Below are a few upcoming events coming up in the Burlington Vermont area…
Balé Folclórico da Bahia -- Burlington, VT
January 21, 2011
With explosive energy and rich pageantry, Balé Folclórico da Bahia returns to the Flynn and brings to life the rich culture of Bahia, a region of northern Brazil influenced by African, European, and Native Indian cultures. This troupe of over 30 dancers, musicians, and singers perform Carnival and slave dances, samba, and Capoeira—a thrilling Afro-Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, music, and dance. Location: Flynn Main Stage, 153 Main Street. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $23 - $37. Information: 802-863-5966 or visit www.flynncenter.org
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Vermont Log Home Show
Vermont Green Builders & Energy Conservation Show
Jan. 21-23
Friday 12-7, Saturday 10-7, Sunday 10-5
Adults $8, Seniors $7, Kids 7-14 $4, Under 7 Free
Get the information and find the help you need to build a beautiful log or timber home. Plus, make your new home more energy efficient and reduce environmental impact.
More info: http://www.americasbestshows.com/vermont_log_home_timber_frame_show.shtml
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VSO Presents: Winter Warmth -- Burlington, VT
January 22, 2011
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Series continues in the new year as VSO Music Director Jaime Laredo conducts “Winter Warmth,” a program of three colorful works to banish the mid-winter blues, with selections by Rossini, Beethoven, and more. Flynn Main Stage, 153 Main Street. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $16 and up. Information: 802-863-5966 or visit www.flynncenter.org.
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Burlington Winter Farmers Market
Date: Jan 22
Time: 10am to 2pm
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Price: FREE
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Vermont Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament
Date: Jan 22 Time:
Location: Memorial Auditorium
Price: $11.99-$18
Description: Tickets NOT available through the Flynn box office. Reserved tix in advance..Sold at Mills & Greer starting on Jan 15th are $14 & can also get tix in advance by calling 802-527-2936. Reserved tix at the door are $18 (night of the show) General admission tix sold only at the door are $11.99
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Charles Lloyd Quartet -- Burlington, VT
January 23, 2011
With a long and distinguished playing career, both with his own groups and alongside Don Cherry, Eric Dolphy, and Ornette Coleman, Lloyd’s music takes audiences on journeys that traverse enormous distances. Over nearly four decades, his compositions have punctuated the post-bop period, embraced the traditional music of a host of world cultures, and ciphered the psychedelic ‘60s with avant-garde improvisation. Location: Flynn Main Stage, 153 Main Street. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $22 - $40. Information: 802-863-5966 or visit www.flynncenter.org.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
First Night in Burlington Vermont
This New Year's Eve, celebrate First Night in Burlington Vermont! If you haven't been to a First Night in Burlington yet, keep it in mind this year. Where else can you pay $18 to get into so many, many venues? Okay, a few of the choice concerts at the Flynn Theater added $3 more to the night per person per event but it's laughable how much fun can be had for such a modest outlay.
For a brief history, First Night originated in Boston Massachusetts in 1976 by a small group of artists who sought an alternative way of celebrating New Year's Eve, creating an event where the consumption of alcohol is banned. First Night is an indoor/outdoor artistic and cultural celebration which occurs from afternoon until midnight. The intention of First Night is to celebrate that community's local cultures often showcasing music, dance, art, comedy, parades
and fireworks.
For more information including schedule, list of events, and to buy your buttons go to: First Night Burlington Vermont
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If you are considering buying Burlington Vermont real estate (or surrounding areas), please give me a call on my cell at 802.238.5256 or email me to discuss our real estate market and your options.
For a brief history, First Night originated in Boston Massachusetts in 1976 by a small group of artists who sought an alternative way of celebrating New Year's Eve, creating an event where the consumption of alcohol is banned. First Night is an indoor/outdoor artistic and cultural celebration which occurs from afternoon until midnight. The intention of First Night is to celebrate that community's local cultures often showcasing music, dance, art, comedy, parades
and fireworks.
