Monday, June 9
Red Cross Blood Drive
When: Noon-6 p.m. Monday, June 9
Where: 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans
Details: Come give blood and help save lives. Call 1-800-REDCROSS (733-2767) to schedule an appointment or visit www.redcrossblood.org and enter the sponsor code FOURTEENTHSTAR.
Improv Comedy Jam
When: 6:15-7:45 p.m. Mondays
Where: Montgomery Town Hall
Details: Drop-in improv class for adults ages 18+. Recommended donation is $5-15.
Tuesday, June 10
Bone Builders
When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Tuesday
Where: Fairfield Community Center
Details: Build strength in this weekly class for older adults.
Community Luncheon
When: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. every Tuesday
Where: Fairfield Community Center
Details: Open to all ages, lunches are made in house with fresh and often local garden greens in the summers. Soup, coffee and tea served from noon-12:30 p.m. and a homemade lunch and dessert from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Party of five or more? Please call by Friday of the previous week (802-827-3130). $5 suggested donation.
Tuesday Trivia
When: 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday
Where: Nelly’s Pub & Grill, St. Albans
Details: Test your knowledge to have fun and win prizes.
Wednesday, June 11
Tote Bag Painting
When: 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 11
Where: Fairfax Community Library
Details: Customize a tote bag with paint! Materials provided. Ages 8+. Email libraryfairfax@gmail.com or call 849-6111 ext. 30 to register.
‘Game On’ Corn Hole League
When: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays until June 25
Where: 14th Star Brewing, St. Albans
Details: $50 per player, $100 per team. Learn more and register at www.gameonvt.com/programs.php?sport=5.
Music Trivia
When: 6-8 p.m. p.m. every Wednesday
Where: Nelly’s Pub & Grill, St. Albans
Details: Come with friends to have some fun and test your musical knowledge to win.
Thursday, June 12
Fairfax Town Coffee Hour
When: 9-10 a.m. every Thursday
Where: Town Offices, 12 Buck Hollow Road
Details: Have ideas for speakers and activities or want to help? Reach out to Danielle at recreation@fairfax-vt.gov or stop by the offices.
St. Albans Bay Park Farmers Market
When: 4:30-7:30 p.m. every Thursday
Where: St. Albans Bay Park
Details: Shop local vendors and listen to live music in a beautiful lakeside setting.
Line Dancing
When: 6-7:45 p.m. every Thursday
Where: The Depot, St. Albans
Details: Learn basic steps from the beginner level on up, including dance rhythms such as ChaCha's, waltzes, sambas, Mambo's etc. $7 cover charge.
Friday, June 13
Birchwood Garden Tour
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, June 13 to Thursday, June 19
Where: Hazen’s Notch Road, Montgomery
Details: See more than 700 rhododendrons in bloom against the backdrop of the northern Green Mountains. Walk the educational paths. Benefits the Friends of the Montgomery Town Library. Admission is $7 per person; children 12 and under will be admitted without charge.
Memory Loss and the Power of Music
When: 3 p.m. Friday, June 13
Where: Bent Northrup Memorial Library
Details: Join Karen McFeeters Leary, a certified music therapist, for a presentation on how music can help people with memory loss. Group sing-along and ice cream to follow.
Pork Roast Dinner
When: 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, June 13
Where: Carolyn's Highgate Methodist Community Center, 3227 VT Route 78
Details: pork roast with mashed potatoes and brown gravy, corn, dinner roll, applesauce and spice cake for dessert. Cost is $12 per person. Reservations strongly encouraged. Call 802-868-4921 and leave a message with how many meals you'd like.
LOOKING AHEAD
Concerts on the Green
When: 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, starting June 18
Where: Georgia Municipal Office, 47 Town Common Rd.
Details: Listen to local bands perform Americana to bluegrass on Wednesdays all-summer-long. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. Food available to purchase.
Stories of the Blues
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday, June 21
Where: Swanton Public Library
Details: Celebrate Make Music Day with a presentation about the evolution of the blues. Join local musician and vintage instrument collector Missisquoi Slim in an exploration of the artists, instruments and stories of the time. Free admission.
37th Annual Pie & Ice Cream Social
When: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28
Where: Fairfax Community Center
Details: Kick off the summer season with music from the Fairfax-Fletcher-Westford Band while enjoying homemade pie al-a-mode. Jelly-jar auction with prizes.
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