The Mad River Valley Village

Co-op Board of Trustees Meeting
2025-03-15 17:00 - 18:00 (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

LIVE MUSIC: AL’S PAL’S
2025-03-15 20:30 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
More live music coming at ya from the stage at afterthoughts!
No strangers to the music scene in the valley and beyond, Al’s Pal’s will be ready to jam out with you on Saturday, March 15th starting at 8:30PM.
We’ll be open at 5PM for good food and good vibes. Peace Burger will have the noms and we’ll have the bevs.
Check out the new pool table, play ping pong or just come hang out. It’s a great space for the whole family. Ask about the Tetris Tumble!
See you there!

Naturalist Guided Snowshoe Tours
2025-03-16 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 am Join one of Mad River Glen’s Naturalists for a guided snowshoe trek tailored to your interest in the ecology and wildlife of Stark Mountain! Our outings and content vary each week depending on snow conditions and participants. Learn about the hardwood forests of the Green Mountains as well as our resident moose, bear, deer, fisher, coyote, red fox and more! Easy to moderate difficulty. Click here to Request A Reservation today or click here to learn more about our Naturalist Programs.

SKATIUM Open Air Ice Skating Rink
2025-03-16 12:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Skatium Ice Rink, 40 Slow Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Come and enjoy open air ice skating and stick n’ puck hockey in the heart of downtown Waitsfield!
We will be open weekends and holidays from 12pm – 10pm, weather permitting. If we cannot open or our hours will change, we will post an update on facebook.com/skatium.
For more information and to purchase a Season Pass, see our website at skatiumvt.org.

Ground Truth Art Exhibition
2025-03-17 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-18 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-19 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-20 11:00 - 16:00 (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.

Painting for Penelope
2025-03-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-18 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-19 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-20 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Barre Opera House, 6 N Main St #4, Barre, Vermont, 05641, United States
Art Exhibition
By: Barre Vermont Artist, Arthur B. Zorn
Exhibition: Painting’s for Penelope
Barre Opera House Lobby
Call: BOH box office weekdays
802-476-8188 and ask to visit the exhibition before arriving.
All art exhibited in is conjunction and relating to the music of Penelope, a Song Cycle
Presenting: TURNmusic Ensemble + Mary Bonhag performing Penelope, a Song Cycle Sunday,March 30, 2025 Lobby opens 1:00 pm to view art exhibition Performance 2:00 PM, Reception/Silent Auction will follow the performance
CONTACT: Arthur Zorn for information about art exhibition
vermontartmusic@gmail.com 802 522 7649
Concert Info: turnmusic.org

Live Music Aprés in Stark’s Pub
2025-03-17 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Our live music series continues this season on Fridays, après-ski, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM! A huge thank you to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for supporting local musicians. Fridays throughout the ski season, we’ll showcase a rotating lineup of talented local artists. Be sure to check out our event calendar for a full list of performances. Stark’s Pub is open daily during the winter ski season, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Come join us for great music and good times!

WINTER MUSIC SCHEDULE:
03.14 Clint Bierman & Friends
03.17 Brett Hughes & Lowell Thompson
03.21 Jaded Ravins
04.04 Brett Hughes & Lowell Thompson
04.11 Dave O & Mike Schuster
Thanks to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for supporting local artists & good vibes year-round in Stark’s Pub.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
2025-03-17 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Green Mountain Lodge, Mt Ellen
Join us at Mt Ellen to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.More information coming soon.

Taco Tuesday
2025-03-18 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Hyde Away, 1428 Mill Brook Rd, Waitsfield, 05673
Mexican Themed Food and Drink Specials!

Tuesday Tunes: Fun Dip
2025-03-18 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Bob Brookens and Fun Dip bring Americana, folk, honky tonk and more to the Taproom. Genres also adapted for instrumentation. Dip into the fun for a foot stompin’ good time.

Paint-By-Number with the Artist, Watercolors by Joshy
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Steele Community Room, 28 North Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont, 05676, United States
The Waterbury Recreation Department has partnered with Watercolors by Joshy for a paint-by-numbers event to benefit the Recreation Department. Participants will be painting their very own Watercolors by Joshy masterpiece, featuring Alf. Artist Joshy Pellerin will help beginner-to-advanced painters with their artwork.
Where: Tuesday, March 18
When: 5-6pm: Meet the Artist
6-7:30: Paint-By-Number Event
Paintings will be dried at the end of class or available for pick up at the Recreation Department at a later date.
All supplies are provided with registration fee.
$40 per person

Raclette Wednesdays
2025-03-19 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Weekly Alps-inspired Après featuring melted cheese on top of sausage and potatoes. Leave your boots in the car and cozy up with your favorite Lawson’s Finest brews. $20 a plate.