For more information including schedule, list of events, and to buy your buttons go to: First Night Burlington Vermont
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If you are considering buying Burlington Vermont real estate (or surrounding areas), please give me a call on my cell at 802.238.5256 or email me to discuss our real estate market and your options.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
National Real Estate Market Slow; Vermont MLS Volume Up
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NATIONAL REAL ESTATE MARKET SLOW; VERMONT MLS VOLUME UP
National reports on property sales and prices tell a familiar story for the last months of the summer: a market varying from month to month and location to location, but in no hurry to recover from the market plunge of recent years. By comparison, Vermont’s market still looks better than most.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) offered the most optimistic report, announcing on October 25 that sales of existing homes nationally rose in September by 10% over August (by 10.1% in the Northeast), “affirming that a sales recovery has begun.” However, the national median existing-home price for all housing types was 2.4% below a year ago, the NAR said (the median fell 1.4% in the Northeast).
As the previous article discusses, foreclosures – and homebuyers’ wariness of them – threaten to further suppress the market, according to the Associated Press. It reported that 23% of the Realtors it surveyed had clients who were declining to consider foreclosed properties, out of a concern that such purchases might be challenged on the basis of flawed foreclosure practices.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported on October 26 that U.S. housing prices rose 0.4% from July to August. But on the same day, Standard & Poor’s announced that home values overall had decreased from July to August, according to its Case-Shiller index of 20 major markets. An S&P spokesman called the report “disappointing,” noting that “home prices broadly declined in August.”
If these inconsistent, sometimes contradictory, reports prove anything, it is to substantiate Burlington-area Realtor Chris Hurd’s maxim that, like politics, “All real estate is local.”
Hurd, proprietor of Akin Associates, deals in residential properties in Chittenden, Addison, and Grand Isle counties, with a focus on Burlington, Shelburne and Charlotte. To his surprise, he said, 2009 turned out for him to be “a very strong year,” one of his best as a Realtor. 2010 has been a different story; he expects that when all is said and done it will turn out to be an average year, but deals are taking an unusually long time to gel.
Normally he’s wrapping things up in the fall after a busy summer – and the summer of 2010 was, indeed busy. “But this year,” he says, “everything is late. It’s primarily because people have spent months and months testing the market, testing the sellers, waiting for the fall and getting close to winter to see if they can eke out every last dollar from the seller.”
The sellers are in no hurry, either. “Vermonters are a funny group,” Hurd said. “They tend to hunker down and wait. They’re not going to give away the store.” The result is a kind of stasis.
Statewide, the real estate market has shown some signs of improvement this year. The number of single-family homes, both primary and vacation, sold by Realtors from January through September this year is up 7.7% from the same time period in 2009, according to the statewide MLS system. The single-family median price has edged up from $199,000 last year to $200,000 in 2010, according to the same report.
But, in his work, Hurd has seen a big change in the focus of market activity. He said that not long ago he was selling homes for $600,000, routinely. Now “the bulk” of his market comes in at $300,000. “If you get a buyer over that, it’s an anomaly,” he said.
Because of Vermont’s relatively better economy and relatively smaller foreclosure problem, Hurd sees prices remaining stable. But he does not think a robust recovery in Vermont’s real estate market is imminent. Historically, Vermont has had a tendency to lag behind the economic trends of the rest of the country, Hurd said, so he expects it to be some time before the market emerges from this depressed cycle and regains its former vitality.
Reprinted with permission from
Vermont Property Owners Report
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Burlington Vermont Events for October 28 - October 30
Below are a few upcoming events coming up in the Burlington Vermont area...
Nightmare Vermont - South Burlington, VT
October 28, 29, and 30, 2010. 7 p.m. (and every half-hour through 10 p.m.) — The young whippersnapper in the walk-and-be-scared sweepstakes is Nightmare Vermont, which creates its nightmare not on Elm Street but on Picard Circle in South Burlington. Shows continue at the same times Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. $10. 1-888-830-0888, www.nightmarevermont.org.
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The Wiyos and Red Molly -- Burlington, VT
October 29, 2010
Red Molly has consistently brought concert-goers to their feet with stunning three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship and warm, American roots music. They'll be joined by the Wiyos,a NYC band who really know how to spread the musical happiness quotient. Location: UVM Recital Hall, 384 South Prospect Street. Time: 7:30 p.m. Cost: $25. Information: 802-656-4455 or visit www.uvm.edu/laneseries.
