09/02/2010

Community Events

Waterbury Farmers' Market, Thurs., Sept. 2, 3-7 pm, Rusty Parker Park. Phineas Gage, acoustic foursome. "Shop with the Chef," with NECI student Charles France.

Waitsfield Farmers' Market, 9 am-1 pm, Sat., Sept. 4: Music by Patti Garbeck. www.waitsfieldfarmersmarket.com

Mad Flea Market & Bazaar, Sat., 11 am-3 pm, Big Picture Theater.

Green Mountain Stage Race, four-stage bicycle race, Sept. 3-6. www.gmsr.info

MRV Craft Fair, Sept. 4 & 5. Sat., 10 am-5 pm; Sun., 10 am-4 pm. Kenyon's Field, Waitsfield. 100-plus juried artisans, free kids' activities, live music, food. Rain or shine. Kids under 12, free. www.madrivercraftfair.com

Mountain Bike & BBQ, family mountain bike ride with John Atkinson followed by poolside BBQ. Sat., Sept. 4, 3-7 pm, meet at bike valet, Lincoln Peak. Info: www.sugarbush.com

Waterbury Comedy Festival, hosted by VT comedian Tom Murphy, Sun., Sept. 5, Hope Davey Field. Three shows: 1 pm, 3:30 pm, 7 pm. Benefit for Youth Service Bureau. Info: Tom Murphy, 244-5008, www.murphclown.com

Bread & Puppet's Resurrection Circus, Sun., Sept. 5, 2 pm, BigTown Gallery, Rochester. www.bigtowngallery.com, , 767-9670.

Lobster Fest, one-year anniversary, East Warren Community Market, Fri., Sept. 10, 5-9 pm. Live music, games, beer tasting, fireworks. Lobster, hot dogs, burgers, corn. Reserve by Sept. 8: 496-6758.

Waterbury Rotary Sunflower Growing Contest, Sept. 9. Prizes for tallest, largest diameter, heaviest. Prizes for longest and heaviest zucchini. Bring entries to Rusty Parker Park by 4:30 pm, Thurs., Sept. 9. Info: John Malter, 244-7373.

Dinner in the Field, VT Foodbank Kingsbury Farm benefit, Sun., Sept. 12, 4 pm. Four-course meal, wine, cash bar, silent auction, farm tour, live music. Reserve: Emily Shipman, 802-477-4121; ; www.vtfoodbank.org/events

Fun & Games

Warren Playgroup: Exploration with Clay with Mollie German, Fri., Sept. 3, 10-11:30 am, Warren School art room (downstairs). Free, all ages.

MRV Cub Scout Pack 798, boys grades 1-5 invited to join. Info: AnnMarie, 496-5562.

After School Club at Precious Moments, Moretown, grades 3-6, Mondays, starting Sept. 13, 3-5 pm. Info: Ruth Young, 496-4516,

Ladies' Lacrosse, Mondays, 6 pm, Moretown Elementary. Fun scrimmage, all ages, no experience needed, loaner sticks available. Info:

Duplicate Bridge: Tues., 1 pm. Lessons for beginners, 11:30 am. Waitsfield Inn. Info: Sally, 496-7010; Alice, 496-7154.

Bridge for beginners/intermediates, Thurs., Senior Center, Waitsfield. Call Nancy, 496-9416.

Fundraiser

Amazing Rotary Duck Race, Sun., Sept. 5, 3 pm, Mad River behind Kenyon's. Bet on a duck for cash prizes. Tickets at Farmers' Market or Mehuron's and Shaw's, Fri. & Sat., 4-6 pm. All proceeds go to local charities. www.amazingduckrace.com

Library

Craft Group, Mondays, 6:30 pm, Warren Library. All welcome, bring knitting or other craft. Deborah Kahn, 496-3913.

Preschool Story Hour, Tues., 10:30 am, Joslin Library. Stacy, 496-4205. www.joslinmemoriallibrary.com

Preschool Story Time, Fri., 11:15-11:45 am, Moretown Library.

Infant/Toddler Story Hour, music & crafts with parents, Warren Library, Wed., 10 am. 496-3913. www.warrenlibrary.com

Waterbury Library Story Times: Toddlers & Twos, Mon., 10 am; Baby Lap Time, Wed., 10 am; Preschool Story Time, Fri., 10 am. 244-7036. www.waterburypubliclibrary.com

Meetings

Valley Democrats meet 2nd Monday of every month, 5:15 pm, and 4th Mon., 8:15 am, at Eastern Systems, Waitsfield. All welcome.

Mad River Homeschoolers: Support, share resources. Info: Jen Higgins, 496-9824. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/madriverhomeschoolers

MRV Community Business Builders: Open to all business owners, meeting Tues., 7:45-9 am, Waitsfield Inn. Info: ; MRV Chamber, 496-3409.

