Events are listed in chronological order beginning with the latest events first.
July 1, 2023, 3:00 PM, Sandglass Theater: Storytelling at the Russellville Schoolhouse
There will be an afternoon of storytelling with Sandglass Theater on July 1 at 3:00pm in the Russellville Schoolhouse to continue the work of our Root Words arts and stories project. Sandglass is dedicated to the arts of theater and puppetry as a means of exploring contemporary issues, inspiring dialogue, and sparking wonder — by creating original ensemble performances and collaborations, presenting diverse theater artists, producing events that serve our communities, and teaching their art. There will be a puppet performance beginning at 3:00 and a potluck following. Active participation is appreciated! Root Words events are supported by your contributions and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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May 19 at the Shrewsbury Library, Sarah Audsley, Author
SAGE and the Shrewsbury Library are hosting, Sarah Audsley, to discuss her book, Landlock X.
From Texas Review Press- Sarah Audsley’s debut poetry collection joins a growing body of adoptee poetics. By examining the consequences of the internation transracial adoptee experience—her own— Audsley’s collection finds more questions than solid answers. Employing a variety of poetic forms, co-opting the pastoral tradition to argue for belonging to the rural landscape—despite the inheritance of displacement and removal from a country of origin—Landlock X tries to solve for all the (adoptee’s) variables and knows it is an impossible task that the “I”, “you”, and “we” of the poems only approximate.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Bring a song, an instrument, and plan to lend your voice or an appreciative ear
We’ll provide: a Fire in the woodstove if it’s cold, chairs,
and we’ll crack open the windows for some fresh air flow
a Restroom is available
Masks are optional
All ages are welcome. Please carpool if you can.
Donations to SAGE are appreciated.
Address: 18 Crown Point Rd (where CP Rd meets Russellville Rd)
For more info: call Vicky at 802 492 3649 or Lisa at 802 492 2081
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December 30th, 2022, 7PM
Silas Hamilton @ the Russellville Schoolhouse
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Bring a song, an instrument, and plan to lend your voice or an appreciative ear
We’ll provide: a Fire in the woodstove if it’s cold, chairs,
and we’ll crack open the windows for some fresh air flow
a Restroom is available
Masks are optional
All ages are welcome. Please carpool if you can.
Donations to SAGE are appreciated.
Address: 18 Crown Point Rd (where CP Rd meets Russellville Rd)
For more info: call Vicky at 802 492 3649 or Lisa at 802 492 2081
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September 3rd, 2021 at 5 PM Shrewsbury Meeting House Concert and Hamburger Dinner Farmacy fundraiser
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March 7, 7:30 – 9:30 PM, Schoolhouse Jam at the Russellville Schoolhouse
February 16, 6 PM, Heartwood Trio Workshop and Concert at the Russellville Schoolhouse
Sunday Feb 16th
6pm Workshop: Community Circle Songs: what we carry forward
7pm Concert: Ancestral songs: where we come from
Workshop $10-20 sliding scale donation
Concert $10-20 sliding scale donation
* No one turned away
Email sarina.partridge@gmail.com to register or for more info.
In these community circle songs workshops, Heartwood will teach songs that are accessible enough for everyone to join in and quickly create satisfying rich harmonies together! Many of the songs are Heidi and Sarina’s originals, caught from the universe recently, and sung to mark the cycle of seasons without and within. A cappella concerts will feature songs from our ancestral lineages; songs sung in Yiddish, Scots Gaelic, and Swedish. This tour will be a musical journey back through time, with attention to where we come from and to what we carry forward.
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February 1, 7:30 – 9:30 PM, Schoolhouse Jam at the Russellville Schoolhouse
Come out to join us for a Schoolhouse Jam at the Russellville Schoolhouse on February 1! Come to listen, tap a foot, sing along and enjoy the evening with us. Bring your music and your instruments, it’s a great place to learn or share a tune!
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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January 26, 2 – 4 PM, Ice Cutting: Tales and Tradition at the Russellville Schoolhouse
We will have a new celebration of history and stories coming up on January 26th from 2 PM to 4 PM at the Russellville Schoolhouse when Grace Brigham and Peter Grace demonstrate ice cutting tool use and techniques while they paint a picture of this important preservation activity and how it shaped communities. Root Words events are supported by your contributions and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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School House Jam – January 4, 7:30PM-9:30PM – Russellville Schoolhouse
Come out to join us for a Schoolhouse Jam at the Russellville Schoolhouse on January 4th! We’ll be announcing a music theme to guide the evening’s rhythms, and we’d like participants to come with a song to add. Bring your music and your instruments, it’s a great place to learn or share a tune!
