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Calendar of Events
Wednesday, December 19
BARRE- Home Sharing Informational Meeting. Learn what home sharing is all about. Home Share Now, 115 Main St., 5:30-6pm. RSVP 479-8544.
BERLIN- Central VT Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group. Special guest Cathy Lash talks about the Tumor Registry, how this data is gathered & used. CVMC conf. room #2, 6pm. 223-2933.
CHELSEA- Open Mike. With host John Lackard. The Pines, 1 Maple Avenue, no cover, 9pm. Info. 802-685-3344.
MONTPELIER- Author Event w/Irini Rockwell. Meet the author of Natural Brilliance: A Buddhist System for Uncovering Your Strengths and Letting Them Shine. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 5pm.
Enjoy the Wonders of Fungi. Eric Swanson of Vermush shows you how to culture and grow your own mycelium into fungi. Hunger Mtn Coop, $10 members/$12 non, 5-7pm. Pre-register 223-8000 x202.
Thursday, December 20
CALAIS- Christmas Carol Sing-Along. With June Morse. The Whammy Bar at the Maple Corner Café, 31 W. County Rd., 6:30-8:30pm. Info. 229-4329.
MONTPELIER- Green Mtn Care Board Public Meeting. Discussion of exchange benefits, Unified Health Care Budget, update on Certificate of Need, more. Dept. of Financial Regulation, 89 Main St., 3rd fl., 1-5pm. http://gmcboard.vermont.gov/
MORRISVILLE- GED Testing. Writing at 11am, math at 11:30am, take only one; social studies, science & reading at 1:30pm, take 1 or 2. Morrisville Learning Ctr, 52 Portland St. Pre-register 888-5531.
Friday, December 21
BARRE- A Christmas Carol. A reader's theater presentation by The Chalice Players. Donations benefit the warming center. Refreshments to follow performance. First Church Barre Universalist, 7:30pm.
MONTPELIER- Lunch Hour Poetry-Sharing Circle. Come share the works of your favorite poets with other folks in a small group setting. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Hayes Room, noon-1pm. 595-2563.
Winter Solstice Celebration. Orchard Valley Waldorf School hosts this community event with music, dance, sing-alongs, drama, poetry, comedy and more. Montpelier High School auditorium, FREE, 6pm.
Saturday, December 22
EAST MONTPELIER- Holiday Party for the Animals. Bring your family & a gift for the animals, and celebrate with festive treats, face painting, more. Central Vermont Humane Society, Route 14, 10am-3pm. Visit http://cvhumane.com/wish-list/ for a list of current needs.
MONTPELIER- Funkwagon. Gospel-infused funk band based in Burlington. Ages 21+. Positive Pie, 22 State St., $5, 10:30pm.
STOWE- Onion River Chorus Christmas Concert. Joined by a brass and winds ensemble, the chorus performs music by Michael Praetorius. Stowe Community Church, $12/$8, 7:30pm. 476-4300.
Sunday, December 23
MONTPELIER- Onion River Chorus Christmas Concert. Christ Church, State Street, 3pm. See description 12/22.
White Out with DJ Ben Arsenal. With Quarters, Miles Felix, Mr. Yee, DJC, more. Ages 21+. Positive Pie, $5, 10pm-2am.
Tuesday, December 25
BARRE- Community Christmas Dinner. Free and open to all. Donations and volunteers needed. Hedding United Methodist Church, 40 Washington St., noon-2pm. Info. 476-5569.
BERLIN- Project J.O.Y. Christmas Party. Help pass out presents (provided), sing songs, share refreshments and celebrate with the residents. Berlin Health & Rehabilitation, 2pm. Info. 229-9504.
Wednesday, December 26
CHELSEA- Open Mike. With host John Lackard. The Pines, 1 Maple Avenue, no cover, 9pm. Info. 802-685-3344.
Saturday, December 28
MONTPELIER- Jatoba. Bluegrass concert. Ages 21+. Positive Pie, $5, 10:30pm. Info. 229-0453.
WARREN- Off Piste in the Alps. Multi-media slideshow by photographers and adventurers Brian Mohr & Emily Johnson of Ember Photography. Gatehouse Lodge, Sugarbush Resort, FREE, 7pm.
Saturday, December 29
GROTON- Hike with Green Mountain Club. Moderate 3-mi. hike around Kettle Pond. Little elevation gain, but boulders and stumps to walk around. Call 479-2304 for meeting time and place.
HARDWICK- Andy Lugo. Singer-songwriter with an infectious stage presence. Positive Pie, 87 So. Main St., 9:30pm.
MONTPELIER- Superfrog. Groove-rock band from Portsmouth, N.H. Ages 21+. Positive Pie, $5, 10:30pm.
Sunday, December 30
MONTPELIER- Tour of Montpelier Churches. View the holiday decorations at several downtown churches, noon-2:30pm. Map of participating churches available at Bethany Church, 115 Main St., refreshments at Bethany, 2:30-3pm.
Holiday Concert. Bethany Church choir directed by Arthur Zorn, feat. concert pianist Diane Huling and soloists Skip Potter and Arthur Zorn. Bethany Church, by donation, 3pm. Info. 223-2424 x224.
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