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From Tuesday September 30 2025 to Thursday November 13 2025 (Annually)
'Used Art' Exhibit @ Espresso Bueno, 248 N Main St in Barre VT
For the past few months, Summer-Long 'Used Art' Treasure Hunters—or S.L.U.A.T.H.s—have been looking for art in all the wrong places (like yard sales, flea markets, roadside free piles, whole-house cleanouts, etc). Now, the best of what they found...according to their own taste, aesthetic, & pricepoint...is installed on the walls of the cafe as a unified exhibit! Most pieces are offered for sale via invisible auction. So come check out this radical re-curated artshow, and place your best bid!
- FREE & open to the public: 7:00am to 4:00pm weekdays; 8:00am to 2:00pm weekends.
- Food & beverages available for purchase. Art available via auction.
- The S.L.U.A.T.H. Guidelines.
Monday October 27 2025 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (Biweekly)
Periodic(al) Readers Club @ The Barre Social Club, 105 N Main St #102 in Barre VT
Bring a newspaper or that magazine you’ve been meaning to get to...or choose from one of the periodicals on the rack at the club. In the first hour, find an article to READ thoroughly, in full, from start to finish, quietly to yourself, (even take notes if you like). In the second hour, you may continue to read quietly, or—for those interested—TALK about what you've read (in brief 'book report' style), LISTEN to others do the same, & maybe walk away an 'instant expert'! Come build community through CIVIL DISCUSSION in this lovely third space.
- Event is included with the cost of membership and FREE for first-timers! Bring a friend or buy a guest pass for $5.
- BYO newspaper or magazine; many titles are also available to read on site.
- Free coffee & tea; additional beverages available for purchase.
Saturday November 22 2025 @ 7:00pm (Annually)
WORST. SONG. EVER. @ Barre Opera House, 6 N Main St in Barre VT
WORST. SONG. EVER. is a just-for-fun live music 'competition' open to any level of 'talent.' Whether you are a musician, hobbyist, or hack: SIGN. UP. NOW. Then take the stage to cover your least favorite song (from any era) in any way you like! Perform solo or with others/in a band; a cappella or accompanied; but absolutely no karaoke, song parodies, or original compositions. The audience votes for their favorite dumpster fires & trainwrecks, and awards the WORST. TROPHIES. EVER. Shot out of a cannon & guaranteed to make your head explode!
- $10 general admission. Performers (you must sign-up in advance) get in FREE!
- Buy tickets online now: barreoperahouse.org/worst.song.ever, or by phone: (802) 476-8188, or in person at the box office.
- Pre-game at The Barre Social Club (all are welcome). During the show, beverages & snacks are available for purchase inside the opera house. After-party at Gusto's!
Saturday February 14 2026 @ 9:00am (Annually)
The Hunger Mountain Climb @ the Rumney Memorial School, 433 Shady Rill Rd in Middlesex VT
In its nearly 50-year history, nothing has ever canceled this event: Not snowstorms, not bare ground, not pandemics. Bring things to snack on & sip on, and a shot of brandy is offered to adults at the summit. Young children, dogs, & the person lugging the brandy all routinely summit, but people go at their own pace, as far as they like, & turn around when they like: You do not have to go all the way to the top (unless you really want the brandy). If you wear snow pants, you can slide down on the descent here & there, which is great fun!
- Meet in the Rumney School parking lot at 9:00am.
- Snowshoes or spikes recommended.
- ~2,000-foot ascent, ~10-kilometer round trip, & you will be home soaking in a hot bath circa 3:00pm.
