Addison Independent Calendar of Events

See Zarrah Shethar’s vibrant and whimsical paintings and drawings. Primarily working in gouache, she likes to add ink, acrylic paint and colored pencils in her work.

Have an issue with your phone or laptop? Bring your device and your questions to the library the first Thursday of the month. Our new tech guru, Dino Jandric, will be on hand to field questions about PCs and Android devices, while Alissa will help you with Apple products.

Organ Scholar Madison Thompson of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, and McGill University presents a recital on the church’s 150-year-old pipe organ. Works by Bach, Sweelinck, Vierne, Whiting and Florence Price.

A special Reunion Weekend show with acoustic duo The Morning Dudes. Songs from the repertoire of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, blending folk, blues, country, bluegrass and improvisational rock.

An evening of good food, live music, and joyful gathering around the greenhouses. Remember Baker plays a blend of bluegrass, old time, and New Orleans jazz.

Join contemporary artist Luciana Frigerio and curator Kelly Hickey for a special talk. Step into magically crafted worlds of paper theater nestled in vintage clocks and watch housings, where each piece reveals stories of time, imagination, and possibility.

Dwight Ritcher and Nicole Nelson bring a genre-defying sound rooted in blues, R&B, soul, roots rock, alternative and Americana. The series features local and internationally celebrated performers as part of Middlebury’s First Friday downtown festivities, with food and bar offerings available.

Enjoy live music by The Grift, food from La Chapina and Vermont wines. Bring a blanket and relax at the vineyard.

Join the fun, get some exercise and meet your neighbors at this non-gendered contra dance. Richard Hopkins will teach and call dances for people of all ages. Enjoy lively music by Northern Sugar. Experienced dancersand first-timers welcome.

A full production of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” reimagined in the roaring ’20s. Pre-show talk with Maestro Filippo Ciabatti at 6:30 p.m.

Hike a 6-mile section of the TAM. Section to be determined by leader.

Looking for an opportunity to give back? Come work on the trails for the day. Plan to hike about 5 miles, clear water bars and create drainage structures to keep water off the trail.

MUP #3 (gravel). 28 miles on low-traffic country dirt roads including Prindle, Rotax, Lewis Creek and Monkton with at least two covered bridges. All riders must wear helmets and obey the rules of the road.

The library is hosting our annual book and bake sale to coincide with Jack Beasley’s estate sale. Come check out the books, the furniture and fixtures and don’t forget to pick up some delicious baked goods.

Join your New Haven neighbors for coffee and home baked goodies. This monthly event brings together our community for conversation, the sharing of news and events and the simple joy of connecting. The New Haven Neighbors will take a break from hosting the event in July.

Join Rokeby Museum to celebrate Vermont’s wooly heritage! This family-friendly event will feature sheep petting, kids’ crafts, historic demonstrations, treats and more.

A monthly crafting afternoon for all ages. Bring your own project or create something using library supplies. A different craft will be featured each month.

New Haven Community Trust and New Haven Neighbors will serve ice cream cones as a celebration of summer and the ongoing restoration of our historic train station. There will also be an opportunity to fill out a survey on your ideas for the future use of the building.

In celebration of Middlebury’s reunion weekend, New England Review will host a reading for six alumni authors: Susan Fritsch Hunter ’71, Jeneva Burroughs Stone ’86, Katherine Ferrier ’91, Jeffrey T. Price ’01, Emily K. Lackey ’06, and Isabelle Stillman ’16.

Music by Holly Ciejko. Bring your friends and enjoy a drink, a dance, a chat or a listen to a full sound mix of country and rock standards and an oldie or two. Open to the public.