Learn oil painting and drawing techniques, how to capture the effects of light and shadow, aerial perspective,  linear perspective, color mixing, composition, and more in this weekend-long, in-person outdoor workshop.

R&D Island Taste launch party for Garlic Town USA! For [...]

Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Managing Director, Michael Clough brings us on a live tour of his museum with a special focus on the Luman Nelson Wildlife Collection.

Registration for this program is now closed. Begin with a limestone block and create your own mortar and pestle in this week-long workshop for beginning sculptors.

Take a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail while enjoying a story together!

R&D Island Taste in the Courtyard TIME CHANGE FOR THIS [...]

Join mycologist, Sue Van Hook, to learn about some of the region's tastiest - and most dangerous - mushrooms.

A late summer tasting experience in the Museum Courtyard

Join Dean Hanson and Francis "Shep" Jones as they reminisce about The Rattlesnake Club.

R&D Island Taste serves authentic Jamaican cuisine in the courtyard

Learn about the art/meditative practice of stone balancing with Robert "Roc" Kauffmann

R&D Island Taste serves authentic Jamaican cuisine in the courtyard

Create one-of-a-kind prints and a greeting card using seasonal leaves, grasses, and flowers.

Join Steve Miyamoto of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society in an exploration of some of the bridges depicted in artwork in the Bennington Museum collection.

What's YOUR favorite? Preschoolers and adult participants are invited to bring a favorite object from home to share!

A look at Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s relationship with her Arlington neighbors

Cancelled due to illness.