Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Town Office Closed for Thanksgiving 9 AM (multiday) 12th Annual Old Labor Hall Craft Show! 9 AM (multiday) Plainfield Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Birch Bark Birds and Stars Workshop 1 - 5 PM Holiday Sing-Along - a Free, Family-Friendly Event 2:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday Sing-Along - Dec. 1 at The Montpelier Grange 2:30 - 4:30 PM Zen Meditation Circle at Barre Universalist Church 6 - 7 PM +3 more see less	2 End-Of-The-Season Bike Maintenance Workshops 3 - 5 PM Light Up the Library Opening! 3 - 5 PM SB Budget Meeting 5 - 7 PM Planning Commission Hearing for Town Plan Renewal 6 - 7 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 8 PM Marshfield Energy & Climate Change Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 The Heart That Grew Three Sizes Bible Study Group All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM Free Monthly Somatic Pop-Up Clinic 10 AM - 4 PM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM Revised SB Mtg, Dec. 3 6 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Homeschool Meetup at Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Senior Day Dec. 4 1:30 - 2:30 PM Rick Winston on Chinese Films 1:30 - 3:30 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM Village of Mothers: Pregnancy & Postpartum Support 5 - 6 PM Author Presentation: Sarah Stewart Taylor 5 - 6:30 PM Intermediate Old-Time Fiddle Class 6:30 - 7:45 PM First Wednesday Open Mic! 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	5 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Stop the Bleed 2 - 3 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Free Peacham Community Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 PM Corinth Ukulele Meetup 6 - 7:30 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Don't Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now, Dec. 5 7 - 8:30 PM Future Wild: Protecting Vermont's Public Forests 7 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda Dec. 5 7 PM +9 more see less	6 Conflict Evolution Training Retreat in Plainfield 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Public Hearing: Jay-Lyn Saturday Winter Service 11 - 11:30 AM Trustees of Public Funds Meeting 11 AM - 12 PM A Christmas Carol 7 - 8 PM Theatre Presentation of Dickens's a Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Green Mountain Swing! Live Music! Dance! Dec. 6, ArtsRiot 7:30 - 10 PM +2 more see less	7 Contra Dance Again Saturday: Montpelier Contra Dance! All Day Barre Town Republican Committee Monthly Meeting 8:30 - 9:30 AM Twinfield Boosters Annual Craft Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Craft & Bake Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Maple Corner Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3:30 PM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Waterford School 7th Annual Craft Fair 9:30 AM - 2 PM Old Time Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Several Programs at North Branch Nature Center 10 AM (multiday) Highland Center for the Arts Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Wintermarket at Highland Center for the Arts 11 AM - 3 PM Real Talk About Coyotes and the Wolf 1 - 2 PM 🎅 Santa Visit and Cookie Decorating 1:30 - 3:30 PM Holiday Concert! 2 - 2 PM December Forum at The Old Labor Hall 2 - 3 PM December Forum at the Old Labor Hall 2 - 4 PM Community Holiday Party Saturday, Dec. 7 3 - 5 PM A Christmas Carol 7 - 8 PM Sing Out, Sing Bright Dec. 7 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert, Dec. 7 7 - 9 PM +16 more see less
8 Christmas Season (multiday) Block-Printing Workshop 12 - 3 PM North Country Chorus Presents Holiday Concert 3 PM Exciting and Fun Event for Environmentalists! 4 - 7 PM Zen Meditation Circle at Barre Universalist Church 6 - 7 PM Cabot Community Memorial Tree Lighting 6 - 7 PM A Christmas Carol 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	9 Community Coffee Hour 10 AM - 12 PM Cabot Historical Society Meeting - Monday, Dec. 9 2 - 3 PM St. Johnsbury School District Community Budget Forum 6 - 7 PM Barre City Republican Committee 6 - 7:30 PM CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board and Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting 6 - 9 PM Peacham Community Housing PCH Annual Meeting 6:30 PM Conservation Committee Meeting - Dec. 9 7 - 8 PM Forest Management 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	10 The Heart That Grew Three Sizes Bible Study Group All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM Social Service Appropriations Advisory Committee 11 AM - 12 PM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM Hunger Mountain Coop Council Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Irish