Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 HPES 6th Grade Fundraising Bottle Drive 8 AM (multiday) HPES 6th Grade Bottle Drive Sept 30 & Oct 1 8 AM (multiday) Roosevelt Fine Art Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Bear Works Studio - Vermont Craft Council Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Borealis Open Studios This Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend - Ken & Ruby Leslie 10 AM (multiday) Family Open Gym at Craftsbury Academy All Day Yard/Garage Sale - S Albany Rd - Oct. 1 10 AM - 3 PM Seeking Craft Vendors for New Craft Fair 11 AM - 4 PM Organic Apple Upick 12 - 4 PM Craftsbury Out of the Darkness Walk Oct. 1 1 - 2:30 PM Vermot Humanities Lecture: the Hills of Home 6 - 7 PM +8 more see less	2 2023 Fall Foliage Festival 9 AM - 7 PM Walden Library Open House for Fall Foliage 3:30 - 5:30 PM Craftsbury Fire District #2 \| Regular Meeting 5:30 PM Monday Night Knit Night 6:30 - 8 PM Council Agenda 6:30 PM +1 more see less	3 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Hardwick Banned Books Week Scavenger Hunt 2 PM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Dungeons & Dragons at GFL 4:30 - 6:30 PM Wolcott Parent Organization Meeting 5 - 6 PM Albany Selectboard Meeting - Oct. 3 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	4 Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM Recognizing Dis-And Misinformation and Why It Matters 1 - 2 PM Champlain Professor Speaks on Dis- and Misinformation 1 - 2:15 PM Autumn Nature Walk Oct. 4 3 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM Connect with Your Legislators 5 - 6:30 PM Advocating with Personal Stories Training Opportunity 5:15 - 6:45 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Civic Supper & Cider Pressing 5:30 - 7 PM Hardwick Haiku Club 5:30 - 7 PM Practice Transition Celebration 5:30 - 7 PM Leach Library Trustee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Craftsbury Schools Open House Oct. 4 6 - 7 PM Annual Meeting East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization 6 PM Visiting Writer Reading - Sean Hill 8 - 9 PM +11 more see less	5 Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 5 PM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM Group Sound Bath with Guided Meditation 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	6 Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 5 PM Justice for Dogs Flea Market Oct. 6-7 9 AM - 5 PM Rummage Sale - United Church of Newport 9 AM (multiday) Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Blood Drive: Give the Gift of Life 12 - 4:30 PM Kiwanis Yard Sale - Oct. 6 12 - 5 PM More "Wobbly Biking" at the COC! 12 - 5:30 PM Celebration of Indigenous Peoples & Culture at HFM 3 - 6 PM "Wobbly Biking" at the COC Continues! 4 - 5 PM Community Meal 5:30 - 7:30 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM +8 more see less	7 Craftsbury Village Antiques Closing for the Season Sale (multiday) Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 1 PM Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Roosevelt Fine Art at Aware Fall Foliage Festival 9 AM - 3 PM Carving Workshop with Alexandra Forbes 9 AM - 4 PM Estate Yard Sale - Oct. 7 9 AM (multiday) Experience the Wonder of Horses 10 AM - 12 PM Harvest Celebration at the Craftsbury Farmers Market 10 AM - 1 PM Greensboro Historical Society Event 10 AM - 3 PM Perpetual Yard Sale Starting Oct. 7 10 AM - 3 PM Maple Open House Oct. 7-8 10 AM (multiday) Craftsbury Village Antiques Closing for the Season Sale 11 AM (multiday) Craftsbury Village Antiques Closing for the Season Sale 11 AM (multiday) Celebrating Gloria Wing! 11:30 AM 4th Annual Indigenous Peoples' Day Rocks 12 - 5 PM What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? 1 - 3 PM Play Every Town: Piano Concert for a Cooler Climate 2 PM Memphremagog Watershed Association Autumn News & Brews 4:30 PM United Church of Johnson Chicken Pie Supper 5 - 7 PM United Church of Johnson Annual Chicken Pie Supper 5 - 7 PM A Flood of Relief Keeping Vermont Farmer's Growing 5 - 9 PM Roy Macneil & the Local Folk Orchestra 7 PM +18 more see less
