Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 HPES 6th Grade Fundraising Bottle Drive 8 AM (multiday) HPES 6th Grade Bottle Drive Sept 30 & Oct 1 8 AM (multiday) 2nd Annual Barton Art Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Family Open Gym at Craftsbury Academy All Day Yard/Garage Sale - S Albany Rd - Oct. 1 10 AM - 3 PM Craftsbury Out of the Darkness Walk Oct. 1 1 - 2:30 PM Vermot Humanities Lecture: the Hills of Home 6 - 7 PM +3 more see less	2 Craftsbury Fire District #2 \| Regular Meeting 5:30 PM Council Agenda 6:30 PM	3 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Wolcott Parent Organization Meeting 5 - 6 PM Salsa and Other Latin Dancing 7 - 8 PM	4 Mellow Gentle Yoga 9 - 10 AM Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM Champlain Professor Speaks on Dis- and Misinformation 1 - 2:15 PM American Girl Doll Children's Tea Party! 4 - 5 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM Advocating with Personal Stories Training Opportunity 5:15 - 6:45 PM Craftsbury Schools Open House Oct. 4 6 - 7 PM Visiting Writer Reading - Sean Hill 8 - 9 PM +4 more see less	5 Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 5 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM	6 Justice for Dogs Flea Market Oct. 6-7 9 AM - 5 PM Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 5 PM Rummage Sale - United Church of Newport 9 AM (multiday) Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Blood Drive: Give the Gift of Life 12 - 4:30 PM More "Wobbly Biking" at the COC! 12 - 5:30 PM Barton Public Library Classic Movie Series 2 - 4 PM “The People's Art Show” Opening Reception 5 - 8 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM +6 more see less	7 Craftsbury Village Antiques Closing for the Season Sale (multiday) Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 1 PM WCC 3rd Annual Harvest Festival 9 AM - 2 PM Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Harvest Celebration at the Craftsbury Farmers Market 10 AM - 1 PM Maple Open House Oct. 7-8 10 AM (multiday) Barton Library Cozy Mystery Knitting Society 11 AM - 1 PM Celebrating Gloria Wing! 11:30 AM 4th Annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Rocks 12 - 5 PM What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? 1 - 3 PM Play Every Town: Piano Concert for a Cooler Climate 2 PM Memphremagog Watershed Association Autumn News & Brews 4:30 PM United Church of Johnson Annual Chicken Pie Supper 5 - 7 PM United Church of Johnson Chicken Pie Supper 5 - 7 PM +10 more see less
8 Registration for Ski Programs: Opens 8pm on Oct. 8 8 PM	9	10 Westfield Property Taxes Due 8 AM - 4 PM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Hyde Park Selectboard Meeting - Oct. 10 6 PM Salsa and Other Latin Dancing 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	11 Mellow Gentle Yoga 9 - 10 AM How Scientists "Do" Science 1 - 2 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM Candlelight Yoga in Montgomery 5:45 - 7 PM Craftsbury School District Budget Forum 6 - 7 PM +1 more see less	12 Wolcott Community Forest Committee - Public Meeting 12 - 8 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM	13 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Funding for Farmers Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM Farmers Funding Workshop at the Conservation District 10:30 AM - 12 PM Author's Book Launch in Newport 5 - 8 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM Gallery Reception - Margaret Jacobs: Shape of a Memory 6 - 7:30 PM The Haunting of Hill House 7 PM (multiday) Comedic Play at Haskell Opera House - Tickets Available 7 PM (multiday) The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM Film Festival This Weekend! 8:30 PM (multiday) +7 more see less	14 Contribute to the Positive Energy of Splitting Firewood 8:30 AM - 12 PM Copley Gravel Moxie 9 AM - 1 PM Fire Dept Open House 9 AM - 3 PM Derby Historical Society to Place Memorial Plaque 10 AM - 12 PM Button Up NEK - Save Money, Be Cozy! 10 AM - 1 PM Free Button Up NEK Event in Scenic Island Pond 10 AM - 1 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting in Orleans 11 AM - 2 PM Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting in Orleans 11 AM - 2 PM Green Bag Day at Food Share 11:30 AM - 1 PM Eclipse Viewing on the Common 12 - 2:30 PM Flood Relief BBQ Oct. 14 12 - 3 PM The People's Art Show 12 - 4 PM BLE Presents Live Music at Holland Historical Society 6:30 - 9 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +11 more see less
15 LRSWMD Johnson & Stowe Closing Early All Day Waterville Fall Market! 11 AM - 4 PM Call for Fiber Artists 12 - 4 PM Call for Fiber Artists 12 - 4 PM Gallery Reception: Absence/Presence by Jo Weiss 2 - 3 PM International Wave of Light Oct. 15 6:30 - 7:30 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +3 more see less	16 Public Meeting: Oct. 16 6 PM Town of Hyde Park Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM	17 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Hitchcock Library Book Club 5 PM Town of Hyde Park DRB Hearing Oct. 17 6 PM Dinner and Childcare and Town Meeting Discussion! 6 PM Craftsbury Freedom & Unity Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Salsa and Other Latin Dancing 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	18 Mellow Gentle Yoga 9 - 10 AM Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Childhood Literacy Creates Bright Futures for Us All 1 - 2 PM Memphre Fall Lecture Series Continues 1:30 - 2:30 PM Sugarbush Management with Carbon in Mind 3:30 - 5:30 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM 100 Days of Lake Memphremagog Art Exhibition 5:30 PM (multiday) Candlelight Yoga in Montgomery 5:45 - 7 PM +4 more see less	19 Coat Drive 2024 9 AM (multiday) Travel Adventure Book Group Kickoff Meeting 4 - 5 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM Stories of Hope & Healing 6 PM	20 H.U.G.S (Huge Used Garment Swap) (multiday) Beg, Steal or Borrow Concert 7 AM - 7 PM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Beg, Steal or Borrow Returning 5:30 - 6:30 PM Beg, Steal or Borrow, October 20 at Church in Hyde Park 5:30 - 9 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM Haunted High This Weekend at Lamoille Union High School 6:30 PM (multiday) Concert Friday Night 7 PM Beg, Steal, or Borrow 7 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +7 more see less	21 Ooky Spooky 5k to Benefit COTS 8:30 - 10:30 AM Craftsbury Woods Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Take This Step with Us - Join Us Saturday for Hike! 10 AM - 12 PM Houseplant Swap 10 AM - 12 PM Craftsbury Woods Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Lamoille Soil Composting Open House 11 AM - 3:30 PM Irasburg Chicken & Biscuit Dinner 3:30 - 6:30 PM Pasta Dinner 5 PM It's Time to Raise the Roof to End Homelessness! 6 - 9 PM 🍁 Harvest Hootenanny at Gihon Valley Hall 🎶 6 - 10 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +7 more see less
22 Ski & Bike Swap 10 AM - 2 PM Parent Teacher Fundraiser at the COC Ski Swap 10 AM - 2 PM The People's Art Show 12 - 4 PM Harvest Fest at Mama's Farm 2 - 5 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +1 more see less	23 Owls of Vermont 1 - 2 PM Community Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 PM LNSU Harvest Community Gathering 6:30 - 8 PM Special Council Agenda 6:30 PM	24 HLV Strategic Action Planning and Prevention Honors 8:30 - 11 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Dementia/Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group 3:30 - 5 PM Update on the Lake and the Landfill 4:30 - 6 PM The Landfill and the Lake 4:30 - 6 PM Town of Hyde Park Selectboard Meeting 6 PM Salsa and Other Latin Dancing 7 - 8 PM +4 more see less	25 Mellow Gentle Yoga 9 - 10 AM Stowe Mountain Rescue Team 1 - 2 PM Teen Knitting Group! 4 - 5 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM Candlelight Yoga in Montgomery 5:45 - 7 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM Visiting Writer Reading - Deborah Taffa 8 - 9 PM +3 more see less	26 Travel Adventure Book Group at the Simpson Library 4 - 5 PM Trunk-Or-Treat and Haunted Forest 5 - 7 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Orleans County Democratic Committee Reorganization 6 - 7 PM CHC Gathering & Online Raffle Fundraiser Oct. 26 6 - 8 PM Poverty, by America Book Discussion at the Library 6:30 - 8 PM Knitting at the Library 6:30 - 8 PM +6 more see less	27 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Blood Drive Oct. 27 12:05 - 5 PM Johnson Community Blood Drive 12:30 - 4:45 PM Join NEMS for Halloween Blood Drive! 12:30 PM (multiday) Virtual Visiting Artist - Alexandria Smith 2 - 3 PM Free Community Dinner 5 - 6 PM Haunting Extravaganza at Sterling Market 5:30 PM (multiday) Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM No Beginner Line Dancing Oct. 27 6 - 7 PM 3rd Annual Wolcott Haunted Clown Forest 6:30 - 9 PM +7 more see less	28 Hyde Park Pumpkin Carving/Decorating Contest 10 - 11:30 AM Grateful Treads ‘Leaf Leaping Gravel Grind' 11 AM Antiques Roadshow & Appraisal Day 1 - 4 PM Trunk-Or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Trunk-or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Trunk-Or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Skeleton Soiree at Highland Center for the Arts 7 PM +3 more see less
29 Free - Costume 5k & 1k - Oct. 29 10 AM Community Oven Costume Party 1 - 3 PM Halloween Party at the Oven 1 - 3 PM Community Potluck and Pumpkin Carving 4 - 6 PM	30 Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM Hallowe'en Poetry Celebration 6 - 7 PM	31 Photo Exhibit at Newport Natural Café Oct. 31 All Day Trunk or Treat All Day Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Wolcott Library Happenings 3 - 5 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM Community Halloween Party 5:30 - 7:30 PM Salsa and Other Latin Dancing 7 - 8 PM +4 more see less	1 National Family Literacy Day! 4 - 5 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM Craftsbury School PTO Meeting 6 - 7:15 PM Visiting Artist Talk - Paolo Arao 8 - 9 PM +1 more see less	2 Fiber Crafternoons at the Simpson Library 3 - 5 PM Destination Dinner & Movie Night at HCA 5 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM Knitting at the Library 6:30 PM	3 Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM	4 Repair Cafe 9 AM - 3 PM Full Bowls Community Meal, Fundraiser, Pottery Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Navigate Your Emotional Landscape Meditation w/ Nancy 1 - 2 PM Raptors Up Close 1 - 2 PM Live Raptors Up Close 1 - 2:30 PM Make Your Calendar for Free Meditation Class Saturday! 1 - 4 PM +2 more see less