There is always something happening at the Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge! Join us for incredible live entertainment while enjoying jerked sodas, specialty cocktails, fruit juice seltzers, soda floats, hotdogs and more!
View all upcoming event listings here.
Visit dadguild.org for a monthly events calendar.
“Dad Guild is a fun, inclusive, supportive community of dads, by dads, for dads. We’re here to connect, educate, and support all masc-identifying caregivers. We do playgroups, Dads' Night Out, educational events, low-key pick up sports, structured peer-support, and a whole lot else. Anything that helps dads be the best caregivers they can be.“
For more information and to register visit BrioCoffeeworks.com
This 90-minute hands-on workshop covers everything from espresso extraction and shot preparation to troubleshooting, milk steaming, latte art, and keeping your equipment in top shape. With a class size capped at just five participants, you'll get quality time with our team of coffee professionals — plus the chance to test out at least two different home espresso machines.
Class price: $125.00
For more information and to register visit BrioCoffeeworks.com
From Brio Coffeeworks: This 90-minute hands-on workshop covers everything from espresso extraction and shot preparation to troubleshooting, milk steaming, latte art, and keeping your equipment in top shape. With a class size capped at just five participants, you'll get quality time with our team of coffee professionals — plus the chance to test out at least two different home espresso machines.
Class price: $125.00
FERMENT FEST 2025 Saturday, March 22, 11-3 at the Soda Plant. Hosted by Pitchfork Pickle
Back for our third year, come celebrate fermented Vermont food & craft at The Soda Plant! Vendors that represent a broad variety of what is fermented here in Vermont will be sampling and selling their goods, the starter swap is back, live music, and art will all be on display during the event. More info including vendors and schedule will be posted to the Pitchfork Pickle website as we get closer to the event. Stay tuned!
Original works on paper by Krista Mezzadri
Opening reception 5.30-8pm on March 6.
For more information about the exhibit and reception visit Soapbox Arts
$25 - CREATIVE CO-WORKING - Visit beenanzadesign.com to register
From Beenanza: “I open up my studio one Wednesday of each month to help keep us creatives accountable to keep being, you guessed it, CREATIVE! Join me in my bright & colorful space at THE SODA PLANT! I’d love to share this time with other creatives who could use the push to do the damn thing {It could literally be anything - some people sketch, some write, some paint, some make jewelry & some catch up on other work}
I’ll have @briocoffeeworks coffee, tea & seltzer, and probably Delta - my dog ;) . You bring your creative project & supplies {and maybe your computer + lunch}. Hope to see you there!”
“All The Feels” at THE S.P.A.C.E. GALLERY - 130 Artists expressing what it feels to be human. Windows into the mundane, connecting through disconnection, hopes and fears of the unknown. ‘All the Feels’ prompted artists to submit work that evoked many realms of emotion. Love and loss, confidence and fear, integrity, humor, isolation, longing and belonging… the light and dark sides of human existence. 130 artists are showcased in this curated exhibition that invites you to feel ALL THE FEELS!
Opening Reception: Please join us First Friday Feb 7th from 5-9pm for snacks, drinks and connection. Our friend Derek Rice (aka DJ Rice Pilaf) with be spinning vinyl all night to set the mood. Meet the artists and other awesome people! Tell your friends. We hope to see you there!
Exhibition Duration: February 7th, 2025 – March 21st, 2025
Open gallery hours: Thursday, Friday & Saturdays 12-5pm
(or by appointment, reach out!) Email any questions to: spacegalleryvt@gmail.com
Artwork: Upper left Kayla Gohm Webster, upper right Joshy Pellerin, lower left Teresa Celemin, lower right Hope Johnson.
$30 - Register for the workshop on pitchforkpickle.com HERE
Curious about fermentation and how it all works? Learn some of the dos and don'ts of vegetable fermentation, then make your own custom kraut!
This class is great for the complete novice, the beginning fermenter who might have a few questions based on their experience, and those looking to add a skill to their kitchen arsenal.
Participants will make their own kraut to take home.
$30 - Register for the workshop on pitchforkpickle.com HERE
We’ll talk about the dos and don’ts of fermenting with a focus on kimchi.
This class is great for the complete novice, the beginning fermenter who might have a few questions based on their experience, and those looking to add a skill to their kitchen arsenal.
Participants will make their own custom (vegan) kimchi to take home at the end of the night.
Join Bethany of Beenanza Design for a 2 hr Block-Printing Workshop in her colorful studio! Only 8 spots available in each session! More information and availability at beenanzadesign.com.com
From the website: This is an opportunity to print with my collection of Beenanza original wood blocks that are hand-carved in Bagru, India. No experience necessary—come block-print with me! Mix and match multiple blocks, patterns, and colors for an infinite range of designs!
Ticket includes: 1 cotton flour sack tea towel for printing, attendee will have their own work station, access to wood blocks, ink, and refreshments will be provided!
In addition to the tea towel this event is BYOC—“BRING YOUR OWN CLOTHES!” Bring a pair of pants, a blank sweatshirt, a vintage find, a gift for someone you love or anything you’d like to spice up with some pattern!
Join Bethany of Beenanza Design for a 2 hr Block-Printing Workshop in her colorful studio! Only 8 spots available in each session! More information and availability at beenanzadesign.com
From the website: This is an opportunity to print with my collection of Beenanza original wood blocks that are hand-carved in Bagru, India. No experience necessary—come block-print with me! Mix and match multiple blocks, patterns, and colors for an infinite range of designs!
Ticket includes: 1 cotton flour sack tea towel for printing, attendee will have their own work station, access to wood blocks, ink, and refreshments will be provided!
In addition to the tea towel this event is BYOC—“BRING YOUR OWN CLOTHES!” Bring a pair of pants, a blank sweatshirt, a vintage find, a gift for someone you love or anything you’d like to spice up with some pattern!
Visit The Soda Plant's Annual Holiday Market during Small Business Saturday, November 30th from 10-5pm. Shop for everyone on your list while supporting small local businesses all in one spot! The building will be hopping with over 30 local businesses and an additional 20 vendors offering artisanal goods, fine art, jewelry, pottery, ferments, sweet treats, clothing, and so many more unique gifts!
Explore vendors on the main level where you will also find Haymaker Buns, Brio Coffee, Venetian Soda, The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery Small Works Exhibition and 12 Studio Artists, Montstream & Char Art Studios, Pitchfork Pickle, Alkame Co., Revival Studio and more!
The "Outer Limits" second floor can be accessed by a staircase to the left of Haymaker where you will find Jennifer Kahn Jewelry, Slow Process, Pepper Lee CBD, Private Eyez Tattoo, Stash Fabric, Julianna Brazill, Fox Honey Goods, Explore Designs, Cato & Company, Camielle Josephine, Abby Sews and more!
Visit the southern side of the building for Thirty Odd Gift Shop and Rackk & Ruin's staircase to their second level boutique.
Guest Vendor Lineup:
Rebecca Padula Art & Cards
Deana Allgaier Watercolors
Erin Bundock Illustrations
Eric Eickmann Art & Jewelry
Fine Forager Art & Upcycled Clothing/Jewelry
Foxglove Farm Wreaths, Maple Syrup & Jewelry
Hilary Ann Love Art & Stationery
Joey Chase Art & Ornaments
Linda Blackerby Art & Ornaments
Liz Buchanan Art, Cards & Ornaments
Lizzy Barrish Pottery
Lucy Rollins Art
Maxwell Zawatsky Comics & Sculptures
Mean Folk Pins/Patches/Stickers/Clothing
Capman Reimagined Art & Birdseed Wreaths
Three Dots Pots Pottery
Savanah Tebeau-Sherry Art
Suspicious Duck Bootleg Toys
Vermont Marshmallow Artisanal Confections
Poster design by @mdjstudio_
The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery is honored to celebrate the holiday shopping season by showcasing fun art in the perfect gift giving sizes! All artwork is sized under 12 inches and over 24″. Shop small and support local with works created by 130 local artists! All ready to wrap and gift to your favorite art lover or gift to yourself! Varying prices starting at $25 and up to suit all budgets. More information here.
Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 12-5pm and now Sundays from 10-3pm.
(other optional showings by appointment)
Visit https://www.seaba.com/arthop for more info.
The South End Art Hop is a celebration of all that the South End Arts District has to offer! Stop by the Soda Plant all weekend for great food and great art! Wander the halls with tasty treats from Brio Coffeeworks, Venetian Soda Lounge, Haymaker Bun Co. , Pitchfork Pickle ad NA Cocktail Co, as well as food trucks: Sabah's House, Voodoo (Cheesesteaks and Po Boys), Wagyu Wagon, and East Coast Ice!
