Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 Tool Sale - Woodworkers, Contractors 9 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend - Great Scot Arts & Crafts 10 AM (multiday) Corrected Open Studio Weekend Announcement 10 AM (multiday) VT Open Studio - Local Artists 10 AM (multiday) Vermont Open Studio This Weekend 10 AM (multiday) VT Open Studio - Local Artists 10:55 AM (multiday) Candy Drive for Creekside and Thistle Hill Oct. 1-27 All Day Halloween Candy Drive for Creekside and Thistle Hill All Day Yard Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Grassano Dr 9 AM - 4 PM Farm Fresh Watermelon Tasting Party! Free! 12 - 2 PM Pie Day 12 - 3 PM Borderlands (Magical Outdoor Theatre at Shelburne Farms 12 - 4 PM Borderlands - This Weekend! 12 - 5 PM Reminder of the Jerusalem Schoolhouse Gathering 2 - 4 PM Neighbors, Food and Fun in South Starksboro 2 - 4 PM Concert in the Round Church Oct. 1 4 - 5 PM +13 more see less	2 A Starksboro Pollinator Pathways Group 4 - 5:45 PM Progressive Party Open Forum Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Monday - Remote Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +1 more see less	3 Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM Trails Committee Volunteer Trail Night 4:30 PM Managing Forests for Climate Change Walk Oct. 3! 5 - 7 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	4 Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM Traffic Statute Community Engagement Session 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda Oct. 4 6 PM Meeting of the Huntington Board of Auditors 6:30 PM	5 Vermont's Wild Bees: Past, Present and Future 1:30 - 2:30 PM Chittenden County Homeless Alliance Community Meeting 4:30 PM Chittenden County Homeless Alliance - Annual Meeting 4:30 PM Richmond Republican Caucus 7 PM	6 Pop-Up Clothing Event at Robinson School Oct. 6-7 (multiday) Multi Family Lawn Sale (2 Days) 9 AM (multiday) Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Starksboro Fire Dept Auxiliary Coin Drop 12 PM (multiday) Richmond Farmers Market 3 - 6:30 PM Open House at Rock Point School This Friday! 4 - 6 PM Beer Tasting 5 - 6:45 PM First Friday Huntington 5 - 8 PM First Friday Movie Night Oct. 6 6:30 - 8:45 PM +5 more see less	7 Multi Family Garage Sale - Mayo Rd (multiday) Postponing Saturday Lawn Sale - 9303 Route 116 All Day Clothing Swap at the Community Center in Jericho 10 AM - 1 PM Quilt Show Oct. 7-8 10 AM (multiday) Author Event: Gesine Bullock-Prado 11 AM - 1 PM Republican Caucus & Pizza Lunch Oct. 7 12:30 - 1:30 PM Saloon Night at Holley Hall in Bristol! 7 - 10 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln on Oct. 7 7:30 - 10 PM +4 more see less
8 Garage Sale - Cochran Rd - Oct. 8 & 9 9 AM (multiday) Tree Identification for Birders and Friends 10 AM - 12 PM Cancelled: Green Mountain Swing (At Isham Family Farm) 1 - 4 PM Art Appreciation Reception 1 PM Corrected Date and Show Info for PM Sundays Oct. 4 PM +1 more see less	9	10 Friends of the Carpenter Carse Library Annual Meeting 12 - 12 PM Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 5 - 7 PM Richmond Transportation Committee Meeting 5:30 PM DEIB Meeting 6 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Special Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Huntington Planning Commission Agenda 7 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7:30 - 9:30 PM +6 more see less	11 Starksboro Food Shelf Open 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Conservation 101 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM	12 MMU Academic Boosters Annual Lasagna Dinner - Take-Out 3:30 - 6:30 PM Drop in Crafting at Huntington Public Library 6 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Oct. 12 7 - 9 PM	13 Multi Family Lawn Sale Friday and Saturday All Day Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Richmond Farmers Market 3 - 6:30 PM Greatest Ode to Nature on Piano Since George Winston 7:30 - 9 PM	14 Golf Tournament to Benefit the Grand Isle School 8 AM - 12 PM Hinesburg Firefighter's Association Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM 18th Annual CVU Handcrafters Fall Fair! 9 AM - 4 PM Genealogy Conference - Oct. 14 9 AM - 4 PM Richmond Elementary School Big Truck Day 10 AM - 2 PM Bolton Valley's Fall Festivus 11 AM - 5 PM Community Gathering for Liz Fairchild 3 PM Illuminated Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward 7 PM +4 more see less
