Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2018

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25 Women's Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) "All for the Dogs" Craft Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Community Yoga at the Roost 11 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Shopping for Kids? 12 - 4 PM Sacred Women's Circle 7:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	26 Transition Towns Jericho - Documentary Film 5:30 AM - 7 PM Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch Nov. 26 12 - 1 PM Winooski Housing Commission Meeting, Nov. 26 6 - 8 PM	27 Support Children with Disabilities on Giving Tuesday Until 11:30 PM Your Business Finances: Do the Numbers Justify Growth? 5:30 - 7 PM Your Business Finances: Do the Numbers Justify Growth? 5:30 - 7 PM Your Business Finances: Do the Numbers Justify Growth? 5:30 - 7 PM Champlain Valley School District School Board Meeting 6 PM Community Yoga 6:30 - 8 PM Essex Westford School District Board Meeting Nov. 27 6:30 - 9 PM Trustees Meeting 6:30 PM +4 more see less	28 Rotary of Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Meeting Nov. 28 7:30 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch 12 - 1 PM A Gathering of Magic & Goodness: 3 PM (multiday) Fairfax Community Library R.E.A.D. to a Dog 3:15 - 4:15 PM Holiday Community Dinner Wednesday 5:30 - 7 PM Death Talks - Formerly Winooski Death Café 6 - 8 PM School Board Budget Mtg. Nov. 28 6:30 - 8:30 PM Texas Holdem 6:30 PM Lyric's "Mama Mia" Kick-Off Meeting Nov. 28 7 - 8:30 PM Lyric Kick Off & Audtions for Mamma Mia 7 - 8:30 PM Informational Meeting - Lyric Theatre's Mamma Mia! 7 - 8:30 PM Weatherize Williston 7 - 9 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd Wednesday 7 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd Wednesday 7 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd 7 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd 7 PM +12 more see less	29 The Drowsy Chaperone Coming to Middlebury! (multiday) Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Holiday Wreath Stroll & Silent Auction 6 - 8 PM Materials for Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 29 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	30 Great Shopping & Children's Crafts at Holiday Fair (multiday) Unique Comedy Show: Bring Death to Life 8 AM Unique Comedy Show: Bring Death to Life 8 AM Five Corners Antiques Holiday Open House Friday - Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM Annual Tree Lighting Event 5:45 - 8 PM Introduction to Reiki and Level I Training 6 - 8 PM Talent Show 6 - 8 PM Northern Vermont University/Johnson Kids Night Out! 6 - 9 PM Red Brick Coffee House Holiday Edition #1 7 - 10 PM +5 more see less	1 It Takes a Village: Voices for Equity and Belonging 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Community "Summit" - Voices for Equity and Belonging 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Bottle Drive for Washington DC Trip 9 AM - 12 PM Girls on the Run 20th Birthday Party This Week! 9 AM - 12 PM Fitness Fundraiser for Community Center 9 AM - 1 PM Ladies of St. Ann Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM 86th Annual Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM WSBA Silent Auction at Richmond Holiday Market 9 AM - 2:30 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Meet the New Richmond Town Manager 9 AM - 3 PM Richmond Holiday Market 2018 - Dec. 1 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Open House at Yoga Roots' Shelburne Studio 9 AM - 4 PM Vermont Community Climate Action Conference 9 AM - 5 PM Santa Arrives at Fire Station 10 AM - 2 PM Charlotte Central School Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM 25th Annual Train Show 10 AM - 3 PM Pop Up Sale in Starksboro 10 AM - 4 PM 50 Ways to Prove He's Dead 10:30 AM - 12 PM Children's Winter Arts, Crafts, Story Time Fair 10:30 AM - 12 PM Genealogy Workshop Dec. 1 10:30 AM - 12 PM Winter Holidays Party at Library Saturday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Nellie May's Christmas Open House 1 - 4 PM Snowmotion Fundraising Dinner at Cochran's 4:30 - 7:30 PM Way Cool! Family Worship Service 5 PM Way Cool! Family Worship Service 5 PM +22 more see less
