Local Lowdown

Good Gravy Music Series
October 1, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Take a trip to Burlington and enjoy live music at Nectar’s, located at 188 Main Street. Call (802) 658-4771 for more information. There will also be free giveaways, Otter Creek specials and gravy fries, Nectars’ specialty dish.

Charity Blanket Making
October 2, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Mothers Without Borders Vermont encourages all to come help make blankets for babies and children hospitalized with long-term illnesses. For more information, visit http://www.bradssmile.org. The group will meet at the Mount Abraham Union High School.

Bike Tour and Pig Roast
October 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Come support the Addison Central Teens at the “Tour de Teens.” All are welcome to participate and can opt to bike the 26-mile Little City Tour or the four-mile Horse Farm Tour. Meet at the Middlebury Town Green to register and after the ride all participants are invited to a pig roast at 1:30 p.m. The rain date is Oct. 9.  Visit http://www.addisonteens.com for more information or go directly to the Addison County Teen Center located at 94 Main Street.

Shipwreck Tour
October 2, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ferisburgh hosts a boat tour for all to explore the 300 shipwrecks on Lake Champlain. With the new remotely operated camera, individuals will be able to see underwater details up-close. Groups will meet at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Tickets costs $22 for adults and $18 for kids. Call (802) 475-2022 or email infor@lcmm.org for more information.

Medieval Festival
October 2, 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Shoreham Rinky Dink Castle hosts its annual Medieval Festival this weekend. All must arrive dressed in costume, as there are medieval games to play, as well as a potluck meal. Call 802-897-7861 for more information about the festivities.

CROP Walk
October 3, 11:30 a.m. – late afternoon
This is the third annual CROP Walk and all hope it will be the largest turnout yet. Meet fellow community members at the Middlebury Town Green for registration, followed by Sister Isoline Duclos’s speech at 12:45. The walk begins at the termination of her opening remarks. The CROP Walk, which raises money to fight hunger and poverty, will donate 25 percent of this year’s donations to Middlebury food shelves. Pledge forms are still available at churches in the area and call (802) 388-1561 for more information or visit the Church World Service website at http://www.churchworldservice.org.