Upper Valley Connections
Issue No. 21 · August 27, 2026
Summer’s easing into its last stretch along the river -- the light’s already got that early-September slant to it, and Main Streets around the Valley picked up a familiar rhythm this week now that school’s back in session. This issue keeps things simple: live music, a few good reasons to get out on a weeknight, and a full slate of farmers markets.
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Two small markers of the season this week. Local schools started back up this week, which means earlier evenings, school-zone traffic, and that particular late-August rhythm returning to Main Streets around the Valley. And the free Lake Morey Summer Concert Series wraps its run tonight with Muscadine Bloodline at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee -- gates at 6pm, music at 8.
Tonight: Lake Morey Summer Concert Series closes out the season with Muscadine Bloodline at Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee, VT. Free admission, gates at 6pm, music at 8. Bring a chair.
This week’s highlights include a quilt exhibit at Billings Farm, AVA Gallery’s 10x10 benefit, Sawtooth Kitchen’s weekend karaoke and dance nights, a hair-styling workshop for dads in Hanover, and a local book launch in Woodstock -- plus a full week of farmers markets.
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All eight of the season’s markets are still running -- Lebanon, Hartland, Norwich, Mt Tom, Canaan, Honey Field Farm, West Hartford Library, and Market on the Green in Woodstock.
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