Valley Futures Network public meeting, second Fri. of every month, 7:45-9 am, Green Cup Cafe. Info: www.valleyfutures.net

Alcoholics Anonymous: Sun., 7 pm; Tues., 8 pm; Wed., noon; at parish house, Our Lady of the Snows Church, Waitsfield; and Fri., 7 pm, at Warren Church. 229-5100 to confirm times. www.aavt.org. Al-Anon meeting, Fridays, 6-7 pm, Warren Church.

Music

Little River JazzGrass Hootenanny! Gordon Stone, Kalev Freeman, Matt Schrag, D. Davis, Phil Halteman. Thurs., Sept. 2, 6 pm, B-side Playground, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 244-7103.

Greg Sallerson Trio, Fri., Sept. 3. Dan Liptak's Casimir Effect, Sat., Sept. 4. Open Mic w/Bruce Jones, Thurs., Sept. 9. Purple Moon Pub, Waitsfield.

Anthony Santor Trio, Sun., Sept. 5, 6-9 pm, The Barn Door at 1824 House, Waitsfield, 496-7555.

Seniors

Bingo, every Tues. & Thurs., 10:30 am, Evergreen Place Senior Center.

The Arts

"A Body in Motion," an exhibition of photographer Ivey Hardy's latest work, month of September. Opening reception, Fri., Sept. 3, 6 pm, Big Picture, Waitsfield.

VT Festival of the Arts, through Sept. 5. Events/info in this newspaper or www.vermontartfest.com

Workshops

The Organic Garden in Fall, Fri., Sept. 10, 10 am-2 pm. Sourcing Grass-fed Meat from Local Farms, Thurs., Sept. 16, 4-6 pm. Regenerative Design Workshop with Yestermorrow, Sept. 18 & 19. Knoll Farm, Fayston. Info/register: www.wholecommunities.org, 496-5690.

Mindfulness Meditation course with Ferris Buck Urbanowski, assisted by Richard Czaplinski, Tuesdays, Sept. 14-Oct. 19, 6:30-9 pm. Info: 496-9420, , www.ferrisurb.org

Hunter Education courses: Bow Hunter Education, Sept. 27-Oct. 1. Standard Hunter Education, Oct. 25-29. Mon.-Fri., 7-9 pm, Waitsfield Telecom garage. No registration, no fee. Info: Eric Haskin, 496-8339.

Little River State Park programs: Night Ghost Hike, Wed. & Fri., 7 pm, hike to Ricker Cemetery seeking owls, bats, ghost plants. Park Invaders, Thurs., 10 am, removing invasive plants. Wonderful Water Critters, Thurs. & Sat., 2-3:30 pm. Sunset Aquadventure, paddling, Waterbury Reservoir, all abilities, Thurs., 7 pm. Discovery Hike, Fri., 10 am. Morning Meander, hike to Lost River Settlement, Sat., 10 am-noon. Making Tracks & Seeing Skins, track molds, art materials supplied, Sat., 4 pm. Call first for details, registration, confirmation: 244-7103.

Places of Worship

Beth Jacob Synagogue, 10 Harrison Ave, Montpelier, 229-9429

Church of the Crucified One, Route 100, Moretown. Sunday, 10 am, Mass. 496-4516.

Rock Church International, Route 100, Waitsfield, 496-3136. Sunday, 10 am, Bible Study and Worship Service.

Green Mountain Community Alliance, Route 100, Duxbury. Sunday, 9:30 am, Worship Service.

Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly, Route 100N, Waterbury Ctr. Sunday, 10 am, Worship Service.

Jewish Community of Greater Stowe, 802-253-1800,

LifeWay Bible Fellowship, Sunday, 5 pm, and Wednesday, 7 pm, Bible studies and fellowship.

Moretown United Methodist Church, Route 100B, Moretown. Sunday, 10:30 am, Worship Service.

Our Lady of the Snows (Catholic), Route 100, Waitsfield. Sat., 6 pm, Mass.

St. Andrew (Catholic), Main St., Waterbury. Mass: Sat, 4 pm, and Sunday, 9 am.

St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, Sugarbush Resort Conference Center, 1805 Sugarbush Access Rd., Warren. Sunday, 9:30 am, Worship Service.

St. Jacob of Alaska Orthodox Church, Route 12, Northfield Falls, 485-9121. Services: Divine Liturgy, Sun., 9:30 am; Great Vespers, Sat., 5 pm; Vespers, Wed., 5:30 pm.

St. Patrick (Catholic), Route 100B, Moretown. Sunday, 11 am, Mass.

Waitsfield United Church of Christ, Sunday, 10 am, Worship Service.

Warren United Church, Main St., Warren. Sunday, 10 am, Worship Service.

Waterbury Center Community Church, Sunday, 9 am, Worship Service.

Yearning for Learning Center for Jewish Studies, Montpelier, 223-0583