Book Release Celebration: Text Appeal by Amber Roberts

Book Release Celebration: Text Appeal by Amber Roberts

Join local author Amber Roberts at the Text Appeal book launch event at Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont! Authors Amber Roberts and Audrey Ruoff will chat about the Burlington, Vermont-set novel Text Appeal, favorite book tropes, and all things romance at...

Literacy for All

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...
Story Time with Lady Mo

Story Time with Lady Mo

Join special guest reader Lady Mo under the tent for stories, songs, and activities centered around a new theme each week! MCL story time is geared toward those ages 0 – 5 and their...
Movie Matinee – Hair

Movie Matinee – Hair

In honor of Treat Williams we will be showing Hair. “In New York City for the first time while on his way to enlist in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, Oklahoma farm hand Claude Hooper Bukowski (John Savage) meets up with a freewheeling group of Central Park...
Summer Reading Program – Capoeira

Summer Reading Program – Capoeira

Capoeira is a dynamic, energizing, Afro-Brazilian martial art created by enslaved people from Africa during the colonization of Brazil. This one hour program will begin by introducing capoeira as a unique movement practice and sharing a bit of its rich history....
Vermont Old Cemetery Association

Vermont Old Cemetery Association

Vermont Old Cemetery Association has been involved in the preservation and restoration of Vermont’s Cemeteries since 1958. Tom Giffin, president of VOCA since 2001, will present on the history and purpose of the organization as well as the historic, intrinsic value of...
A Place of Inclusion

A Place of Inclusion

Are you filled with questions or looking for guidance? Do you have a child or friend or family member living with special needs or disabilities? We invite you on the third Thursday of every month to come and visit with us at the Manchester Library for an evening of...
Jewish Film Festival: THE LAST SUIT

Jewish Film Festival: THE LAST SUIT

Abraham Bursztein, an 88 year old tailor runs away from Buenos Aires to Poland, where he proposes to find a friend who saved him from certain death at the end of WWII. After no decades of no contact, Abraham will try to locate him and keep his promise to return one...
Jewish Film Festival: Plan A

Jewish Film Festival: Plan A

Movie screening at the Library open to all! 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...
Summer Reading Program for Kids!

Summer Reading Program for Kids!

Our annual Summer Reading Program is fun for youngsters & the whole family! The program rewards children for reading up to 12 books throughout the summer. You just need your books & our game board to guide you. Mom or Dad can bring in the children to get a...
Jewish Film Festival: Plan A

Jewish Film Festival: Plan A

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...
2023 Mountain Garden Walks

2023 Mountain Garden Walks

A self-guided tour of six lovely gardens. On the tour you will find gardens beautifully integrated into their unique properties and scaled to fit the landscapes. There is variety of size of properties: two are large with extensive perennial gardens, brooks and ponds...
Stratton Community Foundation Golf Outing

Stratton Community Foundation Golf Outing

1PM Shotgun Scramble. Prizes, Awards and Reception. Proceeds benefit Head-to-Toe, providing hundreds of low-income children across southern Vermont with basic necessities that are essential to their well-being and education. Children are cared for throughout the year,...
Manchester History Day!

Manchester History Day!

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...
Farm Dinner Series

Farm Dinner Series

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,...
Farm Dinner Series

Farm Dinner Series – Grange at Hill Farm

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,...
Farm Dinner Series

Farm Dinner Series – Grange at Hill Farm

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,...
Farm Dinner Series

Farm Dinner Series – Grange at Hill Farm

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,...
Farm Dinner Series

Farm Dinner Series – Grange at Hill Farm

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,...
FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

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...
FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

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...
FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

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...
FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

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...
FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

FREE Summer Discovery Kids’ Camp

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...
Summer Music Series: Moose Crossing

Summer Music Series: Moose Crossing

Zak Hampton, Joe Plotts, and Brian DeAngelo present MOOSE CROSSING; bringing high energy jazz, fused w/ funk, rock, & blues to the New England area for over 10 years. Performing takes on classics from Duke Ellington F Frank Sinatra to more contemporary...
Summer Reading Program – In the Boat

Summer Reading Program – In the Boat

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...
Soft Mud of France by local author Greg Vail

Soft Mud of France by local author Greg Vail

Local author Gregory H. Vail presents the story of a World War I fighter pilot and a son’s pursuit of the Medal of Honor for his father. The Soft Mud of France is the inaugural work of Gregory Vail, a local area resident, who recently transplanted from Laguna...
Celebrate Mom at The Equinox

Celebrate Mom at The Equinox

Looking to celebrate Mom this Mother’s Day? Come join us at The Equinox Golf Resort & Spa! We’re offering all-day specials on breakfast, lunch, and dinner and Mom will receive a complimentary mimosa with any meal. Our menu is full of delicious options,...
JK Adams Memorial Day Tent Sale!!

