‘Her Favorite Things’ Sunday, March 30, 3 p.m. Capital City Concerts presents “Her Favorite Things,” at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. Capital City Concerts founder flutist Karen Kevra and pianist Jeffrey Chappell will weave highlights of Capital City Concerts’ history with music of J.S. Bach, Louis Moyse, Camille Saint-Saëns, Cécile Chaminade and Frédéric Chopin. The...
‘As You Like It’ auditions Sunday, March 30, 4 p.m. & Tuesday, April 1, 6 p.m. Auditions for the Valley Players summer production of “As You Like It” by William Shakespeare This tale of love, loss and disguise will run June 26-July 13. This romantic comedy set in a forest where characters discover love, identity...
Mad River Story Slam Saturday, April 5, 7:30 p.m. The Valley Players Theater will present the fifth annual Mad River Story Slam at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street in Waitsfield. This year’s theme is “Relationships,” or true stories exploring the many facets of relationships — love, family, friendships and everything in between. Storytellers...
Age Well lunch Tuesday, April 8, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a luncheon on April 8 for anyone 60 or older in the St Catherine of Siena Parish Hall 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The check-in time is 11:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon. There is...
Slow birding & re-wilding your backyard Wednesday April 9, 7 p.m. Learn how to foster healthy, diverse habitats in your backyard to create a birding sanctuary, a peaceful space to sit and observe birds, at a talk by Bridgett Butler at the senior center. The presentation will focus on slow birding, an approach that encourages...
Poetry at the Grange Thursday, April 10, 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 share about themselves and recite several poems. Participants are then invited to...
Clean Out the Closet Sale Saturday, April 12, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Resale Closet in Vergennes is holding its Clean Out the Closet Sale in the Parish Hall including clothing, household goods and books. All proceeds go to HOPE, Vergennes Food Shelf and the John Graham Shelter. This sale is affordable with take-what-you-want-pay-what-you-can pricing.
Favorite Tree art show Saturday, April 12, 4 p.m. As part of Charlotte’s Earth Month in April, the Charlotte Grange and the Charlotte Library invited kindergarten-eighth grade students to celebrate by creating tree art and companion stories. Come to the Grange Hall, 2848 Spear St., for a celebration and art show that will showcase all...
Kids clothing drive Sunday-Monday, April 13-21 Please consider donating outgrown kids’ and teens’ clothes, outerwear and footwear to the Charlotte Grange’s Hand-Me-Downs project. We are also accepting donations of large reusable shopping bags to use in re-distributing the clothing. There will be a large sealed bin on the porch at the Grange Hall (2858 Spear...
‘Anunnaki Tales’ Thursday, April 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m. On Thursday, April 17, local author, Josh Brooks, will read from his book “Anunnaki Tales: Gods, Goddesses, and Kings of Ancient Sumer” at the Bixby Memorial Free Library in Vergennes. Beginning with the creation of the world and ending with the fall of Sumerian civilization, Brooks’ book uses stories, illustrations...
Burlington color photography history Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m. A fundraiser for the Burlington History & Culture Center at Burlington Beer Company on Flynn Avenue in Burlington will feature a talk by Hugo Martínez Cazón on Burlington’s role in the development of color photography and early cinema in the former Lumière building on Flynn Avenue....
Charlotte Walks Friday, April 18, 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...
Williams Woods walk Friday, April 18, 8:30-9:30 a.m. The Grange’s Charlotte Walks this month is at Williams Woods Natural Area on Greenbush Road in Charlotte, about a mile south of the Thompson Point Road intersection. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the parking lot. The trail is a 1-mile loop through what has been called “the...
Atlantic Crossing Saturday, April 19, 12:30-2 p.m. Atlantic Crossing showcases the rich legacy of traditional New England music at the Bixby Library in Vergennes on Saturday, April 19. From foot-stomping reels to soulful ballads, Atlantic Crossing brings Vermont’s rich musical traditions to life.
