Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2014

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30 The Nutcracker (multiday) Donuts and Creemees This Weekend! (multiday) Women's Festival of Crafts 11/29 & 11/30 10 AM (multiday) Albany Berkshire Ballet's "The Nutcracker" 3 PM (multiday) Greater Barre Craft Show All Day Vendor & Craft Fair - Nov 30 All Day 25th Annual Women's Festival of Crafts All Day Chittenden County Vermont and Ferguson, Missouri - What Connects Us? 9:30 - 10:30 AM MMUUF ServiceNov. 30 - Connecting Ferguson with Us 9:30 AM Fabric and Craft Supply Sale 12 - 3 PM +6 more see less	1 Select Board Agenda Dec. 1 All Day Westford School Board Meeting Dec. 1 All Day Crafting Circle: Monday Evenings at Jericho Town Library All Day Essex Selectboard Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM	2 Dec. 2 Selectboard Agenda All Day Vermont Author Ron Krupp & the Woodchuck Returns to Gardening All Day Underhill Selectboard Dec. 2 Special Meeting Agenda 8:30 AM Chess Club Tuesday at DRML 6:30 PM Blue Christmas Service 7 PM +1 more see less	3 Volunteer Opportunities for Vermont International Festival (multiday) Richmond PC Agenda for Dec. 3 All Day Flood Hazard Overlay District Public Hearing Dec. 3 All Day Flood Hazard Overlay District Public Hearing Dec 3 All Day Boxwood Tree Workshops 6:30 - 8:30 PM Shelburne Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 10 PM Public Meeting: Rehab Plans for 81 Main St 7:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	4 Essex Community Players,“The Holiday Extravaganza Radio Show” All Day Endeavour Middle School Open Houses - Dec. 4 & 7 All Day Free Community Soup & Bread Supper - Dec. 4 All Day Free Community Soup & Bread Supper Dec. 4 All Day Rick Marcotte Central School Barnes and Noble Bookfair All Day Free Showing of Documentary "Bag It" Dec. 4 All Day Branch Out Burlington! Awesome Tree Contest Awards Ceremony All Day Community Soup & Bread Supper All Day Snow at Audubon 9 AM MMU Finance Committee 5 - 8 PM Free Showing of "Bag It: the Movie" 6:30 - 8:30 PM Milton Ski and Ride Safety Meeting 6:30 PM Free Showing of Documentary "Bag It" 6:30 PM Pre-Kindergarten Information Night 7 - 9 PM Rice Memorial High School: Host Family Interest Night 7 PM +11 more see less	5 30th Annual Holiday Fair at Lake Champlain Waldorf School (multiday) UVM Ed Law Institute - Discipline & the School to Prison Pipeline All Day Kid's Night Out for 7th and 8th Grade Students All Day Musical Storytime with Special Guest, Zyla the Dog! All Day Longina Smolinski - Art Show and Sale All Day Kids Night Out for 7th & 8th Grade Students Dec 5! All Day 7th and 8th Grade Kids Night Out All Day Shelburne Historical Society Mtg. Jan. 5 All Day UID and BRMS Walk to School Day Dec. 5 All Day 7th and 8th Grade Students - Kid's Night Out Dec 5 All Day Kid's Night Out - 7th & 8th Grade Students Dec. 5 All Day Holiday Tree Lighting All Day Round Church Corners Gallery Open During Holiday Market 10 AM (multiday) Heart & Soul and Essex Eats Out Community Celebration 5:30 - 8:30 PM Shelburne's Holiday Tree Lighting Event 5:45 - 8 PM Richmond Water Commission Agenda Dec 5 6 - 7 PM Kid's Night Out for 7th and 8th Grade Students Dec 5 6 - 8 PM Kid's Night Out for 7th and 8th Grade Students 6 PM Kids' Night Out - Christmas Jamboree at JUMC 6 PM Holiday Wreath Workshop 6:30 - 8:30 PM +16 more see less	6 Bella Voce Women's Chorus - Concert: “A Ceremony of Carols” (multiday) Bella Voce Holiday Concert - December 6 & 7 (multiday) Basic Genetic Genealogy Class - Dec. 6 All Day Used Book Sale at SCS Holiday Craft Fair Dec. 6 All Day Bottle Drive All Day Shelburne Community School PTO Holiday Fair Dec 6 All Day Grand Isle Craft Fair All Day Smilie Winter Carnival Dec. 6 All Day Holiday Open House All Day Songs of the Season Saturday Concert All Day Christmas Bazaar All Day Winter Centerpieces: Dec. 6 All Day Holiday Craft Fair Coming in Early December All Day Holiday Craft Fair Coming in Early December All Day South Burlington Community Chorus Holiday Concert All Day Free Christmas Craft Workshop for Kids - Make Presents! All Day Holiday Craft Fair