Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Sage Farm Store End of Season Sale (multiday) Black Friday and Small Business Saturday Promotion 10 AM (multiday) Merry Barre Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM (multiday) Self Care Sanctuary Open House 10 AM (multiday) G Willikers Opening Day! 9 AM - 1 PM Chess Tournament Dec. 1 9:30 AM - 3 PM Complimentary “Powder Day Pilates” Class! 11 AM - 3 PM Winter Clothing Collection 12 - 2 PM Holiday Wreath Making Workshop 1 - 3 PM Vermont Women & the Civil War 2 - 3:30 PM DRML Sunday Music Series: Tracie and Paul Cassarino 2 - 3:45 PM Messiah Sing Along – Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 PM The 5th Ann. Cambridge Christmas Coffeehouse - Dec. 1 4 - 6:30 PM Open Mic Comedy Night at Zachary's Pizza! 5:30 - 8 PM Happy Thanksgiving - A Live and Virtual Staged Reading 7:30 - 9:30 PM +11 more see less	2 NVC & Relationship Skills Practice Group 12 - 8:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Lamoille North Community Budget Discussion 6 - 8 PM Milton Regular Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM St. Albans City Development Review Board Meeting 6:30 PM Retribe Upcoming Workshop 7 - 8:30 PM Experience Non Violent Communication & Breathwork 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Shop and Eat Locally on Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3 9 AM (multiday) Coffee and Cards at The Westford Public Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Make Your Own Green Cleaner! with LRSWMD 11 AM Giving Tuesday Celebration at Sushi Yoshi 5 - 9 PM How Telescopes Work - by the Lamoille County Stargazers 5:30 PM Score Webinar: Business Tax Planning Tips 6 - 7 PM Fairfield Talk on Palestine 6:30 - 8 PM Weekly Bible Study Starting Sept 17 6:30 - 8 PM Milton Planning Commission Regular Meeting 6:30 PM French Conversation Chez Henry 7 - 8 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM Westford Recreation Board Meeting 7 PM +8 more see less	4 Free Massage School? 8 AM - 4 PM Storytime with Sarah at BNML! 10 - 11:30 AM Honoring the Holidays 10 AM (multiday) Chicken Curry Fundraiser with New Menu! 12 - 5 PM Read Aloud Sessions; Spirituality 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Screening of "The US and the Holocaust" 6 - 7:30 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Square Dance Lessons 6:30 PM +5 more see less	5 VNASWR Hospice Training 8 AM - 4 PM Baby Chat Nov. 7 10 - 11:30 AM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 1 - 6 PM Community Corralling Fun! 5 - 6:30 PM Mary Hill Artist Talk and Demonstration 5:30 - 7:30 PM Community Forum on Housing and Homelessness 6 - 7 PM Crafter Group 6 - 8 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting 6 - 9 PM Climate & Energy Committee Meeting Dec. 5 6 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting 6:15 - 9 PM Sacred Circle with Sound Healing and Chanting 7 - 9 PM Frozen Jr. the Musical 7 PM (multiday) Visiting Writer Reading - Brendan Shay Basham 8 - 9 PM +11 more see less	6 Inherit the Wind at Lamoille County Players All Day Safe Sitter Babysitting Course - Dec. 6! 9 AM - 3:30 PM Homeschool First Fridays at BNML 10 - 11 AM Pop Up Program: Frankenstuffies 10 AM - 12 PM First Fridays at BNML: Franklin County Homeschoolers 10 AM - 11 PM Join Our Early Childhood Music Programs at Peak Music! 10:30 AM - 12:15 PM Public Hearing: Jay-Lyn Saturday Winter Service 11 - 11:30 AM Christmas Tree Sale at Cold Hollow Career Center 12 PM (multiday) EBCA Online Stocking Auction 12 PM (multiday) LEGO Club 3 - 4 PM Time Correction for Jeff Church Open Sanctuary 3:30 - 5:30 PM A Traditional Christmas in Stowe - This Weekend! 4 PM (multiday) Saint Albans City School - Aristocats Kids Musical 4:30 - 5:30 PM Exhibit Opening: Searching for Vermont's Lost Ski Areas 5 - 8 PM You're Invited! Exhibit Opening Party at VTSSM! 5 - 8 PM "Carols & Cocoa" for Families Struggling w/ Addiction 5:30 - 7 PM Bakersfield Light the Village - Tree Lighting 6 - 6:30 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 6 7 PM Yuletide Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 6 7 PM +15 more see less	7 Order Wreaths and Centerpieces Holiday Workshops All Day Studio Sale (multiday) Free Community Breakfast Offered Dec. 7 8 - 9:30 AM Johnson Elementary School Christmas Craft Fair 8 AM - 3 PM Annual Christmas Bazaar Dec. 7 9 AM - 1 PM St Anns Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Bazaar at Richford First Baptist Church Dec. 7 9 AM - 2 PM Sterling View Christmas Craft Show 9 AM - 2 PM Westford Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Waterville Christmas Market 9 AM - 3 PM St. Paul's Arts & Craft Show! 9 AM - 3 PM 46th Annual Craft Fair Hosted by Second Congo Church 9 AM - 3 PM St Paul's Arts and Crafts Show Dec. 7 9 AM - 3 PM Aristocats Kids Musical 10 - 11 AM Gift Crafts: Ornaments 10 AM - 12 PM Tourtiere Pie Sale 10 AM - 12 PM Amnesty International's Human Rights Day Event 10 AM - 12 PM Festival of Lights Special Saturday Hours 10 AM - 12 PM Friends of LML Book and Bake Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Painted Lady Liquidation Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Wonderland Holiday Craft Show 10 AM - 3 PM Photographic Art Sale 10 AM - 4 PM River Arts - Festival of Lights, Raffle Baskets & More! 10 AM - 4 PM Celebrate the 24th Annual Festival of Lights 🎄 10 AM - 4 PM Shap Smith Photo Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Vermont Holiday Market 10 AM (multiday) Itchin' to Be Stitchin' 10 AM Saturday Story Time with Some Spanish 10:30 - 11:30 AM Upcycled Wreath Making Workshop 11 AM - 12 PM Ellison Estate Vineyard Holiday Market, Dec. 7! 11 AM - 5 PM Holiday Decor Yard Sale 12 - 3 PM Enchanted Village with Santa and Elves at CES 12 - 3 PM Holidays at Cork! Wine Tasting, Market Turns One & More 12 PM (multiday) Art Opening: Thomas Wolfe 1 - 2 PM VTSU Johnson Women's Basketball vs VTSU Lyndon 1 - 2:30 PM Annual a Capella Holiday Concert 12/7 2 - 3 PM Celebration of Life for Donald H. Turner, Jr. 2 - 4 PM Holiday Garland Making at Mud and Lace 2:45 - 6 PM VTSU Johnson Men's Basketball vs. VTSU Lyndon 3 - 4:30 PM Crystal Pop Up at The Rising Sun 3 - 5 PM Johnson Holiday Jubilee Parade Road Closure 3:45 - 4:15 PM Johnson's Holiday Jubilee 3:45 - 6 PM Rejuvenation Wellness Center at Johnson Jubilee 4 - 6 PM Drum and Paint at the Jubilee! 4 - 6 PM Holiday Parade and Park Lighting Dec. 7 4 - 7 PM Amazing and Fun Ceramic Monsters at Front Four Gallery 4 - 7 PM Holiday Pet Remembrance Service 4 PM "Vermont for the Vermonters" Author Talk 6 - 7 PM Flavors of Spain: Pop-Up Dining Event 6 - 8:30 PM UVM Hockey Fundraiser - $15 Tickets 6:05 PM Vermont Choral Union: Handel's Messiah 7:30 PM +47 more see less
8 Country Breakfast at St Thomas 8 - 9:30 AM Emerge VT Bootcamp for Democratic Women in Milton! 9 AM - 4:30 PM Painted Lady Liquidation Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Photographic Art Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Milton Historical Museum – Holiday Open House! 