Spring is here, and we're busier than ever at the Intervale Center! Mark your calendars for some great events coming up this spring and summer. 

Public Intervale Center Tours 

Third Friday of every month from 10-11 a.m., starting Friday, May 18

Learn about the Intervale's rich agricultural history, the Intervale Center's innovative programs and enterprises, and visit the Intervale Conservation Nursery greenhouses, the Intervale Food Hub barn, and the Intervale farmer complex. Tours are free and open to the public and last about 45 minutes. Meet at the Intervale Center offices (the red brick building on the right-hand side of Intervale Road, just past Gardener's Supply Co.) Advance reservations required. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jarred Cobb at (802) 660-0440 x113 or jarred@intervale.org.  

Intervale Center's First Annual Community Open House 

Thursday, May 17 from 5:30-7 p.m. 

Location: Intervale Center's Community Barn 

Join us after work for cookies, lemonade and a brief presentation about all the great things happening at the Intervale Center. Meet a farmer or two and learn how you can join in the Intervale fun this year. (We'll be sending out an official invitation in early May, but mark your calendars now!) For more information, contact Joyce Cellars at (802) 660-0440 x101or joyce@intervale.org.   

Tuesday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. 

Location: Intervale Center's Community Barn 

Are you a "believer" in the Intervale Center's mission to strengthen community food systems? Do you love classical music? Join us as renowned cellist Bejamin Elton Capps performs works by J.S. Bach, C.A. Piatti, E. Premo, and B. Britten. Click here for the full program. 

Besides providing the opportunity to see world-class performers in nontraditional venues, Burlington Ensemble concerts help raise money for Vermont-based nonprofits and develop audiences for classical music!  Burlington Ensemble is generously donating 50% of the ticket price to the Intervale Center. $20/person; tickets are available at www.burlingtonensemble.com or by calling (802) 598-9520. 

Thursday, June 7 

Location: Dunkiel Saunders law offices, Burlington

The Intervale Center has been selected to be the first beneficiary of an exciting new annual event in Burlington called Art + Soul. The event, hosted by Dunkiel Saunders, brings artists, musicians, nonprofits, and businesses together to celebrate and support the good work and creative spirit at the heart of our local community. Each year Art + Soul benefits a different local nonprofit and features art by local artists that is inspired by the nonprofit's mission. Proceeds from art sales are split between the artists and the nonprofit.

Call to Artists! The organizers are currently seeking submissions for creative pieces in any medium that are inspired by or connected to the Intervale Center's Mission.  You don't need to be a professional artist to create and submit art work, and the artwork does not need to be newly created work, it just needs to be related to the Intervale Center's local agricultural mission. Submission deadline is May 21. Visit www.artandsoulvt.org for more details. 

Other Community Events

Fun Run for Burlington Children's Space

Saturday, May 5

Location: Intervale Center  

Join Burlington Children's Space for our First Annual 5K & 1k Family Fun Run!

Registration: 9-9:45 a.m. (meet at the Intervale Community Barn, 180 Intervale Road in Burlington) 

1K starts at 9:30 a.m.

5K starts at 10 a.m.

$5/child; $10/adult; $20 max/family

Registration forms: call 658-1500 or email sadamskollitz@burlingtonchildrensspace.org 

Sponsored by: Intervale Center, Murphy Sullivan Kronk, Sugarsnap, VT Teddy Bear, Gardener's Supply Co., McNeil Plant/Burlington Electric Department 

And Don't Forget ... Summervale is Coming: July 5-August 30, 2012!   

Stay tuned ... we'll be posting this year's exciting lineup in a couple of weeks!