Vermont Public Community Calendar

January 8-April 23rd, 2026
Reception: January 17, 5:30-7pm

ZERO CELSIUS unfolds at Mad Arts and Sugarbush Resort, bringing together artwork that explores the textures, tensions, and transformations of winter. From the hush of frozen landscapes to the volatility of a warming climate, the exhibition reflects on how the cold season shapes—and is reshaped by—human and environmental relationships.
Featuring sculpture, installation, sound, photography, and digital media, ZERO CELSIUS examines winter as material, concept, and metaphor: crystalline, fleeting, and ecologically vital. Visitors are invited to consider the fragility of snow in a changing world, reconnect with winter’s wonder and silence, and share their own stories of a season both timeless and increasingly imperiled.

Join Allison and Ira (voice & keyboard) in the beautifully renovated Haybarn Lounge on the Goddard Campus. Reserve in the Lounge or sit at the bar for drinks, apps or dinner and be enchanted with swing, Latin, and ballads from the American Songbook and more, with emphasis on Love Songs. Step out of the fray and be recharged.

January 8-April 23rd, 2026
Reception: January 17, 5:30-7pm

ZERO CELSIUS unfolds at Mad Arts and Sugarbush Resort, bringing together artwork that explores the textures, tensions, and transformations of winter. From the hush of frozen landscapes to the volatility of a warming climate, the exhibition reflects on how the cold season shapes—and is reshaped by—human and environmental relationships.
Featuring sculpture, installation, sound, photography, and digital media, ZERO CELSIUS examines winter as material, concept, and metaphor: crystalline, fleeting, and ecologically vital. Visitors are invited to consider the fragility of snow in a changing world, reconnect with winter’s wonder and silence, and share their own stories of a season both timeless and increasingly imperiled.

The soul of Mama Afrika meets the fire of Motown and soul in a pint-sized powerhouse.

Nomfusi is one of South Africa’s most sought-after performers. Immense in voice and presence, she brings charm and intensity to every stage.

Often compared to a young Miriam Makeba with a touch of Tina Turner, the multiple SAMA and Metro FM Award nominee blends her African heritage with the soul and Motown sounds she grew up with. Her performances are cathartic and electrifying, praised worldwide for their raw emotional force.

Nomfusi has shared the stage with Lionel Richie at Germany’s Stimmen Festival and was selected to portray Miriam Makeba in Long Walk to Freedom, the Nelson Mandela biopic described by The Hollywood Reporter as “the largest South African production ever mounted.”

January 8-April 23rd, 2026
Reception: January 17, 5:30-7pm

ZERO CELSIUS unfolds at Mad Arts and Sugarbush Resort, bringing together artwork that explores the textures, tensions, and transformations of winter. From the hush of frozen landscapes to the volatility of a warming climate, the exhibition reflects on how the cold season shapes—and is reshaped by—human and environmental relationships.
Featuring sculpture, installation, sound, photography, and digital media, ZERO CELSIUS examines winter as material, concept, and metaphor: crystalline, fleeting, and ecologically vital. Visitors are invited to consider the fragility of snow in a changing world, reconnect with winter’s wonder and silence, and share their own stories of a season both timeless and increasingly imperiled.

As Seen on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT, Puppy Pals Live is a family fun action-packed show where adopted and rescued dogs perform spectacular stunts and breathtaking feats. Watch as Puppy Pals Live leads the puppies and audience through challenging and comical tricks as the pooches show everyone who is really boss! Full of canine stunts and laugh-out-loud canine comedy it is no surprise this show has been a hit all over the USA!

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

🎬 Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)

Hollywood, VT Film Series

When: Sunday, February 15, 6:00 PM
Where: Randolph Playhouse, Randolph
Tickets: Available online and at the box office
🔗 playhouseflicks.com/showtime/sweet-hearts-dance/

Set in a small New England town, Sweet Hearts Dance explores love, loyalty, and midlife crossroads as two longtime couples confront old feelings and new possibilities.

Starring Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins and a brief Bernie cameo!

Filming Locations: Shot on location in Hyde Park, Vermont.

Presented as part of Hollywood, VT, a community-centered film series celebrating Vermont–connected stories on the big screen.

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

The Vermont State Curator’s Office presents Spirit and Spectrum: Works by Glen Coburn Hutcheson & Monica DiGiovanni. This Montpelier artist duo will be exhibiting at the Vermont State House Cafeteria Gallery from February 10 – 27 with an Artist Reception on February 17, from 3:30 – 5:30pm.

The selected works by Glen Coburn Hutcheson and Monica DiGiovanni in Spirit and Spectrum is a vibrant, multifaceted collection exploring the intersection of metaphysical or emotional "spirit" with a diverse colorful "spectrum" of artistic expressions. It can suggest a thematic journey through, landscape, culture, and spiritual energy narratives.

