Free event

The HHS will host a reception at the Depot at the end of the program.

Free admission

The Hardwick Historical Society (HHS) is a small collecting repository and museum dedicated to preserving the history of the the town of Hardwick, its settlements, businesses, and people. The HHS has its museum in the restored Hardwick Railroad Depot, where it serves researchers and exhibits materials relating to the granite and railroad industry, local schools, the Civil War, Hardwick’s business community, and its people. In addition to museum exhibits, the HHS holds its archival materials — a large collection of documents and images as well as a complete collection of Hardwick newspapers back to the mid-1890s — at the Depot. Come see us. The Hardwick Historical Society has no paid staff, but it has a dedicated corps of volunteers.

We know we have limited hours, so we accommodate people who want to view our exhibits or use our resources by setting up appointments. Please contact us at info@hardwickvthistory.org for more information.

$25 adults / $10 students / $140 season pass / free 12 & under

Ticketed event

Rebecca is featured in the Netflix Series Surviving Death and is a Certified Medium through the Forever Family Foundation. “Messages from Heaven” is her trademark presentation involving direct, divine and accurate “readings” for the people from their loved ones who have died. Rebecca Anne has an exclusive and unique way to present validating messages. She is bold, brassy, honest, loud, outgoing, accurate, hysterically funny and full of joy!

Art viewing & opening is free.
CCP Concerts have an admission price.

Local artists exhibit their works in the lobby and rear wall of the theater throughout July and August.

Contact booking@hardwicktownhouse.org if you are interested in showing work.

That’s a wrap, we’re officially closed for winter. Thank you for a wonderful 2025 season! In fact, despite the balcony remaining closed throughout the run, we had our busiest season ever. Throughout the spring, summer, and fall of 2025 the Town House was host to a wedding, civic discussions, a surprise 50th anniversary party, exhibits of local artists, a high school play, several concerts, a touring psychic medium, and of course the 59th season of the Craftsbury Chamber Players.

We’ll see you again on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 for Hardwick’s Town Meeting.

Hardwick Recreation Committee & The Civic Standard Present

Hotel Transylvania: When monsters want to get away from it all, they go to Count Dracula’s (Adam Sandler) Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort where they can be themselves without humans around to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula invites creatures like the Invisible Man, the Mummy and others to celebrate the 118th birthday of his daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez). However, an unforeseen complication unfolds when an ordinary human unwittingly crashes the party and falls in love with Mavis.

Family/Comedy Movie. Rated PG.

There will be popcorn & treats!

The Civic Standard Presents

When you see the Ragtime Shepherd Kings you’ll witness: fancy fiddling, dueling hawaiian guitars, ukelele wizardry, a menagerie of toy instruments, vocal harmonies that sound as if they were polished by hand, a musical pig “porkestra,” and whatever else the gang has up their sleeves. The Roochie Toochies are Joel Jackson, Lindsay McCaw, Timmy Findlen, Matt Bell and Joy Patterson. These musical pals joined forces because of their love of novelty music from the wax cylinder era and have brought to life music from 90-100 years ago in a way that delights people from 7-97. They live in New Orleans, Nashville and Detroit, but they get together each year to tour out-of-the-way and in-the-way places. They have appeared at festivals all over the US including the Black Pot Festival in Louisiana, Kauai Old Time Gathering, Kauai, HI; Knoxville Stomp, Knoxville, TN; The Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association Festival; Indiana Fiddler’s Gathering, Battle Ground, IN; Old Tone Roots Music Festival, Hillsdale, NY and the Wheatland Traditional Arts Festival in Remus, MI. They were first place winners of the Neotraditional Band Contest at the Appalachian String Band Festival in West Virginia in 2015.

Art viewing & opening is free. Concerts have an admission price.

The second artist in our gallery series will be Greensboro artist, Isa Oehry. With the support of Craftsbury Chamber Players, Isa’s vibrant windows will be on display in the lobby and on the back wall of the theater during the last 3 CCP Concerts on Thursday evenings on July 31st, August 7th & 14th.

An Art Opening, with refreshments, will be held on July 31st from 5-6:30 PM. Isa’s work will be available for purchase.

Art viewing & opening is free.
CCP Concerts have an admission price.

Lulu Wootton will be the first artist to exhibit in the Hardwick Town House in over 20 years. We are so thrilled to bring this visual art tradition back to the space in collaboration with the Craftsbury Chamber Players. Lulu’s striking prints will be on display in the lobby and on the back wall of the theater during the first 3 CCP Concerts on Thursday evenings on July 10th, 17th, and 24th. Additionally, the gallery space will be open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2-6 PM July 12 – 23.

An Art Opening, with refreshments, will be held on July 10th from 5-6:30 PM. Some of Lulu’s work will be available for purchase.

