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...

The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Summer Reading Finale: Shake Your Tail Family Game Night”

Summer Reading Finale: Shake Your Tail Family Game Night August 20, 2021 4:00-6:00pm Join the fun at the Library for yard games, snacks, music and fun!  Be sure to wear your tail and mask from the summer reading packet.  Additional masks will be available if needed.  Also, remember to deposit your summer reading participation vouchers in the boxes inside the...

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...

The Dorset Theatre Festival Presents: “Scarecrow” (Staged Reading) – See Various Dates

Running July 14, 17, 18, 24, 25 and 28 at 3:00pm Written and performed by Heidi Armbruster; Directed by Dina Janis Will the bulls chase her off the property or will she garden herself into oblivion? SCARECROW is one woman’s look back at the last 33 days of her father’s life. A New York City actress lands herself on her...

The Dorset Theatre Festival Presents: “Queen of the Night”

Running August 10-September 4, 2021 at 8:00pm Queen of the Night by travis tate Recently divorced Stephen and his millennial son, Ty, set out on a camping trip to their old stomping grounds in southeastern Texas. As an important family event approaches, father and son attempt to survive the woods, and one another, braving the bears and reckoning with the...

The Dorset Theatre Festival Presents: “Laughing Wild”

Running July 9-31, 2021 at 8:00pm Laughing Wild - By Christopher Durang and directed by Jade King Carroll In this hilarious blast-from-the-1980s comedy, two characters are overwhelmed by the things happening in the world around them. Desperate for connection in a sea of provocative pitfalls, they seek sanctuary in asylums, clinics, and, during the course of the play, a theater....

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.