Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2024

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29 Multi-Family Garage Sale - Windywood Rd - Sept. 28-29 (multiday) Small Yard Sale - Elm St - Sept. 29 All Day Sunday Morning Sweat! - Outdoor Bootcamp 9 - 10 AM Paine Mtn. Hike 10 AM - 2 PM Big Yard Sale - Sept. 29 10 AM - 5 PM Paint & Chill with Katie Sept. 29 1 - 3 PM Great Music, Tasty Apples, Sweet Cider, Cider Donuts 1 - 4 PM The Workroom Annual Exhibit 1 - 4 PM Free Pizza in the Park - East Barre 4 - 7 PM See Champlain Trio in Plainfield This Sunday! 4 PM +6 more see less	30 Support Sustainability and Outdoor Ed at NES and NMHS 3:30 - 4:30 PM Support NU Rugby: Buy a Hot Dog from Dog River Dogs! 5 - 7 PM Northfield Riverwalk Working Group Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Public Informational Meeting Re: Municipal Fire Dept 6:30 PM We Can't Eat Money: Full-Bodied Food Economics 7:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	1 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Estate Planning Course - Claudia Pringles, Esq 6 AM - 7:30 PM Activities in Hubbard Park - October 1 8:30 AM - 1 PM Invasive Plant Days on Irish Hill Natural Area 9 AM - 3 PM Free Monthly Somatic Pop-Up Clinic 10 AM - 4 PM Free Monthly Somatic Street Therapy at Rainbow Bridge 10 AM - 4 PM American Postal Workers Union Rally Oct. 1 11 AM A Nature Walk with Bryan Pfeiffer in Hubbard Park 12 - 1 PM Free Community Distribution 1 - 4 PM Scarecrow Contest at Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Celebrate Fall at October Marketfest! 3 - 6 PM VHS's Research & Exhibition Gallery Grand Opening! 4 - 5 PM How You Can Support Worcester/Calais Schools Tonight 6:15 - 9:15 PM Please Join Us at Our WCUUSD Board Meeting, Oct. 1 6:15 - 9:15 PM Civil Air Patrol Open House 6:30 - 8:30 PM Civil Air Patrol Hosts Open House at Knapp Airport 6:30 - 8:30 PM Civil Air Patrol Hosts Open House at Knapp Airport 6:30 - 8:30 PM +13 more see less	2 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Feast Farmstand 9 AM - 12 PM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Activities in Hubbard Park - October 2 & 3 12 PM (multiday) Senior Day at the Aldrich Library 1:30 - 2:30 PM Central Vermont OLLI and Front Porch Forum 1:30 - 3 PM Town Buildings & Energy Subcommittee Meeting 4 - 5:30 PM Vermont Natural Resources Council Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Montpelier Jazz Project 6 - 7:30 PM Four-Week Lantern Making Workshop 6 - 8 PM Budget and Test Results on School Board Agenda 6 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Tango at Hugo's, Alternate Wednesdays 7 - 11 PM +9 more see less	3 ☯️ Staying Attuned to Nature… New Qi Gong Class Series 8 - 9:30 AM Organizational Somatics for Resilience & Collaboration 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Community Jam at The Montpelier Senior Center 6:15 - 8 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda Oct. 3 7 PM +1 more see less	4 Landing in the Body: a Six Week Series in Ecosomatics All Day Central Vermont's Early Childhood Candidates Forum 8 - 10 AM Central Vermont's Early Childhood Candidates Forum 8 - 10 AM Activities in Hubbard Park - October 4-5 8:30 AM (multiday) Living Estate Sale 9 AM (multiday) Blood Drive - American Legion Post 63 12 - 5 PM MSAC Chess Club & Lessons 3 - 5 PM Cannons to Start the Norwich Cadet Invitational Oct. 4 3 PM Harvest Celebration and Feast Farm Tour 4 - 6 PM Paine Mountain Boys Varsity Soccer Home Game! 4 - 6:45 PM The Front: Group Show 63 for Art Walk 4 - 8 PM "Watercolor Diary", Artwork by Anna Yakubovskaya 4:30 - 7:30 PM Fireside Jams at VFW Post 792 5 - 8 PM +9 more see less	5 Fall Hikes All Day Town Forest Community Involvement Day All Day The Walk for Safe and Happy Childhoods 8 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale - 10 Hutchins Cir 8 AM (multiday) PCAVT's Walk for Safe and Happy Childhoods 8 AM Annual Walk in Montpelier - Prevent Child Abuse VT 8 AM Open Studio at 136 Murray Hill Drive, Unit 21 9 AM (multiday) Ritual Theater Experience by Donation 9:30 AM Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM Community Fall Festival - Saturday at VCFA Green 10 AM - 12 PM Hubbard Tower Playgroup and Picnic 10 AM - 12 PM Pie for Breakfast 10 AM - 1 PM Open Studio This Weekend! 