Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Adult Pickleball 9 AM Holiday Card Workshop Dec. 1 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Card Making Workshop 10 AM - 12 PM Learn-To-Curl Clinic (Green Mountain Curling Club) 12 - 2:30 PM Wreath Making Workshop 1 - 3 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Winter Concert at United Church 2 - 3:30 PM Vermont Women & the Civil War 2 - 3:30 PM Tree Lighting at Willey's Store 5 - 6 PM +6 more see less	2 0pen Studio Moving in November 9:30 - 11:30 AM Blood Drive in Westfield 12:30 - 5 PM Craftsbury Fire District #2 \| Regular Meeting Dec 2 5:30 - 7 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Lamoille North Community Budget Discussion 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	3 Make Your Own Green Cleaner! with LRSWMD 11 AM Greensboro Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Dec. 3 4 - 7 PM Irasburg Select Board Special Meeting Dec. 3 4:30 PM Christmas Cookie Exchange 5 - 7 PM Diana Mara Henry Book Launch 5:30 - 7 PM How Telescopes Work - by the Lamoille County Stargazers 5:30 PM Hyde Park Town Planning Commission Meeting Dec. 3 6 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM Albany Selectboard Meeting Dec. 3 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	4 VT Humanities Zoom Program on Vermont History 2 - 3 PM Read Aloud Sessions; Spirituality 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Leach Library Dec. Trustee Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM	5 Baby Chat Nov. 7 10 - 11:30 AM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Unveil the Pelvis 5:30 - 7 PM Community Forum on Housing and Homelessness 6 - 7 PM Climate Café Series at Sterling College 6 - 7:30 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Town of Hyde Park DRB Hearing - Dec. 5 6 PM Visiting Writer Reading - Brendan Shay Basham 8 - 9 PM +4 more see less	6 Pop Up Program: Frankenstuffies 10 AM - 12 PM Public Hearing: Jay-Lyn Saturday Winter Service 11 - 11:30 AM Hardwick Farmers' Market 4 - 7 PM Exhibit Opening: Searching for Vermont's Lost Ski Areas 5 - 8 PM Contra Dance at Sterling College 6:30 - 8:30 PM Inherit the Wind 7 - 9 PM Northsong Christmas Concert Dec 6 and Dec 8 7:30 PM +3 more see less	7 Free Community Breakfast Offered Dec. 7 8 - 9:30 AM Johnson Elementary School Christmas Craft Fair 8 AM - 3 PM Community Breakfast and Craft Fair 8:30 AM - 3 PM Sterling View Christmas Craft Show 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar at Richford First Baptist Church 9 AM - 2 PM 46th Annual Craft Fair Hosted by Second Congo Church 9 AM - 3 PM 46th Annual Hyde Park Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Festival of Lights Special Saturday Hours 10 AM - 12 PM Amnesty International's Human Rights Day Event 10 AM - 12 PM Friends of LML Book and Bake Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Friends for Lanpher Library Holiday Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Make 'Simple Gifts' with the Old Stone House Museum 10 AM - 2 PM Gingerbread, Santa Claus, Books, and Fun! 10 AM - 2:30 PM Winter Wonderland Holiday Craft Show 10 AM - 3 PM Celebrate the 24th Annual Festival of Lights 🎄 10 AM - 4 PM Photo Art Sale 10 AM - 4 PM River Arts - Festival of Lights, Raffle Baskets & More! 10 AM - 4 PM Itchin' to Be Stitchin' 10 AM Prospective Student Open House at Sterling College 10:30 AM - 2 PM The Shire Choir Sings at Winter Market in Greensboro! 11 AM - 3 PM WinterMarket at the Highland Center for the Arts 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Decor Yard Sale 12 - 3 PM Ladies Luncheon 12 PM Protect Our Wildlife Update 1 - 2 PM Real Talk About Coyotes and the Wolf 1 - 2 PM VTSU Johnson Women's Basketball vs VTSU Lyndon 1 - 2:30 PM Explorers and Crafters: Minecraft Club for Kids 1 - 3 PM Christmas Concert Dec. 7 2 - 4 PM Deck the Halls at Goodrich Memorial Library 2 - 4 PM Holiday Garland Making at Mud and Lace 2:45 - 6 PM VTSU Johnson Men's Basketball vs. VTSU Lyndon 3 - 4:30 PM A Christmas Carol in Derby Line by Borderline Players 3 - 5 PM Crystal Pop Up at The Rising Sun 3 - 5 PM Johnson Holiday Jubilee Parade Road Closure 3:45 - 4:15 PM Johnson's Holiday Jubilee 3:45 - 6 PM Rejuvenation Wellness Center at Johnson Jubilee 4 - 6 PM Drum and Paint at the Jubilee! 4 - 6 PM Holiday Pet Remembrance Service 4 PM North Country Chorus Christmas Concert 7:30 PM (multiday) +35 more see less
