Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2018

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25 Sunday Morning Worship in Warren Village 10 - 11 AM Craft Fair “All for the Dogs” Benefit All Breed Rescue 10 AM - 2 PM Louise Roomet Memorial Turkey Lane Turkey Trot 11:30 AM - 2 PM Art Sale 1 - 5 PM Turkey Trot This Sunday 1 PM Dungeons & Dragons Sunday 3 - 6 PM +2 more see less	26 Discover Girl Scouts 6 - 7 PM	27 Champlain Valley School District School Board Meeting 6 PM Restorative Yoga with Reiki at Mountain Rose 6:30 - 7:30 PM Solidarity Forever: Songs of Unions and Labor 7 PM Water/Wastewater Allocation Committee Meeting 7 PM	28 Lyric "Mamma Mia" Kick-Off/Info Meeting 7 PM Lyric "Mamma Mia" Kick-Off/Info Meeting 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM	29 Travelogue 12:30 - 1 PM Ma & Pembum 5:30 - 7:30 PM Film Screening at Ilsley Public Library: El Norte 6 - 9 PM Let Your Yoga Dance: Peace, Love, and Light 7 - 8 PM The Betasab Project: the Global Family Initiative 7 - 8:30 PM One World Library Project - Upcoming Program 7 - 8:30 PM Lot 15 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	30 FAFSA Workshop at CCV 2 - 4 PM Enjoy Tasty Pizza, Help Kids Friday! 5 - 6:30 PM Enjoy Fabulous Pizza, Help Kids - Friday! 5 - 6:30 PM Sip and Shop at Canadian Club - Barre Town 5 - 9 PM Paint N Sip Fundraiser for Mt Abe Music Dept NYC Trip 6 - 8 PM Wind Ensemble Concert with Scottish Smallpipes! 7 - 8 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert - Mt. Abe 7 - 8 PM A Celtic Christmas - Green Mt. Performing Arts 7:30 - 8:30 PM The Arsonists at the Valley Players 7:30 - 9 PM Reel Film Fridays at Lawrence Memorial Library 7:30 - 9:30 PM Great Holiday Show This Weekend 7:30 PM (multiday) Treat Yourself - See the Drowsy Chaperone 8 PM (multiday) +8 more see less	1 Hinesburg Highway Garage Open House 8 AM - 12 PM MUHS Ski and Snowboard Sale - Alpine and XC Skis 8 AM - 3 PM Yin Yoga and Reiki 9 - 11 AM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Annual Christmas Bazaar at Bristol Federated Church 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Vermont Energy & Climate Action Conference 9 AM - 4:30 PM St. Ambrose Christmas Marketplace 9 AM - 5 PM Very Merry Middlebury Kicks Off Saturday! 9 AM - 5 PM Middlebury Farmers' Market Holiday Fair 9:30 AM - 2 PM Middlebury Farmers' Market 2018 Holiday Market 9:30 AM - 2 PM Annual Holiday Sale at the Collection 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Charlotte Central School Holiday Market - Don't Miss It 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM Hill Farm Vintage Winter Holiday Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Hill Farm Vintage Winter Holiday Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Hill Farm Vintage Winter Holiday Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Pottery Sale at Middlebury Studio School 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Sale - Luke Iannuzzi Pottery 10 AM - 6 PM Harwood Christmas Tree Sale 10 AM - 6 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 8 PM Free Concert! Green Mountain Horn Club 2 - 3 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert - Middlebury College 4 - 5 PM East Middlebury Memory Tree Lighting 4 PM A 1,200 Mile Walk Across Europe 5 - 6:30 PM 13th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration 5 PM Ripton Community Coffeehouse 7 - 10:30 PM The Valley Players Present "The Arsonists" 7:30 - 9 PM Amy Rigby at the Ripton Coffee House! 7:30 - 10 PM Amy Rigby Dec. 1 - Ripton Coffee House 7:30 - 10:30 PM Amy Rigby to the Ripton Community Coffee House Stage! 7:30 - 10:30 PM +27 more see less
2 Aroma Yoga Reiki Class 8:45 - 11 AM Got Cabin Fever? Bridge School Open Gym Dec. 2 9 - 11 AM Chicken Hill Gardens Holiday Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Middlebury Shape Note Singing Dec. 2 1 - 3 PM Holiday Tea at Mary's Restaurant; Ring in Holiday Cheer 2 - 3:30 PM Magic: the Gathering at Warren Library Sunday 2 - 4:30 PM The Arsonists at the Valley Players 3 - 4:30 PM Community Chanukah Party 3 - 6 PM Born to Rewild at Richmond Free Library 4 - 5:30 PM Darol Anger/Emy Phelps and the Matt Flinner Trio 4 PM Reiki & Restorative Yoga Workshop at Valley Glow Yoga 6 - 8 PM +7 more see less	3 Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Dec. 3 6 - 9 PM	4 Community DInner All Day Blood Drive at Fayston School Dec. 4 All Day Hinesburgh Public House Community Supper Benefits HCRC All Day	5 Toy Swap/Sale - Official! 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM Video Screenings on Global Environmental Problems 4:30 - 5:30 PM	6 Neat Repeats Midd Night Stroll 9:30 AM - 8 PM Tween Book Bites at Ilsley Public Library 1 - 2:30 PM Bridge School Mini-Camp 5 - 8 PM Pro Skin Studio's Midd Night Stroll - Middlebury 5 - 8 PM Pro Skin Studio's Midd Night Stroll 5 - 8 PM Opening Reception More Light, Small Works Show at NoDa 5 - 8 PM Bridge School Mini-Camp 5 - 8 PM Bridge School Mini Camp 5 - 8 PM Holiday Sing-Along at Library 6 - 8 PM Making Gifts With The Chocolate Man 7 - 8:30 PM Mobile Home Efficiency Energy Saving Workshop 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	7 Hatch 31 Fundraiser All Day Country Christmas Instagram Contest All Day Country Christmas at Peanut & Mouse 9:30 AM (multiday) Toy Swap/Sale - Official! 10 AM (multiday) Country Christmas - Make Your Own Blown Glass Ornament 1 PM (multiday) 11th Annual "Chocolate Walk" Event 5 - 9 PM Nick Mayer Art Open Studio & Chocolate Walk FRIDAY 5 - 9 PM Friday Night Movie at Library Dec. 7 7 - 8:30 PM Launch Party - Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition 7 - 10 PM The Arsonists at the Valley Players Theater 7:30 - 9 PM +6 more see less	8 Merry Market This Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Church Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude's Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair at Courtyard Apts. in Winooski 9 AM - 3 PM New Town Hall Project Open House 10 AM - 12 PM Kids' Craft Fair! 10 AM - 3 PM First Annual Young Crafters Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Hill Farm Vintage's Winter Holiday Sale Continues 10 AM - 4 PM Pottery Studio Open House 10 AM (multiday) Robert Compton Pottery Open for the Holidays 10 AM (multiday) Deborah Holmes Watercolors Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Story Time with Sarah Dillard at the Collection 10:30 AM - 12 PM Yestermorrow Semester Program Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Holiday Card Making for Adults 11 AM - 3 PM Making Holiday Cards! 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Cardmaking for Adults 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Cardmaking 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Taste of the Valley 12 - 2 PM Country Christmas at the Taste Place 12 - 6 PM Holiday Sale - Luke Iannuzzi Pottery 12 - 6 PM Country Christmas with Marilyn's at Ideas 12 - 7 PM Open Studio and Art Sale 1 - 5 PM A Cappella and Hand Bells 2 - 3 PM Create a Gingerbread Village with Sister-To-Sister 2 - 4 PM Solstice Season Celebration 4:30 - 7 PM Chanukah Party/Fund Riser at Zen Barn 5:30 - 8 PM Dinner and Movie at Round Barn (Benefits MMU Nordic!) 5:30 - 8 PM Chanukah Party/Fund Riser at ZenBarn 5:30 - 8 PM Vermont Swings and USA Dance Hosts Holiday Dance 6:30 - 11 PM Carols, Cookies & Cocoa 7 - 8:30 PM Hot Box Honey Performs Burnham Music Series 7:30 - 9 PM Hot Box Honey Performs Burnham Music Series 7:30 PM Burnham Hall Concert Series 7:30 PM +29 more see less
