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WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Origami Bookmark Workshop at Museum and Park Passes - WardsboroLibrary to 2026 Spring Workday at Summer Camp 2026 - Fair Haven Camps and Tunesday Concert: Phill Henry & the Newsfeed at Summer Programs - Mendon High School.

MONDAY - 4/13

Colby Memorial Library, Danby — Spring Outdoor Family Storytime at 6:00pm family storytime
Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow
  • - name: Grab and Go STEM Kits — TBA stem kits
  • 1:00pm — Crafternoon - Shrinky Dinks crafternoon
Killington Recreation Department, Killington — Killington Parks & Recreation Baseball 2026 - Majors Baseball at 3:15pm play ball
Upcoming Events 2025-2026 - West Rutland School - GRCSU, West Haven
  • - name: Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month-Paper Flower Craft — TBA info
  • 10:30am — Music & Motion on the Green! info
  • 3:00pm — Stuffed Animal Storytime Sleepover info
  • 5:30pm — DIY Craft Lab info
  • 6:00pm — Adopt a Stuffie! info

TUESDAY - 4/14

Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow
Killington Recreation Department, Killington — Killington Parks & Recreation Baseball 2026 - Minors Baseball at 3:15pm play ball
Museum and Park Passes - WardsboroLibrary, Clarendon — Origami Bookmark Workshop at 11:00am learn to make
Summer Programs - Mendon High School, Pittsford
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: West Rutland Rock Lab enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Phill Henry & the Newsfeed enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Logan Riesterer enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Red Hot Juba enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Twangtown Paramours enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Electrostatic Cats enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Breanna Elaine enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Almendros enjoy music
  • 6:00pm — Tunesday Concert: Lara Cwass Band enjoy music
Upcoming Events 2025-2026 - West Rutland School - GRCSU, West Haven — Tween STEM-Jello Earthquake Challenge at 1:00pm info
Waltham Cooperative Playgroup: HOME, Wallingford

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

Chaffee Art Center, Rutland — The Magic of Creating Mosaics Camp at 12:00pm, 4:00pm mosaic camp
Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow
Museum and Park Passes - WardsboroLibrary, Clarendon — Community Garden Cleanup at 11:00am dig in
Programs and Events - Wells Village Library, Wells — Earth Day Celebration at 10:00am celebrate earth day
Upcoming Events 2025-2026 - West Rutland School - GRCSU, West Haven
  • 10:30am — Tots & Tales info
  • 11:00am — Stuffed Animal Breakfast info
  • 3:00pm — Cupcake Wars info
  • 4:30pm — Legos in the Library! info
  • 9:30am — Plant a Guess! info
  • 9:30am — Spring Shape Hunt! info
  • 9:30am — Umbrella Suncatcher info

THURSDAY - 4/16

Colby Memorial Library, Danby
  • 10:00am — Toddler Story Time story time
  • 11:30am — Pre-School – Kindergarten Story Time story time
Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow — Movie Matinee - Zootopia 2 at 1:00pm movie matinee
Upcoming Events 2025-2026 - West Rutland School - GRCSU, West Haven
  • 3:00pm — Spring Birdhouse Workshop info
  • 4:30pm — Tween Bored Games info

FRIDAY - 4/17

Fletcher Memorial Library, Ludlow — Dog Man and Friends Celebration! at 1:00pm dog man celebration
Poultney MapleFest, Poultney — TBA at - name: Poultney Arts Day view detail
Summer Programs - Mendon High School, Pittsford — Bird Walk with Sue Wetmore at 8:00am go birding
Upcoming Events 2025-2026 - West Rutland School - GRCSU, West Haven
  • 10:30am — Storytime con Amigos info
  • 10:30am — Art & Play info
  • 1:00pm — Home School Hangout info
  • 9:30am — Branches of Kindness info

