Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2024

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31 Palm Sunday & Easter at Richmond Congregational Church 10 AM - 12 PM Cochran's Nordic Cross 11 AM - 3 PM Jericho Death Cafe 7 - 8:30 PM	1 Moon Shadows at Arthound Gallery All Day Senior Luncheon Date Change All Day Dementia Art Class - April 2024 10 AM - 12 PM Dental Hygiene Cleaning Only $35 or Free! 1 PM (multiday) All Ears a Vinyl Night for Curious Listeners 6 - 9 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting - April 1 6:30 PM +2 more see less	2 MMUUSD Budget and Voting Information 12 AM - 12 PM April 2 MMUUSD Vote 7 AM - 7 PM School Budget Voting - Tuesday! 7 AM - 7 PM Laid Off & Looking Job Search Webinar - Free 11 AM - 12 PM Wastewater Alternatives Committee Meeting 3 - 4:30 PM Making Time for Poetry 6:30 - 8:30 PM EWSD Board Public Information Hearing April 2 6:30 - 9 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Agenda - April 2 6:30 PM Gentle Yoga at Synergy Dance Studio 7 - 8 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM CVQG Monthly Meeting Joan Shortsleeve Guest Speaker 7 - 9 PM WFD1 Annual Meeting 7 - 9 PM Quilters' Meeting Joan Shortsleeve Guest Speaker 7 - 9 PM Westford Recreation Committee Meeting 7 PM +10 more see less	3 Smuggs 55+ Ski Club 8 AM - 12 PM Richmond Blood Drive April 3 - Sign Up Now 12 - 12 PM Richmond Blood Drive 12 - 6 PM Williston Housing Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Bluegrass Jams at Stone's Throw 6 - 8 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM Richmond Planning Commission Meeting - April 3 7 PM Jason Ricci and the Bad Kind! 7:30 - 10 PM Jason Ricci & the Bad Kind Concert 7:30 - 10 PM +5 more see less	4 Rotary Speaker: Carter Smith 7:15 - 8:30 AM Monthly Essex Art League Meeting on the First Thursdays 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League Meeting 9 - 11 AM The Essex Art League Invites You 9 - 11 AM Storytime with Ms. Bree 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Maker's Night - 1st Thursday of the Month! 6:30 - 8 PM Poker Hill School Book Club April 4 7 - 8 PM PHS Book Club! 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	5 CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 8:15 AM Trivia Night & Silent Auction Fundraiser 12 - 12 PM EEE Spring 2024 Lecture Series 2 - 3 PM Open Barn at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary! 3 - 6 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee 6 - 8 PM Green Mountain Girls Trivia Night & Silent Auction 6:30 - 10 PM VYO Ensemble Concert at Vergennes Opera House 7 - 9 PM Trivia Night & Silent Auction 7 - 10 PM "Little Shop of Horrors" Musical at MMU 7:30 - 10 PM +5 more see less	6 Shelburne Community School 3v3 Basketball Tournament All Day Solaris Vocal Ensemble Concerts - April 6 & 7 (multiday) Community Yoga on Saturday Mornings! 8 - 9 AM Essex Town Little League Baseball Clinic 8 - 9 AM Indoor Garage Sale at Williston Central School 8 AM - 2 PM Bottle Drive for Westford Robotics Team 9 AM - 12 PM Made in Vermont Marketplace April 6 & 7 9 AM (multiday) Register for Puppy Happy Hour at Jericho Town Library 10 - 11 AM Poetry Month Local Poet Celebration 1 - 2:30 PM Healthcare is a Human Right Community Meeting 1 - 4 PM Guided Reset 1 - 4:30 PM "Little Shop of Horrors" Musical at MMU 7:30 - 10 PM Amazing Eclipse-Themed Show - Sat. Night and Sun. Afternoon 7:30 PM +9 more see less