Irasville Village Master Plan – Community Open House #2
2025-03-19 16:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Village Meeting House, 4355 Main Street, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
The Waitsfield Planning Commission and Irasville Village Master Plan Steering Committee invite Mad River Valley residents to attend the second community open house for the Irasville Village Master Plan on Wednesday, March 19th.
The open house will be held at the Village Meeting House at Waitsfield United Church of Christ, located at 4355 Main St, Waitsfield, VT 05733. The event will open at 4:00 PM; you may come by at any time between 4:00 and 7:00 PM. Families are encouraged to attend – childcare will be provided by staff from Neck of the Woods, and there will kid-oriented community planning exercises so that attendees of all ages can participate.
The Irasville Village Master Plan aims to provide an actionable, pragmatic, and forward-looking vision and roadmap for a vibrant village center. This planning process builds off recent progress in Irasville, including a successful bond to fund the development of a municipal wastewater system and recent updates to zoning bylaws for Waitsfield’s villages. At this open house event, participants will share their thoughts on potential village center development scenarios for the future of Irasville. This input will be critical shaping the recommendations of the Irasville Village Master Plan, including strategies for promoting housing, local businesses, pedestrian and bicycle access, community facilities, outdoor recreation opportunities, and natural resource conservation.
This open house event builds off the feedback provided by attendees at the first open house on November 18th, 2024. Some of the key takeaways from the first open house included:
• Attendees were both excited and concerned about the future of Irasville. The recent loss of businesses and community services Irasville was top of mind for many participants. At the same time, many expressed that Irasville holds great potential as a vibrant village center for Waitsfield and the Mad River Valley.
• Attendees were supportive of an infill development approach for future redevelopment in Irasville, with a focus on housing, local-serving businesses, and mixed-use development.
• Attendees were supportive of a balanced approach to wetlands in Irasville that preserves critical wetland functions while considering possible impacts to low-functioning wetlands if those impacts result in significant community benefit.
• Attendees were supportive of exploring potential transportation infrastructure improvements to enhance and facilitate walkable development in Irasville, such as improved pedestrian connections and possible new roadways to create village blocks.
• Attendees want this planning process to explore enhanced recreational and community facilities, such as a year-round recreation or community center and community gathering spaces.
• Attendees were supportive of exploring a mix of building heights for future development, with a minimum building height of two stories.
Irasville is where the Mad River Valley comes to shop, dine, gather, and play. This village area has long been envisioned as a vibrant community hub, with a thoughtful mix of homes, local businesses, services, and recreational amenities. For years this vision has been held in check, challenged by insufficient infrastructure, natural resource constraints, and a lack of planning progress. Thanks to sustained efforts by local and regional partners, the time is ripe to reestablish an actionable, pragmatic, and forward-looking vision and roadmap for Irasville.
For more information, please visit the Town’s website.
Contact: JB Weir, Planning & Zoning Administrator | pza@gmavt.net | (802) 496-2218 ext. 4

Live Music Wednesdays at Déco!
2025-03-19 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Hostel Tevere, 203 Powderhound Rd, Warren, VT, 05674, United States
Join us every Wednesday for a vibrant evening of live music with local artist Madigan Linnane.
This is the perfect way to wind down after a day on the slopes.
The music will run from 5-7 PM.
We can’t wait to see you there!

LIVE MUSIC & PUB NIGHT Featuring Justin LaPoint!
2025-03-19 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 Justin LaPoint. Open 5pm – 9pm.

Net-Zero Retrofit and High Performance Expansion of a 1782 Vermont Farmhouse (Yestermorrow Spring Speaker Series)
2025-03-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | 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.
Net-Zero Retrofit and High Performance Expansion of a 1782 Vermont Farmhouse with Brian Cali
When 20 year old Revolutionary War veteran Moses Chaplin first built the timber frame structure that will be the topic of this talk, achieving net-zero energy and reducing embodied carbon were most certainly not part of the planning. In the 2020s, these goals were front and center during the work to retrofit the original house and expand to allow for single story living and meet other programming goals of the next stewards of this property. Owner Brian Cali will provide an overview of the journey to this project (spoiler alert: Yestermorrow played a key role!), the major design elements, and the process of retrofitting the original building and strategies employed for the addition (which utilized off-site construction).

