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Published: November 20, 2009
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ARTS
BELLOWS FALLS
3rd Friday Art Walk, 5 - 8 p.m. Monthly art walk - art, music & literary events in Bellows Falls and vicinity. 463-9404, vsbooks@sover.net, www.villagesquarebooks.com.
BOOKS
BELLOWS FALLS
Joe Citro & Steve Bissette, 7 - 8:15 p.m. Citro and Bissette discuss their new book "Vermont Monster Guide." Village Square Booksellers. Free. 463-9404, vsbooks@sover.net, www.villagesquarebooks.com.
RUTLAND
Author Discussion and Book Signing, 6:30 p.m. Vermont journalist Leon Thompson discusses his newly published book "Not Too Awful Bad A Storyteller's Guide to Vermont." Whether you are a Vermont redneck or Vermont hipbilly, a transplant or flatlander you'll learn something and laugh a lot in the process. Annie's Book Stop. Free. 775 6993, anniesbookstopvt@gmail.com.
THINGS TO DO
CHESTER
Festival of Trees, 6 - 8 p.m. The 17th Annual Festival of Trees with the theme of "An Olde Fashioned Christmas." The Fullerton Inn in Chester. $30. 885-6955.
LUDLOW
Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap, 3 - 7 p.m. The Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap great deals on new and used equipment and outerwear. Main Base Lodge. 228-1512, mariel.meringolo@okemomountainschool.org.
RUTLAND
A New View of China, 2 - 4 p.m. Program presented by four recent visitors to "the new Chine." Grace Church. 775-4301.
Public Skate, 3:30 - 5 p.m. Warming Room, Concession stand and rentals are available. Giorgetti. 773-1822 ext 15, Jay Thomas, www.rutlandrec.com.
CONCERTS
MIDDLEBURY
Fall Dance Concert, 8 p.m. Advanced student choreographers explore the impacts of theatrical lighting in new work. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre. $1-0/8/6. 443 3168.
The Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m. Celebrating 75 years of big-band music at Middlebury, the ensemble plays contemporary compositions and arrangements, as well as a nod to the best music of the swing era. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall. Free. 443 3168, www.middlebury.edu.
POULTNEY
GMC/Community Concert Band Performance, 7:30 p.m. Annual college and community concert band fall performance will feature works by Moussorgsky, Paul Opel, Anton Bruckner, Billy Joel and James Cassarino. Clara Hitchcock Fitzpatrick Jones Concert Hall in Ackley Hall. Free. 287-8249, cassarinoj@greenmtn.edu.
IN THE CLUBS
SPRINGFIELD
Russ Bailey at the Moonlight Cafe, 8 - 10 p.m. Moonlight Cafe at the Hartness House. 30 Orchard St. Free. 885-2115, moonlightcafe@ vermontel.net, www.HartnessHouse.com/moonlightcafe.
LECTURES
RUTLAND
Celebration 200, 1:30 - 3 p.m. Chef Robert Barral of the Café Provence will demonstrate examples of French cooking and serve samples to celebrate the completion of 200 programs since our founding in 2003. Godnick Adult Center. Limited to 100.
MOVIES
HARTLAND
State of the World Film Series, 7:30 - 9 p.m. Documentary follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse. Hartland Public Library. Free. 698-0257, info@reinventing.org.
MUSIC
MIDDLEBURY
PossumHaw, 8:30 - 11 p.m. PossumHaw plays original driving folk and bluegrass which combines tight harmonies and intricate arrangements, lead by the vocals and songwriting. 51 Main. Free. 388-8209, www.possumhaw.net.
SAXTONS RIVER
Windham Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. A French-Swiss program in honor of Blanche Moyse's 100th birthday. Vermont Academy. $15 adults, $7 students and seniors. 257-4523, info@bmcvt.org, www.bmcvt.org.
THEATER
BRATTLEBORO
Gathering in Gratitude, 7 p.m. A musical celebration, celebrates beauty and nature with joyful music, dance and narrative. Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery. $12, $10 children in advance; $14, $12 children at the door. 254-1310, luzelenamorey@gmail.com.
HANOVER, N.H.
"The Rocky Horror Show", 8 p.m. The hilarious camp film cult-classic-turned-musical. Mature language and themes; not recommended for young children. The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts. $14, $5 Dartmouth students, all other students $6.
MIDDLEBURY
"The Music Man", 8 p.m. An all-American institution since its debut in 1957, The Music Man has one of the great Broadway scores. Town Hall Theater. $17 adult, $14 12 and under.