JK Adams Memorial Day Tent Sale!!

Don’t Miss this Memorial Day Tent Sale! Running all weekend Friday – Monday, Memorial Day weekend at JK ADAMS in Dorset VT. You will find cutting boards, serving boards, name brand products, linens and other great items made right here in Vermont. JK Adams has...
Buffalo Sunrise Spring Artisan Market

Buffalo Sunrise Spring Artisan Market

Spend the day at Lakota’s Farm for our Annual Buffalo Sunrise Spring Artisan Market! Bring the entire family for a fun-filled day on the farm. We will be kicking off the summer season with a celebration of local artists and makers, with live music, craft beverages,...
Buffalo Moon Fall Artisan Festival

Buffalo Moon Fall Artisan Festival

Help us Celebrate the Harvest Moon! Join Lakota’s Farm for their annual Buffalo Fall Artisan Market, Washington County’s largest and most prestigious outdoor fine arts & crafts festival. Our family-friendly Fall Artisan Market at Lakota’s Farm has that fall...
An Orchestral Evening

An Orchestral Evening

Featuring The Knights Program: Traditional Nordic Folk Songs Minuet Dromer Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 -INTERMISSION- Anna Clyne: “Shorthand” Featuring Karen Ouzounian, cello Antonín...
Musicale & Mixer

Musicale & Mixer

A duo recital featuring Tara Helen O’Connor, flute, and Ran Dank, piano. This performance will provide the audience with an opportunity to experience this unique instrumental pairing as our renowned musicians perform classical masterworks. A reception will follow,...
Mainstage Chamber Concert

Mainstage Chamber Concert

Program: Nino Rota: Trio for Flute, Violin, and Piano I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante sostenuto III. Allegro vivace con spirito Tara Helen O’Connor, flute Axel Strauss, violin Ran Dank, piano Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70 No. 2 I. Poco...
Mainstage Chamber Concert

Mainstage Chamber Concert

Program: Mikhail Glinka: Sonata in D minor for Viola & Piano I. Allegro moderato II. Larghetto, ma non troppo Rimbo Wong, viola Jeewon Park, piano Camille Saint-Säens: Piano Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 41 I. Allegretto II. Andante maestoso ma con moto III. Poco...
Mainstage Chamber Concert

Mainstage Chamber Concert

Program: Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1941-1942) I. Grazioso II. Andantino Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet Winston Choi, piano Walter Rabl: Quartet in E-flat Major for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, & Piano, Op. 1 I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio molto...
An Evening with Alexander Hersh

An Evening with Alexander Hersh

A fundraiser celebrating our 49th season, and benefiting the programs of the Manchester Music Festival. Featuring a virtuoso cello performance by Alexander Hersh. Wine bar and savory hors d’oeuvres presented by SVAC’s curATE café. Program: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite...
Solo Spotlight Salon

Solo Spotlight Salon

This solo salon recital with renowned pianist Adam Neiman provides the audience with a unique opportunity to experience an intimate performance of a classical masterwork. A reception will follow, giving attendees a chance to socialize and get to know the artists up...
Mainstage Chamber Concert

Mainstage Chamber Concert

Program: Giacomo Puccini: Crisantemi for String Quartet Qing Hou & Brian Hong, violins Lawrence Neuman, viola Astrid Schween, cello Frank Bridge: Piano Quintet in D minor, H. 49 I. Adagio; Allegro moderato II. Adagio ma non troppo; Allegro con brio III. Allegro...
Season Opener Mainstage Chamber Concert

Season Opener Mainstage Chamber Concert

Featuring the Emerson String Quartet Eugene Drucker and Philip Setzer, violins Lawrence Dutton, viola Paul Watkins, cello Program: George Walker: Lyric for Strings Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12 I. Adagio non troppo – Allegro non...
When the Bicycle Came to Vermont

