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The Equinox Curling Club (ECC) will be holding a

three-hour “Learn to Curl” clinic at Riley Rink in

Manchester on Wednesday, November 9, from 6:15pm

to 9:15 p.m.

The clinic is 3 hours in length. During the first

hour, participants will learn basic rules, techniques,

strategies, etiquette, and safety. The next two hours

are spent on the ice, with hands-on instruction, prac-

tice, and a game of curling.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

Registration forms are available on website, www.

equinoxcurlingclub.org, on Facebook, or at Riley

Rink. Ages 15 and up are welcome to participate in

the clinic, which has a fee of $35.

Clinic participants are welcome to become mem-

bers of the ECC at a $15 discount, and curl weekly

throughout the winter. For further information,

please email info@equinoxcurlingclub.org or call

Amy Herrmann at 802-379-0843.

As the days count down to All

Hallows Eve on October 31, a

cornucopia of Halloween-

themed events are planned

around the region. Costume

parties, a scarecrow festival,

haunted walks and even a bene-

fit run (in cos-

tume!) invite

the participa-

tion of area

folks looking

for a little

spooky fun.

Halloween

Hustle- The

Long Trail

School will host

its First Annual

H a l l o w e e n

Hustle at 10

a.m. on

Saturday, Oct.

29, at the school,

1045 Kirby Hill

Road in Dorset.

This event will feature a 5K run/

walk to benefit the renovation of

the ball fields at the Mettowee

Community Center in Pawlet.

Costumes are encouraged. For

information, call 802-867-5717, or

www.longtrailschool.org.

Scarecrow Festival

The Maple Street School

Parent Association welcomes

children and their families from

the Northshire region to enjoy

the 2nd Annual Scarecrow

Festival from noon to 4 p.m. on

Saturday, Oct. 29.

The event will feature hay

rides, live music, crafts, games, a

toy sale, storytellers, a bouncy

house, and of course, scare-

crows! Families can enjoy lunch

at the Maple Street School Local

Harvest Café, with ingredients

generously donat-

ed by local organic

farmers, includ-

ing dessert offer-

ings including

apple pie, brown-

ies, and more.

S c a r e c r o w

Festival co-chairs,

Neil Jacobson and

Kristen Bowen,

are excited to

have so many fun

activities for fam-

ilies of the

Northshire to par-

ticipate in. “We

look forward to

welcoming new

faces to our campus and can’t

wait to share in the excitement

of the beautiful fall season and

Halloween. We don’t think there

is a better way to spend a

Saturday with your family and

friends.”

All proceeds will benefit the

Maple Street School Scholarship

fund, which provides financial

aid to over 30 percent of current

students.

Maple Street School is locat-

Vermont Arts Exchange

(VAE) celebrates nearly two

decades of festive Halloween

parades and parties with the

19th Annual North Bennington

Halloween Parade on Monday,

October 31, beginning at 3:30

p.m.

Get into the spooky spirit as

children, artists, musicians,

bellydancers, drummers,

friends and neighbors dress up

and promenade through town,

accompanied by music, danc-

ing and large sculptural cos-

tumes. All are welcome to join

the fun, or cheer and support

marchers and monsters from

the sidelines.

Participants gather at

VAE's Sage Street Mill at 3 p.m.

before meandering down Sage

Street, through the village of

North Bennington and back to

the mill for cider, doughnuts

and a special blazing sculptur-

al bonfire. Revelers of all ages

are invited to compete in a

Halloween Costume Contest,

with 14 different prizes award-

ed for imaginative ensembles!

All activities are free and open

to the public.

Last year's Halloween

Parade and festivities drew

more than 500 people, a record-

breaking crowd. Join VAE

again, or for the first time, to

celebrate Halloween with the

19th-Annual North Bennington

Halloween Parade. Drummers,

jugglers, and dancers are

encouraged to share their

skills and join in on the fun!

