Addison Independent Calendar of Events

Join County Forester, Mark Raishart, to learn about the forest ecosystem on your land or in your backyard. We will discuss activities you can do on your own or with your family, and apps and online tools that can provide information about the forest and landscape around you. Bring your smartphone and/or laptop if you would like to follow along.

Join Pastor Elizabeth Gleich and Director of Music Ronnie Romano for an hour of candlelight, silence, prayer and the simple, beautiful songs of Taizé. Taizé music is made up of short, gentle chants that we sing together again and again, allowing the words and music to settle in. There is also plenty of quiet space to simply sit, breathe, listen and be. Whether you’re looking for a place to pray, a moment of stillness in a busy week, or simply a peaceful place to be with other people, you are warmly invited.

The Addison County Parent Child Center is hosting a free weekly playgroup every Wednesday. Infants to 6-year-olds are invited to explore, play and build new skills in a fun, engaging environment alongside their peers.

Global Health and Education Studies departments, along with the Vermont Department of Health, will be hosting a screening of “Can’t Look Away: The Case Against Social Media.” This award-winning film, produced by Bloomberg News, exposes the real-world consequences of tech companies’ digital practices and impacts on our youth. A panel discussion will follow.

Have an idea, want to get involved, or simply want to stay connected with what’s happening at Bridport Central School? Join in the first Thursday of every month. Share your ideas, lend a hand and help build a stronger school community.

A dance and lecture presentation that celebrates Africa and its diaspora. Free.

What would a museum reflecting your life look like?  What would the experience be? In this illustrated presentation Frankie Vagnone, author of the Anarchist Guide to Historic House Museums and founder of Twisted Preservation will build a conceptual framework that may help us all strategically re-frame our historic sites. Light refreshments served.

An amazing dinner with spaghetti, breadsticks, salad and dessert. Basket raffle with items from local and not-so-local vendors, and a 50/50 raffle starting at 6:30.

The multi-award-winning quartet makes their Vermont debut with the program “The Rest Will Change,” which follows the compositional journey of Gourzi, Fung, Beethoven and Quebecois traditional music to pursue the thought that the only constant is change.

Join Vermont Book Shop and Middlebury Baseball for an evening in conversation with journalist and Middlebury College graduate Devon O’Neil. His book “The Way Out” tells the true story of a Colorado backcountry ski outing that turns treacherous during an unforgiving blizzard. Drawing on firsthand interviews, O’Neil traces the tragedy and its aftermath. Conversation from 6 -7 p.m.

Come on board Vermont Rail System’s Holiday Train to enjoy decorations, visit with Santa, see an operating holiday toy train layout and help fill the train with new unwrapped toys as part of a holiday toy drive.

Set sail with Buster Keaton in this classic comedy about a spoiled rich couple marooned all alone on a drifting ocean liner. Jeff Rapsis provides music.

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.

Calling all grandchildren! It’s time to show your grandparents around the library. Bring them in for bingo, crafts, refreshments and an extra special storytime to celebrate the joy of being grandparents and grandchildren.

Maya de Vitry is a Nashville-based artist whose music blurs the lines of folk, indie rock and Americana. A fiddler-turned-songwriter with a voice that glides effortlessly between tenderness and strength, Maya’s performances radiate with her presence, spontaneity and soul.

Middlebury Acting Company drags “Tartuffe“ out of 17th-century Paris and drops him straight into the granite-countered, three-car-garage chaos of nouveau-riche New England — and he fits right in. This razor-sharp modern staging trades powdered wigs for velour tracksuits, proving that religious hypocrisy, family dysfunction and a con man’s uncanny ability to talk his way into someone else’s house never go out of style.

A fun-filled day with the chance to win a variety of prizes for just pennies per ticket. This event offers great entertainment for all ages. Refreshments will be available for purchase.

Artisan gifts for everyone on your list.