Dec 6 All Day Free Kids Gift Making Workshop Dec 6 All Day Breakfast with Santa All Day Richmond Holiday Market Silent Auction All Day Richmond Holiday Market Silent Auction All Day Big Holiday Fair...Shop Local, Save Gas! All Day "A Ceremony of Carols" Holiday Concert All Day Winter's Eve at the Ethan Allen Homestead All Day Nellie May's Christmas Open House All Day Nellie May's Chritmas Open House All Day Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Conference Dec. 6 All Day Toy Train Show Dec. 6 All Day Free Community Luncheon All Day Free Kids Christmas Craft Making Workshop All Day Wonderful Natural Christmas Trees for Sale! 8 AM - 1 PM Christmas Trees for Sale! 8 AM - 1 PM Food Drive 8:30 AM - 12 PM Bottle Drive 9 AM - 1 PM Great Holiday Craft Fairs in Shelburne 9 AM - 2 PM Shelburne United Methodist Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Big Holiday Fair! 9 AM - 2 PM Shelburne Community School PTO Holiday Fair Dec 6 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Essex Junction Fire Department Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Underhill Central School Holiday Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Underhill Central School Holiday Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Carol Macdonald's Studio Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Weekend Events at Jericho Town Library 10 AM (multiday) Basic Genetic Genealogy Dec. 6 10:30 AM - 12 PM Winter Holiday Party and Kids Crafts 10:30 AM - 12 PM Thomas the Train Day at the Westford Public Library 10:30 AM Free Community Luncheon 12 PM Holiday Open House: Live Music & Fine Art 2 - 4 PM Poetry During Daylight Under Possibly-Visible Full Moon 3 - 5 PM Experience a Winter's Eve in 18th Century Vermont! 4 - 7 PM "Kid's Night Out" Dec. 6 6 - 9 PM 13th Annual Festival of Choirs Dec. 6 6 PM Westford Tree Lighting on the Common 6:30 PM Westford Community Tree Lighting & Holiday Sing-A-Long 6:30 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts Dec. 6 & 7 8 PM "A Ceremony of Carols" Performance by Bella Voce Women's Chorus of VT 8 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concert 8 PM "A Ceremony of Carols" Holiday Concert 8 PM +55 more see less
7 Get the Facts About Rice All Day Holiday Party & Artisans' Sale All Day Holiday Party & Artisans' Sale All Day "Gifts That Give" Event - Sunday Dec. 7 All Day Sunday Music Concert at UCW Church All Day Introductory Class on Essential Oils All Day Round Church Holiday Carol Sing All Day Rice Memorial High School Open House All Day Holiday Party & Artisans' Sale Dec 7 All Day Dog Grooming 8 AM - 5 PM VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 6689 9 - 11 AM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at the Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM Get the Facts About Rice Memorial High School 11 AM - 1 PM Rice Memorial High School Open House 11 AM - 1 PM Get the Facts About Rice 11 AM - 1 PM Rice Memorial High School Open House 11 AM - 1 PM Milton Historical Society Holiday Open House Luncheon 11 AM - 2 PM Gifts That Give Fair 11 AM - 3 PM Gifts That Give 11 AM - 3 PM Learn to Curl Clinic (Green Mountain Curling Club) 1:45 - 4 PM Learn to Curl 1:45 PM Milton Community Band Holiday Concert 2 - 3 PM Christmas Concert: Vermont Choral Union Dec. 7 3 PM Holiday Pie Concert 3:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday Pie Concert - A Serving of Song with a Dollop of Desert 3:30 - 5 PM Holiday Pie Concert - Champlain Echoes & Green Mountain Chorus 3:30 - 5:30 PM Sunday Family Friendly Service with Gregory Douglass! 5 PM Williston Annual Holiday Tree Lighting 5 PM Williston Annual Holiday Tree Lighting 5 PM +28 more see less	8 Holiday Decoration Workshops! (multiday) Breakfast with the Principal of MMU All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Senior Luncheon All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Breakfast with Principal of MMU All Day Essential Oils Class to Aid Your Health and Well Being All Day Legislative Forum -- Dec. 8 All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Selectboard Agenda Dec 8 All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Grateful for Shelburne Nursery School & Upcoming Open House Invite! 