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February 2018

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28 Spice on Snow Winter Music Festival! 4:30 PM (multiday) VCFA Visual Art Winter '18 Public Exhibitions 7 PM (multiday) BHAV SPA Opening Celebration Sunday! 2 - 6 PM Second Special Event for Those Affected by Cancer 4 - 6 PM Pete's Posse Concert 4 - 6 PM MRV Wellness' Winter Fondue Fiesta! 5 PM +2 more see less	29 Harwood to Host Parent Workshop with Drew Donofrio 6:30 - 8 PM Eric Rickstad Mystery Night 6:30 - 8 PM Envision Public Art for Montpelier 6:30 - 8 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 6:30 - 9:30 PM iDefineMe : a Workshop for Parents 6:30 PM Harwood Presents Drew Donofrio Parent Workshop 6:30 PM Women's a Cappella Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 6:45 - 9:15 PM Womens a Cappella Chorus Guest Night 7 - 9:30 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night 1/29 7 - 9:30 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 7 PM +6 more see less	30 Fundraiser Jan. 30 for Girls Boyz at Sarduccis All Day Second Anniversary Celebration 12 AM Let Your Yoga Dance 12 - 1 PM Festival of Trees 4 - 6 PM Diabetes Prevention Program Begins Jan. 30 at CVMC 5 - 6 PM Upcoming Events at the Taste Place! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Montpelier Spanish Group Celebration! 6 - 8 PM Second Annual Shoe b'Shvat - Moonlight Snowshoeing! 6:30 - 8 PM More Than Just Mahjong! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Baron Wormser Book Launch: "Tom O'Vietnam" 7 - 8:30 PM An Economy for All of Us - Tuesday 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	31 Mental Health Advocacy Day All Day Super Blue Blood Moon Adventure All Day Advocate for Mental Health at State House Jan. 31 8 AM - 2 PM 7th Annual Consumer Night at VT Farm Show 4 - 7 PM Super Blue Blood Moon Adventure 5 - 9 PM Medicinal Mushroom Allies Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Cesarean Birth Support Meet Up 6 - 8 PM Public Art Finalists' Presentations 6:30 - 9:30 PM Lawson's Finest Beer Lover's Dinner and Full Moon Snowshoe 7 - 10 PM Eleva Performs at Farmers Night Jan. 31 7:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	1 MOPS/Mops Next Moms' Group All Day Open House for Earthwalk Village School 9 AM - 12 PM Lynn Lyons Workshop, Fayston School Feb. 1 5:30 - 7:30 PM Lynn Lyons Presenting at Fayston School! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Workshop for Parents & Educators Feb. 1 5:30 - 7:30 PM Mountain Roseyoga & Acupuncture Events & More 6 - 8 PM Contentment in Everyday Life 6 - 8 PM Wonderful Event to Benefit Turning Point Center 6:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Meditation and Community: Roots All Day Poster Show Opening For Jim Dodds - Three Mountain Café All Day Artwalk... Center for Arts and Learning 4 - 7 AM Death Cafe Meeting at MSAC 12:30 - 2 PM Learn the Art of Japanese Archery 1:30 PM (multiday) Powerful Tools for Caregivers Begins Feb. 2 in Waterbury 2 - 4 PM Breaking Bread with Martin Philip 5 - 7 PM Creative Double Feature 5 - 7:30 PM Reading at VCFA - Robin Macarthur and Miciah Bay Gault 5:30 - 7 PM First Friday Folk Dancing 6:30 - 8:30 PM Benefit Concert for Open Hands Cafe, Christ Church, Mpl 7 - 8:30 PM Men Alive Retreat at Rock Point 7 PM (multiday) Great White Sharks in Our Backyard! 7 PM Worst. Song. Ever. at the Old Labor Hall 8 - 10 PM Worst. Song. Ever 8 - 10 PM +11 more see less	3 Barre Republicans Gather 12 AM Barre Republicans Gather Saturday 8 AM Second Annual Sweetheart of a Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Second Annual Sweetheart of a Sale! 9 AM - 3 PM Dried Flower Wreath Class 9:30 - 11:30 AM Dabble Day - Messy Fun for Children Ages Birth to 6 10 AM - 12:30 PM Orchard Valley Winter Faire 10 AM - 2 PM Orchard Valley Waldorf School Winter Faire 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Faire at Orchard Valley Waldorf School 10 AM - 2 PM Everybody Wins! Benefit Brunch at Waterworks 11:30 AM - 2 PM VTeen Science Pathways Cafe, Astrobiology 5:30 - 7 PM Hockey Night in Barre 6:15 - 8:15 PM Haiti Slideshow and Dessert 6:30 - 8 PM Shining Night 2018 to Benefit STEPS 7:30 - 9 PM Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time Feb. 3! 