RISING PHOENIX: Saturday night at the Plainfield Opera House, RBCC is hosting a Cabaret fundraiser! Featuring daring performances by The Accaliae, Juni P, Chia, and more. Doors @6:30, show @7:00, light refreshments available. $20 NOTAFLOF - details and buy tickets at givebutter.com/RisingPhoenix

Sorry this is late - travel plus storm = delays! Tue 6:30 Beyond our Wildest Dreams; Wed 11:30 Write-n-Draw, 4:30 Liberation Library, 5:30 Queer Writers; Fri 5:30 RPG Night - Merryshire Detective Club; Sat 6:30 Rising Phoenix Cabaret at Plainfield Opera House; Sun 8:00 Pancakes for the People.

Monday is Potluck for the People at 6pm - sign up at calendly.com/rainbowbridg.... Tue 6:30 Beyond our Wildest Dreams; Wed 11:30 Write-and-Draw, 4:30 Liberation Library, 5:30 Queer Writers, 6:30 Trans/Enby/GNC; Fri 5:30 RPG Night - Star Wars; Sat 2:00 Charla en Español, 3:00 Dungeons & Dragons.

Tomorrow at the Barre Social Club 6-7pm: LGBTQ+ Story Hour, hosted by Rainbow Umbrella and RBCC. Sign up for a five minute slot to tell your own story - now more than ever our stories must be told - or come to listen to the stories of others. Admission by donation. Sign up: [email protected]

Today at 10:00: Craft Club: work on your project or learn from us. Tue 6:00 at Barre Social Club: LGBTQ+ Story Hour. Also Tue 6:30 Queer AA; Wed 1:30 Write-n-Draw, 4:30 Liberation Library, 5:30 Writers Group; Thu 2:30 Coffee Klatch, 5:00 Book Club; Fri 5:30 RPG Night; Sat 3:00 Magic: the Gathering.

This week @RBCC: Right now, Pancakes for the People, and at 11:30, Catalyst Space Hit Submit. Tue 11:00 Somatic Street Therapy, 6:30 Queer AA; Wed 11:30 Write&Draw, 4:30 Liberation Library, 5:30 Queer Writers; Fri 5:30 RPG Night - Star Trek; Sat 11:00 Chat in Spanish, 3:00 Dungeons & Dragons.

2025 felt like the world was on fire. But we also have a fire within: conviction, strength, passion, courage, compassion. Joy is resistance - joyous resistance - so join us in joy at RISING PHOENIX CABARET burlesque fundraiser, Fri Jan 31 @7:00, 18+, $20 NOTAFLOF. Tix: givebutter.com/RisingPhoenix

Today's the day you become a superhero! No, don't step into that radioactive sludge - just come to RBCC, donate a pint of blood with the @americanredcross.bsky.social, and save a few lives! We don't have capes to give away but we do have long-sleeve T-shirts, which is better anyway in this cold.

Today is the last day to preregister and get an appointment for tomorrow's @americanredcross.bsky.social blood drive at RBCC - it gets you in and out quicker, and helps the Red Cross prepare. Do a RapidPass too for even more time saved. And come to our first Coffee Klatch of the year at 2:30!

We're getting ready for our big @americanredcross.bsky.social blood drive on Friday - moving furniture and putting up flyers. We just found out they will be giving out long-sleeved shirts to donors. Make an appointment and do a RapidPass to get through quick: www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/dr...

Full week! Today, 10am Craft Club, 1pm Board Game Day. Tue 6:30 Queer AA; Wed 5:30 Queer Writers; Thu 2:30 Coffee Klatch; Fri 9:00 Red Cross Blood Drive; Fri 5:30 RPG Night - Invincible superheroes; Sat 12:00 Library open hours; Sat 3:00 Magic: the Gathering. Come by Friday and save a life or three!

In one week, a @americanredcross.bsky.social blood drive at RBCC! 1) Preregister at RedCrossBlood.org at rainbowbridgeCCVT to get in and out faster, and so the Red Cross can prepare. 2) Read up on eligibility and the process at RedCrossBlood.org. 3) Bring your ID with you. 4) Save some lives!

A few groups that would normally meet this week are taking the week off for the holidays. Tue 6:30 Beyond Our Wildest Dreams; Wed 5:30 Writer's Club; Fri 5:30 RPG Night; Sat 12:00 Liberation Library open hours; and Sat 3:00 Dungeons & Dragons. Also coming Jan 2, a Red Cross blood drive at RBCC!

Tonight at RBCC at 6pm - Potluck for the People! A community sit-down dinner for all. So far on the menu there's turkey meatballs, mashed potatoes, baked mac and cheese, pesto tortellini, bread, and sherbet. Please sign up, and if you want to bring something, add it! calendly.com/rainbowbridg...

We're happy to announce that we'll be partnering with the @americanredcross.bsky.social to host a Blood Drive at our center on Friday January 2 from 9am-1:30pm. We're all about community-building, and what's more community than saving lives! More details in the poster and replies.

