The Mad River Valley Community Calendar is The Valley’s most comprehensive events calendar. All are invited to submit their event here:
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Join artist Michael Albert for a hands-on artist talk and collage workshop, part of his cross-country library tour. Albert is nationally known for making collage artworks from cereal boxes & other printed cardboard consumer brand packages. His work has been described as a cross between Pop Art, Cubism & Recycling! Best for elementary/middle school-aged children. […]
Created and sponsored by Seven Days and KidsVT, this Challenge asks participants to find the answers to some questions about their community and to consider what we can do when we work together, the impact we can have, and the messages we can send to each other about how we should act. We will focus […]
Stop by to play lawn games, have fun with bubbles, and cool off with a popsicle. These outdoor activities are suitable for all ages. Part of the MRV Libraries “All Together Now” summer learning program.
Created and sponsored by Seven Days and KidsVT, this Challenge asks participants to find the answers to some questions about their community and to consider what we can do when we work together, the impact we can have, and the messages we can send to each other about how we should act. We will focus […]
Would you like to learn more about all the different critters that live together in the deep? We’ll visit a local pond with our nets and magnifiers to explore the curious life beneath the water. This outdoor family program is suitable for all ages. Part of the MRV Libraries “All Together Now” summer learning program.
Join Susie Spikol, a naturalist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in NH and author of The Animal Adventurer’s Guide: How to Prowl for an Owl, Make Snail Slime and Catch a Frog Bare-Handed for this special event. Sharpen up your wildlife-watching skills and tune into the secret world of our local New England […]
Bring the family and a picnic dinner for movie night under the Couples Field pavilion. We’ll have a few chairs, but we recommend bringing your own folding chair or comfy cushion/blanket for sitting. We’ll be showing the 60-minute PBS Nature episode “A Squirrel’s Guide to Success.” Suitable for all ages. Part of the Mad River […]
Created and sponsored by Seven Days and KidsVT, this challenge asks participants to find the answers to some questions about their community, and to consider what we can do when we work together, the impact we can have and the messages we can send to each other about how we should act. We will focus […]
This month’s trivia is all about the Dog Days of Summer. Study up or not and come play with friends and family. Four rounds of questions about dogs, summer nature and science, arts and entertainment and current events. See you there and make sure to reserve a table in advance by calling Deco at 802-496-9222.
From Kevin O’Keefe’s suitcase an entire circus emerges: tent, band, lights, the boisterous ringmaster Steve Fitzpatrick, the officious Mervin Merkle, the incredible Bumbilini Family, the Magician to the Stars Clyde Zerbini, and Keefer–an innocent trying to run away and join the circus. However, the most important performers emerge from the audience. Suitable for all ages. […]
The Season of the Sticks Pub Trivia The Mad River Valley Libraries crew has been hard at work concocting questions about science and nature, arts and entertainment, turkeys and current events. All are welcome to join us.
The Mad River Valley Libraries and the Central Vermont Council on Aging invite the community to attend a special screening of Cycle of Memory, the new award-winning documentary about two siblings’ bicycle adventure to find the memories of their grandfather. Mel Schwartz, lost to Alzheimer’s. are dealing with the impacts of this disease. Guided by […]
Join the Friends of the Mad River and the Warren Public Library for a discussion of the book “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Copies of the book are available to check out from the library. Snacks will be provided. Register at warrenlibrary.com.
The MRV Libraries and VT Slammaster Geof Hewitt hosts a Poetry Slam.
This month we are collaborating with the Friends of the Mad River to bring you a challenging water oriented trivia.
June’s pub trivia is all about cars, whether in movies, books, film or on the streets. Come and share your knowledge as we take a rollicking ride. Be sure to call the Hostel Tevere in advance to land a table at 802-496-9222.
This month’s trivia, is once again at the Deco restaurant at Hostel Tevere. Please reserve a table for you and your team by calling 802-496-9222. Questions about all things haunted will make for a spooky evening.
Vermont is not immune to issues like addiction, housing insecurity, and poverty. In recent years these overlapping problems have strained resources across the state and can divide communities as they struggle to find solutions. Join Recovery Vermont Executive Director Will Eberle as he explores how to surmount the effect of bias and stigma so we […]
