| Barre | 6:30 p.m. | Book Discussion — 2nd Wednesdays Grace Paley's Enormous Changes at the Last Minute. All are welcome. Contact Pat Belding, 476-8732. Location: Aldrich Library, Milne Community Room, 6 Washington Street. Karen Lane, 476-7550. | |
| Barre Town | 6:30 p.m. | 7th & 8th Grade Spring Concert Location: Barre Town Middle & Elementary School, 70 Websterville Road. 476-6617. | |
| Greensboro | 8:00 a.m. | Get-Away-for-a-Day Trip to Montreal Meet at 8:00 for coffee and pastries. Then, visit the Canadian Center for Architecture and the 1875 Shaughnessy House. After lunch, tour the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden. Please register. Contact Rosann Hickey, 533-7171. Location: Greensboro Fellowship Hall, Craftsbury Road. | |
| Marshfield | 7:00 p.m. | A Cabin Fever Cure If the vernal delights of spring won't arrive soon enough for you, let visions of birds and butterflies be your cure for cabin fever. With slides, music and stories naturalist and author Bryan Pfeiffer will present a whimsical blend of color, flight and harmony found only in the lives of birds, glittering insects and other hopeful signs of spring. And in the spirit of the season, you'll even learn the secrets of duck romance, butterfly foreplay, and salamander procreation. (Rated PG for "politely graphic.") Bryan is a naturalist, writer, photographer and founder of a nature touring company, Vermont Bird Tours. His articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Vermont Life, Field and Stream and Northern Woodlands. All are welcome. Free. Location: Jaquith Public Library, Old Schoolhouse Common. Susannah Blachly, 426-3581. | |
| Today's Montpelier listings are sponsored by Lost Nation Theater. City Hall Arts Center, 39 Main Street. 229-0492. info@lostnationtheater.org. Theater with Heart in the Heart of Vermont. | |||
| Montpelier | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | From Rocks to Mud For ages 3 - 5. Please register. $5/members, $8/non-members. Location: VINS North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm Street (Route 12). cdarmstadt@vinsweb.org, 229-6206. | |
| St. Johnsbury | 7:00 p.m. | Film: Monster — April 9th - 15th Based on a true story, Monster relates horrifying events that overtook one disenfranchised woman over a decade ago. Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron) had a troubled childhood plagued by abuse and drug use in Michigan, becoming a prostitute (and pregnant) by the age of 13. Wuornos eventually moved to Florida where she became a highway prostitute, servicing professional truck drivers. This movie focuses on the nine month period in 1989 and 1990 during which she had a relationship with a woman named Selby (Christina Ricci), and during which she also began murdering her clientele. Rated R. 111 minutes. Location: Catamount Arts Center, 139 Eastern Avenue. catamountarts@charter.net, 748-2600, (888) 757-5559. | |