10 / 3
Start: 8:30 am
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Start & Finish at Dorset Park, South Burlington
A great Ride for a great organization helping homeless, foster, and at-risk youth throughout Vermont access basic needs and transform their lives.
Have you registered for the Ride yet? Visit our First Giving page to register.
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10 / 4
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 5:00 pm
The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Services Department is offering a seven week “Standing Tall Spine Health Class” for individuals diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia, or those at risk for low bone mass. The classes will take place on Mondays from 4:00-5:00 p.m., October 4th to November 15th. The class fee is $60.
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10 / 5
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10 / 6
Start: 9:00 am
End: 3:30 pm
Come find out what your business can do to reduce environmental impacts and improve your bottom line. Topics will include a Plenary Session: Greening Up Vermont’s Business Sectors Panel; Green Project Financing Panel; The Lean Office; Beyond Business Sustainability; LEED Existing Buildings and Energy Retrofits; Food Recycling & the VT Compost/Biogas Data Viewer; Walking the Environmental Talk panel; and Assessing Your Businesses’ Sustainability Efforts. A Green Drinks session will follow the conference.
Start: 4:00 pm
End: 7:30 pm
WHAT: Open House and Networking Get Together to celebrate Maclay Architect’s office transition to net-zero. Net-zero buildings are facilities that produce as much energy as they consume, on an annual basis, through increased efficiency and on-site renewable systems.
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10 / 7
Start: 12:00 am
CVMC’s 2010 Charity Golf Classic
Start: 12:45 pm
End: 2:00 pm
SOUTH ROYALTON, VT –– A group of Russian and Norwegian nuclear scientists, regulators and activists will visit Vermont Law School on Oct. 7 to learn more about decommissioning nuclear power plants in New England, including the potential closure of Vermont Yankee. The discussion is from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Oakes Hall, Room 107.
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
What: Down-Ticket Downtown Debates, sponsored by Channel 17, Common Good Vermont and Seven Days
When: Thursday, October 7, 2010; starts at 6 p.m.
Where: Contois Auditorium, Burlington City Hall
Admission: Free
Start: 7:30 pm
Montpelier ~ Vermont author and National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Katherine Paterson will speak about the importance of reading in child development in a talk at McCarthy Arts Center at Saint Michael’s College on Thursday, October 7. Her talk, “The Child Left Behind,” takes place at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
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10 / 8
Start: 10:00 am
End: 2:00 pm
Chaput Family Farms, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Central Vermont Public Service will host a free Cow Power Open House Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the farm at 2473 Route 105 East in North Troy. Farm tours, renewable energy information and a free picnic lunch will be available.
Start: 5:00 pm
Any swimmer looking to improve technique should come to the Bennington Rec Center on Friday, October 8 at 5pm. Olympians Ian Crocker and Maritza Correia will give a clinic and breathtaking up-close performances that will inspire swimmers of all ages to refine technique, and get fitter and faster.
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10 / 9
Start: 10:00 am
Inaugural Champlain Valley Buddy Walk® to be held October 9
Event Celebrates National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
(all day)
Call for Fine Artists and Craftspeople
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10 / 10
(all day)
Call for Fine Artists and Craftspeople
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 10:00 pm
The UVM Department of Theatre opens its 2010-2011 Season with the award
winning comedy CLOUD 9 by British playwright Caryl Churchill running
September 30 – October 10 at the Royall Tyler Theatre.
CLOUD 9 wraps gender-bending characters and outrageous portrayals of
sexuality into thought-provoking satire. Political and sexual oppression
are explored in a time-twisted structure from Victorian Africa to modern
Britain exploding with brilliant wittiness to stretch your imagination.
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10 / 11
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10 / 12
Start: 9:00 am
SOUTH ROYALTON, VT –– Vermont Law School will host an IRS workshop for small and medium-sized non-profit organizations in northern New England from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 12.
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10 / 13
Start: 8:45 am
Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center will be transformed into an exposition of career and educational opportunities for high school girls on Thursday, October 13 as Vermont Works for Women hosts its twelth annual Women Can Do conference! The conference, which runs from 8:45 am to 2:45 pm, boosts the profile of women working in non-traditional fields and encourages girls to take technical courses, enroll at technical high schools, and consider non-traditional careers.
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10 / 14
Start: 9:00 am
The Expo will be at beautiful Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee, Vermont. Registration opens at 8:00 and includes continental breakfast with an opportunity to network and visit our vendor booths. The program begins at 9:00 and will include a Workers Compensation Update from Steve Monahan, Director of the Workers’ Compensation Division of the Vermont Department of Labor, addresses from the 2010 Governors Award winners (IBM and Long Trail Brewing), and workshops on Noise & Hearing Conservation, Machine Guarding & Lockout/Tagout, and Energizing Your Safety Program.
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor to Debate on Vermont Public Television Oct. 14
On Thursday, Oct. 14, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the second in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for lieutenant governor have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Peter Garritano, independent; Steve Howard, Democratic; Marjorie Power, Progressive; Phil Scott, Republican; and Boots Wardinski, Liberty Union.
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10 / 15
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
WHO: Members of the Press are Cordially Invited
WHAT: Annual White Cane Awareness Day
WHEN: October 15, 2010 – between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm
WHERE:
Newport, 8:30AM
Saint Albans, 11:00AM
Brattleboro, 3:00PM
Rutland, 4:00PM
Start: 10:00 am
The Montpelier Rotary Club is excited to announce the Montpelier Rotary Club Golf Challenge on Friday, October 15th, 2010. There will be a 10:00 AM Shotgun Start at The Stowe Country Club at Stowe Mountain Resort.
Through fundraising efforts, the Montpelier Rotary Club has been able to contribute thousands of dollars to annually to Central Vermont organizations, as well as humanitarian projects around the world. In addition, in the past 10 years the club has made scholarship commitments in excess of $180,000 to area high school students who exemplify the ideals of Rotary.
(all day)
Friday-Sunday, October 15-17
Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 05077
Dedicated to working draft animals in enterprises that support sustainability of local communities and vital land-based economies
Start: 12:00 pm
Sustainable Business & Communities residency program Oct. 15-22. Open to the Public. www.goddard.edu
Saturday, 10/16/10
3:45-5:15
Goddard College Manor Lounge
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10 / 16
(all day)
Start: 10:00 am
End: 9:00 pm
Friday-Sunday, October 15-17
Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 05077
Dedicated to working draft animals in enterprises that support sustainability of local communities and vital land-based economies
Start: 9:00 am
Alternative and Complementary Health Conference
Hosted By Sen. Sanders This Saturday
Start: 9:00 am
End: 4:00 pm
BURLINGTON, VT – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a member of the Senate health committee, will host a conference on complementary and alternative health care on Saturday, October 16, at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. The forum will feature a keynote address from Dr. Josephine Briggs, the director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
More details on the conference agenda, available workshops, presenters and registration are available on the senator’s web site.
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10 / 17
(all day)
Friday-Sunday, October 15-17
Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT 05077
Dedicated to working draft animals in enterprises that support sustainability of local communities and vital land-based economies
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10 / 18
Start: 7:00 pm
On Monday, October 18th, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital surgeon Joseph Rosen, MD, will present a program called “Mammography Screening – For Whom, When, and Why?”. The program will be held in the New Brew Barry Conference Center, now located on the lower level of the main hospital in the former Physical Therapy gym (down the same hallway as the Cafeteria). Follow signs to the New Brew Barry Conference Center from the main front lobby for the easiest access.
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10 / 19
Start: 8:30 am
End: 4:30 pm
Defining Vermont's Environmental Business Sector
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
Start: 8:30 am
Vermont Environmental Consortium's 10th Annual Environmental EXPO
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10 / 20
(all day)
Wednesday, October 20
Capitol Plaza, Montpelier
Addresses by the Democratic and Republican Gubernatorial and Lt.
Gubernatorial Candidates on Economic Agendas
Panel Discussion with Industry Leaders on Making Manufacturing Work in
Vermont
Discussion with the Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission
Members and non-members welcome -- Registration required by October 18.
$45 members, $55 non-members.
Registration form and agenda at: www.aivt.org
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10 / 21
Start: 8:30 am
End: 1:30 pm
The Five Temptations of the CEO
Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Essex, VT
The Essex
70 Essex Way
Essex, VT 05452
Start: 5:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Thursday, October 21
5:30-8:30PM
Citizens Bank
148 College Street
Burlington, VT
Start: 5:30 pm
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SCOREWorkshops
(all day)
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
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10 / 22
(all day)
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 10:00 am
DEW Construction Recognized As Red Cross Life Share Sponsor
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10 / 23
(all day)
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 12:00 pm
The Birthing Center at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announces that they are accepting applications for the training of a new group of volunteers for the BMH Volunteer Doula Network. The training consists of two classes scheduled for Saturday, October 23rd and Wednesday, October 27th.
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10 / 24
(all day)
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 5:00 pm
Please join us for a very special evening as we honor four of Vermont's most influential skiers: Larry Damon, Bob Gray, Hilary Engisch Klein and Johannes von Trapp.
Sunday, October 24th
Stowe Mountain Lodge
Stowe, VT
5:00 PM
Reception, cash bar and silent auction
6:30 PM
Dinner
Induction Ceremony
Presentation of the Paul Robbins Ski Journalism Award to Hank McKee
Live Auction!
Big Spruce Chair donated by Stowe Mountain Resort
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10 / 25
(all day)
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 7:00 pm
As part of the Wellness in Windham County Fall 2010 series, BMH gastroenterologist Jeffry Potash, MD, will present a program on Monday, October 25, at 7:00 p.m. His topic of discussion will include common gastrointestinal problems.
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10 / 26
(all day)
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 4:00 am
End: 8:43 am
Green Mountain Coffee Invites Coffee Drinkers Nationwide to a Live, Fair Trade E-Tasting
WHAT:
Green Mountain Coffee®, part of the Specialty Coffee Business Unit of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), invites coffee drinkers nationwide to “The Fair Trade-Out e-Tasting,” a live, guided tasting of their top selling Fair Trade Certified™ coffees.
Start: 8:00 am
End: 11:00 am
TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank,
will hold a free seminar on Tuesday, October 26, for greater Burlington
business owners, CFOs and corporate finance managers, on the latest trends
in the rapidly changing payments environment.
Start: 8:30 am
Are you aware of all the environmental regulations that may apply to your small business or municipality? Don’t get caught after-the-fact about state or EPA regulations you weren’t aware of. The Environmental Assistance Office has developed an environmental compliance self-assessment guide as a starting point in identifying pertinent regulations that may apply to your operations. Workshop attendees will receive a copy of the new self-assessment guide as a starting point in identifying pertinent regulations that may apply to your operations.
Start: 5:15 pm
In the past couple of years, BMH has sponsored Technology Tours to give the community a chance to come learn about some of the hospital’s state-of-the-art instruments. To date we have featured tours of Radiology, Cardiology, and the Oncology Department, to name a few. The most recent tour in late September featured the hospital operating suites, including the Ambulatory Care Unit (for same-day surgery), the post-anesthesia department, and the treatment and procedure rooms.
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10 / 27
(all day)
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 7:30 pm
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 12:00 pm
Oct. 27 – Lead and Motivate: In our seminar on "Leading and Motivating Your People: Increasing Organizational Performance Through Employee Engagement," you'll learn various leadership styles and techniques to maximize your employees' engagement and performance. The seminar can be applied toward the VBC's popular Professional Business Certificate in Leadership and Management, featuring highlights from UVM's core MBA curriculum.
Start: 7:30 pm
Release Date: 10-21-2010
On Wednesday, October 27, Harlan Morehouse, a doctoral candidate in geography at the University of Minnesota, will speak on "Environmental Catastrophe, or the Catastrophe of the Environment? Remarks on Politics and Community in the Shadow of Ruin."
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10 / 28
(all day)
On Thursday, October 21, from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will present the third in a weekly series of live candidate debates. All candidates on the ballot for U.S. House of Representatives have been invited to participate.
The candidates and their affiliations are Paul D. Beaudry, Republican; Gus Jaccici, Independent; Jane Newton, Socialist; and Peter Welch, Democrat.
Vermont Public Television will broadcast the debate statewide and webcast it on vpt.org. There will be a web chat during the debate with host Shay Totten of Seven Days.
Start: 10:00 am
VON BARGEN’S JEWELRY TO HOST BENEFIT FOR
SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
Start: 7:30 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Media are welcome to come to the studio and/or to record the debate off air. Note that this is not an ‘open to the public’ event.
Broadcast media can plug into a clean audio feed -- first come, first served.
WHAT: Statewide televised debate for U.S. Senate
It will be broadcast on VPT and webcast live on vpt.org.
WHO:
All candidates on the ballot have been invited to participate. NOTE: VPT is expecting all seven of them to attend.
Moderator: Stewart Ledbetter
WHEN: Thursday, October 28, 2010
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10 / 29
(all day)
The Vermont Investors Forum is seeking applicants for their 18th annual event to be held at a new location this year, the Stowe Mountain Resort, on October 29. Each year angel and institutional investors from around the region hear from a select group of companies seeking to raise equity capital and expand their networks at VIF.
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10 / 30
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10 / 31
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11 / 1
Start: 12:00 pm
Rutland - The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that this year's RRCC Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker will be Captain Richard Phillips.
Richard Phillips was the Captain of the U.S.- flagged ship Maersk Alabama hijacked in the Indian Ocean. Captain Phillips was held hostage by Somali pirates until the daring rescue by U. S. Navy Seals. President Obama said Phillips had courage "that was a model for all Americans."
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11 / 2
(all day)
Local towns to conduct annual three minute siren tests
The emergency sirens in Vermont Yankee’s emergency planning zone will be sounded longer than usual (three minutes) during their normal monthly testing in the first week in November in the following order:
On Tuesday, November 2, the town of Hinsdale, N.H., will conduct its extended test at its usual testing time of 6 p.m.
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