Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm in Whiting 9 AM (multiday) Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM	27 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM COTS Phoneathon 12 PM (multiday) Watch Party: Bill McKibben's Eating Local Presentation 6 - 7:30 PM Bill McKibben - 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 2 Day Garage Sale - 21 Snowflake Dr - Dec. 1-2 (multiday) Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair (multiday) Waldorf School Winter Fair This Weekend (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
3 Messiah Sing Along at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 AM Holiday Studio Sale 12 - 3 PM Debra & Mary's Studio Sale Sunday 12 - 3 PM Wrap Around Families 2nd Annual Basket Drive 2 - 4 PM Annual Carol Sing at the Old Round Church 4 - 5 PM Messiah Sing Along at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts This Weekend! 4 - 5:30 PM Williston Community Tree Lighting 4:30 - 5:30 PM Tree Lighting with Santa 5 - 6 PM +5 more see less	4 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM Old Brick Church Trustees Meeting 4 - 5 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 4 5:30 PM Festive Paint & Sip Event! Only 9 Spots Left! 🍷🎨 6 - 8 PM Festive Paint & Sip Event! Only 9 Spots Left! 🍷🎨 6 - 8 PM Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Town Meeting Discussion - Share Your Experience 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Broadway Rocks CHS- Home for the Holidays! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	5 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 5 6:30 - 9 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Westford Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM DRB Meeting Dec. 5 7 PM +2 more see less	6 Endangered Species Act Turns 50 6:30 - 8 AM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Music & Movement with Miss Emma - Jericho Town Library 10:30 - 11:15 AM Seeking 35 More Blood Donors: December Richmond Drawing 11:30 AM - 5 PM Local Red Cross Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Festive Holiday Lunch for Essex Area Seniors 12:15 - 1:30 PM Williston Housing Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM CSWD: Zero Waste Holiday Hacks 6 PM Endangered Species Act at 50: Presentation at RFL 6:30 - 8 PM Endangered Species Act 50 Years – Where Do We Stand? 6:30 - 8 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM Richmond Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 PM Free Amateur Musicians Orchestra Concert Dec. 6 7:30 - 8:30 PM +12 more see less	7 Holiday Gift Making for Kids 12 AM (multiday) Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Wildlife Adventures Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Grief During the Holidays Support Group 2:30 - 4 PM Kids Sewing 101 Class! 4 - 6 PM Underhill Selectboard Meeting Dec. 7 6 PM Wild About Williston 7 - 8:15 PM +4 more see less	8 Music at Deborah Rawson Library 11 AM - 12 PM Sculpey Pen Craft at the Library 3 - 4:30 PM Christimas Chaos - Essex Community Players 7 PM (multiday)	9 Pottery Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Pop Up Winter Market This Saturday in Richmond! 9 AM - 4 PM 3rd Annual Salvas Road Holiday Market 10 AM - 3 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Make Your Own Snow Globe at Jericho Town Library! 1 - 2 PM Seniors Holiday Party (Bolton Up and Down Town Club) 1 - 4 PM Holiday Show in Four-Part Harmony 2 - 3:30 PM Nativity Pageant - Free Attendance! 3 - 4 PM Arabesque, Etc Dance Nutcracker Tea 4 PM (multiday) Ceili Class (Irish Social Dances) on Saturday 4:15 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM 'Love, Kelly' Free Event - See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along to Benefit Locals 7 - 8:30 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along to Benefit Locals 7 - 8:30 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along to Benefit Locals 7 - 8:30 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along Saturday 7 PM +12 more see less
10 Sunday Service at MMUUF - Dec. 10 9:30 AM Rotary of South Burlington Ugly Sweater Fun Run/Walk 10 AM - 1 PM Ugly Sweater 5k Run/Walk - Rotary Club of SB 10 AM - 1 PM Family Chanukah Party Ft Brass Balagan & More! 11 AM - 1 PM Christmas Carol Sing-Along 4 - 5 PM Messiah Performance 4 - 8 PM Stone Corral Brewery Closing 4pm Sunday 4 PM +3 more see less	11 Gentle Journey Yoga Class 10 - 11 AM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM District Legislators to Attend MMUUSD Board Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Special Meeting of the Selectboard 7 PM +1 more see less	12 The Curious Place Storytime at Spruce Peak Arts 10:30 - 11:30 AM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM Williston Development Review Board Dec. 12 7 PM Richmond Conservation Commission 7:30 - 9:30 PM	13 Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Jonathan Milne Senior Luncheon 11:30 AM Richmond Housing Committee Meeting & Membership 5:30 - 7 PM Alterations 101 Class! 