Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2021

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28 Christmas Trees at Murray Hill Farm 9 AM (multiday) Screening 'Soulmates' at the Grange Hall Cultural Center 7 PM (multiday) Benefit Online Silent Auction 8 PM (multiday) Art on Main Open This Sunday 11 AM - 3 PM Advent Bible Study 11:30 AM - 11:30 PM Cancelled - Annie Sumi at P.M. Sundays 4 PM MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion Sun. Nov. 28 at 6:30pm 6:30 - 8 PM +3 more see less	29 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Public Forum on Scrag Mountain Trail Plans 6:30 - 8 PM Financial Planning for College - Free Presentation 8 - 9 PM	30 Menorah Lighting 5 Pm Today All Day Menorah Lighting! All Day Giving Tuesday at The Mill Market & Deli to Support JLCV 8 AM - 7 PM #GivingTuesday at Mill Market & Deli to Support JLCV 8 AM - 7 PM Givingtuesday at the Mill Market & Deli to Support JLCV 8 AM - 7 PM Community Lunch 12 - 1 PM MAUSD Board Meeting Nov. 30 6 PM Library Evening Book Discussion 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link 7 - 9 PM Special Meeting Warning 7 PM Williston Planning Commission: Nov. 30 7 PM +7 more see less	1 MRV Virtual Chanukah Party 5:30 - 6:15 PM Dec. 1 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM Energy Committee Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link 7 - 9 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 PM Official Warning for Public Hearing 7 PM +1 more see less	2 American Legion Post #59 - Thursday Dinner All Day Announcement: Essex Art League Live! Holiday Party 9 - 11 AM Free Virtual Legal Clinic for Vermonters Age 60+ 9 - 11:30 AM Sip & Ship at the Mad River Taste Place! 5 - 7 PM A Brief History of the Snowboard Dec. 2 7 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Regular Meeting 7 - 8:50 PM Selectboard Agenda Dec. 2 7 PM +3 more see less	3 CVU Theater Presents Something Rotten Dec. 3-4 (multiday) Silver Linings Seniors Dec. 3 - Jan. 14 Free at Joslin 10 - 11:30 AM Tours During Chocolate Walk 2 - 8 PM Chocolate Walk This Way 2 - 8 PM Wine Tasting at the Wine Vault 4 - 7 PM Show 46 and Under $100 Holiday Market at the Front 4 - 8 PM Holiday Tree Lighting Event Friday 5:45 PM Arabesque Etc. Dance Nutcracker 2nd Act Dec. 3! 6 - 8 PM +4 more see less	4 Create Your Winter Centerpiece All Day Create Your Winter Centerpiece All Day Shaker Mountain Trees - Open Dec. 4-5 8 AM (multiday) Create Your Own Winter Centerpiece! 9 AM - 12 PM Free Acupuncture Day Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM Bristol Federated Church: Drive-Up Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Bazaar ~~ Coming Soon! 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar at Bristol First Baptist Church 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Bazaar ~ Dec. 4 9 AM - 2 PM Holiday Shoppe & Craft Fair Benefit 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM OES Craft and Vendor Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Pottery Sale Saturday! 9 AM Goat Gang Work Day Saturday - You're Invited 9 AM STEM Showcase Presented by UVM STEM Ambassadors 10 AM - 12 PM Meet Duke and Get a Copy of His New Children's Book! 10 AM - 12 PM Book Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Stowe Community Church Christmas Craft and Bake Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Gift Wrapping - Bridgeside Books to Benefit Food Shelf 10 AM - 4 PM Warehouse Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Rokeby Holiday Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Holiday Open House & Shop Sale - Rokeby Museum 11 AM - 2 PM Ilsley Library Book Sale Dec. 4 11 AM - 2:30 PM Holiday Market Essex 11 AM - 6 PM Moving Sale 12 - 4 PM Arabesque Etc. Nutcracker 2nd Act Dec. 4! 12:30 - 2:30 PM Afternoon Holiday a Cappella Concert 2 - 3 PM Annual a Cappella Holiday Afternoon Concert Dec. 4 2 PM Talk on Solstice Traditions 5 - 6 PM River of Light Parade 2021 5 - 7 PM Christmas Carols at the Big Picture 6 - 7:30 PM Vermont Choral Union Concerts This Weekend! 7 - 8:30 PM The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra is Back Live! 7 - 9 PM Dec. 4 Ripton Coffee House Live and Live-Streamed! 7:30 - 9:30 PM Dec. 4 Ripton Coffee House Live and Live-Streamed! 7:30 - 9:45 PM Ripton Coffee House in Lincoln Dec. 4 7:30 - 9:45 PM Dec. 4 Ripton Coffee House Live and Live-Streamed! 7:30 - 9:45 PM Concert 7:30 PM (multiday) A Funny Program About Funny Programs 8 - 9 PM +43 more see less
