Green Mountain Chorus Saturday, Sept. 28, 2 & 7 p.m. The Green Mountain Chorus, presents “On the One Road,” a musical tribute to all things Irish. In its 77th year as a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, the Green Mountain Chorus’ annual show brings some of the best barbershop-style a capella singing New England...
September bird monitoring walk Saturday, Sept. 30, 7:30 a.m. Join the monthly monitoring walk to record birds on the Birds of Vermont Museum property. Bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. Free, suggested donation $5-$15. Register for museum events.
October bird monitoring walk Saturday, Oct. 26, 8-9 a.m. All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be) are welcome. Join the Birds of Vermont Museum’s monthly monitoring walk outdoors on the museum’s trails in forest and meadow. Most fun for adults and older children. Bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. Tick repellent and...
‘The Mousetrap’ Fridays-Sundays, Oct. 4-20 The Valley Players present Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” Fridays-Sundays, Oct. 4-20, at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street (Route 100), Waitsfield. Part murder mystery and part psychological thriller, show times are Friday & Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Purchase tickets. Please note, this play contains...
Coffee & muffins happy hour Friday, Oct. 4, 8:30-10 a.m. Free coffee & muffins happy hour Friday, Oct. 4, 8:30-10 a.m. Free iced coffee, hot coffee, tea and homemade muffins at the Charlotte Grange, 2858 Spear St. All are welcome.
Carving workship Saturday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m-2 p.m. The Green Mountain Woodcarvers will be carving in the workshop at Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Stop in to watch a wood carver at work, ask a question or learn about this carving club. Carvers are always happy to explain how they carve and to share...
CVU class of 1974 reunion Saturday, Oct. 5, 7-10 p.m. The Champlain Valley Union High class of 1974 will celebrate its reunion at the Eagles Club on Shelburne Road with food and music from the Hitmen. For info or reservations call Kirk Smith at 802-578-5964 or email.
Lewis Creek Association party Sunday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The Lewis Creek Association will celebrate the lives and work of Marty Illick and Terry Dinnan with a day-long celebration at Cota Field, States Prison Hollow Road, in Starksboro. From 9-11 a.m., Vermont master naturalists will lead several field trips. Registration required. From 11:30 a.m.-1...
Line dancing class Wednesday, Oct. 9, 7-8 p.m. Line dancing will be taught by Andrea Warren, owner of Good Time Line Dancing, at the Grange Hall. This hour class is for beginners. The lesson will start with an easy-to-follow warm-up dance, followed by two absolute-beginner dances taught in small segments building up to doing the...
Arch on Mount Philo Friday, Oct. 11, 5 p.m. The Flynn Theater will sponsor a performance art piece on top of Mount Philo, featuring ice, stone and fire, accompanied by a choir of local community members. In Arch, two performers build a freestanding structure out of concrete and ice blocks, accompanied by music. The performances...
The Big Sit! Sunday, Oct. 13, all day See how many birds you can identify ... but only from a 17-foot diameter circle outdoors at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington between sunrise and sunset? This is a great long-running community science project. Pledges and donations welcome. Call or email to ask about joining...
Car show & fall festival Sunday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Middlebury holds its third annual Car Show & Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 13. Main Street will close to welcome 75 classic cars and trucks, including food trucks, over 50 vendors, live music and raffle drawings. This event is fun for the whole family...
Forests & Fairy Tales Sunday, Oct. 13, 4 p.m. Burlington-based pianist Claire Black will perform Forests & Fairy Tales, a program of Romantic and 20th-century works for solo piano, featuring Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), Op. 82, by Robert Schumann; V mlhách (In the Mists) by Leoš Janáček; Märchenbilder (Fairy Tale Pictures), Op. 3, by Erich Wolfgang Korngold; and Impromptu, Op. 24...
Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering luncheon on Oct. 15 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...
Ski area plane crashes talk Thursday, Oct. 17, 6:30 p.m. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum presents Tragedy in the Green Mountains; a History of Plane Crashes within Ski Area Boundaries at the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe. There are 13 known aircraft crashes inside Vermont ski area boundaries, including Jay Peak, Pico, Magic Mountain,...
Matching short story to art Friday, Oct. 18, 6-7 p.m. A lecture on The Celestial Railroad: Nathaniel Hawthorne and American Art at the Shelburne Museum will look at Hawthorne’s short story “The Celestial Railroad.” Published in 1843, the story offers a skeptical view of the era’s new means of transport. With a demon manning the...
Craft fair & raffle Saturday, Oct. 19 St. Peter’s Church in Vergennes will host a craft fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Parish Hall (85 South Maple St.). The craft fair will also include a raffle, bake sale and luncheon. Crafters will sell a variety of handcrafted items including jams, jellies, hats, mittens, sweaters, soaps,...
