Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2024

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31 Silver Ring Band Workshop 10 AM (multiday) Celebrate the Joy of Easter! All Day Sunrise Easter Service at Hard'ack 6:30 - 7 AM Easter Services 9 - 11 AM Easter Egg Hunt 10 - 10:45 AM Traditional Easter Service 10 - 11 AM +2 more see less	1 Westford Road - Traffic Delays All Day Singing for People with Memory Loss & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM St. Albans City Climate & Energy Committee Meeting 4 PM Support the Park Revitalization 6 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting on April 1 6 - 9 PM St. Albans City Development Review Board Meeting 6:30 PM +2 more see less	2 Library Book Discussion 6 - 7:30 PM Boater Safety Class 6 PM (multiday) St. Albans City Belonging, Equity & Inclusion Committee 6 PM	3 Spring Special on Painting (multiday) Gentle Yoga at the Milton Grange! 11:15 AM - 12 PM DIY Floam 3:30 PM Apex VT Dog Training Class Series Kick Off! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	4 Essex Art League Events 9 - 11 AM Free Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Solar Eclipse at Apple Island 11 AM (multiday) "1800 and Froze to Death: the Cold Year of 1816" 2 - 3 PM Blackout & Book Spine Poetry (Grades 6-12) 3 - 4 PM S.H. School Board Budget Special Meeting 6 PM Local Author Talk & Book Signing 7 - 7:45 PM +3 more see less	5 Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:10 AM Eclipse Weekend 11 AM (multiday) Movie Matinee 12 PM The Greatest Show! 7 - 9 PM VYO Ensemble Concert at Vergennes Opera House 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	6 This Saturday at the Colchester Food Shelf 9 - 11 AM Franklin County Quilters Guild Quilt Show 9 AM - 4 PM Made in Vermont 9 AM (multiday) Made in Vermont Marketplace April 6 & 7 9 AM (multiday) Alburgh Totality Festival 9 AM (multiday) Session Sips with Your Legislators at the Library 10 - 11 AM Franklin County Quilters Guild Quilt Show 10 AM (multiday) Muriel's of Vermont at Snow Farm Vineyard 12 - 4 PM Get Your Eclipse Memorabilia at Snow Farm Vineyard 12 - 4 PM Healthcare is a Human Right Community Meeting 1 - 4 PM Eclipse Presentations 2 - 4 PM Vins Starlab "Journey Through the Stars" 2 - 4 PM VINS Star Lab Planetarium at MVU in Swanton 2 - 4 PM Dark Day: The 1780 Eclipse 2 PM +10 more see less
7 Yard Sale 9 AM (multiday) Pre-Eclipse Open Studio 10 AM - 4 PM French Conversation Club 11 AM - 12 PM Softening of the Soils - Music & Spirit 11 AM - 12 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering 11 AM Total Eclipse of the Art, Sip & Shop 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM Eclipse Presentation 2 - 4 PM Eclipse Presentations 2 - 4 PM Solar Soirée: A Night Under the Stars 7 - 10 PM +5 more see less	8 No School - Maple Run Unified School District 12 AM - 12 PM MTSD - April 8 School is Closed All Day Singing for People with Memory Loss & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Hard'ack Hootenanny Eclipse Celebration! 12 - 4 PM Enjoy the Eclipse While Avoiding the Crowds 12 - 4 PM YWCA Vermont Camp Hochelaga: Solar Eclipse Gathering 1 - 5 PM "Toast to Totality" Solar Eclipse Event 2 - 4:30 PM Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 2 - 5 PM In the Dark at St. Albans Bay Park 2 - 5 PM +5 more see less	9 Route 7 Sewer Line Flushing All Day Colchester Selectboard Meeting April 9 6 PM Hunter Education 6 PM St. Albans City Council Meeting: Tuesday, April 9 6:30 PM	10 Field Survey - Flanders Development All Day Gentle Yoga at the Milton Grange! 11:15 AM - 12 PM Congregate Meals at The Neighbors 12 PM Exploding Paint Bags 3:30 PM Meet the SATEC Principal Finalist! 5 - 6 PM Capital Improvement Plan Informational Meeting 6 PM +2 more see less	11 HomeShare Vermont Raffle Fundraising Event All Day Lyric Theatre Co - "The Wizard of Oz" at the Flynn (multiday) Free Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Colchester-Milton Rotary Blood Drive 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM Give Someone a Second Chance at Life! 