DURING SEPTEMBER

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 October 30, Linda

Menay and Missy C. Storrow, water media on paper and canvas, Kellogg-Hubbard

Library.

Barre Through November 6 –

Studio Place Arts, Rock Solid in its 10th year, giruative carvings, abstract forms, stone assemblages, Little Stories by Axel Stohlberg on the second floor, Tell Me A Story: Paintings by Jane Pincus on the

Third Floor.

Randolph Through November 13,

area artists present a variety of mediums to share their artistic expression, Chandler Gallery, Thursday 4 – 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 1 – 3 p.m.

WEDNESDAY,

OCTOBER 6

Northfield 6 p.m. – Bingo at the

Masonic Temple.

Williamstown 7 p.m. – Vermont Reads

Community Book Discussion, Day of the Pelican, pick up at the library or high school, Ainsworth Library, all community members

welcome.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – The Afghanistan

Question, First Wednesday Series, former U.S. Ambassador Peter Galbraith considers whether the Afghanistan war is winnable or important, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, call Rachel

Senechal at 223-3338

for information. 7:30 p.m. – Fingerstyle

Guitarist Steve Baughman to perform Celtic music at Bethany

Church on Main Street.

Barre 7 p.m. – Senate Candidates

Forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, Old Labor Hall,

46 Granite Street.

Randolph 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Line

Dancing in the Upper Gallery at Chandler Music Hall, beginner and intermediate level, $7/$10 per family, 728- 5722 for information

and reservations.

Waterbury Center 7:30 p.m. – The Drawer

Boy, Waterbury Festival Playhouse, Michael Healey’s play about an ambitious actor who uncovers a long buried family secret, $20 advance/$22 at the

door, 498-3755 for tickets

and information.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

Northfield 4 p.m. – Boys Soccer v. U-

32 at Home. 5:30 p.m. – Weight Watchers,

United Methodist

Church, weigh in at 5

p.m., class at 5:30 p.m. 6 - 8 p.m. - McIntosh Photo

Exhibit at Northfield Historical Society, 19th Century photos of

Northfield.

Brookfield 5:30 p.m. – Spaghetti Supper

at Pond Village Church, 276-3376 for

information.

Montpelier 4 p.m. – Laban Carrick Hill

shares his book, Dave the Potter: Artist Poet,

Slave, Bear Pond

Books. 7 p.m. – The Complete History

of the America Abridged, Lost Nation Theater, $20/$15/$10, 800-229-0492 for tickets or at lostnationtheater.

org.

Barre 6:30 p.m. – Agatha

Christie: Creator of Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot with Helene Lang, Vermont Humanities Council event hosted by Delta Kappa Gamma Society Intl., Aldrich Library, call Janet Poeton at 476-5965 for information.

Barre Town 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Line

Dancing in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Pine Hill Road, beginner and intermediate level, $7/$10 per family, 728- 5722 for information

and reservations.

Randolph Call for Audition – Mini

Mud Auditions, Chandler Music Hall, performers ages 6 – 18 audition for Nov. 6 performance, limit of 3 minutes per act, Call

431-0204 for time.

Waterbury Center 5 & 6:30 p.m. – Chicken

Pie Supper, takeouts available, Waterbury Center Community

Church, $10/$5, RSVP

244-8955. 7:30 p.m. – The Drawer

Boy, Waterbury Festival Playhouse, Michael Healey’s play about an ambitious actor who uncovers a long buried family secret, $20 advance/$22 at the door, 498-3755 for tickets

and information.

Stowe 8 p.m. – The Light in the

Piazza, Stowe Theater Guild award winning romantic musical set in 1950’s Italy, Town Hall Theater, $20/$10, 253-

3961 for tickets and

information.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8

Williamstown 3 – 6 p.m. – Farmers Market,

field across from

the Pump & Pantry.

Montpelier 7:30 p.m. – Swing Dancing,

all ages, abilities welcome, Capital City Grange Hall, $8,

lessons at 7:30 p.m.,

dancing 8 – 10 p.m. 8 p.m. – The Complete History

of the America Abridged, Lost Nation Theater, $25/$20/$15, 800-229-0492 for tickets or at lostnationtheater.

org.

