Calendar - Front Porch Forum

May 2024

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28 Breakfast at Masonic Lodge, Vergennes 7:30 - 10 AM Salisbury Pancake Breakfast 7:30 - 11 AM Yoga Classes at Harmonia! 10 - 11:15 AM Volunteer with Acorn at New Leaf Organics! 10 AM - 2 PM Volunteer with Acorn at New Leaf Organics! 10 AM - 2 PM Heath Quartet in a Free Concert, Live and Streaming 2 - 3:30 PM My Dentist's Son — a Place for Stories That Don't Fit 3 - 4:30 PM An Authentic Italian Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM Authentic Italian Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM Fr. Marchand's Italian Culinary Tour 5:30 - 8 PM +6 more see less	29 Monday Night Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM SVUUSD Policy Committee Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM ANWSD Budget Informational Meeting Tonight 6 - 7 PM Brandon Town Budget Revote Meeting 6 - 8 PM Drop-In Korean Drumming Class 6:30 - 7 PM Bristol Cribbage Night 7 - 8:15 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM +3 more see less	30 OVUUSD Budget Vote April 30 All Day School Budget Vote April 30 7 AM - 7 PM Election - Budget Revotes for Town of Brandon & OVUUSD 7 AM - 7 PM New Jen Peterson 4 Class Series at BFIT 4:30 - 5:15 PM Ripton Vernal Pool Exploration! 4:30 - 6 PM Keys Bags Names Words 4:30 - 6 PM Coming Up at Ilsley Public Library 4:30 PM The Mini Clothesline Project at Art on Main 5 - 6:30 PM SVUUSD Executive Committee Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM Bristol Republican Party Meeting 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	1 BCC Botanicals Open May 1! 8 AM - 6 PM Teachers Who Write Conference May 1! Sign Up Now! 9 AM - 1:30 PM Game Day at the Senior Center 1 - 3 PM Early Release Day Movie at Ilsley 1 - 3 PM Right Tree, Right Place: a Spring Walking Tour & Talk 5:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Ranked Choice Voting Webinars May 1 & 8 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	2 Thursdays on the TAM 8:30 AM - 12 PM Corrected Rummage Sale Dates May 2-4 1 PM (multiday) Thurs. May 2 Donation Day & Sat. May 4 Used Book Sale 3 - 6 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM StorySlam at the Bixby Library 5:30 - 7 PM Tractor Safety Course 5:30 - 8 PM Sharing the Trail: Get to Know the Mammals of the TAM 6 - 7 PM Class of 2030 Middle School Transition Evening at Mt. Abe 6:30 - 7:30 PM Line Dancing Lessons at the VFW for 2 Weeks! 6:30 - 9 PM +6 more see less	3 First Big Lawn Sale of the Season - Mechanic St. - May 3-4 9 AM - 4 PM Salisbury Rummage Sale 9 AM (multiday) Celebrate Vermont Arbor Day 2 - 4 PM	4 Green Up Day in Salisbury 8 - 10 AM Green Up Day on Saturday, May 4 8 - 10 AM Green Up Day 8 AM - 12 PM Fundraiser for Mt. Abe's International Travel Club! 8 AM - 2 PM Spring Flowers and Farm Stand Goodies 8 AM (multiday) "Empty the Garage" Sale 8 AM Happy and Safe Walking and Biking! 9 AM - 12 PM Seeking Fans of Popular Authors & Interesting Nonfiction 9 AM - 1 PM Tomorrow: Lawrence Memorial Library's Books for Babies 9:30 - 10 AM Downsizing Yard Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Educator Idea Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Friends of Ilsley Library Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Educator Idea Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Green Up Day 10 AM - 3 PM Spring Vintage Goods Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Fiber Arts Circle at the Bixby Library 12 - 2 PM Monthly Bingo 12 - 3 PM World Labyrinth Day 12:45 - 2 PM Attention Knitters: a Stash Busting Workshop! 2 - 5 PM It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing! 7:30 - 9 PM The Doughboys Are Back at the Brandon Town Hall 7:30 - 9:30 PM +17 more see less
