The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Family Yard Game Night”
July 23, 2021 from 4:00-6:00pm Young, old, small and tall… everyone is welcome to try their hand at ping pong with the new table at the Dorset Village Library! Or check out the giant checkers. Fun, snacks, and all kinds of games will be in abundance. Join in as the community comes back together for some outdoor activities! This program...
The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Kids Club”
July 15, 2021 from 3:30-4:30pm Come visit with Angela at the Dorset Village Library! She will have lots of fun activities planned, including playing on the new ping pong table! There will also be a small selection of Legos for building and bring your Pokemon Cards too! Please note: this is an outdoor program and is 100% weather dependent...masks and...
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.
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Forged From Fire: The History and Future of Glass”
Forged from Fire: The History and Future of Glass Tuesday, August 3 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Anne Corso, Executive Director at Southern Vermont Arts Center, to talk about the art of glass. Inspired by this summer's exhibition 2021˚ F: 10th Anniversary of the Vermont Glass Guild at SVAC, Corso will discuss the...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “Wrongful Convictions: Past, Present and Future”
Wrongful Convictions: Past, Present and Future Tuesday, July 27 from 5:30 - 7:00pm via Zoom Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Dr. Catherine Bonventre to talk about wrongful convictions and their consequences. Since 1989, when postconviction forensic DNA testing was first used to clear the innocent of crimes they did not commit, more than 2,700 people have been...
The Dorset Village Library Presents: “Story Time”
The Dorset Village Library is now offering outdoor Story Time every Thursday from 11:00am-12:00pm. Nicole Campbell of Shires Kids will read a few selections from the Imagination Library followed by more stories read by Angela. There will also be other activities. We will provide cushions, but please bring your own blanket or seating if you prefer. Story Time is 100%...
The Dorset Historical Society Presents: “Hike to Freedley Quarry”
Saturday, June 26, 2021 9:00am - 12:00pm The Dorset Historical Society has scheduled the second of its summer hikes to Dorset locations of historic interest! On Saturday, June 26, hikers will walk to Freedley Quarry along the old quarry road, Crane Hill, and learn more about the quarry first opened in 1808. It yielded more marble than any other quarry...
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: “The Politics of Nuclear Weapons”
The Politics of Nuclear Weapons Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 5:30 - 7:00pm LOCATION TBD Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back political affairs specialist Derek Boothby to talk about the politics of nuclear weapons. Whether we think about nuclear weapons or not, since the dawn of the nuclear weapon age in 1945 we have lived, and continue...