Vermont Arts Exchange is

located at the Sage Street Mill,

29 Sage Street, in North

Bennington. Call VAE at 802-

442-5549 or visit vtartxchange.

org for more information on

this and other programs and

events — including evening

community art classes and new

drop-in drumming sessions!

Learn to Curl Clinic on November 9th at Riley Rink in ManchesterSee HALLOWEEN, pg. 2

19th Annual North Bennington

Halloween Parade

Halloween events abound!

Halloween HustleLong Trail School will host the first Annual Halloween Hustle on Saturday,

October 29 at 10am. The 5K run/walk for Stewardship will go to benefit

the renovation of the ball fields at the Mettowee Community Center in

Pawlet. Racers are encouraged to don a costume and join the fun for a

very good cause. For more information contact Chelley Tiftt at

802.867.5717 x190 or visit longtrailschool.org.

Ellen Fitzpatrick, noted his-

torian and “News Hour with

Jim Lehrer” commentator, will

give a talk “Letters to Jackie:

Condolences from a Grieving

Nation,” at 7 p.m. on Wed, Nov. 2

at the First Congregational

Church of Manchester.

Ms. Fitzpatrick, the

Carpenter Professor of History

at the University of New

Hampshire, will share some of

the more than 1.5 million letters

of condolence sent to First Lady

Jackie Kennedy following the

assassination of President John

F. Kennedy. She will also discuss

the public’s response to

President Kennedy’s death, and

what information can be gleaned

about the state

of the nation

from the letters.

The event is

part of the

V e r m o n t

H u m a n i t i e s

Council’s First Wednesdays

series. Talks in Manchester are

hosted by the Mark Skinner

Library. “Letters to Jackie” is

sponsored by Northshire

Bookstore and is a National

Endowment for the Humanities

“We the People” project.

This talk is free and open to

the public. For info call Mark

Skinner Library at 802-362-2607,

or Vermont Humanities

Council at 802-262-2626.

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ed at 322 Maple Street,

Manchester Center. For more

information, call Grace Bibens

at (802) 362-7137 or visit www.

maplestreetschool.com.

Costume Party- Ghosts,

vampires, and zombies will be

on the prowl at the Southern

Vermont Arts Center’s

Halloween on the Hill, Saturday

and Sunday, October 29 and 30!

This two day event features old

time Halloween fun for all ages.

The weekend festivities begin

on Saturday with an Old Time

Costume Party in the Arkell

Pavilion from 6:30 to10:00 p.m.

The evening will include music

and dancing with DJ Joe Bell,

fortune telling, beer and wine by

Sherrie’s Café, and light Vermont

fare provided by the Wallingford

Locker and Judaberry’s

Scrumptious Home Baking.

Special guests include a panel of

judges who will be on hand to give

out costume prizes for the best

child’s, spookiest, best couple and

the $250 grand prize winner.

Admission at the door is $5.00,

and kids 16 and under are free.

Non-costumers are welcome.

Continue the Halloween fes-

tivities with the Family

Spooktakular Sunday at the

Yester House Galleries from 1 to

4pm. Engage in creative family

fun with Halloween themed

crafts, treats, and hay rides.

Join Director, Joe Madeira, for

some spooky storytelling.

Admission is free and costumes

are encouraged.

Further details are available

by calling SVAC at (802) 362-1405

or by visiting www.svac.org.

This event is sponsored in part

by Berkshire Bank.

Halloween Haunted Walk-

A Halloween Haunted Walk, a

trailside adventure filled with

surprise, will take place at

Southern Vermont College on

Saturday, Oct. 29 from 7 to 11

p.m. on the Hunter Trail. The

trail is located on the left side of

Mansion Drive, shortly before

the main parking lot.

This event is sponsored by

the students of the Mad Hatters

Drama Club, who have pledged

proceeds from the event to an

organization working towards

hurricane relief for Vermont

Towns. A suggested donation of

$1 per person is encouraged.

Flashlights will be provided for

the Haunted Walk. This event is

not recommended for very young

children, and is under the discre-

tion of the parent or guardian.