SEASON SAMPLER: SNEAK PEEK PREVIEW PARTY
2025-03-19 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The HUB, 35 College St, Montpelier, VT, United States
A Taste of What’s to Come! Join Us! It’s a “Live & In-Person” Sizzle Reel of Lost Nation Theater’s 2025 shows, with your host, George Woodard!
Enjoy mixing & mingling with LNT’s actors, directors, designers, and other patrons, luscious libations and mouth-watering morsels. Then be treated to scene snippets and songs by the artists including Kim Bent, Eric Love, Taryn Noelle, Kathleen Keenan, and more at the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub.
WHERE: The HUB, 35 College St, Montpelier, VT (wheelchair accessible; although ADA restrooms are not available)
COST: $5 in advance – $10 at the door. Or More (by donation!)
INFO & TICKETS: WWW.LOSTNATIONTHEATER.ORG
SPONSORS: Vermont Recovery & Resilience Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation,
Montpelier Strong Fund, City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, Random Acts of Kindness Fund, National Life Group, The World, Eternity, The Estate of Ted Richards, The Mary Shriver Fund of the Alan Weiss Estate
ABOUT LNT: Lost Nation Theater winner “Theater of the Decade” – Broadway World (2020);
“Best of New England”, Yankee Magazine, was named “One of the Best regional theaters in America” by the New York Drama League, “Outstanding Achievement Award” – New England Theatre Conference; and has won multiple People’s Choice “Best Theater” awards from Seven Days and The Times

Fayston Elementary School Ski Program
2025-03-20 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York)
Welcoming 1st through 6th grade students from the Fayston Elementary School for an afternoon of skiing!

Live Music Aprés in Stark’s Pub
2025-03-20 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Our live music series continues this season on Fridays, après-ski, from 2:30 to 5:00 PM! A huge thank you to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for supporting local musicians. Fridays throughout the ski season, we’ll showcase a rotating lineup of talented local artists. Be sure to check out our event calendar for a full list of performances. Stark’s Pub is open daily during the winter ski season, from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Come join us for great music and good times!

Winter Music Schedule:
03.21 Jaded Ravins
04.04 Brett Hughes & Lowell Thompson
04.11 Dave O & Mike Schuster
Thanks to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for supporting local artists & good vibes year-round in Stark’s Pub.

Free Cabot Fondue
2025-03-20 15:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join us aprés-ski every Thursday throughout the ski season for FREE FONDUE served with toasted bread thanks to our sponsors Cabot Creamery Cooperative!
Aprés in the Pub on fondue Thursdays is historically a very popular event, supplies are limited and may run out at any time, come early, leave happy.

Fresh Catch Thursdays
2025-03-20 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.

Conversational Spanish Group
2025-03-20 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Joslin Memorial Library, 4391 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
Would you like to sharpen your Spanish language skills?
If you had Spanish once upon a time (perhaps in a class or perhaps because of where you once resided) this group may be perfect for you. Participants will improve upon existing Spanish language skills by reviewing vocabulary, verbs and pronunciation and speaking to each other in Spanish.
This group is guaranteed to help one regain fluency with Spanish.
If interested, please register by going to the joslinmemoriallibrary.com website and clicking on upcoming programs to find the registration form.

Run the Table: Ping Pong Tourney
2025-03-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
We’re back with another installment of Run the Table at Afterthoughts.
$10 Entry fee
Top 3 finishers get cash prizes
Limited to first 20 people to sign up.

Pride Weekend
2025-03-21 00:00 - 2025-03-23 23:59 (America/New_York) | Sugarbush Resort, 102 Forest Drive Warren, VT 05674, Warren, 05674
Celebrate our 3rd annual Pride Weekend at Sugarbush. Join us for a full weekend of skiing, dancing, drag and more!Sugarbush is committed to supporting the progression and development of a community in which individuals from any background can feel comfortable working, exploring, and adventuring. Our team is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for guests and employees alike. To us, the mountains are for everyone.Check back soon for more information!
