THURSDAYS 10:00 – noon

For children ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver
Free (donations welcome) | A drop-in program (registration not required)

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool for learning and play.

Engaging with nature’s seasonal offerings stimulates curiosity and a sense of wonder while fostering self-confidence and empathy for all living things. Join us for 2 hours of spontane   ...

THURSDAYS 10:00 – noon

For children ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver
Free (donations welcome) | A drop-in program (registration not required)

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool for learning and play.

Engaging with nature’s seasonal offerings stimulates curiosity and a sense of wonder while fostering self-confidence and empathy for all living things. Join us for 2 hours of spontaneous play, exploration, discovery, song, nature inspired crafts, and oral storytelling.

Play, dig, build and grow alongside your child
Learn how to stay comfortable while getting messy in any weather
Connect with other families with young children
This program is entirely outside, so be prepared with water, snacks, and clothing for staying comfortable and getting wet!

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is made possible in part by donations and is sponsored by Hunger Mountain Coop and National Life Group.

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Join us for a day of creativity and craftsmanship at the Simply Crafts Craft Fair.

Unique Handcrafted Wonders: Explore an array of one-of-a-kind, handmade crafts, from exquisite jewelry and pottery to beautiful knits and intricate woodwork. Perfect for gifts or treating yourself.

Support Local Artisans: Your visit not only enriches your life with beautiful creations but also supports local artists and strengthens our community.

Admission is Free: This event is open to everyone, and entry is absolutely free. But we highly encourage you to bring along canned goods to be donated to the Montpelier food shelf.

Don't miss the chance   ...

Join us for a day of creativity and craftsmanship at the Simply Crafts Craft Fair.

Unique Handcrafted Wonders: Explore an array of one-of-a-kind, handmade crafts, from exquisite jewelry and pottery to beautiful knits and intricate woodwork. Perfect for gifts or treating yourself.

Support Local Artisans: Your visit not only enriches your life with beautiful creations but also supports local artists and strengthens our community.

Admission is Free: This event is open to everyone, and entry is absolutely free. But we highly encourage you to bring along canned goods to be donated to the Montpelier food shelf.

Don't miss the chance to immerse yourself in the world of handmade crafts, find treasures, and enjoy the rich tapestry of creativity in our community.
Mark your calendar and join us at the over 40-year-old Simply Crafts Craft Fair on November 4th at the National Life Building! See you there!
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/simplycraftsnl

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Nationally, up to 1/3 of girls, 1/4 boys and 1/2 gender-nonconforming youth are impacted by child sexual abuse before age 18.

Mosaic Vermont staff facilitate a conversation seeking community feedback and ideas for caring for children and youth impacted by sexual violence. A content warning is advised for the month-long event series.

Refreshments and art browsing start at 5:30pm. Conversation starts at 6pm. A wide variety of tabling resources will also be available. Stay after to talk with the survivor artist of an accompanying show, Pat Harrington (see details below), and attend related events! All events free, all are welcome.

Mosaic Vermont   ...

Nationally, up to 1/3 of girls, 1/4 boys and 1/2 gender-nonconforming youth are impacted by child sexual abuse before age 18.

Mosaic Vermont staff facilitate a conversation seeking community feedback and ideas for caring for children and youth impacted by sexual violence. A content warning is advised for the month-long event series.

Refreshments and art browsing start at 5:30pm. Conversation starts at 6pm. A wide variety of tabling resources will also be available. Stay after to talk with the survivor artist of an accompanying show, Pat Harrington (see details below), and attend related events! All events free, all are welcome.

Mosaic Vermont (mosaic-vt.org) is Washington County's sexual violence response and prevention organization. The community is encouraged to call Mosaic's 24/7 Helpline if support is needed: 802-479-5577.

THREE MORE RELATED EVENTS IN THE SERIES (all on Mosaic Vermont's FB @MosaicVermont, too)

A Survivor's Art Show: Removing the Mask: Let's Talk about CSA
October 6 - November 7 in the MSAC Community Room at 58 Barre St.
Pat Harrington's paintings–on canvas and wooden bowls–tell her powerful story of surviving child sexual abuse (CSA), demonstrate the use of art as a healing tool, and call the public to action to prevent harm to children. A content warning is advised when viewing this art show, and resources are available near the exhibit as well as at all related events through 11/6 (two more at MSAC, one at TW Wood), where trained advocates and social workers will also be present. To hear more about Pat's story and for a sneak preview of her art, see video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxRoUXIqw2g.
FB: https://fb.me/e/1xWlE3ziO

Community Healing Art Workshop
Thursday, October 19th, 6:30pm-8:00pm
TW Wood Art Gallery, 46 Barre St.
An opportunity to explore pieces of your identity that have been invisible, staff guide you to create a mask representing how you want to be seen. Materials provided. No artistic experience necessary. Please pre-register with [email protected].

