Past BU Classes, Meet-ups, and Discussions (2024 – 2014)

2024Adventuring through Yellowstone
2024An Insider’s Look at Vermont Government
2024Anti-inflammatory Nutrition
2024Begin with Yin: Discovering balance through this meditative practice
2024Beginner Juggling!
2024Crockpot Cooking
2024Game Day
2024Game Night
2024Gardening for Biodiversity
2024Hamilton Sing-Along
2024Hands-on Design Thinking Challenge
2024Heartsaver CPR AED
2024House and Site Construction: Avoid the Mistakes!
2024How to Write & Tell a Great Live Story
2024Insuring for Water and Flood Damage
2024Intro to Belly Dance for Beginners
2024Intro to Clowning
2024Just Say Yes–Legalized Cannabis for Beginners
2024Keep It to Yourself! Protecting Your Data and Privacy in the Digital Age
2024KickFit? Yes, You Can!
2024Let’s Chat: What makes a relationship healthy or unhealthy?
2024Living a Philosophical Life
2024Math in the Middle School: Is It Really “New”?
2024Mindful Outdoor Experience: A Guided Practice Connecting you to Self, Place and Community
2024Mosaic Mural for Kids!
2024Runes: Historical and Magical
2024Snowshoe to the Flagpole
2024Song Circle
2024Sourcing Value-Driven Vino
2024The Psychology of Weight Loss: Embracing the skills needed for long-term success
2024The Woodcut Prints, a Bethel Library Treasure
2024They’re Tricky: Recognize the latest scams
2024Traditional Dances of Vermont’s Italian Immigrants
2024Traditional Dances of Vermont’s Northern Italian Immigrants
2024Tree ID and Inventory in Downtowns, Parks, and Village Greens
2024Undercover Latina Book Discussion
2024Vermont Futures: Why Vermont Needs More People and More People Need Vermont
2024Vermont Reads: Last Night at the Telegraph Club
2024Vintage Stove Chat
2024Volleyball for Teens and Adults
2024What Is a Pocket Neighborhood?
2024What Is Gaslighting and What Can You Do About It?
2024Wildcrafting in Central Vermont
2024Winter Tree ID
2023A Moment of Quiet in a Loud World
2023Ask a Chef
2023Beginner Juggling!
2023Bethel’s Immigrant Dances from Northern Italy
2023Bethel’s Immigrant Dances from Southern Italy
2023Brain Fitness
2023Climate Change: Youth Speak Out
2023Community Game Night
2023Community Map-a-thon: White River Valley Assets
2023Conversations through an Anti-Racism Lens
2023Crafting Meditation Tools
2023Diagnostic Skills for Energy Healers
2023Discover the All New, Natural You
2023Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Restorative Practices But Were Too Afraid to Ask
2023Exploring the New World of AI Image Making
2023Extending Vegetable Gardening Pleasures
2023Healing Together: Circle Processes for Community Transformation
2023Heartsaver First Aid CPR/AED
2023Home for Good: Home Modifications to Help You Age in Place
2023House and Garage Building: Avoid the Common Mistakes
2023Indoor Soccer for Kids (ages 5-8)
2023Indoor Soccer for Kids (ages 9-12)
2023Intro to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons: Song of the Lorelei!
2023Intro to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons: We B4 Goblins!
2023Introduction to Beekeeping
2023Journey Through Yellowstone
2023Juneteenth and the History of Slavery in Vermont
2023Learn to weave wire
2023Let’s Have a Conversation About Equity and Inclusion in Bethel
2023Line Dancing for Absolute Beginners
2023Living “Off the Grid” Demystified
2023Logo Design Basics
2023Math in the Middle School — Is It Really “New”?
2023New Year, New Look
2023Planning for Outdoor Adventures
2023Psanky: A Ukrainian Easter Egg Tradition
2023Romanichals in New England: A Historical Overview
2023Sculpting Figures with Polymer Clay
2023Some Like It Hot: Climate-Friendly Energy
2023Sourdough Pastry Baking
2023Spaghetti & Friends
2023Street Mosaics: Fillin’ in the Cracks
2023Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary People
2023The 1619 Project: How Will You Address Racism?
