Calendar - Front Porch Forum

January 2014

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29 Wood Furniture for Sale 10 AM (multiday) Country Bookshop - Half Price Sale 10 AM (multiday) T'ai Chi Classes Beginning in Worcester 6:30 PM (multiday) T'ai Chi Class Worcester, Vt 6:30 PM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend Registration (multiday) Morning Boot Camp in the Cabot School Gym 6:30 AM (multiday) 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 +5 more see less	30 Landscape Photography by Lee Lilly 9 AM Children's Story Time! 9:30 AM Families Anonymous meeting invitation 7 - 8 PM	31 Hot Tamale Co. Rising From The Ashes All Day New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance at Canadian Club All Day St. J First Night All Day New Year's Eve in Montpelier -- Montpelier Alive 1 - 3:30 PM New Year's Eve in Montpelier 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
5 Introduction to Yoga 8:30 - 9:30 AM Goddard College MFA in Creative Writing Visiting Day 9 AM - 5:30 PM A great way to celebrate on Epiphany Sunday! 5 - 6 PM	6 REMINDER: VCFA Parking Lot on the College Green? DRB Meeting Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM 1/6/14 Selectboard Meeting - CANCELLED 7 - 9 PM	7 Bill McKibben/350.org's "Do the Math," movie showing at U-32 3:15 - 7:30 PM Join the team 5:30 PM MORRISVILLE/MORRISTOWN PLANNING COUNCIL AGENDA FOR TUESDAY 1/7 7 - 9 PM Emerald Ash Borer info meeting 7 - 9 PM	8 SHS Foundation Meeting 5 - 7 PM Come Support Public Banking. 6:30 - 10:30 PM Notice of Annual Meeting 7 - 8 PM Cabot Community Association Board Meeting -- Wednesday, 8-Jan 7 - 8:30 PM Classic Film Night at Jaquith Library - Wed. Jan. 8 7 - 9 PM Reading, Reception, & Book Signing with M.T. Anderson 7 PM +2 more see less	9 Mystery Book Club 1:30 - 2:30 PM Cajun + Old-Time Music + Food Festival 5 PM (multiday) DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD - Hearing agenda for Thursday January 9, 2014 6:30 - 8:30 PM Healthcare and Humanity Reading and Book Discussion Jan 9 at Library 7 - 8 PM Rescheduled Special Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9 PM Whammy Bar, Lizzy Mandell and Friends, Thursday, Jan. 9th 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	10 Herbs for Healing Presented by Sandra Lory 2:30 PM Herbs for Healing Presented by Sandra Lory 2:30 PM Open gym/activity time for kids in Marshfield - Fridays 3 - 4:30 PM Behind The Art With Brian Zeigler 5:30 - 6:30 PM What was your New Years Resolution? 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	11 Post Office Cafe: Special Meals on Saturdays 7 AM - 12 PM Montpelier Memory Cafe Coming Jan. 11 10 - 11:30 AM Charlie Chaplin film showing for all ages this Sat. Jan. 11 11 AM - 12:30 PM Overstock Sale at the Leisure World Wine Tasting 12 - 5 PM Upcoming EarthWalk Workshops for Adults! 1 - 4 PM Film: Renoir 6:30 PM Great humor for a local non-profit ~ ReSOURCE 7 PM Big Bang Bhangra Brass Band 7 PM Cabot Old Time Contra and Square Dance 7:30 - 10 PM Selling a Volvo- XC-V70/ 2001 10:30 - 10:30 PM +6 more see less
12 Montpelier Antiques Market 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM Greenbank’s Hollow Celebratory Burn on Sunday Jan 12, 1:00 1 - 2:30 PM FREE Bonfire Hotdog Roast at the Covered Bridge! 1 - 3:30 PM Best uses for the Adamant Community Club? 1:30 PM Cozy Soups and Stews Cooking Class at Fiddleheads Cuisine 2 - 4:30 PM Breathe with Ease AND Yoga for the Winter Season: Jan. 12th! 9 - 11 PM +2 more see less	13 Barre Blood Drive Jan. 13 - Make Your Appointment Now! 