Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Silent Auction to Support BHS World Language Travel 12 PM (multiday) Crescent Beach Neighborhood Food Drive 10 AM Volunteer Opportunity: Syringe Litter Clean Up! 10 AM - 12 PM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM ECHO Museum Store Sunday Sale 10 AM - 5 PM Regular Sunday Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church 10:15 - 11:15 AM Learn to Curl Clinic - Green Mountain Curling Club 1 - 4 PM Whiskey 101 Class 2 - 3:30 PM Gratitude Dance 2 - 4 PM Gratitude Dance 2 - 4:30 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Messiah Sing Along - Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 PM The Songs I've Lived: Home for the Holidays 6 - 8:30 PM +9 more see less	2 COTS 2024 Annual Phonathon Fundraiser All Day 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Disability Support Group at Pathways Community Center 1:15 - 2:15 PM COTS Phonathon - Answer the Call 5 PM (multiday) Chance to Meet: Art, Activism, Connection: Gaza/Israel 5:30 - 8 PM City Council Dec. 2 - FY26 City Budget 6:30 PM Vermont Astronomical Society Dec. 2 Meeting 7:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	3 COTS 2024 Annual Phonathon Fundraiser All Day 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Equity Matters 6 - 7:45 PM Music for Self-Care 6:30 - 7:30 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul Dec. 3 7 - 8 PM Blue Christmas Service 7 - 8 PM Blue Christmas Service 7 PM +3 more see less	4 COTS 2024 Annual Phonathon Fundraiser All Day Enrollment Open for Alliance Française Classes 9 AM (multiday) 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Tour Burlington's Main Wastewater Treatment Plant 2 - 3:30 PM Racial Justice Alliance Economic Justice Working Group 6 - 7:30 PM Lily's Pad Ribbit Review 6 - 9 PM Dec. Work of SB School Board 6 PM Ward 3 NPA Meeting - Dec. 4 - City Hall 6:30 - 8:30 PM Virtual Event with Acclaimed Author Joseph Luzzi 8 - 9 PM Fireworks on December 4 at 8:30 PM 8 PM +6 more see less	5 COTS 2024 Annual Phonathon Fundraiser All Day 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Beginner Mah Jongg Lessons Starting in November 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Wheel Deal Thursdays at Flatbread Burlington 11 AM - 10 PM VBSR Networking Get-Together at Hula 5 - 7 PM Invitation Across the Political Divide 6 - 8 PM Ward 6 NPA Meeting - Agenda 6:30 PM How to Love a Forest 6:30 PM +4 more see less	6 Wind and Truth Book Club All Day Family Friday w/ Linda Bassick at Pingala North Ave! 9 - 9:30 AM Free Animism and Natural History Practice at Rock Point 9 - 11 AM Free Animism and Natural History Practice at Rock Point 9 - 11 AM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Alzheimer's Biomarker Testing Forum 12 - 12 PM Eat \| Your Way to Health 12 - 12:45 PM Commando Warehouse Sale 12 PM (multiday) Virtual Intro to Biomarker Testing Friday 12 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Gardener's Supply's: Winter Wonderland 3 PM (multiday) Exhibit Opening: Searching for Vermont's Lost Ski Areas 5 - 8 PM Holiday Celebration at The Green House 5 - 9 PM Rain, Sleet, or Snow: Training That Your Dog Will Love 6 - 7 PM Alpha Film Series at St. John Vianney Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Alpha Film Series at SJV Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM CCV Choir - At CCV in Winooski 7:30 - 8:30 PM Green Mountain Swing! Live Music! Dance! Dec. 6 at ArtsRiot 7:30 - 10 PM +14 more see less	7 Christmas Fair! All Day Gardening with Nature in Mind-Master Gardener Conferene 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Create a Winter Centerpiece at Hort Farm 9 - 11 AM Create a Winter Centerpiece at UVM Hort Farm 9 - 11 AM 89th Annual Holiday Bazaar at Burlington's First Unitarian Universalist Society 9 AM - 2 PM Trinity Episcopal Shelburne Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Burlington Farmers' Market at BBCO Dec. 7 10 AM - 1 PM Burlington Winter Farmers Market on Saturday! 10 AM - 1 PM CCS Holiday Market This Saturday! 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar at Trinity Church Episcopal Shelburne 10 AM - 3 PM Saturday Holiday Fair & Lunch at FirstChurchBTV! 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Markets at Viva Marketplace in South Hero! 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Shopping Events at Viva Marketplace! 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday & Home Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday Holiday Fair & Lunch at FirstChurchBTV! 