For more information, con-

tact the Office of Communications

at (802) 447-6388 or email commu-

nications@svc.edu.

Halloween Party- Come if

you dare! The Bennington

Museum invites everyone to

enjoy a frighteningly good time

at its Halloween Party from 1 to 4

p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30.

Admission is free for this special

day, which features events

throughout the museum offering

excitement for children and

adults of all ages.

Come in costume and join in

the fun with spooky crafts, ghoul-

ish games, and scavenger hunts.

See if you are brave enough to

enter the giant spider web! The

party also features cemetery

tours, guessing contests, gallery

hunts and goodies to eat. At 3:30

p.m., join the costume parade

through the museum. This is a

free event, so bring friends and

enjoy a day at the museum.

The Bennington Museum is

located at 75 Main St. for more

information, visit www.benning-

tonmuseum.org or call 802-447-1571.

Halloween Parade- The

Vermont Arts Exchange will

host the 19th Annual North

Bennington Halloween Parade

at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

Parade participants will line up

at VAE’s Sage Street Mill at 3

p.m. for the march down Sage

Street, through the village and

back to the mill for cider, dough-

nuts and a “blazing, sculptural

bonfire.” There’ll be a costume

contest, too, with 14 prizes. Free

and open to all. For more infor-

mation, call 802-442-5549, or

www.vtartxchange.org.

HalloweenContinued from front page

Letters to Jackie This week at Northshire BookstoreThis week’s events at

Northshire Bookstore are head-

lined by renowned children’s

author Tomie de Paola and

Vermont’s own bestselling author

Archer Mayor.

On Friday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m.,

Kate Whouley, author of “Cottage

for Sale, Must be Moved,” will

present her new book entitled

“Remembering the Music,

Forgetting the Words.” At the

book launch of “Cottage for Sale,”

Whouley realized that something

was not right with her mother,

Anne. When Anne is diagnosed

with Alzheimer’s disease,

Whouley is thrust into the role of

advocate and caretaker for her

mother. Her memoir follows the

changing nature of their relation-

ship as her mother declines.

Beloved children’s author

Tomie dePaola returns to

Northshire Bookstore at on

Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3 p.m. with his

newest creation, “Strega Nona’s

Gift.” Tomie dePaola won the

Caldecott Honor Award for his

classic “Strega Nona,” and the

Newbery Honor Award for “26

Fairmont Avenue.” This year he

was given the Laura Ingalls

Wilder Award for his substantial

and lasting contribution to chil-

dren’s literature.

At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29,

Vermont author Archer Mayor

will read from his latest New York

Times bestseller, “Tag Man.”

The Northshire Bookstore and

the Manchester Chamber of

Commerce are starting a “Steps

Towards Sustainability” series on

Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m., when

Ralph Meima discusses

“Economic Strategies after the

Moment of Truth.” A sampling of

Taylor Farm cheeses will be

served at 5:30 p.m. A $5.00 dona-

tion is suggested for this event.

For more information, call the

bookstore at 802-362-2200 or visit

www.northshire.com.

The Bennington College

Mediation Clinic (BCMC) will

sponsor the 2011 Hope and

Connections Community Lunch

on Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 12 to 3 p.m.

at the First Baptist Church, 601

Main St., in Bennington. The event

is free and open to the public.

The goals of the Hope and

Connections Community Lunch

are to facilitate connections

between people seeking services

and the community organizations

that provide them, to promote dia-

logue and connections among ser-

vice providers, and to share a meal.

Following the lunch, people

may visit with representatives

from participating organizations

to discuss assistance with fuel,

food, housing, mental health,

mediation, and more.

Participating organizations

include Agency of Human

Services; Bennington College

Mediation Clinic; Greater

Bennington Interfaith

Community Services, Inc.;

BROC-Community Action in

Southwestern Vermont;

Department of Children and

Families; The Center for

Restorative Justice; the Greater

Bennington Food and Fuel

Fund; United Counseling

Service; and Sunrise Family

Resource Center.

