DURING NOVEMBER

 

AROUND THE AREA

Montpelier Through December 16 –

Arthur Zorn, new work by the abstract impressionist at the Skinny Pancake, 89 Main

Street.

Barre Through December 31,

Holiday Season Art Show at Studio Place Arts at 201 N. Main Street, wide variety of arts and crafts by local artisans including hundreds of handmade

gifts.

Randolph Through December 21 –

Chandler Artisans’ Bazaar, 40 local artisans show their wares including many new exhibitors including pottery, weaving, glass work, innovative jewelry, tree ornaments, gourmet food, prints, original paintings, fabric art, herbal home and body care products, metal work, dried flowers and photographs, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. on Friday.

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 9

Northfield 6 p.m. – Masonic Bingo,

Masonic Temple 6 p.m. – Northfield Girls

Basketball v. Montpelier

at home. 6:30 p.m. – Northfield

Conservation Commission, Municipal Building.

 

Williamstown 7:30 p.m. – Girls Basketball,

Williamstown v.

Stowe at home.

Montpelier 1 p.m. – Dirty Rotten

Scoundrels, part of the “Con Men, Stings & Rogues” film festival hosted by Rick Winston, Savoy Theater, $5 for non-members of the Osher Lifelong Learning

group, 454-4675 for

information. 5:30 p.m. – Poetry Discussion

Series talking about George Herbert’s Easter Wings, The Alter, A Wreath and The Collar, with Peter Gilbert, Vermont Humanities

Council offices, 11

Loomis Street. 7 p.m. – A Century in the

Mountains: Celebrating Vermont’s Long Trail, reading & signing of new book with Tom Slayton, Bryan Pfeiffer, Reidun Nuquist and

Susan Shea, Kellogg

Hubbard Library. 7 p.m. – It’s a Wonderful

Life, Lost Nation Theater, live radio play bringing Capra to life, $10 advance/$15 at the door, 229-0492 for

information.

Waitsfield 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Annual

International Boutique, jewelry, pottery, carpets, toys, scarves , supporting women and children around Vermont, Masonic Lodge.

THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 10

Montpelier 6:30 p.m. – Premiere of

Life in Washington County, a film by Bill Doyle will be premiered

at Capital Plaza Hotel,

FREE. 6:30 p.m. – After the Damage

is Done: Making Amends and Making Changes, the things we don’t like to talk about presented by the Montpelier Community Justice

Center, Kellogg Hubbard Library. 7 p.m. – It’s a Wonderful Life, Lost Nation Theater, live radio play bringing Capra to life, $10 advance/$15 at the door, 229-0492 for

information.

Barre 3 p.m. – GED Testing with

writing at 3 p.m. and math at 3:30 p.m., take one only, social studies, science and reading at 5:30 p.m., take 1 or 2, Barre Learning Center, 46 Washington Street, Pre-Register at 476-

4588.

Randolph 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Chandler

Artisans’ Bazaar.

Waitsfield 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Annual

International Boutique, jewelry, pottery, carpets, toys, scarves , supporting women and

children around Vermont,

Masonic Lodge.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11

Northfield 6 p.m. – Free Dinner at the

United Methodist

Church. 7 p.m. – Norwich Men’s

Hockey v. So. N.H. at

Kreitzberg Arena.

Montpelier 8 p.m. – It’s a Wonderful

Life, Lost Nation Theater, live radio play bringing Capra to life, $10 advance/$15 at the door, 229-0492 for

information.

Barre Noon- 5 p.m. – Book Sale,

Aldrich Library, adult and children’s books for

holiday giving, free gift

wrapping available. 7:30 p.m. – Vermont Symphony

Orchestra Holiday Pops, holiday favorites and sing-along, Barre Opera House, 863-5966 for

tickets and information.

Randolph 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. – Chandler

Artisans’ Bazaar.

Waitsfield 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Annual

International Boutique, jewelry, pottery, carpets, toys, scarves , supporting women and children around Vermont,

Masonic Lodge.

Stowe 7:30 p.m. – Counterpoint,

Vermont’s 12 voice ensemble under the direction of Robert De Cormier presents their 2009 holiday concert featuring “Aurora Borealis: A Solstice Celebration” with contemporary and little known works along with familiar tunes, 540-1784 for

tickets and information.

Waterbury Center 7 p.m. – Fiery, Faith and

Fiddles from Prince Edward Island in a Celtic Christmas Concert at Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly, 244-5921 for information.

