Calendar - Front Porch Forum

February 2017

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29 "Welcome, Neighbor" Annual Potluck - Tonight! 6 - 8 PM "Welcome, Neighbor!" Annual Potluck Dinner 6 - 8 PM	30 Special Selectboard Meeting 7 PM	31 Act 46 Re-Vote in Barre Town 7 AM - 7 PM Cabot School: Screening of Student Films & Music 5 - 7 PM Rec Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM First Night Community Forum Postponed to Next Tuesday 6 PM	1 Drop in Needlework Group 1 - 3 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 2:30 PM Next OLLI 1:30 - 3 PM Quick, Kid Friendly Meals 5 PM Green Burial and the Vermont Law 6 - 7:30 PM Green Burial and the Vermont Law - Educational Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Public Forum on Livable Wage 6:30 - 8:30 PM Public Forum on Livable Wage 6:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Candlelight Vigil at Vermont State House All Day Relocalizing Vermont: Back to the Soil 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Thur. 9 AM: Back to the Soil 9 - 10:30 AM Child & Babysitting Safety Class at Calais Elementary 3:30 - 5:30 PM Stress Management Class at Clais Elementary 5:30 - 7:30 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Visit Day at St. Monica - St. Michael School All Day Visit Day at St. Monica - St. Michael School 8 AM - 2:45 PM Grian Herbs Apothecary Open House and Art Walk 11 AM - 8 PM Pro-Immigrant Rally in St. Johnsbury 3 - 4 PM Pro-Immigrant Rally in St. Johnsbury 3 - 4 PM Coloring Night 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	4 Make Your Own Black Ash Pack Basket! (multiday) 17th Annual Travis Mercy Skate Park Fundraiser All Day Financial Wellness Workshops 9 AM - 1 PM Taping & Plastering Workshop with David Thurston 9 AM - 4 PM Proclaiming Basic Goodness Through Shambhala Meditation 9 AM - 5 PM OVWS Winter Fair! 10 AM - 2 PM Orchard Valley Waldorf School Winter Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Capital City Farmers' Market Saturday, Feb. 4 10 AM - 2 PM Super Weekend Sale at Vintage Revival Feb. 4-5 10 AM - 5 PM Dabble Day 10:30 AM - 12 PM Hear Our Voice! Free Postcard-Printing Party 12 - 3 PM Tea Class: Embrace the Darkness 2 - 4 PM Jonathan Kaplan / Carol Hausner Live Feb. 4 7 - 9 PM BOH Presents Barnstar! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less
5 Parent Group Forming in Montpelier in February All Day New York Times Readers Club 9 AM - 1 PM Plainfield Farmers' Market 11 AM - 3 PM Plainfield Winter Market - Last One of the Season! Feb. 5 11 AM - 3 PM Plainfield Winter Market (Last One) 11 AM - 3 PM Souper Bowl Potluck Lunch to Help Syrian Refugees 11:30 AM League of Women Voters of NEK Meeting 3:30 PM Northeast Kingdom Community Orchestra Concert 4 - 5 PM Monthly Ted Talk Salon, This Sunday! 6:30 - 8 PM +5 more see less	6 Want to Learn to Play Mah Jongg? All Day Classic Book Club 6 - 7:30 PM Energy Committee Meeting Monday Feb. 6 7 - 8:30 PM	7 Yoga for Kids 10 - 11 AM Yoga for Kids 10 - 11 AM Special Selectboard Meeting 6:15 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9 PM	8 Press Conference on Public Banking Feb. 8 12 - 1 PM State Banks and Climate Change 12 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 2:30 PM Next OLLI - in Barre 1:30 - 3 PM Help and Healing - Braco - Sessions Free Live Streams 4 - 5:45 PM Potluck Cancer Support Group 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	9 Relocalizing VT: Electric Agriculture and More Feb. 9 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT: Electric Agriculture and More Feb. 9 9 - 10:30 AM Red Clover Club 3 - 4 PM