This fall, a set of in-person and live-streamed events shine a light on LGBTQ+ Vermonters whose stories and legacies serve to reimagine care for elders today and in the future. “Looking Back/Moving Forward: Vermont Stories of LGBTQ+ Caregiving & Community” will take place on October 24 at the Rockingham Free Public Library in Bellows Falls and on November 8 at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury. These gatherings – featuring a performative talk with slides by scholar, writer, and performer Andrew Ingall, discussions with community leaders about LGBTQ+ aging and caregiving, Q&A, and receptions – are part of “Resilient Patterns”, a state-wide festival presented by Vermont Humanities centered on the theme of finding hope and solace in a changing world of social and environmental crisis. Guests include Dr. François Scarborough Clemmons, best known for his appearances on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood; Jeanette Langston, founder and director of the nonprofit organization Social Tinkering: A Human Connection Project, based in Rutland, Vermont; podcaster and filmmaker Gail Golec; and Thom Herman and Jeremy Youst, who from 1979 to 1984 were the co-owners of the Andrews Inn, the first gay-owned bar in Vermont renowned both locally and across the Northeastern United States.