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: A Panel Discussion with Q&A
Monday, October 23rd, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 58 Barre St.
Professionals from Mosaic Vermont, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont, an area school employee, and a survivor discuss existing strategies for prevention, what bystanders can do, and options for getting involved in prevention efforts and activism. Refreshments and art browsing at 5:30; panel starts at 6pm.

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The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library presents the first in its 2023-24 Lecture Series on Election Issues and Democracy. This season we look at issues both structural and cultural that affect voter attitudes and election results.

This year the series returns to in-person presentations at the library. The programs will be live-streamed by Onion River Community Access TV (orcamedia.net).

The first program, on Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 pm presents former state.Senator Christopher Pearson, discussing the Electoral College and National Popular Vote. He is Secretary of National Popular Vote and a member of the Bo   ...

The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library presents the first in its 2023-24 Lecture Series on Election Issues and Democracy. This season we look at issues both structural and cultural that affect voter attitudes and election results.

This year the series returns to in-person presentations at the library. The programs will be live-streamed by Onion River Community Access TV (orcamedia.net).

The first program, on Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 pm presents former state.Senator Christopher Pearson, discussing the Electoral College and National Popular Vote. He is Secretary of National Popular Vote and a member of the Board of Directors.

The League of Women Voters of Vermont Lecture Series, in its eighth season, is designed to bring outstanding speakers to discuss contemporary issues related to democracy and social justice.

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THURSDAYS 10:00 – noon

For children ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver
Free (donations welcome) | A drop-in program (registration not required)

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool for learning and play.

Engaging with nature’s seasonal offerings stimulates curiosity and a sense of wonder while fostering self-confidence and empathy for all living things. Join us for 2 hours of spontane   ...

THURSDAYS 10:00 – noon

For children ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver
Free (donations welcome) | A drop-in program (registration not required)

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool for learning and play.

Engaging with nature’s seasonal offerings stimulates curiosity and a sense of wonder while fostering self-confidence and empathy for all living things. Join us for 2 hours of spontaneous play, exploration, discovery, song, nature inspired crafts, and oral storytelling.

Play, dig, build and grow alongside your child
Learn how to stay comfortable while getting messy in any weather
Connect with other families with young children
This program is entirely outside, so be prepared with water, snacks, and clothing for staying comfortable and getting wet!

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is made possible in part by donations and is sponsored by Hunger Mountain Coop and National Life Group.

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In VHS’s most recent publication, “Vermont for the Vermonters”: The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State, Mercedes de Guardiola examines how the state’s eugenics movement emerged out of the public policies of the nineteenth century and led to state-sanctioned programs of institutionalization, sterilization, family separation, and education aimed at the most vulnerable Vermonters. Exploring the social and political legacy of the movement, de Guardiola brings new scholarship and context to one of Vermont’s darkest chapters.

Mercedes de Guardiola is a New York-based historian. She earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College with a double major in History and   ...

In VHS’s most recent publication, “Vermont for the Vermonters”: The History of Eugenics in the Green Mountain State, Mercedes de Guardiola examines how the state’s eugenics movement emerged out of the public policies of the nineteenth century and led to state-sanctioned programs of institutionalization, sterilization, family separation, and education aimed at the most vulnerable Vermonters. Exploring the social and political legacy of the movement, de Guardiola brings new scholarship and context to one of Vermont’s darkest chapters.

Mercedes de Guardiola is a New York-based historian. She earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College with a double major in History and Art History. A leading expert on Vermont's eugenics movement, she testified before the state legislature during hearings in the 2020s. Her research examines public policies of child health and welfare, mass institutionalization and deinstitutionalization, sterilization, and family separation.

Mercedes works in open innovation consulting at Luminary Labs for clients including NASA, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.?

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Floodplain Encounter – A Field Outing & Workshop at NBNC
Saturday, November 11 | 10 to noon
FREE | RSVP Requested at https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/floodplain-encounters/

Join river and floodplain expert Ned Swanberg on an exploration of the (usually) hidden expressions of the North Branch River on this fall walk here at NBNC. How does our rain and river shape the valley? Why and where does it flood? How does flooding support clean water and build soil in the watershed? Why are functional floodplains important to the safety and wellbeing of our neighbors? We will look at riverside soils, plants, and other signs to discern the shapes and pow   ...

Floodplain Encounter – A Field Outing & Workshop at NBNC
Saturday, November 11 | 10 to noon
FREE | RSVP Requested at https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/floodplain-encounters/

Join river and floodplain expert Ned Swanberg on an exploration of the (usually) hidden expressions of the North Branch River on this fall walk here at NBNC. How does our rain and river shape the valley? Why and where does it flood? How does flooding support clean water and build soil in the watershed? Why are functional floodplains important to the safety and wellbeing of our neighbors? We will look at riverside soils, plants, and other signs to discern the shapes and power of water in our lives. RSVP at https://northbranchnaturecenter.org/event/floodplain-encounters/

Ned Swanberg is a naturalist who explores the relationships between people and rivers. He has lived and led discoveries along the Housatonic, Little Miami, Cold, Connecticut, Ottauquechee, White, and Winooski Rivers. Ned is a Floodplain Manager with VTDEC and manages www.floodready.vt.gov.

