Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2016

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27 Tag Sale This Weekend! (multiday) Women's Festival of Crafts, Burlington Nov. 26 - 27 10 AM (multiday) Abb's Nutcracker 2016 3 PM (multiday) Two-Hour Turkey (Or Tofu) Burner at Studio Zenith 9 - 11 AM West African Drum and Dance 10 AM - 12 PM Winter Market at Pierce Hall in Rochester 10 AM - 4 PM Winter Farmers Market Sunday Nov. 27 11 AM - 3 PM Tai Chi Beginners Workshop This Sunday 3 - 5 PM +4 more see less	28 Selectboard Discussion of Scrag Gateway Project 6:30 - 7:30 PM	29 Get a Bite for the River of Light! All Day Giving Tuesday at Bridgeside Books 9:30 AM - 6 PM Hunger Mtn. Headwaters Conservation Project 7 - 8 PM Informational Meeting Nov. 29 and Special Town Meeting 7 PM Improv Session Nov. 29 7:15 - 9:15 PM +1 more see less	30 Vermont Community Garden Network 6 - 7:30 PM Essential Oil 102 Class 6 PM Northfield and Williamstown Schools Merger Committee 6 PM	1 MOPS/MOMSnext Group Meeting Dec. 1 Until 6:30 PM Northern Forest Canoe Trail Fundraiser 12 AM - 10 PM Puppet Shows at Rumney School 1:45 PM Holiday Wreath Making at Brown Public Library 6 - 8 PM MOPS and MomsNext Dec. 1 6:30 - 8 PM Shape Note Singing Thursday in Waterbury! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Try Shape Note Singing Tonight! 6:30 - 8:30 PM New England Vegetarian Singles Potluck in Rochester 6:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Country Holiday Fest Dec. 2 - 4 4 PM (multiday) Chocolate Walk 5 - 9 PM Tandem Holiday Market 5 - 9 PM Dinner & Silent Auction - Huntington House on Friday! 5 - 10 PM Sweet Pea & Friends Book Signing at the Collection 5:30 - 7 PM Sweet Pea & Friends Book Signing at the Collection Dec. 2 5:30 - 7 PM Tween Scene for Christmas 6 - 9 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7 - 8 PM First Friday Movie Night This Friday 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	3 Bella Voce Holiday Concerts! (multiday) Awesome Jingle Bell Silent Auction for Valley Arts! (multiday) Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Merry Market Dec. 3 9 AM - 3 PM Bridgeside Books Annual Open House Dec. 3 9:30 AM - 7 PM “Try Out the Cello!” Special Free Event 10 AM - 12 PM Orchard Valley Book Sale - Beautiful Books for Children 10 AM - 1 PM Food Collection at Shaws for Local Food Shelfs Dec. 3 10 AM - 2 PM 2016 GMPR Craft/Vendor Show 10 AM - 3 PM Floating Bridge Food and Farms Annual Holiday Market 10 AM (multiday) International Boutique 10 AM 'Brave Little Finn' Story Time at Bridgeside Books Dec. 3 11 AM - 12 PM Drop and Shop at Warren School 11 AM - 4 PM Canteen is Open This Sunday! 12 - 5 PM Puppy Playdate at the Reservoir Saturday 12:30 PM Holiday Concert Dec. 3 2 PM River of Light Lantern Parade 5 - 6 PM Community Chorus Concert Dec. 3 6 - 7:30 PM 20th Annual Holiday Open House at the Collection Dec. 3 6 - 9 PM 20th Annual Holiday Open House at the Collection 6 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 7 PM DaddyLongLegs House Concert and CD Release 7:30 - 9 PM Jory Nash at Ripton Coffee House Dec. 3 7:30 - 10:30 PM +19 more see less
