ART EXHIBITS AROUND THE AREA

Barre Through February 25 - New Shows at Studio Place Arts - Main Floor Gallery, Weathering It Out, multi media exhibit with installations and sculptures - Second Floor, Vermonters In Italy, pastels and drawings by Jeneane Lunn and Jim Lund - Third Floor, What Lies Below, multimedia works by Maggie Neale, 479-7069 for informaiton. Randolph Through March 6 - The Art of the Chair: Process & Possibility, both two and three dementional, Chandler Gallery, Thursdays 4 - 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. Richmond Through February 15 - Young Visions, an exhibit of photographic works by students from Champlain Valley & Mt. Mansfield High Schools, Gallery 160, 160 East Main Street, hours by chance or appointment, call 434-6434. Stowe Through February 26 - Clark Derbes’s artwork of paintings, sculpture and video documentation of public art school, at Helen Day Art Center. Through April 15 - The Art on Burton examining the profound role of art and design on the culture of snowboarding, Helen Day Art Gallery, 90 Pond Street, hours Wednesday through Sunday, Noon - 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1

Northfield 8:45 a.m. – Girls Hockey, Northfield v. Brattleboro at Kreitzberg Arena. 6:30 p.m. – Northfield Roxbury Long Term Recovery Committee meets in the Community Room, Brown Public Library, 505-7648 for information. 7 p.m. – Todd Spring Lecture Series, Ellyn Mc- Colgan, director of Priamerica and Executive Advisor to Aquiline, LLC, Dole Auditorium, FREE. Montpelier 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Warm Woodchucks, preschool discovery program for ages 3 to 5, learn how woodchucks survive the winter and meet resident “Chuckie” at the North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 per child, 229-6206 for information. 7:30 p.m. – First Wednesday Farmers Night, An Evening with George Gershwin and Michael Arnowitt, Vermont Statehouse. Barre 9 p.m. – Open Mike with John Lackard, Gusto’s, 28 Prospect Street, No cover, 476-7919 for information. Randolph Center 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Agronomy & Farm Management Workshop sponsored by the Vermont Technical College,

Red Schoolhouse, 46 Randolph Road, $20, pre-register at www.uvm.edu/ extension/ agronomyplus. Warren 9:30 a.m. – Breeding Better Vermonters by Nancy L. Gallagher will be discussed as part of the VHC Winter Book Discussion Series, books are available at WPL or Joslin Library, Warren Public Library.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2

Montpelier 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Warm Woodchucks, preschool discovery program for ages 3 to 5, learn how woodchucks survive the winter and meet resident “Chuckie” at the North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street, $5 per child, 229-6206 for information. 7:30 p.m. – Cages: A Live Memoir, Donny Osman performs this series of autobiographical stories exploring life, death and more, Rated PG-13, Lost Nation Theater, $20/$15, 229-0492 for tickets and information.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3