Nineteen Hundred, 8 p.m. Wright Theatre Stage, 96 Chateau Road. Free. 443-3168, www.middlebury.edu.
NORTH CLARENDON
"Splendor in the Grass", 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Splendor in the Grass, adapted from William Inge's award-winning screenplay. Mill River Union High School. $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults. 775-3451, lknapp@rssu.org.
RUTLAND
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), 7:30 - 9:50 p.m. A comic romp through all the plays by William Shakespeare. Jennifer Bagley Theater at Mount St. Joseph. $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, students and kids. 775-0151.
SPRINGFIELD
Hamlet Remixed, 7 p.m. Various spoofs/farces of the Bard's famous play, "Hamlet." Springfield High School Auditorium. Donation. 885-7900, rskrypeck@ssdvt.org, shs.ssdvt.org.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
"Parallel Lives", 7:30 - 9 p.m. Skewers everything from health food and gender roles to mid-life crisis and feminism. Briggs Opera House. $35 - $58, Discount for Children/Seniors. 296-7000, boxoffice@northernstage.org, www.northernstage.org.
VISUAL ARTS
HANOVER, N.H.
Photographs by Stefan Koppelkamm, All Day. Images of East German sites before fall of Berlin Wall and 10 years later, by German-born photographer, exhibited in pairs. Upper Jewett Exhibition Corridor, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Free. 603.646.3651.
Sculpture by Brenda Garand, All Day. Multimedia sculpture by associate professor of Studio Art at Dartmouth. Jaffe-Friede and Strauss Galleries, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Free. 603-646-3651.
RUTLAND
Art of Vermont - The State Collection Opening Reception, 5 - 8 p.m. Touring exhibit of the state art collection - art owned by the people of Vermont . Chaffee Art Center. Free. 775-0356, mary@chaffeeartcenter.org.
Super 50: Halloween Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. A special exhibit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rutland Halloween Parade and honor Tom Fagan. Chaffee Art Center. Free. 775-0356, mary@chaffeeartcenter.org.
WEST RUTLAND
Opening Reception for "In Flanders Fields", 5 - 7 p.m. Opportunity to meet artist Fran Bull at opening reception for "In Flanders Fields" exhibit, exploring the barbarism of war. Carving Studio & Sculpture Center Gallery. Free. 438-2097, www.carvingstudio.org.
WINDSOR
Eclectic Mix of New Art, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. View an eclectic mix of new egg tempera and gold leaf paintings by painter Gary Milek depicting winter-spring-summer-autumn. Cider Hill Gallery. Free. 800-232-4337, milekart@sover.net.
Saturday
CRAFTS
RUTLAND
The Meadows Holiday Craft Fair, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Over 40 vendors, featuring crafts, baked goods, raffles, & food concession. All profit to be donated to BROC. 770-5281.
BOOKS
BELLOWS FALLS
American Girl Club, 2 - 4 p.m. Crafts, reading of books, activities recommended for girls 5 and up, younger with adult supervision. Reservations are required. Village Square Booksellers. Free. 463-9404, vsbooks@sover.net, www.villagesquarebooks.com.
FUNDRAISING
FAIR HAVEN
Texas Hold'em Tournament, 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Poker Tournament to benefit Castleton / Fair Haven Special Olympics. $35 buy in. Fairwood Lanes Again. $35. info@vermontpokerleague.com, www.vermontpokerleague.com.
THINGS TO DO
BENSON
Basket Party, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Drawing begins at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit Benson Family Day Parade & Events. Stage Road. $5 537-2063.
BRANDON
French Roundtable, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Parlez-vous français? Meet and practice your French speaking. Briggs Carriage Bookstore. Free. 247-0050, books@briggscarriage.com, www.briggscarriage.com.
Spanish Conversation Hour, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Meet and practice your Spanish. All abilities welcome. The Inside Scoop. Free. 247-6600.
CASTLETON
Craft Sale and Chinese Auction, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. To benefit Hubbardton Castleton Food Distribution Center, lunch and beverages available. Elementary School cafeteria. 273-2241.
LUDLOW
Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap great deals on new and used equipment and outerwear. Main Base Lodge. 228-1512, mariel.meringolo@okemomountainschool.org.
MIDDLEBURY
Craft & Food Sale, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 16th annual holiday craft and food sale with homemade soup and sandwiches. American Legion Hall. 443-5784 (days) or 388-3097 (evenings).
