Smokey Newfield at Grand Isle State Park
Join the eclectic mix of covers from the Smokey Newfield Project. From folk to rock to country to pop, this show is sure to delight all ages!
Concert free with park entry. Meets at the park shelter.
Smokey Newfield at D.A.R. State Park
Join the eclectic mix of covers from the Smokey Newfield Project. From folk to rock to country to pop, this show is sure to delight all ages!
Concert free with park entry. Meets at the park shelter.
Hard Scrabble Concert at Button Bay State Park
Join Hard Scrabble, a Vermont-based acoustic band, that plays a blend of bluegrass, blues, and acoustic covers for a concert at Button Bay State Park. Meets at the shelter. Concert free with park entry.
Bird Walk with Sue Wetmore at Lake St. Catherine State Park
Join Rutland County Audubon board member Sue Wetmore as we search for birds that nest in the park. Bird enthusiasts of all walks of life are invited, however, we ask that participants be at least 8 years of age for full enjoyment of the walk.
Bird Walk with Sue Wetmore at Emerald Lake State Park
Join Rutland County Audubon board member Sue Wetmore as we search for birds that nest in the park. Bird enthusiasts of all walks of life are invited, however, we ask that participants be at least 8 years of age for full enjoyment of the walk.
Woodbury Broadband Concert at Stillwater State Park
The Woodbury Broad Band are a vocal and instrumental group from Woodbury and surrounding towns who perform a selection of classic rock, country and folk songs that appeal to all ages.
Event free with camping fees. Performance at the shelter.
Words in the Woods with Major Jackson
Our seasonal “Words in the Woods” program allows Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors.
This year, we look forward to joining five Vermont poets in-person at different Vermont State Parks. Join us in celebrating our 50th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Vermont State Parks by registering for a program today!
Thank you for the support of the Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council.
Join us for a morning of poetry with Major Jackson. Vermont Humanities will cover the entry fee for the park, so feel free to explore the wilderness after the event.
Major Jackson is the author of six books of poetry, including Leaving Saturn (2002), which won the Cave Canem Poetry Prize for a first book of poems. He has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Writers’ Award, and has been honored by the Pew Fellowship in the Arts and the Witter Bynner Foundation in conjunction with the Library of Congress. He has published poems and essays in American Poetry Review, The New Yorker, Orion Magazine, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Poetry, Poetry London, and World Literature Today. Major Jackson lives in Nashville, Tennessee where he is the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University.
Registration
Entrance to the park will be covered by Vermont Humanities. Please register in advance to attend this in-person program. Families camping at or otherwise visiting the parks will be able to join the presentations without advance registration.
Register to attend this event.
Accessibility
This is an accessible event. It takes place in a pavilion located a short distance from a parking lot, along a paved road. Please contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services.
To request a specific accommodation for this event please contact us by Friday, July 26.
Park Address
855 Coolidge State Park Road
Plymouth, VT 05056
Alison Prine: Words in the Woods
Our seasonal “Words in the Woods” program allows Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors.
This year, we look forward to joining five Vermont poets in-person at different Vermont State Parks. Join us in celebrating our 50th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Vermont State Parks by registering for a program today!
Thank you for the support of the Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council.
Join us for a morning of poetry with Alison Prine. Vermont Humanities will cover the entry fee for the park, so feel free to explore the wilderness after the event.
Alison Prine’s latest collection of poems, LOSS AND ITS ANTONYM (Headmistress Press, 2024), won the 2023 Sappho’s Prize in Poetry and was published this March. Her debut poetry collection, STEEL (Cider Press Review, 2016), was named a finalist for the 2017 Vermont Book Award. Her poems have appeared in Ploughshares, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Five Points, Harvard Review, Prairie Schooner, and others. She lives and works in Burlington, Vermont. Visit her at alisonprine.com.
Registration
Entrance to the park will be covered by Vermont Humanities. Please register in advance to attend this in-person program. Families camping at or otherwise visiting the parks will be able to join the presentations without advance registration.
Register to attend this event.
Accessibility
This is an accessible event. It takes place in a pavilion located a short distance from a parking lot, along a paved road. Please contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services.
To request a specific accommodation for this event please contact us by Friday, Friday, July 5th.
Park Address
5425 Humphreys' Rd.
Charlotte, VT 05445
Verandah Porche: Words in the Woods
Our seasonal “Words in the Woods” program allows Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors.
This year, we look forward to joining five Vermont poets in-person at different Vermont State Parks. Join us in celebrating our 50th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Vermont State Parks by registering for a program today!
Thank you for the support of the Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council.
Join us for a morning of poetry with Verandah Porche. Vermont Humanities will cover the entry fee for the park, so feel free to explore the wilderness after the event.
Verandah Porche works as a poet-in-residence, performer, and writing partner. Based in rural Vermont on the notable commune Total Loss Farm, since 1968, she has published Sudden Eden (Verdant Books), The Body’s Symmetry (Harper and Row) and Glancing Off (See Through Books). She has read her work on NPR stations, in the Vermont State House, and at the John Simon Guggenheim Museum. Verandah creates poems for moments and milestones. Commissions include the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust, and many poems for personal Celebrations. See additional poems on her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/verandah.porche.
Registration
Entrance to the park will be covered by Vermont Humanities. Please register in advance to attend this in-person program. Families camping at or otherwise visiting the parks will be able to join the presentations without advance registration.
Register to attend this event.
Accessibility
This is an accessible event. It takes place in a pavilion located a short distance from a parking lot, along a paved road. Please contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services.
To request a specific accommodation for this event please contact us by Friday, June 28th.
Park Address
705 Vermont 9
Wilmington, VT 05363