A Moth Inspired Storytelling Event
2025-08-31 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
True stories told by your friends and neighbors hosted by national Moth storyteller, Bobby Stoddard.
Tonight’s theme: Longevity and Anniversaries.
Come to listen, come to tell!

Fluid Impressions: Barrie Fisher and Susie Conrad
2025-09-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-04 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-07 14:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-09 10:00 - 16:00 and 3 more dates | Planetary Art Institute, 961 Route 2, Middlesex, Vermont, 05602, United States
The Planetary Art Institute at Camp Meade is delighted to present these meditations as a conversation between two creators and friends-Barrie Fisher and Susie Conrad, in keeping with our mission to support creativity, collaboration, and community in central Vermont.
Monday – Friday 10am to 4pm
Sunday – 2pm to 6pm
Select Saturdays

Fall Toddler Time Art Class at Inklings!
2025-09-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-12 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-19 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s Fall Toddler Time Art Class at Inklings Children’s Books! Friday mornings from 10am – 11am.
Caregivers and their little ones are invited to explore the colors & shapes of the season, and develop those fine motor skills; all while having some creative fun!
Activities will include painting on torn newspaper, craft pumpkins, and colorful watercolor felt leaves.
SIGN UP using the EVENT LINK
Begins Friday, Sept. 5th and goes for 6 weeks.
Ages: 18mo – 4yrs
Price: $85 (all six classes) Drop-in Price: $15/per class

ARTful Justice: Art Auction with music Fundraiser
2025-09-05 17:00 - 19:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
ARTFul Justice 2025
What it is: A Silent Auction and Celebration of an Activated Community. All Proceeds from the Auction go to The Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund. Enjoy the Art Sale, Raise Awareness, Meet Like Minded People, and Celebrate Hope over Despair!
Presented by: Indivisible Mad River Valley and Camel’s Hump Indivisible
Beneficiary: The Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund. The Fund supports and expands legal resources available to organizations that protect asylum seekers, immigrants, and marginalized people facing deportation or detention.
AfterThoughts 8 VT 17, Waitsfield, Vermont
Food (Peace Burger) and drinks available for purchase
Live Music by Granville Daze
Overview: The event showcases creatives including: crafters, painters, photographers, ceramicists, fiber artists, sculptors, and conceptual artists. These artists and artisans have donated their work to raise funds for the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund.
For information or to register, please visit: https://www.mobilize.us/indivisiblemadrivervalley/event/810698/

DJ MYTH SUMMER SEND-OFF DANCE PARTY @ AFTERTHOUGHTS
2025-09-06 20:30 - 23:59 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Join us as we say “see ya” to the summer of 2025, with DJ Myth
Playing the best in hip-hop, soul, R&B, pop, funk and more…
8PM!
FREE!
Afterthoughts
8 VT 17
Waitsfield, VT 05673

35th Annual Green Mountain Photo Show
2025-09-07 13:00 - 2025-10-12 20:30 | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
Photographs ranging from black and white to color and from realism to abstract are featured in this popular annual show.
The spacious galleries, located in the historic Red Barn, are the perfect venue for viewing the large format photographs and small intimate images that reflect the diverse contemporary practices of both amateur and professional photographers. The show is especially appealing to children who search out diverse subjects such as animals, birds and flowers. Assorted subject matter and conceptual experimentation are continuing to enter the foreground of the Vermont vernacular to show the ever-evolving nature of photography with new technologies and formats along with technical manipulation.
This exhibition is grounded in the Valley community and continues to inspire all who visit during the leaf-peeping season.

Made in the Mountains Art Show
2025-09-07 14:00 - 2025-09-28 16:00 | Corner School Resource Center of Granville Vermont, 75 Post Office Hill 75 Post Office Hill, Granville, Vermont, 05747, United States
The Third Made in the Mountains Art Show features oils, watercolors, mosaics, blown glass, mixed media and photography created by artists in the from the Green Mountains including the Mad River Valley and White River Valley.
Meet them at the Opening Reception on September 7!

“Music and Poetry” Concert at First Congregational Church of Berlin
2025-09-07 16:00 - 17:30 | First Congregational Church Berlin, 1808 Scott Hill Road, Berlin, Vermont, 05602, United States
On Sunday September 7 at 4 pm, Christopher McWilliams and friends will present “Music and Poetry” at First Congregational Church of Berlin (1808 Scott Hill Road, Berlin VT 05602) where Christopher is Music Director.
Joining Christopher for the concert are Denise Ricker (flute), Kailea Silvers (cello), Lotta Suter (violin), Arthur Zorn (baritone) and Stuart Williams (bass). The program celebrates summer and the coming change of seasons with music ranging from Yukie Smith’s “Scent of Summer” to “Fisherman’s Song” by Jean Sibelius. Other composers whose music is featured in the concert include Robert Schumann, Isaac Albeniz, Felix Mendelssohn and Franz Liszt.
The musicians will also present two pieces by Christopher McWilliams: “En Septembre” from his “Tableaux d’une exposition”, and his two-movement “Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano based on two poems by France Preseren”. Admission is free, with donations to benefit Capstone Community Action. The concert will be followed by a reception in the FCCB Community Hall, including the opportunity to view the new exhibition of photographs by Nancy Fowler and Nancie Austin-Bradley.
For more information, see the FCCB website (fccbvt.org) or contact Rob Griffin at griffinsuter@hotmail.com

PUPPY LOVE – Special Screening
2025-09-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Director Gail Gilbert’s inspiring tale of special needs puppies touches audience’s hearts.
Waitsfield, VT – September 8th, 2025 PUPPY LOVE tells a personal story with a universal message. “My puppy and his litter mates suddenly became paralyzed and the vet told us to put them down” explains writer-director Gail Gilbert. The documentary follows a literal “life and death” struggle as every from Chinese herbs to chicken soup to nurse the pups back to health.
“PUPPY LOVE is more than a movie about dogs – it’s a story about power of the human spirit to conquer things seem unconquerable.” Said Gilbert.

Bread and Puppet presents: Autumn Screams and Possibilitarian Hallelujahs of the Servants of the Abyss
2025-09-14 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
September 14th, 21st and 28th at 3 p.m.
Join us in the Paper Maché Cathedral for a brand new, urgently-needed puppet show. Keeping the work up-to-the-minute, the show will evolve over the course of the month.
In Peter Schumann’s words: “We the involuntary servants of the abyss, both: the wounded universe abyss and the abysmal empire abyss, are charged with the possibilitarian task of revolutionizing the human abyss – not to allow the empire’s rotten apples to spoil the Autumn’s applesauce, because of the invincible because! Because we children of mother dirt need to be nourished by real applesauce while spreading poppy flag wisdom throughout the hills and valleys of the here, not succumbing to empire normality. All our banners say Yes and kick the arse of the No and can’t be stopped from marching even when thunder and lightning threaten the day. Whether the weather is good or whether the weather is bad, whatever the weather we’ll weather the weather, whether we like it or not.”
Tickets: $15, no one turned away for lack of funds.
*Capacity is limited at our indoor shows*
https://breadandpuppet.org/product/september-show-9-14-25
Dogs are not permitted at our indoor performances.

Valley- Wide Book Club Cocktail Hour to Benefit Big Pict Arts Hub
2025-09-18 17:00 - 21:00 | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Join New York Times Best Selling Author James M. Tabor as he chats with Mary Kathleen Mehuron about her gripping novel Down on the South Beach Drag– and more exciting Jersey Shore moments!
Stay for part or all.

We Are MRV Film Screening of Join or Die
2025-09-19 17:30 - 20:30 | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
We Are MRV will begin with a screening of the Netflix documentary Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it.
We’ll start with appetizers and drinks at 5:30, screen the film at 6:00, and continue with a discussion and happy hour.
Come connect with neighbors and friends and learn why it’s important (and fun) to do just that! Event is free but tickets are required. See the link below.

