FAIRLEE — If you’re looking for a socially distanced activity this weekend, consider getting tickets to the annual Cohase Chamber of Commerce Garden Tour.
The tour begins at Fairlee’s town gazebo, located at 75 Town Common Road, and runs from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $20 per person, with children 12 and under free. Proceeds from the annual event benefit the Cohase Chamber of Commerce, which serves the towns of Newbury, Vt.; Bradford, Vt.; Fairlee; Haverhill; Orford; and Piermont. Advanced registration is requested at cohase.org.
“It’s a nice tour around some country roads and beautiful properties,” said Marvin Harrison, one of the event’s organizers. “I think it’s going to be an elective mix of gardens and properties and an opportunity for people to get out when those opportunities have been limited this spring and summer.”
The self-guided tour features five gardens. Organizers request that guests wear masks and practice social distancing. In a typical year, about 100 people turn out.
“It’s a big lily time of the year so it could be a lot of lilies,” Harrison said. “The gardens are so variant that I think people will see a lot of everything, a lot of colors.”
Here’s a look at other events that are taking place in the Upper Valley over the next few days.
■Get an inside look at the groundbreaking ballet company Dance Theatre of Harlem by participating in a YouTube Live discussion from 8-8:30 p.m. with Artistic Director Virginia Johnson and Director of the Dartmouth Dance Ensemble John Heginbotham. hop.dartmouth.edu/events/artist-talk.
■Join a game of pickleball from 6-7:30 p.m. at Maxfield Outdoor Sports Complex, 120 Lesle Drive in White River Junction. Equipment available. $2 for drop-ins, $24 for season pass. hartfordvt.myrec.com.
■Visit the Etna Library to take part in a poetry walk, which is open daily from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. through Aug. 18. Follow the poetry signs from Etna Library parking lot, through Hayes Farm Park, up to the Nan and Allen King Bird Sanctuary. Brochure guides are provided outside the Etna Library door (parking lot side). Poems are selected for both children and adults. Co-sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy. hanovernh.org/etna-library.
■Get your tickets for a 7:30 p.m. online performance of The Homosexuals by Philip Dawkins, which is part of the Chandler Center for the Arts annual Vermont Pride Theater Festival. Talk follows viewing. Tickets are $10. chandler-arts.org.
■The Springfield (Vt.) Area Parent Child Center is hosting a Virtual Duck Race at 10 a.m. Reserve rubber ducks for $5 by Friday at noon at sapcc-vt.org, then tune in on Facebook Live at facebook.com/sapcc to watch the race.
■The 9th Annual Summer Juried Fine Arts and Crafts Fair will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Sunapee Harbor. Masks and sanitizer will be provided by the Center for the Arts, which is hosting the event. centerfortheartsnh.org.
■The Conniption Fits will perform from 5-7:30 p.m. at Railroad Park in Woodsville. Sponsored by the Haverhill Recreation Department. conniptionfits.com.
■Get your tickets for a 7:30 p.m. online performance of Cloudburst by Thom Fitzgerald, which is part of the Chandler Center for the Arts annual Vermont Pride Theater Festival. Talk follows viewing. Tickets are $10. chandler-arts.org.
■Celebrate aerospace during Space Day from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the American Precision Museum in Windsor. The event includes special videos and projects. All ages welcome. Limited quantity of model rockets available, COVID19 precautions in effect. $5-$10, children under 6 free, families $20. americanprecision.org.
Editor’s note: Send Upper Valley-based events to calendar@vnews.com. Liz Sauchelli can be reached at esauchelli@vnews.com or 603-727-3221.
