MARCH

Mar 1:  Town Meeting.  Floor meeting at The Dorset School.  7 pm.  Voting March 2.  7 am-7pm

Mar 3: "Stanley's Red Pajamas." 1st Wednesdays lecture series. 7pm. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library. Sponsor: Vermont Humanities Council. Contact: 802 362-2607.

Mar 5-7; 12-14: "Almost Maine". A Dorset Play players production. March 5,6,12 & 13: 7:30 pm. March 7 & 14: 2 pm. Contact Sheila Conway 802-867-5570 or email l dpi@vermontel.net.

Mar 9: "Robert Todd and African Americans." Presented by author and historian Jason Emerson. 7pm in the Beckwith Room at Hildene's Welcome Center. Winter History Series. The 45 minute presentations will be followed by a 30 minute question and answer period and all are free and open to the public. Contact Hildene at (802) 367-7962 or email cathy@hildene.org.

Mar 11: Community Supper at the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. Continuous seating 5:30-7:00. FREE. Open to all. Contact Jane LoBrutto, 802-867-2260.

Mar 13: BIRD WALK.8:00 am. The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, Free.

Mar 13-14: "Gorgeous Gardens & Green Living." a spring celebration of gardening at Riley Rink in Manchester. Contact 888-518-6484 or www.greenworksvermont.org

Mar 24: Community Supper at the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert. Continuous seating 5:30-7:00. FREE. Open to all. Contact Jane LoBrutto, 802-867-2260.

Mar 24: "Seeing the Forest for the Bears." 6:30 pm at Hildene. VT Fish & Wildlife bear expert, Forrest Hammond will talk about a bear's life in the forest. Presented by The Nature Conservancy - Vermont Contact 802-229-4425, ext 105.

Mar 26-28:  Annual VT Maple Open House.  Visit a local maple syrup producer.  For list go to www.vtmaple.org or call 800 837-6668.

Mar 27:  "Stuck in the Mud"  VT storyteller, Willem Lange, will share his stories at the Long Trail School.  7:30 pm.   $20 with proceeds to benefit the Dorset Nursing Association's homecare and hospice programs.  Contact Long Trail School, (802) 867-5717.

APRIL

Apr 2,3: 7th Annual One Act Festival. 7: 30 pm Dorset Playhouse. Contact Sheila Conway 802-867-5570 or email dpi@vermontel.net.

Apr 7: "The Importance of Being Oscar." 1st Wednesdays lecture series. 7pm. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library. Sponsor: Vermont Humanitites Council. Contact: 802 362-2607.

April 13: BIRD WALK. 8:00 am. The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, Free.

April 13: "Robert Todd Lincoln and His Children and Grandchildren." Presented by author and historian Jason Emerson. 7pm in the Beckwith Room at HIldene's Welcome Center. Winter History Series. The 45 minute presentations will be followed by a 30 minute question and answer period and all are free and open to the public. Contact Hildene at (802) 367-7962 or email cathy@hildene.org.

April 24: BIRD WALK.7:00 am. The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, Free.

MAY

May 1:  Empty Bowls at Long Trail School.  An evening of "Soups Aplenty" to benefit local hunger-based charities. 5-8 pm.  $10.   Contact Long Trail School, (802) 867-5717.

May 5: "Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book." 1st Wednesdays lecture series. 7pm. Location: First Congregational Church. Host: Mark Skinner Library. Sponsor: Vermont Humanitites Council. Contact: 802 362-2607.

May 8: BIRD WALK.7:00 am. The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot, Free.

May 20-23; 27-30: "Guys and Dolls". A Dorset Players Production. Contact Steve Sinding at 802 362-2359. 7:30 pm except May 23 & 30 at 2 pm.

May 22: BIRD WALK.7:00 am.The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. The Lincoln Family Home. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot. Free.

JUNE

June 12: BIRD WALK.7:00 am.The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. The Lincoln Family Home. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot. Free.

June 12 & 13:  "Cool Cars.  Cool Place"  The 24th Annual Manchester Classic and Antique Car Show at Dorr Field.  Route 30 north of Manchester.  Cadillac and Porsche featured automobiles.  Registration at www.manchestercarshow.com or (802) 362-6313.

JULY

July 7-Aug 15.  Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show.  Beebe Farm.  E. Dorset.

July 8 & 9:  "Wilderness Wonders: Outdoor Adventures under the Big Top."  CIRCUS SMIRKUS.  2 pm & 7 pm.  Dorr Field north of Manchester on Rt 30. 

July 10:  BIRD WALK.7:00 am.The Vermont Bird Place & Sky Watch and local birders meet to conduct a survey of the wild birds present on the grounds of Hildene. The Lincoln Family Home. For more information, please call Randy Schmidt at (802) 362-2270 or email randy@thevermontbirdplace.com. Meet at the Welcome Center Parking Lot. Free.

July 17:  VT Race for the Cure.  Hildene Meadows.  Contact Vermont Race for the Cure.  803 362-2733.  info@vtnhkomen.org. 

July 24:  AUCTION benefitting Bennington Area Habitat for Humanity.  Preview 8am.  Auction 9 am.  Held at A Safe Place - 5 miles north of Manchester Center on Route 7A.  Email coordinator, Ruth Stewart, stewdor7@comcast.com or call (802) 362-1185.