5 Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Knotweed Removal & Information Event 2 - 4 PM Spring Fling at Pittsford Village Farm 2 - 4 PM Carving Circle 2 - 4:30 PM Roadside Chapel Launch Night 5 - 7 PM Cinco De Mayo Ticketed Dinner Party at 51 Main 6:30 - 11 PM +2 more see less	6 Twelfth Night Auditions, Holley Hall May 6-7 (multiday) MAUSD Fine Arts Festival (multiday) Drop-In Korean Drumming Class 6:30 - 7 PM MAUSD Fine Arts Festival 6:30 PM (multiday)	7 New Jen Peterson 4 Class Series at BFIT 4:30 - 5:15 PM Slate Valley Community Advisory Council Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Know Your Rights Event Coming to Middlebury 5:30 - 6:30 PM Slate Valley 3rd Budget Vote Information Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Agenda May 7 6:30 PM +1 more see less	8 The Makery 12 AM (multiday) Online Movement Class for Joint Mobility and Balance 8 - 9 AM Game Day at the Senior Center 1 - 3 PM A Flatbread Party for a Cause 5 - 9 PM Open Door Clinic - Flatbread Benefit Bake 5 - 9 PM A Flatbread Party for a Cause 5 - 9 PM Know Your Rights Event Coming to Rutland 5:30 - 6:30 PM ACBC Season Kickoff Party! 5:30 - 8:30 PM How to Build Neural Pathways and Decrease Group Polariz 6 - 7 PM Redefining Resilience Workshop 6 - 8 PM Paint N Sip 6 - 8 PM Coming Up at Ilsley Public Library 6 PM Night of A Cappella 7 - 8 PM Ranked Choice Voting for VT: Impact, Considerations 7 - 8:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Ripton Song Swap and Jam 7 - 9 PM Orwell Open Mic Night 7 - 9 PM New Haven Historical Society Meeting May 8 7 PM +14 more see less	9 Med47 Online Silent Auction (multiday) Advance Care Planning Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Tractor Safety Course 5:30 - 8 PM Wildlife Presentation 6 - 7 PM Orwell Booster Club Annual Meeting 6 - 7 PM Downtown Improvements Feedback Meeting #1 6:30 PM +4 more see less	10 Final Ananda Tamang Dumpling Night of the Season 4 - 7 PM Celebrate Spring Rescheduled 6:30 PM Contra Dance 7 - 9 PM 2024 Young Tradition Festival in Burlington May 10-12 7 PM (multiday) Jazz at Lincoln Center's Mathis Picard in Concert May 10 7:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	11 Mother's Day! 12 AM - 5 PM Mother's Day Weekend at Stine Orchard (multiday) Garage Sale - 33 Schoolhouse Hill Rd, East Middlebury (multiday) Downtown Improvements Feedback Meeting #2 2 AM Letter Carrier Food Drive May 11 7 AM - 4 PM Weybridge Vol. Fire Department Open House & Recruitment 8 AM - 1 PM Rokeby Clean Up Day 9 AM - 12 PM Cornwall Cemetery Work Day - Saturday May 11 9 AM - 12 PM MREMS May Market 9 AM - 1 PM Haiku Workshop 9 AM - 1 PM Green Mountain Draft Horse Association Annual Auction 9 AM - 4 PM Volunteer Gardening Opportunity 10 - 11 AM Music with Anna 10 - 11 AM Beginner Watercolor Workshop This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Annual 20% Off for Members Only at Art on Main 10 AM - 5 PM Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM Silent Movie at the Brandon Town Hall 7 - 9 PM +13 more see less