2023The AI Muse: How to Get Your Computer to Write Like Shakespeare
2023Trivial Pursuit
2023VT Reads 2022: The Most Costly Journey
2023Wine Class 123: A Grape Named What?
2022“You Come Too:” Learning to Read Robert Frost for Meaning, Enjoyment, and Life
2022Accessible Businesses & Buildings: Bethel for All Economy Forum
2022Autoimmune Support Group
2022Campfire Cooking
2022Clean Water and River Access for All: Bethel for All Stormwater Forum
2022Community Mosaic
2022Critical Race Theory: Three Keywords
2022Debunking the Gender Binary
2022Discover the All New Natural You
2022Drawing Circle Art with Markers
2022Evolutionary Thermodynamics
2022Feeling the Winter Blahs?
2022Finding the Way Forward
2022Global Action: Climate Change Group for Kids
2022Historic Bethel Scavenger Hunt
2022How Our Stories Become Expressions of Art
2022Intro to Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition: Song of the Lorelei
2022Intro to Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition: We Be Goblins
2022Intro to Qigong
2022Intro to Reading Tarot Cards
2022Introduction to Graphology (Handwriting Analysis)
2022Knots for Living
2022Learn to Ice Skate
2022Logo Design Basics
2022Make Your Own Fishing Pole
2022Meet and Share with Bethel’s Equity and Inclusion Committee
2022Planning the Bethel Strong Community Teaching Garden 2022
2022Safer Streets & Mobility for All: Bethel Accessibility Forum
2022Staying the Course
2022Stress Rescue
2022Taking Control of the Wheel
2022Taking on Climate Change
2022The Power of the American Sonnet
2022Vermicomposting: The What and the How
2022Vermont Reads 2021: We Contain Multitudes
2022Vermont’s New Online Court System: Filing and Viewing Court Cases Electronically
2022Vibrant Villages & Rural Economies: Bethel Accessibility Forum
2022Winter Hike/Snowshoe
2022Winter Tree Identification
2021“You Come Too” Learning to Read Robert Frost for Meaning, Enjoyment, and Life
2021Beginners’ Meditation
2021Beginners’ Writing Workshop for Teens: Rural Vermont Stories
2021Bethel Strong Community Garden: Its 2020 Pandemic Roots and the 2021 Growth Plan
2021Breathwork for Relaxation and Stress Relief
2021Colorful Abstracts with Markers & Pens!
2021Dismantling White Supremacy
2021Drinks after Deadline: A Q&A with the Herald Staff
2021Free Intro to Belly Dance
2021Herbal Allies for Stressful Times
2021HomeFit
2021How the Story Behind the Picture Can Help Us Through Trauma
2021Kids’ Zoom Scavenger Hunt
2021Lunch Meet-Up
2021Mindful Living for a Healthier You
2021Pandemic Poetry & Song
2021Racism and Classism: A Facilitated Listening and Learning Circle
2021Scavenger Hunt Show & Tell for Grownups
2021Seva Stress Release via Acupressure
2021Social Impact Storytelling: Building Community Through Stories
2021Socially Responsible Investing – New Trends
2021Somatic Movement: Wake Up to the Internal Landscape of Your Body
2021The Royalton Raid Revisited
2021Vermont Reads: The Hate U Give
2021Video Game Development
2021Wealth and Income Inequality for Dummies
2020“Live From Bethel” Coffeehouse
2020“You Come Too”: Learning to Read Robert Frost for Meaning, Enjoyment, and Life
2020Access to Justice Online: Using the Vermont Court’s New eFiling and Public Access Systems
2020Amazing Ideas about Infinity
2020Auto Immune Support
2020Bee Keeper Meetup
2020Bethel 101: Everything You Need to Know About Living in Bethel
2020Bethel: History and Stories for the Ages
2020Building Cold Frames
2020Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
2020Community Mosaic Art Mural
2020Core Strength for Better Living
2020Cosmetic Safety, Regulation and Reading Labels
2020Deconstructing Dylan
2020Discover the All-New Natural You
2020DIY all natural home and body care products
2020Elementary Math for Parents
2020Emotional Eating–Make Peace with your Plate
2020Fifty Years of Global Connections- Rotary Youth Exchange
