Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm Nov. 25-26 9 AM (multiday)	27 Come Learn SoulCollage at Russell Memorial Library! 5 - 7 PM This Monday at Russell Memorial Library: Soul Collage! 5 - 7 PM Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 - 6:30 PM Equity and Diversity Committee - Town of Shelburne 6 - 7 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	28 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Fort Cassin Road 7 AM - 5 PM Nervous System Reset Breathwork & Movement Class Online 12 - 1 PM Tech Tuesday at the Pierson Library 1 - 2 PM Dear Charlotte Residents 5 - 7 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Budget Meeting Nov. 28 5:30 PM DEIB Meeting 6 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Neighborhood/Community Meeting Nov. 28 7 PM Selectboard Agenda for Nov. 28 7 PM Town Common Meeting 7 PM +7 more see less	29 Rotary Club Meeting Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30 AM Tips & Tricks for Android Phones & Tablets 1 - 2 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Town Garage 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM St. George PC Meeting - Nov. 29 6 PM Better Together Book Club 7 - 8 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Charlotte Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	30 Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Got a Uke? Check Out the Ukulele Skillbuilder Course! 6 - 7 PM Charlotte Special Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Sparrow Project's November Workshop for Women 7 - 8:30 PM Greenbush Live at Foam Brewers! 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	1 Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Friday Storytime at the Bixby 10:30 - 11 AM Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair 12 PM (multiday) Huntington Valley Arts First Friday Art Fair 5 - 8 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Shelburne's Annual Tree Lighting and Caroling Event! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pop-Up Gallery Clearance Sale Up to 75% Off 6 - 8:30 PM Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair 6 PM (multiday) Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 7:30 - 9 PM +6 more see less	2 Breakfast with Santa 8 AM - 12 PM Creche in Vergennes Park Installation 8:30 - 11 AM Create a Winter Centerpiece 9 - 11 AM Blowout Book Sale at the Bixby! 9 AM - 1 PM St. Jude Parish Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Fair and Lunch Cafe 9 AM - 4 PM Craft & Vendor Fair - Dec 2 - Vergennes 9am-4pm 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Annual Holiday Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Stroll to the Bixby Library for Winter Fun 10 AM - 3 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Shelburne Holiday Stroll Dec. 2 10 AM - 5 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Pop Up Open Studio 11 AM (multiday) Winter Festival Shelburne Craft School 12 - 12 PM Shop & S'mores 1 - 5 PM FCS/VT Children's Museum Activities - Ages 0-8 3 - 5 PM FCS/Vermont Children's Museum Activities - 0-8 Yr Old 3 - 5 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Celebrates 20 Years 7 - 8:30 PM Bella Voce Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 7:30 PM +19 more see less
3 VT Trombone Choir at the Vergennes Opera House 2 PM Messiah Sing-Along 4 - 5:15 PM Messiah Sing Along at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 PM	4 Charlotte Recreation Commission Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	5 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Nervous System Reset Breathwork & Movement Class Online 12 - 1 PM Let's Make the Bixby Library Accessible to All! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Monthly Meeting of the Trails Committee, Dec. 5 at 6:30 6:30 PM Dec. 5 Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul - Dec. 5 7 - 8 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	6 Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Classes at All Souls 11:30 - 11:30 AM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House - Dec. 6 5:30 - 6:30 PM CSWD: Zero Waste Holiday Hacks 6 PM Dec. 6 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM The Endangered Species Act at 50 6:30 - 8 PM AMO Winter Concert - Free 7:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	7 Express Wreath Workshop 12 - 1 PM Wildlife Adventures Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 PM Charlotte Library Board Meeting 6 PM Come Meet with CVSD Superintendent Rene Sanchez 6:30 - 7:30 PM CCS Community Connections Meeting Thursday 6:30 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:45 PM +4 more see less	8 Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 4 - 7 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 4 - 7 PM Climate & Energy Committee Meeting on Friday 4:30 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Polar Express at Pierson Library 5:30 PM +3 more see less	9 Cat Adoption Event Dec. 9 9 AM - 1 PM Monkton History Happenings 10 - 11 AM Monkton Town Forest - Site Walk - Dec. 9 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Book Sale (Youth and YA Books) 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market & Silent Auction 10 AM - 2 PM Season's Readings Holiday Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM Calling All Artisans! CCS Holiday Market Space! 10 AM - 2 PM Trinity Holiday Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM Hill Farm Vintage Holiday Pop Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Annual Nutcracker Story Time at The Pierson Lib 10:30 - 11:30 AM Wreath Workshop and Ornament Making at the Bixby 11 AM - 2 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 12 - 5 PM Addison County Toy Swap-Drop Off Day 12 - 5 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 12 - 5 PM Shop & S'mores 1 - 5 PM Free Teen Science Cafe, Dec. 9 5 - 7 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Adventure Dinner: Christmas Story Dinner 6 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM "Love Kelly" Free Concert and Local Artistic Creations 6 - 9 PM +19 more see less