12 Mother's Day Breakfast 7:30 - 10 AM Mother's Day Buffet Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Mothers Day Brunch Buffet at Brandon Inn 9:30 AM - 2 PM Middlebury Shape Note Singing This Sunday 1 - 3 PM Spirit in Nature Eco-Spirit Awards for 2024 2 - 4 PM Middlebury Community Chorus Performance 5 - 6 PM Community Spring Concert 5 - 6 PM Middlebury Community Choir Free Concert 5 - 6:30 PM +4 more see less	13 Monday Night Bingo 4 - 9 PM SVUUSD Finance Committee Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Terrarium Workshop at Everything Nice Monday 6 - 7:30 PM Drop-In Korean Drumming Class 6:30 - 7 PM Urgent Budget Meeting with Kathi & Ashley 6:30 - 8 PM Slate Valley Unified USD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda May 13 7 - 10 PM +3 more see less	14 New Jen Peterson 4 Class Series at BFIT 4:30 - 5:15 PM Death Cafe of Addison County 4:30 - 6 PM Death Café at the Bixby Library 4:30 - 6 PM The Bixby Book Club Reads “The Light Pirate” 6 - 7 PM IPL/VBS First Tuesdays - Chris Lincoln 6 - 7 PM Fair Haven Selectboard Review of Community Feedback 7 PM +2 more see less	15 Bright Day Memory Café 10 - 11:30 AM Coming Up at Ilsley Public Library 10 AM Preventing Elder Fraud 1 - 2 PM Preventing Elder Fraud Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Game Day at the Senior Center 1 - 3 PM Atria Collective // Swift House Inn Spring Soiree 6 - 8 PM The Science of Children's Spirituality Book Discussion 6:30 - 7:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM New Haven Conservation Commission Virtual Meeting 7 PM +5 more see less	16 Meehan Rd Closure 8 AM - 4 PM Thursdays on the TAM 8:30 AM - 12 PM MAUSD Student Exhibit at Art on Main 3:30 - 4:35 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Opening Reception at Henry Sheldon Museum 4:30 - 6 PM Henry Sheldon Museum Opening Reception 4:30 - 6 PM Henry Sheldon Museum Opening Reception 4:30 - 6 PM Tractor Safety Course 5:30 - 8 PM Youth and Relationships Workshops 6 - 8 PM Bristol Historical Society Monthly Meeting 7 - 8 PM A.R.T. Presents "Never Before Scene" 7 PM Library Music Tour in Starksboro 7:30 - 8:30 PM Music in Starksboro 7:30 - 9 PM +10 more see less	17 Garage Sale - Monkton Rd - May 17-19 (multiday) Multi Family Garage Sale - Lower Plains Rd - May 17-18 8 AM (multiday) Cribbage at IPL 1 - 3 PM Brandon Idol - The Finale! 7 - 9 PM A.R.T. Presents "Never Before Scene" 7 PM +1 more see less	18 Wim Hof Instructor at the Village Shala May 18-19 (multiday) Bird Walk on the Pitch Pine Trail in Salisbury May 18 7:30 - 10 AM Bird Walk in Salisbury on May 18 7:30 - 10:30 AM Estate/Yard Sale - South Munger St - May 18 8 AM - 1 PM Antiques Dealer Downsizing Sale 8 AM - 1 PM Benefit Tag & Bake Sale 8 AM - 1 PM Estate/Yard Sale - South Munger St - May 18 8 AM - 1 PM 9th Annual Richard's Ride + Other News 8 AM - 2 PM Huge Rummage Sale 8 AM - 3 PM 2 Family Garage Sale - Holman Rd - May 18 8 AM - 4 PM 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Create! Family Shared Cookbook Online 10 - 11 AM Human Powered Parade 10 AM - 3 PM Celebrating the Creative Spirit 11 AM - 4 PM Celebration of Life for Tom Wallace Reminder 2 - 7 PM Dance to Joe & Jackie 4 - 7 PM Ruth Stone Documentary Screening and Discussion 7 - 10 PM Ripton Community Coffee House 7:30 - 9:30 PM Green Heron at the Ripton Community Coffee House 7:30 - 9:30 PM Gallison Hall Dance Band at the Brandon Town Hall 7:30 - 9:30 PM Green Heron at Ripton Coffee House May 18 7:30 - 10 PM +19 more see less
19 Yard Sale - S 116 - May 19 8 AM - 2 PM A Special Children's Church Sunday 8:30 - 10 AM 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Working Bee at Frog Hollow Farmstead 10 AM - 3 PM Working Bee at Frog Hollow Farmstead 10 AM - 3 PM Farmers Haven Weekly Outdoors Summer Markets 12 - 4 PM Peace Garden Correction 1 PM +4 more see less	20 A Poem for World Bee Day - May 20 All Day 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 100% Pizzas! 