When the Bicycle Came to Vermont

UVM professor Luis Vivanco explores the fascinating early history of the bicycle in Vermont, an invention that generated widespread curiosity when it arrived here in the 1880s. Over the next decade, enthusiasm exploded statewide as bicycles became safer, women took to...
Cinco De Mayo – Beer Tasting, Chips/Dips, and Music

Cinco De Mayo – Beer Tasting, Chips/Dips, and Music

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the MCL with good music, beers by Level 3 and Invisible Mountain brewing companies, and some tasty Mexican treats sponsored by Avocado Pit. Cinco de Mayo, or the Battle of Puebla Day, is a celebration of the Mexican Army’s victory over...
Spring Spectacular Family Fun Day

Spring Spectacular Family Fun Day

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,...
Grassland Bird Trust Raptor Fest

Grassland Bird Trust Raptor Fest

Join Grassland Bird Trust (GBT) on Saturday, May 20 for an engaging day with raptors and migrating birds. The day starts with guided bird walks followed by talks from avian experts, a complimentary lunch and a live raptor demo. Tickets are $100. Proceeds go towards...
Poetry Salon – Favorite Poem Project

Poetry Salon – Favorite Poem Project

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...
Bard’s Birthday Bash

Bard’s Birthday Bash

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...
Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project

Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project

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, West River Seeds

Toni Kessler, West River Seeds

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...

All Community Easter Sunrise Service

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...
Mary Ruefle – The Vermont Project

Mary Ruefle – The Vermont Project

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...
Poetry Writing Workshop with the Ruth Stone House

Poetry Writing Workshop with the Ruth Stone House

Manchester Community Library is proud to partner with The Ruth Stone House (RSH) to offer a free writing workshop for Poetry Month. RSH Cofounders Bianca Stone and Ben Pease will host a two-hour generative workshop where new work will be written and discussed. Bianca...
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

Practice with Paige – Intermediate Level Yoga

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....
MHS History Trivia Night at MCL

MHS History Trivia Night at MCL

The MHS Trivia Night will be a 90 minute event with 6 categories of questions about Vermont and Manchester. Teams of up to 4 competitors will turn in answers; prizes will be awarded as each category is completed. At the end of the night, an overall grand prize will be...
Murder Mystery Weekend

Murder Mystery Weekend

Pack your bag, feather boa and Sherlock Holmes cap for an interactive musical weekend getaway with murder! The Wilburton is a historic 1902 mansion – the perfect setting for an elegant Agatha Christie mystery or a real-life game of Clue… Murder Mystery Weekend...
Easter Brunch at the Chop House

Easter Brunch at the Chop House

Enjoy a delicious meal with family and friends from our a la carte Easter Brunch menu at the Chop House in the Equinox Golf Resort & Spa from 10am – 3pm on Sunday, April 9. Visit with the Easter Bunny and don’t forget to bring your own camera for a...
Slow Flow Flannel Yoga

Slow Flow Flannel Yoga

You are invited to a 60 minute slow flow yoga session at Vermont Flannel’s Manchester location! Everyone is welcome, from the experienced yoga practitioner to the absolute beginner. Our instructor, Sita Watanabe, received her 200-hour yoga teacher certification here...
Pi Day at the MCL

Pi Day at the MCL

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...
Movie Matinee

Movie Matinee

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...
Grange at Hill Farm | Valentine’s Day Dinner

Grange at Hill Farm | Valentine’s Day Dinner

Grange at Hill Farm will be hosting a special prix-fixe Valentine’s Day Dinner on Tuesday, February 14th. The meal will include 5 courses inspired by our community of farmers with the option of adding a curated wine pairing. 🍷 Sit at the chef’s counter or the main...
Thursday Night Pizza Night at Grange

Thursday Night Pizza Night at Grange

Join us on Thursdays for Grange at Hill Farm’s Pizza Night. Every Thursday night from 5-9 pm, Chef Austin Poulin and the team will be firing up the wood-fired oven and baking a variety of specialty pizzas focused on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients! Count...
Thursday Night Pizza Night at Grange

Thursday Night Pizza Night at Grange

Join us on Thursdays for Grange at Hill Farm’s Pizza Night. Every Thursday night from 5-9 pm, Chef Austin Poulin and the team will be firing up the wood-fired oven and baking a variety of specialty pizzas focused on locally sourced, seasonal ingredients! Count...

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