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DHS: Third Thursday Lunch Lecture Sept 21

Third Thursday Lunch Lecture Myths and Legends of the Battle of Bennington Dorset Historical Society Thursday, September 21 from noon -1pm The Dorset Historical Society’s Third-Thursday Lunch-Lecture on September 21, Myths and Legends of the Battle of Bennington is presented by David Pitlyk, historic site assistant. As events pass out of living memory and into history, the way they are...

Explore Smokey House Center: Forest Bird Habitat Walk

Explore Smokey House Center: Forest Bird Habitat Walk Smokey House Center Join Walker Cammack, Program Director Living Labs at Smokey House, and Tim Duclos, Healthy Forest Program Senior Associate and Woods, Wildlife and Warblers project lead with Audubon Vermont for an educational walk of the forests at Smokey House Center. Walker and Tim will take you on a tour and...

Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival Merck Forest & Farmland Center Join us for an autumn celebration of forests and timber at MFFC! Explore the woods, see our timber processing equipment, and learn about all the ways that trees and forests are part of our lives. The day will include forest-focused activities for the whole family. Admission is $5pp (suggested donation) at the...

Monarch Monitoring

Monarch Monitoring Merck Forest & Farmland Center Join us as we investigate the pollinators of Merck Forest, exploring some of the habitats and hangouts of these critical critters. We’ll try our hands at catching and tagging monarch butterflies, and search for and observe other pollinators at work. Admission: $5pp; please register HERE.

The Last Garden

The Last Garden with Liza Ketchum Dorset Village Library Bees and gardens are a perfect match! Dorset author, and gardener, Liza Ketchum will discuss her most recent publications: the picture book, “Begin with a Bee” (co-authored with Jackie Briggs Martin and Phyllis Root; illustrated by Claudia McGehee) and “The Last Garden,” a memoir about her experience with many gardens,...

September Book Club

September Book Club Dorset Village Library Join us for a special book club featuring guest author, Caren McVicker. Caren will discuss with the group her new book, Henderson House. Anyone is welcome to this program, you do not have to be a regular member of the book club!

Urban Beekeeping

Urban Beekeeping Tuesday, September 19 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at The Manchester Community Library Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Madeline Zeif to talk about urban beekeeping. Urban beekeeping is a rapidly growing phenomenon as cities become increasingly environmentally conscious. Since the legalization of beekeeping in New York City in 2018 the industry has taken off, allowing for...

Artificial Intelligence: An Opportunity or a Threat?

Artificial Intelligence: An Opportunity or a Threat? Tuesday, September 12 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Southern Vermont Arts Center, Arkell Pavilion Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes economist Peter Radford to talk about artificial intelligence. AI is sometimes seen as a threat to human civilization. Other times it is seen as a boon. Which is it? We are...

For the Love of Vermont: the Lyman Orton Collection

For the Love of Vermont: the Lyman Orton Collection Dorset Village Library This book is about the private collection of Lyman Orton, proprietor of The Vermont Country Store. The book was written to accompany the first comprehensive public exhibition in the summer and fall of 2023 of his collection of paintings, prints, and drawings of Vermont, with a focus...