Calendar - Front Porch Forum

November 2022

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30 Annual Fall Clothing Drop ‘N Swap is Back! (multiday) Apple Pressing Plainfield - This Weekend 12 PM (multiday) Bent Nails Bistro Celebration! 5 PM (multiday) Cars and Coffee at Vee's Flowers in Waitsfield 9 AM - 12 PM Annual Halloween Bake Sale 🎃👻 10 AM - 4 PM Tending Our Grief: a Community Grief Ritual 3 - 5 PM 2022 Spooktacular Halloween 3 - 5 PM Halloween Eve Social 3 - 7 PM The Corpse Bride - A Playback Theatre Show 4 - 6 PM Moretown United Methodist Church 4 PM Salsa, Merengue, Bachata Halloween Dance Social 6 - 9 PM +7 more see less	31 Buzzy Volunteers Needed: Halloween Parade Pollination 3:30 - 6 PM Volunteers Needed: Halloween Parade Event 3:30 - 6 PM Accessible Trick or Treating 4 - 5:30 PM Trick or Treating in Downtown Montpelier 4 - 5:30 PM Trick or Treat or Cast Your Ballot! 4 - 6 PM The Great Middlesex Trunk or Treat 5:30 - 7 PM Trick-Or-Treating at the Plainfield Co-Op 6 - 7 PM Do You Like to Sing? 6:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	1 Select Board Meeting Tuesday, Agenda 5 - 8 PM Samhain Ritual at Bread and Puppet - Nov. 1 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free: Neurodiversity & Culture - Brain Club Every Tues. 6 - 7 PM Speak Up with Savvy Speakers Toastmasters 6 - 7:30 PM Knit Nights at the Cutler 6 - 8 PM Pasta at the Post! 6 PM BCA Meeting Nov. 1 6:30 - 7 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 - 8 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 PM (multiday) Sing with the Green Mountain Chorus for the Holiday 7 - 8 PM Obtaining Italian Citizenship Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM Obtaining Italian Citizenship Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM Obtaining Italian Citizenship Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 1 7 - 9 PM Plainfield Select Board Meeting, Nov. 1 7 PM +11 more see less	2 Barre UUSD Finance Committee Meeting All Day Senior Day at the Aldrich Library! 1:30 - 2:30 PM Curt Lindberg on Biodiversity 1:30 - 2:30 PM OLLI Fall Series Begins Sept. 21 1:30 - 3 PM Weekly OLLI Programs for Older Adults 1:30 - 3 PM Hopeful Excursions in Saving Biodiversity 1:30 - 3 PM Curt Lindberg, of VT Half-Earth Alliance Nov. 2 1:30 PM Wellness Wednesdays (Free!) at the WellSpace 4:30 - 7:30 PM WCUUSD Community Forum 6:15 - 7:15 PM Wednesday, 6:30PM - MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +7 more see less	3 Relocalizing VT: How Are Our Elections Run? 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT: How Are Our Elections Run? 9 - 10:30 AM Friends of Calais Meeting 12 - 7:30 PM Italian Conversational at AR Market and Pearl St Pizza 4 - 6 PM Barre UUSD Curriculum Committee Meeting 6 PM Community Jam at the Montpelier Senior Center 6:15 - 8 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 - 8 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 PM (multiday) NAMI Family to Family Classes 6:30 PM MadDog Trout Unlimited Returns to the Reservoir! 7 - 8:30 PM Meet and Greet with Brenda Siegel 7 - 9 PM Laugh! & Support Junior League of Champlain Valley! 9 - 10 PM +8 more see less	4 Artisans Hand Craft Gallery Birthday Sale (multiday) November Garage Sale 9 AM (multiday) Outdoor Sale at Trinity Methodist Church Nov. 4-5 10 AM (multiday) Music for Baby & Me at the Library 12:30 PM James Secor: Chirping in the Thickets at the Front 4 - 7 PM Heart Centered Living Retreat in Stowe 5 PM (multiday) Radio Show - Organist Lynette Combs, 40 Years in VT 5 PM Queer Poetry Reading at MSAC 6 - 7:30 PM Queer Poetry Reading at MSAC Nov. 4 6 - 7:30 PM Stage 32's Fall Play: Shakespeare! 7 - 9 PM McCaffrey, Coane & Rowell 7 - 9 PM The Steppes at Oasis Cafe Nov. 4 8 - 10 PM +8 more see less	5 Storage Unit Auction 9 - 10 AM Fox Paw Tracking Club Meets This Saturday! 9 AM - 12 PM Winter Clothing Give-Away Nov. 5 9 AM - 12 PM Fox Paw School's Tracking Club Meets This Saturday! 