Mad River Triathlon
2025-04-13 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Sugarbush Resort – Mt. Ellen, Fayston, Vermont, 05673
Since 1979: America’s only four-sport triathlon!
The Mad River Triathlon is a four-adventure sports fundraising event set in Central Vermont’s picturesque Mad River Valley. The race consists of a 6-mile run, paddle down the Mad River, 10-mile bike, and finally skiing up and down Mount Ellen. Participate as an individual, as a team, or just for certain legs.
This is an intentionally sustainable and low-waste event. You can expect reusable cups, composting toilets, and minimal disruption to natural spaces. Preserving the unique beauty of the Mad River Valley and the ways we enjoy it is the ultimate goal of this collaborative event.
We are making every effort to create an inclusive event by allowing a wide range of equipment, offering group raft rides down the river, allowing you to choose the legs you wish to participate in, and a broad range of categories and accommodations for adaptive athletes. Additionally, if you cannot afford the registration fee, just let us know and we will offer you a reduced registration rate.
For more information and registration, please visit madriverpath.org/triathlon. Register early and save before prices increase!

LIVE MUSIC: THE GRIFT
2025-04-12 20:30 - 2025-04-13 00:30 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
The Grift joins us back at Afterthoughts with an old school line up playing classic Grift tunes.
Tickets will be available at the door $10
www.afterthoughtsvt.com

Too Fat for China
2025-04-12 19:30, 2025-04-12 14:00, 2025-04-11 19:30, 2025-04-10 19:30, 2025-04-09 19:30 (America/New_York) | Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main Street, Montpelier, 05602
Phoebe Potts wants a tiny little baby, & she’s stopping at nothing to get one. Her hilarious, award-winning solo takes a comic look on the agony of adoption. The journey starts where she grew up in Brooklyn. Not the lavendar-kale Brooklyn of present day – but old-school Brooklyn, where everyone was Jewish.
Phoebe’s hilarious, heartfelt performance (complete with her own hand-cranked cartoon illustrations) chronicles her quest – and takes us on a journey that encompasses race, religion, interconnectedness and love. Deeply heartfelt, wholly uproarious and very entertaining.
The coziness of Lost Nation Theater’s stage, with the audience surrounding the performer on three sides like a hug, is the perfect way to experience this marvelous production.
Covid Safety Protocols: Masks are encouraged. (LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air-Purification “Synexis” System is also in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible.)
*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.

Spring Fling
2025-04-12 13:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 05674
Join us the fourth annual Spring Fling. Enjoy live music on the big stage.Music line up and more information coming soon.

Pond Skim
2025-04-12 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
On Saturday, April 12th we’re going to host the Mad River Pond Skimming Extravaganza. We didn’t want all that manmade snow on the Practice Slope to go to waste so our Mountain Ops Team is working their magic creating a “Skim It If You Can” worthy venue. Can you “Skim It”? You’re invited to join in on the fun. Registration (online/coming soon) will close on Friday the 11th, the cost is $10.

PROM SWAP
2025-04-12 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-11 11:00 - 17:00 (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

Easter Bake Sale
2025-04-12 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Moretown United Methodist Church, 962 Route 100B, Moretown, 05660
EASTER BAKE SALE
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 11AM – 2PM
Moretown United Methodist Church
962 Route 100B Moretown, Vt
Free Parking in Town Lot Behind Church
Benefits the Charities Supported by MUMC United Women in Faith
Lighten the load of Easter preparations and leave more time to enjoy family and guests
Facebook Event Link
Contact Laurie Cell Phone 802-461-5054

Let’s Read Vermont Day at Inklings Children’s Books
2025-04-12 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Inklings Children’s Books, 106 Mad River Greeen, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
Celebrate the 3rd Annual Let’s Read Vermont Day at Inklings with multiple story times, crafts, and the launch of our spring book drive for the Children’s Literacy Foundation.
Our guest readers, Emily Benz and Nicole Chick, will kick the day off!
Free and Open to All!