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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November 23, 5 – 8:30 PM, Sandglass Theater: An Evening of Storytelling at the Russellville Schoolhouse
There will be an evening of storytelling with Sandglass Theater on November 23rd in the Russellville Schoolhouse to continue the work of our Root Words arts and stories project. Sandglass is dedicated to the arts of theater and puppetry as a means of exploring contemporary issues, inspiring dialogue, and sparking wonder — by creating original ensemble performances and collaborations, presenting diverse theater artists, producing events that serve our communities, and teaching their art. There will be a puppet performance from 5 to 5:30PM that was designed for older audiences, and will address complex concepts. There will be a potluck from 5:45- 6:30, followed by a community stories circle from 6:30-7:30 that will address our community’s relationship to the land. Active participation is appreciated! Root Words events are supported by your contributions and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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School House Jam – November 2, 7:30PM-9:30PM – Russellville Schoolhouse
Come out to join us for a Schoolhouse Jam at the Russellville Schoolhouse on November 2nd! Come to listen, tap a foot, sing along and enjoy the evening with us. Bring your music and your instruments, it’s a great place to learn or share a tune!
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Oct 19, 5PM – Farmer appreciation party – Redwing Farm
Rain or shine! Located at Red Wing Farm, 399 Frank Lord Rd. in Shrewsbury, VT. We will provide chili and soup. Bring a side dish, an instrument, and your own flatware and drinks. Donations accepted, by not required.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Poetry Reading – Joan Aleshire – Shrewsbury Library – October 18 – 7:30PM
Joan Aleshire will be reading from her new work of Poetry at the Shrewsbury Library. Please join us for this celebration of storytelling on October 18th.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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School House Jam – October 5, 7:30PM-10PM – Russellville Schoolhouse
Come out to join us for a Schoolhouse Jam at the Russellville Schoolhouse on October 5th! Come to listen, tap a foot, sing along and enjoy the evening with us. Bring your music and your instruments, it’s a great place to learn or share a tune!
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Put the Garden to Bed! Put up Some Food!
September 25, 5:30 PM – 7 PM, at 101 Allen St, Rutland
The final workshop in the series will be “Put the Garden to Bed! Put up Some Food!” Let’s put the garden to bed! You can save money and get better results next year by cover cropping. Also learn about easy ways to preserve your harvest: freezing, canning, and drying your veggies to eat your homegrown food all winter long. Most of all, we’ll talk about YOUR gardens: bring your photos and questions to learn more! Our final workshop for the season will be on September 25th.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Monarch Pollinator Relocation Aug 23, 5:30 PM – 7 PM
399 Frank Lord Rd, Shrewsbury, VT – SAGE Farmhouse
Come join us as we prep a section of meadow prior to mowing and cultivation! As a team we will walk through the meadow collecting Monarch Butterfly caterpillars from milkweed and relocating them to the unmowed side of our back meadow!
As we help protect this important pollinator species, we will be able to see them in many stages of development.
Kids welcome!
Please park at our big 4 bay barn or milk barn. We will meet and leave from the milk barn.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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A Midsummer Night’s Garden: What to do about dew
August 21, 5:30 PM – 7 PM, at 101 Allen St, Rutland
Come join our demonstration garden workshops in Rutland and have your questions answered by Scott Courcelle of Alchemy Gardens. Workshops are planned from May through September and will cover pests, practices, preservation, and more. The next workshop in the series will be “Midsummer Nights in the Garden: What to Do about Dew”
Late summer brings dewy nights. Learn how to prune and promote airflow in your garden to reduce fungal diseases and keep your harvests going. We’ll also talk cover crops and how to clear space in your garden in order to grow nutrition for your soil. Most of all, we’ll talk about YOUR gardens: bring your photos and questions to learn more!
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Root Words: Local Loca Salsa Block Party
August 9, 5:30 PM – 8 PM, at Grace Church, 8 Court St., in Rutland
Join us at Grace Congregational Church in Rutland the following weekend for dinner and dancing when the Alamor family hosts “Local Loca Salsa Block Party” on August 9th starting at 5:30 PM. The Alamor family have been sharing their food with the Rutland community for over 20 years as a regular vendor at Rutland’s Ethnic Festival, and this past winter at our Traditions Table dinner series! This Root Words event will feature fresh ingredients from local farmers made into traditional Puerto Rican dish Arroz con pollo, frijoles & tostones with samplings of various salsas, pico de gallo and dips all accompanied by Salsa Music and Dancing! A group Salsa lesson will be offered to help you get started! Root Words events are supported by your contributions and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Root Words: Stories from the farm Shrewsbury
August 4, 2 PM – 54PM, at the Russellville Schoolhouse
Hear family stories that show how our rural landscape has grown and changed over the years, and add your own memories to the conversation.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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A Midsummer Day’s Garden: Harvesting and more!
Rutland’s Southeast community garden 101 Allen St, Rutland on July 24, 5:30 PM – 7 PM
“A Midsummer Day’s Garden: Harvesting and more!” on July 24th. Every crop has a particular window to be harvested: will your lettuce get bigger and tastier, or should it be picked now? How much to harvest? What continues to produce and what needs to be planted again and again? We’ll also talk diseases and pests. Bring your questions, plant samples or photos from your garden, and get ready to dig in!
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Stories from the farm
July 14th from 2 PM- 5 PM
Our next Root Words story event will be “Stories from the farm” hosted by the Squier family in Tinmouth on July 14th from 2 PM- 5 PM. Hear family stories that show how our rural landscape has grown and changed over the years, and add your own memories to the conversation. Location in Tinmouth TBD, please call for details.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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Woven Seeds
June 23rd and 30th between 11 AM and 2 PM at the Vermont Farmers Food Center in Rutland.
Sage is excited to collaborate this month with Rutland’s Artist-In-Residence program through our ongoing Root words story project with a community textile work! Woven Seeds is a participatory weaving project which brings together Rutlanders to share and interlock our fibers, stories, and seeds. In partnership with 77Art, we ask community members to join us to launch Woven Seeds during two open weaving potlucks this June. The project will be initiated by Brooklyn-based participatory fiber artist Kacie Lyn Martinez who is in Rutland on an artist residency from 77Art. Community members are invited to contribute to community-woven tapestries all summer. When the tapestries are completed, they will be buried at Vermont Farm Food Center who will cultivate our woven and budding futures. Join us on June 23rd and 30th between 11 AM and 2 PM at the Vermont Farmers Food Center in Rutland. You can bring your seeds to weave into the tapestry, a side dish to contribute to the potluck, and an openness to share and/ or listen to stories! For more information on the facilitating artist please visit: www.kacielynmartinez.com.
To see an article about the project, visit: Woven Seeds project
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School House Jam – May 4, 7:30PM-10PM – Russellville Schoolhouse
Come on down to the Russellville Schoolhouse for an open jam session! Bring your songs, instruments, and snacks, or just come to enjoy the music. All are welcome. Donations accepted to benefit SAGE.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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Root Words Event for Sugar Makers – Sunday, April 28, 3:00 – 5:00 – Russellville Schoolhouse
In celebration of Shrewsbury’s sugar makers there will be a stories and samples gathering. Whether you’re a lifelong sugar maker or a new backyard boiler, you are invited to share your experiences and work with the community.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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School House Jam – April 6, 7:30PM-10PM – Russellville Schoolhouse
Come on down to the Russellville Schoolhouse for an open jam session! Bring your songs, instruments, and snacks, or just come to enjoy the music. All are welcome. Donations accepted to benefit SAGE.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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Traditions Table – Vermont Farmer’s Food Center – 5:00pm to 7:00pm – 4 Monday evenings – March 18 & 25, April 1 & 8
A pop-up dinner series celebrating the importance of food to family identity and tradition. The dinners will explore Polish, Syrian, Puerto Rican, and Italian cuisines and traditions of four area families. Food served until it runs out. $5 per plate.
Contact Stephen Abatiell at educate.sage@gmail.com for more information.
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School House Jam – March 2, 7:30PM-10PM – Russellville Schoolhouse
Come on down to the Russellville Schoolhouse for an open jam session! Bring your songs, instruments, and snacks, or just come to enjoy the music. All are welcome. Donations accepted to benefit SAGE.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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Groundhog Day Music Jam – Feb 2, 2019 – 7:30pm – Russellville Schoolhouse
Don’t be afraid of your shadow! Get out and play, sing, or listen to music at the Schoolhouse. Bring food or drink or a song or an instrument to share. All are welcome. Donations accepted to benefit SAGE.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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January 6 – 1pm to 3pm – Sourdough bread making with Scott Courcelle – Russellville Schoolhouse
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information about this event.
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Saturday · May 26, 2018 · 7pm
and around the globe for a concert to benefit Puerto Rico.
Tickets: $25, available online
and by phone through SVAC
http://www.svac.org (802)362-1405
Open Mic crew
carry in, carry out
BYOBPlay a song
sing along
dance a jig
take a swig
read your poetry
be carefree
and if it’s chilly
don’t be silly
hang by the wood stove
they’re coming’ by the drove
don’t miss this gig
March 10 – Sauerkraut/ kimchi/ lacto ferments workshop
Free will donation.
For more information contact Scott Courcelle at alchemygardens@gmail.com
March 10, 2018 – OPEN MIC
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March 4 – Planning Your Garden Workshop
Planning Your Garden (in collaboration with Shrewsbury Library) will be on Sunday, March 4th at 3 p.m. at the Shrewsbury Library.
