Calendar - Front Porch Forum

February 2023

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29 Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) Zumba 9 - 10 AM Westford Historical Gamers 1 - 5 PM +1 more see less	30 Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) Bowling All Day Hooked on Books Knitting Group 10 - 11 AM Free Vaccine Clinic 4 - 6 PM Re: Jericho Residents to Vote on Food Resiliency March 7 6 - 7:30 PM Buddhist "Mahayana" Class 6 - 8 PM Joint Meeting of School Board & Select Board 6 - 8 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting Jan. 30 6:30 - 9:30 PM Jericho Town Republican Committee Meeting 7 - 8 PM Correction: Next Jericho Town Republican Meeting 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	31 Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) New Program: Baby Time [Birth to PreK] All Day Swanton Methodist Church Thrift Shop Mid Winter Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Books & Babies Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Jaunt to Taylor Lodge 10 AM - 1:30 PM Hypertension Prevention & Management (Free Series) 5:30 - 7 PM Mystery Book Club 7 - 8 PM Women's Futsal Session 1 7:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	1 Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Knitting Circle 10 AM YA Game Battle Tournament at Burnham Library 12:30 - 1:30 PM 100 Women Who Care Franklin County Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM 100 Women Who Care Franklin County Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM 100 Women Who Care : Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Reiki Share 6 - 8 PM +4 more see less	2 Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) Cambridge Village Historic Preservation Committee Meeting 6 AM Essex Art League February Meeting 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League Meeting Feb. 2 9 - 11 AM Playgroup at Jericho Town Library 10:30 AM Shader Croft Executive Director to Speak at Rotary 11:45 AM - 1 PM Shader Croft Executive Director to Speak at Rotary 12 - 1 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 12 - 1 PM Featured Artists at Artist in Residence Gallery 4:30 - 6:30 PM Bird Tales! 7 - 8:30 PM An Evening of Bird Tales 7 - 8:30 PM An Evening of Bird Tales 7 PM +8 more see less	3 Valentines Day Cookie Kits (multiday) The Londons 11 AM Lego Club [Ages 6+] 3 - 4 PM Coffee House Postponed 7 - 9 PM	4 Boy Scouts Troop 658 Spaghetti Dinner All Day Slime Workshop! 9 - 11 AM Take Your Child to the Library Day at BNML 9 AM - 1 PM Super Saturdays at Highgate Library & Comm. Center 9:30 - 10:15 AM Take Your Child to the Library Day 9:30 - 10:30 AM Sissinghurst Castle in Kent and Gravetye Manor 10 AM - 12 PM Eloquent Gamer Game Day 10 AM - 8 PM Storytime at the Waterville Town Library! 10 AM Live Sled Dog Library Program! RESCHEDULED to April 1 11 AM - 12 PM Breathwork Classes Now Available at POMP in Essex 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Kids Night Out- Valentine's Day 4:30 - 7:30 PM Concert Salute to Robbie Burns Feb. 4 7:30 PM Concert Salute to Robbie Burns 7:30 PM Concert Salute to Robbie Burns 7:30 PM Concert Salute to Robbie Burns 7:30 PM +11 more see less
5 Zumba 9 - 10 AM Pizza Delivery Feb. 11 10 AM (multiday) Winter & Spring Baking Classes 11 AM - 1:15 PM Legislative Update & the First Constituent Coffee 1 PM Sunday Concert Series: Rik Palieri 2 - 3:45 PM Seven Years of Grace 3 PM Green Mountain Chorus at Westford Music Series 4 - 5 PM +3 more see less	6 Milton Water Bills Due by Feb. 6 All Day Bowling All Day Lamoille County Legislative Breakfast Series - Stowe 8 - 9:30 AM Hooked on Books Knitting Group 10 - 11 AM Buddhist "Mahayana" Class 6 - 8 PM Milton Regular Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM Lamoille County Dems Meeting Feb. 6 6:30 - 7:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM +4 more see less	7 Cambridge Recreation Board Meeting 7:45 - 8:45 AM Books & Babies Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Gentle Yoga - Feb. Session 10:30 - 11:30 AM Planning Commission Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM EWSD Board/Budget Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Quilt News 6:30 - 9 PM Invitation to Asylum Seekers Support Meeting Feb. 7 7 - 8 PM Invitation to Asylum Seekers Support Meeting 7 - 8 PM Invitation to Asylum Seekers Support Meeting Feb. 7 7 - 8 PM Westford Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting Feb. 7 7 - 10 PM Invitation to Asylum Seekers Support Meeting Feb. 7 7 PM +8 more see less	8 Chapter Meeting of Embroiderer's Guild of America 9:30 AM - 1 PM Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Champlain Valley Spinners 10:30 AM - 1 PM Movie Afternoon for Youth [Ages 8+] 1 - 3 PM Recreation Commission Meeting 5 - 6 PM Underhill Energy Committee Regular Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM MOTM - Downtown Core Unified Grant Meeting - Tonight! 6:30 - 7:30 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	9 Playgroup at Jericho Town Library 10:30 AM In-Person Community Yoga! Donation-Based 12 - 1 PM Westford Robotics on Across the Fence 12:15 PM Animation Club [Ages 8+] 3 - 5 PM Wild West Relay for Life of Chittenden Co. Kick Off 6 - 7 PM Pizza & Problem Solving at 14th Star 🍕 6 - 7:30 PM Fly Tying Demonstration with Jamie Eisenberg 6 - 7:30 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6 - 8 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM +5 more see less	10 Destigmatizing Dementia - We're Alz in This Together 9:30 - 11:30 AM Alzheimer's Assoc. in Franklin County - Free Event 9:30 - 11:30 AM Destigmatizing Dementia at BNML 9:30 - 11:30 AM Valentine's Day Sing-Along with Carol Ann Jones 10 - 11 AM The Londons 11 AM NAMIWalks Vermont Kickoff Luncheon 12 - 2 PM Last Chance Lego Minecraft Valentines Care-Giver! 6 - 8 PM Lego Minecraft Workshop 6 - 8 PM Game Night at First Congregational Church 6 PM +5 more see less	11 Super Saturdays at Highgate Library & Comm. Center 9:30 - 10:15 AM Milton Legislative Community Forum 9:30 - 11 AM Colchester Lions Food Drive: Exit 16 Shaw's Feb. 11-12 10 AM - 4 PM Super Saturday Game Day and Pulled Pork Lunch 10 AM - 6 PM Super Saturday Game Day and Pulled Pork Lunch 10 AM - 6 PM Valentine Photo Op (Free) on The Jericho Green 11 AM - 12 PM Paulina's Sweets Cookie Decorating Class 11 AM - 4 PM VYOA Presents a Rug Concert Feb. 11! 11 AM VYOA Presents a Rug Concert Feb 11! 11 AM Breathwork Classes Now Available at POMP in Essex 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM VFQ Auxiliary #758 Basket Raffle 12 - 2 PM Managing Forests for the Birds Event 1 - 3 PM Join 350VT's Festive March & Rally for Climate & Energy 1 - 3 PM 350VT's March & Rally for Climate & Energy Justice 1 - 3 PM Trivia Night 5 - 7 PM Jcat's Glitter and Gold, Tasting Dance Party 7 - 11 PM +12 more see less
12 Highgate Family Ski Day 8:30 - 10 AM Zumba 9 - 10 AM Sunday Service at Mt. Mansfield U U Fellowship 9:30 AM Jerihill Bargain Bin 10 AM - 3 PM Colchester Lions Food Drive: Exit 16 Shaw's Feb. 11-12 10 AM - 4 PM EMS First Responder Training for High School Students 12:15 - 2:45 PM Teens Teaching Tech 1:30 PM Roadside Banner Painting Volunteers 2 - 4 PM Free Introduction to the Enneagram 3:30 - 5 PM +5 more see less	13 Bowling All Day Valentine's Day Card Making 9 AM - 6 PM Hooked on Books Knitting Group 10 - 11 AM Baby Time [Birth to PreK] 10:30 AM Senior Luncheon 11:30 AM Teen Craft at the Library: Paper Marbling 3:30 - 4:30 PM Heavenly Cents Food Pantry Feb. 13, 5:30-7:30 5:30 PM Buddhist "Mahayana" Class 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting Feb. 13 6:30 - 8:30 PM Regular City Council Meeting 6:30 