The Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “The Norcross-West Marble Company”
The Norcross-West Marble Company Tuesday, August 31 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to partner with the Manchester Historical Society to present this talk about the Norcross-West Marble Company, which was formed by Orlando W. Norcross of Worcester, MA and Spafford H. West of Dorset, VT to provide the 500,000 cubic...
The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Bats!”
Bats! Friday, August 13, 2021 at 3:00pm Join Jerry Schneider at the Dorset Library as he presents on Bats! This presentation is part of the summer reading program and will be held outside. All ages are welcome and you do not have to be participating in summer reading to attend! Learn all about bats; how they help maintain a healthy...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Celebrating 31 Years with the Hubble Space Telescope”
Celebrating 31 Years with The Hubble Space Telescope Tuesday, August 24 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Valerie Rapson to talk about The Hubble Space Telescope, NASA’s first Great Observatory, which launched in April of 1990 and has been going strong ever since. Astronomers from across the globe have utilized Hubble...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape and Home”
Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home Tuesday, August 17 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) in partnership with the Northshire Bookstore are proud to present "Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home" – a conversation between author Alexander Wolff and Steven Sinding. Alexander Wolff’s grandfather, the...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “The GMALL Debate 2021”
Tuesday, August 10 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Burr & Burton Academy's Riley Center for the Arts Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to once again host a genuine debate based loosely on the format used since 1823 by the Oxford Union of Oxford University in England. Back by popular demand, the debaters are Derek Boothby and...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Wild Mushroom Foraging Workshop #1
Wild Mushroom Foraging Workshop #1 Sunday, July 25 from 10:00am - 1:00pm at Southern Vermont Arts Center Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Ian Vair to lead us on a wild mushroom journey. Ian will guide us through the wooded trails at the Southern Vermont Arts Center and will explain safety parameters, field guide comprehension, ideal growing conditions, and...
The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Identifying Trees”
July 23, 2021 from 5:00-6:00pm Join the Outdoor Recreation Director of Hike Dorset on a walk in Pinnacle Forest, and learn how to identify trees. Hikers should wear good hiking shoes and plan to meet outside the Dorset Library on July 23rd at 5:00pm. Rain date is July 24th at 5pm.
The Dorset Village Library Presents: “The iNaturalist App”
The iNaturalist App - July 14, 2021 at 5:30pm Join the Outdoor Recreation Director and the Dorset Village Library for a workshop on how to use the citizen science tool iNaturalist to both collect data and learn about the species that surround us. iNaturalist is an amazing program that allows you to expand your naturalist knowledge everywhere you go. The...
The Dorset Village Library and the Historical Society Present: “Dog Days and A Big Day in Dorset on July 10th!”
BIG DAY IN DORSET ON JULY 10TH AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND LIBRARY On Saturday, July 10th, hikers can meet at the Dorset Historical Society at 9 a.m. to carpool to the trailhead to begin the ascent to the Folsom Quarry. Dorset Historical Society Curator Jon Mathewson will lead the hike, which will last about two hours. The Historical...
The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Hike Dorset”
Thursday, July 8, 2021 Dorset’s Outdoor Recreation Director, Rachel Batz, will lead the hike up the new connection trail. This is an informational hike, giving the history of the Pinnacle Property located in Dorset, VT. The hike will leave from the front lawn of the Library at 5pm! Rain date is Friday July 9th.
