Calendar - Front Porch Forum

November 2017

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29 Huge Moving Sale in Marshfield - Route 2 (multiday) Reformation - A Celebration 500 Years in the Making 10 - 11 AM Joyfueled Sunday Retreat for Women 10 AM - 1 PM Joyfueled Sunday Retreat for Women 10 AM - 1 PM Sunday Retreats for Women 10 AM - 1 PM Harvest Festival 4 - 7 PM Thich Nhat Hanh Film "Walk with Me" in Montpelier 7 - 8:30 PM Thich Nhat Hanh Film Oct. 29 7 PM +4 more see less	30 EarthWalk After School Free Visit Day 3:30 - 6 PM You Are Invited! EarthWalk After School Free Visit Day! 3:30 - 6 PM Stream Table - Demonstration of How Rivers Behave 6 - 8 PM Central VT Lyme Disease Support Group 6 PM The Path to Success for Those in Recovery 6:30 - 8 PM Forum on School Budget Priorities Oct. 30 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	31 Trick or Treat at the Library 2 - 7 PM Downtown Trick or Treating 4 - 5 PM Trick-Or-Treat at the Front 4:15 - 5:30 PM Halloween Festivities 5 - 6 PM	1 Walk-Through Wednesday at Orchard Valley All Day Visit Orchard Valley Waldorf School! 8:30 - 10:30 AM Walk-Through Wednesday at Orchard Valley 8:30 - 10:30 AM Trinty Community Thrift Store Christmas in November 10 AM - 4 PM Trinity Community Thrift Store Christmas in November 10 AM (multiday) Senior Day at Aldrich Library Milne Community Room 1:30 - 2:30 PM OLLI This Week 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 3 PM Shakespeare Lecture Wed 1:30 Senior Center 1:30 PM Montpelier Shambhala Group: Open House 6 - 7:30 PM Invasive Insects at the Williston Library 6 - 7:30 PM CVUUSD School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM +8 more see less	2 How Do We Want Public Art to Live in Montpelier? 12 - 1 PM Wood-Fired Pizza Carryout - Rainy or Cloudy 4 - 7 PM TW Wood Gallery Opening 5 - 7 PM T.W. Wood Gallery Events and Exhibits! 5 - 7 PM Twinfield Parent/Community Member Nights 5:30 - 7:30 PM Final Place Climate Change Session with MRV Libraries 6:30 - 8:30 PM Zimmies at the Whammy Bar for Puerto Rico Fundraiser 7 - 9 PM Zimmies at the Whammy Bar for Puerto Rico Fundraiser 7 - 9 PM Art Dialogue & Dessert 8 - 9 PM +5 more see less	3 Vermont Adoption Consortium Conference 8 AM - 4:30 PM Help Your Neighbors Who Lost Food from the Storm 5 - 7 PM Sugarbush Ski/Ride Program - Sign Up Night Nov. 3 5:30 - 8 PM Songs & Tales 7 - 9 PM Patti Casey/Colin Mccaffrey and Willem Lange 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	4 PHWC's 1st Annual Fall Fitness Festival Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM Fall Fitness Festival Nov. 4! 9 AM - 12 PM PHWC's 1st Annual Fall Fitness Festival 9 AM - 12 PM Williston Craft Show 9:30 AM - 4 PM Save the Date - Fall Food & Wellness Fair Nov. 4! 10 AM - 2 PM Connecting Hope Annual Outreach Event 10 AM - 2 PM Nonviolent Action for Youth 1 - 4 PM 350VT's 5th Annual Convergence 2 - 7:30 PM Wonder Walks Walk for Health for All Ages 3 - 4 PM Invite a Demon to Tea: Overcoming Fear and Adversity 3 - 6 PM Juniper's Fare/Everyone's Child Lasagna Dinner 5 - 7:30 PM Fall Harvest Dinner 5:30 - 9:30 PM Harvest Dinner Fundraiser 5:30 PM Clara Martin Center Hosts Me2/ Orchestra at Chandler MU 6 - 7:30 PM Kathleen Kanz Comedy Hour 8 - 9:30 PM Bottle Drive This Weekend! 9 PM (multiday) +12 more see less
5 Planting Hope Bottle Drive Sunday Afternoon 1:30 - 3:30 PM Next Montpelier Community Song Circle Nov. 5 6 - 8 PM	6 Yoga Class at First Congregational Church of Berlin 3:15 - 11 AM Seated / Standing Yoga Classes 9:15 - 10:15 AM How Do We Want Public Art to Live in Montpelier? 12 - 1 PM Performance Art as Public Art: Convergence of Community 5:30 - 7:30 PM Central Vermont Unified Union School District (CVUUSD) 6 - 8 PM Queer Mountain Meditators 6:30 - 8 PM Transforming Challenging Emotions 6:30 - 8 PM Selectboard Meeting and Forum Nov. 6 6:30 PM Monthly Energy Committee Meeting Monday 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	7 Quit Tobacco! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Free Business Visioning Workshop This Tuesday! 5:30 - 7 PM Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security 5:30 - 7:30 PM Workshop 6:30 PM Get Your Mahjong On! (With Address) 7 - 8:30 PM Get Your Mahjong On! Game Night Nov. 7 7 - 8:30 PM "The Social Black Bear" with Ben Kilham 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 7 Agenda 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	8 Frozen Turkey Drive 7:30 AM - 1 PM Lecture on Politics of Sustainable Energy - Tony Klein 1:30 - 2:30 PM OLLI This Week 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 3 PM Girl Scouts Information Meeting 6 - 7 PM Free Film Screening & Discussion 6 - 8 PM Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Speaks at Norwich 7 - 8 PM Nov. 8 Book Group for White Men: Waking Up White 7 - 8:30 PM Norwich University Todd Lecture Series 7 PM Panel Discussion on VT 2018 Issues 7:30 - 9 PM Panel Discussion w/ACLU, VPIRG, VT Rights & Democracy 7:30 - 9 PM Vermont 2018: Issues and Solutions 7:30 PM +8 more see less	9 Fraser & Haas Concert Nov. 9 All Day Plainfield Selectboard Special Meeting 7:45 AM No Glyphosate-Help to Remove "Nuisance Species" in EM 8:30 AM - 12 PM Spitfire Grill at U32 7 PM (multiday) Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas Concert 7:30 - 9 PM SHS Drama Presents Peter & the Starcatcher 7:30 PM (multiday) SHS Drama Club Presents "Peter and the Starcatcher" 7:30 PM (multiday) Come See Peter and the Starcatcher at Spaulding HS! 7:30 PM Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas Concert at OMH 7:30 PM +5 more see less	10 Meditative Practices for Meeting Our Challenging Times All Day Offerings from the Everything Space All Day Kids Chocolate Making Workshop 4 - 6 PM Fun Event 6 - 10 PM Benefit Concert 6:30 - 9 PM November Open Mic 6:30 - 10 PM Maple Corner Film Series 7 - 9:30 PM Concert to Benefit Puerto Rican Farmers 7 PM Puerto Rico Benefit 7 PM Meditation Talk and Workshop for Our Challenging Times 7:30 PM (multiday) Stelvis Carbo Plays Charlie O's 9:30 PM (multiday) +7 more see less	11 Mountain Dulcimer Workshops Offered and Concert All Day 3rd Annual Granite City 5K Run/Walk for Veterans 8:30 - 11 AM 3rd Annual Granite City 5k Run/Walk for Veterans 9 - 10:30 AM 3rd Annual Granite City 5K Run/Walk for Veterans 9 - 10:30 AM 3rd Annual Granite City 5k Run/Walk for Veterans 9 - 10:30 AM 3rd Annual Granite City 5K Run/Walk for Veterans 9 - 11 AM Annual Chelsea Holiday Market! 9 AM - 2 PM 2017 Crafters Edge Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair at St. Leo's Hall - Waterbury 9 AM - 3 PM Vermont Passive House Tours! 9 AM - 5 PM Vermont Passive House Tours! 9 AM - 5 PM 3rd Annual Granite City 5k Run/Walk for Veterans 9 AM Kids Trade and Play Nov. 11 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade and Play 9:30 - 11:30 AM Following the Heart Path: a Workshop on Purpose 9:30 AM - 5 PM Worcester Bazaar 10 AM - 2 PM 4th Annual LUMS Craft & Vendor Fair Nov. 11 10 AM - 3 PM 4th Annual LUMS Craft & Vendor Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Community Event 10 AM - 5 PM Saturday Playgroups at Plainfield Community Center 12 - 2 PM Natural Dyes & Pigments with Black Walnuts & More 1 - 4 PM Mountain Dulcimer Workshops 1 - 4:30 PM Mountain Dulcimer Workshops, Nov. 11 FCCB 1 - 5 PM Wonder Walks Nature Appreciation Walk 2 - 3 PM Wonder Walks Nature Appreciation Walk 2 - 3 PM Wonder Walks' Nature Appreciation Walk in Montpelier 2 - 3 PM Wonder Walks Nature Appreciation Walk 2 - 3 PM Second Annual Summit School Sampler Coming Up! 3 - 10 PM Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture Sampler 3 - 10 PM Norm Williams Mountain Dulcimer Concert 7 - 9 PM Old-Time Appalachian Music Concert 7 PM Mountain Dulcimer Workshops and Concert 7 PM Summit School Sampler Cajun Dance with Chaque Fois! 7:30 - 9:30 PM Concert 7:30 PM Bach Concert Nov. 11 7:30 PM +31 more see less
