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Mud season is around the corner and that means spring is not far behind! We had a fantastic winter, just like old-fashioned winters of yesteryear! I hope you had a chance to enjoy some outside fun. If you're thinking about selling (or buying), the spring is a great time to position yourself for our summer selling "season." New listings will be coming on throughout the next couple of months and buyers are kicking their search into full gear now that the snow is melting and grounds and landscaping will soon be visible. Give me a call anytime to discuss the real estate market! I always enjoy the opportunity to reconnect and look forward to hearing from you.
 - Claudia Harris
Broker/Owner
Mary Mitchell Miller Real Estate
E-Mail: Claudia Harris
Website: http://www.mmmrealestate.com
(802)824-3176
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Weston Playhouse - 2014 Season Announced
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Weston Playhouse Theatre
2014 Season at a Glance
On the main stage . . .
June 26 - July 12
Analog and Vinyl
The world premiere of a pop rock musical! Set in a vintage record store, this new musical comedy by Broadway composer Paul Gordon follows struggling storeowner Harrison and his quirky co-worker, Rodeo Girl, when a mysterious customer makes them a devilish offer they can't refuse.
July 17 - July 26
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play - This hilarious and timely comedy is set in present day Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where three middle-aged siblings grapple with their lives in the company of a soothsaying cleaning woman, a sexy boy toy, and a star-struck ingénue.
July 31 - August 23
A Chorus Line The legendary Broadway musical - This blockbuster musical provides stirring glimpses into the lives of a group of dancers auditioning for spots in a Broadway chorus line. With its show-stopping songs, jaw-dropping dances, and heartfelt stories, this is the show for anyone who has ever dreamed about life in the theatre! Hits include "What I Did for Love" and "One."
August 28 - September 6 Uncle Vanya A fresh take on a modern classic - When an aging professor returns with his beautiful young wife to his family's country estate, tempers flare and passions are ignited. Remaining true to the brilliance of Chekhov's wistful comedy, award-winning playwright Annie Baker's acclaimed new translation will be set in contemporary Vermont in this exciting new production of a timeless favorite.
And, on the WPTC's OtherStages (performances at the Weston Rod & Gun Club)
June 19 - July 12
The WPTC Young Company performs The Three Little Pigs. A musical for young audiences and the young at heart. "Then I'll huff and puff and blow your house in." You know the story. Now come see Weston's talented Young Company of Broadway hopefuls in a delightful new musical version by the composers of Mary Poppins that is sure to bring down the house.
July 24 - August 3 Stoop Stories A one-woman tour de force - In this riveting drama, Obie-winning actress and playwright Dael Orlandersmith takes us on a remarkable tour of New York City by embodying a gallery of intriguing characters - from the everyman to the extraordinary - all from a single uptown stoop.
August 14 - September 7
The Marvelous Wonderettes: Caps and Gowns Sequel to the off-Broadway hit - If you saw the prequel, you know you're in for a great time! It's Graduation Day in 1958, and ten years later in this infectious, family-friendly show featuring a quartet of lovely ladies singing a dazzling set of songs. Favorites include "Rock Around the Clock," "At the Hop," and "River Deep, Mountain High." And... following the final curtain most evenings in an intimate downstairs lounge, enjoy The Cabaret, Weston's spirited musical nightcap! Refreshments available.
Tickets on sale May 1st; online at http://www.westonplayhouse.org/buytickets.php, in person at the box office, or by calling (802)824-5288.
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2014 is off to a brisk start as evidenced by recent activity. A snapshot of the single-family residential real estate market as of early March 2014 follows (1).
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1404 Andover Ridge Road
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Andover
Active listings: 16
* Sales: 12 (6)
** Pending/Under Contract: 2
Landgrove
Active listings: 11
Sales: 3 (3)
Pending/Under Contract: 1
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Londonderry
Active listings: 46
Sales: 30 (27)
Pending/Under Contract: 4
Peru
Active listings: 22
Sales: 8 (10)
Pending/Under Contract: 1
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Weston
Active listings: 17
Sales: 15 (11)
Pending/Under Contract: 3
(1) MLS data only. Does not include private sales or transfers.
* All sales are from March 1, 2013 to March 1, 2014. The number in parentheses represents sales from the previous year: March 1, 2012 through March 1, 2013.
** As of March 10, 2014.
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I've been known to enjoy good margarita (preferably on the beach in Mexico) and, thanks to another margarita connoisseur, I share this recipe as a resounding cure for the cabin fever that all Vermonters experience in late March and early April.
CREAMY MARGARITA POPSICLES
- 1¼ cup fresh lime juice (about 8 limes), plus 4 limes for stabilizing the popsicle sticks
- 1 (14oz) can of sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup water*
- ½ cup tequila*
- 2 tablespoons orange juice (optional)
- Kosher salt or margarita salt
- 12 (3oz) Dixie cups
- 12 small popsicle sticks or craft spoons
- A large pitcher
In a pitcher, combine the lime juice, sweetened condensed milk, water, tequila, and orange juice. It is important to combine the ingredients in a container that has a spout because it will make it much easier to p our the mix into cups.
Place the Dixie cups on a baking sheet, so it will be easy to transport them to the freezer. Fill each Dixie cup 90% of the way with the tequila mixture.
Slice the limes into ¼-inch thick rounds. Push a popsicle stick or craft spoon through the center of each lime round, so that half of the stick pokes out from each side. Top the mixture with the lime sticks. Make sure the lime is resting directly on top of the tequila mixture.
Freeze for at least 6 hours, or overnight. When ready to remove the popsicles from the Dixie cups, simply snip a small cut in the rim of each cup and peel them away from the popsicle.
Place the popsicles onto a dish with crushed ice to keep them from melting too quickly and sprinkle the tops generously with kosher salt just before serving.
* The water-to-tequila ratio can be adjusted to suit your taste!
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Spotlight Property For Sale
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Always Dreamed of Building Your Dream House?
Nestled in the heart of Landgrove, this beautiful 12-acre parcel is surrounded on two sides by the Green Mountain National Forest. The land slowly rises to a high knoll just waiting for your dream house. A grove of hardwoods will delight with spectacular colors in the fall and views are likely towards the south and west (year-round views with clearing). There are existing trails on and abutting the property for hiking and cross country skiing. Vermont wastewater permit will allow a 4-bedroom house.
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(Note: If you know of a community event that you would like included in this calendar, please submit the information to Claudia Harris (click link here) no later than the 10th of the preceding month.)
Wednesday Nights in Weston - February through June 2014
Join friends and neighbors every Wednesday from February to June at The Inn at Weston for Neighbors Game Nights! Enjoy a delicious, inexpensive, game-night-only pub menu full of comfort food and weekly specials. A reservation costs $5 per person and all funds raised through reservations will be donated to a different local community organization each week. All patrons are entered into a free raffle to win their dinner that night and the winning trivia team's prize is free dessert! Trivia starts at 7 PM sharp and dinner reservations accepted for 6 PM or 6:30 PM. Call (802)824-6789 for a reservation.