10 AM - 6 PM Vermont Open Studio Weekend This Oct. 5 & 6! 10 AM (multiday) Montpelier Area Artists Open Their Studios 10 AM (multiday) Vermont Crafts Council Fall Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Re: Vermont Crafts Council's Open Studio Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Fall Open Studio Weekend October 5 and 6, 10-5 10 AM (multiday) Blessing of the Animals 10 AM Fall Open Studio Weekend 11 AM (multiday) Washington Fall Festival 12 - 4 PM The Many Voices of Water - an Immersive Experience 12 - 7 PM The Workroom Annual Exhibit 1 - 4 PM St Francis Day Oct 5 - Pet Blessing and Candidate Forum 2 - 2:30 PM World of Leaves Walk 2 - 3:30 PM Bellydance Series with Linda River Valente 2:30 - 3:30 PM Off-Leash Skills Workshop and Park Walk 3 - 5 PM Shidaa Projects Celebration of Community & Diversity 3 - 5 PM 3rd Annual Celebration of Community & Diversity 3 - 5 PM Chicken Pie Supper 4 - 6 PM Chicken Pie Dinner Take-Out 4 - 6 PM Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner 4:30 - 7:30 PM Central Vermont Humane Society's Fur Fest 4:30 - 8:30 PM "Money Conversations" at the Grange – and a Potluck! 5 - 7 PM "Money Conversations" at the Grange – and a Potluck! 5 - 7 PM “Songs, Meditations and a Dream,” Music of Don Jamison 7 - 9 PM Contra Dancing at the Grange, Another Great Band! 7:30 - 11 PM Contra Dancing at the Grange, Another Great Band! 7:30 - 11 PM Oct. 5: Montpelier Contra Dance! 7:45 - 11 PM +35 more see less
6 Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5K 9 AM - 1 PM Scrag Mountain Hike 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Yard Sale - College Street - Oct. 6 10 AM - 2 PM Multi Family Yard Sale/Moving Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Open Studio This Weekend! 10 AM - 6 PM Blessing of the Animals 12 - 1 PM The Workroom Annual Exhibit 1 - 4 PM +3 more see less	7 Norwich University Military Writers' Symposium 9 AM (multiday) Support NU Rugby: Buy a Hot Dog from Dog River Dogs! 5 - 7 PM Gospel Choir Rehearsals Begin Monday! 5:30 - 8:30 PM International Study and Travel at MHS 6 - 7 PM Northfield Utility Commissions Joint Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Making Friends with Death & Dying: Support Group [Zoom] 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	8 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Free Flu and Covid Vaccination Clinic 10 AM - 12 PM Special Selectboard Meeting Oct 8 6 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM	9 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Central Vermont Olli and Natural Burial 1:30 - 3 PM Middle School Photography, Sewing, and Graphic Design 3 - 5 PM Button Up for Winter – Rebates Up to $24,500 6 - 7 PM Four-Week Lantern Making Workshop 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	10 ☯️ Staying Attuned to Nature… New Qi Gong Class Series 8 - 9:30 AM Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Free Public Wellness Events on Trauma and Resilience 6:30 - 8 PM Montpelier Commission Maple Public Forum 6:30 - 8 PM Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 6:30 PM The Tempest - Opening Night! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	11 Landing in the Body: a Six Week Series in Ecosomatics All Day Mantra Meditation + Movement Retreat in Greensboro VT (multiday) Unitarian Church of Montpelier - Fall Rummage Sale 9 AM - 6 PM Truth & Healing: in Search of a Common Memory 1 - 4 PM MSAC Chess Club & Lessons 3 - 5 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	12 Fall Hikes All Day Berlin Ice Rink Work Day on Oct. 12 9 - 11 AM Blessing of the Animals During Oct. 12 Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Craft Fair and Flea Market at Twin Valley Senior Center 9 AM - 3 PM Twin Valley Craft Fair & Flea Market 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair & Flea Market at Twin Valley Senior Center 9 AM - 3 PM Herbal Plant Walks 10 - 11 AM Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM Bellydance Series with Linda River Valente 2:30 - 3:30 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM Sound Bath w/ Sound Massage at Chandler Hall Oct 12 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less
