Dorset, Vermont is filled with year-round events and things to do such as acclaimed theater productions, art exhibitions, children's events and more!

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January 2025

Great Art On Screen - Florence and the Uffizi Gallery

Jan 25 2025 • Time: 2:00 - 3:30PM

Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to offer the screening of Florence and the Uffizi Gallery, which will take place at the Southern Vermont Arts Center on Saturday, January 25 at 2:00 p.m. Florence and the Uffizi Gallery is a journey into the Italian Renaissance through the most beautiful, representative works of art of the period. It is a totally...

Missoula Children’s Theatre Presents Sleeping Beauty

Jan 25 2025 • Time: 2:00PM & 7:00PM

The Missoula Children’s Theatre presents Sleeping Beauty, an original adaptation of the classic fairy tale. A new princess is born, and from far and wide the people of the kingdom gather to celebrate. One simple mistake is made – an invitation is misplaced-and the wrath of the vicious Scarella falls upon the poor infant in the form of a spell. Sleeping...

The Annual Wounded Military Heroes Weekend at Bromley Mountain hosted by The Bart Center, adaptive skiing and riding for veterans and their families

Wounded Military Heroes Weekend at Bromley

Jan 25 2025 - Jan 26 2025 • Time: All Day

The Bart Center will be hosting the Annual Wounded Military Heroes Weekend here at Bromley Mountain. This event consists of adaptive skiing and riding for veterans and their families with Bart Center instructors. Come join us as we honor our veterans and thank them for their service. Saturday & Sunday - Skiing and Boarding all day long at Bromley Saturday...

The Sublime in Art and Nature: An Artist Talk with Michael Abrams & Sarah Freeman

Jan 30 2025 • Time: 5:30 - 7:00PM

Sarah Freeman, Director of Exhibitions at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, and Michael Abrams, artist, discuss the Romantic era’s concept of the sublime and the interactive interpretation of nature in art and its relevance to art today. The talk will be moderated by Amelia Wiggins, Executive Director at Southern Vermont Arts Center. Michael Abrams’ practice, though rooted in Luminism,...

MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR

Feb 01 2025 • Time: 6:00 PM — 9:30 PM

Mountainfilm on Tour brings a selection of culturally rich, adventure-packed and incredibly inspiring documentary films curated from the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride, Colorado. The tour will visit Manchester, VT at Southern Vermont Arts Center on February 1, 2025 with films that explore themes connected to Mountainfilm’s mission of using the power of film, art and ideas to inspire audiences to...

Pink the Rink 2025

Feb 01 2025 • Time: 5:00 - 9:00PM

It's time to Pink the Rink! Every year BBA hockey supports a family impacted by breast cancer through this special event. Join BBA hockey for this doubleheader and fundraiser, dessert and basket raffle. 5 pm BBA Girls vs Stowe 7 pm BBA Boys vs St. Johnsbury Think pink! More about this event: BBA's annual event, Pink the Rink was initially...

The Cyber Revolution: How Real is the Threat?

Feb 06 2025 • Time: 5:30 - 7:00PM

Many analysts argue that the advent of digital technologies—and their weaponization—have fundamentally transformed international politics. Indeed, some experts have gone so far as to compare the impact of cyberweapons to the effects of the nuclear revolution. This talk will examine whether such claims are valid or, alternatively, whether the so-called ‘cyber revolution’ is overblown. To try to answer that question,...

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE - Prima Facie

Feb 08 2025 • Time: 2:00 - 4:30PM

“Jodie Comer takes the stage by storm.” ~Times “An unforgettable moment of theatre.” ~WhatsOnStage “This urgent drama strikes home with scalding power. A remarkable acting feat.” ~The Wall Street Journal  Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. She has worked her way up from working class origins to being at the top of her game; defending, cross examining, and winning. An...

Paint & Sip Galentine Social

Feb 11 2025 • Time: 6:00-8:00PM

Celebrate those special friendships with a Galentine's night. Enjoy a selection of small plates, wine, and mocktails while creating your masterpiece! Tuesday, February 11th | 6-8pm | $95pp includes Art, Wine, and Tapas Plates.

Conscientious Objectors: Post-War Political Films

Feb 11 2025 • Time: 5:30 - 7:00PM

Racism, anti-Semitism, and corruption are not just problems that plagued our nation in the 1950s—they are issues that Hollywood addressed in some of its best work of the era. These political films, coming in the relatively comfortable period following World War II, had the luxury of once again taking on domestic social problems after the industry spent years focusing on...

The Dorset Players’ Twentieth Annual One Act Festival

Feb 14 2025 - Feb 16 2025 • Time: Feb 14 & 15 @ 7:00PM | Feb 16 @ 2:00PM

This year’s theme is Love and Marriage. Producer Lynne Worth and Mary Jo Greco as chosen the following plays to be presented. Todd Tries Speed Dating directed by Janet Groom A young man tries speed dating only to be assaulted by women who are odd and have  bizarre ideas of romance. Featured players are: Neeley Dessaint, Stacie Ruiz, Debbie Warnock  and Michael Wymer. Sure...

GREAT ART ON SCREEN - Munch: Love, Ghosts and Lady Vampires

Feb 15 2025 • Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM

This documentary film strives to shed new light on Edvard Munch, a profoundly mysterious, fascinating man, a trailblazer and a master for everyone who came after him. Now marks a turning point in our knowledge of the artist: the new MUNCH museum, which opened in October 2021 in Oslo, houses the immense legacy the artist left to his city: 28,000...