9 AM - 12 PM Simply Crafts Fair at National Life 9 AM - 3 PM Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM National Life Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Berlin Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament 9 AM - 3:30 PM Estate Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Puzzle Swap at the Library 10 AM - 2 PM Morse Farm Stick Season Customer Appreciation Day 10 AM - 5 PM Girls 9-13yrs Self-Defense Class! 2 - 3:15 PM Lively, Fun Exercise Class Nov. 5 2 - 3:30 PM Monteverdi Faculty Recital to Benefit Scholarship Fund 2 - 4 PM Jamie's 40th Birthday Party 2 - 5 PM Charles Bohn, a Retrospective; Poetry Reading 3 - 6 PM Charles Bohn: a Retrospective, Poetry Reading 3 - 6 PM Girls 13-19 Yrs Self-Defense Class 3:30 - 5 PM Party Time in Worcester 4 - 7 PM Vermont ATHENA Leadership Awards Gala 5 - 10 PM Vermont Athena Awards Gala at Capitol Plaza, Nov. 5 5:30 - 10 PM Mountainfilm on Tour Stop in Waitsfield 6:30 - 9:30 PM Stage 32's Fall Play: Shakespeare! 7 - 9 PM Backcountry Barn Bash 2022 7 - 10 PM Contra Dance Again, Saturday at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM Second Week in a Row! Contra Dance! 7:40 - 11 PM Montpelier Contra Dance Saturday at the Grange 7:40 - 11 PM Montpelier Contra Dance, Join Us on Saturday! 8 - 11 PM +24 more see less
6 Calais Cemetery Commission Special Meeting 10 - 10:30 AM Dried Wreath Workshop - Last One of the Season! 1 - 3 PM Reading & Book Signing for Pig Years & Portals 1:30 - 3:30 PM Ladino 101 with Sarah Aroeste on Zoom! 4 - 5:30 PM Fiddle Performance and Workshop! 4 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	7 CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Root Causes of Homelessness 6:30 - 8 PM Do You Like to Sing? 6:30 - 9 PM Monthly Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Trails Committee Meeting Nov. 7 7 PM +1 more see less	8 Important Reminders Re: Voting & Taxes 7 AM - 7 PM Election Reminder: How to Vote, How to Register 7 AM - 7 PM Clerk's Office Closed on Election Day 9 AM - 5 PM Free: Neurodiversity & Culture - Brain Club Every Tues. 6 - 7 PM Pasta at the Post! 6 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 - 8 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 PM (multiday) Sing with the Green Mountain Chorus for the Holiday 7 - 8 PM +4 more see less	9 Lunch and Learn at Norwich University Museum 12 - 1 PM Somatics for the People! - a Pop-Up Somatics Clinic 12 - 4:30 PM Weekly OLLI Programs for Older Adults 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI Fall Series Begins Sept. 21 1:30 - 3 PM UVM's Osher Lifelong Learning 1:30 - 3 PM Applied Public Health with Dr. Mark Levine 1:30 - 3 PM Capital Kids Afterschool Program Open House 4:30 - 5:30 PM Corrected City of Barre City Council Agenda Nov. 9 6 PM Montpelier's Built Environment 6:30 - 8 PM +5 more see less	10 Oil Painting Class 10 AM - 12 PM End of Life Series (Taking Control) on Nov. 10 1 - 2 PM City of Barre Planning Commission Agenda 5:30 PM Barre Unified Union School District Board Meeting 6 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 - 8 PM Diabetes Undone 6:30 PM (multiday) NAMI Family to Family Classes 6:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 8:15 PM +4 more see less	11 Fiercely Evolving: a Yoga & Wellness Retreat for Women (multiday) No "Read" at Read & Play This Week Nov. 11 All Day Veterans' Day Story Circle in Hardwick 10 - 11 AM Mom & Baby Playgroups 10:45 AM - 1 PM Music for Baby & Me at the Library 12:30 PM Plainfield Co-Op & Community Center 50th Birthday 6 - 10 PM Brass Balagan at the Whammy Bar 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	12 Stilbroke Farm Pottery Studio (multiday) Shady Rill at Adamant Community Club Nov. 12 7:30 AM CVMC - Running Clinic 8 AM - 12 PM Lawn Waste Site 8 AM Free! Winter Warm Up 9 AM - 12 PM Rokeby Museum Teacher's Workshop 9 AM - 2 PM Kids Trade & Play- Nov. 12 - Clothing/Item Exchange 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade & Play - Clothing/Item Exchange 9:30 - 11:30 AM Winter Clothing Giveaway This Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM VTeen 4-H Science Cafe: Intro to Network Science 5 - 7 PM Free Movie Night - Saturday, Nov. 12 6 PM Raq-On's Shimmyathon Show 7 - 9 PM Shady Rill at the Adamant Community Club Nov. 12 7:30 - 9 PM "Shady Rill" at the Adamant Community Club Nov. 12 7:30 - 9:30 PM Shady Rill at the Adamant Community Club Nov. 12 7:30 - 9:30 PM +11 more see less
