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Community Events

Upcoming Events

  • Steam Saturdays
    Steam Saturdays
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Nov 01
    RK Kittay Library
    Nov 01, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    RK Kittay Library, 2827 VT-153, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
    Join us every Saturday for hands-on projects and discoveries in the Children's Room. All ages welcome!
  • Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull Decorating
    Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull Decorating
    Sat, Nov 01
    Manchester Community Library
    Nov 01, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Get creative while learning about the traditions of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)! In this hands-on workshop, kids will decorate sugar skulls—bright, colorful treats that play an important role in this holiday.
  • Mrs. Warren’s Profession
    Mrs. Warren’s Profession
    Sat, Nov 01
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Nov 01, 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.
  • Build Quest: Creative Mode
    Build Quest: Creative Mode
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Nov 04
    Manchester Community Library
    Nov 04, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Young engineers are invited to the MCL Children’s Library on Tuesdays after school to find out what they can make with assorted materials. Will it be a roller coaster? A windmill? A complex cityscape? The possibilities are only limited by the imagination (and physics).
  • Creativity Cave: Macrame with Lauren
    Creativity Cave: Macrame with Lauren
    Wed, Nov 05
    Manchester Community Library
    Nov 05, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    It’s time to tie the knot(s)! Lauren is back from Vermont Macrame to teach us how to make another knotted keepsake.
  • Clay for Kids
    Clay for Kids
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Nov 05
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Nov 05, 2025, 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    Young artists will explore the world of clay, learning hand-building, the pottery wheel, and various tools.
  • VT Reads Building Challenge: Can You Build a Flood-Proof City?
    VT Reads Building Challenge: Can You Build a Flood-Proof City?
    Thu, Nov 06
    Manchester Community Library
    Nov 06, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Calling all young builders! If you are at least 8 years old, a challenge has been issued in the MCL Children’s Library. Work together or strike out on an individual quest to build a city that can withstand a potentially devastating flood.
  • Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash
    Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash
    Sat, Nov 08
    Bennington
    Nov 08, 2025, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    Bennington, 655 Gage St, Bennington, VT 05201, USA
    The annual UCS Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash is a family friendly community event in downtown Bennington, VT, that brings participants of all ages together for a good cause.
  • Steam Saturdays
    Steam Saturdays
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Nov 08
    RK Kittay Library
    Nov 08, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    RK Kittay Library, 2827 VT-153, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
    Join us every Saturday for hands-on projects and discoveries in the Children's Room. All ages welcome!
  • Second Saturdays with Merck Forest: Fire Building
    Second Saturdays with Merck Forest: Fire Building
    Sat, Nov 08
    Merck Forest & Farmland Center
    Nov 08, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Merck Forest & Farmland Center, 3270 VT-315, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
    The weather is getting colder, and fire building season is on its way! Meet a Merck Forest field educator outside at the library to learn about fire safety, how to build a fire, and enjoy s’mores!
  • Strings for Kids Fall Recital
    Strings for Kids Fall Recital
    Sat, Nov 08
    Israel Congregation of Manchester
    Nov 08, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Israel Congregation of Manchester, 6025 Main St, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    First performance of the year for the string students of Deanna Baasch, Joana Genova, Heather Munch, Jared Shapiro and Francois Secordel.
  • Community Karaoke Contest
    Community Karaoke Contest
    Sat, Nov 08
    Fraternal Order of Eagles
    Nov 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Fraternal Order of Eagles, 1610 Depot St, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    You are invited to dress up, grab a drink, have fun, and sing! Join us at the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Manchester at 7 PM for a karaoke competition benefiting the Community Food Cupboard.
  • Build Quest: Creative Mode
    Build Quest: Creative Mode
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, Nov 11
    Manchester Community Library
    Nov 11, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Young engineers are invited to the MCL Children’s Library on Tuesdays after school to find out what they can make with assorted materials. Will it be a roller coaster? A windmill? A complex cityscape? The possibilities are only limited by the imagination (and physics).
  • Clay for Kids
    Clay for Kids
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Nov 12
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Nov 12, 2025, 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    Young artists will explore the world of clay, learning hand-building, the pottery wheel, and various tools.
  • Bird Walk: Blue Herons
    Bird Walk: Blue Herons
    Sat, Nov 15
    Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
    Nov 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, 1005 Hildene Rd, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Join local birders to gather long-term data on the presence of birds, their abundance, and changes in populations. Appropriate for birders of all skill levels, the walks run along uneven terrain on forest and meadow trails and around the main house.
  • Steam Saturdays
    Steam Saturdays
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Nov 15
    RK Kittay Library
    Nov 15, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    RK Kittay Library, 2827 VT-153, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
    Join us every Saturday for hands-on projects and discoveries in the Children's Room. All ages welcome!
  • Clay Ornaments for All Ages
    Clay Ornaments for All Ages
    Sat, Nov 15
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Nov 15, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    Join Zena for a cozy morning in the SVAC studio. We will make ornaments together to hang on the tree for years to come, one-of-a-kind ceramic gifts. Hot cocoa and light snacks will keep us warm and happy while we enjoy getting our hands a little muddy.
  • VT Symphony: Made in Vermont & The Moth Radio Hour
    VT Symphony: Made in Vermont & The Moth Radio Hour
    Sat, Nov 15
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Nov 15, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    Vermont Symphony Orchestra's chamber ensemble is joined by The Moth Radio Hour guests from Vermont for a concert with storytelling at its heart.
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