15 Feather Carving & Painting with Bob Lindemann 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Hours for Only This Sunday at Huntington Library 12 - 2:30 PM Borderlands - the Next 2 Sundays at Shelburne Farms 12 - 4 PM Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward (at Shelburne Farms) 12 - 4 PM Greenhawks Playing on Sunday at Yates Orchard 1 - 4 PM World Singing Day is Coming to Bristol! 1 - 4:30 PM Lewis Creek Annual Party on Sunday 3 - 5 PM Celebrating Wetlands: LCA's Annual Party 3 - 5 PM Irish Tea to Benefit the Huntington Public Library 4 - 6 PM Irish Tea and Harp Music at the Library 4 - 6 PM +6 more see less	16 Special Selectboard Committee Meeting 3 PM Starksboro Public Library October Meeting Agenda 4:30 - 6:30 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Success Stories from the Pollinator Pathway 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +1 more see less	17 Lactation Support Group 10 AM - 11 PM Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM Announcement! Our Community Cares Camp Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM OCCC Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 7:20 PM HCC Speaker Series: Conquer Fear of Public Speaking 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	18 Dr. Mark Levine to Speak at CSH Rotary on Oct. 18 All Day Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Gardening Committee 6 - 7:30 PM Odyssey of the Mind Open House Oct. 18 6 - 8 PM Save the Date for Odyssey of the Mind Open House 6 - 8 PM Huntington Energy Committee October Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Trails Committee Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	19 The Spirits Are Coming! (multiday) Community Flu/Covid Vaccine Clinic at Brewster Pierce 2 - 4 PM Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Second Sight is Playing at the Town Hall Theater 8 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	20 Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM 'Play Every Town' is coming to Starksboro! 5:30 PM (multiday) Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 PM Vermont Repertory Theatre Presents: Hawkes & Handsaws! 7 PM (multiday) Pianist Mahani Teave from Easter Island 7:30 - 9:15 PM 2023 WLFV Feed My Starving Children MobilePack 7:30 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	21 Race Around Birds 2023 (Virtual / Self-Timed Weeks) 6 AM (multiday) Ooky Spooky 5k Race to Benefit COTS 8:30 - 10:30 AM Fall Kids Clothing and Book Swap 9 - 11 AM Introduction to Zen at the Vermont Zen Center 9 AM - 1:30 PM Volunteers Welcome for the Coat Drive 10 AM - 1 PM Location Change for Share the Warmth 10 AM - 1 PM Tack Swap/Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Pop-Up Moving Sale! 10 AM - 3 PM Fall Arts Festival 10 AM - 4 PM Craft Fair, Food, Music, Art Activities Table 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday Storytime at the Library Oct. 21 10 AM Hora De Cuento (Spanish Storytime) at the Library 10:30 - 11:15 AM Starksboro Volunteer Fire Department Food Drive 11 AM - 12 PM Art Show This Saturday at CCL 1 - 2 PM Restoring Old Growth Characteristics with Ethan Tapper 1 - 3 PM Community Groups Open House at Richmond Town Center 1:30 - 4 PM Join Us! Starksboro Fall Festival - Oct. 21 2 - 5 PM Save the Date! Starksboro Community Harvest Festival 2 - 5 PM Silent Auction at Starksboro Harvest Fest Oct. 21 2 - 5 PM Starksboro Harvest Fest Tomorrow - Rain or Shine! 2 - 5 PM Harvest Fest Will Be Inside at Robinson School 2 - 5 PM Celebrate Starksboro's Fall Colors Saturday 2 - 5 PM Fundraiser - Harvest Fest 3 - 5 PM Fall Harvest Community Potluck Dinner Oct. 21 5 - 7 PM RCC Hosts Fall Harvest Community Potluck Dinner Oct. 21 5 - 7 PM Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 PM Vermont Repertory Theatre Presents: Hawkes & Handsaws! 7 PM (multiday) Illuminated Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward 7 PM Ripton Community Coffee House Live Music Oct. 21 7:30 - 10 PM +25 more see less
