Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2014

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30 Albany Berkshire Ballet's "The Nutcracker" 3 PM (multiday) 25th Annual Women's Festival of Crafts All Day Vendor & Craft Fair - Nov 30 All Day Chittenden County Vermont and Ferguson, Missouri - What Connects Us? 9:30 - 10:30 AM	1 Westford School Board Meeting Dec. 1 All Day St. Albans City Parks Commission Meeting Dec. 1 All Day St. Albans City Development Review Board: Dec 1 6:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM	2 St. Albans City Downtown Board Organization Committee Meeting Dec 2 All Day Underhill Selectboard Dec. 2 Special Meeting Agenda 8:30 AM GICWD Special Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Chess Club Tuesday at DRML 6:30 PM Blue Christmas Service 7 PM +1 more see less	3 Dec. 3 - BFA Baseball Team Hosting an Event 5 PM Public Meeting: Rehab Plans for 81 Main St 7:30 - 9 PM	4 Rice Memorial High School: Host Family Interest Night All Day Free Community Soup & Bread Supper Dec. 4 All Day Free Farmers' Mixer in St. Albans 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Free Farmer's Mixer Dec. 4 Vermont Organics 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 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 Rice Memorial High School: Host Family Interest Night 7 PM +4 more see less	5 UID and BRMS Walk to School Day Dec. 5 All Day Holiday Tree Lighting All Day Longina Smolinski - Art Show and Sale All Day Kids Night Out for 7th & 8th Grade Students Dec 5! All Day UVM Ed Law Institute - Discipline & the School to Prison Pipeline All Day Heart & Soul and Essex Eats Out Community Celebration 5:30 - 8:30 PM Islands Holiday Party Friday 6 - 9 PM +3 more see less	6 Craft Show Grand Isle All Day Annual Christmas Bazaar All Day Nellie May's Christmas Open House All Day Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, Dec. 6 All Day "A Ceremony of Carols" Holiday Concert All Day Holiday Craft Fair Coming in Early December All Day Holiday Craft Fair Coming in Early December All Day Turkey Trot Success & Community Tree Lighting All Day Christmas Craft Sale and Soup & Pie Lunch All Day Christmas Bazaar All Day Holiday Craft Show All Day Painting Fun at GI School Holiday Fair & Benefit Empty Bowls Dec 6 All Day Painting Fun at Gi School Holiday Fair & Benefit Empty Bowls Dec 6 All Day Last Class Basic Genetic Genealogy All Day Winter's Eve at the Ethan Allen Homestead All Day Richmond Holiday Market Silent Auction All Day Nellie May's Chritmas Open House All Day Annual Christmas Bazaar Dec. 6 All Day Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, Dec. 6 All Day Winter Sweaters: Just in the "Nick" of Time Inbox All Day Grand Isle Craft Fair All Day CIPCC at the Grand Isle Holiday Craft Fair All Day Christmas in South Hero Tree Lighting Dec. 6 All Day Bottle Drive 9 AM - 1 PM Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM GIVFD Auxiliary at Holiday Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Grand Isle School Holiday Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Grand Isle School Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM G.I. Craft Fair: Paint a Bowl for You & One for Empty Bowls 9 AM - 3 PM Farmers' Market + Church Cookie Walk Dec. 6 10 AM - 2 PM Farmers' Market + Church Cookie Walk Dec. 6 10 AM - 2 PM Farmers' Market Saturday Dec. 6 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Farmers Market 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 Basic Genetic Genealogy Dec. 6 10:30 AM - 12 PM Thomas the Train Day at the Westford Public Library 10:30 AM Poetry During Daylight Under Possibly-Visible Full Moon 3 - 5 PM Santa Grinch is Coming to Town 4 - 5 PM Community Tree Lighting...Grinch Style 4 PM "Kid's Night Out" Dec. 6 6 - 9 PM Festival of Trees - St. Albans Presents a Nightmare Before Christmas! 6:30 - 9 PM Westford Tree Lighting on the Common 6:30 PM Westford Community Tree Lighting & Holiday Sing-A-Long 6:30 PM "A Ceremony of Carols" Performance by Bella Voce Women's Chorus of VT 8 PM "A Ceremony of Carols" Holiday Concert 8 PM +43 more see less