Call Joan 492-3550 or e-mail joanaleshire@vermontel.net for information.
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January 20, 2018 – OPEN MIC
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November 18, 2017 – OPEN MIC
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Craft Group meeting
August 18, 2017 – Russellville Schoolhouse
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Shrewdberries Concert
June 19 – 7:00pm – at the Russellville Schoolhouse
The Shrewd Berries consist of Claudine Langille, Silas Hamilton and Mark Hamilton playing a combination of Irish, old-time, and original traditional music from both sides of the Atlantic. Friends familiar with the music have dubbed it “Vermonticana” music.
Free will donations
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Gardener’s Round Table
April 9th – 3pm – Russelville Schoolhouse
Bring your stories and questions to share with some of Shrewsbury’s finest Home and Market gardeners – Free all are welcome
Call Joan with questions 802-492-3550
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Pruning and Grafting Workshop
Sunday, March 19th; the morning session is from 10-12 at Galen and Greg’s, with a pot luck lunch and the grafting workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Schoolhouse.
$20 for morning session, $25 for afternoon session, or $40 for both
Call Joan for details – 802-492-3550
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November 5, 2016 – 11:00pm to 4:00pm – Macora Farm – Butchering Workshop
Learn the art of butchering at the Macora Farm with Tracy and Kelsey Crelin.$60-$85 sliding scale fee. Soup and bread provided. BYO snacks. This is a hands-on workshop with limited space. Call Joan at 802-492-3550 with any questions or to register for the workshop.
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July 31, 2016 – 12pm – 2:30pm – Russellville Schoolhouse – Beekeeping
Beekeeping workshop with Dick Brigham – Beekeeper
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June 3, 2016 – 7pm – Shrewsbury Library Meetingroom
Backyard Poultry presentation with Kermit Blackwood (aviculturist, hertiage livestock conservator, filmaker.
Free – all welcome. Call Joan Aleshire @ 802-492-3550 with questions.
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January 31, 2016 – 2pm to 5pm – Russellville Schoolhouse
SAGE presents:
A day with Marven of the Great North Woods by Kathryn Lasky.
Come at 2 to explore the museum of our great north woods and by 2:30 to hear this incredible true tale. We will sample some of the same snacks enjoyed by little Marven and have some indoor and outdoor activities relating to the story and its beautiful artwork. Stay on, enjoy the music and have a dance for the Lumberjacks’ Homecoming! All ages welcome. Call Grace 4923458 or Galen 4177631 with questions or for directions.
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February 28, 2016 12 pm-3 pm – Russellville Schoolhouse
Garden Tools, and Biochar Demonstration and Discussion
Come and learn about the garden tools developed and manufactured by local company Two Bad Cats. Followed by a demonstration on how to make biochar and a discussion about its role in building better soils and as part of the solution to combat climate change! Soup and bread provided, please bring a side dish or beverage to share.
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January 16, 2016
Learn the Craft of Brewing Beer with Davis Terrell!
Saturday, January 16th Noon to 4 p.m.
$40 (or whatever you can afford)
* Learn to make beer from start to finish
* Go home with a bottle of oatmeal stout
* For more information contact Joan Aleshire at 492-3550
Held at the Russellville Schoolhouse, 18 Crown Point Road, Shrewsbury, VT 05738
This is a workshop sponsored by SAGE
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November 8-9, 2015
Bionutrient Food Association Nutrient Dense Farming workshop, Nov. 8-9, 2015. Please email sagevermont@gmail.com if you are interested. Introductory workshop on Oct. 9, 2015 at the Russellville Schoolhouse in Shrewsbury. FREE for Vermont farmers (must register ahead of time!)
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August 12, 2015
The Good Food Bus on Aug. 12, 2015 at the Vermont Farmers Food Center
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August 9, 2015
NOFA-VT Open Farm Week and CRAFT workshop at Alchemy Gardens, Aug. 9, 2015
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July 19, 2015
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July 5, 2015
The Good Food Bus at the Vermont Farmers Food Center 3rd Anniversary Celebration, July 5, 2015
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May 17, 2015
Herbalist Tim Scott presented about Medicinal Uses of Knotweed with a focus on Lyme disease, May 17, 2015
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Biodynamic Boot Camp with Robert King
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1st Annual Shrewsbury Harvest Dinner, fundraiser for Shrewsbury Mountain School Healthy Snacks program
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August 18, 2014
Game of Logging Level 1, August 18, 2014.
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Heirloom Apple Taste Testing with Scott Bolotin of Morning Star Perennials & Nursery
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Permaculture Talk and Design Charette with Mark Krawczyk of Keyline Vermont
Shrewsbury Agricultural Education & Arts Foundation 