10 Holiday Concert All Day Sunday PM Music Series 4 - 6 AM Benefit Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 10 AM Benefit Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 10 AM Buffet Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Addison County Toy Swap-Swap Day 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Pageant! 10 - 11 AM Ugly Sweater 5k Run/Walk - Rotary Club of SB 10 AM - 1 PM Jan Cannon Pottery Moving Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Family Chanukah Party Ft Brass Balagan & More! 11 AM - 1 PM Charlotte Museum Christmas Party 1 - 4 PM Holiday Concert on Sunday Will Be Fun for All! 2 - 6 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Outdoor Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM +9 more see less	11 Menorah Lighting in Shelburne 5:15 PM Cemetery Commission Meeting - Tonight Dec. 11 6 - 7 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	12 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Age Well Grab and Go Meal Dec. 12 in Shelburne 11 AM - 12 PM Shelburne Age Well Grab and Go Lunch 11 AM - 12 PM Nervous System Reset Breathwork & Movement Class Online 12 - 1 PM Vigil for the Unsheltered 12:30 - 1 PM Wrapping Up a Good Read 1 - 2 PM Selectboard Budget Q&A 5 - 7 PM DEIB Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	13 Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting 5 - 7 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting - Now Virtual 5:30 - 7 PM Charlotte Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +2 more see less	14 Wine Tasting at The Bushel Market 4 AM - 6 PM Selectboard Budget Q&A 8 - 10 AM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) "The Right to Read" Film Screening & Panel Discussion 6 - 8 PM Maiden Vermont at Very Merry Middlebury 6:30 - 8 PM Shelburne Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 8 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:45 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	15 Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Admissions Open House at Christ the King School 9 - 11 AM You and the Future of Hemlock in Vermont 12 - 1 PM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) BeSMART Secure Storage: Hinesburg Library Friday, Dec. 15 6 - 7 PM Keeping Our Community Safe from Gun Violence 6 - 7 PM +3 more see less	16 Holiday Party at Sentinel Farm 9:30 AM - 12 PM Procrastinator's Paradise Holiday Market 10 AM - 4 PM Resin Class/Lazy Susan or Serving Board 12 - 2 PM Bixby Library Fiber Arts Circle 12 - 2 PM Selectboard Q&A - Final Event 1 - 3 PM Shop & S'mores 1 - 5 PM Champlain Trio Candlelight Holiday Concert 5 - 6:30 PM Creekside Cocoa and Cookie Crawl 5 - 6:30 PM Christmas Live Nativity at CAC 5 - 8 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) King Pede Card Party at the Ferrisburgh Grange 6:30 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less
17 Jan Cannon Pottery Open Studio — Dec. 17 10 AM - 4 PM Winter Solstice Ritual at All Souls Interfaith 11 AM - 12 PM Santa Visits Aubuchon Hardware! 12 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Caroling at the East Monkton Church 2 PM Girl Scout Holiday Food Drive 3:30 - 5:30 PM Christmas Caroling on Oak Hill Rd / Martindale 5 - 6 PM +5 more see less	18 Monkton Central School Holiday Bazaar All Day Invitation to Hullcrest Playground Open Forum 3 - 6 PM Correction - BCA Meeting - Monday Dec. 18 5:30 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +1 more see less	19 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul - Dec. 19 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Town Common Committee Agenda - Dec. 19 7 PM +1 more see less	20 Huge Sale Dec. 20 - Handy Persons Dream! 9 AM - 1 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Learn & Play Settlers of Catan 4 - 7 PM Candlelight Solstice Restorative 4:30 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Dec. 20 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM Development Review Board Meeting - Dec. 20 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	21 Family Holiday Movie Night 5 PM Free Solstice Concert at Shelburne Town Hall 6 - 7:30 PM Winter Solstice Concert: the Band Rowan 6:30 - 7:30 PM Candlelight Breathwork & Restorative Yoga 7 - 8:15 PM St. George Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 21 7 PM +1 more see less	22 Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM	23 Elli Parr Jewelry Boutique - Extended Hours! (multiday) Walking Caroling Party on Roscoe Road 2:30 PM King Pede Card Parties Ferrisburgh Grange 6:30 - 8:30 PM
24 Christmas Eve Services at Charlotte Congregational All Day Christmas Eve Services Lady Mount Carmel / St Jude (multiday) Christmas Eve Services at Charlotte Congregational 10 AM - 7 PM Christmas Worship Service 10:30 AM - 1 PM Light for the World - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at CAC 6 - 7 PM Carol and Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	25 Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	26 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM	27 Greenbush at Leunig's Bistro Tonight! 6:30 - 9 PM	28	29 Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Connor Brien Quartet at Public House 6 - 8 PM	30
31 Skylark at Burlington's Highlight! 6 - 7 PM NYE 12+ Course Italian Farm Dinner 7 PM (multiday)	1 Shelburne Athletic Club - We Are Open New Years Day! 8 AM - 1 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	2 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Quilt Meeting Speaker 7 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM	3 2nd Sale - Handy Persons Dream, Office, Kitchen, Tools 9 AM - 12 PM Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Selectboard Agenda Jan. 3 6 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Jan. Meeting 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	4 Baby Time at The Library 9 - 10 AM Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Library Board of Trustees Meeting 6 - 7 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:30 PM Ski + Ride Reminder/ Parent Meeting for Newcomers 7 PM +1 more see less	5 Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Singing for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM	6 Haiku Workshop, Jan. 6 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Tree Pickup 9 AM - 3 PM Haiku Workshop, Saturday, Jan. 6 9 AM Haiku Workshop - Saturday, Jan. 6 9 AM Women's Connection and Chat Group 10 - 11:30 AM Ferrisburgh Grange Kine Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM An Evening of North Indian Classical Music 7 - 8:30 PM Live Music at Dumb Luck Pub and Grill 7 - 10 PM +4 more see less