Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2018

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25 Greater Barre Craft Guild Show This Weekend! (multiday) Sunday Morning Worship in Warren Village 10 - 11 AM Winter Market at Pierce Hall in Rochester 10 AM - 3 PM Yoga-Drum Fusion Workshop at Om Studio 11 AM - 1 PM Dungeons & Dragons Sunday 3 - 6 PM Dungeons & Dragons Sunday 3 - 6 PM +2 more see less	26 Town of Duxbury Selectboard Meeting 6 - 10 PM Waterbury Community Yoga Monday 6:30 - 7:30 PM Stick Star Workshops 6:30 - 8 PM	27 Giving Tuesday - Keep It Local All Day VSAC - Financial Forms Support - Nov. 27 at NMHS Library 3 - 7:30 PM Restorative Yoga with Reiki at Mountain Rose 6:30 - 7:30 PM Northfield Select Board Meeting Nov. 27 7 - 9:30 PM Solidarity Forever: Songs of Unions and Labor 7 PM +1 more see less	28 Fresh Start- Tobacco Cessation 6 - 7 PM Holiday Wreathmaking at the Library 6 - 7:30 PM	29 Blood Drive 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Travelogue 12:30 - 1 PM Northfield Button Up at Good Measure Brewing 5:30 - 7 PM Select Board Budget Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM Middlesex Communication & Outreach Meeting 6 PM Let Your Yoga Dance: Peace, Love, and Light 7 - 8 PM "Unschooling" Book Discussion Nov. 29 7 PM +3 more see less	30 Harwood Class of 2021 Christmas Tree Sale 4 PM (multiday) Sip and Shop at Canadian Club - Barre Town 5 - 9 PM Buti Glow Event: Friday at the Barn Gym! 6 - 7 PM CBD Yoga at Om Studio 6 - 7:30 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 Great Holiday Show This Weekend 7:30 PM (multiday) Stephan Wolfert Performs Cry Havoc! 7:30 PM Inner Fire District at Grange Hall 8 PM +6 more see less	1 Holiday Open House at Stowe Street Cafe! 7:30 AM - 4 PM Do Yoga for a Good Cause 9 AM - 1 PM Winter Craft Fair & Indoor Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM BJAMS Craft Fair - Vendor Spots Available 9 AM - 3 PM Vermont Energy & Climate Action Conference 9 AM - 4:30 PM HRC STEM Days at Library 9:30 - 10:30 AM Free Acupuncture Day 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Stowe Community Church Christmas Fair 9:30 AM - 2 PM Very Merry Waterbury Artisan Boutique 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Annual Storewide Sale at the Collection in Waitsfield 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Annual Holiday Sale at the Collection 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Bridgeside Books 10th Annual Holiday Open House 9:30 AM - 6 PM Kindercrafts with Jenni Bee 10 - 11:30 AM Car Seat Fittings Saturday 12/1! 10 AM - 1 PM Capital City Farmers Market- First Winter 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 Harwood Christmas Tree Sale 10 AM - 6 PM Holiday Sale - Luke Iannuzzi Pottery 10 AM - 6 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 8 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 8 PM Santa's Winterfest Silent Auction 12 - 4 PM Studio Open for Holiday Stroll 12 - 5 PM Tree Decorating at Northfield Senior Center 1 - 3 PM Free Concert of Holiday Music Saturday 2 PM Kids Holiday Crafting with Third Branch Pottery 4 - 5 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert - Middlebury College 4 - 5 PM River of Light Lantern Parade Saturday! 5 - 6:30 PM A 1,200 Mile Walk Across Europe 5 - 6:30 PM HRC Caroling Party 5 - 7 PM Grange Presents: Local Investing & Potluck Dinner! 5:30 - 7 PM The Valley Players Present "The Arsonists" 7:30 - 9 PM Amy Rigby Dec. 1 - Ripton Coffee House 7:30 - 10:30 PM Live Music, Live Dancing at Grange on Saturday 7:30 - 11 PM +30 more see less
2 Breakfast with Santa at Best Western 8 - 10 AM Friday Night Grill & Breakfast Buffet @ American Legion 8 - 11 AM Zeichner Trio Plays at Jericho Library Concert Series! 2 - 3 PM Martin Pincus Memorial Gathering 2 - 4 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 Reiki & Restorative Yoga Workshop at Valley Glow Yoga 6 - 8 PM MRV Anti-Racist Initiative & Migrant Justice Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM +6 more see less	3 Ever Considered Volunteering for AARP Tax-Aide? 1 - 3:30 PM Marketing Strategy in a Session (Intensive Workshops) 4 - 8 PM Select Board Budget Meeting, Dec. 3 6 - 8:30 PM	4 Blood Drive at Fayston School Dec. 4 All Day All About Podcasts 6:30 - 7:30 PM Norwich Artillery Battery Demonstration 8 PM	5 Toy Swap/Sale - Official! 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM Senior Citizen Christmas Dinner 6 - 8 PM Beat Cold & Flu Season Naturally 6:30 - 7:30 PM Warding Off Colds and Flu Using Natural Methods 6:30 PM	6 VSAC - Financial Aid Forms Support - Dec. 6 3 - 7:30 PM School Board Meeting 4 PM Economic Development Subcommittee, Dec. 6 5 - 6 PM Pro Skin Studio's Midd Night Stroll - Middlebury 5 - 8 PM Zumba Classes at United Church Thursdays 5:30 - 6:30 PM Wine, Cheese(Cake) + Music, Books, Home + Teas 5:30 - 7:30 PM Select Board Budget Meeting Dec. 6 6 - 8 PM Making Gifts With The Chocolate Man 7 - 8:30 PM Echo Taps Ceremony 10 - 11 PM +5 more see less	7 Santa & Mrs. Clause at American Legion on Friday! All Day Country Christmas Instagram Contest All Day Country Christmas at Peanut & Mouse 9:30 AM (multiday) Waterbury AM Legion Blood Drive 10 AM - 3 PM Toy Swap/Sale - Official! 10 AM (multiday) Country Christmas - Make Your Own Blown Glass Ornament 1 PM (multiday) Christmas on the Common 4 - 8:30 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted by S.A.L. & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Nick Mayer Art Open Studio & Chocolate Walk FRIDAY 5 - 9 PM Friday Night Movie at Library Dec. 7 7 - 8:30 PM "The Return of Crazy Chase" - Let's Try It Again! 7 - 8:30 PM Launch Party - Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition 7 - 10 PM Launch Party - Mad River Valley Backcountry Coalition 7 - 10 PM The Arsonists at the Valley Players Theater 7:30 - 9 PM Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremony 10 - 11 PM +11 more see less	8 Artist's Studio Sale All Day Merry Market 9 AM - 3 PM Merry Market This Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Church Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM 25th Annual Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM 25th Annual Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Pet Photos with Santa! 10 AM - 1 PM Kids' Craft Fair! 10 AM - 3 PM Hill Farm Vintage's Winter Holiday Sale Continues 10 AM - 4 PM Moretown Artisans Sale 10 AM (multiday) Moretown Artisans Sale 10 AM (multiday) Pottery Studio Open House 10 AM (multiday) Story Time with Sarah Dillard at the Collection 10:30 AM - 12 PM Story Time with Farmer John & Alpaca Lunch 11 AM - 12 PM Yestermorrow Semester Program Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Holiday $25 Massage Special -- One Day Only 11 AM - 4 PM Free Holiday Baby Music Class 12 - 12:45 PM Holiday Taste of the Valley 12 - 2 PM Holiday Sale - Luke Iannuzzi Pottery 12 - 6 PM Country Christmas at the Taste Place 12 - 6 PM Country Christmas with Marilyn's at Ideas 12 - 7 PM Studio Sale 12 - 7 PM Studio Sale 12 - 7 PM Open Studio and Art Sale 1 - 5 PM A Cappella and Hand Bells 2 - 3 PM Gingerbread House Family Workshop 2 - 4 PM Ring in the Holidays with Music 2 PM Ring in the Holiday Season with Music 2 PM Solstice Season Celebration 4:30 - 7 PM Chanukah Party/Fund Riser at ZenBarn 5:30 - 8 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 Share the Light Hanukkah Party & Benefit Concert at ZenBarn 5:30 - 11 PM Montpelier Community Gospel Choir Concerts This Weekend 7 - 8:30 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert 7 PM Hot Box Honey Performs Burnham Music Series 7:30 - 9 PM +32 more see less