Barre 3 p.m. – The Wonderful

World of Herbs, introduction to herbs at the Aldrich Library with Rosemary Gladstar,

founding member of

Plant Savers. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Opening

Reception at Studio Place Arts for their new show Rock Solid in its 10th year, giruative carvings, abstract forms, stone assemblages, Little Stories by Axel Stohlberg on the second floor, Tell Me A Story: Paintings by

Jane Pincus on the

Third Floor. 6:30 – 8 p.m. – Poetry

SLAM, bring a couple of poems to share, hosted

by slam master Geof

Hewitt, Aldrich Library. 8 p.m. – Comedian Bob

Marley at the Barre Opera House, $24.50, 47608188 for tickets

and information.

Waterbury Center 7:30 p.m. – The Drawer

Boy, Waterbury Festival Playhouse, $20 advance/$22 at the door, 498-3755 for tickets

and information.

Stowe 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Fall

Foliage Arts Festival, over 185 artists and artisans plus VT beers and foods, live entertainment, kids activities, Topnotch Field, $8

adults/kids FREE, no

pets. 8 p.m. – The Light in the

Piazza, Stowe Theater Guild award winning romantic musical set in 1950’s Italy, Town Hall Theater, $20/$10, 253-

3961 for tickets and

information.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

Northfield 1 p.m. – Norwich Football

at Sabine Field, Homecoming

Weekend. 1 - 3 p.m. - McIntosh Photo

Exhibit, Last Day, Northfield Historical Society, 19th Century

photos of Northfield.

Montpelier 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Capital

City Farmers Market, on State & Elm Streets, Squash Tasting Demo, taste the creations of

New England Culinary

students at 10:30 a.m. 1 – 3 p.m. – Crafty Second

Saturday, learn about engraver William B. Closson, Vermont Historical Society Museum,

FREE with museum

admission. From Dusk on – Youth

Birding Program, Sawwhet the Owl Banding at North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, free for pre-teens and

teens, 229-6206 for

information. 7:30 p.m. – Homegrown in

the Tradition, a dance series at the Capital City Grange, 6612 VT Route 12, off Northfield Street, $8 at the door, no partner needed, traditional New England

Dance, potluck served

at the break. 8 p.m. – The Complete History

of the America Abridged, Lost Nation Theater, $25/$20/$15, 800-229-0492 for tickets or at lostnationtheater.

org.

Barre 8 p.m. – Livingston Taylor,

singer and songwriter, Barre Opera House, folk, pop, gospel and jazz, Celebration Series, $10-$28, 476-8188 for

tickets.

East Barre 5 & 6:30 p.m. – Chicken

Pie Supper, East Barre Congregational Church,

$9/$4, RSVP 479-2218.

Waitsfield 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Farmers

Market, Mad River

Green.

Waterbury Center 7:30 p.m. – The Drawer

Boy, Waterbury Festival Playhouse, $20 advance/$22 at the door, 498-3755 for tickets

and information.

Stowe 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Fall

Foliage Arts Festival, over 185 artists and artisans plus VT beers and foods, live entertainment, kids activities, Topnotch Field, $8

adults/kids FREE, no

pets. Noon – 4 p.m. – Bud &

Budd – The Kind Buds,

raucous acoustic guitar

duo, Spruce Peak. 5, 6 & 7 p.m. – Chicken Pie

Supper, chicken & biscuits, slaw, pie and more, Stowe Community Church, stop by the

church for tickets, 253-

7257 for information. 8 p.m. – The Light in the

Piazza, Stowe Theater Guild, Town Hall Theater, $20/$10, 253-

3961 for tickets and

information.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

Northfield 10:30 a.m. - Sullivan

Museum & History Center hosts celebration opening of its fall exhibit, The Role of Remembrance: Norwich University and World War II with speaker Philip Marsilius, ‘43 who was in the first vehicle to enter Austria, was at Normandy and liberated King Leopold

of Belgium.

Montpelier 2 p.m. – The Complete History

of the America Abridged, Lost Nation Theater, $25/$20/$15, 800-229-0492 for tickets or at lostnationtheater.

org.