12:30 - 2 PM SB Legislators Pre Session Community Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +10 more see less	9 VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan Public Meeting All Day District 5 Schoolhouse All Day Open Group Channeling Session All Day Selectboard Agenda Dec 9 All Day VPR Broadcast on Tuesday - Live from Winooski! 12 - 1 PM Underhill Selectboard Special Meeting Dec 9 4:30 PM VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan Announcement 6 - 8 PM Underhill Selectboard Regular Meeting Dec 9 6 PM Learning Matters Parent Workshop at FMS 6:30 - 8 PM Free Showing of the Movie Miss Representation 7 - 9 PM Essex Conservation Committee Meeting Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	10 Hale and Hearty Meeting All Day JSF Harvest Bundle Fundraiser at UID School All Day Dec. 10 Selectboard Agenda All Day Community Forum on Efficiency Vermont All Day Join Efficiency Vermont for a Community Forum on the Future! All Day Energy Efficiency Forum - Share Your Input Dec. 10! 6 - 7:30 PM Pajama Story Time Dec. 10 6:30 - 7:30 PM School Board Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Westford Planning Commission - Dec 10 Agenda 7 PM Chs Winter Band and Choral Concert: Dec. 10 7 PM Vt Stage Winter Tales Dec. 10 - 14 7:30 - 10 PM Vermont Stage Company's Winter Tales 7:30 PM (multiday) +8 more see less	11 JETF Agenda for Dec. 11 All Day Holiday Luncheon for Williston & Richmond Seniors All Day Dec 11 Selectboard Agenda All Day United Church of Underhill Community Dinner All Day Smaller Footprint Group This Thursday All Day Gateway Zoning Hearing Thursday at Camels Hump Middle School All Day Zoning Public Hearing - Gateway Commercial District All Day Special Story Hour at DRML! Willie the Jumping Frog - Bill Skiff All Day Community Dinner--Thursday Dec. 11 5 - 7 PM 3rd Community Open House Scheduled 6 - 7:30 PM Public Hearing: Richmond Gateway Zoning Regulations 7 - 8:30 PM Materials for Dec 11 Meeting of Planning Commission 7 - 9 PM Alpha Play "When in Rome" 7 PM +9 more see less	12 Discovery Preschool Silent Auction and Holiday Party All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 12 All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 All Day BCMS Holiday Concert/Community Sing - Dec 12 All Day Essex Junction Train Hop, Tree Lighting & Holiday Bonfire All Day It's Goulash!... at Friday Food Affair All Day 2nd Kids Night Out! All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 12 All Day "Hopeful Heart" Joins Brick Meeting House Society All Day "Hopeful Heart" Joins Brick Meeting House Committee All Day This Friday: Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing a Long All Day Williston Selectboard Meeting All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 All Day Discovery Preschool - Silent Auction Dec. 12 & Open Enrollment Dec. 15 4:30 - 6 PM Kids/Parentsnight Out! 6 - 9 PM Christmas Musical Celebration at Trinity Baptist Church in Williston 7 - 8 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 7 - 8:15 PM Brick Church Music Series Dec. 12 Concert 7 - 9 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long 7 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long, Friday, Dec. 12 7 PM +16 more see less	13 Local Kids Perform at Higher Ground Dec. 13 All Day Holiday Ice Show at Leddy Arena Dec. 13 All Day Annual Holiday Ice Show - Dec. 13 at Leddy Arena All Day Winter Concert and Fundraiser for Very Merry Theater Dec. 13 All Day Santa Claus is Coming to Jericho Country Store All Day Jay's Christmas Party All Day Christmas Ornaments from the Heart All Day Special Holiday Comics Cartoonist Class All Day Don't Miss Green Mountain Habitat's Restore Sale All Day Kids VT Spectacular Spectacular All Day Christmas Ornaments from the Heart (A Children's Workshop) All Day Don't Miss Green Mountain Habitat's ReStore Sale All Day "Spectacular Spectacular" Dec. 13! 12 AM Christian DeCosters Eagle Scout Fundraiser All Day A Service of Solace and Comfort for Those Who Are Grieving Dec. 13 All Day Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Generator Holiday Maker Market on Dec. 13 10 AM - 3 PM Generator Holiday Maker Market on Dec. 13 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Vendor Extravaganza Dec. 13 10:30 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar & Children's Craft Center 2 - 5 PM Holiday Potluck at Mount Mansfield UU Fellowship 4 - 6:30 PM Community Ballroom and Swing Social Dance with Live Band 6:30 - 11 PM Root 7 A Cappella Winter Concert 7 - 9 PM +19 more see less