NORTH CLARENDON
Story Hour, 1 - 2 p.m. Come and take part in the reading of a book and a craft that is theme oriented to a season/holiday. Bailey Memorial Library. Free. 747 7743.
PITTSFORD
Holiday Craft Fair, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Holiday items, wooden crafts, yarn crafts, jams, jellies, baked goods, doll clothes, pet treats. 483-2242, sforrest@rnesu.org.
RUTLAND
Thanksgiving Classic Table Tennis Tournament, All Day. This event consists of 12 separate events and divisions including novice, juniors, singles, doubles, advanced, a Boys & Girls event, and other groupings. Knights of Columbus Building. $9 per division. 247-5913, vtpoet@gmail.com, www.gmttc.com.
Athletic Injury Screenings, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Injury screening for athletic injuries in youth, high school, and recreation athletes. Vermont Sports Medicine Center. www.vsmc.org.
Public Skate, 6:15 - 7:45 p.m. Warming room, concession stand and rentals available. Giorgetti. 773-1822 ext 15, Jay Thomas, www.rutlandrec.com.
SPRINGFIELD
Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Sale items include crafts, food, treasures, luncheon and cookie walk. Senior Center. 139 Main St.
Habitat for Humanity Sale, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Bean soup kits, home-made biscuits, hand-painted bags and aprons, wood crafts, and more will be available.
TINMOUTH
Tinmouth Game Supper, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Forty years of perfecting wild game recipes to our supper each year. Venison, moose and bear. Tinmouth Community Center. $15 adults $10 for 12 and under, 6 and under are free. 235-2718, msquier@vermontel.net.
WOODSTOCK
November Wagon Ride Weekends, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides; visit the dairy farm and farmhouse; programs and activities. Billings Farm & Museum. Adults: $11, Seniors: $10, Children: varies. 457-2355, www.billingsfarm.org.
CONCERTS
BRATTLEBORO
Ned Luberecki & Stephen Mougin, 8 - 10:15 p.m. An evening of bluegrass music with Sam Bush Band
guitarist/vocalist Stephen Mougin and satellite radio bluegrass channel DJ and banjo guru Ned Luberecki. New England Youth Theatre. $15, $13 students and seniors. 254-9276, stobro@svcable.net, www.twilightmusic.org.
HANOVER NH
Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. Concert of Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Beethoven with soloist Bonnie Thron, North Carolina Symphony principal cellist. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts. $20, Dartmouth students $5.
MIDDLEBURY
Fall Dance Concert, 8 p.m. Advanced student choreographers explore the impacts of theatrical lighting in new work. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre. $1-0/8/6. 443 3168.
Middlebury College Orchestra, 8 p.m. The acclaimed student orchestra welcomes new director Andrew Massey. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall. $1-0/8/6. 443-3168, www.middlebury.edu.
EDUCATION
MANCHESTER
Family Birding Day At Hildene, 10 a.m. The Vermont Bird Place and Sky Watch host a family birding day. Use binoculars, watch for birds, and identify them on sight and sound, view a short film, make feeders to take home. Hildene. Preregistration required. 362-2270, randy@thevermontbirdplace.com.
FAIRS
RUTLAND
Holiday Craft Fair, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Wide variety of crafts, Christmas items, baked goods and a cafe with soups, sandwiches and desserts. Fellowship Hall at Grace Church UCC. 775-4301.
MARKETS
RUTLAND
Rutland Indoor Winter Farmers Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Local grown produce fresh, frozen and canned; artisan cheeses; local raised meats & eggs; hot foods; baked goods; woolens; dog treats; artisan crafts and more. Old Strand Theater space behind the Co-op. www.vtfarmersmarket.org.
FOOD
BRANDON
Chicken & Biscuits, 5 - 7 p.m. Call 247-9513 for reservations, call 353-6272 for takeouts. St. Mary's Hall. 38 Carver St.
FAIR HAVEN
Roast Pork Supper, 5 - 7 p.m. All are welcome. Methodist Church. Adults $9, children $4.
IN THE CLUBS
LUDLOW
High Wire, 9 p.m. Christopher's. 145 Main St. Free.
SPRINGFIELD
Phil Henry at the Moonlight Cafe, 8 - 10 p.m. Moonlight Cafe at the Hartness House. 30 Orchard Street, Free. moonlightcafe@vermontel.net, www.Philhenryband.com/.
LECTURES
HANOVER NH
Women's Rights and Cold War Politics, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Talk will address the evolution of demands for women's rights within the United Nations in the 1960s and 1970s. Alumni Hall. Free. 603-646-9159, fran.pringle@dartmouth.edu.
