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 St. Albans City Design Advisory Board Meeting: 11/26 6:30 PM	27 Support Children with Disabilities on Giving Tuesday Until 11:30 PM Lego Club at BNML 3:15 - 4:30 PM Community Yoga 6:30 - 8 PM Essex Westford School District Board Meeting Nov. 27 6:30 - 9 PM	28 Arthritis in Motion - an Exercise Program 11 - 11:30 AM Fairfax Community Library R.E.A.D. to a Dog 3:15 - 4:15 PM Festival of Trees: Holiday Movie at Weldentheatre 6:30 - 8 PM Lyric's "Mama Mia" Kick-Off Meeting Nov. 28 7 - 8:30 PM Informational Meeting - Lyric Theatre's Mamma Mia! 7 - 8:30 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd 7 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd Wednesday 7 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd Wednesday 7 PM Lessons & Carols at Good Shepherd 7 PM +5 more see less	29 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	30 Preschool Screening 8 AM Introduction to Reiki and Level I Training 6 - 8 PM Faith on Tap! at 158 Main 6 - 8 PM Northern Vermont University/Johnson Kids Night Out! 6 - 9 PM Kids Night Out at NVU-Johnson 6 - 9 PM Red Brick Coffee House Holiday Edition #1 7 - 10 PM Journey Thru Time - Festival of Trees Fundraising Gala 7 - 11:30 PM +3 more see less	1 Bella Voce Winter Concerts All Day 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 Fitness Fundraiser for Community Center 9 AM - 1 PM Ladies of St. Ann Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM WSBA Silent Auction at Richmond Holiday Market 9 AM - 2:30 PM Arts and Crafts 9 AM - 3 PM St. Patrick's Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Vermont Community Climate Action Conference 9 AM - 5 PM Craft Fair at Fletcher Elementary 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Santa Arrives at Fire Station 10 AM - 2 PM 50 Ways to Prove He's Dead 10:30 AM - 12 PM Nellie May's Christmas Open House 1 - 4 PM Way Cool! Family Worship Service 5 PM Way Cool! Family Worship Service 5 PM Sparkle & Shine It's Christmas Time! 6 - 7 PM Collins Perley Stick & Puck 7:20 - 8:45 PM +13 more see less
2 Lyric's "Mama Mia" Auditons Dec. 2-4 12 PM (multiday) Carol Sing at JUMC 3 PM JTL Holiday Open House & Tree Lighting 4:15 - 7:30 PM	3 Belvidere Planning Commission Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM St. Albans City Development Review Board Meeting 6:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM	4 Read to Jazz! 3 - 4 PM Baby Shower for Pregnant Women 4 - 5:30 PM Regular Meeting of the Waterville Fire District # 1 5:30 - 6:30 PM Free Workshop – Low Cost Solutions for Drainage 6 - 8 PM St. Albans City Parks Commission Meeting 6 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 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 Arthritis in Motion - an Exercise Program 11 - 11:30 AM Red Cross Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Free Workshops – Never Too Early to Plan for Spring! 6 - 8 PM Burlington Songwriters at Double E Performance Center 6 - 8 PM St. Albans City Recreation Commission Mtg. Dec. 5 6 PM Trustees/Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +2 more see less	6 Arthritis in Motion - Exercise Program All Day 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 Peer-Led Anxiety Support Group 6 - 7 PM MountainSea Presents 2019 Norway Sail to Ski Voyage 6 - 8 PM Dec. 6 Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 8 PM Public Hearing - Interim Zoning Regulations 6:30 PM +4 more see less	7 UID / BRMS Walk to School Day Friday 7:25 - 7:45 AM Rice Prospective Parent Luncheon 12 - 3:30 PM Rice Prospective Parent Luncheon 12 PM Fairfield Center School Drill and Road Closure 12:30 - 1:30 PM Holiday Humbug Maker Market 5 - 9 PM Essex Center