The Mad River Valley Village

OUTPOUR ’25
2025-09-13 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Get ready for our Annual Concert Series, returning to the mountain this September. This year’s show will benefit the Vermont Foodbank as part of Hunger Action Month, so every ticket helps fight food insecurity across the state. Pizza and BBQ will available, along the Green Mountain Lounge open from 3-7PM. Raffle and silent auction presented by the Mad River Rotary Club. Proudly presented alongside The Mad River Valley Rotary Club and Lawson’s Finest Liquids.Lineup:3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Ragged Company4:00 PM – 4:15 PM – Set Change (Kind Bud on the deck)4:15 PM – 5:15 PM – Running in Circles5:15 PM – 5:30 PM – Set Change (Kind Bud on the deck)5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – JahRiffe & Jah-N-I Roots MovementTickets:$25 advance purchase$35 at the doorBUY A TICKETJahRiffe, a first-generation Jamaican, is a solo artist and the lead singer of the Jah-N-I Roots band. His eclectic background and lifestyle are what make up the type of music he creates which he calls: World Roots Reggae.

Vermont Jazz Ensemble Concert
2025-09-13 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Warren Town Green, 413 Main Street, Warren, Vermont, 05674, United States
Celebrate the grand opening of the new pavilion on the Warren Town Green with a free concert by the Vermont Jazz Ensemble.
Bring a picnic dinner and chairs or blanket to sit on the green and admire the new pavilion while enjoying the music of Vermont’s premier big band with friends and family!

Vermont Master Naturalist Field Day
2025-09-14 09:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Lareau Farm, 48 Lareau Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Friends of the Mad River and Vermont Master Naturalist are hosting a field day!
In the morning, select from one of four guided walks that explore the natural history of our Valley:
1. Scrag Mountain Town Forest – Waitsfield
2. Boyce Town Forest Time Travel Ramble – Fayston
3. Wetland Walk – Waitsfield
4. Lincoln Gap Catamount Trail – Warren
Registration for the walks is required – https://www.friendsofthemadriver.org/vmnfieldday.html
In the afternoon, we will all gather at Lareau Farm for lunch and naturalist explorations nearby.

Steelers Bar(n)
2025-09-14 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Come out and watch the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Seattle Seahawks. I remember when these 2 teams met in the Superbowl and the steelers came home with another Lombardi trophy (just saying). When you see the terrible towel flag waiving you know its time for some football. If yinz can’t be dahn tahn to watch the stillers with an ahrn, this is the next best place.
Once again this year we will be offering our Pittsburgh centric menu of sandwiches with fries and slaw on them, salads with fries on them, imported pierogies and this years new addition fried jumbo.
We welcome all nfl fans (or even those that just want a great lunch) but only watch the Steelers games.
Doors open 30 minutes before kickoff.

Bread and Puppet presents: Autumn Screams and Possibilitarian Hallelujahs of the Servants of the Abyss
2025-09-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd, Montreal, Vermont, Glover, United States
September 14th, 21st and 28th at 3 p.m.
Join us in the Paper Maché Cathedral for a brand new, urgently-needed puppet show. Keeping the work up-to-the-minute, the show will evolve over the course of the month.
In Peter Schumann’s words: “We the involuntary servants of the abyss, both: the wounded universe abyss and the abysmal empire abyss, are charged with the possibilitarian task of revolutionizing the human abyss – not to allow the empire’s rotten apples to spoil the Autumn’s applesauce, because of the invincible because! Because we children of mother dirt need to be nourished by real applesauce while spreading poppy flag wisdom throughout the hills and valleys of the here, not succumbing to empire normality. All our banners say Yes and kick the arse of the No and can’t be stopped from marching even when thunder and lightning threaten the day. Whether the weather is good or whether the weather is bad, whatever the weather we’ll weather the weather, whether we like it or not.”
Tickets: $15, no one turned away for lack of funds.
*Capacity is limited at our indoor shows*
https://breadandpuppet.org/product/september-show-9-14-25
Dogs are not permitted at our indoor performances.