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM BCEMS Meeting and Budget Discussion 5:30 PM HCTV Volunteer Video Training Sessions 6 - 8 PM Calais School Board to Vote on Budget Jan. 13 6 PM Hearing on Proposed Town Plan Jan. 13 6:30 PM Monday, 1/13/14 Selectboard Meeting Revised Agenda 7 PM Visiting Writers/Illustrators at VCFA's MFA residency 7:30 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	14 Fencing Class at U-32 Begins this Tuesday All Day Farmers Workshop on Water Quality Programs Available Jan. 14 10 AM - 1 PM How To Develop Early Literacy Skills 6:30 - 7:30 PM Twinfield Union School Board Meeting - 01/14/14 7:00 pm 7 - 9 PM Tai Chi for Beginners 7:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	15 Community Book Group 10:30 - 11:30 AM "How to Retire Without Going Broke" class series begins Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 PM Wednesday Jan 15 Dinner at the Parsoange 6 - 7:30 PM EmberPhoto Slideshow (Weds 1/15): Off Piste in the Alps 7 - 8:30 PM Open House 7 PM +1 more see less	16 Qi Gong class ~ Winter series begins January 16th 8:30 - 9:30 AM Have lunch at the Vermont History Museum! 12 - 1 PM CITIZEN LOBBY DAY FOR GMO LABELING- Thursday 12-5p 12 - 5 PM Invite: Central VT Food Systems Council Winter Forum 6 - 8:30 PM Middlesex Historical Society Annual Meeting 6:45 - 8:30 PM Come hear original poems and maybe read your own at Whammyslam #2! 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	17 "Give it a Try" Masters Ski Race Clinic 8 AM - 4:30 PM This Friday - Opening Reception at Axel's Gallery 6 - 8 PM Stroke yer Joke! Comedy open mic 8 - 11 PM Starline rhythm Boys at Moogs Place This Friday Jan. 17th @ 9pm 9 - 11:59 PM	18 Medicinal Plants of the Winter Landscape this Saturday from 1-2:30! 1 AM - 2:30 PM ARCC Reopens - Open House, New Hours, New Location 9 AM - 1 PM Barre Early Childhood Family Event 9:30 - 11:30 AM Leisure World Wine Tasting 12 - 5 PM Medicinal Plants of the Winter Landscape this Saturday from 1-2:30! 1 - 2:30 PM Granite City Grocery Volunteer Trainings 1 - 2:30 PM Medicinal Plants of the Winter Landscape this Saturday from 1-2:30! 1 - 2:30 PM Lyme and Living - local support group 2 - 4 PM Great African Wildlife Slideshow and Dinner 6:30 - 9 PM +5 more see less
19 Knit a Valentine's Day washcloth! 2:30 - 4:30 PM Community Singalong, January 19th, 6-8, East Montpelier 6 - 8 PM	20 MLK Day of Service and Celebration 8 AM - 3:30 PM Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr 12 - 1 PM Free Meditation Group 1 - 1:30 PM January 20, 2014 Berlin Selectboard Meeting Agenda 5:30 - 10 PM	21 Twinfield Union School Board Meeting - 01/21/14 FY 15 Budget Forum All Day Free Intro to Yoga 4 - 5 PM Wolcott School Board Meeting, 1/21, 6 pm: Community Is Invited! 6 - 8 PM Cabot Communications Committee meeting Tuesday Jan 21, 6:30 pm 6:30 - 7:30 PM	22 Twinfield Family Fun Night 6 - 7 PM Wednesday Dinner at the Parsonage 6 - 7:30 PM Community Gamelan 7 - 9 PM Francis Favreau Morristown History Slide Show, Wed., January 22 7 PM	23 FREE Intro to The Alexander Technique: Relieving Pain/Preventing Injur 5:30 - 7 PM Applying for college financial aid. Free help on Thursday January 23r 5:30 - 7:30 PM	24 Frostival 2014-Volunteers Needed 4 PM (multiday) Frostival 2014-Volunteers Needed 4 PM (multiday) Frostival is this weekend! 4 PM (multiday) GMK 3rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner & Family Fun Night 5:30 - 8:30 PM GMK 3rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner & Family Fun Night 5:30 - 8:30 PM Frostival This Weekend! 6 PM (multiday) Bueno Comedy Showcase! 8 - 11 PM +3 more see less	25 The Friends of Jaquith Library Annual Book Sale -- Donations needed 9 AM - 1 PM Zen Buddhism workshop at the Vermont Zen Center in Shelburne 9 AM - 1:15 PM Introduction to Shamanism workshop 9:30 AM - 5 PM Extreme Home Composting Workshop-Start your new year off right!!! 