Old Labor Hall

The Barre Historical Society celebrates the culmination of years of restoration and planning with the debut of community-funded Rise Up Bakery. Visitors to the Old Labor Hall can snack on handcrafted sandwiches made with the bakery’s wood-fired bread while touring the new facility. Colin McCaffrey and Friends strike a celebratory chord with live tunes.

Union Cooperative Store Bakery Building Grand Reopening: Saturday, December 15, 4-9 p.m., Old Labor Hall, Barre. $10. Info, 331-0013, oldlaborhall.org/bakery-reopening.

More food events

Winooski Holiday Pop-up Shop: Shoppers imbibe craft cocktails and bites by Onion City chefs while perusing gifts by local artists and craftspeople. Thursday, December 13, 5-9 p.m., the Monkey House, Winooski. Free. Info, 655-4563, monkeyhousevt.com.

Mo’s Backyard BBQ Winter Fun: Winter revelers power a day of sledding, snowmobiling and other cold-weather fun with smoked meats and all the fixings. Saturday, December 15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Fantasy Island Ranch, Marshfield. Cost of food and drink. Info, 818-448-5552, facebook.com/fantasyislandranch.

Holiday Crafts and Wellness Fair: Crafters and wellness providers gather for a health-focused holiday market with herbal remedies and snacks. Saturday, December 15, noon-5 p.m., Railyard Apothecary, Burlington. Free. Info, 540-0595, railyardapothecary.com.

This article appears in Dec 12-18, 2018.

Hannah Palmer Egan was a Seven Days food writer from 2014-2019. She was a 2017 James Beard Journalism Award finalist for her coverage of Vermont's food and agriculture industries, and received food writing awards from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia. She lives in northeast Pennsylvania with her family, where she works in the outdoor lifestyle and adventure tourism industry.