Peacham Library Winter Series, Thursday 7 - 9 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +1 more see less	10 Hunting Access Seminar All Day Rights of Landowners / Limits to Liability 9 AM - 4:30 PM Shambhala Training Level 1 - Art of Being Human Feb. 10-12 5:30 PM (multiday) Shambhala Training Level 1 - the Art of Being Human 6:30 PM (multiday) The Medicine Chest Known as the Bee Hive 6:30 PM North Branch Nature Center Event 7 - 8:30 PM Bingo with Cabot Connects Mentoring Feb. 10 7 - 8:30 PM Naturalist Journey's Lecture Series 7 - 9 PM Father/Daughter Dance 7 - 10 PM Naturalist Journeys Lecture Series 7 PM Maple Corner Film Series Friday Night 7 PM +7 more see less	11 Wildlife Tracking Workshop at Earthwalk! All Day Valentine Chautauqua at Four Corners School 7 - 9 AM Upcoming Action in Burlington 8:30 AM Valentine's Day Sale 9 AM (multiday) Kids Trade and Play Sat. 9:30 - 11:30 AM MHS Jazz Band at Memory Cafe Feb. 11 10 - 11:30 AM Knitting Without Tears 10 AM - 12 PM Elizabeth Zimmermann Workshop 10 AM - 12 PM One-Of-A-Kind Valentines Workshop 10 AM - 12 PM Class in Snow Sculpting, Saturday, Feb. 11 12 - 3 PM Come Solve the Murder Mystery! 12 - 5 PM Classic Film with Rick Winston This Saturday, Feb. 11 1:30 - 4 PM Mini Retreat Magic for Women 2 - 4 PM Cabot Community Forum 5 - 7 PM Peacham Winter Snowball Dance Feb. 11 Potluck 5 - 8 PM Peacham Snowball Dance at Town Gym Feb. 11 5 - 8 PM Beatles Sing-A-Long at Bagitos Benefit for ACLU 6 - 8 PM Dancing in the Northeast Kingdom! 6:30 - 10:30 PM Brendan Taaffe & Kelsey Wells Perform Music & Crankies 7:30 - 9:30 PM Contra, Square Dance 2nd Saturdays 7:30 - 10 PM Contra, Square Dance 2nd Saturday 7:30 - 10 PM Vermont Philharmonic Family Concert Feb. 11 & 12 7:30 PM (multiday) Cabot Contra and Square Dance Saturday! 7:30 PM +19 more see less
12 Family Dance in Plainfield All Day Cabot Recreation Field Policy Meeting 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sledding Party Sun. Behind Town Offices! 1 - 3 PM Vermont Philharmonic Winter Concert 2 - 4 PM VAXXED at Maple Corner Community Center 3 - 6 PM Dance, Sing, and Jump Around Family Dance 3 PM Partner Yoga with Your Valentine at River House Yoga 4 - 5:30 PM +3 more see less	13 Flower Sale to Benefit Friends Helping Friends (multiday) CANCELLATION: Twin Valley Senior Center Happenings! All Day Water/Wastewater Meeting Announcement and Agenda 5 - 7 PM Peacham Act 46 Presentation to Peacham School Board 5:30 PM Calais Selectboard Meeting Feb. 13 7 PM Legislative Breakfasts: Feb. 13 Bradford & Feb. 20 Randolph 7:30 - 9 PM +2 more see less	14 Singing Valentines All Day Update: Bill H.3 Burial Depth/Green Burials 9:30 AM DART Meeting; Community Efforts to Address Addiction 6 - 8 PM Valentine's Day Event, Church of the Good Shepherd 7 - 8 PM	15 Town Office Closed All Day Feb. 15 for Training All Day Walk-Through Wednesdays at Orchard Valley All Day League of Women Voters Annual Legislative Day 8 AM - 12:30 PM League of Women Voters Annual Legislative Day 8 AM - 12:30 PM Walk-Through Wednesdays at Orchard Valley 8:30 - 10:30 AM Walk-Through Wednesdays at Orchard Valley 8:30 - 10:30 AM I Love East Montpelier Annual Celebration at School 11 AM - 1 PM Drop in Needlework Group 1 - 3 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 2:30 PM Next OLLI Program 1:30 - 3 PM WCSU Act 46 Study Comm Wed. 6 - 9 PM Prepared for (Almost!) Anything 6:30 - 8 PM Invest in Vermont Virtual Event Feb. 15 7 - 8 PM Understanding Childhood: Parent Education Series 7 - 8:30 PM Understanding Childhood: Series of Parent Ed Evenings 7 - 8:30 PM +11 more see less	16 Relocalizing VT Feb. 26: Land vs Fuel; Local Investing 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Feb. 16: Land vs Fuel; Local Investing 9 - 10:30 AM Elimination Communication Meet Up Feb. 16 1 - 2 PM Book Discussion 2:30 - 3:30 PM Village Planning Discussion Thurs. 