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, APRIL 7

Northfield 5:45 p.m. – Masonic Bingo,

early birds, games start immediately following, Dewitt Clinton

Masonic Lodge.

Montpelier 10:30 a.m. – A Salamander’s

Cycle, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, Pre-discovery School Program for kids age 3-5 with families, $5 per child,

Call 229-6206 for information.

1 p.m. – Documenting

Community: Photos of Life in Central Vermont presented by the photojournalist Jeb Wallace, Brodeur, an Osher Lifelong Learning event,

Vermont College of Fine

Arts, $5 non-members. 7 p.m. – The Unseen Alistair

Cooke with Susan Cooke Kittredge about her journalist father and his life away from the public eye, Kellogg-

Hubbard Library,

FREE. 7:30 p.m. – Fiddler Pete

Sutherland & Friends with traditional fiddling of the Green Mountains, Farmers Night Series, State House,

FREE.

Barre 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Artists

Learning Circle: Tips for Managing Your Production Time, public welcome, Vermont Women’s Business Center, 8 Main Street, FREE,

479-7439 for information.

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.

Montpelier 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Healthy

Mistrust: Protecting Children from Sexual

Predators, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library, FREE. 8 – 7:30 p.m. – Mindfulness

Practice & Psychotherapy with Robert Kest Phd., Kellogg-Hubbard Library, FREE.

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, Jonathan Wood, Secretary of Agency of Natural Resources, Eric Sorenson of Fish & Wildlife, Jim Shallow and Stever Hagenburch of Vermont Audubon, 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, preregistration required, call 747-7900 or visit

www.vermontwoodlands.

org 7:30 p.m. – Pacifica Quartet,

Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Shostakovich by Musical America’s 2009 Ensemble of the Year and Grammy award winner, Chandler Music Hall, $30/$10 students, 728-6464 for

information and tickets.

Warren 9 p.m. – Bud & Budd, the

Kind Buds, raucous

acoustic guitar duo,

Purple Moon Pub.

SATURDAY, APRIL 10

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Williamstown

Readers Group Meeting discussing ‘La Tour Dreams of the Wolf Girl by David Huddle, The Gardens at Ainsworth

Public Library.

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.

Barre 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Cub

Scout Yard Sale, multifamily sale to benefit the Barre Cub Scout Pack 717, R & L Archery, 70 Smith Street, 476-8399 for information and to

make donations.

Middlesex 1 p.m. – Road Walk with

Green Mountain Club, 5 miles, Meet at Rumney School, 229-0725

for information.

Randolph 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – New England

Wildflower Society Symposium, three gardeners speak on ‘The Lowdown of Gardening Down Low,’ Vermont Technical College, $47 members/$53 nonmembers, 508-877-

8630 for tickets and

information. 11 a.m. – Martha Dana

and her handmade puppets bringing children’s stories to life, Chandler Music Hall,

$5, 728-67464 for information

and tickets. 7:30 p.m. – Chad Hollister

and Sara Grace return to the Chandler Music Hall with Chad’s full band, The Suits, $20, 728-6464 for information

and tickets.

Waterbury Center 5 – 6:30 p.m. – Sugar on

Snow Supper with ham, baked beans, potatoes, veggies & more, Waterbury Center Community Church, Route 100, $10/$5, RSVP to 244-

1192.

Stowe 1 – 4 p.m. – Auditions: All

in the Timing for Stowe Theater Guild’s October show featuring one act comedies by David Ivers, roles for men & women ages 20 to 90, Town Hall Theater, go to www.stowetheatre.com for information.

SUNDAY, APRIL 11

Northfield 1 p.m. – Annual End of

Season Hockey Banquet, Norwich University, Kreitzberg Arena, $20, 485-2880 for tickets.

Berlin 2 – 4 p.m. – Indoor Fly

hosted by the Vermont Modelers Club, spectators welcome, Central Vermont Academy Gym,

Vine Street.

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. 4:30 p.m. – Proust In Love,

WordStage Vermont presents words and music of Marcel Prous and his youthful lover and lifelong friend, composer Reynaldo Hahn, T.W. Wood Gallery, $15, 828-8743

for tickets and information.

5 p.m. – Capital Orchestra

Spring Concert performing Haydn’s Sinfonia No. 93, Beethoven and Delibes, Montpelier High School Auditorium, donations accepted, 223-8610 for information.

Barre 1 – 4 p.m. – Salute To The

Troops featuring children and youth karaoke and concession stand, benefits ‘Operation Purple Camp’ for kids whose parents are deployed, American Legion Post No. 10,

$5/$2.

Waterbury 7 p.m. – Reading Places:

Art, Architecture & Gravestones in Early Vermont, Vermont Humanities Council with William Hosley, American Legion, Stowe Street, FREE, 224-5029

for information.

Stowe 1 – 4 p.m. – Auditions: All

in the Timing for Stowe Theater Guild’s October show featuring one act comedies by David Ivers, roles for men & women ages 20 to 90, Town Hall Theater, go to www.stowetheatre.com for information.

MONDAY, APRIL 12

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Green Mountain

Cloggers, Green Mountain Tavern, 10

Keith Ave., $20 per

month donation.

TUESDAY, APRIL 13

Northfield 11 a.m. – Doreen Allen

from Merchants Bank speaks about how your money can work for you, Northfield Senior

Center.

Williamstown 4:30 p.m. – Baseball v.

Winooski at home.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14

Northfield 5:45 p.m. – Masonic Bingo,

early birds, games start immediately following,

Dewitt Clinton

Masonic Lodge.

THURSDAY, APRIL 15

Northfield 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

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. – Mud Season

Variety Show, 21 acts will share local comedy, dance and music as the audience works to figure out “whodoneit” as a murder mystery unfolds during the show, Chandler Music Hall, $17/$10 students,

728-6464 for

information and tickets.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17

Williamstown 1 p.m. – Baseball v.

Canaan at home.

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. – Best of the Big

Apple, Capital City Concerts concluding its 10th Anniversary Season, mostly strings program with New York City’s finest, chamber musicians Laurie Smukler, Calvin Wiersma and violinists Katherine Anderson and Ira Weller, cellists David Geber and Julia Lichten, Unitarian Church, $10-$25 tickets on sale at Bear Pond Books and online box office at www.capitalcityconcerts.

org

Randolph 7:30 p.m. – Mud Season

Variety Show, See Friday for Information.