Calendar - Front Porch Forum

August 2024

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28 Hideaway Circus (multiday) SHS Class of 1984 40th Reunion (multiday) Moving Sale! Sat & Sun - Terrace St 8 AM (multiday) Garage Sale - East Hill Rd - July 27-28 9 AM (multiday) Open House for Montpelier Home - For Sale by Owner 11 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - Elm & Cummings - July 27-28 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Isabel Circle - July 26 & July 27 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Camp St - July 27-28 10 AM - 3 PM Free: Pizza in the Park 4 - 7 PM Meditation Circle 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	29 Green Mountain Club Paddle on Monday All Day 100 Hour Summer Yoga Teacher Training with Chrissy! 6 AM Health Economics: Healing the Harms of Big Business 7:30 - 9 PM	30 Important Parks Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM Jock Jams Dance Series 7 - 8 PM	31 Capital City Band Free Concert 12 - 8 PM Parliamo Italiano at Pearl Street Pizza 5 - 8 PM Montpelier Jazz Project 6 - 7:30 PM Wednesday at the Bandstand: Chad Hollister Band 6 - 8 PM BUUSD Board Meeting July 31 6 PM Earth Circle: The Crest of Summer 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	1 Free Food as Medicine Talk at Ananda Gardens 5 - 6:30 PM Parkapalooza 2024 5:30 - 7 PM Breaker Rock Beach VBS 5:30 - 8 PM Burlesque Summer Series Begins! 6 - 7 PM Saturn People's Sound Collective at Parkapalooza 6 - 7:30 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda Aug. 1 7 PM +2 more see less	2 Garage Sale 7 AM - 3 PM Massage and Yoga in the Yard 9 AM - 1 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Chandler Rd - Aug. 2-3 9 AM (multiday) The Front: Group Show 62 for Art Walk 4 - 8 PM VT Supreme Court Gallery - Art Opening, Regis Cummings 4:30 - 7 PM "Watercolor Diary: Three Years in Vermont" 4:30 - 7:30 PM Live Music at VFW 5 - 8 PM Notice! - Progressive Party Barre Caucus 5:30 - 6 PM Grief Support Group 6 - 7:30 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Amis Du Teche, Traditional Cajun Music from Louisiana 7:30 - 9:30 PM Karaoke in Essex Junction 8 - 11:30 PM +9 more see less	3 The Yard Sale of the Year! 8 AM - 3 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Massage and Yoga in the Yard 9 AM - 1 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Porch Sale - East State St - Aug. 3-4 10 AM (multiday) Free "Journey into Parenthood" Class Offering! 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Free Barbecue/Potluck/Picnic at the Grange Hall! 6 - 7:30 PM New Moon Circle, Monthly Event 6 - 8 PM BBQ Potluck Contra! You're Invited! Aug. 3 6 - 11 PM A Capella Lolapalooza Show 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less
4 Old West Church Concert 4 AM Yard Sale - Baird St - Aug. 4 9 AM - 12 PM Garage Sale - Whittier St 9 AM - 1 PM Porch Sale - East State St - Aug. 4 10 AM - 3 PM Patrick Ross with Doug Perkins at The Old Meeting House 4 - 5:30 PM Patrick Ross & Doug Perkins, Aug. 4 4 - 6 PM Patrick Ross With Doug Perkins Concert 4 - 6 PM 25th Annual Folk Music Concert 4 PM +4 more see less	5 FCA Power Camp August 5-9 (multiday) Soccer/Basketball/Softball & Swimming Power Camp 9 AM - 2:30 PM Monday Night Markets 4 - 7 PM A Guided Tasting - the Wines of Southern France! 