Fests Up! August in The Mad River Valley

August is Art in The Mad River Valley, and there are plenty of things to do here every day of the month! The Valley is home to the Vermont Festival of the Arts. Whether your artistic gig is painting, photography, music, theater, dance, pottery, woodworking, culinary or all of the above, it's all here. Rather than reproduce here an entire month's calendar of festival events, which they've already done quite nicely, here's a link to the website for the Vermont Festival of the Arts.

Our contribution to this year's festival in the culinary category is World Culinary Odyssey. Hope you can join us for a fabulous feast of intriguing world cuisine while enjoying other festival activities!

Beyond Arts Fest, here are our top picks for August's events in and about The Mad River Valley:

• August 03 - 07: "A Little Night Music", Skinner Barn, Waitsfield, 8 PM
• August 06 - 07: Gravity East MTB Downhill Race, Sugarbush Lincoln Peak Base Area, Warren
• August 09 - 13: Addison County Fair and Field Days, New Haven, 10 AM - 10 PM
• August 10 - 14: "A Little Night Music", Skinner Barn, Waitsfield, 8 PM
• Thursday, August 11: Loire Valley Wine & Food Seminar, Waitsfield Wine Shoppe, Waitsfield, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
• August 11 - 14: Lake Champlain Maritime Festival, Waterfront Park, Burlington, 11 AM - 11 PM
• August 12 - 14: 54th Annual Antique and Classic Car Meet, Nichols Field, Stowe, 7 AM - 6 PM
• August 13 & 14: Grand Point North featuring Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Waterfront Park, Burlington
• Wednesday, August 17: Rock the River Benefit, American Flatbread, Waitsfield, 5 - 10 PM
• Wednesday, August 17: Campania Wine & Food Seminar, Waitsfield Wine Shoppe, Waitsfield, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
• Thursday, August 18: "Locally Grown" - 3 Valley Bands, Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield, 8 PM
• Saturday, August 20: 6th Annual Last Mile Ride Benefit, Gifford Medical Center, Randolph, 10 AM
• Friday, August 26: Green Mountain Swing Benefit Concert, Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7:30 PM
• Saturday, August 27: Mad River Valley Century Ride, Corner of Rt 100 & Rt 17, Waitsfield, 8 AM

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Wishing you an Artful August! Peace, Love and BBQ...