Mad River Valley Community Calendar

Gather with friends, family, and neighbors on the green at Camp Meade for a celestial celebration of this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic crossing. With live music, street performers, glassblowing demos by Sam Lightner of Lightner Glass, kids’ activities, science-themed story walk, wood-fired pizza from Red Hen, food from All Good Eats, beer/wine by The Local, and much […]

How do you have fun during a solar eclipse? You planet… So plan to be at Mad River Green Shops for the solar eclipse celebration. Starting at 1:00pm on April 8, shops at the Green will begin their Celestial Celebration, giving children and grown ups the chance to have an afternoon of fun leading up […]

2024 Total Solar Eclipse Join us April 8, 1-6pm games art fire sweets 5031 Main St, Unit 2, Waitsfield, VT info@madrivervalleyarts.org, 802-224-6878

Get your special Solar Eclipse viewing glasses and head up to Allyn’s Lodge to join the fun!Lift Ticket required to ride lift. No uphill traffic allowed during operational hours.

An OPEN BARN event to support artists participating in a residency this summer Don’t miss seeing the upcoming full-occlusion solar eclipse! The Mad River Valley will be in the perfect path for viewing this celestial event, and Stowell Barn is surrounded by a beautiful unobstructed vista that can’t be beat. Eclipse photographers looking for where […]

Join the MRV Libraries and other community groups for an eclipse viewing party with the longest totality in the valley! Depending on the weather, we’ll have hot chocolate or lemonade and lawn games. Snacks and simple solar-themed crafts and activities round out this free event. Please note that this event is weather dependent; check library […]

Join the MRV Libraries and other community groups for an eclipse viewing party. There will be extra eclipse glasses, fire pits with marshmallow roasting, refreshments, solar-themed crafts & activities, and a great location for viewing the eclipse. Bring camp chairs and please note that the Moretown Recreation Fields do not have bathroom facilities.

Vermont will be experiencing a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 and Mad River Glen is in the path of totality. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, either totally or partially. A total eclipse, is when the Sun gets completely obscured […]

Sammy Blanchette, aka Sammy B, is a New England based singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist who’s career spans nearly two decades. His performance career began primarily out of Southern Connecticut and has since found a primary home in Southern Vermont in the Okemo Valley as of 2018. Like most start up musicians, Sammy began playing out in bars and […]

For Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), Mosaic Vermont is holding an art workshop for members of the community to make homemade lanterns for themselves or for someone they care about. The lanterns represent hope and remembrance of those affected by sexual harm. These lanterns will be hung and lit during our annual Take Back the […]

The next meeting of the MRV Women in Business group will meet on Tuesday April 9 a the Mad River Exchange (formerly Alpino Vino). The meeting will start at 5:30 pm. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. The meeting will star off with 30 minutes to mingle followed by our speaker program. This month’s […]

Join us for live music, food & drinks from 5:00-9:00pm. Music featuring Hogback Hollow Hogback Hollow is an acoustic trio from Addison County VT that writes and performs original music along with some covers. The music of Hogback Hollow is rooted in bluegrass, folk, and Americana. Dave Ogrodowczyk – Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals Matt Hecklinger – […]

Alps-inspired Aprés at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, every Wednesday from 4:00pm-7:00pm. A traditional Raclette dinner, paired with specialty wines by the glass or bottle. Raclette plate: $20 https://www.instagram.com/p/C1o8yGiuj7R/

Mac Rood will present and explain the process that he and Bobbi went through to create an eight-house affordable housing project on their ten acre parcel in Waitsfield as well as a larger project in Hinesburg. The intent is to highlight both the hurdles and rewards of creating such a project and to hopefully encourage […]

Join us every Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00pm as Nor’Easter Catering serves up fresh oysters on the half shell and other tasty sea treats! Pair it with a $5 pint of our Nitro Irish Stout!

CONCERT: Thursday, April 11 3 Indie Folk Artists- Live Show 6:30 doors / 7 pm show — $15 // Tickets at Eventbrite.com or at the Door All ages are welcome! + Mocktails for sale during this show Join us for a concert featuring touring musicians, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh (Queer Americana from Philly, PA), Blair Borax […]

Everyone is invited to the Staged Reading of the play Murder by the Book, written by Canadian playwright Laura Teasdale and sponsored by Louise Penny. The comedy takes place in the library and you might recognize some of the characters. Refreshments will be served. Donations welcome.

Is it time to weatherize your drafty house? Are you interested in energy efficient heat pumps, electric vehicles, or solar power for your home or business? Find the information you need at the LEAP Energy Fair. The LEAP Energy Fair is the largest in Vermont, and it’s completely free. Tour 65 exhibits and talk to […]

Get a goofy caricature sketch done free of you and your family in your ski gear!

We’re excited to announce that on Saturday, April 13th, Sugarbush will be hosting our third annual Spring Fling! We have a lot to celebrate, and we want you to join in on the fun at what is shaping up to be the event of the season.

Drag Story Hour (DSH) is just what it sounds like… …drag performers reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy […]

The 18th annual FLY FISHING FILM TOUR (F3T) is back on the road January 2024 with a top notch selection of short films that are sure to get you fired up for the season ahead! Tickets: https://tu.myeventscenter.com/…/The-2024-Fly-Fishing…. Join in the fun at The Big Picture Show in Waitsfield on Saturday April 13th. Doors open at […]

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm, in the real world all rests on perseverance. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Join us for an evening of inspiring stories told by Vermont storytellers, celebrating the work of the communities of compassion that are all around us. You’ll get to hear stories told by some very […]

Mad River Triathlon is a four-sports event set in picturesque Mad River Valley, VT. The running race starts at the Warren School and follows the Mad River Path and VT 100. Racers will follow footpaths along the River and the shoulder of the road for 5 miles to the start of the paddling leg at […]

The Mad River Glen Pond Skimming Extravaganza has been canceled. We simply do not have enough snow left to build a pond for Sunday. We’ll try again next year…