Great deals still to be found in downtown Montpelier. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Rivendell Books
On Saturday March 21, Rivendell will be celebrating the 10th birthday of "Veruca", our tortoise. In Veruca's honor we will be serving Tortoise birthday cake as well as offering discounts which are determined by a blind pick into a hat containing discounts ranging from 10-25% on purchases.

Splash & Holistica
Dr.Hauschka facial at Holistica get 10% off all Dr.Hauschka products at Splash.
And, customers who purchase any Dr.Hauschka product at Splash get a $20 certificate towards a Dr.Hauschka Signature facial at Holistica.

Zutano
50% off toddler line through March 28th.


Onion River Sports
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, an extra 17% on all winter closeout inventory this Saturday, 3/14.

The Drawing Board
40% Off Overstock. While you are there, check out new lines of eco-friendly frames and moldings.


Damsels
right now we're 70% off... and we'll be dropping to 80% off on March 20th until our last day at the end of march.

Global Gifts
In celebration of 3 years on Langdon Street, Global Gifts will be thanking their customers by having a rug drawing on the 28th of this month. Everybody is welcome to register. No purchase necessary. This beautiful, handknotted rug can be seen in the store window. good luck!! St. Patrick's Day sale.....17% off storewide this Saturday!

Buch Spieler
Red Dot Sale is now in effect. Take 20% Off the selling price of any CD in the store with a Red Dot on it. We have put Red Dots on hundreds of CD's scattered all around the store.

Yoga Mountain Center
March Special: If you are new to Yoga Mountain try any 3 Classes for $21
Offer good through the month of March


The Cheshire Cat
30-70% off all winter sale! promo: if you join the mailing list you can get 20% off one item, including new spring things. good only through 3/15.

Sweet Deal's Still Abound!

Valentine's Day may be over, but there are still lots of sweet deals downtown. Remember there is never a bad time to surprise someone with a thoughtful gift.

Onion River Sports
One Day Mid-Winter Bike Sale!
Saturday, February 28th 9:30-5:00 at Onion River Sports
Save big on previous model year bicycles, and select 2009 bikes on sale, too! Most of the remaining stock is road bikes and full-suspension mountain bikes. Take 30% off any 2008 model bikes, and a whopping 50% off any 2007 models or older--one day only!

No. 9 Boutique
All Winter Clearance - 50% Off

Zutano
50% off toddler line through February

Salaam Boutique
20-50% off winter clearance
50% off Salaam
thru 2/23

Yoga Mountain Center
February Special: Introduce someone new to Yoga Mountain Center!
They get a free class and you get 10% off your next class card purchase. Offer good through the end of February.

The Pink Shutter
50% Off Sale Section

The Knitting Studio
Community Knitting Project for the month of February:
“Knitting for the homeless”
To help support The Good Samaritan Haven shelter in Barre
Visit The Knitting Studio for details

The Drawing Board
40% Off Overstock. While you are there, check out new lines of eco-friendly frames and mouldings.

The Cheshire Cat
Annual end-of-season sale starting February 13th. 20-70% off all winter merchandise for kids and women.

Damsels
right now we're 30% off... and we'll be dropping that by 10% every two weeks until our last day at the end of march. Here is their moving sale schedule:
*40% off Feb 20
*50% off Feb 27
*60% March 6
*70% March 13
*80% March 20

Global Gifts
By Popular Demand.....
The Sale Continues.....
20%-80% off everything (including new arrivals)
until 2/28

First in Fitness
Beat the Winter Blues special offers for new members for the month of February.
New members pay no enrollment fee. Additional savings for prepaid memberships: 10% off a 6 month membership or 20% off a 12 month membership. Discounts apply to individual, couple or family memberships. Good for Every Body and cheaper than a cruise! Another way to keep it local.

Buch Spieler
Red Dot Sale is now in effect. Take 20% Off the selling price of any CD in the store with a Red Dot on it. We have put Red Dots on hundreds of CD's scattered all around the store.

