BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Green Acre - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Green Acre X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.greenacre.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Green Acre 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;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T123000 DTSTAMP:20260720T232651 CREATED:20260226T141327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T215006Z UID:10000267-1787151600-1787488200@www.greenacre.org SUMMARY:Family Program 2 | August Summer School 2026 DESCRIPTION:Summer School | Family Program 2 will be held August 19 – 23. \n\n\n\nThis year’s program is designed to assist families make a unique contribution to the community building process developing at the local level. The focus will be learning about a new pattern of family life and developing the capacities to contribute to flourishing communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The nature of the flourishing communities that the Bahá’í world is striving to raise has profound implications for the family. It is within the family that the individual is born and nurtured\, and within the family that individuals begin to learn how to live together with others. The family unit is the basic building block of community\, and beyond\, of the entire social order.” \n\n\n\n\n\n“Learning about a new pattern of family life is\, therefore\, an integral part of the effort to learn about the release of the society-building power of the Faith.” \n\n\n\n– March 19\, 2025 letter from the Universal House of Justice URL:https://www.greenacre.org/event/family-program-2-summer-school-2026/ CATEGORIES:9 Year Plan,Community Building,Faith Based,Family Oriented ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.greenacre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AUG-Program-Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T235900 DTSTAMP:20260720T232651 CREATED:20260226T140536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T215016Z UID:10000265-1788339600-1793836740@www.greenacre.org SUMMARY:Pre-Registration | Winter School 2026 DESCRIPTION:Welcome to Pre-Registration for Winter School 2026. The program will be held December 26th – 30th. This year’s program is designed to assist families make a unique contribution to the community building process developing at the local level through the lens of the March 19\, 2025 message from the Universal House of Justice. Learn more here. \n\n\n\nFor this program\, first priority will be given to residents of the Northeastern States\, and then those who haven’t attended Green Acre family programs previously or recently. Since these programs depend on volunteers to assist with the kitchen and in hospitality\, as well as teaching children’s classes\, those serving in this way will also be given priority. \n\n\n\nBecause of the high demand for these programs\, we are continuing with a multi-step registration process. The first step is pre-registration which allows families to indicate their interest in attending the program. This is then followed by three rounds of invitations where families will be invited to formally register for the program. For those who don’t receive an invitation in the first round\, they will automatically be placed on the waiting list. The same process will follow with the second and third rounds of invitations to formally register. \n\n\n\nThe multi-step process will be as follows: \n\n\n\n\nPre-Registration\n\nOn Wednesday\, September 2 at 9:00 AM\, Eastern Time\, we will open our Pre-Registration form.\n\n\n\nThis simplified form will ask for only basic information for each family and is an indicator of interest in attending. Filling out this initial form does not mean one has registered for the program.\n\n\n\nFor this program\, first priority will be given to residents of the Northeastern States\, and then those who haven’t attended Green Acre family programs previously or recently. Since these programs depend on volunteers to assist with the kitchen and in hospitality\, as well as teaching children’s classes\, those serving in this way will also be given priority. Because of this prioritization\, this is not a first come\, first served process.\n\n\n\nPre-registration Link (live at 9:00 AM\, September 2\, 2026)\n\n\n\n\n\nInvitation to Formal Registration\n\nAfter the initial Pre-Registration period\, for those invited to the program\, we will send a separate link to formally invite you to register and you will have three days to register.\n\n\n\nWe will do series of rounds of invitations beginning on September 23rd and lasting approximately six weeks.\n\n\n\nFor those who don’t receive an invitation in the first round\, they will automatically be placed on the waiting list and the same process will follow with the additional rounds.\n\n\n\nPlease be sure not to make any travel arrangements until you have formally registered. URL:https://www.greenacre.org/event/pre-registration-winter-school-2026/ CATEGORIES:9 Year Plan,Community Building,Faith Based,Family Oriented ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.greenacre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Winter-School-Pre-Registration-Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T235900 DTSTAMP:20260720T232651 CREATED:20260716T143330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260719T122522Z UID:10000287-1789977600-1790035140@www.greenacre.org SUMMARY:Artist Call | Haven DESCRIPTION:An invitation to Artists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA haven can be defined as a place of safety\, shelter\, and refuge\, and/or renewal and inspiration.   \n\n\n\nWe invite you to use your artistic expression\, whether in painting\, photography\, sculpture\, poetry\, music\, dance\, live performance and other forms – to explore these questions and spark meaningful conversations and creations related to the theme of Haven: \n\n\n\nPersonal experience \n\n\n\n\nWhat is the experience of seeking for a haven\, of moving from being lost to finding a place where you discover what you’re searching for?  \n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is a place that gives you the strength and direction to build something new\, even amidst challenging conditions? \n\n\n\n\nBuilding havens \n\n\n\n\nHow might a family\, neighborhood\, or community be a haven\, a place where people support each other to have the physical\, emotional and spiritual elements one needs to thrive?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow might a haven be a place to seed and grow something better? How can we build long-lasting community havens?\n\n\n\n\nArts as a haven \n\n\n\n\nHow can the arts be a haven for healing\, peace\, dignity\, and community resilience?\n\n\n\n\n\nHow can we create havens for our relationship with the source of creativity? \n\n\n\n\nIn our previous show\, Migration\, we asked artists to explore the nature of people moving between places and what it means to be welcomed in a new place\, and to reclaim voice\, culture\, and dignity there. A dimension of that experience is the search for a haven\, a place of refuge and belonging. \n\n\n\nPersonal experience of a haven \n\n\n\nImagine a time you were lacking vision\, faith\, or a sense of purpose. Recall the feelings of restlessness and the feeling of an unmet need for something.  \n\n\n\nPicture the experience of finding a haven\, some way that a light of clarity\, truth\, inspiration\, or direction comes in. You may meet someone or enter a home\, neighborhood\, or a community environment where the qualities of fellowship and warmth awaken your spirit and restores a sense of belonging and connection. In that experience\, you may find respite and safety\, like a ship anchored in a harbor.   \n\n\n\n\nOffer a safe haven to every fearful one\, and bring comfort and solace to every dismayed one. Gladden the heart of every sorrowful one\, and bring joy to every tearful one. Be as refreshing water to every thirsty one\, and as heavenly food to every hungry one. Become the cause of glory to every abased one\, and the source of blessings to every poor one.    —‘Abdu’l-Bahá \n\n\n\n\n\n“My home is the home of peace. My home is the home of joy and delight. My home is the home of laughter and exultation. Whosoever enters through the portals of this home\, must go out with gladsome heart. This is the home of light; whosoever enters here must become illumined.”  – Abdu’l-Bahá \n\n\n\n\nBuilding havens \n\n\n\nIn these times of divisions and tensions in our communities and world\, we each can be a protagonist in building havens\, places where people can prosper or grow that are nurturing and confirming.  \n\n\n\n\n“…with every passing day\, we see the condition of the world grow more desperate\, its divisions more severe. The escalating tensions within societies and between nations affect peoples and places in a myriad ways. This demands from every conscientious soul a response…. Heartfelt concern must prompt sustained effort to build communities that offer hope in place of despair\, unity in place of conflict.” – Letter from Universal House of Justice\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nArts as a haven \n\n\n\nThe creative process and artistic expressions can be a haven for the individual and arts can play an integral role in growing peace\, dignity\, and resilience within community life.   \n\n\n\n\n“Indeed the arts as a whole\, so integral a part of the development of a community from the start\, stand out in such settings as an important means of generating joy\, strengthening bonds of unity\, disseminating knowledge\, and consolidating understanding…”— Universal House of Justice\, 30 December 2021 \n\n\n\n\nImportant Dates\n\n\n\n\nSubmit art for review by Monday\, September 21st\, 2026 | Midnight.\n\n\n\nThe curating team will review submissions and respond to artists by October 4th\, 2026\n\n\n\nFinal electronic file or physical piece(s) to be received at Green Acre by October 19th\, 2026\n\n\n\nThe show will open November 7th\, 2026 URL:https://www.greenacre.org/event/artist-call-haven/ CATEGORIES:Art,Art Exhibit,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.greenacre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Haven-Artist-Call-Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261226T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261230T123000 DTSTAMP:20260720T232651 CREATED:20260226T140407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260227T214921Z UID:10000268-1798297200-1798633800@www.greenacre.org SUMMARY:Winter School 2026 DESCRIPTION:Winter School 2025 | December 26th through December 30th. \n\n\n\nThis year’s Winter School will continue to explore building new patterns of family life using the March 19\, 2025 message from the Universal House of Justice. The letter and its themes will be explored with all age levels and classes. This is a highly interactive and participatory program. Because it is designed for the whole family\, attendance of all members of the family is expected including all the adult participants.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The nature of the flourishing communities that the Bahá’í world is striving to raise has profound implications for the family. It is within the family that the individual is born and nurtured\, and within the family that individuals begin to learn how to live together with others. The family unit is the basic building block of community\, and beyond\, of the entire social order.” \n\n\n\n\n\n“Learning about a new pattern of family life is\, therefore\, an integral part of the effort to learn about the release of the society-building power of the Faith.” \n\n\n\n– March 19\, 2025 letter from the Universal House of Justice \n\n\n\n\nBecause of the high demand for these programs\, there is a multi-step registration process. The first step is pre-registration which allows families to indicate their interest in attending the program. This is then followed by three rounds of invitations where families will be invited to formally register for the program. URL:https://www.greenacre.org/event/winter-school-2026/ CATEGORIES:9 Year Plan,Community Building,Faith Based,Family Oriented ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.greenacre.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Winter-School-Program-Event.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261231T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261231T170000 DTSTAMP:20260720T232651 CREATED:20251025T190121Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T194411Z UID:10000255-1798704000-1798736400@www.greenacre.org SUMMARY:Service by Program DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in serving at Green Acre during one of our upcoming programs? We have opportunities for individuals (18+) to serve at several weekend and week-long programs this year. You would be serving in multiple departments and would be supporting the basic operations of the school. Your help is essential as the Green Acre staff alone are not enough to care for all the program needs. \n\n\n\nWe are also looking for those who want to commit to multiple programs over the year as part of the Green Acre United Service Support Team. You can express your interest in the form below and learn more here. \n\n\n\nPlease complete the form below with your information and choice of service dates. \n\n\n\nService Schedule 2026\n\n\n\nSpring 2026\n\n\n\nJune 24 -28 | Institute Camp | 2 days \n\n\n\nJune 24 – 28 | Week Program | 4 days \n\n\n\nSummer 2026\n\n\n\nJuly 1 – 6 | Week Program | 5 days \n\n\n\nJuly 9 – 12 | Week Program | 4 days \n\n\n\nJuly 23 – August 2 | Green Acre Unit ISGP | 10 days \n\n\n\nAugust 6 – 16 | Northeast Unit ISGP | 10 days \n\n\n\nAugust 19 – 23 | Week Program | 4 days \n\n\n\nSeptember 4 – 7 | Institute Program | 3 days \n\n\n\nSeptember 10 – 13 | SeaCHANGE | 3 days \n\n\n\nSeptember 17 – 20 | Weekend Program | 3 days \n\n\n\nSeptember 25 – 27 | Weekend Program | 2 days \n\n\n\nFall 2026\n\n\n\nOctober 9 – 12 | Weekend Program | 3 days \n\n\n\nOctober 23 -25 | Subregional Arts Weekend for Tutors | 2 days \n\n\n\nNovember 12 -15 | Collaborative & Regional Institutional Meeting | 3 days \n\n\n\nDecember 4 – 6 | Weekend Program | 2 days \n\n\n\nDecember 26 – 30 | Week Program | 4 days \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n Service by Program Form\n \n FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Are you interested in joining Green Acre United\, a pool of Green Acre volunteers\, and serving for multiple programs during the year?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Have you served at Green Acre in the last year?*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n Name*\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n Middle\n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Gender*\n \n \n Female\n \n \n \n Male\n Email*\n \n Primary Phone*Best number cell or landlineWhich programs are you available to serve?\n \n SPRING 2026\n \n \n June 19 -21 | Institute Program | 2 days\n \n \n June 24 – 28 | Week Program | 4 days\n \n \n SUMMER 2026\n \n \n July 1 – 6 | Week Program | 5 days\n \n \n July 9 – 12 | Week Program | 3 days\n \n \n July 23 – August 2 | Green Acre Unit ISGP | 10 days\n \n \n August 6 – 16 | Northeast Unit ISGP | 10 days\n \n \n August 19 – 23 | Week Program | 4 days\n \n \n September 4 – 7 | Institute Program | 3 days\n \n \n September 10 – 13 | SeaCHANGE | 3 days\n \n \n September 17-20 | Weekend Program | 3 days\n \n \n September 25 – 27 | Weekend Program | 2 days\n \n \n FALL 2026\n \n \n October 9 – 12 | Weekend Program | 3 days\n \n \n October 23 – 25 | Subregional Arts Wknd for Tutors | 2 days|\n \n \n November 12 -15 | Collaborative & Regional Institutional Meeting | 3 days\n \n \n December 4-6 | Weekend Program | 2 days\n \n \n December 26 – 30 | Week Program | 4 days\n DetailsAddress* \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n Address Line 2\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire\, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongoCongo\, Democratic Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d'IvoireDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard Island and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea\, Democratic People's Republic ofKorea\, Republic ofKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine\, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussian FederationRwandaRéunionSaint BarthélemySaint Helena\, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyria Arab RepublicTaiwanTajikistanTanzania\, the United Republic ofThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeUS Minor Outlying IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamVirgin Islands\, BritishVirgin Islands\, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland Islands\n Country\n \n \n Birth Date*\n \n MM slash DD slash YYYY\n \n Registered Bahá’í*\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n If yes\, ID #*Are you available on other dates not listed above?Do you have experience working in a commercial kitchen? (None is required\, just helpful for us to know)Do you have any medical or other conditions that might impact your ability to serve? If so\, please describe:A typical day is 7-8 hours. Most of the time you will be standing or walking with occasional lifting and stooping.*\n \n I agree\n CAPTCHA URL:https://www.greenacre.org/event/service-by-program-gau/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Service ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.greenacre.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Green-Acre-United-for-event.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR