January bird monitoring walk Saturday, Jan. 25, 8-9 a.m. All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be) are welcome to join the Birds of Vermont Museum’s monthly monitoring walk outdoors on the museum’s trails in forest and meadow. Most fun for adults, older children. Bringing binoculars, dressing for the weather, tick repellent and water bottles are...
Free Ice Fishing Day Saturday, Jan. 25 Free Ice Fishing Day is a day when anyone, resident or nonresident, may fish legal Vermont waters without a fishing license. The Free Ice Fishing Festival is the same day. At the Ice Fishing Festival learn ice fishing basics, from tip-ups to filleting fish. Tom's Bait and Tackle...
Culomba concert Saturday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m. Capital City Concerts presents Culomba on Saturday Jan. 25, 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier, a family concert with pay-as-you-can admission. The professional vocal ensemble, Culomba, brings its rich harmonies and eclectic folk traditions through music spanning American folk, Georgian, Corsican, Balkan and the Renaissance. Learn...
Week for artists in Johnson Friday, Jan. 31 The Vermont Studio Center at vermontstudiocenter.org is accepting applications through Jan. 31 for Vermont Week, May 5-12. Vermont Week at the Vermont Studio Center provides fully funded residencies for 30 Vermont artists and writers, which includes private accommodations, private studio space, daily meals and access to Johnson...
Open house reception 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5 The University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art is holding an open house reception of Feb. 5. It should be an evening of great art, sparkling conversations, featured exhibition, complimentary snacks and parking. It will also be an opportunity to experience Belonging, a new installation of art...
Farmer’s Night Wednesday, Feb. 5, 7:30 p.m. Join the Vermont State House for a special Farmers Night presentation with Kenneth Cadow, author of “Gather,” the Vermont Reads selection for 2024-25 and a National Book Award Finalist. Cadow will read from his book and talk about the themes of rural life, resilience, class differences, addiction and...
‘Wake Up, Gloucester’ Fridays-Sundays, Feb. 7-16 The Valley Players will present the world premiere of “Wake Up, Gloucester,” by Jeanne Beckwith, at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. This fully-staged reading (while reading scripts, actors appear in costume with full staging and a complete...
Shelburne Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 11, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering lunch on Feb. 11 for anyone 60 or older in the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall at 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The check-in time is 11:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon....
Candidate’s Night Tuesday, Feb. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. The 2025 Candidate’s Night will be a hybrid event presented by the Charlotte Grange at the Charlotte Senior Center and online. Learn more about each candidate, their priorities, reasons for running, and points of views. Questions for the candidates can be emailed or posed during the event.
Resilient farming conference Thursday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m. Field crop growers looking to enhance their operations using cover crops and no-till practices will benefit from attending the 2025 No-Till and Cover Crop Conference on Feb. 13. The annual conference features speakers from several states and Canada who will talk about ways to help farmers build...
Poetry at the Grange Thursday, Feb. 13, 1-2:30 p.m. Poets, poetry lovers, and those interested in poetry are invited to gather at the historic Charlotte Grange. Bring a few of your favorite poems or your own poetry to read or recite, or just come to listen. Enjoy discussion with fellow enthusiasts over tea and cookies....
Burlington City Arts spring exhibitions Friday, Feb. 14, 5 p.m. Burlington City Arts opens its spring exhibitions with an opening reception at 5 p.m. On the first floor, Bunny Harvey: Worlds Within Worlds features landscape paintings of Vermont-based artist Bunny Harvey. Focusing on large-scale oil paintings and more intimately scaled works on paper, Harvey’s semi-abstract...
Organic farming conference Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 15 & 16 The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont has opened registration for its 43rd annual winter conference Feb. 15 and 16 at the University of Vermont. The conference brings together hundreds of farmers, homesteaders, gardeners, land stewards, educators, students, producers, policy-makers and activists to share knowledge...
Fire & Rescue open house Saturday, Feb. 15, 1-4 p.m. Learn more about becoming a volunteer firefighter and the services provided by Charlotte Volunteer Fire & Rescue Services at an open house at the station, 170 Ferry Road. Kids are welcome. Look at the equipment and ask questions. Email for more info.
‘A Stranger in the Kingdom’ Saturday, Feb. 15, 7 p.m. Jay Craven’s award-winning 1997 film, “A Stranger in the Kingdom,” based on the novel by Howard Frank Mosher, will be shown in the Ferrisburgh Town Hall with Q&A with Craven after. The film was inspired by true events surrounding the infamous 1968 “Irasburg Affair.” Tickets...
Shelburne Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 18, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are also offering lunch on Feb. 18 for anyone 60 or older in the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall at 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The check-in time is 11:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at...
Shelburne Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 18, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are also offering lunch on Feb. 18 for anyone 60 or older in the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall at 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The check-in time is 11:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at...
Youth Engineering Day Saturday, Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. A free day-long event, hosted by Vermont 4-H and the University of Vermont College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, will expose young people to different engineering fields and career opportunities. Discover Engineering Day will take place on Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on the campus. Fifth-grade...
Milton Winter Festival Saturday, Feb. 22, 3-5:30 p.m. Games and activities galore are promised at the Milton Winter Festival. Although the celebration runs from Friday-Sunday, the official festival is 3-5:30 p.m., Saturday, at Sharp Park at 204 Cobble Hill Road in Milton. Attractions include fireworks, horse-drawn wagon rides, snow tubing, sledding and concessions. Admission is...
Wassail celebration Sunday, Feb. 23, 3-6 p.m. As the days begin to lengthen with the coming of spring, Champlain Orchards is inviting the community to join the orchard in the blessing of the trees with food, drink, songs, dancing and a bonfire. If the weather permits, come early to cross-country ski, snowshoe or sled.
Project Wild workshop Tuesday, Feb. 25, 5- 8 p.m. Kindergarten-12th grade teachers and other science educators in Vermont interested in ways to connect students with science and nature can sign up for a free Project Wild workshop and training on Feb. 25. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Department of Fish and Wildlife is sponsoring...