For more information, con-

tact BCMC administrator Amy

Kuzmicki at 802-440-4344 or

BCMC director Peter Pagnucco

at 802-362-0999.

The Bennington College

Mediation Clinic provides free

conflict resolution services to

benefit the people and commu-

nities of greater Bennington

county and Southern Vermont.

Mediation Clinic to host Community Lunch

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SALEM The Salem Courthouse Quilters are selling raffle tickets for a 72-inch by 72- inch fall-colored quilt and the winner will be drawn on Dec. 10 at the Courthouse Community Center in Salem. Tickets are $5 each or three for $10. See the quilt and get your tickets at the Courthouse Community Center.

CAMBRIDGE Hubbard Hall will host “Raising Spirits: An Evening of Ghost Stories and Music” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28 to ben-efit the Salem Fund, which is assisting Salem residents affected by Hurricane Irene. Suggested donation is $15 adults, $10 for children. Information: 518-677-2495 or www.hubbardhall.org.

DORSET The Dorset Teachers’ Assn. and the Dorset Energy Committee will host the Third Electronics Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Dorset School, 130 School Drive. Items will not be accepted at the school before or after Oct. 29. Information: Alex Bornstein at email AlexBornstein@gmail.com.

DORSET The Long Trail School will host its First Annual Halloween Hustle at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the school, 1045 Kirby Hill Road in Dorset. This event will fea-ture a 5K run/walk to benefit the renovation of the ball fields at the Mettowee Community Center in Pawlet. Costumes are encouraged. Information: 802-867-5717, or www.longtrailschool.org.

MANCHESTER The Maple Street School Parent Assn. will host its Second Annual Scarecrow Festival from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the school, 322 Maple Street in Manchester. This family event will feature hayrides, live music, crafts, games, a toy sale, storytellers, boun-cy house, and scarecrows. A locally sourced organic lunch will be avail-able at the school’s Local Harvest Café, too. All proceeds will benefit the Maple Street School Scholarship Fund. Information: Grace Bibens at 802-362-7137, or www.maplestreetschool.com.

MANCHESTER The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host an Old-Time Costume Party from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, in its Arkell Pavilion off West Road in Manchester. Featured will be music and dancing, fortune tell-ing, beer and wine, light Vermont fare, and home-baked treats. Costume prizes for children and adults, too (costume not required to attend). Admission: $5; free age 16 and younger. Information: 802-362-1405, or www.svac.org.

BENNINGTON The Mad Hatters Drama Club will host a Halloween Haunted Walk, “a trailside adventure filled with surprises,” from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Southern Vermont College in Bennington (not recommended for very young children). Meet at the Hunter Trail on the left side of Mansion Drive, shortly before the main parking lot. Cost: $1 suggested donation, with proceeds benefiting hurricane relief for Vermont towns. Information: 802-447-6388, or email communications@svc.edu.

MANCHESTER United Counseling, The Collaborative and

others will sponsor Free Skating at Riley Rink in Manchester from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, for Bennington County stu-dents in grades 6 to 8 ($6 skate rental not included). Two DuFour buses will pick up the students and leave promptly at 5:45 p.m. from the Bennington Recreation Center, returning at 10 p.m. Information: Chrissy Anderson at 824-4200.

BENNINGTON The Bennington Museum at 75 Main Street, Route 9, invites everyone to a free Halloween Party from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Featured will be activities for adults and children of all ages, including “spooky crafts, ghoulish games, and scav-enger hunts,” along with a giant spider web you can enter. A cos-tume parade will top off the festivi-ties at 3:30 p.m. Information: 802-447-1571, or www.benningtommu-seum.org.

MANCHESTER The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host a “Family Spooktakular Sunday” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 30 in its Yester House Gallery off West Road in Manchester. Halloween-themed crafts, treats and hay rides will be featured, along with spooky storytelling by Joe Madeira. Free admission, and costumes are encouraged. Information: 802-362-1405, or www.svac.org.