4 Pancake Fundraiser All Day Sunday Morning Book Club 10 AM - 12 PM Calm Amidst the Chaos at Indy Yoga in Waterbury 11 AM - 1 PM Vermont Choral Union Concert 3 - 5 PM Magic the Gathering 3:30 - 5 PM Hancock's Annual Christmas Party Sunday! 4 - 6 PM +2 more see less	5 International Boutique in Waitsfield (multiday) Selectboard Agenda – Monday Dec. 5 All Day Walk-In Herbal Clinic in Montpelier 1 - 5 PM Open House & Rapid Reviews at Joslin Library 4 - 6 PM Rapid Reviews and Merriment at Joslin Library 4 - 6 PM Rumney School Board Meeting Monday 5:30 PM Game and Pizza Night at Zach's Every First Monday 6:30 - 8 PM Post-Election Brainstorming 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	6 NES Parent Meeting Dec. 6 All Day Coding for Kids Returns to WPL Next Tuesday 3 - 4 PM Special Town Meeting Dec. 6 7 PM Starksboro Town Meeting Dec. 6 7 PM	7 International Boutique Sale Update 10 AM (multiday) Art by Alix and Jewelry at Waterbury Senior Center 11 AM - 1 PM Star Bright, Star Night at Bridgeside Home Tonight 5 - 8 PM Community Resilience Forum and Celebration 5:30 - 7:30 PM Community Forum + Resilience Celebration 5:30 - 7:30 PM Friends of the Mad River Presentation and Discussion Dec. 7 5:30 - 7:30 PM Embracing a Mad River: Community Resilience Forum 5:30 - 7:30 PM Community Resilience Forum 5:30 PM (multiday) Rotary Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner 6 - 8 PM Alex & Ani Fundraiser for Leukemi & Lymphoma Society 6 - 8 PM Winter Movie Night at the WPL with “The Endurance” 6 - 8 PM Mt Abe and Robinson School Budget Forum Dec. 7 6 PM Service of Light and Hope 7 - 8 PM Animals of the North Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM TUC in the Woods 7 - 9:30 PM +11 more see less	8 Thatcher Brook PTO – Muffins with Moms! (multiday) Grand Re-Opening of Best Western of Waterbury 4 - 7 PM Community Dinner 6 - 7 PM Important! Meeting About Future of Rochester School! 6 - 8 PM Solve This Riddle, Win $50! 6 - 8 PM First 50 Attendees to Winterfest Action Auction Win Big 6 - 8 PM Weekly Game Night at the Woods Lodge 6 - 11 PM Hinesburg Public House Solar Q & A 6 PM Bubbles Tasting at the Big Picture 6 PM Humanities Program at Lawrence Memorial Library 7 - 8:30 PM Author Presentation at Bristol Library 7 - 8:30 PM TUC Challenge Dec. 8 7 - 9:30 PM Years of Living Dangerously Viewing Event 7 PM Discover the Basics of Essential Oils 7 PM +10 more see less	9 "The Sinatra 45"at the Grange Hall Dec. 9 All Day Business Group Forming 8 - 9:30 AM Holiday Family Story Time at Bridgeside Books 10 - 10:30 AM Christmas on the Corner Open House 4 - 8 PM Friends of the Water Street River Park 5:30 - 7 PM Parent's Night Out - Friday, Dec. 9 5:30 - 9:30 PM Fundraiser at American Flatbread 5:30 - 9:30 PM Sip n' Paint 6:30 - 8:30 PM Third Annual Christmas Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Third Annual Christmas Concert Dec. 9 7 - 8:30 PM Third Annual Christmas Concert 7 PM Third Annual Christmas Concert 7 PM +8 more see less	10 GMT Mad River Valley Seasonal Service Begins All Day Childcare Center Closing/Liquidation Sale (multiday) Judith Bryant Pottery Holiday Open House (multiday) Moretown Artisans Sale This Weekend! (multiday) Craft Fair - Hinesburg All Day Holiday Event 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair at St. Jude Church, Hinesburg 9 AM - 3 PM Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Solidarity Craft Fair & Silent Auction 9 AM - 4 PM Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Celebrate the Season at WPL with Judi Byron Dec. 10 10 - 11 AM Warren Library Book Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Starksboro Public Library Artisan Fair Dec. 10 10 AM - 2 PM American Flatbread Sale Moretown School Saturday, Dec. 10 10 AM - 4 PM Stephen Russell Payne 'The Ties That Bind Us' Book Sign 11 AM - 2 PM Item Giveaway - Free Items and Some for a Small Price 12 - 2 PM Mount Mansfield Union High School Hosting Futsum Woldesus 12 - 2 PM Games with Eddie Merma at Joslin Library 2 - 4 PM Studio Sale Dec. 10 3 - 6 PM Give Art for the Holidays! 3 - 6 PM The Sweetback Sisters' at the Chandler 7:30 PM Possumhaw Performs in Lincoln Saturday 7:30 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 PM +19 more see less