7 U-32 Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Huge U-32 Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM The Library Welcomes 2023 Babies at Annual Baby Brunch 10 AM - 12 PM Jerihill Bargain Bin 10 AM - 3 PM Kaynor's Sap Run 10k -- on Solar Eclipse Weekend! 11 AM Family Yard Sale April 7 12 - 5 PM Greek Food for Eclipse 12 - 6 PM Sunday Music: the Beeline Ramblers & Grahm and Katie 2 - 4 PM Little Shop of Horrors Musical at MMU 2 - 5 PM Heliand Consort at Westford Music Series 4 - 5 PM +6 more see less	8 Williston Eclipse Trail Closure: Monday, April 8 All Day Eclipse Viewing at MMUHS on April 8 All Day Town Office Closed on Monday, April 8 All Day Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Selectboard 10 AM Greek Food for Eclipse 12 - 6 PM Stone's Throw Will Be Open for the Eclipse! 12 - 6 PM MMU Eclipse Viewing Event 1 - 4 PM Dental Hygiene Cleaning Only $35 or Free! 1 PM (multiday) Davis Farm Eclipse Viewing 1 PM Purple Flower Cow - Paint & Sip 6 - 8 PM +6 more see less	9 Lake Iroquois-Patrick Brook Watershed Action Plan Mtg 10 AM - 12 PM Wastewater Alternatives Committee Meeting 3 - 4:15 PM Town of Richmond Cochran Road Corridor Scoping Study 5:30 - 7:30 PM Richmond Transportation Committee Meet, April 9 5:30 PM CVSD Indicators Committee Mtg 6 PM MMCTV Board Meeting April 9 6:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 9:30 PM Williston Development Review Board - April 9 Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	10 Are You 60+? Register for the April 10 Agewell Meal! 11 AM - 12 PM Underhill Energy Committee Regular Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Free Event - ParentIN x Prevention Expert Jess Lahey 7 - 8 PM Let's Make a Dog Bandana! 7 - 8 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Agenda - April 10 7 PM +2 more see less	11 April 11-14: Lyric's the Wizard of Oz at the Flynn (multiday) Fresh Cut Health Microgreens Available (multiday) Rescheduled: Invasive Plant Medicine at CVU Access 5:30 - 7:30 PM Constituent Meeting with Rep. S Graning and Squirrell 6 - 7 PM Underhill Regular Selectboard Meeting 6 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting 6:15 - 9:10 PM EWSD Board Emergency Meeting - April 11 6:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	12 CVU High School Presents 3 One Act Plays (multiday) EEE Spring 2024 Lecture Series 2 - 3 PM Fried Chicken Dinner This Friday- Reserve Tix! 4 - 6 PM Come See the WCS Addams Family Musical 6:30 - 9 PM	13 Vermont Youth Dancers Presents Cinderella! (multiday) Vermont Youth Dancers Presents Cinderella! (multiday) Essex Town Little League Baseball Clinic 8 - 9 AM Community Yoga on Saturday Mornings! 8 - 9 AM Waterbury LEAP Energy Fair April 13 9 AM - 12 PM Repair Cafe April 13 9 AM - 1 PM JETF Repair Cafe - Jericho Community Center - April 13 9 AM - 1 PM Can You Fix Things? JETF Wants You! 9 AM - 1 PM JETF Repair Cafe - Jericho Community Center April 13 9 AM - 1 PM 2024 LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM JURBIC Ecological and Inventory Monitoring Walk 10 - 11 AM Community Conversation with State Rep. Jana Brown 10 - 11 AM Draping Lecture and Demo at Little Bird Sewing Studio 10 - 11:30 AM Welcome New Baby Social at DRML 10 AM - 12 PM Special Storytime and Music with Local Author 10:30 - 11 AM Moving Sale - Tons of Furniture 12 PM (multiday) Vermont Youth Dancers Presents Cinderella! 1:30 PM (multiday) Vermont Youth Dancers Presents Cinderella! 1:30 PM (multiday) April 13 - Irene Allen's 120th Birthday Celebration 2 - 4 PM Ceili Class (Irish Social Dances) on Saturday 4:15 - 5:30 PM St. Thomas Church Calcutta 4:30 PM St. Thomas Calcutta 4:30 PM Calcutta 4:30 PM Teen 4-H Science Cafe 5 - 7 PM Calcutta Night 5 PM St. Thomas Calcutta 6 - 9 PM Green Mtn. Celts + More! April 13 at Good Shepherd Church 7 PM A Celebration of Showing Up: Storytelling and More 7:30 - 9:30 PM +24 more see less
