Calendar - Front Porch Forum

May 2024

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28 Bodywork & Reiki April 28 - Tending the Caregivers 1:30 - 3 PM Poa Mutino Governor 2024 Meet N Greet 2 - 5 PM Held: Navigating the Journey into Motherhood 4 - 5:30 PM	29 Volunteer Art Day April 29 at MSAC 1 - 3 PM MRPS School Board Meeting: FY25 Revised Budget 5 - 6 PM	30 Where and When to Vote for the School Budget 10 AM - 7 PM All Brains Belong's Brain Club: "Autistic Culture" 6 - 7 PM	1 Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – 12 Weeks 10:30 - 11:30 AM Primo Maggio 2024 5 - 9 PM Elia Corti: A Death at the Labor Hall 6 - 9 PM Carry the Load (Walking) Relay 6:15 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM SOS & LWV Webinars Explain Ranked Choice Voting 7 - 8:30 PM LWVVT, Sec. of State Co-Hosts Virtual Forum on RCV 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	2 ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM Community Jam at the Montpelier Senior Center May 2 6:15 - 8 PM	3 Free Nurse Clinic, Montpelier Downtown 11 AM - 1 PM Kate Fetherston at The Front: Field Notes 4 - 7 PM Grief Support Group - Spring 2024 6 - 7 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM	4 Green Up Day Pancake Breakfast 7 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale - Fuller St - Music Themed! 9 AM - 12 PM Neighborhood Garage Sale - Greenock Ave 9 AM - 1 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Book Discussion 9 AM - 10:15 PM Skill Share Saturdays Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM $10 Vintage Clothing Sale! 10 AM - 2 PM Downing Street Yard Sale! 10 AM - 3 PM Open Theatre Casting Call in Barre 12:30 - 3:30 PM Amazing Mushroom Workshop This Weekend! 1 - 4 PM Capital City Grange Cooking Contest 4:30 - 6:30 PM +7 more see less
5 Mother's Day Grief Series 10 AM - 4 PM All Species Day is This Sunday 12 - 4 PM Screen Time & Your Body - May 5 1:30 - 3 PM Film Screening of “Israelism” at Savoy May 5 3 PM Held: Navigating the Journey into Motherhood 4 - 5:30 PM +1 more see less	6	7 3sqaurevt! Community Outreach! 10 AM - 12 PM ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM Bicycling Basics for Fun & Safe Riding 5:30 - 6:30 PM Dogs & Trail Use in Hubbard Park Meeting 6 PM	8 Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – 12 Weeks 10:30 - 11:30 AM Free Pop-Up Healthcare Clinic 11 AM - 12 PM CVCC Trades Fair & Signing Day 5:30 - 7:30 PM Unwind for Restful Night's Sleep 5:45 - 8 PM Ranked Choice Voting: Virtual Second Meeting, LWVVT 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	9 Petition Signing for Presidential Ballot 10 AM - 1 PM Tend: a Movement Circle for Mothers 12 - 8:30 PM Plant Based Cooking Basics Workshop 4 - 7 PM Queer Open Mic Night - Poetry/Writings from LGBTQIA+ 7 - 9 PM	10 Take Back the Night! 4 - 9 PM Bellydance 5:30 - 6:30 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM The 2024 Young Tradition Festival is May 10-12 in Bton! 7 PM (multiday) A Tale of Two Meeting Houses 7 PM +1 more see less	11 Stamp Out Hunger - Annual Food Drive All Day Onion River Outdoors 2024 Bike Swap 9 AM - 12 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Book Discussion 9 AM - 10:15 PM Tools Only Sharpening Event 10 AM - 2 PM It Takes a Village Inaugural Event on State House Lawn 12 - 4 PM May 11 Kids Trade & Play Celebrates Good Beginnings 12 - 4 PM Mending Workshop at Rabble-Rouser This Saturday! 1:30 - 3:30 PM Spring Wildflower Walk 2 - 3:30 PM Franklin Street Porch Social 2 - 4 PM Onion River Chorus Spring Concert 7:30 PM +7 more see less
12 Held: Navigating the Journey into Motherhood 4 - 5:30 PM ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM	13 Volunteers Wanted to Place Flags 1 - 3 PM Important Parks Commission Meeting 5 PM Embroidery Workshops 5:30 - 8:30 PM Montpelier City Plan Public Engagement Process Kick-Off 5:30 PM	14 Bicycling Basics for Fun & Safe Riding 5:30 - 6:30 PM	15 Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – 12 Weeks 10:30 - 11:30 AM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM	16 Traffic Delays & Road Closures Governors Corporate Cup All Day Trip to Boston! - Only 20 Spots Left 8 AM - 5 PM Social Hour for French Speakers May 16 6 - 7:30 PM Pacem School Play: The Witch's Princess 7 PM	17 "Two Too Many" Yard Sale This Week! 9 AM (multiday) It's May! 9 AM (multiday) ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM Why is Gospel Music So Powerful for Healing ? 5:30 - 7:30 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM Montpelier Rotary Casino Night 7 - 10 PM Michael D'aleo Talk and Workshop 7 PM (multiday) Pacem School Play: The Witch's Princess 7 PM Love Letters. Don't Miss This Play! 7:30 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	18 Far-Flung French May 18 All Day Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Saturday Bulk Loading at Vermont Compost 9 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale - Colonial Dr 9 AM - 3 PM Book Discussion 9 AM - 10:15 PM Saturday Sessions the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub 12:30 - 2:30 PM Burlesque Class 1 - 3 PM Free Event - Introduction to Swimming! 2 - 4 PM VFFS Farm Party! 4 - 8 PM Capital City Concerts Final Concert May 18 7:30 - 9:15 PM Love Letters. Don't Miss This Play! 7:30 PM (multiday) World-Class Chamber Music Saturday Evening 7:30 PM Artists Market in East Calais 10 PM (multiday) +9 more see less
