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Renewal Project Grant Recipient Walking Tour

4:00pm-8:00pm Renewal Project Grant Recipient Walking Tour

VNRC Presents "Seemingly Impossible", photography by John Snell

4:30pm-7:30pm VNRC Presents "Seemingly Impossible", photography by John Snell

Who Are the American Abenakis of Vermont?

12:00pm-4:00pm Who Are the American Abenakis of Vermont?

The Lighting of the 2023 State Christmas Tree at the Vermont State House with Governor Phil Scott and Friends

4:00pm-5:30pm The Lighting of the 2023 State Christmas Tree at the Vermont State House with Governor Phil Scott and Friends

Cosplay, Costuming and Storytelling with Andrew Liptak

12:00pm-1:00pm Cosplay, Costuming and Storytelling with Andrew Liptak

50th Montpelier Community Carol SIng

4:00pm-5:30pm 50th Montpelier Community Carol SIng

Capital City Farmers Market - Winter Market

10:00am-1:00pm Capital City Farmers Market - Winter Market

Horse drawn wagon rides, sponsored by VSECU

10:00am-2:00pm Horse drawn wagon rides, sponsored by VSECU

Two For Christmas - A Staged Reading

7:00pm-9:00pm Two For Christmas - A Staged Reading

“A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” performed by Willem Lange.

7:00pm-9:00pm “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” performed by Willem Lange.

“A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” performed by Willem Lange.

7:00pm-9:00pm “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” performed by Willem Lange.

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Flood Relief Holiday Reading

6:00pm-7:00pm A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Flood Relief Holiday Reading

Downtown Montpelier Cocoa Crawl

8:00am-5:00pm Downtown Montpelier Cocoa Crawl

Slaphappy Santa Christmas Spectacular

7:00pm-11:00pm Slaphappy Santa Christmas Spectacular

Capital City Farmers Market - winter market

10:00am-1:00pm Capital City Farmers Market - winter market

New Year's Eve Party at Barr Hill

6:00pm-12:00am New Year's Eve Party at Barr Hill

Fri Dec 1
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Holiday Fair

Friday Dec 1st 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
@ Unitarian Church of Montpelier

The Unitarian Church of Montpelier welcomes all to our 129th Annual Holiday Fair, Friday, December 1 from 5-7 PM, and Saturday, December 2 from 9 AM - 1 PM. On Friday, there will be a Cocoa Bar & youth musicians performing. Saturday, Dec. 2 will feature Sweets in the Gazebo and Live Music while all are invited to peruse and purchase Holiday gifts and goodies from tables selling: Baked Goods; Children's Books & Toys; Crafts; Gifts; Holiday Items; Jewelry; Pecans; Plants; Wreaths; and MORE! There is also a Quilt Raffle for a beautiful homemade quilt you'll not want to miss! We're looking forward to sharing this beloved tradition with you. See you at the Fair!


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Fri Dec 1
4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

VNRC Presents "Seemingly Impossible", photography by John Snell

Friday Dec 1st 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
@ 11 Baldwin Street, Montpelier, VT 05602

On Friday, December 1st, VNRC will host a reception for Montpelier’s own John Snell in conjunction with Montpelier Art Walk. John’s exhibit, “Seemingly Impossible”, is a collection of photographs that capture the “impossible” sights all around us. John will be on-site us to discuss the methods and inspiration behind his photography and to sell prints of his work. Doors will be open to the public from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Light refreshments, including homemade baked goods and hot cocoa, will be served while supplies last. Additional visiting hours for John’s exhibit can be found at our website or by appointment. Contact Alex Connizzo at [email protected] for more information.


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Sat Dec 2
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Who Are the American Abenakis of Vermont?