5 Pay-What-You-Can a Christmas Carol (multiday) Homegrown Holiday Market Sunday! 11 AM - 4 PM Donation Collection 1 - 5 PM Lessons and Carols with Elisabeth Von Trapp 3 - 4 PM Lessons and Carols with Elisabeth Von Trapp 3 - 4:30 PM Lessons and Carols with Elisabeth Von Trapp 3 - 4:30 PM A Special Presentation by Gary Irish 3 - 5 PM CCHS Meeting 3 - 5 PM Lessons and Carols 3 PM Sharing Circle • Open Sky Studio 3:30 - 5:30 PM Finn and the Bell 4 - 4:15 PM Williston Town Tree Lighting 4:30 - 5:30 PM Tree Lighting & Visit from Santa 5 PM +9 more see less	6 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson 1:30 - 2:30 PM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachel Robinson 1:30 PM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson 1:30 PM Kaiut Yoga at Richmond Free Library, Mondays 5 PM Selectboard Special Meeting on Dec. 6 6 - 8 PM Bike/Ped Connectivity Study Kickoff Meeting 6 PM +3 more see less	7 American Legion Family Bingo 5 PM Public Meeting - Allen Brook Community Park Master Plan 5:30 - 7 PM Charlotte Recreation Commission Meeting Agenda 12/7/21 5:30 - 7 PM Holmes Farm of Charlotte; A Look at Its History 6 - 7 PM Virtual Talk: A Quaker Presence in the Champlain Valley 6 - 7:30 PM Monthly Meeting of the Trails Committee Dec. 7 6:30 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 7 6:30 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda Dec. 7 7 - 8 PM HHCT Annual Meeting 7 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Meeting 7:30 - 9 PM +6 more see less	8 Vermont Maple Conference Week Moves to 100% Online (multiday) Vermont Economic Briefing on Dec. 8 10 AM - 3 PM Library Morning Book Discussion 10:30 - 11:30 AM Music & Movement with Miss Emma at JTL 10:30 AM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour 12 - 1 PM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour Dec. 8 12 - 1 PM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour Dec. 8 12 - 1 PM Richmond Dec. 8 Blood Drive 12 - 6 PM Blood Drive in Richmond Dec. 8 12 - 6 PM Wrap Up a Good Read 1 - 2 PM Lions Club Blood Drive 1 - 6 PM Wednesday Event at Charlotte Senior Center 1 PM Richmond Blood Drive Dec. 8 1:15 - 5:45 PM ARPA Committee Meeting 3:30 PM CVSD Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Town Hall Dec. 8 6:30 PM Mindfulness During the Dark Season 7 - 8 PM Dec. 8 Selectboard Budget Workshop 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +14 more see less	9 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Warren Library 10 AM Child Labor: Then and Now 1:30 - 2:30 PM American Legion Post #59 Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Bristol Conservation Commission Agenda Dec. 9 6 - 8 PM Local Trivia Night (Virtual) with the MRV Libraries 6:30 - 7:30 PM MRV Trivia Nights Are Back! 6:30 - 8 PM No-Pressure Book Group This Thursday 7 - 8 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Huntington Conservation Commission Mtg. Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting 7 PM Meeting with Legislators Dec. 9 7:30 PM +7 more see less	10 Judith Bryant Pottery on the Porch Sale (multiday) Howard Center Job Fair 1 - 5 PM Knee Health Workshop 6 - 7 PM Christmas Caroling 6:30 - 7:15 PM Radium Girls, A One-Act Play 7 PM (multiday) Roomful of Teeth Live on the Lane Series Dec. 10 7:30 PM +2 more see less	11 CVU Nordic Auction - Great Gifts! (multiday) Library Board Meeting Dec. 11 8 AM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Nellie May's “Christmas on the Front Porch” 9 AM - 4 PM 2021 Dee PT Great Diaper Dump in Support of VT Kids 10 AM - 2 PM Studio Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Mini Holiday Market at Richmond Market Dec. 11 10 AM - 4 PM Jan Cannon Pottery Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Christmas Tree Thanks Ed & Robin Lemery Dec. 11 11 AM - 12 PM Don't Miss the Project Read Baby Brunch! 11 AM - 12:30 PM Shelburne Pond Studios - Holiday Open Studios 11 AM - 5 PM VT Genealogy Library: Class on Dec. 11 12 - 1:30 PM Genealogy Class 12 - 1:30 PM Santa is Coming to Town 12 - 2 PM Pottery on the Porch Sale in Bristol 12 - 4 PM Pottery on the Porch Sale 12 - 4 PM Free Holiday Wellness Bazaar 2021 12 - 4 PM Genealogy Event Dec. 11 12 PM Holiday Senior Gathering 2 - 4 PM Drive by Santa and Friends in the Park - Rotary Club 3 - 5 PM "Vermont, Quebec, and Irish Independence" 3 PM Benefit Yoga Class for the Community Justice Center 4:30 - 5:45 PM Yoga and Mandolin 5 - 6:15 PM Benefit Concert in Memory of Lindsay Sheehan 7 - 8 PM Burnham Music Series Presents Dave Keller Band Dec. 11 7 PM Burnham Music Presents Dave Kaeeler 7:30 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Burnham Music Presents Dave Keller Dec. 11 7:30 - 9 PM Dave Keller Band Concert 7:30 PM +28 more see less