8 Adult Pickleball 9 AM Photo Art Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Family Open Gym 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Hard-Pressed Print Shop - Block Printing Workshop 12 - 3 PM Hard-Pressed Community Printshop Blockprinting Workshop 12 - 3 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Hyde Park Lighting of the Wreaths 4 - 5 PM +4 more see less	9 Lakeview & Woodbury Concert Postponed All Day 0pen Studio Moving in November 9:30 - 11:30 AM Hyde Park Special Selectboard Meeting - Dec 9 @ 530pm 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Caroling in the Village 5:45 - 7 PM Johnson Recreation Economy Opportunities Task Force 6:30 - 8 PM Moonday Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Hyde Park Special Selectboard Meeting NHP Dec 9 @ 7pm 7 PM +4 more see less	10 Night Tree Story Time 10 - 11 AM Pathways Vermont Presentation on Ending Homelessness 4:30 - 5:30 PM Pathways Vermont Presentation on Ending Homelessness 4:30 - 5:30 PM Pathways Vermont Presents Crossing Paths 4:30 - 5:30 PM Thermal Energy Network Workshop Dec. 10 5 - 6:30 PM Teen Fiber Arts Group 5:30 - 6:45 PM Greensboro Housing Sub-Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Dive in Deep with Ducks! 6:30 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	11 LGBTQIA+ Meet-Up 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Death Cafe 6 - 7 PM Blue Christmas 6 - 7 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM Winter Concerts, Art Show, Theater at Hazen 6 PM (multiday) Greensboro Selectboard Meeting Dec. 11 6:30 PM Vermont Crime Fiction Author Zoom Talk Next Wednesday 7 - 8 PM Visiting Artist Talk - Colette Fu 8 - 9 PM +5 more see less	12 Holiday Celebrations 1 PM (multiday) Recycling Roundtable 4 - 5 PM Morristown Municipal Budget 6 - 7 PM Climate Café Series at Sterling College 6 - 7:30 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	13 Sled Dog Storytime 10 - 11 AM GPC Work Session 10 AM - 12 PM Community Holiday Party Extravaganza at Lost Nation! 4 PM (multiday) VTSU Johnson Women's Basketball vs ME Augusta 6 - 7:30 PM VSO Brass and Counterpoint in Newport 7 - 9 PM Come See "Inherit the Wind" in Hyde Park 7 PM (multiday) VSO Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus 7 PM VTSU Johnson Men's Basketball vs. Me Augusta 8 - 9:30 PM +4 more see less	14 Energy-Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market! 12 AM - 2 PM Christmas Vendor Sale, Jay Peak Post #28 North Troy 9 AM - 3 PM Montgomery PTCO 10th Annual Holiday Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Northern VT Ridge Runners Ugly X-Mas Sweater Meet Up 10 - 11 AM Gingerbread Houses Dec. 14 10 - 11:30 AM Copley Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour Dec. 14 10 AM - 3 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 10 AM - 3 PM Northwoods Pottery Sale and Tour 10 AM (multiday) North Woods Pottery Tour 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Pottery Sale at Borealis Studios! 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Sale Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Centerpiece Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Holiday Centerpiece Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Craftsbury Holiday Farmers' Market 11 AM - 2 PM Energy-Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market! 11 AM - 2 PM Energy Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market 11 AM - 2 PM Energy-Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market! 11 AM - 2 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 11 AM (multiday) Xander, VT Therapy Dog Visit 11 AM “Santa at the Shelter” Dec. 14 12 - 2 PM Bread CSA - Holiday Gift Pack 12 PM (multiday) Explorers and Crafters: Minecraft Club for Kids 1 - 3 PM Lamoille Valley Dance Academy's Nutcracker/Holiday Show 1 PM (multiday) Goodrich Memorial Library Holiday Open House 2 - 4 PM Holiday Tree Lighting and Caroling 3 PM Light Parade 5:30 - 7 PM +23 more see less