Hazen Union Drama Club

Join Hazen Union Drama Club for an evening of ancient Greek comedy with a modern, musical twist. Aristophanes’ Lysistrata tells the story of a woman on a mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city-states by taking an unconventional approach to diplomacy. The protagonist, Lysistrata, organizes a coalition of women who unite to collectively withhold affection from all the men of the land! 😲💃 It’s clever, funny, and just a little cheeky!

Directed by Marc Considine, with music direction by Mavis MacNeil and support from Leah Gagnon and Andrew Koehler, this production promises to be an unforgettable experience! We can’t wait to see you there to share some laughs, music, and a bit of Greek mischief with our community. 🌟

Annie Houston & Hardwick Town House Present

Back by popular demand, Blackfly Story Hour is an open-mic storytelling event where storytellers have five minutes to tell a tale on a theme and story listeners get a whole evening of listening in.

Theme: BUSTED

How it works: Storytellers craft a five-minute story based on the night’s specific theme, and sign up when they arrive at the event. 12 names will be drawn at random, and those 12 individuals will share their tales with the audience. Stories can be real or made up – it’s entirely up to the teller.

After a brief annual meeting, the Hardwick Historical Society presents:

Soup to Nuts: An Eccentric History of Food

This history of what and how we eat encompasses everything from the prehistoric mammoth luau to the medieval banquet to the modern three squares a day. Writer Rebecca Rupp, explores the rocky evolution of table manners, the not-so-welcome invention of the fork, the awful advent of portable soup, and the surprising benefits of family dinners – plus some catchy info on seasonal foods. What’s the story of chocolate? Why do the Irish eat corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day? Who invented lemonade? Why are turkeys called turkeys? And what are sugarplums anyway?

This talk is free, open to the public, and accessible to those with disabilities. For more information, contact Hardwick Historical Society at (802) 472-6424 or info@hardwickvthistory.org.

Vermont Climate Action Office

Don’t miss your chance – weigh in on the update to Vermont’s Climate Action Plan!

https://climatechange.vermont.gov/climate-action-plan-2025-update

Voice your climate priorities through diverse engagement activities. Choose from in-person options around the state or virtual events. Climate Councilors will listen, and then consider public input when revising the Plan (due July 1, 2025). Background materials will be emailed to you a few days in advance of the meeting. Refreshments provided! Kids’ activity sheets available for families.

An all-ages COSTUME DANCE PARTY featuring Birdhouse Band

Start your Halloween week off right with an evening of live music, tasty refreshments, fabulous costumes, and dancing with your friends and neighbors. The Birdhouse Band, made up of local musical sensations Andrew Koehler, Mavis MacNeil, Roy MacNeil, Harrison Martin-O’Brien, and Annie Rowell, joined by Perry Heller, will rock the dancefloor, and the Town House will be decked out in spooky decorations. Hazen Union’s National Honor Society students will serve tasty refreshments. This is an all-ages event, with proceeds going directly to the building, which is currently undergoing a fantastic renovation to its fire escapes and stage accessibility. So don your most frightful costume, put on your dancing shoes, and get a whole crew to come out for an evening of Fall revelry.

Presented by Hardwick Historical Society

Hardwick Historical Society will host author Thomas C. Hubka for a lecture and discussion of his book How the Working-Class Home Became Modern, 1900-1940 (University of Minnesota Press, December 2020).

After the talk, there will be a Q & A session and book signing. Books will be available for purchase on-site. 

In How the Working-Class Home Became Modern, 1900–1940, Hubka analyzes a period when millions of average Americans saw accelerated improvement in their housing and domestic conditions. These improvements were intertwined with the acquisition of entirely new mechanical conveniences, new types of rooms and patterns of domestic life, and such innovations—from public utilities and kitchen appliances to remodeled and multi-unit housing—are at the center of the story Hubka tells. It is a narrative, amply illustrated and finely detailed, that traces changes in household hygiene, sociability, and privacy practices that launched large portions of the working classes into the middle class—and that, in Hubka’s telling, reconfigures and enriches the standard account of the domestic transformation of the American home.

Presented by Vermont Community Development Association

Celebrate the power of municipalities in shaping vibrant communities and driving economic development at the Vermont Community Development Association Annual Spring Conference. This event will highlight the pivotal role municipalities play in fostering vibrancy and resilience across Vermont. Join us in Hardwick to:

• Hear firsthand accounts of impactful municipally-led projects driving positive change in towns across the state.
• Share practical tools and strategies to empower municipalities in their development efforts.
• Learn effective techniques for rallying support and engagement from municipal leaders.
• Showcase stories of collaboration and unity, where communities and municipalities join forces to achieve shared goals.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with fellow community champions, gain valuable insights, and contribute to the collective work of building a brighter future for Vermont. 

Presented by Galaxy Bookshop

Come one, come all to the Hardwick Town House for an evening with the legendary Rob Mermin, founder of Circus Smirkus. Rob is publishing a memoir of his life as a circus performer – Circle of Sawdust, which details the precarious life of a creative artist, the ups and downs of taking risks, and the idealistic struggle to hold onto a dream.