Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2017

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26 Women's Festival of Crafts This Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Dance "Fake News" Band - Open to the Public 8 PM (multiday) Joyfueled Sunday Retreat for Women in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Celebration of John and Marianne Weaver 11 AM - 1:30 PM Thanksgiving Weekend Garage Sale Extended (Sunday 11-1) 11 AM - 2 PM Essential Oils 101 Class 3 - 4:30 PM +2 more see less	27 Upcoming Cambridge Meetings - Week of Nov. 27 12 AM (multiday) Cider Monday 9:30 AM - 6 PM	28 Giving Tuesday at Jsc 4:30 - 6 PM TBPS-PTO Parent Info Night: Technology and Kids 6 - 7:30 PM Annual Giving Tree Kick Off Party at Bridgeside Books! 6:30 - 8:30 PM	29 Community Meeting 12 AM Go with the Flow at Zenbarn Studio 5:30 - 6:30 PM Special School Board Meeting - Act 46 6 - 7:30 PM Ceramic Ornament Workshop with Jennifer Ranz 6 - 7:30 PM Vanishing Vermonters 6:30 - 8 PM CBMS PTO - Screenagers 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	30 WonderArts Family Events 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Family Movie & Meal! 5:30 - 8:30 PM Spaghetti Dinner Class Fundraiser - Thursday 6 PM Meals on Wheels: Full Length and Fabulous Evening 7 - 10 PM Full Length and Fabulous Event in Stowe 7 - 10 PM Meals on Wheels: Full Length and Fabulous! 7 - 10 PM +2 more see less	1 Meet the Authors of Sweet Pea & Friends! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Johnson Jubilee - Relaxation and Meditation Sessions 4 - 7 PM HP Lighting Ceremony Dec. 1 6:30 - 8 PM Hyde Park Lighting Ceremony - Dec. 1 7 - 8 PM Puerto Rico Benefit Concert at Music Box Dec. 1 7:30 - 10:30 PM Puerto Rico Benefit Concert at Music Box Dec. 1 7:30 - 10:30 PM Upcoming Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) Doty School Pie Breakfast and Silent Auction 9 - 11 PM +4 more see less	2 Bella Voce Holiday Concerts 12 AM (multiday) Johnson Elementary School 5th Grade Craft Fair 12 AM Anima in Concert 7 AM (multiday) House of Troy Lamp Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM 40th Annual Christmas Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Christmas Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Free Acupuncture Saturday 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Free Acupuncture Open House 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Stowe Community Church Women's Fellowship Fair 9:30 AM - 2 PM Fletcher Elementary Craft Show - Few Spots Left 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Craft Fair and Christmas Tree Sale Dec. 2 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Cookie Walk 10 AM - 3 PM Underhill Central School Annual Holiday Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Walden Annual Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM 19th Annual Moonlight Madness Holiday Shopping Fair 10 AM - 4 PM Sale of Books, Photos, Local Food 10 AM - 6 PM 'A Farm for Maisie' Book Signing & Reading 11 AM - 12 PM Welcome to Winter - a Traditional Christmas in Stowe 12 - 3 PM Little Yogis Weekend: a Kids Weekend Long Yoga Workshop 1 - 5:30 PM Open House & Quayl's Chocolate Tasting 2 - 4 PM The Flying Pirate Circus Book Release Party 3 - 4 PM Beef Stew Dinner 3 - 7 PM Morrisville Festival of Lights Parade 4 - 4:30 PM River of Light Lantern Parade 5 - 7 PM Chad Hollister - Unplugged and in the Round 6 - 7 PM Chad Hollister - Unplugged and in the Round 6 - 7 PM Holiday Music and Experience Gifts at Stowe Bowl 6 - 8 PM Banger, Beer & Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Bangers, Beer and Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Bella Voce's Annual Winter Concerts 7:30 - 9:30 PM Dance "Adams Band" Retirement Party 8 PM (multiday) +29 more see less