13 County Road Blacktop Celebration 9 AM - 12 PM Antique Market at the Canadian Club 9 AM Performance Ear Training / Improvisation Workshop 1 - 3 PM 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament for Pack the Pantry 1 - 6 PM Modern Times Theater Presents "We're Not from Here" 4 - 5:30 PM Modern Times Theater at the Plainfield Opera House 4 - 5:30 PM All-Vermont Meditation Circle 7:30 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	14 Mahloket (Disagreement) Matters 5:30 AM Selectboard Nov. 14 Agenda 6 PM Do You Like to Sing? 6:30 - 9 PM	15 Old Schoolhouse Common : Survey & Raffle Drawing All Day DAIL Listening Session at MSAC 1 - 3 PM Select Board Meeting Tomorrow 5 - 8 PM Free: Neurodiversity & Culture - Brain Club Every Tues. 6 - 7 PM Speak Up with Savvy Speakers Toastmasters 6 - 7:30 PM Online Services at Moretown Library 6 - 7:30 PM Link to Public Forum - Barre City Nov. 15 6 PM Pasta at the Post! 6 PM Calling All Barre City Residents: Forum & Survey 6:30 - 8 PM Sing with the Green Mountain Chorus for the Holiday 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	16 Susan Abbott and the Camino De Santiago 1:30 - 2:30 PM OLLI Presentation Susan Abbott 11/16 1:30 - 2:55 PM OLLI Presents Susan Abbott, Artist 1:30 - 3 PM Weekly OLLI Programs for Older Adults 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI Fall Series Begins Sept. 21 1:30 - 3 PM Barre City River Access Task Force Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Calais Cemetery Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 16 6 - 8 PM Paine Mtn School Board to Discuss AP Classes, Budget 6 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Nov. 16 6:30 - 8:45 PM City of Barre Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting 6:30 PM CVFiber: Construction, Field Work, Webinar, Help Wanted 7 - 8 PM The Impact of Climate Change on VT Discussion Series 7 - 8:30 PM What Climate Change Means to You 7 - 8:30 PM CVFiber Construction to Start in Calais: Learn More 7 - 9 PM November Conservation Committee Meeting Link 7 PM What Climate Change Means to You 7 PM +13 more see less	17 Pack the Panty Food & Funds Drive 12 AM (multiday) Dog River Farm Store Open for Thanksgiving Shopping (multiday) Relocalizing VT: Urban Forestry; Veterans 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT: Urban Forestry; Veterans 9 - 10:30 AM Oil Painting Class 10 AM - 12 PM Dine in with MSAC - Meal from the Woods Lodge 12 - 1 PM 22-23 Barre City PTO Ski & Ride at Sugarbush Due Nov. 17 12 - 7 PM Union Elementary School Caregivers Alliance Meeting 12 - 8 PM Norwich University Women's Hockey Team - Open Practice 5 - 6 PM Central Vermont Career Center Open House 5:30 - 7:30 PM Plant Sale! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Transform Your Inner Critic with Megan Bisbee 5:30 - 8 PM Transform Your Inner Critic with Megan Bisbee 5:30 - 8 PM Hanging on Narrowly: Jewish Rituals, Herbs for Grieving 6 - 8 PM Community Jam at the Montpelier Senior Center 6:15 - 8 PM Poems and Poems 6:30 - 8 PM NAMI Family to Family Classes 6:30 PM Union Elementary School Caregivers Alliance Meeting 7 - 8 PM Live Stand Up Comedy Nov. 17 at Bent Nails 7:30 - 9 PM +15 more see less	18 Information About Volunteering for AARP Tax-Aide 9 - 11 AM Income Tax Preparation 9 - 11 AM Information Session on the Taxaide Volunteer Program 9 - 11 AM The Mitzvah Fund Mobile Clinic Moves for the Winter 10 AM - 4 PM Barre Granite Association College Classic 12 PM (multiday) MSM 7th and 8th Grade Dance - We Need You! 6 PM Montpelier Underfoot (Presentation) 7 - 8:30 PM The VT Bluegrass Pioneers at Bent Nails Bistro 7 - 9 PM Tim Jennings: 50 Years of Storytelling 7:30 PM (multiday) Chad Hollister and Primo at Bent Nails Bistro 9 - 11 PM +6 more see less	19 Ark, a Snowboarding Film All Day Barn Sale - Lamb, Wool and More - Saturday Only! All Day Montpelier Contra Dance, Nov. 19! 