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This workshop with Dr. Frederick Wiseman focuses on the harvest; including the crops that will be harvested, specialized Indigenous equipment such as harvest knives and baskets, sieves and winnowers; as well as techniques such as braiding and stringing corn for drying it, preparing and drying sunflowers, etc. We also focus on the Harvest Ceremony, storage of the harvest, and seed saving. Indigenous foodstuffs in diet, food security, and native sovereignty will also be discussed.

$10 VHS Members / $20 Non-Members. Free for Abenaki tribal citizens.

Dr. Wiseman was trained as a Paleoethnobotanist at the University of Arizona. After serving in the Department    ...

This workshop with Dr. Frederick Wiseman focuses on the harvest; including the crops that will be harvested, specialized Indigenous equipment such as harvest knives and baskets, sieves and winnowers; as well as techniques such as braiding and stringing corn for drying it, preparing and drying sunflowers, etc. We also focus on the Harvest Ceremony, storage of the harvest, and seed saving. Indigenous foodstuffs in diet, food security, and native sovereignty will also be discussed.

$10 VHS Members / $20 Non-Members. Free for Abenaki tribal citizens.

Dr. Wiseman was trained as a Paleoethnobotanist at the University of Arizona. After serving in the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University and MIT Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology, he returned to his Vermont roots to teach and do research at Johnson State College until his retirement in 2014.

Since 1987, he has focused on the Indigenous Wabanaki people of the far Northeast. Since 2009, Wiseman has worked with Indigenous groups in New England, Quebec, and the Mid-Atlantic to re-configure an almost lost Northeastern agricultural and forest landscape heritage. Wiseman teaches ceremonial craft arts, song, dance, and ceremony as important in crop nurture as sun, rain and fertile soil. He has also recovered significant numbers of ancestral recipes to help in reviving a lapsed regional Indigenous cuisine.

His research into Wabanaki and Chesapeake Bay area food systems is detailed in his recent book The Seven Sisters: Ancient Seeds and Food Systems of the Wabanaki People (Earth Haven, 2018). He was instrumental in the research and political advocacy that led to four Vermont Indigenous bands being recognized by the state of Vermont, for which he was awarded the first Lifetime Achievement Award by the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.

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THURSDAYS 10:00 – noon

For children ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver
Free (donations welcome) | A drop-in program (registration not required)

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool for learning and play.

Engaging with nature’s seasonal offerings stimulates curiosity and a sense of wonder while fostering self-confidence and empathy for all living things. Join us for 2 hours of spontane   ...

THURSDAYS 10:00 – noon

For children ages 0-5 with parent or caregiver
Free (donations welcome) | A drop-in program (registration not required)

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is a free activity for families to gather, learn, and play in nature. Guided by the idea that children need to spend ample time outdoors, we offer a community experience in the world of nature and will model ways the natural environment can be used as a tool for learning and play.

Engaging with nature’s seasonal offerings stimulates curiosity and a sense of wonder while fostering self-confidence and empathy for all living things. Join us for 2 hours of spontaneous play, exploration, discovery, song, nature inspired crafts, and oral storytelling.

Play, dig, build and grow alongside your child
Learn how to stay comfortable while getting messy in any weather
Connect with other families with young children
This program is entirely outside, so be prepared with water, snacks, and clothing for staying comfortable and getting wet!

Robin’s Nest Nature Playgroup is made possible in part by donations and is sponsored by Hunger Mountain Coop and National Life Group.

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The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra is back, and like Montpelier and other Vermont post-flood towns, is becoming vibrant again. We will be holding our first full concert in almost four years on Saturday, November 18th at 7:00pm, at the Barre Opera House. Locally well-known music director Daniel Bruce will be conducting Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess, and Florence Price's uplifting Andante Moderato from her String Quartet in G Major. It’s a concert you don’t want to miss!

The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra has been performing in the Montpelier area for 25 years. Our members are both professional a   ...

The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra is back, and like Montpelier and other Vermont post-flood towns, is becoming vibrant again. We will be holding our first full concert in almost four years on Saturday, November 18th at 7:00pm, at the Barre Opera House. Locally well-known music director Daniel Bruce will be conducting Beethoven's 7th Symphony, Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess, and Florence Price's uplifting Andante Moderato from her String Quartet in G Major. It’s a concert you don’t want to miss!

The Montpelier Chamber Orchestra has been performing in the Montpelier area for 25 years. Our members are both professional and advanced amateur musicians who are dedicated volunteers in providing both traditional and more contemporary chamber orchestra repertory several times a year.

The concert will be free, with a suggested donation of $20 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, and no charge for children.

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