Shelburne Players and Shelburne Parks and Recreation Department have once again joined forces to put on their annual Summer Musical Theatre Camp for children beginning Monday, Aug. 2 through Friday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Vermont Mozart Festival (VMF) announces the appointment of a new Artistic Director, Gil Shohat, who will succeed VMF founder and Artistic Director Melvin Kaplan in 2011.

The final concert in the Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum series is this Sunday, Aug. 1, with headliner George Thorogood and The Destroyers.

The Fleming Museum is proud to present the work of Vermont artists Francis Colburn (1909-1984) and Ronald Slayton (1910-1992), in celebration of the 100th anniversary of their births.

The Irregulars, a Shelburne based fiddle band of fun-loving young musicians ages 12-15 will perform at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival Saturday, July 31.

Local farmers and food producers will come together to support the Top Chef of the Champlain Valley, an Iron Chef experience to be held at UVM's Davis Center on Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. The event is a benefit for the Meals on Wheels program of the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging (CVAA).

The 37th season of the Vermont Mozart Festival opened on a beautiful July evening at Shelburne Farms on Sunday. Nothing epitomizes a picture-perfect Shelburne night as much as this: Lake Champlain in the background, the Inn at Shelburne Farms in the foreground, a picnic dinner at your side, and the Vermont Mozart Festival filling the air with classical music as the sun goes down.

Performed by 19 local teens, the Flynn Center presents "13," featuring Jason Robert Brown's Tony Award-winning score. Shelburne residents Cole Guerriere, Rosemary Moore, and Lucia Llona join an all-teenager cast in celebrating the triumphs and challenges of the teen years, as told through the life of Evan Goldman, whose world is crumbling beneath his feet.

We arrived early Friday evening at The Bearded Frog for a birthday dinner: Matt's, not mine. We had our pick of tables on the porch, under the thoughtfully placed awning that kept the sun's rays at bay and allowed for a refreshing breeze.

Shelburne Parks and Recreation kicks off its 15th Annual Summer Concert Series on Wed. July 7. The Town is invited to the concert at Shelburne Farms for a relaxing and entertaining evening with friends and family in the courtyard of the Farm Barn.

News traveled fast when the Furthur concert slated for July 5 at Shelburne Museum was cancelled last week. The performance was to be part of the annual Ben and Jerry's Concerts on the Green series put on by Higher Ground.

Bella the bulldog is our Director of Hospitality here at Wind Ridge Publishing, parent company of Shelburne News. She is often seen leisurely strolling around Shelburne, making friends wherever she travels. This summer, benevolent Bella would like to give out some extra Mozart Festival tickets that she has acquired.

Steve and Sarah Clayton are dishing up free lunches in front of the Shelburne Supermarket - weather permitting - every Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m., or as long as supplies last.

Zachary Campbell, former Shelburne resident and CVU graduate, will play in Burlington's Discover Jazz Festival on Saturday, June 12 from 12-1:30 p.m. at the City Hall stage on Church Street. His band's name is Octopus Arnold's Sharktoberfest.

Things, or at least barbeque pits, will be heating up this Saturday when Shelburne's own Jamie Bissonnette of the Dutch Mill Restaurant competes for the title of "Best Darn BBQ." He will be up against pit bosses from Butler's Restaurant at The Essex Spa and Resort and Black Diamond Catering of Lake Elmore.

Two Shelburne artists will grace the Burlington art scene with their work this summer. Their opening receptions are on the First Friday Art Walk on June 4.

The Shelburne Players production of "Born Yesterday" opened this past weekend to enthusiastic audiences. When a character yells, "I'm couther than you!" and the entire audience bursts into laughter, you can count the play a success. When tycoon Harry Brock's former chorus-line girlfriend, Billy Dawn, lets loose with this indignant and flustered response, it seems only fitting when she finally decides to stand up to him.

An exhibit of the photography of Ansel Adams is among new exhibits opening at Shelburne Museum for the 2010 season. "Ansel Adams and Edward Burtynsky: Constructed Landscapes" features over 60 photographs by Ansel Adams, the legendary photographer of the American wilderness.

Vermont Commons School (VCS) and Very Merry Theatre Company presents, "Thoroughly Modern Millie" on April 2 and 3 at the Black Box Theater at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

The Shelburne Players theatre group has been dazzling Shelburne with theatrical talent for the past eight years. Founders and former Shelburne residents Seth Koch and Anne Pardee had a passion for local theatre when they began the group. Although both of these members have moved on, a dedicated group of players have stayed and moved the theatre troupe forward with a variety of plays.

In partnership with the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce and the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, the Shelburne Art Center will host Burlington painter Sage Tucker-Ketchum and the (fiberglass) cow in the Drawing Room Gallery at the Shelburne Art Center (SAC) on Harbor Road on Tuesday March 16 and Thursday March 18.

On Saturday March 13, the Champlain Valley Union gymnasium will open its doors to a unique and dramatic fashion show.

Talent from the Shelburne Community School joins forces with the Rogers and Hammerstein Music Library to bring "Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to the stage Friday and Saturday, March 12-13. Showtime for both performances will be 7:30 p.m.

Rehearsals begin for Shelburne Players spring comedy "Born Yesterday"

When Andrew Knox stood on stage at Higher Ground last week, it was a comfortable enough environment for the Shelburne resident. He was there as one of 50 comedians, all hoping to nail the title of "Comedy Battle Champion." It was a battle he has prepared for since he was in grade school, attending first Mater Christi School, then Rice High School.