14 Knife Sharpening Plus Holiday Gifts for Cooks Dec 14 All Day Ohavi Zedek Hebrew School Open House and Chanukah Party All Day Blue Christmas Service All Day A Swedish Celebration of Light and the Coming of Christ All Day Music! Music! Music! All Day Ohavi Zedek Hebrew School Open House Dec. 14 All Day Christmas Pageant at JUMC Dec. 14 All Day Open House Sunday 1-3 All Day Celebrate the Coming of the Light at Christmas All Day Sancta Lucia Celebration Dec. 14 All Day CVU Alpine Ski Team Fashion Show Dec. 14! All Day Christmas Bird Count 7 AM - 4 PM Celebrate the Coming of the Light of Christ at Christmas 10 AM Christmas Concert December 14 3 PM Darlingside - Valley Stage Productions 4 PM Hanukkah Service at All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 PM +12 more see less	15 Gritty Railroad Stories Told Through Art All Day Westford Planning Commission Dec 15 Agenda All Day Gritty Railroad Stories Told Through Art All Day Update on Gateway Hearing All Day Winooski City Council Meeting Dec 15 All Day Western Slopes Business Association Holiday Mixer at Jericho Tavern 4 - 6 PM Richmond Water Commission Agenda for Dec 15 6 - 7 PM Possible Recreation Amenities at Baycrest Drive 6 PM Rescheduled School Board Meeting Dec 15 6:30 - 9 PM Richmond Selectboard Agenda Dec. 15 7 - 9 PM Selectboard Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM Winooski Water Commission Meeting 8 PM +8 more see less	16 CSD Winter Concerts This Week All Day Rescheduled Meeting of Shelburne Natural Resources Committee All Day American Cancer Society Hosts Healthy Drink Event All Day	17 Dementia Caregiver Support Groups in December (multiday) Pickup for Buy Local Fundraiser All Day Richmond American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec 17 All Day Underhill Selectboard Meeting Agenda All Day American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec 17 All Day Agenda - Special Selectboard Meeting Dec 17 All Day Prom Fundraiser at Panera Bread All Day Richmond American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec 17 11:30 AM - 5 PM Winooski Community Services Commission to Discuss Budget Wednesday 6:30 - 8 PM Market Street Reconstruction Project - Public Information Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	18 Selectboard Agenda Dec. 18 All Day The Jericho Cafe and Tavern Music All Day Selectboard Agenda Dec 18 All Day Special Story Hour at DRML! All Day Come One and All to the Marvelous Land of Oz! All Day Indoor Farmer's Market All Day Soup and Bread Supper All Day A Time of Quiet Christmas Contemplation and Meditation All Day Community Solar Workshop – South Burlington Public Library All Day Shelburne Business Meeting Dec. 18 All Day You Are Invited: Community Dinner and Very Merry Theater Production! All Day Community Dinner and Theater Production Dec. 18 All Day Winter Farmers Market Dec. 18 4 - 7 PM Jericho Farmers Market 2nd Winter Market 4 - 7 PM Community Solar Workshop – South Burlington Public Library 5 - 7 PM +11 more see less	19 Kids' Day at Farrell Chiropractic - Dec. 19! All Day REDC Meeting Dec. 19 All Day "Norm" the Bus Driver is Retiring All Day Stainless Steel Sander for Sale 7 AM - 8 PM Come Try Some Good Comida at the Shelburne Supermarket! 4:30 - 6:30 PM Santa Claus Scheduling a Visit to the Underhill Country Store Friday! 5 - 6:30 PM +2 more see less	20 Creations by Cole (multiday) Winooski Community Chorus Presents "The Light of Christmas" All Day Queen City Memory Cafe Dec. 20 All Day Yule Ball All Day Concerts All Day Westford Rink Setup - Dec. 20 All Day Queen City Memory Cafe Dec. 20 All Day Celebrate Christmas Through Story & Song All Day Service for All - "Longest Night" Dec. 20 All Day Dec. 20 Winter Gathering for Those Living with Dementia and Friends 10 AM - 12 PM Artist Market - Shop Local 10 AM - 6 PM Winooski Community Chorus Presents "The Light of Christmas" 2:30 PM Social Band Concerts Dec. 20-21 7:30 PM +9 more see less