Summer Sundays at Lawson’s Finest: Mama Tried
2025-09-14 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Mama Tried is an all-women four-person band that has been together for two years. They play some bluegrass, folk, blues, and Americana.

$30 App & an Entrée at Rumble’s
2025-09-14 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Make your summer Sundays delicious. For just $30, enjoy an appetizer and entrée from Rumble’s rotating menu, featuring seasonal flavors and chef-crafted dishes. Available Sunday evenings all summer long. Come for the food, stay for the views and treat yourself to a weekly dinner worth looking forward to.

Boots & Burgers: Community Line Dancing @ Afterthoughts
2025-09-14 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Join Larissa for some low-stakes social dancing you can do solo. ALL are WELCOME!
+ 5 PM: Doors open for dining in and drinks from Peace Burger + Afterthoughts’ full bar
+ 7 to 9 PM: Line Dancing Lessons & Open Dancing
What to expect:
+ Admission: Pay what you can at the door, $10 recommended contribution (Venmo or cash)
+ Dancing:
– Starting at 7 PM Larissa will be teaching then reviewing several line dances at multiple entry levels
– A little after 8 PM folks will get a chance to vote on what dances they want to do during Open Dancing
– See event website for select tutorial videos
Looking forward to dancing with you soon!

Weekly MRV Retailer Council Meeting
2025-09-15 09:15 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Remote, United States
At our recent Mad River Valley Retailers Council discussion, several members expressed interest in creating a regular opportunity for our retail businesses to connect, collaborate, and support one another. In response, we’re excited to kick off weekly Retailer Roundtable meetings starting Monday, June 16th at 9:15 AM.
The remote Link (This link will be the same for each meeting)
Retail Council Weekly Meeting
Every week on Monday at 9:15 am
Join Zoom Meeting – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87696161764
Meeting ID: 876 9616 1764
Mobile: +13092053325,,87696161764# US

These meetings will be held remotely and are designed to be quick, focused, and helpful. We’re aiming to keep them to 30-45 minutes. Each session will give you a chance to hear updates, discuss common issues, share feedback, and stay connected with fellow retailers throughout the Valley. Please let me know if you plan to attend and/or if you have any questions, comments or concerns.
Agenda for the First Meeting:

Monthly Marketing Workshops
Led by professional media consultant Brittany Winfield. Bring your questions, ideas, and challenges.
Collaborative Social Media Posting Program
An easy, no-cost way to get your business in front of a larger audience, expand your reach, and build stronger community connections.
Business Planning Calendar
Stay ahead of seasonal promotions and align your marketing efforts with Valley-wide events using the Chamber’s new Business Planning Calendar.
Retailer’s Roundtable
Share what’s happening at your business and in your corner of the Valley.
Retail Council Meeting Schedule
We’ll check in to see if Mondays at 9:15 AM works for the majority or if adjustments are needed going forward.

We hope you’ll join us for these ongoing conversations as we work together to strengthen our retail community.
As always, please feel free to reach out with any questions, suggestions, or agenda items you’d like to see covered.

Taco Tuesday
2025-09-16 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Hyde Away, 1428 Mill Brook Rd, Waitsfield, 05673
Taco Tuesday. Great Specials on Food and Drink. $3 Tacos, $6 Margaritas.
Every Tuesday, in addition to our full menu.

Back Porch Music Series
2025-09-16 17:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Lareau Farm Inn, 46 Lareau Rd., Waitsfield, 05673
Live Music, Food and Beverage at Lareau Farm June 17, July 15, August 19 and September 16th.
Lawn games, families welcome! Come one come all! Fun Times!!
5-9:30pm.

Tuesday Tunes at Lawson’s Finest: Bob Recupero
2025-09-16 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Music for your ears and soul.

Tuesdays on the Big Deck
2025-09-16 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Kick back like a local with Tuesday evenings, rain or shine, on the Big Deck at Mt. Ellen. Enjoy live music, tasty food specials, and unbeatable sunset views. The perfect way to soak up those easy summer vibes.

