April Happenings: Client Updates This Month 🌷🌦
Happy April from Cultivate! Read on for the latest updates from our clients.
Community College of Vermont 🌮🍜
CCV will host its 22nd Annual International Food Festival on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 4-5:30 p.m. at the CCV-Winooski campus. The event is free and open to the community. Dishes from more than 15 countries will be featured, prepared by students, staff, faculty, and local caterers who bring their native cuisines to share.
For more information, read this article about last year’s event.
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park 🌳🗿
Cold Hollow officially announces its 2025 season from June 14 through October 13, 2025! Vist the Park and explore works by artists-in-residence, view new sculptures by David Stromeyer, and go on a guided tour.
For more information, visit coldhollowsculpturepark.com
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival 🎻 ⛰️
Get ready for a summer filled with music! Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival will announce their 2025 season this month, including 50 public events, its music education programs for students, and a newly established Junior Program for students ages 8-12.
To learn more, visit gmcmf.org.
Manchester Music Festival 🎶 📖
Only 100 days until the Manchester Music Festival, July 10-August 7! Tickets are on sale this month for the Festival’s 2025 season titled “Music & Storytelling” and featuring world-class artists, including clarinetist Anthony McGill, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers, and Emmy Award-winning actor David Strathairn in Stravinsky's "The Soldier’s Tale."
🎟️ Visit mmfvt.org to purchase:
Subscription packages: $81-$348
Single tickets: Starting at $30 (Youth tickets just $15!)
Don't wait! The best seats go quickly.
Philo Ridge Farm 🐄 🌻
Philo Ridge Farm has officially transitioned to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, establishing the farm as a permanent community asset dedicated to the future of food and agriculture in Vermont. The Philo Ridge Farm Foundation will focus on promoting organic regenerative agriculture through hands-on research, education, dining, and community engagement.
Philo Ridge welcomes the public back to the farm this summer—more information coming soon! Visit philoridgefarm.org to learn more.
RunVermont 👟
RunVermont’s Half Marathon Unplugged will take place on April 12, 2025. A great precursor event for runners training for the M&T Bank Vermont City Marathon & Relay, the Half Marathon Unplugged offers 13.1 miles of picturesque views overlooking the Adirondack Mountains and Lake Champlain.
The race is sold out, but volunteers are still welcome! Register to volunteer here.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra 🎸🤘🏽
VSO’s Jukebox Quartet is back! The Jukebox Quartet goes electric and performs rock-and-roll hits from Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, and Tool as well as classical music with pieces by Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, and more in their “Heavy Metal Strings” concerts.
Event Details:
April 4, 2025 at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, VT. Doors open at 6:30pm, concert begins at 7:00pm. This concert is produced in partnership with The Paramount Theatre.
April 5, 2025, at Brattleboro Music Center in Brattleboro, VT. Doors open at 6:30pm, concert begins at 7:00pm.
April 6, 2025, at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT. Doors open at 1:30pm, concert begins at 2:00pm.
April 11, 2025, at ArtsRiot in Burlington, VT.
Early evening performance — Doors open at 5:30pm, concert begins at 6:00pm.
Late evening performance — Doors open at 8:00pm, concert begins at 8:30pm.
April 12, 2025, at Bennington Museum in Bennington, VT. Doors open at 1:30pm, concert begins at 2:00pm. This concert is free and produced as part of the Bennington Museum Music at the Museum series.
The quartet will also present “Juicebox” concerts designed for children and families. Designed for children ages 10 and under, the Juicebox program is centered around the connection between feelings and music. The program includes interactive spots for the audience, music set to The Feelings Book by The New York Times best-selling author Todd Parr, musical jokes, and dance time for young audience members.
Event Details:
April 5, 2025 at Brattleboro Music Center in Brattleboro, VT. Doors open at 2:30pm, concert begins at 3:00pm.
April 6, 2025, at Northern Stage in White River Junction, VT. Doors open at 10:45am, concert begins at 11:00am.
Visit vso.org to purchase tickets.
ZymoChem 🧬
Athleisure brand lululemon has announced a multi-year collaboration with Zymochem to help expand the company’s use of bio-based nylon and advance its leadership in sustainable innovation. Together, lululemon and ZymoChem will sustainably transform a key building block of nylon 6,6 – a foundational material used in many of lululemon’s iconic products.
Read more about this transformational collaboration in this article by Forbes.