner Ken Levine. Mainstage, in repertory. Fri/Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 2 PM. Three guys and a gal, Baby Boomers, struggle to break into the world of comedy in 1975 Los Angeles. The Vietnam War had ended; the Improv and Comedy Store were grooming Letterman, Pryor and Leno; and Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett proved that women can be funny, too. $15-30. For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

July 1st

Deborah Weiler's America, Fort Salem Theater- Mainstage. 2 PM. Returning for her third concert performance on our Mainstage Steinway Grand, the classically-trained Weiler celebrates Americana with patriotic and regional music, influenced by her boogie-woogie & spiritual roots. Ms. Weiler's inspired talent breathes a life and energy into the Steinway piano, which begins the afternoon as an inanimate object and symbiotically comes to life as the artist’s inspiration. $20. For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

July 4th

Salem 4th of July Parade- Salem- 5 p.m.

July 7th & 8th

 

July 9th & 10th

Manchester, VT - Circus Smirkus presents Vaudeville Big Top Tour-

Tickets for "Circus Smirkus presents Vaudeville" will go on sale May 1, 2018 at WWW.SMIRKUS.ORG or by calling 1-877-SMIRKUS.
OUTLET INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT SMIRKUS.ORG

Where:  Manchester, VT 4 shows at Manchester Parks & Recreation

When:  Monday, July 9, 2018 at 1PM & 6PM Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 1PM & 6PM

Presented by Town of Manchester, VT & Manchester Parks and Recreation

Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys! Circus Smirkus proudly presents “Vaudeville!” – a celebration of the grand American tradition of variety entertainment! Join us for a spectacular lineup of unforgettable acts, with amazing acrobats, mystifying magicians, jaunty jugglers, and wondrous wirewalkers. Awe, delight, and side-splitting laughter awaits! Get your tickets now for a dazzling tribute to the greatest form of family entertainment in history!

This year's Troupe is comprised of 30 hardworking and talented teenagers ages 10-18 who come from California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Canada.

Circus Smirkus is a 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organization whose mission is to promote the skills, culture and traditions of the traveling circus, inspiring youth to engage in life-changing adventures in the circus arts. Tickets revenue from these events goes back into developing circus programming for The Big Top Tour, Smirkus Camp, & Ringmaster Residency programs.

July 12th

Washington County Band Concert Schedule:

Thursday, July 12 - 7 pm - Library lawn, Cambridge, NY

Friday, July 20 - 7 pm - Mowry Park, Greenwich, NY

Friday, July 27 - 7 pm - Burr & Burton School, Manchester, VT

Saturday, August 4 - 7 pm - Library lawn, Pawlet, VT

Saturday, August 11 - 12:30 pm - Rupert Old Home Days, Fire Dept., Rupert, VT

Friday, August 17 - 7 pm - Veterans’ Park Gazebo, Whitehall, NY

Thursday, August 23 - 7 pm - Georgi Museum, Shushan, NY

July 12th, 13th & 14th

Salem Fireman's Carnival- Salem- Thursday, Friday, & Saturday July 12^th, 13^th & 14^th 2018 will be the big change this year. This is when we will be holding our Carnival and Fireworks display. The carnival will start at 6pm all three nights and the fireworks will go off at 9:30pm with a rain date at 9pm Sunday July 15^th.

The band Welkin will play Friday July 13^th from 6-9pm and Krystal’s DJ Service will play Saturday July 14^th from6-till closing. As always the cake booth will be seeking donated baked goods for all three nights of the carnival. Any questions pertaining to anything please call: 518-321-9430.

