Tournesol Saturday, March 22, 12:30-2 p.m. Tournesol returns for its second year with French-inspired jazz and swing tunes at Bixby Library in Vergennes. Tournesol’s six-piece ensemble, featuring violin, accordion and vocals, transports listeners to the 1940s and 50s with classics by Django Reinhardt, Edith Piaf and soothing bossa nova rhythms.
The Seen and the Unseen reception Saturday, March 22, 2-4 p.m. Photographer Jeffrey Pascoe’s upcoming show The Seen and the Unseen which will be on view through April 2 at Frog Hollow Craft Gallery in Burlington. There will be an artist reception on March 22 from 2-4 p.m. Pascoe’s photos capture the ephemeral beauty of...
All-Star Hockey Classic Saturday, March 22, 4 & 6 p.m. The Rotary Club of Essex is holding the 39th Rotary All-Star Hockey Classic Saturday, March 22, at the Essex Skating Facility in Essex. High school seniors, both men and women, are selected from Vermont high schools to participate, including Champlain Valley Union High. The women’s...
March bird monitoring walk Saturday, March 29, 8-9 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.
‘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...