DURING MAY

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 June 30 - The Art of Creative

Aging, a juried exhibit featuring original works of older artists created since they turned 70, sponsored by the Central Vermont Council on Aging, Kellogg Hubbard Library, 135 Main

Street.

Randolph Through May 25 - 5:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. –

Healthier Living Workshops, improve your quality of life for chronic sufferers, Gifford Medical Center Conference

Center, 44 S. Main Street, 728-8112 to

register. Through June 2 – Richard L. Brown, art

historian and writer will exhibit his first solo show, Gifford Medical Center.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

Northfield 5:45 p.m. – Masonic Bingo, early birds,

games start immediately following,

Dewitt Clinton Masonic Lodge. 6:30 p.m. – Conservation Commission

Meeting, Municipal Building.

Montpelier 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Preschool development

program, Lovely Llamas, meet at North Branch Nature Center and drive to Upper Terrace Street, $5 per child 3 –

5, 713 Elm Street, 229-6206 for information.

11 a.m. – The White Balloon, part of the

Osher Lifelong Learning series with commentary by Rick Winston, Savoy

Theater, $5 non-members, 454-4675

for information. 5 – 7:15 p.m. – Drawing From the Natural

World, learn to draw nature, bring your own sketchbook, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, taught by naturalist Susan Sawyer, $65 members/$ 70 non-members, 229-6206 for

information.

Stowe Noon- Kenji Bunch, performance by the

violinist with pianist Monica Ohuchi

presented by Stowe Performing Arts at

Stowe Community Church, FREE. 3 p.m. – Art Opening at the Helen Day Art

Center celebrating Student Art Show 2010.

THURSDAY, MAY 13

Northfield 4:30 p.m. – JV Softball v. Essex at Home. 5 p.m. – Weight Watchers at the Gray

Building, weigh in at 5 p.m., meeting

at 5:30 p.m.

Williamstown 4:30 p.m. – Baseball and softball v. Soro

at Home.

Montpelier 10 – 11:30 a.m. - Preschool development

program, Lovely Llamas, meet at North Branch Nature Center and drive to Upper Terrace Street, $5 per child 3 –

5, 713 Elm Street, 229-6206 for information.

1:30 p.m. – Reading and Discussion of

The Day of the Pelican with Francette Cerulli, part of Vermont Reads, Kellogg

Hubbard Library.

Barre 8 a.m. – Aldrich Library Board of

Trustee’s Meeting, 6 Washington

Street, public welcome. 9:30 a.m. – Noon – Washington County

Retired Teachers Association meeting at Knights of Columbus Hall, lunch follows,

all teachers who have taught in

Washington County are welcome. 3 p.m. – Container Gardening with

Jeanne McCool, Aldrich Public Library,

6 Washington Street, 4776-7550x305

for information. 6:30 p.m. – Solon & Liam Bailey Memorial

Variety Show, Barre Town School includes musical and other acts performed by students and professionals, donations will be used to support the band instrument program with $2,000 matching fund.

FRIDAY, MAY 14

Northfield 3:30 p.m. – Humanities Awards Ceremony,

Norwich University, Milano Ballroom.

6 p.m. – FREE Dinner at the United

Methodist Church. 6:30 p.m. - A Step Above for Dancers

Annual Performance at High School,

tickets at the door. 7 p.m. – Baccalaureate Ceremony & Worship

Service, White Chapel, Norwich

University.

Montpelier 7 – 8:30 a.m. – Spring Bird Migration

Walk through Hubbard Park, meet at the new shelter at Hubbard Park, sponsored by the North Branch Nature Center, $5 non-members/Free for

members, 229-6206 for information.

Barre 7 p.m. – 36th Annual show by students

of Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, Barre Opera House, 229-4676

for tickets and information.

Randolph 7:30 p.m. – The Next Generation, performances

by outstanding young musicians who have seriously studied classical music or vocal, Chandler Music Hall, $15/$10 students, 728-6464 for

tickets and information.

Waitsfield 7 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583- 1674 for tickets.

SATURDAY, MAY 15

Northfield 10:30 a.m. – Order of the Engineer at

Dole Auditorium, Norwich University. 11:30 a.m. – Nurses Pinning, White

Chapel, Norwich University. 1 p.m. – Architecture & Arts Awards,

Chaplin Gallery. 2 p.m. – ROTC Commissioning ceremonies

for all services, Shapiro Field House, Norwich University, commissioning speaker is General Ann E. Dunwoody, U.S.A. Materiel Command,

first woman four star general in U.S.

history. 2:30 p.m. - A Step Above for Dancers

Annual Performance at the High

School, tickets at the door. 4 p.m. – New Graduates and Family

Reception, Plumley Armory, Norwich

University. 4:30 p.m. – Joint Commissioning Photo

on the Plumley Armory Steps at Norwich

University.

Williamstown 10 a.m. – We The People with Paul Zeller,

local author and historian, Ainsworth

Public Library. 11 a.m. – Baseball/Softball v. Craftsbury

at Home.

Montpelier 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Capital City Farmers

Market, State and Elm Street. 9 – 11 a.m. – Family Activity Day, family

friendly fun in the outdoors at North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street,

$5/Free for kids, 229-6206 for information.

11 a.m. – Noon – Mother-Daughter

Nature Walk exploring the North Branch Nature Center for spring wildflowers,

birds and butterflies, 713 Elm

Street, 229-6206 for information. 4 – 7 p.m. – Turtle Island Illustrated Family

Fun Night with art by all of the Turtle Island children, $5/children FREE,

T.W. Wood Gallery, 229-0186 for information.

