The Mad River Valley Village

Baby Gear Donation
2025-05-03 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield Elementary School, 3951 Main St, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Now is a great time to declutter while supporting local families with your used baby gear.
Your gear will be donated to the Baby Product Exchange, a local program supporting low-income families with free baby equipment and diapers.

Author Carrie Kruck Visits Inklings Children’s Books!
2025-05-03 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Inklings is excited to welcome back author Carrie Kruck on Saturday, May 3rd at 10am for a reading of her brand new book, ALFRED BLOOMS.
Children will meet Alfred in this delightful friendship story with just a touch of whimsy. The perfect book for spring! Following the reading,
Carrie will lead the children through a very special craft!!

Cinco de Mayo – Dog Adoption Event
2025-05-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Middlesex Fire Station, 55 Welch Park Drive, Middlesex, Vermont, 05602, United States
For the Love of Dogs Vermont, a locally run dog rescue, is holding a dog adoption event where lots of adorable dogs will be available to adopt.

PROM SWAP
2025-05-03 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-04 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Someday Boutique, 40 BRIDGE STREET, WAITSFIELD, VT, 05673
Someday Boutique is so excited to host our very first PROM SWAP, in collaboration with Harwood Union High School! This is your chance to give pre-loved dresses and suits a second dance and help someone else feel FABULOUS for their big night! ✨
How It Works:
Bring your gently used dresses + suits to Someday Boutique during our drop-off dates listed below. Then, come back for our Prom Swap event to shop the collection for free!
We want this event to be accessible, sustainable, and full of community love 💚 Let’s help everyone in the Mad River Valley feel AMAZING at prom!
DROP-OFF DATES:
Drop off your clean, on-trend, like-new dresses or suits at Someday Boutique during store hours:
📍 40 Bridge Street, Waitsfield, VT
🕚 11 AM – 5 PM
April 11 – April 13
April 16 – April 19
April 30 – May 1
(Please note: We cannot accept shoes or accessories.)
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
✨ Dresses + Suits
✨ On-trend styles
✨ Like-new condition
✨ Clean & ready to wear
(No shoes or accessories, please!)
SAVE THE DATE to come shop the Prom Swap collection!
💃 Saturday, May 3rd | 11 AM – 5 PM
💃 Sunday, May 4th | 11 AM – 3 PM
ALL ARE WELCOME! Whether you’re shopping for prom, formal events, or just love a little dress-up moment… come find your dream look!
WHY WE LOVE THIS:
♻️ Sustainable fashion
💚 Community love
✨ Empowering everyone to feel their best self
💃 Giving your clothes a second life
Tag us in your swap finds! @SomedayBoutiqueVT

Spring into Color
2025-05-03 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-04 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-05 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-06 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-07 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-08 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-09 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.

Kentucky Derby Watch Party
2025-05-03 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 1824 House, 2150 Main St., Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Our Kentucky Derby Party is back again this year.
Come watch the “Fastest 2 Minutes in Sports” on the big screen in our barn.
We are offering a Kentucky inspired light bite buffet and of course Mint Juleps
Post time is 6:57 PM
Derby attire highly encouraged!

PUPPET SEANCE: An Occult Summoning and Also A Variety Show and Also an Advice Show
2025-05-03 19:30, 2025-05-04 14:00 (America/New_York) | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
LNT Veteran & Jim Henson Company member, Stoph Scheer, and partner Anthony “Ant” Sellitto-Budney (Break-Fast Puppets) join forces for an unforgettable occurrence of puppetry, chaos, and spiritualism.
The show features a variety of acts that Stoph and Ant have performed on stages around the country, as well as their unprecedented attempt to make contact with entities from the otherworld through ancient animist ritual. What could Possibly go wrong!?
Covid Safety Protocols: Masks are encouraged, but not required. (LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is also in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible.)
WHEN: May 2, 3, & 4, 2025
WHERE: Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main St, Montpelier, VT (& Livestream!)
TIME: 7:30pm on Friday & Saturday; 2pm on Sunday
COST: $19 – $24. Center reserved guarantee seats available for additional fee.
INFO & TICKETS: WWW.LOSTNATIONTHEATER.ORG
The Flood made LNT/City Hall’s elevator inoperable, requiring climbing stairs to attend in person. The play will be available digitally to make the show accessible to those unable to physically join us. We appreciate your understanding during this emergency situation. Since we cannot provide wheelchair/walker access, please call us (802-229-0492) or email info@lostnationtheater.org to discuss options for seeing the show.
SPONSORS: Vermont Recovery & Resilience Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, Montpelier Strong Fund, The City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, The 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” from the New England Theatre Conference; and has won the People’s Choice awards from both Seven Days and The Times Argus for Best Theater.