Tuesdays on the Big Deck
2025-09-16 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Kick back like a local with Tuesday evenings, rain or shine, on the Big Deck at Mt. Ellen. Enjoy live music, tasty food specials, and unbeatable sunset views. The perfect way to soak up those easy summer vibes. Cocktail specials this week featuring Barred Owl Burbon from Split Spirits.

Live Music in Stark’s Pub
2025-09-17 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Stark’s Pub offers a one-of-a-kind family dining experience you won’t find anywhere else in the Mad River Valley. Open daily during the ski season from 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM whenever the mountain is running, and throughout the summer—from Memorial Day through peak foliage in October—Stark’s Pub serves dinner Wednesday through Saturday from 4:30 to 8:30 PM.

In the warmer months, enjoy stunning mountain views while dining al fresco on the deck or from the comfort of the cozy indoor seating. The atmosphere is relaxed and family-friendly, with yard games to entertain kids and miles of scenic hiking trails just steps from your table.
Whether you’re winding down after a day on the slopes or hiking in the Green Mountains, Stark’s Pub is the perfect spot to refuel and reconnect. Don’t miss our live music performances—après-ski in the winter and on Wednesday summer evenings. For a full schedule of musical guests, visit our event calendar.
A special thanks to our friends at Lawson’s Finest Liquids for helping us support local artists and keep the good vibes going all year long at Stark’s Pub.

$65 Thursdays at the Golf Club
2025-09-18 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York)
Hit the course for $65 rounds, then sink your teeth into ½ priced burgers at Hogan’s Pub from 4-8PM. Golf, grub, and good times all in one swing.

Fresh Catch Thursday
2025-09-18 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Every Thursday starting at 4pm we host Nor’Easter Catering for a raw bar pop-up. Come on down and enjoy the freshest oysters you can get your hands on, and a variety of weekly specials that often include lobster rolls, shrimp cocktails, tuna poke bowls, blue crab quesadillas, and more!

Sushi Thursdays at Rumble’s
2025-09-18 16:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Sushi Thursdays are rolling into Rumble’s! Join us every Thursday this summer for fresh-made sushi, creative rolls and stunning mountain views. Whether you’re a purist or a spicy tuna lover, there’s something on the menu for you. Dine in, sip something cold and make Thursday your new favorite night out.

Valley- Wide Book Club Cocktail Hour to Benefit Big Pict Arts Hub
2025-09-18 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Join New York Times Best Selling Author James M. Tabor as he chats with Mary Kathleen Mehuron about her gripping novel Down on the South Beach Drag– and more exciting Jersey Shore moments!
Stay for part or all.

LIVE MUSIC & PUB NIGHT Featuring Jenny and the Bets!
2025-09-18 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 Jenny and the Bets! Open 5 pm – 9 pm. Live music every Thursday in the summer!

“Christina and the Whitefish” Author Event with Stephen Vittoria
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join Stephen Vittoria with Alternative Book Press’ Tracy Haught “in conversation” for the author’s powerful new novel.
Q&A and book signing at the Lawson’s Finest taproom from 6:00 to 8:00pm on Thursday September 18th.

