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Community Events

Upcoming Events

  • Creativity Cave: Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes with Bailey
    Creativity Cave: Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes with Bailey
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 04
    Feb 04, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    The Creativity Cave features a new art style, with hands-on activities available each Wednesday after school from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.
  • Clay for Kids
    Clay for Kids
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 04
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Feb 04, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    se who were part of Clay for Kids in the fall! In this class, young artists explore hand-building, the pottery wheel, and various tools. Alongside their clay work, they’ll engage in drawing, drafting, and sketching—practices that help children develop their ideas, refine compositions, and expand th
  • Drawing Night
    Drawing Night
    Wed, Feb 04
    The Sheldon Store
    Feb 04, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Sheldon Store, 2824 VT-153, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
    Join us for Drawing at the Sheldon Store. This community art night will meet on the first Wednesday of every month, 6:00-8:00 pm, starting on January 7th.
  • Hearts of Our Community - GNAT-TV
    Hearts of Our Community - GNAT-TV
    Sat, Feb 07
    GNAT-TV - Greater Northshire Access Tele
    Feb 07, 2026, 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM
    GNAT-TV - Greater Northshire Access Tele, 6378 Vermont Rte 7a #1, Sunderland, VT 05250, USA
    This Valentine’s season, GNAT-TV is bringing back Hearts of Our Community, a project that celebrates the people, places, animals, and organizations that shape life across our region.
  • Bird Walk
    Bird Walk
    Sat, Feb 07
    Hildene
    Feb 07, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    Hildene, 1005 Hildene Rd, Manchester, VT 05254, 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 traverse uneven terrain on forest and meadow trails and around the main house.
  • Chinese Pole Acrobatics & Big Ball Juggling Act
    Chinese Pole Acrobatics & Big Ball Juggling Act
    Sat, Feb 07
    Manchester Community Library
    Feb 07, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Ryunosuke is an extraordinary Japanese circus artist who specializes in big ball juggling, Chinese pole acrobatics, and antipodism with puppets. Watch as Ryu takes on the fourteen-foot Chinese pole with breathtaking acrobatics, then watch a juggling act that’s so big, you won’t believe your eyes.
  • Welcome to the Circus! Take Your Child to the Library Family Fun Day
    Welcome to the Circus! Take Your Child to the Library Family Fun Day
    Feb 07, 2026, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    Join us for MCL’s annual Love Your Library Family Fun Day celebration on the first Saturday in February! This entire day is packed with free activities that promise fun for the whole family, from young toddlers to irritable teens and winter-weary parents.
  • Creativity Cave: Affirmation Hoops with Katie
    Creativity Cave: Affirmation Hoops with Katie
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 11
    Manchester Community Library
    Feb 11, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    The Creativity Cave features a new art style, with hands-on activities available each Wednesday after school from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.
  • Clay for Kids
    Clay for Kids
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 11
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Feb 11, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    se who were part of Clay for Kids in the fall! In this class, young artists explore hand-building, the pottery wheel, and various tools. Alongside their clay work, they’ll engage in drawing, drafting, and sketching—practices that help children develop their ideas, refine compositions, and expand th
  • Game Night: That Escalated Quickly!
    Game Night: That Escalated Quickly!
    Fri, Feb 13
    Feb 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Sheldon Store, 2824 VT-153, Rupert, VT 05768, USA
    Get ready to laugh! Join us for a card game where players must put their friends' answers to ridiculous questions in the right order.
  • Second Saturdays with Merck Forest & Farmland Center: Owls!
    Second Saturdays with Merck Forest & Farmland Center: Owls!
    Feb 14, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    This fun-filled, hands-on workshop introduces kids to the fascinating world of owls. Kids will learn about owl habitats, special adaptations, and diet through pellet dissection.
  • Taconic Music Valentine's Day Concert: From MCL with Love
    Taconic Music Valentine's Day Concert: From MCL with Love
    Feb 14, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    An afternoon concert of string quartet arrangements of famous love songs (Nat King Cole, Gershwin, The Bee Gees, Stevie Wonder, Etta James, and more!), performed by violinists Joana Genova and Heather Braun, violist Ariel Rudiakov, and cellist Nathaniel Parke.
  • Creativity Cave
    Creativity Cave
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 18
    Manchester Community Library
    Feb 18, 2026, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
    Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave, Manchester Center, VT 05255, USA
    The Creativity Cave features a new art style, with hands-on activities available each Wednesday after school from 3:30 to 5:00 pm.
  • Clay for Kids
    Clay for Kids
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Feb 18
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Feb 18, 2026, 5:15 PM – 6:45 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    se who were part of Clay for Kids in the fall! In this class, young artists explore hand-building, the pottery wheel, and various tools. Alongside their clay work, they’ll engage in drawing, drafting, and sketching—practices that help children develop their ideas, refine compositions, and expand th
  • Kids Movie Matinee
    Kids Movie Matinee
    Sun, Feb 22
    Dorset Village Public Library
    Feb 22, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Dorset Village Public Library, 13 Church St, Dorset, VT 05251, USA
    On the way to the biggest race of his life, a hotshot rookie race car gets stranded in a rundown town and learns that winning isn’t everything in life.
  • Cabin Fever School Break Camps
    Cabin Fever School Break Camps
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Feb 23
    GNAT-TV - Greater Northshire Access Tele
    Feb 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    GNAT-TV - Greater Northshire Access Tele, 6378 Vermont Rte 7a #1, Sunderland, VT 05250, USA
    Lights, Camera, Create: Unleash your creativity and step into the world of media production during February or April break at GNAT’s Cabin Fever Camp!
  • February Break Camp: Hip Hop Dance & Design
    February Break Camp: Hip Hop Dance & Design
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Feb 23
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Feb 23, 2026, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    This week-long arts camp explores the vibrant world of Hip-Hop culture through both movement and visual art.
  • February Break Workshop: Making Art With Wood
    February Break Workshop: Making Art With Wood
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, Feb 23
    Southern Vermont Arts Center
    Feb 23, 2026, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
    Southern Vermont Arts Center, 860 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr, Manchester, VT 05254, USA
    This five-day workshop invites young artists to explore wood as a creative material.
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