13 Oct. 13 Concert at Berlin Congregational Church 4 - 5 PM	14 Support NU Rugby: Buy a Hot Dog from Dog River Dogs! 5 - 7 PM Barre City Republican Committee 6 - 7:30 PM	15 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Group Uke Class, Deep Dive Music Talk & More! 5:30 - 6:30 PM	16 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Four-Week Lantern Making Workshop 6 - 8 PM Forest Maintenance on Worcester. Come and Meet! 7 - 9 PM	17 ☯️ Staying Attuned to Nature… New Qi Gong Class Series 8 - 9:30 AM Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM UCN Book Discussion Group 6 - 7:30 PM Kid(s) Flown the Coop? Come Explore You! Oct. 17 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	18 Landing in the Body: a Six Week Series in Ecosomatics All Day Mindfulness Retreat (multiday) 🔥 Ignite 🔥 Retreat 🔥 2024 9 AM (multiday) MSAC Chess Club & Lessons 3 - 5 PM Annual Drop N Swap: The Drop 4 - 8 PM The Enchanted Forest 4:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	19 Fall Hikes All Day Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM Travel Storytelling Gathering at the Hub! 1 - 4 PM Bellydance Series with Linda River Valente 2:30 - 3:30 PM The Enchanted Forest 4:30 - 8 PM Delicious Spaghetti Dinner at FCCB 6 - 7 PM Spaghetti Dinner 6 PM +3 more see less
20 Spook-Tober Craft Fair Event 10 AM - 4 PM The Drop N Swap: The Swap 11 AM - 5 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM	21 Support NU Rugby: Buy a Hot Dog from Dog River Dogs! 5 - 7 PM	22 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day CVCOA and Mitzvah Fund Mobile Veterinary Clinic 9 AM - 3 PM Group Uke Class, Deep Dive Music Talk & More! 5:30 - 6:30 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM Men's Circle at the Sanctuary 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	23 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Middle School Photography, Sewing, and Graphic Design 3 - 5 PM Four-Week Lantern Making Workshop 6 - 8 PM	24 Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Chicken Pie Lunch Fundraiser for BASC! 12 - 1 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM	25 Landing in the Body: a Six Week Series in Ecosomatics All Day 3rd Annual Money Matters Symposium 10 AM - 4 PM Main Street Mamas: for New M/others and Their Kids 10:15 - 11:45 AM MSAC Chess Club & Lessons 3 - 5 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	26 Kitzmiller/Rotary Coat Drive Oct. 26 - Donate Now 9 AM - 1 PM Training in the Skill of Real Dialogue 9 AM (multiday) Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM BPL Annual Halloween Party 10:30 AM - 12 PM Bellydance Series with Linda River Valente 2:30 - 3:30 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less
27 Onion River Outdoors Autumn Onion Costume Run 9 - 10 AM	28 Support NU Rugby: Buy a Hot Dog from Dog River Dogs! 5 - 7 PM	29 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Weed Warrior Plant Pull 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Group Uke Class, Deep Dive Music Talk & More! 5:30 - 6:30 PM	30 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM	31 Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM	1 Landing in the Body: a Six Week Series in Ecosomatics All Day Main Street Mamas: for New M/others and Their Kids 10:15 - 11:45 AM Murder at the Museum: a Costume Mystery Fundraiser 12 - 9 PM MSAC Chess Club & Lessons 3 - 5 PM	2 Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM Free Drop-In Lantern Making Workshop for All Ages 10 AM - 3 PM