This Week at The Barre Social Club!
Happy Monday!
It’s a windy and rainy start to what should be a relatively standard week: A good evening to curl up with a good book. Plus, our one and only Saturday slow brunch in the month of March.
But be sure to scroll through the list below as we’ve got some new and interesting things coming up!
Our hours this week:
Monday March 16: 7am-8pm
Tuesday March 17: 7am-6pm
Wednesday March 18: 7am-8pm
Thursday March 19: 7am-6pm
Friday March 20: 7am-6pm
Saturday March 21: 10am-6pm
Sunday March 22: Closed
This Week’s Event Calendar
Monday is for Readers* Monday March 16, 6-8pm Quiet reading with other readers in the main space from 6pm to 8pm each Monday. Book club discussion groups are welcome in the back space. Free for members, guest passes available.
Movie Night, Legally Blonde* Wednesday March 18, 6:30pm This week, we’re watching the 2001 hit Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair and more. Free for members, guest passes available. Popcorn, tea, coffee and water provided with other items available for purchase.
Brunch Saturday March 21, 10am-1pm Brunch is open to the public with discounts available for members. Quantities are limited, and service is casual (and usually slow). Bottomless self-serve coffee, tea and water are included with the price of brunch dishes, and other beverages are available for purchase from the bar.
Our not-yet-finalized menu includes:
- S’mores Baked French Toast (VEG)
- Zucchini and Feta Quiche (VEG, GF)
- Spiced Apple Waffles with Cardamom and Tulsi (VEG, GF)
- Janie’s Company Potatoes (a riff on a family recipe)
- Grits (VEG, GF)
*FREE for members, $5 guest passes available with a member, $10 guest pass for other non-members, bar open for service
Small Business Incubator Program
Calling all aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners! Passumpsic Bank and the Vermont Small Business Development Center are presenting the Small Business Incubator Program. This series of four workshops covers:
- Business Planning and Marketing
- Financial Literacy, Projections, Working Capital and Capital Access
- Legal Structures, Licensing, Compliance and Insurance
- Infrastructure, Agility, HR and Local Resources Registration deadline: April 6, 2026. Limited to 30 participants. (Register)
Celebration of Italian Music & Wine
The Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera (YOC) will perform music from their upcoming performance, La Giornata, including selections from 24 Italian Songs & Arias, the repertoire book that has launched generations of opera singers.
Light bites provided and cash bar available; $10 per person at the door. (RSVP)
Mark Your Calendar Monday March 23: Periodic(al) Readers Club, 4-6pm
Wednesday March 25: Barre Winter Farmers Market, 3:30-6:30pm; Movie Night, A League of Their Own, 7pm
Thursday March 26: New Resident Social, presented by The Barre Partnership, Montpelier Alive and Capital Connection for Washington County (RSVP)
Friday March 27: ViewMasters Film Club, Amarcord, 6:30pm
Monday March 30: Elevate Her, 6pm (No Book Clubs)
Wednesday April 1: "Best Day Ever" Pre-screening Social Hour, 5:30-6:30pm, Show Begins at 7pm
Thursday April 2: The Singer’s Room, 6pm
Friday April 3: Craft & Movie Night*, Steel Magnolias, 7pm
Wednesday April 8: Movie Night, Empire Records, 6:30pm
Tuesday April 14: LGBTQ+ Story Hour
Wednesday April 15: Barre Winter Farmers Market, 3:30-6:30pm; Movie Night, 10 Things I Hate About You, 7pm
Friday April 17: Celebration of Italian Music & Wine with the Vermont Italian Cultural Association & Youth Opera Company of OCM, 5:30pm (RSVP)
Monday April 20: Small Business Incubator Program, Sponsored by Passumpsic Bank & Vermont Small Business Development Center. Series of four workshops begins, 5:30-7:30pm (Register)
Friday April 24: VICA Author Talk, The Land of the Living, Tim Crellin, 6:30pm (RSVP)
Wednesday April 29: Barre Winter Farmers Market, 3:30-6:30pm; Movie Night, 7pm
Wednesday May 20: Vermont Federal Credit Union Home Buying Seminar (No Movie Night)
Saturday May 23-Monday May 25: Closed in Observance of Memorial Day
Thursday July 23: Barre Heritage Festival, Taste of Barre with The Barre Partnership, 6pm (Details Coming Soon)
*FREE for members, $5 guest passes available with a member, $10 guest pass for other non-members, bar open for service