Geek Things for February 3rd

  • Vermont Climate-Action Day, 9:30AM–3:30PM, Room 101, Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Free. Preregister. (Environmentalism)
  • Colchester Avenue Transportation Corridor Plan, 7pm, McClure Conference Room, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington. Free. (Transportation)
  • Chess Club, 7PM, Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington. $2-3. (Chess)
  • ‘Food for Thought’ Library Volunteers (Free Pizza), 4–5PM, Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston. Free. (Libraries, Teens)
  • Open Computer Time, 3–4:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Computers)
  • Poetry-Writing Group, 4:30–5:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
  • Writing Group Thursdays, 4:30–5:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Teens)
  • Dave Anderson – “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger.”, 7:30PM, Alumni Conference Room, Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh. Free. (Exploration)
  • David Goodman – Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast: 50 Classic Ski Tours in New England and New York, 6–8PM, Onion River Sports, Montpelier. Free. (Outdoors)
  • Open Miniatures Tables!, 5-11PM, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington (Gaming)
  • The Nature of Chocolate, 7-9 p.m., Monshire Museum, Norwich. Members $25, non-members $30. Register online. (Chocolate)
  • National Theatre of London: King Lear: 7pm
  • Catamount Arts Center in St. Johnsbury. $10-23.
  • Lake Placid Center for the Arts in Lake Placid. $12-18.
  • Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College in Hanover. $10-20.
  • Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. $17.
  • ‘The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe’, 7:30PM, Briggs Opera House, White River Junction. $5-58. (Theater)
  • Story Time, 11AM, Bud & Bella’s Bookshop, Randolph. Free. (Stories)
  • Barre Reads Kick-Off Event. “To Kill a Mockingbird”, 6:30pm, Aldrich Public Library, Barre. Info: 476-5118. (Reading)