PM Westford DRB - Feb. 13 Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	14 Singing Valentines Deliveries Are Back! 8 AM - 8 PM Books & Babies Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Gentle Yoga - Feb. Session 10:30 - 11:30 AM Valentines Stem [Ages 8+] 3 - 4 PM Colchester Selectboard Meeting Feb. 14 6:30 PM St. Albans City Belonging Equity & Inclusion Committee 6:30 PM DRML Book Lovers: the Mountains Sing 7 PM +3 more see less	15 Bottle Drive for Eagle Scout Project ~ Passion 4 Paws (multiday) Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Reminder: Free Heart Health Webinar Coming Up Feb. 15 12:30 - 1 PM Minecraft Social [Ages 8+] 3:30 - 5 PM Renovate, Rebuild or Both Milton Elementary School 5 PM Mah Jongg 6:30 - 8:30 PM Film Screening: "Westford Documentary" 7 - 8 PM The Talk, Vermont 7 PM The Voices of Hispanic Vermonters 7 PM The Talk, Vermont Feb. 15 7 PM The Talk, Vermont 7 PM +7 more see less	16 Playgroup at Jericho Town Library 10:30 AM In-Person Community Yoga! Donation-Based 12 - 1 PM Cookie Decorating for Children 3:30 - 4:30 PM Milton Elementary Art & Music Night 5 - 7 PM Senate Update: Housing & Homelessness 5 PM Fairfield Community Center Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM SCORE Webinar: Business Tax Planning Tips 5:30 PM Constituent Meeting with Reps. Graning and Squirrell 6 - 7 PM Legislative Update 6 PM Essex Junction DRB Hearing Feb. 16 6:30 - 9:30 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM The Board of Trustees 7 PM +9 more see less	17 Join the Count: Good for You, Good for Birds (multiday) Great Backyard Bird Count (multiday) Children's Storytime at Georgia Public Library 10 - 11 AM The Londons 11 AM Let's Do Lunch! 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eco Sanitation Advocation Webinar 12 - 1 PM Lego Club [Ages 6+] 3 - 4 PM Lego Club 3:30 - 4:30 PM VFW #758 Friday Pub Night 5:30 - 7 PM Milton Winter Festival 6 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	18 Fatherhood Seminar March 18 All Day CCF Men's Breakfast: Farther Son/Daughter Relationships 7 AM Upcoming Legislative Breakfast 8 - 9:30 AM Bird Walk - Missisquoi NWR 8 - 10 AM Bird Walk - Missisquoi NWR 8 - 10 AM Jericho-Underhill Lions Pancake Breakfast 8 - 11 AM Broom Ball Tournament 8 AM - 5 PM Let's Paint a Mariner's Compass 8:30 AM - 4 PM Food Shelf Distribution Saturday 9 - 10:30 AM Essex Jericho Underhill Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM Monthly Food Shelf Distribution in Jericho 9 - 10:30 AM Free Food 9 - 11 AM Super Saturdays at Highgate Library & Comm. Center 9:30 - 10:15 AM Legislative Hour at Burnham Library 10 - 11 AM Saturplay at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Pebble Art Workshop with Once upon a Rock 11 AM - 1 PM Basketball at Collins Perley Round 3! 11 AM - 1 PM Friends of the Library Chili, Soup, & Chowder Takeout 11 AM - 2 PM Breathwork Classes Now Available at POMP in Essex 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Chili Cook Off 12 - 2 PM Westford Winter Festival - Passport 12 - 4 PM Come Meet Radar and Toby on Feb.18! 12 - 4 PM Westford Winter Festival - Raffle at the WCH! 12 - 4 PM The Winter Festival is Coming! 12 - 4 PM Fore! When is Your Tee Time? 1 - 3 PM Winterfest Walk with Ethan Tapper 1 - 3 PM What's Non-Citizen Voting? Ask League of Women Voters 2 - 3 PM What's Non-Citizen Voting? 2 - 3:20 PM What's Non-Citizen Voting? Ask League of Women Voters 2 - 3:20 PM What's Non-Citizen Voting? 2 - 3:30 PM XC Ski & Snowshoe Tips! 2 PM Dr. King and the Beloved Community, a Presentation 5 - 7:30 PM Essex Has Talent Show 6 - 8 PM Mardi Gras CES Family Dance 6:30 - 8:30 PM Open-Mic Night 7 - 9 PM Movie Night for Adults 7 PM +32 more see less
