Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Intuitive Body Retreat 3 PM (multiday)	27 Volunteers Needed- COTS Phonathon 5:30 - 8 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM	28 Shop to Benefit Vermont Foodbank! 10 AM - 5 PM	29 Wed. Drop-In Family Playgroup at Miller Center! 9 - 10:30 AM Surviving Divorce 6:30 PM Wards 4 and 7 Neighborhood Planning Assembly 7 - 9 PM	30 Youth Opera Company (YOC)– from Spain with Love (multiday) Coffee with Mattison, Burlington Mayoral Candidate 8 - 9:30 AM Public Safety in the King Street Neighborhood – Meeting Nov. 30 6 - 7:30 PM Ward 8 NPA Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Free Champlain College Local History Event 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	1 South Burlington School District: Donuts and Discussion 9 - 10 AM Art Show - "Raw" 5 PM (multiday) Meet Democratic Candidates Joan Shannon & Evan Litwin 5:30 - 7:30 PM From Spain with Love 6 - 7 PM Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair 6 PM (multiday) Three Leaves Comedy Showcase 7 - 8:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM +3 more see less	2 Annual Holiday Book Sale at Fletcher Free, Dec. 2 & 3 (multiday) Free Pierogi Workshops This Weekend (multiday) Meet Candidate Joan Shannon 9 - 10 AM Christmas Fair & Lunch Café! 9 AM - 4 PM Christmas Fair & Lunch Café! 9 AM - 4 PM Make Your Holiday Wish List with Ted 10 AM - 5 PM Annual Holiday Book Sale! 10 AM (multiday) Annual Holiday Book Sale! 10 AM (multiday) Amnesty International Write for Rights Event 10 AM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Rally for a Free Palestine 1 - 3 PM Clothing Swap at VT Comedy Club Dec. 2! 1 - 3 PM Soulful Spices - A Journey of Flavor and Festivity 2 - 3:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Southern Burlington Community Chorus Concert 7:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM Bella Voce Women's Chorus Holiday Concerts 7:30 - 9 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concert and Raffle 7:30 - 9:30 PM +14 more see less
3 Join Karen Paul on Dec. 3 at 9:00am at Harvest Cafe 9 AM Reindeer Live at Echo 11 AM - 3 PM Learn to Curl Clinic (Green Mountain Curling Club) 12 - 3 PM Smatterings Art Sale 1 - 6 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Democratic Mayoral Debate 3 - 5 PM +2 more see less	4 Progressive Candidate Forum & Caucus 4:45 - 8:30 PM Progressive Candidate Forum and Caucus 5:45 - 8 PM Progressive Candidate Forum & Caucus - Monday, Dec. 4 5:45 - 8:30 PM Nomination Event for Progressive Candidates! 6 - 8:30 PM Progressive Candidate Forum and Caucus 6 - 8:30 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM +2 more see less	5 Pints, Pizza, & Politics in Our Downtown with Joan 6 - 8 PM Neighborhood Code Joint Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul, Dec. 5 7 - 8 PM	6 Wed. Drop-In Family Playgroup at Miller Center! 9 - 10:30 AM UVM - Staff Council Annual Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Friends & Family Takeout Dinner! 4 - 6 PM Sec. of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas & SB Legislators 5:30 - 6:45 PM Meet with Vermont's Secretary of State 5:30 - 7 PM CSWD: Zero Waste Holiday Hacks 6 PM +2 more see less	7 South End Coordinated Redevelopment Project Open House 5 - 7 PM Meet Mayoral Candidate Joan Shannon in the O.N.E.! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Food and Meetup with Joan Shannon 5:30 - 7:30 PM Meditation at the UU - Thursdays at 6:30pm 6 - 7 PM Meet the Father of Cross-Country Skiing, John Caldwell 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	8 Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 4 - 7 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM	9 Kat Wright and Brett Hughes Holiday Shows Coming Up!! 7:30 AM - 9:30 PM Meet Joan, Mayoral Candidate in the New North End! 9 - 10:30 AM Holiday Bazaar First Unitarian Universalist Society 9 AM - 2 PM 88th Annual Holiday Bazaar & Luncheon 9 AM - 2 PM Unitarian Universalist Holiday Bazaar/Luncheon 9 AM - 2 PM Meet with Your Chittenden 12 State Representative 10 - 11 AM Dec. 9 Event: Feminist Bird Club Northern Vermont Chapter 12:30 - 1:30 PM Invitation to Human Rights Day Panel Discussion 1 - 3 PM Feminist Bird Club Winter Outing 1:30 - 2:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Love, Kelly Event this Saturday 6 - 9 PM Love, Kelly Free Event - See Local Artistic Creations 6 - 9 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM +10 more see less
10 Family Chanukah Party Featuring Brass Balagan & More! All Day BTV Democratic Nominating Caucus Ward 4 City Council 1 - 5 AM Second Sunday of Advent with Joshua Collier, Tenor 10 - 11 AM Ugly Sweater 5k Run/Walk - Rotary Club of SB 10 AM - 1 PM Second Sunday of Advent with Joshua Collier, Tenor 10 AM - 11 PM Family Chanukah Party Ft Brass Balagan & More! 11 AM - 1 PM Stone Corral Brewery Closing Early for Staff Event! 11:30 AM - 4 PM Smatterings Artist Market at Burlington Beer Co 1 - 6 PM Smatterings Artist Market at Burlington Beer Co 1 - 6 PM Join the BTV Dems for Their 2023 Nominating Caucus! 1 PM Burlington Democratic Party Caucus 1 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Compassionate Friends Loss of a Child Memorial 7 PM Messiah 8 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	11 Preview of Dec. 11 City Council Meeting 5 - 11 PM City Council Preview 6 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM	12 Meet with Emma Mulvaney-Stanak! All Day Age Well Meal - Dec. 12 - Shelburne All Day Morning Neighborhood Gathering 8:15 - 9 AM Breakfast at Butter Bar with a Mayoral Candidate! 8:15 - 9:30 AM Heartbreak & Hope: Interfaith Vigil - Unsheltered Lives 12:30 - 12:50 PM Vigil for the Unsheltered 12:30 - 1 PM ARLO Market Returns to 20 Allen St Tuesday! 3 - 6 PM Arlo Market 3 - 6 PM Empress Levi's Vegan Soul Food at Despacito 5 - 9 PM Discussion: Community Safety and Burlington's Future 6 - 7:30 PM Join Mayoral Candidate Emma & Discuss Community Safety 6 - 7:30 PM Neighborhood Code Joint Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +8 more see less	13 Vermont Stage Company's "Winter Tales" (multiday) Wed. Drop-In Family Playgroup at Miller Center! 9 - 10:30 AM Virtual Workshop for CDBG Applicants 2024 11 AM - 12 PM Burlington Senior Holiday Dinner 3:30 - 7 PM Friends & Family Takeout Dinner! 4 - 6 PM Burlington Senior Holiday Dinner 4:30 - 6 PM Last Chance: Sign Up for the Senior Holiday Dinner! 4:30 - 7 PM Burlington Senior Holiday Dinner 4:30 - 7 PM Burlington Senior Holiday Dinner 4:30 - 7 PM Last Chance: Sign Up for the Senior Holiday Dinner! 4:30 - 7 PM Patchen Road Neighborhood Traffic Safety Meeting 5:30 PM Election Issues and Democracy 7 - 8:30 PM Ward 1 NPA - Dec. 13 - Friends Meeting House 7 - 9 PM Winter Tales by Vermont Stage 7:30 PM (multiday) +10 more see less	14 Collecting Winter Warmth/Basic Need Items for Donation 8:30 AM (multiday) O.N.E. Community Dinner - Everyone Welcome! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Meditation at the UU - Thursdays at 6:30pm 6 - 7 PM Community Forum Part 1: Drug Trafficking and Gun Crime  6 PM Wards 2&3 Neighborhood (NPA) Meeting Dec. 14 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	15 Toys and Blankets Drive (multiday) Admissions Open House at Christ the King School Dec. 15 9 AM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Friday Night Fundraiser at Panera Bread (Shelburne Rd) 4 - 8 PM Community Potluck to Benefit International Red Cross 6 - 7 PM Charity Potluck for Gaza/Israel 6 - 7:30 PM Community Potluck to Benefit International Red Cross 6 - 7:30 PM Community Potluck to Benefit International Red Cross 6 - 7:30 PM +4 more see less	16 Social Band and the Champlain Consort Celebrate Winter (multiday) Calling All Makers, Artists, Crafters, Bakers (multiday) Visit with Your Chittenden 12 State Representative 9 - 10 AM Make a Difference and Support Human Rights 9 - 10 AM Holiday Porch Sales - Locations on Dec. 16 10 AM - 4 PM First Annual New North End Holiday Market 11 AM - 12 PM Saturday Holiday Market 11 AM - 3 PM Greek Take-Out Food Event 12 - 4 PM Greek Take-Out Food Event 12 - 4 PM Vert Mont Perfumery Pop-Up at Mad River Distillers 2:30 - 5:30 PM Vert Mont Perfumery Pop Up! 2:30 - 5:30 PM Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 5 - 7:30 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble, Rejoice! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less
17 Silent Book Club December Meet-Up 1 - 3 PM Working & Learning with the Land VYCC & E Monitor Barn 2 - 4 PM Chittenden County Historical Society Program 2 - 4 PM Working and Learning with the Land 2 PM Collective Grief Gathering 3 - 5:30 PM +1 more see less	18 Preview of City Council Meeting 6 - 9 PM City Council Preview 6 PM Pickup Dodgeball! 7 - 8:15 PM	19	20 Wed. Drop-In Family Playgroup at Miller Center! 9 - 10:30 AM Pickleball at Leddy 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Popup Shop & Market 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM Friends & Family Takeout Dinner! 4 - 6 PM Connect with Carter! Ward 1 City Council Candidate 7 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	21 Tamim Academy Open House 4 - 5:30 PM Meditation at the UU - Thursdays at 6:30pm 6 - 7 PM Neighborhood Planning Assembly Dec. 21 6:30 - 8:40 PM Ward Five NPA Meeting 6:30 PM Ward 5 NPA Community Meal Menu 6:30 PM +1 more see less	22 Amahl and The Night Visitors: Barn Opera in Williston 5:30 - 8:30 AM	23 SB Community Breakfast 8 AM - 12 PM Free Soup Dinner at Pingala North Ave! 12 PM
24 Christmas Eve for All at First Congregational Burlington! All Day Famous Hot Chocolate Bar at Mad River Distillers 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Eve for All at First Congregational Burlington! 10 AM - 7:30 PM ✝️👼🏽⛪️ Christmas Service ⛪️👼🏽✝️ 12:30 - 2:30 PM All Souls Interfaith Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Candlelight Christmas Eve Service - College Street Church 6 - 7 PM Candlelight Service at Ascension Lutheran 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	25 Free Recovery Holiday Dinner 1 - 3 PM	26	27 Wed. Drop-In Family Playgroup at Miller Center! 9 - 10:30 AM Sled Dogs Live at Echo 10 AM - 3 PM Looking for Something to Do After Christmas? 7:30 - 9 PM	28 Meditation at the UU - Thursdays at 6:30pm 6 - 7 PM	29 Three Leaves Comedy Showcase at The 126 7 - 8:30 PM	30 Reindeer Live at Echo 11 AM - 3 PM UVM Athletic Events 4 - 8 PM
31 Service of Lessons and Carols at All Saints Church 10 - 11 AM 3...2...1...Highlight! 11 AM (multiday) All Brains Belong Virtual New Year's Eve Celebration! 5 - 7:30 PM	1 New Year's Day Guided Urban Forest Bathing 10 AM - 12:30 PM Beethoven's 9th Symphony Performance 3 - 4:30 PM	2 Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM	3 Wed. Drop-In Family Playgroup at Miller Center! 9 - 10:30 AM	4 UVM Medical Center Parking & Traffic Task Force 5:30 - 7 PM Meditation at the UU - Thursdays at 6:30pm 6 - 7 PM	5 What's the Best Way to Eat? 12 - 12:45 PM	6 Haiku Workshop 9 AM - 1 PM SBHS Music Department Xmas Tree Pick-Up (Jan. 6) 10 AM - 2:30 PM Can Your Spirit Thrive in Winter? 11 AM - 1 PM Ring in the New Year Christmastide Concert 7 - 8:30 PM