Vermont Poetry Festival Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m-4 p.m. The Green Mountain Writers Group will host the second annual Vermont Poetry Festival in Underhill Center at the Historic District 5 Schoolhouse. A morning poetry writing workshop, “Ending the Silence,” will be led by poet Jodi Girouard. At noon, there will be a break for a...
Park & Wildlife Refuge workdays April 20 & 23, 10 a.m.-noon A workday may include clearing invasive plants, weeding or planting native wildflowers and grass seeds at the Charlotte Park & Wildlife Refuge. Contact Sue Smith for details.
Masonry in Early Vermont Sunday, April 21, 2 p.m. Masonry has always been a presence in the Green Mountain State. From the first settlers to the present, Vermont masons have made a difference in their communities. Ira Allen, Thomas Chittenden and other Vermont founders were members of this fraternity. Join Robert Grandchamp, historian and past...
Earth Day at the library Monday, April 22, 7 p.m. Celebrate the ways we’ve protected the environment on Earth Day at the Charlotte Library. Learn how local conservation organizations like the Lewis Creek Association, the Charlotte Energy Committee and the Charlotte Conservation Commission got started. Earth Day, since it was founded in 1970, has inspired...
‘Steamboats, Subchasers and Shipwrecks’ Tuesday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. Brian Knight, architectural historian and preservation planner, will trace the history of the Shelburne Shipyard from the earliest steamboats through the World War II manufacture of subchasers to the recent investigations of shipwrecks in Shelburne Harbor at the Shelburne Town Hall. Enter by the Pierson Library...
Secrets of Mount Philo Saturday, April 27 Judy Chaves will lead a history-focused, guided hike up Mt. Philo on Saturday, April 27. Learn the mountain's fascinating history and discover where evidence of that history hides in plain sight. Early spring is a great time for this — the park is closed officially (no cars) and...
Job Fest Thursday, May 2 The Middlebury Spring Job Fest will be held on Thursday, May 2, at Middlebury Parks & Rec on Creek Road. This unconventional job fair should feel a bit more like a farmer’s market. Vermont Department of Labor says both jobseekers and employers have preferred outdoor venues and felt as though...
Green Up Day Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The 54th annual Green Up Day in Charlotte will happen on Saturday, May 4, with activities beginning at Charlotte Central School at 9 a.m. Green bags can be picked up starting April 27 at the Charlotte Library, Old Brick Store and Spear’s Corner Store. You can...
Shelburne Grab and Go Meal Tuesday, May 14, 11 a.m.-noon Age Well and St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Shelburne are providing a 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.-noon on May 14. A...
Woodlands protection retreat Friday-Sunday, May 17-19 Maintaining and connecting habitat is important for the movement of wildlife across the landscape. Vermont Coverts: Woodlands for Wildlife will hold their 2024 Cooperator Training May 17-19 in Waterbury. This retreat will share information on improving habitat for wildlife, maintaining connected landscapes and improving forest health. This session features...
Sensory friendly museum Friday, May 17, 8:30 a.m. Monthly sensory friendly mornings begin at Shelburne Museum Friday, May 17, 8:30 a.m. These are early hours reserved for visitors of all ages with varying social and sensory-processing needs. “Know Before You Go” materials, limited numbers of noise-cancelling head-phones, fidget toys and a break room will be...
‘Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia’ Sunday, May 19, 2 p.m. Laura Macaluso will talk about Thomas Jefferson’s associations with Virginia at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. In the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Jefferson was inspired to write his only book, “Notes on the State of Virginia.” Few are associated with a place as Jefferson is...
Luncheon in Shelburne Wednesday, May 22, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a luncheon 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 a $5...
Music with the Museum Thursday, May 30, 6 p.m. Rokeby Museum will hold Music with the Museum, an evening of food and music from The Meat Packers at the Ferrisburgh Town Community Center on May 30. The event will include a silent auction to raise funds for Rokeby Museum’s educational programming, sharing the stories of...
Richmond Farmer’s Market Friday, May 31, 3-6:30 p.m. The market opens on the Volunteer’s Green in Richmond and runs through Oct. 11. Opening day will feature live music 4-6 p.m. from folk-rock band Ox Child playing original music. There will also be a portable mini-golf course.
Organ concert Friday, May 31, 7 p.m. The Shelburne United Methodist Church, 30 Church St., in Shelburne will have an organ concert on May 31 with organist Mark Miller, an associate professor of church music and composer in residence at Drew University in Madison, N.J. The concert will feature music by African American Composers, works...
‘Keeping It Inn’ Friday-Saturday, May 31-June 1, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, June 2, 3:30 p.m. A solo show about how functionally dysfunctional families start with well-intended choices that usually lead to unraveling consequences, written and performed by Cindy Pierce, will be presented at Main Street Landing, 60 Lake Street, Burlington. Tickets $25. For tickets and...
Early Birder morning walks Sundays, June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 7-8:30 a.m. Spring and early summer mornings are terrific for birding. Who’s singing, calling, nesting or flying around the Birds of Vermont Museum? Discover birds on an early morning ramble in the museum’s forest and meadows. Walks are led by experienced birders familiar...
Vermont Eats Thursday, June 6, 5:30 p.m. The Vermont Historical Society and The Lost Mural project are teaming up for Vermont Eats, a fundraising dinner that puts a focus on the food of Vermont’s immigrant communities. Last year was a dinner in Barre featuring that city’s Italian heritage. This year the dinner will feature Burlington’s...
Lake seminar Friday, June 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Learn about impacts of recent floods on Vermont’s lakes and how to better protect Vermont’s waters and make our lakes more resilient at this year’s online seminar by the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds. Vermont has some of the cleanest lakes in the country, but they...