The Mad River Valley Village

Mrs. Claus Elf Party at Inklings Children’s Books!
2024-12-22 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join Mrs. Claus at Inklings Children’s Books for an Elf Party! Cookies, crafts, and drinks for all.
People dressed as an elf will get an official elf certificate from Mrs. Claus herself, direct from the North Pole!!
FREE and open to all.

Winter Solstice Tea Party at Joslin Memorial Library
2024-12-22 16:00 - 17:30 | Joslin Memorial Library, 4391 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
Join Joslin Library and music-maker Lynn Noble on one of the shortest days of the year for our 5th annual celebration of light and community.
We’ll have tea, goodies, a cozy fire, a shadow puppet show, and plenty of songs and chants to get us in the spirit.
All are welcome. Please be sure to dress for the weather.

Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration
2024-12-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Park Row, Waterbury, 05676
Join us Sunday afternoon, December 29th, at Rusty Parker Memorial Park, at 4:00 pm for our third annual Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration! Delicious Chanukah treats, music, hot cocoa, and and so much more! Also on the menu: good vibes and festive fun.
Our noses may be a little frosty, but with community togetherness and a public display of BEAMING Jewish pride like no other, our souls will be warm and bright.
We are so looking forward to you joining us for our biggest and best year yet. This event is open to all.
We hope to see you there!

Children’s Poetry Workshop at Inklings Children’s Books!
2025-01-11 11:00 - 12:30 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
What is poetry? What are the rules (if any)? Can I write a poem? Writer Erika Nichols-Frazer is leading a poetry workshop for young people curious about this beautiful art form that people have expressed themselves with for thousands of years.
Erika will share examples of different types of poetry, talking about the different approaches of each writer. She’ll also give everyone the opportunity to write something of their own and also write something as a group!
RECOMMENDED AGE: 8 – 12
DATE: January 11th – 21st, 11AM – 12:30PM

Concerts for a Cause – Doug Shick
2025-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | Warren United Church, 339 Main St, Warren, VT, 05674, United States
Concerts for a Cause is excited to start 2025 with a concert on Wednesday, January 15 at 7 pm featuring Doug Shick. The concert is free but donations are welcomed to support the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service (MRVAS).
Doug lives in Warren and performs regularly at the Hancock Hotel and other local venues. As a member of the Woodstock generation himself, he has developed an authentic and eclectic “boomer-friendly” repertoire with appeal for all ages featuring songs from the 1920s to the 2020s. Doug is a former member of MRVAS, having served as an EMT for 9 years. He’s excited to share his musical talents to benefit the valuable services that MRVAS provides to our community.
Please join us on January 15, 7 pm, at Warren United Church to hear some great music and support our local ambulance service.
Concerts for a Cause is an ongoing concert series that aims to bring music to the community while supporting local Vermont charities. Warren United Church has graciously donated the space for these concerts. The featured musician for each concert selects the Vermont-based charity they would like their concert to benefit. We are seeking additional musicians to perform in the coming months, so please contact the coordinator, Christopher Cummiskey, at mrvcfac@gmail.com if you are a musician who would like to donate your talents to a concert

Flood Grief Workshop
2025-01-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Waterbury Municipal Center, 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, VT, 05676, United States
CReW to host Flood Grief Workshop for Elders Jan 28 10:30-am-12pm
CReW (Community Resilience for the greater Waterbury area) is hosting a flood grief workshop for our older residents, on Tuesday Jan 28 at 10:30 am at the Waterbury Public Library. This is an opportunity to come talk with others who have felt many things such as sadness, loss, fear, anxiety, anger and or other feelings due to the floods our area has experienced.
This conversation will be supported by Sarah Sadowsky, Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Rides can be provided for elders who need them – anyone who needs a ride should email outreach@thecrewvt.org or call 802-232-2075 by Jan. 27.
For more info on the CReW, visit thecrewvt.org

Ice Skating Disco
2025-02-01 19:00 - 21:00 | The Ice Center, 546 River Rd, Waterbury, Vermont, 05676, United States
Join us for a night of fun on the ice this year at Winterfest. Put on your dancing skates and your favorite disco outfit and we will meet at the Waterbury Ice Center for some icy fun. Be ready for dancing, karaoke, and costume contests with prizes!
No registration necessary – thanks to a strong partnership with the Ice Center. Cost to attend is a monetary donation or non-perishable food item to benefit the Waterbury Common Market.

Watch the Super Bowl at Afterthoughts
2025-02-09 17:00 - 23:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Opening at 5pm, we’ll have the game on a big screen and all 4 tvs.
Peace Burger with the smashed hambs and wing specials.
Drink specials and more!
We’ve got a Super Bowl square squares going. Buy your square at Valley Meade or upstairs during open hours. Thursday to Sunday 5PM to close.