12 Vermont Progressive Party State Convention 1 - 4 AM Hunter's Widows Fall Shopping Event 10 AM - 4 PM Fall Market 10 AM - 4 PM Fall Market 10 AM - 4 PM Hunter's Widows Fall Shopping Event 10 AM - 4 PM Super Bingo 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Herbal Medicine in Autumn: Making Fire Cider 4 - 5:30 PM Who Decides About War 4 PM Who Decides About War? 4 PM +5 more see less	13 Plainfield Water/Wastewater Commission Meeting 12 AM New Outdoor Play Space at Union! 6 - 7:30 PM Falun Dafa Practice at Kellogg-Hubbard Library Monday 6:30 - 7:45 PM 30's and Under Social Meditation in Montpelier 6:30 - 8:30 PM Peaceful Death Planning 6:30 PM +1 more see less	14 Quit Tobacco! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Classic American Working Class Film 5:45 - 7:45 PM Girl Scouts Information Session 6 - 7 PM Poets Resist: Voices of Dissent 7 - 9 PM MGMC and More, Not Calais, but Close! 7 PM +2 more see less	15 "Threats to Civil Liberties" Lecture 1:30 AM - 3 PM Free E-Waste Collection Nov. 15 at ARCC 9 AM - 4 PM Come Help Your Tree Board in Hubbard Park Wednesday 10 AM - 1 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 2:30 PM OLLI This Week 1:30 - 3 PM Square Dance 2 - 3:30 PM Farmers to You 4 - 6 PM Welcoming Farmers to You to Our Downtown! 4 - 6 PM Granite City Grocery and Farmers to You 4 - 6 PM Granite City Grocery 4 - 6 PM Granite City Grocery Event at Morse Deli 4 - 6 PM Williamstown School Board 5 - 6 PM Hazard Mitigation Meeting - Changed Date/Location 6 - 7:30 PM CVUUSD School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM +10 more see less	16 Audubon Let's Talk Turkeys Preschool Program Thursday! 12 AM Montpelier Death Cafe November Meeting 12 AM Relocalizing VT Thursday: How Local Businesses Thrive 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Thursday: How Local Businesses Thrive 9 - 10:30 AM "Refraining Aging" Central Vermont Council on Aging 9 AM - 12 PM Reframing Aging - Council on Aging Meeting & Breakfast 9 AM - 12 PM “Reframing Aging” Central Vermont Council on Aging 9 AM - 12 PM “Reframing Aging” at Central Vermont Council on Aging 9 AM - 12 PM “Reframing Aging” Central Vermont Council on Aging 9 AM - 12 PM Chickering Bog Presentation by Nature Conservancy 1 - 2:30 PM Fairmont Farm - Benefit Celebration for Liz 5 - 7:30 PM Addiction Recovery Discussion 5:30 - 6:30 PM Home Thermal Energy Workshop (Free) 6 - 7:30 PM CES Board Meeting Nov. 16 6 - 8 PM Come See LNT Aid! 7:30 - 9:30 PM LNT Aid Concert 7:30 - 10 PM +12 more see less	17 Vermont Hand Crafters 65th Annual Craft Vermont Show 10 AM (multiday) Corrected Date for Chickering Bog Presentation at Westview 1 - 2:30 PM MHS Debate Chana Masala Takeout Fundraiser 3 - 7 PM Crafty Pop-Up at the Plainfield Firehouse! 5 PM (multiday) Special Evening Storytime: Animal Slumber Party! 6 - 7 PM Central Vermont's Local Home Show 6 - 8 PM Friday Take-Out Dinner Fundraiser 6 - 8 PM Chocolate Making Workshop 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	18 Old West Church Christmas Children's Choir 12 AM Moretown School Pancake Breakfast Nov. 18 12 AM 2nd Annual Holiday Vendor and Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Winooski PTO Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Scottish Tea and Food Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Capital City Farmers Market - Thanksgiving Market 10 AM - 2 PM Clearance Sale at Methodist Church, 137 Main Street 10 AM - 2 PM Create Public Art with Gowri Savoor 10 AM - 2 PM Orchard Valley Waldorf School Holiday Market 10:30 AM - 3 PM Orchard Valley Holiday Market 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Orchard Valley Holiday Market 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Huge Craft Market This Saturday! 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Holiday Market - Mark Your Calendars! 