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	17 A Tribute to David Budbill at the Jaquith All Day Peacham Winter Carnival Feb. 17-18 5 PM (multiday) Honoring Senator Bill Doyle 5:30 - 9 PM Bingo Night at CES! 6 - 8 PM Cafe Musico at West Newbury Hall 6 - 9:30 PM Spaulding High School Talent & Craft Show 6:30 - 8:30 PM Flatlanders and Friends at La Puerta Negra Feb. 17 8 - 11 PM +3 more see less	18 Morning Garden Parent/Child Class Begins Feb. 18! All Day Little Lambs Child Care Center Open House 10 AM - 12 PM Forest Pre-School Event at North Branch Nature Center 10 AM - 12 PM Free Home Buyers Work Shop 10 AM - 12 PM Capital City Farmers' Market This Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Printing Talk and Demo with Itinerant Printer 2 - 5 PM Music of Slavery: Spirituals & Songs of Freedom 3 - 4 PM Family Game Night 5 - 7 PM Family Game Night with Granite City Grocery 5 - 7 PM Granite City Grocery Game Night 5 - 7 PM Winter Blues Break - Spaghetti Supper Feb. 18 5:30 - 7 PM Kids Night! 6 - 11 PM Bob Dylan Night at Whammy Bar to Benefit Sierra Club 7:30 - 9:30 PM Zimmie's Go Green at Whammy Bar Feb. 18 7:30 - 10 PM Fun Night Out - Krazy Jake 8 PM +11 more see less
19 Cabot Arts Show and Tell, Sun. - Willey Building 3 - 5 PM Rec Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Community Singalong Sunday, Feb. 19 6 - 8 PM	20 Cabot Town Office Closed 9 AM (multiday) Open House Orchard Valley Waldorf School 4 - 6 PM Two Orchard Valley Early Childhood Open Houses 4 - 6 PM Early Childhood Open House at Orchard Valley School 4 - 6 PM Pacem School Open House 4:30 - 6 PM Open House at Pacem 4:30 - 6 PM Pacem School Open House 4:30 - 6 PM Talent Show 6 - 7 PM Calais/East Montpelier Historical Society Mtg 7 PM Historical Society Meeting 7 PM +6 more see less	21 Youth-Led Community Dinner and Conversation 5 - 7 PM Barre Supervisory Union Art Show 5:30 - 6:30 PM Special and Regular Selectboard Meetings Feb. 21 6 - 8:30 PM Greater Cabot Working Landscape Network Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM	22 Public Meeting on VT 14 Bridge in East Montpelier All Day Ayurveda 12 - 1:30 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 2:30 PM Next OLLI Program 1:30 - 3 PM Curious About "Modern" Wood Heating?... Pellet Boilers 5:30 - 7:30 PM Beyond Heating with Cord Wood Workshop, This Wednesday 5:30 - 7:30 PM Curious About Wood Heating? 5:30 - 7:30 PM Public Forum on Fracked Gas Pipeline 5:30 - 8:30 PM Public Forum on Fracked Gas Pipeline Feb. 22 5:30 - 8:30 PM Public Forum on Fracked Gas Pipeline Feb. 22 5:30 - 8:30 PM Call to Action: Our Future, Not Fracked Gas Profits 5:30 - 8:30 PM Discover Girl Scouts Nights 6 - 7 PM Essential Meditation 6 - 7:30 PM Calais School Board Meeting 6 - 9 PM WCSU Full Board Carousel Meetings 6 PM Barre Foreign Travel Club's River Cruise Info Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM VTrans Public Forum on Village Bridge Project 6:30 PM Understanding Childhood: Your Emerging Adolescent 7 - 8:30 PM OVWS Parent Evening Postponed to Next Week! 7 - 8:30 PM Calais Cemetery Commissioner's Meeting Feb. 22 7 - 9 PM +16 more see less	23 Plant Spirit Fibers Pop Up Shop 12 - 5:30 PM Braco's Gaze Free Live Streams - Healing Transmission 3 - 6 PM League of Women Voters Turns 97! 