19 Moving/Yard Sale - Sunday, Main St 9 AM - 2 PM Make Your Own Leather Sandals 9 AM - 3 PM Cob Oven Building Workshop 9 AM (multiday) A Musical Munchkins Open House - Free Demo, 3-5 Yrs 10:30 - 11:15 AM Milk with Dignity 3 - 4 PM ...But They Sing in My Soul: Songs Awakening Spring 3 - 4 PM Soul Porpoise is Bringing the Groove to Plainfield! 4 PM +3 more see less	20 Become a Tour Guide at the State House 2 - 3 PM	21 Bicycling Basics for Fun & Safe Riding 5:30 - 6:30 PM Flood Victim Gathering - Barre & Montpelier (Guest Speaker) 6:30 - 8 PM Author Event—Birding to Change the World 7 - 8:30 PM	22 Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM Healing Arts Group at Mosaic 5:30 PM (multiday) Capital City Band Rehearsal Wednesday Evening 7 PM	23 MHS Solons Varsity Baseball 4:30 - 7 PM Come to the Next Public Forum on Flood Resilience 6:30 - 8:30 PM Commission for Recovery and Resilience - Public Forum 6:35 PM	24 Potluck in Spanish! 12 AM - 2 PM Trinity Church Outdoor Thrift Sale Friday and Saturday 12 - 4 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM “Fair Sparrow” at the Adamant Community Club 7 - 9 PM	25 Yard Sale - Rte 14 - May 25-26 (multiday) Downsizing/Moving Sale - St Paul St - May 25-31 (multiday) 2nd Chance, Last Chance! Moving Sale Saturday - Whittier & Main 8 AM - 2 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Fall 2024 Auditions 9 AM - 2 PM Saturday Bulk Loading at Vermont Compost 9 AM - 2 PM Moving Sale - Saturday - 391 Elm Street 9 AM - 4 PM Moving Sale - Elm St - May 25 9 AM - 4 PM Book Discussion 9 AM - 10:15 PM Would You Like to Talk to District 2 City Councilors? 10 - 11 AM Plant Sale to Benefit the Full Ladle Feeding Ministry 10 AM - 2 PM Plant Sale at Christ Church in Montpelier 10 AM - 2 PM Open Studio is This Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Second Studio at the Mud Studio 10 AM (multiday) Studio Sale - Suspenders to Keep Your Pants Up! 10:30 AM - 4 PM Race Against Racism 11 AM - 3 PM Annual MHS - Race Against Racism Tomorrow - Statehouse 12 - 3 PM Saturday Sessions the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub 12:30 - 2:30 PM Sally P. Lonegren Celebration of Life Service May 25 1 - 3 PM +15 more see less
26 Yard Sale 10 AM - 3 PM Breath & Your Body Class 4:30 - 4:45 PM	27 ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM	28 Bicycling Basics for Fun & Safe Riding 5:30 - 6:30 PM City Plan 2024 - May 16 Update 6 PM MHS Solons Baseball Senior Night!! 6:30 - 9:30 PM	29 UES Caregivers Council Coffee & Conversation 8:15 - 9 AM Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM Preparing for EAB: Ash Walk in Barre Town Forest 4:30 - 6:30 PM Parliamo Italiano at Pearl Street Pizza 5 - 8 PM Summer Climate Event Series 6 - 8 PM Save the Date: Preview of "From Earth to Earth" 6:30 - 7:30 PM +2 more see less	30 Spiritual Soundings: This Too May 30! 5 - 6 PM Spiritual Soundings: This Too 5 - 6 PM Shibori Indigo Fabric Dye Workshop! 5:30 - 7 PM Solace in Time of War: A Curatorial Fundraiser 6 - 7 PM Three Sisters Four Women - Preview Night! 7:30 - 9 PM Queer Musicians Showcase 7:30 - 9 PM +2 more see less	31 Huge Kids, Baby & Maternity Tag Sale Friday & Saturday (multiday) Seeking Volunteers for Tree Planting 8 AM Pride Flag Raising at City Hall 10 - 11 AM Meditation and Mindfulness Retreat May 31-June 2 3 PM (multiday) Come Learn About Black Ash Trees! 5 - 6:30 PM Live Music at The Sable Project This Weekend 5:30 - 8 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM Keith Murphy at the Adamant Community Club May 31 7 PM Rock City in Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Karaoke in Essex Junction 8 - 11:30 PM +6 more see less	1 City Plan Show & Tell at Capital City Farmer's Market 9 AM - 12 PM Ridge Street Yard Sale 9 AM - 12:30 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Fall 2024 Auditions 9 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Volunteer at Naked Table Project! 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale 9 AM (multiday) Intro to Waltz Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM Skill Share Saturdays Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM Garage Sale & Free Pile - 13 Ewing Street - June 1 10 AM - 3 PM Downsizing Sale - Colonial Dr - June 1 10 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale - 459 North St - June 1 10 AM - 4 PM Goddard Teach-In/Community Conversation 12 - 7 PM Saturday Sessions the Montpelier Performing Arts Hub 12:30 - 2:30 PM What's Up with Goddard? 3 - 7 PM ALOFT Art Exhibition 5 - 7 PM Lord of the Reads at Kellogg-Hubbard Library 6 PM (multiday) Community Dharma Talk & Group Discussion 7 - 9 PM +14 more see less