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) Eighth Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Craft Sale! 9 AM (multiday) 8th Annual Old Labor Hall Holiday Shopping 9 AM (multiday) Stained Glass Studio Sales Event 10 AM (multiday) MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion Sun. Nov. 28 at 6:30pm 6:30 - 8 PM Tom Morse Meeting 7 - 8 PM Composers of Color 3rd Session This Sunday! 7 - 8:30 PM Meditators Unite! 7:30 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	29 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Public Forum on Scrag Mountain Trail Plans 6:30 - 8 PM	30 Choose Cultivating Peace Vermont for Giving Tuesday! 12 AM - 11:59 PM #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 #Givingtuesday at Sushi Yoshi to Benefit GMAS 5 - 8 PM Mountain Bike Strength Clinic with Summit P.T. 6 - 7:30 PM Northfield Selectboard Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Bible Study 6:30 - 8 PM City of Barre City Council Agenda 7 PM +5 more see less	1 December Art Sale and Fundraiser 12 AM (multiday) Senior Day at the Aldrich Library 1:30 PM MRV Virtual Chanukah Party 5:30 - 6:15 PM Next Paine Mountain School Board Meeting at Williamstown Elementary 6 PM School Budget Forum Wednesday on Zoom 6:15 - 7:30 PM School Budget Forum Wednesday, Dec. 1 6:15 - 7:30 PM Montpelier-Roxbury School Board Meeting - Dec. 1 6:30 - 8:30 PM City of Barre Homelessness Task Force Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	2 Dec. 2, Annual Stowe Senior Dinner All Day American Legion Post #59 - Thursday Dinner All Day Free Legal Clinic for Vermont Seniors 60+ 9 - 11:30 AM Free Virtual Legal Clinic for Vermonters Age 60+ 9 - 11:30 AM Free Intro to Studio Cycle Class 12:15 - 12:45 PM Public Menorah Lighting with Governor Thursday 5 - 6 PM Sip & Ship at the Mad River Taste Place! 5 - 7 PM Barre Unified Union School District Board Meeting 5:30 PM Genealogy and Slavery Discussion Group 6 - 8 PM City of Barre Manager Search Task Force 6 PM Community Old Time Jam 6:15 - 8 PM Planning Meeting for Plainfield Opera House Concerts 6:30 - 7:30 PM Planning Meeting for Plainfield Opera House Series 6:30 PM VTSSM Red Bench Speaker Series – Thursday Night! 7 - 8:30 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 +13 more see less	3 Silver Linings Seniors Dec. 3 - Jan. 14 Free at Joslin 10 - 11:30 AM A Traditional Christmas in Stowe ~ Dec. 3-5 3 PM (multiday) The Front: Group Show 46 / Under $100 Holiday Market 4 - 7 PM Wine Tasting at the Wine Vault 4 - 7 PM Show 46 and Under $100 Holiday Market at the Front 4 - 8 PM First Friday Art Walk 4 - 8 PM Art of Stories: A VT Picture Book Exhibit Reception 4 - 8 PM Art, etc. December Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted by S.A.L. & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM +5 more see less	4 Create Your Winter Centerpiece All Day Pay-It-Forward Free Porch and Lawn Sale (multiday) Roxbury Toy Swap 9 - 11 AM Free Acupuncture Day Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM Merry Christmas Shopping! 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Diy Walk/Run to Raise $100 for Hubbard Park Expansion! 9 AM (multiday) Goat Gang Work Day Saturday - You're Invited 9 AM Free & Hands-On Stem Fun for Kids! Dec. 4 10 AM - 12 PM Book Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Stowe Community Church Christmas Craft and Bake Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Stowe Community Church Christmas Craft and Bake Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Sunset Grille Indoor Yard Sale! 10 AM - 3 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) Christmas Mini Session 12:30 - 2:30 PM Evergreen Centerpiece Workshop 1 - 3 PM City of Barre Special Council Meeting Dec. 4 1 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 Native Solstice Traditions Dec. 4 at the Grange 4:30 - 6 PM Native Solstice Traditions - Capital City Grange Program 4:30 - 6 PM Native Solstice Traditions Dec. 4 at the Grange 4:30 - 6 PM River of Light Lantern Parade! 5 - 6 PM Native Solstice Traditions - Saturday at the Grange 5 - 6 PM Native Solstice Traditions at Grange and Zoom 5 - 6 PM Talk on Solstice Traditions 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 Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert Live December 4 7 - 9 PM A Funny Program About Funny Programs 8 - 9 PM +32 more see less
