Calendar

Benefit Concert: 8 p.m., Memorial Hall, Main Street, Wilmington. "Concert to Rebuild Dot’s" with Jon Pousette Dart and Aztec Two-Step. Cost: $25, $30 at the door. $100 premium seating includes dinner with artists. Benefit for the Wilmington Fund. Information: www.thewilmingtonfundvt.org. Theater

Staged Reading: 7:30 p.m., Actors Theatre, corner of Brook and Main streets, West Chesterfield, N.H. Jon Robin Baitz’ "The Substance of Fire." Generations clash and children plan a hostile takeover of their father’s publishing business. All tickets $6. No reservations required. Information: www.actors-theatre.info; actorstheatre2@gmail.com.

Kids

Dream Catcher Workshop: 10 a.m. Moore Free Library, Newfane. Free workshop for all ages in celebration of the Summer Reading Program "Dream Big- Read." Led by artists Caryn King and Kim Colligan. Materials provided. Information: Meris Morrison, Librarian, 802365-7948.

Retreat Farm Petting Farm: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 350 Linden St., Brattleboro, on Route 30. Visit animals, rain or shine. Costs: Age 2-11, $5; age 12 and older, $6; under 2 years free. Information: 802-257-2240 or info@theretreatfarm.com.

Windham County Activities for Youth: See the Youth Services’ H.E.Y.! Help Empower Youth! guide to after school and other activities and programs at www.HelpEmpowerYouth.com.

Outdoors/Recreation

Trap Practice: 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Sportsmen’s Inc., Creamery Road, Guilford. Every Saturday. Information: 802-579-1587.

Swimming: Living Memorial Park, Brattleboro. 1-4 p.m., General swim. 4-8 p.m., Family swim and teens. Information: Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Dept., 802-254-5808.

Meals

Salad Buffet Dinner: 5-6:30 p.m., First Congregational Church, 36 Main St., Hinsdale, N.H. All you can eat, $5. Information: 603-336-7020.

Museums

Historic House Tour: 9 a.m., meet at Newton House, South Road, Marlboro. Led by Forrest Holzapfel. Part of Marlboro Historical Society’s summer program. Information: 802-258-2568.

Guilford Historical Society Museum: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Guilford Center Road, Guilford. New exhibit featuring Civil War memorabilia. No charge. Open Tuesdays and Saturdays and by appointment, 802-257-0147.

Tasha Tudor Museum: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 974 Western Ave., West Brattleboro. New exhibit featuring dresses from Tasha Tudor’s historic costume collection. Members free; adults, $5; seniors over 65, $3; ages 6-12, $3; under 6 free. Info: www.tashatudormuseum.org.

Marlboro Historical Society: Noon-3 p.m., Marlboro Historical Society, Newton House, South Road, Marlboro. Information: 802-254-9736.

Windham County Museum: Noon-5 p.m., Route 30, Newfane. Special exhibit: Diorama of the West River Railroad by artisan Doug Cox. Ongoing exhibits: Civil War collection and battlefield souvenirs, early Vermont furniture, textiles, and portraits, the story of the highwayman, Thunderbolt, early 20th century Windham County photographs. Free admission. Open Wed., Sat. and Sun.

Brooks Memorial Library: 224 Main St., Brattleboro. Check out free museum passes to local area museums: Eric Carle, MASS Mocha, Springfield, Shelburne, Norman Rockwell, Bennington, etc. Reserve online at www.brooks.lib.vt.us, click on "Museum Passes" button. Information: 802-254-5290.

Miscellaneous

Flea Market and Food Sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Bellows Falls Area Senior Center, in the Center’s Barn, 18 Tuttle St. Many items to choose from.

Brattleboro Farmers’ Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Western Avenue, Route 9, next to Creamery Bridge. Rain or shine. Over 50 juried vendors. Globe-spanning cuisine, artful crafts, and local agriculture; spring greens, wild foods, plant starts, preserves, meats, cheese, wine and more. EBT and debit welcome. Frequent Walker/Biker Program. Information: 802-254-8885, brattleborofarmersmarket.com.