7 Sunday Music Concert at UCW Church All Day Get the Facts About Rice All Day Dog Grooming 8 AM - 5 PM Get the Facts About Rice Memorial High School 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 Milton Community Band Holiday Concert 2 - 3 PM Christmas Concert: Vermont Choral Union Dec. 7 3 PM Holiday Pie Concert - Champlain Echoes & Green Mountain Chorus 3:30 - 5:30 PM +6 more see less	8 Breakfast with Principal of MMU All Day Change Monthly Meeting Date All Day Breakfast with the Principal of MMU All Day Senior Luncheon All Day Selectboard Agenda Dec 8 All Day St. Albans City Council Meeting All Day Grand Isle School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Fairfax School Board Meeting Dec. 8 6:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	9 Islands Summit at North Hero Community Hall! All Day St. Albans City Recreation Commission Meeting Dec 9 All Day Open Group Channeling Session All Day District 5 Schoolhouse All Day Underhill Selectboard Special Meeting Dec 9 4:30 PM Islands Summit Dec. 9 5 - 9 PM VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan Public Meeting 6 - 8 PM Underhill Selectboard Regular Meeting Dec 9 6 PM Learning Matters Parent Workshop at FMS 6:30 - 8 PM Essex Conservation Committee Meeting Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM Cancelled: An Evening of Classical Music 7:30 PM +7 more see less	10 JSF Harvest Bundle Fundraiser at UID School All Day Grand Isle County Mentoring Game Night Dec. 10 All Day GICWDMeeting Wednesday Dec. 10 All Day Energy Efficiency Forum - Share Your Input Dec. 10! 6 - 7:30 PM Westford Planning Commission - Dec 10 Agenda 7 PM Chs Winter Band and Choral Concert: Dec. 10 7 PM Vermont Stage Company's Winter Tales 7:30 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	11 Dec 11 Selectboard Agenda All Day Special Story Hour at DRML! Willie the Jumping Frog - Bill Skiff All Day United Church of Underhill Community Dinner All Day 3rd Community Open House Scheduled 6 - 7:30 PM	12 Essex Junction Train Hop, Tree Lighting & Holiday Bonfire All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 All Day Free Community Supper All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 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 2nd Kids Night Out! All Day 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 7 PM +8 more see less	13 "Sing We Noel" - G.I. County Chorus Concerts All Day Christian DeCosters Eagle Scout Fundraiser All Day "Sing We Noel" - G.I. County Chorus Concerts All Day Carol Ann Jones Holiday Concert Dec. 13 All Day "Sing We Noel" - G.I. County Chorus Concerts This Weekend All Day Kids VT Spectacular Spectacular All Day Don't Miss Green Mountain Habitat's Restore Sale All Day FGI Bookmobile Santa Story Time All Day Breakfast with Santa All Day Combined Holiday Dance with Live Big Band Music All Day FGI Bookmobile Santa Story Time All Day Breakfast with Santa 2014 8 - 11 AM Free Photos with Santa at Back to Health 10 AM - 1 PM Pottery Sale at the Back Front Door 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Vendor Extravaganza Dec. 13 10:30 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar & Children's Craft Center 2 - 5 PM Christmas Concert 7 PM Carol Ann Jones Concert This Saturday 7 PM +14 more see less
14 Community Soup! All Day 115th Christmas Bird Count All Day Sancta Lucia Celebration Dec. 14 All Day Music! Music! Music! All Day	15 Westford Planning Commission Dec 15 Agenda All Day Kids Holiday Craft Group! 10 - 11:30 AM St. Albans City Planning Commission Meeting Dec. 15 6:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM	16 CSD Winter Concerts This Week All Day	17 Underhill Selectboard Meeting Agenda All Day Public Safety & Quality of Life Meeting All Day Islands in the Sun Holiday Luncheon All Day Pickup for Buy Local Fundraiser All Day	18 Business Matters Breakfast Dec 18: Focus on Sales All Day The Jericho Cafe and Tavern Music All Day Community Dinner and Theater Production Dec. 18 All Day A Time of Quiet Christmas Contemplation and Meditation All Day Special Story Hour at DRML! All Day You Are Invited: Community Dinner and Very Merry Theater Production! All Day Soup and Bread Supper All Day Selectboard Agenda Dec. 18 All Day Come One and All to the Marvelous Land of Oz! All Day Business Matters Breakfast to Focus on Selling Skills 8:30 - 9:30 AM Community Meeting on VTCommunity Development Program 4 - 6 PM Winter Farmers Market Dec. 18 4 - 7 PM +8 more see less	19 Caring and Sharing/Operation Happiness 9 - 11 AM Santa Claus Scheduling a Visit to the Underhill Country Store Friday! 5 - 6:30 PM Caring and Sharing/ Operation Happiness 6 - 8 PM Help for Children of Franklin County Who Need Winter Outerwear 7 PM Jason Lee at Radio Bean 8 - 9 PM +1 more see less	20 Cookie Walk All Day Service for All - "Longest Night" Dec. 20 All Day Westford Rink Setup - Dec. 20 All Day Holiday Cookie Walk All Day Yule Ball All Day Caring and Sharing/ Operation Happiness 9 - 10:30 AM Caring and Sharing/Operation Happiness 9 - 10:30 AM Farmers' Market Featuring Gingerbread House Silent Auction 10 AM - 2 PM Farmers' Market Featuring Gingerbread House Silent Auction 10 AM - 2 PM +5 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 Chanukah Menorah Lighting in Taylor Park Dec. 21 All Day Christmas Carol Sing and Light Supper - Please Plan to Join Us! 5 - 6 PM +1 more see less	22 Christmas Cupboard Community Craft Fair All Day Agenda for Selectboard Meeting Dec. 22 All Day St. Albans City Design Advisory Board Meeting Dec. 22 All Day School Board Meeting Dec. 22 6:30 - 8:30 PM	23 Underhill Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda Dec. 23 All Day Selectboard Meeting All Day	24 United Church of Underhill - Christmas Eve Services and Beyond All Day Christmas Eve Service at United Church of Westford 7 PM Christmas Services 7 PM	25 Christmas Dinner at Martha's Kitchen All Day	26	27 Garage Moving Sale All Day Hillary Capps Singing at Radio Bean All Day Garage Moving Sale Update 10 AM
28 Looking for Fun Way to "Give Back" in This Holiday Season? All Day Riverside Trail Clearing Party All Day Westford Rink Setup - Sunday, Dec 28 11 AM	29 Holiday Baseball Clinic (multiday) Coffee & Coverage 5 - 6 PM	30 Lego: the Creating All Day Holiday Blood Drive All Day Westford School Board Budget Work Session Dec. 30 All Day Holiday Blood Drive All Day Holiday Blood Drive All Day Town Office Hours Dec. 30 All Day Free Event: Kick It into High Glamour Gear 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	31 December Children's Event All Day	1 New Years Day Celebrate VT State Parks Hike All Day Fresh Start 5k - Jan. 1 7 - 8 AM First Day Hike @ Grand Isle State Park 10 - 11:30 AM	2 Selectboard Meeting Jan. 2 All Day	3 Bottle Drive Fundraiser at CSWD's Milton Drop-Off Center Jan. 3 All Day Indoor Moving Sale All Day Legislative Breakfast Saturday, Jan. 3 9 - 10 AM Legislative Breakfast Jan. 3 9 - 10:30 AM Legislative Breakfast 9 AM Bottle Drive Jan. 3 - Cub Scouts 10 AM - 1 PM Bottle Drive to Benefit 8th Grade DC Trip Jan. 3 10 AM - 2 PM Pop-Up Farm Market Jan. 3 11 AM - 2 PM Recycle Your Christmas Tree with the Cub Scouts! 12 - 3 PM +5 more see less