8 Chicken Pie Dinner 12 - 1 PM Hardwick Trails Pumpkin Walk 6 PM Hardwick Trails Pumpkin Walk! 6 PM Registration for Ski Programs: Opens 8pm on Oct. 8 8 PM	9 Meet and Greet the Northeast Wilderness Trust 1 PM	10 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Dungeons & Dragons at GFL 4:30 - 6:30 PM Hyde Park Selectboard Meeting - Oct. 10 6 PM	11 How Scientists "Do" Science 1 - 2 PM Join Us! CVFiber's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in Calais 1 - 2 PM A Pop-Up Art Workshop 3 - 5 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Craftsbury School District Budget Forum 6 - 7 PM LVRT Regional Amenities Final Meeting 6 PM Poetry Potluck 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	12 Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Wolcott Community Forest Committee - Public Meeting 12 - 8 PM 8-Week Memoir Writing Group at GFL 3 - 4:30 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM +1 more see less	13 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Funding for Farmers Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM Author's Book Launch in Newport 5 - 8 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM Gallery Reception - Margaret Jacobs: Shape of a Memory 6 - 7:30 PM Stargazing Party at the Walden Community Library Oct. 13 7 - 9 PM The Haunting of Hill House 7 PM (multiday) The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM Blackfly This Friday & Game Night Next Week! 7:30 PM Blackfly Story Hour, Bribery, and Game Night 7:30 PM +7 more see less	14 Mini Photo Sessions All Day Contribute to the Positive Energy of Splitting Firewood 8:30 AM - 12 PM Copley Gravel Moxie 9 AM - 1 PM Craft Fair & Flea Market 9 AM - 3 PM Fire Dept Open House 9 AM - 3 PM Big Yard Sale - Maple St. - Oct. 14 9 AM - 4 PM Walk for Aware 9 AM Experience the Wonder of Horses 10 AM - 12 PM Button Up NEK - Save Money, Be Cozy! 10 AM - 1 PM Free Button Up NEK Event in Scenic Island Pond 10 AM - 1 PM Final Open House at Greensboro Historical Society 10 AM - 2 PM Barn Sale Oct. 14 10 AM - 4 PM Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting in Orleans 11 AM - 2 PM Green Bag Day at Food Share 11:30 AM - 1 PM Eclipse Viewing on Craftsbury Common 12 - 2:30 PM Eclipse Viewing on the Common 12 - 2:30 PM BBQ for Families Affected by Flooding 12 - 3 PM Flood Relief BBQ Oct. 14 12 - 3 PM Autumn Roots for Resilience - Herbalism Class 1 - 4 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +16 more see less
15 LRSWMD Johnson & Stowe Closing Early All Day Waterville Fall Market! 11 AM - 4 PM Call for Fiber Artists 12 - 4 PM Organic Apple U-Pick & Cate Hill Cafe 12 - 4 PM Gallery Reception: Absence/Presence by Jo Weiss 2 - 3 PM Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas - Traditional Music 4 - 6 PM International Wave of Light Oct. 15 6:30 - 7:30 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +4 more see less	16 Town of Hyde Park Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM Save Me a Seat! VT Author Rick Winston at the Jeudevine 6:30 - 8 PM	17 Tae Kwon Do Classes 4:15 - 6:40 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Dungeons & Dragons at GFL 4:30 - 6:30 PM Peace Vigil 6 - 7:30 PM Town of Hyde Park DRB Hearing Oct. 17 6 PM Dinner and Childcare and Town Meeting Discussion! 6 PM Craftsbury Freedom & Unity Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Public Hearing--Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments 6:30 - 8:30 PM Albany Selectboard Meeting - Oct. 17 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	18 Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Bright Futures Through Literacy at Olli Lecture 1 - 2 PM Childhood Literacy Creates Bright Futures for Us All 1 - 2 PM Memphre Fall Lecture Series Continues 1:30 - 2:30 PM Zombie Felties 3 - 5:30 PM Sugarbush Management with Carbon in Mind 3:30 - 5:30 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM 100 Days of Lake Memphremagog Art Exhibition 5:30 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	19 Tae Kwon Do Classes 4:15 - 6:40 AM Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Coat Drive 2024 9 AM (multiday) Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM 8-Week Memoir Writing Group at GFL 3 - 4:30 PM Travel Adventure Book Group Kickoff Meeting 4 - 5 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM WCL Trustees Meeting Agenda Oct. 19 6 - 8 PM Let's Play! 6 - 9 PM Board Game Night at Front Seat Coffee 6 - 9 PM Stories of Hope & Healing 6 PM Group Sound Bath with Guided Meditation 7 - 8 PM +8 more see less	20 H.U.G.S (Huge Used Garment Swap) (multiday) Hardwick H.U.G.S! (multiday) Beg, Steal or Borrow Concert 7 AM - 7 PM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Beg, Steal or Borrow Returning 5:30 - 6:30 PM Beg, Steal or Borrow, October 20 at Church in Hyde Park 5:30 - 9 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM Albany Historical Society Meeting 6 - 8 PM Haunted High This Weekend at Lamoille Union High School 6:30 PM (multiday) Haunted High This Weekend at Lamoille! 6:30 PM (multiday) Intuitive Wellness Welcomes Messages from Heaven 7 - 9 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +9 more see less	21 Ooky Spooky 5k to Benefit COTS 8:30 - 10:30 AM One Day Women's Wellness Retreat 9 AM - 6 PM Craftsbury Woods Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Houseplant Swap at Craftsbury Public Library Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Take This Step with Us - Join Us Saturday for Hike! 10 AM - 12 PM Houseplant Swap 10 AM - 12 PM Craftsbury Woods Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Experience the Wonder of Horses 10 AM - 12 PM Stannard Horseshoe Social and Potluck Rescheduled 11 AM - 2 PM Lamoille Soil Composting Open House 11 AM - 3:30 PM Irasburg Chicken & Biscuit Dinner 3:30 - 6:30 PM Irasburg Chicken & Biscuit Dinner 3:30 - 6:30 PM Home Movie Day 4 - 8 PM Home Movie Day in The NEK at The Albany Town Hall 4 - 8 PM It's Time to Raise the Roof to End Homelessness! 6 - 9 PM 🍁 Harvest Hootenanny at Gihon Valley Hall 🎶 6 - 10 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM Vermont Philharmonic Fall Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Vermont Philharmonic Presents Fall Concerts 7:30 - 9 PM +15 more see less
22 Parent Teacher Fundraiser at the COC Ski Swap 10 AM - 2 PM Ski & Bike Swap at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center 10 AM - 2 PM Ski & Bike Swap 10 AM - 2 PM Harvest Fest at Mama's Farm 2 - 5 PM Pluto Rising at Plainfield Arts 4 - 6 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +2 more see less	23 Owls of Vermont 1 - 2 PM Community Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 PM LNSU Harvest Community Gathering 6:30 - 8 PM Special Council Agenda 6:30 PM	24 HLV Strategic Action Planning and Prevention Honors 8:30 - 11 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Dementia/Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group 3:30 - 5 PM Invasive Plants in Greensboro 4 - 5:30 PM Update on the Lake and the Landfill 4:30 - 6 PM Update on the Lake and the Landfill 4:30 - 6 PM Dungeons & Dragons at GFL 4:30 - 6:30 PM Hardwick Area Neighbor to Neighbor Gathering 5:30 - 7 PM Town of Hyde Park Selectboard Meeting 6 PM +6 more see less	25 Stowe Mountain Rescue Team 1 - 2 PM A Day in the Life of a Mountain Rescue Technician 1 - 2 PM A Day in the Life of a Mountain Rescue Technician 1 - 2 PM Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM Farm to Table Benefit for Greensboro Farmers' Market! 6 PM Community Safety Meeting 6:30 - 7:45 PM Old-Time Music at the Civic 7 - 9 PM Visiting Writer Reading - Deborah Taffa 8 - 9 PM +6 more see less	26 Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Halloween Storytime 10:30 - 11 AM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM 8-Week Memoir Writing Group at GFL 3 - 4:30 PM Travel Adventure Book Group at the Simpson Library 4 - 5 PM Trunk-Or-Treat and Haunted Forest 5 - 7 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Trivia at the Village Restaurant! Wings! 6 PM Knitting at the Library 6:30 - 8 PM Poverty, by America Book Discussion at the Library 6:30 - 8 PM +7 more see less	27 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Inclusive Arts Workshop at 4C's Care Center 10 AM - 12 PM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Blood Drive Oct. 27 12:05 - 5 PM Johnson Community Blood Drive 12:30 - 4:45 PM Join NEMS for Halloween Blood Drive! 12:30 PM (multiday) Window Insert Building Workshop 1 PM (multiday) Virtual Visiting Artist - Alexandria Smith 2 - 3 PM Trunk or Treat 4:30 - 6 PM Free Community Dinner 5 - 6 PM Haunting Extravaganza at Sterling Market 5:30 PM (multiday) No Beginner Line Dancing Oct. 27 6 - 7 PM Beginner Line Dancing at Gihon Valley Hall 6 - 7 PM Pumpkin Walk 6 - 8 PM Garage of Doom, 3 Days Only! 6 - 8:30 PM Annual Pumpkin Walk at Woodbury Elementary School 6 PM Trunk or Treat at WES Pumpkin Walk 6 PM 3rd Annual Wolcott Haunted Clown Forest 6:30 - 9 PM +14 more see less	28 Reiki Level II Class 9 AM - 2 PM Hyde Park Pumpkin Carving/Decorating Contest 10 - 11:30 AM 6th Grade Food Truck Fundraiser 11 AM - 3 PM Antiques Roadshow & Appraisal Day 1 - 4 PM Trunk or Treat at Albany Community School! 4 - 6 PM Trunk-Or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Trunk-or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Trunk-Or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Trunk or Treat 4:30 - 6 PM Garage of Doom, 3 Days Only! 6 - 8:30 PM Skeleton's Soirée - a Dance Party at Hca! 7 - 11 PM Skeleton Soiree at Highland Center for the Arts 7 PM Halloween Costume Party w/ DJ Cat 8 PM (multiday) +9 more see less
29 Superhero Soccer! 10 - 11:30 AM Eden Church Service and Luncheon 10 AM - 12:30 PM Për's Smoked Moving Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Free - Costume 5k & 1k - Oct. 29 10 AM Halloween Party at the Oven 1 - 3 PM Community Oven Costume Party 1 - 3 PM Magic of Marigold - an Immersive Floral Experience 3 - 5 PM 🎃🍬Trunk or Treat🎃 Atkins Field Hardwick 4 - 6 PM Halloween Haunted Trail 6:30 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	30 Flood Legal Assistance Clinic 2 - 5:45 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM Hallowe'en Poetry Celebration 6 - 7 PM Hardwick Community Film Screening & Discussion 6:30 - 9 PM Community Film Screening & Panel Discussion 6:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	31 Trunk or Treat All Day Photo Exhibit at Newport Natural Café Oct. 31 All Day Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Wolcott Library Happenings 3 - 5 PM Tomorrow is the Village Trick or Treat! 4:30 - 6 PM Halloween Trick or Treat Trail 4:30 - 6 PM Trick or Treating Inside at the Care Center 4:30 - 6 PM Dungeons & Dragons at GFL 4:30 - 6:30 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM Community Halloween Party 5:30 - 7:30 PM +7 more see less	1 Olam Chesed Club Starts Sept. 6 at 4:15! 4:15 - 6 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Leach Public Library Trustee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Craftsbury School PTO Meeting 6 - 7:15 PM Nanowrimo Kickoff Event at the Jeudevine 6:30 - 8 PM Visiting Artist Talk - Paolo Arao 8 - 9 PM +3 more see less	2 Art Gathering 9:30 - 11:30 AM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Death Café: Come for an Open Discussion About Death 11 AM - 12 PM 8-Week Memoir Writing Group at GFL 3 - 4:30 PM Fiber Crafternoons at the Simpson Library 3 - 5 PM Destination Dinner & Movie Night at HCA 5 PM Weekly Garden Event 5:20 - 6 PM Knitting at the Library 6:30 PM "Peter & the Starcatcher" at U-32 7 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	3 Inclusive Arts Workshop at 4C's Care Center 10 AM - 12 PM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Samhain-Day of the Dead Workshop & Community Ritual 1 PM (multiday) Samhain/Day of the Dead Workshop: 1 PM (multiday)	4 Repair Cafe 9 AM - 3 PM Holistic Wellness and Psychic Expo 10 AM - 5 PM Open House! 8 Dimick Rd, East Hardwick 11 AM - 1 PM Navigate Your Emotional Landscape Meditation w/ Nancy 1 - 2 PM Raptors Up Close 1 - 2 PM Live Raptors Up Close 1 - 2:30 PM Make Your Calendar for Free Meditation Class Saturday! 1 - 4 PM Welcoming Scorpio Season Sound Bath 4 - 5:30 PM 15th Annual Child Haven Dinner and Fundraiser 5:30 - 8 PM Amazing Indian Dinner!! 5:30 PM Child Haven Dinner and Fundraiser 6 - 8 PM Local Folk Orchestra to play at HCA 7 - 9 PM Local Folk Orchestra - Saturday at HCA 7 - 9 PM +9 more see less