Snacker Bowl LIX
2025-02-09 18:00 - 22:00 | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Join the fun at 1824 House to watch the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles on one of the biggest TVs in the Mad River Valley.
Our barn is the perfect space to watch the big game and enjoy the Snacker Bowl Buffet. Our buffet offers Philly favorites including: Cheesesteaks wit wiz, Italian Roast Pork Sandwiches, Wings, Soft Pretzels with Beer Cheese and more…
Full Bar available

🌹Song, Chocolates and Roses For All!🌹
2025-02-14 19:00 - 20:45 | Warren Church, 339 Main St, Warren, VT, 05674
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The Mad River Chorale presents its annual benefit cabaret, “My Funny Valentine”on Friday, February 14 at 7:00pm at the cozy, intimate Warren Church which will be generously candle lit and decorated with over 125 roses!
Mary Jane Austin, concert pianist, will perform with outstanding select, dramatic voices for a delightful evening of humor and romance from opera and musical theater.
Following the performance, there will be a reception ~ offering CHOCOLATES of all kinds and ROSES for ALL.
Admission: Your generous donations are gratefully accepted!
This benefit concert helps to raise funds for additional instrumentalists at our concerts.
INFO: madriverchorale.org
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Apple Tree Pruning Workshop at Boyce Hill
2025-02-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Boyce Hill Town Forest, 337 Boyce Rd., Fayston, Vermont, 05660
Boyce Hill is a 93-acre tract of land owned by the town of Fayston that is open for the public to enjoy. It is full of trails and beautiful mountain views. It also includes the remnants of an old apple orchard that needs some attention.
As this is the best time of year to prune apple trees, the Boyce Hill Committee has invited local landscape designer, Rachel Grigorian of Clark Brook Designs to lead a 90-minute pruning class for a group of supporters on Saturday, February 15th at 1:00 PM. Participants will learn how to care for trees to maximize their fruit production and health while helping the town with this important stewardship project. While we work, participants can also learn about the property and the long-term management of this unique tract of land that features expansive views of both the Green Mountains and the Northfield Range. At the end of the workshop, participants will be emailed a PDF summary of the methods learned.
Participants should bring any pruning tools they have, such as loppers, and small pull saws or folding saws, as limited loaner tools will be available. Ladders are also needed.
To register, please visit https://forms.gle/D7PxxdX1Zfuib1TD8 or call Harvey Blake at 802-279-4751. A suggested donation of $40 per person will help support the property and its ongoing stewardship needs.
Boyce Hill is located at the top of Boyce Road in N. Fayston.
PLEASE NOTE THAT PARKING IS VERY LIMITED. Snowshoes will be helpful if we get some more snow!

An Enchanted Lion Storytime at Inklings Children’s Books!
2025-02-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Enchanted Lion’s Claudia Bedrick will join Inklings for a reading of their beautiful book, THERE WAS A SHADOW!
Selected by the New York Times as one of the best children’s books of 2024, this charming story invites readers to notice the position of the sun and the subtle ways in which light and shadow reveal and obscure things both in the world and in ourselves.
Following the reading, Claudia will talk to the children about why she finds children’s books inspiring, the power of storytelling, and what it’s like to work in publishing.
A very special shadow craft will follow!

LONELY HEARTS CLUB DISCO PARTY
2025-02-16 17:00 - 2025-02-17 01:00 | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Valentine’s Day/President’s Day Weekend Disco Dance Party with DJ Mister Burns at Afterthoughts!!
Costumes encouraged!
Come on in dancing queens and show us what ya got! 21+ and music starts at 8PM!
**OPEN AT 5PM WITH FOOD FROM PEACEBURGER AND DRINKS FROM AFTERTHOUGHTS**

A Winter Artist Talk & Dining Series at The Pitcher Inn
2025-02-20 17:30, 2025-03-13 17:30 | The Pitcher Inn, 275 Main Street, Warren, 05674
Through a collaboration with Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont enjoy a winter evening at The Pitcher Inn as we present our remaining two Artists ETHAN QUILLEN (CERAMICS) the evening of Thursday, February 20th and TRACY BURTZ (FIGURATIVE PAINTING) on March 13th.
Guests are asked to arrive between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Beverage and Meal orders are taken before the talk begins.
At 5:45, our artist will give a presentation about their path to becoming an artist, their process, and their inspirations. Guests are encouraged to ask questions.
The discussion is followed by dinner. The artists will join us we savor a meal especially prepared by the Inn’s Chef Jacob Ennis.
To reserve a spot, please call the Inn at 802.496.6350 or email info@pitcherinn.com.
JOIN US FOR EITHER OR BOTH REMAINING EXPERIENCES.

Virtual Artisan Cheese Tasting with von Trapp Farmstead
2025-02-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual Event, 251 Common Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Meet our cheeses and the cheesemaker! No one knows our cheeses like the cheesemakers!
Molly Semler, co-owner and head cheesemaker at von Trapp Farmstead, will lead you through a virtual tasting of our 4 styles of organic artisan cheese – teaching you to taste like a cheesemaker. You’ll learn the inside-scoop about our farm, our cows, and our cheesemaking – plus time for Q&A at the end.
You will receive a cheese box the week before the tasting with all four cheeses (enough for several people to enjoy)!
This is a great way to gather with friends, enjoy delicious cheeses (and whatever beverages you’d like!), and learn more about this 3rd generation farmstead!
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Montpelier Community Gospel Choir Black History Month Concerts
2025-02-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-02-23 16:00 - 17:30 | Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main Street, Montpelier, Vermont, 05602, United States
Montpelier Community Gospel Choir Presents: “Clap Your Hands!” Black History Month Concerts
Montpelier, VT | Saturday, February 22, 7:00 PM | Sunday, February 23, 4:00 PM
In celebration of Black History Month 2025, the Montpelier Community Gospel Choir is proud to present our Third Annual Black History Month Concerts
Our “Clap Your Hands!” concerts will celebrate African American history through the gospel music of Kurt Carr, Percy Gray, Jr., and Edwin Hawkins, along with songs by Moses Hogan and traditional Spirituals. This year, we are joined by gifted vocalist, Dr. Jolie Rocke of Houston, TX!
Come ready to clap your hands with us in joy, hope, and inspiration!

Form and Detailing of Passive Architecture (Yestermorrow Spring Speaker Series)
2025-03-12 18:30 | Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
Join us for the first talk in our Spring 2025 Speaker Series: Innovative Homes! Each talk takes place in the Yestermorrow main studio. Free and open to the public.
Form and Detailing of Passive Architecture with Arthur Chukhman, AIA CHPC and Eric Morrow, LEED-AP
Details in architecture can be didactic and express their function through form. In this presentation we will explore how details for high performance/Passive House buildings are unique and can be expressed as architectural forms. We will look at unsuccessful examples and then present a case study of a Net Zero, Urban infill, Passive House in Burlington.

Spring Equinox Celebration: Sugar and Shmooze
2025-03-23 13:30 - 16:00 | Living Tree Alliance, 96 Living Tree Ln, Moretown, VT, 05660, United States
Join us as we gather in the Living Tree sugar bush to wake up Mother Earth and Vermont’s great miraculous thaw. Hibernation season is over, so let’s celebrate!
We’ll have lots to do at this all-ages seasonal celebration:
See an old-school maple sugar operation run by the Crowley family at Living Tree
Have fun with flower wreath making and face painting
Enjoy music and food by the fire
Revel in our community theater pageant—an “everyone plays a part” production
Share in the joy of fresh sap, syrup, and the new season
A few more details:
Admission is by pay-what-you-can donation ($18-54 suggested)
Be prepared for lots of mud (muckboots and waterproof pants recommended), as getting to the sugar house involves a walk.
Fresh maple syrup will be available for purchase—cash only!
Please leave your dogs at home

Sacred Sound Sanctuary with Melinda Kinzie on 3/23 at 4pm
2025-03-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Mountain Rose Integrated Wellness center, 5274 Main Street, Ste 2, Waitsfield, 05673
Sacred Sound Sanctuary is a group event best explained as part shamanic sound healing journey & energy medicine salon.
Lay down, let go, rest & restore in a safe & light filled multidimensional temple space created just for you & your blossoming.
Melinda transmits the language of light using voice, crystal singing bowls, drum, bells, chimes & all manner of sacred sound tools.
$66/person

Bear Haiku Challenge
2025-03-25 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-03-26 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-03-27 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-03-28 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-03-29 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-03-30 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-03-31 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-01 00:00 - 23:59 and 1 more date | Moretown Town Hall and Library, 1147 Route 100B, Moretown, 05660
Celebrate National Poetry Month with The MRV Libraries and MRV Bear Initiative!
We invite all in the community to contribute a bear-themed haiku for display at local businesses throughout April and May. People of all ages may submit their haiku about bears using this form: https://forms.gle/f17U5tWVMHtVqeoF7
or by picking up a paper copy at any of the MRV Libraries. Submissions will be accepted until April 30.
What are Haiku, again?
Haiku are a form of poetry originating in Japan. Each haiku contains seventeen syllables divided into three lines. The first and last line each contain five syllables while the second line contains seven syllables. Here’s a bear-themed haiku by Megan Sharkey of Alaska:
Garbage on the porch
is the best way to get a
bear on short notice
We welcome submissions by children, teens, and adults. Everyone who submits a haiku may pick up a free MRV Bear Initiative magnet available at any MRV library. Let’s celebrate poetry, community, and bear awareness together!
What is the Mad River Valley Bear Initiative?
The Mad River Valley Bear Initiative is a local volunteer group that raises awareness about the bears that live around us in the Valley. Members come from the 5 towns in our watershed: Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston, Duxbury, and Moretown. Find out more at https://mrvbears.org.
