Climate Creative is a professional learning program of Shelburne Farms working in collaboration with educators and partners from UVM, TW Wood Gallery, BluSeed Studios, The Wild Center, and BCA.  Educators from a variety of disciplines joined together in a year-long program learning about climate change and how to integrate arts-based education; from the visual arts to the written word.  Climate change is something we all face and must address.  Educators are tasked with integrating climate education into their curriculum; but it can't only be the science teachers' j

Spreek je Nederlands?  Planning a trip to Amsterdam?  Interested in learning a new language? Learn Dutch from a native speaker.  Class covers basic vocabulary and grammar.  Fluency not required (nor is attendance at every meeting).  For more info, contact: Bob van Heeks at bheeks@yahoo.com

Ukulele Mele is a twice-monthly gathering of ukulele enthusiasts from around these parts. We get together and play songs using chord and lyric sheets obtained from the Internet. You don't need to be able to read music to participate (most of us can't!) but it helps to have a ukulele and perhaps a music stand. No prior uke experience is necessary! We make a fair number of mistakes, mostly involving flubbed lyrics, chord misfires, uncertain pitch, and sloppy endings. But we try not to let that deter us from having fun. Come join us!

About the Book:

Read, cook and discuss Chef Michael Twitty’s The Cooking Gene, winner of the 2018 James Beard Book of the Year Award with fellow home cooks and our culinary consultant, Richard Witting.   

About the Book:

Food for Talk is a book club for anyone interested in cooking!  If reading about food, experimenting with new recipes and learning from other cooks sounds fun, then the Food For Talk Cookbook Book Club is for you! Chef Richard Witting has selected some beautifully delectable cookbooks.  Signing up is as easy as 1.2.3....

1. To register, contact Programming Librarian, Barbara Shatara, at bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov

Ukulele Mele is a twice-monthly gathering of ukulele enthusiasts from around these parts. We get together and play songs using chord and lyric sheets obtained from the Internet. You don't need to be able to read music to participate (most of us can't!) but it helps to have a ukulele and perhaps a music stand. No prior uke experience is necessary! We make a fair number of mistakes, mostly involving flubbed lyrics, chord misfires, uncertain pitch, and sloppy endings. But we try not to let that deter us from having fun. Come join us!

Please join us for an exceptional afternoon of food history and a traditional Iraqi dinner.  Professors Febe Armanios and Boğaç Ergene will discuss their book Halal Food: A History and then Hadeer Almogalli prepares a delicious meal of Arabic food prepared in accordance with halal practice.  Please contact Barbara Shatara to reserve a book and a spot at the table… bshatara@burlingtonvt.gov or 802.865.7211.

About Halal Food: A History:

There are many great ways to volunteer for the city.  Stop by to learn about opportunities with the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront and Burlington Center for the Arts.

Staff Set-up: 4 tables with 4 chairs at each.  Arrangement to be determined.

Parlez-vous francais?  Meet others in the community who do too.  Join the group and practice foreign language conversation.  Fluency is not required (nor is attendance at every meeting).  For details contact Steve Norman at