Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Learn-To-Curl Clinic (Green Mountain Curling Club) 12 - 2:30 PM Wreath Making Workshop 1 - 3 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Vermont Women & the Civil War 2 - 3:30 PM The 5th Ann. Cambridge Christmas Coffeehouse - Dec. 1 4 - 6:30 PM +1 more see less	2 Blood Drive in Westfield 12:30 - 5 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Lamoille North Community Budget Discussion 6 - 8 PM Retribe Upcoming Workshop 7 - 8:30 PM	3 Tai Chi for Seniors 10 - 11:30 AM Make Your Own Green Cleaner! with LRSWMD 11 AM How Telescopes Work - by the Lamoille County Stargazers 5:30 PM Hyde Park Town Planning Commission Meeting Dec. 3 6 PM Fairfield Talk on Palestine 6:30 - 8 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Free Massage School? 8 AM - 4 PM Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Read Aloud Sessions; Spirituality 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	5 VNASWR Hospice Training 8 AM - 4 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Community Forum on Housing and Homelessness 6 - 7 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Town of Hyde Park DRB Hearing - Dec. 5 6 PM Visiting Writer Reading - Brendan Shay Basham 8 - 9 PM +2 more see less	6 Pop Up Program: Frankenstuffies 10 AM - 12 PM Public Hearing: Jay-Lyn Saturday Winter Service 11 - 11:30 AM Christmas Tree Sale at Cold Hollow Career Center 12 PM (multiday) EBCA Online Stocking Auction 12 PM (multiday) Time Correction for Jeff Church Open Sanctuary 3:30 - 5:30 PM Saint Albans City School - Aristocats Kids Musical 4:30 - 5:30 PM Exhibit Opening: Searching for Vermont's Lost Ski Areas 5 - 8 PM Bakersfield Light the Village - Tree Lighting 6 - 6:30 PM Inherit the Wind 7 - 9 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 6 7 PM +6 more see less	7 Order Wreaths and Centerpieces Holiday Workshops All Day Free Community Breakfast Offered Dec. 7 8 - 9:30 AM Johnson Elementary School Christmas Craft Fair 8 AM - 3 PM Community Breakfast and Craft Fair 8:30 AM - 3 PM Annual Christmas Bazaar Dec. 7 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Bazaar at Richford First Baptist Church Dec. 7 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar at Richford First Baptist Church 9 AM - 2 PM Sterling View Christmas Craft Show 9 AM - 2 PM 46th Annual Craft Fair Hosted by Second Congo Church 9 AM - 3 PM 46th Annual Hyde Park Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Waterville Christmas Market 9 AM - 3 PM Aristocats Kids Musical 10 - 11 AM Amnesty International's Human Rights Day Event 10 AM - 12 PM Festival of Lights Special Saturday Hours 10 AM - 12 PM Tourtiere Pie Sale 10 AM - 12 PM Friends for Lanpher Library Holiday Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Friends of LML Book and Bake Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Winter Wonderland Holiday Craft Show 10 AM - 3 PM River Arts - Festival of Lights, Raffle Baskets & More! 10 AM - 4 PM Celebrate the 24th Annual Festival of Lights 🎄 10 AM - 4 PM Photo Art Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Itchin' to Be Stitchin' 10 AM Upcycled Wreath Making Workshop 11 AM - 12 PM Enchanted Village with Santa and Elves at CES 12 - 3 PM Holiday Decor Yard Sale 12 - 3 PM Protect Our Wildlife Update 1 - 2 PM VTSU Johnson Women's Basketball vs VTSU Lyndon 1 - 2:30 PM Holiday Garland Making at Mud and Lace 2:45 - 6 PM VTSU Johnson Men's Basketball vs. VTSU Lyndon 3 - 4:30 PM Crystal Pop Up at The Rising Sun 3 - 5 PM Johnson Holiday Jubilee Parade Road Closure 3:45 - 4:15 PM Johnson's Holiday Jubilee 3:45 - 6 PM Drum and Paint at the Jubilee! 4 - 6 PM Rejuvenation Wellness Center at Johnson Jubilee 4 - 6 PM Holiday Parade and Park Lighting Dec. 7 4 - 7 PM Holiday Pet Remembrance Service 4 PM +32 more see less