6 - 7:30 PM Green Mountain Swing Band 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	6 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Soccer/Basketball/Softball & Swimming Power Camp 9 AM - 2:30 PM Barre Unified Union School District Job Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Corrected Select Board Agenda 5 - 8:30 PM Barre City National Night Out & Community Picnic 6 - 8 PM Community Forum on Roads and Rivers Aug. 6 6 - 8:30 PM Barre City Council Meeting Agenda Aug. 6 6 PM Montpelier Housing Committee: Investing in Housing Panel 6:15 - 7 PM Ice Cream Social 6:30 - 7:30 PM Peace Walk Commemorating Hiroshima 6:45 - 8 PM Hiroshima Commemoration 6:45 - 8:15 PM Jock Jams Dance Series 7 - 8 PM Open Mic at Bent Nails Bistro 7 - 11 PM Honest Conversations with Kids About Sex and Intimacy 8 - 9 PM +10 more see less	7 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Soccer/Basketball/Softball & Swimming Power Camp 9 AM - 2:30 PM Efficiency Vermont Flood Resilience Webinar 12 - 1 PM Capital City Band Free Concert 12 - 8 PM Senior Day- Wednesday 8/7 at the Aldrich Library 1:30 - 2:30 PM Authors at the Aldrich: Ken Cadow 6 - 7:30 PM Montpelier Jazz Project 6 - 7:30 PM Republican Town Caucus 6 - 8 PM Barre Unified Union School District Special Board Mtg 6 PM Vermont Wildlife Patrol 6 PM Wednesday at the Middlesex Bandstand: Noah Young Trio 6:30 - 8:30 PM Capital City Band Free Concert 7 - 8 PM Tango at Hugo's, Alternate Wednesdays 7 - 11 PM +9 more see less	8 Soccer/Basketball/Softball & Swimming Power Camp 9 AM - 2:30 PM East Barre Porchfest Concert: Scott Campbell 3 - 4:30 PM Be Nominated for JP by East Montpelier Democrats 4:30 - 5 PM Parkapalooza 2024 5:30 - 7 PM Reception in Support of Congresswoman Balint 5:30 - 7:30 PM Breaker Rock Beach VBS 5:30 - 8 PM Barre City Board of Civil Authority Agenda Aug. 8 5:30 PM Burlesque Summer Series Begins! 6 - 7 PM Dracula at Quarryworks Theater 7:30 - 9 PM +5 more see less	9 Soccer/Basketball/Softball & Swimming Power Camp 9 AM - 2:30 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Plant Sale and Open Gardens at Story Road Nursery 9 AM (multiday) Recreation and Wellness Public Input Meeting #2 10 - 11 AM Free School Supplies 4 - 7 PM Free School Supplies 4 - 7 PM Barre Town Democrat Committee Caucus Warning 5:30 - 6 PM Fractured Fables: Anansi & the Sky God 5:30 - 6:30 PM GBD Annual Cookout 5:30 - 8:30 PM Acrylic Painting Workshop 6 - 8 PM On-Farm Dinner at Drift Farmstead with Special Guests 6 - 8:45 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Karaoke in Essex Junction 8 - 11:30 PM +9 more see less	10 Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Lawn Sale - Towne Hill Rd - Aug. 10-11 9 AM (multiday) The Kids Trade and Play at the Grange Aug. 10 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade & Play Clothing Exchange - Saturday! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Screen Printing Workshop Aug. 10 9:30 - 11:30 AM Herbal Plant Walks 10 - 11 AM Democratic Caucus to Nominate Justices of the Peace 10 AM - 12 PM Homestead Antiques - Aug. 10 10 AM - 3 PM Harmony Singing Workshop with Ali Burns 10 AM - 4 PM Two-Day Yard Sale This Weekend - Terrace St 10 AM (multiday) Summer Pie-A-Looza at FCCB 11 AM - 2 PM FCCB Summer Pie-A-Palooza 11 AM - 2 PM Protecting Forests on a Regional Level! 11 AM - 2:30 PM VT Open Farm Week / Sugar Feather Farm Tour & Store Open 11 AM - 4 PM Cate Farm Tomato Trot! 4 - 5 PM Cate Farm Tomato Trot 5K - Aug 10! 4 - 5 PM Free Concert at Allis State Park! 6 - 8 PM TenFest 2024: Freedom and Unity 7:30 - 9:30 PM +15 more see less