Saturday Dec 2nd 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
@ Vermont History Museum, 109 State Street, Montpelier

Although the Abenaki people have been a significant part of Vermont’s cultural landscape since the beginning of the Abenaki renaissance in the early 1970s, many Vermonters know little of their distinctive ancestral art, ceremonies, and subsistence technologies. Join Dr. Frederick Wiseman as he shares his recent discoveries in the persistence of Native American language, dwellings, crops/horticulture, basketry, ceremonies, music, and many other markers of indigenousness well into 20th century and beyond in Vermont. He concludes with a discussion of how this ethnic knowledge may help with cultural revitalization, public education and maintaining individual and community health.? $5 VHS Members / $10 Non-Members. Free for Abenaki tribal citizens. Register here. Dr. Wiseman was trained as a Paleoethnobotanist at the University of Arizona. After serving in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University and MIT Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology, he returned to his Vermont roots to teach and do research at Johnson State College until his retirement in 2014. Since 1987, he has focused on the Indigenous Wabanaki people of the far Northeast. Since 2009, Wiseman has worked with Indigenous groups in New England, Quebec, and the Mid-Atlantic to re-configure an almost lost Northeastern agricultural and forest landscape heritage. Wiseman teaches ceremonial craft arts, song, dance, and ceremony as important in crop nurture as sun, rain and fertile soil. He has also recovered significant numbers of ancestral recipes to help in reviving a lapsed regional Indigenous cuisine. His research into Wabanaki and Chesapeake Bay area food systems is detailed in his recent book The Seven Sisters: Ancient Seeds and Food Systems of the Wabanaki People (Earth Haven, 2018). He was instrumental in the research and political advocacy that led to four Vermont Indigenous bands being recognized by the state of Vermont, for which he was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.


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Sat Dec 2
9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Holiday Fair

Saturday Dec 2nd 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
@ Unitarian Church of Montpelier

The Unitarian Church of Montpelier welcomes all to our 129th Annual Holiday Fair, Friday, December 1 from 5-7 PM, and Saturday, December 2 from 9 AM - 1 PM. On Friday, there will be a Cocoa Bar & youth musicians performing. Saturday, Dec. 2 will feature Sweets in the Gazebo and Live Music while all are invited to peruse and purchase Holiday gifts and goodies from tables selling: Baked Goods; Children's Books & Toys; Crafts; Gifts; Holiday Items; Jewelry; Pecans; Plants; Wreaths; and MORE! There is also a Quilt Raffle for a beautiful homemade quilt you'll not want to miss! We're looking forward to sharing this beloved tradition with you. See you at the Fair!


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Sat Dec 2
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Rob Ervin

Saturday Dec 2nd 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
@ 21 Main St Montpelier

Rob Ervin at the American Legion 21 Main Street, Montpelier, VT

Mon Dec 4
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

The Lighting of the 2023 State Christmas Tree at the Vermont State House with Governor Phil Scott and Friends

Monday Dec 4th 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
@ Vermont State House, Montpelier

Kicking off the holiday season on the State House lawn beginning at 4:00 pm on Monday December 4th – there will be wagon rides and opportunities to meet reindeer and farm animals. “Rudolph” the brightly lit plow truck will make another seasonal appearance. All are welcome to join Governor Phil Scott for the 2023 Lighting of the State Christmas Tree at 4:45 pm in front of the Vermont State House in Montpelier. Joining the Governor on the front steps of the State House will be musicians performing holiday songs. This year there will be a new addition to the traditional program. Emphasizing the need to reduce Vermont’s carbon footprint, Governor Scott will illuminate the tree lights with the help of his Ford “Lighting” electric truck! The majestic 40-foot blue spruce planted 40 years ago in St. Albans was donated by Matt Durfee. He was moved to offer the tree in the spirit of “Vermont Strong” honoring the resilience of many Vermont communities during the flood recovery. Following the ceremony, light refreshments and cookies will be served. This will take place inside the State House, around the indoor Victorian Christmas tree adorned with lights and handmade ornaments decorated by the Friends of the Vermont State House. There Governor Scott will read “The Night Before Christmas” for the children who gather there. This seasonal event is free and open for all to enjoy! Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Vermont Department of Agriculture

Tue Dec 5
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

VCFA Illumination Night

Tuesday Dec 5th 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
@ College Hall Green (36 College Street, Montpelier)

Join the VCFA community on the College Hall Green (36 College Street Montpelier, VT) on Tuesday, December 5th for our annual Illumination Night! We’ll light our campus and enjoy treats, hot chocolate, artwork, and live music in the College Hall Gallery. The event starts at 5:30pm. All friends and families are welcome—let’s gather to kick off the 2023 holiday season with light! This year, we are excited to partner with the T. W. Wood Gallery to incorporate artwork from some of the wonderful schools and organizations in our community. In addition to the T. W. Wood Gallery, The New School, Pacem School, 3 O’clock Art, and The Basement Teen Center will be displaying work inspired by the theme of Peace, Love & Light.


