* The Barre Historical Society's annual May Day celebration features a traditional Italian dinner and talk by author Katherine Paterson on May 1, the film, The Organizer, with discussion led by film historian Rick Winston on May 2, and For the Love of Pete concert and sing-along honoring Pete Seeger featuring Ben Koenig and Mark Greenberg on May 4. For reservations & information: http://oldlaborhall.org/, email info@oldlaborhall.org, call (802) 479-5600, or text (802) 331-0013. Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre.

* Primo Maggio, Wed., May 1, 5 PM: Traditional Italian dinner followed by author Katherine Paterson discussing "Bread and Roses, Too," her young adult novel inspired by the photograph of the children of the 1912 Lawrence textile strikers on the steps of the Old Labor Hall. $25. For reservations & information: http://oldlaborhall.org/, email info@oldlaborhall.org, call (802) 479-5600, or text (802) 331-0013. Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre.

* The Organizer, Thurs. May 2, 7 PM: Marcello Mastroianni stars as a labor activist involved in a turn-of-the-twentieth-century textile factory strike in Turin, Italy. With discussion led by film historian Rick Winston. Admission by donation. For information: http://oldlaborhall.org/, email info@oldlaborhall.org, call (802) 479-5600, or text (802) 331-0013. Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre.

* For the Love of Pete, Sat, May 4, 7 pm: Concert and sing-along celebrating the 100th anniversary of the late folksinger Pete Seeger's birth, featuring Anything Goes (Ben Koenig and Mark Greenberg). $12, $10 for seniors, students, and union members. For reservations & information: http://oldlaborhall.org/, email info@oldlaborhall.org, call (802) 479-5600, or text (802) 331-0013. Old Labor Hall, 46 Granite St., Barre.