| | Today's Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind around 7 mph. | | | | | Due to my wife Ulla's passing, I'll be guiding walk-throughs of our home so local folks can buy or take. Xmas decorations, galore. Glassware, china, carpets, storage boxes tools, and more. Gray cape cottage with Ulla's handmade garden: can't miss it in the Hortonville flats.
Hours: T-Th Aug 19-21: 4-6. Sun Aug 24:12-4…T-Th Aug 26-28: 4-6. Sun Aug 31:12-4
2491 Shunpike Road, Mount Holly ( next to the yellow house)
S.yaskell@ hotmail.com. Ulla.yaskell@hotmail.com | | | | |
Maple Monday! Hello Monday. It's the start of a new week and time to share a new recipe with all of you. The recipe this week will be a perfect addition to your holiday dessert table. It's never too early to get ideas in place is it?! I'm going to add this to my list of desserts and hope you will too. Maple Pecan Pie Bars. A shortbread type crust with a yummy maple pecan filling. Sounds absolutely delicious, doesn't it?! And why wait for the holidays. I think this dessert would be just fine any day of the week. Our website is always open for your shopping convenience. Shop anytime day or night. Bring a taste of our Vermont maple into your home. You shop, we'll ship!
| | | | Plew Farm 1966 Healdville Rd, Mount Holly, VT 05758 | | Farm stand open Wednesdays through Sundays from 12:00 - 5:00. 802-259-2250 |
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| | Today's Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 3 mph. | | | | | Remember: Saturday 8/16 Movie Night at the Library. "Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark" 7 pm in the library.
Joe Galbraith, Library Director
Mount Holly Town Library
26 Maple Hill Road
Belmont, VT 05730
802.259.3707 | | | | | Crowley Cheese is looking for weekend help running the retail store.
Hours are 10-5 on Saturday and 11-5 on Sunday. If you are interested,
call 802-259-2340 and ask for Galen. He can give you all the
particulars, | | | | | The American Red Cross will hold a BLOOD DRIVE on
Monday, September 15
12:00 - 5:00 pm at the Ludlow American Legion
Call 100-RED-CROSS to make an appointment
PLEASE GIVE BLOOD | | | | |
WESTON THEATER COMPANY PRESENTS THE REGIONAL PREMIERE OF A DISTINCT SOCIETY WESTON, VT (Aug 5, 2025) - Weston Theater Company takes audiences on a moving journey about love, migration, and finding home in A Distinct Society, playing from August 20 to August 31 at Walker Farm. Set in the unique Haskell Free Library—a real-life building that straddles the US-Canada border between Vermont and Quebec—A DISTINCT SOCIETY follows an Iranian father and daughter who use the library's peculiar geography to visit each other across international lines. As their story unfolds, the quiet lives of the library's patrons and staff are stirred, revealing the many ways that family, love, art, and politics can both divide and unite us.
The play is written by Kareem Fahmy, a NYC-based director, playwright, and screenwriter, who also directs Weston's regional premiere. Fahmy is a NYC-based playwright and director from Sherbrooke, Quebec. Along with A Distinct Society, his plays American Fast (winner of the Woodward/Newman Award) and Dodi & Diana have been produced nationwide. Other plays include Riparian States, Fountains of Youth, Pareidolia, The In-Between, and an adaptation of the acclaimed novel The Yacoubian Building.
Says Fahmy, "Bringing A Distinct Society to Weston Theater Company is a thrill and an honor that's been years in the making. I was born and raised just on the other side of the Vermont border in southern Quebec, and I wrote this story to celebrate the beautiful and historic relationship between the U.S and Canada, symbolized by the Haskell Free Library and Opera House. To share the play, and its heartfelt tale of connection, with Vermont audiences feels so vital right now when there is so much strife and division in the world. I can't wait to welcome Vermonters to the Haskell on Weston Theater's Walker Farm stage."
The show introduces Barzin Akhavan (Broadway credits include Network and The Kite Runner, among a host of other Off-Broadway, regional, film, and TV credits) playing Peyman, to the Weston stage. Jason Bowen (Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, Off-Broadway: Goddess at The Public Theater and Half-God of Rainfall at NYTW/A.R.T., among others) plays Bruce Laird, and Daniel Clark (co-originator of his role in the Co-World Premiere of A Distinct Society and most recently seen in I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts) plays Declan Sheehan. Polly Lee (select regional: La Jolla and Lincoln Center; select TV/Film: "Succession" and "Law & Order") joins the cast as Manon. Hailing from the West Coast is Fatemeh Mehraban (recent works including Working for Crumbs at B Street Theatre, Oriental at re:Orient: Golden Thread, and English at Capital Stage)
Fresh off of Weston's production of White Christmas, Felicity Stiverson (13 Weston productions, with other recent regional credits including Buddy (Cape Playhouse), Waitress (The Engeman Theater), and The Anonymous Lover (Opera Philadelphia) returns to choreograph. Emily Nacrissa Griffith (with experience working on over 50 regional productions and two seasons of Sundance's Summer Theatre) joins the team as Production Stage Manager. Multi-hyphenate Alexander Woodward (at Weston: Oklahoma! and Two Trains Running, Broadway: The Sound Inside and Their Eyes Were Watching God) returns to Weston as the Scenic Designer. Herin Kaputkin (recent credits include Little Women at Geva Theatre, Prelude to a Kiss at Milwaukee Rep, Twelfth Night at Shakespeare on the Vine) joins the creative team as Costume Designer. Minjoo Kim (credits include The Far Country at Berkeley Repertory, The Comeuppance at Wilma Theatre, and The Twelfth Night at the Folger Theatre, among others) is the production's Lighting Designer, and composer Mark Van Here (production audio for Singe Street, Slave Play, and What the Constitution Means to Me at New York Theatre Workshop, among other credits) is the Sound Designer. Ana Radulescu (founding company member of Clumsy Theatre Company, with select credits from Sanguine Theatre Company, and Rhinoleap Productions) is the Assistant Director, and Barbara Rubin (Broadway: The Road to Mecca, Off-Broadway: minor•ity, Irishtown, and The Mulberry Tree, among theatre, film, and TV credits) is the Dialect Coach. With over 500 film and theatre credits, Michael Cassara, CSA, casts the show.
