Garlic Town, USA, in Bennington, Vermont, can be likened to Willy Wonka’s candy wonderland but with a garlicky twist. Picture this: Over 120 vendors, food trucks, craft producers, bands, kids’ activities, and more, all dedicated to celebrating the divine allium and the…
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By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. This holiday season, Jariya Wannapat, founder and chef of TAAN Cuisine of Siam is giving thanks to her customers and community by donating the gift of Tom Kha soup to the Bennington Empty Bowls fundraiser. “I…
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There’s no place like Brattleboro for the holidays! For its second year, presented by Downtown Brattleboro Alliance & Brattleboro Flea, Market on Main will pop-up at 74 Main Street in Downtown Brattleboro. The 7000 square ft storefront on Main Street, will reawaken…
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By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. At the heart of Bennington’s cultural landscape, the Monument Arts & Cultural Center (MACC) stands as the region’s largest public auditorium and a year-round destination for the arts. With visual arts galleries, workshops, professional theater, traveling…
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Tour the studios, meet the artisans, see demonstrations, and purchase one of a kind gifts directly from them. By Lynn Barrett. PUTNEY — Looking to buy a gift directly from the local artist who made it? The day after Thanksgiving, the studios of…
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The Village Peddler and Village Chocolate Shoppe Offer a Piece of Vermont, Everywhere By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine “Chocolate is an experience… it’s something you feel, and it carries tradition. It can be a taste of childhood or a new experience,”…
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By Kelly Palecek, Vermont Country Magazine. It wasn’t part of the plan. Hope only stepped into Haig’s Bar that night because its name matched her grandfather’s. As a literal tug from her sister dragged her through the door, she was unaware that…
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Public art has a way of shaping our relationship with place—it invites curiosity, sparks conversation, and turns ordinary moments into encounters with something unexpected. In North Bennington, that invitation arrives every summer in the form of welded steel, carved stone, recycled materials,…
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By Gabriel Schatz, Vermont Country Magazine. Fresh bread, fiddle tunes, and tamales under the trees—Saturdays in Brattleboro hit different. From May through October, the Brattleboro Farmers’ Market transforms a quiet park along the Whetstone Brook into a weekly celebration of food, music,…
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By Gabriel Schatz, Vermont Country Magazine. Brattleboro knows how to throw a beer festival. Now in its 16th year, the Brattleboro Brewers Festival is back on Saturday, May 31, 2025, promising a full afternoon of top-shelf craft beer, food, live music, and…
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By Gabriel Schatz, Vermont Country Magazine. In a state where winter lasts half the year, spring demands to be celebrated with extra gusto. And no one is more excited for the return of warm weather than Vermonters. Every Memorial Day weekend, downtown…
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