Abacus Bookkeeping & Tax Service
10% off tax preparation if they bring in a non-perishable food item for a local food shelf. I also offer free e-file of all tax returns prepared by us.

Bear Pond Books
store-wide sale March 6-8 (20% off)

Downtown Deals--Great time to shop for Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is just a week away. Have you got something yet for your sweetie? If not, check out these sweet deals downtown!

Vermont Trading Company
Sweets & Treats Sale
Choose a sweet from our candy basket and uncover your treat, the percentage off your purchase! 20-50% Off
Thur 2/12-Sun 2/15

No. 9 Boutique
All Winter Clearance - 50% Off
Happy Valentine's Day Sale - All Jewelry - 20% Off

Salaam Boutique
20% off storewide
50% off Salaam
thru 2/23

Yoga Mountain Center
February Special: Introduce someone new to Yoga Mountain Center!
They get a free class and you get 10% off your next class card purchase. Offer good through the end of February.
Phoenix Rising
20% off All Jewelry
50% off sterling silver chains

The Men's Store
Great tops by American Apparel and Alternative Apparel BUY ONE GET THE SECOND 1/2 OFF!
Lots of winter clothing marked 20 - 50% off!
Also see new arrivals every day!
Watches by Android, New Denim by Hudson, Clothin by Lucky Brand and more!

Shaline Bridal
Gifts for Her! - Not Just Bridal!
Valentine's Day Sale 12th-14th
20% off Jewelry & Giftware
10% off Shoes

The Pink Shutter
50% Off Sale Section

The Knitting Studio
Community Knitting Project for the month of February:
“Knitting for the homeless”
To help support The Good Samaritan Haven shelter in Barre
Visit The Knitting Studio for details

The Drawing Board
40% Off Holiday Overstock

Capital Kitchen
Valentine’s Day Sale!
12th-14th 20% Off Most Things!
**Spoke with Jess, she said it is fine to tell people about the sale now**

The Cheshire Cat
Annual end-of-season sale starting February 13th. 20-70% off all winter merchandise for kids and women.

Damsels
right now we're 20% off... and we'll be dropping that by 10% every two weeks until our last day at the end of march.

Global Gifts
By Popular Demand.....
The Sale Continues.....
20%-80% off everything (including new arrivals)
until 2/28

First in Fitness
Beat the Winter Blues special offers for new members for the month of February.
New members pay no enrollment fee. Additional savings for prepaid memberships: 10% off a 6 month membership or 20% off a 12 month membership. Discounts apply to individual, couple or family memberships. Good for Every Body and cheaper than a cruise! Another way to keep it local.

Buch Spieler
Red Dot Sale is now in effect. Take 20% Off the selling price of any CD in the store with a Red Dot on it. We have put Red Dots on hundreds of CD's scattered all around the store.

The Getup
25% off all things pink and red and 10% off all jewelry. Our sale ends feb 15th.

Abacus Bookkeeping & Tax Service
10% off tax preparation if they bring in a non-perishable food item for a local food shelf. I also offer free e-file of all tax returns prepared by us.

The Shoe Horn
20-70% Off
-Winter Clothing
-Slippers
-IBEX

The holidays are here again!

...and we have a lot planned in downtown Montpelier. Here is a list of events for the season:

The Great Montpelier Window Give Away

Thanksgiving through Friday 12/19

Match the merchandise with the merchant and win! Downtown merchants have donated almost $1000 worth of merchandise to decorate a window at Capitol Video for the holidays. Pick up an entry form from participating merchants to guess where merchandise came from. The person whose name is picked from all the correct answers will win all the merchandise. Sponsored by the Montpelier Business Association, MDCA, Capitol Video, and Samantha Talbot Kelly.