Tree Lighting Friday 6 - 7 PM Ballet Wolcott Presents: the Nutcracker at HCA 7 PM (multiday) Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 7 7 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 7 7 PM Yuletide Concert Dec. 7 7 PM +6 more see less	8 Jeff Church Cookie & Craft Sale All Day Holiday A Cappella Concert - Green Mountain Chorus Et Al All Day Bake Sale 9 AM - 1 PM CES 6th Grade Craft Sale at Jeff Church 9 AM - 3 PM Westford PTO's 3rd Annual Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Imagination Library Book Sale 9 AM - 5 PM Collins Perley Holiday Blizzard Craft and Vendor Show 9 AM (multiday) 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 S. J. Richard Book Release & Signing 11 AM - 12 PM Book Signing in Williston 11 AM - 1 PM Fairfax Holiday Village Walk 1 - 3 PM How to Talk Across the Political Divide 1 - 4 PM How to Talk Across the Political Divide 1 - 4 PM Holiday A Cappella Men's and Women's Barbershop Concert 2 - 4 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 Share the Light: Hanukah Party Benefit Concert Zenbarn 5:30 - 10 PM Matchstick Productions Ski Movie "All In" at Sleepy Hollow in Huntington 5:30 PM Holiday Tree Lighting - New Location 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra's Winter Concert 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Performs! 7 PM VT Choral Union Concerts - A Choral Quilt 7:30 - 9 PM The Buck Hollers - Radio Bean Dec. 8 8:30 - 9:30 PM +23 more see less
9 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 SB Rotary/HSCC 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 Mark Your Calendars TTT Dec. 9 1:30 - 3 PM Milton Holiday Concert & Sing-Along 2 - 3 PM Free Concert: Saint-Saëns' Oratorio De Noël 3 - 4:30 PM Holiday Sing and Tree Lighting 3 - 5 PM St. Mike's Chorale in Concert Sunday in St. Albans! 3 - 5 PM Breakfast to Benefit Families in Need This Christmas 8 - 10:30 PM +8 more see less	10 Breakfast with the Principal of MMU - Jericho 7:30 - 8:45 AM St. Albans City Council Meeting 6:30 PM Saint Luke Parish Mission 7 PM (multiday)	11 St Albans Parkinson's Support Group Meeting 10 - 11:30 AM Arthritis in Motion - an Exercise Program 2:30 - 3 PM Poetry People 7 - 8:30 PM	12 Fletcher Historical Society Pot Luck & Christmas Party 5 - 8:30 PM Art with Janet - Ornament Making 5 PM Taize, Jeff Church, Dec. 12 7 - 8 PM Cambridge Historical Society 7 - 9 PM Project Alternatives Meeting - Retrofit of Cul-De-Sacs 7 PM +1 more see less	13 Community Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Taps, Treasures and Tasty Treats 5 - 7 PM Meat Pie-Tourtiere Supper 5 - 8 PM Resources for Weatherization, DRML 6:30 - 7:30 PM Resources for Weatherization - Deborah Rawson Memorial Library 6:30 - 8 PM Dec. 13 Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	14 Free Criminal Record Expungement Clinic 2 - 6 PM Santa Party: Meet & Great + Dance 5 - 8 PM Artist Cafe 6 - 8 PM Kids Night Out at NVU-Johnson 6 - 9 PM Dinner with Santa 6:15 - 7:15 PM Blue Christmas 7 - 8 PM Concert Band Performs at NVU 7 - 9 PM Concert - NVU Concert Band Dec. 14 7 PM +4 more see less	15 Santa Sleigh Ride All Day “Horse'mas” Caroling on Horseback This Saturday All Day Food Shelf Saturday 8 - 9 AM Bird Walk - Missisquoi Refuge 8 - 10 AM Bird Walk - Missisquoi NWR 8 - 10 AM Last Day of Open Enrollment for Vermont Health Connect 8 AM - 5 PM Boy Scout Troop #631, MFCC Food Drive 9 AM - 3 PM First Step Print Shop Flash Sale! 9 AM - 4 PM Fundraising Event for Franklin County Animal Rescue 9 AM - 4 PM Paint Party For The Cause 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Bazaar for MS 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar for MS 10 AM - 3 PM Vermont Ice Wine & Cocktail Open House 10 AM (multiday) North Pole Breaking News! 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Santa Claus 11 AM - 2 PM The Buck Hollers at Twiggs 7 - 9:30 PM +12 more see less
