Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2019

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1 Women's Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Messiah Sing 10 - 11 AM Chicken Hill Gardens Holiday Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Free Community Brunch Sunday 11:15 AM 22nd Louise Roomet Memorial Turkey Trot 11:30 AM - 2 PM Shape-Note Singing 1 - 3 PM Simple Supper Community Potluck 4:30 - 6 PM Free Community Meal 5 - 6:30 PM +5 more see less	2 CVSD Finance and Budget Committee 6 - 7:30 PM CVSD Finance and Budget Committee 6 - 7:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Dec. 2 6 - 9:30 PM Climate Caucus Forum/Discussion 6:30 - 8:30 PM Auditions for the Ladies of the Camellias! 6:30 - 9 PM Auditions - The Ladies of the Camellias 6:30 PM (multiday) MiddMUG Meeting - Ilsley Public Library 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Heading for Extinction and What to Do About It 6 - 7:30 AM Cvsd School Board Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Added Showing of the People's Truth 7:30 - 9:30 PM	4 Rotary Club 7:30 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Meeting Dec. 4 8 - 9 AM Discover Hinesburg Local Business Meetup 5 - 7 PM Re: Flatbread Fund Raiser for John Graham Shelter 5 - 9 PM Save Our Schools Mtg 6 - 7:30 PM Community Winter Spiral 6 PM Auditions for Ladies of the Camellias 6:30 - 9 PM 1st Wednesday Lecture Series 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 4, 2019 7 - 10:30 PM Public Hearing - Official Map & Zoning Revisions 7 PM +6 more see less	5 Cedar Lake Association Reboot Meeting Dec. 5 All Day Backcountry Forum All Day Art Reception 5 - 7 PM Midd Night Stroll! 5 - 8 PM The Makery at Hannaford Career Center 5 - 9 PM Mix It Up with the HBPA Holiday Mixer Dec. 5 5:30 - 8 PM Ilsley Public Library 6 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	6 Yoga Roots Holiday Open House 10 AM - 3 PM Library Toy Sale, One Week Away 10 AM - 4 PM Cribbage at Ipl 12 - 3 PM St. Ambrose Marketplace 1 - 5 PM Free Screening on Global Environmental Challenges 3 - 4 PM Moretown VT Sip and Shop 4 - 8 PM Bristol Park Dental Open House 5 - 8 PM Bristol Park Dental Open House 5 - 8 PM Chocolate Walk at Harmonia 5 - 8 PM 12th Annual Chocolate Walk in Downtown Bristol 5 - 9 PM Staged Radio Drama Dragenet: the Big Little Jesus 7 - 8 PM Free Concert on Friday During Bristol Chocolate Walk 7 - 8 PM Movie Night at the Huntington Library 7 - 8:30 PM Middlebury Wind Ensemble Concerts! 7 - 8:30 PM Live Local Music in Brandon Friday 7 - 9 PM 5th/6th Grade Dance 7 - 9 PM +12 more see less	7 Holiday Music and More (HYP) 6 AM Creche in Vergennes Park 8 - 9:30 AM Sustainability Academy Pancakes & Silent Auction 8:30 - 11:30 AM Don't Miss Maiden Vermont and Jon Gailmor at the Bixby 9 AM - 2 PM Second Annual Christmas Bazaar, Trinity Episcopal 9 AM - 2 PM Red Cross Blood Drive Saturday at New Haven Town Hall 9 AM - 2 PM Craft and Vendor Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Come to Lu.Lu This Saturday for All Things Market! 9 AM - 8 PM Middlebury Holiday Farmers Market 9:30 AM - 2 PM Holiday Celebration and Open House 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Call to Local Artists and Crafters 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market, Support Local 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM Shop Local and Make Crafts at Your Neighborhood School 10 AM - 2 PM Charlotte Central School Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM Pottery, Arts & Crafts Sale at Middlebury Studio School 10 AM - 4 PM Big Sale - Pottery/Art This Saturday at MSS 10 AM - 4 PM Deborah Holmes Watercolors Holiday Open House 10 AM - 5 PM Piano Showroom Opening Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Ilsley Books and Media Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM Pottery and Origami Sale 12 - 4 PM Open Studio Sale Saturday & Sunday 12 PM (multiday) Book vs. Movie Discussion: The Hate U Give 12:30 - 3:30 PM Dec. 7: Sister-To-Sister Tour of "Votes ... for Women?" 