9 Indoor “Garage” Sale Dec. 9 All Day Don't Miss the Annual Community Holiday Concert 2 AM Middlebury Sweets Holiday Open House with Santa! 12 - 4 PM Gingerbread House Decorating 1 - 3 PM Amaryllis Christmas Concert in Lincoln 2 - 3 PM Annual Caroling Party! 2 - 4 PM Christmas Choral & Orchestra Concert Dec. 9 - Hinesburg 2 PM (multiday) Christmas/Holiday Choral Concert 2 PM Sugarbush Racing Club 2019 Kickoff Party 4:30 - 6 PM Holiday Concert 4:30 PM St. Ambrose Community Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Call of the Forest Film at Huntington Public Library 5:15 PM Environmental Film Series Starting Dec. 9 5:30 - 8 PM +9 more see less	10 Burlington Pint Night with Special Guest Jessi Johnson 6:30 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Agenda for Monday 7 - 9 PM Amaryllis Concert in Middlebury 7:30 - 8:30 PM	11 Travelogue: Mayan Ruins, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras 1:30 PM CVSD School Board Budget Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Button Up Holiday Potluck and Energy Audit Give-Away! 6 - 8 PM Sparkling Wine Tasting Event 6 - 9 PM The Sweet Spot Dinner Party 6:30 PM Meet the Contractors with Button Up in Bristol 7 - 9 PM Water/Wastewater Allocation Committee Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	12 Rotary Club Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM Meals on Wheels Holiday Party 5 - 7 PM Service of Light & Hope: Wednesday at Warren 6:30 - 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM Recreational Volleyball 7:30 - 9:30 PM +1 more see less	13 Sr Lunch at Libanus Lodge Thursday 11 AM - 1 PM Ukulele Holiday Harmony 1:30 PM The Castle on the Cliff: Bridge School Play 1:45 - 2:30 PM Reception and Pottery Show 4 - 6 PM Reception at Middlebury Studio School 4 - 6 PM Midd Night Stroll Tonight 5 - 8 PM The Castle on the Cliff: a Bridge School Play 5:30 - 6:30 PM HBPA Annual Holiday Social to Benefit HCRC 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pack the House - Mt. Abraham Basketball Dec. 13 & 18 5:30 - 9 PM The Castle on The Cliff: Bridge School Play 5:45 - 6:45 PM Mrs. Claus is Coming to Town! 6 PM Santa Lucia Event at St Stephens Church, Middlebury 7 - 8 PM FLO 1% Lot First Public Meeting 7 - 9 PM +9 more see less	14 Free Criminal Record Expungement Clinic 2 - 6 PM Fish Fry Friday at Mad River Glen 4 - 8 PM Weight-Watching Group Friday 4:30 at Library 4:30 PM 2nd Annual "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" Music Event 5 - 9 PM Free Magic Show 6 - 6:30 PM Addison County Holiday Mix-Stravaganza 6 - 10 PM Addison County Holiday Mix-Stravaganza 6 - 10 PM +3 more see less	15 Winter Farmers Market 9 AM - 12:30 PM Good Beginnings and Touch of Vermont Holiday Market 9 AM - 4 PM Touch of Vermont Holiday Gift Market 9 AM - 4 PM Food Drive for Middlebury 9 AM - 4 PM First Annual Craft and Art Fair 9 AM (multiday) Get Out of the Cold and Into the Pool! 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Family Swim Days to Support RES and FoR 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM "Coffee with Kirk" (Our Warren Post Master) 10 AM - 12 PM Santa is Coming to Danforth Workshop Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shopping at Robert Compton Pottery 10 AM (multiday) Ellen Spring Studio Holiday Sale Dec. 15 and 16 11 AM (multiday) Family Gingerbread House Workshop! 12:30 - 1:30 PM Santa Visit 1 PM Free Gift Wrapping 2 - 4 PM The "Perennial Turn" and People of Faith 4 - 5 PM New Haven's Winterfest Celebration! 5 - 8 PM Blue Christmas - Service of Remembrance & Hope 5:30 PM Christmas Concert 7 - 8 PM Mr. Christmas Tree Pageant 7 - 8 PM +15 more see less
16 Christmas Pageant at Warren United Church Sunday 10 - 11 AM Santa Claus is Coming to Hinesburg! 10 AM - 2 PM Santa Sighting! 