2 Messiah Sing at Charlotte Congregational Church! 10 - 11:30 AM Lyric's "Mama Mia" Auditons Dec. 2-4 12 PM (multiday) Carol Sing at JUMC 3 PM Born to Rewild (Wild Nature Speaker Series #2) 4 - 5:30 PM Round Church Carol Sing - 2 Sessions 4 - 6 PM Darol Anger/Emy Phelps/The Matt Flinner Trio 4 PM Darol Anger/Emy Phelps and the Matt Flinner Trio 4 PM JTL Holiday Open House & Tree Lighting 4:15 - 7:30 PM +4 more see less	3 Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch Dec. 3 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM City Council / Comm. Dev. Trust Meeting Dec. 3 6 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM	4 Baby Shower for Pregnant Women 4 - 5:30 PM BTC Aviation Maitenance Program Open House 5 - 8 PM BTC Aviation Maintenance Program Open House 5 - 8 PM Solar Happy Hour at Skinny Pancake! 6 - 8 PM Essex Westford School District Board Meeting Dec. 4 6:30 - 9 PM Racism in America Series Tuesday 6:30 PM Racism in America Series: Dec. 4 6:30 PM Racism in America Series: Dec. 4 6:30 PM Racism in America Series Tuesday 6:30 PM Racism in America Series: Dec. 4 6:30 PM Jericho Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	5 Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary Meeting Dec. 5 7:30 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch Dec. 5 12 - 1 PM Learn to Skate at Essex Skating Facility 6 - 7 PM Burlington Songwriters at Double E Performance Center 6 - 8 PM Figure Drawing Social 6 - 8 PM Free Workshops – Never Too Early to Plan for Spring! 6 - 8 PM Trustees/Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	6 Free Community Soup and Bread Supper 4:30 - 6:30 PM Free Community Soup and Bread Supper 4:30 - 6:30 PM Artist in Residence Featured Artist Reception 4:30 - 7 PM Felt Crowns & Masks Class 6 - 9 PM Dec. 6 Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 8 PM Public Hearing - Interim Zoning Regulations 6:30 PM +2 more see less	7 UID / BRMS Walk to School Day Friday 7:25 - 7:45 AM Rice Prospective Parent Luncheon 12 - 1 PM Rice Prospective Parent Luncheon 12 - 3:30 PM Rice Prospective Parent Luncheon 12 PM Rice Prospective Parent Luncheon 12 PM Open House at Sally's Flower Shop - 325 Main St. 3 PM Renaissance School Craft Fair and Bake Sale 4 - 6 PM Scrumptious Soups at Friday Food Affair 5 - 7 PM Holiday Humbug Maker Market + Party 5 - 9 PM Holiday Humbug Maker Market 5 - 9 PM Village Tree Lighting and Train Hop 5:30 - 8 PM Rock Shabbat + Great Brisket Bake-Off at Temple Sinai 5:30 - 9 PM Essex Center Tree Lighting Friday 6 - 7 PM Winooski Art Walk 6 - 9 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 7 7 - 9 PM Holiday Cheer with Cantiamo Dec. 7 at Old Brick Church 7 - 9 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 7 7 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 7 7 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 7 7 PM +15 more see less	8 Sleigh Rides with Mr. & Mrs. Claus All Day Holiday A Cappella Concert - Green Mountain Chorus Et Al All Day Estate Sale All Day Winterfest at Smilie 8 - 11 AM Winter Centerpiece Workshop on Saturday 9 - 11 AM Bake Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Westford PTO's 3rd Annual Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair at Courtyard Apts. in Winooski 9 AM - 3 PM Imagination Library Book Sale 9 AM - 5 PM Women's Self Defense Seminar 9:30 AM - 12 PM Shelburne Community School PTO Holiday Fair 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Christmas Cookie Extravaganza 10 AM - 1 PM Underhill Central School Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Green Mountain Pug Rescue Craft/Vendor Show 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Market 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Art Market at New Duds 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Craft Fair - Renaissance School 10 AM - 5 PM Hour of Code with Joe Ng! 10:30 - 11:30 AM Book Signing 11 AM - 1 PM Book Signing in Williston 11 AM - 1 PM Mercy Marketplace Holiday Market Saturday 11 AM - 3 PM Mercy Marketplace Holiday Market Saturday 11 AM - 3 PM Fairfax Holiday Village Walk 1 - 3 PM How to Talk Across the Political Divide 1 - 4 PM SB Public Library Holiday Concert 1 PM Pierson Library Family Game Club! 1:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday A Cappella Men's and Women's Barbershop Concert 2 - 4 PM Holiday Show! 2 PM Fairfax Tree Lighting Celebration 3 - 5 PM Clara Dreams at MMU! 3:30 - 5 PM Westford Town Tree Lighting 5:15 - 6:15 PM Matchsticks Productions Ski Movie "All In" and Dinner 5:30 - 8 PM Matchstick Productions Ski Movie "All in & Dinner" 5:30 - 8 PM Matchstick Productions Ski Movie "All In" at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington 5:30 PM Matchstick Productions Ski Movie "All In" at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington 5:30 PM Ballroom Dancing and Live Music 6:30 - 11 PM Holiday Tree Lighting - New Location 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra's Winter Concert 7 - 9 PM Dance the Night Away 7 - 11 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Performs! 7 PM VT Choral Union Concerts - A Choral Quilt 7:30 - 9 PM Concert to Benefit Vermont's Wildlife! 7:30 PM The Buck Hollers - Radio Bean Dec. 8 8:30 - 9:30 PM +39 more see less
9 Holiday Concert at St. Jude's All Day St. Thomas Knights of Columbus Country Breakfast Dec. 9 8 - 10:30 AM Santa Claus Comes to Jericho Country Store 10 AM - 12 PM Santa Claus Comes to Jericho Country Store 10 AM - 12 PM Ugly Sweater Fun Run / Walk to Benefit Humane Soc 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ugly Sweater Fun Run & Walk to Benefit SB Rotary/HSCC 10:30 AM - 1 PM Ugly Sweater Fun Run & Walk 10:30 AM - 1 PM Milton Historical Museum Holiday Open House & Luncheon 11 AM - 2 PM Milton Historical Museum Holiday Open House & Luncheon 11 AM - 2 PM Ugly Sweater Fun Run & Walk to Benefit SB Rotary and HS 11:30 AM Senator Sanders Holds Senior Holiday Dinner 1 - 2:30 PM Milton Holiday Concert & Sing-Along 2 - 3 PM Free Holiday Concert Dec. 9 2 - 6 PM Winooski Comunity Chorus Holiday Concert Dec. 9 2:30 PM Christmas Concert Sunday 2:30 PM Aurora Chamber Singers Holiday Concert 4 - 6 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Holiday Concert 4:30 - 6 PM Breakfast to Benefit Families in Need This Christmas 8 - 10:30 PM +14 more see less	10 Breakfast with the Principal of MMU - Jericho 7:30 - 8:45 AM Breakfast with the Principal of MMU - Jericho 7:30 - 8:45 AM SCS Parents' Gathering 8:15 - 9:30 AM Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Aging Well - Pride Social Hour 3 - 4:30 PM Winooski City Council Meeting on Dec. 10 6 - 8 PM Saint Luke Parish Mission 7 PM (multiday) Special Meeting of the Richmond Selectboard 7 PM +4 more see less	11 Richmond Conservation Commission Agenda Dec. 11 All Day Volunteer Opportunity at VYCC Farm! 9 AM - 4 PM Benefit Bake for 2Creative Community 5 - 11:30 PM CVSD School Board Budget Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Death Talks 6 - 8 PM Public Safety Commission Meeting Dec. 11 6:30 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting, Tuesday 7 PM +3 more see less	12 Rotary Meeting Dec. 12 Until 8:30 AM Be. Skin Clinic Holiday Open House 12 - 6 PM 99 Restaurant Fundraiser for Williston Area Lions Club 4 - 10:30 PM Art with Janet - Ornament Making 5 PM How to Identify & Evaluate Business Growth Opportunity 5:30 - 7 PM Identify and Evaluate Business Growth Opportunities 5:30 - 7 PM How to Identify & Evaluate Biz Growth Opportunities 5:30 - 7 PM Make & Take Holiday Crafts 6 - 7:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Presentation and Celebration 6 - 8 PM Learn About Richmond's New Community Forest! 