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM Arrowhead Senior Center Knitting Group 2 - 4 PM Parks & Recreation Commission Meeting April 11 5:30 PM +3 more see less	12 Lyric Theatre Co - "The Wizard of Oz" at the Flynn (multiday) Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:10 AM The Adventures of Robin Hood Presented by CHS Theater 7 - 9 PM	13 Lyric Theatre Co - "The Wizard of Oz" at the Flynn (multiday) Isle La Motte Community Organization Quarterly Meeting 8 - 10 AM LGBTQ+ Coffee Meetup 9 - 11 AM Largest Energy Fair in VT: April 13 in Duxbury 9 AM - 2 PM 2024 Half Marathon Unplugged 9 AM - 10 PM DIY Glow Golf Holes 10 AM Reader's Circle Literacy Program 10:30 - 11:15 AM Maple Sugaring with the Rippled Pan Man 10:30 AM - 12 PM Georgia Historical Society Building Open 1 - 3 PM DAOU Wine Dinner at North Hero House! 7 - 9 PM The Adventures of Robin Hood Presented by CHS Theater 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 2024 7 PM +8 more see less
14 Lyric Theatre Co - "The Wizard of Oz" at the Flynn (multiday) You're Invited to the Little Black Flannel Initiative (multiday) Stream Clean-Up This Sunday 9 AM The Adventures of Robin Hood Presented by CHS Theater 2 - 4 PM	15 Road Closure Notice: East Road (multiday) Event Reminder 8 - 9:30 AM Legislative Breakfast 8 - 9:30 AM Musical Storytime with Liz at the Burnham Library 10:30 - 11 AM Singing for People with Memory Loss & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Milton Regular Selectboard Meeting, April 15 5 - 9 PM St. Albans City Planning Commission Meeting 5:30 PM SAFD2 Meeting at Town Offices 6:30 - 8 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 8:30 PM The Island Line Revisited By James “Jim” Jones 7 - 8:30 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	16 MTSD School Budget Revote 7 AM - 7 PM Thermal Energy Network Lunch - April 16 12:30 - 1:30 PM Regular Planning Commission Meeting 6 - 9 PM South Hero Conservation Commission Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Sound Healing / Relax & Rejuvenate 6:30 - 7:45 PM +1 more see less	17 Gentle Yoga at the Milton Grange! 11:15 AM - 12 PM Elephant Toothpaste 3:30 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Cooking the Books 6 PM GICWD April Meeting - Updated Zoom Link 6:30 PM St. Albans City Design Advisory Board Meeting 6:30 PM +3 more see less	18 Notice of the Republican Town Caucus for South Hero All Day Free Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM DIY Glow Golf Holes 3:30 PM Democratic Caucus Notification 5 PM VNRC Wild & Scenic Film Festival 5:30 PM Date Night, Happy Hour with Friends, and More 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	19 Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:10 AM Fundraiser Xtreme Cheer Spaghetti Dinner & Kid Carnival 5 - 8 PM Spaghetti Dinner & Kid Fun Carnival Fundraiser 5:15 - 8:15 PM	20 Celebration of Life and Birthday Party 12 AM - 4 PM ReTribe Teen Retreat (multiday) Cosmic Play: an Adventure Game Theater Teen Retreat (multiday) Make a Difference and Support Human Rights 9 AM Colchester Democrats Town Caucus 10 - 11 AM Milton Middle School Car Wash 10 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale - Bradley Hill Rd - April 20 10 AM - 4 PM Marbleized Canvas 10 AM Garage Sale 11 AM (multiday) Earth Day Screening of “Kiss the Ground” 1 - 3 PM Open Mic Coffee House 7 - 9 PM Live Choral Music: Verdi's Requiem 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less
21 30th VT Annual Spring Book & Ephemeral Fair April 21 10 AM - 4 PM Roast Pork Dinner w/ Maple Desserts (Pies & Dumplings) 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Sunday Phone-In Free (Pro Bono) Legal Clinic 12 - 1 PM Masonry in Early Vermont 2 - 3 PM	22 Singing for People with Memory Loss & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Librarian for an Hour at Burnham Library 11 AM - 12 PM Earth Day Volunteer Work Party 3 - 6 PM Notice of Democratic Town Caucus for South Hero 6 - 6:25 PM	23 Traffic Alert: East Road Closure (multiday) Traffic Alert: East Road Closure 8 AM - 4 PM Pokemon Trading Day 10 AM Escape Rooms for Kids & Teens at The Burnham Library 11 AM - 4 PM Age Well Lunch 12 - 1 PM M&T Bank's Identity Theft & Fraud Workshop 1 - 2:30 