The Mad River Valley Village

Waitsfield Farmer’s Market
2025-05-17 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Green Shops, 107 M, waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Rain or Shine, May 17th to October 18th. 9AM to 1PM.
Enjoy local food, live music, and support local Vermont small businesses.
Our vendors consist of 57+ small family farms, handmade artisans, and unique culinary producers.

Co-op Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-05-17 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York)
The Co-op’s Board of Trustees meets monthly, except July and August. All Co-op Shareholders are encouraged to attend Board meetings. Stay abreast of what is happening at America’s only skier-owned mountain by checking out the latest Board Meeting Minutes. If you have a comment, question or concern for the board you can reach them by emailing coopboard@madriverglen.com
Join via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/jhi-umff-poa

Dinner with Mima Tipper at Inklings Children’s Books!
2025-05-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join Vermont author, Mima Tipper, for a reading from her timely and uplifting book, “Kat’s Greek Summer.” Following the reading, Mima will answer questions from children. She’ll also share insight into how she approaches her writing – all while enjoying delicious food!!
Registration is FREE. Only 20 seats are available.
Please RSVP at inklingschildrensbooks@gmail.com
Purchase a copy of “Kat’s Greek Summer” in advance, using the event link!
Date: May 16th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Dinner: Provided

Student Art Show, 2025
2025-05-16 16:00 - 21:00, 2025-05-15 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
Student Art Show
May 15 – May 25, 2025
Student/Family/School Reception: May 16, 5-7pm, Thursday and Friday – 4 to 9 PM Saturday and Sunday – noon to 9 PM
Lareau Farm and Forest, 46 Lareau Rd, Waitsfield, VT
Up to a dozen schools in the Mad River Valley pour their passion into all kinds of art projects throughout the year, which end in an outstanding display of creative discovery and enthusisam for the rural Valley community and visitors to see. Come to Lareau! This is a good hearted must that takes your breath away.

D Davis’s Youth Open Stage
2025-05-16 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Sign up to take the stage with your performance talent at the Planetary Art Institute at Camp Meade on Friday, May 9th 4-7pm or Friday, May 16th 4-7pm. Meet other young musicians from central Vermont (21 or younger only)!
Sign Up Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UVeU1_IlXhr7shD-S8XDvfKO5MBeAZnYf__Pr8Wt1_k/edit?usp=drivesdk
Music, dance, voice, something else? – express your creativity here with us.
Local musician and instructor D Davis will be there to support you, and family and friends can also join in or watch the show. We might have more dates soon!

Spring into Color
2025-05-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-15 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-14 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-13 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-12 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-11 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield United Church of Christ, 4355 Main Street, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Art Exhibition featuring Photography, Paintings, Pottery, Sculpture, Glass, Fiber Arts, Mixed Media and More.

Youth Art Show presented by ONE Arts Studio Opening Reception
2025-05-16 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-15 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-14 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-13 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-12 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Join us at the Opening Reception for the Youth Art Show (presented by ONE Arts Studio) at the Planetary Art Institute (between Sally’s and Yoga Lab).
Featuring artwork from Brookside Elementary, Moretown Elementary and the One Arts Studio After School Art Program, enjoy fun art activities and light refreshments.
The Art Show runs May 9-17. Hours 11am-4pm Monday-Saturday.

LIVE MUSIC & PUB NIGHT Featuring Al’s Pals!
2025-05-15 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Mad River Barn
Join us in the pub for all your favorite Mad River Barn menu items with live music from Al’s Pals! Open 5 pm – 9 pm. Live music every Thursday in the summer!

Lag Ba’omer Backyard Campfire with Chabad of Stowe
2025-05-15 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Chabad of Stowe, 1357 Maple Street, Waterbury Center, Vermont, 05677, United States
Join us in our backyard next Thursday evening to celebrate the special holiday of Lag Ba’Omer.
We’ll gather around a fire and roast food and treats- smores, hotdogs, potatoes, and more. With music, food, games, fun for the kids, and maybe a couple of surprises- this will be an evening you don’t want to miss.
Thursday, May 15th at 5:00 PM
Location:
Chabad of Stowe
No RSVP is necessary, but if you know you’ll be there, please let us know to help us plan better. You can email sara@chabadofstowe.com
***In case of rain, we’ll be moving the party indoors. Games, food, and fun will continue no matter what.

Fresh Catch Thursdays
2025-05-15 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join us and Nor’Easter Catering every Thursday from 4:00pm to 7:00pm in the Taproom as they serve up a variety of oysters on the half shell and a rotating menu of seafood dishes like shrimp ceviche, crab quesadillas, lobster rolls and more.

Wooly Wednesday
2025-05-14 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Old Stagecoach Inn, 18 N Main St., Waterbury, Vermont, 05676, United States
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, join fellow fiber fans at the Old Stagecoach Inn from 6:30-8:30pm.
Bring a project and relax by the fire as you get your crafting on!
Full bar available.

In-Person Playtesting with Break My Game
2025-05-13 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Join us for our inaugural monthly in-person playtesting!
Have you ever had an idea for how to make a game better or want to see what games are like before they reach your shelf? If you’ve ever played a game and thought “This would be better if . . .” then you would love playtesting with Break My Game!
We are looking to help designers make their games better by providing Constructive Feedback during their design process. Your voice helps a good game become great!
Designers, please use our Eventbrite to register your game for playtesting! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/break-my-game-playtesting-middlesex-vt-camp-meade-registration-1326116994629
If you wish to attend as a player and won’t be registering a game to playtest, there is no need to request a ticket. Simply join us on the day of the event to join the fun!
There is no cost for these events, but if you wish to make a donation to support the Break My Game community, you can also do so through Eventbrite!

Tuesday Tunes: Bloodroot Gap
2025-05-13 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Formed after a serendipitous jam session at a Vermont bluegrass festival, Bloodroot Gap is a musical collaboration between brothers Rob and Jim McCuen (Swing Noire), Freeman Corey (Catamount Crossing, Big Spike Bluegrass) and Jake Munson.
Corey, a fiddle player who grew up on a dairy farm in Benson, is the son of a fine, old-time fiddler. He started playing at age 10, learning hundreds of Irish, Scottish and French-Canadian fiddle tunes from his father. Corey has become one of Vermont’s most sought-after traditional fiddlers, gracing the stage with Bob Amos and Catamount Crossing, Big Spike Bluegrass, The Haymakers and Spare Parts among countless other notable groups and musicians.
The McCuen Brothers have been performing side-by-side for nearly 30 years, founding the bands Wiley Dobbs, Acoustic Undermind, and Swing Noire, and sharing the stage with the likes of Frank Vignola, Jamie Masefield, Charlie Hunter and Doug Perkins. The brothers provide tight vocal harmonies and rhythmic accompaniment, as only twins can. Rob dazzles audiences with his fluid solos on mandolin and guitar, while Jim holds down the low end on upright bass.

May Climate & Ecology Book Club
2025-05-12 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Joslin Memorial Library, 4391 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
Join Friends of the Mad River and Joslin Library for the May meeting of the Climate & Ecology Book Club to discuss “Birding to Change the World” by Trish O’Kane. In this uplifting memoir, professor and activist Trish O’Kane shares the lessons that birds teach us about life, social change, and environmental protection.
A limited number of copies will be available for checkout at Joslin Library. Please reach out to marcy@friendsofthemadriver.org with questions. Sign up for the discussion at the link included!

Wildflower Walk with Mom
2025-05-11 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Moretown Recreation Fields, 79 School Street, Moretown, Vermont, 05660, United States
Bring the mother in your life for an easy walk at the Moretown Rec Fields to look for all things blooming in field and forest.
Wear comfortable walking shoes and dress for the conditions.
Hosted by library director and naturalist Cory Stephenson

Mother’s Day Tea
2025-05-11 12:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Inn at Round Barn Farm, 1661 East Warren Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Treat Mom to a Very Vermon-Tea Afternoon! Saturday May 10th or Sunday May 11th, 12:30-4:30pm.
The very best of a proper British Tea with a Vermont twist. You’ll be presented with savories, scones, and sweets, all made in-house with an endless pot of tea of British and Vermont Artisan teas to choose from.
Honor the mothers in your life with this delightful experience.
$49pp/ kids $19 advance tickets, multiple seatings

Ground Truth Art Exhibition
2025-05-11 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-11 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Camp Meade, 961 ROUTE 2, middlesex, 05602
Ground Truth: Vermont Artists at Camp Meade’s Planetary Art Institute
March 11 – May 11, 2025
Mon-Fri 11am-4pm and select weekends
Ground Truth explores the foundations and landscapes of truth on which six central Vermont artists ground their visions of the world. This exhibition continues the yearlong inauguration of the Planetary Art Institute at Camp Meade, a nonprofit dedicated to childcare, arts education, and cultural programming in Middlesex, VT.
Join us at 961 Route 2 for an opening reception on Friday, March 14th 4-7pm to celebrate the work of Kurt Budliger, Daryl Burtnett, Erin Harris, Niall McCallum, Katie O’Rourke, and Samantha Lightner.

Mother’s Day Market
2025-05-11 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
To market, to market!
This Mother’s Day leave nothing to chance! Grab that special someone in your life and bring them down to the Taproom, which will be fully transformed for our Mother’s Day Market. Twenty local artisans will be set up inside and outside with their locally made wares. There will be flowers, tea towels, ceramics, wall weavings, watercolor paintings, perfumes, tea, jewelry, outdoor gear, birdseed wreaths, baked goods, barbecue sauce, plant starts, and much more! All produced right here in the Mad River Valley.
Grab one of our many taproom draft beer offerings, or a draft Prosecco with fresh squeezed orange juice and walk around the market from 11am to 2pm.
Celebrate someone special in your life, support local, and take in a lovely spring morning at the Lawson’s Finest Taproom in the heart of the Mad River Valley.

Featured Artisans
Vert Mont Perfumery
Knead Creations
Forest City Design
Acorn Painting
Lauren Labella
Goose Chase Cake Design
Auger Jewelry
Alexi High Ceramics
Malas and Mandalas
Cosmic Earth Wellness
Vermont Birdseed Wreath Company
Birch Studios
Dead Maple BBQ
Pembroke Bakery
Mad Rover
Self Healing Wellness
Stitchdown Farm
Tiny Tea House
Twin Feather Studios

Mother’s Day on the Farm
2025-05-11 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Living Tree Alliance, 96 Living Tree Ln, Moretown, VT, 05660, United States
Families with young children are invited to honor our mothers and Mother Earth with a morning on the farm. We’ll share in song, story, and the joys of planting in the spring.
Who: Young children (1–7 years old) and their families; older siblings welcome
Cost: Sliding-scale donation, $18–$54 per family
Our morning of fun includes:
—Song and movement under the tent with Miss Andrea from Musical Munchkins
—Decorating and planting flowerpots to give to moms and grandmothers, remembering the value in honoring our parents
—Planting veggies in the garden that will be harvested later for the local food shelf
—Visiting farm animals
While children are enjoying the farm with LTA’s farm educators, parents are invited for a discussion about raising healthy children
Families are invited to bring their own picnic lunch and stay to enjoy some more time on the land!
