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Past Adventures

Hollywood Glamour Night with The VSO | The Flynn, Burlington, VT

A Christmas Story Dinner | Peg + Ter’s Pop-Up, Shelburne, VT

Jasper Hill + Hill Farmstead Brewery Dinner | Wilson Herb Farm, Greensboro, VT

Killeen Crossroads Farm Takeover Dinner | Shelburne, VT

Love Trek | Blueberry Hill Inn, Goshen, VT

Santa’s Luau: A Tropical Pop-Up | Peg + Ter’s, Shelburne, VT

Ranch Dinner with Grass Cattle Co. | Adam’s Berry Farm, Charlotte, VT

Beetlejuice Dinner | Peg + Ter’s Pop-Up, Shelburne, VT

Goat Farm Dinner | Blue Ledge Farm, Salisbury, VT

Sunset Garden Dinner | Snaps & Sunflowers, Cambridge, VT

Berry Celebration Dinner | Adam’s Berry Farm, Charlotte, VT

Solstice Dinner with Killeen Crossroads Farm | Shelburne, VT

Adventure Island Mini Golf Spring Classic | Diddle & Zen, Panton, VT

Spring Break Pool Party | Essex Resort & Spa, Essex, VT

Switchback Takeover Dinner | Switchback Brewing Co, Burlington, VT

Malt House Dinner | Earthkeep Farmcommon Malt House, Charlotte, VT

Summer Berry Celebration | Adams Berry Farm, Charlotte, VT

Assorted dishes set on a table with colorful bowls and utensils. — Killeen Crossroads Farm Takeover Dinner | Shelburne, VT

A yellow vintage VW bus converted into a makeshift bar in a farm field. — Solstice Pig Roast Dinner | Longest Acres Farm, Chelsea, VT

A green tray lined with newspaper and filled with seafood boil — North Country Seafood Boil | Common Ground, Starksboro, VT

Guests seated at a long table set between rows at a vineyard at dusk on a summer day. — Vineyard Dinner | Lincoln Peak Vineyard, New Haven, VT

Friends xc-skiing up a trail in the snow. — Love Trek | Blueberry Hill Inn, Goshen, VT

Shelburne Vineyard Dinner | Shelburne Vineyard, Shelburne, VT

Vineyard Dinner | Ellison Estate Vineyard, Grand Isle, VT

Heirloom Botanical Dinner | Wilson Herb Farm, Greensboro, VT

Northern Italian Feast with Trenchers Farmhouse | HAVOC Gallery, Burlington, VT

Mud & Maple Dinner | Palmer’s Sugarhouse, Shelburne, VT

Valentine’s Day Aphrodisiac Dinner | Soapbox Arts, Burlington, VT

Fondue Pop-Up Party | Haymaker Buns, Middlebury, VT

New Year’s Eve Filipino Kamayan Feast | The Soda Plant, Burlington, VT

Winter Solstice Celebration | Werner Tree Farm, Middlebury, VT

Adventure Dinner Tasting Menu Dinner | Soapbox Arts, Burlington, VT

The Shining Dinner | AO Glass, Burlington, VT

Nighttime scene around a long table set for dinner with lit candles. — Leaf Peeps & Japanese Eats | Talta Lodge, Stowe, VT

Jasper Hill Creamery & Hill Farmstead Brewery Dinner | Sandiwood Farm, Wolcott, VT

Moon Dinner | Earthkeep Farmcommon, Charlotte, VT

Ellison Estate Vineyard Dinner | Grand Isle, VT

Mud, Maple, & Mexican | Palmer Sugar House, Shelburne, VT

A red table top with plates, wine glasses, and a Valentines Day themed menu. — Valentine’s Day | Vergennes, VT

Dinner set at a long table with fondue along the middle — Fondue Feast

A Mexican altar with many candles lit. — Hospitality Appreciation

Lit candle with a designed menu propped next to it. — VSO Candlelit Concert

Long table set in a brewery with glasses filled with golden-hued beer on the table. — Dark Days, Dark Beers

Guests seated to dinner at a long table outside next to a pond on a fall afternoon — Leef Peeps + Aperitifs

ADVENTURE DINNERS ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND EVENTS THAT REIMAGINE RITUAL.

We host gatherings year round, and take to heart Kurt Vonnegut’s assertion “there are six seasons instead of four” for New England*. To that end, you’ll see us embrace different themes or locations throughout the year that feature Fall (September + October), Locking (November + December), Winter (January + February), Unlocking (March + April), Spring (May + June) and Summer (July + August).

WHY SIX SEASONS INSTEAD OF FOUR?

We host gatherings year round in Fall (September + October), Locking (November + December), Winter (January + February), Unlocking (March + April), Spring (May + June) and Summer (July + August), a categorization inspired by the quote below.

For those of you who are familiar with the Northeast, you probably already see how these seasonal names fit with what you experience (for example, stick season = locking). For those of you who want a little more context you can read this lyrical excerpt from Mr. Vonnegut’s speech.

From “How to Make Money and Find Love!”, Kurt Vonnegut’s 1978 commencement speech to Fredonia State College:

“One sort of optional thing you might do is to realize that there are six seasons instead of four. The poetry of four seasons is all wrong for this part of the planet, and this may explain why we are so depressed so much of the time. I mean, spring doesn’t feel like spring a lot of the time, and November is all wrong for autumn, and so on.

Here is the truth about the seasons: Spring is May and June. What could be springier than May and June? Summer is July and August. Really hot, right? Autumn is September and October. See the pumpkins? Smell those burning leaves? Next comes the season called Locking. November and December aren’t winter. They’re Locking. Next comes winter, January and February. Boy! Are they ever cold!

What comes next? Not spring. ‘Unlocking’ comes next. What else could cruel March and only slightly less cruel April be? March and April are not spring. They’re Unlocking.”

Read the FULL TRANSCRIPT IN THIS VONNEGUT SPEECH COLLECTION.