12 Sugarbush Racing Club Kickoff Party at Castlerock Pub 4 - 6 AM Virtual Sunday Service at MMUUF Dec. 12 9:30 AM Holiday Sing Along - Winterfest Silent Auction 2 - 4 PM Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem: an Outdoor Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Outdoor Live Nativity: Dec. 12 3 - 4 PM "Journey to Bethlehem" Outdoor Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Drive by Santa and Friends in the Park - Rotary Club 3 - 5 PM Caroling and Cocoa 4 - 5 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 4 - 5:30 PM VT Mandolin Trio at "P.M. Sundays" 4 PM Vermont Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert 4 PM Music and Spirit Service at All Souls 5 - 6 PM +9 more see less	13 Special Meeting of the Selectboard All Day Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 - 2:30 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Starksboro Public Library December Board Meeting 4:30 - 6 PM Warren Public Library Trustees Meeting 5 - 6 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 13 5:15 - 9 PM Duxbury Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting Dec. 13 6:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Monday 7 - 10 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 PM +9 more see less	14 Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Dec. 14 Transportation Committee Meeting 4 - 5:30 PM Anti-Racism Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM MAUSD School Board Meeting 6 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 14 6 PM Quilters Gathering 6:15 - 7:30 PM Hinesburg Economic Development Committee 7 - 8 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting/Hearing - Dec.14 7 - 9 PM Bristol Development Review Board Agenda Dec. 14 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM DRB Hearing Continuations/Condition Use Hearing 7 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 14 7 PM MRV Recreation District 2022 Public Budget Hearing 7:30 PM Monkton Planning Commission Hearing 8 PM +11 more see less	15 Dec. 15 - Shelburne DRB Meeting All Day History of Valcour Island 1:30 - 2:30 AM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Storytime at Jericho Town Library 10:30 AM The History of Valcour Island 1:30 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Holiday Movie to Support Animals 4 - 9 PM Starlight Celebration: Park Dancing 5 - 7:30 PM Sip & Shop at Bridge Street 5 - 9 PM Longest Night Service at the Waitsfield UCC Church 5:30 - 6:30 PM Governor Jim Douglas at the Pitcher Inn! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Ghost Stories on a Winter's Night 6:30 - 7:30 PM Social Services Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Dec. 15 Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Date and Time for Vermont Land Ethic Reading 7 PM Racism in America Forum Dec. 15 7 PM +12 more see less	16 Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM American Legion Post #59 Thursday Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Odyssey of the Mind Season Kick-Off Virtual Meeting Tonight 6:30 PM Starksboro Historical Society Meeting 7 - 9 PM They're Back - "The Fretless" Dec. 16, 2021 - 7:00 Pm 7 PM +2 more see less	17 Christmas Bird Count Dec. 17 All Day Christmas Bird Count 6 AM - 6 PM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Make Wrapping Paper at the Library Nov. 17 3 PM Creekside Holiday Light Stroll Dec. 17 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	18 VT's Own Nutcracker at the Flynn This Weekend! (multiday) Writers' Wertfrei This Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Library Art Show 10 AM - 2 PM Rebecca Silbernagel Photo at Sugarbush's Holiday Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn Sale 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Pajamagram Event 11 AM - 5 PM GMPA Virtual Winter Wonderland 2021 2 PM (multiday) Santa's Annual Fire Engine Ride 4 - 8 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light 5:30 - 8 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light 5:30 - 8 PM Christmas Bingo at St. Peter's 6 - 8 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Social Band Comes Out of Hibernation for Our Deep Midwinter Choral Concert 7:30 PM +9 more see less
