The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department along with the Grafton Ladies Auxiliary will be serving you an All You Can Eat Buffet Breakfast- Saturday, August 29 from 8 to 11 am at the Grafton VFW – Fire Hall on South Road (County Route 85). [Read more…] about Grafton Fire Department Breakfast
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Grand Marshall Named For Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home George Driscoll Designated Grand Marshall
submitted by Gail Smith
The Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Celebration task force is pleased to announce that George M. Driscoll, who served in the National Guard in 1956-57 and the United States Air Force from 1957-1964, has been selected as the Grand Marshall for the Town of Hoosick Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade on Saturday, August 8. [Read more…] about Grand Marshall Named For Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home George Driscoll Designated Grand Marshall
Shuttle Service Available For H.F. Vietnam Vets Event August 8
Town of Hoosick Vietnam Veterans’ Event is scheduled for this Saturday, August 8 at Wood Park at 10 am. The event is being sponsored by Voice of a Vet, Heroes at Home and American Legion Post 40. Due to the tremendous response we’ve gotten from Vietnam (Era) Veterans, their families and community members who will be attending the event, we have added a shuttle service to Wood Park from four locations in town.
Please note that there will be some handicap parking next to the Municipal Building along Wilder Avenue adjacent to the park. [Read more…] about Shuttle Service Available For H.F. Vietnam Vets Event August 8
Stephen Feathers Graduates From Saint Joseph’s High School
Stephen Feathers of Cherry Plain graduated from St. Joseph’s High School in Pittsfield on June 7. [Read more…] about Stephen Feathers Graduates From Saint Joseph’s High School
BEHOLD! New Lebanon Rural Guide Tours for August 8
Behold! New Lebanon, the living museum of contemporary rural American life, August 8 programs include: [Read more…] about BEHOLD! New Lebanon Rural Guide Tours for August 8
Grafton: Run For The Roses 5K Race
Registration is now open for the 30th Annual Run for the Roses 5K Foot Race to be held on Sunday, August 9 at Grafton Lakes State Park. Pre-registration mail-in deadline for reduced entry fee was Sunday, August 2. [Read more…] about Grafton: Run For The Roses 5K Race
Bennington Morse State Airport Wings & Wheels Summer Fly-In / Drive-In Schedule Of Events And Information
Don’t miss this unique and exciting Fly-In/Drive-In event at the William H. Morse State Airport at 1563 Walloomsac Road in Bennington on Saturday, August 15 from 8 am to 3 pm. [Read more…] about Bennington Morse State Airport Wings & Wheels Summer Fly-In / Drive-In Schedule Of Events And Information
Painting Hoosick: HAYC3 Recruits Local Artists For Bench Project
Starting in mid-August, local artists will begin to paint existing benches from around the village of Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Painting Hoosick: HAYC3 Recruits Local Artists For Bench Project
Bennington Museum Has A Record-Setting Year For Remarkable Gifts
During the 2014-15 fiscal year, Bennington Museum was the recipient of a remarkable trove of artworks and historic artifacts, gifts that together are of greater significance than the museum has received in any other year in the last decade.
The Bennington Museum is both an art and a history museum, and approaches its collection with the philosophy that the two work together to tell the story of the region and therefore artifacts and artworks are displayed together. “The Museum’s goal is to speak to the past and the present, and inspire the future,” said Robert Wolterstorff, Executive Director. [Read more…] about Bennington Museum Has A Record-Setting Year For Remarkable Gifts
Verdi’s Rigoletto And Menotti’s Old Maid And The Thief At Hubbard Hall
In its eighth summer season, Hubbard Hall Opera Theater (HHOT) presents Verdi’s masterpiece, Rigoletto– a tragedy of the first-order and a must-see on the level of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. [Read more…] about Verdi’s Rigoletto And Menotti’s Old Maid And The Thief At Hubbard Hall