October 2022 Reunions – Two Chances to Join Us!
October 7-9, 2022: Craftsbury Common, VT
October 14-16, 2022: Apache Junction, AZ
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Both events will start on Friday, wrap up mid-day Sunday, include all your meals, and are FREE. While the schedules are still being finalized, here is what you can expect from each of the weekends. A limited number of t-shirts will also be given away at the registration table.
Craftsbury Common, VT: Spend a weekend on campus with all the fan favorites. The climbing wall will be open and we will be offering a variety of workshops and activities including a student-hosted gear repair service and used gear sale, canoeing on Hosmer, horse-drawn wagon rides, apple pressing, and a half-day work project on Sunday morning. Reserve your accommodations now as there will not be on-campus options this year. Adrian Owens and Allison Van Akkeren have limited space for camping on their property but please reach out to them to ensure they have space for you and your tent.
Tentative Schedule for Craftsbury
- Friday, October 7th
- 4:30 – 6:30 Registration in Dunbar Foyer
- 5:00 Dinner in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 5:45 Ice Cream Social (Dunbar Dining Hall) and Traditional Music Jam with Carol Dickson – bring your instruments!
- Saturday, October 8th
- All Day Registration and Snacks in Dunbar Foyer — FREE t-shirts (limited)
- 9:00 – 10:00 Continental Breakfast
- 10:00 – 12:00 Activities (may change):
- Scavenger Hunt (pick up the list from the registration table)
- Fiber Arts Demo with Gwyneth Harris (Strong Hall)
- Gear Repair (10-2) (Strong Hall) — Bring Your Items Needing Fixing!
- Used Gear Sale (10-2) (outside Mager Hall)
- Draft-powered Wagon Ride and Campus Tour (11-12) (Meet outside Mager Hall)
- Blacksmithing Demo with Bill Dallmeyer ‘05 (Blacksmithing Shop on the Farm Road)
- Craftsbury Farmers Market (10-1) (On the Common)
- Cyanotype Botanical Bookmarks & Free Books (Brown Library)
- Challenge Course (Cedar Swamp/Lowers)
- Community Art Project with Victoria LaGuardia ‘23 (Behind Kestrel)
- Hands-on Microscopes w/Mads Aland (Science Lab)
- Cider Pressing (Timber Frame Behind Simpson)
- 11:00 – 1:00 Lunch in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 12:00 – Teamsters Lunch – Draft Animal Power Networking (Behrend Admission Center)
- 12:30 – 4:30 Activities (may change):
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- Cider Pressing (Timber Frame Behind Simpson)
- Horace Strong Canoe on Hosmer — Some boats available but feel free to bring your own (pre-register at the registration table in Dunbar)
- Climbing Wall (Cedar Swamp/Lowers)
- Craftsbury Farmers Market (10-1) (On the Common)
- Cyanotype Botanical Bookmarks & Free Books (Brown Library)
- Hands-on Microscopes w/Mads Aland (Science Lab)
- Natural Dyes Workshop (pre-register at the registration table in Dunbar) (Strong Hall)
- Nature Drawing Walk with Farley Brown (Meet outside Dunbar)
- Community Art Project with Victoria LaGuardia ‘23 (Behind Kestrel)
- Gear Repair (10-2) (Strong Hall) — Bring Your Items Needing Fixing!
- Used Gear Sale (10-2) (outside Mager Hall)
- Woodworking Demo (Strong Hall)
- Edible Forest Garden Tours with Will Mussman
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- 4:30-5:30 Happy Hour Reception at Cedar Cottage
- 5:30 – 6:30 Dinner in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 6:15 – 7:30 Science & Suds – The Use of Fungi to Enhance Best Management Practices w/Coral Guerrero ’23 (beer, hard cider, and kombucha served by the Genny)
- 7:30 – 10:00 BYOB Bonfire at Cedar Cottage
Sunday, October 9th
- 8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast in Dunbar Dining Hall
- 9:00 – noon Work Morning – Come Prepared to Paint!
Apache Junction, AZ: Join Sterling faculty Laura Beebe and David Gilligan in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona, minutes outside of Phoenix, for a long-weekend connecting with cross-generational Sterling alumnx and friends. Join us for a day or the whole weekend. Not interested in camping at Lost Dutchman State Park with us? Stay in Phoenix and participate as a commuter. This weekend is limited to 30 people. This adventure is easily accessed by the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Sterling will provide group items such as tents and stoves. Gear rentals are also available in Phoenix.
Tentative Schedule for Arizona
- Friday, October 14th
- 2-4pm: Arrive and set up camp
- 5pm: Welcome and sharing circle
- 6-7:30pm: Group dinner and clean-up
- 7:30-9pm: The Night Sky of the Sonoran Desert
- Saturday, October 15th
- 7:00-8:00am: Breakfast and coffee
- 8:00-10:00am: Morning birding sessions (in small groups)
- 10:30am-12pm: Ancient people of the Southwest or hand drill fire workshop
- 12-1pm: Lunch
- 1-4pm: Afternoon botany sessions (in small groups)
- 4-6pm: Unstructured time for hiking, visiting, resting, running, etc.
- 6-7:30pm: Group dinner and clean-up
- 7:30-9pm: Group gathering: sharing Sterling stories
- Sunday, October 16th
- 7:00-8:00am: Breakfast and coffee
- 8:00-11:30am: Interpretive hike to Garden Valley (moderate: 2 miles roundtrip) or campground loop option
- 11:30am-12pm: Group highlights circle; farewells
