Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2013

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1 Coat Drive Beginning at Moretown Community Dinner 5:30 PM (multiday) 5 Week Saturday Natural Horsemanship Course 10 AM (multiday) Toys for Girls and Boys 9 AM (multiday) Wood Furniture for Sale 10 AM (multiday) Paines Christmas Trees Now Open Seven Days a Week Until Christmas. 9 AM (multiday) Country Bookshop - Half Price Sale 10 AM (multiday) Womens Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) Hamstring Stretching for Lower Back Dec. 1 All Day Vermont Artists Co-Op & Sale Dec. 1 10 AM - 4 PM Beginning of Christmas Season at Old Brick Church 10 AM +6 more see less	2 Doty's Holiday Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Twinfield Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM After School Imagination Station at Jaquith - Dec. 2, 9, 16 3 - 4:30 PM Selectboard Special Meeting Dec. 2 5:30 - 7 PM Water/Wastewater Meeting Dec. 2 6 - 8:30 PM Berlin Selectboard Agenda Dec. 2 7 - 10 PM Hear Ye, Hear Ye - Vermont Public Bank Presentation Open to All 7 PM +3 more see less	3 Corrected: Calais Special Selectboard Meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 3 Not Dec. 2 5:30 - 7 AM Craft & Gift Table at Barre Area Senior Center 9 AM (multiday) Eyes on the Prize for Universal Healthcare 6 - 8 PM Stained-Glass Classes, Winter Session 6 - 8 PM Music This Week at Bagitos Cafe 6 - 8 PM Loving Cat Needs Home 6 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	4 Moving Sale Hismarian's Lower Main Street 9 AM (multiday) Needles in the Stacks - Knitting and Crocheting Group 1 - 3 PM Senior Day Dec. 4 1:30 - 3 PM Classic Film Night Dec. 4 7 - 9 PM It's a Wonderful Life at Lost Nation Theater Dec. 4-5 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	5 Mystery Book Club 1:30 - 3 PM State House Tree Lighting 4:30 - 6 PM Moving Documentary About Ending Oppression Against Women Worldwide 5 - 7 PM Art Auction & Chili Dinner Dec. 5 6 - 8 PM Live Music 6 - 8 PM T'ai Chi Classes Beginning in Worcester 6:30 PM (multiday) T'ai Chi Class Worcester, Vt 6:30 PM (multiday) It's a Wonderful Life at Lost Nation Theater 7 - 9 PM Calais Selectboard Special Joint Meeting Dec. 5 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	6 Teen Fridays at Jaquith Library Start Dec. 6 3 - 5 PM Festival of Lights Weekend 6 PM (multiday) Art from the Earth Fundraiser: Art Show and Silent Auction 7 - 9 PM	7 Youth Fundraiser Dec. 7 8 AM - 4 PM Vermont Community Energy Conference Dec. 12 8 AM - 4:30 PM Meals on Wheels Holiday Craft Fair Event 9 AM - 1 PM Bow Drill Fire Workshop This Saturday 9 AM - 4 PM Bow Drill Fire Workshop Dec. 7 9 AM - 4 PM Twinfield Union Holiday Bazaar 9 AM (multiday) Twinfield Bazaar Dec. 7 from 9-2 9 AM (multiday) Country Christmas Open House & Holiday Paint-In 9 AM (multiday) Holiday Craft Fair at Maple Corner Community Center Dec. 7 9:30 AM - 3 PM Holiday Craft Fair at Maple Corner Community Center, Saturday, 12-7-13 9:30 AM - 3 PM Capital City Cash Flash Event Dec. 7 10 - 10:30 AM Christmas Bazaar 10 AM - 2 PM First Montpelier Indoor Farmers Market This Saturday at Vcfa 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar Dec. 7 10 AM - 2 PM Computer Lab for VT Health Connect Sign-Up Dec. 7 10 AM - 2 PM Not Your Mother's Church Bazaar! 10 AM - 5 PM Rusty Dewees at Next Chapter Bookstore Dec. 7 10:30 - 11:30 AM Visit with Santa Dec 7, 14, 21 11 AM - 1 PM Open House 12 - 3 PM Wine Tasting at the Leisure World Wine Shop Dec. 7! 12 - 5 PM Noyes House Museum Presents 'A Child's Christmas' Dec. 7 1 - 5 PM High Holiday Tea at Peacham Library, Dec. 7 2 - 4 PM Cabot Community Theater Auditions 2 - 5 PM A Child's Christmas in Wales Dec. 7 2 PM Ladies Night Out Dec. 7 4 - 6 PM Silent Auction and Evening of Abundance Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 PM Abundance Dinner and Silent Auction Dec. 7 5:30 - 7:30 PM Countdown Continues for Fundraiser 5:30 - 7:30 PM 1970s Photography Reception and Concert Dec. 7 6 PM Montpelier Community Gospel Choir in Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Kellogg-Hubbard Annual Party Dec. 7 7 - 10 PM Kellogg-Hubbard Library Holiday Gala 7 - 10 PM Local Spotlight Concert: 35th Parallel Mediterrasian Jazz Ensemble 8 PM +29 more see less
