Calendar - Front Porch Forum

November 2023

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29 Cross Country Ski Swap Hosted by Mansfield Nordic Club (multiday) Race Around Birds 2023 (Virtual / Self-Timed Weeks) 6 AM (multiday) Jerhill Bargain Bin 10 AM - 3 PM Vegetable Sale on Porch at Richmond Community Kitchen 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM MNC XC Ski & Gear Swap at Jericho Community Ctr 12 - 5 PM Westford Halloween Walk IV: Potions & Pumpkins Aplenty 1 - 3 PM Paint and Sip BYOB 1:30 - 3:30 PM Painting a Fall Picture 1:30 - 3:30 PM International Folk Dance Party 1:30 - 4:30 PM Pumpkin Paint N' Sip at Jericho Ale & Bean! 2 - 4 PM Trunk or Treat 2:30 - 4:30 PM David Neiweem at First Baptist Church, Burlington 3 - 4:30 PM Indian Sub-Continental Cuisine Take-Out 4:30 - 6 PM +9 more see less	30 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM Gentle Yoga Monday Evenings in Underhill 6 - 7 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting Oct. 30 6:30 - 9 PM Essex Selectboard Special Meeting Oct. 30 6:30 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Oct. 30 7 PM Community Ctr. / Library Project Presentation - Oct. 30 7 PM +2 more see less	31 Becoming an Environmental Leader in Your Town 1 - 2 PM Halloween Trunk or Treat 5 - 7 PM Halloween 5 - 7:30 PM	1 West Coast Swing Dance 6:45 AM - 9:30 PM Williston Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 AM Music & Movement with Miss Emma - Jericho Town Library 10:30 - 11:15 AM Deborah Rawson Library Basket Raffle 1 - 7 PM Join State Treasurer & Local House Delegation Nov. 1 6 - 7:30 PM Learn About VT Saves with Treasurer Pieciak 6 - 7:30 PM Williston Housing Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Flowing Forward: Post Flood Discussions 6:30 - 7:30 PM “Surviving Divorce” Support Group 6:30 - 8 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	2 FCC Food Drive! Nov. 2 All Day Essex Art League Monthly Meeting Nov. 2 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League Invites You 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League Guest Speaker 9 - 11 AM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library - New Time (9:30) 9:30 - 10 AM Craft Group Swap Meet 5:30 - 7:30 PM Craft Group 5:30 - 7:30 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM +6 more see less	3 EEE - Education & Enrichment for Everyone-Lecture Series 2 PM Free Handcrafting Event for Kids at the Library 3 - 5 PM Community Conversations About Healthcare in VT 4 - 6 PM English Country Dance with Live Music 6:30 - 9 PM	4 Weight Loss Support Group 8:45 - 10 AM Cozy Nook Craft Fair at Essex Free Library 9 AM - 3 PM Harriet Farnsworth Powell Historical Musuem Opening 9 AM - 3 PM Williston Craft Show 9 AM - 4 PM Williston Craft Show 9 AM - 4 PM The Williston Craft Show! 9 AM - 4 PM Williston Craft Show 9 AM - 4 PM Wild Seed Saving Instructional JFiN Event Nov. 4 10am 10 - 11 AM Race Around Birds 2023 (Race Day) 10 AM - 1 PM Come to a Singing Workshop with the Amidons! 10 AM - 2:30 PM Create & Connect Craft Day to Benefit Josh's House 10 AM - 6 PM Create & Connect Craft Day to Benefit Josh's House 10 AM - 6 PM Create & Connect Craft Day to Benefit Josh's House 10 AM - 6 PM Create & Connect Craft Day to Benefit Josh's House 10 AM - 6 PM Create & Connect Craft Day to Benefit Josh's House 10 AM - 6 PM Empower VT for Clean and Just Electricity - Family Ed 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Poetry Workshop with Canto Cutie Zines 11 AM - 12:30 PM Board Games & Bagels at Richmond Free Library 11 AM - 1 PM Calling Middle School Detectives 🔑 1 - 4 PM Middle School Glow Dodgeball 5 - 7 PM Saturday Night Chicken & Biscuits 5 - 8 PM Annual Chicken Pie To-Go Dinner - Next Saturday 5:30 - 6:30 PM Annual Chicken Pie To-Go Dinner 5:30 PM Backcountry Barn Bash 2023 6:30 - 10 PM +20 more see less
5 Vegetable Sale on Porch at Richmond Community Kitchen 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Northern Nosh Jewish Food Festival 11:15 AM - 3 PM Tomasi Meadow Trot This Sunday! 1 - 3 PM Tomasi Meadow Trot Nov. 5 2 PM Jericho Death Cafe 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	6 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM Essex Selectboard Meeting Nov. 6 6:30 PM	7 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day Discover Hope and Healing at Our Neuropathy Seminar 11 AM - 12 PM LEGO Club at the Library in Nov. 3 - 4 PM SCORE Webinar: Finding Funding for Your Business Online 5:30 - 7 PM Richmond Housing Committee Meeting 5:30 PM SCORE Webinar - Finding Funding for Your Business 5:30 PM Cultivating Your Financial Vineyard: Investing Uncorked 6 - 8 PM State Ethics Commission Ethics Listening Session 6:30 - 8 PM Municipal Ethics Listening Session 6:30 - 8:30 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 8:30 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 8:30 PM Westford Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM +9 more see less	8 West Coast Swing Dance 6:45 AM - 9:30 PM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Thinking of Getting a Heat Pump? 101 Webinar Nov. 8 12 - 1 PM Early Release Day Crafternoon at Jericho Town Library 1 - 2:30 PM Kids Art Classes 1 - 4 PM Travelogue: Wild Sri Lanka 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue: Wild Sri Lanka 1:30 - 2:30 PM Underhill Energy Committee Regular Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Essex Warrior Youth Wrestling Registration 5:30 - 7 PM What Happens to Vermont's Recycling? Nov. 8 6 - 7 PM Help Bring Back Friday Food Affair! 6 PM Flowing Forward: Post Flood Discussions 6:30 - 7:30 PM “Surviving Divorce” Support Group 6:30 - 8 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Election Issues and Democracy 7 - 8:30 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM November DRB Meeting 7 PM +13 more see less	9 A Night of Laughter with Girls Nite Out Productions (multiday) Trivia This Winter at JCAT Thursdays! 6:30 AM - 8 PM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM A Coffee Hour Gathering 10 AM Kids Sewing 101: Let's Make a Tote Bag 4 - 6 PM Recovery Center Open House 5 - 7:30 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting Nov. 9 6 - 8:30 PM You Are Invited to SBC VT's Shake Your Buoy Benefit! 6 - 10 PM Underhill Regular Selectboard Meeting Nov. 9 6 PM Supersounds Trivia at Jericho Cafe & Tavern 6:30 - 8 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	10 Free Weatherization & Home Heating Workshop Fri. 6 PM 6 - 8 PM CVU Theater Presents Disney's Newsies! Nov. 10-12 7 PM (multiday)	11 Weight Loss Support Group 8:45 - 10 AM Williston Veteran's Day Observance 9 - 10 AM Thanksgiving Community-Wide Food Drop-Off 9 - 11 AM Food Drive Tomorrow 9 - 11 AM Garage/Woodworking Shop Sale - Stonybrook Dr 9 AM - 12 PM St John Vianney Parish Art & Crafts Fair is Back! 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Holiday Craft Show 9 AM - 4 PM Budget Info Session at the Library on Saturday 11 AM Craft Fair at U-32 Saturday 12 - 12 PM Fat Yoga Basics at Sangha Studio! 1 - 2:30 PM Public Invitation to Art Show Reception 2 - 4 PM Little Bird Sewing Studio - Assisted Open Studio 2 - 4:30 PM Veteran's Day Mass 4:30 - 6 PM Richmond Historical Society Potluck Dinner and Program 6 - 8:30 PM Ballroom Dance! 6 - 10 PM Patti Casey and Colin McCaffrey Benefit Concert 7 - 9 PM Patti Casey and Colin McCaffrey Benefit Concert 7 - 9 PM CVU Theater Presents Disney's Newsies! Nov. 10-12 7 PM (multiday) Aurora Chamber Singers Fall Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Choral Music Aurora Singers 7:30 - 10 PM +16 more see less
12 Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM Vegetable Sale on Porch at Richmond Community Kitchen 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Bingo Fundraiser 1 - 4 PM Paint Fall Salt and Pepper Shakers 1:30 - 3:30 PM Cantiamo – a Musical Feast 3 - 4 PM Vermont Short-Term Rental Conference & Trade Show 3 PM (multiday) Marsh Lights Come to Westford Sunday 4 - 5 PM CVU Theater Presents Disney's Newsies! Nov. 10-12 7 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	13 Gentle Journey Yoga Canceled 10 AM - 12 PM The Siege of Leningrad 6 - 7:45 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Westford DRB - Nov. 13 Agenda 7 - 9 PM Glenn Miller