Sneaker Soiree Saturday, Oct. 19, 6-10 p.m. Girls on the Run Vermont will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a Sneaker Soiree, which should be the most comfortable cocktail party in town. Suggested attire is semi-formal and, of course, your favorite sneakers. This 18-and-older event will be held in Burlington Beer Company’s new event space at...
Battle of Cedar Creek talk Sunday, Oct. 20, 2 p.m. On Oct. 19, 1864, a surprise attack by Confederate troops in the Shenandoah Valley at Cedar Creek appeared to be a solid victory for the South. Thanks to the heroic efforts of the Vermont’s 8th Regiment, the Union reclaimed the battlefield. In a talk entitled...
'Groomed' Tuesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. The play "Groomed" will be performed in the Shelburne Town Hall 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22. Actor and playwright Patrick Sandford has performed this play over 90 times in the Britian and elsewhere. Three narratives of a betrayed schoolboy, a Japanese soldier and the inventor of the saxophone show...
Spirits of Rokeby Friday & Saturday, Oct. 25 & 26 Rokeby Museum is presenting a new production inspired by the spiritualist history at the museum. Ticket holders will gather for a drink and a short talk on Victorian Spiritualism before entering the historic home, where actors will guide them through participatory dramatization, recreating séances based...
October bird monitoring walk Saturday, Oct. 26, 8-9 a.m. All birders (current, experienced, newbie and would-be) are welcome. Join the Birds of Vermont Museum’s monthly monitoring walk outdoors on the museum’s trails in forest and meadow. Most fun for adults and older children. Bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. Tick repellent and...
Bach concerts Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 26 & 27 Capital City Concerts presents two concerts of instrumental works of J.S. Bach on Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier and on Sunday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m. in Burlington at the Cathedral of Saint Paul. Pianist Jeewon Park, violinist Jeffrey Multer, cellist...
Tree ID for birders Sunday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-noon Have you ever noticed a bird, then wondered what kind of tree it was in, or why it was there? Take a walk at the Birds of Vermont Museum to explore tree identification with forester Kathleen Stutzman. Open to folks with any and all levels of...
Hinesburg Artist Series Sunday, Oct. 27, 4 p.m. The Hinesburg Artist Series will present a concert featuring the Hinesburg Community Band and the South County Chorus at Champlain Valley Union High School. The South County Chorus will perform selections by Pinkzebra, Victor Johnson, the spiritual “Elijah Rock” and an arrangement of “Jabberwocky” by Lewis Carroll....
Winter Lights Thursday, Nov. 21 Shelburne Museum’s holiday light spectacular, Winter Lights, returns on Nov. 21 and runs through Jan. 5. The museum campus will be aglow in a dazzling visual display of lights accompanied by musical selections. For the first time, Winter Lights is partnering with the town and will be expanded into Shelburne,...
Green Mountain Book Festival Friday & Saturday, Nov. 1 & 2 The Green Mountain Book Festival is holding its third annual event in Burlington. The two-day festival celebrates the works of Vermont authors through panel discussions, readings, signings and workshops. The festival kicks off at the Venetian Soda Lounge at 7 p.m. with a fundraising...
Coffee & muffins happy hour Friday, Nov. 1, 8:30-10 a.m. Free coffee and muffins happy hour on Friday, Nov. 1, 8:30-10 a.m. Free iced coffee, hot coffee, tea and homemade muffins at the Charlotte Grange, 2858 Spear St. All are welcome.
Clothing drive for migrant farmworkers Saturday-Wednesday, Nov. 2-6 The Charlotte Grange is holding a clothing drive for local migrant farmworkers. Some specific clothes being sought for donation include machine washable hoodie sweatshirts, pants (denim, canvas), work clothes, vests (fleece or heavy cloth), jackets, thermal underwear. Please: No button-down shirts, polo shirts or wool items of...
Vermont women’s rally Saturday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. A Vermont women’s rally will be held on the Statehouse lawn in Montpelier on Nov. 2, 10 a.m. This event will be a sister event to the National Women’s March in Washington, D.C., on that day. State parking lots will be open and free for public parking....
'A Taste of Freedom' Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 6-9, 7 p.m. A Saint Michael’s College student is shining light on the lived experiences of people with disabilities — including her own — through her original play, “A Taste of Freedom.” A cast of four, which includes playwright Sadie Chamberlain, will perform the play in the McCarthy Arts...
Shelburne grab-and-go meal Tuesday, Nov. 12, 11 a.m.-noon Age Well and St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Shelburne are providing a Thanksgiving meal to go for anyone age 60 and older. The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church Street from 11 a.m. until noon. A $5 donation...
School holiday market Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Charlotte Central School Holiday Market is looking for local artisans, crafters and vendors. The market will be held in two gyms bursting with exhibitors, a DIY craft corner for the kiddos and a smorgasbord of tasty treats. Registration fees support a variety of school programs...
