The Bristol Hub

Heads up on the Young Adult Voice Movement Conference, organized by young adults for young adults. The conference will be in Bolton Valley on Friday, May 7th, 2010. Workshops will include topics such as the destigmatization of mental health, suicide prevention, young adult leadership, young adult empowerment, diversity and CLC.  While the conference is mainly for young adults ages 16-22, they are also looking for adult volunteers to help out that day.  Check out the video to find out more!

You can register for the conference here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YAVM

Join us for Open Mic Night at The Bristol Hub. Live music, poetry, spoken word, comedy, story telling, rants, and everything in between! Equipment will be provided (or bring your own). Free and open to ALL AGES. Contact thehub@gmavt.net to reserve a time slot in advance. The first Thursday of every month, 5:30 to 7:30pm.

“What is Random Acts of Kindness Week?” you may ask…  Basically, it’s a time to inspire people to practice kindness and “pass it on” to others.  Maybe you’ve seen the posters up around town.  In case you haven’t, here are our Kindness Challenges for the week:

Monday: Give a hug to a friend.
Tuesday: Smile at everyone you pass today.
Wednesday: Say thank you to someone who made a difference in your life.
Thursday: Give a compliment to a stranger.
Friday: Start a conversation with someone you’ve never talked to before.

If all of those seem too easy to you, you can find even more Kindness Challenges at The Bristol Hub, Holley Hall, and Mt. Abe.

We would love for you to share your stories about acts of kindness, poems, art, essays, kindness wishes, or proposed activities.  Drop them in one of the envelopes we have around town at the Lawrence Memorial Library, The Bristol Hub, Holley Hall, and Mt. Abe.  We’ll be putting some of the submissions up here on the website.  Get ‘em in soon – we’ll be collecting the envelopes tomorrow afternoon.

We look forward to hearing from you all!

This Thursday, The Bristol Hub is not just for teens!  Everyone is welcome to our Community Open House.  Come on in to meet the crew, find out more about what we do, and have some fun.  Learn more about the programs we offer and share your ideas with us.  We look forward to seeing you!

Today we celebrated Camcorder Day (yes, this is real) with an open mic / jam session and a rail jam… which of course, we got some of on video!

The Hub will be closed tomorrow and Friday, which gives you plenty of time to get some fresh stuff ready for the Open Mic Night next Thursday.  Check it out.

Bring your friends and make your voices heard!