The Butterfly Effect
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22
World-class education organization the Caterpillar Lab takes over North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier for a weekend of metamorphosis and mimicry. The traveling exhibition beckons area entomophiles with a living museum, zoo, research laboratory and open-air displays in which guests witness wondrous moments of symbiosis, birth and even death.
What’s Growing On?
Thursday 19
The Vermont International Film Foundation invites concerned culinarians to the Food and Country Screening & Climate Kitchen Conversation at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center. Pioneering chef and writer Ruth Reichl digs deep into America’s precarious soil-to-plate systems in the 2023 documentary. After the screening, Dr. Amy Trubek, director of the University of Vermont’s Climate Kitchen, leads a thoughtful discussion.
Grass Roots
Friday 20
Shawn Colvin and Rodney Crowell bring a musical merging of their Americana and roots virtuosity to the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. The concert showcases Colvin’s enduring legacy as a troubadour and storyteller, as well as Crowell’s prolific songwriting chops, including hits made famous by the likes of Johnny Cash and Keith Urban.
Les Trois Amies
Friday 20
Eloise & Co. come to Willey Building Auditorium in Cabot for a tour de force performance of traditional tunes. Fierce fiddler Becky Tracy and adroit accordionist Rachel Bell initially joined forces with Québécois pianist Rachel Aucoin at a music camp jam sesh in 2017. The trio’s chemistry manifests in its spirited French balfolk songs, lively Celtic reels and expressive waltzes.
Finger Pickin’ Good
Starts Friday 20
Maple Wind Farm’s four-part Fried Chicken & Pickin’ series in Richmond opens with energetic, feel-good tunes by local bluegrass band the Town Hollers. A farmer-prepared meal of pasture-raised chicken brined in luscious buttermilk and coated in local, organic cornmeal makes life fun again for gluten-free folks, while vegetarians partake with a nutrient-dense, protein-packed salad.
Taking It to the Streets
Saturday 21
From canvas to concrete, the inaugural Barre Art Hang has something for aesthetes of all ages. The city’s downtown comes alive as local artists take over Main Street with a live exhibition of plein air painting, mural making, crafting demos and sidewalk chalk masterpieces. Barre Social Club boosts the spirit with convivial offerings ranging from a paint and sip to a roundtable panel discussion.
Paving the Way
Saturday 21
A Vermont Roadside Historic Marker Dedication pays homage to early American same-sex couple Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake. The ceremony starts at Weybridge Hill Cemetery — site of the couple’s shared headstone — with remarks by U.S. Rep Becca Balint (D-Vt.) and local LGBTQ+ leaders. A reception and pop-up exhibit of items from the Bryant-Drake collection at the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury follow.
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Fried Chicken & Pickin’
Location: Maple Wind Farm, 1149 E. Main St., Richmond
This article appears in The Food Issue 2025.
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