The Town of Dorset Presents: “The Dorset Tractor Parade!”
Friday, November 26, 2021 from 5:15-6:15pm The Dorset Tractor Parade will once again light up the streets on Friday November 26th, from 5:15-6:15pm, on the Dorset Green! If anyone is interested in participating with their tractor or other lighted agricultural vehicles, please arrive at the H.N. Williams Store at 5:00pm. Parade Route: H.N. Wlliams , left on Meadow Lane, right...
The Vital Role of Environmental Justice Tuesday, November 30 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Long Trail School in Dorset Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Kate Sinding Daly to talk about the role of environmental justice in addressing the climate crisis. Recent devastating events have made clear what experts have been warning for decades: climate change is not only...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Needle Felted Landscape”
Needle Felted Landscape Sunday, November 14 from 4:00 - 6:30pm at Manchester Arts Studio & Gallery Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this workshop. Come “paint” with wool and create a fabulous landscape painting with wool fibers! Using a photograph as a reference, you will learn to transfer the design to...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Cryptocurrency Unraveled”
Cryptocurrency Unraveled Tuesday, November 16 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Long Trail School in Dorset Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes economist Peter Radford to help us unravel cryptocurrency. Hardly a day goes by without some reference to cryptocurrency. Bitcoin prices fluctuate. Binance is under investigation. Blockchains proliferate. China has its own digital currency. Other central banks are thinking...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “The Shakespeare Nobody Knows”
The Shakespeare Nobody Knows Wednesday, October 27 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Long Trail School in Dorset Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Philip McKnight to talk about the Shakespeare that nobody knows. The first half of this talk will present the many facts and assumptions that are not known about William Shakespeare of Stratford-upon-Avon. For instance, what day...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “The Anthropology of Race, Racism and Ethnic Animosities”
The Anthropology of Race, Racism and Ethnic Animosities Thursday, November 4 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back Dr. Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, to talk about the anthropology of race, racism and ethnic animosities. Racism is defined as prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Cults, Sects, “Fringe Groups” in American History”
Cults, Sects, "Fringe Groups" in American History Thursday, October 21 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back Dr. Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, to talk about cults, sects and "fringe groups" in American History. Exclusive, narrowly focused social groups with aberrant social and/or theological ideologies are surprisingly common throughout American...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Virtual Walking Tour: Main Street, Manchester Center”
Virtual Walking Tour: Main Street, Manchester Center Tuesday, October 19 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 virtual walking tour of Main Street in Manchester. Along the west branch of the Battenkill River stretches Main Street in Manchester Center, a picturesque New...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “The Anthropology of Conspiracy Theories”
The Anthropology of Conspiracy Theories Tuesday, October 12 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Long Trail School in Dorset Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Phillips Stevens, Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, to talk about the anthropology of conspiracy theories. “Conspiracy Theory” is a common phrase in the news these days; what does it mean? Is it something...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Archaeological Boots on the Ground”
Archaeological Boots on the Ground Tuesday, October 5 from 5:30 - 7:00pm at Long Trail School in Dorset Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Rita Wright, Professor Emerita of Anthropology, to talk about archaeology in Afghanistan. The catalyst for this talk is a comment made by an acquaintance of the presenter who asked, “Why do you study...
