Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 3 to 7 p.m. we’re a stop on the Holiday House Tour — a walking tour of private and public buildings — presented by Main Street Burlington. We’ll be selling our new, signature Burlington Quaker Cookie, giving tours of the 1783 Meetingroom and keeping the flame lit in the fire… Continue reading Holiday House Tour stop
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Discuss “The Barn at the End of The World: The apprenticeship of a Quaker Buddhist Shepherd”
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 7-8:30 p.m. Deciding that her life was insufficiently grounded in real-world experience, Mary Rose O’Reilley, a Quaker reared as a Catholic, embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this often hilarious book, O’Reilley describes her time in the barn as well as an extended visit to a Buddhist monastery… Continue reading Discuss “The Barn at the End of The World: The apprenticeship of a Quaker Buddhist Shepherd”
Annual community Thanksgiving brunch by Burl. 7th Day Adventist Church
Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 12 to 2 p.m. Annual community Thanksgiving brunch hosted by the Burlington Seventh-day Adventist Church. Free. No RSVP needed.
Drum Circle with Jim Davidson
Sunday, November 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. We learned a lot and never sounded better last time Jim was Davidson was leading us! $10 admission. You can BYO drum. $10/rental drum. There are 10 quality drums to rent. Contact us if you want to rent a drum as event is also listed on Meetup… Continue reading Drum Circle with Jim Davidson
Thanksgiving Day Rental
Have plenty of room for your Family’s Thanksgiving festivities and the entire building to yourselves! Seat up to 120 people for dining. Hire any caterer you’d like or BYO. Serve beer and wine. Book now! The hall: Yellow walls are are perfect for harvest-themed decorations. Situation farthest from High St. makes for a setting that’s… Continue reading Thanksgiving Day Rental
30% Off Baby Showers Late Sunday Afternoons
Lined by windows on two sides, our hardwood floor hall with commercial kitchen is a great setting for baby showers. Seat up to 120 people for dining. Hire any caterer you’d like or BYO. Serve beer and wine. Have the whole building to yourselves. Book now! The hall: Yellow walls are baby shower gender-neutral.… Continue reading 30% Off Baby Showers Late Sunday Afternoons
Special Event: Professional Instruction, Drum Rentals
October 28, 2018 from 7 to 9 pm. What better way to spend the end of the Halloween weekend than a groovin’ drum circle? Jim Davidson will be leading us. $10 admission. You can BYO drum. $10/rental drum. There are 10 drums to rent. Contact us if you want to commit to a rental as… Continue reading Special Event: Professional Instruction, Drum Rentals
A Lenape Among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 7 – 8:30 pm. By Dawn G. Marsh On July 28, 1797, an elderly Lenape woman stood before the newly appointed almsman of Pennsylvania’s Chester County and delivered a brief account of her life. In a sad irony, Hannah Freeman was establishing her residency—a claim that paved the way for… Continue reading A Lenape Among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman
The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 from 7-8:30 pm. Legend has it that in 1735, a witch named Mother Leeds gave birth to a horrifying monster—a deformed flying horse with glowing red eyes—that flew up the chimney of her New Jersey home and disappeared into the Pine Barrens. Ever since, this nightmarish beast has haunted those woods,… Continue reading The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster
September Community Drum Circle
Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 7 pm. Open to the community Held in the 1783 Meetingroom or, weather permitting, on the front lawn with a fire bowl. Facilitated One of us will shape the experience so that everyone can participate. Instruments BYO drum, tambourine, shakers, and any spare instruments to lend. We have a few… Continue reading September Community Drum Circle