Senior lunch in Newfane Nov. 12
NEWFANE — The monthly senior lunch will be served Thursday, Nov. 12, at noon at Newfane Church, 11 Church St.
The menu will feature an appetizer of ham and pickle on crackers, with meatloaf as the main course. Other dishes will include mashed potatoes and gravy, green salad with oranges, cranberry bread, and carrot cake.
There is a suggested donation of $4 per meal for eating in or $5 for takeout meals, which should be ordered ahead. Call Winnie Dolan at 802-365-7870 for more information or to reserve takeout.
Feminism-themed trivia night will raise funds for Women’s Freedom Center
BRATTLEBORO — The Women’s Freedom Center will host a feminism-themed trivia night Thursday, Nov. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Heart Rose Club, 11 Green St.
Participants can form teams of up to four people and can support the Women’s Freedom Center by purchasing hints. The center will also be selling merchandise and accepting donations.
“Come test your feminist knowledge, laugh a lot, and argue over answers you’re sure are right,” organizers said in a news release.
The trivia night is for people 18 and over. Both the bar and the Indian restaurant at the club will be open.
For more information, visit heartroseclub.com/events.
Author Jarvis Coffin to read ‘Calmly on the Waters’ in Grafton
GRAFTON — New Hampshire author Jarvis Coffin will read from his new essay collection Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Grafton Public Library, 204 Main St.
Calmly on the Waters: Seasonal Essays from Monadnock is a selection of Coffin’s newspaper columns and blog posts, which chronicle rural life in southern New Hampshire.
The pieces, organized by season, document “shared experience — weather, work, animals, neighbors, family — and the steady companionship of the natural world,” says the publisher’s website (bauhanpublishing.com).
A retired media and sales executive and former co-owner of The Hancock Inn, Coffin pens the Off the Highway column in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript and has published fiction in a variety of literary journals.
A Q&A will follow the reading, which is part of the library’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor Discussion Series, and refreshments will be served.
To reserve a seat, contact the library at 802-843-2404 or librarian@graftonpubliclibrary.org.
Senior lunch in Dummerston Nov. 18
DUMMERSTON — Evening Star Grange and Senior Solutions will serve their next senior lunch Wednesday, Nov. 18, at noon at the grange hall, 1008 East-West Road. Takeout will be available starting at 11:30.
On the menu are roast turkey with dressing, with a vegetarian option available, as well as mashed potatoes and gravy, winter squash, and green bean casserole. Dessert will be upside-down pumpkin pie.
There is a $4 suggested donation for people 60 and over eating at the grange hall. For those age 59 and under and for all takeout meals, the suggested donation is $5.
To reserve a seat or takeout, call 802-254-1138 and leave your name, phone number, number of meals desired, and whether you are eating in or taking it home.
Putney food drop scheduled early, Nov. 19, ahead of Thanksgiving
PUTNEY — The Putney food drop will come a week early this month due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. It is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19, from 9 to 9:45 a.m.
The Vermont Food Bank and Putney Foodshelf co-sponsor the food drop, which offers free produce and other foods and is open to everyone.
The monthly drive-through food drop is located at 78 River Road. More details, including a map, can be found at putneyfoodshelf.org/monthly-drive-thru.
All Souls Church to observe Trans Day of Remembrance
WEST BRATTLEBORO — All Souls Church will observe the international Transgender Day of Remembrance Friday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. at its West Village Meetinghouse, 29 South St.
The event will include poetry, songs, and a simple meal to honor and remember trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people who have been murdered.
This annual observance “raises awareness about the violence and discrimination that this community faces across the world,” organizers said, “and is a reminder for us all to continue our work of justice.”
For more information, visit ascvt.org or call 802-254-9377.
NewBrook Fire & Rescue seeks donations for silent auction
NEWFANE — The NewBrook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department is seeking donations of new or gently used items for its annual silent auction by Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Gift requests include handcrafted goods, antiques, holiday items, gift certificates, specialty baskets, household goods, and furniture. Monetary donations are also accepted.
Items can be dropped off on the next two Tuesdays, Nov. 17 and 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the fire house, 698 Route 30. The auction will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 6.
For more information or to arrange a pickup, call Samantha Wilson (802-258-0614), Lauri Miner (802-689-2702), or Angela Litchfield (802-579-3143), or email newbrookfiresilentauction@gmail.com.
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