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top pick ART ON MAIN IN BRISTOL WILL HOST THE 8TH ANNUAL BRISTOL CLAY STUDIO EXHIBITION FROM FEB. 7-28, FEATURING STUDENT WORK. THERE Turkey by Vanessa Hadley. WILL BE A RECEPTION ON SATURDAY, FEB. 11 FROM 3-5 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME.
some sweet refreshments too. Free. RSVP to Connie Leach, 388-1220 or cleach@residenceottercreek.com COME SING IN MIDDLEBURY. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2-4:30 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society meeting hall. Interested singers will gather together to learn and sing the march “anthem” that went viral at the Women’s March in Washington D.C. on Jan. 21. All are welcome. Free. Suggested donation of $10 will go to WomenSafe. RSVP to theresachancegleason@gmail.com.
SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES EVENING FOR PORTER IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Feb. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Edgewater Gallery by the Falls. Come to the Edgewater Gallery for a fundraiser for Porter Medical Center featuring drinks and appetizers from Two Brothers Tavern and Stonecutter Spirits. Purchase a $10 raffle ticket to win the Rory Jackson painting “Point Bay South.” You don’t need to be present to win. Tickets $35 per person and include one drink voucher. ANNUAL MAPLE FEST IN SHOREHAM. Saturday, Feb. 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Platt Memorial Library. Shoreham’s Friends of the Platt Memorial Library will host a benefit concert and maple dessert contest with music by Brandon’s Nelson Bandella. Maple dessert entries must include Vermont maple syrup and a recipe card. Entry forms available at the library or www.plattlib.org.
CHOCOLATE DELIGHT NIGHT IN NEW HAVEN. Saturday, Feb. 11, 7-9 p.m., Lincoln Peak Vineyard and Winery. The ever-popular Chocolate Delight Night returns! Indulge in your favorite desserts, enjoy wine, celebrate Valentine’s Day, and with the cost of admission, support the New Haven Library all at the same time. $10 admission. Lincoln Peak wines may be purchased by the glass.
THEATER “GOOD PEOPLE” PLAY IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Feb. 9, Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Middlebury Community Players will present David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Good People,” a South Boston comedy about a feisty single mother who can’t catch a break. Tickets $12 (opening night) available through Town Hall Theater Box Office, 382-9222, or online at www.townhalltheater. org. More information at www. middleburycommunityplayers.org. VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL IN MIDDLEBURY. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Town Hall Theater. The Vermont Burlesque Festival will bring its cheeky comedy and titillating acts to Town Hall Theater for a very special Valentine’s Day performance. The doors open at 7 p.m. with live jazz by The Maple Street Six. Tickets $30 for general tickets; $45 for premium tickets that include a bottle of sparkling wine for two and truffles from Middlebury Chocolates at your table. Tickets available at www.townhalltheater. org, 382-9222, or at the door.
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