PM Republican Town Caucus 5 - 5:30 PM Farmers, Food Producers & Businesses Thank You Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 PM Grand Isle County Food Systems Thank You Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 PM St. Albans City Downtown Board Meeting: April 23 6 PM Conservation Commission Meeting 6:30 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	24 Congregate Meals at The Neighbors 12 PM Glow Golf 12 PM Alternatives to "Perfect" Lawns 3 - 4 PM Book Club 6 PM	25 Free Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Sculpty Magnets 12 PM Milton Democratic Party Caucus 5 - 6 PM Notice of Democratic Caucus 7 - 8:30 PM Notice of the Republican Town Caucus for Grand Isle 7:30 PM +1 more see less	26 Quilt Show (multiday) Quilt Show (multiday) Adult Healing Retreat (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Champlain Valley Quilters Presents: 2024 Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:10 AM Learn: Data Privacy Primer 12 - 1 PM A Free Introduction to Reiki 6 - 8 PM Training in Shoden/Level I Usui Reiki Ryoho 6 PM (multiday) Colchester Selectboard Meeting - April 23 6:30 PM +6 more see less	27 Park Spruce Up Day 9 AM - 12 PM Adventures in Gardening and Seed Starting! 10 - 11 AM Town Planning Commission Public Input Meeting 10 AM - 12 PM Huddy's is Turning 2! 10 AM - 1 PM Warehouse Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Vermont Genealogy Library Open House (Rescheduled) 10 AM - 4 PM Open House at VT Genealogy Library 10 AM - 4 PM Open House at VT Genealogy Library 10 AM - 4 PM Family Estate Sale in Shelburne 10 AM - 6 PM Fascinator 10 AM Reader's Circle Literacy Program 10:30 - 11:15 AM Racing in Milton Event April 27 10:30 AM - 12 PM Indie Bookstore Day at Bridgeside Books in Waterbury 11 AM - 3 PM Maple Fest Craft and Food 11 AM - 6 PM +10 more see less
28 Shift Happens: Adult Healing Retreat (multiday) 44th Annual Sap Run 8:15 - 10:30 AM Family Estate Sale in Shelburne 10 AM - 6 PM French Club 11 AM - 12 PM Maple Fest Craft and Food 11 AM - 6 PM +1 more see less	29 Traffic Alert: Marrs Hollow Road Closure 8 AM - 4 PM Singing for People with Memory Loss & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Milton Town School Board Budget Meeting 6 PM	30 North Hero School Budget Revote 7 AM - 7 PM Info Mtg Tonight at 6pm/School Budget Vote Tuesday 7 AM - 7 PM	1 Stay Safe on Green Up Day (multiday) This Week at the Colchester Food Shelf 12 - 6 PM Quarterly Meeting of 100 Women Who Care-Franklin Cty 5:30 - 7 PM 100 Women Who Care Franklin County Quarterly Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM What's Happening with the Weather in St. Albans? 6:30 - 8 PM Interesting Guest Speaker, Plus Pizza! 6:30 - 8 PM LWVVT, Secretary of State Co-Host Virtual Forum on RCV 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Please Remember to Vote! 7 AM - 7 PM What's Happening at BTV Airport? 12 - 1 PM National Day of Prayer 6 - 7 PM Substance Use & Our Community 6:30 - 8 PM	3 Rummage Sale May 3-4 (multiday) Educators - Kelly Gallagher Conference in Vermont 8:30 AM - 3:15 PM Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:10 AM Milton Little League Calcutta May 3 5:30 - 9 PM One Flew Over The CU Nest at The Hyde Park Opera House 7 PM (multiday) Colchester Community Chorus Spring Concert 7:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Green Up Day: May 4! 8 - 11:30 AM Green Up Day at Fort Ethan Allen 8 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day 8 AM - 12 PM Perennial Sale Starts This Weekend! 8 AM - 1 PM Vermont Green Up Day 8:30 AM Green Up Day: Tree Planting at Rec Park with SHLT 9 - 11 AM Mother's Day Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Garage Sale - Georgia Plains - May 4 9 AM - 4 PM Huge Tag/Garage Sale 9 AM (multiday) Rhododendrons and Lilacs at the Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Historic Walking Tour: Milton Village Loop 10 AM - 2 PM Vermont Walk for Epilepsy 10:30 AM Milton Artists' Guild Anniversary Party! 11 AM - 4 PM Green Up Day Volunteer Appreciation BBQ 11:30 AM - 1 PM Empty Bowls #9 1:30 PM Car Wash 2 - 5 PM Kentucky Derby Fundraiser 4 - 7 PM +13 more see less