Northfield 5 & 6 p.m. – Northfield Middle School boys and girls basketball v. U-32 at Northfield. Berlin 5 & 6:30 p.m. – Ham and Bean supper at the Berlin Congregational Church, $9/$5/6 and under free, takeouts, RSVP to 229-9504. Montpelier 7 – 8:30 p.m. – Full Moon Snowshoe Hike, explore Montpelier’s hillsides at night with the North Branch Nature Center staff, snowshoes & hot chocolate provided, North Branch Nature Center, $3 members/$5 non-members, 229- 6206 for information. 7 p.m. - Coffee House featuring Bill Carroll and his daughter, a couple of hours of music, bring a snack to share, Trinity United Methodist Church. 7 p.m. – Apollo Bridge Club, Bethany Church, 223-3922 for information. 7:30 p.m. – Cages: A Live Memoir, Donny Osman performs this series of autobiographical stories exploring life, death and more, Rated PG-13, Lost Nation Theater, $20/$15, 229-0492 for tickets and information. Waterbury 7:30 p.m. – USO Show Turns 13: Rebels with a Cause, enjoy snacks and a show with dancing afterwards, American Legion, $15, doors open at 6 p.m., 244- 8144 for tickets and information. Randolph 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Workshop in chair painting, artists Kirstin Quick and Rebbie Carleton lead a workshop in creative chair painting, bring a chair or stool to work on, any paint you have and 120 sand paper, a brush or two, for decoupage bring photos or flat objects, $10, 728- 9878 for information. Noon – Brown Bag Series presents Mary Russ talking about the White River Partnership followed by Q & A, bring your own lunch, donations welcome, Chandler Music Hall, 728-9878 for information.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Northfield 5 p.m. – Girls Hockey, Northfield v. Mt. Mansfield at Kreitzberg Arena. Montpelier 12:30 p.m. – Auditions for Rent for the Green Mountain Theater Group’s April/May productions in Stowe & Plainfield, be prepared to sing a song from the character you prefer, Montpelier High School, 249-0414 for information. 5:30 p.m. – Food Sovereignty: Growing a Vibrant Local Food System Town by Town with Robb Kidd of Rural Vermont, public welcome, potluck follows, Capital City Grange Hall off Route 12, Northfield Street, FREE. 8 p.m. – Contradance with caller Bill Olson, music by David Kaynor, George White and Beth Robinson, Capital City Grange Hall off Route 12, Northfield Street, $8, 744- 6163 for information. 7:30 p.m. – Caged: A Live Memoir, Donny Osman performs this series of autobiographical stories exploring life, death and more, Rated PG-13, Lost Nation Theater, $20/$15, 229-0492 for tickets and information. Barre 7:30 p.m. – Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra with “Symphonic Titans” featuring Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Barre Opera House, $15/$12/$5, talk at 7:10 p.m., 476-8188 for tickets and information. Randolph 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. - Chair Painting Workshop, Kirstin Quick, Janet Cathy & Rebbie Carlton lead a workshop on chair painting, bring a stool or chair to paint and tools, $10, Chandler Gallery, 728-9878 for more information. 7:30 p.m. – Bow Thayer & The Holy Plow, original music reinterpreted by Kristina Stykos and Patrick Ross, Chandler Upper Gallery, cash bar, $16 advance/$19 at the door if available, Warren 10 – 11 a.m. – Bring Your Child to the Library Day including a bake-off contest, goodie bags and more, Warren Public Library. Waterbury Center 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. – 16th Annual Snowshoe Festival, walks, kid’s activities, music, Green Mountain Club Visitor Center, Route 100, $8 members/$10 nonmembers/ kids under 12 FREE, 244-7037 for information.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Montpelier 1 p.m. - Auditions for Rent for the Green Mountain Theater Group’s April/May productions in Stowe & Plainfield, be prepared to sing a song

from the character you prefer, Montpelier High School, 249-0414 for information. p.m. – Caged: A Live Memoir, Donny Osman performs this series of autobiographical stories exploring life, death and more, Rated PG-13, Lost Nation Theater, $20/$15, 229-0492 for tickets and information.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

Montpelier 6:30 p.m. – Landscape Design with Jean Vissering Landscape Architect, sponsored by Orange County Master Gardeners, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, FREE. Randolph 9:30 a.m. – China Speaks Your Language with the Silk Road Duo, musical performance with unusual instruments from around the world, Chandler Music Hall, Call 431-0204 to reserve a seat and for information.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

Northfield 12:15 p.m. - Cynthia Huard of Middlebury College performs a free piano concert in White Chapel at Norwich University playing Chopin, Prokofiev & Beethoven’s Opus 109 Piano Sonata. 6 p.m. – Girls Basketball, Northfield v. Enosberg at Northfield.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

Northfield 6 p.m. – Boys Basketball, Fairfax v. Northfield at Northfield. 6:30 p.m. – Conservation Commission Meeting, Community Room, Brown Public Library. 7 p.m. – Spring Todd Lecture Series, Bruce Mau, Creative Director of Bruce Mau Design and founder of the Institute Without Boundries, architect, Dole Auditorium, FREE. 8:45 p.m. – Girls Hockey, Northfield v. Montpelier at Kreitzberg Arena. Montpelier 6:30 p.m. – The Farms & Gardens Book Series with Linda Bland discussion “A Country Year” by Sue Hubbell, digs deep to explore the philosophical roots of tending and growing, a Vermont Humanities Council Program, Kellogg Hubbard Library, FREE. Randolph 3 – 4 p.m. - Join a new discussion group for those with chronic illnesses and their caregivers, featuring a talk by family physician Dr. Brian Sargent, Gifford Medical Center, Conference Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, FREE, no registration required.