July 13th to 15th

Frank and Stein: A Karaoke Musical. Fort Salem Theater- Mainstage. Fri/Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 2 PM. TV's Jerry Gretzinger and the Fort's Jay Kerr celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel with the World Premiere of their new work. Bobby Stein, genetic scientist by day and karaoke Sinatra wannabe by night, gives new meaning to Frank’s popular tune, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin.” Transplanting Sinatra’s DNA, easy. Getting ahold of it, not so much. $15-30. (Includes an optional Saturday evening Farm-to-Table Dinner at Gardenworks Farm.) For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

July 22nd & 27th-28th

The Savannah Disputation- Fort Salem Theater- A comedy by Evan Smith. Mainstage. Fri/Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 2 PM. Two mature Catholic sibling-sisters in Savannah find at their door an enthusiastic, charismatic Evangelical zealot who has come to save them — and all Catholics. Infinitely more humorous than when someone comes to save you! Illustrates that core beliefs and values are strengthened when challenged. $15-30. For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

July 29th & Aug. 10th, 17th, 18th

Chinese Coffee. A comedy by Ira Lewis- Fort Salem Theater- Mainstage, in repertory. Fri/Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 2 PM. Set in 1982 Greenwich Village, when and where being a starving artist was a badge of honor and of neither hunger nor failure. A photographer and novelist verbally spar over their life choices. With David Braucher and Ted DeBonis. $15-30.  For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

August 11th

Farm-to-Table Dinner Theater Cabaret, featuring Kelly Bird. At Gardenworks Farm, 1055 Route 30, Salem. Four-course dinner followed by on-premises performance, Kelly Bird: In My Own Way. Kelly is a songwriter, vocal coach & producer, known as the Capital Region’s “Jingle Queen,” having performed, written and produced national and regional broadcast commercials. Great jazz and pop song styling. $65.  For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

August 12th

Riot With Three- Fort Salem Theater- Cabaret. Chamber Music. 2 PM. Not your grandparents' chamber music! Riot With Three is devoted to engaging & entertaining audiences with surprising, lively, & varied classical recitals. Their combined resumé includes Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center & the White House. Riot creates a unique performance atmosphere with an approachable, personable style. Piano, classical saxophone, and voice. $20.  For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

August 19th

Kelly Bird: In My Own Way- Fort Salem Theater- Cabaret. 2 PM. Songwriter, vocal coach & producer, Ms. Bird is known as the Capital Region’s “Jingle Queen,” having performed, written and produced national and regional broadcast commercials. An adjunct at The College of St. Rose, she trains students in voice, songwriting and production. An intimate look into how someone born with the voice of an angel marries talent with skill and life experience. $20.  For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

August 26th

Dorset Hollow Road Race: 5k & 10k- 8 to 11 a.m. Dorset VT- Sign up now: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=57578

The 10k is a rolling loop course on paved and gravel roads through idyllic Dorset Hollow. 

The 5k is a fast point-to-point on the second half of the 10k course featuring approximately 400' net downhill!

Chip timing, tech shirts, and custom medals and awards!

September 23rd

Tour de Flame Fighter Bike Rides- Salem- for information go to:

http://tourdesalemflamefighters.com/

Sunday September 23^rd, 2018. This will be our annual Tour de Salem Flame Fighters bike ride which starts and ends at the carnival grounds on Archibald St. This is not a race just a ride. Registration starts at 7:30am and the first ride leaves at 8am. For more info go to the website: www.tourdesalemflamefighters.com or to the Facebook event page. BikeReg is currently open for all to pre-register on-line. Any questions contact: 518-321-9430.

September 23rd

Cheese, Chocolate, Wine, Woman, and Song. At Gardenworks Farm, 1055 Route 30, Salem. 7 PM. Literally a tasteful evening of film portraits and product samplings of local purveyors of cheese, chocolate, and wine, integrated with songs about cheese, chocolate, and wine, performed “live” by Lynne Kerr, produced in the style of last year’s Route 30 by Fort Salem Theater and Gardenworks.  For tickets call the Fort Salem Box Office, (518) 854-9200.

December 14th

Granville Lighted Tractor Parade- 6 p. m. Granville - Mark your calendar for the second annual Lighted Tractor Parade! More details to follow!