8 Photo Art Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Free Christmas Concert at the Enosburg Opera House 2 PM Hyde Park Lighting of the Wreaths 4 - 5 PM	9 36th Annual Brain Injury Conference and Auction (multiday) Hyde Park Special Selectboard Meeting - Dec 9 @ 530pm 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Caroling in the Village 5:45 - 7 PM Buddhist Meditation Class - Dec. 9 6:30 - 8 PM Johnson Recreation Economy Opportunities Task Force 6:30 - 8 PM Moonday Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Hyde Park Special Selectboard Meeting NHP Dec 9 @ 7pm 7 PM +4 more see less	10 Tai Chi for Seniors 10 - 11:30 AM Gingerbread House Making at BNML 4 - 7 PM Thermal Energy Network Workshop Dec. 10 5 - 6:30 PM Teen Fiber Arts Group 5:30 - 6:45 PM Cambridge Greenway Trail Scoping Study Meeting on Dec. 10 6 PM Dive in Deep with Ducks! 6:30 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	11 BNML Storytime Musical Guest: Linda Bassick 10 - 11:30 AM Empowerment Self Defense Class 5 - 7:30 PM LGBTQIA+ Meet-Up 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM Visiting Artist Talk - Colette Fu 8 - 9 PM +2 more see less	12 Learn How to Be a Guardian Ad Litem 10 - 11 AM Holiday Celebrations 1 PM (multiday) Recycling Roundtable 4 - 5 PM Morristown Municipal Budget 6 - 7 PM BFA Dance Performance 6 - 8 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	13 Community Holiday Party Extravaganza at Lost Nation! 4 PM (multiday) VTSU Johnson Women's Basketball vs ME Augusta 6 - 7:30 PM Christmas Benefit Concert 7 - 9 PM Come See "Inherit the Wind" in Hyde Park 7 PM (multiday) VSO Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus 7 PM Christmas Concert by Fairfax, Fletcher & Westford Band 7 PM VTSU Johnson Men's Basketball vs. Me Augusta 8 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	14 Order Wreaths and Centerpieces Holiday Workshops All Day Community Gingerbread House Party (Free) 1 AM - 3 PM Montgomery PTCO 10th Annual Holiday Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Cookie and Craft Show Dec. 14 9 AM - 3 PM Snowflake Read Aloud & Raffle at Varnum Library 10 - 10:30 AM Northern VT Ridge Runners Ugly X-Mas Sweater Meet Up 10 - 11 AM Pack Walks Going Biweekly! 10 - 11:30 AM Copley Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 10 AM - 3 PM North Woods Pottery Tour 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Sale Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Centerpiece Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Holiday Centerpiece Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Xander, VT Therapy Dog Visit 11 AM Bread CSA - Holiday Gift Pack 12 PM (multiday) Gingerbread House Party 1 - 1 PM Lamoille Valley Dance Academy's Nutcracker/Holiday Show 1 PM (multiday) Holiday Tree Lighting and Caroling 3 PM Holiday Concert with Pianist Christopher McWilliams 4 - 5:30 PM +15 more see less
15 Breakfast with Santa at Morrisville Fire Department 8 AM - 12 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 10 AM - 3 PM Celebrate with Community - Ohavi Zedek Chanukah Party 11 AM - 2 PM Sleigh Ride 11 AM - 3 PM Hitchcock Memorial Museum & Library Holiday Open House 11:30 AM - 1 PM Stowe Holiday Market 12 - 4 PM Stowe Farmers' Market Holiday Market 12 - 4 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Good Shepherd Service Installation 2 PM Country Christmas Concert with Local Musicians 2 - 4 PM MMUUF Carol Sing and Candlelight Service 3 - 5 PM Want to Spread a Little Holiday Cheer? 3 PM Songs and Santa at the Meeting House 5 - 7 PM +9 more see less	16 Clarina Howard Nichols Center Raffle All Day Smuggs Winter Market 2 - 5 PM BFA Comet Hockey Scrimmage and Food Drive 5 - 6:30 PM You're Invited to BFA Fine Arts Night! 5 - 8 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Author Visit with George Woodard 6 - 7:30 PM Handel's Messiah Community Sing 6:45 - 9 PM +3 more see less	17 Free Vaccine Clinic - No Appointment Needed! 