Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2021

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28 Christmas Trees at Murray Hill Farm 9 AM (multiday) Screening 'Soulmates' at the Grange Hall Cultural Center 7 PM (multiday) 8th Annual Old Labor Hall Holiday Shopping 9 AM (multiday) Rochester Winter Market 10 AM - 3 PM MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion Sun. Nov. 28 at 6:30pm 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	29 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Public Forum on Scrag Mountain Trail Plans 6:30 - 8 PM	30 #GivingTuesday at Mill Market & Deli to Support JLCV 8 AM - 7 PM Community Lunch 12 - 1 PM Special Select Board Meeting 5 - 5:15 PM Northfield Selectboard Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM MAUSD Board Meeting Nov. 30 6 PM +1 more see less	1 MRV Virtual Chanukah Party 5:30 - 6:15 PM Next Paine Mountain School Board Meeting at Williamstown Elementary 6 PM Montpelier-Roxbury School Board Meeting - Dec. 1 6:30 - 8:30 PM	2 American Legion Post #59 - Thursday Dinner All Day Free Virtual Legal Clinic for Vermonters Age 60+ 9 - 11:30 AM Free Intro to Studio Cycle Class 12:15 - 12:45 PM Sip & Ship at the Mad River Taste Place! 5 - 7 PM A Brief History of the Snowboard Dec. 2 7 - 8:30 PM Middlesex Conservation Commission Meeting - Dec. 2 7 PM Selectboard Agenda Dec. 2 7 PM +3 more see less	3 Silver Linings Seniors Dec. 3 - Jan. 14 Free at Joslin 10 - 11:30 AM Wine Tasting at the Wine Vault 4 - 7 PM Show 46 and Under $100 Holiday Market at the Front 4 - 8 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted by S.A.L. & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Art, etc. December Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM +1 more see less	4 Create Your Winter Centerpiece All Day Pay-It-Forward Free Porch and Lawn Sale (multiday) Shaker Mountain Trees - Open Dec. 4-5 8 AM (multiday) Roxbury Toy Swap 9 - 11 AM Free Acupuncture Day Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Bazaar ~~ Coming Soon! 9 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Goat Gang Work Day Saturday - You're Invited 9 AM Book Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Stowe Community Church Christmas Craft and Bake Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Gift Wrapping - Bridgeside Books to Benefit Food Shelf 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Market Essex 11 AM - 6 PM Christmas Mini Session 12:30 - 2:30 PM Evergreen Centerpiece Workshop 1 - 3 PM Afternoon Holiday a Cappella Concert 2 - 3 PM A Cappella Holiday Afternoon Concert Dec. 4 2 - 3:30 PM Annual a Cappella Holiday Afternoon Concert Dec. 4 2 PM New Moon Intention Setting Ritual Gathering 3 PM Native Solstice Traditions Dec. 4 at the Grange 4:30 - 6 PM Talk on Solstice Traditions 5 - 6 PM River of Light Lantern Parade! 5 - 6 PM Native Solstice Traditions - Saturday at the Grange 5 - 6 PM River of Light Parade 2021 5 - 7 PM Christmas Carols at the Big Picture 6 - 7:30 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert 7 - 9 PM The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra is Back Live! 7 - 9 PM Ripton Coffee House in Lincoln Dec. 4 7:30 - 9:45 PM Dec. 4 Ripton Coffee House Live and Live-Streamed! 7:30 - 9:45 PM Dec. 4 Ripton Coffee House Live and Live-Streamed! 7:30 - 9:45 PM Concert 7:30 PM (multiday) A Funny Program About Funny Programs 8 - 9 PM +31 more see less
5 Homegrown Holiday Market Sunday! 