I may need a new format for this graphic to fit in everything happening at RBCC! Today at 10, Craft Club. Monday at 6:00 our first Potluck for the People - sign up at calendly.com/rainbowbridg... beforehand. See the image or the replies for the rest!

We're happy to report we've raised $1,000 in December. Sadly this means matching funds are no longer available. But if you're considering giving back this year, RBCC still needs your support, as we seek new ways to keep building queer community and joy in 2026! givebutter.com/rainbow-brid...

If you haven't already signed up, the time is nigh to sign up for Monday evening's Potluck for the People, a community sit-down dinner at RBCC! Let us know if you're coming so we can be sure to have enough for everyone (but no waste). calendly.com/rainbowbridg...

#RPGNight on Friday, running a variety of #ttrpg options - Star Trek Adventures right now, Invincible superhero roleplaying soon - is being joined by a twice-monthly #DungeonsAndDragons game, starting Saturday at 3pm, using 3.5 rules. Both groups are Open Table, so come by to watch or join any time!

It might not still be Giving Tuesday, but, hey, it's Tuesday, and RBCC still needs your help! Nonbinary Coding is still matching funds for all donations made during December, up to $1000, so your contribution will be worth double in helping us foster community and queer joy in Central Vermont.

Next Monday marks our first Potluck for the People - a family-style sit-down community supper at RBCC. Sign up at calendly.com/rainbowbridg... so we know how much to make, and if you want to contribute something. "The people who give you their food give you their heart." - Cesar Chavez

New stuff this week! Today 8am - Pancakes for the People, and 11:30am Catalyst Space Hit Submit. Tue 6:30 Beyond our Wildest Dreams; Wed 11:30 Write-n-Draw, 5:30 Queer Writers; Thu 6:00 Bad Art Club; Fri 5:30 RPG Night; and Sat 11:00 Charla Arcoíris en Español, Liberation Library open hours at noon.

New stuff happening at RBCC this weekend! Saturday from noon to 2pm is the first weekly Liberation Library open hours: stop in and access our collection of >500 books by queer authors and on queer topics. Sunday morning to 11am is Pancakes for the People: hot breakfast and community for everyone.

Check out our December newsletter with some big updates about our leadership, new programs at RBCC to feed the people, more about our funding situation, and why centers like RBCC are more important than ever in today's shifting and often frightening climate. preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

A late-breaking addition to the post earlier about #GivingTuesday: Nonbinary Coding has agreed to match donations up to $1000 from now to Dec 31, so every dollar counts twice! We are 🫶😍💖 about this super-generous offer! Now is the time to help ensure RBCC can keep bringing queer joy to Central VT!

For #GivingTuesday we humbly request you consider us for part of your giving. 2025 has been a terrible year for fundraising for all non-profits, including us; we've had to make many cuts, with more to come. Help us keep providing queer community in Central VT. givebutter.com/rainbow-brid...

RBCC needs you! We need #volunteers for our fiscal and fundraising committees (among other things) to help us keep in 'business' - the business of #community. These are low-demand requests - as little as a few hours a year. Experience is helpful, but not required - just time and energy. DM us!

Another busy week. Tue 11:00 Somatic Street Therapy, 6:30 Queer AA; Wed 11:30 Write&Draw, 5:30 Writers Group; Thu 2:30 Coffee Klatch; Fri 5:30 RPG Night; Sat 12-2 starts Liberation Library open hours, 3:00 Magic: the Gathering, and 7:00 at Plainfield Community Center a Sag Sezn queer dance party.

This week at RBCC: Today Craft Club 10am and Board Game Day 1pm; Tuesday 6:30 Beyond our Wildest Dreams Queer AA; Wednesday 11:30 Catalyst Space Write & Draw and 5:30 Queer Writers Group; Friday 5:30 RPG Night: Star Trek Adventures. We have several new groups and events coming - stay tuned!

Tomorrow night is our first LGBTQ+ Story Hour, in partnership with Rainbow Umbrella. Now, more than ever, our stories must be told. Come to listen or to share one of your own stories. Admission is by donation and refreshments are available for purchase. 6-7pm at the Barre Social Club.

Tuesday at Barre Social Club at 6, LGBTQ+ Story Hour - now more than ever, our stories must be heard! Also this week: Mon 11am Rainbow Resilience; Tue 6:30 Queer AA; Wed 11:30 Write&Draw, 5:30 Writers, 6:30 Trans/Enby/GNC; Thu 2:30 Coffee Klatch; Fri 5:30 RPG Night; Sat 2pm Spanish language chat.

Upcoming at RBCC: Today at 10:00 Craft Club; Tuesday 6:30 Beyond our Wildest Dreams Queer AA; Wednesday 11:30 Catalyst Space Write-and-Draw and 5:30 Queer Writers Group; Thursday 5:00 Queer Book Club; Friday 5:30 RPG Night - Star Trek Adventures; and on Monday at 11:00, Rainbow Resilience.

Starting this Saturday, Charla Arcoíris en Español - chat with fab queer folks in Spanish and help learn and refine your skills. All skill levels welcome! Twice a month, at different times to fit different schedules.

Tuesday is our free Somatic Street Therapy - sign up for a session at calendly.com/somaticstree....

Tons going on this week, including two new groups - Catalyst Space Hit Submit! today at 11:30, and Charla Arcoíris en Español on Saturday at 11. Tonight at 6pm at Capitol City Grange, our fundraiser dance party, Dead Can Dance. Bring food-shelf items to win a massage! (More in replies)

Bring shelf-stable food donations to Dead Can Dance on Sunday for entries into a raffle for a 60-minute massage! Then dance the night away. 6pm at the Capitol City Grange.

Bring cans, jars, boxes, can-openers, and other shelf-stable food shelf items to Dead Can Dance, our fundraiser queer dance party at the Grange Sunday night. We'll pass them on to those whose benefits are about to go away; and each item gets you one raffle ticket for a free massage from our own Dre!

This week at RBCC! Today 10am Craft Club, 1pm Board Games. Tue 5:30 TransGuardians, 6:30 Queer AA. Wed 11:30 Write-and-Draw, 5:30 Queer Writers. Fri 5:30 a scary Alien RPG Night. Sat 3pm Magic: the Gathering. And Sun 6pm at Capitol City Grange: Dead Can Dance, our big queer fundraiser dance party!

Buy tickets in advance for our upcoming queer dance party Dead Can Dance: givebutter.com/deadcandance

Sunday November 2, 6:00PM at the Capitol City Grange: DEAD CAN DANCE A Queer Dance Party presented by Rainbow Bridge Community Center sponsored by AARP Vermont Costume contest, light refreshments, DJ, and more! suggested entrance fee $10 at the door (pay what you can) all proceeds to benefit RBCC

The coming week at RBCC: our new Rainbow Resilience Monday 11-4 with help, supplies, and advice for those who need it. Also, Tue 6:30 Queer AA; Wed 11:30 Write-and-Draw and 5:30 Writers Group; Thu 2:30 Queer Coffee Klatch; Fri 5:30 RPG Night; and Sun 10:00 Craft Club and 1:00 Board Game Day.

This week Queer Book Club comes to RBCC for the first time, Thursday at 5:00! Also happening: Today Craft Club 10am; Beyond our Wildest Dreams Queer AA Tue 6:30; Catalyst Space Write & Draw Wed 11:30; Queer Writers Wed 5:30; Trans/Enby/GNC talk Thu 6:30; and RPG Night Fri 5:30.

Now at a new time! Now open to all ages! Come join our free-wheeling chat over coffee at RBCC every other Thursday at 2:30pm at the Queer Coffee Klatch. We have coffee, tea, and hot cocoa to share, or bring your own beverage, and join in. It's a great opportunity to share, learn, vent, or just chat.

Too much this week to fit into a post! Wed 6:30 a showing of Claim The Lane: Becoming Roxy at the Savoy. Thu 1:30 our Queer Coffee Klatch at a new time and now for all ages. Mon board games, Tue street therapy and queer AA, Wed write-and-draw and queer writers, Thu bad art club, Fri RPG night.

Look how much is going on at RBCC! If there's something you wish were happening here that's not on this list, let us know. Maybe a lot of other people want the same thing, and we just need to know that to make it happen!

In October, RBCC starts hosting three new groups: Queer Book Club, Catalyst Space Write-and-Draw, and Beyond Our Wildest Dreams Queer AA. Please consider a monthly or one-time donation to help us keep the Center open for all of these groups, clubs, and events! givebutter.com/rainbow-brid...

This week at RBCC, more new stuff! Today 10am Craft Club, 1pm Board Game Day, and noon at the Statehouse, Agriculture = Community Resilience. Tue 6:30 Beyond our Wildest Dreams AA, Wed 11:30 Catalyst Space Write-and-Draw and 5:30 Writers Group, Fri 5:30 RPG Night, Sat 3:00 Magic: the Gathering.

Some new stuff this week at RBCC: Tue 5:30 TransGuardians and 6:00 Beyond our Wildest Dreams Queer AA, Wed 5:30 Queer Writers, Thu at a new time (2:30) Queer Coffee Klatch for all ages, Fri 5:30 RPG Night: Star Trek Adventures.

This week at RBCC: 10am today Craft Club; Tue 6:00 Beyond our Wildest Dreams queer AA meeting; Wed 5:30 Queer Writers and 6:30 Trans/Enby/GNC discussion group; Fri 5:30 RPG Night. Also see our Partner Events calendar at rainbowbridgevt.org/partner-even... for many other events in the area!

Coming up at RBCC this week: Wed at 5:30 join our Queer Writers Group on Discord; Thu at 10am our 50+ coffee klatch resumes, and at 6:00 we have Bad Art Club; Fri at 5:30, Star Trek at RPG Night; Sat 10am on the State House Lawn we're at Mosaic's Rainbow Harvest Fest; and Sun at 10am is Craft Club.