Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 Annual Fall Book Sale at Fletcher Free: Sept. 27-Oct. 1 (multiday) Annual Fall Book Sale: Sept. 27-Oct. 1 3 PM (multiday) Green Mountain Book Festival! (multiday) Theater Live Radio Play (multiday) Pirates of Penzance This Weekend 7 PM (multiday) Montpelier Fall Festival 12 - 4 PM Pirates of Penzance This Weekend 2 - 3:30 PM +3 more see less	2 Earth Repair Homeschool Fall 2023 9 AM - 12 PM Free How to Use Your Sewing Machine Workshop 5:30 - 7 PM Winooski City Council Meeting 6 - 9 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM	3 Figure Drawing All Day Finance Committee Meeting Agenda 4:30 - 5:30 PM Managing Forests for Climate Change Walk – Tomorrow! 5 - 7 PM Blingo Tomorrow & Halloween Volunteers Needed 6 - 8 PM	4 Skirack's Winter Swap! Gear Intake Starts Next Week 10 AM (multiday) Burlington Action for Peace in Ukraine! 11 AM - 2 PM Become a Mentor for Justice-Involved Women! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Recovery Dharma Comes to Burlington 6:30 - 7:30 PM	5 Knife Sharpening at Poppy Cafe! 11 AM - 1 PM Open Barn at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 12 - 2 PM Upcoming NPA Cookout at Schmanska Park! 5 - 7 PM Winooski Library Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Ward 6 NPA Meeting - Agenda 6:30 PM +1 more see less	6 Open House at Rock Point School 4 - 6 PM Comedy in the New North End 7 - 9 PM Spork: Comedy Variety Show Comes to the NNE! 7 PM Final Weekend 7:30 PM (multiday)	7 Garage/Yard Sale - Woodlawn Rd - Oct. 7 9 - 11 AM Burlington Farmers Market 9 AM - 2 PM Skirack's Winter Swap is This Saturday! 9 AM - 6 PM Pottery Seconds Sale 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Mt Philo with Third Act, Sierra Club, & Green Mtn. Club 10:45 AM - 2 PM Hike and Conservation Discussion on Mt. Philo 10:45 AM - 2 PM King St Laundry Community Art Event 1 - 3 PM +3 more see less
8 Dog Adoption Event at Heritage Toyota 10 AM - 1 PM Circle Dance: Free Event 4 - 6 PM Pick Up Frisbee 5 PM	9 Earth Repair Homeschool Fall 2023 9 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale - West Rd 9 AM - 1 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM	10 Figure Drawing All Day Iranian and Middle Eastern Fusion at Despacito Cafe 5 - 9:30 PM Walk/Bike Master Plan Public Presentation 6:30 - 8 PM City Council Meeting Oct. 10 - Preview 7 - 10 PM City Council Preview 7:15 - 10 PM The Moth Oct. Storyslam 7:30 PM +2 more see less	11 Become a Mentor for Justice-Involved Women! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Seller Seminar Class with Jeremy and Amanda 6 - 7 PM Recovery Dharma Comes to Burlington 6:30 - 7:30 PM Award-Winning Comedy Oct. 11! 6:30 - 8 PM Comedy for Your Fall, This Wednesday, Oct. 11 6:30 - 8 PM Regular School Board Meeting Oct. 11 6:30 - 8:30 PM Ward 1 NPA (Come Early for Supper!) 7 PM +3 more see less	12 Film Keys Bags Names Words - Documentary 12 PM (multiday) Old North End Community Dinner - All Welcome! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Wards 2 & 3 Neighborhood Meeting (NPA) Thursday, Oct. 12 5:30 - 8:30 PM Inclusion and Belonging Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM Winooski Planning Commission Meeting on Oct. 12 6:30 - 8 PM Wards 2&3 Neighborhood Meeting (NPA) 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	13 EEE Lecture 2 PM Pizza Pop Up at Pingala North Ave 5 PM (multiday)	14 Winooski School Board Retreat - Oct. 14 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Pie Breakfast 9 - 11 AM Annual Pie Breakfast! 9 - 11 AM Pie Breakfast Fundraiser Oct. 14 9 - 11 AM 5th Annual Puzzle Swap 9 - 11 AM Learning with the Vermont Weavers Guild 9 AM - 12 PM Burlington Farmers Market 9 AM - 2 PM Moving Sale Oct. 14-15 on Behalf of a Friend in Essex 9 AM (multiday) Multi-Family Yard Sale 9 AM Multi-Family Yard Sale - Woodbury Rd - Oct. 14 9 AM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Old Folks in the Old Growth 1 - 4 PM Tiny Humans, Big Emotions - Workshop & Book Signing! 7 - 8:30 PM Tiny Humans, Big Emotions - Workshop & Book Signing! 7 - 8:30 PM Tiny Humans, Big Emotions - Workshop & Book Signing! 7 - 8:30 PM +12 more see less
