Join us at the Miller’s Thumb Gallery for a weekend of artist demonstrations as part of our “Cutting Edge” exhibition. Featured artist Carolyn Guest will be on hand Saturday, Sept 8 from 11 – 3 to share her her love of the Polish folk art Wycinanki (pronounced vee-chee-non-kee) which is the art of paper cutting. […]
The Greensboro Fire Station Committee will meet Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 at 5pm at the Greensboro Town Hall. All members of the public are welcome, and input is encouraged.
Committee reports are available online from the Annual Meeting in August 2012. Minutes from the meeting are also available. Look under Reports in this website. Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting and who presented a report.
Please join us at 7:30pm on Friday, August 10 for the Greensboro Association Annual meeting in Fellowship Hall at the United Church of Christ. In addition to updates by the Selectboard and the Hardwick Police Department, we will have a report on Caspian Lake, a review of projects which are planned for the next year […]
The Barr Hill Nature Preserve celebrated it’s 40th anniversary yesterday with tours, picnics, cake and lemonade. The Preserve, which was given to The Nature Conservancy in 1972 by the Gray Family, has figured prominately in the Greensboro Area and in literary works, most notably “Crossing to Safety” by Wallace Stegner. Descendents of the Grays […]
Craftsbury Outdoor Center has teamed up with Road Scholar to offer a series of short term courses for adults. Inspired by the youth hostels and folk schools of Europe, Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) is an independent, non-profit organization offering short term academic experiences to adults. This Fall’s offerings include courses in New England Music and […]
The 2007 Greensboro Town Plan has been updated to meet the State Requirement that a current Town Plan must be formulated every 5 years. Copies of the draft plan are available at the Town Hall in the Town Clerk’s office. A meeting to discuss the updated draft plan will be held on August 6th […]
The Greensboro Rooster has reappeared, this time remembering those who have gone before. The Rooster was found last summer in the middle of Caspian Lake, and in a tree after the big hurricane in September. If you make a Rooster sighting, please send us a photo – [email protected]. We’d love to keep […]
The Funky Fourth Parade came off without a hitch on Saturday July 7 – floats, antique cars, local businesses and groups, and the Bread and Puppet Theater were featured…along with the Von Trapp family singers from “The Sound of Music” and a large paper mache cow on a float from the Brown family farm – […]
Join the Merchants and Citizens of Hardwick to celebrate First Friday in Hardwick on July 6, 2012 from 5 to 10pm. Extended Merchant Hours & Street Vendors, Sales & Specials, Food & Beverages, Live Music at the art park, Activities for Kids and the Entire Family! For further information, see https://www.facebook.com/FirstFridayInHardwick Participants include: Claire’s Restaurant & […]
Happy Independence Day! The Funky Fourth celebrations are planned for tomorrow, July 7. The annual parade will occur at 10am, running from Country Club Road to the Town Hall, along Breezy Avenue and Wilson Street. Traffic will be suspended along this path during the parade. Parade participants will line up on Country Club Road, […]
As of June 30, Greensboro has rescinded the boil water request. Local reservoir levels are adequate, and there is no need to boil town water. As always, please conserve water.
As always, Circus Smirkus kicks off their season in Greensboro – this year on July 1, 2012, with a 1:00pm and 6:00pm show – and will end its tour on August 18 and 19 with shows at 1:00pm and 6:00pm both days. All performances are at the Circus Barn on Circus Road (off Craftsbury […]
The town of Greensboro has issued a boil order for local water users. Residents on town water should boil tap water before drinking as of June 21, 2012. This order is in effect until further notice. Further updates will be posted at Willey’s. Water levels in the Town reservoir have been declining during June […]
The Cast of The Sound of Music, presented by The Greensboro Arts Alliance and Residency, has been announced. The production will be July 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 in Greensboro at the Performance Tent behind Lakeview Inn. The Cast is headlined by Marla Schaffel, who played the title role of Jane Eyre on Broadway, garnering a […]
The Greensboro Historical Society’s 37th annual Newsletter has been distributed, and the offerings for this summer are varied and interesting. Among the scheduled programs are lectures on The Greensboro Fire Department – the first hundred years (July 9), The very First Vermonters – The Early Abenaki (August 13), and a two part seminar Vermont in […]
Looking for something to do with the children this summer in Greensboro? Check out the following organizations, who are all offering programs. There are storyhours, weekly camp programs, golf and tennis lessons, art programs, music, swimming and others. The Greensboro Association Swimming Lessons https://greensboroassociation.org/2012-swim-program/ Wonder and Wisdom https://wonderwisdom.org/programs/summer-journeys/ The Greensboro Historical Society summer exhibition “Scenes […]
The highly successful swim program at Caspian Lake returns! There will be two consecutive one-week sessions for children of all abilities July 9 – 20 at the Caspian Lake Public Beach taught by American Red Cross Certified Water Safety Instructors. Classes will be held at 10:00-10:45 am and 11:00-11:45am. Pupils must be at least 4 […]
By Judy Dales As summer approaches, our small village braces itself for the frenetic pace of the summer months and the ratcheting up of all activities–recreational, communal, social and familial. We look forward to the return of our summer residents, resumption of the many diverse summer events, and the reopening of The Miller’s Thumb Gallery. […]
The 40th Anniversary of the Barr Hill Nature Preserve is being celebrated on July 22. The Preserve was established in December 2011, and is owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy of Vermont. Barr Hill, which was immortalised in Wallace Stegner’s book Crossing to Safety, was donated to the Conservancy in 1972. As the highest point […]