Horse-drawn wagon rides

Friday, Nov 28; Sat. Dec. 20; Sun Dec 21: noon-3pm

Enjoy a free tour around downtown Montpelier on a horse-drawn wagon. The wagon rides are made free thanks to the sponsorship of La Brioche and Main Street Grill, Guy’s Farm and Yard, Bear Pond Books, and The Drawing Board. Organized by the Montpelier Downtown Community Association

Art Walk

Friday 12/5 from 4-8pm

Check out new art at participating venues around town. Over 20 venues will be displaying art. Many will also feature artist talks or receptions. Maps and information available at The Lazy Pear and other participating venues or online at www.lazypear.com. Organized by the Montpelier Downtown Community Association

Window Display competition comes to an end

Friday 12/5

A jury will decide who has the best holiday window downtown. Stay tuned to see if you agree with their decision.

Santa Comes to Town for Montpelier Tree Lighting and Cookie Decorating

Saturday 12/6 at 5pm

Come to City Center to hear carolers, watch the lighting of the holiday tree, and meet Santa. Inside La Brioche, New England Culinary Institute has made dozens of cookies for youngsters to decorate. Tree donated by Morse Farm. Event sponsored by NECI and MDCA.

Free Parking

12/6-25

Two hours of free parking in downtown Montpelier! (Only in metered spaces. Does not include long term parking lots, two-hour limits enforced on weekdays).

“It’s a Wonderful Life”

December 9-11 at 7pm

Lost Nation Theater presents a radio play adaptation of the classic movie. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the “live studio audience.” Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Each child 6-11 years old will be admitted for free with one paying adult. For more information visit www.lostnationtheater.com or call 229-0492.

Holiday Gift Market

Saturday, 12/13 from 9am-4pm

Buy your holiday gifts from Vermont owned small businesses while helping to raise money with an amazing raffle benefiting OUR House of Central VT. There are raffle prizes from every single vendor as well as grand prizes. Second floor of City Hall.

Free showing of “E.T.” at the Savoy Theater

Saturday, 12/13 at 11am

Come join us for this classic coming home story from the 1980s. An extra-terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth and is befriended by a young boy and his brother and sister. As Elliot attempts to help his extra-terrestrial companion contact his home planet so that he might be rescued, the children must elude scientists and government agents determined to apprehend the alien for their own purposes...which results in an adventure greater than any of them could have imagined. Sponsored by the Savoy Theater and the Montpelier Downtown Community Association.

First Night Montpelier

Monday, 12/31 from 3pm-midnight

Ring in the New Year at First Night with over 60 performances and activities including music, children’s programs, a food court, 5 K road race, parade and fireworks! Early birds can start the festivities by ice skating, swimming or skiing from 1-3. Buttons on sale at locations throughout Central Vermont. In advance: $12 individual, $40 family pack of 4 buttons. New Year’s Eve prices go up to $15 individual, $50 family pack of 4. Brought to you by the Montpelier Downtown Community Association and the City of Montpelier. For more information, go to www.mdca.org.

Free Bike Film Fest Comes to Montpelier!

Free Bicycle Film Series

The Savoy Theater

26 Main Street

Saturdays & Sundays in August at 4pm

Saturday, August 2: Breaking Away (1979)

Dave (Dennis Christopher) dreams of becoming a champion bicycle racer, and since he knows that the best racers in the world are Italian, he sets out to re-invent himself as an Italian, driving his working-class father crazy in the process. However, the more pressing problem for Dave and his family is that neither Dave nor his other close friends (Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley) really know what they're going to do with their lives, now that they've finished high school. 95 minutes.

Sunday, August 3: Beijing Bicycle (2002)

Two boys living in Beijing, one a migrant from the country, the other an urban schoolkid, are brought together by joint ownership of a bicycle. The iconic Chinese bicycle is the literal vehicle from which it tells the tale of two youngsters disputing ownership while using their bike as transport, instrument of courtship, status symbol and more. 115 minutes.