3 “Kiwanis Holiday Senior Dinner” 12 - 2 PM Free Reiki Clinic 2 - 4 PM Pine Needle Basket Workshop at Buffalo Mtn Coop 2 - 6 PM Indoor Soccer 2:30 - 6 PM Hardwick Reads "Brown Girl Dreaming" 3 - 4:30 PM Vermont Reads "Brown Girl Dreaming" 3 - 4:30 PM 2018 Legislative Preview-Waterbury 4 - 6 PM 2018 VT Legislative Preview - Sunday Dec 5, 4-6 Pm 4 - 6 PM Spa & Sports Club Open House Dec. 3 4 - 7 PM North Country Chorus - Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach 4 PM Let Us Entertain You! 5 - 7 PM +7 more see less	4 School Board Meeting Dec. 4 6 - 7:30 PM Special Village Meeting 7 - 8 PM	5 Yoga on Tuesday is Back at Heartbeet! 4:30 PM Let's Talk Film: I Am Not Your Negro 6:30 - 8:30 PM Naturalist Susan Sawyer Presents & Signs Books 6:30 PM Susan Sawyer Presents and Signs Books 6:30 PM Will Wootton Reading at Galaxy Bookstore Dec. 5 7 PM +1 more see less	6 Walk-Through Wednesday at Orchard Valley Waldorf School 8:30 - 10:30 AM Gentle Chair Yoga 11 AM - 12 PM Open House at the Lodge 11 AM - 7 PM CES American Red Cross Blood Drive 1 - 6 PM French Table Linens Pop Up Holiday Event 5 - 7 PM Wine and Chocolate Night Out 5 - 7 PM Open Mic Tonight at the Varnum 7 - 9 PM "Wildlife on the Move" Presentation 7 - 9 PM Wildlife on the Move Community Presentation 7 - 9 PM Board Game Night for Adults at the Tavern 7 PM +6 more see less	7 Superintendent to Speak at Rotary 12 AM Helen Day Art Center Pre-K Art Play! 10 - 11:30 AM Holiday Sip & Shop at Be. Natural Beauty 4 - 6 PM Shopping Event at Commodities 5 - 7 PM Michael Nerney to Speak in Craftsbury and Updates 6 - 7:30 PM David "Fishhead" Solomon at Hardwick Street Cafe! 6 - 8 PM Bill McKibben 'Radio Free Vermont' Signing 6 - 8:30 PM Hilarious Story-Telling Event! (And Benefit!) 6:30 - 10 PM Home for the All-idays Event to Benefit VFN 7:30 - 10 PM +5 more see less	8 Cambridge Greenway Trail Bridge - Ribbon Cutting 11 AM - 12 PM Polar Express Story Time 5 - 6 PM Edgewater Gallery in Stowe Grand Opening 151 Main 5 - 7 PM Date Night Starts at Axel's on Friday 6 - 8 PM Karaoke Party - Open to the Public - Al Post 7 7 - 10 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long 7 PM Annie in the Water at Zenbarn 9 - 11:59 PM +3 more see less	9 Vermont Humanities Book Group 12 AM The Nutcracker 12 AM UC of Hardwick Vendor / Craft Show 9 AM - 2 PM Jeff Church Fall Craft Show and Cookie Sale Dec. 9 9 AM - 3 PM First Annual Weekend of Yoga in Honor of Jenn Morey 9 AM (multiday) yoga4cancer Benefit Weekend 9 AM (multiday) Greenwood Pottery Holiday Sale 9 AM (multiday) Holiday Farmer's Market 10 AM - 1 PM CA Trip to Spain Fundraiser Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM Open Studio Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM The 2017 Moretown Artisans Sale! 10 AM (multiday) Amnesty International's 2017 Write for Rights Campaign 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Visit with Santa at Cold Hollow Cider Mill 11 AM - 2 PM Annual Grace Holiday Open House 11 AM - 4 PM Annual Holiday Open House at GRACE 11 AM - 4 PM Holiday Sale at Greensboro Barn Dec. 9, 14, 15 & 16 12 - 4 PM Jess Graham Open Studio 12 - 4 PM Free Family Day at Helen Day Art Center 1 - 4 PM Winter Wonderland Holiday Party, Hazen Cafeteria 2 - 5 PM A Capella Men's and Women's Holiday Concert 2 PM Ballet Wolcott Presents the Nutcracker 2:30 - 4 PM The Nutcracker - Highland Center for the Arts, Dec. 9 2:30 PM Santa is Coming to Stowe Street - Sponsored by Rotary 3 - 5 PM Parent's Night Out 5:30 - 9 PM Lewis Franco, the Missing Cats and the Brown-Eyed Girls 7 - 9 PM Lewis Franco, the Missing Cats and the Brown-Eyed Girls 7 - 9 PM +22 more see less
10 Children's Christmas Workshop 12 AM Sale to Benefit SHS China Trip and "Adopt a Family" 8 AM - 2 PM G.O.D. (Great Outdoors) Hike This Sunday! 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Need Help with Your iPhone and iPad? 1:30 - 3 PM "Making Opera" in Stowe 2 - 4 PM "Making Opera" in Stowe 2 - 4 PM "Making Opera" in Stowe 2 - 4 PM Indoor Pickup Soccer 2:30 - 6 PM Holiday Concert at Waterbury Congregational Church 3 - 4:30 PM The Mad River Chorale - The Splendor of Christmas 3 PM Help Us Fill the Flynn for OrchestraChorusPalooza! 4 - 6 PM Guided Labyrinth Walk 5:30 - 7 PM Pickup Basketball (Adult) 6 - 7:30 PM Join Us for Our Holiday Play Reading This Sunday! 