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 10

Northfield 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers

at the Gray Building,

weigh in at 5 p.m.,

meeting at 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. – Conservation

Commission Meeting,

Municipal Building.

Montpelier 10 a.m. – Turning In Our

Senses, Preschool Discovery Program, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, ages 3

– 5, $5 per child, 229-

6206 for information. 5 – 8 p.m. – HOUSE &

SENATE COMMITTEES ON EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEARING on the consolidation of school

districts, Room 11,

State House. 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Chess Club

at the Kellogg-Hubbard

Library. 5:30 p.m. – You Come Too,

British Poets with Peter Gilbert, Vermont Humanities Council

Discussion, 11 Loomis

Street, FREE. 7 p.m. – Life in Washington

County with Senator

Bill Doyle, Kellogg-

Hubbard Library. 7 – 10 p.m. – Waltz Night,

Montpelier City Hall, Live orchestra, Fancy dress optional with free dance instruction at 7:00 p.m., Complimentary desserts, silent auction, door prizes will Benefit the Green Mountain Youth Symphony. Admission: $12 adults/ $6 students and seniors/ children under 5 are free. Tickets sold at Vermont Violins

at 24 Main St,

Montpelier. 7:30 p.m. – Tammy

Fletcher & The Disciples celebrate Tammy’s birthday as they rock the Capitol, Farmers Night Series, State

House, Room 11.

Barre 1 p.m. – Twelfth Night:

Shakespeare’s Melancomic Masterpiece with Tom Blachly, an Osher Lifelong Learning Event, Aldrich Library,

$5 non-members.

Stowe 1:30 p.m. – World War II:

American Perceptions and Historical Realities, A Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by Osher Lifelong Learning, Town and Country

Resort, FREE, 253-

9011 for information.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

Montpelier 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Must

Party: Drinking? How your kids become drinkers? What’s the solution? A panel discussion of those working in prevention, treatment and educational settings co-sponsored by the library and Montpelier Community Justice Center, Kellogg-

Hubbard Library.

Randolph ALL DAY – Auditions for

‘Mud Season Variety Show’ at Chandler Music Hall, for people of all ages with performance dates of April 16

and 17, Contact: 431-

0204 or go online at Outreach@Chandler -

arts.org before March 7 for more information or to schedule an audition.

Waterbury 7 p.m. – Life in Washington

County, screening of the film about like in the first half of the 20th Century hosted by the Waterbury Library, FREE, Waterbury

Senior Center.

Waitsfield 9:30 a.m. – White Devils

by Stephen Brumwell, part of the Vermont Humanities Council series on Samuel de Champlain, Joslin Memorial Library, FREE.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

Northfield 6 p.m. – Free Dinner at the

United Methodist

Church.

Montpelier 10 a.m. – North Branch

Mushroom Club: Arctic Fungi, presentation by Dr. Lawrence Millman, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street,

FEEE, 229-6206 for

information. 10 a.m. – 2. p.m. – Education

Fair for Central Vermont, visit more than 20 local children’s organizations under one roof including schools, camps and more, Unitarian

Church, FREE, 456-

7400 for information. 4 – 5:30 p.m. – D&D players

at the Kellogg-Hubbard library, dungeon

masters wanted, no

experience necessary. 5 – 8 p.m. – Naturally

Nicaragua Benefit Dinner, Enchilada dinner, Latin music, silent auction and information about Planting Hope project, Unitarian Church, $10 adults or take-out/$5 child, 229-

6206 for information.

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 – 10 p.m. – Fundraiser

Concert with music by Sherri’s Jubilee, dancing, live and silent auction, proceeds support local youth activities, Old Labor Hall, $5/$8 couples, Tix at the door

or at Bosvert’s.

Randolph ALL DAY – Auditions for

‘Mud Season Variety Show’ at Chandler Music Hall, for people of all ages with performance dates of April 16

and 17, Contact: 431-

0204 or e-mail Outreach@Chandler -

arts.org before March 7 for more information or to schedule an audition.

SATURDAY, MARCH 13

Montpelier 5 – 8 p.m. – Dinner to benefit

the North Branch Nature Center’s teen trip to Nicaragua, Unitarian Church, the dinner will feature enchiladas, rice and beans, salad, and dessert with several musical acts including performances from Jairo Sequeira, playing traditional Latin American music, and the Northfield High School Band playing classic rock amongst other genres. In between sets there will be photo presentations from past travelers to Nicaragua and the teens whose trip this event will support, $10 adult/$5 children, call

229-6206 for information.

6 p.m. - St. Patrick’s Day

Dinner at Knights of Columbus with cash bar, dinner at 7 p.m. with corn beef and cabbage, $10, call 479-

0912 for reservations.

Barre 10:30 a.m. - K - 5 invited

to decorate Irish shamrock cookies at Barre Auditorium, $2, bring a

non-perishable item for

the food bank. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Irish

Heritage Day celebration with Irish music

and parade with Father

Leo as St. Patrick. 7 – 9 p.m. – Studio Place

Arts, Big Arty SPA Happening, shake out your blues with great eats, silent auction deals and great music with Book ‘Em Blues Band and Seth Yacovone, $15 advance/$25 day of event, 479-7069 for

tickets.

Randolph 5 p.m. – St. Patrick’s Day

Supper, Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, Holy Family Hall, $8/$3 children under 12/under 5 free, Call 728-5251 for information and reservations,

take out available.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14

Brookfield Noon – 3:30 p.m. – Cooking

With Vermont Cheeses, cooking class includes 3 course lunch with wine, Ariel’s Restaurant, $75 per person, 279-3939 for

information.

Montpelier 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. –

Montpelier Antiques Market at the Elks Country Club, $5 for early buying at 7:30 a.m./$2 regular admission,

751-6138 for

information. 3 p.m. – Young Singers of

Vermont Winter Concert, Vermont College of Fine Arts, singers in grades 1 – 12 from all over Central Vermont,

496-4781 for information.

MONDAY, MARCH 15

Northfield 7 p.m. – Planning Commission

Meeting, Community Room, Brown

Public Library.

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

Williamstown Middle

High School Library.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – Vermont Fiddle

Orchestra rehearsals at St. Augustine Church for the spring concert, jam sessions start at 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY,

MARCH 17

Northfield 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers at the Gray Building,

weigh in at 5 p.m.,

meeting at 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. – Town Charter

Committee Meeting,

Municipal Building.

Williamstown 10 a.m. - Storytime with

Bill Palin, Ainsworth Public Library concludes the wintertime storytime session with speical St. Patrick’s Day crafts and treats wear

green.

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.

THURSDAY, MARCH 18

Montpelier 6 – 8 p.m. – Vermont’s

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

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

Northfield 6 p.m. - Free Dinner at the

United Methodist

Church.

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.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

Northfield 5 - 7 p.m. - Annual St.

Patrick’s corn beef and cabbage dinner at the United Church of Northfield, $9/$5.