DURING APRIL

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. Through April 30, Brian D.

Cohen watercolors and etchings at the Vermont Arts Council, 136 State Street, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through

Friday.

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 31

Northfield Noon – Robot Faces with

Dr. Ronald Lessard of the Norwich Engineering Department for Lunch and Learn, the changing faces of robots including Star Wars and WALL-E, Sullivan

Museum & History

Center. 6:30 p.m. – Town Charter

Committee, Municipal

Building.

Montpelier 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Youth

Chess Club, Chess at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, call Robert

Nichols to get a game at

229-1207. 7 p.m. – Kyoto & Environs:

Steeped in Ancient Wildness with artist Jim Kelso, Kellogg- Hubbard Library, part of the Vermont Reads program, When the

Emperor Was Divine.

Barre 1 p.m. – Bearing Witness:

Art as Social Commentary, the role of visual arts in bearing witness to the injustices and

horrors of the world,

Aldrich Library, FREE. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Floral

Silk Paintings, this beginner/intermediate class will introduce students to the idea of painting on silk, Studio Place Arts, 201 N. Main Street, Admission, 479-

7069 for information.

Waitsfield 6:30 p.m. – Amphibian

Monitoring Program Training Session, General Wait House, 229- 6206 for information,

FREE.

Waterbury 7 p.m. – Book Discussion:

Day of the Pelican, Intergenerational book discussion on the 2010 Vermont Reads book hosted by the Waterbury Public Library,

Crossett Brook Middle

School Library.

THURSDAY, APRIL 1

Northfield 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers

at the Gray Building,

weigh in at 5 p.m.,

meeting at 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. – Maundy Thursday

Service and thirty minute Seder Service, United Methodist Church sponsored by

the Methodist Church and the United Church. 7 p.m. – Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, St. John’s Catholic

Church.

Montpelier 3:30 – 5 p.m. – Lego Club,

Children’s department, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

Barre 6 – 8:30 p.m. – Your Road

Map to Success, get help with a step by step map to write your business plan, Central Vermont Community Action Council, 476-

8493 for information.

Randolph 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. –

The Junkman, Donald Knaack creases a unique sound with over 1,000 recycled materials from auto parts to tim cans, Chandler Music Hall, $5, 728-

6464 for tickets and

information. 3 p.m. – GED Testing,

writing at 3 p.m., math at 3:30 p.m., take only one, social studies, science and reading at 5:30 p.m., take any two, Randolph Learning Center, 12 S. Main Street, 728-4492 to pre-register.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2

Northfield 1 – 7 p.m. – Playathon

fundraiser for grades 4 and 5 at the Elementary School to raise money for the grade school chorus and band to go to the All State Parade and Choral Music Festival in Massachusetts, call 485-6161 for information

or to make a

pledge. 3 p.m. – Good Friday

Liturgy of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion,

St. John’s Catholic

Church. 7 p.m. - Good Friday Service,

Northfield Bible Fellowship, 64 School Street Extension, call Pastor Paul at 485-

9411 for information.

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Good Friday liturgy

of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion, St. Edwards Catholic

Church.

Montpelier 3 – 5 p.m. – Gaming at the

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, bring your friends, learn a game

from the library collection.

4 - 5:30 p.m. – Dungeons

and Dragons Club, Dungeon Masters wanted, no experience necessary, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

Barre 7 p.m. – Second Annual

Good Friday Bingo, Masonic Temple, Academy Street, doors open at 4 p.m, 5 pastimes

5:45 p.m.

Waterbury 7 p.m. – Sxith Annual

Poetry Slam, prepare 2 original poems of 3 minutes each or less or just come and listen, sponsored by the Waterbury Public

Library, 244-7036 for

information.

SATURDAY, APRIL 3

Northfield 7 p.m. – Easter Vigil and

Mass, St. John’s

Catholic Church. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. - Bake Sale

in front of Grand Union to benefit local teens going on natural history

trip to Nicaragua.

Montpelier 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. – Bowl and

Spoon Thematic Poetry Workshop with Jesse Lo Vasco and Lisa Mase, Four Corners Schoolhouse, $75 including lunch and materials,

pre-register by calling

229-1453. 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Winter

Farmers Market, produce meat, baked goods, crafts, liver music, Vermont College

of Fine Arts gym, 223-

2958 for information. 6 p.m. – ShuggarFest

Fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity featuring Amersand, Bossman, Electrib Sorcery, Polar Scare and D-Wiz, Crossfire and more, all ages, The Lamb Abbey, $10, 477-2331 for

information.