11 Holiday of Laughter All Day National Alliance on Mental Illness in Our Own Words All Day Holiday Book Sale at Warren Library 10 AM - 1 PM Indoor Artisan & Farmers' Market 11:30 AM - 2 PM Gingerbread House Fundraiser 1 - 3 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 3 - 4:30 PM Santa is Coming to Waterbury's Rusty Parker Park 3 - 5 PM Youth Orchestrachoruspalooza: Musical Extravaganza! 4 PM Orchestrachoruspalooza: a Musical Extravaganza! 4 PM Sugarbush Racing Club Party Sunday 4:30 PM +6 more see less	12 Friends of Library Meeting All Day Breakfast with the Principal 7:30 AM Yoga/Pilates Fusion at Zenbarn 10:30 - 11:30 AM LuLaRoe Open House for Local Ladies! 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM LuLaRoe Open House for Local Ladies! 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Safe Holiday Party for All Ages 6 - 8 PM Norwich University Safe Holiday Event 6 - 8 PM Huntington Selectboard Meeting Agenda Dec. 12 7 PM +4 more see less	13 WDSD School Board Meeting All Day Yoga/Pilates Therapy at Zenbarn 8:30 - 9:30 AM Photo Scanning Workshop at WPI 11 AM - 12 PM Marketing, Money and Security - Workshops for Nonprofits Dec. 13 11 AM - 3 PM New Co-Working Space Growing in Hinesburg! 12 - 7 PM Cork Waterbury: Get Merry with Holiday Crafts for Kids 3 - 5 PM Holiday Sing Along for 6th & 7th Graders 4:30 - 6 PM A Christmas Story 5:30 PM Movie Tonight at the Lincoln Library 6:30 - 8:30 PM Huntington School Board - Tuesday, Dec. 13 6:30 PM Christmas Carey-Oke at Home Plate! 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	14 Thinking of Preschool for Next Year? 4 - 6 PM Meals on Wheels Holiday Party at Waitsfield Inn 5 - 7 PM Festival of Lights! 5:30 - 7 PM Eliminating Teacher Positions at Warren and Fayston 6 - 8 PM HUUSD School Board Meeting & Budget Development Dec. 14 6 - 9 PM HUUSD Budget Meeting 6 - 9:30 PM Ski Tuning Workshop 6:30 - 8 PM +3 more see less	15 Community Spaghetti Supper All Day Times Ink Annual Meeting All Day Clinical Training! Dec. 15 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Special Rochester School Board Meeting Dec. 15 5:30 PM Mrs. Claus is Coming to the Moretown Memorial Library! 6 - 7:30 PM Mrs. Claus is Coming to Moretown Library! 6 - 7:30 PM MOPS/MOMSnext This Thursday 6:30 - 8 PM MOPS/MomsNext Group 6:30 - 8 PM Nerd-Choir Christmas Sing-A-Long! 7 - 8 PM “My Addresses in Amsterdam: the Making of a Novel" 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	16 Holiday Boxes All Day Benefit Bake at American Flatbread for MRVCF All Day Bake Sale All Day Christmas Bird Count Dec. 16 8 AM - 4 PM Holiday Family Story Time at Bridgeside Books 10 - 10:30 AM Family Day at Red Hen and Company (Middleground) 4 - 6 PM Fried Chicken Friday (#Fryday) This Friday! 4 - 9 PM Friday Night Grill - American Legion Dec. 16 5 - 7 PM Benefit Bake for MRV Community Fund 5 - 9 PM Hiking in Southern Patagonia and the Atacama Desert 7 - 8:30 PM Darlingside, with Chris Gruen Opening - at Chandler! 7:30 PM +7 more see less	17 Vermont Ballet Theater Company's Nutcracker Ballet (multiday) Standing Rock Benefit All Day Clothing Drive! Dec. 17 All Day Burnham Hall Dance Benefit for Standing Rock with Gumbo Ya Ya All Day Solaris Vocal Ensemble - Holiday Concerts All Day Harwood Tree Sale 9 AM - 3:30 PM Gifts on Ice 9 AM - 5 PM Fat Santa Fat Bike Race 9:30 AM - 2 PM Healing Art & Writing Workshop with Patricia Fontaine 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday with the Animals at Central Vt Humane Dec. 17 10 AM - 2 PM Bridgeside Books Musical Double Header Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM Family Art Workshop Dec. 17 10:30 AM - 12 PM Christmas Caroling 2 - 4 PM Irish Music and Dance Holiday Show 7 - 8:30 PM JCOGS Event Postponed Tonight 7 - 8:30 PM Share the Warmth! 7 - 9 PM A Capella Choral Concerts Dec. 17 & 18 7:30 - 9 PM Holiday Concert 7:30 PM +14 more see less