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Wed Dec 6
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Cosplay, Costuming and Storytelling with Andrew Liptak

Wednesday Dec 6th 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
@ Vermont Historical Society

How do costumes help us tell and take part in the stories we love? Cosplay is the act of dressing up as a superhero or other fictional character, is a form of expression that allows fans to bring their favorite stories and characters to life. In his book Cosplay: A History, author Andrew Liptak delves into the history of costuming and the modern cosplay movement to explore what it means for the relationships that fans have with properties, the technological advances that play a central role in its formation, and the ways that Vermonters have dressed up in costume over the years. Liptak is the PR & Guest Services coordinator for the Vermont Historical Society. Prior to that, he worked as a journalist for more than a decade, appearing in publications such as Clarkesworld Magazine, Cosplay Central, Gizmodo, Grist, io9, OneZero, Polygon, Slate, Uncanny Magazine, The Verge, and other publications.


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Wed Dec 6
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Vermont Reads Book Discussion

Wednesday Dec 6th 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
@ Kellogg-Hubbard Library

Jim Schley leads this community discussion of the Vermont Humanities Council’s Vermont Reads pick, Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Copies available at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. This is free, in-person program at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in the Hayes Room.


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Thu Dec 7
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Tiny Black House Takeout

Thursday Dec 7th 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
@ Montpelier

We run a little general store in the NEK in the summer and offer takeout dinners from a different country each event. We are starting our NEW edition in Montpelier for the winter/spring season! Takeout dinners are on Thursday and Sunday evening and its called Tiny Black House Takeout! If you are interested, here is the link: https://hinterlandmarket.com/tiny-black-house-takeout/


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Sat Dec 9
9:30 am to 11:30 am

Kids Trade & Play

Saturday Dec 9th 9:30 am to 11:30 am
@ Capitol City Grange 6612 VT Route 12

The Kids Trade & Play At the Capital City Grange Every Second Saturday of the month 9:30-11:30am $3 donation per family. Take ALL that you need. Clean and stain free donations accepted at the time of the event. Contact Erin at [email protected] with questions or to volunteer

Sat Dec 9
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

Winter Holiday Card Making

Saturday Dec 9th 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
@ Kellogg-Hubbard Library

Join our resident papercrafter for a winter card-making workshop. Colleen Beamish, Development Coordinator at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, also handmakes greeting cards and scrapbooking layouts. Registration required. Contact Michelle at [email protected] to sign up for this in-person event in the Hayes Room of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.


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Sat Dec 9
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

50th Montpelier Community Carol SIng

Saturday Dec 9th 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
@ Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 130 Main St

50th Community Carol Sing! After a hiatus since 2019, several area church choirs are combining forces to revive this wonderful Montpelier holiday tradition. Come enjoy the sounds of the season presented by the combined choirs of the Unitarian Church, Christ Church, Bethany Church, the First Congregational Church of Berlin and other singers, along with guest instrumentalists and a big community sing-along of traditional holiday carols! The event is free. Donations will be taken to support the Montpelier Community Lunch Program.

Sat Dec 9
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Capital City Farmers Market - Winter Market

Saturday Dec 9th 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
@ Barr Hill, 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier, VT

Buy farm fresh products year round - Winter Market from 10am-1pm at 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier. Check our website for the current list of vendors, and sign up for our Friday newsletter reminder and map


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Wed Dec 13
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Constructive Discourse

Wednesday Dec 13th 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
@ Kellogg-Hubbard Library

Part of the League of Women Voters Election Issues & Democracy Speaker Series, Susan Clark will lead a discussion about constructive discourse. How can we communicate across the many divides we face in these polarized times? Susan Clark will explore some of the latest research about productive public engagement, and consider practical tips for re-awakening constructive discourse. Clark is a facilitator, educator, and the co-author of "Slow Democracy: Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home." She is also Town Moderator of Middlesex, Vermont. This is a free, in-person program at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Livestreaming of this event will be available at www.orcamedia.net.