11th Annual Garden Tour: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., in Westminster. Featured garden: Gordon and Mary Hayward. Other gardens: Cyndy Fine, John Medieros and Catherine Cadieux, Lonnie and Obe Lisai, and Kathy Leo. Refreshments. Live music. Tickets $15 per person, $25 for two. Tickets, directions, and maps at Westminster Institute, Route 5; and Hayward Gardens, Westminster West on day of tour. Benefit for Westminster Cares. Information: 802-722-3607. Also Sunday, noon-3 p.m.

Beekeeping Workshop: 1-3:30 p.m., at 18 MacLean Road, Alstead, N.H. Led by Charles Andros, former N.H./Vt. Apiary Inspector. Look for the "Bee" sign on the south side of Walpole Valley Road. Topics: Taking off and extracting honey, wax processing, treatment of mites and foulbrood, and making propolis tincture. Bring a veil and chair. Inside if raining. Registration: lindenap@gmail.com or 603-756-9056.

Cruise Night: 5 p.m.-dusk, Staples parking lot, Putney Road, Brattleboro. Now & Then Vehicle Club’s. All antique or classic cars, trucks, or motorcycles welcome. All welcome. Door prizes, raffles, music, conversation. Every Saturday night until Columbus Day weekend. Information: 802-257-3053.

Ongoing Events

Thrift Shop: 9 a.m.-noon, Wed. and Sat., second floor, above, West Townshend Post Office, Route 30, West Townshend. Sponsored by The West River Community Project. Community closet with large selection of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, footwear; and toys.

Worn Again Thrift Shop: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., St. Edmund’s Catholic Church, Main Street, Saxtons River. Clothing, costume jewelry, footwear, housewares, books, some gift items and more. Some free items. Sponsored by West River Missions. Open Wed., Fri. and Sat.

Food Shelf Open: 9-10 a.m., Putney Community Center, Christian Square, Putney. Information or to donate: 802-387-8551.

Overeaters Anonymous: 9:30-10:30 a.m., Turning Point of Windham County, 112 Hardwood Way, Brattleboro. Information: 802-257-5600.

Hospice Thrift Shop: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Experienced Goods Thrift Shop for Brattleboro Area Hospice, 77 Flat St., Brattleboro. Selling quality clothing, books, housewares, furniture and more. Seeking donations, 802-254-5200.

Al-Anon Meeting: 3-4 p.m., Brew Berry Conference Center #1, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, 17 Belmont Ave., Brattleboro. New location.

Alateen Meeting: 3-4 p.m., Brew Berry Conference Room 2, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, 17 Belmont Ave., Brattleboro. New location.

Narcotics Anonymous: 6:30-8 p.m., Turning Point of Windham County, 112 Hardwood Way, Brattleboro. Friends of Jimmy K. Step meeting. Open to all. Information: 802-257-5600.

Easy Does It: 8:30-9:40 p.m., Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Brew Barry Conference Center 2. Information: 802-257-5801.

AA Hotline: Toll free, 1-877-851-0181.

BCTV

Brattleboro Channel 8: 7 a.m., Grill Dog Presents: Mexico; 7:30 a.m., Liberty TV; 8 a.m., Brattleboro Citizens Breakfast; 8:40 a.m., American Democracy TV: The Citizen; 9 a.m., For the Animals: Dog Mountain Remembrance Day; 9:30 a.m., Rep. Bernard Sanders at All Souls Church in Brattleboro; 11:25 a.m., Paneurythmy: The Dance of Life; 11:40 a.m., Secret of the Seasons; 12 p.m., Marker Ceremony, Vernon’s Unknown Soldier; 12:50 p.m., Brattleboro Citizens Breakfast; 1:30 p.m., The Road to Recovery: Families are the Frontline; 2:30 p.m., 3 Mile, Chernobyl, Fukushima: What’s the Link?; 3:14 p.m., Equal Pay Conference, Welcoming Remarks; 4:05 p.m., Daniel Ellsberg at the Latchis Theater: March 29, 2012; 5:10 p.m., VTrans Weekly, On The Road; 5:30 p.m., Grill Dog Presents: Mexico; 6 p.m., Al Jazeera News; 6:30 p.m., Division 1 Softball Semifinals: Brattleboro at BFA; 8:06 p.m., Music-COMP Opus 24; 8:15 p.m., Weston Playhouse Recovers- And the Show Must Go On; 8:30 p.m., Rep. Bernard Sanders at All Souls Church in Brattleboro; 10:30 p.m., Write the Book: Julia Alvarez; 11 p.m., Gay USA.