1 - 3 PM Open Art Studios Xmas Sale 2 - 5 PM Re: Sleep Out to End Homelessness 4:30 PM (multiday) Don't Miss the Salisbury Holiday Tree Lighting! 5 - 6:30 PM Salisbury's 14th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Party 5 - 7 PM New Haven's Winterfest Celebration Saturday 5 - 8 PM Hinesburg Youth Project's Holiday Music and More! 6 - 7:30 PM Transition, a New Mongolian Documentary by SAS Carey 7 - 9:30 PM Ripton Community Coffeehouse 7 - 10 PM Transition, a New Mongolian Documentary by Sas Carey 7 - 10 PM Saturday Music at Ripton Community Coffee House 7 - 10 PM Music at the Ripton Community Coffee House Saturday 7 - 10:30 PM The Mark Tolstrup Band at the Ripton Community Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM Saturday at the Ripton Community Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM +33 more see less
8 Concert! Amaryllis All Day All You Can Eat Breakfast 7:30 - 10 AM Bridge School Open Gym This Sunday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Ugly Sweater Walk or Run Dec. 8 10 AM - 1 PM Choral Music Concert 2 - 3 PM Christmas Concert in Lincoln 2 - 3 PM Ornament Making Party 2 - 5 PM Save the Date - HAS Holiday Concert Dec. 8 2 PM Free Holiday Concert This Sunday 4:30 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 - 6 PM Bernie Burlington Barnstorm This Sunday 5 - 7 PM +7 more see less	9 Jewelry & Art Sale at Shelburne Athletic 8 AM (multiday) Selectboard Meeting 5 - 9:30 PM New Haven Energy Committee Meeting Announcement 5:30 - 6:30 PM Selectboard Meeting - Monday, December 9, 2019 7 - 9:30 PM Amaryllis Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	10 Legislative Briefing 10 AM - 12 PM Legislative Briefing 10 AM - 12 PM Annual Gingerbread House Exhibit! 10 AM (multiday) Lincoln Community School-All School Read! 11:30 AM Cvsd Finance and Budget Committee 6 - 7:30 PM Community Budget Forum 6 PM +2 more see less	11 Walk-N-Roll to School 7:30 - 8:15 AM Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Meeting Dec. 11 8 - 9 AM Snowy Mason Jar Votive 5 - 6:30 PM Village Health Open House 5 - 8 PM Essential Maintenance Practices Lead Law Training Course 5 - 9 PM Zoning Regulations and Town Growth - Open Forum 5:30 - 7:30 PM Paint & Sip for Strides Against Breast Cancer 6 - 8 PM Wind Ensemble Concert in Middlebury 7 - 8 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble 7 - 8 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Concert 7 - 8:15 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +7 more see less	12 Community Breakfast with Dr. Art Woolf 8 - 10 AM Breakfast Discussion About Vermont's Aging Population 8 - 10 AM Sr Lunch at Libanus Lodge 11 AM - 1 PM Travelogue to Portugal 1:30 PM Suzanne's Pop-Up Treasure Trove 5 - 8 PM The Makery at Hannaford Career Center 5 - 9 PM Charlotte Library Board Meeting 5 PM A Night at the Museum! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Emily Arnason Casey Author Talk 6 - 7:30 PM Addison County Republican Dessert Social 6 - 8 PM Addison County Republican Dessert Social 6 - 8 PM Community Forum: Proposed Huntington Community Forest 7 - 9 PM +8 more see less	13 "Amahl and the Night Visitors" (multiday) Judith Bryant Pottery Open House All Day Cribbage at Ipl 12 - 3 PM Holiday Pajama Storytime at Carpenter-Carse 5 - 6 PM Music at Art on Main for Eat, Drink and Be Merry 5 - 6 PM Eat, Drink and Be Merry Music Event in Downtown Bristol 5:30 - 9:30 PM Amahl and the Night Visitors! 