11 Bake Sale Fundraiser for Medical Expenses w/ Tote Bag 8 AM - 6 PM Moving Sale Sunday in the "Meadows" 11 AM - 2 PM ONE Arts at Camp Meade — Open House! 2 - 4 PM Roller Skate Roll Out 2:30 - 4:30 PM "Music Under the Steeple" Musical Event 4 - 6 PM Vermont Philharmonic Summer Pops Concerts Aug. 11 & 31 4 - 6 PM Flower Power Happy Hour! 4 - 6 PM +3 more see less	12 Nominating Caucus 4:30 - 6 PM Monthly Middlesex Trails Committee Meeting Aug. 12 7 - 8 PM Shidaa Projects Cultural Summer Camp for Kids 8:30 PM (multiday)	13 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Branch Out Loud 2024 5 AM - 7 PM Primary Election is Next Tuesday 7 AM - 7 PM Primary Voting Reminder 8 AM - 7 PM Branch Out Loud Benefit Concert 5 PM Riverton Community Open House 6 - 7:30 PM Ice Cream Social 6:30 - 7:30 PM Jock Jams Dance Series 7 - 8 PM +4 more see less	14 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Capital City Band Free Concert 12 - 8 PM Berlin Republican Committee Meeting 5 PM Waterbury LEAP Electric Vehicle Fest 5:30 - 7 PM Authors at the Aldrich 6 - 7 PM Montpelier Jazz Project 6 - 7:30 PM Theory of Change - an Interactive Workshop 6 - 8 PM Theory of Change - An Interactive Workshop 6 - 8 PM Barre Unified Union School District Board Meeting 6 PM Calais DRB Meeting Aug. 14 6:30 - 8 PM Wednesday at the Bandstand: Billy Wylder 6:30 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	15 Huge Tag Sale - River St. - Aug. 15-16 (multiday) Free Beginner Dance/Movement Classes at MSAC 10 - 11 AM Donna Thunder Performance at York Branch Library 3 - 4 PM Middlesex Road Committee Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Berlin Pond 5 Miler on Thursday 5:30 - 7 PM Parkapalooza with Barika - Aug. 15th 5:30 - 7 PM Berlin Pond 5 Miler 5:30 - 7 PM Parkapalooza 2024 5:30 - 7 PM Junior League of Champlain Valley - New Member Socials 5:30 - 7 PM Breaker Rock Beach VBS 5:30 - 8 PM Burlesque Summer Series Begins! 6 - 7 PM LGBTQIA2S+ Veteran's Group 6 - 7:30 PM VT Bluegrass Pioneers at Ladder One Grill 6 - 8:30 PM TenFest 2024: Freedom and Unity 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	16 Multi Family Garage Sale All Day Garage Sale Aug. 16-18 7 AM (multiday) Moving Sale Aug. 16 8 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale! 8:30 AM - 5 PM Giant Yard Sale, Aug 16-17 - Westwood Dr 8:30 AM (multiday) Yard Sale - Philbrook St - Aug. 16-17 8:30 AM (multiday) U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Lawn Sale - VT Rte 214 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM TenFest 2024: Freedom and Unity 7:30 - 9:30 PM Karaoke in Essex Junction 8 - 11:30 PM +7 more see less	17 Yard Sale - Summer St. - Aug. 17 All Day Multi-Family Yard Sale - Lague Dr - Aug. 17 8 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale! 8:30 AM - 5 PM World Soccer Festival 2024 9 AM - 12 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM World Soccer Festival: Celebrating Diversity in VT 9 AM - 2:15 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Postcarding and More with Indivisible Calais 10 AM - 12:30 PM Downsizing Sale, Part 2! (No Early Birds) 10 AM - 3 PM Queer Arts Festival in Plainfield, August 17 10 AM - 5 PM River of Light Full Moon Paddle 7 - 9 PM Kirtan: This Saturday in Montpelier 7 PM River of Light 7 PM TenFest 2024: Freedom and Unity 7:30 - 9:30 PM Saturday: Another Great Contra Dance at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +11 more see less