9 Annual Caroling Party! 2 - 4 PM Stress Resilience Herbs & Yoga at Om Studio 2 - 4 PM Christmas/Holiday Choral Concert 2 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 3 - 4:30 PM Rotary Santa on Stowe Street & Horse Wagon Rides 3 - 5 PM Sugarbush Racing Club 2019 Kickoff Party 4:30 - 6 PM Call of the Forest Film at Huntington Public Library 5:15 PM Environmental Film Series Starting Dec. 9 5:30 - 8 PM Christmas Carol Sing 9:30 PM +5 more see less	10 Town of Duxbury Selectboard Meeting 6 - 10 PM Selectboard Agenda for Monday 7 - 9 PM	11 Travelogue: Mayan Ruins, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras 1:30 PM Select Board Budget Meeting, Dec. 11 6 - 7 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 Select Board Regular Meeting, Dec. 11 7 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	12 Meals on Wheels Holiday Party 5 - 7 PM Service of Light & Hope: Wednesday at Warren 6:30 - 7 PM Hohoholiday Open Mic. at Grange Hall Wednesday 7 PM	13 Ukulele Holiday Harmony 1:30 PM CRW Holiday Party and Holiday Bazaar 4 - 7 PM Economic Subcommittee Meeting, Dec. 13 5 - 6 PM Middlesex Communication Team Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Select Board Budget Meeting, Dec. 13 6 - 8 PM Mrs. Claus is Coming to Town! 6 PM Mrs. Claus is Coming to Town! 6 PM School Board Meeting Thursday 6 PM Duxbury Community Forum 7 - 8:30 PM FLO 1% Lot First Public Meeting 7 - 9 PM VT's Wildlife in a Changing Climate- Shutesville Series 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	14 Solaris Holiday Concerts (multiday) Christmas Bird Count All Day Preschool Carolers and Fish Hatchery Presentation 10:15 AM - 2 PM Jewelry & Chocolate Trunk Show! 3 - 6 PM Fish Fry Friday at Mad River Glen 4 - 8 PM Weight-Watching Group Friday 4:30 at Library 4:30 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted by S.A.L. & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Mother Up! December Gathering 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Magic Show 6 - 6:30 PM Sound Healing for Stress & Pain Reduction 6:30 - 8:30 PM Open Mic 7 - 9 PM On Stage at CBMS 7 PM Solaris Holiday Concerts 7:30 - 9 PM +9 more see less	15 Estate Sale Dean's Mountain Dec. 15 All Day Musical Munchkins Holiday Music Class - Free 9 AM - 12 PM Touch of Vermont Holiday Gift Market 9 AM - 4 PM Good Beginnings and Touch of Vermont Holiday Market 9 AM - 4 PM Pottery and Gift Sale 9 AM - 6 PM Pottery and Gift Sale! 9 AM - 6 PM Family Swim Days to Support RES and FoR 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Get Out of the Cold and Into the Pool! 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Weekend Events at Bridgeside Books! 9:30 AM (multiday) "Coffee with Kirk" (Our Warren Post Master) 10 AM - 12 PM Ellen Spring Studio Holiday Sale Dec. 15 and 16 11 AM (multiday) Senior Movie Matinee 2:30 - 4:30 PM Blue Christmas - Service of Remembrance & Hope 5:30 PM Church Service of Remembrance and Hope 5:30 PM Contra Dance Saturday: Dugan Murphy & Cloud Ten 7:30 - 11 PM +11 more see less
16 Christmas Pageant at Warren United Church Sunday 10 - 11 AM Two-Hour Spin & Strength Event at Barn Gym! 10 AM - 12 PM Biggest Holiday Farmers' Market of the Year! 11 AM - 2 PM 36th Holiday Dinner & Festival 11:30 AM - 2 PM Magic: the Gathering Club at Warren Library 2 - 4:30 PM A Program of Christmas Music Dec. 16 2 PM CVU Madrigals Performance 3 - 4:30 PM HRC Caroling Party Rescheduled 3 - 5 PM Free Christmas Concert 4 - 5:30 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 - 6 PM Orchestrapalooza Features over 200 Young Musicians 4 PM Christmas Concert (But You Sing, Too!) 4 PM +8 more see less	17 ReSOURCE Winter Solstice Sale (multiday) Town of Duxbury Special Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM Selectboard Agenda for Monday 6 PM	18 Interview with Don Simonini About FLO 5 - 6 PM Select Board Budget Meeting Dec. 18 6 - 8:30 PM Pajama Holiday Storytime at Brown Public Library 6:30 - 7:30 PM	19 Holiday Party Sing-Along for the Young and Old(er) 10:30 - 11:30 AM Memorable