5:30 PM (multiday) Friday Movie - Holiday Double Feature 6 - 8:30 PM Addison Repertory Theater: Adrian, an Alternative Panto 7 PM +5 more see less	14 Huntington Holiday Boxes All Day Wreath Making Workshop 9 AM - 12 PM Craft Fair Dec. 14 9 AM - 3 PM St Jude Church Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Santa is Coming to Maple Landmark 10 AM - 12 PM International Sale Waitsfield Masonic Hall 10 AM - 4 PM Deborah Holmes Art: Holiday Sale 10 AM - 5 PM Woody Jackson Studio Sale 10 AM - 5 PM Santa's Visit to Danforth Pewter 11 AM - 2 PM Make Holiday Cards 11 AM - 3 PM Cook the Book - Dorie's Cookies 12 - 2 PM Re-Purposed Book Snow Man 2:30 - 4 PM Receive - Yoga Workshop 3 - 4:30 PM The Hitmen 6 - 10 PM Holiday Crossover Ballroom and Swing Dance 6:30 - 11 PM Holiday Crossover Ballroom and Swing Dance 6:30 - 11 PM Christmas Tea 7 - 8:30 PM Free Coffeehouse This Saturday Night! 7 - 9 PM Burnham Music Series in Lincoln Dec. 14 7:30 - 9:30 PM Burnham Music Series Dec. 14 Alex Smith 7:30 - 9:30 PM Burnham Hall Concert Series 7:30 - 10 PM Very Merry Middlebury Character Breakfast 8:30 PM +18 more see less
15 Charlotte Museum Annual Christmas Party Sunday All Day Mary's Restaurant: Free Community Meal 11:30 AM - 2 PM Mary's Restaurant Holiday Dinner - Correction 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Decorate Your Own Gingerbread House for a Good Cause! 1 - 3 PM Charlotte Library Winter Art Sale and Sneak Peek! 2 - 4 PM O Antiphons of Advent 3 - 4 PM Celebration of Christmas at the East Monkton Church 4 - 5 PM Ethan Setiawan Band PM Sundays 4 PM Ethan Setiawan Band - "P.M. Sundays" 4 PM Ethan Setiawan Band - P.M. Sundays 4 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 PM Festival of Lucia 7 - 8:30 PM +8 more see less	16 Selectboard Meeting on Dec. 16 5:30 - 9:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Dec. 16 6 - 9 PM Climate Solutions Action Forum at Charlotte Sr Center 7 - 8:30 PM Climate Solutions Forum 7 - 8:30 PM	17 Grant Writing Seminary 8 - 10 AM Impeach and Remove Rally - Dec. 17 in Middlebury 12 - 1 PM Impeach and Remove Rally Tuesday, Dec. 17 at Noon 12 - 1 PM Loosely Bound Book Group 5:30 - 6:45 PM Cvsd School Board Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Concert to Benefit the Homeless and the Hungry 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	18 Auditions for Valley Voices 6:30 - 8:30 AM Christmas Open House 2 - 5 PM Christmas Open House 2 - 5 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Blue Christmas Service... Dec. 18 5:30 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 18 6:30 - 10 PM +2 more see less	19 Last Chance Shopping Thurs Night 5 - 8 PM The Makery at Hannaford Career Center 5 - 9 PM Mystery at the Louvre: an Original Bridge School Play 5:45 - 6:30 PM A Tree Lighting to Honor Pets 6 - 7 PM Movie Night Thursday! 7 - 8:30 PM Paige Thibault at Radio Bean w/ Mom Tessner 8:30 - 11 PM +2 more see less	20 Cribbage at Ipl 12 - 3 PM Cereal Jar Gifts 3:30 - 4:14 PM Pop-Up Holiday Sale 5 - 9 PM Carols of Many Lands Singalong - Dec. 20 at CCC 6 - 7 PM Band: Scottish Fish in BTV Dec. 20 6 - 7:30 PM Friday Night Film Showing “Elf” (2003) 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	21 Saturday Storytime at Carpenter-Carse 10 - 10:30 AM Holiday Cookie Walk Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Decorate a Solstice Lantern 10:30 AM - 12 PM Otter Creek Brewery Tasting at Snow Bowl 11 AM - 2 PM Wine Tasting 1 - 4 PM Embroidered Tapestry 2 - 3:30 PM Vermont Tasting Tour, Dinner and Stargazing 3 - 10 PM Celebrate Winter Solstice! 3:30 - 5:30 PM Celebrate the Solstice at Bundle at 51 Main 4 - 5:15 PM Lumen Festival of Light! 4:30 - 8 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light This Saturday! 5:30 - 9 PM Jazz Performance, Saturday 8 - 10 PM Solstice Party 8 - 10:30 PM Solstice Party at American Flatbread 8 - 11 PM +10 more see less