19 Valentine's Day Brunch and Silent Auction 12 AM - 2 PM People Helping People Global's Valentine Brunch! All Day Zumba 9 - 10 AM Fellowship & Pot Luck 9:30 AM - 12 PM The Sap is Running! Maple Tapping Jericho Center Green 12 - 1 PM Maple Tree Tapping Demonstration This Sunday at Noon! 12 - 1 PM Valentine Brunch 12 - 2 PM People Helping People Global's Valentine Brunch! 12 - 2 PM People Helping People Global's Valentine Brunch! 12 - 2 PM PHPG Annual Valentine's Brunch! February 19! 12 - 2 PM EMS First Responder Training for High School Students 12:15 - 2:45 PM Open House at Vermont Commons School 1 - 2 PM Ethan Allen Homestead Talk 2 - 3 PM Ethan Allen Homestead February Talk 2 - 3 PM Country Gospel Concert 2 - 3:30 PM 5th Annual Sunday Soup Bowl Suppers 5 - 7 PM +12 more see less	20 Bowling All Day Special Selectboard Meeting Agenda 8:30 - 9:30 AM Hooked on Books Knitting Group 10 - 11 AM Baby Time [Birth to PreK] 10:30 AM St. Albans City Planning Commission Meeting 5:30 PM Meet the Bellows Free Academy Principal Finalist! 6 - 6:45 PM Center for an Agricultural Economy (CAE) Presentation 6 - 7:30 PM A Food Hub in Jericho... What If? Part 2 6 - 7:30 PM Lamoille North Annual Meeting & Budget Discussion 6 - 8 PM Jericho Energy Task Force Meeting 7 PM +6 more see less	21 Books & Babies Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Gentle Yoga - Feb. Session 10:30 - 11:30 AM Marbled Paper Craft [Ages 6+] 3 - 4 PM Comedy for a Cause: Franklin County Nomadic Yetis 5 - 9 PM St. Albans City Police Advisory Board Meeting 5 PM Virtual Adult Book Club 6 - 8 PM Milton Regular Selectboard Meeting, Feb. 21 6 - 9 PM EWSD Board Budget Meeting 6:15 - 9 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting Feb. 21 6:30 PM Winter Wildflower Webinar Feb. 21 7 - 8 PM Meeting About Jericho Corners to Riverside - Walk / Bike 7 - 9 PM Mardi Gras Party at Hotel Vermont 7 - 10 PM +8 more see less	22 Ethan Allen Firing Range Public Tour 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Age Well Grab and Go Meal at St. Thomas 11 AM - 12 PM Teen Free Paint 3:30 - 4:30 PM Economic Development Commission Meeting: Feb. 22 4 - 5 PM Informational Session & Open House at the CCC 4:30 - 6:30 PM Presentation: Obtaining Happiness and Positivity 6 - 7 PM The EWSD Wants to Hear from You! 6 - 8 PM Arts for Asylum Seekers - Informational Meeting 7 - 8 PM Informational Meeting for Arts for Asylum Seekers 7 - 8 PM Arts for Asylum Seekers - Informational Meeting 7 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM JETF Presents Kiss the Ground at DRML 7 - 8:30 PM Jericho Energy Task Force 7 - 9 PM +10 more see less	23 Playgroup at Jericho Town Library 10:30 AM In-Person Community Yoga! Donation-Based 12 - 1 PM Tobacco and Vape Prevention Taskforce Meeting 3 - 4:30 PM Wine 101 5 - 6:30 PM Free Soup and Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup and Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Cribbage Group at DRML 6 - 7:30 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Town of Essex Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM The Fabulous Woodpeckers of Vermont with Zac Cota 6:30 - 7:30 PM City Dems Meeting Thursday 7 PM +7 more see less	24 Children's Storytime at Georgia Public Library 10 - 11 AM Coffee Chat with Essex Selectboard, Town Meeting Topics 10 AM - 12 PM The Londons 11 AM Lego Club 3:30 - 4:30 PM Community Center Offers Clothes Swap 4 PM (multiday) St Thomas Church in Underhill Baked Fish Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Annual St. Thomas Baked Fish Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM +3 more see less	25 Ham Radio Convention Ham-Con 2023 8 AM - 1 PM Free Online 4 Week Quit Smoking Class 9 - 10 AM Free Online Quit Smoking Program 9 - 10 AM Drive Thru Girl Scout Cookies 9 - 11 AM Super Saturdays at Highgate Library & Comm. Center 9:30 - 10:15 AM Read-A-Thon Fundraiser at the VML! 10 - 11 AM Kids Activity: Skate Your Winter Blues Away 10 AM - 12 PM Clothing Swap at The CCJ Feb. 25 10 AM - 1 PM Assistance for Veteran Claims for Toxic Exposure 10 AM - 2 PM Baking Booksters 10:30 - 11:30 AM Read to Wyatt 10:30 AM - 12 PM Meet and Greet with Georgia Selectboard Candidates 11 AM - 12 PM Waterville Tow Library Sledding & Cocoa Party! 