Devil’s Bowl Speedway promises to be the site of Southern Vermont’s biggest, loudest, and most exciting holiday celebrations during the annual “Firecracker Weekend” on July 2-3. The two-night spectacle will keep Rutland County rumbling on both Saturday and Sunday with NASCAR Whelen All-American Series stock car racing on asphalt and dirt, kids’ bicycle giveaways, a pair of smash-‘n’-crash Enduro races, and the region’s biggest Independence Day weekend fireworks shows. Both events have new start times of 7:00 p.m. in order to give fans and racers a little more time to relax during the day and enjoy holiday weekend activities. The change also allows the sun to set a bit lower and will let temperatures cool off some before the racing begins. Each night features a kids’ bicycle giveaway presented by Thomas Dairy. Race drivers from all divisions will donate new bikes of all sizes, and kids will to sign up to win them absolutely free. The finishing touch on each night, of course, will be Devil’s Bowl Speedway’s massive annual holiday fireworks show. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112.
Killington Music Festival presents Music in the Mountains. For 34 years, internationally renowned musicians have performed in our Music in the Mountains chamber music series with the beauty of the Green Mountains as a backdrop. The concerts are held Saturdays through July 30, 2016 at Ramshead Lodge at Killington Resort at 7pm. Tickets are available by calling 802-422-1330 or going to killington.com. For more information on the Killington Music Festival call 802-773-4003 or go to www.killingtonmusicfestival.org.
RAVE presents the 37th Annual RAVE Car Show & Flea Market July 9 (9am-4:30pm) & 10 (9am-4pm) at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland. Favorite 50 show format, flea market, handcrafters, vendors, food, 50/50 benefitting the WSYB Christmas Fund, specialty awards, Cruisin New England Magazine Super Wheels qualifying event, games, door prizes and more. Admission is $5 for adults, children under 12 are free with an adult. For more information go to ravecarclub.com or find them on Facebook @RAVERutland.
Rutland Garden Club will hold a re-dedication ceremony of the new refurbished Blue Star Memorial Highway Marker on July 9, 2016 at 1 p.m. The marker is located on Route 4 Woodstock Avenue in Rutland. Please attend.
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center hosts Peruvian sculptor Ivan Alberto Rojas Tovar as Artist in Residence during July 2016. Rojas studied at Toulouse Lautrec Academy of Graphic Design and Ricardo Palma University. He works with clearly defined purpose to release expressive shapes from their encasement in stone and wood. Ivan Rojas will be creating new work during his residency and will present his methods and aesthetic in an Artist’s Talk the evening of Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 7 PM. Free and open to the public, for more information: (802) 438-2097 or info@carvingstudio.org.
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center announces the opening reception for an exhibition of work by Bill Wolff on Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. The sculpture will be on display at the CSSC Gallery at 636 Marble Street through August 21. The opening reception is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served. Gallery hours are daily, 10 AM-4 PM or by appointment. For more information, please contact the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center at 802-438-2097 or info@carvingstudio.org.
United Way of Rutland County is moving to a new office space the week of July 5th through July 8th. Their offices will be closed for business that week in order to settle into their new location at Vermont Achievement Center, 88 Park St., Rutland.
United Way of Rutland County will hold their Glow Ball Tournament on Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Rutland Country Club! The event promises to be a fun-filled evening of 9-hole golf, good friends and great food in support of United Way.
Sign up at the Rutland Country Club pro shop, or Sign up now by calling the office at 773-7477 or email us at info@uwrutlandcounty.org