7:40 AM - 11 PM Give & Take 9 AM - 12 PM Montpelier Underfoot (Field Walk) 9 AM - 12 PM Winter Sale! Plus Fleece and Freezer Freebies 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Moving Sale to Benefit Good Samaritan Haven 9 AM - 4 PM Moving Sale 9 AM Scottish Tea 10 AM - 2 PM Montpelier Thanksgiving Farmers Market 10 AM - 2 PM Barre Presbyterian Church Scottish Tea and Food Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Food Drive for Thanksgiving Baskets 10 AM - 2 PM 10th Annual Barre Elks - Falling in to the Holidays! 10 AM (multiday) Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda 10 AM Presbyterian Church Scottish Tea and Food Sale 10 AM Bake Sale Pre-Thanksgiving 11 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar 11 AM (multiday) Onion River Exchange Open House - Nov. 19 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Onion River Exchange Open House - Nov. 19 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Onion River Exchange Open House 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Girls 5-9 Years Self-Defense Class 3 - 4 PM Photographers Workroom Exhibit 4 - 6 PM Live Music, Art and Poetry at Woodbelly Pizza! 5 - 9 PM Christopher Mcwilliams Presents a Thanksgiving Concert 7 - 8 PM Bohemian Baroque 7:30 - 9 PM Contra Dance at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM Montpelier Contra Dance on Saturday Night 8 - 11 PM +24 more see less
20 Rise Up Bakery Workshop All Day 2nd Quarter Property Taxes Due Sunday 12 AM - 11:59 PM Free Community Thanksgiving Meal 1:30 - 2:30 AM Pancakes for the People at Woodbelly Pizza 8 - 11 AM Get Your Knives Sharpened for the Holidays! 10 AM - 1 PM Sharpening This Sunday 10 AM - 1 PM Bread from Scratch 12 - 5 PM Bread Baking Workshop "Bread from Scratch" 12 - 5 PM Celebrating the Life of Austin Cleaves 12 PM Interfaith Unity Service This Sunday! 3 - 4 PM No Strings Marionettes at the Maple Corner CC 4 - 5:15 PM Open Gym Basketball-Barre Civic Center's Auditorium 5 - 6:30 PM "Singing My Way Home" with David Ruffin & Eliza Thomas 5:15 - 6:15 PM +9 more see less	21 Calais-E. Montpelier Historical Societies Nov. Program 6 PM Barre UUSD Policy Committee Meeting 6 PM Do You Like to Sing? 6:30 - 9 PM	22 City of Barre Traffic Alert All Day Plainfield WWW Commission Agenda 5:15 PM Free: Neurodiversity & Culture - Brain Club Every Tues. 6 - 7 PM Sing with the Green Mountain Chorus for the Holiday 7 - 8 PM Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	23 Annual Free Thanksgiving Meal Pick-Up/Delivery All Day OLLI Fall Series Begins Sept. 21 1:30 - 3 PM Weekly OLLI Programs for Older Adults 1:30 - 3 PM Marshfield Community Supper Nov. 23... Pizza! 6 - 7 PM	24 Thanksgiving Turkey Trot 8:30 AM Robinson Sawmill Thanksgiving Day Turkey Meander 9 - 10 AM Relocalizing VT Nov. 24: Dancing with History 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Nov. 24: Dancing with History 9 - 10:30 AM Thanksgiving Breakfast at Bethany Church 9 AM - 12 PM Take a Meander 9 AM - 12 PM Oil Painting Class 10 AM - 12 PM Thanksgiving Service - 1st Church of Christ, Scientist 10:30 - 11 AM NAMI Family to Family Classes 6:30 PM +5 more see less	25 Flannel Friday All Day The Mitzvah Fund Mobile Clinic Moves for the Winter 10 AM - 4 PM Mom & Baby Playgroups 10:45 AM - 1 PM	26 Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM American Legion Handcrafter's Bazaar 9 AM - 4 PM Tenth Annual Old Labor Hall Craft/Vendor Event ! 9 AM (multiday) Pre-Holiday Purge Free Pile 9 AM Small Business Saturday Event at Trinity Thrift Store 9:30 AM - 12 PM Holiday Gifts & Crafts at Jasper's Farm Stand 10 AM - 1 PM Small Business Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM +4 more see less
