Calendar of Events & Activities
2010 Summer Thursdays at the Intervale
"The Summer of Taste" is here! Check out our blog for updates and news
5:30-8:00 p.m. July 8th - August 26th
Join us again this summer at the Calkins Community Barn for more music, fun, food, kids activities, and exciting educational programs at our historic farmstead, minutes from downtown Burlington.
For more information about Thursdays at the Intervale call Joyce Cellars at (802) 660-0440 x101.
Produce for the People will be collecting donations of fresh produce each week at the 2010 Summer Thursdays at the Intervale. Produce for the People is a local partnership campaign to ensure everyone has access to fresh, local food by collecting and dispersing surplus produce grown by home gardeners and farmers. Produce received from Thursday donations will benefit local service non-profit organizations. Please bring your donated produce to the designated Produce for the People table at 2010 Summer Thursdays at the Intervale. For more information, or to volunteer with Produce for the People visit their website.
2010 Summer of Taste Schedule:
Thursday, July 8: KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS
Tasting: yak meat
Music: Phineas Gage
Sponsor: Burlington Electric Department
Thursday, July 15: LOCAL BUSINESS, LIVING ECONOMIES
Tasting: beer and radishes
Music:Eames Brothers Band
Sponsor: Vermont Butter and Cheese, Encore Redevelopment
Thursday, July 22: KIDS CIRCUS THURSDAY
Participate in a Kids' Imagination Theatre, create and decorate your own hula hoop and learn some cool hoop moves, learn to spin poi, create art with old seeds, face and body painting, balloons & bubbles, join in a veggie relay race and other fun stuff.
Tasting: greens
Music: Community Open Mic. Pre-registration required, to sign up contact Christine at 802-999-5831
Thursday, July 29: EAT WELL, BE WELL
Tasting: artisanal chocolate
Music: Young Tradition Showcase-
Students and Teachers from Young Traditions Camp
Young Tradition Vermont is dedicated to promoting, supporting and celebrating children, youth and young adults singing, playing and dancing in traditional styles.
Sponsor: Eating Well
Thursday, August 5: GLEANING & HUNGER IN VERMONT
Tasting: heritage pork
Music: The Move it Move it- The Robin Sunquiet and Greg Alexander Project
Sponsor: NBT Bank
Thursday, August 12: GREEN FARMS, BLUE LAKE
Tasting: sweeteners
Music: Anna Pardenik & the Holy Smoke Off
for more info: visit Anna Pardenik's myspace page
Sponsor: Chittenden Solid Waste District
Thursday, August 19: INTRODUCING THE FOOD HUB/BIKE-STRAVAGANZA!
Tasting: apples. Learn how aroma influences flavor!
Music: Left Ear Trio.
This is one awesome band. Enjoy afrobeat, high life, breakbeat rhythms, country, Americana and reggae influences as Left Ear Trio rocks the outdoor stage!
Tour: Bike tour of the Intervale with Vermont Farm Tours. Want to learn a little more about Intervale farms and resources? Hop on your bike for a brief tour and treasure hunt led by Vermont Farm Tours founder Chris Howell. The tour is free, open to all ages, and will last around 45 min. Tour begins at 6 p.m. at the farmstead kiosk.
Today’s the day to make sure you ride your bike down to the Intervale! Local business Skirack will provide free bike valet parking and free bike checks to everyone who comes on two wheels. They’ll also be giving out stickers and other fun goodies, but the real reason they’re here is to promote safe cycling and biking as a viable means of transportation and fun.
Even more reason to ride your bike is the Fun Social Bike Ride from Skirack to the Intervale. The ride meets at Skirack at 5:30 p.m. and everyone is welcome. (We recommend helmet, lights and wider tires; the ride may be a mix of pavement and trail.)
Sponsor: Ski Rack
Thursday, August 26: FARMER APPRECIATION DAY
Tasting: heirloom tomatoes
Music:
Barn Dance with Streak O' Lean
Enjoy Old Time and Cajun music with Jim Burns and Brianna Farver on fiddles, Mark Sustic on bass, Andrew Hathaway on guitar, Julia Wayne on banjo/mandolin, and guest callers. Entertainment includes a traditional Open Music Circle.
Sponsor: New England Federal Credit Union
Coming Up ... Thursday, September 23: INTERVALE HARVEST FESTIVAL
featuring Abenaki Heritage Garden activities, a Slow Food potluck, and a Harvest Moon Barn Dance!
Thursdays at the Intervale 2010 Sponsors:
Series Underwriters:
American Flatbread Burlington Hearth, Gardener's Supply, Slow Food Vermont, Lake Champlain Chocolates, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Seven Days, City Market, The Radiator 105.9 FM, Eating Well Magazine, Big Heavy World, Vermont Federal Credit Union, Front Porch Forum and Mickenberg, Dunn, Lachs & Smith, PLC.
Vendors:
Bluebird Tavern, Skinny Pancake,Lake Champlain Chocolates, American Flatbread Burlington Hearth,Sugarsnap, Nomadic Oven.
Check out the 2009 Thursdays photo album here!
More events around the Intervale…
VERMONT BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION WORKSHOPS
The Vermont Beekeepers Association represents more than 1,200 beekeeper with a total of 9,000 hives producing about 700,000 pounds of honey per year. The association's springtime workshop series is free and open to the public.
Vermont Beekeepers Association workshop schedule
GARDENER'S SUPPLY WORKSHOPS
Gardener’s Supply Company offers educational seminars each spring. Seminars feature nationally-renowned gardening experts, as well as some of our favorite local gardening gurus. They’ll share tips, techniques and strategies on a wide variety of gardening topics that will enhance the repertoire of the beginner and expert gardener alike.
Click here for a full listing and description of all seminars. All seminars will take place at the Intervale store location. Seating in the our seminar room is limited, so please call early to pre-register, as we expect the programs to sell out early. To pre-register, call the store at (802) 660-3505.
Ongoing Activities
Daily
Free trail maps and nature brochures. Pick one up at the entrance to the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum or visit www.WVPD.org
Year-round
Bird Monitoring
Find out how to enter sightings through the E-bird web site. Contact Amy Cantor at
Wildlife tracking
On-going training with Keeping Track throughout the year. Call 863-5744 or 434-7000.
Picnic Under Cover
Picnic shelter for rental at the Ethan Allen Homestead for group events. Call 863-5744.
May to October
Invasive Species Removal
Join others to remove nuisance plants from the parks, May to August. Call 863-5744.
Ethan’s Secret Forest
Learn how early settlers enjoyed recreation as part of daily work at the Ethan Allen Homestead. Children and adults. Call 865-4556 for information.
All seasons by reservation
Umiak Group Tours
Start at the Ethan Allen Homestead and paddle to Lake Champlain. Call Umiak Outfitters at 253-2317.
Learn about flowers, butterflies and frogs at the Ethan Allen Homestead
For families with young children. Call the VNA Family Room at 864-0377.
Burlington Area Community Gardens
Garden space for rent to grow your own vegetables and flowers at the Ethan Allen Homestead and the Tommy Thompson Community Gardens on Intervale Road. Call Lisa Coven at 863-0420.