What's happening in central Vermont

One evening last winter, my wife and I took the all-to-rare step of getting a babysitter and planned a night on the town. We wanted to go out to dinner in Montpelier and then to a movie or to hear music. We discovered that it was very difficult to find out what was going on in town. The local papers carried some venues and not others. There are online calendar sites, but I found them difficult to navigate.

The staff at Kellogg-Hubbard have compiled a brief list of bookstores, movie theaters, clubs, etc. that we hope will make finding out what is going on easier. We're not going to maintain a calendar, only a link to other sites.

We do this for a simple reason: to increase the number of visitors to our blog and web site. This information can also be found as a page on our website and I've added a link on the right side of this page.

If you would like to suggest an addition or if you find a bad link, please leave a comment on this post. Note that venues must be located in our service area (Berlin until July 1, Calais, East Montpelier, Middlesex, Montpelier, or Worcester).

• Bookstores
• Bear Pond Books
• Book Garden
• Rivendell Books

• Nightlife
• Black Door
• Charlie-O’s (call 802-223-6820)
• Langdon Street Café
• Positive Pie

• Theater
• Lost Nation Theater
• Montpelier Theatre Guild
• Vermont Opera Theater

• Calendars
• City of Montpelier
• Montpelier Downtown Community Association (MDCA)
• Seven Days
• Times Argus
• Virtual Vermont

• Community Arts & Performance
• Adamant Music School
• Maple Corner Community Center
• Unadilla Theatre, Calais

• Galleries and Studios
• Afterimage Photography Studio & Gallery
• Artisans Hand
• Lazy Pear Gallery
• T.W. Wood Art Gallery

• Movies
• Capitol Theater
• Green Mountain Film Festival
• Savoy Theater

• Newspapers
• East Montpelier Signpost
• Middlesex Occasional
• Montpelier Bridge
• Times Argus
• Washington World
• Worcester Grapevine

• Other
• Farmers' Markets
  

Readers' Choice

As you walk into the front lobby of the Kellogg-Hubbard Library there is a table on the right full of books that are recommended by staff and patrons alike. There is also a book called Readers" Choice, Suggestions from Patrons and Staff. If you particularly liked a book that you borrowed from the library you can add it to this volume. Here are a few suggestions from that book:

Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay by Mira Kirshenbaum

For anyone who is ambivalent about the relationship they are in, this is a godsend. Straight forward, helpful, I can't say enough about it.

The Gentleman from Finland by Robert Goldstein

A very humorous look at a trip on the Trans-Siberian Express in the
1980's.

Between the Woods and the Water by Patrick Leigh Fermor

Superbly written travel memoir - Eastern Europe before World War 2.

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark

(if you like Fantasy) Stick with it thru first 200 pages or so, it's worth
it.

And someone else added "TRUTH!" the the above
recommendation.

The Readers' Choice book is fun to read. Take a look at the book display of recommended reads next time you're in the library. You may find a book that you wouldn't have otherwise chosen. Another place to look for good books is Recommended Reading is on our website.

So many books, so little time.

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