Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Rochester Winter Market 10 AM - 3 PM Anti Racism Discussion Tonight (Nov. 26) 6:30 - 8 PM	27 CVSWMD's ARCC Facility is Reopening! 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM Northfield Town Buildings & Energy Subcommittee 12 - 1:30 PM Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 - 6:30 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	28 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 7 PM HUHS Project Meeting Nov. 28 at BPS 6 - 8 PM Wreath Making at the Library 6 PM Evening Yoga with Waterbury Recreation 6:30 - 7:30 PM Vermont State Ethics Commission Holds Forum 6:30 - 8:30 PM Free Holiday Concert, Waterbury Center Community Church 7 - 8 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	29 Musical Munchkins Holiday Winter Open House - Free 9 - 11 AM Musical Munchkins Holiday Open House for 0-3.5 Yrs 9 - 11 AM Musical Munchkins Winter Holiday Open House 9 - 11 AM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting at MHS - Nov. 29 6:30 - 8:30 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Nov. 29 6:30 - 8:30 PM Expanding Roxbury Select Board Research Meeting Tonight 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	30 Community Holiday Meal 6 - 7 PM A Gathering of Celtic and Christmas 6 - 7:30 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Open Mic Night at The Local 6 - 8 PM	1 Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 3 - 6 PM Christmas on the Common 3 - 8 PM Common Spirit Event to Raise Funds for Veterans' Place 3:30 - 6:30 PM Free Community Card Writing 5 - 7 PM Lecture & Workshop with Michael Lipson 7 PM (multiday) A Charlie Brown Christmas Production 7 PM (multiday) Live Theater in Hyde Park 7 PM (multiday) Handel's Messiah Returns to the Barre Opera House 7:30 - 9:30 PM +4 more see less	2 WES PTO Drop and Swap 8 AM - 3 PM Create a Winter Centerpiece 9 - 11 AM Federated Church Thrift Store 10 AM - 2 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Sale at Luke Iannuzzi Pottery 10 AM - 5 PM Baked Beads Scarf and Jewelry Sale 10 AM - 5 PM Winter Weekend Art Show 10 AM (multiday) Special Saturday Storytime at BPL 10:30 - 11:30 AM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM Join Us for a Trunk Show! 12 - 5 PM Winter Market at Firefolk Arts 2 - 5 PM Computer Scams, and How to Avoid Them - at the Grange! 5 - 6 PM 14th Annual River of Light Lantern Parade is Saturday! 5 PM Murder Mystery Event at Lareau Farm Inn 5:30 - 10 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 20th Anniversary Concert 7 PM Montpelier Contra Dance: Lisa Greenleaf & River Road 7:30 - 11 PM +15 more see less
3 Sunday Morning Yoga with Mindful Movement 8 - 9 AM Backcountry Primer Dec. 3 9 AM - 5 PM MRVBC Season Primer Workshop 9 AM - 5 PM Natasha Bogar Open Studio Sale 11 AM - 5 PM Family-Friendly Bingo This Sunday 12 - 3:30 PM Auditions for Poet's Choice at the Valley Players 4 - 6 PM +2 more see less	4 Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Revised Agenda 12 - 12 PM Washington & Chitt. Co Listening Session - Agriculture 5 - 6:30 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM Harwood Boosters Meetings 7:30 - 8:30 PM	5 December 5, 2023 Charter Vote 7 AM - 7 PM Morning Yoga with Waterbury Recreation 9:30 - 10:30 AM Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Northfield Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting 1 - 2:30 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM An Evening of Stillness 6:30 - 7:15 PM Auditions for Poet's Choice at the Valley Players 6:30 - 8 PM +4 more see less	6 Save the Date - Community Holiday Party 5 - 8 PM Benefit Wreath Auction 5 - 8 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Advent Vespers 6 - 6:30 PM Paine Mtn School Board to Meet December 6 6 - 8 PM Waterbury Recreation: Earring Class 6:30 - 7:30 PM Public Hearing - Draft Zoning Regulation Revisions 6:30 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Dec. 6 6:30 - 8:30 PM Blue Christmas Service at Stowe Community Church 6:45 - 7:30 PM +5 more see less	7 Zoning Bylaw Update Open House - Dec. 7 5 - 7 PM Tonight: Midd Night Stroll at Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Thursday Candlelight Yoga at Center Studio YOGA 5:45 - 6:45 PM Ghost Stories on a Winter's Night 6 - 6:30 PM Dec. 7: Balancing Ecological Integrity with Trails 6 - 8 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Holiday Celebration in the Community 6 - 9:30 PM Free Informational Program on Artificial Intelligence 7 - 8 PM Vermont State U Johnson Concert Band Concert, Free! 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	8 Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 3 - 6 PM Wine Tasting at The Wine Vault 4 - 7 PM Winterfest Superb Silent Auction 5 - 7 PM Memory Tree Lighting Friday 5 PM Zazette Pop-Up Dinner at the Sweet Spot 5:30 - 9 PM Holiday Open House 6 - 8 PM CB and HUMS Present Seussical, Jr! 7 - 8 PM School House Worship with the Hope Worship Team 7 - 9 PM MRVBC Backcountry Film Fest 7 - 9 PM Seussical, Jr Musical at Harwood This Weekend! 7 PM Krampusnacht 7:30 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	9 Moretown Artisans' Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Moretown Artisan's Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Moretown Artisan Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Kids Trade & Play: Tomorrow at the Grange! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Monthly Stand-Up Comedy Cluster 10 AM - 12 PM Breakfast with Santa 10 AM - 12 PM Are You Funny? 10 AM - 12 PM Friends of the Warren Library Book Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Bottle Drive to Support Highland Dance Program 10 AM - 1 PM Thrift Store Open at the Federated Church of Rochester 10 AM - 2 PM Chocolate Making Workshops 10 AM - 2:15 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Craft/Vendor Fair 10 AM - 4 PM ‘Tis the Season for… Cookies! 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Craft/Vendor Fair 10 AM - 4 PM Mud Studio Holiday Pottery Sale! 10:30 AM (multiday) The Mud Studio Holiday Sale! 10:30 AM (multiday) Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM Holiday Decor Workshop & Day Retreat 1 - 5 PM Holiday Show in 4 Part Harmony Dec. 9 2 - 3:30 PM Holiday Concert Saturday Afternoon 2 PM Christmas Concert 2 PM 252 Community Concerts for a Cooler Climate 3 - 4 PM Restorative Yoga for Rest and Renewal 3 - 5 PM 252 Community Concerts Comes to Moretown 3 PM The Valley Players Present a Karaoke Christmas Carol 6 - 9 PM CB and HUMS Present Seussical, Jr! 7 - 8 PM Mr. Sun Plays Duke Ellington Playing the Nutcracker 7 - 9 PM Seussical, Jr Musical at Harwood This Weekend! 7 PM Krampusnacht 7:30 - 8:30 PM +26 more see less
10 Sunday Morning Yoga with Mindful Movement 8 - 9 AM Community Holiday Breakfast Buffet 8:30 - 11:15 AM Knights of Columbus Community Holiday Breakfast 8:30 - 11:15 AM Makersphere Family Holiday Crafting Event 10 AM - 1 PM Chocolate Making Workshops 10 AM - 2:15 PM Natasha Bogar Open Studio Sale 11 AM - 5 PM Holiday Band Concert, Waterbury Congregational Church 3 - 4 PM Waterbury Rotary Presents Santa in the Park! 3 - 4:30 PM Pause: A Winter Wellness Workshop 4 - 6 PM Sugarbush Racing Club 24' Kickoff Party 4 - 6 PM Chanukah Menorah Lighting and Celebration! 5:30 PM +7 more see less	11 No Walt's Breakfast on Monday, 10-11 All Day Warren Public Library Trustee Meeting 5 - 6 PM VTs Opportunity for Federal Climate Funding Dec. 11 5:30 - 7 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Boosters Meeting Rescheduled 7 - 8 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	12 Madsonian First Annual Design Awards 6 AM - 8:30 PM VTs Opportunity for Federal Climate Funding Dec. 12 11:30 AM - 1 PM Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM Handcraft & Chat at Moretown Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM Handcraft & Chat at Moretown Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM NHS Girls Basketball vs. Randolph Live Stream 6 PM Evening Yoga with Waterbury Recreation 6:30 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Community Act 127 Conversation with Local Reps 7 - 8 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM +6 more see less	13 Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Advent Vespers 6 - 6:30 PM Holiday Mocktails & Apps - Demonstration & Tasting 6 - 7:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM MRPS School Board Meeting at MHS - Wed., Dec. 13 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	14 Holiday Craft Activity at the Senior Center 12:30 - 1:30 PM Holiday Craft Activity at the Senior Center 12:30 - 1:30 PM Blood Drive at the Pierce Hall 12:30 - 5 PM Midd Night Stroll at Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Last Call for Holiday Community Dinner! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Climate and Ecology Book Discussion 6 - 7 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Affordable Holiday Family Fun: The Gingerbread Scamp 6 PM (multiday) NHS Girls Basketball vs. Thetford Live Stream 6 PM +5 more see less	15 Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count 8 AM - 4 PM Annual Winter Bird Count 8 AM - 4 PM A Colour Reverie Trunk Show 2 - 5 PM Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 3 - 6 PM Harwood Union High Silent Auction 5 - 7 PM Bad Art! 5 - 7 PM Holiday Auction and Sale at Bridgeside Books 5 - 7 PM Kids Holiday Craft Night - Drop Off Event 5 - 7:15 PM Silent Auction & Community Dinner, Friday at Harwood 5 - 7:30 PM Dinner and Silent Auction - Friday, Dec. 15 5 - 8 PM Harwood Denmark & Vermont Exchange Dinner & Auction 5 - 8 PM Pop-Up Dinner at the Sweet Spot 5:30 - 9 PM Hymn Singalong w/Messenger Karen Kaeble at WES 6:30 - 8:15 PM Holiday Moth 7 PM Mad River Chorale Concert: "Peace on Earth" 7:30 - 9 PM +11 more see less	16 Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts - Dec. 16 & 17 (multiday) 3rd Annual Roxbury Toy Swap = Toys Toys Toys Toys Toys! 9 - 11 AM Climate & Ecology Expert Series: Animal Tracking 9 - 11 AM Vinyasa Yoga at The Phoenix 9:30 - 10:30 AM Writers' Wertfrei Gathers at the Library 10 AM - 12 PM Winter Thrift Store at the Federated Church of Rochester 10 AM - 2 PM Sugarbush Holiday Craft Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM Saturday, Dec. 16 is Our Last Day! 10 AM - 4 PM Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM Visions of Mary: an Advent Painting Retreat 12 - 3 PM Blossom Holiday Market 12 - 5 PM Holiday Wine Tasting (Free!) 12 - 5 PM Saturday at Blockhouse ❅❆ 12 PM Roxbury Community Crafters 1 - 4 PM Cupcake and Holiday Card Making Celebration 1:30 - 3 PM Kids Holiday Ornament Crafting at the RFL 3 - 4 PM Waterbury Rotary - Santa in the Park - Postponed 3 - 4:30 PM Waterbury Rotary - Santa in the Park - Postponed 3 - 4:30 PM Duxbury Historical Society Christmas Service 4 - 5 PM Christmas Service at the Old South Duxbury Church 4 - 5:30 PM The Gray Space: Fundraiser Performance This Weekend! 6 - 9:30 PM Ugly Sweater Dance Party! Dec. 16 7 PM (multiday) The 16th Annual Green Mountain Nutcracker Dec. 16-17 7 PM (multiday) Contra Dance at The Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +20 more see less
17 Sunday Morning Yoga with Mindful Movement 8 - 9 AM Christmas Pageant & Service at the Warren Church 10 - 11 AM Winter Solstice Mini Retreat 10 AM - 5 PM Reindeer Rendezvous Bake Sale - Dec. 17 10:30 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Rendezvous in Waterbury Free 11 AM - 2 PM Customer Appreciation Day 11 AM - 5 PM Country Loaf! Baking Workshop in Barre 12 - 4 PM ❄️ Nerd-Choir Winter Celebration ❄️ 1 PM ✨❄️ Nerd-Choir Holiday Celebration! ❄️✨ 1 PM Last Chance in 2023 to See "The Farm Boy" 2 - 5 PM Rejoice! Holiday Concert: Solaris Vocal Ensemble 3 - 5 PM Pickleball Exhibition at Sugarbush SHARC 3:30 - 5 PM GMPA's Winter Gathering 2023 - "The Land of Sweets" 3:30 - 6 PM The Kat & Brett Holiday Show (Update!) 7 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	18 Agriculture Agency Listening Session-Virtual; Statewide 12:30 - 2 PM Waitsfield UCC Blue Christmas Service 6 - 6:45 PM Soul Collage®: Exploring Your Inner Landscape 6 - 8 PM The Gray Space: Fundraiser Performance This Weekend! 6 - 9:30 PM Blue Christmas Service at Waitsfield UCC Church 6 PM Harwood Boosters Meetings 7:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	19 It's Not Too Late to Score Amazing Holiday Gifts! 