16 Santa Day in Highgate 10 AM - 2 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 Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 - 6 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 - 6 PM Holiday Coffeehouse Sunday 5 - 6:30 PM Join Us for What Comes Next? 6 - 7:30 PM +5 more see less	17 "Holiday Camp-In Adventure" Dec. 17 6 - 8 PM Learn About New Scout Troop from Young Women 11-18 6 - 8 PM St. Albans City Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM St. Albans City Design Advisory Board Meeting 6:30 PM	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) Arthritis in Motion - an Exercise Program 2:30 - 3:30 PM St. Albans City Downtown Board Meeting 6 PM Essex Westford School District Board Meeting Dec. 18 6:30 - 9:30 PM Jericho Planning Commission Meeting - Dec. 18 7 - 9 PM Better Angels Benefit Concert Comes to Vermont 7 PM +4 more see less	19 Let's Do Lunch 11 AM - 12:30 PM Spectrum Youth and Family Services 12 - 2 PM Increase the Light: A Singing Experience 5 - 6:30 PM Home Compost Pick-Up Info Session at 14th Star Brewing 5 - 6:30 PM Varnum Holiday Party 6 - 8 PM Paint & Sip with Karen Winslow 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	20 Arthritis in Motion - an Exercise Program 2:30 - 3:30 PM Career Fair Dec. 20 3 - 6 PM Personal Care Attendant Training 3:30 - 4:30 PM Informational Session: PCA Training 3:30 - 4:30 PM Personal Care Attendant Course 3:30 - 4:30 PM Santa Claus is Taking Calls Live Dec. 20! 🎅 6 - 8 PM Holiday Choral Concert at MMU 7 - 9 PM Richmond Congregationa Quiet Advent/Solstice Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	21 Dec. 21 Church Service “Blue “Christmas” 6:30 - 7:30 PM	22 Traditional Winter Tales 10 - 11 AM Pat Esden Book Signing at the Eloquent Page 10 AM - 2 PM
23 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 Christmas Eve Service at Grace Church Sheldon 2 - 3:30 PM Live Nativity & Candlelight Service 4 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service at Mt. Mansfield UU Fellowship 4 PM Christmas Eve Services 5 - 6 PM Martha's Community Kitchen - Holiday Hours at Our New Home at 139 Lake St 5:30 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM Belvidere Community Church Christmas Eve Service 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Service: Jericho UMC 7 - 8 PM Waterville Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM +7 more see less	25 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Services All Day	26	27 Red Cross Blood Drive in Stowe 2 - 7 PM Arthritis in Motion - Exercise Program 4:30 - 5:30 PM Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup & Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM	28	29
30	31 Holiday Closings 12 PM (multiday) Fireworks in Taylor Park 8 - 8:30 PM	1 2019 Fresh Start 5k 7 - 8 AM Green Mountain Mahler Festival Concerts 3 - 4:30 PM	2	3 Arthritis in Motion - Exercise Program 4:30 - 5 PM Artist in Residence Jan. Featured Artists Reception 4:30 - 7 PM Peer-Led Anxiety Support Group 6 - 7 PM Special Fletcher School Board Meeting 6 - 11 PM	4 Lamoille County Maple Sugar Makers Assoc. Annual Meeting 7 PM	5 Cook~Pray~Eat at Way Cool Family Worship, Jan. 5 All Day Dreamwork & Yoga Retreat 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Christmas Trees for Goats! 10 AM - 1 PM Cooking Class for Kids! 3:30 - 5 PM Way Cool Service Jan. 5 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 12th Night Celebration 6:30 PM 12th Night - a Winter Celebration 7 - 8:30 PM Twelfth Night Celebration 7 PM +7 more see less