11 AM - 2 PM Breathwork Classes Now Available at POMP in Essex 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Adult Craft: Bookmark Making 2:15 - 3:30 PM Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund Spaghetti Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 PM Great Concert at St. Mike's 7:30 - 9 PM +13 more see less
26 Zumba 9 - 10 AM Bottle Drive for Boy Scout Eagle Project ~ Passion 4 Paws 9 AM - 12 PM Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM EMS First Responder Training for High School Students 12:15 - 2:45 PM Westford Historical Gamers 1 - 5 PM Virtual Cooking Class; Tiramisu - An Italian Favorite 4 - 6 PM Adult Pick Up Soccer! 4 PM +3 more see less	27 MMCTV - Richmond Free Library Workshop Feb. 27-28 (multiday) Bowling All Day Hooked on Books Knitting Group 10 - 11 AM Fiber Arts Meet-Up 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM Group Counselling for Anxiety 12 PM Family Snowshoe Walk 1:30 - 2:30 PM Free Vaccine Clinic 4 - 6 PM Underhill Selectboard Informational Hearing 6 PM Westford Planning Commission - Feb. 27 Agenda 6:30 PM St. Albans City Town Meeting Day Public Info Session 6:30 PM St. Albans City Design Advisory Board Meeting 6:30 PM +7 more see less	28 Stop By and Wish Her Well 8 AM - 5 PM Books & Babies Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Gentle Yoga - Feb. Session 10:30 - 11:30 AM Opportunity to Paint and Sip at The Painted Lady Cafe 6 - 8 PM POSTPONED: Conservation Commission Agenda 6:30 - 9:30 PM Regional Plan Information Session 6:30 PM Family Forest Carbon Program 7 - 8 PM Swanton Town and Village Informational Meeting Tonight 7 PM +4 more see less	1 Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Teen Lunch at Burnham Library: DIY Pizza 1 - 2:15 PM Roadside Banner Painting 3 - 5 PM Reiki Share 6 - 8 PM	2 Monthly Essex Art League Meeting Invite All Day Free Online Quit Smoking Program 10 - 11 AM Free Online 4-Week Quit Smoking Class 10 - 11 AM In-Person Community Yoga! Donation-Based 12 - 1 PM Colchester-Milton Rotary on the Move! 12 - 1 PM BCA Meeting Agenda March 2 5:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Agenda March 2 6 - 8:30 PM Info Meeting for Arts for Asylum Call for Artists 7 - 8 PM Info Meeting for Arts for Asylum Call for Artists 7 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	3 Children's Storytime at Georgia Public Library 10 - 11 AM First Fridays at BNML: Franklin County Homeschoolers 10 - 11 AM The Vermont Flower Show 10 AM (multiday) Step into Spring This Weekend! 10 AM (multiday) Simple Sewing for Kids 10:30 AM - 12 PM Lego Club 3:30 - 4:30 PM Bingo is Back 5 PM The Buck Hollers Band is back at Snow Farm Winery 6:30 - 8:30 PM The Buck Hollers Band at Snow Farm Friday Wine Down 6:30 - 8:30 PM Flower Show After Dark Gala to Benefit GMHFH and VNLA 7 - 10 PM Flower Show After Dark Gala to Benefit GMHFH and VNLA 7 - 10 PM +7 more see less	4 Flea Market 8 AM - 3 PM Holy Angels Parish Flea Market 8 AM - 3 PM Grange Hall Clean Up 9 AM - 12 PM Introduction to Zen at the Vermont Zen Center 9 AM - 1:30 PM Fairfax Town/School Meeting 10 AM Celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday! 10:30 AM - 12 PM Vermont Genealogy Library Webinar 10:30 AM - 12 PM Meet and Greet with Georgia Selectboard Candidates 11 AM - 12 PM Walt Mclaughlin Book Reading & Signing 11 AM - 3 PM Breathwork Classes Now Available at POMP in Essex 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Play Every Town Concert 7 PM Play Every Town Concert Coming to Jericho 7 PM Free Piano Concert by Play Every Town 7 PM +9 more see less