The Grange’s Program Committee is busy dreaming and planning this year’s events and invites you to join in on the fun. Everyone is welcome to help us plan events on an ongoing basis or to volunteer the day of an event! Our goal is to build community in all sorts of interesting ways. We meet monthly on the 4th Friday of the month, 8:30-10 AM at the Grange Hall.

To learn more contact: GrangeProgramsVT@gmail.com

Music Open Mic returns to the Charlotte Grange!

If you sing, play an instrument, or both - it's time to tune up and start practicing! The music starts Thursday June 25th from 6:30-8pm when the Charlotte Grange will once again host an ongoing series of open mics dedicated to widening the circle of music in  Charlotte through connection, communication, community, creativity and celebration of the wonder of music.  Grab that guitar (or any other instrument you love), loosen up those vocal chords, and prepare your favorite song – and share it in a relaxed, friendly setting

Nick Carter, a singer songwriter and former music teacher, and Dave Vallett, of the popular local band, The Buck Hollers Band, will host this new program. The theme of this open mic will be Summer (music/poetry is not required to be on theme). Nick and Dave are both veteran and well-loved performers of Charlotte’s own summer music series, Grange On The Green.  Similar to the format for Poetry at the Grange, Nick and Dave will hold the stage for the first portion of the evening and will then open the floor for participation. Performers of all ability levels will be given equal time in the neighborhood of 7-8 minutes each, depending on that night's attendance, to share something they've been diligently practicing and preparing.

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the white Church just SOUTH of the Grange, by the fence.  Please do not park at the private brick building that looks like a church adjacent to the Grange.   Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a respiratory ailment.

Questions: abigailkilley@me.com.  

We hope you can join us for our monthly "Charlotte Walks" meet-up! This month’s walk will be at Pease Mountain. Meet at the trail parking area in the Charlotte Central School bus parking lot. Follow this link for more information - Pease Mountain Loop, Vermont - 556 Reviews, Map | AllTrails

About Charlotte Walks:

Once a month, usually on the third Friday of the month, we meet at 8:30am at a different Charlotte trailhead for a morning walk. It's a great way to get more familiar with Charlotte's public trails, and to meet up and chat with other Charlotters. Walks usually last about an hour to an hour and a half, and are generally led at a comfortable adult walking pace, but we definitely stop to look at the flowers and listen to the birds.

Thursday Night Live at the Grange welcomes local librarian, original talent and unrepentant weirdo - Jasper Oliver to the stage for a hyphenate show. Part performance art, part spoken-word poetry jam, part avant PowerPoint experience. Some tall tales and fables, some laughs and a whole lotta heart. Plus, just enough interpretive dance, costume changes, participation prizes and other interactive elements to keep it interesting. 

WARNING! This show is for the adult enthusiasts and may contain controversial, provocative, and potentially offensive material.

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the white Church just SOUTH of the Grange, by the fence.  Please do not park at the private brick building that looks like a church adjacent to the Grange.   Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a respiratory ailment.

Questions: abigailkilley@me.com.  

The Grange will be hosting a Hybrid Town Meeting Open Forum next TUESDAY (please note that the incorrect date was posted to Front Porch Forum yesterday. This event will be on Tuesday June 16th).

Come listen and share your goals for a hybrid town meeting with Selectboard members JD Herlihy and Troy Krahl.

At this year’s Town Meeting, there was considerable interest in the town residents for Charlotte to find a means to have a Hybrid Town Meeting combining the traditional in-person meeting with an Australian Ballot vote. Charlotte has had a Hybrid model previously, but the provisions used to implement them has expired. The intent of this gathering is for Selectboard members JD and Troy to hear from residents in a venue and process that allows for an open civil discussion on the topic. They would like to gain insight into what residents are looking to get out of a Hybrid Town Meeting, some ideas on how this may be accomplished, and then thinking through the pitfalls and benefits of the different avenues.

This will be a hybrid event. Come in person or use the link below:

Zoom link for access for online access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84015365021?pwd=jB0lFPaIdaiXXgK5ub7hW87FLsbdM1.1

Our front entrance is under construction, limiting parking. Should our parking lot fill up, please follow the orange cones and park at the white Church just SOUTH of the Grange, by the back fence. Please do not park at the private brick building that looks like a church adjacent to the Grange.

Poetry lovers are again warmly welcomed to Poetry at the Grange, held every second Thursday from 6:30 - 8:00 pm (summer hours), at the Grange, 2858 Spear St. in East Charlotte.

Elaine Pentaleri will be our featured poet.

Elaine, editor of the poetry journal, Mud Season Review, and organizer of the annual Green Mountain Book Festival in Burlington. She will read from her new book “Dreamscape with Absinth,” sure to be an imaginative triumph.  As usual, after Elaine’s recitations, audience members will be invited to share their original, or favorite poems. All are welcome to enjoy with or without poetry to share.

Poetry at the Grange is held in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The spring, summer, and fall Poetry Programs run from 6:30-8pm. This is just one of many events run by the Charlotte Grange, based at 2858 Spear St.  For more information about the Charlotte Grange and to view a full calendar of interesting events, please visit our website:  https://www.charlottegrange.org/

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the white Church just SOUTH of the Grange, by the fence.  Please do not park at the private brick building that looks like a church adjacent to the Grange.   Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a respiratory ailment.

Questions: abigailkilley@me.com.  

Please join us at Grandview Cemetery on May 25, Memorial Day morning, at 9:00am. A short ceremony will include remarks from Charlotte Veteran Jordan Paquette and a rendition of "Taps" by CCS student musician Ben Vincent. After the ceremony, interested folks will help place flags on the graves of those who served and/or died in military service. This annual tradition has been held by the Charlotte Grange for many years and is an opportunity for the community to come together and show our respect and appreciation. All are welcome to join us for the ceremony, to place flags, or both! We hope to see you there.

Also, again this year, the Grange will be collecting your worn-out flags to be properly retired through the American Legion.  If you have a flag you’d like to properly dispose of, please feel free to drop it off at the Charlotte Grange Hall (2858 Spear St) between May 15th and June 7th in the covered bin on the front porch.

For more information, visit https://www.charlottegrange.org/memorial-day

The Grange’s Program Committee is busy dreaming and planning this year’s events and invites you to join in on the fun. Everyone is welcome to help us plan events on an ongoing basis or to volunteer the day of an event! Our goal is to build community in all sorts of interesting ways. We meet monthly on the 4th Friday of the month, 8:30-10 AM at the Grange Hall.

To learn more contact: GrangeProgramsVT@gmail.com

Grange members gather on the third Tuesday every other month to discuss business matters. Doors open at 6:15 PM, meeting starts at 6:30.

To learn more or get involved email Grange President Tai Dinnan at charlottegrangevt@gmail.com.

We hope you can join us at Plouffe Lane for our monthly "Charlotte Walks" meet-up!

On the Plouffe Lane trail network we'll experience a variety of terrain (some hilly, some level) and scenery including fields, woods, and an overlook of the LaPlatte River.  

DIRECTIONS: To get there, take Carpenter Road to Plouffe Lane. Please drive slowly and with deference down the private Plouffe Lane. At the end of the lane, you'll keep to the RIGHT where there's a fork in the road - that will take you down to the parking area.

About Charlotte Walks:

Once a month, usually on the third Friday of the month, we meet at 8:30am at a different Charlotte trailhead for a morning walk. It's a great way to get more familiar with Charlotte's public trails, and to meet up and chat with other Charlotters. Walks usually last about an hour to an hour and a half, and are generally led at a comfortable adult walking pace, but we definitely stop to look at the flowers and listen to the birds.

Poets and poetry lovers are warmly invited to our monthly Poetry at the Grange series.  Bring a few of your favorite poems or your own poetry to read or recite, or just come to listen.

May’s gathering features all of you - it will be a Poetry Open Mic!

