Addison Independent Calendar of Events

Have you ever wanted to write your own book but weren’t sure where to start? November is National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and Bixby is taking that challenge on! Wednesday evenings will cover what it takes to write a novel, brainstorm ideas, and develop a completed draft by the end of the month Snacks will be provided. Ages 13-18 only.

Every Friday afternoon (excluding holidays) stop by for card and board games with Stephen. Come play some games before heading over to the weekly community supper. Attending the meal is optional. Parking is available behind the building, please use the street facing entrance.

Join Rokeby Museum for an immersive theater experience across four nights, inspired by the Spiritualist history of the Robinson family. Purchase a drink, hear a talk on Spiritualism and gather in our historic house to see séances brought to life! Alcoholic beverages will be available for sale in our visitor center prior to the event, provided by Mad River Distillers and Split Spirits.

The third Saturday of every month, the library will open one hour early to allow for youth who need an ASD/sensory friendly environment to experience the library without excess stimulation. A calm, self-directed craft will also be provided.

This No Kings Day, turn your passion for democracy into action. Gather at 1 p.m. to line the lower Middlebury Green with signs reminding the community how much every vote matters. At 2 p.m., put democracy in motion. Middlebury voters, joined by friends and neighbors will march to the ballot box to cast their votes.

Join the ACLU of Vermont to learn best messages and strategies to talk to your neighbors and community about this midterm election. We’ll go over your rights at the polls and have opportunities for questions and discussion. We’ll also write some postcards to our Addison County community members asking them to vote and share food with friends!

William Marsh was once a close confidante to the founders of Vermont, but ostracized after spying on General Burgoyne’s army during the British Invasion from Canada that culminated in the Battle of Saratoga. Why did Marsh do so? How did he affect the New Hampshire Grants’ pursuit of independent Statehood? How was he affected by the war? What was his relationship to Ethan and Ira Allen? Presented by the Monkton Museum and Historical Society.

$1,000.00 jackpot. Quickies start at 6 p.m.; regular bingo starts at 7 p.m. Our kitchen is open from 5-6:30 p.m. to order off our menu. We also offer a special and homemade desserts. Proceeds benefit veterans programs.

Learn to crochet or knit, or share your skills. Not interested in working with yarn? No problem, bring your own crafts & supplies to work on while spending time with other crafty folks. Every Tuesday. Parking is available behind the building, please use the street facing entrance.

The Henry Sheldon Museum’s executive director Coco Moseley & Middlebury College’s Dr. Ellery Foutch will present the second lecture in the Ilsley Library’s “Weekday Symposium” series entitled “Pins and Pies, Linens and Lamps: Imagining the World of Charity & Sylvia.”

Meet with Representative Robin Scheu and candidate Mike Roy, who are on the ballot to represent Middlebury’s Addison-1 district in the Vermont House. We want to hear what’s on your mind, what are your top issues, and to learn more about your hopes and dreams for Middlebury and Vermont.

If you are interested in women collectively making an impact on non-profits in Addison County, check us out online and join. The three randomly chosen nominees were: Habitat for Humanity Addison County, Peer Recovery Center of Addison County and Better Middlebury Partnership. Meeting info will be sent to members.

This program is for people over the age of 60 who are concerned about falling, interested in improving balance/strength, have fallen in the past or may restrict their activities due to fear of falling. Space is limited. Call or text Wendy at 802-373-2710, or email Rebecca at [email protected] to register.

Join Jane Philbrick & Kip Bergstrom for a presentation and community conversation about data centers and why/how Royalton approved a first-in-the-state moratorium.

Robert Ludwig will present a program of music from the 18th to the 21st centuries for the pipe organ on the college’s 50-rank, 3100 pipe Gress-Miles instrument. J.S. Bach’s complex masterpiece Toccata and Fugue in d (Dorian), BWV 538 and compositions by S.S. Wesley, Edward Elgar, Elfrida Andrée (an activist in the Swedish women’s movement), and Haywood’s Toccata on “We Shall Overcome.”

This month’s book discussion will be about Tillie Walden’s new graphic novel “Charity & Sylvia.”

It’s ghost and ghoul season – time to curl up under a warm blanket with a chilling gothic horror. Cindy Ellen Hill, author of “Leeds Point,” shares the elements that make gothic horror so gripping, and walks through the eerie genre from Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” through classic New England gothic of Hawthorne, Alcott, Poe and Melville to contemporary works like Kristen Bakis’s “King Nyx.” Bring your favorite gothic titles to discuss… if you dare!