7:30 p.m. – Spring Faculty Concert by the

Monteverdi Music School, Unitarian Church, donations welcome, 229-9000

for information.

Barre 1 p.m. – Reading and Discussion of The

Day of the Pelican with Katherine Paterson and Sen. Patrick Leahy and

music with the Bosnian Lillies, part of

Vermont Reads, Aldrich Public Library. 7 p.m. – 36th Annual show by students

of Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, Barre Opera House, 229-4676

for tickets and information.

Randolph 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Women’s Economic

Opportunity Conference, workshops and speakers presented by Sen.

Patrick Leahy, Register at www.vtsbdc.

com, Vermont Technical College. 2:30 p.m. – Annual Meeting of the Funeral

Consumers Alliance of Vermont with National FCA director Joshua Slocum and a tour of the Vermont Veterans Cemetery to follow, Gifford Conference

Center.

Waitsfield 7 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583-

1674 for tickets.

Waterbury 7 p.m. - Montpelier Community Gospel

Choir at Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly, Route 100.

SUNDAY, MAY 16

Northfield 10:30 a.m. – Commencement Ceremony,

Norwich University, Shapiro Field House, uniform for the corps is dress blues with white trousers, white service cover and white gloves for both males and females, male traditional students should wear a shirt and tie with trousers and dress shoes, females should wear a dress or slacks and closed dress shoes, Commencement

speaker is Edward H. Rensi, retired

CEO of McDonald’s USA. 5:30 p.m. – May pot luck dinner meeting

for Northfield Historical Society followd by Life in Washington County, 30 minute film featuring elders of Washington County and 5th in a series of county history videos and Memories of Barre, Quarrying the Past, Community

Room, Brown Public Library.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – Montpelier Community Gospel

Choir, Trinity United Methodist

Church, 137 Main Street.

Barre 7 p.m. – 36th Annual show by students

of Contemporary Dance and Fitness Studio, Barre Opera House, 229-4676

for tickets and information.

Waitsfield 2 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583-

1674 for tickets.

Stowe 9 a.m. – Wildflower Hike with the Green

Mountain Club, an easy 2 to 3 hour walk along the Cotton Brook section of Mount Mansfield State Forest, meet at Mansfield High School, call Joe at 244- 6132 for information.

MONDAY, MAY 17

Northfield 7 p.m. – Planning Commission Meeting,

Community Room, Brown Public

Library.

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Green Mountain Cloggers,

Green Mountain Tavern, $20 monthly, always accepting beginners, 522-2935 for information.

TUESDAY, MAY 18

Northfield Noon – 5:30 p.m. – Red Cross Blood

Drive, Northfield High School, win a Discovery 158 Canoe, all donors will get a one day free state park pass valid through October 15, Make an appointment

by calling 1-800-RED CROSS or

go on-line to www.redcrossblood.org . 3 – 6 p.m. – Farmers Market on the Common.

4:30 p.m. – JV Softball at home v. Randolph.

Williamstown 4:30 p.m. – Baseball v. Whitcomb at

Home. 6:30 p.m. – Open Meeting of the Trustees

of the Ainsworth Public Library at the

library.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – Everyone’s Child Program with

Ruth Young and Carol Vassar, Kellogg- Hubbard Library.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19

Northfield 5:45 p.m. – Masonic Bingo,

early birds, games start immediately following,

Dewitt Clinton Masonic Lodge. 6 – 9 p.m. – Boys & Girls Club & Northfield

Senior Center 4th Annual Community Gala, Milano Ballroom at Norwich University, tickets at the door

$20.

Montpelier 5 – 7:15 p.m. – Drawing From the Natural

World, learn to draw nature, bring your own sketchbook, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, taught by naturalist Susan Sawyer, $65 members/$

70 non-members, 229-6206 for

information. 7 p.m. – Discussion of the Day of the Pelican

with Francette Cerulli, part of the Vermont Reads program, Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

THURSDAY, MAY 20

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

Building, weigh in at 5 p.m., meeting

at 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. – High School Spring Concert in

the Auditorium featuring the band and

chorus.

Montpelier 6 – 8 p.m. – Harvesting the Rain with perma

culture designer Mark Krawczyk from Keyline Vermont, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

Barre 3 p.m. – GED Testing, social studies, science

and reading, take one or two, 5:30 p.m. writing or 6 p.m. Math, take one, Barre Learning Center, 46 Washington

Street, Pre-Register at 476-4588.

Waitsfield 7 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583- 1674 for tickets.

FRIDAY, MAY 21

Northfield 11 a.m. – Money Matters with Doreen

Allen from Merchants Bank at the Senior Center talking about spending habits, how to prepare a personal spending plan, estimating monthly

budgets and ways to decrease spending.

6 p.m. – FREE Dinner at the United

Methodist Church.

Waitsfield 7 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583- 1674 for tickets.

SATURDAY, MAY 22

Waitsfield 7 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583- 1674 for tickets.

SUNDAY, MAY 23

Randolph 2 – 5 p.m. – SLAMVermont auditions,

Chandler Center for the Arts for performances on July 23 & 24, send resume

& photo to slamvermont@gmail.com.

Waitsfield 2 p.m. – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,

Valley Players Theater, Rte. 100, $10/$5 children 12 and under, 583- 1674 for tickets.

MONDAY, MAY 24

Northfield 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting, Community

Room, Brown Public Library.

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Green Mountain Cloggers,

Green Mountain Tavern, $20 monthly, always accepting beginners, 522-2935 for information.

TUESDAY, MAY 25

Northfield 3 – 6 p.m. – Farmers Market on the Common.

7 p.m. – Village Trustees Meeting, Community

Room, Brown Public Library.