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Lar Lubovitch Dance Company -- Burlington, VT
October 30, 2010
One of America’s most highly acclaimed choreographers and a part of the Flynn’s 1982 inaugural season, Lar Lubovitch famously broke new artistic ground with his pioneering use of the minimalist scores of Philip Glass and Steve Reich in the 1970s in works that influenced a whole generation of choreography and led to an appreciation of this new music. Lubovitch’s 1978 masterpiece North Star is possibly the most notable of these works. Glass’ swirling score of the same name provides an aural palate for Lubovitch’s abstract fantasia in a constellation of joined yet independent human bodies. Location: Flynn Center, 153 Main Street. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $27 - $45. Information: 802-863-5966 or visit www.flynntix.org.
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Burlington Vermont Events for September 30 - October 3
Below are a few upcoming events coming up in the Burlington Vermont area...
State of Craft Showcase -- Burlington, VT - Now through September 30, 2010. Frog Hollow State Craft Center was the first designated state craft center and has served as a leader in the field. This exhibit chronicles trends in Vermont’s contemporary studio craft movement and the evolution of a state craft center through representative artists’ work. Location: 85 Church Street. Time: Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 2 p.m. Cost: free. Information: visit www.froghollow.org.
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The Khmer Arts Ensemble -- Burlington, VT - October 1, 2010. The Khmer Arts Ensemble—a 30-member company with 18 dancers, four singers, and eight musicians—upholds Cambodia’s profoundly moving and aesthetically complex dance tradition, an art form that was almost eliminated by the brutal purge of artists by the Khmer Rouge. The Lives of Giants is a testament to the human spirit and the universal urgency of art that tells the story of Reap, a 10-headed giant king of the Reamker Epic (the Cambodian version of the Ramayana). Location: Flynn Center, 153 Main Street. Time: 8 p.m. Cost: $23 - $38. Information: 802-863-5966 or visit www.flynntix.org.
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Built to Spill -- South Burlington, VT - October 3, 2010. Built to Spill were one of the most popular indie rock acts of the '90s, finding the middle ground between postmodern, Pavement-style pop and the loose, spacious jamming of Neil Young. Location: Higher Ground Ballroom, 1214 Williston Road. Time: 7 p.m. Cost: $17 - $20. Information: 802-652-0777 or visit www.highergroundmusic.com.
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Burlington Vermont Events for September
Below are a few upcoming events for September happening in the Burlington Vermont area...
National Street Rod Association Northeast Nationals
Date: Sept. 17-19, Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 5 pm, Sunday 8:30 am - 2 pm
Admission: $14 Adults, $5 Children 6-12, Under 6 Free ($12 for NSRA members, Military Personnel w/ID and Seniors 60+)
More than 1600 rods, customs and collector cars will be on hand for the 17th Annual Northeast Street Rod Nationals Plus Sept. 17-19. In addition to the collection of vehicles, several commercial vendors and automotive experts will be on hand. Also, enjoy a trade show, arts & crafts fair, vintage auto parts swap, and daily entertainment. For more information about the NSRA, visit www.nsra-usa.com.