11 AM - 2 PM Book Signings with Vermont Authors at the Eloquent Page 11 AM - 3 PM Christmas Around the World 1 - 3 PM Holiday Celebration at the Highgate Library 1 - 4 PM Free Christmas Concert at the Enosburg Opera House 2 PM Celebrate the Season Holiday Concert Dec. 8 2 - 3:30 PM Studio Sale 3 - 5 PM Advent Lessons and Carols 4 - 5 PM Vermont Choral Union : Handel's Messiah 7:30 PM +9 more see less	9 36th Annual Brain Injury Conference and Auction (multiday) Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Buddhist Meditation Class - Dec. 9 6:30 - 8 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting Dec. 9 6:30 - 8 PM Johnson Recreation Economy Opportunities Task Force 6:30 - 8 PM St. Albans City Council Meeting Dec. 9 6:30 PM Moonday Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Moonday Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	10 Westford Special Selectboard Budget Meeting 7:30 - 9:30 AM Baby Toddler Story Time 10:30 - 11 AM Coffee and Cards at The Westford Public Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM $.50 Bingo Pre-Age Well Lunch 10:30 AM - 12 PM Age Well Lunch 12 - 1 PM Gingerbread House Making at BNML 4 - 7 PM Thermal Energy Network Workshop Dec. 10 5 - 6:30 PM 2024-25 Preliminary Proposed Budget Meeting 5:30 - 6:35 PM Teen Fiber Arts Group 5:30 - 6:45 PM Green Mountain Toastmasters 6 - 7:30 PM Milton PTA Meeting Dec. 10 6 PM St. Albans City Downtown Board Meeting: Tuesday 6 PM Cambridge Greenway Trail Scoping Study Meeting on Dec. 10 6 PM Weekly Bible Study Starting Sept 17 6:30 - 8 PM French Conversation Chez Henry 7 - 8 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM Deborah Rawson Book Lovers: The Known World 7 - 8:30 PM Milton VT Democratic Party Special Meeting 7 - 9 PM Sean Heely Celtic Christmas 7 PM +15 more see less	11 Seated Tai Chi for Health & Balance 10 - 11 AM BNML Storytime Musical Guest: Linda Bassick 10 - 11:30 AM Burlington-Winooski Bridge Project Open House: Dec. 11 4:30 - 6:30 PM Yellow Turtle's After-Hours Holiday Shopping Event 💛 5 - 7 PM Empowerment Self Defense Class 5 - 7:30 PM Underhill Energy Committee 5:30 - 7 PM Nómade Winery Dinner at Michael's on the Hill 5:30 - 9 PM LGBTQIA+ Meet-Up 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM CPR and AED Training 6 - 8:30 PM Square Dance Lessons 6:30 PM Silent Night at Stowe Community Church 7 - 8 PM A Service of Lament, Remembrance, and Hope 7 PM Visiting Artist Talk - Colette Fu 8 - 9 PM +11 more see less	12 A Charlie Brown Christmas Live in Concert All Day Office Hours with State Representative Edye Graning 9:30 - 11 AM BAART a La Carte! 12 - 2 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 6 PM Holiday Celebrations 1 PM (multiday) Recycling Roundtable 4 - 5 PM Morristown Municipal Budget 6 - 7 PM BFA Dance Performance 6 - 8 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Underhill Regular Selectboard Meeting Dec. 12 6 - 8:30 PM That's That Thursday with Nasteeluvzyou at the Alchemist 6 - 9 PM Mah Jongg 6:30 - 8:30 PM EWSD Board Virtual Meeting Dec. 12 6:30 - 9 PM A Classic Christmas with Frisson 7 - 8:45 PM Ski & Snowboard Movie Night at Piecasso 7 - 9 PM +11 more see less	13 Stories and Songs with Beth and David London 11 - 11:45 AM Community Holiday Party Extravaganza at Lost Nation! 4 PM (multiday) VTSU Johnson Women's Basketball vs ME Augusta 6 - 7:30 PM Tractor Parade Tomorrow 6 PM Christmas Benefit Concert 7 - 9 PM Christmas Concert by Fairfax, Fletcher & Westford Band 7 PM VTSU Johnson Men's Basketball vs. Me Augusta 8 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	14 Order Wreaths and Centerpieces Holiday Workshops All Day Community Gingerbread House Party (Free) 1 AM - 3 PM Christmas Cookie and Craft Show Dec. 14 9 AM - 3 PM Montgomery PTCO 10th Annual Holiday Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Collins Perley Winter Craft Show 9 AM (multiday) Snowflake Read Aloud & Raffle at Varnum Library 10 - 10:30 AM Northern VT Ridge Runners Ugly X-Mas Sweater Meet Up 10 - 11 AM Northern VT Ridge Runners Ugly X-Mas Sweater Meet Up 10 - 11 AM Pack Walks Going Biweekly! 