Middlesex 1 p.m. – Green Mountain

Club hike, little elevation gain, meet at Montpelier High School, 229-

0725 for information.

Barre 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. - Annual

Craft Bazaar, lunch available from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Canadian Club,

Route 14.

Stowe 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Fall

Foliage Arts Festival, over 185 artists and artisans plus VT beers and foods, live entertainment, kids activities, Topnotch Field, $8

adults/kids FREE, no

pets.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

Northfield 6 p.m. – Recreation Committee,

Municipal

Building. 7 p.m. – Selectboard Meeting,

Community Room,

Brown Public Library.

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Green Mountain

Cloggers, Green Mountain Tavern, beginners always welcome, $20 per month

dues, 522-2935 for

information.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12

Northfield Noon – Readings from the

Silver Lady with Jim Facos, former Norwich professor of English will read excerpts from his 1972 WWII novel, Sullivan

Museum & History

Center, FREE. 7 p.m. – Village Trustees

Meeting, Community Room, Brown Public

Library.

Williamstown 5:30 p.m. – Potluck Supper

followed by Annual Meeting and Northeast Fiddler’s Program, Williamstown Historical Society, call Becky at 433-5565 for information.

Montpelier 11:30 a.m. – Preschool

Discovery Program, Bugger by the Cold, where do the insects go when the frost sets in, for ages 3 – 5, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 per child, 229-6206 for

information.

Barre 6 – 8 p.m. – Siblings Without

Rivalry, a six week course for parents to help children leave to live peacefully together, Barre Town Elementary School, call Christopher at 262-3292 for information, $35 or $50 for parenting couple for the entire six sessions.

WEDNESDAY,

OCTOBER 13

Northfield 6 p.m. – Bingo at the

Masonic Temple. 6:30 p.m. – Conservation

Commission, Community Room, Brown Public

Library.

Montpelier 11:30 a.m. – Preschool

Discovery Program, Bugger by the Cold, where do the insects go when the frost sets in, for ages 3 – 5, North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 per child, 229-6206 for

information.

Randolph 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Line

Dancing in the Upper Gallery at Chandler Music Hall, beginner and intermediate level, $7/$10 per family, 728- 5722 for information and reservations.

THURSDAY,

OCTOBER 14

Northfield 5:30 p.m. – Weight Watchers,

United Methodist Church, weigh in at 5

p.m., class at 5:30 p.m.

Williamstown 4 p.m. – Girls Soccer v.

Thetford at Home.

Montpelier 7 p.m. – SLaM: The Hockey

Rock Opera, Lost Nation Theater, written and directed by Northfield resident Lauren Walker and Nancy Taube, a musical road trip, love story about two people in the semipro hockey world, $20/$15/$10, 229- 0492 for tickets and

information.

Barre Town 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Line

Dancing in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Pine Hill Road, beginner and intermediate level, $7/$10 per family, 728-

5722 for information

and reservations.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15

Northfield 4 p.m. – Stowe at Northfield,

Boys Soccer at

home.

Montpelier 8 p.m. – SLaM: The Hockey

Rock Opera, Lost Nation Theater, $25/$20/$15, 229- 0492 for tickets and information.

SATURDAY,

OCTOBER 16

Northfield 1 p.m. - Football at Sabine

Field, Parents Weekend.

Williamstown 11 a.m. – Girls Soccer v.

Cabot at home. 1 p.m. – Boys Soccer v.

Cabot at Home.

Montpelier 8 p.m. – SLaM: The Hockey

Rock Opera, Lost Nation Theater, $25/$20/$15, 229- 0492 for tickets and

information.

Barre 6:30 p.m. – Harvest Chicken

Dinner, Central Vermont Catholic School, 79 Summer Street, chicken and biscuits, homemade pies and cakes, beverages, $9/$5, RSVP to 479- 0667 or 476-9418, sponsored by the

Catholic Daughters of

Americas.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17

Brookfield 4 p.m. – Annual Meeting &

Potluck Dinner, Brookfield Historical Society on the Brookfield Floating Bridge, Kit Gage will review the history of the bridge and engineers John Benson and Greg Wight will talk about structural design, Contact Bonnie Fallon at 276-3105 for information, No admission charged.