10 AM - 4 PM Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sales 10 AM (multiday) Fletcher Free Friends Book Sale Next Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Friends of the Fletcher Free Library Holiday Book Sales 10 AM (multiday) Legal Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM Make Your Holiday Wish List with Ted 11 AM - 1 PM Huge Tag Sale - Everything Brand New & Priced to Sell 11 AM (multiday) Real Talk About Coyotes and the Wolf 1 - 2 PM Christmas Market at Mater Christi School 1 - 4 PM Come to the Mater Christi Christmas Market! 1 - 4 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Tour Burlington's Main Wastewater Treatment Plant 2:30 - 4 PM Simple Roots Brewing - Holiday Sweater Party 3 - 9 PM CCV Choir - At First Congregational Church in B-Town 7:30 - 8:30 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +26 more see less
8 Holiday Concerts Dec. 8 All Day Seva - Free Restorative Sessions 10 AM - 12 PM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Regular Sunday Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church 10:15 - 11:15 AM Ugly Sweater Run/Walk 10:15 AM - 1 PM Make Your Own Clay Ornaments / Wall Hangings 12 - 4 PM Keep the Yuletide Gay Queer Art Market 1 - 5 PM Looking for a Way to Make a Difference This Season? 🌟 2 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Concert Handel's Messiah Vermont Choral Union 4 - 6 PM Clothing and Book Swap! 5 - 8 PM Messiah, an Oratorio 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less	9 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Disability Support Group at Pathways Community Center 1:15 - 2:15 PM Lake Champlain 2025 Action Plan Release Event 5 - 7 PM SB Legislative Community Forum on Education Financing 5:30 - 7 PM City Council Dec. 9 & Budget Actuals as of Oct .31 6 PM City Council Meets on Monday, December 9 6 PM Auditions for "The Servant of Two Masters!" 6:30 - 8:30 PM Auditions for "Servant of Two Masters" 6:30 - 8:30 PM Movie Screening & Panel Discussion 6:30 - 8:30 PM Play Dodgeball - Every Monday Night! 7 - 8:15 PM Indigo Girls at the Flynn 7:30 - 10 PM +7 more see less	10 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Trout Unlimited Winter Speaker Series 12 PM Pizza Fundraiser for Vemont Kidney Association 4 - 10 PM Cozy Crafting Club 4:45 - 7 PM Music for Self-Care 6:30 - 7:30 PM Auditions for "Servant of Two Masters" 6:30 - 8:30 PM Auditions for "The Servant of Two Masters!" 6:30 - 8:30 PM Moth StorySLAM - Themeless 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	11 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Burlington-Winooski Bridge Project Open House: Dec. 11 4:30 - 6:30 PM Ward 1 NPA - Dec. 11 - Friends Meeting House 6:30 - 8:30 PM Homeless Camping on Public Property 7 - 8:30 PM Amateur Musicians Orchestra (AMO) Winter Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	12 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Beginner Mah Jongg Lessons Starting in November 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Wheel Deal Thursdays at Flatbread Burlington 11 AM - 10 PM Ward 2 NPA Meeting - Dec. 12 - All Are Welcome! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Diamond, Sunbeam, and the Yellow Rainbows (Concert) 7:30 - 10:30 PM +1 more see less	13 Family Friday w/ Linda Bassick at Pingala North Ave! 9 - 9:30 AM Burlington High School Blood Drive 9 AM - 2 PM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Live Music at New Cocktail Bar in Shelburne Dec. 13 12 PM (multiday) Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Winter Magic at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary in Charlotte! 4 - 7 PM Holiday Cards to Prison Event at PJC 5:30 - 7 PM The Rustics Band, St. John's Club, Friday the 13th! 6 - 8 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM VT Foodbank & Street Cats Burlington Charity Event 6 - 11 PM Alpha Film Series at SJV Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Alpha Film Series at St. John Vianney Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Brazil Night 7 - 11 PM Brazil Night - at Artsriot 7 - 11 PM Winter Choral Concert on Friday! 7:30 - 8:30 PM Lane Series Holiday Jazz Concert Friday Dec. 13 7:30 - 9 PM Vivaldi's Magnificat and More!! 7:30 - 9 PM "Vivaldi's Magnificat & More!" - SBCC 7:30 - 9 PM Brazil Night at Arts Riot! 7:30 - 11 PM Brazil Night 7:30 - 11 PM Brazil Night at Arts Riot 8 - 11 PM Brazil Night at Artsriot This Friday 8 - 11 PM EDM Night: Genre Smash at Despacito 8 PM (multiday) +19 more see less	14 Kat Wright & Brett Hughes Holiday Show All Day Coffee with Bram and Tiff 8 - 10 AM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 8 AM - 12 PM Conversations with a Councilor 9 - 10 AM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Shopping Events at Viva Marketplace! 