Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2021

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28 Support VT Works for Women and Go to Lunafest! 12 AM (multiday) Holy Week Services from First Congregational Church of Berlin 8:30 - 9:30 AM Bolton Valley Hometown Appreciation Day 9 AM - 5 PM Palm Sunday Parade in Waitsfield 11:15 AM - 12 PM Palm Sunday Parade Canceled 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Palm Sunday Parade 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop in Moretown 12 - 3 PM Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop 12 - 3 PM Starksboro Public Library March Book Group 4 - 5:30 PM Live Streaming Spring Series with Kate Greenleaf 4:30 - 5:30 PM +6 more see less	29 Second Hearing Added - Public Pension System Changes 4 - 6 PM	30 Perspectives on Connection, Compassion, and Belonging 9 AM - 1 PM Townhall with Congressman Peter Welch 4:30 - 6 PM Special Select Board Meeting 5 - 5:45 PM NU Writers Series Presents Abdi Nor Iftin 7 - 8 PM	31 Vermont Green Building Celebration March 31 12 - 1:30 PM Travelogue to Monhegan Island 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue to Monhegan Island 1:30 - 2:30 PM Central Vermont SU Board Meeting March 31 6 - 8 PM Revitalizing Waterbury's Virtual Annual Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Conspiracy of Peace Community Meditation - March 31 7 - 7:45 PM +2 more see less	1 Dog Licenses Due All Day Community Care Group Starting April 1 6:30 - 7:30 PM Trout Unlimited Chapter Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Hear from Vermont Fisheries Biologists About Trout! 6:30 PM Holy Week Services First Congregational Church Berlin 7 - 8 PM MRVCares Covid-19 Panel Discussion 8 - 9 PM +2 more see less	2 Free Friday Night Dinner at the American Legion April 2 4 - 6 PM The Walter Sessions Pop-Up Livestream 7 - 8 PM Moretown Open Mic Virtual Edition 7 - 9 PM Free Virtual Dance Performance: "Same but Different" 7:30 - 8:45 PM	3 Cans for Paws! 8 - 11 AM Invasives Workday at the Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Rotary Easter Parade and Egg Hunt 11 AM - 12 PM Children's East Egg Event 11 AM - 12 PM Dungeons & Dragons is Back! 12 - 4 PM Community Seed Swap 1 - 4 PM Community Seed Swap: MRV Libraries & ShareMRV 1 - 4 PM Teen Mental Health Presentation and Film Screening 4 PM Ripton Coffee House Music Livestream April 3 7:30 PM April 3 Ripton Coffee House Livestream 7:30 PM +6 more see less
4 Easter Celebration Goes Virtual! 6:25 AM Easter Sunrise Service 6:40 AM Easter Sunrise Service 7 - 7:30 AM Easter Sunrise Service at Blush Hill County Club 7 - 7:45 AM Join Waterbury Mission on Easter Sunday 10 - 11 AM +1 more see less	5 Travelogue Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue: Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting April 5 7 - 8:30 PM	6 Hoarding and Clutter: Community Support Approaches 2 - 3:30 PM Free Community Meal at Zenbarn - Everyone Eats 4 - 6 PM Free Meals at Zenbarn Tuesday 4 - 6 PM Middlesex Select Board Meeting Agenda 5 - 7:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Quilting Lecture by Jane Dunnewold 6:15 PM Sam Clark "The Inland Sea" - Book Reading and Discussion 7 PM +3 more see less	7 The Origins of the Anti-Science Movements Via Zoom 9 - 10:30 AM Richmond Blood Drive April 7 12 - 6 PM Spring Beauties Event Via Zoom 6 - 8 PM Ecological Landscaping with Native Plants 7 - 8 PM	8 Front Porch Forum Posting for CVCOA WellnesScape Online 12 PM (multiday) Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 7 PM LCA Hosts Ethan Tapper: Forests, Forestry & Carbon 6:30 PM Changing the Story of Birding: a Panel Discussion 7 - 8:30 PM Richmond