Toddler Time, Creative Shapes Art Class at Inklings!
2025-11-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s Toddler Time, Creative Shapes Art Class at Inklings Children’s Books! Friday mornings from 10am – 11am.
Caregivers and their little ones are invited to explore shapes in a whole new way, and develop those fine motor skills; all while having some creative fun!
Activities will include painting with balloons, creating shapes with different materials, and color matching.
Begins Friday, Nov. 7th and goes for 6 weeks.
Ages: 18mo – 4yrs.
Price: $85 (all six classes) Drop-in Price: $15/per class

Family Fridays!
2025-11-28 16:30 - 18:00, 2025-12-05 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
Kick off the weekend with Family Fridays! From 4:30–6:00 pm.
Adults can unwind during cocktail hour while kids enjoy fun, creative activities in the Red Room. Seasonal crafts provided by Inkling Bookstore!
A little something for everyone to start the weekend right. Simple snacks for children will be provided. Ages 3 +

Dino Bones BBQ and Cousins Brewing Collaboration
2025-11-28 17:00 - 22:00, 2025-11-29 17:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Cousin’s Brewing Comopany, Rt 100/Rt 17, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join Dino Bones and Cousins Brewing for delicious BBQ and Brews every Friday and Saturday in November.

Maker’s Market November 29th
2025-11-29 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
It’s back! November 29th (and then again on December 13th) we’ll feature over 20 local vendors at the Lawson’s Finest Taproom in Waitsfield, VT. Come get all your holiday shopping done in one fell swoop, while supporting the best artists and producers in the Valley. Do it all while sipping on one of our fresh maple beers or IPAs, or transport yourself to the winter markets of Germany with a glass of delicious mulled wine. End your loop in our retail store, where we’ll be offering free gift wrapping on any of our merchandise or apparel, with new items joining us just in time for the holidays.

Dark Star Project & Zach Nugent’s Dead Set
2025-11-29 13:00 - 19:00, 2025-11-29 13:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Deadheads, this one’s for you. Settle into the groove with Dark Star Project bringing the jams from 1:00–4:00 PM, followed by Zach Nugent’s Dead Set bringing the jams from 4:30–6:00 PM. Expect deep cuts, good company and plenty of jam-fueled energy to go around.

Dark Star Project & Zach Nugent’s Dead Set
2025-11-29 16:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
Deadheads, this one’s for you. Settle into the groove with Zach Nugent’s Dead Set bringing the jams from 4:30–6:00 PM, followed by Dark Star Project carrying the vibe late into the night. Expect deep cuts, good company, and that unmistakable Castlerock Pub energy.Stay tuned for final set times — you won’t want to miss this one.

Sunday Sessions: Ryan Sweezey
2025-11-30 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Fresh off his new album, Maybe Magic, and a nomination for Songwriter of the Year by the New England Music Awards, we are thrilled to welcome Vermont’s Ryan Sweezey back to the Lawson’s Finest taproom.

NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S BINGO NIGHT
2025-11-30 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
DJ T.RAD is back with another NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S BINGO on November 30th 6-8pm.
$5/ card to play.
Bring in

MadLove Mondays
2025-12-01 12:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Every Monday at Lawson’s Finest Liquids!

$5 pours of all our draft beers all day
Mac and cheese specials
Double your Toast loyalty points
20% off cases of beer in our retail shop
Our favorite recorded live shows over the speakers. Have a favorite? Let us know!
Also! Monthly artist spotlights and community features

Artist Spotlight with Hannah Brookman
2025-12-01 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | Lawson’s Finest Brewery, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The artwork that adorns our Taproom walls rotates monthly with a different Vermont artist. The month of November we’re spotlighting Marlboro, Vermont’s Hannah Brookman. Come join Hannah and the rest of the team on Monday, December 1st to take in the art and chat with the artist, before it comes off the walls!

After School Cafe
2025-12-02 03:30 - 05:00, 2025-12-03 03:30 - 05:00 (America/New_York) | Big Picture Theater, 44 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, 05673
We’re proud to partner with Hannah’s House for an after-school café—a safe, welcoming space where high school students can unwind, work on projects, connect with peers, and enjoy tea and snacks from Red Hen and other local establishments.
STARTING OCTOBER 14th
3:30-5:30pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Taco Tuesday
2025-12-02 16:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Hyde Away, 1428 Mill Brook Rd, Waitsfield, 05673
$3 Tacos – $5 Margaritas – Other Great Specials – Full Regular Menu

Tuesday Tunes: Chicken Fat Injection
2025-12-02 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Lawson’s Finest Taproom, 155 Carroll Road, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673
Chicken Fat Injection is a Vermont band made up of some of the finest players in the region. With over 300 shows behind them, the group communication and groove is transcendent, bordering on ‘one mind’.