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Markets at Viva Marketplace in South Hero! 10 AM - 4 PM Deaf Vermonters Advocacy Services - Soup Fest! 10:30 AM - 4 PM Legal Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM 🦌🦌 Reindeer Live at Echo 11 AM - 2:30 PM NNE Holiday Market!🪿 11 AM - 3 PM Second Annual New North End Holiday Market 11 AM - 3 PM Saturday: New North End Holiday Market 11 AM - 4 PM Phone Banking with Migrant Justice in Burlington! 11 AM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Generator Holiday Maker Market - Dec 14th! 3 - 8 PM Holiday Market at Generator This Saturday 3 - 8 PM Generator Maker Market Mixer 3 - 8 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM Bad Accent (Music) at Deli 126 7 - 8:30 PM 20th Anniversary of “Winter Tales” is Here! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +17 more see less
15 Divine Moving Burlington Vermont All Day Rewilding Mindful Outdoor Experience 8 - 9:15 AM Christmas Pageant 10 - 11 AM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Regular Sunday Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church 10:15 - 11:15 AM Ohavi Zedek Annual Chanukah Party 11 AM - 1 PM Ohavi Zedek Annual Chanukah Party 11 AM - 2 PM Ohavi Zedek Synagogue Annual Chanukah Party 11 AM - 2 PM Ohavi Zedek Annual Chanukah Party! 11 AM - 2 PM Sourdough Baking Workshop 12 - 5 PM Tour Burlington's Main Wastewater Treatment Plant 1 - 2:30 PM Pet Care Basics (Info and Resources for Your Pet) 1 - 3 PM Birth Story Circle 2 - 4 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM O'Antiphons St. Paul's Cathedral Cherry St., Burlington 5 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM +12 more see less	16 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Disability Support Group at Pathways Community Center 1:15 - 2:15 PM Community Paddle Park Feedback Forum 5:30 - 6:30 PM City Council Meeting 5:30 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM City Council Meeting Dec. 16 6:05 PM Play Dodgeball - Every Monday Night! 7 - 8:15 PM +3 more see less	17 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Huladay Market 2024 \| Join Us Tomorrow! 4 - 8 PM Benefit Bake Tuesday, Dec. 17, Junior Iron Chef VT 4 - 10 PM Community Paddle Park Feedback Forum 5:30 - 6:30 PM Neighborhood Visioning Workshop 6 - 7 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul, Dec. 17 (Zoom) 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	18 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Rain Date: Hot Cocoa at Pomeroy Park Playground 1 - 4:30 PM SBPL Jigsaw Puzzle Swap 2:30 - 5 PM Simple Roots Brewing - Trivia Night 5:30 - 9 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	19 Public Safety Committee Meeting All Day 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM The Tinkering Turtle Toy Store is Closing + Sales 10 AM - 5 PM Wheel Deal Thursdays at Flatbread Burlington 11 AM - 10 PM Illuminarium: a Celebration of Light Art + Performance 5 PM (multiday) Vermont Racial Justice Alliance Partner Meeting 6 - 8 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM NNE Book Group Meets at BOCA; 6pm; December 19 6 PM Dinner and Public Forum at NPA Thursday 6:30 - 8 PM Free Online Lecture: the Voices of Bach's Violin 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	20 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Moving Sale at Montstream Studio 11 AM (multiday) Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Snow Queen at Off Center for Dramatic Arts 6 - 8 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM Game Night at the Richard Kemp Center 6 - 9 PM Alpha Film Series at St. John Vianney Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Alpha Film Series at SJV Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	21 Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concert (multiday) 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 8 AM - 12 PM Boost Your Energy with B-12! 9 AM - 12 PM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Markets at Viva Marketplace in South Hero! 10 AM - 4 PM Rokeby Museum Open House and Holiday Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Legal Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM Free Community Christmas Dinner - Dinner for a King 1 - 4 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM Snow Queen at Off Center for Dramatic Arts 6 - 8 PM +7 more see less