14 2024 LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM Jen Kahn Mala Making Workshop 11 AM - 4 PM Spring Adult Crafting Class - Felted Robin & Nest April 14 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Sunday Music Date Change! 2 - 4 PM Jordanian Food for Funds 5 - 8 PM +2 more see less	15 Selectboard Meeting All Day Dental Hygiene Cleaning Only $35 or Free! 1 PM (multiday) Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 5 PM Spring Flower - Paint & Sip 6 - 8 PM Spring Flower - Paint & Sip 6 - 8 PM Westford Planning Commission - Agenda 6:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting - April 15 6:30 PM Underhill Conservation Commission Special Mtg Agenda 6:30 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 7:30 PM Presentation on Obtaining Italian Citizenship 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	16 The Williston Habitat Restore Revamp Needs Volunteers! 10 AM (multiday) Last Meeting of Lego Club at the Library 3 - 4 PM Wastewater Alternatives Committee Meeting 3 - 4 PM Junior League Black Flannel Initiative 5 - 7 PM Sewing Machine Set-Up Class at Little Bird Studio 6 - 8 PM CVSD School Board Regular Meeting 6 PM Support for an Afghan Family Coming to Richmond 7 - 7:40 PM Poker Hill School Book Club 7 - 8 PM Trails Committee 7 - 9 PM Tuesday April 16 - Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM +7 more see less	17 Special FWNI Storytime April 17 on the Common 9 - 10:30 AM Reversing Neuropathy is a Step Away 11 AM - 12 PM Queen City Business Builder 2024! 11 AM - 1 PM Read to Wyatt the Therapy Dog 3 - 4:30 PM Women's Golf League at Cedar Knoll 6 - 7:30 PM Lasagna Gardening with Laura Oliver at Jericho Town Library 6 - 7:30 PM Bluegrass Jams at Stone's Throw 6 - 8 PM Songfarmers - a Community Music Jam 6 - 8 PM SongFarmers - Community Music Jam 6 - 8 PM Essex Town Democratic Committee Caucus 6 PM Notice Republican Town Caucus 6:30 - 7:30 PM Westford Library Adult Book Group April 17 7 - 8 PM Williston Democratic Caucus 7 - 8 PM +9 more see less	18 RES PTO Silent Auction 12 AM - 9 PM RES PTO Silent Auction 12 AM - 9 PM Community Coffee Hour 10 AM Saxon Hill School Enchanted Dash & Magic Show 2 PM Baked Goods, Donations, and the Pickle Pandas 5:30 - 7 PM Meeting of the Richmond Democratic Committee 6 - 7 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM Parade and Fireworks Committee 7 - 9 PM Jericho Democratic Committee Delegate Caucus 7:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	19 Yard Sale - Multi Family - April 19 & 20 8 AM (multiday) Multi Family Yard Sale - Tanglewood Dr - April 19-20 8 AM (multiday) EEE Spring 2024 Lecture Series 2 - 3 PM Lasagna Night at Friday Food Affair 5 - 7 PM	20 Spring Break Cosmic Play, 3 Night Retreat for Teens (multiday) Cosmic Play: an Adventure Game Theater Teen Retreat (multiday) Cosmic Play: an Adventure Game Theater Teen Retreat (multiday) Cosmic Play: An Adventure Game Theater Teen Retreat (multiday) Essex Town Little League Baseball Clinic 8 - 9 AM Jerihill Vehicle Warehouse Storage Move Out Date 8 AM (multiday) Garage Sale 8 AM (multiday) Tool and Hardware Garage Sale 8 AM (multiday) St. Thomas Church Yard Sale 8:30 AM - 12 PM Make a Difference & Support Human Rights 9 - 10 AM Essex Jericho Underhill Ecumenical Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM Lilac Workday 10 AM - 12 PM 2nd Annual VT Poetry Festival at Dist. #5 Schoolhouse 10 AM - 4 PM Moving Yard Sale - 4893 Stage Rd, Jericho - April 20 10 AM - 5 PM Hora De Cuento (Spanish Storytime) at the Library 10:30 - 11 AM Free Screening - Kiss the Ground 1 - 3 PM Live Choral Music: Verdi's Requiem 7:30 - 9:30 PM Live Choral Music: Verdi's Requiem 7:30 - 9:30 PM Burlington Choral Society Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM +15 more see less