Returns to Colchester High School 7 - 9 PM Special Meeting of the Selectboard 7 PM +3 more see less	14 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day State of VT: State Elevation/Mitigation Program Visit 8 - 9:30 AM Essex Selectboard Budget Day - Nov. 14 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Exercises & Camaraderie for Seniors 10:30 AM - 12 PM MMU Parent and Caregiver Conversations 4:30 - 5:30 PM Score Event: Communicate Your Way to Profit (in Person) 5:30 - 7 PM EWSD Board Meeting Nov. 14 6:30 - 8:30 PM Williston Development Review Board - Nov. 14 Agenda 7 PM The Problem of Vermont's Hill Farms - Talk Nov. 14 7 PM Free Orchestra Concert - Me2 X NAMI VT 8 - 9:15 PM +6 more see less	15 West Coast Swing Dance 6:45 AM - 9:30 PM Williston Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 AM NAMI Vermont Conference: Together for Mental Health 8 AM - 4 PM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM SongFarmers Community Music Jam, 3rd Wednesdays 12 - 8 PM SongFarmers - A Community Music Jam 6 - 8 PM PJ Storytime at The Library 6:30 - 7:30 PM Flowing Forward: Post Flood Discussions 6:30 - 7:30 PM “Surviving Divorce” Support Group 6:30 - 8 PM Mills Riveside Park Proposed Budget Hearing 7 - 8 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM Richmond Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM Climate Action Book Discussion: the Nutmeg's Curse 7 PM +9 more see less	16 MMU Blood Drive Nov. 16 8 AM - 1:15 PM MMU Student Council Blood Drive 8 AM - 1:15 PM Blood Drive at MMU! 8 AM - 1:15 PM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Office Hours with State Representative Edye Graning 10:30 AM - 12 PM Against All Odds 1:30 - 2:30 PM Against All Odds 1:30 - 2:30 PM Kids Sewing 101: Let's Make a Tote Bag 4 - 6 PM Community Meeting to Discuss '24-'25 MMUUSD Budget 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Budget Presentation and Community Discussion Nov. 16 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Community School Budget Meeting 6 PM Underhill Special Selectboard Meeting Nov. 16 6 PM Reminder: Planning Commission Neighborhood Meeting 6 PM Select Board Review of Town Plan 2024 6:30 - 7 PM Town Plan - Public Hearing, 11/16/2023, 6:30 Pm 6:30 - 7:30 PM One-On-One with Skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle 7 - 8:30 PM Free Webinar: Teens and Social Media Hosted by ParentIN 7 - 8:30 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM +14 more see less	17 USPS Job Fair Friday 9 AM - 1 PM	18 2023 Westford Turkey Trot - Free T-Shirts All Day WRD Turkey Trot! 8:30 AM - 12 PM Weight Loss Support Group 8:45 - 10 AM Essex Jericho Underhill Ecumenical Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM Food Shelf Distribution Nov. 18 9 - 10:30 AM Food Shelf Distribution Nov. 18 9 - 10:30 AM United Church of Hinesburg Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Cupboard Community Craft Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Cupboard Community Craft Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Winooski Community Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM CVU Turkey Trot 5k 10 AM - 1 PM Hora De Cuento (Spanish Storytime) at The Library 10 AM Holiday Open Apothecary 11 AM - 5 PM Special Meeting of the Town Center Building Committee 12 PM The Abenakis and the Missisquoi NWR Region 1 - 3 PM The Fluidity of Allegiance in Revolutionary Vermont 2 - 3 PM "The Fluidity of Allegiance in Revolutionary Vermont" 2 - 3 PM Dinosaurs with Dinoman! 2 - 3 PM “The Fluidity of Allegiance in Revolutionary Vermont” 2 - 3 PM Let's Set Up Your Sewing Machine Class! 2 - 4 PM Burlington Choral Society Concert 7:30 - 10 PM Burlington Choral Society Beethoven Concert 7:30 - 10 PM +20 more see less
