Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Moving Sale Nov. 25-26 10 AM (multiday) Hubbard Park Land Blessing 10:30 AM - 12 PM Come Get Your Dog a Coat! 2 - 4 PM Monthly Full Moon Gathering and Cacao Ceremony 6 - 8:30 PM	27 CVSWMD's ARCC Facility is Reopening! 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM NAMI Family Support Group 6:30 - 8:30 PM	28 Needle Felting Class at MSAC in November 3 - 5 PM Songs of Hope, Joy and Resilience with John Harrison 6:30 - 7:45 PM Dodgeball at Montpelier Rec Gym 7 - 9 PM	29 Feast Farmstand at MSAC 8 - 11 AM Fall Central Vermont OLLI Series 1:30 - 3 PM Wednesday - MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Nov. 29 6:30 - 8:30 PM Private Equity Taking Over Medicare in VT 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	30 Weekly Forest Bathing with Zach! 1 - 3 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM	1 Meditation Weekend with Michael Lipson, PhD (multiday) Jeweler Ojalá Designs at Artisans Hand for Art Walk 12 - 12 PM Author Event with Nancy Price Graff and Runaway Pond 4 - 7 PM The Front: Group Show 58 for Art Walk 4 - 8 PM Art Walk: 3 Portrait Painters at the Clothespin Factory 4 - 8 PM T.W. Wood Gallery Trivia & Gala Announcement 4 - 8 PM VNRC Presents "Seemingly Impossible" by John Snell 4:30 - 7:30 PM Spaghetti Dinner and Live Music 4:30 - 8 PM First Day of The Holiday Fair 5 - 7 PM Music to Enjoy! 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance Friday 7-9pm Capital City Grange 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	2 Blossom Studio Birthday Party: a Day of Classes & More 8 AM - 7:30 PM Second Day of The Holiday Fair 9 AM - 1 PM Rob Ervin 6 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 20th Anniversary Concert 7 - 10 PM
3 Worcester Craft Fair: 2nd Edition! 10 AM - 4 PM Dog Coats for Folks in Need! 2 - 4 PM Evergreen Wreath Workshop 2 PM Heliand Consort: When the Snows Fall at Plainfield Arts 4 - 6 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM +1 more see less	4 Women Investing for Change: Feminist-ing Our Finances 7:30 - 9 PM	5 Needle Felting Class at MSAC in November 3 - 5 PM VCFA's Illumination Night 5:30 - 7 PM MRPS Facilities Future Workshop 5:30 - 7:30 PM Songs of Hope, Joy and Resilience with John Harrison 6:30 - 7:45 PM Dodgeball at Montpelier Rec Gym 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	6 Feast Farmstand at MSAC 8 - 11 AM Special Lunch at Twin Valley Senior Center 12 - 1 PM Fall Central Vermont OLLI Series 1:30 - 3 PM Central Vermont OLLI and to Be or Not to Be 1:30 - 3 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Dec. 6 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	7 Weekly Forest Bathing with Zach! 1 - 3 PM High Mowing Job Fair 4 - 6 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM What's at Stake: Civil Liberties and the 2024 Election 6 - 7 PM Community Jam at The Montpelier Senior Center 6:15 - 8 PM Urinetown 7 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	8 Baby Music Classes for 5 -14mos Now Forming Free Demo 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM The VT Bluegrass Pioneers at Bent Nails Bistro 7 - 8:30 PM Ecstatic Dance Friday 7-9pm Capital City Grange 7 - 9 PM Seussical the Musical! 7 PM (multiday)	9 Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Solidarity Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Kids Trade & Play - Dec. 9 - Goods Exchange 9:30 - 11:30 AM 3SquaresVT! at Montpelier Food Pantry Dec. 9 10 AM - 12 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 10 AM - 1 PM Spend Time w/ St. Nick - Take a Pic or Give Your List 11 AM - 1 PM The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) Evergreen Winter Wreath Workshop & Cocoa 1 PM Argentine Tango in Stowe VT Starts Today 3 - 7 PM St. Monica-St. Michael's School Christmas Gala 2023 5:30 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Urinetown: the Musical 7 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less