21 Spring Wildflowers Progression I 10 AM - 12 PM The Importance of Adaptability - Music & Spirit 11 AM - 12 PM Masonry in Early Vermont 2 - 3 PM Masonry in Early Vermont 2 - 3 PM Masonry in Early Vermont 2 - 3 PM Final Banner Workshop 2 - 4 PM +2 more see less	22 Ninja Science Spring Break Camp 12 PM (multiday) Dental Hygiene Cleaning Only $35 or Free! 1 PM (multiday) Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Transition Town Jericho (TTJ) Earth Day Discussion 7 - 8:30 PM Healthy Soil, Healthy Earth, Leads to Healthy Garden! 7 - 8:30 PM “Healthy Soil, Healthy Earth”, a Panel-Discussion 7 - 8:30 PM Westford DRB Notice of Public Hearing 7 PM +3 more see less	23 Wastewater Alternatives Committee Meeting 3 - 4 PM Richmond Transportation Committee Meeting 5:30 PM Yoga Starting at The Town Hall! 6:30 - 6:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting April 23 6:30 - 8 PM	24 Steps to End Domestic Violence - Community Training All Day Steps to End Domestic Violence - Community Training All Day Eggstatic! (for Kids) 10 - 11:30 AM Family Game Day at the Community Center 10 AM - 12 PM Age Well Grab and Go Meal at St. Thomas 11 AM See It. Sketch It. Bird It 1 - 3 PM Underhill Democratic Caucus & Vermont State Convention 6 - 7 PM Beltane Lore - A Wheel of the Year Workshop 6 - 8 PM Underhill Town Democrat Caucus 6 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Game Night at the Community Center (Adults & Teens) 6:30 - 8:30 PM DRB Meeting 7 PM +8 more see less	25 Free Coaching Support for "Crushing Food Cravings" 2 - 3 PM Seniors Meals (Bolton Up and Down Town Club) 5 - 6:30 PM Free Soup and Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM Free Soup and Bread Supper 5 - 7 PM City Nature Challenge Office Hour 6 - 7 PM Westford Selectboard Meeting April 25 6:15 - 8:30 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	26 Maple Fest in St. Albans (multiday) City Nature Challenge! (multiday) Shift Happens: Adult Healing Retreat (multiday) Shift Happens: Adult Healing Retreat (multiday) Shift Happens: Adult Healing Retreat (multiday) Quilt Show All Day Quilt Show 9 AM - 5 PM CVQG Biennial Quilt Show at Holy Family Parish Center 9 AM (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Show 10 AM (multiday) EEE Spring 2024 Lecture Series 2 - 3 PM Learn to Crochet! Kids Class 2 - 4 PM 2 Hour Website Building Workshop for High Schoolers 3 - 5 PM CNC Office Hours: Sunset on a Beaver Complex 7 - 9 PM +11 more see less	27 Looking for Holistic & Wellness Practitioners All Day April Bird Monitoring Walk 7:30 - 9 AM Tag Sale - Isham Cir - April 27 8 AM - 12 PM Garage Sale! 8 AM - 1 PM Vermont Horse Council Wishes to Invite You! 8 AM - 8 PM 6th Equine Industry Summit 8:30 AM - 4 PM 6th Equine Industry Summit 8:30 AM - 4 PM Volunteer Work Day 9 AM - 2 PM Downsizing Moving Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Annual Garage/Bake Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Garage Sale - 12 Bashaw Drive 9 AM - 5 PM Quilt Show 9 AM - 5 PM Yard Sale - East St. - April 27-28 9 AM (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Open House - Vermont Genealogy Library 10 AM - 4 PM Open House at the Vermont Genealogy Library 10 AM - 4 PM Vermont Gear Maker's Fest 11 AM - 4 PM Legislative Update 12 - 1:30 PM Fascia & Joint Mobility Workshop Series Begins April 27 12 - 2 PM CNC Office Hours: Silver Maple Floodplain Forest 2 - 4 PM Appalachian Flatfooting Dance Workshop and Concert 4 - 8:30 PM Learn About Working Forests in Vermont 5 - 7 PM Jericho CC - Learn About Forests and Current Use 5 - 7 PM Local Forests - Movie and Discussion 5 - 7 PM Paint and Sip- on Pottery! 5:30 - 7:30 PM +21 more see less