Bronze Age Tuath Dé Danann - a Vibrant Culture 6:30 - 8 PM Plainfield Arts Potluck 6:30 PM +5 more see less	11 Two for Christmas (multiday) Rick Winston on Chinese Films: Coming Home All Day Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Northeast Kingdom Community Action at GFPL 11 AM - 1 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM Intermediate Old-Time Fiddle Class 6:30 - 7:45 PM Flood Resiliency Task Force Meeting - Dec. 11 6:30 - 8 PM Marshfield Planning Commission Dec. 11 6:30 PM Homeless Camping on Public Property 7 - 8:30 PM David Budbill's "Two for Christmas" Play 7 PM (multiday) Barre Unified Union School District Special Board Mtg 7 PM Live Band Karaoke at Bent Nails, Dec. 11 8 - 11 PM +9 more see less	12 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Holiday Stroll 5 - 7 PM Twinfield Community Night 5:30 - 7 PM Friends of Calais Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Spaulding HS Theatre Group Presents Dracula 7:30 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	13 Groton Library Homemade Cookie Sale! (multiday) Barnet Town Clerk's Office Closures - Dec. 13 & 18 (multiday) Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Pop-Up Holiday Shop with Kamalika-K 10 AM - 3 PM "Good Eats" at Good Shepherd 5 - 6 PM Winter Lights at the Groton Free Public Library 5 - 7 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM VT Foodbank & Street Cats Burlington Charity Event 6 - 11 PM Free Community Meal 6 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance Friday, Dec. 13! 7 - 9:30 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance - Friday 7 - 9:30 PM Trinity Irish Dancers - Holiday Show 7 PM (multiday) Spaulding HS Theatre Group Presents Dracula 7:30 - 9:30 PM EDM Night: Genre Smash at Despacito 8 PM (multiday) +10 more see less	14 Christmas Events at The Old Brick Church in 2024 All Day Peacham School Holiday Free Food Bank 9 AM - 3 PM Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Last Minute Christmas Shopping 🎄🎁 9 AM - 3 PM Kids Trade and Play- A Family Resource! Dec. 14 9:30 - 11:30 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Holiday Babysitting Saturday 9:30 AM - 4 PM Holiday Babysitting Event 9:30 AM - 4 PM Holiday Babysitting Event 9:30 AM - 4 PM Twins Meet-Up Hosted by Good Beginnings 10 AM - 12 PM Christmas Tea & Cookie Sale! 10 AM - 2 PM Open House: Healing Artists Using Nature 10 AM - 2 PM Singing Holiday Telegrams 10 AM - 3 PM Holly Grams Deliveries 10 AM - 3 PM Pop Up Sip & Shop, Dec. 14 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Market at the Space on Main Dec. 14 11 AM - 12 PM OWC Children's Choir Rehearsals 11:15 AM Cabot Public Library - Dec. 14 Free Holiday Workshop 12 - 2 PM Polar Express Community Dinner 12 PM Community Gift Wrapping Opportunity 1 - 3 PM Make Music with Your Neighbors! 1 - 3 PM Christmas at Kinneys 1 - 3 PM Pop-Up Sale at Bobolink Farm, Saturday 1 - 4 PM 3rd Annual Singing Bridge Christmas Lighting 🎄 2 - 4 PM Healing Circle 2:30 - 4 PM Healing Workshop 2:30 - 4 PM Holiday Sing-Along 4 - 5 PM Family Fun and Movie Night Featuring Elf! 4 - 8 PM Caroling and Community Dinner 5 - 7 PM Free Christmas Caroling and Christmas Dinner Event 5 - 7 PM Music for a King 6 - 8:30 PM Just Getting by - Film Screening in Maple Corner, VT 7 - 9 PM Just Getting By - Film Screening at MCC 7 - 10 PM Holiday Concert 7 PM Spaulding HS Theatre Group Presents Dracula 7:30 - 9:30 PM BOH Presents: The John Denver Christmas 7:30 - 9:30 PM +32 more see less
15 Family Holiday Event at MCCC This Sunday! 10 AM - 1 PM Open House: Healing Time in Nature 10 AM - 2 PM Pop-Up Holiday Shop with Kamalika-K 10 AM - 3 PM Family Holiday Event at MCC 10:30 AM - 1 PM Pomander Workshop 12 - 3 PM Sourdough Baking Workshop 12 - 5 PM Sourdough Baking Workshop 12 - 5 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Winter Concert 2 - 3:30 PM Community Christmas Party 2 - 4 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Winter Concert 2 - 4 PM The Continued Adventures of King Wenceslas 4 - 6 PM Community Carol Sing in Montpelier! 4:30 - 6 PM Montpelier Community Carol Sing 4:30 - 6 PM Montpelier Community Carol Sing! 4:30 - 6:30 PM Community Carol Sing in Montpelier 4:30 PM Zen Meditation Circle at Barre Universalist Church 6 - 7 PM +12 more see less	16 West African Dance Workshop - Shidaa Projects 6 - 7:15 PM Canceled: Dec. 16 Community Budget Review Event 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 9 PM Free Community Dinner 6 PM	17 The Heart That Grew Three Sizes Bible Study Group All Day Plainfield Cemetery Commission All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM School Board Meeting Agenda 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting Dec. 17 6 - 8 PM Marshfield Budget Discussions 6:30 - 7:30 PM A Christmas Carol! 