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 12

Williamstown 9 a.m. – Noon – Winter

Farmers Market, root vegetables, canned goods, baked goods, crafts and more, Congregational Church, 522-2743 for information.

 

Montpelier 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Touch of

Vermont Holiday Gift Market, items from 50 countries, plus raffle items to benefit OUR

House of Central Vermont,

City Hall. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Solidarity

Craft Fair, local and international crafts, baked goods, silent auction and homemade chili and soup lunch, benefits Planting Hope’s projects in Nicaragua, Unitarian Church. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Cheap

Art Sale at Christ

Church. 8 p.m. – It’s a Wonderful

Life, Lost Nation Theater, live radio play bringing Capra to life, $10 advance/$15 at the door, 229-0492 for

information.

Barre Noon- 5 p.m. – Book Sale,

Aldrich Library, adult and children’s books for

holiday giving, free gift

wrapping available. 1 p.m. – DAR Meeting at

Lucia’s Italian Restaurant with Barre Second Grade Students dancing Korean and American dances with Inkyung Choi and Paula Gills, 485-8266 for

information.

Randolph 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Open

house at the Chandler Artisans’ Bazaar, expert kirigami arist Cynthia Emerlye will introduce the ancient Japanese

art of paper folding.

Waitsfield 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. – Annual

International Boutique, jewelry, pottery, carpets, toys, scarves , supporting women and children around Vermont,

Masonic Lodge.

Waterbury Center 7 p.m. – Fiery, Faith and

Fiddles from Prince Edward Island in a Celtic Christmas Concert at Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly,

244-5921 for information.

 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13

Northfield 2 p.m. – Norwich Band

Christmas Concert, Plumley Armory, the band plays with the Campus Choraleers

and other small groups

and soloists, FREE. 7 p.m. – Women is Struggle,

film screening and discussion led by David Orrick, part of the Muslim Film Series, Norwich University, Cabot Science Hall, Room 85,

FREE.

Brookfield 3 p.m. – Brookfield Community

Singers in a Christmas Concert at

Pond Village Church.

Montpelier 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. –

Antiques Market, furniture, art, primitives, ephemera, postcards, Elks Country Club, $5

early buying/$2 regular

admission. 2 p.m. -The Barre Tones in

concert at Montpelier High School with Cahoots, High Voltage and the Green Mountain Chorus, $10, children

under 8 free.

Barre Noon- 5 p.m. – Northeast

Fiddlers Association Monthly Jam and Christmas Party, Fiddlers and public welcome, Canadian Club, donations accepted, 728-5188 for information.

 

Randolph 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Chandler

Artisans’ Bazaar. 3 p.m. – Willem Lange

reads Charles Dicken Christmas Carol at the Chandler Music Hall, $15/$12, call 728-6464 for tickets and information.

MONDAY,

DECEMBER 14

Northfield 6 p.m. – Recreation Committee

Meeting, Municipal

Building. 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

Community Room

Brown Public Library.

Williamstown 7:30 p.m. – Boys Basketball

v. Stowe at Home.

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Green Mountain

Cloggers Dance Team at Green Mountain Tavern, 10 Keith Ave., classes $20 per month, call 522-2935 for information.

TUESDAY,

DECEMBER 15

Northfield 7 p.m. – Village Trustees’

Meeting, Community Room, Brown Public

Library.

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Girls Basketball v.

Winooski at Home.

Montpelier 10 a.m. – Preschool Discovery

Program, the mystery of the 3 R’s, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 per child ages 3 – 5, 229-6206 for information.

WEDNESDAY,

DECEMBER 16

Northfield 6 - 8 p.m. - Northfield

Democratic Club ‘Holiday’ Party, Brown Public Library, donations of non-perishables for

CERV appreciated.

Montpelier 10 a.m. – Preschool Discovery

Program, the mystery of the 3 R’s, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 per child ages 3 – 5, 229-6206 for information.

THURSDAY,

DECEMBER 17

Northfield Noon - 5:30 p.m. - Blood

Drive at Northfield High

School.

Barre 6 p.m. – Christmas Concert

presented by the Central Vermont Catholic School entitled “Sing With Us – The Christmas Story” with young voices and old with narrative from scripture, 79 Summer Street, FREE, 476-5015

for information.

Randolph 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Chandler

Artisans’ Bazaar.