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Orchard Valley Holiday Market 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Indoor Yard Sale - Airport Rd 12 - 3 PM Lean Essentials Nutrition Workshop 1 - 3 PM Wonder Walks' Mindful Meditation Walk to the Peace Park 3 - 4 PM Plainfield Neighborhood Watch Intro Meeting 3 - 4 PM Art Above the Savoy 4 - 7 PM Havdalah in Pajamas (and Potluck) 5 - 6:30 PM Cajun & Old-Time Music by Katie Trautz & Friends! 6 - 8 PM BCS Feasts with Alexander the Great 6:30 PM Montpelier Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert 7 - 9 PM Amahl and the Night Visitors Evening Concert 7 - 9 PM Amal and the Night Visitors 7 PM (multiday) Montpelier Community Gospel Choir in Waitsfield 7 PM An Evening of Gospel in Waitsfield 7 PM Burlington Choral Society Sings Alexander's Feast 7:30 - 9:30 PM +24 more see less
19 Chi Running Clinic: Run Injury Free! 9 AM - 2 PM Montpelier Chamber Orchestra Fall Concert 4 - 6 PM Amahl and the Night Visitors Afternoon Concert 4 - 6 PM Fossil Free House Party 5:30 - 7 PM Fossil-Free House Party 5:30 - 7 PM Community Singalong Nov. 19 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	20 PTNO Meeting Nov. 20 12 AM Join In an Evening of Readers' Theater! 12 AM Notice/Agenda for Nov. 20 Special Selectboard Meeting 12 AM Wine & Cheese Tasting 2 - 6 PM Celebration of Gratitude & Open House 5 - 7 PM Plainfield Water/Wastewater Commission Meeting 5 - 7 PM Meeting of E. Montpelier & Calais Historical Societies 6 - 8:30 PM Free Class - Chinese Herbs for Winter Health 6:30 - 8 PM Meditation and Community for Trans-Folk 6:30 - 8:30 PM Webinar --- New Carbon Pricing Proposal 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	21 Benefit for Barre Historical Society's Rise Up Bakery 12 AM Benefit for Barre Historical Society's Rise Up Bakery 12 AM Quit Tobacco! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Benefit for Barre Historical Society's Rise Up Bakery 11 AM - 11:30 PM Fundraiser for Rise Up Bakery 11 AM (multiday) Fundraiser for Rise Up Bakery 11 AM (multiday) Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 10 PM Duxbury Historical Society 7 PM Virtual Cruise Night with Prizes 7:30 - 8 PM +6 more see less	22	23 Relocalizing VT: Robots Will Replace Your Job 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT: Robots Will Replace Your Job 9 - 10:30 AM Gobble Wobble 5k Fun Walk/Run 9:30 - 11 AM Gobble Wobble 5k Walk/Run 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM 45th Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner 11:30 AM - 2 PM +1 more see less	24 Flannel Friday Knit-In! 10 AM - 5 PM Bill Mares & Jeff Danziger: "The Full Vermonty" 11 AM - 1 PM	25 LuLaRoe Coming to Berlin First Congregational Church! 12 AM Small Business Saturday 8 AM - 8 PM Pay-What-You-Can Moving Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Pay Why You Can Sale - Gould Hill Rd 9 AM - 1 PM Fireside Espresso & Pottery 9 AM - 2 PM Fourth Annual Craft Vendor Event at Old Labor Hall 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Show Hinesburg 9 AM - 4 PM Axel's Celebrating the "Small" of Small Biz Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM 28th Annual Women's Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) 28th Annual Women's Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) The Churchmans "A Farm for Maisie" Book Signing 12 - 1:30 PM Ukulele Workshop - Right Hand Technique 2 - 4 PM Get Your Holiday Lularoe Shopping Done Early! 2 - 5 PM Georgina Forbes Open Studio Norwich Saturday 2 - 6 PM Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting 5:15 - 6 PM Ron Sweet Performing at Sweet Melissa's 6 - 8 PM +12 more see less
