Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2019

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1 Women's Festival of Craft in Burlington 10 AM (multiday) Rochester Winter Market! 10 AM - 3 PM Simple Supper Community Potluck 4:30 - 6 PM	2 Climate Caucus Forum/Discussion 6:30 - 8:30 PM Nicotine Support Group - Rochester 7 - 8 PM Sustainable Investing Panel Discussion, Green Mtn. Club 7:30 - 8:30 PM	3 Come to Harwood and Get Socratic! 6 - 7:30 PM Socrates Cafe 6 - 7:30 PM Vermont Reads Community Book Discussion 6 - 7:30 PM Northfield Budget Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM Experience the HU - the Sound of Soul 6:30 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	4 Save the Date for the Senior Citizen Dinner 5:30 PM Dec. 4 WCUUSD Board Meeting Agenda Summary 6:30 - 9 PM St. Barbara's Day Celebration at Norwich Campus 7 - 8 PM Rochester Dems December Meeting 7 - 8 PM Artist Talks at the Front 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	5 Backcountry Forum All Day Thrift Sale at Methodist Church on Main St, Montpelier 10 AM (multiday) Beautiful Harmony in Noontime Concert in Montpelier 12 - 1 PM Thursday Concerts 12 - 1 PM Noon Advent Concerts 12 - 1 PM Free Evening of Acupuncture 4 - 7 PM Art Reception 5 - 7 PM CVCC Open House 5:30 - 7:30 PM Central VT Career Center Open House 5:30 - 7:30 PM Central Vermont Career Center Open House! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Knit 'N Stitch 6 - 7 PM Northfield Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM MRV Earn Your Turns Roundtable 6 - 8 PM MRV Earn Your Turns Roundtable 6 - 8 PM Anita Macdonald, Ben Miller, & Zakk Cormier in Concert! 6 - 8:30 PM 'Repeopling Vermont' with Paul Searls 6:30 - 8 PM Moose Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM +13 more see less	6 Visit with Santa at the American Legion 5:30 - 6:30 AM Library Toy Sale, One Week Away 10 AM - 4 PM Stowe Library Picture Book Event with Sarah Dillard 3:30 - 4:30 PM Securing Your Estate & Your Independence 4 - 6 PM Wine Tasting 4 - 7:30 PM Moretown VT Sip and Shop 4 - 8 PM Friday Night Grill - Hosted by S.A.L & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Opening Reception & Wish List Night at Art, Etc 5:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas on the Common 5:30 - 7:30 PM Winter Wonderland Presented by GMPA 6:30 - 7:30 PM Movie Night at the Huntington Library 7 - 8:30 PM Handel's Messiah on Friday and Sunday 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less	7 Singing Holly-Grams All Day New Dorm Open House! All Day Middlesex Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM Holiday Fair, Unitarian Church of Montpelier 9 AM - 2 PM Annual Holiday Fair Unitarian Church of Montpelier 9 AM - 2 PM Gallery of Arts 9 AM - 4 PM Gallery of Arts 9 AM - 4 PM Stowe Community Church Christmas Fair 9:30 AM - 2 PM Wagtastic Greeting Cards at the Merry Market 9:30 AM - 3 PM Bridgeside Books Annual Holiday Open House 9:30 AM - 6 PM Book Sale at Warren Library 10 AM - 2 PM Country Christmas in Historic Waitsfield Village 10 AM - 7 PM Holiday Wreath Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM Open Studio Sale Saturday & Sunday 12 PM (multiday) Good Naked - Wit, Wisdom & A Writing Workshop 12:30 - 2:30 PM Norwich University Holiday Concert 2 - 3 PM Winter Magic Party 2:30 - 4 PM Annual MSCVT Holiday Tree and Wreath Sale 3 - 6 PM River of Light Lantern Parade - 10th Year! 5 - 6:30 PM Holiday Concert with Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 7 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Saturday at the Ripton Community Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM First Saturday Montpelier Contra Dance at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM 🌹🌲Mad River Chorale Luscious Concerts🌲🌹 7:30 PM Swing Dance! Live Big Band! Saturday Night! 7:30 PM 🌲✨ Mad River Chorale Luscious Concert This Weekend🌲✨ 7:30 PM +22 more see less
