Town of Craftsbury, Vermont  ~  chartered in 1781

Upcoming Craftsbury Happenings:
***Check out the new photos of Memorial Day and also the curtain restoration in the photo gallery!

Sunday, July 5: Craftsbury Chamber Players On the Common
7 PM - rain or shine. Bluegrass, featuring Kenji Bunch. Citigrass
Admission: Free! (Contributions Appreciated!)

Sundays, July 5-August 9: Story Telling with Watercolor

6:30-8:30 PM with Sarah Mutrux, studio fee $18, class $90. Beginning with an opening circle and verse, this quiet, relaxing class combines simple story telling with intuitive illustration. Students will learn the wet-on-wet watercolor technique to bring to life the stories told at the beginning of each class. Sutdents will come away with a bound book of their own stories and illustrations. Students need to bring two burshes, about .5" & 1". Stop by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The Art House.

Mondays (& some Saturdays), starting July 6: Hunting the Image, Digital Photo Composition
7-9 PM at The Art House. $120, taught by Steve Wright. Open to beginning photographers who want to improve their compositional techniques. Students will concentrate on developing the basic skills needed to begin to define their personal photographic goals. Materials: a curious mind and a digital camera. Stop by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The Art House.

Monday, July 6: Craftsbury Website Meeting
7 PM Craftsbury Town Hall.

Tuesday, July 7: Craftsbury Selectboard Meeting
7-8 PM Craftsbury Town Hall.

Tuesdays, July 7-August 11: Introduction to Acrylic Painting
6-8 PM, taught by Kathryn Lovinsky, studio fee $20, class $90. Introductory class focusing on fundaments of acrylic painting. Sutdents will learn how to build a painting, starting with constructing, sketching and preparing their own canvas, using traditional methods of sketching and underpainting to arrange an image on canvas. Students will investigate basic color composition and mixing techniques, as well as how to use color, perspective, and acrylic mediums to create a three-dimensional representation of still life images. Materials include basic set of acrylic paints, 2-3 brushes, palette and a small palette knife. Stop by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The Art House.

Saturday, July 11: Children's Summer Workshop
10 AM-Noon. Create sheets of colorful marbled paper to use as gift cards, wrapping paper and more. $15/person at The Art Place. Stop by The Art House, call 755-6345 for details, or visit the website at The Art House.

Saturday, July 11: 39th Annual Antiques & Uniques Festival
10 AM. - 4 PM on the Common. A beloved Vermont summer event featuring over 100 purveyors of antiques, hand-crafted jewelry, furniture, beautiful fiber items, pottery, stoneware, quilts, collectibles and so much more. Live Celtic music with Trinity. The Grill Tent and Legendary Bake Sale keep guests fed and happy. Free face painting is available. And all on the beautiful Craftsbury Common to benefit services for children and families. For more information contact Cheryl at 655-0006 or cherrick@vtcas.org.

Saturday, July 11: Craftsbury Public Library Book Sale

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Located in the Northeast Kingdom, Craftsbury is a picturesque Vermont Country town with rolling hills, white picket fences and family run dairy farms. The town of Craftsbury includes Craftsbury Common, Craftsbury Village, East Craftsbury, Collinsville and Mill Village.

 

 

 

East Craftsbury viewsCross-country skiing and snowmobiling is enjoyed in the winter, maple sugaring in the spring, Farmer's Markets and music concerts on the Common in the summer, in addition to breathtaking foliage in the fall. The tradional Old Home Day in August with games and a parade is a highlight of the summer.

We encourage you to visit Craftsbury and partake in its beauty.



 

 

 

 

2009 Entries for Winter Photo Contest! Click a photo to view the full album or click here.

CONGRATULATIONS SOPHIE!

2009 WINTER
PHOTO CONTEST
WINNER!

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL ENTRIES!

 

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