MOVIES
MIDDLEBURY
Waltz with Bashir, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Surprised and intrigued by his inability to remember his time in the Israeli Army during the first Lebanon war, director Ari Folman interviews friends and comrades around the world to recover the truth. Dana Auditorium. Free. 443 3168, www.middlebury.edu.
MUSIC
MIDDLEBURY
After Dark Music Series, 7 - 9 p.m. Christine Lavin, the very funny singer/songwriter. The United Methodist Church. RT 7/Seminary St. $18 advance, $20 door. Carol Green.
RUTLAND
Concert of Traditional Folk Music, 7 - 9 p.m. The Grace Church Festival choir, soloists, instrumentalists and guests musicians will perform a concert of traditional folk music featuring Appalachian fiddle tunes, shape-note choral pieces, folk trios and music from early America. Grace Church Sanctuary. 775-4301, dchar99@yahoo.com.
OUTDOORS
RUTLAND
Green Mt. Club Potluck Supper, 6 - 8 p.m. Killington Section, GMC annual fall potluck supper. Bring a dish to share and your own plate and utensils. Slide program on the Himalayas. All welcome. Free. 773-2185.
THEATER
HANOVER NH
"The Rocky Horror Show", 8 p.m. The hilarious camp film cult-classic-turned-musical. Mature language and themes; not recommended for young children. The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts. $14, $5 Dartmouth students, all other students $6.
MIDDLEBURY
"The Music Man", 8 p.m. An all-American institution since its debut in 1957, The Music Man has one of the great Broadway scores. Town Hall Theater. $17 adult, $14 12 and under.
Nineteen Hundred, 8 p.m. Wright Theatre Stage, 96 Chateau Rd. Free. 443-3168, www.middlebury.edu.
NORTH CLARENDON
"Splendor in the Grass", 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Splendor in the Grass, adapted from William Inge's award-winning screenplay. Mill River Union High School. $10 for students and seniors and $12 for adults. 775-3451, lknapp@rssu.org.
RUTLAND
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A comic romp through all the plays by William Shakespeare. Jennifer Bagley Theater at Mount St. Joseph. $5 for adults, $3 for seniors, students and kids. 775-0151.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
"Parallel Lives", 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Skewers everything from health food and gender roles to mid-life crisis and feminism. Briggs Opera House. $35 - $58, Discount for Children/Seniors. 296-7000, boxoffice@northernstage.org, www.northernstage.org.
VISUAL ARTS
HANOVER NH
Photographs by Stefan Koppelkamm, All Day. Images of East German sites before fall of Berlin Wall and 10 years later, by German-born photographer, exhibited in pairs. Upper Jewett Exhibition Corridor, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Free. 603.646.3651.
Sculpture by Brenda Garand, All Day. Multimedia sculpture by associate professor of Studio Art at Dartmouth. Jaffe-Friede and Strauss Galleries, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Free. 603.646.3651.
RUTLAND
Super 50: Halloween Exhibit, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. A special exhibit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rutland Halloween Parade and honor Tom Fagan. Chaffee Art Center. Free. 775-0356, mary@chaffeeartcenter.org.
WEST RUTLAND
"In Flanders Fields" Exhibit, 1 p.m. Fran Bull explores the barbarism of war through an installation of sculpture and etching in nine parts. Carving Studio & Sculpture Center Gallery. Free. 438-2097, www.carvingstudio.org.
WINDSOR
Eclectic Mix of New Art, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. View an eclectic mix of new egg tempera and gold leaf paintings by painter Gary Milek depicting winter-spring-summer-autumn. Cider Hill Gallery. Free. 800-232-4337, milekart@sover.net.
Sunday
CRAFTS
RUTLAND
Sit-N-Knit, 12 - 5 p.m. Come join us for an afternoon sit-n-knit as we make helmet liners for our troops or work on other knitting projects. Green Mountain Fibers. 775-7800, greenmtnfibers@myfairpoint.net, www.greenmountainfibers.com.
BOOKS
CHESTER
Amateur Barbarians, 2 - 3 p.m. Middlebury professor Robert Cohen will present his recent novel, Amateur Barbarians, in Misty Valley Books' Vermont Voices series. First Universalist Church. 875-3400, mvbooks@vermontel.net.