Bridge Street Study Public Meeting: Apr. 8 7 - 8:30 PM Vermont Farm and Forest School Virtual Open House 7:30 - 8:30 PM Mud Season Local Parent Meet Up with The Children's Room 7:30 - 8:30 PM Mud Season Local Parent Meet Up with The Children's Room 7:30 - 8:30 PM Mud Season Local Parent Meet Up with The Children's Room 7:30 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	9 Knights in Italy Take-Out Spaghetti Dinner - April 9 4 - 5:30 PM Free Friday Night Dinner at the American Legion April 9 4 - 6 PM MMU Project Graduation Online Auction 6 PM (multiday) Moretown Open Mic Virtual Edition - All Are Invited 7 - 10 PM MMU Theatre (Virtually) Presents “A Killer Party” 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	10 Spring Sale - Berry Bushes, Fruit/Nut Trees & More (multiday) April 10 - Yard Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale, Smith Hill Rd April 10 9 AM Garage Sale: Smith Hill Rd, April 10 9 AM Kids Trade & Play Saturday: Sign Up for a Time! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade & Play Saturday - Sign Up for a Time! 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM Elements of a Japanese Garden 10 AM - 12 PM Grafting Workshop and Plant Sale 10 AM Everyone Eats Meal Give Away This Saturday 11 AM - 12 PM Looking Forward to Seeing You! 11 AM - 1 PM Easter Egg Stroll 1 - 3 PM Mad River Story Slam! 7 - 8:30 PM +9 more see less
11 Take an Entertaining Ride on the Peavine Local! 4 AM - 12 PM Local Bereavement Group 4 - 5 PM	12 Your State Senators 5 - 6 PM Starksboro Public Library April Board Meeting 5 - 6 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting April 12 6:30 PM What's Next for Criminal Justice Reform in Vermont 7 - 8:30 PM	13 Food Security Virtual Discussion 12 - 1 PM Special Select Board Meeting Re: MVFD 5 - 7 PM Chittenden County Senators Office Hours 6 - 7 PM MAUSD Monthly Facilities Planning Meeting April 13 6 - 9 PM PTNO April Meeting 6:35 - 7:30 PM Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	14 Marty Gitlin on WDEV 9 - 10 AM Art Forms Art Exhibit at Mad River Valley Arts 1 - 5 PM Midnight Goat Farm Virtually 1:30 - 2:30 PM Midnight Goat Farm 1:30 - 2:30 PM Free 60+ Age Well Meal - April 14 - Huntington Church 2 - 3 PM Virtual Comedy Show 6 - 7:30 PM Native Plants & Pollinators Program 6:30 - 7:30 PM Conspiracy of Peace Community Meditation 7 - 7:45 PM April Book Club 7 - 8:30 PM Talk on Ecological Forestry on April 14 7 PM +6 more see less	15 Blood Drive at American Legion Post 59 in Waterbury 11 AM Art Forms Art Exhibit at Mad River Valley Arts 1 - 5 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 7 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 7 PM Thursday Spaghetti Dinner 5 PM Let's End Homelessness! 6:30 - 8 PM Waterbury Area Trails Alliance Virtual Kick-Off Party 7 - 8 PM Waterbury Area Trails Alliance Virtual Kick-Off Party 7 - 8 PM Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan - Tonight (Replay) 7 - 8:15 PM Community Forest Agenda April 15 7 PM +6 more see less	16 Art Forms Art Exhibit at Mad River Valley Arts 1 - 5 PM Free Friday Night Dinner at the American Legion April 16 4 - 6 PM Open Mic and Poetry 7 - 9 PM	17 "Anything Goes Day" at the Starksboro Transfer Station 8 - 11 AM Household Hazardous Waste Day April 17 8 AM - 12 PM Moving Sale: 379 Guild Hill Road 9 AM (multiday) Barn Sale Yard Sale 9 AM Barn Sale 9 AM Extending the Garden Season 10 AM - 12 PM Writers' Wertfrei This Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Red Cross Blood Drive Saturday: Waitsfield Church 10 AM - 2:30 PM Art Forms Art Exhibit at Mad River Valley Arts 1 - 5 PM Community Meal at Hunger Mountain Christian Assembly 4 - 6 PM Community Meal 4 - 6 PM Red Poppy Cakery Turns 2 at the Waterbury Wine Vault 4 - 6 PM +8 more see less