6 - 8 PM VFW Texas Holdem 6 PM Hale and Hearty Senior Club Meeting 6 PM School Board Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 8:30 PM Development Review Board Public Hearing Dec. 12 6:30 - 8:30 PM Development Review Board Public Warning 7 - 8:30 PM Wildlife Talk: Recognizing Tracks & Signs Dec. 12 7 - 8:30 PM Project Alternatives Meeting - Retrofit of Cul-De-Sacs 7 PM +13 more see less	13 Local American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec. 13 All Day VT Commons School, Coffee & Conversation 9 - 10 AM Vermont Commons School, Coffee & Conversation Dec. 13 9 - 10 AM Winooski Youth Basketball Registration 9 - 11 AM Holiday Luncheon for Williston & Richmond Seniors 11 AM - 1 PM Manufacturing Career Open House at CCV Dec. 13 2 - 7 PM Community Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Taps, Treasures and Tasty Treats 5 - 7 PM Fun Holiday Shopping at Winooski Holiday Pop Up Shop! 5 - 9 PM Resources for Weatherization, DRML 6:30 - 7:30 PM Resources for Weatherization - Deborah Rawson Memorial Library 6:30 - 8 PM Master Plan Public Hearing 6:30 - 8:30 PM Dec. 13 Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Materials for Planning Commission Meeting/Plus 7 - 9 PM +10 more see less	14 Christmas & Holiday Cards, Gifts and Refreshments 9 - 11 AM Free Criminal Record Expungement Clinic 2 - 6 PM Wine Tasting 4 - 6 PM Santa Party: Meet & Great + Dance 5 - 8 PM River of Light 6 - 7:30 PM Carols of Many Lands Singaong Charlotte Congregational 6 - 7:30 PM Dinner with Santa 6:15 - 7:15 PM SD Ireland Christmas Mixer 6:30 - 7:30 PM Blue Christmas 7 - 8 PM Concert - NVU Concert Band Dec. 14 7 PM +6 more see less	15 “Horse'mas” Caroling on Horseback This Saturday All Day Food Shelf Saturday 8 - 9 AM Pilates Class with Instagram Star Anula Maiberg 8 - 9:30 AM Meet with Your District 7-1 Rep at Panera 9 - 10 AM Boy Scout Troop #631, MFCC Food Drive 9 AM - 3 PM Touch of Vermont Holiday Market Dec. 15 9 AM - 4 PM Christmas Bizarre Fundraiser 9 AM - 4 PM First Step Print Shop Flash Sale! 9 AM - 4 PM Send the Gift of Song with a Holly-Gram 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Bazaar for MS 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar for MS 10 AM - 3 PM The Buck Hollers at Twiggs 7 - 9:30 PM Wishbone Collective's First Anniversary Party Tonight! 8 PM +9 more see less
16 Knights of Columbus Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 AM Gifts Galore Art Festival in Richmond Dec. 16 10 AM - 3 PM Gifts Galore Art Festival 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday DIY Crafting Party & Santa 12 - 3 PM December Open Group Channeling 1:30 - 4:30 PM Free Christmas Concert 3 - 4 PM UCU's Christmas Concert: "Drums, Dances, & Delights!" 3 - 4 PM CVU Madrigal Singers Sunday 3 PM Great Orchestra Music at the Flynn Sunday 4 - 5:30 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 - 6 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 - 6 PM Vermont Youth Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Youth 4 - 6 PM Williston Community Tree Lighting - Dec. 16 4:30 - 5:30 PM Abenaki Speaker at All Souls 5 - 6 PM All Souls Gratitude, Dec. 16 5 PM Christmas Performance 6 - 7:30 PM +12 more see less	17 Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch Dec. 17 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cvsd Finance Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM "Holiday Camp-In Adventure" Dec. 17 6 - 8 PM Learn About New Scout Troop from Young Women 11-18 6 - 8 PM Winooski City Council Meeting Dec. 17 6 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	18 Indoor Tent Sale at Green Mountain Habitat ReStore 10 AM (multiday) Indoor Tent Sale at Green Mountain Habitat ReStore 10 AM (multiday) Indoor Tent Sale at Green Mountain Habitat ReStore 10 AM (multiday) Indoor Tent Sale at Green Mountain Habitat ReStore 10 AM (multiday) Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity, Tent Sale 10 AM (multiday) Essex Westford School District Board Meeting Dec. 18 6:30 - 9:30 PM Free Concert at O'Brien Community Center - Dec. 18 7 - 9 PM Jericho Planning