10 The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) The New Walking for Exercise Group 1 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Concert! 2 PM Dance Sing & Jump Around 3 - 4:30 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM +1 more see less	11 The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) District 3 Meeting with City Councilors 5 - 6 PM Be a Part of Montpelier's First Glow Walk! 5 - 6:30 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing - Zoning and RHA 5 PM	12 Vermont's Opportunity for Federal Climate Funding 11:30 AM - 1 PM The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) Hunger Mountain Co-op Council Meeting 5:30 PM Get on Board! Pre-Candidate Training 6 - 7 PM Songs of Hope, Joy and Resilience with John Harrison 6:30 - 7:45 PM Dodgeball at Montpelier Rec Gym 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	13 Feast Farmstand at MSAC 8 - 11 AM The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) Worcester Range Public Meeting 6 - 8 PM City of Montpelier FY25 Budget Book Presentation 6 - 11 PM Attn: Fans of David Sedaris (And Curious Others)! 7 - 8 PM Are You a Fan of David Sedaris? 7 - 8 PM Election Issues and Democracy 7 - 8:30 PM Two for Christmas - A Staged Reading 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	14 The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) Weekly Forest Bathing with Zach! 1 - 3 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Lands Conservation and Outings Launch Event - Sierra Club 6 - 8 PM Coane, Rowell & Schabner - Ladder One Grill 6 - 8:30 PM Two for Christmas - A Staged Reading 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	15 Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) Sara Grace Rocks the Rabble! 6 - 8 PM Coane, Rowell & Schabner - Bent Nails Bistro 7 - 8:30 PM Ecstatic Dance Friday 7-9pm Capital City Grange 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	16 Downtown Montpelier Cocoa Crawl All Day Queer Craft Fair Dec. 16 at the Old Labor Hall in Barre 10 AM - 4 PM Blossom Holiday Market: Local Makers & Artists! 12 - 5 PM The International Boutique! Dec. 9-16 12 PM (multiday) Would You Like to Talk to District 2 City Councilors? 12:15 - 2 PM IXC Christmas Festival! 2 - 4 PM Onion River Chorus Concerts Are This Weekend! 7:30 PM (multiday) +3 more see less
17 "Reclaiming the Sacred" 10 AM - 4 PM Country Loaf! A Baking Workshop 12 - 4 PM Join the Caroling at Fairmont Farm 4 - 7 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM	18	19 “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” 7 - 9 PM Dodgeball at Montpelier Rec Gym 7 - 9 PM	20 Feast Farmstand at MSAC 8 - 11 AM MRPS School Board Meeting Dec. 20 6:30 - 8:30 PM Solstice Sing Rescheduled for Wednesday - Stay Safe! 6:45 - 8:30 PM	21 Weekly Forest Bathing with Zach! 1 - 3 PM Winter Solstice Service 4 - 5:30 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Winter Solstice Yin & Restore at Blossom Wellness 6:45 - 8 PM Service of Lessons and Carols 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	22	23 Stories for a Winter's Eve - Old Meeting House - Dec. 23 All Day Stories for a Winter's Eve - Old Meeting House - Dec 23 All Day Montpelier Farmers Market 10 AM - 1 PM Argentine Tango in Stowe VT Starts Today 3 - 7 PM
24 Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM	25 Christmas Day Lunch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM NAMI Family Support Group 6:30 - 8:30 PM	26 Dodgeball at Montpelier Rec Gym 7 - 9 PM	27 New Restaurant in Montpelier All Day Full Moon Gathering and Cacao Ceremony 6:30 - 8:30 PM	28 Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM	29 Senior Center (MSAC) Potluck Lunch 12 - 2 PM	30 Feldenkrais Workshop: To Come Home to Yourself 2 - 4:30 PM
31 New Year's Eve Celebration: the Beat Goes On! 12 - 8:30 PM Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM All Brains Belong Virtual New Year's Eve Celebration! 5 - 7:30 PM	1 New Years Day Polar Plunge 9 - 10 AM First Day Hikes with Vermont State Parks 9 AM - 12:30 PM	2 Dodgeball at Montpelier Rec Gym 7 - 9 PM	3 Moving Sale Jan. 3 All Day Rally for Flood Relief on Wednesday! 12 - 1 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Jan. 3 6:30 - 8:30 PM	4 Tiny Black House Takeout 4:30 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Share Your Ideas at a Youth Opportunity Forum! 5:30 - 7 PM Community Jam at the Montpelier Senior Center 6:15 - 8 PM	5 Free Vaccines at Twin Valley Senior Center 11 AM - 3 PM All Invited to The Rhythm Method! 2:30 - 3:30 PM Returning Home to Ourselves, by Healing Trauma 4 - 6 PM Elisabeth Mazzilli: Passage on Display Through January 4 - 8 PM Dinner and Live Music at VFW Post 792 5 - 8 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM The VT Bluegrass Pioneers at Hugo's 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	6 Moving Sale Jan. 6 10 AM - 2 PM Kids Cross–Country Ski Program 1:30 - 2:30 PM Argentine Tango in Stowe VT Starts Today 3 - 7 PM