Artist reception April 26, 3-6 p.m. An exhibition exploring the enduring power of myth, legend and belief through artistic interpretation of Champ, the Lake Champlain legend, runs at the Frog Hollow Craft Gallery through April 30. Lake Champlain, a vast and mysterious body of water, has long been the subject of folklore, most notably the...
Food drive for farmworkers Thursday-Thursday, May 1-15 The Charlotte Grange is gathering non-perishable food items in support of local underserved farmworkers. Bins will be on the front porch of the Grange Hall (2848 Spear St.) during this two-week period, as well as several other places around in the area. The food drive is looking for...
Green Up Day Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Meet at Charlotte Central School’s west parking lot to represent Charlotte in the 55th anniversary of the statewide day of cleaning up town roads. Green Up bags are available at the Charlotte Library, town hall, Spear’s Corner Store, Old Brick Store or at the event on...
Vermont Book Awards Saturday, May 3, 2025, 7 p.m. The Vermont Book Awards will be celebrated at College Hall on the Greenway Institute Campus in Montpelier. The event will feature a keynote address from author and frequent Vermont Humanities collaborator Bill McKibben. Get tickets.
Poetry at the Grange Thursday, May 8, 1-2:30 p.m. Poetry at the Grange is planned for every second Thursday, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Grange, 2848 Spear St. in Charlotte. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. Each month a local poet is invited to recite several poems. Participants are also invited to recite their own poetry,...
Shelburne Museum opening day Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Celebrate the start of the 2025 season with a day dedicated to welcoming the community with free admission, musical performances, gallery talks, nature walks, drop-in art making and more. Plus new exhibitions including “Sound, Art, & Ink: Higher Ground Gig Posters,” “Herd: Karen Petersen’s Bronze Horses,”...
Art and Our Living World Saturday, May 10, 1 p.m. Join Kristan M. Hanson, curator of collections and exhibitions at the Fleming Museum of Art at the University of Vermont, for the guided tour “Art and Our Living World,” highlighting works in our current exhibitions Rooted in Nature and Vermont Female Farmers, as well as selected...
Timber framing talk Sunday, May 11, 2-3:30 p.m. The Ferrisburgh Historical Society’s May speaker at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall, is Will Gusakov, a Vermonter who is a timber framer working out of Lincoln, building and repairing timber frame homes and barns. After a devastating fire in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, he was called...
Socrates Café Monday, May 12, 6:30- 8 p.m. The Champlain Valley School District is holding the fifth Socrates Café, an evening of student-led discussion about a timeless and timely question. This event will focus on: “How does our understanding of time influence how we live?” It will be held at Champlain Valley Union High. After...
Age Well luncheon Tuesday, May 13, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a luncheon on May 13 for anyone 60 or older in the church’s 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. There is a...
Charlotte Walks Friday, May 16, 8:30-9:30 a.m. The Grange’s Charlotte Walks is the third Friday of the month. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at a different Charlotte trailhead for a morning walk. Walks usually last about an hour and are led at a comfortable adult walking pace. Each month’s location will be posted on the Grange...
Coast Guard Station open house Saturday, May 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kick off National Safe Boating Week with your local Coast Guard crew at an open house at the station in Burlington. Bring the whole family and get a behind-the-scenes look at how they protect our waterways and keep our community safe. Life jackets save...
Capital City Concert Saturday & Sunday, May 17 & 18, 7:30 & 3 p.m. Capital City Concerts concludes its 25th anniversary season with two different concerts on Saturday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. The concerts will feature performances of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody...
Homeschool Days Monday & Tuesday, May 19 & 27 Shelburne Museum is offering two Homeschool Days on Monday, May 19, and Tuesday, May 27. The experience is intended to provide students in grades K-8 with both guided workshops and self-guided activities across the museum grounds. Students will rotate through a selection of interactive, hands-on workshops...
Practice criterium series Tuesday, May 20, 6 p.m. The Green Mountain Bicycle Club hosts events for cyclists riding around and around in circles, or criteriums, at Watertower Hill in Colchester. This year, the events are taking place on May 20, June 3 and 17, July 1 and 15, and Aug. 12. These practice criteriums or...
Stop the Bleed Day Thursday, May 22, 12:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. To mark National Stop the Bleed Day, the Charlotte Fire and Rescue Service is offering two sessions of a short, but important, life-saving training supported by the American College of Surgeons at the Charlotte Fire Station. This free class takes only one hour...
Family Art Saturday Saturday, May 24, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Join BCA (Burlington City Arts) for a drop-in artmaking activity inspired by Stéphanie Morissette’s Bird/Drone creatures featured in her exhibition Speculative Future in the studio of the BCA Center in Burlington. Participants will consider what other hybrid creatures could exist in the future, creating their own...
‘La Traviata’ Saturday, May 24, 7 p.m. Opera Vermont is performing Giuseppe Verdi’s “La Traviata,” one of the most beloved operas, at the Barre Opera House. The production will showcase the talents of internationally renowned Italian soprano Scilla Cristiano, making her American debut in the iconic role of Violetta Valéry. The opera features some of...
Memorial Day gathering Monday, May 26, 9-10 a.m. On Memorial Day morning gather at Grandview Cemetery, 403 Church Hill Road., Charlotte. After a short ceremony, interested folks will help place flags on the graves of those who served or died in military service. All are welcome to join the ceremony, to place flags or both....
Energy fair Thursday, May 29, 4-6:30 p.m. Come one, come all, to the energy fair at Browns River Middle School in Jericho on May 29 from 4 to 6:30 pm. Presented by the Jericho Energy Task Force and the Underhill Energy Committee, this free event will have over 15 booths with information on electric vehicles,...
Music with the Museum Thursday, May 29, 6-10 p.m. Rokeby Museum presents its third annual Music with the Museum fundraising event, Thursday, May 29, 6-10 p.m., at the Ferrisburgh Community Center (town hall). It’s $30 for museum members, $45 for non-members. Get more information or purchase tickets. There will be music by Patti Casey with...