Mad River Valley Community Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, 3898 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
Save the date for the Mad River Valley Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 12th!
This year’s event will return to WCVT’s main business office located at 3898 Main Street, across from Waitsfield Elementary School.
The egg hunt will commence promptly at 10:00 a.m., refreshments available at 9:30 a.m. The event is free and open to children of all ages!
For more detailed information, please contact Lorraine Keener at 802-496-3391 or lkeener@corp.wcvt.com.

Bear Haiku Challenge
2025-04-12 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-11 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-04-10 00:00 - 23:59 (America/New_York) | Moretown Town Hall and Library, 1147 Route 100B, Moretown, 05660
Celebrate National Poetry Month with The MRV Libraries and MRV Bear Initiative!
We invite all in the community to contribute a bear-themed haiku for display at local businesses throughout April and May. People of all ages may submit their haiku about bears using this form: https://forms.gle/f17U5tWVMHtVqeoF7
or by picking up a paper copy at any of the MRV Libraries. Submissions will be accepted until April 30.
What are Haiku, again?
Haiku are a form of poetry originating in Japan. Each haiku contains seventeen syllables divided into three lines. The first and last line each contain five syllables while the second line contains seven syllables. Here’s a bear-themed haiku by Megan Sharkey of Alaska:
Garbage on the porch
is the best way to get a
bear on short notice
We welcome submissions by children, teens, and adults. Everyone who submits a haiku may pick up a free MRV Bear Initiative magnet available at any MRV library. Let’s celebrate poetry, community, and bear awareness together!
What is the Mad River Valley Bear Initiative?
The Mad River Valley Bear Initiative is a local volunteer group that raises awareness about the bears that live around us in the Valley. Members come from the 5 towns in our watershed: Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston, Duxbury, and Moretown. Find out more at https://mrvbears.org.

Music: Murs – the Underground King of Hip-Hop
2025-04-11 20:30 - 2025-04-12 00:00 (America/New_York) | afterthoughts, 8 Vt Route 17 200, Waitsfield, Vermont, 05673, United States
MURS – The Underground King of Hip-Hop will be stopping @ Afterthoughts in Waitsfield, VT during his LAST RUN TOUR.
Hosted by Mister Burns with support from “The Greatest Wrestler Alive” Platinum Max Caster plus opening sets from I The Team and the incomparable DJ Myth. This is sure to be a special night.
Tickets are going fast…$15 now/$20 at the door.

Celestial Celebration: Revisiting the Solar Eclipse in Story, Song, Poetry and Art
2025-04-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Joslin Memorial Library, 4391 Main Street, Waitsfield, 05673
Everyone is welcome to take part in revisiting last April’s solar eclipse with songs, art, poetry and stories.
Individuals who submitted work to the library a year ago will be on hand to share their stories, poetry and art. The Songbird Project will add some musical flair to the event with a few songs about the sun and the moon.
If you have a piece of artwork you would like to share, please bring it to the Joslin Memorial Library by Wednesday afternoon, April 9th so we can display it on Friday evening;. And if you have a story or a poem you would like to share about last year’s solar eclipse, the moon or the stars we invite you to bring it with you..
Please register in advance at joslinmemoriallibrary.com under upcoming programs. Please register in advance via the QR code on the poster.

FRIDAY FISH FRY
2025-04-11 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | St. Andrews Catholic Church, 109 S Main Street, Waterbury, 05676, United States
A Lenten Fish Fry Dinner will be served from 5:00-7pm at St. Leo’s Hall (behind St. Andrew RC Church at 109 S. Main St.). Please join us Friday March 28th and April 11th, from 5 – 7 PM. Dinner features hand-battered fish, fries, coleslaw, beverage, & dessert. No need for reservations. $20/adults, $10/children ages 6-10, children 5 and under free; $60 for a family of 4. For take-out, call 244-7734 after 3pm on the day of the dinner. This is an annual tradition and an excellent meal! Proceeds benefit our scholarships, coats for kids program, and other charitable support in the community. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of Waterbury.

Live Music Aprés in Stark’s Pub
2025-04-11 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:
12.20 The Caleb Garby Trio
01.03 Atom & the Orbits
01.10 Straight Jacket Slumber Party
01.17 Rob Pierce & Bob
01.20 Brett Hughes & Lowell Thompson
01.24 Madigan Linnane
02.07 Fun Dip
02.14 Local 28
02.28 Brett Hughes & Lowell Thompson
03.07 John Lackard Trio
03.14 Clint Bierman & Friends
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.

Ground Truth Art Exhibition
2025-04-11 11:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-10 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.

Coexisting with Bears: Being Responsible Neighbors
2025-04-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 05674
Spring is upon us and the return of warm weather also means the return of our black bears! Emerging from hibernation and hungry for calories, our bears find trash cans, bird feeders, and compost piles to be easy meals. They mean no harm, but this behavior leads them to losing their wariness of people and can result in damage to property, cars, and homes.
Please join the Mad River Valley Bear Initiative for a presentation on this topic from Sarah Crockett, educator and advocate for human/bear coexistence. The presentation will cover black bear ecology, common causes of conflict between bears and our community, and practical ways we can change our behaviors to reduce conflict. Expect to walk away with a greater appreciation for bears and useful strategies for keeping food and attractants away from them, ensuring we can keep our bears wild for years to come.
The presentation will take place in the Mini-Bear Room in The Schoolhouse at Sugarbush’s Lincoln Peak (84 Warren Dr, Warren, VT).
About the presenter: Sarah Crockett, M.D., is an emergency department physician with Dartmouth Health, specializing in wilderness medicine. Her passion for the outdoors and wilderness medicine as well as mentorship from Ben Kilham of the Kilham Bear Center has led to her interest and involvement in providing community education on black bear coexistence.
About MRVBI: The Mad River Valley Bear Initiative is a local volunteer group that raises awareness about the bears that live around us in this community. We are made up of folks from the five towns in our watershed: Warren, Waitsfield, Fayston, Duxbury, and Moretown. Learn more about our work and find resources for living alongside black bears at https://MRVBears.org.

Conversational Spanish Group
2025-04-10 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.

MRV Women in Business Meeting
2025-04-10 17:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Serenity Now Studio, 4429 Main Street, Waitsfield, VT, 05673, United States
The next meeting of the Mad River Valley Chamber’s Women in Business group will take place at the Serenity now Studio in Waitsfield on Thusrday April 10th starting at 5 pm. Space is Limited – Register Today! Light refreshments will be served.
Melissa Bounty, the Executive Director of the Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation will be our special guest speaker. In her position she has helped business owners in Vermont access over $3 million in professional services, most of them paid for by grants. She will join us to answer your questions and share advice on: How to decide if you need a CPA, lawyer, marketing or website specialist, business coach, or someone with specialized knowledge for your industry. How do you find the right provider for you? How do you estimate costs, and afford this service? How do you get what YOU want out of this professional relationship?

The Thief, The Spinner and The Fabulist
2025-04-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Mad River Valley Arts, 5031 Main Street #2 Village Square, Waitsfield, 05673
The Thief, The Spinner and The Fabulist is an exhibition that embraces the stories behind material culture from April 10-May 15th.
Objects from the community will be collected and on display framing the interior boundaries of the Mad Arts gallery and arranged across the walls like a sea of still life. Accompanying this exhibition are 2 story-telling nights on April 10th & 26th from 5-7pm, where creatives from the community share their stories of how these objects came into their lives.
The gallery is open to all artists who would like to paint/draw/sculpt the objects from observation or interpret in any medium.
Bring your ‘easels’ during open hours Tues-Sat, 1-5pm.

Fresh Catch Thursdays
2025-04-10 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.

Wooly Wednesday
2025-04-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Old Stagecoach Inn, 18 N Main St., Waterbury, Vermont, 05676, United States
On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, join fellow fiber fans at the Old Stagecoach Inn from 6:30-8:30pm.
Bring a project and relax by the fire as you get your crafting on!
Full bar available.
