Editors Picks: See What's Happening This Week In The Upper Valley [May 19th - 25th]

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Adults

Art on the Barns - May 19, 2025 at 10:00AM
Art on the Barns is a large-scale outdoor abstract exhibition that explores the connection between art, place, and history, inviting visitors to experience contemporary works displayed across this working dairy farm. Read More »

Sally Pinkas - May 20, 2025 at 8:00PM
The pianist's annual solo recital opens up 'small wonders' by Chopin, Bartók and Kaprálová. Read More »

Bank Street Gallery | Steve Chase: A Singular Vision - May 21, 2025 at 11:00AM
Featured Artist in The Bank Street Gallery at AVA. Artist Bio Steve Chase, an accomplished artist who studied under the late Clifford B. West at the AVA Gallery and Art Center, as well as at Art Lab, is renowned for his bold, colorful works created with oil pastel on paper and Yupo synthetic paper.

Mudstock Celebration - May 22, 2025 at 6:30PM
We're leaning into the mud – and we want you to join us. Spring in Vermont is messy, magical, and we think totally underappreciated. Read More »

Hasty Pastry: Quick Puff - New - May 23, 2025 at 09:00AM
This class is designed for the home baker who wishes to learn a simple “blitz” puff pastry and simple applications for the dough, both savory and sweet. Read More »
Kids & Family

Toddler Story Time at NWPL - May 22, 2025 at 10:30AM
Join the NWPL to read a few books on a theme of the week. Enjoy stories, socializing, and often a project tied into the theme. For young children ages 20 months – 3 1/2 years. Read More »

Playgroup - May 23, 2025 at 10:00AM
Come to Wonder Woods, have some fun and make connections with other young families. Playgroups are FREE and open to ALL children ages 0-5 and their parents or caregivers. Read More »

Little Farm Hands - May 23, 2025 at 10:00AM
Little Farm Hands is a playful, hands-on exhibit space designed for children aged birth to 4 years old and their caregivers. Read More »

Dinosaur Discoveries - May 24, 2025 at 11:00AM
Join a VINS educator as we explore dinosaur discoveries! Meet some of T. Rex’s great, great grandchildren and get a chance to touch a living fossil in a program featuring VINS live animal ambassadors. Read More »

TOYS: The Inside Story Opens! - May 24, 2025 at 10:00AM
Welcome our summer exhibition, TOYS: The Inside Story! Toys: The Inside Story is an immersive, hands-on exhibition, where museum visitors will learn about the fundamentals and interconnectedness of engineering, the creativity and whimsy of innovation, and highlights how engineering is central to a variety of rewarding careers. Read More »