Happenings at the Hall:
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Inaugural Baking Workshop: Foccacia with Randy George
The historic Union Cooperative Store bakery building, lovingly restored as the Rise Up Bakery, is hosting its inaugural baking workshop. This is your opportunity to learn to bake the classic Italian focaccia in a genuine wood-fired oven.
The workshop will be led by Randy George, founder of central Vermont's Red Hen Bakery.
The cost for the workshop is $75 per person and only 12 spaces are available. Read more → -
Monday, July 15 at 7:00 pm Buy Ticket NOW!
Inner Fire District was founded in Burlington, Vermont in 2006. The band performs a genre-defying music combining Yiddish and Balkan folk, intricate original compositions, old revolutionary songs, and whatever else tickles their fancy.
Since the band members are currently scattered around Vermont, Louisiana, New York, and Pennsylvania, we are honored that they have chosen the Hall for one of their occasional reunion appearances. Read more →
News:
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“If Stone Could Speak” – Vermont PBS Broadcast
February 28, 2019 at 7:00 pm, is the first Vermont PBS broadcast of the documentary… → -
Scott Skinner Dies — Former Board Member and Volunteer
Scott Skinner, former board member and long time Barre Historical Society volunteer died on December… → -
The first phase of the restoration of the Union Cooperative Store bakery building is nearing completion. If all goes well, on Labor Day weekend, the doors of this historic building will reopen with a grand celebration as the “Rise Up Bakery”. →
History:
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Barre, the Socialist Labor Party Hall, and the Lawrence Strike of 1912
The Lawrence ("Bread and Roses") textile strike was one of the most important labor disputes in American history. This is the story of the part played by Barre and the Old Labor Hall in its success.
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Check out the Old Labor Hall YouTube channel for video excerpts from events at the Hall. Below are the most recent additions: