BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Grace Farms - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://gracefarms.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Grace Farms REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260208 DTSTAMP:20260202T155314Z CREATED:20260202T155232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T155314Z UID:10011209-1770422400-1770508799@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:2 pm Early Closing DESCRIPTION:Grace Farms will close at 2 pm on Saturday\, February 7\, 2026 for the Grace Farms Lectures with Concert featuring Dr. Miroslav Volf. The Commons will stop serving lunch at 1 pm. URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/2-pm-early-closing-2 LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T140000 DTSTAMP:20250716T141652Z CREATED:20250716T141652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250716T141652Z UID:10010161-1770458400-1770472800@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:Open Arts Studio DESCRIPTION:Open Arts Studio is a site-specific creative exploration for younger audiences to engage in open-ended inquiry and reflect on the building\, its shapes and designs\, and its ideas. The series asks participants to respond to both the built and the natural environment\, encouraging new ways of thinking. Led by Grace Farms Arts Educator Nancy Jameson\, Open Arts Studio provides a new prompt monthly\, along with materials and guidance for participants to make their responses. \nToday’s Open Arts Studio features “Children’s Connections\,” inviting children to create a special project connecting to the theme of today’s Grace Farm’s Lecture delivered by Dr. Miroslav Volf. \nFor ages 4 – 11 with adult caregivers. URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/open-arts-studio-miroslav-volf LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT CATEGORIES:Children & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2025-Open-Arts-Studio.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T140000 DTSTAMP:20260202T160915Z CREATED:20260202T160818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T160915Z UID:10011319-1770458400-1770472800@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:Imagination Playground DESCRIPTION:Children can build skills\, solve problems\, and make friends in the Court using an innovative system of large-scale\, lightweight blocks designed to encourage fun and learning through curiosity-driven play. For ages 8 and under with adult caregivers. URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/imagination-playground-19/2026-02-07 LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT CATEGORIES:Children & Families ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Imagination-Playground-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T120000 DTSTAMP:20260619T165358Z CREATED:20250505T193943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T165358Z UID:10009480-1770460200-1770465600@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:Grace Farms Tour DESCRIPTION:This comprehensive tour invites a closer look at the architecture of the River building and Barns. Take in 360–degree views of the surrounding landscapes while exploring the building’s sustainable design\, curated interiors\, and materials choices. During the tour\, sample a cup of tea from Grace Farms Tea & Coffee\, a Certified B Corp that demonstrates and educates about ethical and sustainable supply chains. \nThe River building\, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning firm\, SANAA\, holds LEED Gold certification for Building Design and Construction. A demonstration of our continuing efforts to be as sustainable as possible\, in 2024\, we were awarded Gold certification for Building Operations and Maintenance\, building on our LEED Silver certification in 2019. \nThe River building was awarded the prestigious 2014/2015 Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP)\, in addition to the AIA National 2017 Architecture Honor Award and AIA Connecticut 2016 Design Honor Award. \nApproved for AIA CES 1.5 LU URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-tour-2025-saturdays-2-2-2-2-2-2/2026-02-07 LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT CATEGORIES:Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Grace-Farms-Tour-2024.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T120000 DTSTAMP:20250827T194143Z CREATED:20250501T182729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T194143Z UID:10009247-1770462000-1770465600@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:Nature Workshops by Kimberly Kelly | Seed Starting DESCRIPTION:Learn the importance of saving\, using\, and exchanging your own seeds\, as well as tips for optimal seed selection\, equipment\, timing\, soil blocks\, and more. \nNature Workshops by Kimberly Kelly invite adults of all experience to learn about the various cultural practices that rely on nature\, including flower bouquets\, the impact of seeds\, permaculture\, and holiday décor. \n  \nAbout Kimberly Kelly\n \nGrace Farms Director of Horticulture\, Kimberly Kelly\, brings over 25 years of experience to Grace Farms. During her career\, she has fostered inclusive and meaningful ways to connect the public to the natural world\, through horticulture\, ecology\, and regenerative land-use practices using both formal and informal educational programs. \nKimberly currently serves as member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Master Gardener Association and is the President of the Board of Director of the International Association of Butterfly Exhibitors and Suppliers. She has also served on local and statewide land-use boards including Inland Wetlands and Water Course Commission and the Connecticut Association of Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission. Kimberly has worked for leading educational and conservation organizations including the University of Connecticut’s (UCONN) Cooperative Extension System where she was a Master Gardener Coordinator and Instructor\, as well as the State Junior Master Gardener Coordinator. She was the Horticultural Director at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) at Goodwin State Forest’s Education and Conservation Center before moving on to the Connecticut Science Center where she was the Horticulture and Butterfly Encounter Manager. Her experience ranges from designing and managing large and small ecological landscapes\, green roof systems\, tropical greenhouses filled with butterflies\, and creating and delivering environmental educational programs for all age groups. \nShe has earned numerous certifications including Pace University’s Land Use Leadership Alliance (LULA) and University of Connecticut’s Advanced Master Gardener certification. URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/nature-workshops-kimberly-kelly-seed-starting LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT CATEGORIES:Nature,Community ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2026-Seed-Starting-web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T141500 DTSTAMP:20250606T195806Z CREATED:20250505T164722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250606T195806Z UID:10009337-1770469200-1770473700@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:Life Worth Living Workshop DESCRIPTION:Begin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a special workshop\, led by Drew Collins\, Associate Research Scholar from the Yale Center for Faith & Culture\, inviting participants to reflect deeply on what makes life truly worth living\, designed to complement Miroslav Volf‘s lecture. \nFollowing the workshop\, join us for a Grace Farms Lecture delivered by Miroslav Volf\, one of the most significant theologians of our time. Register URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/workshop-life-worth-living LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/LWL-Workshop_web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260122T135603Z CREATED:20250501T185048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T135603Z UID:10009274-1770476400-1770483600@gracefarms.org SUMMARY:Grace Farms Lectures with Concert | Dr. Miroslav Volf DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Miroslav Volf\, one of the most significant religious thinkers of our time\, as he creates the opportunity to pause and consider one key aspect of a life that is worthy of our humanity: the practice of forgiveness. \nHe will show why we cannot dispense with it in our conflict-ridden world\, how systems of interaction on which we depend falter when forgiveness is absent\, and how we ourselves are diminished without it. Why is forgiveness at once so hard and one of the most creative and hopeful things we humans are capable of doing? \nVolf is the author of more than 20 books\, including Exclusion & Embrace — which was named one of the best 100 religious books of the twentieth century. \nHis talk will be followed by a moving chamber music concert featuring some of today’s most celebrated musicians: Adrian Anantawan & Lun Li\, violins; Celia Hatton\, viola; and Arlen Hlusko\, cello. This string quartet will perform a musical program responding to Volf’s body of work\, with pieces deeply rooted in spirituality. The program is curated by Grace Farms Artist-in-Residence\, Arlen Hlusko.  \n\nSchedule: \n3 – 3:45 pm\nDr. Miroslav Volf delivers Grace Farms Lecture \n3:45 – 4 pm\nTea & Coffee Break \n4 – 5 pm\nChamber Music Performance \n\nBegin your Grace Farms Lecture experience with a Life Worth Living Workshop\, led by Drew Collins\, Associate Research Scholar from the Yale Center for Faith & Culture\, from 1 – 2:30 pm on Saturday\, February 7th. Register separately. \n  \nAbout Dr. Miroslav Volf\n \nProfessor Volf is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. His books include Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity\, Otherness\, and Reconciliation (1996; revised edition\, 2019)\, winner of the Grawemeyer Award in Religion and named one of Christianity Today’s 100 most important religious books of the 20th Century; Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World (2016); The Home of God: A Brief Story of Everything (2022)\, co-authored with Ryan McAnnally-Linz; and\, most recently\, co-authored with Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz\, Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most (2023). \nA member of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. and the Evangelical Church in Croatia\, Professor Volf has been involved in international ecumenical dialogues (for instance\, with the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity) and interfaith dialogues (including the Muslim and Christian “A Common Word” initiative)\, as well as a participant in the Global Agenda Council on Values of the World Economic Forum. A native of Croatia\, he regularly teaches and lectures in Central and Eastern Europe\, Asia\, and across North America. Amongst his many invited lectureships\, he has given the Dudleian Lecture at Harvard University; the Chavasse Lectures at Oxford University; the Waldenstroem Lectures at Stockholm School of Theology; the Gray Lectures at Duke University; the Stob Lectures at Calvin University; and the Cadbury Lectures at the University of Birmingham. In May 2025\, he will deliver the Gifford Lectures in Aberdeen\, UK. \n  \n\nabout the musicians\n\n \n \n \n Shilpa Shah\n Co-Founder and CXO of Cuyana\nShilpa was drawn to Cuyana for the opportunity to enhance women’s lives by creating high quality products that were produced responsibly\, priced accessibly\, and that carried a story and a soul that could be delivered through human connection. \nBeginning her career in Interaction Design\, Shilpa has over 20 years of designing customer experiences\, designing web and mobile interfaces for Fortune 500 companies such as Disney and AT&T. Before starting Cuyana\, Shilpa added business expertise to her design and technical background by completing her MBA at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. Today\, Shilpa leads the company as its CXO\, the Chief Experience Officer\, crafting a branded omni-channel journey across digital and physical touchpoints.\n \n \n \n \n Mike Faherty\n Co-Founder of Faherty URL:https://gracefarms.org/event/grace-farms-lectures-miroslav-volf LOCATION:Grace Farms\, CT CATEGORIES:Nature,Community,Design for Freedom,Arts,Faith,Justice,Tea & Coffee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://gracefarms.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lectures_winterweb2_MelaniLust.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR