Rochester, Vermont

sponsored by the White River Valley Players
When: Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Rochester Park, Rte. 100, Rochester village.
What: Live entertainment all day: The Ridgerunners, They Might be Gypsies, Naughty Wood, For the Nonce, The Army of the Potomac String Band, and more!

Plus: Great food, including the Players’ “famous” chicken barbecue, Pat’s Lemonade, and many more choices; plus crafts, book sale, games, bouncing tent and other activities for kids, flower show and more!

For more information:
Martha Slater at 802-767-9025 or lavendarmfs@myfairpoint.net.

August 28, 2010, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rochester High School, 222 South Main Street,

Ford Motor Company and Ted Green Ford are partnering to help raise up to $6,000 in support of Rochester High School as part of the Drive One 4 UR School program. Members of the local community will have the opportunity to raise money for the Rochester High School Athletic Department by test driving a Ford. The one-day event takes place on August 28, 2010 at Rochester High School. Ford Motor Company and Ted Green Ford will donate $20 to Rochester  High School for every person from an individual household who test drives a a Ford vehicle.

Each test drive will last approximately 5 minutes.

Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license.  Limit one test drive per household. Interviews are available with Ted Green Ford representatives. Please contact Colleen Gerald at (603) 387-4892 or colleen@capitoldirect.net.

White River Valley Players’ 23rd annual Harvest Fair
Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 on the Rochester Park.

At the Fair:
Please consider donating an hour of your time to help, either by collecting the suggested donations at the entry gate (one-hour slots are open from, 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 noon, 12 noon-1 p.m., 1-2 p.m., 2-3 p.m., and 3-4 p.m.) or by putting food on people’s plates as they pass through the serving line at the chicken barbecue. One-hour slots are open there from 12 noon-1 p.m., 1-2 pm., and 2-3 p.m. We could also use some people to help with setting up the tables and husking corn from 10-11 a.m. and 11 a.m.-12 noon. If you can help with any of these things, please reply to this e-mail and let me know when to put you on the schedule.

The Day (Evening) Before:
The crew that puts up the fair “set” the afternoon and evening before the fair needs volunteers to help with that job on the park, starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10. Many hands make the work go faster. If you can follow directions, we need you! If you can’t get there right at 4 p.m., stop by when you can and they’ll find a job for you.

They will also need help with taking down the set and doing general clean-up after the fair is over.

sponsored by Rochester Recreation Committee
All concerts, except July 3, Sunday, 6:30 to 8:30 on the park

June 27, They Might Be Gypsies, Greg Ryan
Local favorite plays gypsy jazz swing, new CD out getting rave reviews!

July 3, Rochester’s own “jam band”
aprox. noon - 2 (we hope), informal, not part of series per se

July 11 Starline Rhythm Boys
Way cool 50’s rockabilly trio back by popular demand, with that “Sun Records sound” (think reverb, with standup, doghouse slap bass)

July 18 Stone Cold Roosters
country western, Texas swing, R&B     with singer/songwriter Colin McCraffrey

August 1 Rick Reddington and Luv
Rock, R&B, folk, oldies, they do it all. Even requests.

Aug 8 Steel Rail Bluegrass
like the name says, bluegrass and nothing but.

Aug 15 Stretch ‘n the Limits
swing, rock ‘n’ roll, country, and old standards

Sunday Evenings,  July 11^th through August 29^th

Bigtown Gallery’s Summer Reading Series brings its audience writers of regional and national renown to read from their work each Sunday evening. Join us to enjoy the best of poetry and prose in a congenial setting.

July 11 5:30 – 6:30 Terri Ford & David Huddle
July 18 5:30 – 6:30 Janie Fink & Jay Parini
July 25 5:30 – 6:30 Jody Gladding & Cynthia Huntington
August 1 6:00 – 7:00 Galway Kinnell
August 8 6:00 – 7:00 Vijay Seshadri
August 15 5:30 – 6:30 Cynthia Morrison Phoel
August 22 5:30 – 6:30 Rebecca T. Godwin & Sydney Lea
August 29 5:30 – 6:30 Tal Birdsey

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Live Outdoor Theatre: Sunday, September 5, 2010, 2:00 PM