The Mad River Valley Village

Steelers Bar(n) @ 1824 House
2024-10-20 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Yinz can come dahn and wutch the stillers on the tv. We are just north of tahn on hundrid. Translation: Come out and watch the Steelers play the New York Jets on the 65″ TV in our Barn. Our food menu includes Pierogies, our “Burgh” sandwich with fries and slaw on it, a Pittsburgh Salad with fries and chicken tenders and more…. Doors open 15 minutes before kickoff. Renegade will be played in 4th quarter! It’s a burgh thing!

Wild Pink
2024-10-22 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-23 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-24 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-25 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-26 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-29 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-30 13:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-31 13:00 - 17:00 | Festival Gallery at Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street,, Waitsfield, 05673
WILD PINK is a group show about the natural and cultural relationship of the ancient color PINK. There is certainly no dearth of pink in the natural world or in human culture. We accessorize, cosmeticize, gender-ize and interiorize to the point of being ‘tickled pink’. In the animal and floral world pink as hue and shade exists multifold. Whether to shock, protest or code the millennials, pink has survived the test of time. This show examines the fluid origins of PINK in ‘natural’ and/or ‘cultural’ contexts. This is open media, interdisciplinary, multimedia, installation, all contemporary crafts and design arts in two/three dimensions for the wall and floor.
Reception & Artist talks: Sept. 26th, 5-7pm

Dinner with Katherine Arden at Inklings Children’s Books!
2024-10-25 17:30 - 18:30 | Unnamed Venue, United States
Join New York Times bestselling author, Katherine Arden, for a reading from her acclaimed middle grade book, “Small Spaces.” Following the reading, Katherine will answer questions from children. She’ll also share her insight into the writing process – How does a writer develop a character? How do you draw on your surroundings for inspiration? – all while enjoying food from American Flatbread!!
Registration is FREE. Only 20 seats are available. Please RSVP at inklingschildrensbooks.com
PRE ORDER “Small Spaces” in advance using the event URL!!

Steelers Bar(n) @1824 House
2024-10-28 20:00 - 23:00 | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Yinz can come dahn and wutch the stillers on the tv. We are just north of tahn on hundrid. Translation: Come out and watch the Steelers play the New York Football Giants on the 65″ TV in our Barn. Our food menu includes Pierogies, our “Burgh” sandwich with fries and slaw on it, a Pittsburgh Salad with fries and chicken tenders and more…. Doors open 15 minutes before kickoff. Renegade will be played in 4th quarter! It’s a burgh thing!

3rd annual Musical Munchkins Halloween concert
2024-10-30 15:45 - 16:45 | Waitsfield United Church of Christ Village Meeting House, 4335 Main St, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join Miss Andrea of Musical Munchkins for the Joslin Memorial Library’s 3rd annual HALLOWEEN CONCERT event for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, first-graders & their families. All ages welcome
COME IN COSTUME- for an interactive hour of Halloween Music, dance, songs, stories, puppets and instruments

Camp Meade Trunk or Treat Halloween & Pumpkin Lighting
2024-10-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Celebrate Halloween with us! Tour the Spooky Tower, listen to eerie music and catch your breath while drinking hot cider or hot chocolate. Your little ones will have a blast walking safely from vehicle to vehicle, collecting treats and enjoying the atmosphere on the Green. Tickets are Free and available on our website!

Author / Illustrator Jason Chin Visits Inklings Children’s Books!
2024-11-02 10:00 - 11:00 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Inklings is so excited to welcome author/illustrator and Caldecott medalist, Jason Chin on Saturday, November 2nd at 10am!
Jason will be sharing LIFE AFTER WHALE, which follows a blue whale’s enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustling new ecosystem to flourish.
Following the reading, Jason will do an illustration demonstration for the children!!

Puzzle Swap
2024-11-02 10:00 - 14:00 | Moretown Town Hall and Library, 1147 Route 100B, Moretown, 05660
Bring your puzzles (with all of their pieces) to Moretown Library to share anytime up to and during the swap, and then come take some new-to-you ones home for the colder, darker months ahead. Don’t have a puzzle to share? No problem, there are plenty to choose from!

Waitsfield Elementary Ski & Skate Sale
2024-11-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Waitsfield Elementary School, 3951 Main St, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The 45th annual Waitsfield Elementary Ski & Skate Sale is back! This beloved community event will offer unbeatable deals on new and used ski and skate equipment, clothing, and accessories, with proceeds benefiting the Waitsfield Elementary PTA. Shoppers can expect a wide variety of new and used gear from trusted regional and local vendors, as well as pre-loved consignment gear looking for a new home! Anyone is welcome to sell new and used soft and hard goods in good condition (skis, boards, boots, skates, jackets, base layers, outerwear, etc.), but all consignment items must be pre-registered online. Purchase an early shop ticket for exclusive access 8am-9am for first dibs on the best deals!

The Collection’s Annual Toy Store Day Play Palooza
2024-11-09 10:00 - 16:00 | The Collection, 110 Mad River Green Shopping Center, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Come Play With Us!
The Collection’s Annual Toy Store Day Playpalooza
Drop-in Event, join us for games, activities, toddler play area, free gift with purchase, secret discounts and so much more! Stop by the Waitsfield Elementary Ski and Skate sale, then join us for more family fun!
Free, rain or shine, for all ages. Come start your holiday shopping too! We are ready to help you find the perfect holiday gift and wrap it as well.

Steelers Bar(n) @1824 House
2024-11-10 13:00 - 16:00 | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Yinz can come dahn and wutch the stillers on the tv. We are just north of tahn on hundrid. Translation: Come out and watch the Steelers play the Washington Commanders on the 65″ TV in our Barn. Our food menu includes Pierogies, our “Burgh” sandwich with fries and slaw on it, a Pittsburgh Salad with fries and chicken tenders and more…. Doors open 15 minutes before kickoff. Renegade will be played in 4th quarter! It’s a burgh thing!

Steelers Bar(n) @1824 House
2024-11-17 13:00 - 16:00 | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Yinz can come dahn and wutch the stillers on the tv. We are just north of tahn on hundrid. Translation: Come out and watch the Steelers play the Baltimore Ravens on the 65″ TV in our Barn. Our food menu includes Pierogies, our “Burgh” sandwich with fries and slaw on it, a Pittsburgh Salad with fries and chicken tenders and more…. Doors open 15 minutes before kickoff. Renegade will be played in 4th quarter! It’s a burgh thing!

Steelers Bar(n) @1824 House
2024-11-21 20:00 - 23:00 | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Yinz can come dahn and wutch the stillers on the tv. We are just north of tahn on hundrid. Translation: Come out and watch the Steelers play the Cleveland Browns on the 65″ TV in our Barn. Our food menu includes Pierogies, our “Burgh” sandwich with fries and slaw on it, a Pittsburgh Salad with fries and chicken tenders and more…. Doors open 15 minutes before kickoff. Renegade will be played in 4th quarter! It’s a burgh thing!

Special Saturday Storytime at Inklings Children’s Books!
2024-11-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Inklings will welcome Bobbi Rood on Sat. November 23rd at 11am, for a reading of the award-winning book, FRY BREAD.
Following the reading, children will have the chance to try homemade fry bread with toppings, provided by Bobbi!

Pre-Thanksgiving Bake Sale
2024-11-23 11:00 - 14:00 | Moretown United Methodist Church, 962 Route 100B, Moretown, 05660
Moretown United Methodist Church United Women in Faith hosts a pre-Thanksgiving Bake Sale. Shop for baked goods, lightening the load of your holiday preparations and supporting local missions.

Painting with Flowers at Inklings Children’s Books!
2024-11-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s Painting with Flowers! Join Erica from A Colour Reverie at Inklings on November 30th to create one-of-a-kind cards, just in time for the holidays!!
Using dye flowers grown in Erica’s garden, she will show us how to steep them in hot water to extract their colors – looking and acting like watercolors – allowing children to create their own unique holiday cards.
Use the EVENT LINK to REGISTER. Or with the QR code.
DATE: Saturday, November 30th
TIME: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
COST: $30

A General Wait Christmas
2024-11-30 16:00 - 21:00 | General Wait House
A 1793 Christmas with Major General & Mrs. Wait
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Our most historic home in the Mad River Valley is decorated for Christmas inside and out. Carolers on the porch, eggnog and a warm fireplace to greet you on the inside. There you will find the General and his lovely wife to beguile you with stories of what Christmas was like in 1793 in the frontier that was Waitsfield.
This event is meant to be fun and educational for all ages, with a heavy emphasis on younger people. Major General and Mrs. Wait will be present to give historical orations about early life in Waitsfield and greet all of their guests. There will be photo opportunities. Mrs. Wait and her helpers will have cookies and hot chocolate for the children. Further, the little ones can color ornaments that they can hang on the Wait’s Christmas tree, bring or write letters to Santa Claus that will be answered by him. (must have returned address) Local singers will be present to sing Christmas carols. If inspired, please join singing along with them.
This event is free. Donations to the Waitsfield Historical Society gladly accepted.

Kids Ski Free Week
2024-12-07 00:00 - 2024-12-13 23:59 | Lincoln Peak, 102 Forest Drive, Warren, VT 05674, USA
From Saturday, December 7 through Friday, December 13, kids 12 and under ski and/or ride free at Sugarbush. It’s time to plan the family trip – whether your kids are first-timers (or you are,) a free week of mountain fun is waiting.

Join the 2nd Annual Waitsfield Holiday Walkabout!!
2024-12-07 12:00 - 16:00 | Mad River Green Shops, 107 M, waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Come celebrate the holidays in the Mad River Valley at the 2nd Annual Waitsfield Holiday Walkabout!!
Step back into the charm of an old-fashioned holiday and join local shops on Saturday December 7th, from 12pm – 4pm, for Live Music, Cookie Decorating, S’more Making, Crafting, Delicious Food, and Hot Chocolate- and a visit from Santa!!!
Join the Holiday Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win big prizes!!
Follow participating shops for more information.
PLANNED ACTIVITIES:
Bridge Street:
Holiday Card Making and Stories at Early Literacy Labs, 12PM – 4PM
Cookie Decorating at Joslin Memorial Library, 1PM – 3PM
Santa’s Helpers Collect Letters to Santa at Library Steps, 1PM – 2PM
Santa Claus on Bridge Street, 1PM – 2PM
Lighting of luminaries at 4:15PM
Mad River Green Shops:
Beignets, Hot Cocoa, and Holiday Treats from Three Mountain Cafe, 12PM – 4PM
Free S’more making, 12PM – 4PM
Write Letters to Santa and Crafts at Inklings Children’s Books, 12PM – 4PM
Live Holiday Music w/Madigan Linnane, 12:30 – 1:30PM
Santa’s Helper Collects Letters to Santa at The Collection, 2:15PM – 3:15PM
Candy canes at Whippletree Designs
Photos with Santa at Inklings Children’s Books, 2:15PM – 3:15PM
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES:
Artisans’ Gallery
Barrie Fisher Photo + Gallery
Blockhouse Studio
The Collection
Deadrise Revival
Drip Culture
Early Literacy Labs
5th Quarter Butcher Shop
Gracie’s Tamales
Inklings Children’s Books
Joslin Memorial Library
Mad River Massage
Mad River Taste Place
The Mad Rover
Quayl’s Chocolates
Product Think Tank
Salt & Sand Studios
Serenity Now Studio
Someday Boutique
Stephanie Grace Ceramics
Three Buds Apothecary
Three Mountain Cafe
Whippletree Designs

Christmas Breakfast Buffet and Celebration
2024-12-09 08:30 - 11:30 | St. Leo’s Hall, 109 S Main St, Waterbury, VT, United States
Come start your day with fun at the annual Community Christmas Breakfast Celebration!
Buffet includes Eggs, bacon, sausage, waffles, home fries, toast and English muffins, maple syrup, coffee, milk and juice.
Music and a visit from a special guest that the kids will love! Food, Fun and Fellowship for the entire family. All are welcome!

Two for Christmas – a staged reading
2024-12-11 19:00 - 21:30, 2024-12-12 19:00 - 21:30 | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
Vermont’s award-winning professional theater presents favorite poet/playwright David Budbill’s wondrous and whacky “Two for Christmas” in a new version emphasizing enjoyment for the whole family.
An unique alternative to The Christmas Carol, Two For Christmas is two shows in one! Travel back in time to 1479 England in “The Second Shepherds Play,” —and end up 500 years later in Budbill’s mythical Judevine with Antoine, Doug, Arnie, and Tommy in “The Pulp Cutters’ Nativity.”
Covid Safety Protocols: LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible. LNT encourages audience members to wear masks which performers deeply appreciate, but masks are not required.
The Flood made LNT/City Hall’s elevator inoperable, requiring climbing stairs to attend in person. The play will be available digitally to make the show accessible to those unable to physically join us. Please, call (802)229-0492 to discuss alternatives.
LNT SPONSORS: Vermont Recovery & Resilience Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, Montpelier Strong Fund, The City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, National Life Group, The World, Eternity, Vermont Arts Council/NEA
ABOUT LNT: Lost Nation Theater, named “One of the Best Regional Theaters in America” by the New York Drama League, and Best in Vermont – VT Magazine, won Broadway World’s 2020 Theater of the Decade Award, and the 2019’s Regional Theatre of the Year Award, Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England Award, & NETC’s Outstanding Theater Award.

Winter Bazaar at Camp Meade
2024-12-13 16:00 - 19:00 | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
The Planetary Art Institute and ONE Arts invite you to a Winter Bazaar at Camp Meade! Three days to explore…
ART: Artisan holiday market, local Youth Art Show, cabin studio displays + creative projects for ALL AGES!
FOOD: Warm drinks, Red Hen chili + bread, Friday wine + beer from The Local + food trucks like Pizza Bodega + Aladdin Middle-Eastern cuisine!
LIGHT: Bonfire + lantern display from Waterbury’s River of Light parade!
GINGERBREAD: Help us decorate our village, vote your favorite + take home a sweet treat!
MUSIC: Holiday sounds + Sunday creative workshop for ALL AGES with D Davis!
There is so much creativity in our community, so come on out to support, connect, and find something special with—or for—your neighbors, friends, and family!
