Bike Hike
Thursday 21
Once upon a time, director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman were just starting out. Unfathomable, no? This week’s edition of Flicks in the Park brings the dynamic duo’s 1985 debut feature, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, to the big screen at Burlington’s City Hall Park. Cinephiles settle in under the stars to watch pop-culture icon Paul Reubens as the eponymous eccentric in a quirky cross-country quest to find his stolen bicycle.
Partners in Wine
Sunday 24
Green Mountain grit, terroir and taste assume the spotlight at the Vermont Grape & Wine Council’s pilot Vinous Rebellious at Ellison Estate Vineyard in Grand Isle. Pours and production-driven deep dives take flight as local wine lovers — and those ready to be won over — sample from a broad selection curated by more than a dozen of the state’s vintners.
Power to the People
Friday 22
Ukrainian youths lift spirits with “Voices From Ukraine: Stories of War & Hope,” an empowering original musical at the First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington. The poignant performance zooms in on five courageous young people as they share firsthand recollections of war’s devastating toll — and, above all, moments of resilience — told through movement, song and story.
Into the Woods
Friday 22 & Saturday 23
Fat Dragon Farm wood-fired pizza, interactive art installations and genre-defying performances make for a memorable “Water in the Wood” weekend at the Sable Project in Stockbridge. Attendees dig into made-to-order pies and back-to-back stagings of a show collaboratively crafted by the Sable Ensemble — a company of artists who live off-grid.
Good Vibrations
Saturday 23
Unity and positivity abound throughout the Vermont Reggae Fest at Switchback Brewing in Burlington. A kid-friendly Bob Marley set by the Rock and Roll Playhouse kicks off the day, followed by a powerhouse lineup of acts including genre stalwarts Barrington Levy and John Brown’s Body, as well as homegrown talent Channel Two Dub Band. We hope you like jammin’, too!
Putter Fingers
Ongoing
A world of whimsical wonders awaits players at Highland Center for the Arts’ Enchanted Kingdom Mini Golf in Greensboro. The intricate nine-hole course designed and crafted by local artists closes for the season on August 31, so grab the fam and buckle up for a hole lotta fun among towering toadstools, sinister snakes and spiders, and a fantastical frog king.
Branching Out
Ongoing
May the forest be with you! Acclaimed artist Bunny Harvey‘s exhibit at the Tunbridge General Store Gallery showcases ethereal, abstract and even haunting works on paper. Scenes of nature rendered in stark, photo-like black and white — or conversely, in loud, gestural swaths of color — stir the senses, extracting unexpected emotion from otherwise ordinary subjects.
This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2025.
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