Hunger Games Midnight Screenings in Vermont

The Hunger Games look to be a major franchise, and accordingly, there’s a lot of excitement for the adaptation of the first book to hit the screen. Around Vermont, a number of theaters are holding midnight showings. Here’s a list of the places that have tickets on sale now:

Majestic 10, Williston – Tickets
Essex Cinemas, Essex – Tickets
Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield – Tickets
Palace Nine, Burlington – Tickets
Capitol Showplace, Montpelier – Tickets
The Roxy, Burlington – Tickets
Bijou Cineplex, Morrisville – Tickets
Stowe Cinemas, Stowe – Tickets
Welden Theater, St. Albans – Tickets
Flagship Cinemas, Rutland – Tickets

Spotted: Flood

 

Scene from Montpelier yesterday. Full gallery of photos from the Burlington Free Press here.

Geek Things for August 19th

• Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, 9AM–9PM, Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton. Lectures and readings are free and open to the public; see middlebury.edu for schedule. (Writing)
• Murder Mysteries Live! 2011, 6PM, Wilson Castle, Proctor. $30; ages 18 and up only; formal or period costume preferred; preregister. (Murder Mystery)
• Name That Movie!, 5–6PM, The CineClub, Savoy Theater, Montpelier. $2.50. (Movies)
• Queen City Ghostwalk, 8–9PM, Burlington City Hall Park, Burlington. $14. (Ghosts)
• ‘Rango’, 3PM, Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston. Free. (Movies)
• ‘Willy Wonka Jr.’ 11AM, 2PM, Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, Montpelier. $5-10. (Theater)
• Owl Prowl & Night Ghost Hike, 6:45–8:45PM, Little River State Park, Waterbury. $2-3; call to confirm. (Ghosts)
• Visiting Artist & Writer Series, 8PM, Lowe Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson. Free. (Arts)
• ‘Ten-Fest’, 8PM, Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield. $8-10. (Theater)
• ‘Wicked City’, 8PM, Depot Theatre, Westport. $25. (Theater)
• FNM – Friday Night Magic – Draft – $15 Entry Fee, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Hoopster Gliders and Paper Craft, 11:00am, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Honeybees, 3:00pm, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Open Gaming Convention – http://nescifievents.org/?p=2505, Aug 19 – 21, 2011, Nashua, NH (Conventions)
• Planetarium presentation: Meteors that Changed the World 11:00 a.m., Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person (Astronomy)
• Public Star Gazing, Castleton State College Observatory, 7:45 to 10:30 PM, Castleton State College, Castleton. (Astronomy)
• Friday Night Magic — Varying Format, 6pm – 10pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Friday Night Magic — Standard Constructed, 6:30pm – 10:30pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)

 

Geek Things for August 18th

• Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, 9AM–9PM, Bread Loaf Campus, Ripton. Lectures and readings are free and open to the public; see middlebury.edu for schedule. (Writing)
• Basic Bike Maintenance, 5:30–6:30PM, Skirack, Burlington. Free. (Bikes)
• Mount Mansfield Scale Modelers, 6:30–8:30PM, Brownell Library, Essex Junction. Free. (Modelers)
• Summer Sci-Fi Film Series – It Came from Outer Space. 7PM, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury. $3. (Movies)
• Chess Club, 7PM, Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington. $2-3. (Chess)
• Zoom In on Zebra Mussels, 12:30PM, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington. Regular admission, $9.50-12.50; free for kids 2 and under. (Kids)
• ‘Ice Ages, Glaciers and Fossils — Oh My!’ Geological history of Button Bay and the Lake Champlain Basin. 3–3:30PM, Button Bay State Park, Vergennes. Regular park day-use fee, $2-3. (Fossils)
• Panel Discussion – The role food plays in our lives. 6:30PM, Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington. Free. (Food)
• ‘Cinderella’, 7:30PM, Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon. $25-85. (Theater)
• ‘Ten-Fest’, 8PM, Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield. $8-10. (Theater)
• ‘Wicked City’, 8PM, Depot Theatre, Westport. $25. (Theater)
• Book Talk, 11AM–12PM, Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne. Free. (Books)
• Warmachine / Hordes, 5pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games Gamespace, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Planetarium presentation: KEPLER and the Search for New Worlds 11:00 am, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person. (Science)
• Color Mixing, 11:00 am, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Fossils: Evidence of the Past. 3pm, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)