2020Grant Funding for Charity and Community
2020Healing Together: Circle Processes for Community Transformation
2020Home Composting: From the Basics to Worm Bins
2020Hospice and Palliative Care
2020How to Make a Pop-Up Card
2020I’ve Heard this Movie Before: Radio Plays from the Medium’s Golden Age
2020Identifying Trees in the Pine Family in Vermont
2020Introduction to Cosmic Smash Booking
2020Introduction to Dowsing – Connecting to your Intuition
2020Introduction to Signed Languages
2020Kids’ Clothing & Toy Swap
2020Knitting Democracy Together
2020Kombucha: Beginning and Refining Your Practice
2020Learn to Crochet
2020Learning about Essential Oils
2020Living with Late-Stage Cancer: A Survivor’s Guide
2020Logo Design Basics
2020Make Something Beautiful
2020MapJam! Creating Crowdsourced Digital Maps
2020Nerf Gun Wars for Adults and Kids
2020Non Profit Jobs: What You Need to Know to Get Hired
2020Opportunity for All: Community Forum & Story Sharing
2020Parenting from a Christian Perspective
2020Photography for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs
2020Planning an Overnight Bicycle Adventure
2020Protecting your Privacy Online
2020Public Forum on Bethel Town Plan Update
2020Raise Your Voice: DIY Political Postcards
2020Real Food for Real People
2020Rent Right
2020Roll Your Own Sushi
2020Signing Practice
2020Small Residential Garden Design
2020Small Woodlot Management
2020Spaghetti & Friends
2020Starting on a Path to Health and Wellness
2020Stress Management
2020The Biodiversity in Your Yard
2020The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Let’s Talk about Sexting
2020The Power in the Voice of the Poem
2020Video Game Development
2020What makes your palate tick? Pasta making and taste exploration
2020Wines of the Americas
2020You Just Got a Dog! Now What?
2020Zen and the Art of Ski/Snowboard Maintenance
2019A Rainbow of Spring Salads
2019Acoustic Music Jam
2019Art & Science of Foam Rolling
2019Art of the Grill: Cooking with Fire
2019Baking Biscuits with Kids
2019Baking Craze: Kids’ Cupcake Class
2019BCorps: Using Businesses as a Force for Good
2019Beauty and the Budget
2019Bethel Outing Club & Snowshoe
2019Brisket: Hot and Fast Method
2019Build a Little Library
2019Chainsaw Safety
2019Core Strength for Everyone
2019Coworking
2019Dodgeball
2019Easy, Colorful Polymer Clay Earrings
2019Evaluating the Condition of a House
2019Exploring Minecraft
2019Fairy Gardens
2019Farmers Market / Craft Fair Success
2019Find Your Voice: Giving Great Talks and Presentations
2019Firefly: Bethel’s Burning Man
2019Fraud and Scams: Self- Defense in an Age of Attacks
2019Grow and Store Your Own Food and Flowers
2019Healing Without the High: Hemp & CBD
2019Healthy Eating on a Budget
2019Holistic Approach to Fibromyalgia/CFS
2019Home Composting
2019Immigrants
2019Intro to Improv Comedy
2019Introduction to Linux OS
2019Introduction to Signed Languages
2019Investing with Your Values
2019iPhone Photography
2019Kombucha
2019Landscape Plan Graphics 101
2019Learn to Meditate
2019Lego Time
2019Let’s Talk Politics
2019Logo Design Basics
2019Love Your Life in 30 Days
2019Make Lace Beads with Polymer Clay
2019Nail Art 101
2019National Parks and Wildlife of Africa
2019Nerf Gun Fun
2019Not Your Grandparents’ School
2019Nutrition to Prevent and Heal Dental Problems
2019Placemaking with Community Art: Chelsea Barn Quilt Trail
2019Quilting for Beginners
2019Quilts Unplugged: Grandmother’s Flower Garden
2019Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope
2019Risotto 101
2019Rites of Spring: Medieval European Folklore
2019Roll Your Own: Sushi
2019Shape Note Singing
2019Soiree: Cultural Heritage Dance Party
2019Solarize Bethel Region
2019Startups and Sidehustles
2019Stress and Hormones
2019Stress Management
2019Traditional Dances of Vermont’s Italian
2019Vintage Gas/ Wood Stove Meetup
2019We are Changing: We are the Change!
