Join the library, Miss Vermont Teen, and Miss Vermont for a discussion on the topic of reading and learning and the obstacles that many of us face in school. Did you know that barriers to reading and learning, such as dyslexia, affect one in five people? We will...
Be a Superhero! Join us on for the 6th annual UCS Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash. Run, walk or roll on this 3.1 mile course that takes you through beautiful downtown Bennington. Costumes are encouraged and there will be prizes for top finishers and best costumes. The...
The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa will be hosting a “Pop Up” Lobster Roll, Street Taco & Margarita Shop on our Marsh Tavern Patio. Every Friday – Sunday from 12pm – 3pm come join us for some fun finger foods and tasty...
The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa will be hosting a “Pop Up” Lobster Roll, Street Taco & Margarita Shop on our Marsh Tavern Patio. Every Friday – Sunday from 12pm – 3pm come join us for some fun finger foods and tasty...
The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa will be hosting a “Pop Up” Lobster Roll, Street Taco & Margarita Shop on our Marsh Tavern Patio. Every Friday – Sunday from 12pm – 3pm come join us for some fun finger foods and tasty...
At the Coggins Auto Group of Bennington, we make deals, friends, and have fun! Helping make our communities a better place to live holds close second to day-to-day business. Join us for the 1st Annual Coggins Charity Golf Tournament where Toyota Motor Corporation will...
Welcome to summer camp for INNcredible women who are ready to live their legend! Melissa Levis leads a 3 night retreat at The Wilburton in Manchester Vermont that inspires women to fall INN love with themselves. We are all born INNcredible, but we forget. We often...
PLAN A is based on the incredible true story of the “Avengers“. A group of Jewish vigilantes, men and woman, who after surviving the holocaust are vowing to avenge the death of their people – “an eye for any eye, a tooth for a tooth“. Max, a holocaust survivor has...
Premier Golf Course. Giveaways, Prizes, Games, Reception & Charity! Proceeds support our Head-To-Toe program, providing basic necessities to 500 Vermont children in need throughout the...
Grace Initiative Global is organizing a discussion on World Refugee Day, which is an occasion to build understanding and empathy for refugees’ plight and to recognize their resilience in rebuilding their lives. Speakers representing: UN Women, Haitian Women for...
The Golden Getaway Weekend will feature curated activities and competitions for pets to enjoy – expect to see a charming display of golden retrievers basking under the warm glow of the Manchester sun. In addition to a plethora of K-9 friendly experiences such as...
The community is invited to Manchester History Day! LEARN more about the history of our town BRING your memories to record for the future SEE historic artifacts up close ENJOY old-fashioned games for the kids ENGAGE in creating a colorful townscape FREE and all are...
Our Farm Dinner Series, hosted once a month from June through October, are seasonal communal style dinners that celebrate the bounty from our market garden, and local Vermont community food producers and makers. Dinners will be hosted on June 14, July 5, August 2,...
Our Farm Dinner Series, hosted once a month from June through October, are seasonal communal style dinners that celebrate the bounty from our market garden, and local Vermont community food producers and makers. Dinners will be hosted on June 14, July 5, August 2,...
Our Farm Dinner Series, hosted once a month from June through October, are seasonal communal style dinners that celebrate the bounty from our market garden, and local Vermont community food producers and makers. Dinners will be hosted on June 14, July 5, August 2,...
Music, Crafts, Games, Bible Stories, Outside Play ! Theme: BABYLON – Lessons in Courage Ages: 5-13 (separated into age groups) Snack and Lunch served This camp is offered FREE to our entire Community by a collaboration between First Congregational Church, Zion...
Music, Crafts, Games, Bible Stories, Outside Play ! Theme: BABYLON – Lessons in Courage Ages: 5-13 (separated into age groups) Snack and Lunch served This camp is offered FREE to our entire Community by a collaboration between First Congregational Church, Zion...
Music, Crafts, Games, Bible Stories, Outside Play ! Theme: BABYLON – Lessons in Courage Ages: 5-13 (separated into age groups) Snack and Lunch served This camp is offered FREE to our entire Community by a collaboration between First Congregational Church, Zion...
Walking with Grief – Living in Hope Grief is both a universal experience and deeply personal at the same time. We are inviting anyone in the community who is currently in the grieving process to come for an evening of mutual support and sharing. The evening will...
Music, Crafts, Games, Bible Stories, Outside Play ! Theme: BABYLON – Lessons in Courage Ages: 5-13 (separated into age groups) Snack and Lunch served This camp is offered FREE to our entire Community by a collaboration between First Congregational Church, Zion...
Music, Crafts, Games, Bible Stories, Outside Play ! Theme: BABYLON – Lessons in Courage Ages: 5-13 (separated into age groups) Snack and Lunch served This camp is offered FREE to our entire Community by a collaboration between First Congregational Church, Zion...
