Tunbridge, Vermont

ArtSpace at the Tunbridge Public Library presents “Our Town: A Snapshot of Tunbridge Residents in 2011,” by photographers Laura DeCapua and Geoff Hansen. Over 30 framed photographs will be on display from Jan. 15 to Mar. 10, 2012. An opening public reception is to be held Sunday, Jan. 15, from 2-4 PM.

The photo show celebrates the people who call Tunbridge home. Taken this fall, the environmental portraits include farmers, artists, students, hunters, business owners and retirees. A collection of scenics of the town — in its 250th year — are also included in the show.

Laura DeCapua is the youngest of eight children and hails from a small town in the Midwest. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and her Master’s Degree in Visual Communication. Laura’s photography career began 15 years ago and her work has been published in numerous magazines and newspapers internationally, nationally and locally. Laura and her family have called Tunbridge their home for 10 years. More information about Laura’s work can be found at lauradecapua.com.

Geoff Hansen has been a photographer and editor at the Valley News for the past 22 years. His photography has appeared in a dozen books, including “The Joy of Keeping Chickens” and “Living with Pigs.” He is proud to be part of the Tunbridge community, where he has lived with his family since Oct. 2000. More information about Geoff’s work can be found at geoffhansen.com.

The library is located on Route 110 in Tunbridge village, across from the Post Office, about five miles north of Route 14.

The library’s hours are Monday and Wednesday, 3-8 p.m., Thursday and Friday, 3-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call librarian Jean Wolfe at 802-889-9404 for more information.

The Saturday Sewing Circle will be meeting December 3 from 8am-noon at the Tunbridge Central School library. Parking is available at the rear of the building for easy access. We will continue work on the 250th commemorative quilt tops.

Our fun project for the next few months will be aprons — fabric and patterns will be available so bring cool ideas! Our scheduled meeting dates for the new year are January 14, February 4, March 3 (our all-day lunch meeting), April 7, May 5, and June 2. Stop by and stay as long as you are able, if you haven’t stopped by before, make an effort to check it out. No cost, no fuss and a good time.

The latest edition of the Tunbridge Quarterly is now available for your reading and downloading pleasure!

The Fuel Assistance Committee will hold its annual meeting on December 1st, at 6:30, at the Town Office.

The Tunbridge School Club is sponsoring a free Halloween Party on October 29, 2011 from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Tunbridge Central School.

Students in grades K-6 are invited to come play ghoulish games, dine on spooky treats and make creepy crafts.

Each child in a costume will receive a $5 certificate good for a book purchase at the Scholastic Book Fair.

Volunteers are needed for turning the gym into a haunted setting from 11am-5pm and for take down at 8pm. Contributions of spooky treats gladly accepted by 5:30pm. Donations welcome.

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On the 2nd Sunday of each month, from 8 a.m. to noon, the Tunbridge Recreation Committee and the Tunbridge Central School’s 8th Grade Class will host a breakfast and Bake Sale at the Tunbridge Town Hall. This is an on-going event, so mark your calendars and keep coming back.

Author, scholar, and humorist, Frank Bryan, Professor of Political Science at University of Vermont, and author of such works as Real Democracy, The Vermont Papers: Recreating Democracy on a Human Scale, and Real Vermonters Don’t Milk Goats will speak at 7:15pm with a potluck beginning at 6pm on October 28, 2011

This event is sponsored by Tunbridge Planning Commission. For more information about the event please contact either Dan ‘Rudi’ Ruddell (889-9822) or Liz York (889-3516).

Saturday, October 22, the Tunbridge School Club will host a Chicken Supper at the Tunbridge Central School with proceeds to benefit students at Tunbridge Central School. Settings at 5, 6 and 7pm. $8 per person. Children 5 and under, FREE!

Includes: Chicken Pie or Vegetarian Potpie, Mashed Potatoes, Squash, Coleslaw, Cranberry Sauce, Beverages and Homemade Pies.

Reservations Encouraged, so please call 802-889-3741. Walk-ins welcome at the 6 & 7pm settings. Takeout is also available.

Tunbridge Central School
523 Route 110
Tunbridge, Vermont

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Tunbridge Central School (TCS) is looking for volunteer reading mentors to spend one hour per week with students as a part of the Everybody Wins! (EW!) reading mentoring program. To find out more about becoming a volunteer, please come to the new mentor orientation at the TCS library on Thursday, September 22, from 11-11:55am.

The Upper Valley Business and Education Partnership collaborates with Everybody Wins! Vermont to facilitate this successful literacy program which encourages enthusiasm and a positive attitude towards reading. Adult volunteers from the community share good books and conversation one-on-one with elementary school students for one lunch hour per week.

Volunteers read on Mondays or Thursdays, from 11-11:55am in the TCS Library, starting the first week in October.

Contact UVBEP at 603-643-3431 x2902, or TCS Librarian Elaine Howe at 802-889-3310 for more information and to obtain a volunteer application.

Twenty-six vendors from five states and more than 30 local artists will be featured at the October 14-16 Christmas In October Shoppe. They will be set up in the Town Hall, the Parish House and a tent in Tunbridge Village.

The shoppe will open Friday night with a 5:30-8 p.m. Preview Party serving hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and punch (BYOB), for a donation of $10. The Art Gallery and Silent Auction of donated services and items, including vacation home stay, dance lesson, private historic tour and quilt, will open that night. A portion of auction proceeds will go to Operation Revive Royalton.

The three village venues will be open Saturday from 10-5. À la carte lunch items will be available at the Town Hall from 11-1. High Tea featuring tea sandwiches, scones, desserts and tea will be served from 1-4.

Shoppe hours on Sunday are 10-3, with lunch from 11-1.

Sale items will include bird art, blown glass, custom metalwork, candles, decorative items, dolls, goat soap, photographs, baskets, pottery, wildlife videography, woolens, books, headbands, scarves, slate products, notecards, chocolates, sterling and stones jewelry, cookies, hats, jams and jellies, silk-screened T-shirts, clothing, woven placemats and woodturned bowls, puzzles and signs.

Shuttle parking will be available from the Fairgrounds via the driveway next to the library.

The Tunbridge Women’s Group is sponsoring this second annual Christmas Shoppe fundraiser to benefit restoration of historic church buildings including the Parish House. For information call Pam Dietz at 889-3315.