Discounts are available for Vermont residents. Tickets are available online and by calling the Weston Box Office at 802-824-5288.
Following A Distinct Society, laugh along to a modern twist on Shakespeare in the premiere of The Twelfth Night Show.
Weston Theater Company builds on and enhances the unique assets of its Vermont village campus to produce a diverse, entertaining, and challenging season of live professional theater and high-impact events; enrich the theater-going experience with education and outreach programs for all ages; and make significant contributions to the American theater through training programs, play development, and retreats. It is a non-profit organization supported by an ever-growing family of individuals and organizations who believe in the impact the performing arts make on its community. Learn more at westontheater.org
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| | Today's Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 3 mph. | | | | |
Summer Reading at The Library The Summer Reading Program theme for Vermont public libraries this year is Color Our World. The theme reflects the idea that art "has the power to transform, uplift, and connect us. It allows us to see the world through different lenses, fostering empathy and understanding. The theme encourages libraries to embrace the beauty of art in all its forms, creating a colorful tapestry of experiences for everyone." On Saturday, August 16 at 10:30 a.m. the Mt. Holly Library will celebrate its summer reading for kids with a workshop led by art teacher Casey Junker Bailey. Casey will introduce children to the colorful world of Henri Matisse as they make a series of bold collages inspired by the book Henri's Scissors. The program is free of charge and appropriate for all ages. For more information, contact the Library at (802) 259-3707 or mthollylibrary@gmail.com
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🚨🌊🦆 Get Ready, Neighbors! The Annual Ludlow Rotary Duck Race is THIS SATURDAY! 🦆🌊🚨 Join us for a splashing good time this Saturday, August 16th, at 12 Noon for the Ludlow Rotary Club's Annual Duck Race! This isn't just a fun spectacle; it's a vital fundraiser for our amazing Mount Holly Fire Department, who desperately need over $4,000 for new hoses for their essential equipment! Let's help them stay safe and be prepared to protect our community! Here's how you can make a splash and support a great cause: Adopt your duck online: Visit www.ludlowrotaryclub.com to secure your lucky duck today! In-person duck adoption: Stop by M&T Bank, Benson's Chevrolet, or Mary Davis Real Estate in Ludlow. Or the Mount Holly Fire Department has tickets available! Race Day Ducks! Can't get a duck beforehand? No problem! We'll be selling ducks at the Rotary Clock (Elm/Main Street) in Ludlow from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Saturday morning. Duck Prices: Just $5 for one duck! Grab a Quack Pack for $20 (that's multiple ducks for more chances to win!) The Big Race Details: Ducks launch at 12 Noon sharp from the Depot Street Bridge! Witness the thrilling finish from Walker Bridge and see who catches the winning ducks! Come out, enjoy the excitement, and help us support the brave volunteers of the Mount Holly Fire Department. Every duck purchased makes a difference! Call Kim Lampert at 802-259-3877 if any questions – or to purchase tickets! See you Saturday for the quack-tastic race! 🦆🏆🚒
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Come join us for a showing of the award-winning documentary "From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America" at the Mount Holly Library and Community Center on Saturday August 23 from 2-3:30pm This short (20 minute) documentary describes natural burial and its benefits through stories from the people who worked to make it legal in Vermont, and the stories of people whose experiences have shown the ways it can help come to terms with the loss of a loved one and with one's own mortality. The documentary will be followed by a Q&A session led by Jim Hogle the President and Communications and Outreach Coordinator of the Vermont Forest Cemetery. About the Vermont Forest Cemetery The Vermont Forest Cemetery, founded in October of 2023, is the first cemetery in Vermont that is devoted entirely to natural burial. The cemetery is located on 56 acres of mixed hardwood forest in the Green Mountains above Roxbury, Vermont. The cemetery encourages families and friends to participate directly in the burial process if they wish allowing them to perform a final act of love for their loved one that helps deal with the grief of loss and with saying goodbye. It seeks to honor and preserve the stories of the people who are buried there, and to create a space where people can create art, engage in learning and research about natural burial and the forest itself, help conserve and restore the forest, or come and walk the trails to observe the birds and animals who live there, learn about the plants and geology, meditate, or just take a contemplative walk on the trails. We provide a regular schedule of guided tours in spring, summer, and fall. The cemetery is open to the public from dawn to dusk every day and we encourage to visit on their own at any time. You can learn more about the Vermont Forest Cemetery at our website: www.cemetery.eco
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