COMMUNITY CALENDAR

DURING MARCH

AROUND THE AREA

Montpelier Ongoing, Sculpture Exhibit

featuring the works of Leila Bandar, Kat Clear, Chris Curtis, David Tanych and Denis Versweyveld, Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden.

Barre Through April 17 – Studio

Place Arts, First Floor: Give Us Some Blues, a multimedia show that explores the color blue; Second Floor: A silent auction to benefit Studio Place Arts which concludes on March 13; Third Floor: Works by

Emily N. Wilson.

Randolph Through April 14, Gifford

Gallery, Watercolors and pen and ink by Gene Parent of Brookfield, Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, free, (802) 728-7000.

WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 17

Northfield 6 – 9 p.m. – Indoor Fun Fly

hosted by the Vermont Modelers Club, spectators welcome, National

Guard Armory, Norwich

University. 6:30 p.m. – Town Charter

Committee Meeting,

Municipal Building.

Williamstown 6:30 p.m. – Open Meeting

of the Ainsworth Public Library Trustees,

Ainsworth Library.

Berlin 6 – 8 p.m. – Academic Fair

for grades K-8, Central Vermont Academy, 319 Vine Street, 479-0860

for information.

Montpelier Arts Advocacy Day –

‘Trends and Truths in 2010’ at the State House with an issues briefing prior to lunch dates with legislators, The afternoon session will include guest speakers sharing trends on the national advocacy scene and models for positioning the arts as a vital component for healthy, vibrant communities. The reception will have an Irish flair (it is St. Patrick's Day, after all), FREE, 828-5423 for

information or get information

on-line at: vermontartscouncil.org. 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Chess Club

at the Kellogg-Hubbard

Library. 7 p.m. – Face to Face: Portraits

from the collection of the Sullivan Museum at Norwich with museum director

Marilyn Solvay, Kellogg-

Hubbard Library. 7:30 p.m. – Vermont Symphony

Orchestra annual Farmers' Night Concert in State House celebrates ‘The Luck of the

VSO, FREE.

Barre 1 p.m. – Classical Guitar:

Its History and Repertoire with James Gram, an Osher Lifelong Learning event, Aldrich Public Library, $5 nonmembers,

454-4675 for

information. 6 p.m. – Bonnie Club Big

Game Feed, American

Legion, $10, RSVP 433-

5519.

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

Northfield 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers

at the Gray Building, weigh in at 5 p.m.,

meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Montpelier 6 – 8 p.m. – Vermont’s

Potential for Cheap, Safe Hydroelectric Power, Third Thursday Series, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

Waterbury 10 a.m. – Celtic Dance

Story Time for ages 4 and up hosted by Waterbury Public Library and held at One Studio Dance & Yoga, pre-register by calling 244-7036.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

Northfield 6 p.m. – FREE Dinner at

the United Methodist

Church.

Montpelier GREEN MOUNTAIN FILM

FESTIVAL BEGINS through March 28 with over 60 films from around the world being

shown, See Full Schedle

on Page 14. 5- 7 p.m. – Art Reception

for opening of paintings by Cecily Herzig at the Vermont Supreme

Court.

Barre 5 – 6:30 p.m. – Lenten Fish

Dinners sponsored by Central Vermont Catholic School includes soup, fish, a starch, vegetables, salad, rolls, a drink and dessert for $8/$6 students/$ 25 family of four, 50/50 raffle and $25 gift certificate raffle, St. Monica’s campus cafeteria, 79 Summer Street, 476-5015

for information.

Warren 7 p.m. – Broadway Rocks

II featuring cabaret tunes from Broadway’s rock musicals, Sugarbush Resort, Gatehouse Lodge, $15/$12 for kids under 11, 496-

4781 for information.

Stowe 6 – 9 p.m. – Auditions for

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, must be 15, show to be held from July 21 through August 7, Call

253-4781 for appointment.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

Northfield 5 – 7 p.m. – Corn Beef &

Cabbage Dinner, United Church, Corned beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes with homemade pickles, pickled beets, Irish soda bread and generous slices of homemade chocolate and vanilla cake, music by the Vermont Fiddlers Orchestra, $9/$5 for

children.

Montpelier 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Family

Fun Day with Rob Mermin’s Magical Soap Bubble Circus with music by Chris Robertson, crafts, play area and more, hosted by Family Center of Washington County, Union

Elementary School,

FREE. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Winter

Farmers Market in the

Vermont College of Fine

Arts Gym. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Ace of

Games Festival at Kellogg Hubbard Library in the children’s library, masters and novices come together to teach,

play and enjoy board

games. 6 p.m. – Dot Helling discusses

her experiences around the world to promote safe drinking water, part of the Clarke Lecture Series, Unitarian Church, $15

includes dinner, RSVP

229-1246. 8 p.m. – Montpelier Chamber

Orchestra, Beginnings conducted by Paul Gambill with works including Mendelssohn, Reinecke, Mock and Bizet, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Chapel, $15/$12 seniors/$10 students/

under 10 free,

tickets online at www.Montpelierchamberorchestra.

org.