Atlantic Crossing Saturday, April 19, 12:30-2 p.m. Atlantic Crossing showcases the rich legacy of traditional New England music at the Bixby Library in Vergennes on Saturday, April 19. From foot-stomping reels to soulful ballads, Atlantic Crossing brings Vermont’s rich musical traditions to life.
Phantom Border Wednesday, April 23, 5-6 p.m. Vermont author Kerstin Lange considers the 870-mile-long border — now a unique nature preserve called the Green Belt — that divided her native Germany during the Cold War at the Burnham Memorial Library in Colchester. Over 1,200 rare animal and plant species found refuge in the highly militarized...
‘Plastic People’ film April 24, 6:30 p.m. The Jericho Energy Task Force is celebrating Earth Week with a showing of the movie “Plastic People” at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library on April 24 at 6:30 p.m. This award-winning feature documentary investigates our addiction to plastic and the growing threat of microplastics on human health. Plastic...
April bird monitoring walk Saturday, April 26, 7:30-9 a.m. Join the monthly monitoring walk to record birds at the Birds of Vermont Museum trails, forest and meadow. Bring your own binoculars; dress for weather. Tick repellent and a water bottle are recommended. Free, but suggested donation is $5-$15. Register or call 802 434-2167. This walk...
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...
Worn flag collection Saturday-Saturday, May 24-31 Weather and the sun inevitably result in a worn-out flag. If your flag is tattered or soiled and it’s time for a new one, the Charlotte Grange can help you make sure your old flag is taken care of properly. On Memorial Day, the Grange will be collecting worn...
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...
Paul Asbell book release Sunday, June 1, 4 p.m. Guitarist Paul Asbell will hold a book-release event for “Stages: Ruminations, Rants, and Reminiscences on a Life In Music” at Main Street Landing at 60 Lake St. on Burlington’s waterfront. The book includes essays on his experiences playing in Chicago with artists such as Muddy Waters,...
Paul Asbell book release Sunday, June 1, 4 p.m. Guitarist Paul Asbell will hold a book-release event for “Stages: Ruminations, Rants, and Reminiscences on a Life In Music” at Main Street Landing at 60 Lake St. on Burlington’s waterfront. The book includes essays on his experiences playing in Chicago with artists such as Muddy Waters,...
Annual lake seminar Friday, June 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The 2025 lake seminar, co-sponsored by the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, will address improving and restoring the health of the state’s lakes and ponds by focusing on the rivers and streams that feed into the lakes. By...
Wake Robin tag sale Saturday, June 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. On that Saturday morning, shoppers will begin lining up before 7 a.m. for the 9 a.m. start. It only runs until 3 p.m. so get ready for some competitive shopping in in 19 departments including furniture, gardening, books, lamps, art, kitchenware and more. Around 1,250...
Age Well luncheon Tuesday, June 10, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a luncheon on June 10 for anyone 60 or older in the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The check-in time is 11:30 a.m. and the meal will be served at noon. There...
Lake Monsters Senior Night Tuesday, June 10, 6:35 p.m. It will be the first of four Senior Nights this summer for Lake Monsters’ games at Centennial Field on Tuesday, June 10. These game nights celebrate older Vermonters with reserved tickets for just $6 (half price) for fans age 60 and over, along with a voucher...
Free summer night at Shelburne Museum Thursday, June 12, 5-7:30 p.m. Visit galleries, listen to live music, enjoy a picnic, stroll through gardens and take in the splendor of a summer’s night at the Shelburne Museum for free. The museum will stay open from 5-7:30 p.m.
Poetry at the Grange Thursday, June 12, 6:30-8 p.m. At the June evening of poetry, the Grange will welcome Stephen Cramer. Cramer teaches writing and literature at the University of Vermont and has published several books of poems including “Shiva’s Drum,” “Tongue and Groove,” “From the Hip” (a book of sonnets.), “A Little Thyme and...