🌱 Friends of the Athenaeum Meeting — St. Johnsbury Athenaeum and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: More clouds than sun, with a high of 38 and low of 33 degrees.
• Friday: A.M. rain, then snow showers, temps: high: 51, low: 16. ⛄️ Brr!
• Saturday: Much colder, with a high of 30 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Friends of the Athenaeum Meeting — St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
  St. Johnsbury Athenaeum , 1171 Main St , St Johnsbury
  9:30 am
• Bookgroup Meets Online and in Person
  Ainsworth Public Library , 2338 VT-14 , Williamstown
  4:00 pm
• T/C JV Boys Basketball vs Mid VT Christian
  Twinfield Union School Plainfield, VT 05667
  5:30 pm
• T/C V Girls Basketball vs Mid VT Christian
  Twinfield Union School Plainfield, VT 05667
  7:00 pm
• Bingo Comedy Show
  Charlie O's , 70 Main St , Montpelier
  7:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Language Lounge: English
  Kellogg-Hubbard Library , 135 Main St , Montpelier
  12:00 pm
• Basement Teen Center
  Kellogg-Hubbard Library , 135 Main St , Montpelier
  2:00 pm
• Bayada Central Vermont Caregiver Holiday Party
  20 Auditorium Hill , Barre
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Continuing Adventures of King Wenceslas and his page Edith
  Plainfield Town Hall Opera House , 18 High St , Plainfield
  7:00 pm
• The 19th Annual Green Mountain Nutcracker!
  Barre Opera House , 6 N Main St #4 , Barre
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• VAE Holiday Gathering
  Elks Lodge , 10 Jefferson St , Barre
  1:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Playtime Mixer — St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
  St. Johnsbury Athenaeum , 1171 Main St , St Johnsbury
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Barre

• Vermont man faces charges for selling stolen Vershire road signs (vnews.com)
• VT Lottery Mega Millions, Gimme 5 results for Dec. 16, 2025 (burlingtonfreepress.com)
• 2025 Social Media Challenge Winners Announced, 2026 Challenge Begins in Earnest! (motorsportsnews.net)

Montpelier

• Former Montpelier teen center will be emergency winter shelter when temperatures drop below 10 degrees (vtdigger.org)
• Rutland Herald Community News for Dec. 16, 2025 (rutlandherald.com)

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