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WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026

From Story Time at Pettee Memorial Library at Brattleboro Town Events to Art & Exploration at the Library – Creating Cyanotype Art at Brooks Memorial Library and Hidden in the Hills: Stargazing at Taft Hill Farm Observatory at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

MONDAY - 5/4

Brattleboro Town Events, Brattleboro
  • 11:00am — Story Time at Pettee Memorial Library story time
  • 3:30pm — Child Studio - Monday child studio
  • 5:30pm — Youth 4 Change (Y4C) youth change
  • 9:30am — Circus Springboard: Broken Open student matinee circus matinee
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — BookMarked: A Book Party for Children and Tweens! at 3:30pm book party
Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Sensory Playtime at 10:30am playtime
New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro — Beginning Sewing (Spring) at 4:00pm learn to sew
Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — Cooking Club – Pizzas! at 5:00pm cook pizzas

TUESDAY - 5/5

Archives: Events - Discover Guilford, Guilford — Storytime at the Library at 2:00pm storytime library
Brattleboro Town Events, Brattleboro
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Art & Exploration at the Library – Creating Cyanotype Art at 1:30pm art explore
Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester — ART CREW TUESDAY (Class full) at 10:00am art crew
Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Magic: The Gathering Play & Learn Club at 4:00pm magic club
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: Sample Aerial Class aerial class
New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), Brattleboro — FREE SOUND AND LIGHT DESIGN WORKSHOP at 3:45pm explore design
Putney Public Library, Putney — Read with a Dog – It’s Virgil’s Birthday!! at 3:30pm read with dog

WEDNESDAY - 5/6

The Greenwood School - Vermont Boarding & Day School for ..., Putney — Spring Concert at 5:30pm, 7:00pm celebrate music

THURSDAY - 5/7

Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester — ART play! ages 2+ at 11:00am art play
Experiences for Families & Kids at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore — Teen Lab: Jewelry Making at 4:00pm, 6:00pm teen lab
Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston — Family Game Night: Play for Resilience at 4:30pm family game night
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: Rope Meeting rope meeting

FRIDAY - 5/8

Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro — Little Explorers Nature Playgroup at 10:00am explore nature
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro — Hidden in the Hills: Stargazing at Taft Hill Farm Observatory at 8:30pm explore stars
Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro — Open Play Friday at 3:30pm open play
Classes - Community Art Garden - Chester, VT, Chester
Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton
  • - name: Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Opening Weekend — TBA discover river
  • - name: June Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA preschool play
  • - name: May Mighty Acorns Preschool Programs & Playgroups — TBA preschool play
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro
Policies – Dover Free Library, Dover — Library Explorers Club at 10:00am explore
Rockingham Free Public Library, Bellows Falls — Cook with Me: Little Hands in the Kitchen at 10:30am cook together
Springfield Family Center, Inc., Springfield — Fourth Fridays! at 5:00pm join in
The Greenwood School - Vermont Boarding & Day School for ..., Putney
  • 3:30pm, 6:30pm — Fourth Friday Fire: Topic TBD campfire fun
  • 8:30am, 12:00pm — Grandfriends Day join us

SATURDAY - 5/9

Archives: Events - Discover Guilford, Guilford — Cribbage at the Library at 3:00pm cribbage library
Bellows Falls Historical Society, Bellows Falls
Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC), Brattleboro
  • 10:00am — Hike and Seek: Forest Flowers forest flowers
  • 10:00am — Hike and Seek: Paddle Safari at the Retreat Meadows paddle safari
  • 10:00am — Hike and Seek: Bedrock, Blooms & Berries at Little Black Mountain blooms berries
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro — Workshop: Repurposing Fragments in Collage and Appliqué at 2:00pm, 4:00pm let's create
Experiences for Families & Kids at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton
  • - name: Hand Printing Leaves — TBA create art
  • - name: Native Pollinator Garden Volunteer Planting Day — TBA help garden
  • - name: Soil Science & Health with Giant Journey Farm — TBA dig in
  • - name: Summer Camp Meet & Greet — TBA meet camp
Lydia Taft Pratt Library, Dummerston
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro — TBA at - name: CircusNEXT: Hit the Road, Troupe! circusnext troupe
Putney Public Library, Putney — Music & Movement at 9:30am music movement
Springfield Family Center, Inc., Springfield — Mother's Day Market at 10:00am celebrate mom

SUNDAY - 5/10

Grafton Nature Museum, Grafton — TBA at - name: Creative Connections create art
New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), Brattleboro
  • - name: Beta Night: Show Me Something Good — TBA beta night
  • - name: Youth Program Recital — TBA youth recital

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