5 Warning DAB Special Meeting 9 AM Barre Democrats - Hope Cemetery Access Road Cleanup 10 AM - 12 PM Homegrown Holiday Market Sunday! 11 AM - 4 PM Calais Wreath Making 12 - 2 PM Tree Trimming and Cookie Decorating 1 - 3 PM Evergreen Wreath Workshop 1 - 4 PM Evergreen Wreath Workshop 1 - 4 PM Open House Celebration & Holiday Market 1 - 4 PM Donation Collection 1 - 5 PM Donation Collection 1 - 5 PM Open House Celebration & Mini Holiday Market 1 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 Location: Listening Event on VPR: Finn and the Bell 4 - 5 PM Special Listening Event on VPR: Finn and the Bell 4 - 5 PM Erica Heilman - Rumble Strip 4 PM Composers of Color Last Session Tonight! 7 - 8:30 PM +15 more see less	6 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson 1:30 PM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachel Robinson 1:30 PM City of Barre Recreation Committee Agenda 5 PM Selectboard Agenda - Special Meeting Dec. 6 5:30 PM Girl Scout Information Night 6 - 7 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 City of Barre Trash Task Force 7 PM Selectboard Special Mtng. Agenda Dec. 6 7 PM +8 more see less	7 Regular Select Board Meeting 5 - 8 PM American Legion Family Bingo 5 PM LSUU Capital Projects Committee Meeting 5 PM Illumination Night at VCFA 5:30 - 7 PM LSUU Regular School Board Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Seeks Public Input on Covid Grant Spending 6 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra 7 - 9 PM HHCT Annual Meeting 7 PM +5 more see less	8 Vermont Maple Conference Week Moves to 100% Online (multiday) Vermont Maple Conference Week Moves to 100% Online 9 AM (multiday) Briefing on Vermont's Fiscal Status 10 AM - 3 PM Vermont Economic Briefing on Dec. 8 10 AM - 3 PM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour 12 - 1 PM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour Dec. 8 12 - 1 PM Blood Drive in Richmond Dec. 8 12 - 6 PM Final Film of OLLI Series 1:30 PM Join Our Real Community Coalition Conversation! 5 - 6:30 PM Mindfulness During the Dark Season 7 - 8 PM Calais Historic Preservation Commission Meeting - Dec. 8 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	9 Relocalizing VT - Technosocialism Ahead? Dogs! 9 - 10:30 AM 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 Stowe Republicans Holiday Party 5 - 8 PM Barre UUSD Communications Committee Meeting 5:30 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 Stowe High School Musical Dec. 9-11! 7 PM (multiday) Selectboard Special Mtng. Agenda Dec. 9 7 PM Legislative Zoom-Childcare - Thursday 7:30 - 8:30 PM Meeting with Legislators Dec. 9 7:30 PM +11 more see less	10 Howard Center Job Fair 1 - 5 PM Holiday Shopping! 4 - 9 PM Friday Night Grill Hosted by S.A.L. & Auxiliary 5 - 7 PM Knee Health Workshop 6 - 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) +4 more see less	11 Moretown Artisans Sale (multiday) Library Board Meeting Dec. 11 8 AM Martin Crafts Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Adobe Lightroom Bootcamp: 1-Day Photography Workshop 9 AM - 4:30 PM Kids Trade and Play Swap Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM December Kids Trade and Play 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids' Trade and Play Saturday - Sign Up for a Slot! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Lanterns in the Park 10 - 11 AM Yellow Turtle Stocking Stuffer & Gift Sale! 10 AM (multiday) Christmas Tree Thanks Ed & Robin Lemery Dec. 11 11 AM - 12 PM Outdoor Clothing Swap 11 AM - 2 PM Stowe Farmers Market Indoor Event 11 AM - 3 PM Sheepskins at Moretown Fair and Boosters, Too! 11 AM (multiday) Genealogy Class 12 - 1:30 PM Holiday Senior Gathering 2 - 4 PM Drive by Santa and Friends in the Park - Rotary Club 3 - 5 PM Wine Tasting 4 - 6 PM A Còig Christmas - Celebration Series 7:30 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM +16 more see less