The Dorset Equine Rescue and Honorary Chairs Ramsay Gourd & Richard Slocum cordially invite you to attend the 8th annual Barnyard Ball fundraiser, Thursday, July 13, 2023, at The Old Gray Barn at 1582 Route 30, Rupert, VT (just a 5 minute drive from H.N. Williams...
Internationally renowned singer and concert artist, Maxine Linehan, will be a special guest at the free “concert for a cooler climate “ at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester on Sunday May 28 at 2 p.m. The concert is part of the Play Every Town series...
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum presents In the Boat. This program will focus on building upon your ability to work with a team. Participants will do a series of team building activities that range from physical challenges to mental ones! All of these activities will...
Are you curious about what different organizations in our local communities work to support our elderly residents? Do you have time to give and would like to volunteer? Come to the Manchester Community Library on Saturday, May 27th from 10am. Meet representatives...
Bennington, VT — On Sunday, May 21, at 4:00 p.m. Sage City Symphony will celebrate its milestone 50th anniversary with a concert at Greenwall Auditorium in the VAPA Building at Bennington College. Admission is free and open to all. The concert program will...
We are thrilled to announce that the critically acclaimed author Chris Bohjalian will be joining us as our guest speaker for the evening, along with WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s Joe Donahue! Chris will share insights into his remarkable literary journey and discuss...
Join us for a presentation from Stephanie Erlandson, a botanist from the National Forest Service, working in the Green Mountains National Forest. Learn about pollinator pathways, the importance of pollinator gardens using native plant species, and the positive effect...
Join us for a family fun day featuring: 11:00 am – 2:00pm – Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures, an interactive circus adventure appropriate for all skill levels and ages! Equipment to be taught will include, but is not limited to juggling scarves, balls, rings, clubs,...
At the 2023 Komen Vermont MORE THAN PINK Walk, people of all ages and abilities will fight back against breast cancer by walking a multi-surfaces “out and back” route (of under 3 miles) that begins at Riley Rink at Hunter Park, goes over to the Dana L. Thompson...
– a tool for health and healing with Cassie Halstead, RYT 500, Certified Kripalu Yoga Therapist 4 to 5 P.M. on Sunday, May 7, 2023 $20 – included in HOTV Yoga class cards and memberships. This guided meditation allows a you the chance to break away from...
Join the Little School’s annual Black Fly Ball fundraiser on May 26th for a fun evening to kick off the first weekend of summer. It is a wonderful community event for all with food, live music, and beverages. We have a large live and silent auction as our...
Manchester Community Library welcomes all to an evening of Trading Treasured Verses, a favorite poem project event in which members of our community trade their treasured verses in an evening of conviviality and connection. Hosted by Manchester’s own Reverend Claire...
Together we will focus on some sonnets about the Young Man or Fair Youth (as scholars call him), and Camille will talk about how the poet enacts his ideas and feelings in the formal strategies of the poems. Published first in 1609, the Sonnets reveal Shakespeare’s...
Join the fun celebrating William Shakespeare’s 459th birthday at the MCL. We invite patrons to have fun speaking in “Shakespearean” English in the Library all day. Test your knowledge of the Bard with a trivia quiz. Recite your favorite verses or lines. Dress the part...
Dr. Jack Mayer tells the story of Irena Sendler, a holocaust hero who rescued 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto. Sendler’s story remained unknown after the war—until three Kansas teens uncovered a reference to her heroism 60 years later. They helped transform her...
Toni Kessler of West River Seeds in Townsend, VT will discuss planning a garden to Save Seeds. We will learn of the geopolitical importance of using local seeds. She will bring seed samples and hopes to do a threshing demonstration. West River Seeds is focused on...
Are you a history buff? Are you interested in reading about and discussing history with other people with similar interests? Join the History Book Group which meets at the MCL and over Zoom once each month. Reach out to David Nichols for more information. This month’s...
Welcome new poet-author and local Manchester resident Dr. Tarasa Lovick as she discusses growing into higher levels of consciousness and evolution of humanity to a New Earth through poetry. Reverend Lovick welcomes an open discussion around unexpectedly becoming a...
April 7th “Stations of the Cross” – a self-guided walk and reading of the Passion Narrative with special music. Walk opens at 10am; Passion Narrative & Music begins at 11:30am in the...
The annual Manchester Area Community Easter Sunrise Service will be held rain or shine on Sunday, April 9th at 6:30am at the Dormy Grill on Union Street, adjacent to the Equinox Hotel golf course. “A Terrified Joy” will be the Easter message brought by the Rev. Bill...
During the covid lockdown and in the following year, Vermont state poet Laureate Mary Ruefle anonymously mailed over a thousand poems to Vermonters she randomly chose from the state’s phone books. The poems came from all cultures and all times, none were her own, and...
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Sawyer Powers is a senior attending Long Trail School. She presents a country themed concert of both solar and ensemble music in which different genres make an appearance. Sawyer found her passion for music when she was a child, growing up attending bluegrass...