Thread of Blue concert Thursday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Ohavi Zedek will host a concert to benefit The Lost Mural Project featuring saxophonist Marty Fogel and his quintet, Thread of Blue. The band will play improvisational jazz emanating from Jewish sources including songs by composers including Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin and Kurt Weill. The performance...
'Footloose' at CVU Friday-Sunday, Nov. 15-17 Champlain Valley Union High will present the musical version of "Footloose" for four performances in the school's theater. Based on the iconic 1984 film, "Footloose" tells the story of Ren McCormack, a teenager who moves to the small town of Bomont, where dancing is banned. Ren teams up with...
Non-Fiction Comics Festival Saturday & Sunday, Nov. 16-17 The third annual Nonfiction Comics Festival, a free two-day event at the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington, explores the use of comics in nonfiction storytelling. The festival will bring together over 40 cartoonists displaying and selling their work and a suite of discussion panels and workshops. The...
Morningside Cemetery Association Monday, Nov. 18, 2:00 pm The annual meeting of the Morningside Cemetery Association will be held at the Charlotte Town Offices on Monday, November 18 at 2:00 pm. This meeting is open to the general public. For additional information, contact Sheila Burleigh or 802-425-3835.
Shelburne Thanksgiving meal Wednesday, Nov. 20, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a Thanksgiving meal 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. There is...
Winter Lights Thursday, Nov. 21 Shelburne Museum’s holiday light spectacular, Winter Lights, returns on Nov. 21 and runs through Jan. 5. The museum campus will be aglow in a dazzling visual display of lights accompanied by musical selections. For the first time, Winter Lights is partnering with the town and will be expanded into Shelburne,...
‘Highlight’ New Year’s Eve Tuesday, Dec. 31 Burlington City Arts is holding the seventh “Highlight” New Year’s Eve celebration from midday Dec. 31 until past midnight. Tickets for “Highlight” go on sale at noon, Friday, Nov. 1, and cost $15 throughout November, before going up to $18 in December. Kids 5 and under do not need...
Middlebury museum train display Friday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. Middlebury’s Henry Sheldon Museum will hold opening day for Rolling Down the Tracks: Holiday Trains. The elaborate model train layout will be on display through Jan. 4. The trains will be running Wednesdays 2-4:30 p.m., Thursdays 10:30 a.m.–1 p.m.; Fridays 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and Saturdays 11...
Annual Messiah Sing Sunday, Dec. 1, 4-5:15 p.m. Charlotte Congregational will host its annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah” as a classic singalong. Anne Decker will conduct four of Vermont’s preeminent vocal soloists (Helen Lyons, Nessa Rabin, Cameron Brownell and Erik Kroncke) along with a professional chamber ensemble, including the Skylark quartet. When attendees arrive to...
Grange line dancing Wednesday, Dec. 4, 7-8 p.m. Andrea Warren, owner of Good Time Line Dancing, returns to teach one-hour class, formatted for beginners at the Grange in East Charlotte. The lesson will start with an easy-to-follow, warm-up dance, followed by two absolute-beginner dances taught in small segments building up to doing the whole dance...
Searching for lost ski areas Friday, Dec. 6, 5-8 p.m. The Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, 1 South Main Street in Stowe opens the exhibit Searching for Vermont’s Lost Ski Areas – Part 2. Part 2 incorporates the artifacts included in last year’s Part 1. The exhibit opening is free. Thereafter, the museum is open...
Community College of Vermont chorus Friday & Saturday, Dec. 6 & 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m. The Community College of Vermont chorus will perform two concerts at the beginning of December. On Dec. 6, the chorus will perform at Abenaki Way in Winooski, and on Dec. 7 it will perform at the First Congregational Church at 38...
School holiday market Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Charlotte Central School Holiday Market is looking for local artisans, crafters and vendors. The market will be held in two gyms bursting with exhibitors, a DIY craft corner for the kiddos and a smorgasbord of tasty treats. Registration fees support a variety of school programs...
Science Fun Day Saturday, Dec. 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Third-fifth grade students are invited to spend an afternoon exploring space-related topics through workshops led by VTeen Science Ambassadors, a group of high school students who love science and have taken a leadership role in creating science programming for younger youth. The free event includes building and...
Hinesburg Artist Series holiday concerts Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. The Hinesburg Artist Series will present its annual holiday concerts at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church in Hinesburg. The concert will feature the South County Chorus and the Hinesburg Artist Series Orchestra under the direction of Rufus...
Shelburne grab-and-go meal Tuesday, Dec. 10, 11 a.m.-noon Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish in Shelburne are providing a to-go meal to people age 60 and older on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church Street. The menu is beef stew with...