NOTE! ART HOP weekend hours for Soda Plant artists and businesses are (approximately) as follows:
Haymaker:
Open Friday 8AM-4PM, Saturday 8AM-4PM, and closed Sunday
Special weekend menu with Roman style focaccia pizza! Friday evening event (8PM-10PM) Karaoke for Palestine fundraiser with the Vermont Coalition for Palestinian Liberation.
Pitchfork Pickle:
Open Friday 9AM-9PM (Rice bowls starting at 11AM - yum!!), Saturday 11AM-6PM, Possible Sunday hours.
Soapbox Arts:
Gallery open Friday 11AM-10PM, Saturday 12PM-4PM, Sunday 12PM-4PM
Jennifer Kahn Jewelry:
Open Friday until 9PM, Saturday 10AM-5PM (and possibly Sunday 12PM-4PM!)
SALE - 10% off 1 item, 20% off 2 or more items
Brio Coffeeworks:
Drag Story Hour Sunday at 10:30AM. Additional open hours yet to be determined, come on by!
Thirty-Odd:
Gallery/shop open Friday 11AM-10PM, Saturday 10AM-10PM, and Sunday 11AM-4PM
Conant Metal & Light
Open Friday 4PM-10PM, Saturday 5PM-10PM, and Sunday 11AM-4PM on Sunday
Live music 5:30PM Friday from the garage next to the rocket. Come listen to Moth Mouth, Brick Kicker Cosmic, Brass Balagan, Sunroom, & Assorted Fruit!
Beenanza Design:
Open studio Friday until 10PM, Saturday 10AM-4PM, closed Sunday
Studio 221:
Friday 10AM-6PM, Saturday 10AM-8ishPM, Sunday 12PM-2ishPM
Studio 224:
Friday 4PM-9PM, Saturday 10AM-6PM, Sunday 12PM-4PM.
SALE - 10% off all clothing.
Katharine Montstream & Charlotte Dworshak:
Open studio Friday 5PM-10PM, Saturday 10AM-10PM, and Sunday 11AM-4PM
S.P.A.C.E. Gallery:
Open Friday 5PM-10PM, Saturday 10AM-10PM, and Sunday 11AM-4PM
S.P.A.C.E. Gallery is exhibiting 70 different artists both in the gallery and on the walls outside the gallery. There will be two vendors at the 'mirror' intersection, and 4 additional vendors outside in the S.P.A.C.E. Gallery parking lot. There will also be mini portraits in the hall outside of Haymaker!
Democracy Creative:
Open Friday 5PM-10PM, Saturday 12PM-8PM, and Sunday 11AM-4PM
On Friday from 6:30PM - 8:30 PM - First Friday's Black Artist Showcase event - emceed by spoken word poet & author Rajnii Eddins, it will feature visual, narrative, and performing art.
On Saturday from 11AM - 6PM ilLOOMination! Drop-in community weaving: Kids and adults, bring your creativity and participate in a community 'warp-weft' weaving project! Democracy Creative & Dad Guild will be hosting the event. With this simple weaving technique, we'll create some large-scale tapestries to be installed in our Soda Plant loft. Bring a piece of yourself to the community and contribute to an art piece that will last. You'll also have the chance to take part in other art projects and discover more about the organizations upstairs in the Democracy Creative loft.
Revival Studio (UPDATED):
Open studio Friday 5PM-10PM, Saturday 10AM-10PM, Sunday 11AM-4PM
Welcome to the Wrecking Yard! Pick a car to wreck! In the Wrecking Yard, hammers and a vice await. Professional advice is available to guide you on the creative process of destruction. A $5 entry fee transports you from spectator to a participant!
Rackk & Ruin Jewelry:
Open Friday 11AM-9PMish, Saturday 11AM-9PMish, Sunday 12PM-4PMish.
Studio 219a:
Open all Art Hop, hours will be posted.
NA Cocktail Co
Open Friday 4PM-9PM, Saturday 11AM-9PM, closed Sunday
Come try the delicious non-alcoholic drink GUINEP!
Grooves and Grain:
Open Friday night 5PM-10PM
Visit Char Dworshak studio in Soda Plant suite 120 from 4-7pm for early access to 250 small paper paintings, some large pieces, framed pieces, seltzer and beer.
‘Phased’ Art Exhibition Inspired by the 2024 Solar Eclipse! The moon pushes and pulls the tides, similar to how art moves us. We experience our own cycles through the orbital glow of the moon and the life giving energy of the sun. How do we feel when they dance together? In this curated exhibition, The Space Gallery invites you to experience celestial creations by seven local Vermont artists. All working in different mediums sharing a theme of the cosmos and the atmosphere we know.