19 Secular Sunday and Free Community Meal 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Art Show and Sale - Sunday, Nov. 19 12 - 5 PM Holiday Art Show and Sale Featuring Local Artists 12 - 5 PM Breathwork Workshop Series 12 - 6 PM	20 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM Open Interviews for Orangetheory Fitness Williston! 1 - 3 PM Special Selectboard Committee Meeting 2 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting - Nov. 20 6:30 PM Westford Planning Commission - Nov. 20 Agenda 6:30 PM WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +4 more see less	21 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day HCC Speaker Series: Neurodiversity 101 7 AM - 8:30 PM Police Community Advisory Board Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Trails Committee Meeting Agenda 7 - 8 PM	22 West Coast Swing Dance 6:45 AM - 9:30 PM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Device Advice Nov. 22 at Richmond Free Library 5:30 - 7 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM	23 Thanksgiving Dat Turkey Trot 8:30 - 10:30 AM	24 Rogers Westford Christmas Tree Farm Open Friday Only All Day	25 November Bird Monitoring Walk 8 - 9 AM Weight Loss Support Group 8:45 - 10 AM Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 2 PM CVU Handcrafters Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm in Whiting 9 AM (multiday) Open for Small Business Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair Saturday at The Community Center 10 AM - 3:30 PM Winter Clothing Collection 12 - 2 PM Kids' Evening Out (Parents Can Have Kid Free Time) 1 - 7 PM Kids Night Out: This Saturday! 1 - 7 PM Parent's Day Out! 1 - 7 PM +7 more see less
26 Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM	27 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM COTS Phoneathon 12 PM (multiday) Bill McKibben - Eating Local Presentation 6 - 7:30 PM Watch Party: Bill McKibben's Eating Local Presentation 6 - 7:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee Regular Meeting 6 - 8 PM WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	28 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day Williston Development Review Board - Nov. 28 Agenda 7 AM Municipal Ethics Listening Session - Nov. 28 6:30 - 8:30 PM	29 West Coast Swing Dance 6:45 AM - 9:30 PM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM Heartaches & Hangovers 8 - 10 PM	30 Soup and Songs for the Season - Day Correction All Day USPS Job Fair Nov. 30 All Day Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM The Vintage Nook Holiday Open House, 20% Off! 10 AM (multiday) Pizza and Wine Pairing Party at Folino's in Williston 5 - 7 PM Soup and Songs for the Season at Calvary Church 5 - 7:30 PM Free Soup and Bread Supper & Caroles 5 - 8 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting Nov. 30 5:30 - 8:30 PM Handmade Christmas Cards Workshop - for Women 6 - 7:30 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Westford Final Public Hearing - Nov. 30 6:15 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM +9 more see less	1 Christmas Chaos - Essex Community Players All Day Waldorf School Winter Fair This Weekend (multiday) 2 Day Garage Sale - 21 Snowflake Dr - Dec. 1-2 (multiday) Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair (multiday) Singing Group for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Alzheimer's Advocates Gather Dec. 1 12 PM CVU Speech and Debate Tournament - Volunteers Needed 3:30 - 7 PM Friday Food Affair This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Huntington Valley Arts (Last) First Friday of 2023 5 - 8 PM An Evening with Bobby Dean Hackney 6:30 - 8 PM Christmas Chaos - Essex Community Players 7:30 PM (multiday) +7 more see less	2 Pierogi Making Workshop - All Invited (multiday) Girl Scout Bottle Drive All Day Bottle Drive - Saturday, Dec. 2 8 AM - 12 PM Weight Loss Support Group 8:45 - 10 AM Create a Winter Centerpiece 9 AM - 12 PM Westford Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM St. Paul's Methodist Church Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Fair & Lunch Café! 9 AM - 4 PM Scout Holiday Wreaths for Sale! 9 AM (multiday) Free Pierogi Workshop This Weekend 9:30 AM (multiday) Town Hall Art Reception: Trees for All Seasons 10 AM - 12 PM Town Center Open House Dec. 2 10 AM - 2 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Studio Sale 11 AM - 5 PM Studio Sale 11 AM Handel's Messiah - Saturday, Dec. 2 7:30 - 9 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 - 9 PM +13 more see less