19 Charlotte Congregation Church Christmas Pageant 10 - 11 AM Outdoor Christmas Pageant 10 - 11 AM On Farm Market - This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM On Farm Market This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM On Farm Market This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM Boosters for (Waterbury) Bucks! 11 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Coming to Bidwell Lane 11 AM - 2 PM Real Reindeer, Dasher & Cupid, Will Be in Waterbury! 11 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Rendezvous! 11 AM - 2 PM Procrastinator's Paradise Shopping Event 12 - 4 PM Celebration of Christmas at the East Monkton Church 2 - 3 PM Holiday Concert Dec. 19 and Christmas Caroling Dec. 18 2 - 5 PM Hear the Angel Voices! 2 - 5 PM Celebration of Christmas at the East Monkton Church 2 PM Solstice Tea 4 - 5:30 PM Joslin Library: Winter Solstice Tea Party 4 - 5:30 PM Live Nativity at Waterbury Congregational Church 4 PM Live (Outdoor) Nativity at the Warren United Church! 5 - 5:40 PM Live Nativity at Community Alliance Church 5 - 8 PM Charlotte Holiday Lights Roll 5 PM +16 more see less	20 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Community Film Screening - This Wisdom of Trauma 5 - 8 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 5:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 20 6 - 9 PM Equity & Diversity Committee Meeting Dec. 20 6 PM MAUSD Board Meeting - Monday, Dec. 20 6 PM Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 20 6 PM Jericho Town Republican Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Jericho Town Republican Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Monday, Dec. 20 7 - 9 PM Hearing for Possible Indoor Mask Mandate Dec. 20 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +9 more see less	21 Winter Solstice Celebration 5:30 - 6:15 PM Winter Solstice Meditation 5:30 - 6:15 PM Mt Abe Anti-Racism Coalition Community Meeting 6 - 7 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM Longest Night Service & Christmas Eve Outside & Online 7 - 8 PM Longest Night Service & Christmas Eve Outside & Online 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission December Meeting 7 - 9 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	22 Waitsfield Vaccination Clinic Dec. 22, 10-4 10 AM Free 60+ Age Well Grab N Go Meal - Huntington Church 11 AM - 12 PM Local Makers Pop-Up Shop! 2 - 4 PM Shop Local Holiday Pop-Up Market 2 - 4 PM Huntington Energy Committee December Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +2 more see less	23 Fire Truck Parade! 6 - 7 PM Selectboard Emergency Meeting 6 - 7 PM Christmas Candlelight Service at Bristol Federated Chur 6:30 - 7:30 PM	24 Christmas Eve Services at United Church of Lincoln All Day All Souls Interfaith Gathering All Day Christmas Eve at Charlotte Congregational Church, UCC All Day Live Nativity at the United Church of Underhill 3 - 3:30 PM Virtual Christmas Eve Service at MMUUF 4 PM Christmas Eve in Huntington 4 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Services at the Waitsfield UCC Church 5 - 11 PM Christmas Eve Services 5:30 - 6:30 PM Moretown United Methodist Church 5:30 PM Moretown United Methodist Christmas Eve Service 5:30 PM Waterbury Mission Christmas Eve Service 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service - Community Alliance Church 6 - 7 PM Xmas Eve Streamtacular w/ DJ Steal Wool! 6 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Changes at the United Church of Underhill 7 - 7:45 PM Christmas Eve Service WUMC - 56 South Main St 7 - 8 PM Celebrate Christmas with the Warren United Church! 7 - 8 PM +16 more see less	25
26	27 Winter Teen Retreat 12 AM (multiday) Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 27 6 - 9 PM	28	29 Thank You RCK for Hosting Local Artist James DeBay 4 - 6 PM Selectboard Special Meeting 6 - 7 PM	30 Ring in the New Year with Jubal Harp & Song 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM	31 This New Year's Eve: the 2nd Annual Front Porch Follies 4:15 - 5 PM Young Trad VT at New Year's Eve Burlington ~ Virtually! 6 - 6:30 PM Fireworks Display Dec. 31 9 - 9:30 PM	1 New Year's Day Brunch (Eat-In or Take-Out) 10 AM - 1 PM