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the Catholic Church just south of the Grange, by the fence.  Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a contagious respiratory ailment.

Poetry at the Grange is held every second Thursday at the Grange in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The spring, summer, and fall Poetry Programs run from 6:30-8pm. This is just one of many events run by the Charlotte Grange, located at 2858 Spear St.  For more information about the Charlotte Grange and to view a full calendar of interesting events, we hope you will check out our website:  https://www.charlottegrange.org/

Our annual Spring Clean Up Day brings together friends of the Charlotte Grange and leaves us with a tidy building and yard ready to host this year’s line-up of events. Volunteers can choose to complete indoor or outdoor tasks.

Charlotte Flea is embracing Charlotte’s flea history, community, & finding new homes for previously loved items. Antiques, vintage items, jewelry, textiles, hobby times, ceramics, sporting goods, & more.

Learn more by emailing charlottevtflea@gmail.com. Profit from booth fees will be donated to the Charlotte Grange.

We hope you can join us for our first "Charlotte Walks" of 2026, at the Williams Woods Natural Area on Friday, April 24. 

About Charlotte Walks:

Once a month, usually on the third Friday of the month, we meet at 8:30 at a different Charlotte trailhead for a morning walk. It's a great way to get more familiar with Charlotte's public trails, and to meet up and chat with other Charlotters. Walks usually last about an hour to an hour and a half, and are generally led at a comfortable adult walking pace, but we definitely stop to look at the flowers and listen to the birds.

For this month's walk:

We'll meet on 4/24 (we're Walking on the Fourth Friday just for April), at 8:30 at the parking lot of the Williams Woods Natural Area on Greenbush Road in Charlotte, about a mile south of the Thompson Point Road intersection. The trail is a one mile loop through the "best remaining mature valley clayplain forest in the Champlain Valley." It also is home to many spring natural wonders - vernal pools with amphibian eggs, ephemeral wild flowers, and beaver activity.  Trail conditions are unpredictable this time of year, so we recommend that you wear boots or shoes that you don’t mind getting muddy!

Interested in the history of Charlotte Grange Hall and in historic preservation?  Join us at the Grange on April 21st from 6:30 – 8:00 pm to hear about the history of this historic building.

We will have a presentation by Dan Cole, President of the Charlotte Historical Society and Aileen Williams, M.S. in Historic Preservation about current work to have the Hall listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  New insights into the history of this historic building have come about because of Aileen’s year-long project to nominate the building for listing on the Register.  Dan has been incredibly helpful with the project and knows the wonderful twists and turns that saw the building operate as a debating society, one-room school and Grange meeting place.  We will have a chance to ask questions and refreshments will be served.

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the Catholic Church just south of the Grange, by the fence.  Follow the orange cones. Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a contagious respiratory ailment.

This event is part of an every-other-month 2026 Lecture Series at the Charlotte Grange Hall. Interested community members are invited to join Charlotte Grange Members in learning about a variety of Grange-related topics on the third Tuesday evening of February, April, June, August, and October. Lectures will be followed by an opportunity for questions and conversation. Refreshments will be served.

Volunteers offer free repair of household and personal items while you wait, in exchange for a non-perishable food or monetary donation to Charlotte Food Shelf.

More detailed event information and registration link available here: https://www.sustainablecharlottevt.org/events/repair-cafe-in-april

Organized by Sustainable Charlotte (sustainablecharlottevt.org), supported by Charlotte Grange (charlottegrange.org) and Charlotte Library (charlottepubliclibrary.org).

Poets and poetry lovers are warmly invited to our monthly Poetry at the Grange series. 

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION: Charlotte Senior Center

On Thursday April 9th, there will be a special poetry performance: "Two Troubadours in Mud Time"

Cyrus Cook, a life-long poet and English teacher, joins Nick Carter, a musician since his youth, to bring to the Charlotte Grange their shared passion for poetry and song. These two troubadours and former teachers, both based in CT,  — Cy at Choate Rosemary Hall and Nick at The Stanwich School—  have been friends since they met at Hebron Academy in Maine in 1969.  These days they still enjoy sharing their love of poetry and music with students and friends. Join us in the afternoon or evening for this special edition of Poetry at the Grange!

This special program will not include time for the audience to offer their poetry - but there will be plenty of time during our May Open Mic.

Poetry at the Grange is held every second Thursday at the Grange in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The winter poetry  program runs from 1-2:30pm and the spring/summer/fall program runs from 6:30-8pm. April poetry gatherings are being held at the Charlotte Library and Charlotte Senior Center due to the temporary closure of our second floor.

Poets and poetry lovers are warmly invited to our monthly Poetry at the Grange series. 

PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION: Charlotte Library

Thursday April 9th, there will be a special poetry performance: "Two Troubadours in Mud Time"

Cyrus Cook, a life-long poet and English teacher, joins Nick Carter, a musician since his youth, to bring to the Charlotte Grange their shared passion for poetry and song. These two troubadours and former teachers, both based in CT,  — Cy at Choate Rosemary Hall and Nick at The Stanwich School—  have been friends since they met at Hebron Academy in Maine in 1969.  These days they still enjoy sharing their love of poetry and music with students and friends. Join us in the afternoon or evening for this special edition of Poetry at the Grange!

This special program will not include time for the audience to offer their poetry - but there will be plenty of time during our May Open Mic.

Poetry at the Grange is held every second Thursday at the Charlotte Grange Hall in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The winter poetry  program runs from 1-2:30pm and the spring/summer/fall program runs from 6:30-8pm. April’s events will be held at the Library and Senior Center due to the temporary closure of our second floor.

Join us for a showing and discussion of "Join or Die," a film about why you should join a club...

In this Emmy-nominated feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis.

Tai Dinnan, president of the Charlotte Grange, will facilitate a conversation about civic and community engagement following the film showing.

Presented by the Charlotte Library and the Charlotte Grange.

Grange members gather on the third Tuesday every other month to discuss business matters. Doors open at 6:15 PM, meeting starts at 6:30.

To learn more or get involved email Grange President Tai Dinnan at charlottegrangevt@gmail.com.

Poets and poetry lovers are warmly invited to our monthly Poetry at the Grange series.  Bring a few of your favorite poems or your own poetry to read or recite, or just come to listen. 

On Thursday March 12, Greg Bernhardt will kick off the program as featured poet.  Greg is the author of a book of poetry, Goats & Those Who Live by Them, and the novel When Everything Was Possible. Greg is also a professional painter, an artisanal cheesemaker, and farmer at Blue Ledge Farm, which he and his wife, Hannah Sessions, established in Addison County, Vermont in 2000. In his creative acts of writing and painting, Greg merges the focal points of his life, which he finds rely on one another: the farm and its inhabitants, the artisanal cheese craft, making hay, animal husbandry, and working alongside his wife.

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the Catholic Church just south of the Grange, by the fence.  Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a contagious respiratory ailment.

Poetry at the Grange is held every second Thursday at the Charlotte Grange Hall in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The winter poetry  program  runs from 1-2:30. This is just one of many events run by the Charlotte Grange, located at 2858 Spear St.  For more information about the Charlotte Grange and to view a full calendar of interesting events, we hope you will check out our website:  https://www.charlottegrange.org/

Town Meeting this year will be held in person at Charlotte Central School on Saturday February 28th, 2026.

You must attend this event to vote on the town budget. All articles will be voted live at Town Meeting. This includes budgets, any proposed amendments to budgets and all items that have been warned by the Selectboard.

This year’s warning includes the Charlotte Grange’s request for our property taxes to be waived for the next five years. This is an article that comes up every five years and its passing allows us to to all the work we do in the community without needing to focus valuble time and energy on raising additional money every year. We appreciate the town’s long history of voting yes!

Come visit us at the Grange table in the hallway to learn more about the Charlotte Grange.