11 AM (multiday) Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Open Mic for Teens Tuesday at the Phoenix 12 - 8 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM	20 Memorial Gathering for Steve Guion - Dec. 20 3 PM Non-Alcoholic Bottle Shop and Red Poppy Cakery Pop Up 4 - 7 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Advent Vespers 6 - 6:30 PM Last Paine Mtn School Board Meeting of 2023 6 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Dec. 20 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	21 Open House - Sugarbush Heath and Recreation Center 4:30 - 6:30 PM Open Mic Night at the Local 5 - 8 PM Open Mic Night Sold Out - Dec. Date Announcement 6 - 8 PM Solstice Stargazing at Rec Fields 6 - 8 PM Solstice Stargazing at Moretown Rec Fields 6 - 8 PM Vinyasa Yoga at The Phoenix 6:15 - 7:15 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	22 Inklings Children's Books - 2 Day Sale! 9 AM (multiday) Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 3 - 6 PM Rescheduled: Solstice Tea Party at Joslin Library 4 - 5 PM Winter Solstice Blacklight Buti & Sacred Circle 5 - 7:30 PM Feeding the Valley December Veggie Pick-Up 5:30 PM +1 more see less	23 Rochester Food Shelf 9 - 10 AM Vinyasa Yoga at The Phoenix 9:30 - 10:30 AM Last Vaccination Clinic - Saturday, Dec. 23 10 AM Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM Tennis Doubles Round Robin - Holiday Get Together 12 - 2:30 PM Pamper, Sip & Shop! 2 - 5 PM The Night Before The Night Before Christmas 4:15 - 6:30 PM +3 more see less
24 Waitsfield UCC Church Christmas Eve Services Announced All Day Holiday Sale at Luke Iannuzzi Pottery 10 AM - 5 PM Christmas Eve Service at The Warren United Church 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Carol Sing with Waterbury Mission 5 - 6 PM Christmas Services at St. Mary's 5 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service at Church of the Valley 5 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 PM Moretown Methodist Christmas Eve Service 5 PM Moretown United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service 5 PM UCN Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	25	26	27 Start Your 2024 Resolutions Now at Valley Soul Yoga! 10 - 11 AM You're Invited! 10 AM - 1 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Advent Vespers 6 - 6:30 PM Don't Miss Teton Gravity Research's Film Legend Has It! 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	28 Don't Miss Teton Gravity Research's Film Legend Has It! 7 - 9 PM	29 Blood Drive in Waterbury at St Leo's Parish 10 AM - 3 PM Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 3 - 6 PM	30 Eat for Good! The MRV Rotary Restaurant Raffle 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM Contra Dance Saturday! Extra Festivity and Fun! 7:30 - 11 PM
31 All Brains Belong VT Virtual New Year's Eve Party! 5 - 7:30 PM	1 Harwood Boosters Meetings 7:30 - 8:30 PM	2 Waterbury Recreation - Evening Gentle Yoga 6:30 - 7:30 PM How to Fish the Battenkill, Trout Unlimited Meeting! 7 - 9 PM	3 Chair Yoga on Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 AM Next Paine Mtn School Board Meeting to Focus on Budget 6 - 8 PM Town of Roxbury Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Jan. 3 6:30 - 8:30 PM	4 Share Your Ideas at a Youth Opportunity Forum! 5:30 - 7 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Duxbury Planning Commission - Special Meeting 6:30 - 7 PM P&Z 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mad River Libraries Pub Trivia at Hostel Tevere 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	5 Waterbury Recreation - Morning Gentle Yoga 9 - 10 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Winter Classes 10:30 - 11:30 AM	6 Let's Have a Cuppa! 10 AM - 12 PM Roxbury Community Crafters 1 - 4 PM Soup Making Workshop at the Library 2 - 4 PM Stand Up and Stand Out for Democracy 3 - 4 PM Stand Up and Stand Out for Democracy 3 - 4 PM Stand Up and Stand Out for Democracy 3 - 4 PM Sound Event in Randolph 7 - 8:30 PM Contra Dance at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +4 more see less