SATURDAY - 4/18

Chaffee Art Center, Rutland
  • 12:00pm, 2:00pm — Creative Canvas, all ages create art
  • 1:00pm, 3:00pm — Teen Creartive Studio — FREE teen studio
Children & Youth Services - West Haven Community House, West Haven
  • - name: "Casella Waste Mid Season Championships" "Driver Autograph Night" — TBA autograph night
  • - name: "Charlie LaDuc Memorial 54" Win & You're in The Vermont 200! + 50 Lap Enduro — TBA vermont 200
  • - name: "Fireworks Spectacular" Independence Day Celebration + 50 Lap Enduro — TBA fireworks celebration
  • - name: "Friend Construction Night of Features" "Kids Racecar Rides" + 50 Lap Enduro — TBA kids rides
  • - name: "Hometown Heroes First Responders Night" + 50 Lap Enduro — TBA heroes night
  • - name: "Legends Night" "Kids Backpack Giveaway" — TBA kids giveaway
  • - name: "Limited Sportsman Special" + 358 Mods — TBA sportsman special
  • - name: "Northeast Crate Nationals Weekend" — TBA crate nationals
  • - name: "Prelude to the Vermont 200" Weekend — TBA vermont 200
  • - name: 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT — TBA championship night
  • - name: 358 Modified Special — TBA modified special
  • - name: 60th Season Opener "King of the Clay" DirtCar 358 Series — TBA season opener
  • - name: Black Diamond Builders "Matt Bilodeau Memorial" — TBA memorial race
  • - name: CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND RAIN DATE — TBA championship rain date
  • - name: Heritage Family Credit Union Member Night "Kids Bike Giveaway" — TBA kids giveaway
  • - name: Inspired Minds Child Care Night "Kids Race Car Rides" - 50 Lap Enduro — TBA kids rides
  • - name: Kick Off To the "Vermont 200 Weekend" — TBA vermont 200
  • - name: Kids Poster Contest Night — TBA kids contest
  • - name: Mini Sprint Special - Enduro 50 Laps — TBA mini sprint special
  • - name: OPEN PRACTICE (All Divisions) — TBA open practice
  • - name: X-treme Dirt Midgets — TBA midgets race
Killington Recreation Department, Killington — Killington Parks & Recreation Baseball 2026 - Mighty Mites at 11:00am play ball
Museum and Park Passes - WardsboroLibrary, Clarendon — Lego Club at 12:30pm build with friends
Phoenix Books Rutland, Rutland — THE PAPER POET IS IN(DIE) AT PHOENIX BOOKS RUTLAND at 11:30am celebrate
Poultney MapleFest, Poultney
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Farm to Table Community Dinner view detail
  • 9:00am, 3:00pm — 2026 Poultney Town Wide Yard Sale view detail
Rutland County Parent-Child Center - Rutland Family Services, Brandon — RCPCC’s 3rd Annual 5k at 9:30am run for fun
Schedule of Events - Kingman Fest, Benson
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Bounce Around Vermont bounce around
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Vermont Charming Events: Roaming mascot characters, Face Painting & Bubbles! face painting
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Monica's Magical Creations - Face Painting! face painting
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Lena The Lizard Lady - Educational animal program animal program
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — MTS Entertainment: 360 Video Photobooth! photo booth
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Big Blue Trunk: Balloon Animals! balloon animals
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — For The Love of Dogs Vermont: Adoptable animals adoptable animals
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Marc Hughes - Caricature Drawings! caricature drawings
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Rail City Spidey - Spiderman & promoting Rail City Fan Fest! spiderman
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Creatons by Safia - Henna! henna
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — 802 Drip - Vermont's Mobile Paint Party! paint party
  • 5:00pm-7:00pm — Champlain Color Dips - Body Marbling body marbling
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — Spectrum Youth and Family Services youth services
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — Monica's Magical Creations - Face Painting face painting
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — Vermont Body Waxing & Massage - Mobile Massage Tent mobile massage
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — Saint Albans For The Future - SAFF swag sell swag
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — Kingman Fest - Apparel sell apparel
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — CVOEO's Samaritan House donation collection
  • 5:00pm-9:00pm — Maple Glazed Pottery (paint-your-own pottery studio) paint pottery
Summer Camp 2026 - Fair Haven Camps, Fair Haven — 2026 Spring Workday at 8:00am join us
Summer Programs - Mendon High School, Pittsford — Tours of the Farmhouse at 10:00am explore farmhouse
Upcoming Events 2025-2026 - West Rutland School - GRCSU, West Haven
  • - name: Fill-A-Bag Book Sale! — TBA info
  • 12:00pm — ASL Lessons info
  • 12:00pm — Movie Matinee info
  • 12:30pm — Bring the Hoopla Ages 3-5 Years info
  • 1:00pm — Bring the Hoopla Ages 6-12 Years info

SUNDAY - 4/19

Children & Youth Services - West Haven Community House, West Haven
  • - name: "C.J. Richards Memorial 67" "Prelude to the Vermont 200" — TBA vermont 200
  • - name: "Northeast Crate Nationals" — TBA crate nationals
  • - name: Short Track Super Series "Slate Valley 67" — TBA super series
  • - name: The 2026 "Vermont 200" — TBA vermont 200
Killington Recreation Department, Killington — Killington Double Diamonds Street Hockey League at 11:00am play hockey
Phoenix Books Rutland, Rutland — Poetry Downtown Rutland Inspo Tour & Writing Workshop at 1:00pm explore

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