Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2022

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27 Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Moving Sale 11 AM (multiday) Advent Begins at Charlotte Congregational Church All Day Reflections on Gratitude at MMUUF 9:30 - 10:45 AM Last-Minute Yard Sale Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Basket Drive to Support Wraparound Families Project 12 - 12 PM Finding Spiritual Strength in Diversity at All Souls 5 - 6 PM +3 more see less	28 Holiday Helper Yoga Seres All Day Good Eating at the Charlotte Senior Center 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee Regular Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM Equity and Diversity Committee Meeting - Shelburne 6 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM Nov. 30 - Community Solar Information Meeting 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	29 American Red Cross Blood Drive - Kia, Williston 11 AM - 3:30 PM Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Unwind & Recover 6 Week Breathwork and Movement Class 3 - 4 PM Yoga Classes on Tuesday Nights at All Souls Interfaith 5:30 - 6:30 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 8:15 PM +1 more see less	30 Aurora Borealis Card Making with Joan Hathaway 10 - 11:30 AM Complimentary Lunch for Seniors 60+ at BPMS 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Non-Alcohol Beer Tasting at Beaudry's This Wednesday! 4 - 6 PM "Digital Lives of Children" Parent Talk Nov. 30 6 - 7:30 PM Digital Lives of Children - Parent Talk Nov. 30 6 - 7:30 PM Embracing Curiosity: Difficult Conversations About Race 6 - 8 PM Nov. 30 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity 7 - 8 PM Charlotte DRB Special Meeting & Public Hearings 7 - 9 PM Carpenter-Carse Library Board Meeting Nov. 30 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 30 7 PM +8 more see less	1 Police Discussion with Richmond Agenda All Day “Dining for a Cause” at Folino's All Day Rotary Speaker: Ric Cengeri of HomeShare Vermont 7:30 - 8:30 AM You Are Invited to Essex Art League's Holiday Party 9 - 11 AM Correction to Link to Loons Program on Thursday 1:30 - 2:45 PM Corrected Loon Program Link 1:30 PM Bingo for Huntington Seniors at Brewster-Pierce School 3:30 - 5 PM Charlotte Library Board Meeting 6 PM Planning Commission 6:30 - 9 PM NAMI Vermont Family-To-Family Class 6:30 PM Meeting of Donald G. Cook Detachment 7 - 8 PM VTrans Presents Plans for 116 and 2A - Thursday! 7 PM +8 more see less	2 Bag Riders Toy Drive for Lund 9 AM (multiday) Winter Warmer Program! 11:30 AM Slow Food Chat Dec. 2 11:30 AM Learn to Play Bridge at CCL 2 - 3 PM Sarita Indian Kitchen (Vegetarian) Takeout 4 - 8 PM Bristol's Annual Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Friends of RFL Book Sale - Rescheduled for Dec. 2-3 5:30 PM (multiday) Shelburne's Annual Tree Lighting Event Friday! 5:30 PM Winter Fair: Artisan Market 6 - 9 PM The First Annual Winter Pageant 6:30 - 8:30 PM Jupiter String Quartet & Jasper String Quartet 7:30 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	3 Bella Voce's ‘Sing Noel' Concerts Dec. 3-4 (multiday) Bella Voce “Sing Noel” Concert (multiday) Bella Voce's "Sing Noel" Holiday Concerts This Weekend! (multiday) Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney 9 - 10 AM Bottle Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Bread and Butter Farm Meat Sale! 9 AM - 12 PM Looking for Crafters 9 AM - 3 PM St Jude Parish Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Open Studio Handwoven Baskets & More 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio Handwoven Baskets & More 9 AM - 4 PM Create Your Winter Centerpiece 9 AM - 11 PM World Cup Watch Party 10 AM - 12 PM Jollity for the Holiday: Rokeby Open House 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Open House and Sale at Rokeby 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Open House at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Winter Fair: Artisan Market + Family Festival 10 AM - 2 PM Dec. Pop Up Shop in Our Greenhouse 10 AM - 2 PM Amnesty International's Write for Rights 2022 Event 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Holiday Market at Philo Ridge Farm 10 AM - 3 PM Vintage Holiday Pop Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Holiday Shopping Event 12 - 12 PM Santa Comes to CVFRS! 1 - 3 PM Annual a Cappella Holiday Concert 12/3 2 - 4 PM Free Holiday Festival at the Craft School on Saturday 2 - 5 PM Old North End Holiday Market 2 - 5 PM Christmas Fair & Chicken / Biscuit Supper 4 - 5 PM Live Music in Lincoln with Bruce Molsky Dec. 3 7:30 - 10 PM +26 more see less