Food and drink will be served. Free and open to the public.

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

The 2026 Farmers Night Series presents the fifth concert of the season with the Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) on Wednesday, February 18 at 7:30 pm in a performance of eclectic and unforgettable chamber music. The VYO Flute Choir will play Vivaldi’s “Spring” and fiddle tune Ashokan Farewell; VYO Brass Quintet plays Shakira and Shostakovich; VYO String Squad plays dances from Spain and Panamá. These talented groups come together to showcase New England composer Charles Ives.

For over 60 years, families across Vermont, northern New Hampshire, and Upstate New York have trusted VYO as a partner in music education. Nearly 400 children and young people participate in an orchestra, string or woodwind and brass training program, jazz ensemble, lesson program, school partnership, or early childhood class this season. VYO programs transform young people's lives by developing them as artists, citizens, and leaders through a shared pursuit of musical excellence. Hear the future and join us for wonderful evening music.
This year’s Farmers Night offerings include a dozen weekly Wednesday performances with the exception of a break for Town Meeting in early March. The series concludes in mid-April.

The Farmers Night Concert Series is a longstanding State House tradition which goes back over 100 years to a time when lawmakers entertained themselves in the House Chamber mid-week while away from home. Artists from around the state, in genres ranging from classical music to bluegrass to spoken word, perform in the well of the House Chamber each Wednesday night at 7:30 during the legislative session. All concerts are FREE and open to the public. Doors open at 7:00 pm.

For the entire series, visit: Farmers Night 2026

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

“A Mongol without a horse is like a bird without wings.” That proverb comes close to articulating the importance of horses in Mongolia, whose people are outnumbered by its horses. Were it not for horses, Mongolian/American folk-fusion trio Tuvergen Band (“galloping” in Mongolian) may not exist, either.

Tamir Hargana (lead vocals, folk lutes, morin khuur), Naizal Hargana (morin khuur, vocals), and Brent Roman (percussion, didgeridoo, vocals) first met in Lexington, where Tamir and Naizal moved in part because of the horse culture surrounding the Kentucky Derby. Years later, the three musicians reunited in Chicago, where they are now based, to play what they call “modern nomadic music”—an exhilarating sound indebted to Mongolian and Tuvan traditions but inflected with bluegrass sensibilities, blues instrumental flourishes, hard-driving rock rhythms, and more.

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

The power of Ann Wilson’s voice meets the spirit of classic rock in a performance that brings the house down.

Heartless is the only tribute dedicated exclusively to the music and performances of Ann Wilson of Heart. Led by vocalist Jasmine White, the band captures the soaring range and emotional intensity that made Wilson one of rock’s most iconic voices. From Heart’s chart-topping anthems to the Led Zeppelin songs Wilson famously interpreted on tour, Heartless delivers each song with undeniable stage presence. Complete in character and adorned with original stage-worn attire from Ann Wilson herself, White delivers a performance that is both authentic and unforgettable.

Opening the night is Nothingsafe: An Alice in Chains Experience. Fronted by Seattle-based Layne Staley tribute vocalist SteveO, the band channels the raw and timeless depth of Alice in Chains’ catalog with unflinching intensity, setting the stage for a powerful night of rock.

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.

The Montpelier Contra Dance happens every 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturday at the Capital City Grange Hall. We dance to live music with contra dance bands and callers from around New England and beyond. Beginners, singles, and all ages are welcome; all dances are taught. We use gender neutral role terms. There's a newcomers lesson at 7:45 pm and dancing 8-11pm. Some months on 3rd Saturdays there is a Waltzing Session 7-7:45. Check the website or Facebook page. Please bring clean soft-soled shoes. More info at www.montpeliercontradance.org. $12 adults, $5 kids/low-income, $20 dance supporters. Cash preferred. Venmo or CC accepted. Questions? 802-225-8921 or cdu.tim@gmail.com.

Montpelier Alive is excited to host our Second Annual Restaurant Week, taking place February 15–22, 2026. This week-long celebration highlights Montpelier’s diverse and vibrant culinary scene while supporting the local restaurants and chefs that make our downtown such a special place to eat.

Throughout the week, participating cafes, eateries, and restaurants will offer a variety of specials, including deals, prix fixe menus, limited-time dishes, and drink features. Restaurant Week invites locals and visitors alike to explore downtown, try something new, and enjoy great food during the heart of winter.

A full list of participating restaurants and current specials is available at montpelieralive.com/restaurantweek with more offerings being added leading up to the event.

Please note, each special is subject to availability and the establishment's operating hours.