More Information: http://cvexpo.org/
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Mayhem 4 MMA & Thai Boxing
Date: Sep 18 Time: 7pm to
Location: Memorial Auditorium Price: $25-$50
United Fighting Arts Institute, LLC Presents Mayhem 4 MMA & Thai Boxing Premium Ringside $50.00 Back Ringside $35.00 Front Balcony $35.00 General Admission Bleachers $25.00 General Admission Balcony $25.00 (General Admission Balcony seats are the last 3 rows only). Prices Include 9% Tax, $1.00 Facility Fee, and $2.00-3.25 BO Surcharge Note: There will be no East Ringside Section at this event. Instead – there will be a beer garden right there by the ring! Vermont's premiere MMA & Thai Kickboxing event is back! Live, Sept. 18th, 2010 @ the Burlington Memorial Auditorium. Doors open at 6pm, fights start at 7pm. This event will feature an action packed split MMA & Thai Boxing Fight Card with the VMTA 155lb Title on the line! Fight fans, for the 1st time; this event will also feature the "Ringside Beer Garden"! Just what is the Mayhem all about? Answer: Fast paced, exciting, non-stop, full contact Mixed Martial Arts & Muay Thai action! The best MMA & Muay Thai fighters from across the U.S. will compete in this exciting event!– Doors open at 6:00pm, event starts at 7:00. Mixed martial arts: (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions, to be used in competitions. The rules allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques, both while standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow martial artists of different backgrounds to compete. With the recent notoriety of MMA in the U.S. and it’s growing fan base around the globe it has earned the title of the fastest growing sport in the world today! Thai Boxing: (Muay Thai) is has long been the premiere form of stand up martial art. From its fierce roots as a battlefield martial art in Thailand, today it has bloomed into the country’s National Sport. Today Thai Boxing is practiced around the globe and attracts a huge fan base, it enjoys the title of the most exciting “stand up” ring sport in the world. It’s hard hitting, fast paced, action that no one should miss out on…come witness the Mayhem! Mayhem 4 is presented by United Fighting Arts Institute, LLC and all bouts fall under the direction of the Vermont Muay Thai Association. This event is Sanctioned by the USMTA. For More Information: http://www.mayhemvt.com
Contact: http://www.flynntix.org
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Latino Festival Boat Cruise
Date: Sep 18 Time: 9:30pm to 12am
Location: Spirit of Ethan Allen III at the Boathouse Price: $15.50/adult, $11.25/children 10 & under Burlington Parks & Recs/Hermanos Productions Presents the Latino Festival Boat Cruise. Boarding Begins at 9:30 PM, Boat Departs at 10 PM and returns at Midnight. Every individual regardless of age requires a ticket - Open Seating Caribbean Cruise with 3 Decks - 3 djs dj Craig Mitchell/dj Papo Lopez/dj Hector Salsa* Merengue*Bachata*Reggaeton*Caribbean Mix*Latin Mix
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Burlington Vermont Fireworks - July 3, 2010
The Fireworks show in Burlington Vermont this year were spectacular!
Earlier in the evening (around 8:20) there was a special stunt air plane show which ended with some daylight fireworks. The stunt pilot dived repeatedly while releasing bright-colored smoke and the fireworks went up in the smoke.
As usual the main Burlington fireworks show started at around 9:30 and it was quite a show. I think the Burlington Fireworks show gets better each year.
Apparently they cost $40,000 for this year's show, $5,000 more than last year. The good news is that it doesn't cost Burlington Vermont taxpayers a dime as it's sponsored by 3 major sponsors: Pomerleau Real Estate, Price Chopper and Chittenden Bank. A big thanks to them for an excellent show!
As usual, there were many possible places to watch this year's show. Some places are:
Below are 2 videos of Burlington Vermont's 2010 Fireworks show...
Burlington Vermont Fireworks 2010
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If you are considering buying Burlington Vermont real estate (or surrounding areas), please give me a call on my cell at 802.238.5256 or email me to discuss our real estate market and your options.
Earlier in the evening (around 8:20) there was a special stunt air plane show which ended with some daylight fireworks. The stunt pilot dived repeatedly while releasing bright-colored smoke and the fireworks went up in the smoke.
As usual the main Burlington fireworks show started at around 9:30 and it was quite a show. I think the Burlington Fireworks show gets better each year.
Apparently they cost $40,000 for this year's show, $5,000 more than last year. The good news is that it doesn't cost Burlington Vermont taxpayers a dime as it's sponsored by 3 major sponsors: Pomerleau Real Estate, Price Chopper and Chittenden Bank. A big thanks to them for an excellent show!
As usual, there were many possible places to watch this year's show. Some places are:
- Waterfront park
- North Beach
- Perkins Pier
- The Boathouse
- Oakledge Park
- Battery Park
Below are 2 videos of Burlington Vermont's 2010 Fireworks show...
Burlington Vermont Fireworks 2010
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If you are considering buying Burlington Vermont real estate (or surrounding areas), please give me a call on my cell at 802.238.5256 or email me to discuss our real estate market and your options.
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