28 Multi Family Garage Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Quilt Show 9 AM - 5 PM Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Sunday Service at MMUUF - April 28 9:30 AM EWSD Budget Update & Conversations 10 - 11:30 AM Dog Adoption Event 10 AM - 1 PM Passion 4 Paws Dog Adoption Event April 28 10 AM - 1 PM Calvary Sunday Service April 28 10 AM Painting with Wool Class - Spring Flowers April 28 12 - 3 PM John Opulski - Artist at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library 12 PM (multiday) Spring Clothing Swap at the Community Center 1 - 3 PM CNC Office Hours: Wheeler Field 2 - 4 PM Learn to Identify and Remove Invasive Plants 3 - 5 PM Rewild Your Backyard 3 - 5 PM +10 more see less	29 CNC Office Hours: Preston Pond with Host Rob Mullen 4 - 6 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee 6 - 8 PM Fair Housing in Williston 6 - 8 PM Public Meeting - Remedial Action at Superfund Site 6 PM Republican Delegate Vote 6:30 - 8 PM 2 Kite Runner Tickets to the Flynn 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	30 Coffee and Cards at the Westford Public Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Wastewater Alternatives Committee Meeting 3 - 4 PM CVSD Special Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM Embroidery Stitch-In Event 6 - 8 PM Westford GOP Caucus 6 PM Yoga Starting at The Town Hall! 6:30 - 6:30 PM CVSD Finance Committee Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM EWSD Board Public Informational Hearing - April 30 6:30 - 9 PM Conversation Française/French Conversation 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	1 USPS Virtual Job Fair 11 AM - 1 PM Spring Plant Walk - Magical Ephemerals 5 - 6:30 PM Village Wastewater Info Meeting - Jericho Center 6 - 8 PM	2 The Essex Art League Invites You 9 - 11 AM Field Trip to East Monitor Barn 1:30 - 2:30 PM Exploring the Catholic Faith 6 - 7:30 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Reminder: Tree Removal Hearing 6:30 - 7:30 PM Substance Use & Our Community 6:30 - 8 PM Maker's Night - 1st Thursday of the Month! 6:30 - 8 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	3 Estate Sale (multiday) CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 8:15 AM Large Estate Sale - Hinesburg 10 AM (multiday) Agroforestry Workshop-Reminder! 12:30 - 2 PM Radical Self Care Retreat 4 PM (multiday) Celebrate May Day at Friday Food Affair 5 - 7 PM Long Trail End-to-Ender's Panel 6 - 7:30 PM Kaleidoscope: a Steps Social 6 - 9 PM Red Brick Coffee House 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	4 Green Up-Date This Saturday, May 4 All Day Reminder - Green Up Day, May 4 All Day Underhill Green Up Day All Day Green Up Day 6 AM Green Up Day May 4 (Save the Date) 7 AM - 8 PM Save the Date: 2024 Green Up Day Will Be May 4 8 AM - 6 PM Browns River Little League Opening Day Celebration! 8:15 AM - 5:30 PM Join Us! Potluck Breakfast for Green Up Day 8:30 - 10 AM St. Thomas Church Donation Days! 8:30 - 11 AM Clutter Barn Accepting Donations May 4 8:30 AM - 12 PM NAMI Vermont In Our Own Voice Training 9 AM Book Donations 9 - 11 AM Town Fair & Green Up Day - May 4 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Pop-Up Book Sale at JTL on Saturday 9:30 AM - 1 PM Be Cause Craft Show 9:30 AM - 4 PM Because Craft Show 9:30 AM - 4 PM Annual Spring Wildflower Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Celebration of Life Service for Harriet Riggs 11 AM - 12:30 PM Williston Town Band Concert Saturday! 12 - 1 PM Mills Riverside Park - Walk for Families This Saturday 2 PM 'A Murder Mystery' May 4 7 - 9 PM +18 more see less