27 Family Friendly Land Blessing Sunday After Thanksgiving 10 - 11:30 AM Buy One Pizza, Get a Pizza Half Off! 12 - 8 PM Artist's Talk at the Front 4 - 5 PM All-Vermont Meditation Circle 7:30 - 8:30 PM Canadian Labour International Film Festival 7:30 PM Free Labor Films 7:35 PM "A World Free of Crisis" 7:38 - 11 PM +3 more see less	28 NAMI Central Vermont Family Support Group All Day Teen Writers Workshop: the Art of the Supernatural 4 - 5 PM Selectboard Meeting Agenda for Nov. 28 6 PM Do You Like to Sing? 6:30 - 9 PM Nov. 28 EM Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM +1 more see less	29 Join Us for Giving Tuesday Next Week at MSAC! 2 PM City of Barre City Council Agenda 6:30 PM Sing with the Green Mountain Chorus for the Holiday 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM	30 Spring Hill School Auction 9 AM (multiday) Weekly OLLI Programs for Older Adults 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI Fall Series Begins Sept. 21 1:30 - 3 PM Climate Conversation for Introverts, Empaths, & HSPS 6 - 7 PM Author Talk at Aldrich Public Library 6 - 7 PM Holiday Wreath Making at the Library 6 PM +2 more see less	1 Relocalizing VT: Unions; Local Journalism 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT: Unions; Local Journalism 9 - 10:30 AM Gifford Wellness Presents: Diabetes 9 AM - 12 PM Oil Painting Class 10 AM - 12 PM Breath Session with Dunja Moeller Dec. 1 10 AM Thursday Noon Dec. Concerts - Christ Church Montpelier 12 - 1 PM December Weekly Noon Time Concerts Christ Church 12 PM Twin Valley Senior Center Events 3 PM Book Club 3 PM Mystery Readers Club 3 PM Friends of Calais Monthly Meeting Thursday, Dec. 1 6 PM Is There Anything Good in This World? Come and See 6:30 - 7:30 PM NAMI Family to Family Classes 6:30 PM +9 more see less	2 Elf the Musical at U-32 (multiday) It's a Wonderful Life on Stage! (Virtual and In-Person) All Day Next Mom & Baby Playgroup All Day The Mitzvah Fund Mobile Clinic Moves for the Winter 10 AM - 4 PM Mom & Baby Yuletide Crafting and Playgroup 10:45 AM - 1:15 PM Fine Wooden Bowls at "Bowlfest" - Friday 4 - 6 PM Bookbinder Elissa Campbell at Artisans Hand for Art Walk 4 - 7 PM Art Walk Invitation! 4 - 7 PM Group Show 52 at the Front 4 - 8 PM Montpelier Alive Art Walk 4 - 8 PM Travel Storytelling Gathering 5:30 - 8 PM Elf the Musical, Jr 7 - 8:30 PM English Country Dance Tonight! 7 - 9 PM U-32 and Stage 16 Present: Elf the Musical, Jr 7 PM (multiday) +10 more see less	3 It's a Wonderful Life on Stage! (Virtual and In-Person) All Day Fox Paw Tracking Club Meets This Saturday! 9 AM - 12:30 PM Fox Paw School's Tracking Club Meets This Saturday! 9 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Fair at Unitarian Church of Montpelier 9 AM - 2 PM Moretown Artisan's Sale Happening This Weekend! 9 AM (multiday) Moretown Artisans Sale 9 AM (multiday) Dec. 3 - Ski & Skate Sale at Barre Auditorium 9 AM Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda 10 AM Wintermarket at Highland Arts Center Dec. 3 11 AM - 3 PM FLOD: Puppy Adoption Event 12:45 PM Holiday Fair at the Unitarian Church of Montpelier 2 - 2 PM Green Mountain and Barre Tones Choruses Holiday Concert 2 - 4 PM Holiday A Cappella Barbershop Concert 2 PM Concert 2 PM Poetry at the Adamant Community Club 3:30 - 5 PM Habitat for Humanity Bid to Build Auction 6:30 - 9 PM "Bid to Build" - Habitat for Humanity Auction 6:30 - 9 PM Bid to Build 6:30 - 9 PM Contra Dance with Another Great Band & Caller! 7:30 - 11 PM Hot Contra Dance Saturday Night! Be There! 7:40 - 11 PM Montpelier Contra Dance Saturday! 8 - 11 PM Save the Date for the Spring Hill School Bid & Boogie! 8 PM +18 more see less