22 Reiki 1 Workshop - Awaken Your Inner Healer 9 AM - 1 PM WOW-VT Woods Walk Bats and Forest Management 10 AM - 12 PM Upcoming Events/Dinner at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering Music and Spirit Service 11 AM - 12 PM Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward (At Shelburne Farms) 12 - 4 PM Borderlands - the Next 2 Sundays at Shelburne Farms 12 - 4 PM Truly "Green," Not "Greenwashed" - Electricity for VT 12:30 - 2 PM RGH Annual Gathering 3 PM Last Concert of the Season at the Round Church 5 - 7 PM +5 more see less	23 Planning for the Future of Your Forestland 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee 6 - 7:30 PM Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Protecting Ourselves from Forever Chemicals 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	24 An Exploration of Wild Mushrooms at the Audubon Center 9:30 AM - 12 PM Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Meeting 6 PM Hinesburg Town Common Committee Agenda Oct. 24 7 PM	25 Special Meeting of the Water and Sewer Commission All Day Device Advice at Richmond Free Library 5 - 6:30 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM Make Big Oil Pay is Coming to Richmond! 6 PM CVSD Budget Forum 6 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	26 Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting All Day Travelogue: Egypt and Jordan 1:30 - 3 PM Travelogue: Egypt and Jordan 1:30 - 3 PM Travelogue: Egypt and Jordan 1:30 - 3 PM Accessory Dwelling Unit Forum 7 - 8:30 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM St. George Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	27 Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Personal Technology Help at CCL 10:30 AM - 12 PM HNS Playground Ribbon Cutting 1 - 1:30 PM	28 Race Around Birds 2023 (Virtual / Self-Timed Weeks) 6 AM (multiday) Forest Bathing at Audubon 9 AM - 12 PM New Location- HPD Drug Take Back 10 AM - 2 PM This Saturday - Drug Take Back at Town Center 10 AM - 2 PM Halloween on the Green 12 - 4 PM Costume Party & Contest at Stone Corral 12 - 9 PM Book Launch Event: Grief is an Elephant by Tam Smith 2 - 4 PM Book Launch at RCK Oct. 28! 2 - 4 PM Trunk or Treat 2 - 4 PM Saturday! Dragon! Treats, Eats, Meet & Greet! 4 - 6 PM Texas Hill-O-Ween IV 4 - 6 PM Texas Hill-O-Ween! 4 - 6 PM Texas Hill-O-Ween IV 4 - 6 PM Oct. 28 Hinesburg LGBTQ+ Friends Potluck 5 - 8 PM +10 more see less
29 Vegetable Sale on Porch at Richmond Community Kitchen 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Indian Sub-Continental Cuisine Take-Out 4:30 - 6 PM	30	31 Trick or Treat at the Library! All Day Becoming an Environmental Leader in Your Town 1 - 2 PM Huntington Lower Village Halloween! 4:30 - 7:30 PM Selectboard's Hiring Sub-Committee Meeting Agenda 6:30 PM	1 St. George DRB & PC Meeting - Nov. 1 6 PM Truthful Tall Tales of Old Huntington & HHCT Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM	2 Got a Uke? Check Out the Ukulele Skillbuilder Course! 6 - 7 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM	3 Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Free Handcrafting Event for Kids at the Library 3 - 5 PM Beer Tasting at Beaudry's 4 - 5:45 PM Huntington Valley Arts - First Friday, Nov. 3 4 - 7 PM First Friday November 4 - 8 PM Chili and More - Scout Troop Fundraiser - First Friday 4 - 8 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM +3 more see less	4 Cochran's Ski & Ride Sale at CHMS! 8 AM (multiday) Conservation Commission Gathering in Bristol Nov. 4 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Hinesburg Fire Department Food Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury 9 AM - 3 PM Williston Craft Show 2023 9 AM - 4 PM Race Around Birds 2023 (Race Day) 10 AM - 1 PM Create & Connect Craft Day to Benefit Josh's House 10 AM - 6 PM Board Games & Bagels at Richmond Free Library 11 AM - 1 PM Lacto-Fermentation Workshop 1:30 - 2:30 PM Vermont Day School Middle School Open House 3 PM Tacos at Tandem in Bristol Saturday 4:30 - 7:30 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln Nov. 4 7:30 - 10 PM +8 more see less