PAWLET The public is invited to the ordination and installation of John Michael Sanborn at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, at the Pawlet Community Church on Route 133. A potluck meal will follow the service and everyone will be welcome. Information: Deb Hawkins at 325-3687.

ARLINGTON The Arlington Garden Club invites children through grade 6 in Arlington, Sunderland and Sandgate to bring their carved pumpkins to St. James Church on Route 7A in Arlington from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30. Pumpkins will be lit and dis-played on the church wall. There also will be a costume contest and registration is required by 5:15 p.m. Bags of goodies will be pro-vided. Information: Joanna Taylor at 375-9330. Club information: Jill Osborn at 375-6992.

NORTH BENNINGTON The Vermont Arts Exchange will host the 19th Annual North Bennington Halloween Parade at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31. Parade partici-pants will line up at VAE’s Sage Street Mill at 3 p.m. for the march down Sage Street, through the vil-lage and back to the mill for cider, doughnuts and a “blazing, sculptural bonfire.” There’ll be a costume con-test, too, with 14 prizes. Free and open to all. Information: 802-442-5549, or www.vtartxchange.org.

CAMBRIDGE The Cambridge Connects group will host the annual Cambridge Halloween Parade and Costume Contest at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, outside the Cambridge Guest Home on S. Union Street. Costumes will be judged in five categories, cutest, scariest, best group, most creative and best pet. The parade to the Rice Mansion will step off at 5:30 p.m. where awards will be presented. Children of all ages are invited and costumes are strongly encouraged.

BENNINGTON Eric D. Goldstein of

Human Rights Watch will speak on “What Role…if any…for International Human Rights Advocacy in the Struggle for Democracy in the Arab World?” at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, at the CAPA Symposium on the Bennington College campus. Free and open to all.

ARLINGTON Tuesday, Nov. 1, is the deadline to make your reservation(s) for the Arlington Memorial High School French Club’s fundraising dinner on Monday, Nov. 7, at Jonathan’s Table on Route 7A in Arlington. Seating will be at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Cost: $25. Information/reservations: Kathy Corey at 802-375-2589, Ext. 116, or email coreyk@bvsu.org.

MANCHESTER The Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce will present Dr. Ralph Meima from the Marlboro College Graduate School with a talk on “Steps Toward Sustainability” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester. Come at 5:30 p.m. and sample Taylor Farm cheeses. Cost: $5 donation suggested. Information/reservations: 802-362-6313.

MANCHESTER Ellen Fitzpatrick, noted historian and “News Hour with Jim Lehrer” commentator, will share some of the more than 1.5 million letters of condolence sent to First Lady Jackie Kennedy fol-lowing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Ellen will comment on the public’s response to the president’s death and what can be gleaned about the state of the nation from the let-ters. You’ll find this free event at the handicap accessible First Congregational Church in Manchester. Information: Mark Skinner Library at 802-362-2607, or Vermont Humanities Council at 802-262-2626.

HEBRON The 1786 Wilson Homestead in Hebron will offer one-day Open Hearth Cooking Classes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 11 and 19. All meals will be cooked in a stone fireplace and bake oven with original or reproduction hearth equipment. Cost: $45; gift certificates available. Info/registration: Sally Brillon at 518-854-3134.

MANCHESTER The Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce will present Alan Newman, founder of The Magic Hat Brewing Co., with a talk on ”Entrepreneurism” and his new book, “High on Business,” at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester. Information/reservations: 802-362-6313.

MANCHESTER The Battenkill Valley Aerie 2551 Ladies Auxiliary will host its Sixth Annual Crafts for All Seasons event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Manchester Elementary-Middle School on Memorial Ave. This is a juried show with a wide range of quality offerings. Proceeds will benefit children’s chari-ties. Info: Roby Read at 802-683-4546, or email fritter@comcast.net (include Eagles in the subject line).

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