8 Paint & Sip 1:30 - 4 PM Choral Music Concert 2 - 3 PM Rotary Santa to Stowe Street & Horse Wagon Rides 2 - 4 PM Learn About Cohousing 3 - 5 PM Learn About Cohousing in VT - Free Event at Zen Barn 3 - 5 PM Bernie Burlington Barnstorm This Sunday 5 - 7 PM +2 more see less	9 AARP Tax Prep Volunteer Information Program 12 - 2 PM Gift Making Workshop in Montpelier Tonight 6:30 - 9 PM	10 Lincoln Community School-All School Read! 11:30 AM A Taste of the Season at Bridgeside Books 5:30 - 7:30 PM Northfield Budget Meeting 6 - 7 PM Community Budget Forum 6 PM Storytime with Mrs. Claus at Moretown Town Hall 6 PM Storytime with Mrs. Claus at Town Hall-New Date! 6 PM Intro to Microsoft Word 6:30 - 7:30 PM Select Board Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM Therapeutic Lifestyle Medicine Free Intro Session 7:15 - 8:15 PM +5 more see less	11 Walk-N-Roll to School 7:30 - 8:15 AM Baby/Toddler Hike at Green Mountain Club 10 AM - 12 PM Essential Maintenance Practices Lead Law Training Course 5 - 9 PM WCUUSD Searching for New Superintendent/Wants Input 5:30 - 6:30 PM Free Talk! Helping Children & Adolescents with Anxiety 5:45 PM Dec. 11 WCUUSD Budget Forum 6:30 - 7:30 PM Service of Light & Hope (Warren United Church) 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	12 Noon Advent Concert Dec. 12 12 - 1 PM Senior Center Holiday Dinner 12 PM Brain Injury Basics for Caregivers - Education Event 1 - 4 PM Travelogue to Portugal 1:30 PM Free Tech Support 2 - 4 PM Free Children's Book Distribution 2 - 7 PM Tossi Jewelry Truck Show! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Green Mountain Club Introduction to Winter Hiking 6 - 8 PM Methodist Church Free Community Dinner 6 PM Community Forum: Proposed Huntington Community Forest 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	13 Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concert (multiday) Judith Bryant Pottery Open House All Day Open Studio and Sale 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Family Story Time at Bridgeside Books 10:30 - 11 AM Wine Tasting 4 - 7:30 PM Friday Night Grill - Hosted by S.A.L & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Carolyn Egeli Artist Holiday Open House 5 - 8 PM Carolyn Egeli Holiday Open House 5 - 8 PM Artists Invited 6 - 9 PM Karaoke & Friday Night Grill at the American Legion 6 - 10 PM Gun Owners of Vermont Monthly Meeting 6 PM December Open Mic Celebration 7 - 9 PM Holiday Open Mic 7 - 9 PM Party Caucus 7 PM Contra Dance 7:45 - 11 PM +11 more see less	14 Huntington Holiday Boxes All Day Middlesex Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM St Jude Church Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM 26th Annual Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Bazaar & Bake Sale 9 AM - 4 PM 26th Annual Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM 26th Annual Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Bazaar and Bake Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Breakfast with Santa 10 AM - 12 PM Santa's Visit to the Hardware at Rochester 10 AM - 12 PM Northfield Budget Meeting 10 AM - 2 PM Moretown Artisan Sale! 10 AM (multiday) Green Mountain Club Map & Compass 101 12 - 3 PM A Barbershop Holiday Show This Saturday Afternoon 2 - 3:30 PM Yestermorrow Campus Tour - Saturday! 2 PM A Cappella Holiday Show 2 PM Holiday Music Concert - Waterbury Band This Saturday 3 - 4:30 PM Kid's Holiday Crafting 4 - 5:30 PM Christmas Tea 7 - 8:30 PM Holiday Variety Show 7 PM (multiday) Burnham Music Series in Lincoln Dec. 14 7:30 - 9:30 PM Burnham Music Series Dec. 14 Alex Smith 7:30 - 9:30 PM Saturn People's Sound Collective on Saturday 9 PM +19 more see less
15 Worship, Pageant & Special Music This Sunday 10 - 11 AM Gifts Galore at Richmond Free Library! 10 AM - 3 PM Small Craft Event Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM 🎄Gifts Galore Art Festival in Richmond 10 AM - 3 PM Gifts Galore Craft Event 10 AM - 3 PM Festive Holiday Gift Market Sunday at NMHS! 11 AM - 2 PM Mary's Restaurant Holiday Dinner - Correction 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Celebration of Life - Sue Dentith, U-32 Special Educator 1 - 3 PM Sunday Cancer Support Group 2 - 4 PM Ethan Setiawan Band - P.M. Sundays 4 PM Sugarbush Racing Club Season Kickoff Party 4:30 - 6 PM Anti Racism Discussion Group 6:30 PM +8 more see less	16 Free Yoga Dec. 16 & 17 6 - 7 AM "Blue Christmas" Service 5 - 6 PM Phineas Gage: Live Music at Lawson's Finest! 5 - 7 PM Holiday Open House 6 - 8 PM Reiki Master Training 6 PM (multiday) Middlesex Trails Meeting: Rumney School 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	17 CPR/First Aid Training 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday "Gifts on Ice" 5 - 8 PM Impeach & Remove Rally 5:30 PM Cozy Pajama and Cookies Evening Holiday Storytime 6 - 7 PM Family Maker Night: Graham Cracker Gingerbread Houses 6 - 7:30 PM Community Center Public Meeting 6 - 8 PM Northfield Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Making! 