DURING JANUARY

AROUND THE AREA

Montpelier January 14 and 16 –Winter

Book Sale at Kellogg

Hubbard Library. Through January 25,

Expanding Boundaries, oils, watercolors and mixed media by Elizabeth Nelson, Governor’s

Office, Pavilion Building.

Through January 31, Photography

by Jon Lange,

Green Bean Art Gallery,

Capitol Grounds. Through February 2, River

Rock School Art Show,

City Center. Through February 26,

Land, River, Sky, paintings by Strafford artist

Micki Colbeck, Vermont

Supreme Court. Through February 28,

Liminal Horizons, acrylic paintings on canvas by Kevin Mac

Neil Brown, The Shoe

Horn. 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 February 20, Art

of Action, Studio Place Arts, artists envision

the future of Vermont,

Main Gallery. Through February 20, Art

Saves Lives, works by Suzy and Mark Markowitt at Studio

Place Arts, 2nd Floor

Gallery. Through February 20,

Works by Elizabeth Kendrick, Studio Place Arts, Third Floor

Gallery.

Randolph Through January 20,

Exploring My World, watercolors and more by Phyllis Greenway of Northfield at Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main Street, FREE.

WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY 13

Northfield 6:30 p.m. – Conservation

Commission Meeting,

Municipal Building.

Williamstown 7:30 p.m. – Girls Basketball

v. Northfield at Williamstown High

School.

Montpelier Noon – Walk for a Clean

Energy Future, walkers end their journey from VT Yankee and formally deliver their message of support for a clean energy future to legislators

and the public,

Statehouse. 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Chess Club

at the Kellogg Hubbard

Library. 5:30 p.m. – You Come,

Too, discussion of the portry of Andrew Marvell and Jonathan Swift, Vermont Humanities

Council, 11 Loomis

Street, FREE. 7 p.m. – Bats Demystified

and Endangered with Rose Paul, director of science with the Vermont Conservancy, Kellogg

Hubbard Library.

Randolph 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Quit In

Person Group tobacco cessation meetings led by a facilitator, free patches, gum or lozenges, Conference Center, Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, FREE, 728- 2118.

THURSDAY,

JANUARY 14

Montpelier 6 p.m. – Central Vermont

Connection, recovery support group for people living with mental illness, Kellogg Hubbard Library, East Montpelier Room, call

800-639-6480 for information.

6:30 p.m. – Which Came

First: The Additions or Crime Relationship, part of a series, The Things We Don’t Like to Talk About provided by the Montpelier Community Justice Center in partnership with Kellogg Hubbard Library,

Kellogg Hubbard

Library.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15

Northfield 6 p.m. – Free Dinner, United

Methodist Church. 7 p.m. – Norwich Men’s

Hockey v. New England

College at Kreitzberg.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – Starry, Starry

Night, calling all night owls and astronomy buffs to enjoy an evening of planet and stargazing at North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 nonmembers,

220-6206 for

information. 3 – 5 p.m. – Games at the

Library, Kellogg Hubbard

Library. 4 – 5:30 p.m. – Dungeons

and Dragons Club at the Kellogg Hubbard

Library.

Barre 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Art

Reception celebrating the opening of Art of Action and other new exhibits with music by Dumpling Hill with Andy and Janet Leader and artist talks, Studio

Place Arts.

Waterbury Center 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. –

Spanish for Travelers Workshop, learn the basics before your trip, fee includes phrasebook, CD and Argentinean lunch, Spanish in Waterbury Center, $106, 659-4181 for reservations.

SATURDAY,

JANUARY 16

Northfield 1 p.m. – Northfield High

School Girl’s Basketball

v. Peoples Academy at

Home. 1 p.m. – Norwich Women’s

Basketball v. Simmons

at Andrews Hall. 3 p.m. – Take a Kid to the

Game sponsored by Norwich and the NCAA Men’s Basketball special game when Norwich Men’s Basketball plays against Johnson

and Wales at Andrews

Hall. 4 p.m. – Norwich Men’s

Hockey v. St. Anselm at

Kreitzberg.

Williamstown 2:30 p.m. – Girl’s Basketball

v. So. Royalton at

Home. 7 p.m. - Casino De Monte

Carlo Night sponsored by the Williamstown High School Class of 2010 at the Canadian Club on Route 14 in

Barre, Buy In $15 single/$

25 couple.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17

Montpelier 4 p.m. – Onion River Chorus

presenting sacred and secular music from Renaissance Germany and Bohemia with the Onion River Wind Ensemble, Unitarian Church, $12/$8 students and seniors, 426-

3210 for information.

Barre 3 p.m. – Vermont Folk Art,

slide presentation and lecture by Jane Beck presented by the Vermont Humanities

Council, Studio Place

Arts.