11 AM - 4 PM Tree Trimming and Cookie Decorating 1 - 3 PM Open House Celebration & Holiday Market 1 - 4 PM Donation Collection 1 - 5 PM Lessons and Carols with Elisabeth Von Trapp 3 - 4 PM Lessons and Carols with Elisabeth Von Trapp 3 - 4:30 PM Lessons and Carols with Elisabeth Von Trapp 3 - 4:30 PM Lessons and Carols 3 PM Sharing Circle • Open Sky Studio 3:30 - 5:30 PM +5 more see less	6 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachel Robinson 1:30 PM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson 1:30 PM Rochester Area Climate Initiative Zoom Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Tonight 6 PM Utility Commissions Joint Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Mtg. Dec. 6 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	7 Regular Select Board Meeting 5 - 8 PM American Legion Family Bingo 5 PM Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 7 - 9 PM HHCT Annual Meeting 7 PM +1 more see less	8 Vermont Maple Conference Week Moves to 100% Online (multiday) Vermont Maple Conference Week Moves to 100% Online 9 AM (multiday) Vermont Economic Briefing on Dec. 8 10 AM - 3 PM Briefing on Vermont's Fiscal Status 10 AM - 3 PM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour 12 - 1 PM Blood Drive in Richmond Dec. 8 12 - 6 PM Mindfulness During the Dark Season 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	9 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Warren Library 10 AM Montpelier Community Gospel Choir in Free Concert 12 - 1 PM American Legion Post #59 Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Local Trivia Night (Virtual) with the MRV Libraries 6:30 - 7:30 PM MRV Trivia Nights Are Back! 6:30 - 8 PM No-Pressure Book Group This Thursday 7 - 8 PM Huntington Conservation Commission Mtg. Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM Meeting with Legislators Dec. 9 7:30 PM +5 more see less	10 Howard Center Job Fair 1 - 5 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted by S.A.L. & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Knee Health Workshop 6 - 7 PM Christmas on the Common 6 - 8 PM Karaoke, Breakfast Buffet, New Year's Eve, Etc. 7 - 10 PM Radium Girls, A One-Act Play 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	11 Library Board Meeting Dec. 11 8 AM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Martin Crafts Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Adobe Lightroom Bootcamp: 1-Day Photography Workshop 9 AM - 4:30 PM Kids' Trade and Play Saturday - Sign Up for a Slot! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Lanterns in the Park 10 - 11 AM Christmas Tree Thanks Ed & Robin Lemery Dec. 11 11 AM - 12 PM Don't Miss the Project Read Baby Brunch! 11 AM - 12:30 PM Genealogy Class 12 - 1:30 PM Pottery on the Porch Sale in Bristol 12 - 4 PM Holiday Senior Gathering 2 - 4 PM Drive by Santa and Friends in the Park - Rotary Club 3 - 5 PM Burnham Music Series Presents Dave Keller Band Dec. 11 7 PM Burnham Music Presents Dave Keller Dec. 11 7:30 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM +12 more see less
12 Sugarbush Racing Club Kickoff Party at Castlerock Pub 4 - 6 AM Holiday Sing Along - Winterfest Silent Auction 2 - 4 PM Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Outdoor Live Nativity: Dec. 12 3 - 4 PM Drive by Santa and Friends in the Park - Rotary Club 3 - 5 PM Caroling and Cocoa 4 - 5 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 4 - 5:30 PM +3 more see less	13 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Starksboro Public Library December Board Meeting 4:30 - 6 PM Warren Public Library Trustees Meeting 5 - 6 PM Duxbury Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting Dec. 13 6:30 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 PM +4 more see less	14 Site Visit: Bellemore Road 4 - 4:30 PM Quilters Gathering 6:15 - 7:30 PM December PTNO Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Public Hearing: Bellemore Road 7 - 7:30 PM Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM DRB Hearing Continuations/Condition Use Hearing 7 PM MRV Recreation District 2022 Public Budget Hearing 7:30 PM +3 more see less	15 The History of Valcour Island 1:30 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Starlight Celebration: Park Dancing 5 - 7:30 PM Sip & Shop at Bridge Street 5 - 9 PM Longest Night Service at the Waitsfield UCC Church 5:30 - 6:30 PM Governor Jim Douglas at the Pitcher Inn! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM Ghost Stories on a Winter's Night 6:30 - 7:30 PM Montpelier-Roxbury School Board Meeting Dec. 15 6:30 - 8:30 PM Date and Time for Vermont Land Ethic Reading 7 PM +6 more see less	16 Celebrate Christmas at Christ Church 12 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM American Legion Post #59 Thursday Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Holiday Mixer - Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce 5 - 7 PM Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Starksboro Historical Society Meeting 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	17 Christmas Bird Count Dec. 17 All Day Christmas Bird Count 6 AM - 6 PM Gingerbread Man Scavenger Hunt at BPL 10 AM (multiday) Moss Glen Grange Christmas Box & Sweater Giveaway 12:30 - 2 PM Make Wrapping Paper at the Library Nov. 17 3 PM +1 more see less	18 Writers' Wertfrei This Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Rebecca Silbernagel Photo at Sugarbush's Holiday Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM GMPA Virtual Winter Wonderland 2021 2 PM (multiday) Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light 5:30 - 8 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Social Band Comes Out of Hibernation for Our Deep Midwinter Choral Concert 7:30 PM +2 more see less
19 Sunday Sheepskins, Skis/Skates, & Care to CV Causes 10 AM - 1 PM On Farm Market - This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Coming to Bidwell Lane 11 AM - 2 PM Boosters for (Waterbury) Bucks! 11 AM - 2 PM Real Reindeer, Dasher & Cupid, Will Be in Waterbury! 11 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Rendezvous! 11 AM - 2 PM Country Loaf Workshop, Rise Up Bakery 1 - 5 PM Country Loaf Workshop at Rise Up Bakery in Barre 1 - 5 PM Holiday Concert Dec. 19 4 - 5 PM Joslin Library: Winter Solstice Tea Party 4 - 5:30 PM Solstice Tea 4 - 5:30 PM Live Nativity at Waterbury Congregational Church 4 PM Live (Outdoor) Nativity at the Warren United Church! 5 - 5:40 PM +9 more see less	20 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Lanterns in the Park 3 - 4 PM Community Film Screening - This Wisdom of Trauma 5 - 8 PM Feeding the Valley Holiday Meals, Produce and Turkeys! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 20 6 PM MAUSD Board Meeting - Monday, Dec. 20 6 PM Roxbury Selectboard Mtg Dec. 20 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	21 Middlesex Select Board Meeting 5 - 7 PM Winter Solstice Meditation 5:30 - 6:15 PM Winter Solstice Celebration 5:30 - 6:15 PM Longest Night Service & Christmas Eve Outside & Online 7 - 8 PM	22 Waitsfield Vaccination Clinic Dec. 22, 10-4 10 AM Free 60+ Age Well Grab N Go Meal - Huntington Church 11 AM - 12 PM Huntington Energy Committee December Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM	23 The Night Before the Night Before Christmas - 2021! 5 - 6 PM Fire Truck Parade! 6 - 7 PM	24 Christmas Eve Services at United Church of Lincoln All Day Christmas Eve Caroling at the Middlesex Bandstand 2 - 3 PM Christmas Eve in Huntington 4 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Services at the Waitsfield UCC Church 5 - 11 PM Christmas Services at St. Mary's Episcopal Church 5 PM Moretown United Methodist Christmas Eve Service 5:30 PM Moretown United Methodist Church 5:30 PM Waterbury Mission Christmas Eve Service 6 - 7 PM Xmas Eve Streamtacular w/ DJ Steal Wool! 6 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service WUMC - 56 South Main St 7 - 8 PM Celebrate Christmas with the Warren United Church! 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service from United Church of Northfield 7 - 8 PM +11 more see less	25
26	27 Winter Teen Retreat 12 AM (multiday) Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 27 6 - 9 PM	28	29 Emergency Selectboard Meeting Dec. 29 All Day	30 Free Covid-19 Booster Clinic Until 6 PM Ring in the New Year with Jubal Harp & Song 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM	31 Friday Night Grill ~ Hosted by S.A.L & Auxiliary 5 - 8 PM Young Trad VT at New Year's Eve Burlington ~ Virtually! 6 - 6:30 PM Fireworks Display Dec. 31 9 - 9:30 PM	1 New Year's Day Brunch (Eat-In or Take-Out) 10 AM - 1 PM New Year's Day Brunch (Eat-In or Take-Out) 10 AM - 1 PM