Sunday, March 16
40th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade (Bondville) - Starting at 2 PM, the parade starts at the Bondville Bloomist and winds its way along Route 30 and Winhall Hollow Road, ending at the Red Fox. Wacky fun for the whole family. Erin go Bragh! Sunday, March 16 St. Patrick's Day Weekend Fiddle and Country Music Concert - Ida Mae Specker will perform a free show at JJ Hapgood General Store in Peru, VT. 4:30- 6:30 pm. Specker is a Vermont fiddler and vocalist playing American roots music and classic country with passion and grit. Monday, March 17 St. Patty's Day Special at Bromley - Show your Irish pride at the ticket office on Monday, March 17 (Irish pride = wearing green) and get a lift ticket for just $17. Ski & ride all day on a tiny pot of gold, and wrap up with $2 Narragansett's and $4 Boston Irish Stout in the Wild Boar Tavern. Sláinte! http://www.bromley.com/news/calendar/ Saturdays and Sundays March 8 - 23 The Vermont Country Store will host a Sugar on Snow Tasting - Saturdays and Sundays from March 8-23. Experience a time honored tradition. www.vermontcountrystore.com March 22-23 13th Annual Vermont Maple Open House Weekend - Vermont sugar makers invite you to visit their farms and sugarhouses. Some sugar makers offer tours and horse-drawn wagon rides, and others welcome you with tastings of this year's crop, sugar-on-snow, and maple donuts. Because no two sugarhouses are the same, plan on visiting more than one! www.Vermontmaple.org Wednesday, March 19 Weston's Wilder Memorial Library will host Brian Staveley, a Vermont author, who will be reading a portion of his very-well-received debut novel The Emperor's Blades, followed by a Q & A session. The Emperor's Blades is the start of his series, Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne. Brian lives on a steep dirt road in the mountains of Southern Vermont, where he divides his time between fathering, writing, husbanding, splitting wood, skiing, and adventuring. This is a free event from 4:30 - 5:30 PM. RSVP encouraged as space is limited. For more information, please visit www.wildermemoriallibrary.org/special-events/, Wilder Memorial Library's Facebook page, @wilderweston on Twitter, or call (802) 824-4307. March 22-23 Bromley's Spring Fling - Bromley's favorite sun-soaked (or just plain soaked) event is back for another year! Featuring pond skimming, a duct tape derby, live music, a BBQ and even some rides from our summer adventure park! Registration for pond skimming and duct tape derby will begin at 8:30am in the base lodge. Bromley's Super Spring Weekend E-Coupon - Also, there is a great deal on 2-day Weekend lift tickets for March 22-23! Just $79 for an Adult/Teen 2-Day Ticket or $59 for a Junior 2-Day Ticket. Participants MUST HAVE PRINTED E-COUPON TO RECEIVE SPECIAL 2-DAY RATE. Must print 48 hours in advance or the offer disappears. Download your E-Coupon today! Sunday, March 23 Bromley Mountain's 2nd Annual Rando Race Rando - short for randonnée - ski racing hearkens back to skiing's early years, when skiers challenged the mountain both up and down, without the help of chairlifts. Using climbing "skins" with alpine touring or telemark bindings (or even "split" snowboards), racers start at the base of the mountain, ascend it, then descend it (on marked in-bounds ski area trails), as fast as possible, over multiple laps, up to 5,000' cumulative vertical, in the truest test of the most complete skier overall. Information at https://www.facebook.com/NERandoRaceSeries Wednesday, March 26 400 Miles Down the Connecticut River - New England's longest river, the Connecticut, is rich in history and natural history. Michael Tougias, author of 14 books about New England, offers a narrated slide presentation that takes the viewer down the entire 410 miles of the river, discussing history from the days of loggers and Indian Wars to steamships and canals. 6 PM - more information at www.vermonthumanities.org. Friday, March 28 Vermont Arts Exchange Concert - Critically-acclaimed singer, guitarist, composer and bandleader Howard Fishman's exuberant, spontaneous, and unvarnished music has made him a favorite of audiences and critics alike. Ever-evolving and increasingly difficult to pin down, Fishman filters a deep passion for New Orleans jazz, Brooklyn soul, open-hearted country, blues and gospel music through a completely original, experimental aesthetic, to create a sound entirely his own. The New York Times has written that his music "transcends time and idiom." Tickets, $22 in advance, $26 at the door, $15 for students available at www.brownpapertickets.com and information at http://www.vtartxchange.org/bms.php