MONDAY, JANUARY 18

Northfield 5 p.m. – Norwich Women’s

Basketball v. Mount Ida

at Andrews Hall. 7 p.m. – Planning Commission

Meeting, Community

Room, Brown

Public Library. 7 p.m. – Norwich Men’s

Basketball v. Mount Ida

at Andrews Hall.

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

Williamstown High

School Library. 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Weigh Less,

Live More, a health workshop with local nutritionist Marie Frohlich, discover a safe way to drop pounds and eat all you want, Ainsworth Public Library, check posting

at the library for other

locations.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19

Montpelier 10 a.m. – Preschool Discovery

Program: Cones and Critters, people help animals find food in the winter, learn what they find in the fields and woods, Ages 3 – 5, $5 per child, North Branch Nature Center, 813 Elm Street,

229-6206 for information.

10:30 a.m. – Story Time at

the Kellogg Hubbard

Library. 3:30 – 5 p.m. – Comics

Club with Pete Talbot and Aubry Norman, Kellogg Hubbard Library.

WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY 20

Williamstown 6:30 p.m. - Open meeting

of the Ainsworth Public Library Board of Trustees, Ainsworth

Public Library.

Montpelier 10 a.m. – Preschool Discovery

Program: Cones and Critters, people help animals find food in the winter, learn what they find in the fields and woods, Ages 3 – 5, $5 per child, North Branch Nature Center, 813 Elm Street,

229-6206 for information.

5:30 – 7 p.m. – Chess Club

at the Kellogg Hubbard

Library.

Randolph 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Quit In

Person Group tobacco cessation meetings led by a facilitator, free patches, gum or lozenges, Conference Center, Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, FREE, 728- 2118.

THURSDAY,

JANUARY 21

Williamstown 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Breakfast

Boosts Brain Power for Kids, Williamstown Middle High School, creative recipes kids love that will fuel your brain all morning long with demonstrations by Marie, High School, sponsored by the Elementary

School PTA.

Barre 3 p.m. – GED Testing,

social studies, science, reading, choose any two, 5:30 p.m., reading and math, choose any one, Barre Learning Center, 46 Washington Street, Pre-Register at

476-4588.

Waitsfield 6:30 p.m. - Auditions at

the Valley Player’s Theatre for Alice’s Adventures

in Wonderland.

Stowe 8 a.m. - Lamoille Region

Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast, Green Mountain Tech

Center, $5, RSVP to

Marlene at 888-7607.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22

Northfield 6 p.m. – Northfield High

School Girls Basketball

v. Danville at Home. 7 p.m. – Men’s Ice Hockey

at Norwich v. Wesleyan

(Conn.) at Kreitzberg.

Montpelier 3 – 5 p.m. – Games at the

Library, Kellogg Hubbard

Library. 4 – 5:30 p.m. – Dungeons

and Dragons Club at the Kellogg Hubbard Library.

SATURDAY,

JANUARY 23

Northfield 4 p.m. – Men’s Ice Hockey

at Norwich v. Trinity

(Conn.) at Kreitzberg. 7 p.m. –Women’s Ice Hockey

at Norwich v. Castleton

at Kreitzberg.

Williamstown 1 p.m. – Williamstown

High School Girl’s Basketball

v. Canaan at

Home. 2:30 p.m. – Williamstown

High School Boy’s Basketball v. Canaan at

Home.

Randolph 7:30 p.m. - Painist Simone

Dinnerstein at the Chandler for all Bach concert, Chandler Music Hall, $30/$10 students, Call 728-

6464 for information

and tickets.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24

Waitsfield 4 p.m. - Auditions at the

Valley Player’s Theatre

for Alice’s Adventures

in Wonderland.

MONDAY, JANUARY 25

Northfield 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

Community Room,

Brown Public Library

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26

Northfield 7 p.m. – Village Trustee’s

Meeting, Community

Room, Brown Public

Library. 7 p.m. – Norwich Men’s

Basketball v. Emmanuel at Andrews

Hall.

Williamstown 7 – 8:30 p.m. –

Williamstown Craft Group meets at the Ainsworth Library.

WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY 27

Northfield 6 p.m. – Northfield High

Boy’s Basketball v.

Hazen at Home.

Williamstown 7 p.m. - Williamstown

High Boy’s Basketball

v. Concord at Home. 7 p.m. - Williamstown

Readers’ Group discussing Passing by Nella Larsen at the

Ainsworth Public

Library.

SPECIAL NOTICE:

January 30 – 9 a.m. -

training program at the new Northfield Middle High School rifle range at 1057 Bailey Road, the class is limited to 24 persons so those interested should sign up as soon as possible by calling Jack Baroffio at 485-3311.