22 Hinesburg Firemen's Assoc. Holiday Celebration 10 AM - 2 PM Middlebury Messiah Sing 2 - 4 PM Meetinghouse Candlelit Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM Christmas Candlelight Service 7:30 PM	23 Neat Repeats 50% Sale Now All Day Raffle from Farmhouse Chocolates & V Smiley Preserves 8 AM (multiday) Neat Repeats Holiday Sale 9:30 AM (multiday) Holiday Open Studio - Giveaways! 10 AM - 6 PM East Middlebury Caroling 5:30 - 6:30 PM +1 more see less	24 Christmas Eve Service in Huntington All Day Christmas Eve Service Assembly of God Christian Center 4 - 7 PM Christmas Eve at Charlotte Congregational Church 4:30 - 8 PM Creekside's Second Annual Luminary Lighting! 4:30 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Service 5 - 6 PM NFUMC - Christmas Eve Church Services 5 PM Christmas Eve Mass at St. Ambrose Church 5:15 - 6:30 PM Bristol Public Menorah Lighting 5:30 - 6:15 PM Christmas Eve Party and Carols 6 - 8:30 PM Christmas Eve Service at Bristol Federated Church 6:30 PM Candle Lighting Service 7 PM +7 more see less	25	26 The Makery at Hannaford Career Center 5 - 9 PM Vergennes Public Menorah Lighting 5:30 - 6:15 PM	27 Family Swim Fundraiser 9 AM - 12 PM Cribbage at Ipl 12 - 3 PM Family Movie 2 - 4 PM Friday Night Film Showing “The Hudsucker Proxy” (1994) 7:30 - 9:30 PM	28 S.D. Ireland Holiday Truck 5 - 6 PM
29 Sunday Brunch at Hogback Mountain Brewery 11 AM - 2 PM Middlebury Public Menorah Lighting 5:30 - 6:15 PM Light Continental Brunch 10 - 11:30 PM	30 Basic Bike Maintenance 6 - 7 PM	31 Great Music and Fun at Best Night! All Day Great Music and Fun at Bristol Best Night All Day Countdown to Noon-Year 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM Magic and Fun at Bristol Best Night 3:30 - 10 PM Bristol Best Night 2020! 3:30 - 10:30 PM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 11 PM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 11 PM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 11 PM Magic and Fun at Bristol Best Night 3:30 - 11 PM All You Can Eat Soup at Best Night 5 - 7 PM New Years Eve Prime Rib Dinner & Dance 5 - 11:30 PM +7 more see less	1 Free New Year's Day Yoga 10 - 11 AM	2 Senior Meal 12 - 1 PM Engaging Racism 2:30 - 3:30 PM The Makery at Hannaford Career Center 5 - 9 PM Bristol Hub Cab Meeting Agenda 6 - 7:30 PM Thursday - Mt. Abe Grads Bring Our Community to the World 7 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Grads Bring Our Community to the World - Thurs 7 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Grads Bring Our Community to the World 7 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Grads Bring the World to Our Community 7 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Grads Bring Our Community to the World - Thurs 7 - 8 PM One World Library Project Presentation on Jan. 2 7 PM Lawrence Memorial Program 7 PM +7 more see less	3 Cribbage at Ipl 12 - 3 PM Friday Night Film Showing “Some Like It Hot” (1959) 7:30 - 9:30 PM	4 Scout Troop 690 Bottle Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Bottle Drive to Benefit Hinesburg Boy Scouts 9 AM - 12 PM On Farm Market 10 AM - 2 PM Book Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM The Western Star 4:30 - 7 PM Lake Champlain Delta Waterfowl 2nd Annual Dinner 5 - 9 PM Young Tradition Touring Group Jan. 4 7 - 9:30 PM Ripton Community Coffeehouse 7 - 10 PM Ripton Coffee House 7 - 10:30 PM Ripton Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM Jan. 4 Ripton Coffee House with Katie Trautz! 7:30 - 10 PM +7 more see less