Harvest supper with turkey, stuffing in Dummerston Oct. 24
DUMMERSTON — Evening Star Grange will host its final public supper of the season Saturday, Oct. 24, with servings between 4:30 and 6 p.m. at 1008 East West Rd.
On the menu are roast turkey with stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, winter squash, green bean casserole, and upside-down pumpkin pie. Bread, milk, coffee, and tea will also be available.
Reservations are encouraged but not mandatory, and takeout will be available.
Meals are $15 for adults, $7 for children 6 to 12, and free for children 5 and under. Call 802-254-1138 to make a reservation.
Beginners welcome at Wilmington contra dance Oct. 24
WILMINGTON — Friends of Historic Memorial Hall will host a contra dance Saturday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. at the hall, 14 W. Main St.
Contra dance is a traditional style of folk dance similar to square dancing. No experience is needed, and participants do not need to come with a partner.
“This is a lighthearted, all-ages evening built for one thing: bringing our little community closer together,” organizers said on their website (friendsofthehallvt.org).
Teacher, composer, and musician Andy Davis will call the contra dance, with Emerald Rae on fiddle and Flynn Cohen on guitar.
Tickets are $20 at bit.ly/contra-wilmington or at the door.
‘Colorful journey’ through Pakistan with a new Vermonter Oct. 26
PUTNEY — Umama Ahmed will present “Journey Through Pakistan: Beyond the Headlines and Into Daily Life” Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the Putney Public Library, 55 Main St.
Ahmed, who moved to Vermont from Pakistan in 2025, will “take the audience on a colorful journey through Pakistan, its people, places, food, traditions, history, and breathtaking landscapes,” organizers said in a news release.
The talk will also explore media portrayals of Pakistan and how these portrayals affect Americans’ views of the nation.
Ahmed has a bachelor’s degree in literature and is currently pursuing a master’s in business analytics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Senior lunch in Dummerston Oct. 28
DUMMERSTON — Evening Star Grange and Senior Solutions will serve a senior lunch Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. at the grange hall, 1008 East-West Road.
The entree will be Polish-style cabbage rolls, called golumpki or gołąbki, with a vegetarian version available. Also on the menu are rice pilaf, corn pudding, and bread pudding with raisins.
Takeout will be available. Organizers request a donation of $4 for people 60 and over who are eating at the hall, $5 for people 59 and under, and $5 for all takeout meals.
Reservations are highly recommended; call the hall at 802-254-1138.
Brattleboro’s free open gym for kids to run through spring
BRATTLEBORO — This season’s free open gym and game room hours have begun at the Gibson-Aiken Center, 207 Main St., and will continue through Saturday, April 24.
Open gym provides “a safe and fun environment for children after school,” the town’s Recreation and Parks Department said in a news release. It is supervised but unstructured.
Activities include basketball, bumper pool, foosball, air hockey, and table tennis.
Kids from different grade levels are invited to play at different times, which are listed at bit.ly/bratt-open-gym.
For more information, call 802-254-5808 or find the Recreation and Parks Department on Facebook or Instagram.
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