Commission Meeting - Dec. 18 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	19 Community Services Commission Meeting Dec. 19 4:30 AM - 8 PM Rotary Club of Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Dec. 19 7:30 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch Dec. 19 12 - 1 PM Spectrum Youth and Family Services 12 - 2 PM School Board Agenda - Budget Mtg. - Dec. 19 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	20 Operation Fire Cuffs 1 - 5 PM Career Fair Dec. 20 3 - 6 PM Informational Session: PCA Course 3:30 - 4:30 PM Informational Session: PCA Training 3:30 - 4:30 PM Personal Care Attendant Training 3:30 - 4:30 PM Personal Care Attendant Course 3:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday Choral Concert at MMU 7 - 9 PM Richmond Congregationa Quiet Advent/Solstice Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM Quiet Advent/Solstice Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM In the Bleak Midwinter 7:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	21 Winter Solstice Benefit Party and Cider Release 8 PM (multiday)	22 Saturday Morning Meditation at Balance Yoga 8:15 - 8:45 AM Winter Solstice Forest Bathing (Morning) 10 AM - 12 PM On Farm Market Saturday - Maple Wind Farm 1 - 4 PM Winter Solstice Forest Bathing 3 - 5 PM Full Moon Movement - Dance/Fire/Drums 6:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less
23 Holiday Caroling for Elders 10 - 11 AM St. Thomas Church Christmas Pageant Dec. 23 10 - 11 AM Sunday Community Yoga and Massage Gift Certificates 11 AM - 12:30 PM	24 Christmas Eve Services All Day St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Services All Day Live Nativity & Candlelight Service 4 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service at Mt. Mansfield UU Fellowship 4 PM Christmas Eve at All Souls 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve at Richmond Congregational Church 5 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service: Jericho UMC 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service at Old Brick Church 11 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	25 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Services All Day	26	27 Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM	28 Death Talks - Tonight! 6 - 8 PM Myra Flynn Holiday Concert at Shelburne Vineyard 6 - 9 PM	29 Give the Gift of Life for the New Year 10 AM - 3 PM
30 Tumbleweed at Charlotte Congregational Church, Sunday! 10 - 11 AM	31 Donation-Based New Year's Eve Yoga at Yoga Roots 4 - 5:30 PM Highlight Lasagna Dinner at the UU Society 4 - 8 PM Folknight Richmond 7 - 10 PM New Year's Eve 7 PM (multiday)	1 2019 Fresh Start 5k 7 - 8 AM Green Mountain Mahler Festival Concerts 3 - 4:30 PM Storytelling VT 7:30 - 9 PM	2 Bottle Drive - Peru Service Trip 8 AM (multiday) Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch Jan. 2 12 - 1 PM School Board Meeting - Budget - Jan. 2 6:30 - 8:30 PM	3 Artist in Residence Jan. Featured Artists Reception 4:30 - 7 PM	4 Winooski Art Walk Tonight! 4 - 9 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble Winter Concerts 7 PM (multiday) Yule Ball - Creative Black Tie Swing Dance 7:30 - 10 PM Yule Ball Swing Dance Event This Friday! 7:30 PM	5 Cook~Pray~Eat at Way Cool Family Worship, Jan. 5 All Day Visit with Your District 7-1 at the Starving Artist 9 - 10 AM Christmas Trees for Goats! 10 AM - 1 PM SBHS Music Department Christmas Tree Pick-Up 10 AM - 2:30 PM SBHS Music Department Xmas Tree Pick-Up Saturday! 10 AM - 2:30 PM SBHS Christmas Tree Pick Up 10 AM Transform Adenomyosis, Endometriosis, and Heavy Periods 1 - 2:30 PM Pierson Library Family Game Club Saturday! 1:30 - 4:30 PM Cooking Class for Kids! 3:30 - 5 PM Cook-Pray-Eat at Way Cool Family Worship 3:30 PM Cook-Pray-Eat at Way Cool Family Worship 3:30 PM Cook - Pray - Eat at Way Cool Family Worship 3:30 PM Lake Champlain Delta Waterfowl's 1st Annual Banquet 5 - 9 PM Delta Waterfowl Annual Banquet 5 PM Twelfth Night Celebration 7 PM +11 more see less