Book Signing w/ Award Winning Author & Filmmaker Stephen Vittoria
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Bear Pond Books Stowe, 38 Main St, Stowe, Vermont, 05672, United States
Come meet author & filmmaker Stephen Vittoria!
Stephen will be at Bear Pond Books in Stowe from 1-3pm signing copies of his new novel CHRISTINA AND THE WHITEFISH.
This is truly a book that is needed in our dark times.
Dave Zirin of The Nation said: “Christina and the Whitefish is a joy to read. If Bruce Springsteen wrote fiction, it would read a great deal like this.
Stephen Vittoria is an award-winning filmmaker and author.
His last two feature documentaries—Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary and One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern—have been embraced by moviegoers and audiences worldwide.
Vittoria was also a producer on two feature documentaries by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney: Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place. Along with journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, Vittoria co-authored the three-book nonfiction series Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny—with forewords by Angela Davis, S. Brian Willson, and Chris Hedges.
Vittoria is the founder and creative director of two Southern California production companies: Street Legal Cinema and Deep Image.
Regarding Vittoria as a storyteller, legendary filmmaker, Albert Maysles, publicly petitioned his colleagues in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to consider Vittoria’s documentary feature, Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary, for Oscar consideration.
The Book:
It’s 1994. Christina, a young Gulf War veteran struggling with PTSD and the loss of both parents, drives cross-country in a borrowed car, desperately seeking relief and redemption in Asbury Park, the seaside mecca of her childhood. It’s a place well past its prime and reigned over by the self-proclaimed King of Asbury Park: The Whitefish—a disabled Vietnam vet, tavern owner, artist, and philosopher. It’s here, on the Jersey shore, that a chance meeting leads to a profound and life-altering connection. Rewind to the eighties: two girls, best friends, falling in love was something to be kept secret.
Reaching adulthood, Christina and Jaime move to Las Vegas to escape prejudice and build a new life. Unable to cope with her parents’ deaths and convinced she’s doing the right thing for herself and her country, Christina enlists in the U.S. Army, only to find herself racked by a further and compounding wartime trauma. Christina and the Whitefish is a powerful novel that questions the conventional treatment and care methods veterans receive in an inadequate, pharmaceutical-driven system, bringing to light just how critical human connection is to wellbeing and survival.
“Christina and the Whitefish” asks tough questions about how to love and when to leave, questions that reveal a critical truth: family can be birthed from circumstance. And then, even in the pain and the stumbling, if you don’t give up—keep seeking and moving toward something better—friends and healing will find you—and love, no matter how battered, can endure even the darkest of times.

Feast of Fools Community Festival
2025-09-21 11:00 - 17:00 | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Celebrate Vermont’s vibrant arts scene at this preview Feast of Fools Community Festival, happening Sunday, Sept. 21 at Camp Meade in Middlesex. This one-day celebration runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offers a lively taste of what’s to come when the full Feast of Fools Festival launches in 2026.
The Feast of Fools began in medieval Europe as a day of revelry when commoners became kings, fools became prophets, and music, laughter, and food united communities. In that tradition, Camp Meade will come alive with circus, music, food, and community gathering.
Highlights include:
Middlesex Artisan Market – 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. featuring quality local creators
The Red Trouser Show – internationally renowned circus stars performing at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
The Hokum Brothers – Vermont’s own fun-loving band playing two sets at noon and 2:00 p.m.
Brass Balagan – raucous street brass at 4:00 p.m.
Montpelier Alive’s New Resident Mixer – 3:00–5:00 p.m.
ONE Arts – face-painting and creative projects for all ages, 2:00–5:00 p.m.
And because no “feast” is complete without food: vendors including Woodbelly Pizza (12:00–5:00 p.m.) and The Local Wine & Beer (12:00–5:00 p.m.) will keep the crowd well-fed and happy.
“The Feast of Fools has always been about joy, resilience, and community,” says festival founder Woody Keppel. “This preview is just the beginning—a playful promise of the full festival to come.”
Suggested donation: Adults $10, Kids $5
No one turned away for lack of funds!

Bread and Puppet presents: Autumn Screams and Possibilitarian Hallelujahs of the Servants of the Abyss
2025-09-21 15:00 - 16:00 | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
September 14th, 21st and 28th at 3 p.m.
Join us in the Paper Maché Cathedral for a brand new, urgently-needed puppet show. Keeping the work up-to-the-minute, the show will evolve over the course of the month.
In Peter Schumann’s words: “We the involuntary servants of the abyss, both: the wounded universe abyss and the abysmal empire abyss, are charged with the possibilitarian task of revolutionizing the human abyss – not to allow the empire’s rotten apples to spoil the Autumn’s applesauce, because of the invincible because! Because we children of mother dirt need to be nourished by real applesauce while spreading poppy flag wisdom throughout the hills and valleys of the here, not succumbing to empire normality. All our banners say Yes and kick the arse of the No and can’t be stopped from marching even when thunder and lightning threaten the day. Whether the weather is good or whether the weather is bad, whatever the weather we’ll weather the weather, whether we like it or not.”
Tickets: $15, no one turned away for lack of funds.
*Capacity is limited at our indoor shows*
https://breadandpuppet.org/on-the-farm
Dogs are not permitted at our indoor performances.

‘STARDUST’ Speaker Series- What has Quantum Mechanics Ever Done For Us?
2025-09-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
Join a discussion at our exhibition ‘Stardust’ titled “What has Quantum Mechanics Ever Done For Us?” with Quantum Scientist Ray Parker on
Sept. 26th, 5:30-7pm.
We are excited to host 3 speaker events during this show until October 31st. We would love to share them with you, so stay tuned with us each week from Tues-Sat, 1-5pm.