Waterbury Starts at 8 a.m. – Bake

Sale benefits the Waterbury Historical Society, Kinney Drugs, South Main Street, 244-6617 for information.

SUNDAY, APRIL 4

Northfield 6. a.m. - Easter Sunrise

Service, Northfield Bible Fellowship, 64 School Street Extension, breakfast to follow, call Pastor Paul at

485-9411 for information.

7 a.m. – Ecumenical Sunrise

Easter Service at

the United Church of

Northfield. 7:30 a.m. – Easter Breakfast,

United Church of

Northfield. 8:30 a.m. – Easter Mass at

St. John’s Catholic

Church. 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. - Easter

Service, New Life

Community Church,

South Village. 10 a.m. - Easter Service,

Northfield Bible Fellowship, 64 School Street

Extension.

Williamstown 10:30 a.m. – Easter Mass

at St. Edward’s Catholic Church.

MONDAY, APRIL 5

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

High School

Library.

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Green Mountain

Cloggers at Green Mountain Tavern, 10 Keith Ave., $20 per

month, 522-2935 for

information.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

Northfield 5:45 p.m. - Masonic Bingo,

early birds arrive with games following immediately afterward,

Dewitt Clinton Masonic

Lodge. 6:30 p.m. - Looking

Beyond the Recession, an analysis of Vermont’s budget picture with Paul Cillo at the Kreitzberg Library

(Community Room) of

Norwich University.

THURSDAY, APRIL 8

Northfield 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers

at the Gray Building, weigh in at 5 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 9

Northfield 11 a.m. – Sing A Long at

the Senior Center, come sing ith Paula Gills as she plays and sings a

variety of tunes.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – Oliver presented

by the Montpelier Theatre Guild at Union Elementary School, $9 adultes/$6 youths,

225-6098 for information.

7:30 p.m. – Dirty Rotten

Scoundrels, U-32 High School, this sophisticated comedy set in the French Riviera promises another U-32 extravaganza directed by Joanne Greenberg with Andrea Bonamico as vocal director, Taryn Noelle as choreographer, Anne Decker directing the orchestra and Chris Grantz and Liz Snell as technical advisors, tickets available

at the school or

calling 229-0321x5902.

East Montpelier Center 7 p.m. – Spring Into Song

with Celina Moore, Soprano, Arthur Zorn, Baritone and June Morse on piano, Old Meeting House Church,

donations accepted.

Randolph 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Vermont

Woodlands Association Annual Meeting, Our Lady of Angels Church, presenters include Jason Gibbs, Commissioner of Forests, Steve Sinclair, State Forester, keynote speaker is Allen Koop author of Stark Decency: the story of WW II German Prisoners of War at Camp Stark, NH and worked in the woods in and around Berlin, meeting with lunch $30, pre-registration required, call 747-

7900 or visit www.vermontwoodlands.

org. 7:30 p.m. - Pacificia Quartet,

Beethoven and Shostakovich by Musical America Ensemble, Chandler Music Hall,

$30/$10 students,

728-6464 for tickets.

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

Berlin 8:30 a.m. – 23rd Annual

Vermont Scholastic Chess Championship, Berlin Elementary School, all youth K – 12 are eligible to compete, all abilities welcome

and encouraged.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – Oliver presented

by the Montpelier Theatre Guild at Union Elementary School, $9 adultes/$6 youths,

225-6098 for information.

7 p.m. – Vermont Fiddle

Orchestra Spring Concert, ‘The Beauty of the Welch Fiddle’ at College Hall Chapel on the campus of Vermont College of Fine Arts featuring guest soloist VFO Director, Sarah Hotchkiss and clogger Ann Whiting, $12 general admission/$10 seniors and students/ 12 and under FREE, 877-343-3531

for tickets and information.

7:30 p.m. – Dirty Rotten

Scoundrels, U-32 High School, See Friday for

more information.

Randolph 11 a.m. - Martha Dana the

Puppet Lady at the

Chandler, $5 all seats,

728-6464 for tickets. 7:30 p.m. - Chad Hollister

Band, Chandler Music Hall, $20, call 728- 6464 for tickets.

SUNDAY, APRIL 11

Northfield 11 a.m. - Doreen Allen

from Merchants Bank will speak at the Senior Center about learning how your money can

work for you.

Montpelier 2 p.m. – Oliver presented

by the Montpelier Theatre Guild at Union Elementary School, $9 adultes/$6 youths,

225-6098 for information.

4 p.m. – Spring Into Song

with Celina Moore, Soprano, Arthur Zorn, Baritone and June Morse on piano, Bethany Church, donations accepted.