Monday evenings can be a drag, but they don’t have to be. Get your flow back when you Practice with Paige in an intermediate level yoga session in the Hunter Community Room Mondays at 5 pm. This practice will be centered around spinal flexibility and core stability....
Live music in The Falcon Bar at The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa. Join us for while one of our local artists entertain you with acoustic music while you sip on a craft cocktail, draft beer or...
You will be sure to be entertained by our own local legend, Patrick Sargent. Patrick mixes in covers with his own original music that spans the country and rock...
Along with a friendly, natural stage presence, Miles plays with a unique, vivid guitar style. His detailed and extraordinary versions of great classic folk and rock ballads are a staple of his live shows. Miles also writes and performs original music that reflects the...
In pie we crust! Stop by MCL today from 10:am – 6:00pm and buy a slice of pie to support Project Against Violent Encounters. We have: Salted Maple Pie Chocolate Pudding Pie Apricot Frangipane Tart Maple Sugar Pie Almond & Strawberry Jam Tart Pecan Pie...
March 14th, 3.14, is the day of Pi in the Math World. Come celebrate Pi Day at the MCL with a pie sale to raise money for PAVE – Project Against Violent Encounters. The day will also include the Pi recitation challenge. How many digits can you memorize and recite? The...
Taconic Music’s Joana Genova, Heather Braun, Ariel Rudiakov and Nathaniel Parke are offering a free concert for the community, featuring student composers from Long Trail School and Burr and Burton Academy, and music by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Grażyna Bacewicz,...
Kenneth Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston’s Downtown Crossing section and rare book specialist and appraiser who is frequently seen on national TV, is coming to the Manchester Community Library on March 8th at 6pm. Ken will...
Join us in front of the big screen in the Hunter Community Room as we watch three women tackle prejudice and sexism with math and science in an out of this world biographical drama. Licensing agreements prevents us from telling you the name of this film, but can you...
Join Executive Director, Ed Surjan, and members of the Board of Trustees for this Inaugural Town Hall. Learn what’s been going on at the Library, and what is on the horizon! There will be a 10-15 presentation, and then a chance for you to ask questions, and give...
The Gallery at the MCL is thrilled to announce its newest exhibit – Student Art. Students from Burr and Burton Academy have put together a show to exhibit the skills and talents they have gained and developed through their art classes. The exhibit will include...
In person at our Southern Vermont Arts Center — Tickets Required Event date: Saturday, February 11, 2023 – 6:00pm Event address: 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Drive Manchester, VT 05255 Please Note: Tickets are required for this event taking place at...
Back by popular demand!! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with international concert and recording artist Maxine Linehan. A very special benefit for Red Fox Community School in the Southern Vermont Art Center’s Arkell Pavilion. Maxine Linehan has performed for...
Back by popular demand! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day early with international concert and recording artist Maxine Linehan. A very special benefit for Red Fox Community School at the Southern Vermont Art Center’s Arkell Pavilion. Maxine Linehan has performed for...
Northshire Day School invites the community to a dollar skate at Riley Rink at Hunter Park in Manchester on Sunday, January 22 from 12:15-2:15pm. The cost is $1 for children ages 13 and under and $3 for those ages 14 and up. All proceeds will benefit Northshire Day...
Calling all nonprofits! Manchester Community Library invites you and your organization to join us at Community Conversation, an event designed to benefit nonprofits in Southwestern Vermont. Community Conversation will provide a forum for discussion and exchange...
Unpacking Low-Back Pain, is a FREE lecture-demonstration that will address the following questions: What impacts low-back health? Why are over 16 million people in the USA affected by recurring or chronic back pain? Why are some people who have seen doctors, had...
Spend the evening at an Adults Only Festive Party in The Colonnade complete with chef attended food stations, midnight sparkling wine toast, cash bar and tunes spun by DJ KRYME from 9pm-12:30am $35 Per Adult / 18 & Over Only with Valid...
Join Us for a New Year’s Eve Family Celebration Activities include a Family Buffet Dinner, Magic Show, Grab & Go Kid’s Craft, ending with a Sparkling Cider Toast & Ball Drop at...
Annual Gingerbread Contest! All interested bakers, schools, organizations, businesses, families, individuals, and young people are invited to submit their imaginative gingerbread creations. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. All entries must be...
Annual Gingerbread Contest! All interested bakers, schools, organizations, businesses, families, individuals, and young people are invited to submit their imaginative gingerbread creations. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. All entries must be...
Annual Gingerbread Contest! All interested bakers, schools, organizations, businesses, families, individuals, and young people are invited to submit their imaginative gingerbread creations. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. All entries must be...
Annual Gingerbread Contest! All interested bakers, schools, organizations, businesses, families, individuals, and young people are invited to submit their imaginative gingerbread creations. Pre-registration is appreciated, but not required. All entries must be...