Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 Roosevelt Fine Art Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) 2nd Annual Barton Art Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend - Ken & Ruby Leslie 10 AM (multiday) Family Open Gym at Craftsbury Academy All Day Yard/Garage Sale - S Albany Rd - Oct. 1 10 AM - 3 PM Granby Fall Festival 10 AM - 4 PM Craftsbury Out of the Darkness Walk Oct. 1 1 - 2:30 PM Vermot Humanities Lecture: the Hills of Home 6 - 7 PM +4 more see less	2 2023 Fall Foliage Festival 9 AM - 7 PM Walden Library Open House for Fall Foliage 3:30 - 5:30 PM Craftsbury Fire District #2 \| Regular Meeting 5:30 PM Monday Night Knit Night 6:30 - 8 PM Council Agenda 6:30 PM +1 more see less	3 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Hardwick Banned Books Week Scavenger Hunt 2 PM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM New Afternoon Storytime at Cobleigh Library 4 PM Wolcott Parent Organization Meeting 5 - 6 PM Albany Selectboard Meeting - Oct. 3 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	4 Preschool Storytime at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM Recognizing Dis-And Misinformation and Why It Matters 1 - 2 PM Autumn Nature Walk Oct. 4 3 PM American Girl Doll Children's Tea Party! 4 - 5 PM Advocating with Personal Stories Training Opportunity 5:15 - 6:45 PM Hardwick Haiku Club 5:30 - 7 PM Civic Supper & Cider Pressing 5:30 - 7 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Leach Library Trustee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Craftsbury Schools Open House Oct. 4 6 - 7 PM Annual Meeting East Hardwick Neighborhood Organization 6 PM +8 more see less	5 Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 5 PM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Group Sound Bath with Guided Meditation 7 - 8 PM	6 Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 5 PM Rummage Sale - United Church of Newport 9 AM (multiday) Baby & Toddler Play Group at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Kiwanis Yard Sale - Oct. 6 12 - 5 PM More "Wobbly Biking" at the COC! 12 - 5:30 PM Barton Public Library Classic Movie Series 2 - 4 PM Celebration of Indigenous Peoples & Culture at HFM 3 - 6 PM "Wobbly Biking" at the COC Continues! 4 - 5 PM Family Fun Friday Fall Festival! 4 - 6 PM Community Meal 5:30 - 7:30 PM +8 more see less	7 Craftsbury Village Antiques Closing for the Season Sale (multiday) Justice for Dogs Bottle/Can Drive and Flea Market 9 AM - 1 PM WCC 3rd Annual Harvest Festival 9 AM - 2 PM Roosevelt Fine Art at Aware Fall Foliage Festival 9 AM - 3 PM 75-Family Riverside School Yard Sale & Fall Fest 9 AM - 4 PM Carving Workshop with Alexandra Forbes 9 AM - 4 PM Experience the Wonder of Horses 10 AM - 12 PM Harvest Celebration at the Craftsbury Farmers Market 10 AM - 1 PM Perpetual Yard Sale Starting Oct. 7 10 AM - 3 PM St. Johnsbury Band Concert Oct. 7 11 AM Barton Library Cozy Mystery Knitting Society 11 AM - 1 PM Craftsbury Village Antiques Closing for the Season Sale 11 AM (multiday) What Kind of Ancestor Do You Want to Be? 1 - 3 PM Play Every Town: Piano Concert for a Cooler Climate 2 PM Memphremagog Watershed Association Autumn News & Brews 4:30 PM +11 more see less
8 Chicken Pie Dinner 12 - 1 PM Readings at the Satellite Gallery 5 - 6:30 PM Readings at the Satellite Gallery 5 - 6:30 PM Hardwick Trails Pumpkin Walk! 6 PM Hardwick Trails Pumpkin Walk 6 PM Registration for Ski Programs: Opens 8pm on Oct. 8 8 PM +2 more see less	9	10 Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM New Afternoon Storytime at Cobleigh Library 4 PM	11 Preschool Storytime at Cobleigh Library 10 AM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Craftsbury School District Budget Forum 6 - 7 PM LVRT Regional Amenities Final Meeting 6 PM	12 Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Wolcott Community Forest Committee - Public Meeting 12 - 8 PM	13 Baby & Toddler Play Group at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Funding for Farmers Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM Farmers Funding Workshop at the Conservation District 10:30 AM - 12 PM Author's Book Launch in Newport 5 - 8 PM Stargazing Party at the Walden Community Library Oct. 13 7 - 9 PM Comedic Play at Haskell Opera House - Tickets Available 7 PM (multiday) The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM Blackfly This Friday & Game Night Next Week! 7:30 PM Blackfly Story Hour, Bribery, and Game Night 7:30 PM +7 more see less	14 Contribute to the Positive Energy of Splitting Firewood 8:30 AM - 12 PM Copley Gravel Moxie 9 AM - 1 PM Fire Dept Open House 9 AM - 3 PM Big Yard Sale - Maple St. - Oct. 14 9 AM - 4 PM Walk for Aware 9 AM Derby Historical Society to Place Memorial Plaque 10 AM - 12 PM Experience the Wonder of Horses 10 AM - 12 PM Free Button Up NEK Event in Scenic Island Pond 10 AM - 1 PM Button Up NEK - Save Money, Be Cozy! 10 AM - 1 PM Barn Sale Oct. 14 10 AM - 4 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting in Orleans 11 AM - 2 PM Volunteers Needed for Tree Planting in Orleans 11 AM - 2 PM Eclipse Viewing on Craftsbury Common 12 - 2:30 PM Eclipse Viewing on the Common 12 - 2:30 PM BBQ for Families Affected by Flooding 12 - 3 PM Autumn Roots for Resilience - Herbalism Class 1 - 4 PM BLE Presents Live Music at Holland Historical Society 6:30 - 9 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +15 more see less
15 LRSWMD Johnson & Stowe Closing Early All Day Call for Fiber Artists 12 - 4 PM Call for Fiber Artists 12 - 4 PM Fenton Chester Skating School - Skating Lesson Registration 4 - 6 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +1 more see less	16 Save Me a Seat! VT Author Rick Winston at the Jeudevine 6:30 - 8 PM	17 Tae Kwon Do Classes 4:15 - 6:40 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM New Afternoon Storytime at Cobleigh Library 4 PM Peace Vigil 6 - 7:30 PM Dinner and Childcare and Town Meeting Discussion! 6 PM Craftsbury Freedom & Unity Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Albany Selectboard Meeting - Oct. 17 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	18 Preschool Storytime at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Bright Futures Through Literacy at Olli Lecture 1 - 2 PM Memphre Fall Lecture Series Continues 1:30 - 2:30 PM Zombie Felties 3 - 5:30 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM 100 Days of Lake Memphremagog Art Exhibition 5:30 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	19 Tae Kwon Do Classes 4:15 - 6:40 AM Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Coat Drive 2024 9 AM (multiday) Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Travel Adventure Book Group Kickoff Meeting 4 - 5 PM Board Game Night at Front Seat Coffee 6 - 9 PM Let's Play! 6 - 9 PM Stories of Hope & Healing 6 PM Group Sound Bath with Guided Meditation 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	20 Hardwick H.U.G.S! (multiday) H.U.G.S (Huge Used Garment Swap) (multiday) Beg, Steal or Borrow Concert 7 AM - 7 PM Baby & Toddler Play Group at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Albany Historical Society Meeting 6 - 8 PM Intuitive Wellness Welcomes Messages from Heaven 7 - 9 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM +5 more see less	21 One Day Women's Wellness Retreat 9 AM - 6 PM Craftsbury Woods Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Houseplant Swap 10 AM - 12 PM Take This Step with Us - Join Us Saturday for Hike! 10 AM - 12 PM Houseplant Swap at Craftsbury Public Library Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Craftsbury Woods Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Experience the Wonder of Horses 10 AM - 12 PM Stannard Horseshoe Social and Potluck Rescheduled 11 AM - 2 PM Lamoille Soil Composting Open House 11 AM - 3:30 PM Irasburg Chicken & Biscuit Dinner 3:30 - 6:30 PM Irasburg Chicken & Biscuit Dinner 3:30 - 6:30 PM Home Movie Day in The NEK at The Albany Town Hall 4 - 8 PM Home Movie Day 4 - 8 PM Pasta Dinner 5 PM 🍁 Harvest Hootenanny at Gihon Valley Hall 🎶 6 - 10 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM Vermont Philharmonic Fall Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Vermont Philharmonic Presents Fall Concerts 7:30 - 9 PM +14 more see less