8 Montpelier Antiques Market 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM Gingerbread House Decorating Class at Deb's Place 10 AM - 12 PM 3rd Annual Jingle Jam Dec. 8! 12 - 11:30 PM Community Wreath Making at the MCCC 1 - 5 PM Annual Wreath Making Dec. 8 1 - 5 PM Cabot Arts Show and Tell Group Meeting 3 - 5 PM Montpelier Recital with Songs for Mothers, Children and Families 4 PM Remembering Children Who Have Passed 6:45 - 8 PM +4 more see less	9 Municipal Street Lights in Plainfield Lower Village (multiday) Children's Story Time 9:30 - 11 AM 2014 Season Auditions Dec. 9 5:30 - 8 PM 2014 Season Auditions Dec. 9 5:30 - 8 PM New Book Club Meets Dec. 9 6:30 - 8 PM The Morristown Democratic Committee's Re-Organization 7 - 8 PM Plainfield Select Board Meeting Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM Calais Selectboard Meeting Agenda for 12/9/13 7 - 10 PM +4 more see less	10 2014 Season Auditions Dec. 10 5:30 - 8 PM 2014 Season Auditions Dec. 10 5:30 - 8 PM Special Town Meeting 6 - 7 PM Communication Committee Meeting Dec. 10 6:30 - 7:30 PM	11 Eco-Friendly Holiday Housecleaning Available! (multiday) Osher Film Series - Wednesday 10 AM - 12 PM Waterbury Reservoir Paddlers and Remote Campers Dec. 11 6:30 - 8 PM Twinfield Snow Travelers Meeting Dec. 11 7 - 8 PM Holiday Cookie Sharing and Gift Making Dec. 11 7 - 8 PM A Christmas Survival Guide - Dec. 11 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	12 Open Studio Weekend Registration (multiday) Babywearing Group Meets Thursday 9:30 - 11:30 AM James Whitfield Thomson Reading, Dec. 12 at Kellogg-Hubbard 7 - 8 PM	13 Barre Lions Club 8th Annual Christmas Tree Sale 12 PM (multiday) Simplify Your Life Workshop Dec. 13 2 - 4 PM Cheap Art Sale for the Holidays 4 - 7 PM Holiday Trunk Sale: Indoor Arts & Crafts Market 4 - 7 PM Health and Recreation 6 PM Christmas for Kids Dec. 13 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	14 Haitian Paintings Fundraiser : Haitian Children's School and Art Help! 12 AM (multiday) Breakfast with Santa Dec. 14 8 - 9:30 AM Berlin Elementary School Garden Shed 8 AM - 12 PM Christmas Cookie and Candy Sale 9 AM - 1 PM "Last Hurrah" Craft 9 AM - 2 PM Last Hurrah Craft/Vendor Show 9 AM - 2 PM Solidarity Craft Fair! 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Crafts & Goodies Bazaar and Marionette Show! 9 AM - 4 PM Winter Gift Weekend: Traditional Crafts with Mountainsong Expeditions 9 AM (multiday) Winter Gift Weekend: Traditional Crafts with Mountainsong Expeditions 9 AM (multiday) December 14 Vigil for Newtown Victims 9:30 - 10 AM Santa, Crafts and Latkes at Peacham Library Saturday, Dec. 14 10 AM - 12 PM Haitian Paintings Sale Dec. 14 10 AM - 1 PM Moretown Artisans Sale Next Weekend - Dec 14 & 15 10 AM (multiday) Breathe with Ease: Find Your Fuller, Freer Breath Workshop Dec. 14 11 AM - 1 PM Open House at North Country Animal League 11 AM - 2 PM Sale 11 AM (multiday) Holiday Wine Tasting Saturday! 12 - 5 PM St. Johnsbury History & Heritage Open House Dec. 14 1:30 - 4 PM Eat Yummy Bugs Event at Nutty Steph's 5 - 7 PM Fresh Tracks Farm 3rd Annual Holiday Party! 6 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Concert "Rejoice and Be Merry!" Dec. 14 7:30 PM (multiday) Cabot Contra Dance This Saturday 7:30 PM Mad River Chorale Presents: Rejoice and Be Merry: Songs of the Season Dec. 14 7:30 PM +20 more see less