21 Westford Planning Commission - Draft 2015 Town Plan Public Hearing All Day Sunday: Essex Center UMC's Bodacious Holiday Dessert Auction! All Day Sunday: Essex Center UMC's Bodacious Holiday Dessert Auction! All Day Winter Solstice Service at All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 - 7 PM	22 Sharing the Gift of Holiday Carols All Day Health and Wellness Day at Brown's River Middle School All Day Christmas Cupboard Community Craft Fair All Day	23 Underhill Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda Dec. 23 All Day Selectboard Meeting All Day A Play for Preschoolers 10:30 - 11 AM	24 Christmas Eve Service with Puppet Play - "The Nativity Story" All Day Join Us for Neighborhood Caroling on Christmas Eve! All Day United Church of Underhill - Christmas Eve Services and Beyond All Day Free Red Cross Babysitter's Training at the Library - Jan. 24 All Day Blood Drive at Temple Sinai 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Christmas Eve Service with Puppet Play-- "The Nativity Story" 3 - 4 PM Christmas Eve Service 3 PM Christmas Eve Service at All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Services at Richmond Congregational Church, UCC 5 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Services 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service at Jericho United Methodist Church 7 PM Christmas Eve Service at United Church of Westford 7 PM Christmas Services 7 PM +9 more see less	25 Christmas Services at JCC All Day	26 Milo White Band at Jericho Cafe and Tavern, Fri. Dec. 26! All Day Milo White Band Tomorrow Night (Friday!) Dec. 26 All Day Milo White Band, Tomorrow Night (Friday) at Jericho Cafe and Tavern! All Day Free Makeup Event at MAC Cosmetics! 11 AM (multiday) Boxing Day Celebration at Friday Food Affair 5 PM +1 more see less	27 CorrectionL Myra Flynn Returns to Shelburne Vineyard Dec. 27 All Day Meet with Maida - Saturday Morning, Dec. 27 All Day Christmas Pancake Breakfast! All Day Myra Flynn Returns to Shelburne Vineyard Dec. 27 All Day Hillary Capps Singing at Radio Bean All Day Open Mike at Richmond Library All Day Garage Moving Sale All Day Garage Moving Sale Update 10 AM +4 more see less
28 Riverside Trail Clearing Party All Day Looking for Fun Way to "Give Back" in This Holiday Season? All Day Westford Rink Setup - Sunday, Dec 28 11 AM	29 Holiday Baseball Clinic (multiday) Piano Keyboard Wanted (multiday) Kid's Vacation Yoga in Essex Junction! All Day Vermont Baseball School's Holiday Clinic All Day Kids Vacation Yoga Class All Day +1 more see less	30 Lego: the Creating All Day Westford School Board Budget Work Session Dec. 30 All Day Town Office Hours Dec. 30 All Day Free Event: Kick It into High Glamour Gear 7 - 8:30 PM	31 First Night Events in Richmond - Food, Music and Fun All Day December Children's Event All Day Maple Jam Performs at Burlington's First Night All Day A Very Special Jericho Town Library Story Hour All Day Maple Jam at Burlington's First Night and More! All Day New Year's Eve Concert All Day New Year's Eve 7:30 AM New Year's Eve Meal Fund Raiser for OCCC 5 - 7:30 PM +4 more see less	1 New Years Day Celebrate VT State Parks Hike All Day Fresh Start 5k - Jan. 1 7 - 8 AM	2 Selectboard Meeting Jan. 2 All Day Chi Kung 5:30 - 7:30 PM	3 X-Mas Tree Pick-Up by Williston Boy Scouts All Day Bottle Drive Fundraiser at CSWD's Milton Drop-Off Center Jan. 3 All Day Moving Sale All Day Indoor Moving Sale All Day Christmas Tree Pick-Up Fundraiser for Cvu 9 AM - 3 PM CVU Music Fundraiser Christmas Tree Pick-Up 9 AM - 3 PM Bottle Drive Jan. 3 - Cub Scouts 10 AM - 1 PM Bottle Drive to Benefit 8th Grade DC Trip Jan. 3 10 AM - 2 PM Cabi Clothing Sample Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Recycle Your Christmas Tree with the Cub Scouts! 12 - 3 PM Pack the Rink Jan. 3! 5 - 8 PM +7 more see less