7:30 - 9 PM Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time Feb. 3! 7:30 - 9 PM Quebec's Le Vent Du Nord - Celebration Series 7:30 - 9:30 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM Contradance at Capital City Grange Hall Saturday Evening 8 - 11 PM +15 more see less
4 Waffle Sunday Tomorrow 7 - 11 AM Super Bowl & Sweethearts Farmers' Market! 11 AM - 2 PM Winter Market Sunday 11 AM - 3 PM Ice on Fire 2018 Feb. 4 2 - 5 PM Dance, Sing and Jump Around! 3 - 4:30 PM Scrag Mtn Music 'Romantic Voices' Concert Sunday 4 - 5:30 PM Next Montpelier Song Circle Feb. 4 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	5 Vermont Poor People's Campaign Unity Event 12 - 1:30 PM Free Power Yoga Class at the Zenbarn in Waterbury 6 - 7 PM Financial Markets Update 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christine Hallquist: VT's Next Governor? 6:30 PM	6 Vermont Leadership Institute 5:30 - 6:30 AM Member-Owner Appreciation Day - Grow the Love! 8 AM - 8 PM Vermont Brewery Day Feb. 6 9 AM - 4 PM Diabetes Management Workshop Begins Feb. 6 1 - 3:30 PM Free Intro to Feldenkrais Workshops 5 - 6:15 PM Support- Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bookbinding Workshop at Ideas 6:30 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	7 Walk-Through Wednesday at Orchard Valley All Day Walk-Through Wednesday at Orchard Valley 8:30 - 10:30 AM CBD 101 - What is It All About? 6 - 7:30 PM	8 Angie Coyne's LuLaRoe Pop Up at Jeremy Ayres - 50% Off! 1 PM Howard Frank Mosher Points North Book Launch at VCFA 5 - 7 PM What's All the Hype About CBD? Triple Workshop Series 2 5:30 - 6:30 PM Abhyanga:The Ayurvedic Practice of Self-Massage 6 - 7:30 PM	9 Free Doodle Art Workshop K-12 This Friday at Helen Day 3 - 5 PM Free 29 and a Half Minute Magic Show 5:30 - 5:59 PM BUTI Yoga, Self-Love & Essential Oils at the Barn Gym! 6 - 7:30 PM Open Mic and Pot Luck 6 - 10 PM Sip N' Paint 6:30 - 8:30 PM Arctic Journey-Susan Koch at North Branch Nature Center 7 - 8 PM Arctic Lessons: Images from a Polar Frontier 7 PM Salon Luna 1st Customer Appreciation Bash! 8 PM +4 more see less	10 BBQ Chicken Snowmobile Ride-In! All Day Vermont State 12U Hockey Championships at BOR 8 AM (multiday) Bottle Drive Benefitting Two Great Organizations 9 AM - 12 PM Kids Trade and Play Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Memory Cafe Feb. 10 at Westview Meadows 10 - 11:30 AM Bottle Drive for Spaulding High School Marine Biology 10 AM - 3:30 PM Winter Wildlife Tracking 10 AM - 4 PM Mouse Scout Story Hour at Phoenix Books in Essex VT 11 AM - 12:30 PM BBQ Chicken Snowmobile Ride-In! 11 AM Mystery Dinner Theater! 12 - 7 PM Reiki & Restorative: a Heart-Centered Yoga Practice 2:30 - 4:30 PM Classic Journalism Film Series: His Girl Friday 2:30 - 5 PM Hero's on the Ice 3 - 9:30 PM Earthwalk Deep Winter Storytelling Community Event 4:30 - 7 PM Hearts for Heroes Tickets on Sale Now! 6 - 9 PM Hearts for Heroes Gala is Tomorrow!! 6 - 9 PM Ghanaian Culture Night 6:30 - 10 PM Kathleen Kanz Comedy Hour 8 - 9:30 PM Cajun Band Chaque Fois at Zenbarn Mardi Gras Party! 9 - 11 PM +15 more see less