18 Mad River Valley New/Expecting Parents Group 9:30 - 10:30 AM Pop up Event - Experience Better Circulation! Sunday! 1 - 5 PM POP UP Event! Experience Better Circulation=Sunday! 1 - 5 PM All Aboard the Peavine Local! 4 PM (multiday)	19 Earth Week-Fighting Climate Change 12 AM (multiday) Outdoor Camps at Horses & Pathfinders: April, June, Aug. 9 AM (multiday) Up Close with Peregrine Falcons & Bald Eagles 1:30 - 2:30 PM Up Close with Peregrine Falcons & Bald Eagles 1:30 - 2:30 PM Voice of Volunteerism Panel 5 - 6 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting: April 19 (Call-In) 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	20 Red Cross Blood Drive at the American Legion 11:30 AM - 5 PM Free Community Meal at Zenbarn 4 - 6 PM Select Board Meeting Tuesday 5 - 7 PM The Ultimate Presentation for Red Sox Nation 6 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	21 First Steps to Take When Starting Your Business 10:30 AM - 12 PM NLGroup Virtual Workshop for Administrative Professionals 12 - 1 PM Art Forms Art Exhibit at Mad River Valley Arts 1 - 5 PM Book Chat 1:30 - 2:30 PM Presentation on Earth Day and the Environment 6 - 7:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM Paine Mountain School Board Agenda for April 21 6 PM Conspiracy of Peace Weekly Meditation 7 - 7:45 PM Rethinking Standardized Testing Info Session 7 - 8 PM Rethinking Standardized Testing Info Session April 21 7 - 8 PM Rethinking Standardized Testing Info Session April 21 7 - 8 PM Rethinking Standardized Testing Info Session 7 - 8 PM Speaker Series: Worker Owner Co-Ops, Climate, & Power 7 - 8 PM Huntington Energy Committee April Meeting Agenda 7 PM +10 more see less	22 Free Event with VT Author/Illustrator Jason Chin 1 - 2 PM Travelogue to New Zealand 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue to New Zealand 1:30 - 2:30 PM Earth Day Special: Free Recycle Right Webinar April 22 4 - 5 PM Earth Day Special Webinar: Recycle Right! 4 - 5:30 PM Earth Day Climate Action at State House 4 - 6 PM Selectboard Special Meeting April 22 6 - 6:30 PM One-On-One with Phil Mahre 7 - 8:30 PM One-On-One with Phil Mahre 7 - 8:30 PM Mud Season Local Parent Meetup 7:30 PM +6 more see less	23 5 Town Partnership Food Drive Friday and Saturday (multiday) Moss Glen Grange #554 Spring Clean-Up Green-Up Box 11 AM - 2 PM MOYA: Acrobatic Art Film Launch 6 PM (multiday) "Poetry Without Tears" Workshop with Verandah Porche 7 - 8 PM The Walter Sessions: Moira Smiley 7 - 8 PM Free Virtual Concert: Bach Brandenburg Concertos 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	24 Scrap Metal Drive - South Barre 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Waterbury Stowe Fish and Game Club Range Clean Up 9 AM - 12 PM Barre Town Household Haz Waste Collection April 24 9 AM - 1 PM Household Hazardous Waste Collection – Barre Town 9 AM - 1 PM Lilac Cleanup Workday 10 AM - 12 PM On Farm Market This Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Saturday is Going to Be a Beautiful Day for a Tag Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Fresh Food and Frozen Meal Give Away 11 AM - 12 PM Paint with a Purpose - Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Paint with a Purpose - Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Paint with a Purpose - Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Fundraiser: Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Northfield Sons of the American Legion Annual Fish Fry 4 - 7 PM +9 more see less