7:30 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	18 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Homeschool Meetup at Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Rick Winston on Chinese Films: Coming Home 1:30 - 3:30 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM SB Special Meeting, Wed, Dec. 18 4 - 5:45 PM Christmas Caroling Sign-Ups 6 - 8 PM Please Join Us at Our School Board Meeting 6:15 - 9 PM Please Join Us at Our School Board Meeting 6:15 - 9:15 PM Intermediate Old-Time Fiddle Class 6:30 - 7:45 PM A Celebration of the Winter Solstice 7 - 8 PM Laugh Local VT Comedy Open Mic 7 - 9 PM Village of Marshfield Board of Trustees Meeting 7 PM +9 more see less	19 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Budget SB Meeting - Correction 5 - 7 PM Santa is Heading for Washington! 5:30 - 6:30 PM East Calais Potluck on Dec. 19 6 - 7:15 PM Corinth Ukulele Meetup 6 - 7:30 PM The Ethereal Church - Holiday Edition 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	20 Holiday Open Studio 2 - 6 PM Passumpsic Community Baptist Church Movie Night Dec. 20 6 - 9 PM 18+ Comedy Show for Granite City Blast 8 PM	21 Contra Dance on the Longest Night, at the Grange Hall! All Day Winter Solstice Gathering: Welcome the Light 9 - 11 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Old Time Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Fun at York Branch Library! 10:30 AM - 12 PM Hard-Pressed Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Hard Pressed Community Printshop Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair 11 AM - 4 PM Friends of Topsham Holiday Luncheon Dec. 21 12 - 2 PM Holiday Open Studio 12 - 4 PM Battle for Playground 2000 2.0: the Ho-Ho Showdown 12 - 5 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve - Dec. 21 3 - 5 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve 3 - 5 PM Onion River Chorus Sings "Frostiana" 7:30 - 9 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Concert 7:30 PM Onion River Chorus Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 PM +12 more see less
22 Christmas Service at Good Shepherd 9:30 AM Onion River Chorus Sings "Frostiana" 4 - 5:30 PM Santa Claus is Coming To…East Barre! 4 - 5:30 PM Zen Meditation Circle at Barre Universalist Church 6 - 7 PM	23 Community Coffee Hour 10 AM - 12 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM SB Meeting Dec. 23 6 - 7:40 PM	24 Bradford Ceasefire Vigil Cancelled Tuesday Dec. 24 All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM Office Closed 8 AM (multiday) Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Hours at Tenney Library 9 AM - 12 PM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 4 - 5 PM Old West Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve, Peacham 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +10 more see less	25 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM	26 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Storytime & Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM Thursday & Friday Take-Out Menu in East Calais 4 - 7 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM	27 David Klein's Dance/Piano Concert Co-Op Benefit 2 - 3:30 PM Thursday & Friday Take-Out Menu in East Calais 4 - 7 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM	28 Organized Dead: Back to Harry's! 7 - 9 PM
29 Sunday Service at the Cabot United Church 10 - 11 AM	30	31 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM The Beat Goes On! Dec. 31 12 - 6 PM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM Oshogatsu 108 Ringings of the New Year's Bell 5:45 - 7:30 PM NYE Dinner, Cacao, and Alcohol-Free Dance 6 - 11:55 PM +3 more see less	1 New Year's Day Somatic Movement w/ Amy Lepage 9:30 - 10:30 AM Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Giving/Receiving: Somatic Presence & Connection 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM First Day Hike at Owl's Head in Groton State Forest 1 - 3 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM Open Mic and Potluck, New Year's Day Special! 6 - 9 PM +2 more see less	2 Storytime & Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Danville Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda Jan. 2, 2025 7 PM +1 more see less	3 The Cabot Village 12th Night Celebration 12 PM (multiday)	4 First Montpelier Contra Dance of 2025! All Day Holiday Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Washington Snowflyers 9th Annual Vintage Snowmobile Rally 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Tree Pickup/Disposal by Scouts 9 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Old Time Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Puzzle Competition Jan. 4 at The Jaquith 10:30 AM - 1 PM +3 more see less