26 Senior Ctr. Multigenerational Potluck 12 PM Warm Up Wonder Walk in Hubbard Park 3 - 4 PM Wonder Walks Gratitude Walk in Hubbard Park 3 - 4 PM Family Potluck & Film at Adamant Community Club 5 - 6:30 PM "Leftover Potluck" and Movie in Adamant 5 - 9 PM "The Court Jester" - Adamant Community Club Sunday 6:30 PM +2 more see less	27 Agenda for Nov. 27 Calais Selectboard Meeting 12 AM Montpelier Senior Activity Center Open House 5 - 7 PM Live Storytelling Workshop Group 6 - 7:45 PM Live Storytelling Workshop Group 6 - 7:45 PM Finding & Living Your Truth 6:30 - 8 PM Selectboard Meeting Tonight 7 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	28 Quit Tobacco! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Rapid Client Enrollment 5:30 - 7 PM Lucas Herring for Mayor 6 - 6:45 PM Stranahan Stewardship Committee Meeting Nov. 28 6 - 7:30 PM Gentle Flow Yoga Class 7 - 8:15 PM Bill McKibben: Radio Free Vermont 7 - 8:30 PM Public Input Requested: Municipal Swimming Pool Options 7 PM +4 more see less	29 Jobs Fair Nov. 29 12 AM OLLI Film Series Begins 12:30 - 2:30 PM OLLI Presentation 12:30 - 2:30 PM Square Dance 2 - 3:30 PM Healing Homes: Free Film Screening 5:30 - 8 PM Slash Your Energy Bills - Workshop at Library 6 - 7:30 PM Slash Your Energy Bills - Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Central Vermont Supervisory Union 6 - 8 PM +4 more see less	30 Relocalizing VT Thur. 9 Am: New Trains; Too-Low Taxes 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Thursday: New Trains; Too-Low Taxes 9 - 10:30 AM Thursday Noontime Concerts at Christ Church 12 - 12:45 PM Looking for Extras and Actors for Student Film! 3:30 PM Community CPR Class Tomorrow 6 PM Calais Cemetery Commissioner Meeting Nov. 30 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	1 Barre City PTO Ski & Ride Program at Sugarbush Mt. Ellen 12 - 12 PM The Front: Show 22 Reception for Art Walk 4 - 8 PM Tasting True Perception - December Art Walk 4 - 8 PM Opening Reception 5 - 8 PM Dinner at Montpelier Elks Club 5:30 - 8 PM PTNO Pasta Dinner and Raffle Fundraiser Update 6 - 7:30 PM 4th Annual PTNO Pasta Dinner and Raffle Fundraiser 6 - 7:30 PM Christmas Tree Lighting and Visit with Santa 6 - 8 PM Cena De Chocolate 6 PM Friday Evening Folk Dancing 6:30 - 8:30 PM Penny Arcade Band at Whammy Bar Friday 7:30 - 9:30 PM Stelvis Carbo at Sweet Melissa's This Friday 9 - 11:30 PM +8 more see less	2 River of Light Lantern Parade 12 - 12 AM Anima in Concert 7 AM (multiday) 10th VT Community Energy & Climate Action Conference 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM Annual UCM Holiday Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Annual UCM Holiday Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Twinfield Craft and Artisan Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Montpelier Unitarian Church Holiday Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Reiki Level 1 Certification Training 9 AM - 3 PM Reiki Level 1 Certification Training 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Christmas Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Free Acupuncture 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Open Community Acupuncture Free Day! 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Clearance Sale at Methodist Church 137 Main St 10 AM - 2 PM Essential Oils Holiday Pop-Up 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar 10 AM - 4 PM Craft Fair 10 AM - 4 PM 5th Annual Not Your Mother's Church Bazaar 10 AM - 4 PM Jewelry Open Studio and Holiday Sale 10 AM (multiday) Walking Through History at the Martin Bridge Park 11 AM - 12 PM Wreath Making at Maple Corner Community Center! 1 - 4:30 PM Cookies and Santa at City Center Saturday 3 - 5 PM A Child's Christmas in Wales 4 PM Bangers, Beer, and Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Bangers, Beer, and Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Free Movie & Popcorn Night 6 PM Free Movie Night 6 PM Pop-Up Swing Session Saturday 7 - 8 PM Reminder! Pop-Up Swing Dancing in Maple Corner 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Winter Concert Dec. 2! 7 - 9 PM Montpelier Gospel Choir Dec. 2 and 3 7 PM (multiday) Montpelier Community Gospel Choir 7 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +28 more see less