Waterbury 6 p.m. – Holiday Themed

Ham Dinner, sit at tables decorated for Halloween, Christmas, St. Paddy’s Day, Mardi Gras and more, ham, potatoes, veggies and dessert, Wesley United Methodist Church,

$11/$5 kids 11 and

under, RSVP 244-0755.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

Berlin Noon – 4 p.m. – Indoor

Fun Fly, Vermont Modelers Club, spectators welcome, Central Vermont Academy Gym,

Vine Street.

Montpelier 2 – 4 p.m. – Calling for

Mud, family friendly contradance benefits the Montessori School of Central Vermont, Damn Yankees String Band and caller Rachel Nevitt, Capital City Grange Hall, off Northfield

St., Route 12,

$5/$15 family. 7 p.m. - Town Meeting

with the Danish Ambassador and Sen.

Bernie Sanders, Unitarian

Church, FREE.

MONDAY, MARCH 22

Northfield 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

Community Room,

Brown Public Library.

Montpelier Noon – 1 p.m. – TedX Luncheon

at Kellogg-Hubbard Library with a short film and discussion during lunch, Augmented Reality: New ways of mapping the earth followed by a demonstration of Google Earth with Blaise Aguera y Arcas,

architect of the Bing

maps at Microsoft. 7 p.m. – A Pioneer Love

Story: The Letters of Minnie Hobart with Priscilla Wilson at the

Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

TUESDAY, MARCH 23

Northfield 7 p.m. – Village Trustees

Meeting, Community Room, Brown Public Library.

WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 24

Northfield 7 p.m. – Capture the Flag:

a Political History of American Patriotism with Woden Teachout Brown Public Library,

FREE.

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Reader’s Group in

the Gardens at the Ainsworth Public Library discussing La Tour Dreams of the Wolf

Girl by David Huddle.

Montpelier 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Chess at

the Library, Kellogg-

Hubbard Library. 7 p.m. – Reading Faces to

Understand People by Naomi Tickle of the International Center for

Personology at Kellogg-

Hubbard Library.

THURSDAY, MARCH 25

Northfield 3:30 p.m. – Clarence Hill,

National Commander of the American Legion

will be at Veterans Place

for a visitation. 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers

at the Gray Building,

weigh in at 5 p.m.,

meeting at 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. – Zoning Board of

Adjustment in the Community Room, Brown Public Library.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26

Northfield Call for Appointment –

CVHH&H Foot Clinic at

the Senior Center, 485-

8112. 6 p.m. – FREE Dinner at

the United Methodist

Church.

Montpelier 3 – 5 p.m. – Games at the

Library, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

Barre 5 – 6:30 p.m. – Lenten Fish

Dinners sponsored by Central Vermont Catholic School includes soup, fish, a starch, vegetables, salad, rolls, a drink and dessert for $8/$6 students/$ 25 family of four, 50/50 raffle and $25 gift certificate raffle, St. Monica’s campus cafeteria, 79 Summer

Street, 476-5015

for information. 6 p.m. – Turkey Hunting

Secrets, learn turkey hunting secrets from

the pros, Elks Lodge.

Waitsfield 7:30 p.m. – Cabin Fever

Follies, a Mud Season Community Variety Show with singing, dancing, storytelling, joking and acting, Valley Players Theater, Route 100, $10, 583- 1674 for tickets or online

at www.valleyplayers.

com

SATURDAY, MARCH 27

Barre 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – 20th

Annual Flea Market and Craft Fair at the Central Vermont Catholic School, 79 Summer Street sponsored by Catholic Daughters Court St. Monica #1181, Call Patty

Covino at 249-7780

for information. 1 -4 p.m. – Learn to make

and design Ukrainian eggs, Studio Place Arts,

201 N. Main Street.

Randolph 9:30 a.m. – Babysitter’s

Training Course, New Family Center at Gifford Medical Center, open to pre-teens and teens, Call Nancy Clark at 728-2274 for information and registration, $50 for entire course, course certification cards on completion.

Waitsfield 7:30 p.m. – Cabin Fever

Follies, Valley Players Theater, Route 100, $10, 583-1674 for tickets

or on-line at

www.valleyplayers.com

SUNDAY, MARCH 28

Barre 3:30 p.m. – Vermont Symphony

Orchestra Family Concert with Lou Kosma, Conductor inspired by American history and invention with performances by Cecilia Brauer, a piece composed by a young Vermont musician, the Green Mountain Youth Symphony and the Norwich University Band, 476-8188 for tickets or online at vermontphilharmoic.

org.

Waitsfield 7:30 p.m. – Cabin Fever

Follies, Valley Players Theater, Route 100, $10, 583-1674 for tickets

or on-line at

www.valleyplayers.com

MONDAY, MARCH 29

Northfield 11 a.m. – John Knox at the

Senior Center to display and discuss his photography.

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