2019What Do You Do with Tofu?
2019Wine Tasting
2019World Celebration in Song
2018Acupuncture, Chronic Pain, & the Opioid Crisis
2018Basic Cake Decorating
2018Basic First Aid for Pet Owners
2018Basic Vehicle Maintenance
2018Bethel University Design School
2018Cause-Related Grant Funding
2018Chi/Ki (Energy) Literacy
2018Collage Quilting
2018Comic Books: History & Collecting
2018Common Sense Construction
2018Community Mosaic
2018Considering a Barter Economy in Bethel
2018Cooking Healing Foods
2018Design a Cutting Garden
2018Dodgeball
2018Dog Obedience Training
2018Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention: How to Be a Proactive Bystander
2018Dreams & Self Expression
2018Estate Planning: Covering All the Bases
2018Frankenstein 2018
2018Guitar 101
2018Healthier-Living Workshop
2018Hemp Cultivation and Processing
2018Hook-Making
2018House and Home
2018ICS 100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
2018ICS 402: Overview for Executives/Senior Officials (Incident Command System)
2018Idea Generator for Drawing
2018Introduction to Renaissance Astrology
2018Introduction to Wilderness Medicine
2018Invasive Plant Workshop
2018Kindness Rocks
2018Knitting 101
2018Let’s Talk Politics
2018Let’s Talk Cast Iron
2018Nerf Gun Club
2018Plant-based Comfort Foods: How to Make Sauces and Fillings
2018Plant, Prune, and Protect Trees
2018Play Reading with the White River Valley Players
2018Power Tool Primer
2018Process-Based Art with Children
2018Pruning Neglected Apple Trees
2018Religious Art
2018Roll Your Own (Sushi)
2018Seated/Standing Yoga
2018Spiff Up Your Woollies
2018Stress Management
2018Taking the War Out of Our Words
2018Tell a Story, Hear a Story
2018The Truth about Going Solar
2018Treasure Hunts! Intro to Geocaching and Letterboxing
2018Trivia Night
2018Understanding Your Town’s Audit Report
2018Vermont Reads 2018 Book Discussion
2018Wine Appreciation 201
2017A Grand Tour of the Universe in 90 Minutes
2017Acoustic Music Jam
2017Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and Addictions: A Chinese Medical Approach
2017Argentine Tango
2017Art Maker Meet-Up
2017Backyard Beekeeping
2017Basic Chainsaw Operation, Safety, and Maintenance
2017Basic Soccer Skills
2017Basic Tennis Skills
2017Basic Vehicle Maintenance
2017Cold Process Soap-Making
2017Community Legal Information Corner (CLIC): New Legal Reference Services Open to the Public
2017Crazy Quilting
2017Creating Artist Trading Cards and/or a Commonplace Book
2017Disaster and Emergency Preparedness 101
2017Dodgeball
2017Dream Play
2017Dreams and Self-Expression
2017Ecological Principles in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
2017Everyday Utopias: What’s possible in early childhood & elementary education
2017Fusion Foods
2017Geology
2017Go – The Ancient Chinese Board Game
2017Green Mountain Government: Exploring the VT Political Scene and How to Jump In
2017Haunted Bethel (and Beyond)
2017Heartsafe Community CPR Demonstration
2017Holy Adventuring: Strengthening Your Spiritual Muscles in These Trying Times
2017Homefit Workshop
2017Hookmaking: An Introduction to Blacksmithing
2017How to Liberate a Computer with Free Software
2017How to Savor Wine
2017Humanitarian Mapping
2017Improv Comedy for Beginners
2017Intoduction to Rune Divination
2017Intro to Belly Dance
2017Introduction to Wilderness Medicine
2017Italian Fast-Food: Life Beyond Pizza
2017Kids’ Indoor Soccer (Grades 1-2)
2017Kids’ Indoor Soccer (Grades 3-4)
2017Kids’ Indoor Soccer (Grades 5-6)
2017Knitting
2017Let’s Write Poems!