22 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Regular Sunday Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church 10:15 - 11:15 AM Winter Solstice Celebration 2 - 4 PM Get Ready for the BTV Winter Market! 2 - 6 PM Candlelight Sung Meditations and Improvisations 4:45 - 6 PM Within Our Darkest Night: Meditation and Improvisation 5 - 5:50 PM Within Our Darkest Night: Meditation and Improvisation 5 - 5:50 PM Snow Queen at Off Center for Dramatic Arts 6 - 8 PM The Snow Queen and the Trolls Performances 6 - 8 PM +5 more see less	23 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Cookies and Dessert Sale (Pre-Order by Dec. 21) 1 - 6 PM Holiday Cookies & Dessert Sale (Pre-Order by 12/21) 1 - 6 PM Disability Support Group at Pathways Community Center 1:15 - 2:15 PM Play Dodgeball - Every Monday Night! 7 - 8:15 PM +1 more see less	24 Christmas Eve Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church All Day 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Christmas Eve Celebration- Come Join In! 4 PM Christmas Eve Services - All Are Invited 5:30 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve - Candlelight Service - All Are Invited 7:30 - 8:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at First Church 7:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	25 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM A Week of Hanukah Celebrations! 4:30 PM (multiday)	26 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Equal Protection Working Group 6 - 7:30 PM	27 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Snow Queen at Off Center for Dramatic Arts 6 - 8 PM Alpha Film Series at St. John Vianney Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Alpha Film Series at SJV Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Contra Dance in Shelburne 6:45 - 10 PM +1 more see less	28 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Legal Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM 🦌🦌 Reindeer Live at Echo 11 AM - 2:30 PM Snow Queen at Off Center for Dramatic Arts 6 - 8 PM
29 Divine Moving Burlington Vermont All Day Clothing Drive for the North End Food Pantry Dec. 29 10 AM - 12 PM 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Regular Sunday Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church 10:15 - 11:15 AM Django Soulo Live at Foam Brewers! 1 - 3 PM Bring Your Book to BBCO 1 - 3 PM Snow Queen at Off Center for Dramatic Arts 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	30 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM Sled Dogs Live at Echo 10 AM - 3 PM Disability Support Group at Pathways Community Center 1:15 - 2:15 PM Play Dodgeball - Every Monday Night! 7 - 8:15 PM	31 A Flamy New Year's Eve! All Day 10th Annual Orchard Food Drive Plus 10 AM - 12 PM New Year Eve with the Moth Radio Hour! 4:30 - 6:30 PM All Brains Belong's Virtual New Year's Eve Celebration! 5 - 7:45 PM Orchard Neighborhood NYE Glow Parade 7 - 8 PM Prayers for World Peace All Souls Interfaith Gathering 7 - 8 PM A Flamy New Year's Eve 7 - 10 PM Fam Friendly, Chart-Topping Artist Tonight 7 - 10 PM A Flamy New Year's Eve Featuring Flamy Grant! 7 - 10 PM A Flamy New Year's Eve Featuring Flamy Grant! 7 - 10 PM A Flamy New Year's Eve Featuring Flamy Grant! 7 - 10 PM A Flamy New Year's Eve 7 - 10 PM A Flamy New Year's Eve Featuring Flamy Grant! 7 - 10 PM +9 more see less	1 Green Mountain Mahler Festival - Beethoven's Ninth 3 PM	2 Essex Art League Presenter Julio Desmont 9 - 11 AM	3 Still Time to Register for AFLCR French Classes 11 AM (multiday) Art Mixer/Final Gallery Showing Jan. 3 5 - 9 PM Alpha Film Series at St. John Vianney Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM Alpha Film Series at SJV Church 6:15 - 8:30 PM	4 Callahan Rink Work Party Saturday Morning 8 - 10 AM Emergence: Sing/Move/Create in a 1 Day Retreat 9 AM - 4 PM New Ashtanga Yoga Lesson 10 - 11:20 AM Legal Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM Progressive Caucus: Jan. 4th Make Your Voice Heard! 12 - 1 PM Progressive Caucus: Jan 4 - Make Your Voice Heard! 12 - 2 PM Progressive Party Caucus: Jan 4 – Make Your Voice Heard! 12 PM Youth Day at UVM Men's Hockey - Jan. 4 4:45 - 8:30 PM The Magnetica - A Sound Healing Concert 6:30 - 7:30 PM Instinct Experimental Dance Festival is Next Week! 7 PM (multiday) Earth Attunement Amidst Empire Collapse 9:30 PM +7 more see less