12 Sugarbush Racing Club Kickoff Party at Castlerock Pub 4 - 6 AM Grist Mill Holiday Market 9:30 AM - 3 PM Greater Barre Democrats Holiday Gathering 1 - 2 PM Calais Children's Christmas Choir Party/Practice 2 - 4 PM Holiday Sing Along - Winterfest Silent Auction 2 - 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 Grassroots Organization for Legislative Action 4 - 6:30 PM Christmas on the Farm 4 - 7 PM VYOAPresents OrchestraPalooza at the Flynn! 4 PM +7 more see less	13 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Warren Public Library Trustees Meeting 5 - 6 PM Duxbury Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting Dec. 13 6:30 PM Selectboard Notice of Hearing - Town Plan Amendments 6:30 PM Selectboard Mtng. Agenda Dec. 13 6:30 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 PM +5 more see less	14 City of Barre Civic Center Committee Agenda 8 AM Site Visit: Bellemore Road 4 - 4:30 PM Vigil in Remembrance of Lisa Kelley 5 PM Worcester Planning Commission Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Family Anonymous Support Group 6 - 7 PM Family Anonymous Support Group 6 - 7 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 City of Barre City Council Agenda 7 PM DRB Hearing Continuations/Condition Use Hearing 7 PM MRV Recreation District 2022 Public Budget Hearing 7:30 PM +9 more see less	15 The History of Valcour Island 1:30 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Ladies Night at BunyaBunya 4 - 7 PM Park Dancing in Waterbury Center December 15th at 5 PM 5 - 7 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 MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Montpelier-Roxbury School Board Meeting Dec. 15 6:30 - 8:30 PM City of Barre Transportation Advisory Committee Mtg 6:30 PM Date and Time for Vermont Land Ethic Reading 7 PM +10 more see less	16 MPD/Toys for Tots Holiday Toy Distribution Event 8 AM (multiday) Relocalizing VT: Non-Alcoholic Craft Beer 9 - 10:30 AM Celebrate Christmas at Christ Church 12 PM American Legion Post #59 Thursday Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Holiday Mixer - Central Vermont Chamber of Commerce 5 - 7 PM Barre UUSD Curriculum Committee Meeting 5:30 PM Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Homeownership Informational Meeting- Habitat 4 Humanity 6 - 8 PM Community Jam 6:15 - 7:30 PM +6 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) Mocks and Smocks for Ages 14+ 6 - 8 PM Willem Lange Performs 'A Christmas Carol' 7 - 9 PM Willem Lange Performs "A Christmas Carol' 7 - 9 PM Green Mountain Nutcracker at Moretown Town Hall 7 PM (multiday) WMHS the Lightning Thief the Percy Jackson Musical 7 PM +4 more see less	18 Give & Take 9 - 11 AM Office Closing Sale This Saturday 9 AM Writers' Wertfrei This Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Book Giveaway for Children at Aldrich Library 10 AM - 2 PM Rebecca Silbernagel Photo at Sugarbush's Holiday Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM City of Barre Special Council Meeting 10 AM Local Author Signing-Bear Pond Books 11 AM - 1 PM CCFM Holiday Market - This Saturday! 11 AM - 1 PM Spruce Peak Lights Festival 12 - 7 PM Vermont Jazz Ensemble - Tom Morse Memorial Livestream 1 - 2 PM GMPA Virtual Winter Wonderland 2021 2 PM (multiday) WMHS the Lightning Thief the Percy Jackson Musical 2 PM Christmas Caroling and Refreshments 6 - 7 PM WMHS the Lightning Thief the Percy Jackson Musical 7 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Winter Solstice Pray for Snow Benefit Party 8:30 PM +12 more see less