Mad River Chorale Spring Concert
2025-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield United Church of Christ, 4355 Main Street, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
“Luminous Night of the Soul”
Mary Jane Austin, Conductor
with Alison Cerutti at Piano & String Quartet
Music of Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Lauridsen & Gjeilo

Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. – Waitsfield United Church of Christ
Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. – Waterbury Congregational Church

Adults: $20; Seniors/ Students: $15; 11 & under Free
madriverchorale.org
802-496-4781

LIVE MUSIC: THE E-BLOCK
2025-05-03 20:30 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
The E-Block is a 4-piece R&B band originated in upstate New York, blending the acoustic warmth of singer-songwriter music with an ice-cold rhythm section informed by modern R&B.
With a deep bag of influences and free-flowing style, The E-Block has earned a reputation as a unique live act in the New York scene and beyond.
FREE SHOW!

Mad River Chorale Spring Concert
2025-05-04 16:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Waterbury Congregational Church, 8 N Main St, Waterbury, VT

Ground Truth Art Exhibition
2025-05-05 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-06 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-07 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-08 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-05-09 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.

Tuesday Tunes: Spring Chickens
2025-05-06 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Making their Taproom debut, Spring Chickens is an old-time string band out of Montpelier. They play lively southern Appalachian fiddle, banjo and guitar tunes. Come on down for some stompin’ and clappin’!

Fresh Catch Thursdays
2025-05-08 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.

LIVE MUSIC & PUB NIGHT Featuring Jaded Ravins!
2025-05-08 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 Jaded Ravins! Open 5 pm – 9 pm. Live music every Thursday in the summer!

Youth Art Show presented by ONE Arts Studio Opening Reception
2025-05-09 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.

D Davis’s Youth Open Stage
2025-05-09 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!

“True North: a Love Letter to Canada” Spring Concert by Onion River Chorus (May 9 / 10)
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main Street, Montpelier, Vermont, 05602, United States
Onion River Chorus presents “True North: A Love Letter to Canada.” on Friday May 9 and Saturday May 10 at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier. Both concerts will be at 7:30 pm. The 60-voice Onion River Chorus will be directed by Richard Riley, with pianist Lynnette Combs accompanying.
The program contrasts Canadian folk music in English composed and arranged by Larry Nickel (b. 1952), with original and arranged music in the Cree and Ojibway languages by Andrew Balfour (b. 1967). Nickel and Balfour are lifelong Canadians, both prominently featured in the exceptionally vibrant choral scene in Canada.
Much of the program will alternate music between Nickel and Balfour. The opening piece by Balfour, “Ambe,” (“Come in, two legged beings”) was most recently performed at Carnegie Hall on March 16. The second piece on the program, by Nickel, is the light-hearted romp called “All the Little Rivers of Canada” about 17 different Canadian rivers! Twelve more short pieces, some including sounds of Canadian wildlife, will also be performed.
Also featured will be two recently-composed pieces performed by Canadian-American violist
Elizabeth Reid, “a passionate, even fierce champion of Canadian contemporary music,” who lives in
Northfield, VT.
Onion River Chorus is happy to offer special admission pricing for this concert. Suggested admission is $25 or “pay what you can” at the door. Advance tickets are available at sevendaystickets.com for $25 only. As always, 18 and under are free.
For more information, see www.onionriverchorus.org, call 802.476.2541 or contact Rob Griffin at griffinsuter@hotmail.com

Roost.World : Burlington Electronic DJ Pre Anniversary Show
2025-05-09 20:30 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
Roost.World will be back Friday night at Afterthoughts for a free show to kick off the weekend!
8:30PM-12AM before their 3 year anniversary blowout in Burlington on Saturday.
