{"id":97484,"date":"2025-09-11T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=97484"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T18:43:35","slug":"vassalboro-grange-happenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=97484","title":{"rendered":"Vassalboro Grange Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grange-Newsletter-Logo.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"180\" data-attachment-id=\"88492\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?attachment_id=88492\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grange-Newsletter-Logo.jpg?fit=299%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"299,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1638768388&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grange-Newsletter-Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grange-Newsletter-Logo.jpg?fit=299%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainestategrange.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Grange-Newsletter-Logo.jpg?resize=299%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88492\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vassalboro Grange is located at 351 Main Street in East Vassalboro, Maine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MEMBERSHIP DRIVE:\u00a0<\/strong>Vassalboro Grange has been recently awarded a grant with<strong> a membership bonus! Have you thought about becoming a Grange Member?\u00a0 If you join before Sept 18th, 2025, our Grange receives additional funding for each member signed up.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0FMI Holly\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:weidnerholly@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weidnerholly@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CAPOEIRA EVENT:\u00a0Saturday, Sept 13<\/strong>, 10 am-3 pm Demo\/lesson in Brazilian martial art dance.\u00a0 Fun for many ages and abilities. FMI Molly Holliman\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:molswald@aol.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">molswald@aol.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PHILOSOPHY TABLE:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Sunday, Sept 14<\/strong>, 5 pm-7 pm. Potluck &amp; Discussion of a philosophy topic.\u00a0 This month, featuring Eric Austin&#8217;s Town Line article &#8220;Why humans and AI might be more alike than we care to admit!&#8221; FMI Matthew\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:matthew.freytag@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">matthew.freytag@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>OPEN MIC &amp; COFFEE HOUSE:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Saturday, Sept 20th, 7-9 pm\u00a0Come to enjoy, and if you like, come to play\/perform.<\/strong> FMI Kala\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kwistar11@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kwistar11@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-yellow-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RECURRING WEEKLY EVENTS:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>COFFEE ON THE PORCH:\u00a0<\/strong>Tuesdays 8:30 am-10 am. It is exactly what it sounds like.\u00a0 FMI Marada 207-316-5321\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:maradacook@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maradacook@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0 This event will welcome a new host for the 2026 season&#8230; might that be you?\u00a0 Reach out to me&#8230; if someone (or several someones) takes  on this event, I will start something new for the Grange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ZUMBA:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Now Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 5:30 pm FMI Theresa Warren\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:warrentheresa684@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">warrentheresa684@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ART BY JACKSON GREGORY:&nbsp;<\/strong>Displayed in the community room\/dining hall, open concurrently with other events. FMI&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jackson@jacksongregory.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jackson@jacksongregory.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-yellow-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">DON&#8217;T BLINK!\u00a0 OCTOBER EVENTS ARE COMING:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay tuned for cider pressing week of 9\/29 and\/or 10\/5, Folk Band Concert 10\/10, Library Fundraiser event 10\/25, along with our usual assortment of community-led, neighbor-rejoining, hall tromping fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/vassalborogrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vassalboro Grange Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEMBERSHIP DRIVE:\u00a0Vassalboro Grange has been recently awarded a grant with a membership bonus! Have you thought about becoming a Grange Member?\u00a0 If you join before Sept 18th, 2025, our Grange receives additional funding for each member signed up.\u00a0\u00a0FMI Holly\u00a0weidnerholly@gmail.com CAPOEIRA EVENT:\u00a0Saturday, Sept 13, 10 am-3 pm Demo\/lesson in Brazilian martial art dance.\u00a0 Fun for many &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?p=97484\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Vassalboro Grange Happenings&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30,159,35],"tags":[34,202,258,591,592],"post_folder":[509],"class_list":["post-97484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","category-exciting-granges","category-grange-news","tag-grange-activities","tag-grange-events","tag-grange-news","tag-vassalboro-grange","tag-vassalboro-maine"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Walter Boomsma","author_link":"https:\/\/mainestategrange.org\/?author=2122"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"MEMBERSHIP DRIVE:\u00a0Vassalboro Grange has been recently awarded a grant with a membership bonus! 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