22 Parent Teacher Fundraiser at the COC Ski Swap 10 AM - 2 PM Ski & Bike Swap at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center 10 AM - 2 PM Ski & Bike Swap 10 AM - 2 PM The Odd Couple: Female Version 7 PM	23 Community Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 PM Special Council Agenda 6:30 PM	24 HLV Strategic Action Planning and Prevention Honors 8:30 - 11 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Food Drive for Sheffield Pantry 10:30 AM (multiday) Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Dementia/Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group 3:30 - 5 PM New Afternoon Storytime at Cobleigh Library 4 PM The Landfill and the Lake 4:30 - 6 PM Update on the Lake and the Landfill 4:30 - 6 PM Update on the Lake and the Landfill 4:30 - 6 PM Hardwick Area Neighbor to Neighbor Gathering 5:30 - 7 PM +6 more see less	25 Preschool Storytime at Cobleigh Library 10 AM A Day in the Life of a Mountain Rescue Technician 1 - 2 PM Teen Knitting Group! 4 - 5 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM Community Safety Meeting 6:30 - 7:45 PM Old-Time Music at the Civic 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	26 Art Gathering 9 - 11 AM Halloween Storytime 10:30 - 11 AM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Travel Adventure Book Group at the Simpson Library 4 - 5 PM Trunk-Or-Treat and Haunted Forest 5 - 7 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Building the Future of Young Professionals in the NEK 5:30 - 7 PM Orleans County Democratic Committee Reorganization 6 - 7 PM Trivia at the Village Restaurant! Wings! 6 PM +6 more see less	27 Baby & Toddler Play Group at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Story Time 10 - 11 AM Inclusive Arts Workshop at 4C's Care Center 10 AM - 12 PM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM H.O.P.E. Free Coat Giveaway Oct. 27 11 AM - 4:30 PM Lego "Powered Machines" Workshop at Cobleigh Library! 1 - 3 PM Window Insert Building Workshop 1 PM (multiday) Garage of Doom, 3 Days Only! 6 - 8:30 PM Annual Pumpkin Walk at Woodbury Elementary School 6 PM +5 more see less	28 Reiki Level II Class 9 AM - 2 PM Lego "Powered Machines" Workshop at Cobleigh Library! 10 AM - 12 PM Clothing Swap 10 AM - 3 PM 6th Grade Food Truck Fundraiser 11 AM - 3 PM Trunk or Treat at Albany Community School! 4 - 6 PM Trunk-Or-Treat & Halloween Movie at Jenna's House! 4 - 8 PM Kingdom Animal Shelter Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7 PM Garage of Doom, 3 Days Only! 6 - 8:30 PM Skeleton's Soirée - a Dance Party at Hca! 7 - 11 PM Skeleton Soiree at Highland Center for the Arts 7 PM Halloween Costume Party w/ DJ Cat 8 PM (multiday) +7 more see less
29 Superhero Soccer! 10 - 11:30 AM Për's Smoked Moving Sale 10 AM - 2 PM 🎃🍬Trunk or Treat🎃 Atkins Field Hardwick 4 - 6 PM	30 Flood Legal Assistance Clinic 2 - 5:45 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM Hardwick Community Film Screening & Discussion 6:30 - 9 PM Community Film Screening & Panel Discussion 6:30 - 9 PM	31 Trunk or Treat All Day Photo Exhibit at Newport Natural Café Oct. 31 All Day Story Time 10 - 11 AM Food Drive for the Sheffield Food Pantry 10:30 AM (multiday) Treehouse Tales 3 - 4 PM Wolcott Library Happenings 3 - 5 PM New Afternoon Storytime at Cobleigh Library 4 PM Trick or Treating Inside at the Care Center 4:30 - 6 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM +5 more see less	1 Preschool Storytime at Cobleigh Library 10 AM National Family Literacy Day! 4 - 5 PM Lyndon Institute Open House 5 - 7:30 PM Community Ofrenda: Grieve, Honor, Celebrate 5 - 8 PM New Craft Group Forming in Walden 5:30 - 7 PM Leach Public Library Trustee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Craftsbury School PTO Meeting 6 - 7:15 PM Nanowrimo Kickoff Event at the Jeudevine 6:30 - 8 PM +4 more see less	2 Art Gathering 9:30 - 11:30 AM Storytime at Jeudevine Memorial Library 10:30 AM Fiber Crafternoons at the Simpson Library 3 - 5 PM Destination Dinner & Movie Night at HCA 5 PM	3 Baby & Toddler Play Group at Cobleigh Library 10 AM Inclusive Arts Workshop at 4C's Care Center 10 AM - 12 PM Chocolate Shop Opening Fridays 10 AM - 7 PM Samhain-Day of the Dead Workshop & Community Ritual 1 PM (multiday)	4 Repair Cafe 9 AM - 3 PM Holistic Wellness and Psychic Expo 10 AM - 5 PM Open House! 8 Dimick Rd, East Hardwick 11 AM - 1 PM Full Bowls Community Meal, Fundraiser, Pottery Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Navigate Your Emotional Landscape Meditation w/ Nancy 1 - 2 PM Make Your Calendar for Free Meditation Class Saturday! 1 - 4 PM Fall Back Ride/Run and LOC Chili Cook-Off and Brewfest 1:30 - 4:30 PM Amazing Indian Dinner!! 5:30 PM Child Haven Dinner and Fundraiser 6 - 8 PM Local Folk Orchestra to play at HCA 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less