10 - 11:30 AM 2nd Saturday LGBTQ+ Meetup 10 AM - 12 PM Copley Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Kids' Cozy Craft Fest 10 AM - 2 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 10 AM - 3 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour! 10 AM (multiday) North Woods Pottery Tour 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Sale Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Mrs. Claus is Coming to Town! 10:30 - 11:30 AM Rescheduled: Holiday Open House 10:30 AM - 1 PM Holiday Centerpiece Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Holiday Centerpiece Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Xander, VT Therapy Dog Visit 11 AM Gingerbread House Party 1 - 1 PM Lamoille Valley Dance Academy's Nutcracker/Holiday Show 1 PM (multiday) Holiday Tree Lighting and Caroling 3 PM Holiday Concert with Pianist Christopher McWilliams 4 - 5:30 PM WRC Lego Night! 5 - 7 PM 🎄 Celebrate the Season with The Champlain Trio! 🎶 5 PM Tower of Power! 8 - 11 PM Knife Sharpening - Stowe Living 11 PM (multiday) +25 more see less
15 Breathwork at ReTribe in Underhill 12 AM - 6 PM VYOA Presents Orchestrapalooza at the Flynn! 4 AM - 6 PM Breakfast with Santa at Morrisville Fire Department 8 AM - 12 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 10 AM - 3 PM Book Signing - Jason Barney & Christine Eldred 11 AM - 12 PM Book Signing by Author 11 AM - 1 PM Celebrate with Community - Ohavi Zedek Chanukah Party 11 AM - 2 PM Sleigh Ride 11 AM - 3 PM Stowe Holiday Market 12 - 4 PM ❄️ Stowe Farmers' Market Holiday Market 12 - 4 PM Good Shepherd Service Installation 2 PM Pine Wreath Workshop 2 - 3 PM Country Christmas Concert with Local Musicians 2 - 4 PM MMUUF Carol Sing and Candlelight Service 3 - 5 PM Want to Spread a Little Holiday Cheer? 3 PM Carol Ann Jones and Band at Westford Music Series 4 - 5 PM Jingle Wagon and MMU Ambassadors Club Treats 4 - 8 PM Santa 4:45 - 7 PM Songs and Santa at the Meeting House 5 - 7 PM 🎄The Jingle Wagon- Caroling!🎷🥁🎄❄️ 5 - 9 PM +16 more see less	16 Clarina Howard Nichols Center Raffle All Day Seated Tai Chi for Health & Balance 10 - 11 AM Smuggs Winter Market 2 - 5 PM Teen Program at Burnham Library: Cookie Decorating 3 - 4 PM Sound Bath - Brooke -Topnotch Every 3rd Monday of Month 5 - 6 PM BFA Comet Hockey Scrimmage and Food Drive 5 - 6:30 PM You're Invited to BFA Fine Arts Night! 5 - 8 PM Stowe 2050 Community Input Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Milton Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM Milton Liquor Board Meeting 6 PM Westford Planning Commission - Dec. 16 Agenda 6:30 - 8:30 PM Italian Conversation Social at Mimmo's This Monday! 6:45 - 8 PM Handel's Messiah Community Sing 6:45 - 9 PM Stowe Community Sing-In Handel's Messiah 7 PM +11 more see less	17 Baby Toddler Story Time 10:30 - 11 AM Coffee and Cards at The Westford Public Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Give Something That Matters This Holiday Season 11:30 AM - 5 PM Free Vaccine Clinic - No Appointment Needed! 2:30 - 4:30 PM Minecraft Social 3 - 4:30 PM Book Club at SFL 5 - 6 PM The BFA Experience Event 5 - 7 PM Light Up the Library! 5 PM Franklin County Photogs at BNML (Special Date) 6 - 7:30 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting 6 PM St. Albans City Belonging, Equity & Inclusion Committee 6 PM Join Us for Christmas Carols! 6:30 - 7:30 PM Conservation Commission 6:30 - 7:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 17 6:30 - 9:30 PM French Conversation Chez Henry 7 - 8 PM MMU Winter Chorus Concert 7 - 8 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM +13 more see less	18 Seated Tai Chi for Health & Balance 10 - 11 AM Read to Wyatt 3 - 4:30 PM Economic Development Commission Meeting 4 - 5 PM BYOBook Group at MCL 5:30 PM St. Albans City Planning Commission Meeting Dec. 18 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Jericho Underhill Food Hub 6 - 7:30 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM Ugly Sweater Line Dancing Party 6 - 8 PM SD Ireland Christmas Truck 6 PM Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Committee Meeting Agenda 6 PM Westford Library Adult Book Group Dec. 18 6:30 - 8 PM Christmas Carol Sing-Along 6:30 PM The (Almost) Longest Night Contemplative Worship 7 - 8 PM +11 more see less	19 Early Literacy Storytime - All Ages Welcome! 