Valley Players’ karaoke parties Thursday, Dec. 12, 3:30-5 p.m. & 7-10 p.m. The Valley Players will hold two karaoke parties on Thursday, Dec. 12, at their theater, in Waitsfield. From 3:30-5 p.m., kids take over the stage to sing solos, duos or group numbers. Parents are encouraged to stay and enjoy the afternoon with their...
Burlington winter market Fridays-Saturdays, Dec. 13-22 The BTV Winter Market is in full swing. This European-style outdoor market runs until Sunday, Dec. 22, in Burlington’s City Hall Park. The market is open Fridays 2-6 p.m.; Saturdays 12-6 p.m.; and Sundays 12-4 p.m. and features a rotating group of 20 local artists, makers and food vendors,...
Holiday movie night Friday, Dec. 13, 6:30 p.m. Friends of the Union Meeting Hall can’t say what movie will play for holiday movie night at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 13, at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall, so questions about what will be shown should be emailed. The movie, whatever it is, is free, and traditional concessions will...
Historical Society open house Sunday, Dec. 15, 2-5 p.m. The Charlotte Historical Society will hold its 47th annual holiday open house at the museum. There will be refreshments inside and a festive fire ring on the front lawn.
Santa visiting fire & rescue Sunday, Dec. 15, 4:30 p.m. Santa’s coming to Charlotte Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Enjoy cocoa and a candy cane while you write your letter to Santa. Santa is expected to arrive around 5 p.m. to turn the switch on fire and rescue’s seasonal light display. Kids of all ages are...
Vocal ensemble concerts Saturday & Sunday, Dec. 21 & 22 Ring in the season with Solaris Vocal Ensemble as they present, A Joyful Sound, featuring guest artists Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble. A Joyful Sound will be performed 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, at the Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 North Main St., and at 4 p.m.,...
Rokeby open house & holiday sale Saturday, Dec. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Rokeby Museum exhibit, “Seeking Freedom: The Underground Railroad and the Legacy of an Abolitionist Family” will have free admission on Dec. 21 and there will also be shopping for wreaths, swags, books, yarn, candles and more.
'Highlight' New Year's Eve Tuesday, Dec. 31 Burlington City Arts is holding the seventh "Highlight" New Year's Eve celebration from midday Dec. 31 until past midnight. Tickets for "Highlight" go on sale at noon, Friday, Nov. 1, and cost $15 throughout November, before going up to $18 in December. Kids 5 and under do not...
‘Highlight’ New Year’s Eve Tuesday, Dec. 31 Burlington City Arts is holding the seventh “Highlight” New Year’s Eve celebration from midday Dec. 31 until past midnight. Tickets for “Highlight” go on sale at noon, Friday, Nov. 1, and cost $15 throughout November, before going up to $18 in December. Kids 5 and under do not...
Celebrate the Arts Night Thursday, Jan. 9, 5-8 p.m. After a six-year hiatus, the Champlain Valley School District is bringing back the longstanding winter tradition of Celebrate The Arts Night at Champlain Valley Union High. Join students from across the school district for an evening of entertainment and celebration, showcasing performing and visual arts from...
Celebrate the Arts Night Thursday, Jan. 9, 5-8 p.m. After a six-year hiatus, the Champlain Valley School District is bringing back the longstanding winter tradition of Celebrate the Arts Night at Champlain Valley Union High. Join students from across the school district for an evening of entertainment and celebration, showcasing performing and visual arts from...
Shelburne Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 14, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a lunch on Jan. 14 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...
Vermont’s winter birds (Williston) Jan. 18, noon–1:30 p.m. Join the Birds of Vermont museum director Erin Talmage at Williston’s Dorothy Alling Memorial Library to learn about Vermont’s winter birds, birding and conservation. Vermont in winter is cold, muddy, slushy, icy, snowy, but there are still birds. Which ones? How come? What do they eat? How...
Shelburne Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 21, 11:30 a.m. The menu for Jan. 21 St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well lunch is mac and cheese, green beans, stewed tomatoes, wheat roll and an apple. The deadline to register is Jan. 15.
Lost Ski Areas stories Thursday, Jan. 23, 6:30 p.m. Did you know that at one time there were five ski areas in both Waterbury and Stowe, two in Morrisville, and one each in Hyde Park, Johnson, Jeffersonville, and Cambridge? Or that the second rope tow in Vermont was built in Cambridge? Over the decades, Vermont...
Student art exhibition Friday, Jan. 24, 5 p.m. Burlington City Arts is opening Becoming/Vermont, a student art exhibition with a reception on Friday, Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through Saturday, Feb. 1. Becoming/Vermont features approximately 40 works by teen artists from the greater Burlington area.
Paint & sip Ferrisburgh Friday, Jan. 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. A paint & sip will be held at the Ferrisburgh Town Hall with artist Jackie Rivers as a fundraiser by the Friends of the Union Meeting Hall. The $35 fee goes to help restore the historic town hall. The fee includes light refreshments and all the...
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...