3 - 8 PM SVUUSD Policy Committee Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM SVUUSD Building & Grounds Committee Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Drop-In Korean Drumming Class 6:30 - 7 PM SVUUSD Special Executive Committee Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Informational Meeting on Budget Re-Vote (FY25 "C") 7 - 8 PM Pulp Mill Bridge Closure 7 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Bristol Cribbage Night 7 - 8:30 PM Cribbage Night 7 - 9 PM +10 more see less	21 Balloting Budget Re-Vote 7 AM - 7 PM 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Electric Mower Demonstration 11 AM - 1 PM Library Board Meeting May 21 6 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting May 21 6:30 PM Mt. Abraham Union High School Spring/Senior Concert 7 PM (multiday) Bristol Planning Commission Meeting May 21 7 PM +4 more see less	22 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Game Day at the Senior Center 1 - 3 PM Bristol Rescue Squad Open House May 22 5 - 7 PM Celebration of Monteverde Water Project 5:30 - 8 PM Ripton Wildlife Camera Trapping Project Presentation 6 - 7 PM Middlebury Community Classic Films Club 6 - 8:30 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM Moira Smiley & the Rhizome Quartet with Community Choir 7:30 - 8:30 PM An Evening with Senator Patrick Leahy 7:30 - 9 PM Moira Smiley & the Rhizome Quartet w/ Community Choir 7:30 - 9 PM +7 more see less	23 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Girls on the Run Bake Sale!! 🧁🏃‍♀️‍➡️ 3:15 - 4:45 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Resilience and Youth Wellness Workshop 6 - 8 PM Fair Haven Selectboard Follow-Up Review 6:30 PM Ferrisburgh Climate and Energy Committee 7 - 8 PM Bristol Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 7 - 8 PM Gender & Identity Discussion 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	24 Special Meeting for Lawrence Memorial Library on May 24 All Day Multi-Family Garage Sale - Whiting - May 24-25 8 AM (multiday) Yard Sale Friday & Saturday 9 AM (multiday) Multi-Family Yard Sale - 91 Seymour St - May 24-26 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Med47 Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9 AM (multiday) Huge Memorial Day Sale at Across the Street 20% Off 11 AM (multiday) Cribbage at IPL 1 - 3 PM Celebration of Life 1:30 - 4 PM Have-A-Heart Food Shelf Distribution 5 - 6 PM +6 more see less	25 Yard Sale All Day Bird Walk 8 - 10 AM Multi Family Lawn Sale - Plank Rd - May 25 8 AM - 3 PM Huge Plant Sale Saturday, May 25 8 AM - 4 PM Trail Run 4 Recovery 2024 - Fundraiser in Ripton, VT 8 AM - 6:30 PM Perennial Plant Sale May 25-26 8 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - West Shore Road - May 25 8 AM (multiday) Estate Yard Sale May 25 8 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - North St - May 25 8 AM Addison County GOP 9 AM - 12 PM Plant Sale at Charlotte Senior Center 9 AM - 12 PM Free Craft Supply Giveaway - 4H Project 9 AM - 1 PM Plant Sale Benefit for the Library 9 AM - 1 PM Middlebury Studio School Pottery Sale! 9 AM - 1 PM Pottery Tent Sale This Saturday 9-1 9 AM - 1 PM Pottery Sale This Weekend at Middlebury Studio School 9 AM - 1 PM Plant, Candle and Bake Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Lincoln Annual Town Wide Yard Sales 9 AM - 3 PM Plant, Book & Bake Sale May 25 9 AM - 3 PM Lawn Sale - Main St - May 25 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale Saturday 9 AM - 5 PM Lawn Sale 9 AM (multiday) Multi-Family Yardsale Memorial Day Weekend 9 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - West St - May 25-26 9 AM (multiday) Moving Sale, Home and Business 9 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - Rte 30 9 AM (multiday) Multi Family Yard Sale - Seymour St - May 24-26 9 AM (multiday) Multi-Family Garage Sale - Wheeler Rd - May 25 9 AM 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9:30 AM (multiday) Art on the Trails Walk & Natural Pigment Demonstration 10 AM - 12 PM Beeman 5/6 Grade Art Show Fundraiser! 