25 Cancelled: Cars and Coffee April 25 12 AM Cars and Coffee 9 - 11:30 AM Monthly “Coffee” at Beaudry's 9 AM Cars and Coffee 9:30 - 11 AM Free Songwriting Workshop on Zoom with Jon Gailmor 2 - 3:30 PM Hannah's House Bereavement/Grief Group 4 - 5 PM Local Bereavement/Grief Group 4 - 5 PM All Aboard the Peavine Local, April 25! 4 PM (multiday) MRVARI Anti-Racism Zoom Discussion Sunday 6:30 - 8 PM +5 more see less	26 Food Drive - April 26 - May 2 9 AM (multiday) Town Hall Meeting with Bernie Sanders 5 - 6:15 PM The Filibuster & Other Senate Funny Business 5 - 6:15 PM Website Committee Meeting - April 26 6 PM Duxbury Selectboard Meeting April 26 6 PM Win a Free Ecobee Smart Thermostat 7 - 8 PM Energize MRV Spring Start! Webinar 7 - 8 PM Energize MRV Spring Start! Webinar 7 - 8:15 PM Selectboard Agenda for Monday - Remote Login 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Agenda - April 26 7 PM Public Hearing for Draft Interim Bylaws 7 PM +7 more see less	27 Free Community Meal 4 - 6 PM Hannah's House Presents: Conscious Parenting Workshop 6 - 7 PM Let's Get Outside: Recreational Opportunities 6:30 - 7:30 PM Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM	28 Come Along on Walks at Birds of Vermont Museum 10:30 - 11:30 AM Harwood Union Sponsored Blood Drive 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM April MRV Libraries' Youth Book Club 3 - 4 PM Transition to Teaching with Tap at Champlain College 4 - 5 PM Volunteer Opportunity - Sexual Assault Awareness Month 5 - 6:30 PM Conspiracy of Peace Weekly Meditation 7 - 7:45 PM Speaker Series: Just Transition Through Climate Crisis 7 - 8 PM Fayston Boyce Hill Visioning Workshop 7 - 8:30 PM Boyce Hill Public Visioning Forum - April 28 7 PM +5 more see less	29 Basic Chainsaw Use and Safety Course for Beginners 8 AM - 4 PM You're Invited to a Pop-Up Event at Home Again! 10 AM - 5 PM You're Invited to a Pop-Up Event at Home Again! 10 AM - 5 PM Pop-Up Shop Begins Today Until May 1 10 AM - 5 PM Pop-Up Shop Begins Today Till Sat., May 1 10 AM - 5 PM Join Judi for Jubal Harp & Song 11:30 AM - 12 PM “Power Through Sport” Webinar 12 - 1 PM CVCOA Wellnesscape Online Auction Fundraiser 12 PM (multiday) Into the Wild with Paintbrush, Oils and Palette 1:30 - 2:30 PM Into the Wild - with Brush, Oils, and Palette 1:30 - 2:30 PM Community Dialogue on Race for All in the HUUSD 6 - 7:30 PM Little League Baseball Home Opener 6 - 8 PM Build a Website 7 - 8 PM I-89 2050 Study Virtual Public Meeting April 29 7 - 9 PM Amphibian Road Crossing Event 7:30 - 9 PM Pop Up Amphibian Road Crossing Program Thursday 7:30 PM +12 more see less	30 Age Well Grab 'n' Go Meal 12 - 1 PM "Live and In" Show with Katie Trautz! 7 PM	1 Green Up Day 12 AM Green Up Day - Saturday May 1 12 AM Garage Sale (multiday) Green Up Day May 1, 2021 All Day Mark Your Calendars: Green Up Day May 1! All Day Green Up Day 12 AM May 1 Ripton Coffee House Virtual Anniversary Concert 7:30 AM Northfield Green Up Day 8 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day 8 AM - 1 PM Green Up Day Vermont 8 AM - 1 PM Green Up Day Saturday in Rochester on the Park 8 AM - 2 PM Green Up Day is May 1 8 AM - 4 PM Green Up Day 8 AM - 5 PM Huge Yard Sale 8:30 AM (multiday) Green Up Day 9 AM - 2 PM Tag Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Green Up Day - Saturday, May 1 9 AM - 5 PM Vermont Handcrafters Virtual Spring Show 9 AM - 5 PM Garage Sale - Davis Avenue 9 AM (multiday) Collections Workday 10 AM - 12 PM Comedy Writing Workshop on May 1 10 AM - 12 PM Ember Hill Farm Sale - Berries, Fruit/Nut Trees and More 10 AM (multiday) May Day Worker Solidarity & Milk w/ Dignity Actions 12 - 3 PM Young Tradition Festival 1 PM (multiday) May 1 Ripton Coffee House Livestream Concert 7:30 PM +21 more see less