2017Logo Design Basics
2017Make Your Own Earrings!
2017Make Your Own Stamping Ink — for Preschoolers
2017Managing a Fantasy Baseball Team
2017Minecraft: Advanced Commands
2017Money in Politics & What We Can Do About It
2017Morals in Society
2017Mother-Daughter Bunco Games
2017Needle Felting: Whoooo Wants to Make an Owl?
2017Nerf Gun Fun
2017Partner’s Yoga
2017Pitch Perfect: Finding Grants & Writing Winning Proposals
2017Quick Italian Meals
2017Roll Your Own: Sushi and Spring Rolls
2017Rutland’s Refugees
2017Scratch Programming
2017Settlers of Catan
2017Sneaky Art
2017Solar Energy: Big Changes in Technology and Policy – Bethel University
2017Spanish for Kids
2017Stop Hunger Now
2017Taco Tuesday (on a Saturday!)
2017The Art and Science of Foam Rolling and Self Massage
2017The Great 2017 Spring Cookie Swap
2017The Holocaust Through Film and Literature
2017The Ins and Outs of iPads!
2017The Kitchen Design Process
2017The Size of Infinity
2017Trivia Night
2017Understanding Proficiency-Based Graduation Requirements
2017Weaving on a Backstrap Loom
2017Writing a Food Memoir
2016Astronomy Inside and Out – March 9 & second date TBD
2016Beginners Quilling – March 3, 10, 17 & 24
2016Bethel Education Creative Brainstorming – March 23
2016Building a Better Powerpoint: Strategies to Get Your Message Across – March 15
2016Building Resilient Communities – March 29
2016Co-Working Meet-Up – March 4
2016Cold Process Soap Making – March 19 & 20
2016Creating Peace – March 28
2016Customized Skin Care – March 2
2016DIY Community – March 21
2016Earlybirds – March 5 & 12
2016Entrepreneurs’ Social Hour Meet-Up – March 4
2016Evaluating the Condition of a House – March 22
2016Exploring Your Dreams – March 9, 16 & 23
2016Favorite Things of Mine – March 30
2016Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – March 10
2016Freemasonry: Who, What & Why – March 16
2016Historical Mining and Mineral Resources Around Bethel – March 4, 11 & 18
2016Home Recording Meet-up – March 7
2016Hook Making: An Intro to Blacksmithing – March 15, 22 & 29
2016How ANYONE Can Get In On Solar Power! – March 10
2016How To Become Involved With the Vermont Refugee Resettlement Project Meet-Up- March 14
2016How to Grow Fabulous Dahlias – March 13
2016How To Save Money on Heating Your Home or Business – March 3, 10 & 17
2016Intro to Belly Dancing – March 28
2016Intro to Quilting – March 14
2016Italian Conversation Meet-Up – March 14
2016Kids Cooking: Homemade Pasta – March 13
2016Kids’ Indoor Soccer – March 16
2016Ladies Bunco Night – March 11
2016Leadership and Management – March 24
2016Leadership Fundamentals – March 16
2016Lego Challenge – March 26
2016Let’s Talk Brisket! – March 15
2016Let’s Write – March 3, 10, 17 & 24
2016Letterboxing – March 20
2016Logo Design Basics – March 17
2016Looking Your Best at a Young Age – March 20
2016Making Muffins: Infinite Possibilities – March 8
2016Making Sense of Malbec – March 4
2016Managing a Successful Family Dairy Farm – March 15 & 19
