Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2024

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31 Ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service 7 - 7:30 AM Rochester Volunteer Fire Department Pancake Breakfast 7 - 10 AM Easter Sunday Service March 31 9:30 AM Easter Service at Warren United Church 10 - 11 AM Prenatal Yoga @ Love U 10 - 11 AM Spring Brunch 10 AM - 2 PM +2 more see less	1 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM CVCCSD Program Quality Committee 5 - 5:45 PM Mindful Movement- Yoga, Strength, Walking, & Core 5 - 6:20 PM CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Northfield Utility Commissions Joint Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9 PM Harwood Boosters Meetings 7:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 8 - 9 AM CVCCSD Finance Committee 4 - 5 PM CVCCSD Facilities Committee 5 - 6 PM Stop Listening to You Inner Critic! 6 - 8 PM Stop Listening to Your Inner Critic! 6 - 8 PM Fisheries Update with Vermont Fish and Wildlife! 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	3 Public Hearing -– Draft Zoning Regulation Revisions All Day Sugarbuds: Afterschool in the Sugarbush 2:30 - 4:45 PM “Cook and Book” Classes at Inklings Children's Books! 3 - 4 PM Paine Mountain School Board to Vote on Possible RIFs 6 - 8 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Iris Insights: Mapping Out Your Health Journey (multiday) Waterbury Senior Center February Actvities (multiday) Waterbury Stowe Antiques Reopening All Day Rochester Public Hearing/Selectboard Meeting 8 AM Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM The Dumbledorks! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Harry Potter and the Return of the Dumbledorks 4 - 5 PM +3 more see less	5 First Fridays at the Library! 5 - 7 PM Yoga Classes Benefitting Girls on the Run Vermont 5:45 - 7 PM Northfield PTNO Annual Spring Raffle Drawing 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mad River Libraries Poetry Slam 6:30 - 8 PM VYO Ensemble Concert at Vergennes Opera House 7 - 9 PM Addams Family Musical 7 - 10 PM +2 more see less	6 Harwood Presents the Addams Family - A Musical Comedy (multiday) Solaris "Radiant Light" Choral Concerts - April 6 & 7 (multiday) Skills for Disagreeing Better: a Braver Angels Workshop 9 - 10:30 AM Braver Angels Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better 9 - 10:30 AM Braver Angels Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better 9 - 10:30 AM Pruning Basics for Trees and Shrubs 10 AM - 12 PM 4th Annual Seed Swap with MRV Libraries and ShareMRV 10 AM - 1 PM Seed Swap Postponed to April 6 10 AM - 1 PM Seed Swap in Moretown Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM Good Beginnings Free Workshop – Journey into Parenthood 10:30 AM - 2 PM Bake Sale! 11 AM - 2 PM 'Before the Eclipse' Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Addams Family Musical 2 - 5 PM Yes, It's Central VT Chamber Music Festival in Spring! 7 - 9 PM Saturday: Contra Dance into April 7:30 - 11 PM Live Music at Good Measure 8 - 10 PM +13 more see less
7 U32 Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM U32 Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Prenatal Yoga @ Love U 10 - 11 AM Free Introduction to the 5rhythms Movement Practice 11 AM - 1 PM Build a Nest Box with Moretown Library and LTA 1 - 2:30 PM Free Family Bird Boxing Event This Sunday 1 - 2:30 PM Family Bird Box Building w/ Moretown Library and LTA 1 - 2:30 PM Shadow Studies: Figure Drawing Before the Eclipse 1 - 3 PM Annual Chicken B.B.Q. 2 - 4 PM "Rodeo Gals" a New Play with Music - Staged Reading 2 - 4 PM Art to Support More Art! 4 - 7 PM MakerSphere Art Show & Sale Fundraiser Event 4 - 7 PM Makersphere Art Show & Sale Fundraiser Event 4 - 7 PM Concerts for a Cause - Sunday! 5 - 6 PM Pre-Eclipse Farmers' Tales at the Big Pic Theater 7 - 9 PM +11 more see less	8 Total Solar Eclipse! All Day Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) Eclipse Day with KS Coffee & Friends 8 AM - 7 PM Stowe Community Church Eclipse Celebration Weekend 9 AM - 2 PM Eclipse Yoga with Anjali Budreski at Moretown Library 9:30 - 10:30 AM Eclipse Yoga with Anjali Budreski at the Library 9:30 - 10:30 AM Reminder: Town of Warren Offices Close at Noon April 8 12 - 4 PM Northfield Eclipse Viewing Events 1 - 4 PM Northfield Eclipse Viewing Parties 1 - 4 PM Mad River Valley Arts Eclipse Events Are Cancelled 1 - 6 PM A Party for Totality 2 - 4:30 PM Party for Totality with the MRV Libraries 2 - 4:30 PM Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 2 - 5 PM Western Terrestrials Play the Eclipse at GHCC! 3 - 7 PM Mindful Movement- Yoga, Strength, Walking, & Core 5 - 6:20 PM +11 more see less	9 Drop-In Tech Help 2 - 4:30 PM Duxbury Land Trust Annual Mtg and Town History 6:30 - 8 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Other Notes 6:30 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM	10 Preschool Registration and Screening at NES All Day Spring Lunch All Day “Cook and Book” Classes at Inklings Children's Books! 3 - 4 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM	11 Iris Insights: Mapping Out Your Health Journey (multiday) Heart & Soul Collage-Making Workshop for Seniors 10 AM - 12:30 PM Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM "Silver Circles" at Evergreen This Thursday 2 - 3 PM The Dumbledorks! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Elevating Your Home for Flood Prevention - April 11 5:30 PM PMSD Budget Forum, Thursday 6 - 7 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Concert: Indie Folk at Firefolk Arts 6:30 - 9 PM Amphibian Road Crossing Pop-Up Event This Thursday 8 - 9:30 PM +6 more see less	12 Labor Agreement & Bargaining Subcommittee Meeting 8 - 9:30 AM Bottle Return Event!! 12 PM (multiday) Town of Warren Special Select Board Meeting April 12 3 PM Fried Chicken Dinner in Richmond 4 - 6 PM Wine Tasting at the Wine Vault 4 - 7 PM Only for the Awesome (Aka, 11-13 Yos) at the Library 6 - 8 PM Group for 11-13 Year Olds at the Library! 6 - 8 PM Mokoomba Afrofusion Band from Zimbabwe 7 - 9 PM Mokoomba Afrofusion Band from Zimbabwe 7 - 9 PM Staged Play Reading at Warren Library for MRV Libraries 7 PM "Murder by the Book" Staged Play Reading 7 PM +7 more see less	13 A Celebration of Showing Up at Zenbarn April 13 7:30 AM Bike and Boat Sale - Warren Elementary PTO 9 AM - 1 PM 2nd Annual Bike and Boat Sale, Plus More! 9 AM - 1 PM 2024 LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM 2024 LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM LEAP Energy Fair This Saturday! 9 AM - 2 PM Soil 101 - Learn the Basics Before You Plant 10 AM - 12 PM D&D This Saturday! 12:30 - 4:30 PM Emergency Preparation Class Taught by 2 Licensed EMTs 1 - 4 PM Dance Sing & Jump Around - Family Dance for All Ages 3 - 4:30 PM Drag Story Hour for All Ages 3 PM Calcutta Fundraiser for Circle 5 - 9 PM Fly Fishing Film Tour at the Big Picture Theater! 6:30 PM Fly Fishing Film Tour at Big Pic April 13! 6:30 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 PM The 4th Annual Mad River Story Slam 7:30 - 9:30 PM +14 more see less
14 Mad River Triathlon Returns Sunday, April 14 All Day Second Thought Threads and More! 3 AM - 5 PM Prenatal Yoga @ Love U 10 - 11 AM Mad River Triathlon 10 AM - 5 PM Reminder: Italian Ciabatta Bread Workshop 12 - 4 PM Estate Free for All, 3 Hours Only 12:30 - 3:30 PM Family Friendly Bingo Sunday 12:30 - 3:30 PM Arnold Air Society Free Car Wash 2 - 4 PM Strengthen Your Intuition Workshop & More at Mtn Rose 3 - 5 PM Mad River Triathlon 10 PM +6 more see less	15 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) Mindful Movement- Yoga, Strength, Walking, & Core 5 - 6:20 PM Join Outright Vermont for Book Discussion 5:30 PM Book Discussion with Outright VT at HUHS 5:30 PM Book Discussion with Outright VT at HUHS 5:30 PM Create with Others - Hand Stitching Group Meets Monday 6 - 8 PM You Can Help the Healthcare for All Movement in Vermont 6 - 8 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 8:30 PM Roxbury Free Library Book Club 7 PM +6 more see less	16 Mid-Month Homeschoolers at the Library 11 AM Upcoming Waterbury American Legion Blood Drive 11 AM - 4:30 PM KS Coffee Lunch & Learn in Waterbury 1 - 2 PM Ben Falk and the Resilient Farm and Homestead 5 - 6 PM Revitalizing Waterbury's Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM Flour by Joanne Chang - Cook Book Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM RVS Transition Committee 6 PM An Evening with Poet Erika Nichols-Frazer 6:30 - 7:45 PM Energy Committee Meeting Tonight 6:30 PM Report and Presentation on Moretown Wastewater Study 7 - 8:30 PM Moretown Clean Water Forum 7 PM Update to Town Residents Moretown Clean Water Committee 7 PM +8 more see less	17 “Cook and Book” Classes at Inklings Children's Books! 3 - 4 PM Waitsfield Democratic Committee Reorg and Caucus 4:30 - 5:30 PM Warren Town Democratic Caucus Meeting 5 - 7 PM 😎New Middle School in the Mad River Valley🌳 5:30 - 7 PM 2 Upcoming Workshops at Proud Flower 6 - 8 PM Paine Mountain School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	18 Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM The Dumbledorks! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Rockhound's Crystal Digging Retreat 4 PM (multiday) Consent and Cookies with Mosaic 5 - 7 PM Wild & Scenic Film Festival 5:30 - 9 PM "Omnivore's Dilemma" Book Discussion - April 18 6 - 7:30 PM HUUSD Budget Informational Meeting 6 - 8 PM Gardening After the Flood 6 PM Climate & Ecology Book Discussion: Omnivore's Dilemma 6 PM Rochester Town Democratic Committee Caucus - Thursday 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	19 Seeking Donations of Cardboard, Tarps, for Sleep-Out 5 - 6 PM Sleep-Out for Homeless Veterans to Raise Awareness 5 - 6 PM Norwich University Change of Command Ceremony April 19 5 PM	20 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event 8 AM - 12 PM Help Us Plant 1200 Trees in Moretown! 9 AM - 12 PM The Great Puzzle Challenge 9 AM - 12 PM Northfield Senior Center Tag Sale 9 AM (multiday) Huge Three Family Yard Sale! 9 AM (multiday) Help Us Plant 1200 Trees in Moretown! 9 AM Writer's Wertfrei This Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Sen. Bernie Sanders' Second Annual Chess Day 11 AM - 4 PM Open House 12 - 2 PM Writers' Workshop with Amy Braun 1 - 2:30 PM Kiss the Ground 1 - 3 PM Sorrows & Sunshine - Grief Writing + Storytelling 1 - 3 PM Fundraiser for Waterbury Rec Summer Camp Scholarships 3 - 6 PM Hide & Seek (and Other Group Games) at Joslin Library 6 - 8 PM Contra Dance with Will Mentor & Russet Trio! 7:30 - 11 PM +11 more see less
21 Prenatal Yoga @ Love U 10 - 11 AM Indoor Yard Sale 10 AM - 3 PM Second Hey Neighbor April 21 11 AM - 2 PM Window Dressers Participating at Hey Neighbor Event 11 AM - 2 PM Music for Mud Season 2 - 4 PM A Hill Farmer's Story 5 - 6 PM Roxbury Free Library Game Night 5 - 7 PM +3 more see less	22 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) MRPS Special School Board Meeting 4:45 - 5 PM Mindful Movement- Yoga, Strength, Walking, & Core 5 - 6:20 PM Resilience Implementation Strategy Kick-Off 5:30 - 6:45 PM Central VT WindowDressers Info Session! 6 - 8 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	23 STEM Days at the Library! 11 AM - 6 PM JCOGS Community Passover Seder 5:30 - 7:30 PM Calling All Midlife Mamas! Free Masterclass 🤩 7 - 8:30 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM Mad Birder Evening Woodcock Walk at Boyce Hill April 23 7:15 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	24 Northfield Common Rehab Steering Committee Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM April 24 Jazz Jam at The Old Stagecoach Inn 6 - 9 PM Waterbury Progressive Party Caucus 6:30 - 7 PM	25 Roxbury Community Supper & Prep Day: All Welcome (multiday) Resilience Implementation Strategy Kick-Off 12 - 1:15 PM Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM Silver Circles - Grand Finale, Thursday Afternoon 2 - 3 PM "Silver Circles" at Evergreen This Thursday 2 - 3 PM You Can Cartoon! At Joslin Library 2 - 4 PM The Dumbledorks! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Bringing in Summertime Vibes with Nor'easter Catering 4 - 7 PM Marjorie Ryerson and the Views from Mount Hunger 5 - 6 PM HUUSD Budget Informational Meeting 6 - 8 PM Free Community Dinner 6 PM Alternate Showing: Kiss the Ground 7 - 8 PM Special Roxbury Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9 PM +9 more see less	26 Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Interview with Charlotte Dennett 12 - 1 PM April Vacation Fuse Beads Crafternoon at BPL 1 - 3 PM 2-Hour Website Building Workshop for High Schoolers 3 - 5 PM Free Community Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Shelby Perry, Wilderness Ecologist to Speak at MRVA 5 - 7 PM Rural Economic Development with Senator Peter Welch 5:30 - 7 PM Northfield Democrats Town Caucus 7 - 8 PM Sound Bath and Sound Massage at Chandler April 26 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	27 Household Hazardous Waste Day 8 AM - 12 PM Rochester Food Shelf 9 - 10 AM Montpelier World Tai Chi and Qigong Day Gathering 9:30 - 11:15 AM Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 10 - 11 AM Composting Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM Mother's Day Craft/Vendor Event 10 AM - 12 PM Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Indie Bookstore Day & One Town, One Book - April 27! 10 AM - 5 PM Welcome Baby Celebration & Book Dedication 10:30 AM - 12 PM Landlord Open House 11 AM - 12 PM Herb Talk: Spring Tonics and Bitters 11 AM - 1 PM Independent Bookstore Day at Bridgeside Books 11 AM - 3 PM Disaster Readiness & Response with Team Rubicon 2 PM Percussive Dance Open Workshop and Performance 4 - 8:30 PM Live Storytelling Event 5:30 - 7:30 PM Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra: Spring Concert 2024 7 - 9 PM Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 9 PM +13 more see less
28 Indoor Yard Sale #2 9 AM - 1 PM Prenatal Yoga @ Love U 10 - 11 AM Trash to Treasure 1 - 5 PM George Woodard's 'The Farm Boy' Film 2 PM (multiday) Firefolk Arts ~ Workshop + Artist Reception 3 - 6 PM Roxbury Story Share 3 PM Yin Yoga Sunday 4-5pm @ Center Studio Yoga 4 - 5 PM +3 more see less	29 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) MRPS School Board Meeting: FY25 Revised Budget 5 - 6 PM Pickup Ultimate Frisbee @ Brooks Field 6 - 8 PM Rochester High School Building Info Meeting Monday 6 PM Upcoming Open Rehearsal for Interested Singing Women 6:15 PM +2 more see less	30 Flowers and Egg Farm Stand Open (multiday) Date Correction - HUUSD Budget Revote April 30 All Day Revote on School Budget 7 AM	1 Green Up! Toss Your Metal Junk at NMHS! 12 AM (multiday) Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM May Day Celebration 3 - 5 PM First Fayston 2024 Community Knotweed Work Session 4 - 6 PM Next Paine Mountain School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Spring Bird Walk 7 - 8:30 AM Blood Drive - American Legion Post 63 12:30 - 4:30 PM Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM The Dumbledorks! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Inklings "Artist and Book" Art Class! 3:30 - 5 PM New Exhibition and Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM Supremely Strong with Becky Widschwenter 5:30 PM Community Conversation Night – Town Common 5:30 PM Mad River Libraries Pub Trivia at Hostel Tevere 7 - 8:30 PM Rochester Light & Power - World Premiere! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +6 more see less	3 Live Theater in Hyde Park (multiday) Huge Yard Sale - Alpine Dr 7 AM (multiday) Long Trail End-To-Ender's Panel 6 - 7:30 PM Long Trail End-To-Ender's Panel 6 - 7:30 PM Chaos in the Valley 7 PM Rochester Light & Power - World Premiere! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Green Up in the Mad River Resource Management Alliance All Day Green Up Day is May 4th! 12 - 11 AM Green Up Day, Coordinated by Duxbury Land Trust All Day May 4 Cleaning Up the Backcountry Skiing Trailheads 8 - 10 AM MRV Green Valley Rally on Green Up Day 8 AM - 2 PM Rochester Green Up Day 8 AM - 4 PM Vermont Green Up Day is May 4 8 AM - 4 PM Roxbury Green-Up Day 8 AM Green Down on Green-Up Day! 9 AM - 12 PM Roxbury Craft Fair and Exhibit 9 AM - 3 PM Rhodies and All About Lilacs - Hort Farm - 2 Events 10 AM - 12 PM East Roxbury Residents Green-Up Day Dumpster 10 AM - 2 PM Roxbury Free Library Fundraiser Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Spring Vintage Goods Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Barn Sale May 4 10 AM Teddy Bear Dentist Clinic at Inklings Children's Books 10:30 - 11:30 AM Waterbury Parades from Past to Present 1 - 2:30 PM NES Staff Appreciation Week Crafting Event 1 - 3 PM Green Up and Boogie Down at BPS Gym 2 - 4 PM It's Not Too Late to Be Cheesy at the Grange! 4:30 - 5 PM Grange Cooking Contest & Potluck 4:30 - 7 PM Kentucky Derby Watch Party at 1824 House Inn + Barn 5 - 8 PM Rochester Light & Power - World Premiere! 7:30 - 9:30 PM Grange: Contra Dance with Mary Wesley & Stomp Rocket! 7:30 - 11 PM +20 more see less