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Festival on the Green 2025 – Part 2

Jul 24, 2025 | Photos of the Week

THE CURTAIN HAS come down on this year’s Festival on the Green, but the memories made during the seven-day entertainment extravaganza will endure. Here, Ali McGuirk belts out a tune. Independent photo/Steve James
Barbara Paulson and Dan Baginski of No Strings Marionettes pull the strings during a puppet performance during Festival on the Green. Independent photo/Steve James
GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER, dancer and percussionist Dobet Gnahoré from the African nation of Ivory Coast slows down briefly during her energy-filled performance at last Thursday’s Festival on the Green to sing one of the many unique compositions. Independent photo/Steve James

MIDDLEBURY NATIVES MARK Daly, middle left, and Jer Coons, middle right, front the rockin’ jam band Madaila during a well-received performance during Friday’s Festival on the Green in Middlebury. Independent photo/ John S. McCright
MIDDLEBURY NATIVE JER Coons and the band Madaila give a powerful performance during the Friday, July 18, session of the Festival on the Green in downtown Middlebury. Crowds filled the tent next to St. Stephen’s Church and much of the surrounding town green. Independent photo/John S. McCright
Madaila founder Mark Daly crouches for a guitar solo during Festival on the Green. Independent photo/John S. McCright

Members of the dynamic Americana band Buffalo Rose harmonize during their Friday performance. Independent photo/John S. McCright
11-year-old Mari Voorhees of Middlebury (on right) is astonished to see the puppet show while her friend August is simply impressed. Independent photo/Steve James
Mari Voorhees of Middlebury (on left) and Zoe Anderson of Addison love the puppet show at Festival on the Green. Independent photo/Steve James

Mathieu Gerhardt and Gaëlle Hispard of the Mathis Anderson Trio get folksy at Festival on the Green. Independent photo/Steve James
Lincoln magician Tom Verner mesmerizes 7-year-old Louva Baker-Medard with string tricks. Independent photo/Steve James
Can magician Tom Verner really do that?

MAGICIAN TOM VERNER and his mime partner “Miss La Fleur” (aka his spouse, noted artist Janet Fredericks), regale the crowd during the Thursday, July 17, Brown Bag Lunch at Middlebury’s Festival on the Green. Verner and Fredericks, who live in Lincoln, are also noted for their considerable contributions through Magicians Without Borders. Independent photo/Steve James

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After a dozen years of publishing Vermont Sports M
After a dozen years of publishing Vermont Sports Magazine, Addison Press Inc. has sold the publication and its digital properties to Adirondack Sports & Fitness LLC of Clifton Park, N.Y.

Adirondack Sports & Fitness, owned by Darryl and Mona Caron, publishes Upstate Sports (formerly Adirondack Sports) magazine monthly, and hosts two large outdoor recreational sports and travel shows — the Summer Expo in March and the Winter Expo in October — in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The company has been around for 26 years.

“We’re happy Vermont Sports will continue to thrive under this new leadership,” said former owner and co-publisher Angelo Lynn. “It’s a good marriage to join the recreational activities of upstate New York with those of Vermont and New England.”

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Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Otter Valley Union High School, Ethan D.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


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Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Mt. Abraham Union High School, Paige G.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


A free chamber music concert in a wine bar sounds
A free chamber music concert in a wine bar sounds pretty nice, right? That's what’s on tap for this Saturday, when Duo Dulce, a violin and cello duet featuring Laura Markowitz and John Dunlop, performs at 10 Green Street Wine Bar in Vergennes. The performance is part of the Vergennes Opera House’s “Off Stage” Series, which features performances in venues around Vergennes while the opera house is under construction. Read more at our link in bio. 🎻🎶


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You could win a prize from Middlebury Agway, ECHO, Little Pressroom, Simon Says, or Sparrow Art Supply 🎨

Visit addisonindependent.com/contests for a printable coloring page.


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Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Addison Northwest School District, Kyan B.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC . Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


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Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Middlebury Union High School Vermont, Esra A.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Happy New Year! Crowds went to the Rec Park in Mid
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Whether he’s got a pencil or a musical instrument
Whether he’s got a pencil or a musical instrument in hand, Reagh Greenleaf Jr. likes to blend the old with the new through the art that he creates. Greenleaf is the artist behind RambleTree, a Celtic art and apparel business based in Bristol. The brand shares a name with the Irish-Americana jam band Greenleaf co-founded in 2014, which also draws from Celtic material along with other inspirations. 

The two ventures are distinct but connected, and both allow Greenleaf to blend his work as an artist and musician with his interests in his Irish heritage and Celtic art and music. Through both endeavors, he looks to bring something new to the musical and artistic traditions he’s been inspired by. 

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Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Mt. Abraham Union High School, Lila B.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Otter Valley Union High School, Drake F.! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.


Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week
Congratulations to this week's Student of the Week from Addison Northwest School District, Ellie! 

This year, every Student of the Week will receive $25 in local currency, thanks to the generosity of Full Circle Building and Remodeling LLC. Student of the Week is also made possible by the following advertiser support: Bristol Beverage, Business Telephone Systems, Friend Construction, Full Circle Building and Remodeling, J.W. & D.E. Ryan, Jackman Fuels, Inc., Jackman's of Bristol, Johnson Law Group, and Rainbow Pediatrics.



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