BTV Winter Market Through December 23: Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Saturdays, noon-6 p.m.; Sundays, noon-4 p.m.; and Thursday, December 22, 2-6 p.m., at Burlington City Hall Park. Free. Info, burlingtoncityarts.org. There’s something magical about an outdoor winter market — especially in the lead-up to the holidays. Burlington’s version is the BTV Winter Market, where shoppers will find local crafts, food and art most weekends this month in City Hall Park. Among the offerings are earrings made of preserved flowers, mushrooms and ferns by Wild Perennial; radical prints straight off the antique press from A Revolutionary Press; South African handbags and totes by Bosisi Designs; beer-inspired sugars, candles and bath bombs in funky varieties such as chai and chile lime from Beer Feelings; and kiln-fired glass dishes, ornaments and wind chimes by artist Jackie Bishop. And, of course, visitors can refuel after all that shopping with warming bites by local Thai, Somali, Québécois and Afro-fusion eateries. Highlighting experienced and emerging makers, the BTV Winter Market aims to create “a vibrant, joyful space for our community to gather and celebrate the most wonderful time of year,” Burlington City Arts communications director John Flanagan said. Forest Bathing Saturday, December 10, 9-11:30 a.m., at Shelburne Farms; and Saturday, December 17, 9:30 a.m.-noon, at Green Mountain Audubon Center in Huntington. $30-35; preregister. Info, natureconnectionguide.com. The Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku — which translates literally to “forest bathing” — uses mindful walks through the woods as tools to slow down, rest and enjoy the restorative vibes of nature. Anyone itching to try it can make their way to the rolling hills and woodlands of Shelburne Farms or the hardwoods, hemlock swamp and babbling brooks surrounding Huntington’s Green Mountain Audubon Center for a forest bathing session led by Duncan Murdoch of Nature Connection Guide. Murdoch encourages curious Vermonters to “create the time and space for yourself to connect to the natural world and join a growing community of forest bathing kin.” Winter in the Green Mountain State is teeming with just as much life as any other season; participants will take in the stark beauty of the land, spot beavers and enjoy the invigorating chill in the air. Both walks conclude with a collective warming around a bonfire. A practicing certified guide since 2015, Murdoch said he is “grateful to witness the profound revelations and transformations from my participants throughout the years. Nature has so much to…