15 Save the Date! Annual Harvest Run, Oct. 15! 9 - 11 AM Save the Date! 12th Annual Harvest Run 9 AM - 12 PM Sustainability Academy's Annual Harvest Run 9 AM - 12 PM Volunteer Work Day at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 9 AM - 12 PM Open Mic/Music Circle Sunday October 15 10 AM - 12 PM Odd Fellows Mural Reveal & Lodge Grand Reopening 1 - 4 PM Save the Date! 12th Annual Harvest Run, Sunday, October 1 - 4 PM Vermont Commons School Open House This Sunday 1 PM History Talk: Combined VT & RI Arms in the Civil War 2 - 3 PM Community Science Ecological Inventory 2 - 4 PM Rally for Solidarity with the People of Israel 3 - 4 PM Capital City Concerts Music of J.S. Bach Oct. 14-15 3 - 4:30 PM Collective Grief Gathering 3 - 5:30 PM Pick Up Frisbee 4:30 - 6 PM +10 more see less	16 Earth Repair Homeschool Fall 2023 9 AM - 12 PM Winooski City Council and Liquor Control Meeting 6 - 9 PM Trivia at the Monkey House w/ Craig Mitchell 6:30 - 8 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM	17 Figure Drawing All Day	18 ONE Mutual Aid Gathering Oct. 18 6 - 7:30 PM ONE Mutual Aid Network Gathering 6 - 7:30 PM Preservation Burlington Annual Awards 6 - 8 PM Recovery Dharma Comes to Burlington 6:30 - 7:30 PM Zoom Cafe on Housing 6:30 - 7:45 PM Register Now for a Housing Update & Discussion on Oct. 18 6:30 - 7:45 PM Asylum Seekers Assistance Meeting Oct. 18 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	19 Public Hearing Notice - HUD (PRO Housing) 6 - 8 PM Ward 5 NPA Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Development Review Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Municipal Infrastructure/Finance Commission Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Ward 5 NPA 6:30 PM +1 more see less	20 UVM Blood Drive - Urgent Need for Blood Donors 11:30 AM - 5 PM EEE Lecture 2 PM Join BCA at Fall Exhibitions Opening, Friday 5 - 7 PM Cold Weather Clothing Swap 6 - 8 PM Contra Dance Oct. 20 6:30 - 10 PM +1 more see less	21 Ooky Spooky 5K Race to Benefit COTS 8:30 - 10 AM Ooky Spooky 5k Race to Benefit COTS 8:30 - 10:30 AM Lakeview Cemetery Tour Oct. 21 9 - 10 AM Make a Difference & Support Human Rights 9 - 10 AM Preservation Burlington - Lakeview Cemetery Tour 9 - 10 AM Amnesty International Champlain Valley Vermont Meeting 9 - 10 AM Burlington Farmers Market 9 AM - 2 PM Mental Health Event 9 AM - 4:30 PM UVM Swimming and Diving and Men's Soccer Youth Day 11 AM - 2 PM Repair Cafe This Saturday! 11 AM - 3 PM 1:1 Tech Assistance at the Winooski Library 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Punk Rawk Odd Market & Punk Show 12 - 9 PM Ward 8 Community Conversation with Councilor King 1:15 - 2:15 PM Vermont Climate Heroes 5 - 7 PM Tipsy Pickle Anniversary Benefit Dinner 5 - 10 PM +11 more see less
22 Contra Dance on Sunday All Day Green & Just Electricity for VT 10:30 AM - 2 PM Smatterings Craft Show at Burlington Beer 12 - 4 PM Smatterings Artist Market at Burlington Beer Co 12 - 4 PM Green & Just Electricity for VT : Presentation 12:30 - 2 PM BYOBook to Silent Book Club! Oct. 22 1 - 3 PM Family Contra Dance Sunday 1:30 - 3 PM +3 more see less	23 Earth Repair Homeschool Fall 2023 9 AM - 12 PM Preview of Oct. 23 City Council Meeting 5 - 10 PM City Council Meeting Oct. 23 5 - 11 PM City Council Preview 5:15 PM Burlington City Council Meeting 6 - 8 PM Ground the F-35 Rally 6 PM Tonight 6 - 9 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM +3 more see less	24 Figure Drawing All Day Winooski Housing Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM	25 Mater Christi School - Open House 8:30 - 11:30 AM Missing Middle Housing Coffee Chat Oct. 25 9 - 10 AM Free Seller Seminar Class with Jeremy and Amanda 6 - 7 PM Wards 4 & 7 Neighborhood Planning Assembly Meeting NPA 7 - 9 PM Robust Oct. 25 NPA for W4/7 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	26 AARP-VT to host Open House for Prospective Tax Aides 3 - 4:30 PM Winooski Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Ward 8 NPA Oct. 26 7 - 8 PM	27 EEE - Education and Enrichment for Everyone-Lecture 2 PM Three Leaves Comedy Showcase 7 - 8:15 PM	28 Samhain Celebration in the Sacred Circle 2 - 4 AM Garage Sale Items 9 AM - 12 PM Burlington Farmers Market 9 AM - 2 PM Mt. Philo Hike 10:45 AM - 2 PM Join BCA for Tricks and Treats at Family Art Saturday! 11 AM - 1 PM The Grant St Fall Market! 11 AM - 3 PM 1:1 Tech Assistance at the Winooski Library 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Integrated Arts Academy Fall & Gardens Cleanup 12 - 4 PM Halloween in Winooski 1:30 PM (multiday) Sacred Circle Dance - Free 2 - 4 PM Samhain Circle Celebration 2 - 4:30 PM Authentic Bosnian Community Dinner - Free! 4 - 5:30 PM +8 more see less
29 Fomite Authors Marathon Reading 12 - 8 PM Walk/Ride/Roll to the BTV Halloween Bike Ride! - Time Correction 1:30 PM Fundraiser for the New Burlington High School 3 - 5 PM Organ Recital at First Baptist Church of Burlington 3 - 5 PM Pick Up Frisbee 4 - 5:30 PM Spooky Forest 5:30 - 7 PM Haunted Forest 5:30 - 7 PM Haunted Forest 5:30 PM +4 more see less	30 Are You Interested in Helping the Military Out? 12 AM (multiday) Winooski Small Business Loan Committee Meeting 12 - 1 PM Oct. 30 - Halloween Malloween at University Mall 4 - 7 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM Trivia at the Monkey House w/ Craig Mitchell 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	31 Are You Interested in Helping the Military Out? 12 AM (multiday) Show Time! - Love & Physics (multiday) Day of the Dead All Day Trick or Treat at One Farmers' Market 12 - 6:30 PM North Avenue Alliance Trunk or Treat 4 - 6 PM Trunk-Or-Treat 5 - 7 PM Sambatucada Halloween Parade 6:30 - 7 PM +3 more see less	1 Are You Interested in Helping the Military Out? 12 AM (multiday) Burlington Walk Bike Council Meeting Nov. 1 5:30 - 7 PM Free Talks on Bone Health as We Age 6:30 - 7:30 PM	2 Are You Interested in Helping the Military Out? 12 AM (multiday) HousingData Website Workshop, CVOEO Striving for Equity 12 - 1:30 PM Housing Data Website Workshop, CVOEO Striving for Equity 12 - 1:30 PM BCA Artist Talk with Terry Ekasala 6 - 7 PM Burlington Democrats Happy Hour 6 PM Winooski Library Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Ward 6 NPA Meeting, City Declaration on Drug Crisis 6:30 PM +3 more see less	3 The 1960's Fluxus Art Movement-- John Killacky 2 - 3 PM EEE Lecture 2 PM Weigh in Re: VT Health Care 3 PM Mountainfilm on Tour 7:30 - 9:30 PM	4 Free Concert at Fletcher Free Library Nov. 4 All Day Barge Canal Mini-Tour This Saturday 9 - 10 AM Estate Sale 9 AM (multiday) Meditation Weekend: Belonging in This World 9 AM (multiday) Scrap Busting Pouf Class 10 AM - 1 PM Moving Sale - 198 Home 10 AM - 2 PM Family Climate Workshop: Vermont's "Green" Electricity 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Family Climate Workshop on Nov. 4 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM 1:1 Tech Assistance at the Winooski Library 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Rally Supports Gaza in Battery Park Sat. 1 - 2 PM Oakledge Universally Accessible Playground Opening 1 - 4 PM Vermont Day School - Middle School Spotlight - Open House 3 - 3:30 PM NaNoWriMo Event at the Winooski Library 3 - 5 PM Chicken & Biscuit Dinner This Saturday! 5 - 8 PM Social Band's Fall Concert Series 7:30 PM +11 more see less