10 AM - 2 PM Community Dinner at Mary's 11 AM - 2 PM 36th Holiday Dinner & Festival 11:30 AM - 2 PM Walk and Learn in the HTF with Ethan Tapper 1 - 3 PM Magic: the Gathering Club at Warren Library 2 - 4:30 PM CVU Madrigals Performance 3 - 4:30 PM Circle-Singing with Jody Albright and Diane Tetrault 3 - 4:30 PM East Monkton Church Celebration of Christmas 4 - 5 PM Celebration of Christmas at East Monkton Church 4 - 5 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 - 6 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 PM Federated Church Supper & Variety Show 6 - 8 PM +10 more see less	17 Annual Monkton Central School PTO Holiday Bazaar All Day Cvsd Finance Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Dec. 17 6 - 9 PM Selectboard Agenda for Monday 6 PM	18 Interview with Don Simonini About FLO 5 - 6 PM Web Workshop Free: How to Do Business w/ Your Website 5 - 6:30 PM Approaches to Grief: Sympathy, Empathy, and Compassion 6 - 7:30 PM Monkton Town Plan Public Hearing 7 - 9 PM	19 Drop in Painting Group 2 - 9 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM You've Got This - Best Holiday Gift Ever! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Cookie & Recipe Exchange 6:30 - 7:30 PM	20 Open Studio and Paintings Show 3 - 7 PM Film Screening of West Side Story 6 - 8:30 PM Community Open House with Electeds 6:30 - 8 PM Community Open House with Electeds 6:30 - 8 PM Quiet Advent/Solstice Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	21	22 Rikert Fatbike Roundup, Saturday All Day Middlebury Winter Farmers Market 9 AM - 12:30 PM Mt. Abraham Varsity Wrestling Duels Dec. 22 10 AM - 2 PM Deborah Holmes Watercolors, Holiday Hours 10 AM - 4 PM Fair Trade Southwest Tribal Arts Event 12 PM (multiday) On Farm Market - Maple Wind Farm (Saturday) 1 - 4 PM Sip, Sing Shop at Almost Home Market 2 - 4 PM 3rd Annual "Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light" Event 5 - 9 PM Christmas Candlelight Service 7:30 PM +5 more see less
23 Children's Cookie Making Class at Almost Home Market 10:30 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Messiah Sing 2 - 4:15 PM Holiday Pie Making Class at Toast & Eggs 3 - 5 PM	24 Christmas Eve Service All Day Christmas Eve V Smiley Preserves Sale & Tea/Social 8:30 - 11 AM V Smiley's Jam+Tea+Scones+Cake at Tandem Monday 8:30 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Tea, Cake and Jam Sale at Tandem 8:30 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Service in Warren - 4 PM 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Candle Light Service 5 PM Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service in Warren - 7 PM 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 PM Christmas Eve Service of Carols and Candles 8 PM +7 more see less	25	26	27 Restorative Yoga with Reiki at Mountain Rose 6 - 7:30 PM	28 Teen Pizza Party at Ilsley Public Library 12 - 2:30 PM Meet the Artist 5 - 7 PM	29
30 Sunday Morning Worship in Warren Village 10 - 11 AM	31 Bristol Best Night is Coming Soon! 3:30 AM - 11 PM New Year's Eve in Bristol! 3:30 - 11 PM Highlight Lasagna Event 4 - 8 PM Highlight Lasagna Event 4 - 8 PM Bristol Best Night 2019! 4 - 10 PM New Year's Eve Supper 5 - 8 PM Schedule Change for New Years Eve Fireworks and Skating 6:30 - 9 PM Family New Years Eve Glow Party 8 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	1 New Year's Day Yoga with April Smith 11 AM - 12:45 PM Yoga on New Year's Day 6 - 7:15 PM	2	3 Otter Creek Poets Now Welcoming New Members 1 - 3 PM Farewell Retirement Party for Deb Van Dyke 4:30 - 6:30 PM	4 Blood Drive Until 5 PM REDadmiral 2-Hour Happy Hour at Magic Hat 5 - 7 PM New Year Henna Night at Vergennes Movement! 5 - 7:30 PM Quadra Concert at Old Lantern - Tickets on Sale! 6:30 - 11:30 PM Movie Night 6:30 PM Free Movie at Lawrence Memorial Library Friday! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	5 Transform Relationship w/ Food Using Self-Compassion 11 AM - 1 PM Free Feldenkrais Movement Class 3 - 4 PM Parents Relax While Kids Cook - Dinner to Follow 3:30 - 7 PM Lake Champlain Delta Waterfowl 1st Annual Banquet 5 - 9 PM Galatic Soccer - Kids Night Out 6 - 9 PM Contradance 1with Pete's Posse & Luke Donforth 6 - 9 PM Quadra Concert at Old Lantern - Tickets on Sale! 6:30 - 11:30 PM Patrick Fitzsimmons - Ripton Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM Ripton Community Coffeehouse 7:30 - 10:30 PM Patrick Fitzsimmons - Ripton Coffee House Saturday 7:30 - 10:30 PM Stone City Plays Hatch31 8 - 11 PM +7 more see less