Brattleboro Channel 10: 10 a.m., 5:45 Live: Reloaded; 11:40 a.m., Dummerston Selectboard Mtg.; 12:15 p.m., Rep. Bernard Sanders at All Souls Church in Brattleboro; 2:10 p.m., 2012 Leland & Gray Graduation; 8 p.m., Brattleboro Goes Fourth Parade: 2012; 9:45 p.m., Dummerston Selectboard Mtg.

Sunday

Music/Dance

Dance and Fitness Classes: Luminz Studio, 74 Cotton Mill Hill, No. 346, Third Floor, Brattleboro. For adults and children. Sundays: Yoga, 10-11:15; Flamenco, 11:30-1. Information: www.luminzstudio.com.

Shape Note Singing: 3-5:30 p.m., Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St., Brattleboro. All ages welcome to sing. Listeners and beginners welcome, too. Potluck snack to be shared. Free. Information: Peter Amidon, 802-257-1006 or peter@amidonmusic.com; or Matt Wojcik, 802-246-1008 or mwojcik@earthlink.net.

Guitar Concert: 4 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 161 Western Ave., Brattleboro. "500 Years of Music for Guitar" with guitarist/composer Peter Griggs of New York City. Music by Gaspar Sanz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Bartolome Calatuyud, and more. Freewill offering. Information: 802-254-4220 or visit www.trinitybrattleboro.org.

Grafton Cornet Band: 5:30 p.m., on the Common, Main Street, Route 121, Grafton. Bring lawn chairs or blanket for hour-long concert of familiar upbeat music. Free, donations welcome. Information: 802-387-4145 or www.graftonband.org.

Concert on the Green: 6:30-8 p.m., Walpole, N.H. Keene (N.H.) American Legion Band performs. Bring blanket or lawn chair. Rain or shine. Free. Sponsored by the Savings Bank of Walpole.

Kids

Retreat Farm Petting Farm: Noon-4 p.m., 350 Linden St., Brattleboro, on Route 30. Visit animals, rain or shine. Costs: Age 2-11, $5; age 12 and older, $6; under 2 years free. Information: 802-257-2240 or info@theretreatfarm.com.

Teen Get-Together: 6:30 p.m., Bethel Chapel, 28 Birge St., Brattleboro. High School/Teen Group for grades 7-12 and for young adults up to 20 years old. Information: 802-254-6687.

Museums

Windham County Museum: Noon-5 p.m., Route 30, Newfane. Special exhibit: Diorama of the West River Railroad by artisan Doug Cox. Ongoing exhibits: Civil War collection and battlefield souvenirs, early Vermont furniture, textiles, and portraits, the story of the highwayman, Thunderbolt, early 20th century Windham County photographs. Free admission. Open Wed., Sat. and Sun.

Vernon Museum: 2-4 p.m., Vernon Museum, Route 142, South Vernon. Three rooms with original schoolroom, farmhouse kitchen and tool room, contains many Vernon pictures and memorabilia. Open Sundays through September.

Westminster Museum: 2-4 p.m., Upstairs, Town Hall, Route 5, Westminster. Exhibiting town historic items. Located across from Post Office. Information: 802-387-5778. Open Sundays.

Outdoors/Recreation

Paneurhythmy: 8-9 a.m., Living Memorial Park, Guilford Street, Brattleboro, at the flat area near the top of the hill. Paneurhythmy is a simple sacred circle dance. Each Wednesday and Sunday (weather permitting) until the fall equinox. Free. Information: Rupa Cousins, 802-387-5276.