Times Café-Vermont History Center, Barre 1:30 - 3 PM Drop in Painting Group 2 - 9 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Come Sing for Light and Love 5 - 6:30 PM Harp & Song at the Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM Taryn Noelle & Friends at Bridgeside Books 5:30 - 8 PM U-32 Budget Forum Dec. 19 6 PM Cookie & Recipe Exchange 6:30 - 7:30 PM +5 more see less	20 Northfield Highway Subcommittee Meeting 9:15 - 10:30 AM Open Studio and Paintings Show 3 - 7 PM Spaghetti Supper 5 - 6 PM Select Board Budget Meeting Dec. 20 6 - 8:30 PM Community Open House with Electeds 6:30 - 8 PM Quiet Advent/Solstice Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	21 Kids Night Out! Dec. 21 3 - 10 PM Winter Solstice Celebration! 5 - 6:30 PM	22 Holy Hike - Exercise, Fellowship and Laughter 9 - 10 AM Fair Trade Southwest Tribal Arts Event 12 PM (multiday) On Farm Market - Maple Wind Farm (Saturday) 1 - 4 PM Social Band - Deep Midwinter Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Christmas Candlelight Service 7:30 PM +1 more see less
23 Social Band Explores Deep Midwinter in Song 3 - 4:30 PM Holiday Pie Making Class at Toast & Eggs 3 - 5 PM	24 Christmas Eve Tea, Cake and Jam Sale at Tandem 8:30 - 11 AM 3rd Annual Christmas Eve Caroling at Bandstand 2 - 4 PM Christmas Services - St. Jacob's Church 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Service in Warren - 4 PM 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Service- Family Friendly 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Candle Light Service 5 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 PM Christmas Eve Service in Waterbury 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service 6 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service at Wesley UMC - Waterbury 6:30 - 7:30 PM Celebrate Christmas Eve in West Brookfield 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service in Warren - 7 PM 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Services 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service of Carols and Candles 8 PM +11 more see less	25 Free Christmas Dinner 3 - 6 PM	26 Christmas Bird Count All Day Hunger Mountain CBC All Day	27 Methodist Free Community Meal Dec. 27 All Day Red Cross Blood Drive in Stowe 2 - 7 PM Restorative Yoga with Reiki at Mountain Rose 6 - 7:30 PM	28 Meet the Artist 5 - 7 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted By: S.A.L & Ladies Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM 1st Annual Paine Mountain Alumni Basketball Game 5:30 - 8 PM	29 Writers' Wertfrei 9:30 - 11:30 AM Vacation Special: Movie Day at the Library 12 - 2 PM Dungeons & Dragons at Town Hall 3 - 6 PM Middlesex Camp Meade Winter S'morestice Celebration 4:30 - 8 PM Camp Meade Winter S'morestice Celebration 4:30 - 8 PM Last Contra Dance for 2018: Nils Fredland and Polaris! 7:30 - 11 PM +2 more see less
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 Family New Years Eve Glow Party 8 PM (multiday) Fun NYE Event in Montpelier 8 PM	1 New Year's Day Yoga with April Smith 11 AM - 12:45 PM	2	3 Farewell Retirement Party for Deb Van Dyke 4:30 - 6:30 PM French Block Open House & Celebration 5 - 7 PM French Block Open House & Community Celebration 5 - 7 PM Knit 'N Stitch 6 - 7 PM	4 Blood Drive Until 5 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted By: S.A.L & Ladies Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Movie Night 6:30 PM	5 Boy Scout Tree Pick Up All Day Christmas Tree Disposal All Day Transform Relationship w/ Food Using Self-Compassion 11 AM - 1 PM Parents Relax While Kids Cook - Dinner to Follow 3:30 - 7 PM People's Lobby (Review) + Food (Potluck) 5:30 - 7 PM Contradance 1with Pete's Posse & Luke Donforth 6 - 9 PM Patrick Fitzsimmons - Ripton Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM Grange Contra Dance - New Year, More Dancing 7:30 - 11 PM +4 more see less