Geek Things for August 3rd

• Chittenden County Philatelic Club, 6:15PM, GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington. Free. (Stamps)
• Community Bike Shop, 5–8PM, Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington. Donations accepted. (Bikes)
• Tech Savvy – Digital drawing programs with Stuart Granoff. Bring a laptop or use a library computer. 6PM, Bradford Public Library, Bradford. Free. (Computers)
• Brian Lindner – “Humorous and Interesting Plane Crashes in Vermont.” 7:30PM, Milton Historical Society, Milton. Free. (History)
• Yestermorrow Summer Lecture Series – “Cohousing: Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability at the Village Scale.” 7–9PM, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield. Free. (Design)
• Authors at the Aldrich: James Kochalka. 6pm, Aldrich Library, Milne Community Rm, Barre. (Cartooning)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, 1 Glen Road #3, Lebanon, New Hampshire (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• CLiF Presentation – Summer Readers, please make sure to call us at 802-244-0944 to double check the dates and times have not changed. Burlington Recreation and Nutrition Program in Burlington (Reading)
• Hoopster Gliders and Paper Craft, 11am, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Exloring Balance, 3pm, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Learn about NOOK Simple Touch! 5:30 PM, South Burlington. (eReaders)
• Author Appearance: Jim Butcher, 7pm – 8pm, Cambridge, MA (Author Signing)
• Planetarium presentation 11:00, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person (Astronomy)
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 5pm, Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield. $5 suggested. (Theater)

Geek Things for August 1st

• Build a Fairy House, 10AM–1PM, Lareau Farm Inn, Waitsfield. $5 suggested donation. (Kids)
• Draw Comics!, 3–4:30PM, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. (Kids)
• Shakespeare’s Globe London Cinema Series, Henry IV, Part I. 6:30PM, Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington. $15. (Theater)
• Marjorie Cady Memorial Writers Group, 10AM–12PM, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury. Free. (Writing)
• Open Cardgames!, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Color Mixing, 11am, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Fossils: Evidence of the Past, 3pm, Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Monday Night Magic, 6pm – 9pm, Village Pizza, Montpelier. (Gaming)
• Mini Painting, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Vermont Astronomical Association, Bit and Pieces, 7:30-9:00pm, Kolvoord Community Room, Brownell Library, Essex Jct. (Astronomy)
• Create Comics, Cartooning Studio August 1-5, Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction. (Comics)
• Planetarium presentation, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person (Astronomy)

Harry Potter Midnight Showing Roundup

Around the state, there will be a number of midnight openings for the final Harry Potter film. Here’s a list of where you can see it. Keep in mind that a lot of these places might sell out – or have already sold out.

Paramount Theater, Barre. Tickets avaliable: http://www.fgbtheaters.com/
Palace Nine, Burlington. Sold Out.
Essex Cimemas, Essex. Sold Out.
Majestic 10, Williston. Sold Out.
Merrill Roxy Theater, Burlington. Sold Out.
Bijou Cineplex 4, Morrisville. Sold Out.
Star Theater of St. Johnsbury. Tickets avaliable.
Flagship Cinemas, Rutland. Tickets avaliable: http://www.flagshipcinemas.com/rutland/
Big Picture Theater, Waitsfield. Tickets avaliable: http://www.bigpicturetheater.info/
Stowe Cinema 3 Plex, Stowe. Sold Out.
Sunset Drivein, Colchester. Tickets avaliable: http://www.sunsetdrivein.com/
Welden Theater, St. Albans. Tickets avaliable: http://www.weldentheatre.com/Welden_Theatre/Home.html
Village Picture Shows, Manchester Center. Tickets Avaliable: http://villagepictureshows.com/
Cinema 7, Bennington. Tickets avaliable: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=4799&rdate=7%2F14%2F2011&sortid=1

Harry Potter Midnight Screening – Big Picture Theater

Another midnight screening for the final Harry Potter movie has popped up in Vermont, this time in Waitsfield, at the Big Picture theater. Those in costume will get a free donut. Full details here.