6 PM Race Conversations 6:30 - 7:30 PM +5 more see less	18 Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Free Wellness Program 6 - 7 PM	19 Noon Advent Concert 12 - 1 PM MRV Senior Citizens Holiday Luncheon 12 - 1:30 PM December Farm to Art, Food & Beverage Pairing 5:30 - 7:30 PM Makersphere Carving Demo Night 6 - 7 PM Festival of Lessons and Carols 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	20 Christmas Bird Count Coming Soon 8 AM - 4 PM Friday Night Grill - Hosted by S.A.L & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Pop-Up Holiday Sale 5 - 9 PM Scottish Fish Concert in Burlington 6 - 8 PM Young Tradition Vermont Scottish Fish Performance 6 PM Wanna Dance! 6 PM +2 more see less	21 Middlesex Food Shelf 9 - 10:30 AM Shaw's Waitsfield Holiday Open House 9 AM - 6 PM Rochester PTO Thrift Store 10 AM - 12 PM Joslin Library: Winter Solstice Tea Party and Fire Pit 3 - 5 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve 3 - 9 PM Celebrate Winter Solstice! 3:30 - 5:30 PM Looking for a Sing-Along for Holiday Songs? 4 - 5:30 PM Lumen Festival of Light! 4:30 - 8 PM Free Magic Improv Show Warren Town Hall Dec. 21 6:30 - 7:15 PM Great Jazz Guitarist 7 - 9 PM Onion River Chorus Presents “A Child is Born: A German Christmas" 7:30 PM +7 more see less
22 You Are Not Alone 10 - 11 AM Stowe Street Emporium Customer Appreciation 11 AM - 5 PM Waterbury Community Christmas Concert 4 - 5:30 PM Meetinghouse Candlelit Service 7:30 - 8:30 PM	23 Chanukah Party/Fund Riser at Zen Barn 5:30 - 9:30 PM The Night Before the Night Before Christmas 7 PM	24 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Until 5 PM Christmas Eve Service in Huntington All Day Caroling at the Bandstand Christmas Eve! 2 PM Christmas Eve Services 4 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Service 5 PM Christmas Eve Service 6 - 7 PM +3 more see less	25 Christmas Day Service-Christ Church Montpelier 10 - 11 AM Waterbury Community Christmas Day Dinner at 3 P.M. 3 - 6 PM	26 Inter-Faith Family Hanukkah Gathering - Mad River Valley 4 - 6 PM Chanukah Party at Waitsfield Village Meeting House 4 - 6 PM	27 Holiday Painting Class 6 - 7:30 PM	28 Coffee with WCUUSD Board Representatives All Day Waterbury & Community Blood Drives in the Coming Weeks 9 AM - 2 PM
29 Sunday Brunch at Hogback Mountain Brewery 11 AM - 2 PM	30 Celebrate "Noon" Year's Eve at Storytime 10 AM - 12 PM	31 Great Music and Fun at Bristol Best Night All Day Central Vermont Runners - New Year's Eve 5k 2 PM Central Vermont Runners - New Year's Eve 5k 2 PM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 11 PM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 11 PM Magic and Fun at Bristol Best Night 3:30 - 11 PM Roarin' 20's New Year's Eve Party! 7 PM (multiday) New Years Eve Party 8 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	1 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 at Elley-Long in Colchester 3 - 5 PM	2 Free Laundry Thursday! 4 - 6 PM Phineas Gage Collab Folk Funk! 5 - 7 PM MadDog Trout Unlimited Meeting Jan. 2 6 - 8:30 PM Prayer & Reflection 6 PM Mt. Abe Grads Bring Our Community to the World 7 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Grads Bring Our Community to the World - Thurs 7 - 8 PM One World Library Project Presentation on Jan. 2 7 PM +3 more see less	3 Service for Tom Weston: Friday 11:00am at Warren Church 11 AM - 1 PM Blood Drive Jan. 3 12 - 5 PM Wine Tasting 4 - 7:30 PM Northfield Savings Bank Holiday Men's Hockey Tournament 4 PM (multiday) Northfield Savings Bank Men's Ice Hockey Tournament 4 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	4 Christmas Tree Bonfire & Skate Party All Day Amahl & the Night Visitors: a Classic Christmas Opera All Day On Farm Market 10 AM - 2 PM Phonebank with a Bernie Victory Captain in Waterbury! 1 - 3 PM Amahl & the Night Visitors: a Classic Christmas Opera 7 - 8:30 PM Katie Trautz CD Release Concert in Ripton! 7 - 9 PM The Young Tradition Touring Group 7 - 9 PM Amahl & the Night Visitors 7 - 9:30 PM Young Tradition Touring Group at Barre Opera House! 7 PM Ripton Coffee House 7:30 - 10 PM Dance into 2020 at the Montpelier Contra Dance! 7:30 - 11 PM +7 more see less