The Bridge

Dec. 31, 2 p.m.

5K Road Race through Downtown Montpelier on New Year’s Eve. Race into the new year!

Montpelier Pavilion State Office Building on State Street in Montpelier

CVRunners.org
Adults $15.00
Youth 19 and under $10.00
Family Maximum $40.00

Noyle Johnson Group presents:

Dave Keller’s 5^th Annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza!!!

Montpelier City Hall

Sunday December 31, 2017, 9 p.m.

Ring in the New Year in style — at the capital city’s biggest dance party! Noyle Johnson Group presents Dave Keller’s 5^th Annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza at City Hall Arts Center in Montpelier.

Back by popular demand, Dave Keller is upping the excitement this year, bringing his 9-piece Soul Revue! In the tradition of the great soul revues of the 1960’s (e.g., James Brown, Aretha Franklin), Keller has put together a group of Vermont’s most soulful musicians to keep the dance floor packed til well past midnight. Featuring three soul-fired singers (Keller, Morgan Klarich, and April Caspari), the fantastic Mo’ Sax Horns (Joe Moore, Jessica Friedman, and John Harrison), plus many extra-special surprise musical guests, all backed by Keller’s road-tested core band, this promises to be an unforgettable evening of fun for all ages.

The City Hall Arts Center (home to Lost Nation Theater) will be transformed into a club atmosphere for the night, with a cash bar, desserts for purchase, complimentary champagne (21+) or sparkling cider toast at midnight, countdown and disco ball drop, dance contests, door prizes, and more! Fine attire suggested but not required. All ages welcome!

Keller is known throughout VT, and across the U.S., as being one of the finest Soul and Blues musicians of his generation. A fiery guitarist, a deep soul singer, and a songwriter who writes from his heart, Keller has performed at the largest blues festivals in the East, as well as at respected venues such as B.B. King’s (Memphis) and Biscuits and Blues (San Francisco).

His most recent CD, Right Back Atcha, was chosen as one of the best CDs of 2017 by Downbeat Magazine. His previous CD, featuring Al Green’s original Hi Rhythm Section, was a Blues Music Award Nominee for Best Soul/Blues Album of the Year. In addition to fronting his own Dave Keller Band, Keller has performed with many of the deepest soul and blues musicians: Ronnie Earl, Mighty Sam McClain, Big Jack Johnson, Fontella Bass, Dave Van Ronk, Robert Ward, and more.

Tickets are $15 in advance, available by credit card at www.lostnationtheater.org, or by cash at Capitol Stationers, next to City Hall. Tickets are $20 at the door. Free for ages 17 and under. Co-sponsored by Lost Nation Theater, The Law Office of Tarrant, Gillies and Richardson, Cody Chevrolet, Montpelier Alive, and The Point.

Doors open at 9:00 p.m. Show begins at 9:30 p.m. City Hall Arts Center is located at 39 Main St. in Montpelier, VT and is wheelchair accessible. For more info, email info@davekeller.com or call 802-229-2737.

Tuesday, January 2, 6:30-8:30pm

Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre Street, Montpelier, 223-2518

Free and open to the public

Make it a new year’s resolution! Join End-of-Life Specialist Michelle Acciavatti and fellow community members as we gather to screen “Being Mortal,” a PBS Frontline production. The film explores the intersection of life, death, medicine and what matters in the end. Michelle, founder of Ending Well, specializing in advance planning and more, will encourage conversation that will empower participants identify the values that matter most to them when it comes to living, and dying, well. Part of MSAC’s End of Life Program Series.

Wednesday, January 3 from 10:30 to 11:30

Nurture your child’s music competency in a relaxed, playful setting. For families with newborns through age 5+. More information is available:  www.music together.com.  Taught by Ellen Leonard. 223-1242

Jaquith Public Library, School St., Marshfield

For info: 802-426-3581 or visit our website: www.jaquithpubliclibrary.org

Jan. 3 to Feb. 21, 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

This is an 8-week focused support group utilizing Understanding Your Grief, book and journal, by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre

For more information and to register, contact Diana Moore, 802 224-2241 or dmoore@cvhhh.org Pre-registration is required by December 7.

Participants must purchase their own books.

Jan. 3 to Feb. 21, 4 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

This is an 8-week focused support group utilizing Understanding Your Grief, book and journal, by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre

For more information and to register, contact Diana Moore, 802 224-2241 or dmoore@cvhhh.org Pre-registration is required by December 7.

Participants must purchase their own books.

Jan. 3, 7 p.m.

The UN High Commission for refugees calculates that there are more people forced from their homes and on the move today than following the disruptions of WWII and the Holocaust. Holocaust scholar and Dartmouth professor Irene Kacandes offers seven lessons she has learned from studying the Holocaust and considers how we can apply them to day’s crises. This First Wednesdays program is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and hosted by the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier
223-3338

First Wednesdays at 7 pm 

 January 3 –  

(1983) Adapted from the Robert Cormier novel, this film follows the life of a young boy whose happy, if somewhat unusual life with his friends and family gradually starts to unravel until the truth of his situation is finally revealed.  Directed by Robert Jiras, starring Robert MacNaughton, Hope Lange, Don Murray and Robert Wagner.  Rated PG.

Jaquith Public Library, School St., Marshfield

For info: 802-426-3581 or visit our website: www.jaquithpubliclibrary.org

 Thursday, January 4 6:00-7:00pm

with Linda Mahns, MA

Amp up your green smoothies with essential oils and herbs to bring you back to health this winter. Join Linda Mahns for fun with greens! $8 members/$10 nonmembers

Email your contact information to info@hungermountain.coop to RSVP. All workshops are held in the Hunger Mountain Co-op community room unless otherwise noted with access to a freight elevator upon request. Some workshops may be recorded by ORCA media. 

Jan. 4, 7 p.m.

In the aftermath of his father’s untimely death and his family’s indecision over what to do with the remains, Thomas Mira y Lopez became obsessed with the type and variety of places where we lay the dead to rest. The result is a singular collection of essays that weaves together history, mythology, journalism, and personal narrative into the author’s search for a place to process grief. Bear Pond Books will sell books at this event.

Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main Street, Montpelier
802-223-3338

Time: January 6^th, 20^th, February 3^rd, 17^th, March 3^rd, 17^th, 31^st, April 14^th, 28^th

            10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Location: Montpelier City Center, 89 Main Street  

For More Information: Ashton Kirol 793-8347  manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com.

Eat local all Winter long at the Capital City Farmers Market. Shop from over 20 farms and producers in downtown Montpelier. Our producer-only market means everything is grown or handmade in Central Vermont. Stay up to date with market offerings online.

www.montpelierfarmersmarket.com