11 Pop-Up Walk 9:30 - 10:30 AM Worship & Fellowship at Warren United Church 10 - 11 AM Singing Workshop 10 AM - 5 PM Agatha Christie in Stowe Feb. 11 2 - 4 PM Creating Safe Space for Difficult Conversations Class 4 - 6 PM Art of Natural Breathing Breathing Workshop 4 - 6 PM La Belle Vie at the Plainfield Opera House 4 PM +3 more see less	12 Meet Mayoral Candidate Sue Higby - Meet & Greet Feb. 12 All Day Harwood Union Class of 2019 Parent Night 6 - 7:30 PM Montpelier Shambhala Social Meditation Monday 6:30 - 8:30 PM	13 Chinese New Year Celebration + China Travel Talk All Day Dance Yourself a Valentine! 12 - 1 PM Humane Lobby Day for Animals! 1 - 6 PM Support- Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Yoga Nidra and Hip & Yoga Workshop 6 - 7 PM Mahjongg and More 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	14 Ash Wednesday Services at Christ Episcopal Church All Day Singing Valentines Available in Our Area! 8 AM - 8 PM Singing Valentines Available in Central Vermont 8 AM - 8 PM Ash Wednesday Labyrinth Walk and Meditation 9 AM - 8 PM Singing Valentines Available in Barre Town 9 AM - 9 PM Square Dancing at Barre Senior Center 2 - 3:30 PM Valentine Dinner 4 - 7 PM Cancer Support Group 6 - 8 PM Ash Wednesday Service at Warren United Church 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	15 Montpelier History Talk Thursday Noon 12 - 1 PM February Death Cafe Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Weatherize Montpelier Kick-Off Event Feb. 15 5:30 - 7 PM Spin, Strength and Sip 6 PM Ward 2 - Meet and Greet with Chris Riddell 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mops/MomsNext Moms' Group 6:45 - 8:15 PM +2 more see less	16 Rick Steves in Burlington Friday 12 - 2 PM Family Kabbalat Shabbat 6 - 8 PM Hot Rize - "Barre Opera House Presents" 7:30 - 9:30 PM	17 Buttered Noodles and Bats! All Day Support Baseball Team - Moretown Store All Day Community Breakfast Feb. 17 Presidents Weekend 8 - 11 AM EarthWalk Tracking the Wild - Adult Workshop 1 - 4 PM Chicken BBQ 5 - 7 PM Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle Drawing 5 - 7:30 PM Annual Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7:30 PM Annual Spaghetti and Meatball Supper 5 - 7:30 PM 8th Annual Dance Showcase 7 - 9 PM Couple's Massage Class Feb. 17 - Great Valentine's Gift 7 - 9 PM Midwinter Dance Party & Screening of Stop Making Sense 7 - 11 PM Contradance--Bill Olson & the Dead Sea Squirrels! 7:30 - 11 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +9 more see less
18 Breast Care During the Birthing Year: Feb. 18 10 AM - 12 PM Beyond the Sheepfold Gate Book Reading and Discussion 12 - 1 PM Open House at Vermont Commons School 1 - 3 PM Vermont Commons School Open House Feb. 18 1 - 4 PM Echoes: the Choral Music of Richard Stoehr 3 PM Barre Figure Skating Club "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" 6 PM Making Friends & Finding Community as an Adult 7:30 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	19 Fayston - Public Hearing to Discuss Proposeed Lur Amend All Day (Not My) President's Day Expo in Waterbury 5 - 7 PM (Not My) President's Day Expo in Waterbury 5 - 7 PM Activist's Expo 5 - 7 PM Looking for Something Fun to Do on President's Day? 5 - 7 PM Meet Alex Geller, District 2 City Council Candidate 6 - 7 PM CVUS Board Meeting Monday 6 - 7:30 PM Science Series at Ideas 7:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	20 Community Discussion on Proposed Changes in North Branch Park All Day Yoga Dance! 12 - 1 PM Support- Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Yoga Tuesdays at Studio Zenith! 7 - 8:15 PM Marketing Your Self-Published Book 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	21 Poetry at Kh Library: All Our Black Voices All Day LuLaRoe and Henna Mingle Jingle at Moretown School 3 - 6 PM Preschool Open House 4:30 - 6 PM Open House at Montpelier Child's Garden 4:30 - 6 PM Open House at Montpelier Child's Garden 4:30 - 6 PM Williamstown School Board Wednesday 5 - 6 PM All You Need is Love! CBD Meditation at AroMed 6 - 7:30 PM CVUUSD Board Wednesday 6 - 8 PM +4 more see less	22 MRV Libraries Hosting Chamber Mixer All Day Glen Hutcheson for City Council-- Coffee at Bagitos 8:30 - 9:30 AM Pacem School Open House 4:30 - 6 PM MadDog Chapter Trout Unlimited Film Night! 5 - 8 PM League of Women Voters Anniversary Celebration 5:30 - 7 PM League of Women Voters Celebration 5:30 - 7 PM Circus Smirkus Community Night - Volunteers Needed! 