CFI’s choice of – and approach to – material is unique. Believing that playing sets that cross genres is not only refreshing and unexpected for an audience, the band remains fresh on each gig; CFI is dedicated to exploring the common languages of Funk, Soul, Jazz, Blues, Country, Reggae and Rock – in real time. It’s all CFI – and it’s all Groovy.
As a quartet, CFI is: George Petit on guitars and vocals, John Rivers on electric bass, Geza Carr on drumset and Mike Hartigan on keyboards…upon occasion, when the party permits, we expand to an nonet, adding up to a full five-piece horn section that includes Jake Whitesell (tenor), Rob DeBruyn (tenor), Avery Cooper (alto/bari), Conor Young (tpt/flug) and Nate Reit (t’bone).

Fresh Catch Thursday
2025-12-04 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!

Climb It For Climate: The Homegrown Adventure
2025-12-05 16:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Sugarbush Resort, 102 Forest Drive Warren, VT 05674, Warren, 05674
Staycations, microadventures, homegrown challenges… what does it mean to find adventure in your own backyard? In a time of uncertainty, and with clear climate consequences to far-flung adventures, how do we find joy and create memories in the place we call home?
Join Friends of the Mad River, the Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition, and Sugarbush, with sponsorship from Protect Our Winters (POW) in an exploration of Homegrown Adventure. Come hear stories from outdoor enthusiasts and expert shredders on how they pursue their passion without traveling to the ends of the earth. And, if you’re game, share your own adventures in an Open Mic storytelling component of the evening. You’ll also have a chance to connect with other backcountry enthusiasts, as we work to identify goals and actions that let us pursue our passion while also taking action on the climate crisis.
Pizza and salad available during apres. Beverages available for purchase.

Climb It for Climate
2025-12-05 16:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Join Friends of the Mad River, the Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition and Sugarbush for an evening of outdoor adventure and meaningful conversation.We’ll kick things off with a moonlit skin up Lincoln Peak before gathering for dinner, drinks and meaningful conversation and storytelling around winter adventures. Schedule4:30 – 6PM – Uphill Tour6:30PM –Apres (pizza and salad courtesy of MRVBC) plus beverages for purchase7:00–8:30 PM –Storytelling and Open Mic sessionCome for the trek, stay for the conversation, and leave ready for winter.

Common Ground Mad River Valley
2025-12-05 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
So much collaboration is already happening in the Valley!
On December 5th, we’re hosting Common Ground Mad River Valley, a gathering that highlights the good taking place across MRV and helps more locals connect, collaborate, and get involved.
The evening will feature your friends, the projects they’ve been leading, and where they could use a hand. This year, we’re featuring
o Andrea Henderson co-chair of the Fayston Conservation Commission and board member of the Friends of the Number Nine Schoolhouse.
o Pete Colgan Executive Secretary and Treasurer of the Mad River Rotary Club
o Marci Lutsky from Everybody Wins! She also fosters community through food, creating spaces where people can learn, gather, and connect.
After our panelists’ portion, we’ll open it up for conversation so neighbors can swap ideas, connect, and find new ways to support each other.
And yes, in true Bee fashion, there’ll be locally catered food and plenty of good energy.
We’d love for you to join us and to bring anyone in your circle who might want to be part of it. Please feel free to share this email and RSVP at the link below. We will also be providing on-site childcare for those who need it.
PS: If your organization or someone you know is hosting activities this winter, drop us a line at hello@shock.ngo so we can help spread the word on the Bee app. Hope to see you there!

VT North Ladies Night
2025-12-05 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Vermont North Ski Shop, 48 Sugarbush Access Rd, Warren, VT
Welcoming ALL ladies to the annual Ladies Night at VT North Ski Shop
This annual event is a great way to get together, re-connect with your ski people and check out some great deals too!
Door prizes, bubbles and nibbles, and enter to win a pair of Hestra heated mittens.