Opening reception: First Friday April 5th 5-9pm. Please join us as we open the show with light refreshments, snacks and great conversation!
Show duration: Friday April 5th - Friday April 26th
* We will be open on Monday April 8th during the eclipse! We have a straight shot to the sun in our main entrance parking lot near the astronaut mural. We’ll have some protective eyewear on hand but it is advised to bring your own in case we run out. Enjoy the experience of a lifetime with us! Parking will be limited so if you live nearby consider walking!
Participating artists: Deana Allgaier - @deanaallgaier, Erin Bundock - @ebundock_arts, Jen Blount - @valleyroadart, Kristin Richland - @sweetenemyart, Mike Konrad - @mk________art, Nikki Laxar - @nikkilaxar, Susan Smereka - @smsmereka
Many businesses at The Soda Plant will be open over the weekend and for the eclipse on Monday. Please visit individual websites or instagram to confirm open hours.
Venetian Soda Lounge: Open 11AM-11PM Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on Monday! Space-Themed Cocktails! Live Music! Galactic Costume Contest!
Brio Coffeeworks: Open Friday-Sunday 8AM-4PM, and Monday for eclipse 8AM-2PM
Pitchfork Pickle: Open Friday-Sunday 10AM-4PM (closed Monday)
Rice bowls available all weekend!!!!!!!
Thirty-Odd: Open Friday 11AM-6PM, Saturday 10AM-5PM, Monday 11AM-6PM
Check out incredible local art & gifts including solar eclipse pendants by Jennifer Kahn Jewelry!
S.P.A.C.E. Gallery: 'Phased' - a new curated, 7 artist show opens Friday! Reception 5PM-9PM.
Also open Saturday 12PM-5PM and Monday 12PM-5PM for the eclipse with a great view from the parking lot (bring eclipse viewing glasses!)
Alkame Co: Open Saturday 10AM-4PM (Food & drink sampling!), closed Monday
Democracy Creative: Hosting Omega Jade and the Black Artist Market Saturday 10AM-5PM.
Montstream Studio: Self-serve cards available over the weekend!
Pepper Lee CBD: Open Saturday and Monday
Don’t miss Ferment Fest 2024, hosted by Pitchfork Pickle at the Soda Plant on Saturday, March 23. It will be a celebration of the many fermented foods and drinks in our lives and some of the local producers who make them. A huge thanks to @tenderwarriorco for the fantastic art and @citymarketcoop for sponsoring the event this year!
SCHEDULE & ACTIVITIES
Throughout the day at the Welcome Table:
Check out some sweet Ferment Fest merch designed by Christine Tyler Hill for sale. Come say hi!
11-11:30am - Panel Talk at The Venetian Soda Lounge. Hear from Jasper Hill Cheese, Van Reno Textiles and Brio Coffeeworks about fermentation in their industries.
11:30am-12pm - Indigo Dye Presentation by Van Reno Textiles in Suite 221 of The Outer Limits.
2-2:30pm - Community Starter Swap Bring and exchange your own sourdough starters, kombucha scobys, vinegar mothers, water kefir grains, etc. and make friends with other ferment enthusiasts in the community.
12-3pm - Bluegrass music by The Boxcar Breakdown at The Venetian Soda Lounge
All day - Privateyez Studio Ferment themed flash tattoos! Appointment required. More details coming.
UPDATE- SOLD OUT. FOLLOW @beenanza.design FOR FUTURE EVENTS!
Join Beenanza Design for a 2 hr 30 min Block-Printing Workshop in the studio! There are 8 spots available in each session. Visit Beenanza Design for more information.
Thursday, March 21st 6:30-9p, Tuesday, April 16th 6:30-9p, Saturday, May 11th | Session 1: 10-12:30p, Saturday, May 11th | Session 2: 1:30-4p
Mixed media collage & textile work by Athena Petra Tasiopoulos & Alice Wiese.
Opening reception March 9th 5:30-8pm. Show on view through April 20.
ART OPENING Friday, Feb 2 from 5pm-9pm at The S.P.A.C.E Gallery
Exhibition on view through Feb 23rd. Fri-Sat-Mon 12-5pm.