10 AM - 12 PM Artful Escapes 10 AM - 4 PM Open Studio Weekend at Caleb Kenna Photography 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend at the Brandon Artists Guild 10 AM (multiday) Come Check Out the Art Studio of Mike Mayone… 10 AM (multiday) Plank Rd. Art Stand Joins Open Studios Tours 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend at Caleb Kenna Photography 10 AM (multiday) Vermont Open Studio Weekend at Robert Compton Pottery 10 AM (multiday) Fiber Arts Circle 12 - 2 PM Alice Eckles at Golden Rule Mead! 2 - 6 PM Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM Mad Hatter Masquerade Ball! 8 - 10 PM +38 more see less
26 Breakfast at Dorchester Masonic Lodge 7:25 - 10 AM 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9:30 AM (multiday)	27 8th Annual Garden Shoppe 9:30 AM (multiday) MAV Youth Lacrosse Carwash 10 AM - 12:30 PM Open House & Ice Cream Social 10:30 AM - 2 PM	28 Come Hike the Bristol Trail Network! 1 PM Grief Support Group 4 - 5:45 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda May 28 7 - 10 PM	29 Game Day at the Senior Center 1 - 3 PM "Ask a Master Gardener" - New Haven 4 - 6 PM Awareness of Ash Trees: A Walk in Barre Town Forest 4:30 - 6:30 PM Hot Hatha Yoga 6 - 7:15 PM Slate Valley Budget Vote Information Meeting May 29 6:30 - 8 PM Community Choir Session with Moira Smiley! 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	30 Thursdays on the TAM 8:30 AM - 12 PM Hireability/VDOL Networking Event 9:30 - 11:30 AM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM Weekly Honk and Wave for Ceasefire in Middlebury 4 - 4:30 PM The Makery Presents Shibori Dyeing Class 5 - 8 PM Shibori Dyeing Class at The Makery 5 - 8 PM Free Backyard Composting Workshop! May 30 6 - 7 PM Music with the Rokeby Museum 6 - 10 PM Music with the Museum 6 PM Gender, Identity & Bias Discussion This Week 7 - 8:30 PM MindFit 7 PM (multiday) +7 more see less	31 Little League Jamboree (multiday) Yard Sale - 67 North St - May 31-June 1 (multiday) Cribbage at IPL 1 - 3 PM A Celestial Soirée: the Bixby's Summer Fundraiser 7 - 11 PM "Disney's Frozen Jr" at Mt Abe 7 PM +1 more see less	1 Taxes Due June 1 All Day Multi-Family Garage Sale - Whiting 8 AM - 4 PM Middlebury Garden Club Annual Plant Sale 9 - 11 AM Middlebury Summer Market Starting June 1 9 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Garden Club Annual Plant Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Zoey's Place - Children's and Maternity Boutique 9 AM - 12 PM Zoey's Place Grand Opening 9 AM - 12 PM Workday at Riverside Cemetery 9 AM - 2 PM Lawn Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale Saturday - 34 Seminary Street 9 AM Music with Anna 10 - 10:45 AM 15th Annual Rhubarb Festival 10 AM - 12 PM Bottle Drive! 10 AM - 1 PM Bottle Drive! 10 AM - 1 PM Tapping Into Our Intuition 10 AM - 2 PM Friends of Ilsley Library Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM 15th Annual Rhubarb Festival 10 AM - 2 PM June 1! Bristol Community Bike Swap & Other Updates 10 AM - 5 PM Constituent Coffee Hour June 1 10 AM Monthly Bingo 12 - 3 PM Guided Walk - Bristol Trail Network - June 1 1 PM Bramble Ramble with Adventure Dinner 4 - 6 PM Starry Fest at Starry Night Cafe! 4 - 7 PM Henry David Thoreau Event at Lawrence Memorial Library 7 - 8:30 PM +20 more see less