One-Day Solarfest! Workshops and Concert

Past event
Oct 28, 2023, 11 AM to 10 PM

SolarFest is at Grace Church in Rutland on Saturday October 28!

"A Climate of Change - Preparation & Action for Our New Future", this one-day fest is a concise re-schedule of the July weekend in Brandon that was cancelled by the flooding.

MUSIC from 4:30 pm-10 pm
WORKSHOPS from 11 am-4:30 pm
Exhibitors and demonstrations throughout
Food trucks and refreshments all day

Dar Williams is the featured performer of the evening, with five other acts: Pamela Means, Gammy Moses, Lara Herscovitch and the Highway Philosophers, singer/songwriter Louise Mosrie Coombs, with the Ray Vega Band closing the night.

During the day: a full roster of workshops on renewable energy and community building, such as: Renovating to Net Zero; Heat Pumps and the Resilient Future Grid; The Basics of Solar & Batteries. Pawlet author Eve Schaub will present on her funny and sobering latest book, "A Year of No Garbage", and Dar Williams on her "What I Found in a Thousand Towns".

Tickets are $10 for the workshops; $30 for the entire day/evening.
You can volunteer to help in exchange for the ticket.

For tickets and detailed info: https://solarfest.org

With much gratitude to Grace Church for hosting! This event is alcohol/substance-free.

Come for workshops -- go to the Halloween parade -- come back for the great music!

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Grace Congregational UCC, Court Street, Rutland, VT

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