2:30 - 4:30 PM The BFA Experience Event 5 - 7 PM Light Up the Library! 5 PM Hyde Park Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 17 5:30 PM Franklin County Photogs at BNML (Special Date) 6 - 7:30 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	18 BYOBook Group at MCL 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Rescheduled-Westfield Caroling on the Common 6 PM Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Committee Meeting Agenda 6 PM +2 more see less	19 Holiday Sing-A-Long in Memory of Benjamin Clapp 6 - 7 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Town of Hyde Park Drb Hearing - Dec. 19 at 6:00pm 6 PM	20 Half Price Sale (multiday) Let's Do Lunch! Music at 11:00 AM 11 AM - 12:30 PM Vaccine Clinic for Age 0-64 1 - 3 PM Free Vaccine Clinic at the Library 1 - 3 PM Visit with Santa 3:30 - 5 PM Fairfield Fire Department Holiday Light Show 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	21 Order Wreaths and Centerpieces Holiday Workshops All Day Saturplay at BNML 10 - 11:30 AM Holiday Market, & Santa Will Be in Town This Saturday! 10 AM - 3 PM Saturday Storytime Featuring Musician Anna Adler 11 AM 🏡 Open House and Community Food Drive 🍎 1 - 3 PM Contagious Lite 6 - 8 PM Dec. 21 Blue Christmas & Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Services 7 PM (multiday) +3 more see less
22 Russell Bakehouse Holiday Pop-Up 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Caroling 11 AM - 12 PM	23 Smuggs Winter Market 2 - 5 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	24 Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 5 AM Christmas Eve Service 1 - 2:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 4 - 5 PM Candlelight Christmas Eve Dec. 24 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 4:30 PM Christmas Service 5 - 6:10 PM Celebrate Christmas Eve at St. Matthew's! 5 - 6:15 PM Celebrate Christmas Eve at St. Matthew's! 5 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service 6 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6 PM Christmas Eve Cantata and Candlelight Service 7 - 8:30 PM Christmas Eve Cantata and Candlelight Service 7 - 8:30 PM Christmas Eve, Candlelight Service 7:30 PM +12 more see less	25 Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM	26 Hanukkah Party and Concert: Joanie Leeds at Zenbarn 2 - 4 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM	27 Johnson Community Blood Drive 12 - 4:30 PM	28 Join Your Legislators for a Community Conversation! 8 - 10:30 AM Pack Walks Going Biweekly! 10 - 11:30 AM Astral Underground Performance, Rail Trail Pub 7 - 9 PM
29	30 Smuggs Winter Market 2 - 5 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Moonday Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM	31 🎉 Ring in the New Year at the Rail Trail Pub! 🎉 4 PM (multiday) New Year's Celebration, Enosburg Village: Live Music! 4 PM (multiday) Fam and Glam New Year Party 7 PM (multiday)	1 Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	2 Welcome Back, Maple Run Community! 7:30 - 8:25 AM Lego Club - Thursdays in January 3:15 - 4 PM	3 Friday's Sketch Night! 🎨 5:30 - 8 PM Mansfield Backcountry Alliance Season Kickoff Party 6 - 9 PM The Buck Hollers Band at Snow Farm Winter Wine Down 6:30 - 8:30 PM Hadestown - the Musical 7 PM (multiday)	4 Monthly Community Breakfast Jan. 4 8 - 9:30 AM Community Meeting Day - Pie for Breakfast! 8 AM - 12 PM Bottle Pop Up Drive for Justice for Dogs 9 - 11 AM Justice for Dogs "Pop Up" Bottle/Can Drive Jan. 4 9 - 11 AM Blue Moon Pottery Second Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Cambridge Fire Dept Blood Drive 9 AM - 2 PM Itchin' to Be Stitchin' 10 AM Read Aloud Sessions: Spirituality - Love 12:30 PM Common Threads at the Waterville Town Library 1 - 3 PM Community Meal 5 - 6 PM +6 more see less