142 Eastern presents Republican and Democratic Watch Parties

Primary Democratic Debate Watch Party
Tuesday, October 15, 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Primary Republican Debate Watch Party
Date to be announced

Location:
Catamount Arts Center
115 Eastern Ave.
St. Johnsbury, VT

Admission: FREE
RSVP - https://tickets.catamountarts.org/public/shows/republican%20and%20democratic%20watch%20parties/info

What is a Watch Party?

Watch parties are free and open to the public and are places where community members can gather to watch and discuss the candidate debates together. Debate watch parties are a great way to meet your neighbors, learn about the candidates, and how different people process information about political candidates to inform their political worldview. Community members are encouraged to attend both watch parties regardless of political affiliation.

The League of Women Voters of the NEK will have a table at both the Democratic and Republican screenings of the debates and will as always be attending in a nonpartisan capacity. They will be sharing information about how to watch a debate, "How to Judge a Candidate" articles, as well as have voter registration information available.

Caledonia County Republican, Progressive, and Democrat Committees have been invited to attend.

Details

Republican Debate Watch Party
To date the Republican National Committee has yet to schedule any official primary debates. Though there was an unofficial debate on September 24, 2019 where Bill Weld and Joe Walsh attended. As soon as a Republican debate is announced a community watch party will be scheduled.

Democratic Debate Watch Party
On Tuesday, October 15th at 8pm 142 Eastern will present a community watch party for the Democratic presidential primary debate. Catamount Arts will be hosting this event and providing live streaming from Westerville, Ohio. This event will be moderated by Luke Weiss where he will be providing some real-time commentary and a live demonstration of how he uses multiple sources to inform his understanding of debates. Community discussion will be encouraged during commercial breaks.

Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase from Catamount Box office.