Stowe Vermont Events - September 2010
Wed, Aug 18th - Sat, Sep 4th Stowe Theatre Guild Presents The Sound of Music In Salzburg, Austria, Maria, a woman studying to become a nun, is sent from her convent to be the governess to seven children of a widowed naval commander, Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp. The children, initially hostile and mischievous, come to like her, and the woman finds herself falling in love with the captain. Location: Stowe Theater, 67 Main St, Stowe More Information: 802-253-3961
Sun, Sep 5th Stowe Performing Arts Music in the Meadow: United States Air Force Band of Liberty Join Stowe Performing Arts in welcoming the United States Air Force Band of Liberty to their 'Music in the Meadow' series! More details to follow. Admission: Free More Information: 802-253-7792
Sat, Sep 11th Stowe Trail Race Series: Trapp Cabin 10k Trail Race The 3rd and final race in the "Race for a Reason" series, the Trapp Cabin 10K will be followed by a series race party with prizes for series winners in both Master’s and non-Master’s categories, a race number bib raffle, and plenty of food and beverage. Location: Trapp Family Lodge, 700 Trapp Hill Rd Stowe More Information: 802-253-7221
Fri, Sep 17th - Sun, Sep 19th 20th Annual British Invasion Car Show North America's largest British Classic Sports Car and Motorcycle Event! This year's featured marques are Rolls Royce, Bentley, Austin Healey and Triumph Motorcycles. Experience British cultural activities, shops, crafts, Auto Jumble and the Car Corral. The participants are primarily from the US and Canada with over 600 cars on field, and approximately 1000 total. This event is "A Four Day Celebration and Salutation to the Great British Motorcar and all manner of other things British." Location: All around Stowe More Information: 802-253-7558
Sat, Sep 18th - Sun, Sep 19th The 12th Annual Celebration of the Vine Harvest Festival The Harvest Festival includes a variety of events, from wine tasting to live music, with activities that will appeal to all ages. There's grape picking from the vine; viewing, crushing, and pressing; grape stomping contest; live music; vendors; clown, face painting, hayrides, and corn maze; and more. Location: Boyden Valley Winery Admission: $10
Wed, Sep 22nd - Sat, Oct 9th Stowe Theatre Guild Presents The Light in the Piazza In 1953 the beautiful, twenty-six-year-old, although almost childish Clara Johnson and her mother Margaret Johnson are visiting Tuscany, in Italy. As they are walking in a plaza, a breeze carries Clara's hat away, only to be chased and returned by the handsome young Italian Fabrizio Naccarelli. A romance begins between Clara and Fabrizio. Maragaret, seemingly a very protective mother, tries to keep the lovers apart. Location: Stowe Theater, 67 Main St, Stowe More Information: 802-253-3961
Thu, Sep 23rd - Sat, Oct 9th Waterbury Festival Players present The Drawer Boy Michael Healey's The Drawer Boy, about an ambitious city actor who uncovers a long-buried family secret when he ventures into farm country to research the lives of two aging bachelors, is one of the most successful plays in Canadian theatre history. Since its premiere in 1999 at Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille, The Drawer Boy has won countless awards, including Canada's Governor General's Literary Award and The Helen Hayes Award. Location: Waterbury Festival Playhouse, 2933 Waterbury-Stowe Rd., Waterbury Admission: $20 advance, $22 at door More Information: 802-498-3755
Fri, Sep 24th - Sun, Sep 26th 14th Annual Oktoberfest Stowe's Jackson Ice Arena will be transformed into a Bavarian village for this annual celebration of harvests and fall foliage. From oompah bands to authentic German foods to freshly brewed Vermont beers to pumpkin and face painting -- there's something for every "villager" -- young and old. Voted a 'Top 10 Event in Vermont' for 2010! Location: Jackson Ice Arena, Park St, Stowe More Information: 802-253-4788
Thu, Sep 30th - Sun, Oct 10th Waterbury Festival Players present 'Unnecessary Farce' Two cops. Three crooks. Eight doors. Go. In a cheap motel room, an embezzling mayor is supposed to meet with his female accountant, while in the room next-door, two undercover cops wait to catch the meeting on videotape. But there's some confusion as to who's in which room, who's being videotaped, who's taken the money, who's hired a hit man, and why the accountant keeps taking off her clothes. Location: Waterbury Festival Playhouse, 2933 Waterbury-Stowe Rd., Waterbury Admission: $20 advance, $22 at door
Fri, Aug 13th - Sun, Aug 15th Lamoille County Players Present 'LUCKY STIFF' The show that the New York Post called "a delicious, zany throwback." A flawless musical farce, complete with slamming doors, mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair! Picture the Marx Brothers in Monte Carlo, and you'll get the idea! Time: 7:00 PM Thu - Sat / 2:00 PM Sun Location: Hyde Park Opera House, 85 Main St, Hyde Park, VT Admission: $18 Regular/ $12 Student or Senior More Information: 802-888-4507
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