10 AM - 12 PM Oil Pastel Workshop with Artist Carol Boucher at River Arts 10 AM - 2 PM Pet Adoption Event sponsored by Menard's Agway and Natura Pet 10 AM - 2 PM Tim & Leanne, 2 free Frostival shows Saturday mid-day 11 AM - 1 PM Creating and Herbal Medicine Chest for Cold and Flu - Jan. 25 1:30 - 3:30 PM JSC Alumni Reception - Come show your Badger Pride! 2:30 - 3:30 PM Memorial Gathering for Chet Briggs 3 PM Memorial Gathering for Chet Briggs 3 PM Open House Pizza Party for the benefit of Peacham Community Housing 5 - 8 PM Vermont Vaudeville at Goddard College 7 PM VSO Masterworks Tickets 8 PM +10 more see less
26 Montpelier Antiques Market 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM Free Public Events at VCFA's MFA in Visual Art Winter Residency 9 AM (multiday) Creation Station Open Sun. 1-4 1 - 4 PM Opening Celebration 1 - 4 PM Support Twin Valley Senior Center 4 - 6 PM Film Night at the Old Labor Hall 4 PM Concert tonight -Bright Wings Chorus! Trad&Original American harmonies 7 PM +3 more see less	27 After School Street Art & Design (10-13yrs) at River Arts! 3 - 5 PM Opening reception for photography show at Kellogg-Hubbard 4 - 6 PM School Budget Input Sought 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Select Board meeting agenda 7 - 9 PM 1-27-14 Selectboard Agenda 7 PM +1 more see less	28 RFP's for Pavilion at Oxbow Park 9 - 9:30 AM After School Rock Band (9-17yrs) at River Arts! 3 - 5 PM Art Opening at Aldrich Public Library Tue. 4:30 - 7:30 PM Free parenting workshop for Montpelier Grade 4-8 parents 6:30 - 8:30 PM Puppy Classes 6:30 PM TWINFIELD UNION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Tues., Jan. 28th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	29 Event to Remember Pete Seeger Thursday Evening All Day Wednesday Dinner at the Parsonage 6 - 7:30 PM Public Forum on Hunger 6 - 8 PM Ceramics Workshop with Artist Jerilyn Virden 6 - 8 PM	30 Bridges Out of Poverty and Poverty in Vermont Panel All Day Furniture Making Class Begins Jan. 30 All Day Pick Up Pelada/Soccer at Moretown Elementary School Jan. 30 All Day High School Students & Parents: Burlington Gap Year Fair Thursday! 6 - 8:30 PM BFA in Creative Writing Program Informational Conference Call 7 PM +1 more see less	31 Drop & Swap Friday and Saturday at Bethany Church! (multiday) Benefit Drop & Swap in Montpelier Jan. 31, Feb. 1! All Day East Montpelier Board of School Directors Special Meeting 1 PM Jaquith Library Art Show Opening Reception -- Jan. 31 6 - 7 PM (re-post, with location!) 3rd Annual "Welcome, Neighbor!" Potluck 6 - 8 PM Poetry Slam, Friday Jan. 31 6 PM "Monsters Inc" at LUHS Auditorium 6:30 PM NBNC Naturalist Journey's Series 2014 - "Vermont's Bird Atlas" 7 - 8:30 PM A performative poetry reading by Magdalena Gómez 7:30 PM +5 more see less	1 Special Effects Make-Up with Casey Covey (multiday) VHAT Bottle Drive All Day Cabot Partners in Education Meeting Feb. 1 All Day PLANTING HOPE DROP & SWAP 9 AM - 2 PM MHS to Nicaragua´s Drop, Swap & Shop 9 AM - 2 PM Dabble Day 10 AM - 12:30 PM Vermont Yarn "Trunk Show" Feb. 1 10 AM - 5 PM Trunk Sale this Saturday at Plainfield Community Center 1 - 4 PM Skating Party at the Montpelier Pool 5 - 7 PM FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY ANNUAL WINTER BANQUET/ AUCTION 5 - 9:30 PM Free Turkey Dinner and Concert 5:30 - 8 PM U-32 Latin Dinner and Dance 6:30 - 9 PM U-32 Latin Dinner and Dance 6:30 - 9:30 PM Peacham Library Community Coffeehouse -- Saturday, February 1 7 - 9 PM Comedy Showcase in Barre (this Saturday)! 8 - 9:30 PM Bueno Comedy Showcase! Encore show! 8 - 10 PM Comedy Showcase in Barre! Saturday Feb. 1 at Espresso Bueno 8 PM +13 more see less