FAIR HAVEN
Author Presentation/Book Signing, 7 - 8 p.m. Children's author and illustrator Chris Van Dusen will discuss his new picture book "The Circus Ship." Refreshments and book signing to follow presentation. Fair Haven Free Library. 265-4980, fair haven@vals.state.vt.us.
FUNDRAISING
CLARENDON
Clarendon Fire Assoc. Annual Hunters Breakfast, 5:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Bacon, home fries, pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, toast, coffee, milk and orange juice. Buffet style serving. Grange Hall Road, $7.
THINGS TO DO
BRANDON
Chess Club, 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Chess players of all ages and abilities welcome. Briggs Carriage Bookstore. Free. 247-0050, books@briggscarriage.com, www.briggscarriage.com.
LUDLOW
Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap great deals on new and used equipment and outerwear. Main Base Lodge. 228-1512, mariel.meringolo@okemomountainschool.org.
MIDDLEBURY
Middlebury College Community Chorus, 3 p.m. A concert in celebration of Thanksgiving, performed by Middlebury College students, staff and faculty, and singers from towns and villages throughout Addison County and across the lake in New York State. Mead Memorial Chapel. Free. 443-3168.
RUTLAND
Public Skate, 1:15 - 4:30 p.m. Warming room, concession stand and rentals available. Giorgetti. 773-1822 ext 15, Jay Thomas, www.rutlandrec.com.
WALLINGFORD
Bridge Opening Ceremony, 1 p.m. Ribbon cutting ceremony for opening of new pedestrian bridge.
WOODSTOCK
November Wagon Ride Weekends, 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Horse-drawn wagon rides; visit the dairy farm and farmhouse; programs and activities. Billings Farm & Museum. Adults: $11, Seniors: $10, Children: varies. 457-2355, info@billingsfarm.org, www.billingsfarm.org.
CONCERTS
CASTLETON
Collegiate Chorale and Chamber Singers, 3 p.m. Chorale performs works from a variety of eras and cultures, and collaborates with area instrumentalists on larger works. The 20 member Chamber Singers perform music from the Renaissance to the present. Casella Theater, Castleton State College. Free.
HANOVER NH
"Look Who's Turning 30", 2 p.m. Dartmouth Chamber Singers celebrate their 30th year with music from the 17th to 20th centuries, written in the 30th year of the life of each composer. Rollins Chapel. $16, Dartmouth students $5, all other students $6.
MARKETS
DORSET
Dorset Winter Farmers' Market, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Over 35 vendors offering every variety of grass-fed meats, free-range eggs, artisanal cheeses and breads, fresh organic produce and storage crops, vermont prepared foods and crafts. J.K. Adams Kitchen Store. www.dorsetfarmersmarket.com.
MUSIC
POULTNEY
GMC Cantorion Madrigal Concert, 4 p.m. The GMC vocal ensemble Cantorion will present a concert of English Madrigals. Feick Art Center. Free. 287-8249, cassarinoj@greenmtn.edu.
GROUPS
WESTON
AA Meeting, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous open discussion meeting. The Priory Visitor's Center. Off Route 155, 885-8281, www.aavt.org.
THEATER
HANOVER NH
"The Rocky Horror Show", 2 p.m. The hilarious camp film cult-classic-turned-musical. Mature language and themes; not recommended for young children. The Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts. $14, $5 Dartmouth students, all other students $6.
MIDDLEBURY
"The Music Man", 2 p.m. An all-American institution since its debut in 1957, The Music Man has one of the great Broadway scores. Town Hall Theater. $17 adult, $14 12 and under.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
"Parallel Lives", 5 p.m. Skewers everything from health food and gender roles to mid-life crisis and feminism. Briggs Opera House. $35 - $58, Discount for Children/Seniors. 296-7000, boxoffice@northernstage.org, www.northernstage.org.
VISUAL ARTS
HANOVER NH
Photographs by Stefan Koppelkamm, All Day. Images of East German sites before fall of Berlin Wall and 10 years later, by German-born photographer, exhibited in pairs. Upper Jewett Exhibition Corridor, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Free. 603.646.3651.
Sculpture by Brenda Garand, All Day. Multimedia sculpture by associate professor of Studio Art at Dartmouth. Jaffe-Friede and Strauss Galleries, Hopkins Center for the Arts. Free. 603.646.3651.
WINDSOR
Eclectic Mix of New Art, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. View an eclectic mix of new egg tempera and gold leaf paintings by painter Gary Milek depicting winter-spring-summer-autumn. Cider Hill Gallery. Free. 800-232-4337, milekart@sover.net.
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