4 - 5:30 PM Birthday Tea with League of Women Voters 4 - 5:30 PM Birthday Tea Celebration for the Grand Dame! 4 - 5:30 PM Superintendent Candidate Forum 4:30 - 5:30 PM WNESU Superintendent Community Forum 4:30 - 5:30 PM Peacham Library Winter Series 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	24 Meet the Candidates for Plainfield Selectboard All Day Open House 6 - 8 PM Plainfield Select Board Candidates' Night Feb. 24 7 - 8:30 PM North Branch Nature Center Event 7 - 8:30 PM Native Bee Conservation in Vermont & Beyond 7 - 8:30 PM Erok's Art Show Closing Reception Friday 7 - 10 PM +2 more see less	25 Gallery on the Go Feb. 25 All Day Vermont Ham Radio Convention All Day You're Invited - Citizen Budget Tour Feb. 25 7:30 AM - 12:30 PM Calais Town and School Informational Meeting 9 - 10 AM School Budget Meeting 9 - 10 AM Corrected Time - Girl Scout Cookies at the Berlin Mall 9 AM - 2 PM Girl Scout Cookies This Weekend! 9 AM - 3:30 PM Central Vermont Seed Swap 10 AM - 1 PM Vermont Solidarity Network 1:30 - 3 PM St. Johnsbury Solidarity Network Meeting - All Welcome 1:30 - 3:30 PM Vermont Solidarity Network Gathering 1:30 - 3:30 PM Workshop - Invasive Earthworms in Our Gardens 1:30 PM Crazy Snake Worms 1:30 PM Rick Winston's Winter Film Seminar at Pie-In-The-Sky 2 - 5 PM Making Cultured Vegetables in Cabot 3 - 5:30 PM Turkey Pot Pie Dinner at Twin Valley Senior Center 4 - 7 PM 8th Grade Fundraiser 6 - 9 PM Carpenters Tribute Concert at Spruce Peak Arts 7:30 - 9:30 PM Carpenters Tribute Concert 7:30 PM +15 more see less
26 New York Times Readers Club 9 AM - 1 PM I Am Not Your Negro Film and Discussion Feb. 26 1:30 - 4 PM I Am Not Your Negro at the Savoy 1:30 PM Arm Chair Traveler - Walk the Camino 3 PM Wine & Solar 4 - 5:30 PM Feast and Experience: Cochini Jews of India Feb. 26 5 - 8 PM +2 more see less	27 Legislative Breakfast 8 - 9 AM Ribbon Cutting - Community Restorative Justice Center 9:20 - 9:30 AM Ayurveduh Class at Aromed 6 - 7:30 PM Ayurveda - Knowing the Inner and Outer Nature 6 - 7:30 PM Town of Woodbury Select Board Meeting Agenda 6 PM 30's and Under Meditation Night! 6:30 - 8:30 PM BCA Meeting Monday; Town Report on Web Site 6:30 PM Friends of Cutler Memorial Library Meeting 7 - 8 PM Workshop: What Does It Mean to Be White Here and Now? 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Mon. 7 PM +6 more see less	28 Yoga 2 - 3 PM Four Upcoming Danville Public Meetings 6:30 - 8:30 PM Public Hearing Feb. 28 7 - 8:30 PM Meeting to Defend Our Environment 7 - 9 PM	1 OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 2:30 PM Next OLLI Program 1:30 - 3 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM	2 Sanctuary Towns; Climate Policy Under Trump Admin 9 - 10:30 AM Sanctuary Towns; Climate Policy Under Trump Admin 9 - 10:30 AM Disability Awareness Day 9 AM Meet Women Candidates for Barre City Council 6 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Public Forum on Supporting Immigrants and Refugees 7 - 9 PM Two Events for Justice at Sweet Melissa's! 7 PM (multiday) Public Forum on Supporting Immigrants and Refugees 7 PM +4 more see less	3	4 Friends of the Library Winter Banquet Tickets All Day What to Bring to Rabies Clinic All Day Herstory: Evening of Burlesque March 4 8 - 10 AM Pre-Town Meeting 9:30 AM Capital City Farmers Market Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Mandala Workshop First Church 12 - 2 PM Tea Class! 2 - 4 PM Friends of the Library Winter Banquet/Auction 5 - 9 PM Self Care Tools for Stressful Times 5:30 - 7:30 PM Cabin Fever Potluck & Open Mic, March 4 6 PM Peacham Library Community Coffeehouse Saturday 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less