Reception: Saturday August 10th, 10:30am – 12pm Coffee and morning snacks will be served. Join us for art and coffee after the Farmer’s Market! All shows are free and open to the public. Leslie Bell founded the Paletteers in Barre, Vermont in 1957. Initially, the Paletteers held extremely popular annual summer art shows and hundreds attended. Like current “pop-up” events; artwork was displayed outside in Barre City Park on a snow fence. Exhibitors had to break down the show each evening and reassemble it in the morning. Artists scrambled to protect their art whenever it started to rain. Since the 1981, the Paletteers have exhibited at select Barre and Montpelier indoor exhibition venues. Many outstanding local artists have been Paletteers members through the years and the T.W. Wood Gallery is pleased to be a part of the Paletteers tradition.

Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys….The Circus Is Coming To Town! Don’t miss Circus Smirkus, Vermont’s award-winning, traveling youth circus, where kids – ages 11 to 18 – are the stars, featured in aerial acts, high-wire, clowning, juggling and so much more! This year, Circus Smirkus proudly presents a celebration of the grand American tradition of the “Carnival!” Inspired by the elegance of the carousel ride, the thrill of the roller coaster, and games of chance and skill, our amazing circus performers will bring you laughs, thrills, and nonstop fun! Watch our jugglers, acrobats, and wirewalkers run for their lives through the haunted mansion, try their luck at the ring toss, balance their way through the house of fun, and discover romance in the tunnel of love! Join us for a spectacular lineup of unforgettable acts and dazzling circus skills on full display under the big top! Circus Smirkus’ 2019 show Carnival is coming to town; step right up and join in the fun!