‘All the Feels’ prompted artists to submit work that evoked many realms of emotion. Love and loss, confidence and fear, integrity, humor, isolation, longing and belonging… the light and dark sides of human existence. 100 artists are showcased in this curated exhibition that invites you to feel ALL the feels! Please join us on this First Friday Feb 2nd from 5-9pm for snacks, drinks and connection🖤
Artwork in promo by @artofarock @ruebenvidriophotography @loosegerm @fruits.ofourlabour
The Soda Plant & Local Maverick are joining creative forces to host a Holiday Market on Small Business Saturday! Join us for a day of family friendly festivities! Meet local makers, artists, & entrepreneurs while you do your Holiday Shopping! Come have fun while supporting our local community! In addition to Soda Plant businesses we will be joined by: Pizza Bottega, Taino Kitchen, Palatial Farm & Confections, The Goose Chase Cake, Northern Son Tie Dye, Mean Folk, Grey Owl Design, Vegarose Creations, Hilaryannlove Studio, Simmering Bone, and Akwaaba Community Collective
Show open Fridays & Saturdays 12-5pm
Whether sent from the universe or embedded in our DNA, messages and events can suddenly arrive and change the course of our lives. Artist Christy Mitchell creates a solo show each November to decipher and express those moments from the previous year. In ‘Point of Impact’ she tackles the hard reality of caring for family members struggling with their mental health. View the S.P.A.C.E Gallery website here.
Inspired by the ever-changing natural rhythms outside the windows of her coastal Maine studio - the sea, the landscape, the sky - Christina Watka creates mixed media sculptures in mica and ceramic that encourage us all to 'listen to the light' just a bit more closely. For more information visit Soapbox Arts
Don’t miss the 31st annual Art Hop, hosted by the South End Arts and Business Association (SEABA). The event is a celebration of the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of the district and all that it has to offer, and the Soda Plant will be bustling with open studios and galleries, special treats and lots more to see! Explore more here: https://www.seaba.com/arthop Photo by Luke Awtry
General Art Hop hours:
Friday, Sept. 8 5pm-10pm
Saturday, Sept. 9 10pm-10pm
Sunday, Sept. 10 11pm-4pm
'Blown Away,' Soapbox Arts’ second solo exhibition with Rosa Leff, opens Friday, August 18th with a celebratory reception from 5:30-8pm! The exhibition will be on view in the gallery through September 30th! More information here, because: You read it right - a FRIDAY opening!
Join fellow garment sewing enthusiasts for the second annual #VermontSews Garment Sewing Gathering! Do you sew your own clothes or are you curious about getting into garment sewing? Want to connect with other folks who share your love of creating with fabric and patterns? Join us for brunch at Stash in the Soda Plant and kick off #memademay!
Consider wearing your favorite self-made garment, or bringing a project you’re working on that you want to talk about or show off.
Pastries and coffee will be served.
FREE EVENT -. Reserve a spot HERE
Stash is a garment fabric store for makers, providing quality fabric and supplies for all your self-made wardrobe needs. Check out the April sewing classes available at Stash HERE
Opening Reception Thursday, March 9, 6-8pm.
Gallery Hours: Fridays 11-5, Saturdays 11-4 & By appointment
Explore featured works from the exhibition HERE
Charlie Hudson is an Australian-American artist that lives and works in New York City. Hudson works with shape, form, and color to render filtered views of his surroundings and habitat. Drawing primarily from life, snapshots, and memory, Hudson’s practice facilitates the metamorphosis of refracted landscapes and scenes into works exploring dimension, light, and movement. Hudson allows his practice to jump between 2d and 3d works depending on the series.
Time-travel to the roaring ‘20s while enjoying fantastic local entertainment and delicious jerked sodas, cocktails, shakes, floats, mudslides & more!
View the upcoming live events and see what all the fizz is about HERE
TUES-THURS 4:30P-10P | FRI 4:30P-11P | SAT 12P-11P | SUN 4:30P-9P
Join Soda Plant artists Charlotte Dworshak and Katherine Montstream for a Tax Day Sale!
Open Studio FRIDAY April 14, 6-8 & SAT URDAY April 15 , 11-4.
Any purchase over $15, get $15 of greeting cards FREE
15% off all paintings!
some free art supplies
Char’s little original paintings just $25
2 for 1 prints!
Special cocktail by Venetian Lounge for the night
FB event on MONTSTREAM STUDIO page HERE
Curious about fermentation and how it all works? Learn some of the dos and don'ts of vegetable fermentation, then make your own! Workshop fee: $25
This class is great for the complete novice, the beginning fermenter who might have a few questions based on their experience, and those looking to add a skill to their kitchen arsenal.
More information at Pitchfork Pickle.