18 Huge Tag Sale - River St - Sunday All Day Huge Tag Sale Sunday All Day Dollar Sale! 14 Colonial Drive 10 AM - 12 PM SHS Field Hockey Bake Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Tour the Town Highway Garage 10 AM Summer Party and Member Appreciation Day Aug. 18 11 AM - 3 PM Back to School Shopping Childrens Boutique 11 AM - 4 PM Coffee, Conversation, and Gratitude 12 - 1 PM Traditional Irish Music Session at Fox Market 1 - 4 PM Walk the Proposed Hubbard Park Recreational Pathway 2:30 - 4 PM +6 more see less	19 Back to School Bash! 4 - 7 PM Monthly Meeting of E. Montpelier & Calais Hist. Soc. 5 - 7 PM Free Community Mindfulness Meditation 7 - 8:30 PM	20 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Healthy Aging Discussion at the Aldrich Library 5 - 6 PM Select Board Meeting 5 - 7 PM Revised Select Board Agenda for Tomorrow 5 - 7:30 PM Ice Cream Social 6:30 - 7:30 PM Jock Jams Dance Series 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	21 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day Feast Farmstand 9 AM - 12 PM AARP Fraudwatch Presentations at Twin Valley Sr Center 12:30 - 1:30 PM AARP/Fraudwatch Presentation 12:30 - 1:30 PM Rec & Wellness Public Input Meeting #3 on Aug. 21 5 - 6 PM Montpelier Jazz Project 6 - 7:30 PM Barre Unified Union School District Special Board Meeting 6 PM School Board Meeting August 21 6:15 - 9 PM School Board Meeting August 21st 6:15 - 9 PM School Board Meeting Aug 21 6:15 - 9:15 PM Final Show at the Middlesex Bandstand! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Aug. 21 MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Danny Jonokuchi & the Revisionists Premier Swing Band 6:30 - 9:30 PM Laugh Local VT Comedy Open Mic 7 - 9 PM Tango at Hugo's, Alternate Wednesdays 7 - 11 PM +11 more see less	22 Huge Tag Sale Thursday and Friday - River St 9 AM (multiday) Parkapalooza 2024 5:30 - 7 PM Breaker Rock Beach VBS 5:30 - 8 PM The Local: Open Mic Night in the Tasting Room Thursday! 5:30 - 8 PM Tim's Trio at Charlie-O'S 7 - 9 PM Dirt Road Theater's "Cry It Out" Opens This Thursday! 8 PM +2 more see less	23 MSAC Driveway Closure - Aug 23-24 (multiday) Yard Sale - Pinewood Rd - Aug. 23 9 AM - 3 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM VT Bluegrass Pioneers at The Whammy Bar 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM 4 Piano Concerts in Adamant This Weekend 7 PM (multiday) Piano Concerts at the Adamant Community Club 7 PM (multiday) Dirt Road Theater's "Cry It Out" Opens This Thursday! 8 PM +4 more see less	24 Yard Sale/Estate Sale - Longmeadow Dr - Aug. 24 8 AM - 3 PM Large Yard Sale - Cobble Hill Meadows - Aug. 24-25 8 AM (multiday) Annual Yard & Bake Sale - Main St - Aug. 24 9 AM - 1 PM Montpelier Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Hazardous Waste Collection in Bradford This Saturday! 9 AM - 1 PM Garage Sale - Freeride Community Bike Shop - Aug. 24 9 AM - 2 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Moving Sale - Thomas St - Aug. 24-25 9 AM (multiday) Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM $10 Vintage Clothing Sale This Saturday! 10 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale - Aug 24 - 57 College St 10 AM - 3 PM Free Car Show 11 AM - 2 PM Community Health Education Fair! 11 AM - 3 PM Rhythm of the Rein Booth on State House Lawn 11 AM - 3 PM All Brains Belong VT's Community Health Education Fair 11 AM - 3 PM Maple Corner Amateur's Triathlon 1 - 3 PM Rhythm of the Rein Open House and Bake Sale 1 - 4 PM Insects Galore Walk 2 - 3:30 PM Dirt Road Theater's "Cry It Out" Opens This Thursday! 8 PM +15 more see less