Stephen Vittoria Author Talk and Book Signing
2025-09-18 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Come have a beer, a bite to eat, and meet author & filmmaker Stephen Vittoria!
Dave Zirin of The Nation said: “Christina and the Whitefish is a joy to read. If Bruce Springsteen wrote fiction, it would read a great deal like this.
CHRISTINA AND THE WHITEFISH is a book that is needed in our dark times.
Join us for an author talk and book signing with Stephen Vittoria at Lawson’s Finest Liquids (with Tempest Book Shop hosting/selling books).
Stephen will “In Conversation” with local VCFA grad Tracy Haught (Senior Editor, Alternative Book Press) about his debut novel.
More about Stephen:
Stephen Vittoria is an award-winning filmmaker and author.
His last two feature documentaries—Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary and One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern—have been embraced by moviegoers and audiences worldwide. Vittoria was also a producer on two feature documentaries by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney: Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place. Along with journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, Vittoria co-authored the three-book nonfiction series Murder Incorporated: Empire, Genocide, and Manifest Destiny—with forewords by Angela Davis, S. Brian Willson, and Chris Hedges. Vittoria is the founder and creative director of two Southern California production companies: Street Legal Cinema and Deep Image. Regarding Vittoria as a storyteller, legendary filmmaker, Albert Maysles, publicly petitioned his colleagues in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to consider Vittoria’s documentary feature, Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary, for Oscar consideration.
The Book:
It’s 1994. Christina, a young Gulf War veteran struggling with PTSD and the loss of both parents, drives cross-country in a borrowed car, desperately seeking relief and redemption in Asbury Park, the seaside mecca of her childhood. It’s a place well past its prime and reigned over by the self-proclaimed King of Asbury Park: The Whitefish—a disabled Vietnam vet, tavern owner, artist, and philosopher. It’s here, on the Jersey shore, that a chance meeting leads to a profound and life-altering connection. Rewind to the eighties: two girls, best friends, falling in love was something to be kept secret.
Reaching adulthood, Christina and Jaime move to Las Vegas to escape prejudice and build a new life. Unable to cope with her parents’ deaths and convinced she’s doing the right thing for herself and her country, Christina enlists in the U.S. Army, only to find herself racked by a further and compounding wartime trauma. Christina and the Whitefish is a powerful novel that questions the conventional treatment and care methods veterans receive in an inadequate, pharmaceutical-driven system, bringing to light just how critical human connection is to wellbeing and survival.
“Christina and the Whitefish” asks tough questions about how to love and when to leave, questions that reveal a critical truth: family can be birthed from circumstance. And then, even in the pain and the stumbling, if you don’t give up—keep seeking and moving toward something better—friends and healing will find you—and love, no matter how battered, can endure even the darkest of times.

Fall Toddler Time Art Class at Inklings!
2025-09-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s Fall Toddler Time Art Class at Inklings Children’s Books! Friday mornings from 10am – 11am.
Caregivers and their little ones are invited to explore the colors & shapes of the season, and develop those fine motor skills; all while having some creative fun!
Activities will include painting on torn newspaper, craft pumpkins, and colorful watercolor felt leaves.
SIGN UP using the EVENT LINK
Begins Friday, Sept. 5th and goes for 6 weeks.
Ages: 18mo – 4yrs
Price: $85 (all six classes) Drop-in Price: $15/per class

Live Music at Hogan’s Pub
2025-09-19 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Tunes, taps, and twilight views. Live music every Friday night from 5–8 PM at Hogan’s Pub. Swing by, stay awhile, and let the weekend begin.

Back Porch Music Series
2025-09-19 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Lareau Farm Inn, 46 Lareau Rd., Waitsfield, 05673
Free Entry! Live Music, Food and Alcohol for purchase.
5pm-9pm @ Lareau Farm and Forest.
No outside food or beverage and no pets. Thank you!

We Are MRV Film Screening of Join or Die
2025-09-19 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
We Are MRV will begin with a screening of the Netflix documentary Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it.
We’ll start with appetizers and drinks at 5:30, screen the film at 6:00, and continue with a discussion and happy hour.
Come connect with neighbors and friends and learn why it’s important (and fun) to do just that! Event is free but tickets are required. See the link below.

We Are MRV Film Screening of Join or Die
2025-09-19 17:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
We Are MRV will begin with a screening of the Netflix documentary Join or Die, a film about why you should join a club—and why the fate of America depends on it.
We’ll start with appetizers and drinks at 5:30, screen the film at 6:00, and continue with a discussion and happy hour.
Come connect with neighbors and friends and learn why it’s important (and fun) to do just that! Event is free but tickets are required.
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/we-are-mrv-join-or-die-screening-and-happy-hour

4th Annual Fall Classic Disc Golf Challenge
2025-09-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Lincoln Peak, 102 Forest Drive, Warren, VT 05674, USA
Save the date: join us for the 4th Annual Fall Classic Trilogy Disc Golf Challenge.

4th Annual Fall Classic Disc Golf Challenge
2025-09-20 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York)
Save the date: join us for the 4th Annual Fall Classic Trilogy Disc Golf Challenge.$40 entrée feePlayers meeting at 9:45 AMFirst tee at 10:00 AM
