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Midday Art, Mindful Mondays, and Retro Game Nights: Buzzing Burlington's Presidents Day Weekend
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Good morning, this is your Burlington Local Frequency for February 16, 2026. Kick off your Presidents Day with a buzz of local energy as our city hums with art, games, and big conversations shaping our future. Over at the University of Vermont, the Davis Center is alive today with the Staff Art Show opening in the Livak Fireplace Lounge, showcasing fresh exhibitions that capture the creative spark of our campus community, perfect for a midday inspiration boost from 10am to 5pm. If wellness is your vibe, join the virtual Employee Wellness Mindful Mondays at noon for a quick 30-minute reset with EDGE Preventative Health, helping you shake off winter blues right from your screen.
Tonight, shake a leg at the Salsa Community Lesson starting at 8:15pm on campus, where beginners and pros groove together, turning Monday night into a rhythmic escape that builds connections one step at a time. Gaming fans, head to Harrys Hardware and The Den for Retro Game Night at 6pm, diving into classic nostalgia with friends, craft brews, and bitesevery Monday keeps our local spots buzzing with that unbeatable Vermont camaraderie. Out at Catamount Outdoor Family Center, fat bike and snowshoe trails are prime, packed smooth by Snodog crews ahead of the Richard Tom Foundation Fat Bike Rally on February 22ndgrab a membership and hit the night loops if youre up for lit paths under the stars.
On the civic front, mark March 3rd for Town Meeting Day, where Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and public safety unions rally voters to approve a 5-cent Police and Fire Tax hike, channeling three million dollars to cover salaries and plug a ten to twelve million budget gap, ensuring our first responders stay strong amid rising costs that hit every household. A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake rattled nearby Clinton County last night, felt faintly around Burlington with no damage reported, a quirky reminder of our dynamic Lake Champlain neighborhood. UVM womens hockey wrapped their final home regular season game yesterday with a tough 3-2 loss to Merrimack at Gutterson, but Rose-Marie Brochu lit it up with two goals, fueling playoff hopes as they road trip this weekend.
Looking ahead, tomorrows City Council and Cookies at 5:30pm offers sweet civic chats, while the Flynn just unveiled Jason Moran, jazz visionary and MacArthur Fellow, curating the 43rd Burlington Discover Jazz Festival June 3rd to 7th, blending Black roots with downtown vibes to redefine our summer soundscape. This has been Burlington Local Frequency. Well see you tomorrow with more local updates.
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Tonight, shake a leg at the Salsa Community Lesson starting at 8:15pm on campus, where beginners and pros groove together, turning Monday night into a rhythmic escape that builds connections one step at a time. Gaming fans, head to Harrys Hardware and The Den for Retro Game Night at 6pm, diving into classic nostalgia with friends, craft brews, and bitesevery Monday keeps our local spots buzzing with that unbeatable Vermont camaraderie. Out at Catamount Outdoor Family Center, fat bike and snowshoe trails are prime, packed smooth by Snodog crews ahead of the Richard Tom Foundation Fat Bike Rally on February 22ndgrab a membership and hit the night loops if youre up for lit paths under the stars.
On the civic front, mark March 3rd for Town Meeting Day, where Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak and public safety unions rally voters to approve a 5-cent Police and Fire Tax hike, channeling three million dollars to cover salaries and plug a ten to twelve million budget gap, ensuring our first responders stay strong amid rising costs that hit every household. A light magnitude 2.0 earthquake rattled nearby Clinton County last night, felt faintly around Burlington with no damage reported, a quirky reminder of our dynamic Lake Champlain neighborhood. UVM womens hockey wrapped their final home regular season game yesterday with a tough 3-2 loss to Merrimack at Gutterson, but Rose-Marie Brochu lit it up with two goals, fueling playoff hopes as they road trip this weekend.
Looking ahead, tomorrows City Council and Cookies at 5:30pm offers sweet civic chats, while the Flynn just unveiled Jason Moran, jazz visionary and MacArthur Fellow, curating the 43rd Burlington Discover Jazz Festival June 3rd to 7th, blending Black roots with downtown vibes to redefine our summer soundscape. This has been Burlington Local Frequency. Well see you tomorrow with more local updates.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI