Calendar - Front Porch Forum

May 2024

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28 Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Green Up Vermont – Hinesburg Saturday, May 4 (multiday) Final Blowout Pottery Open Studio Sale 10 AM (multiday) Breakfast at Masonic Lodge, Vergennes 7:30 - 10 AM The CVQGVT Quilt Show April 26-28 9 AM - 5 PM Yoga Classes at Harmonia! 10 - 11:15 AM Volunteer with Acorn at New Leaf Organics! 10 AM - 2 PM Volunteers Needed at New Leaf Organics! 10 AM - 2 PM Heath Quartet in a Free Concert, Live and Streaming 2 - 3:30 PM My Dentist's Son — a Place for Stories That Don't Fit 3 - 4:30 PM An Authentic Italian Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM Authentic Italian Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM A True Italian Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 PM Fr. Marchand's Italian Culinary Tour 5:30 - 8 PM +10 more see less	29 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM ANWSD Budget Informational Meeting Tonight 6 - 7 PM Join VGS for a Community Geothermal Discussion 6 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at Libanus Lodge on Monday 7 - 8:15 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Cribbage Anyone 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	30 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) School Budget Vote April 30 7 AM - 7 PM Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM New Jen Peterson 4 Class Series at BFIT 4:30 - 5:15 PM The Mini Clothesline Project at Art on Main 5 - 6:30 PM Town Common Committee Meeting 5:30 PM CVSD Special Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM St. George Republicans Presidential Caucus 6 - 7 PM Note from MAUSD School Board 6 - 8 PM CVSD Finance Committee Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Starksboro Historical Society 6:30 PM Meeting 6:30 PM Bristol Republican Party Meeting 7 - 9 PM Crosswalk Alternatives Meeting 7 PM +11 more see less	1 In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) BCC Botanicals Open May 1! 8 AM - 6 PM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM In Stitches: After School Embroidery 2:15 - 3:30 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Ranked Choice Voting Webinars May 1 & 8 7 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	2 Spring Rummage Sale (multiday) Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Corrected Rummage Sale Dates May 2-4 1 PM (multiday) Field Trip to East Monitor Barn 1:30 - 2:30 PM Thurs. May 2 Donation Day & Sat. May 4 Used Book Sale 3 - 6 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Wine Tasting at the Bushel Market 4 - 7 PM StorySlam at the Bixby Library 5:30 - 7 PM Class of 2030 Middle School Transition Evening at Mt. Abe 6:30 - 7:30 PM Substance Use & Our Community 6:30 - 8 PM Line Dancing Lessons at the VFW for 2 Weeks! 6:30 - 9 PM Water Quality in Monkton 7 - 8 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:45 PM +11 more see less	3 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Educators - Kelly Gallagher Conference 8 AM - 3 PM CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 8:15 AM Huge Estate Sale - 327 Charlotte Rd 10 AM (multiday) +1 more see less	4 Rummage Sale at Burnham Hall in Lincoln 8 - 10:30 AM Moving Sale - 606 Rotax Rd, Monkton - May 4 8 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day 8 AM - 12 PM Fundraiser for Mt. Abe's International Travel Club! 8 AM - 2 PM Green Up Vermont – Hinesburg May 4 8 AM - 4 PM Green Up Day Saturday May 4 8 AM - 6 PM Spring Flowers and Farm Stand Goodies 8 AM (multiday) "Empty the Garage" Sale 8 AM Gentle Meditation at Charlotte Library (Free) 9 - 10 AM How Do Trees Get Online? 9 AM - 12 PM Pop-Up Dahlia Tuber and Fresh Cut Spring Flower Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day at Town Common 9 AM - 12 PM Seeking Fans of Popular Authors & Interesting Nonfiction 9 AM - 1 PM Green Up Day is May 4! 9 AM - 3 PM Green Up Day 2024! 9 AM - 4 PM Electronics Collection on Green Up Day, May 4! 9 AM - 4 PM Tree Care from Saplings to Ancient Treasures 9 AM Tomorrow: Lawrence Memorial Library's Books for Babies 9:30 - 10 AM Ultimate Frisbee Skills Clinic for Grades 5-8 10 AM - 12 PM Let's LEGO 10 AM - 1:30 PM Educator Idea Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Downsizing Yard Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Green Up Day 10 AM - 3 PM Spring Vintage Goods Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Free Real Dialogue Workshop! 10 AM - 10 PM Fiber Arts Circle at the Bixby Library 12 - 2 PM Buckthorn Removal at Monkton Central School 1 - 3 PM Attention Knitters: a Stash Busting Workshop! 2 - 5 PM +24 more see less
5 Monkton Fire Dept Breakfast May 5 7 - 11 AM Community Scanning Day 10 AM - 1 PM Mapping and Controlling Invasive Plants 2 - 4 PM Japanese Knotweed & iNaturalist - Lewis Creek Association 2 - 4 PM Knotweed Removal & Information Event 2 - 4 PM How to ID Knotweed in Lewis Creek Watershed 2 - 4 PM +2 more see less	6 Twelfth Night Auditions, Holley Hall May 6-7 (multiday) MAUSD Fine Arts Festival (multiday) Re-Opening of Business Dunshee Property Maintenance All Day Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM Good Eating 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Local Concerns Meeting 6 - 7 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM District Arts Festival 6 PM (multiday) MAUSD Fine Arts Festival 6:30 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	7 Monthly Meeting of the Trails Committee May 7 All Day Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Red for Ed Event Tomorrow at the State House 3 - 5 PM School Budget Woes 3 PM New Jen Peterson 4 Class Series at BFIT 4:30 - 5:15 PM CVSD Indicators Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Agenda May 7 6:30 PM +3 more see less	8 Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM In Stitches: After School Embroidery 2:15 - 3:30 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Town Forest - UVM Student Walk & Presentation May 8! 3 - 8:30 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Town Hall Celebration May 8 5 - 7 PM Town Hall Tunes, Tales, Tacos, and Taxes 5 - 8:30 PM A Flatbread Party for a Cause 5 - 9 PM Open Door Clinic - Flatbread Benefit Bake 5 - 9 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM ACBC Season Kickoff Party! 5:30 - 8:30 PM Redefining Resilience Workshop 6 - 8 PM Special Selectboard Meeting 7 - 8 PM Night of A Cappella 7 - 8 PM Ranked Choice Voting for VT: Impact, Considerations 7 - 8:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Community Forum on Affordability 7 PM New Haven Historical Society Meeting May 8 7 PM Free Community Connections Circle! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +15 more see less	9 Med47 Online Silent Auction (multiday) Advance Care Planning Presentation at the Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Advance Care Planning Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Wildlife Presentation 6 - 7 PM Greenbush Band 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	10 The 2024 Young Tradition Festival is May 10-12 in BTV (multiday) The 2024 Young Tradition Festival is May 10-12 in BTV (multiday) Final Ananda Tamang Dumpling Night of the Season 4 - 7 PM Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary Calcutta 6 - 9 PM CSH Rotary Calcutta 6 - 9 PM Celebrate Spring Rescheduled 6:30 PM +2 more see less	11 Mother's Day! 12 AM - 5 PM Estate Sale Continues (multiday) Mother's Day Weekend at Stine Orchard (multiday) Mentoring Recruiting and Celebration Event 1:30 AM - 3 PM Letter Carrier Food Drive May 11 7 AM - 4 PM Creekside Neighborhood Multi-Family Yard Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Gentle Meditation at Charlotte Library (Free) 9 - 10 AM Rokeby Clean Up Day 9 AM - 12 PM United Church of Hinesburg Plants and Pies Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Special Recycling Opportunity 9 AM - 12 PM CVFRS Operation Mayday Open House 9 AM - 1 PM Green Mt. Draft Horse Assoc Horse Tack & Equipment Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Green Mountain Draft Horse Association Annual Auction 9 AM - 4 PM Fresh Tulips and Dahlia Tubers for Sale 9 AM (multiday) Apple Blossom Viewing 9 AM (multiday) Open Garden and Plant Sale Lincoln Hill Botanical Garden 9:30 AM (multiday) Beginner Watercolor Workshop This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Beginner Watercolor Workshop This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Rhododendrons and Lilacs at the Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Ultimate Frisbee Skills Clinic for Grades 5-8 10 AM - 12 PM Beginner Watercolor Workshop This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Let's LEGO 10 AM - 1:30 PM Annual 20% Off for Members Only at Art on Main 10 AM - 5 PM Starksboro's Saturday Storytime 10 AM Asylum Seekers Assistance Event 1 - 3 PM Mentoring Celebration and Recruitment Event 1:30 - 3 PM MAUSD Mentoring: Come See What We Do! 1:30 - 3 PM Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM Aurora Chamber Singers Concert, Saturday May 11 7:30 PM Apple Blossom Viewing 9 PM (multiday) +26 more see less
12 Mother's Day Breakfast 7:30 - 10 AM Public Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 10 AM Charity Fundraising Breakfast - Masons Lodge in Bristol 7:30 - 10 AM Mother's Day Buffet Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Fresh Tulips and Dahlia Tubers for Sale 9 AM (multiday) Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert 4 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert at CVU 4 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert 4 PM Middlebury Community Chorus Performance 5 - 6 PM Middlebury Community Choir Free Concert 5 - 6:30 PM +6 more see less	13 Mystery Book Group: "The Graveyard Position" 10 - 11 AM Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM Good Eating 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Starksboro Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting 4:30 - 6:30 PM Econ. Dev. Committee Meeting May 13 5:30 - 6:30 PM Urgent Budget Meeting with Kathi & Ashley 6:30 - 8 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda May 13 7 - 10 PM +3 more see less	14 Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Age Well May 14 Grab and Go Meal - Shelburne 11 AM - 12 PM Lake Champlain Memory Cafe 11 AM - 12 PM New Jen Peterson 4 Class Series at BFIT 4:30 - 5:15 PM Death Café at the Bixby Library 4:30 - 6 PM The Bixby Book Club Reads “The Light Pirate” 6 - 7 PM May 14 DEIB Meeting 6 PM Steve Hill: Working at the Border 7 - 8 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Town Common Committee Meeting 7 PM +6 more see less	15 Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Preventing Elder Fraud 1 - 2 PM Preventing Elder Fraud Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Preventing Elder Fraud Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Preventing Elder Fraud Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM In Stitches: After School Embroidery 2:15 - 3:30 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM CSH Rotary Companion Club Meet Up 6 - 7 PM Public Hearing: CCRPC Annual Work Program + Budget 6 - 8 PM CSH Rotary Companion Club 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda May 15 6 PM The Science of Children's Spirituality Book Discussion 6:30 - 7:30 PM Dreamcycle Circus! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Tree Warden Overview 7 - 8 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM New Haven Conservation Commission Virtual Meeting 7 PM +16 more see less	16 Meehan Rd Closure 8 AM - 4 PM MAUSD Student Exhibit at Art on Main 3:30 - 4:35 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Opening Reception at Henry Sheldon Museum 4:30 - 6 PM Henry Sheldon Museum Opening Reception 4:30 - 6 PM Charlotte Park & Wildlife Refuge Committee Meeting 5 - 6 PM Thank You Catherine! Farewell Party at SPL on May 16 6 - 7:30 PM Youth and Relationships Workshops 6 - 8 PM "Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond" 6:30 - 7:30 PM "Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond." 6:30 - 7:30 PM Kids' Club Night at Community Alliance Church 6:30 - 8 PM Bristol Historical Society Monthly Meeting 7 - 8 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting May 16 7 - 9 PM Library Music Tour in Starksboro 7:30 - 8:30 PM 5 Town Friends of the Arts Musical Library Tour 7:30 - 8:30 PM Music in Starksboro 7:30 - 9 PM Music at the Library - Tonight! 7:30 PM Music at the Starksboro Library 7:30 PM Music at the Public Library! 7:30 PM +16 more see less	17 Massive Yard Sale - Place Rd E - May 17-18 (multiday) Garage Sale - Monkton Rd - May 17-19 (multiday) Multi Family Garage Sale - Lower Plains Rd - May 17-18 8 AM (multiday) Board Game Night 5 - 7 PM "Spring into Health" with Helios Natural Medicine 6 - 7 PM +1 more see less	18 Moving/Yard Sale - Greenbush Rd. (multiday) Wim Hof Instructor at the Village Shala May 18-19 (multiday) Tag Sale at Bristol Baptist Church 8 AM - 1 PM Tag Sale at Bristol Baptist Church 8 AM - 1 PM Tag Sale - Park St, Bristol - May 18 8 AM - 1 PM Benefit Tag & Bake Sale 8 AM - 1 PM 9th Annual Richard's Ride + Other News 8 AM - 2 PM Huge Rummage Sale 8 AM - 3 PM Moving Sale May 18 8 AM - 3 PM Gentle Meditation at Charlotte Library (Free) 9 - 10 AM Buckthorn Removal Session at Monkton Central School 9 - 11 AM Hinesburg Fire Fighter's Association Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Garage Sale - Barberry Ln - May 18 9 AM - 3 PM Big Barn Moving Sale - Greenbush Rd 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Saturday Story Time at the Library! 10 - 11 AM Let's LEGO 10 AM - 1:30 PM Big Truck Day - Hinesburg Nursery School 10 AM - 2 PM Big Truck Day! 10 AM - 2 PM Human Powered Parade 10 AM - 3 PM Human Powered Parade 10 AM - 3 PM Free, Home Heat Transfer Workshop 2 - 3:30 PM Celebration of Life for Tom Wallace Reminder 2 - 7 PM Spring into Summer Parenting Series 3 - 5 PM Potluck Dinner for Hinesburg LGBTQ+ and Allies 5 - 8 PM Community Meal 5 PM Ripton Community Coffee House 7:30 - 9:30 PM Green Heron at Ripton Coffee House May 18 7:30 - 10 PM +26 more see less
19 Yard Sale - S 116 - May 19 8 AM - 2 PM A Special Children's Church Sunday 8:30 - 10 AM 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - Route 116 - May 19 9 AM Peace Garden Correction 1 PM Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington 2 - 3 PM +3 more see less	20 Reduce Your Lawn Day May 20 12 AM - 12 PM Announcing the Inaugural Reduce Your Lawn Day! All Day 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM Beginner Tai Chi Chuan - All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5:30 - 7 PM Regular Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Cribbage Anyone 7 - 8:30 PM Cribbage Night 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	21 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Library Board Meeting May 21 6 PM CVSD School Board Regular Meeting 6 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting May 21 6:30 PM Development Review Board Meeting Agenda - May 21 7 - 9 PM Mt. Abraham Union High School Spring/Senior Concert 7 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	22 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Luncheon Shelburne May 22 11:30 AM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM Celebration of Monteverde Water Project 5:30 - 8 PM Pop-Up Meet-N-Greet 5:30 PM Public Meeting - Changes to the I-89 Exit 14 Area 6 - 7:30 PM Better Together Book Club: "Flight of the Puffin" 7 - 8 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Spring Concert 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Community Forum on Climate Resiliency 7 PM Moira Smiley & the Rhizome Quartet with Community Choir 7:30 - 8:30 PM +12 more see less	23 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Ethical Wildcrafting- Plant Medicine Workshop 2 5:30 - 8 PM Resilience and Youth Wellness Workshop 6 - 8 PM Ferrisburgh Climate and Energy Committee 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	24 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Celebration of Life 1:30 - 4 PM	25 Bird Walk 8 - 10 AM Gentle Meditation at Charlotte Library (Free) 9 - 10 AM Charlotte Senior Center Plant Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Plant Sale at Charlotte Senior Center 9 AM - 12 PM Free Craft Supply Giveaway - 4H Project 9 AM - 1 PM Free Craft Supply Give Away! 9 AM - 1 PM Monkton Town Wide Yard Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Lincoln Town Wide Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Let's LEGO 10 AM - 1:30 PM Artful Escapes 10 AM - 4 PM Open Studio: Brennan Photography 10 AM (multiday) Plank Rd. Art Stand Joins Open Studios Tours 10 AM (multiday) Opening Day at Lake Iroquois 11 AM - 2 PM Fiber Arts Circle 12 - 2 PM +10 more see less
26	27 Beginner Tai Chi Chuan - All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5:30 - 7 PM	28 Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM	29 Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM	30 Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Music with the Museum 6 - 7:30 PM Storytelling Night at Russell Memorial Library 6 - 8 PM Monkton Library Storytelling Event May 30 6 - 8 PM Music with the Rokeby Museum 6 - 10 PM Music with the Museum - Support Rokeby Museum! 6 PM Music with the Museum 6 PM MindFit 7 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	31 Bread & Butter Farm Burger Night is Back! 4:30 - 7:30 PM Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Make-A-Wish Vermont! 5 - 8 PM Women's Spring Renewal Retreat Martha's Vineyard 5:30 PM (multiday) A Celestial Soirée: the Bixby's Summer Fundraiser 7 - 11 PM "Disney's Frozen Jr" at Mt Abe 7 PM "Disney's Frozen Jr" at Mt Abe 7 PM +2 more see less	1 Taxes Due June 1 All Day Toy Swap 9 - 10 AM Gentle Meditation at Charlotte Library (Free) 9 - 10 AM Workday at Riverside Cemetery 9 AM - 2 PM Open Boats at Point Bay Marina 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Hinesburg Welcome Baby Picnic 11 AM - 12:30 PM Join Us at NAMIWalks Vermont 12 - 3 PM Starry Fest at Starry Night Cafe! 4 - 7 PM Women's Spring Renewal Retreat Martha's Vineyard 5:30 PM (multiday) +5 more see less