Wine 101: Blind Tasting
2024-07-10 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | The Local: Wine & Beer, 961 US Route 2, Middlesex, VT, 05602, United States
Jack Garvin is hosting the next Wine 101 class at The Local in Middlesex. He’ll be guiding everyone through six wines, but everyone will be tasting them blind. Garvin will teach guests what characteristics and qualities to look for in each glass of wine, but there is no pressure here–no wrong answers!
Tasting blind is a great way to explore new wines. There is no price tag or pre-existing judgements attachment to what’s in the glass. It’s a pure experience, and oftentimes, people end up really enjoying bottles they may have otherwise overlooked.

Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition
2024-07-11 12:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-11 16:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-12 12:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-12 16:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-13 12:00 - 21:00, 2024-07-14 12:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Big Red Barn at Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, 05673
The 12th annual Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition has works from 85 artists from all over the country including paintings from the Whiskey Painters of America. The exhibition has received past recognition in the international magazine The Art of Watercolour and has developed the reputation of presenting the most contemporary styles of watercolor. Richard Russell Sneary AWS, NWS, nationally recognized watercolor artist, returns to serve as judge of awards.
The show is open on Thursdays and Fridays from 4-9pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 12-9 pm through July 20th.

Yestermorrow Walk-In Campus Tour
2024-07-11 16:00 - 16:45 (America/New_York) | Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 7865 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
If you are in the Mad River Valley and would like to tour the Yestermorrow campus, please come say hello. We are offering recurring walk-in tours, Thursdays at 4pm, throughout the summer. We will explore campus, do our best to answer your burning questions, and talk about all things Yestermorrow. We hope to see you there.

Memoir Writing
2024-07-11 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Corner School Resource Center of Granville Vermont, 75 Post Office Hill 75 Post Office Hill, Granville, Vermont, 05747, United States
Discover why we should tell our own stories and the best forms for doing so, both for an audience and personal enrichment. Award winning writer/educator Kate Youngdahl-Stauss, whose work has appeared on PBS, History and National Geographic, leads a five part course (five consecutive Thursdays) for young adults through super seniors. Supported in part by Vermont Humanities. Scholarships available!

Pub Night with Live Music by Ragged Company!
2024-07-11 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mad River Barn
Join us Thursday, July 11th for live music by Ragged Company and all of your Mad River Barn pub favorites!

Biodiversity Book Discussion and Farm Tour: “Our Better Nature”
2024-07-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join us for a book reading and discussion of “Our Better Nature” by Curt Lindberg and Eric Hagan as part of the Tri-Town Conservation Commission Biodiversity Series and the Climate and Ecology Book Club. Grounded in experience and science, Our Better Nature presents readers with stories, essays, and resources to guide and inspire action in favor of nature everywhere. This discussion is hosted by Friends of the Mad River, and the Waitsfield, Fayston, and Warren Conservation Commissions.
We’ll start with a book reading by one of the authors, Curt Lindberg, and George Schenk (the inspiration for one of the essays in the book), followed by a discussion and reflection on individual actions we can take to improve biodiversity and ending with a farm tour of the biodiversity features of Lareau Farm. Free book copies will be available to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
Curt Lindberg is a resident of Waitsfield who helped found the Vermont Alliance for Half-Earth, serves on the Waitsfield Conservation Commission and is a coordinator of the Vermont Master Naturalist program in the MRV.
George Schenk is a baker, gardener, founder, and CEO of American Flatbread at Lareau Farm and a member of the Warren Conservation Commission.
Please register here https://bit.ly/mrvbiobook and reach out to onome@friendsofthemadriver.org with any questions/concerns.
Testimonials:
“This book could not be more timely, more charming, more useful, or more needed! Anyone who cares about our small and lovely state will want to spend time with it – its impact will spread beyond Vermont’s borders.” – BILL McKIBBEN, AUTHOR WANDERING HOME, FOUNDER 350.ORG

Pub Quiz @ Déco Restaurant and Bar
2024-07-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hostel Tevere, 203 Powderhound Rd, Warren, VT, 05674, United States
Join us for a general knowledge quiz night hosted by Steve from the Mad Rover. It promises to be an enjoyable and thrilling event for all participants.

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT
2024-07-11 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-07-12 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-07-14 16:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street, Route 100, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The funniest show on earth is coming to spread laughter and merriment throughout Central Vermont! Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, SPAMALOT retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits, and French people. The outrageous, uproarious, and gloriously entertaining story will delight audiences as they search for the Holy Grail and “always look on the bright side of life.”
Monty Python’s SPAMALOT is presented at the Valley Players through special arrangement with, and all authorized performance materials are supplied by, Theatrical Rights Worldwide. The book and lyrics are by Eric Idle, with music by John Du Prez & Eric Idle from the original screenplay by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The show runs 2 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission, and contains adult humor and language.

Nacho’s Nachos Cooking Class at Inklings!
2024-07-12 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Ever wonder how one of the most popular dishes in America got its start? Join Vegging on the Mountain at Inklings on July 12th at 3:30pm to find out!!
After a reading of “Nacho’s Nachos”, children will have the chance to make nachos of their very own with Marci Lutsky from Vegging on the Mountain.
FREE and open to all!!

MRV Arts Summer Garden Tour Pre-Tour Social
2024-07-12 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
This year’s Pre-Tour Social will be held at a beautiful farm with a stunning view on Friday, July 12 from 5:30 to 7PM. The event hosts are generously donating hors d’oeuvres from Adam Longworth’s Kitchen-ette along with festive cocktails. There will be a small silent auction offering high quality items and proceeds will benefit youth participating in MRVArts’ summer art camps.
The 2024 Mad River Valley Arts Garden Tour will take place on Saturday, July 13 from 10AM to 4PM featuring six private home gardens, two regenerative farms, a school garden with rain and pollinator gardens and a sculpture garden. The tour is sponsored by Lareau Farm and Forest, the Pitcher Inn and Warren Store, Broadleaf Landscape Architecture, Broscapes, LLC and Appalachian Landscaping. There will be painters and photographers in the gardens, a willow basket making demo, and the opportunity to design your own fresh bouquets provided by Diddle & Zen.
Tickets may be bought online at madrivervalleyarts.org/gardentourandpre-toursocialparty (http://madrivervalleyarts.org/gardentourandpre-toursocialparty) or purchased the day of the event at the Gallery at 5031 Main St in Waitsfield or in front of the Farmhouse Day Spa in Warren Village.
Tickets are priced at one tour for $30 or two for $50, $55 for the Pre-Tour Social and $80 for the Pre-Tour Social and Garden Tour. You may also call the Gallery at 802-496-6682 to place your order.

MRV Arts Summer Garden Tour, 2024
2024-07-13 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
The 2024 Mad River Valley Arts Garden Tour will take place on Saturday, July 13 from 10AM to 4PM featuring six private home gardens, two regenerative farms, a school garden with rain and pollinator gardens and a sculpture garden. The tour is sponsored by Lareau Farm and Forest, the Pitcher Inn and Warren Store, Broadleaf Landscape Architecture, Broscapes, LLC and Appalachian Landscaping. There will be painters and photographers in the gardens, a willow basket making demo, and the opportunity to design your own fresh bouquets provided by Diddle & Zen.
This year’s Pre-Tour Social will be held at a beautiful farm with a stunning view on Friday, July 12 from 5:30 to 7PM. The event hosts are generously donating hors d’oeuvres from Adam Longworth’s Kitchen-ette along with festive cocktails. There will be a small silent auction offering high quality items and proceeds will benefit youth participating in MRVArts’ summer art camps.
Tickets may be bought online at madrivervalleyarts.org/gardentourandpre-toursocialparty (http://madrivervalleyarts.org/gardentourandpre-toursocialparty) or purchased the day of the event at the Gallery at 5031 Main St in Waitsfield or in front of the Farmhouse Day Spa in Warren Village.
Tickets are priced at one tour for $30 or two for $50, $55 for the Pre-Tour Social and $80 for the Pre-Tour Social and Garden Tour. You may also call the Gallery at 802-496-6682 to place your order.

Music in the Courtyard
2024-07-13 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Allyn’s Lodge, 102 Forest Drive Warren, VT 05674
Music in the Lincoln Peak Courtyard all summer long! Stay tuned for artist information!

Bread and Puppet presents: The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show
2024-07-13 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-07-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
Bread & Puppet kicks off its 2024 Summer Season with a new performance, The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show, created by Peter Schumann and company along with a cohort of spring apprentices. The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show runs Sundays June 9th-July 7th at 3 p.m. in the Papier Maché Cathedral at the Bread and Puppet farm, 753 Heights Rd, Glover, VT.
About this show Peter Schumann says, “We, the Whole Kit & Caboodle bread bakers, peace and harmony terrorists and criminal trespassers of the fascist empire offer anti-hospital-bombing calisthenics in the face of the Freedom and Democracy Bullshitters, and precise funeral rites for the collapsing Western Civilization and make our divine paper maché weaponry, as retrieved from the cardboard industry’s available refuse to defeat the capitalist hegemony and celebrate a brand-new humanity with appropriate victory dances and demonstrate our birthright as children of the one and only Mother Dirt, who makes us and unmakes us and now requires our full undivided attention.”
Bread and Puppet’s Cheap Art – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread and Puppet Press – will be for sale in the Bread & Puppet Museum Store throughout the event.
Tickets for this and other summer shows are $10 each. We ask that you purchase tickets ahead of time. However, it’s central to our philosophy that our performances are as accessible as possible and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Admission by cash donation for kids 6 and under. You can purchase tickets on our website at https://breadandpuppet.org/book-tickets-for-upcoming-shows
The Whole Kit and Caboodle Show plays Sunday afternoons June 9th through July 7th at 3 p.m.. The Principle of Hope Circus plays at 3 p.m. (sideshows at 2 p.m.) every Saturday and Sunday July 13th through August 31st. All shows at the Bread & Puppet Farm, 753 Heights Rd/Rt. 122 in Glover, VT.

Ella Grace Dance Party
2024-07-13 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Edgcomb Barn, 970 Dump Rd, Warren, Vermont, Warren, United States
Local hero Ella Holter leads a rocking band rooted in the Valley and now living in LA. They lit up the Barn last summer and are ready to bring the party again.

Red River North
2024-07-13 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Emily’s Bar & Bistro, 5081 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 056673
It’s like going to the CMA Awards!!!

The Collection’s Kids Under the Canopy, Crafting for All Ages
2024-07-14 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | The Collection, 110 Mad River Green Shopping Center, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
The Collection’s annual Kids Under the Canopy series is back!
Join us on Sundays in July for crafting and activities for all ages. Rain or shine.
Our first event will be crafts and activities by Klutz!

Stark’s Pub Live Summer Music
2024-07-14 11:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Stark’s Pub offers an unparalleled family dining atmosphere you can’t find anywhere else in the Mad River Valley. The Pub is open during the off-season from Memorial Day weekend through Green & Gold weekend. Dinner is served Wednesday through Saturday from 4:30 to 8:30 PM with brunch offered on Sundays from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Thanks to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for supporting local artists & good vibes year-round in Stark’s Pub.

SUMMER MUSIC SCHEDULE:
05/26 Evan Jennison & Friends
06/02 Madigan Linnane
06/05 Brett Hughes
06/12 Fun Dip
06/16 Jim Goodwin
06/19 John Lackard Blues
06/26 Brett Hughes
06/28 Seth Yacovone Band
06/30 Music by Cooper
07/13 Nicholas Cassarino and Friends
07/14 Rob Pierce
07/17 Brett Hughes with Pappy
07/24 Ragged Company
07/31 Lowell Thompson
08/03 Madigan Linnane
08/07 Al’s Pals
08/11 Lowell Thompson
08/15 Honeywell
08/21 The Horse Traders
08/24 Bad Management
08/28 Sugar Shack

Bluegrass Brunch
2024-07-14 12:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Mad Bush Falls, 7575 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Longtime local legends Brett Hughes (guitar), Pat Melvin (bass), Caleb Elder (fiddle) and Beau Stapleton (mandolin) pick bluegrass on the deck every Sunday. Named after Brett’s Old Home Place on Prickly Mountain Road, these old fellers have a heckuva time and you will too! Thanks to Frost Beer Works for supporting live music!

Summer Sundays: Bifler
2024-07-14 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Bifler is a funk rock band from right here in the Valley!

See YOU in the Garden with Charlie Nardozzi ~ A Benefit for Art on Main
2024-07-14 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Rocky Dale Gardens, 806 VT-17, Bristol, Vermont, 05443, United States
Art on Main is pleased to announce a summer garden fundraiser featuring nationally recognized garden expert Charlie Nardozzi. Join us as we tour the exceptional display gardens and unique landscape of Rocky Dale under the educated and exuberant guidance of Vermont’s favorite gardener. Charlie will discuss plants, garden design and maintenance; including Rocky Dale’s unusual specimen trees that add such distinction to the property. The tour will be followed with Herbal Tea and Treats and time for a Q and A with Charlie and Rocky Dale’s expert staff.
Tickets include delicious herbal treats after the tour and 10% off coupons to Rocky Dale for purchases that day and Art on Main for a purchase before the end of the year. Tickets are limited so don’t wait until the day of the tour!

Moretown Select Board 2
2024-07-15 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Moretown Town Office, 79 School Street, Moretown, VT, 05660
The Moretown Select Board meets the First and Third Mondays of the month

Tuesday Tunes: Bob Recupero
2024-07-16 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Music for your ears and soul.
