Drive It Home
Sunday 13
We’re not fangirling — you are! Spruce Peak Unplugged presents Jakob Dylan-led rock band the Wallflowers at the Spruce Peak Village Green in Stowe. For more than three decades, the group’s timeless tunes have dominated radio airwaves with early successes such as “One Headlight” and “6th Avenue Heartache,” yet its musical style continues to evolve and move forward — like a rolling stone, one might say.
Far Out and About
Ongoing
Shelter Cultivation Project founder Shawn Dumont’s “Peace Signs of Vermont” exhibit brings his back-road sightings to Burlington’s Karma Bird House Gallery. Along with his two young children, Dumont spent a year crisscrossing Green Mountain landscapes in search of these icons of hope — small reminders of humanity’s enduring pursuit of goodwill. Make your own sign at a free screen-printing workshop by Iskra Print Collaborative at the opening reception on July 10.
Well Done
Thursday 10
Outbound Stowe has the meats! Epicureans come hungry and leave satisfied at Smoke Signals: A Night With Chef Hugh Mangum, which serves up a succulent array of grilled grub. The barbecue legend hauls in his 1,000-gallon smoker for the almost-too-hot-to-handle feast, backed by WhistlePig cocktails, friendly lawn games and groovy tunes under the stars.
Art of Gold
Friday 11 & Saturday 12
As Petula Clark once told us, there’s no finer place, for sure, than downtown — especially when said downtown hosts the Waterbury Arts Fest. The annual craft-tastic jubilee transforms the town into a giant, wall-less art gallery with more than 100 exhibitors, as well as a hoppin’ street fair, live music by beloved area entertainers and gourmet bites by local purveyors.
Mental Health Day
Saturday 12
Psychiatric survivors, folks dubbed “mentally ill” and their allies take to the streets for Vermont Mad Pride in Burlington. A vibrant march through the Queen City brings activists to Battery Park, where a packed program of speeches, spoken-word poetry and music affirms a full spectrum of identities, while also shedding societally imposed shame.
American Pickers
Saturday 12
A scentsational summer day awaits gleeful guests at Sunshine Village Lavender Farm’s “You-Pick” Lavender Fest in Pittsford. Sun-speckled frolickers roam fields of purple to craft fresh, aromatic bouqs to take home. Walking farm tours, plant-focused workshops, food truck offerings and herbaceous handmade products complete the theme.
Wet Ones
Saturday 12
Attendees and storytellers assemble at St. Albans Bay Park for Tales From the Watershed, an evening of ecology-focused community building. Preregister to share a personal anecdote about Green Mountain waterways: Think childhood memories on Lake Champlain, a close encounter with water-loving wildlife, or a moment that shaped a forever bond with local lakes and rivers.
This article appears in The Cartoon Issue 2025.
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