Saturday, August 9: Bicycle Thief (1948)

Vittorio deSica’s “neo-realist” classic is justly hailed as one of the greatest films ever. A struggling father tries to make ends meet for his wife and young son with the bicycle he uses to post flyers around Rome. But, when his bicycle is stolen he loses the only means for supporting his family. Forced into desperation, he tries to redeem himself in the eyes of his young son. 90 minutes

Sunday, August 10: Jour de Fete (1949)

French comic master Jacques Tati directed and stars as a clumsy postman of a sleepy French village who tries to apply more efficient, modernized methods to his mail delivery after watching an American educational film. Features some of the funniest bicycle routines seen on film. 70 minutes.

Saturday, August 16: The Flying Scotsman (2007)

The true story of celebrated Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, a former world champion who broke the world one-hour record on a bike of his own design, made partly out of sections of a washing machine. It follows his life's victories as well as his debilitating battles with mental health problems. 96 minutes.

Sunday, August 17: Still We Ride

This film captures the joyous atmosphere of the August 2004 “Critical Mass” ride in New York City. It recounts how this ride first started in San Francisco over 10 years ago and chronicles the police crackdown in which 264 riders were arrested, and resulting court battles in New York. The movie takes on issues of civil liberties, surveillance, the power of mainstream media, and the benefits of alternative means of transportation. 37 minutes.

Saturday, August 23: Triplets of Belleville (2003)

An animated delight. Adopted by his grandmother, Madame Souza, Champion is a lonely little boy. Noticing that the lad is never happier than on a bicycle, Madame Souza puts him through a rigorous training process. Years go by and Champion becomes worthy of his name. Now he is ready to enter the world-famous cycling race the Tour de France. However during this cycling contest, two mysterious men in black kidnap Champion. 83 minutes.

Sunday, August 24: Filmed By Bike

Filmed by Bike is the West Coast's premier bike-themed film festival. The festival embraces the art and innovation of bikes through the eyes of imaginative storytellers who use moving images to celebrate the world's most efficient and creative form of transportation. Since 2003, Filmed by Bike has showcased a love of two wheels in eight minutes or less. For more information on this Portland festival, go to www.filmedbybike.org. We will showcase some of the best of Filmed By Bike short films on the last day of the SculptCycle Film Series

Rain Plans

It looks like we may get a few SHORT showers between 2-3pm and again around 5:30pm. Everything is still on. Here are the potential location changes:

• Noon-1pm: Brown Bag Concert with The Starline Rhythm Boys will be moved to the Unitarian Church on Main St. ONLY if it rains.
• 1pm: MDCA Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony will be moved to the Unitarian Church on Main St. ONLY if it rains.
• 1:30-4pm: Montpelier Pool will remain open in the rain, but will close if there is lightening
• 3:30-4:30: No Strings Marionettes performance of The Hobbit HAS BEEN MOVED to Christ Church Community Room on State Street REGARDLESS OF THE RAIN.
  

For a full schedule of events scroll down this page.

Street Closures & Parking Restrictions on 7/3

To accommodate the July 3rd Independence Day festivities, there will be some street closures and parking restrictions in Montpelier.

State Street--between Governor Davis and Bailey Avenue: Closed from 2:30 PM until 10 PM for vendors and parade. Note: Access to Department of Motor Vehicles will be re-routed through state parking lots.

Main Street between the Roundabout and State Street: Closed from 6 PM until approximately 7:45 for the Montpelier Mile Road Race followed by the parade. Note: No parking on State Street between 5 -8 PM. Vehicles remaining on street will be towed.

Langdon Street: Closed from 3 PM to 1 AM for McGillicuddy’s and Langdon Street Café street parties.

60 State Street Parking Lot: Closed from 3 PM to 1 AM for Julio’s Cantina street party.

The Meadow Area: Closed from 4:30 to 6 PM for parade staging area. All resident vehicles must be removed from the street.

Schools Street—between St. Paul and Main Streets: Closed from 4:30 to 7:45 PM for parade staging area. All resident vehicles must be removed from the street.