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COMMUNITY ARTS CALENDAR
Below are all arts related events in the Southern Vermont Area.
If you have an event that you would like posted, please email Beth Meachem at the Greater Manchester Arts Council.
For all area events, please visit the Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce's Calendar.
March 2010 | April 2010 |
May 2010 | June 2010 | July 2010 | August 2010 | September 2010 |
October 2010 | November 2010 | December 2010
Calendar updated March 7, 2010
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| March 9 | Archair Philosophers A new philosophical discussion group - will meet to discuss life's big questions. Come gather together with other thoughtful-minded people for intellectual discussion in a friendly informal environment. All ages and discussion topics welcome. All you need is a curious and inquiring mind. Come join us to see what kinds of interesting conversations we can stir up! |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 6PM FREE |
Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
| March 12 | Jonathan Fine Local Vermont author and Northshire Bookstore bookseller - presents his thrilling historical novella A Refugee in Sudan. An American man in personal crisis sets off to the heart of war-torn southern Sudan on a dangerous rescue mission to save the Dinka people from genocidal death riders. Sweeping across the harsh climate of equatorial Africa this book portrays the plight of a country and one man's search for redemption. A portion of sales of the book will go to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation to increase access to education in post-conflict Southern Sudan. |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 7PM FREE |
Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
| March 13 | Alice Lichtenstein Acclaimed short-story writer – presents her new novel Lost. Lichtenstein’s fiercely eloquent and emotionally suspenseful story portrays the unfathomable ways that the simplest of choices can reverberate throughout a life. With her stark, beautiful prose, Lost portrays the unexpected convergence of three lives, revealing an arresting portrait of the shifting terrain of marriage and the uneasy burden of love and regret. Lichtenstein is also the author of The Genius of the World and has published short stories is several literary journals. |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 7PM |
Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
| March 18 | Alan Benoit Alan Benoit and the Sustainable Living in Vermont Series presents “Sustainable Food” featuring talks and tastings of food from local farmers. Oliver Levis of Earth Sky Time Farm in Manchester will be talking about Community Supported Agriculture. Members of our local farmer's market will also be on hand to discuss what other delicious sustainably grown and prepared food you can enjoy with a simple visit to their booth. |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 7PM FREE |
Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
| March 19 | Music for Mankind, Founder Kelly Moore to Present Webcast Performance Fundraising Event for the Manchester Community Food Cupboard. For complete description of event, see the press room. |
Al Ducci's Cafe, Manchester 6:30PM
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Beth Meachem 802-362-6313 (Daytime) |
| March 20 | Annette Gordon-Reed Award-winning author and historian – presents her new book The Hemingses of Monticello. Sally Hemings has long captured attention as the enslaved mistress of Thomas Jefferson. That Hemings was also a mother to Jefferson’s children, the half-sister of Jefferson’s wife, and the most famous enslaved person in early 19th -century America, has all escaped serious consideration. Gordon-Reed’s new book delves more deeply into the historical record, employing many unpublished primary sources, to bring to light the Hemings family in all its complexity. Winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize and the 2008 National Book Award, Annette Gordon-Reed is also the author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy. |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 7PM FREE |
Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
| March 20 | Northshire Read-a-thon Come support the 6th graders of Cambridge School as they launch their participation in Greg Mortenson's (Three Cups of Tea) 'Pennies a Page' effort to build schools in Central Asia. This day long event will conclude with a reading at 3pm by Vermont Childrens picture book author, Stephen Swinburne, presenting his first middle reader novel Wiff and Dirty George. |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 11am-4pm FREE |
Therese Zoufaly, Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
| March 26 | Chris Bohjalian Award-winning, local Vermont author – presents his new novel Secrets of Eden. Weaving together compelling narratives, Bohjalian examines the inner complexities that mark all of our lives. This haunting literary thriller is a riveting page-turner in which nothing is precisely what it seems. Bohjalian is the author of twelve novels, including five New York Times bestsellers. His novel, Midwives, was an Oprah’s Book Club selection, a Publishers Weekly "Best Book," and a New England Booksellers Association Discovery pick. |
Northshire Bookstore, Manchester 7PM FREE |
Northshire Bookstore 802-362-2200 |
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| April 23 - 25 |
3rd Annual Manchester and the Mountains Poets and Writers Weekend |
Inn at Willow Pond, Manchester Workshops all day -- Details coming soon. |
Beth Meachem Greater Manchester Arts Council 802-362-6313 (daytime) 802-867-0272 (evenings) or by email |
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| July 8 & 9 | Circus Smirkus Join us for a wonderful Circus Smirkus Show! |
Dorr Farm, Manchester Shows at 2PM & 7PM Ticket prices to be announced. |
Beth Meachem Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce 802-362-6313 |
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