Billings Farm

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2024-11-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-15 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-22 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States

Today's Schedule
2024-11-16 10:00, 2024-11-17 10:00, 2024-11-23 10:00, 2024-11-24 10:00

Billings Backyard: Savory Squash Soup
2024-11-16 10:00 - 11:30
Price: $15/person, $10/Billings Farm member
Presenters: Chef Matthew McClure of the Woodstock Inn & Resort
For Ages: 16+
Enjoy the home-cooked comfort of a savory soup and delve into the diverse world of squash and pumpkins. This workshop will explore how to pair a pumpkin or select a squash to enhance specific recipes, uncovering which varieties shine in soups, roasts or even pies. Participants will discover tools, tricks, and tips to elevate their culinary creations. There will be a live cooking demonstration to craft the perfect squash soup with a chance to sample the delicious results. Participants will take home recipes and a curated selection of cookbook resources to start their savory squash soup adventures at home.
The session will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Contact info@billingsfarm.org with questions.

This Workshop is Sold Out

Barn Quilt Exhibition
2024-11-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-30 10:00 - 16:00
Billings Farm & Museum is bringing the rural artistry of barn quilts to our scenic site from April 4 – December 1. Barn quilting recreates the concept of quilt squares on durable mediums such as plywood. These squares, starting at 4 feet by 4 feet and up, feature striking colors and simple geometric designs.
Collaborating with Vermont artists as well as artisans from the Chelsea Barn Quilt Project and Barn Quilts of Northern Vermont who have been working to highlight barn quilting in Vermont, each space will host a uniquely crafted piece inspired by nature, math, agriculture, and the history of the Billings Farm site. Guests can wander through the picturesque farm and take in the boldly painted patterns that will adorn historic barns and buildings.
This exhibition is included with admission.

Math & Art: The Barn Quilts of Piermont Village School
2024-11-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-30 10:00 - 16:00
Since 2022, 6th and 7th grade math students at Piermont Village School have been creating barn quilts as part of their curriculum. The students choose from traditional geometric quilt patterns or create their own designs. Once they decide on a pattern, students use a grid to the create a small model to explore the pattern design and experiment with color choices. When the design is finalized, students practice math skills by scaling up their pattern to create the final design. The finished barn quilts are displayed on the outside of the school building until the students complete 8th grade and graduate from the school. Come see this beautiful display in our historic events barn.
This exhibition is included with admission.
Note: The exhibition will be closed to the public on Friday, September 27 for a private event.

Woodstock VT Film Series: Lost Nation
2024-11-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-24 15:00 - 17:00
Lost Nation
2024. Directed by Jay Craven. 107 minutes. Not rated.
Q&A with filmmaker Jay Craven to follow both screenings.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
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Jay Craven’s Revolutionary War-era drama intertwines the stories of larger-than-life, Vermont founding father, Ethan Allen, and the pioneering frontier poet and formerly enslaved woman, Lucy Terry Prince, in their parallel quests for justice and self-determination.
Lost Nation stars Irish actor Kevin Ryan (“Copper,” “Harry Wild”) as Ethan Allen, who leads resistance to New York land claims, launches an ill-fated attack on British forces in Montreal, and leads invasions by his Green Mountain Boys into Yorker strongholds of Guilford and Brattleboro. At every turn, Allen navigates thick entanglements with allies, enemies, and family.
The film also features Kenyan actress Eva Ndachi (“Beautifully Broken”) as Lucy Terry Prince, whose poem, “Bars Fight,” about the 1746 Deerfield Massacre, is the first known work of African American literature. Enslaved in Western Massachusetts at the age of 3 – for 30 years – Terry then settled with her family on a Guilford homestead carved out of the forest by her husband, formerly enslaved frontier transport operator, Abijah Prince.
Like Ethan Allen, the Princes found themselves caught up in turbulent times that threatened their prospects for the land and freedom they sought. Like Allen, Lucy Prince upset the status quo in her assertive use of early Vermont’s legal and political systems to defend her family in the face of pressure and threats.

Eva Ndachi (as Lucy Terry Prince) is just REMARKABLE.” –Mikaela Lefrak, Vermont Edition