4 Great Concert Sunday! All Day A Home for the Holidays Dog Adoption Event 10 AM - 1 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Yoga & A Pint at Goodwater Brewery 11 AM - 12 PM Quinlan Schoolhouse Holiday Open House 2 - 4 PM Museum Open Gathering 2 - 5 PM Annual Round Church Carol Sing 4 - 4:45 PM Valley Stage Productions Honey Dewdrops Concert 4 - 5:30 PM Williston Town Tree Lighting 4:30 - 5:30 PM +5 more see less	5 Weekly Knitting Circle at Pierson Library 12 - 2 PM Charlotte Recreation Commission Monthly Meeting, Dec. 5 5:30 - 6:30 PM Could Shelburne Use a Village? 5:30 - 7 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Selectboard Meeting on Dec. 5 7 - 8:15 PM Climate Discussion Group 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM Remote Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	6 Streaming MMusic at St. Paul's Cathedral All Day Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Unwind & Recover 6 Week Breathwork and Movement Class 3 - 4 PM Yoga Classes on Tuesday Nights at All Souls Interfaith 5:30 - 6:30 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 8 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission 7 PM Williston HAAC Meeting 7 PM Shelburne Selectboard Meeting Dec. 6 7 PM +7 more see less	7 Williston Conservation Commission Dec. 7 7 - 9 AM Huntington Senior Coffee Time 9 - 10:30 AM Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Richmond Blood Drive 12 - 6 PM Seeking 20 More Blood Donors: Dec. 7 12 - 6 PM American Red Cross Blood Drive 12 - 6 PM Invitation to Health & Wellness Practitioners 12:30 - 1:30 PM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Girls in STEM Program at the Library 4:30 - 6 PM Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda Dec. 7 6 PM CEC Meeting 7 - 8 PM A Guide to the Christmas Bird Count 7 - 8 PM A Guide to the Christmas Bird Count 7 - 8 PM Silent Auction, Holy Nights Online Auction Update 9 PM (multiday) +11 more see less	8 🎄Alyson Chase Studio Holiday Open House 10 AM - 1 PM 🎄Alyson Chase Studio Holiday Open House 10 AM - 1 PM Impacts of Building Electrification in Vermont on Dec. 8 12 - 1 PM Last Yoga Class of the Series Thursday at HPL 5:30 - 6:15 PM Catamount Community Forest Meeting Dec. 10 5:30 - 7 PM CCL Film Club Discussion: Roma (2018) 6 - 7:30 PM Meeting of Donald G. Cook Detachment 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Agenda Dec. 8 7 - 9 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting 7 PM +5 more see less	9 Book Chat 9:30 - 10:30 AM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Decorate a Gingerbread House at the Library 4 - 5:30 PM Douglas Sweets Holiday Market & Tasting 4 - 9 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing-A-Long Benefit Dec. 9 7 PM Manual Cinema's "A Christmas Carol" Free This Weekend 7:30 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	10 Holiday Open House! (multiday) Arabesque Dance Studio Nutcracker (multiday) Mud Studio Holiday Pottery Sale (multiday) Book Signing 2 - 5 AM Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney 9 - 10 AM Calling All Artisans! CCS Holiday Market Space! 9 AM - 3 PM 1859 Old Town Hall Open House 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Gift of Life - Learn CPR Dec. 10 9:30 AM Get Your Dog's Picture Taken with Santa 10 AM - 12 PM 🎄Alyson Chase Studio Open House 10 AM - 1 PM 🎄Alyson Chase Studio Open House 10 AM - 1 PM Blood Drive 10 AM - 3 PM Salvas Road Holiday Market Dec. 10 10 AM - 3 PM Judith Bryant Pottery on the Porch Sale in Bristol 10 AM - 4 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Nutcracker Story Time at the Pierson Library 10:30 AM Greek Take Out Food Event 12 - 5 PM New Lions Club Open House - All Welcome 1 - 2:30 PM What is Christmas? A Nativity Program 5 - 5:30 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert at Barre Opera House 7 - 8:30 PM +16 more see less