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Wed Dec 13
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Two For Christmas - A Staged Reading

Wednesday Dec 13th 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
@ Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main St, Montpelier, VT 05602

Vermont’s award-winning professional theater presents favorite poet/playwright David Budbill’s wondrous and whacky “Two for Christmas” in a new version emphasizing enjoyment for the whole family. This staged reading includes two shows in one! Travel back in time to 1479 England in “The Second Shepherds Play,” —and end up 500 years later in Budbill’s mythical Judevine with Antoine, Doug, Arnie, and Tommy in “The Pulp Cutters’ Nativity.” Covid Safety Protocols: LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible. LNT strongly encourages audience members to wear masks which performers deeply appreciate, but masks are not required. WHERE: Lost Nation Theater and Online COST: $10­­–20 In person by donation INFO: www.lostnationtheater.org LNT SPONSORS: Flood & Recovery Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, Montpelier Strong Recovery Fund, National Life Group, Eternity, Vermont Arts Council/NEA and The World. ABOUT LNT: Lost Nation Theater, named “One of the Best Regional Theaters in America” by the New York Drama League, and Best in Vermont – VT Magazine, won Broadway World’s 2020 Theater of the Decade Award, and the 2019’s Regional Theatre of the Year Award, Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England Award, & NETC’s Outstanding Theater Award.


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Wed Dec 13

“A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” performed by Willem Lange.

Wednesday Dec 13th 7:00 pm - Thursday Dec 14th 9:00 pm
@ Lost Nation Theater, 39 Main St, Montpelier, VT 05602

Famed & beloved Yankee storyteller Willem Lange is back- Live and On Stage (and livestreamed) at Lost Nation Theater performing his reading of "A Christmas Carol: a ghost story" by Charles Dickens. Lange uses the cutting of the novel Dickens himself used when performing the tale. Emmy-winner Lange’s tradition of reading Dickens’ Christmas Carol began in 1975. He always performs to benefit “The Haven” in the Upper Valley. In addition to Lange donating his fee to The Haven, LNT will donate a percentage of its proceeds to Just Basics Food Pantry and Good Samaritan. The performance runs approximately 70 minutes without an intermission. Covid Safety Protocols: Masks are strongly encouraged. (Seating may be slightly reduced to allow for more patron spacing). LNT’s State of the Art Bio-Defense Air Purification “Synexis” System is also in service 24/7 keeping everyone as safe as possible WHEN: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 TIME: 7pm WHERE: Lost Nation Theater! (montpelier city hall arts center) COST: $20 General/ $15 Students & Seniors / $10 Youth (under 12). center reserved guarantee seats available for additional fee $20 Live-Stream & On-Demand. INFO & TICKETS: www.lostnationtheater.org SPONSORS: Vermont Recovery & Resiliance Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, Montpelier Strong Fund, The City of Montpelier, Vermont Mutual Insurance, National Life Group, The World, Eternity, Vermont Arts Council/NEA, The Estate of Ted Richards, The Mary Shriver Fund of the Alan Weiss Estate ABOUT LNT: Lost Nation Theater winner “Theater of the Decade” – Broadway World (2020); “Best of New England”, Yankee Magazine, was named “One of the Best regional theaters in America” by the New York Drama League, “Outstanding Achievement Award” from the New England Theatre Conference; and has won the People’s Choice awards from both Seven Days and The Times Argus for Best Theater.