11:25 AM - 12:25 PM Magical Winter Holiday Market at The Green Goddess 3 - 7 PM Holiday Market at Green Goddess Cafe Dec. 19 3 - 7 PM Free Soup and Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Cocoa, Cookies & "Home Alone," Vermont-Style 5 - 8 PM Holiday Sing-A-Long in Memory of Benjamin Clapp 6 - 7 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Crafters' Group 6 - 8 PM Crafter Group Dec. 19 6 - 8 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting 6:15 - 9 PM Underhill Special Selectboard Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 - 8:30 PM Sacred Circle with Sound Healing and Chanting 7 - 9 PM Ski & Snowboard Movie Night at Piecasso 7 - 9 PM Jam-Packed Lineup of Live Music in Stowe This Weekend! 8 PM (multiday) +10 more see less	20 Half Price Sale (multiday) SHS Day of Service Volunteer Opportunities Needed 9:30 - 11:30 AM Stories and Songs with Beth and David London 11 - 11:45 AM Let's Do Lunch! Music at 11:00 AM 11 AM - 12:30 PM Lego Club 3 - 4 PM Visit with Santa 3:30 - 5 PM Fairfax Westford Band Holiday Concert at WCH 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	21 Order Wreaths and Centerpieces Holiday Workshops All Day Tri-County Winter Bird Count 12 AM - 11:59 PM Saturplay at BNML 10 - 11:30 AM Gift Crafts: Keychains, Pins, and Magnets 10 AM - 12 PM Winter Solstice Celebration & Retreat Day at Talta 10 AM - 2 PM 🏡 Open House and Community Food Drive 🍎 1 - 3 PM Stowe Cider Winter Solstice Celebrations 5 - 8 PM Contagious Lite 6 - 8 PM Open Mic Coffee House 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less
22 Sound Bath at SALT! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Online Auction & Kids Skating Event for the Land Trust 7 - 9 PM	23 Smuggs Winter Market 2 - 5 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Mystery Book Group 7 - 8 PM	24 Live Christmas Nativity Seeking Animals! 12 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Services at First UU Burlington All Day Christmas Eve Service 1 - 2:30 PM Candlelight Christmas Eve Dec. 24 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4:30 PM Christmas Service 5 - 6:10 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service - Grace Bible Church 6:30 - 7:30 PM +4 more see less	25 Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM	26 Holiday Trains at the Swanton Railroad Depot Museum! 11 AM (multiday) Early Literacy Storytime - All Ages Welcome! 11:25 AM - 12:25 PM Hanukkah Party and Concert: Joanie Leeds at Zenbarn 2 - 4 PM SHS Annual Alumni Hockey Game 4:15 - 8 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	27 Winter Teen Retreat at ReTribe (multiday) Johnson Community Blood Drive 12 - 4:30 PM	28 Pack Walks Going Biweekly! 10 - 11:30 AM
29	30 Smuggs Winter Market 2 - 5 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	31	1 Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	2 Baby Chat Nov. 7 10 - 11:30 AM Early Literacy Storytime - All Ages Welcome! 11:25 AM - 12:25 PM Sacred Circle with Sound Healing and Chanting 7 - 9 PM	3 Homeschool First Fridays at BNML 10 - 11 AM First Fridays at BNML: Franklin County Homeschoolers 10 AM - 11 PM	4 Community Meeting Day - Pie for Breakfast! 8 AM - 12 PM Justice for Dogs "Pop Up" Bottle/Can Drive Jan. 4 9 - 11 AM Cambridge Fire Dept Blood Drive 9 AM - 2 PM Common Threads at the Waterville Town Library 1 - 3 PM