5 Ways to Celebrate Your Sweetie this February with Cultivate 💝 🌹
As the month of love begins, the Cultivate team is excited to share the latest updates from our clients this February! Explore new products, events, and seasonal offerings designed to help you celebrate the special people in your life.
Valentine’s Baking Date with Ann Clark Ltd. 🧑🍳 🍰
Team up with your sweetie or friends to create festive treats to celebrate the day. Ann Clark Ltd. offers a wide range of Valentine’s Day cookie cutters and other baking recipes for the season.
Here are some of Cultivate’s personal favorites:
Ann Clark’s Strawberry Meringue Powder to create Strawberry Meringue Cookies, perfect on their own or also used as a delicious addition on top of pre-bought cheesecakes.
Valentine’s themed cookie shapes including the LOVE word, Pair of Cherries, Pair of Hearts, Strawberry, and V-Day Robot set (check out Ann Clark’s viral reel on how many of these shapes are made!).
A classic chocolate cake using Ann Clark Gourmet Chocolate Cake Mix with Chocolate Mousse Frosting. You can also switch out for strawberry frosting as well!
Get Your Hearts Racing with RunVermont ❤️ 👟
Team up with your lovebird and get your hearts racing! Create lasting memories this winter by motivating each other to stay active in the colder months. Sign up for RunVermont’s next Freezy Cheeks 5k which will take place Saturday, February 8, at Zero Gravity Brewery. Registration includes one limited beverage from Zero Gravity (including beer, 21+). The race kicks off at 11am with an open start until 12pm. Sign up here.
Enjoy a Symphony of Love with Vermont Symphony Orchestra 🎻 💕
Surprise your Valentine with a music-filled date night. The VSO will perform two programs this month:
February 12, 2025, 7:30-9:30pm at The State House in Montpelier, VT
Join VSO for their annual David M. Wilson Farmers’ Night tradition featuring Damascus Kafumbe. VSO will present Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major interwoven with percussion and string instrument performances by Kafumbe. The program will also include the premiere of a Music-COMP student composition by Mount Mansfield UHS senior Eleanor Freebern. The concert is free and open to the public; no tickets required. For more information, visit VSO’s website.
February 15, 2025, 7:30-9:30pm at Flynn Center in Burlington, VT
Enjoy “Modernism and the World of Yesterday” presented by the VSO and internationally acclaimed pianist and composer, Sir Stephen Hough. The performance marks the East Coast premiere of Hough’s piano concerto along with pieces from Wojiech Kilar, Felix Mendelssohn, and Anna Clyne. You can even kick off your Saturday evening with a pre-concert art gallery cocktail party with Adventure Dinner, just around the corner at Burlington City Arts. Artful food displays and cocktails start at 5pm. Purchase tickets for Modernism and the World of Yesterday here and the Adventure Dinner pre-event here. Tickets for each must be purchased separately, but Adventure Dinner guests receive a special 20% discount on VSO’s concert.
Start Planning a Manchester Music Festival Date 🎼 🎭
Start planning now for a romantic summer evening with your special someone at the Manchester Music Festival. MMF will be officially announcing its 51st season soon. Keep an eye out on their website and social media pages for information about their 2025 program, “Music and Storytelling,” illuminating the profound connections between literature and music through works inspired by stories and poetry. Visit the Manchester Music Festival website here for more information about the festival and this year’s theme.
Stay In for a Cozy Snack Night with Vermont Smoke & Cure 🤗🍴
Having a chill night in this Valentine’s Day? No problem! Gather you and your partner’s favorite snacks and have a cozy movie night. If you or your sweetie is a protein snack fan, try out some Vermont Smoke & Cure meat snacks to add to your snackboard. The company recently launched its new Premium Beef Stick to try, or you can savor their fan-favorite turkey, pepperoni, pork, and sausage snacks. Visit Vermont Smoke & Cure’s website to browse and order products or purchase the meat snacks directly at select retailers locally.