The Charlotte Recreation Department will be offering FREE childcare for kids grades K-5 at the Charlotte Town Meeting on Saturday, February 28th, 8:45AM-1:00PM. Do not miss the meeting, we will look after your children. Kids will enjoy games, arts & crafts, sports, dance, and tumbling activities. 

We are asking parents to pre-register for this program so we can get an idea of the number of kids we need to supervise. If you do not pre-register, we will be allowing families to sign up for this childcare coverage the morning of the meeting. However, we will be limiting the number of kids we will take to 40. Link to Register: https://charlottevt.myrec.com/info/activities/default.aspx 

We are still looking for at least one more adult volunteer and one more high school student to assist with this program. If you are interested in helping, please contact Gary Rogers at 802-989-2929 or email recreation@townofcharlotte.com.

Voting for town positions (Selectboard, School Board, Library Trustee, etc.) and the school budget will be voted by paper ballot on March 3 at the Charlotte Town Hall. Absentee ballots are available at Town Hall for the paper ballot vote.

Poets and poetry lovers are warmly invited to our monthly Poetry at the Grange series.  Bring a few of your favorite poems or your own poetry to read or recite, or just come to listen. 

Thursday, February 12, our featured poet will be Dan Close, a poet and novelist living in South Burlington. In addition to many prose works, he is the author of What the Abenaki Say About Dogs, a book of poetry which chronicles the lives of the Abenaki of the Champlain basin. His latest poetry collection is entitled The Night the Moon Went Sailing. Dan’s education in English Literature influenced by the poetry and song of the Beat Generation, which counter-balanced the more formal poetry taught at the university. 

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the Catholic Church just south of the Grange, by the fence.  Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a contagious respiratory ailment.

Poetry at the Grange is held every second Thursday at the Grange in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The winter poetry  program  runs from 1-2:30. This is just one of many events run by the Charlotte Grange, located at 2858 Spear St.  For more information about the Charlotte Grange and to view a full calendar of interesting events, we hope you will check out our website:  https://www.charlottegrange.org/

We’re thrilled to be bringing Candidate’s Night back to the Charlotte Grange!!

Ask questions and share concerns with the candidates on this year's ballot. Learn more about each candidate, their priorities, reasons for running, and points of view.

Questions for the candidates can be emailed to Tai Dinnan at charlottegrangevt@gmail.com or posed during the event.

This event will be moderated by Charlotter Kyra Wegman and is coordinated by the Charlotte Grange in collaboration with the Charlotte Library.

This is a hybrid event. Attend in person at the Charlotte Grange or online (Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89954831911). Overflow parking available at the Catholic Church to our south. Follow the orange cones.

Grange members gather on the third Tuesday every other month to discuss business matters. Doors open at 6:15 PM, meeting starts at 6:30.

To learn more or get involved email Grange President Tai Dinnan at charlottegrangevt@gmail.com.

Poets and poetry lovers are warmly invited to our monthly Poetry at the Grange series.  On Thursday, January 8, Buffy Aakaash of East Calais will be our featured poet.  Buffy is on the executive board of the Poetry Society of Vermont, and serves as editor of the Mountain Troubadour.  He has written two books of poetry entitled "Untangling the Knots" and “Breaking", authors a blog full of interesting commentary about poetry, and hosts monthly on-line poetry workshops.

After Buffy presents some of his work, audience members will be invited to share their own or their favorite poems with the group.

Should our parking lot fill up, please park at the Catholic Church just south of the Grange, by the fence.  Kindly stay home if you are feeling sick and mask up if you have been exposed to someone with a contagious respiratory ailment.

Poetry at the Grange is held every second Thursday at the Grange in collaboration with the Charlotte Public Library. The winter poetry  program  runs from 1-2:30. This is just one of many events run by the Charlotte Grange, located at 2858 Spear St.  For more information about the Charlotte Grange and to view a full calendar of interesting events, we hope you will check out our website:  https://www.charlottegrange.org/

Please note: this event will be held on the second floor, which is not handicap accessible.