25 Moretown Multi-Family Yard Sale Plus - Living Tree Ln 8 AM - 2 PM Bake Sale Fundraiser for Medical Expenses w/ Tote Bag 8 AM - 6 PM Large Yard Sale - Cobble Hill Meadows - Aug. 24-25 8 AM (multiday) Ground Down to Rise Up 10 AM - 12 PM Ground Down to Rise Up! Free Event 10 AM - 12:30 PM Church Barbecue 11 AM - 1 PM Free BBQ and What is a UU Discussion and Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Breastfeeding Celebration Group - Bosom Buddies 3:30 - 5 PM Pizza in the Park 4 - 7 PM Canadian Singer-Songwriter Madeleine Roger in Concert! 6 PM +6 more see less	26 Special Barre City Council Meeting Aug. 26 4:30 PM Free Community Mindfulness Meditation 7 - 8:30 PM	27 Yoga! Pavilion Side Porch - Tue & Wed Eves All Day MSAC Fall Cleaning and Potluck Salad Lunch 10 AM - 1 PM Free Concert on the Common, Cabot Aug. 27 6 - 7:15 PM Regular Barre City Council Meeting Aug. 27 6 PM Jock Jams Dance Series 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	28 Feast Farmstand 9 AM - 12 PM Moving Light Dance Fall Session 2024! 12 PM Climate Café: Emotional Support Group 12 - 7 PM Middle School Photography, Sewing, and Graphic Design 3 - 5 PM Sen. Bernie Sanders' Office: Senior Meal in Barre 4 PM Parliamo Italiano at Pearl Street Pizza 5 - 8 PM Democratic Candidate Meet and Greet at Pearl Street 5:30 - 7:30 PM CVSWMD Public Hearing on SWIP Amendment 6 - 7 PM Montpelier Jazz Project 6 - 7:30 PM Barre Unified Union School District Board Meeting 6 PM Postcard Writing and Fundraising Concert Tonight! 6:30 - 8 PM Kamala Harris Fundraising Concert 6:30 - 9 PM Kamala Harris Fundraising Concert 6:30 - 9 PM Baseball Under the Lights! 7 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	29 Big Garage Sale! - Ferno Rd - Aug. 29-31 (multiday) Crossings: The History of Montpelier's Bridges 5:30 PM Carol Dawes State Rep Campaign Kickoff 6 - 6:30 PM Cantrip at Hugo's Bar and Grill 6 - 9:30 PM Pointe Noir Cajun Band at Feast and Field! 6 PM Dirt Road Theater's "Cry It Out" Opens This Thursday! 8 PM +2 more see less	30 Garage & Tack Room Clean Out Sale (multiday) Lawn Sale - Sunset Rd - Aug. 30-31 8 AM (multiday) Labor Day Weekend Garage Sale - Crosstown Rd 8 AM (multiday) Garage Sale/Estate Sale - Gregoire St - Aug. 30 9 AM - 12 PM U-Pick Blueberries 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Beacon St - Aug. 31 10 AM (multiday) German Consul General Visit 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Music Plainfield Farmer's Market 4 - 7 PM Summer Sizzle Dance Party 5 - 11:45 PM Tonight, Aug. 30: The Steppes at Barr Hill 6 - 8 PM Composers Concordance Concert 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Piano Concerts Aug. 30-31 7:30 - 9:30 PM Piano Works in Progress Vermont Guest Artist Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Dirt Road Theater's "Cry It Out" Opens This Thursday! 8 PM +11 more see less	31 Yard Sale (We're Downsizing) (multiday) Garage Sale - Clarendon Ave - Aug. 31 8:30 - 11 AM Northfield 5K and Kids One Mile Race, Aug. 31 9:30 - 11:30 AM Northfield 5K Race 9:30 AM - 12 PM Garage Sale Rain or Shine! - C Street - Aug. 31 - Sept.2 9:30 AM (multiday) Garage Sale Rain or Shine! - C Street - Aug. 31 - Sept. 2 9:30 AM (multiday) Montpelier Writers Group (Write Now!) 10 - 11:30 AM Folk Mountain Gospel Concert 11 AM - 1 PM Lengthening the Spine 12 - 1:30 PM The Workroom Annual Exhibit 1 - 4 PM Vermont Philharmonic Summer Pops Concerts Aug. 11 and 31 4 - 6 PM Vermont Philharmonic Presents Two Summer Pops Concerts 4 PM É.T.É in Concert 7 PM Piano Works in Progress - Faculty Concert 7:30 - 7:30 PM Piano Concerts Aug. 30-31 7:30 - 9:30 PM Coane, Rowell & Schabner at Hugo's 7:30 - 9:30 PM Saturday: Festive Contra Dance at The Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM Festive End of August Contra! Aug. 31 7:30 - 11 PM Dirt Road Theater's "Cry It Out" Opens This Thursday! 8 PM +15 more see less