Valley Hub Inc - RHS Repurposing Project

Paint and Snack- Dot Painting!
2025-12-11 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
Dot painting!! Relax, unwind, and get creative! In this dot painting class, you’ll explore
color, pattern, and mindfulness as you learn to create intricate mandala-inspired
designs using dotting tools. No experience needed — all supplies included. Jammie will also
be teaching you how to make snowmen, reindeer, penguins, and more! We will be using
coasters, mugs or ornaments.

Homecoming
2025-11-15 18:00 - 22:00 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
A community celebration!
More details coming soon!

Needle felting class
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:30 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
Needle Felting Class – Crafting with Wool and Imagination! Discover the magic of needle felting in this fun, hands-on class perfect for beginners and creative crafters alike! Using just wool, felting needles, and your imagination, you’ll learn the skill of stabbing wool with the help of cookie cutters to make your very own magnet! All materials are provided, and no experience is needed—just come ready to poke, shape, and create something uniquely yours. It’s a relaxing and satisfying craft that’s easy to fall in love with!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544ACAF2AAAFFC61-59354991-artclass

Simple Sage theater performance
2025-11-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-07 19:00 - 20:30 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
White River Valley Players present: Simple Sage, a one-act play written by local playwright Kate Youngdahl Stauss and directed by Michael Purdue and Mian O’Dowd.
Simple Sage follows five women who occupy the same Vermont farmhouse in two different centuries. Loosely based on startling historical events, it focuses on love in its many forms, including sibling love, romantic love, and love of place, with themes of female empowerment and environmental degradation that still resonate today.

Paint and Snack!
2025-10-16 18:00 - 20:00 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
$35 per person. Includes all painting supplies and snacks!
Unleash your inner artist in a fun, relaxed atmosphere at our Paint and Snack Class! Whether you’re a seasoned painter or just picking up a brush for the first time, this class is the perfect way to unwind, socialize, and express yourself creatively. Guided step-by-step by a friendly instructor, you’ll create your own masterpiece while enjoying your favorite snack. All materials are provided – just bring your creativity and a smile. Come solo or with friends and leave with a painting you can be proud of!
Instructor: Jammie Dzhugashvilli
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544ACAF2AAAFFC61-59354991-artclass

Sewing Club
2025-10-09 18:00 - 19:30 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
Join our Sewing Club and bring your creativity to life one stitch at a time! Once a month we will get together and either learn something new or continue something we just learned! Let’s sew, chat, and grow together in a fun, supportive environment!
Includes fabric, patterns, rulers, cutting mat. Bring your own sewing machine and iron. First meeting will be learning how to do paper piercing.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0544ACAF2AAAFFC61-59354991-artclass

Homecoming- A Community Celebration
2025-09-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Vermont

Film/Talk/Food Series: Innovation
2025-08-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Vermont
FILM: Beyond Zero
TALK: Bill McKibben
FOOD: One-Meal-For-All, prepared by food historian, Paula Marcoux

Part of BigTown Gallery’s 25th Anniversary Programming
Join us for an evening of film, conversation, and shared food as part of our Community Building series. This event centers on Innovation—and the essential role science, technology, and human ingenuity play in confronting the climate crisis and shaping a sustainable future.
Together, we’ll explore bold ideas and real-world solutions already reshaping how we live, work, and care for the planet.

White River Valley Players Performing Arts Camp
2025-08-04 08:00 - 2025-08-08 17:00 | Vermont
Every August, WRVP holds a one-week Performing Arts Camp for Kids, for children entering grades 1 to 8. It’s a day camp featuring a schedule of workshops geared toward our younger community members. Each student learns music, dance, and theater roles, creates props, costumes, and sets, and performs at the end of camp!

Film/Talk/Food Series: Restoration
2025-08-02 15:30 - 17:00 | Vermont
FILM: Frank Gehry: Building Justice
TALK: Theresa Betancourt – Shadows into Light: A generation of child soldiers comes of age
GALLERY OPENING: MY PLACE Photography Workshop | Project’s Space Gallery
FOOD: Wood-fired pizza in the garden with chef PJ Lauriello
Part of BigTown Gallery’s 25th Anniversary Programming
Join us for a powerful evening of film, conversation, and shared food as part of our Community Building series. This program centers on Restoration—exploring how architecture, research, and storytelling can help repair broken systems, restore justice, and return dignity to those too often marginalized.
Together, we’ll reflect on how vision and action—led by individuals—can create deep and lasting change.
For more information: https://bigtownvermont.com/bt-vt-exhibitions/filmtalkfood–cfrwx

Summer Music for Kids
2025-07-31 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-24 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-10 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-07-03 08:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-26 08:00 - 12:00 | Vermont

Green Mountain Suzuki Institute
2025-07-13 - 2025-07-19 | Vermont
The Green Mountain Suzuki Institute, located in Rochester, Vermont, is an approved Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA) Institute for violin, viola, cello,, flute, and piano students ages 4-adult. Our outstanding and enthusiastic staff is committed to creating an inspiring week of music and fun for your family, providing inspiration for the year.
Each student at the institute has a mini-private lesson and a group class every day. In addition, each student chooses 3 elective classes from the following options: orchestra, composition, fiddling, viola for violinists, yoga, art, and for pianists Piano Duets (for four hands). Advanced students (Book 4 and up) may participate in a chamber music group (additional fee), coached daily.

Free Pile in the HS!
2025-03-27 - 2025-04-01 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
FREE Pile in the former High School!
If the red flag is out, the building is open! Come on by and rummage!

HUGE Cabin Fever Rummage Sale!
2025-03-22 09:00 - 14:00 | The Hub, Rochester, Vermont
Valley Hub Inc is hosting a HUGE Rummage Sale on March 22, 9-2! Volunteers have cleaned out the former high school building and collected lots of treasures to peruse. There will be loads of books, toys for every age, furniture, sporting gear, arts and crafts supplies, and much more!

Town Meeting Day
2025-03-03 19:00 - 20:00 | Vermont
In-person votes are needed to pass the Rochester Town Budget and keep this project moving forward through construction to town readiness. Failure to pass the budget would greatly jeopardize the project’s future funding through grant funding and charitable donations.
Please attend the annual Rochester Town Meeting and cast your vote!
You can make a difference in shaping the future of our community!