Geek Things for July 13th

• Book Sale, 9:30AM–5:30PM, Stowe Free Library, Stowe. Free. (Books)
• Community Bike Shop, 5–8PM, Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington. Donations accepted. (Bikes)
• Family Fun Night, 7–9PM, Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee. $6-8; preregister. (Outdoors)
• Walk Williston – Lisa Dunne leads a 1.3-mile nature hike. 5–7PM, Five Tree Hill, Williston. Free. (Outdoors)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Green Science,” 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Talk)
• Burlington Downtown & Waterfront Plan: Developing innovative and practical solutions to transportation problems. 7–8:30PM, Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington. Free. (Transportation)
• Karen Lipinczyk & Brenda Egbert – “Labyrinths: What They Are and How to Build One,” 6:30PM, Bradford Public Library, Bradford. Free. (Labyrinths)
• Summer Speaker Series, 4PM, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth. $8. (Talk)
• Yestermorrow Summer Lecture Series – “Future Components: A Primer on the Impact of Digital Technology on Design/Build.” 7–9PM, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield. Free. (Design)
• ‘I’ll Be Back Before Midnight’, 8PM, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. $29.50-38.50. (Theater)
• Readings at the Athenaeum – Katie Hays and Baron Wormser, 7:30PM, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury. Free. (Reading)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Pathfinder Society, 6:30pm – 11:00pm, Game Lounge, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Magnets, 11:00 a.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Who Sank the Boat? 3:00 p.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Learn About NOOK Color!, 6:00 PM, Barnes and Noble, South Burlington. (eReaders)
• Planetarium presentation, 11am-12pm, Fairbank Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person. (Astronomy)
• Red Cross Blood Drive. 12-5:30pm, Northfield High School, Northfield. (Blood Drive)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire. (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• L5R Night at Triple Play, 6:30pm – 10:00pm, Triple Play, Lebanon. (Gaming)

Geek Things for July 6th

• Chittenden County Philatelic Club, 6:15PM, GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington. Free. (Stamps)
• Computer Lesson, 9:30AM, Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington. $5 donation. (Computers)
• College Observatory Public Viewing Night. Call for a status report in case of inclement weather. 9–10:30PM, McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, Middlebury. Free. (Astronomy)
• ‘Frankenstein and Friends’, 12–1PM, Battery Park, Burlington. Free. (Kids)
• Green Mountain College Morning Speaker Series – “Now Showing: A Tiny Theater Dreams Big,”, 9–10AM, The Station, Poultney. Free. (Talk)
• Institute for Lifelong Education at Dartmouth Summer Lecture Series – “Corruption: Pervasive, Persistent and Virulent”, 9AM–12PM, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover. $20. (Talk)
• Kate Kenny – “The War That Wasn’t: Patented Inventions During the Civil War.” 7–10PM, Noyes House Museum, Morrisville. Donations accepted. (History)
• Summer Speaker Series – Calvin Coolidge, 4PM, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth. $8. (Talk)
• Yestermorrow Summer Lecture Series – “Organic Architecture Guild: A Common Vision for Sustainable Design.” 7–9PM, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Waitsfield. Free. (Architecture)
• ‘I’ll Be Back Before Midnight’, 8PM, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. $29.50-38.50. (Theater)
• Readings at the Athenaeum – Gish Jen, 7:30PM, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury. Free. (Reading)
• Magic Booster Draft – $12, 6pm – 11pm, Quarterstaff Games, Burlington. (Gaming)
• Straw Rockets, 11:00 a.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Kitchen Chemistry, 3:00 p.m., Monshire Museum of Science, Norwich. (Kids)
• Come ALearn About New NOOK Simple Touch!, 6:00 PM, South Burlington. (eReaders)
• Advance Screening of “Torchwood: Miracle Day”, http://nescifievents.org/?p=2662, 6pm – 8pm, Cambridge, MA (Screening)
• Planetarium presentation – Monster Telescopes, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury. $5/person. (Science)
• Naruto, 4:30pm – 8:00pm, The Gamer’s Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)
• Wednesday Night Board gaming at Triple Play, 6:00pm – 10:30pm, Triple Play, Lebanon, New Hampshire. (Gaming)
• D&D Encounter, 6:00pm – 8:30pm, The Gamers Grotto, Bennington. (Gaming)