6 PM Spark of Humanity 6 PM Circus Smirkus Community Night - Tonight! 6 PM Building Community with Public Art: Why Not Montpelier? 6:30 - 8 PM Great Movie This Week 6:30 - 8 PM +7 more see less	23 Dinner Specials at Montpelier Elks Lodge #924 All Day VeggieVanGo Mobile Food Pantry at CVMC Feb. 23 9 - 11 AM Group Bible Study Starts This Friday Morning 10:30 AM - 12 PM Free Reading Friday Feb. 23rd at VCFA 5:30 - 7 PM	24 Kick for Care Winter Co-Ed Kickball Tournament 7 AM - 5 PM Fundraiser for Berlin Basketball and Drama Saturday 9 AM - 5:30 PM Central Vt Seed Swap 10 AM - 2 PM One Day Special Sale at Trinity Community Thrift Store 10 AM - 4 PM One Day Special Sale at Trinity Community Thrift Store 10 AM - 4 PM One Day Special Sale at Trinity Community Thrift Store 10 AM - 4 PM Wildlife Tracking Class 10 AM - 5 PM Worcester Rangers Cook Out - Corrected Date! 11 AM - 2 PM Tea Class at the North Branch Cafe 1 - 2 PM Intro to Essential Oils with Young Living 1 - 3 PM Reading of Play About Refugees 2 - 4 PM Calcutta and Dance Party with DJ Raul 5 - 9 PM Capital City Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM +9 more see less
25 Antique Market at Canadian Club 8 AM - 1 PM Sunday Worship in Warren Village 10 - 11 AM Mama Says Open Gym 2 - 3 PM Raffle, WMHS Class of 2018 Senior Trip to DC! 2 PM Capital City Concerts Presents the Formosa Quartet 3 - 5 PM Film Screening of 13th with Potluck & Discussion 5 - 8:30 PM Free Screening: "13th," a Documentary by Ava Duvernay 5 PM "13th" Free Screening 5 PM +4 more see less	26 Social Meditation for All Ages at Montpelier Shambhala 6:30 - 8:30 PM First Class in Science Series at Ideas 7:30 - 9 PM	27 Meet & Greet Mayor and Dist. 2 Council Candidates Feb. 27 All Day Vikings and Dragons Party for Kids 1:30 - 4:30 PM Interview with Teddy Weber, Owner of Tin Hat Cider 5 - 6 PM Support- Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Feb. Queer Mountain Meditators 6:30 - 8 PM Walking the Coast to Coast Path 6:30 - 8 PM Mahjongg / Game Night Tuesday 6:30 - 8:30 PM Yoga Tuesdays at Studio Zenith! 7 - 8:15 PM +4 more see less	28 Disability Awareness Day at the Statehouse 9 AM - 6 PM MOPS/Moms Next Moms' Group 1:30 PM Purim 4 All Ages! Comedian Jason Lorber Hosts! 4 - 8 PM What is This CBD Everyone is Talking About? 6 - 7:30 PM	1 Paul Gills Sings at Barre Area Senior Center All Day Hutcheson for City Council: Coffee at Skinny Pancake 8:30 - 9:30 AM T.W. Wood Gallery Art Opening Reception Thursday 5 - 7 PM Final CBD Workshop! 5:30 PM	2 Freezing Fun for Families Co-Ed Softball Tournament (multiday) Q&A - FY19 Budget and Bond Votes 11:30 AM - 1 PM To Build a Fire: Reading and Practice 1 - 4 PM To Build a Fire: Reading and Practice 1 - 4 PM Show 24 Opening at the Front 4 - 8 PM Charcuterie Happy Hour 5 - 6 PM Show 24 Opens at the Front 5 - 8 PM Narnia: Chronicle of the Dawn Treader Onstage Now 5:30 PM (multiday) Winooski Valley Geology-Naturalist Journey Presentation 7 - 8 PM Storytelling at Old Meeting House on Friday 7 PM Pianist Paul Orgel Performs in Middlebury Friday 7:30 - 9 PM +7 more see less	3 Winter Banquet / Auction Featuring Oriental Rugs & More All Day Patti Casey at Spruce Peak All Day Green Mountain Club Winter Trails Day 8:30 AM - 5 PM Fruit Tree Workshop March 3 - North Branch Center 10 AM - 12 PM Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Fruit Trees 10 AM - 12 PM Fruit Tree Workshop - Date Correction 10 AM - 12 PM Fruit Trees, March 3 10 AM - 12 PM Add Congress to Your Saturday! 12:30 - 1:30 PM Reminder: Town Hall with Congressman Peter Welch 12:30 - 1:30 PM Baking Workshop at Capital City Grange 1 - 4 PM Discussion of Town Meeting Article 23/Climate Change 3 - 5 PM Tickets on Sale Now for Library Banquet/Auction 5:30 - 9 PM Contradance at Capital City Grange Hall 7:30 - 11 PM Patti Casey & the Wicked Fine Players - Stowe, March 3 7:30 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +11 more see less