11 Public Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 10 AM Breakfast at the Masons's Lodge in Bristol 7:30 AM Saxon Hill School Fieldstone Loop Fundraiser 10 AM - 12 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale Round 2! 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Round 2! 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale Round 2! 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Pop-Up Sale in Starksboro Round 2! 10 AM - 4 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Camille Saint-Saens Christmas Oratorio Dec. 11 10 AM Invitation to Dedication of Peace Pole 11 - 11:20 AM CB Metalworks Open Studio Sunday, Dec. 11 11 AM - 5 PM Orchestrapalooza - A Holiday Tradition with VYOA! 12 - 6 PM Holiday Gift Making for the Kids 1 - 3 PM Christmas Event 3 - 4 PM Live Nativity in Bristol 3 - 4 PM Play Every Town, Concert #21 3 - 4:30 PM "Play Every Town" Free Concert in Richmond 3 - 4:30 PM "Play Every Town" Free Concert in Richmond 3 - 4:30 PM "Play Every Town" Free Concert 3 - 4:30 PM Finding a Community of Light and Love at All Souls 5 - 6 PM Vermont Blues Society Meeting, Concert & Party 5 - 9 PM Vermont Blues Society Annual Concert 5:30 - 9 PM Handel's Messiah 7:30 PM +19 more see less	12 Student-Run Holiday Market 11 AM - 6 PM Student-Run Holiday Market 11 AM - 6 PM Weekly Knitting Circle at Pierson Library 12 - 2 PM Starksboro Public Library December Board Meeting 4:30 - 6:30 PM Equity & Diversity Committee Meeting - Shelburne 6 - 7 PM Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting Dec. 12 6:30 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Winter Reading with Land Ethic Vermont 7 PM +5 more see less	13 Age Well December 13 - Grab and Go Meal Shelburne 11 AM - 12 PM Reversing Neuropathy is a Step Away 11 AM - 12 PM Age Well - Grab and Go Meal in Shelburne 11 AM Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Last Take-Out of 2022 4 - 6:30 PM Yoga Classes on Tuesday Nights at All Souls Interfaith 5:30 - 6:30 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 13 6 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Richmond Conservation Commission 7:30 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	14 Starksboro Food Shelf Open 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Embroidery Guild of America - Meeting Information 9:30 AM Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Girls in STEM Program at the Library 4:30 - 6 PM Shade Tree Protection Plan Hearing 5:30 - 6:50 PM A+D Film Series: Albert Frey - the Architectural Envoy 6 - 8 PM Hale & Hearty Seniors Meeting Dec. 14 6 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Comedy Jam Holiday Spectacular Dec. 14! 6:30 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM Shelburne Planning Commission Meeting Dec. 14 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM DRB Meeting Via Zoom 7 PM +9 more see less	15 Library Closing Early on Thursday Dec. 15 All Day Rotary Speaker: Bonnie Lord, Youth Services Librarian 7:30 - 8:30 AM Thurs, Dec. 15 Vaccines in Starksboro 3 - 7 PM Free Vaccines at Starksboro Public Library 3 - 7 PM Concert: the Rustics at Folino's Pizza 5 - 7 PM Planning Commission 6:30 - 9 PM Meeting of Donald G. Cook Detachment 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	16 Book Chat 9:30 - 10:30 AM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Hora De Cuento: Spanish Storytime at the Library 10:30 - 11 AM Good Measure Beer Tasting at Beaudry's Friday! 4 - 6 PM EB Laird Art + Greenbush Music Dec. 16 4:30 PM (multiday) Morgan Horse Farm Holiday Lights This Weekend 5 PM (multiday) 2nd Annual Creekside Holiday Light Stroll - Dec 16 6:30 - 8 PM +3 more see less	17 Tidings of Joy Concert by Solaris Vocal Ensemble (multiday) Youth Opera Performance - Dec. 17-18 (multiday) First Annual Maverick Holiday Market at the Essex! 12 AM (multiday) Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney 9 - 10 AM Public Auto Auction Saturday, Dec. 17 9 - 11 AM Volunteers Needed for CVU Speech and Debate Tournament 9 AM - 12:30 PM Volunteer Judges Needed for CVU Speech and Debate 9 AM - 2:30 PM Zumba at BFit 9:45 - 10:45 AM JLCV Great Diaper Drive of 2022 10 AM - 2 PM JLCV's Great Diaper Drive of 2022 10 AM - 2 PM JLCV Great Diaper Drive of 2022 10 AM - 2 PM JLCV's Great Diaper Drive of 2022 10 AM - 2 PM Ellen Spring Studio Holiday Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Santa at Bushel Market 10 AM (multiday) CVUHS Fundraiser for Music Department 10 AM (multiday) Jericho Artisans Market 11 AM - 5 PM Ginny Joyner Studio Pop-Up Shop! 12 PM (multiday) Greenbush at Illuminate VT Festival! 4 - 6 PM Santa is Coming 4 PM (multiday) Holiday Light Stroll Postponed to Dec. 17, 5-6:30pm 5 - 6:30 PM +17 more see less
18 Christmas Concert by the Hinesburg Artist Series All Day Hinesburg Artist Series Holiday Concert All Day Holiday Concert - Fun for All! All Day Nourishing Embrace of Darkness: a Winter Solstice Ceremony 10 AM - 12 PM Santa is Coming 10 AM - 2 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Middlebury March on Hannaford 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Chanukah Party Ft. Brass Balagan & Hot Chocolate Bar! 11 AM - 1 PM OZ Chanukah Party 11 AM - 1 PM Holiday on Farm Market Sunday! Keep It Local! 11 AM - 2 PM Meat Greet and Eat - Holiday Market at the Farm 11 AM - 2 PM Santa is Coming to Town 11 AM - 2 PM Caroling at the East Monkton Church 2 - 3 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Holiday Concert 2 - 5:30 PM Winter Solstice Yoga Offering 4 - 5:15 PM Kwanzaa Art & Storytelling Program on Zoom! 4 - 6:30 PM Christmas Live Nativity in Hinesburg 5 - 8 PM +13 more see less	19 Weekly Knitting Circle at Pierson Library 12 - 2 PM Santa Visits Aubuchon Hardware! 3 - 5 PM Shelburne Menorah Lighting 5 - 5:30 PM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Deana Allgaier Studio Rescheduled 5 - 8 PM Polar Express Movie Night at the Pierson Library 6:30 PM Climate Discussion Group 7 - 8:30 PM Remote Selectboard Meeting Dec. 19 7 PM Selectboard Agenda Dec. 19 7:30 PM +4 more see less	20 Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Christmas Carols and Cookies 1:30 PM Yoga Classes on Tuesday Nights at All Souls Interfaith 5:30 - 6:30 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 8 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 6:30 - 7:15 PM Knitting/Crafting Night 12 6:30 - 8:30 PM HU Chant: The Sound of Soul, Tuesday 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	21 EB Laird Art + Greenbush Music - Rescheduled to Dec. 21 4:30 - 7:30 AM Williston Conservation Commission Dec. 21 7 - 9 AM Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Senator Elect Peter Welch in St. George 2 - 3 PM US Sherpa Holiday Open House 3 - 6 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Dec. 21! 4 - 5 PM Girls in STEM Program at the Library 4:30 - 6 PM Selectboard Agenda Dec. 21 6 PM Shelburne Social Services Committee 6:30 - 8 PM Longest Night Service 7 - 8 PM Longest Night Service 7 - 8 PM Blue Christmas Service at St. Timothy Anglican Church 7 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting Dec. 21 7 - 8 PM Huntington Energy Committee December Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Longest Night Service 7 PM +12 more see less	22 Meeting of Donald G. Cook Detachment 7 - 8 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Live on the HCS Stage: the Greenhawks Band 7 PM	23 Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Starksboro Meeting House Christmas Candlelight Service 7 PM	24 Christmas at Richmond Congregational Church (multiday) Zumba at BFit 9:45 - 10:45 AM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn 10 AM - 6 PM Sarita Indian Kitchen Open on Christmas Eve - Takeout 4 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4 PM Christmas Eve Service 4 PM Christmas Eve: Community of Light at All Souls 4:30 - 5:30 PM Christmas Eve Service at Richmond Congregational 7 PM Community Christmas Eve Service at Old Brick Church 11 - 11:45 PM +5 more see less
25 Christmas Breakfast at the Charlotte Senior Center! 8:30 - 11 AM Christmas Breakfast at the Charlotte Senior Center! 8:30 - 11 AM Sunday Morning Worship at Richmond Congregational 10 AM	26	27 Teens! Celebrate the New Year at ReTribe Winter Retreat (multiday) Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Selectboard Meeting on Dec. 27 6:30 - 9 PM	28 Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM	29 Bag Riders Cardboard Drop-Off! 4 PM (multiday) Zoom Session for Community Solar Opportunity 7 - 8 PM Meeting of Donald G. Cook Detachment 7 - 8 PM Community Solar Opportunity Zoom 7 - 8 PM	30 Epoch VT - 10-Hour Coding Event for High Schoolers 10 AM - 8 PM	31 Bristol Best Night is Back All Day Bird Survey Saturday Dec. 31 All Day Zumba at BFit 9:45 - 10:45 AM EB Laird Exhibit "Lake Stories" by Appointment this Weekend 12 PM (multiday) All Brains Belong VT Virtual New Year's Eve Party! 5 - 7:30 PM New Years Eve Dinner with the Brett Hughes Trio 5 - 9 PM +2 more see less