🌱 Capital City Farmers Market (Montpelier, VT) and 10 more events

Good morning to you East Montpelier! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Festival Saturday Morning Workshops — Festival for Creative Pianists at Montpelier Performing Arts Hub
• Summer Poetry Festival: Gathering Voices at Vermont Humanities Council
• Capital City Farmers Market (Montpelier, VT) at Capital City Farmers Market

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 87, low: 66.
• Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in East Montpelier

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 8

• Festival Saturday Morning Workshops — Festival for Creative Pianists →
  Montpelier Performing Arts Hub, Gary Library, 35 College St, Montpelier
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday August 8

• Summer Poetry Festival: Gathering Voices
  Vermont Humanities Council Highland Center for the Arts, 2875 Hardwick Street, Greensboro, VT, 05841, United States
  10:00 am
• Capital City Farmers Market (Montpelier, VT) →
  Capital City Farmers Market, 133 State St, Montpelier
  10:00 am
• Words in the Woods: Mary Elder Jacobsen
  Vermont Humanities Council Elmore State Park, 856 VT-12, Elmore, VT, 05661, United States
  11:00 am
• Green Mountain Blues: Creemee Blues '26 - Salty & Sweet — Montpelier Performing Arts Hub →
  Montpelier Performing Arts Chapel, 36 College St, Montpelier
  7:00 pm
• Barre, VT! The Sexy Summer Fling Tour →
  Canadian Club, 414 E Montpelier Rd, Barre
  8:00 pm
• MAGIC HUNKS LIVE AUSTRALIAN TAKEOVER BARRE,VT!!! →
  Canadian Club, 414 E Montpelier Rd, Barre
  8:00 pm
• Aug 8th: Barre, VT - MAGIC HUNKS® AUSTRALIA TAKEOVER at The Canadian Club →
  Canadian Club, 414 E Montpelier Rd, Barre
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• A Dramatic Constitution
  Vermont Humanities Council Teen Center Inc., 77 Mary Hogan Drive, Middlebury, VT, 05753, United States
  1:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• Summer Poetry Festival: Gathering Voices
  Vermont Humanities Council Highland Center for the Arts, 2875 Hardwick Street, Greensboro, VT, 05841, United States
  10:00 am
• Words in the Woods: Mary Elder Jacobsen
  Vermont Humanities Council Elmore State Park, 856 VT-12, Elmore, VT, 05661, United States
  11:00 am

Tuesday August 11

• Meet Fall Coaches night at MHS
  Montpelier High School Montpelier, VT 05602
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KeHE Distributors, LLC posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser - Vermont and Eastern NY (Albany Area) in Montpelier. Apply here.
• The Facilities Group posted a job opening for Evening Cleaner - PM Shift, Part-Time in Montpelier. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near East Montpelier here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Montpelier

• New Montpelier mural encourages visitors to ‘dance their way through downtown' (mychamplainvalley.com)
• Man arrested on aggravated assault charge in Montpelier (newportdispatch.com)
• Frank Miller's 'Push the Wall': The Romantic Rebel (quillette.com)

Barre

• Barre Seeks Public Input in New City Manager Search (thebridgevt.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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