2016Managing Chronic Pain and Illness with Chinese Medicine – March 2
2016Memories Into Memoir – March 4
2016Minecraft Commands and Tricks – March 19
2016Moth Storytelling Meet-Up – March 11, 18 & 25
2016Paying for College – March 3
2016Permaculture Meet-Up – March 12
2016Preschool Pajama Story Time – March 25
2016Principles of Italian Cuisine – March 18
2016Project: Raised Beds for the Bethel Schools – March 12
2016Pysanky (Ukrainian Easter Eggs) – March 5
2016Resume and Cover Letter Preparation – March 5 & 12
2016Setting Up a Nerf Club – March 22
2016Skateboarding Demo and Session – March 26
2016Soccer and Tennis Tips & Terms for Beginners – March 6
2016Taking the War Out of Our Words – March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
2016Telling Your Story: The Medium Is the Message – March 8
2016The Holocaust – March 16, 23 & 30
2016The Law of Attraction & How It Can Amplify Your Life! – March 20
2016The Roots of Beer – March 5
2016The Vermont Economy: Past, Present, and Future – March 31
2016Tools for Effective Planning & Decision-Making – March 19
2016Upcycling Books Into Art – March 22
2016Watercolor Painting – March 7
2016Winter Sowing – March 2
2015“Shades of Pinot” – The Story of a Darling Wine Grape
2015“Unbroken” Movie
2015Balance Class
2015Basic Tennis for Adults and Kids
2015Basic Vehicle Maintenance
2015Basics of Photography
2015Bethel Bold Ideas Group
2015Cartoon Club!
2015Conversational French
2015Dodgeball
2015Easy Sourdough Bread
2015Find Your Voice at Bethel U!
2015Great Ribs on the Cheap
2015Growing a Tea Garden
2015How ANYONE Can Go Solar!
2015In the Beginning: How to Structure the Beginning of Your Novel
2015Introduction to Needle Felting: Little Critters
2015Introduction to Tarot
2015iPads!
2015Keeping My Youthful Figure
2015Lego Robotics
2015Let’s Write!
2015Line Dancing for Beginners
2015Medicinal Herbalism
2015Muffins and Makeovers with Mothers and Daughters
2015New Year New Look
2015Pitch Perfect: Finding Grants & Crafting Great Proposals
2015Preschool Playgroup
2015Rope Making and Knot Tying
2015So I Wrote a Book… Now What?
2015Spanish
2015Square Dance Basics
2015The Digital Camera
2015The Italian Invasion of Bethel
2015The Roots of Beer
2015Tools for Effective Planning & Decision-Making
2015Trivial Pursuit game night
2015Upcycled Crafts
2015Winter’s Hidden Gifts Revealed
2015Zumba! 1-Hour Cardio Workout
2014Art! For Kids, By Kids
2014Basic Machine Quilt Making
2014Cooking From Scratch: From Pasture to Plate
2014Dancing It Off
2014I’m Writing
2014Introduction to Tarot
2014Introduction to Vermicomposting
2014Lost in Schizophrenia
2014Music and Self-Esteem: Improvising WIth Confidence
2014Oriental Herbs for Winter and Springtime Health
2014Plant Natives for Bees, Birds and Butterflies
2014Real Science Using “Fake” Data
2014Smoke Your Own BBQ!
2014Tennis Basics for Adults and Kids
2014The Art of Powerful Non-Defensive Communication
2014The Secrets of College Financial Aid
2014Wine Exploration on a Budget
2014Zumba Dance Workout