Dinner with Kekla Magoon at Inklings Children’s Books!
2025-12-05 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Join acclaimed Vermont author, Kekla Magoon, for a reading from her New York Times bestselling book, “The Secret Library.” Following the reading, Kekla will answer questions from children. She’ll also share her insight into the writing process – all while enjoying delicious food!
Kekla is a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, four Coretta Scott King Honors, two Walter Award Honors, and an NAACP Image Award, in addition to being a finalist for the National Book Award!
The event is FREE.
Please RSVP at inklingschildrensbooks@gmail.com
Purchase a copy of “The Secret Library” in advance, using the event link!
Date: December 5th, 6pm – 7pm
Location: Inklings Children’s Books

Feel the Wheel Pottery Workshop
2025-12-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Blockhouse Studio, 5031 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 05673
Here’s your chance to try your hand at the potter’s wheel! This workshop will be offered the last Friday of every month (most months).
This is a one time, two hour introduction to learn the basics of wheel throwing.
You will be guided from a ball of clay to your first bowl or cup. Using a simple to understand process, you will learn the foundational techniques needed to enjoy this meditative and somewhat magical craft. Most students will successfully throw at least 2 pots which will be fired and finished by us, ready to pick up in approximately 3 weeks.
If you throw more than 2 that you would like to keep we can finish them as well for $15/pot (first 2 are included). Shipping is available for additional fees.

Middle school musical ‘Mean Girls, Jr.’ hits the stage Dec. 5 & 7
2025-12-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Harwood Union High School, 458 VT RTE 100, Moretown, VT, 05660, United States
The one-act musical comedy is appropriate for all ages. It tells the story made popular by the 2004 “Mean Girls” film, in which the lead character Cady Heron is the new girl at North Shore High School in Chicago. It follows her as she makes her way toward fitting in and finding friends and navigating the popular and controlling Regina George “Queen Bee.”
The production will be presented at Harwood Union Middle/High School with performances on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m. (No show on Dec. 6 given the River of Light parade in Waterbury).
Admission will be by donation at the door. A bake sale will follow the shows with proceeds supporting the middle school theater program.

Handel’s Messiah – Vermont Philharmonic
2025-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Barre Opera House, 6 N Main St #4, Barre, Vermont, 05641, United States
Hallelujah! As Vermont enters the season of cold and darkness, Handel’s beloved Messiah brings warmth, light and joy. Conducted by Lisa Jablow, the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus will present two uplifting performances to put everyone in the holiday spirit, on Friday, December 5 at 7:30 pm in St Augustine Church in Montpelier, and Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 pm in the Barre Opera House.
The Vermont Philharmonic performances will present the entire first part of Messiah, with arias and choral numbers that contemplate the idea of a messiah, foretell the coming, and hail the arrival. The concert concludes with the beloved “Hallelujah” chorus from Part II, and six numbers from Part III celebrating redemption.
The outstanding soloists are familiar to Vermonters. They include Colleen Flynn Campbell, soprano, Nessa Rabin, mezzo-soprano, Connor Trombly, tenor, and Erik Kronke, bass. Mary Jane Austin is the assistant choral director
Celebrating its 67th Season, the Vermont Philharmonic is composed of professional and talented amateur musicians from throughout Vermont. It is Vermont’s oldest community orchestra, founded in 1959 by Jon Borowicz, emeritus professor of music at Norwich University. Since 1993, the Philharmonic’s home base has been the Barre Opera House. Lou Kosma has been the Music Director of the Philharmonic since 1999.
Tickets are available online at vermontphilharmonic.com or at the door.

Kids Ski Free Week
2025-12-06 00:00 - 2025-12-12 23:59 (America/New_York)
Make memories without breaking the bank. From Saturday, 12/6 through Friday 12/12, kids 12 and under ski and ride for free at Sugarbush. Whether your little ones are just starting out or already shredding, this is the perfect time to plan your mountain escape. With plenty of terrain for every level and tons of family-friendly amenities, it’s the ultimate early-season family ski trip.

Kids Ski Free Week
2025-12-06 00:00 - 2025-12-12 23:59 (America/New_York)
Make memories without breaking the bank. From Saturday, 12/6 through Friday 12/12, kids 12 and under ski and ride for free at Sugarbush. Whether your little ones are just starting out or already shredding, this is the perfect time to plan your mountain escape. With plenty of terrain for every level and tons of family-friendly amenities, it’s the ultimate early-season family ski trip.GET MY TICKETS

Kids Ski Free Week
2025-12-06 00:00 - 2025-12-13 23:59 (America/New_York)
Make memories without breaking the bank. From Saturday, 12/6 through Friday, 12/13, kids 12 and under ski and ride for free at Sugarbush. Whether your little ones are just starting out or already shredding, this is the perfect time to plan your mountain escape. With plenty of terrain for every level and tons of family-friendly amenities, it’s the ultimate early-season family ski trip.