6 - 9 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 +3 more see less	14 Rotary Speaker: Christalee McSweeney 7:30 - 8:30 AM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Town Coffee Talks - FY25 Budget 10 - 11 AM Take a Break from the Holiday Rush 10 AM Coffee Hour! 10 AM Catamount Community Forest Committee Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Learn Indian Cooking 6 - 8:30 PM VBS Annual Meeting, James Cotton Documentary, Live Show 6 - 9 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting Next Thursday 6 - 9 PM Vermont Blues Society Documentary/Band and Meeting 6 - 10 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM +9 more see less	15 It's Italian Night at Friday Food Affair! All Day Crash Course on Modern Resumes for Recent Grads - Free 12 - 1 PM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Prek-6th Grade Holiday Gift Making 6:15 - 7:30 PM Holiday Gift Making for Kids 6:15 - 7:30 PM +2 more see less	16 Tri-County Christmas Bird Count 12 AM - 11:59 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts - Dec. 16 & 17 (multiday) Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts (multiday) Essex Jericho Underhill Ecumenical Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM Food Shelf Distribution Saturday 9 - 10:30 AM Food Shelf Distribution Dec. 16 9 - 10:30 AM Youth Skate Swap Saturday 9 - 11 AM Holiday Spectacular - This Saturday at Matt's Wash & Wax 10 AM - 12 PM Smilie Winter Festival and Playground Raffle 10 AM - 2 PM Toy Drive 10 AM - 2 PM Camels Hump Middle School Holiday Craft Market 10 AM - 3 PM Camels Hump Middle School Holiday Craft Market 10 AM - 3 PM Queer Craft Fair 12/16 at the Old Labor Hall in Barre 10 AM - 4 PM See You This Saturday at the Queer Craft Fair in Barre! 10 AM - 4 PM Pottery Open House 10 AM (multiday) Hora De Cuento (Spanish Storytime) at the Library 10:30 - 11 AM Greek Food Event 12 - 4 PM Greek Take-Out Food Event 12 - 4 PM Sled Dogs Meet & Greet 1 - 2 PM Open House at Town Garage on Saturday! 1 - 3 PM Caroling 3:30 - 4:30 PM +17 more see less
17 Christmas Carol Sing-Along 3 - 4:30 AM Get Your Fabric Gift Bags for Holiday Giving! 8:30 AM - 2 PM Breathwork Workshop with Retribe 12 - 6 PM Breathwork Workshop Series 12 - 6 PM History Talk: "Some Ghosts of Christmas Past" 1:30 - 3 PM Some Ghosts of Christmas Past 1:30 PM Skip Gorman at the Westford Music Series 4 - 5 PM +3 more see less	18 Town Coffee Talks - FY25 Budget 12 - 1 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting & Public Hearing 6:30 PM WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +2 more see less	19 Lactation Support Group 10 - 11 AM Police Community Advisory Board Meeting Dec. 19 6 - 7:30 PM Yule Lore Workshop-Second Date Added!!! 6 - 8 PM Town Plan - Public Hearing, Selectboard 6:30 - 8 PM EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 - 9:30 PM Essex Junction DRB Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 - 10 PM +2 more see less	20 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Williston Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 AM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Police Governance Committee Meeting 11 AM SongFarmers Community Music Jam, 3rd Wednesdays 12 - 8 PM MMU Clothing Swap 3 PM (multiday) SongFarmers - a Community Music Jam on Dec. 20 6 - 8 PM Songfarmers - A Community Music Jam 6 - 8 PM Yule Lore-A Wheel of the Year Workshop 6 - 8 PM Longest Night Service at Richmond Congregational Church 7 - 8 PM Westford Adult Book Group 7 - 8 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM Richmond Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +9 more see less	21 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Adult Intro to Sewing Class 6 - 9 PM Alz. Association Virtual Gathering - Winter Solstice 7 - 7:30 PM	22 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Jingle Wagon Returns! 12 - 8 PM Fairfax Westford Band Holiday Concert at WCH 7 - 8 PM	23 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday)
24 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Essex Catholic Community Christmas Masses All Day Live Nativity 10 - 10:45 AM Christmas Eve Worship Services at Richmond UCC 10 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Virtual Yoga! 10 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Worship Services at Richmond UCC 10 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Service at MMUUF 4 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at College St Church 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service with Candle Lighting at UCU 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 PM Christmas Eve Episcopal Service 9:30 PM 11pm Christmas Eve Service at the Old Brick Church 11 - 11:55 PM +9 more see less	25 Essex Catholic Community Christmas Masses All Day WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM	26	27 Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Westford Public Library Star Gazing Event 7 - 9 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM	28 Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9:30 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM	29	30 December Bird Monitoring Walk 8 - 9 AM
31 Good Shepherd's Special Morning Worship - All Welcome! 9 AM	1 WRD Adult Women's Futsal Starts Monday 7 - 8:30 PM	2 CVQG Monthly Meeting - Jane Hauprich Guest Speaker 6:30 - 8:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Tonight 6:30 - 9 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Jan. 2 6:30 PM Yoga at Synergy Dance Studio 7 - 8 PM	3 Williston Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 AM Lower English Settlement Rd - Temp. Road Closure 8 AM - 2 PM Huge Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Wednesday Walk and Stretch with the Town Clerk 4:30 PM Williston Housing Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM WRD Adult Pick-Up Basketball 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	4 The Essex Art League Invites You 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Great Finds in Nature 6:30 - 7:30 PM Abenaki and the Missisquoi 7 - 8 PM	5 RSVP for Alzheimer's Advocacy Gathering, Dec. 5 12 - 1 PM Sinclair Inn Soup +Bread + Ale Experience 5 - 8 PM	6 Annual Scout Christmas Tree Pickup Jan. 6 8:30 AM - 12 PM Saxon Hill School Open House 10 AM - 12 PM Join Saxon Hill School for an Open House This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Saxon Hill School - Open House Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Siber Sled Dogs at Richmond Free Library 11 AM - 12 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Concert 7 - 9 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble Concerts 7 PM (multiday) +3 more see less