Letter to the editor: CVUUS helps language learning classes flourish

On behalf of the students and tutors and teachers of the ELL class held at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Church, I would like to thank the members of the church for allowing our class to meet at the church for the last two years.

Rhubarb festival to be held June 1

Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society will celebrate spring with its 15th Annual Rhubarb Festival on June 1, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. — or whenever the last pie is gone.

Sen. Leahy reflects on his life in politics

Patrick Leahy was the third-longest-serving U.S. senator, cast more than 17,000 votes, and served under nine presidents. Some of that history will be explored next Wednesday, May 22, at a free conversation with the man himself at the Unitarian Universalis … (read more)

Herpetologist Jim Andrews takes the stage March 29

Green Mountain Club (GMC) Bread Loaf Section’s 2024 “Selected Reptiles and Amphibians of the Central Green Mountains” will be held on the evening of Friday, March 29, at 7 p.m., at Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court in Middlebu … (read more)

CVUUS leader ready to step aside

Barnaby Feder in 1980 had reached the pinnacle of print reporting — a job at the New York Times. He became a capable scribe for the Gray Lady’s business section, turning out stories ranging from obituaries on people like tech maverick Stanford Ovshinsky t … (read more)

Panelists discuss climate justice law, highlight local efforts

Around three dozen Vermonters filled the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury last week to learn about how to engage in an often-overlooked part of fighting the climate crisis: listening to and learning from the groups most affect … (read more)

Free jazz appreciation concert at CVUUS on Saturday

Miles Donahue will be joined by bassist Gerson Quiroga from Chile, who was awarded a Presidential Scholarship at Berklee College of Music and who has performed with Latin Grammy winner Pablo Zeiglar.

Pianos on the Point presents free concert in Middlebury

Faculty members of Pianos on the Point, a program for serious adult piano students at Point Counterpoint Camp on Lake Dunmore, will perform a concert of solo and four-hand music at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court in Midd … (read more)

Pies-only rhubarb festival to be held June 5

MIDDLEBURY — The Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society’s (CVUUS) annual Rhubarb Festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, and is a pies-only event. The festival, which has run for the past 10 years, is usually a much larg … (read more)

Christmas pageant shifts to Zoom

Join Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society via Zoom at cvuus.org on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 4 p.m., for cuteness, chaos, costumes and Christmas cheer with a UU spin. Come be part of the joyful story with Mary, Joseph, shepherds, sheep, angels, ani … (read more)

Rajnii Eddins performs poetry in Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — The Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury will join the local chapter of SURJ (Showing Up for Racial Justice) to present an important and powerful poetry reading and discussion with Rajnii Eddins on Monday, March 16. E … (read more)

White blazes and deep snow: tales of winter hiking

MIDDLEBURY — In celebration of the 28th anniversary of the Green Mountain Club’s Taylor Outdoor Adventure Series, the Bread Loaf Section will host speaker Mary Lou Recor on Thursday evening, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universali … (read more)

Meet Lucy, the leader of Ladies’ Night Out

MIDDLEBURY — When you’re 65 years old and have been focused on something since you were a teenager, it’s no wonder that “something” turns into more than just a hobby. For Lucy Allen Tenenbaum, that’s music — specifically singing. And, like so many lucky V … (read more)

Migrant farmworkers face food insecurity

MIDDLEBURY — Migrant farmworkers in Vermont are more likely to be food insecure than most Vermonters, but the reasons why are not as simple as having too few financial resources. A host of factors, among them long hours and a constant and justified fear o … (read more)

Local couple shares stories from their walk across Switzerland

MIDDLEBURY — The Green Mountain Club Bread Loaf section will host a special fall program Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, 2 Duane Court in Middlebury In “Walking Across Switzerland: The Haute Route and t … (read more)

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