We Are Back
Coming April 2023
Coming April 2023
Registration is now open for University of Irasburg!
Register for classes below
Anyone can take classes - FOR FREE!
Join us and meet new friends, learn new things, and discover all that our community has to offer.
Anyone can teach a course. Anyone can take a course.
Join us and meet new friends, learn new things, and discover all that our community has to offer.
Anyone can teach a course. Anyone can take a course.
Friends and Neighbors Welcome!
20 courses were offered in 2020! Can’t register online? Stop in at the Town Clerk’s Office. For info or to teach a class, Call Judith Jackson 802-754-9968 Want To Be A Professor? Contact: Judith Jackson Email: judithjackson@gmail.com Call:1 802 754 9968
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Ukulele for Beginners
Description: How to play the ukulele at any age Professor: Sarah Kinsley Date and Time: Sunday, April 5, 2 pm Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
How to Cook a Bear, Part 2
Description: A sequel to last year’s wildly popular How to Cook a Bear Part 1. Sausage will be involved. Professors: Randy Royer and Sue Mitchell Date and Time: Saturday, April 18, 5 pm Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
How to Braid Hair
Description: French braids and more! Professor: Ann Howland Date and Time: Saturday, April 18, 10 am Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
Energy Sleuths
Description: If you have questions about electricity, basic circuits, electrical use in your home, AC/DC, what’s a volt, amp, watt, kWh, Btu, or maybe you’re wondering how a heat pump work, or thinking about solar, bring your questions to this class. Professor: Dave Lahar, Vermont Electric Co-op Date and Time: Saturday, April 25, 10 am Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
Rowan Rocks and Random Acts of Kindness
Description: We'll have fun painting our own designs on rocks that we will "hide" for someone else to find. Anyone who finds one is challenged to perform a random act of kindness in honor of Rowan, a seven-year-old scout who died in an accident. So far, Rowan Rocks have been found in every state and several other countries. Professor: Phillis Mosher Date and Time: Sunday, April 19, 2 pm Location: Leach Library |
A Visit with Howard Frank Mosher
Description: Spend time with the beloved Irasburg author with via his lively recorded video interviews Professor: Phillis Mosher Date and Time: Sunday, April 26, 2 pm Location: Leach Library |
How to Start a Book Club
Description: The basics of creating a successful book club Professor: Grace McConnell Date and Time: Thursday, April 9, 7 pm Location: Leach Library |
Trees of Irasburg
Description: A survey of trees of the Irasburg area and a look at the effects of climate change on our northern Vermont forest, including the impact of the forest tent caterpillar. Professor: Jared Nunnery, Orleans County Forester Date and Time: Thursday, April 23, 6 pm Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
Local Lumber
Description: The state of the art and the state of the business of logging and lumbering in northern Vermont. Professor: Colleen Goodridge, owner and operator of Goodridge’s Lumber in Albany and matriarch of the Vermont lumber industry Date and Time: Thursday, April 30, 6 pm Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
How to Stuff a Pork Roast
Description: Learn from a master! Professor: Margie Morley, meat cutter extraordinaire Date and Time: Friday, April 24, 5 pm Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
Commencement Dinner
Description: All University of Irasburg professors and students are invited. Date and Time: Friday, April 24 Location: Barn (4752 Route 14) |
Registration also at Town Clerk’s Office or Leach Library