19 Pancakes for the People This Sunday! 8 - 11:30 AM Sunday Sheepskins, Skis/Skates, & Care to CV Causes 10 AM - 1 PM Sunday Sheepskins, Skis/Skates, & Care to CV Causes 10 AM - 1 PM 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 Family Discovery Hikes at North Branch Nature Center 10:30 AM - 12 PM Real Reindeer, Dasher & Cupid, Will Be in Waterbury! 11 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Rendezvous! 11 AM - 2 PM Reindeer Coming to Bidwell Lane 11 AM - 2 PM Boosters for (Waterbury) Bucks! 11 AM - 2 PM Skate with Santa at the Stowe Arena 1 - 3 PM Baking Workshop in Barre (Country Loaf Bread) 1 - 5 PM Country Loaf Workshop, Rise Up Bakery 1 - 5 PM Country Loaf Workshop at Rise Up Bakery 1 - 5 PM Country Loaf Workshop at Rise Up Bakery in Barre 1 - 5 PM WMHS the Lightning Thief the Percy Jackson Musical 2 PM Holiday Concert Dec. 19 4 - 5 PM Joslin Library: Winter Solstice Tea Party 4 - 5:30 PM Solstice Tea 4 - 5:30 PM Winter Solstice & Full Moon Circle 4 - 6 PM Live Nativity at Waterbury Congregational Church 4 PM Live (Outdoor) Nativity at the Warren United Church! 5 - 5:40 PM Christmas Candlelight Service Dec. 19 6 PM +19 more see less	20 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Hunger's Hard, Baking's Easy Holiday Edition 8 AM - 3 PM Lanterns in the Park 3 - 4 PM Community Film Screening - This Wisdom of Trauma 5 - 8 PM Barre UUSD Policy Committee Meeting 5:30 PM Selectboard Agendas for 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 Celebration 5:30 - 6:15 PM Winter Solstice Meditation 5:30 - 6:15 PM Regular School Board Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM Longest Night Service & Christmas Eve Outside & Online 7 - 8 PM City of Barre City Council Agenda 7 PM +2 more see less	22 Waitsfield Vaccination Clinic Dec. 22, 10-4 10 AM Free 60+ Age Well Grab N Go Meal - Huntington Church 11 AM - 12 PM Paquet's Apple Shack & Santa 5 - 7:30 PM The Bolshoi Ballet in HD Film “The Nutcracker” at SPPAC 6:30 PM (multiday) Homelessness Task Force Update Dec. 22 6:30 PM City Council Meeting Tonight 6:30 PM Huntington Energy Committee December Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	23 Fire Truck Parade! 6 - 7 PM Tonight! Barre UU Christmas Eve Service 7 PM	24 Christmas Eve Service at First Presbyterian Church All Day Christmas Eve Caroling at the Middlesex Bandstand 2 - 3 PM Worcester's Christmas Eve Afternoon Pageant 2 - 4 PM Christmas Eve Services at Stowe Community Church 3 - 11 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 OWC Christmas Eve Service 5 PM Moretown United Methodist Christmas Eve Service 5:30 PM 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 Candlelight Services 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM Grace Bible Church 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service WUMC - 56 South Main St 7 - 8 PM A UU Christmas Eve Gathering 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service from United Church of Northfield 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM Celebrate Christmas with the Warren United Church! 7 - 8 PM +21 more see less	25
26 SHS Alumni Hockey Game 5:30 - 7:30 PM	27 Entertainment for Adults & Children at Four Corners Schoolhouse (multiday) Winter Teen Retreat 12 AM (multiday) Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM JCOGS Annual Blood Drive 12:30 - 5 PM JCOGS Annual Blood Drive 12:30 - 5 PM Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 27 6 - 9 PM Selectboard Mtng. Agenda Dec. 27 7 PM +3 more see less	28	29 Emergency Selectboard Meeting Dec. 29 All Day	30 Free Covid-19 Booster Clinic Until 6 PM Relocalizing VT: Time for a Pause 9 - 10:30 AM Ring in the New Year with Jubal Harp & Song 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Free Webinar: How to Break Free from Health Challenges 1:30 PM Thursday Night Dinner 4:30 - 6:30 PM Celebrate the New Year with Stowe Cider! 8 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	31 Friday Night Grill ~ Hosted by S.A.L & Auxiliary 5 - 8 PM Chicken Fat Injection at Stowe Cider NYE 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 Fox Paw School Tracking Club Meets This Saturday! 9 AM - 12 PM 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