15 Breakfast with Santa at Morrisville Fire Department 8 AM - 12 PM Adult Pickleball 9 AM Northwoods Pottery Tour Dec. 14 10 AM - 3 PM Northwoods Pottery Tour 10 AM - 3 PM Sleigh Ride 11 AM - 3 PM Hitchcock Memorial Museum & Library Holiday Open House 11:30 AM - 1 PM Stowe Farmers' Market Holiday Market 12 - 4 PM Christmas Workshop 1 - 3 PM Children's Christmas Workshop Dec. 15 1 - 3 PM Cookies & Fire Truck Rides with Santa 1 - 3 PM Cole Kerr Originals Christmas Open House 1 - 4 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Watercolor Painting Classes in Westfield 1:30 - 3 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Winter Concert 2 - 4 PM Want to Spread a Little Holiday Cheer? 3 PM +11 more see less	16 Clarina Howard Nichols Center Raffle All Day 0pen Studio Moving in November 9:30 - 11:30 AM Monday Mending at the Genny Albany 4 - 7 PM Monday Mending at the Genny Albany 4 - 7 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Winter Concert, Art Show, and Lantern Walk 6 - 7 PM Author Visit with George Woodard 6 - 7:30 PM New Date - Winter Concert, Art Show, and Lantern Walk 6 PM Handel's Messiah Community Sing 6:45 - 9 PM +5 more see less	17 Holiday Storytimes at the Craftsbury Public Library 10 - 11 AM Free Vaccine Clinic - No Appointment Needed! 2:30 - 4:30 PM Dementia/Alzheimer's Care Partners Support Group 3:30 - 5 PM Light Up the Library! 5 PM Hyde Park Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 17 5:30 PM Square Dance Classes 7 - 8:30 PM Albany Selectboard Meeting - Dec 17 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	18 BYOBook Group at MCL 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM Rescheduled-Westfield Caroling on the Common 6 PM Lamoille Valley Rail Trail Committee Meeting Agenda 6 PM Advent Taizé Service at E. Craftsbury Presbyterian 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	19 Goodrich Memorial Library December Book Club 1 - 2 PM Holiday Sing-A-Long in Memory of Benjamin Clapp 6 - 7 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM Town of Hyde Park Drb Hearing - Dec. 19 at 6:00pm 6 PM Craftsbury Fire District #2 – Special Meeting Dec. 19 6:45 - 7 PM +1 more see less	20 Half Price Sale (multiday) Felted Soap Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM Free Vaccine Clinic at the Library 1 - 3 PM Vaccine Clinic for Age 0-64 1 - 3 PM Bread and Puppet Theater Present: the Christmas Story 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	21 Candle Centerpiece Workshop Dec. 21 10 - 10:30 AM Hard-Pressed Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Saturday Storytime Featuring Musician Anna Adler 11 AM 🏡 Open House and Community Food Drive 🍎 1 - 3 PM Explorers and Crafters: Minecraft Club for Kids 1 - 3 PM Winter Solstice Yoga Nidra for the HAFP 4:30 - 6 PM Contagious Lite 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less
22 Adult Pickleball 9 - 11 AM Family Open Gym 10:30 AM - 11:30 PM Village Singing 4 - 5 PM Candle Light Service 6 - 7 PM Porter Brook Trio / Birdhouse Band Holiday Show Dec. 22 7 - 8:30 PM Re: Annual Christmas Concert 7 PM +2 more see less	23 0pen Studio Moving in November 9:30 - 11:30 AM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	24 Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 5 AM Holiday Storytimes at the Craftsbury Public Library 10 - 11 AM Candlelight Christmas Eve Dec. 24 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Service 4:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 5 - 6 PM Celebrate Christmas Eve at St. Matthew's! 5 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 6 PM Christmas Eve Cantata and Candlelight Service 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	25 Albany Transfer Station - Closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1 4 - 7 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Movie Night 6 - 8 PM	26 Pizza & Game Night at Simpson Library 4 - 6 PM Table Tennis 6 - 8 PM	27 Johnson Community Blood Drive 12 - 4:30 PM	28 Join Your Legislators for a Community Conversation! 8 - 10:30 AM Explorers and Crafters: Minecraft Club for Kids 1 - 3 PM Poetry & Pie 4 - 5 PM
29 Adult Pickleball 9 - 11 AM	30 0pen Studio Moving in November 9:30 - 11:30 AM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	31	1 Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	2 Baby Chat Nov. 7 10 - 11:30 AM	3	4 Community Meeting Day - Pie for Breakfast! 8 AM - 12 PM Justice for Dogs "Pop Up" Bottle/Can Drive Jan. 4 9 - 11 AM