18 Channukah Party and Synagogue Open House 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Cookie Decorating at Warren Library, Dec. 18 10 AM Winter Farmers Market Sunday Dec. 18 11 AM - 3 PM Essential Oil Class at The Bridges Dec. 18 1:30 - 3:30 PM Cookies, Caroling and Santa! 2 - 4 PM Young Musicians Recital 4 - 5:30 PM Solstice Time Donation Celebration 6 - 7 PM +3 more see less	19 Grinch Program for Kids at the Lincoln Library 3:30 - 4:30 PM Grinch Program for Kids at Lincoln Library Monday 3:30 - 4:30 PM School Board Meeting 6:30 PM Selectboard Agenda – Monday Dec. 19 7 PM NMHS Winter Concert 7 PM Mountain River School Hot Cider Sale for Charity 9:30 - 11:30 PM +2 more see less	20 This Season, Start the Conversation. Come Find Out How! 11 AM - 12 PM This Season, Start the Conversation. Come Find Out How! 11 AM - 12 PM Central Vt Home Health & Hospice Workshop 11 AM - 12:30 PM Christmas Community Dinner and Music 6 - 8 PM	21 Edward Heyman's Soup's On! 4 - 5 PM Taryn Noelle Sings for Bridgeside Books! 5:30 - 7 PM Winter Solstice Gathering at the Waterworks! 5:30 - 8 PM U-32 Public Budget Forum Wednesday, Dec. 21 6 - 7 PM Northfield and Williamstown Schools Merger Committee 6 PM +1 more see less	22 Memory Tree Lighting All Day Methodist Church Community Meal 6 PM Starksboro Meeting House Christmas Candlelight Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM	23 Thank You from Fried Chicken Friday - Canteen 4 - 9 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire and Light 4:30 - 9 PM Tandem Christmas Festival 5 - 8 PM Family Movie Night at Library 6 - 8 PM	24 Christmas Eve Caroling at Bandstand! 2:30 - 3:30 PM Caroling at Middlesex Bandstand Christmas Eve! 2:30 - 3:30 PM 4pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at Warren Church 4 - 5 PM Waterbury Center Community Church Christmas Eve Service 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship 5 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Methodist Church 5 PM Christmas Eve Service in Waterbury 6 - 7 PM Chrismas Eve Service Wesley Methodist Church 6:30 - 7:30 PM 7pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Service at Warren Church 7 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Service 9 - 10 PM +6 more see less
25 Waterbury Center Community Church Christmas Service 8 AM - 12 PM Community Christmas Day Dinner 3 - 4:30 PM	26 Hunger Mountain Bird Count (CBC) Dec. 26 7 AM - 6 PM Chanukah Party in Waitsfield Monday Dec. 26 4 - 7 PM	27 Blood Drive 12 AM - 5 PM	28 Zenye and More 4:30 PM (multiday) Dec 28 Village Charter Change Discussion 7 - 8:30 PM	29 Mexican Wolf Recovery and More with Sara Eno 6 PM MOPS/MOMSnext Tea 6:30 - 8 PM MOPS/MOMSnext English Tea Party 6:30 - 8 PM	30 Gracie's Kitchen Sushi Friday! 11 AM Paint and Sip Night - Bolton Valley 6 PM	31 Central Vermont Runners - New Year's Eve 5k 12 AM New Year's Eve Morning (Saturday) 10 - 11 AM NYE Pre-Party at Cork Wine Bar 12 - 9 PM New Year's Eve 5K Road Race 2 - 3 PM Central Vermont Runners - New Year's Eve 5k 2 PM 7th Annual Pet Parade and Canine Couture Contest 3 - 5 PM Bristol Best Night 4 - 10:30 PM Bristol Best Night 4 - 10:30 PM New Years Eve in Your Community 4:30 PM (multiday) New Year's Eve Dance at Capital City Grange! 8 PM (multiday) +6 more see less