15 "Mouse That Roared" Auditions This Saturday in Cabot 2 AM - 5 PM Art/Craft Show & Sale--Dec. 15 12 - 4 PM Art/Craft Show & Sale Dec. 15 & 16! 12 - 4 PM Looking for a New Home for the New Year? 1 - 3 PM Bread & Puppet at the Plainfield Community Center Dec. 15! 3 - 4 PM Open House at the “Bunkhouse” Dec. 15 3 PM Farm Fresh Fa-La-La: Holiday Social, Swap and Soiree 4 - 7 PM Heritage of Carols Family Christmas Concert 4 PM +4 more see less	16 Wolcott Elementary School Flag Ceremony Dec. 16 8 AM Christmas Bird Count 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Children's Story Time - Mondays 9:30 AM (multiday) Free Basic Strengthening Class 12 - 1 PM	17 East Montpelier PTNO Gifts for Giving Dec. 17 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Job Seekers Meetup 1 - 2 PM Jam - a - Van to Reduce Local Hunger Dec. 17 3 - 8 PM Jam-A-Van to Reduce Local Hunger Dec. 17 3 - 8 PM	18 Morning Boot Camp in the Cabot School Gym 6:30 AM (multiday) Vaccine Clinic Tomorrow! 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Dine 4 Dignity Dec. 18! 5 - 8 PM Song Circle: Holiday Sing-A-Long at Jaquith Library - Dec. 18 6:45 - 8 PM Green Mountain Cabaret Presents "Curves in the Capital" 8 - 10 PM Green Mountain Cabaret Presents "Curves in the Capital" 8 - 10 PM +2 more see less	19 Free Alexander Technique Workshop: Relieving Pain/Preventing Injury Dec. 19 5:30 - 7 PM Mrs. Claus is Coming to Moretown Memorial Library Dec. 19! 6:30 - 7 PM	20 Holiday Caroling 4 - 6 PM Canadian Club Christmas Party Dec. 20 6 PM Game Feed Dec. 20 6:30 PM NEK Chorus Performs in Cabot Dec. 20 7:30 - 9 PM Stroke Yer Joke! Comedy Open Mic Dec. 20 8 - 10 PM Dinner and Dancing! 8 PM (multiday) The Bleak Midwinter: Songs for the Season 8 PM +3 more see less	21 Winter Solstice Farmers Market Dec. 21 10 AM - 2 PM Plainfield Town Hall Fund Drive 12 - 1 PM Holiday Toy Swap 12 - 2 PM PROJECT JOY WRAPPING PARTY THIS SATURDAY 3 - 5 PM Stories of a Winter's Eve Dec. 21 at Old Meeting House 3 - 9 PM Santa is coming to Johnson 4 - 7 PM Holiday Wine Tasting at the Leisure World Wine Shop! 5 - 10 PM Wolcott United Methodist Church Candlelight Service 6 - 7 PM Candlelight Service Dec. 21 6:30 PM +5 more see less
22 Montpelier Antiques Market 12:30 - 6:30 PM Dog Treats & People Treats at Sunday's River Arts Farmer's Market 3 PM Christmas Carol Singalong, Sunday Dec. 22 6 PM	23	24 Selectboard Agenda - Monday, 12/23/13 12 - 3 AM Holiday With The Animals 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Eve Service 7pm First Congregational Church in Morrisville 7 - 8 PM	25 Christmas caroling 12 - 1 AM Community Christmas Dinner Dec. 25 12 - 2 PM Cabot Community Christmas Day Turkey Dinner 1 - 3 PM	26	27	28 New Year's Tasting at the Leisure World Wine Shop! 12 - 5 PM
29 Peacham Contra Dance - Sunday December 29 at the Peacham Town Gym 7-10 12 AM (multiday) Free Yoga Class 5:30 - 7 PM OLD-TIME NEW YEAR GALA AND CAJUN DANCE 8 PM	30 Landscape Photography by Lee Lilly 9 AM Children's Story Time! 9:30 AM Families Anonymous meeting invitation 7 - 8 PM	31 St. J First Night All Day Hot Tamale Co. Rising From The Ashes All Day New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance at Canadian Club All Day New Year's Eve in Montpelier 1 - 3:30 PM New Year's Eve in Montpelier -- Montpelier Alive 1 - 3:30 PM New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance 8 PM (multiday) Masquerade Ball New Years Eve at Sweet Melissa's 9 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	1 Yoga for the New Year 5:30 PM (multiday)	2	3 Open House!! 7 PM	4 Wine Tasting at the Leisure World Wine Shop! 12 - 5 PM Village Medic First Aid Training at the Community Center, Jan 4-5 2 PM (multiday) Jared Felch - an Evening of Music 6:30 PM Community Coffeehouse, Saturday, January 4, 7pm at Peacham Library 7 - 9 PM