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Wed Dec 13
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Election Issues and Democracy

Wednesday Dec 13th 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
@ Kellogg-Hubbard Library,135 Main Street, Montpelier, VT

The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library presents the first in its 2023-24 Lecture Series on Election Issues and Democracy. This season we look at issues both structural and cultural that affect voter attitudes and election results. This year the series returns to in-person presentations at the library. The programs will also be live-streamed by Onion River Community Access TV (orcamedia.net). The second program, on Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 pm presents Susan Clark, speaking on Constructive Discourse. Clark is a writer and educator focusing on community sustainability and citizen participation, an award-winning radio commentator and former talk-show co-host. She has taught community development at the college level for ten years. Clark’s democratic activism has earned her broad recognition, including the 2010 Vermont Secretary of State¹s Enduring Democracy Award. She serves as Town Moderator of Middlesex, Vermont


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Thu Dec 14
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Tiny Black House Takeout

Thursday Dec 14th 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
@ Montpelier

We run a little general store in the NEK in the summer and offer takeout dinners from a different country each event. We are starting our NEW edition in Montpelier for the winter/spring season! Takeout dinners are on Thursday and Sunday evening and its called Tiny Black House Takeout! If you are interested, here is the link: https://hinterlandmarket.com/tiny-black-house-takeout/


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Fri Dec 15
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote Flood Relief Holiday Reading

Friday Dec 15th 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
@ Savoy Theater, 26 Main Street, Montpelier

Performed by actor Dan Butler of NBC’s Frasier and presented by Vermont Public Theater. This event is free with donations going to the Vermont Community Foundation to support their flood relief efforts. A Christmas Memory is Truman Capote’s story about his Alabama childhood with an eccentric elderly cousin, first published in 1956: Seven-year-old Buddy knows that the Christmas season has arrived when his cousin, Miss Sook Falk exclaims: “It’s fruitcake weather!” Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd, but enduring, friendship between two innocent souls—one young and one old—and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals. Presented with permission from the Truman Capote Literary Trust.


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Sat Dec 16
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm

Slaphappy Santa Christmas Spectacular

Saturday Dec 16th 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
@ Hugo's Upstairs

Feeling festive? Ready to don sequins and velvet? Join Hugo's in celebrating the holidays at the Slap Happy Santa Christmas Spectacular! Big Band Swing, Rock, Country, Blues. Come ready to DANCE and have a blast! 12/16 7pm doors, Music at 8pm $25/ticket


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Thu Dec 21
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Tiny Black House Takeout

Thursday Dec 21st 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
@ Montpelier

We run a little general store in the NEK in the summer and offer takeout dinners from a different country each event. We are starting our NEW edition in Montpelier for the winter/spring season! Takeout dinners are on Thursday and Sunday evening and its called Tiny Black House Takeout! If you are interested, here is the link: https://hinterlandmarket.com/tiny-black-house-takeout/


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Sat Dec 23
10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Capital City Farmers Market - winter market

Saturday Dec 23rd 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
@ Barr Hill, 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier, VT

Capital City Farmer's Winter Market - 10am-1pm at 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier. Check our website for the current list of vendors, and sign up for our Friday newsletter reminder and map


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Thu Dec 28
4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Tiny Black House Takeout

Thursday Dec 28th 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm
@ Montpelier

We run a little general store in the NEK in the summer and offer takeout dinners from a different country each event. We are starting our NEW edition in Montpelier for the winter/spring season! Takeout dinners are on Thursday and Sunday evening and its called Tiny Black House Takeout! If you are interested, here is the link: https://hinterlandmarket.com/tiny-black-house-takeout/


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Sun Dec 31
6:00 pm to 12:00 am

New Year's Eve Party at Barr Hill

Sunday Dec 31st 6:00 pm to 12:00 am
@ Barr Hill, 116 Gin Lane, Montpelier, VT

Please join us at Barr Hill as we celebrate community and resilence in Montpelier. We will have live music from Django Soulo from 6-8pm, and DJ Satta Sound from 8pm-midnight riniging in the new year with some great dance tunes. The party starts at 6pm and we will have a full raw bar and some other fun small plates for purchase along with amazing holiday cocktails and all your fav's. We'll have a midnight sparkling toast with local donuts VT. The cost is $20 in advance and $25 at the door, plus tax, gratuity and service fees. We hope you will join us and celebrate all Monteplier has to offer this season! Purchase tickets through sevend days: https://sevendaystickets.com/events/NYE2023


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