Bike for Bovines and Ice Cream Day: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Stonewall Farm, 242 Chesterfield Road, Keene, N.H. Register for annual mountain bike race, run by Root 66, at root66raceseries.com. Kids’ race for riders 12 and under at 11 a.m. (Kids’ race is free; helmets required). National Ice Cream Day, tour dairy barn, see micro-pasteurizing plant where ice cream is made. Information: 603-357-7278.

Fern Walk: 9-11 a.m., Beatrice Aiken Conservation Site, on Old Route 5 South, in Putney. Led by Putney fern enthusiasts Ramona Lawrence and Pamela Cubbage. Learn to identify many species of ferns. Meet at 9 a.m. Wear sturdy shoes. Information or directions: 802-387-2338.

Swimming: Living Memorial Park, Brattleboro. 1-4 p.m., General swim. 4-8 p.m., Family swim and teens. Information: Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Dept., 802-254-5808.

Meals

Athens Community Picnic: 1-4 p.m., on the lawn, Athens Brick Meeting House. Music and games for all ages. Hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages and more will be provided by Athens Historic Preservation Society. Bring chairs, and a salad or dessert to share. Cost: $5 per person, $15 for families with children 12 and under. Information: Sherry, 802-869-2141.

Miscellaneous

11th Annual Garden Tour: Noon-3 p.m., in Westminster. Featured garden: Gordon and Mary Hayward. Four other gardens. Refreshments. Live music. Tickets $15 per person, $25 for two. Tickets, directions, and maps at Westminster Institute, Route 5; and Hayward Gardens, Westminster West, on day of tour. Benefit for Westminster Cares. Information: 802-722-3607.

Tour de Fleece: 1:30 p.m., Putney Community Center. Hands-on presentation of working with sheep’s wool. Led by Sadelle Wiltshire and Alison Schantz and friends from the River Spinners Guild. Local shepards welcome to show their fleeces. Information: fyddler@gmail.com.

Ongoing Events

Alcoholics Anonymous: 10-11 a.m., The Stone Church, 210 Main St., Brattleboro. Eye Openers.

Alcoholics Anonymous: 6-7 p.m., Turning Point of Windham County, 112 Hardwood Way, Brattleboro. Back to Life AA program. Information: 802-257-5600.

AA Hotline: Toll free, 1-877-851-0181.

BCTV

Brattleboro Channel 8: 7 a.m., Agape: A Christian Perspective of the Law; 8:30 a.m., Army Newswatch; 9 a.m., Bridge No. 9, meeting in Brattleboro; 11 a.m., The Rhema Word; 11:40 a.m., VTrans Weekly, On The Road; 12 p.m., Athens Community Christian Church; 12:20 p.m., Brattleboro Citizens Breakfast; 1 p.m., Agape: A Christian Perspective of the Law; 2:30 p.m., St. Michael’s Catholic Mass: July 15; 3:30 p.m., Words of Peace: "The Blessing of this Life"; 4 p.m., The Sunday Mass; 4:30 p.m., Nuclear Free Future: Devil’s Tango: How I Learned the Fukushima Step by Step; 5:10 p.m., 3 Mile, Chernobyl, Fukushima: What’s the Link?; 5:52 p.m., Marker Ceremony, Vernon’s Unknown Soldier; 6:40 p.m., VTrans Weekly, On The Road; 7 p.m., St. Michael’s Catholic Mass; 8 p.m., Rally to Support Vermont: Close Vt. Yankee; 10:40 p.m., Secret of the Seasons; 11 p.m., For the Animals: Dog Mountain Remembrance Day; 11:30 p.m., Eckankar: "The Secret Path to Heaven".

Brattleboro Channel 10: 12:25 p.m., Dummerston Selectboard Mtg.; 1 p.m., Vermont State Board of Education; 2:54 p.m., Vermont State Board of Education; 4:30 p.m., Brattleboro Goes Fourth Parade: 2012; 5:50 p.m. Townshend Selectboard Mtg.; 8 p.m., Leland & Gray Graduation: 2012; 10 p.m., Brattleboro Goes Fourth Parade: 2012; 11:20 p.m., Under the Golden Dome.