March 28 - 30 ReggaeFest at Mount Snow (West Dover, VT) - Mount Snow's annual spring celebration features lots of live music from reggae artists, costumed pond skimming, and the fifth annual Duct Tape Derby is on Sunday. Information: www.mountsnow.com/events April 5 - 6 2nd Annual Okemo Valley - Home & Garden Show The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce Home & Garden show will take place in the Ludlow Community Center gymnasium on Saturday, April 5th 10am - 4pm & Sunday 6th from 10-3pm. Vendors will be showing and selling their wares and we will offer seminars throughout the day. Information at: http://www.yourplaceinvermont.com/event/2nd-annual-okemo-valley-home-garden-show/#sthash.Xw7eb3Aq.dpuf Saturday, April 12 Stratton Mountain's Annual Pond Skimming Contest- At noon on the Lower Suntanner (one run to each participant) Register: April 12 from 10-11am in the East Wing of the Base Lodge - $20 Fee (includes t-shirt) Costumes are highly encouraged! Prizes will be awarded for the best one and for best crash. If you're more into the spectating, catch a great view from Grizzly's deck with a beverage in hand to keep you warm or there are always front row seats right alongside the pond. http://www.stratton.com/events-and-activities/events/2014/04/spring-fling-and-pond-skim.aspx Saturday, April 12th Vermont Arts Exchange Concert - Francesca Blanchard is a singer-songwriter born and raised in France who traveled the globe with her family before she settled in the small town of Charlotte in beautiful rural Vermont. Her music reflects on her travels, both physical and emotional. Francesca's EP "Songs On An Ovation" features a collection of songs in French and English played on her mother's Ovation guitar. Tickets, $18 in advance, $22 at the door, $10 for students available at www.brownpapertickets.com and information at http://www.vtartxchange.org/bms.php.
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Weston Fixer-Upper
Weston, VT
$225,000
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Turn-Key Contemporary
1404 Andover Ridge
Andover, VT $299,000 Link
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UNDER CONTRACT
Weston Building Lot Route 100Weston, VT $75,000
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Weston Heights
19 Obed Moore Road
Weston, VT $669,500 Link
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JUST REDUCED
Weston, VT
$225,000
(Fully Furnished)
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Craftsman Contemporary
335 Route 100
Weston, VT
$299,900
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UNDER CONTRACT
Historic Vermont Cape
1320 Middletown Road
South Londonderry, VT
$549,000
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On a Quiet Road
8.5+/- Acres
Arrau Road
Andover, VT $99,000 Link
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JUST REDUCED
Cute Renovation
589 Glen Road
Peru, Vermont $150,000 Link
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Surrounded by National Forest Land
12.5+/- Acres
Russet Hill RoadLandgrove, VT $199,000 Link
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Overlooking Weston
69 Burton Road
Weston, VT $345,000 Link
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Country Village Charm
686 Main Street
Weston, VT $280,000 Link
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Fun Fun Fun
935 Andover Ridge
Andover, VT
$225,000 (Fully Furnished) Link
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SOLD
Handsome
Weston Home
68 Old Tavern Road
Weston, VT
$369,000
Link
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JUST REDUCED
Contemporary on Pond
135 Evergreen Lane
Londonderry, VT
$229,000
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UNDER CONTRACT
Woodland Castle
85 Kile Road
Weston, VT
$350,000
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MLS Access ~ Available to All
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Mary Mitchell Miller is a proud member of the Northern New England Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and our website features unrestricted access to property listings for sale in the State of Vermont.
Mary Mitchell Miller Real Estate has been working with buyers and sellers of southern Vermont real estate in the tri-mountain area between Okemo, Bromley and Stratton ski areas for almost 40 years. We are a full-service real estate brokerage firm specializing in the sale of fine homes and properties in Weston, Londonderry, Peru, Landgrove, Dorset, Manchester, Andover, Chester, Ludlow (Okemo Mountain), Mount Holly, Stratton, Winhall and Windham. Fully licensed in Vermont.
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