7 - 9 PM +10 more see less	11 Cambridge Meetings Week of Dec. 11 12 AM (multiday) Selectboard Agenda Dec. 11 5:30 PM Nutritional Wisdom to Optimize Fertility 6:30 - 7:30 PM	12 Pilates Tuesday Morning 7:30 - 8:30 AM JES Community Advisory Council 5:30 PM You're Invited "Home for the Holidays" with CHNC! 6 - 9 PM Poetry People 7 - 8:30 PM Improv Troupe Seeks New Players: Must Love Dinosaurs 7 - 8:30 PM Lamoille County Rebublican Meeting 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	13 Kids in the Kitchen: Latke Story Hour 5 - 6 PM Kids in the Kitchen: Latke Story Hour 5 - 6:30 PM Doty School Board Meeting Wednesday 5 - 7 PM Beer, Bacon and Bourbon Night Out Wednesday 5 - 7 PM Christmas Carol Sing-Along 7 - 8 PM Natural Solutions Class and Make & Take Sugar Scrub 7 - 8:30 PM Cady Hill Rebuild Kickoff at Charlie B's! 7 - 9 PM Cady Hill Rebuild Kick-Off Party! 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	14 Free Training on Supporting LGBTQ Youth 9 AM - 12 PM Helen Day Art Center Pre-K Art Play! 10 - 11:30 AM Concert - Far & Away Spans the Centuries 12 - 1 PM Woodbury Elementary Steering Committee Meeting Dec. 14 6 - 7:30 PM Belvidere Planning Commission Meeting 6 PM Railroad Street Redevelopment - Public Meeting Dec. 14 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	15 Free Teen Open Studio Friday at Helen Day Art Center 3 - 5 PM Santa Comes to Hardwick American Legion 6 - 7:30 PM JSC Student Athletic Advisory Committee: Kids Night Out 6 - 9 PM JSC Concert Band and World Music Ensemble Dec. 15 7 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	16 Music, Tea Tastings & Author Visit at Bridgeside Books! 9:30 AM - 4 PM Ice Rink Set Up on Atkins Field 10 AM - 12 PM St. John's Christmas Bazaar 10 AM - 2 PM Church Bazaar 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar - St. John's in the Mountains 10 AM - 2 PM Craftsbury Holiday Market! 10 AM - 4 PM Trunk Show with Local Clothing Designer at Proud Flower 10 AM - 5 PM Boyden Valley Vermont Ice Wine & Cocktail Open House 10 AM (multiday) Santa Sleigh Ride 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Big Sale at Peter Miller Gallery 11 AM - 6 PM Festive Family Fun at GMCR Cafe 12 - 2 PM Sweet Pea & Friends at Bear Pond Books - Time Change 12:45 - 2:15 PM Earthwalk Nature Crafting Party & Live Indie Folk Music 1 - 4 PM Earthwalk Nature Crafting Party & Live Indie Folk Music 1 - 4 PM Christmas Caroling Saturday 2 - 4 PM Woody Guthrie: Dustbowl Balladeer 3 - 5 PM Holiday Family Movie and Meal! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Epic Hanukkah Event Feat. New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Epic Hanukkah Event Feat. New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Epic Hanukkah Event Feat. New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Epic Hanukkah Event Featuring New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Irish Holiday Show at Spruce Peak Saturday 7 - 8:30 PM The 11th Annual Green Mountain Nutcracker, Dec 16-17 7 PM (multiday) Irish Christmas with the McLean Avenue Band! 7 PM +20 more see less
17 “Free-Play” Open Gym Dec. 17 12 AM Indoor Pickup Soccer 2:30 - 6 PM Santa Coming Sunday! 4 - 5 PM Pick Up Basketball Sunday 6 - 7:30 PM	18 Hunger's Hard, Baking's Easy This Monday! 8 AM - 2 PM Waterbury Blood Drive in the Steele Rm 9 AM - 2 PM Reminder: School District Forum Dec. 18! 5:30 - 7 PM School Board Meeting Dec. 18 6 - 7:30 PM Messiah Sing in Stowe 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	19	20 Community Free Supper 12 AM Winter Solstice Sale 9:30 AM - 5 PM "Let's Do Lunch" Community Meal 11 AM - 1 PM Healthcare Career Fair Dec. 20 3 - 6 PM Open House at VT Woodworking School 5 - 7 PM Finance Meeting Changed 6 PM Blue Christmas/Longest Night Worship Service 7 - 8 PM Taize Service, Jeff Church Dec. 20 7 - 8 PM Board Games for Adults Varnum Library Tonight 7 PM +5 more see less	21 Timberholm Inn Jingle & Mingle Dinner Party 6 - 9 PM Christmas Caroling Again! Thursday Night 6 PM Getting Gulls: Virtual Field Trip with Bryan Pfeiffer 7 - 8 PM Getting Gulls: Virtual Field Trip with Bryan Pfeiffer 7 - 8 PM CCLA & VML Potluck Holiday Social 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	22 Community Caroling 12 AM Weekly Tarot Readings at Zenbarn 5 - 7 PM Community-Wide Caroling 5 - 7:30 PM Come Join Us! MVS Solstice Stroll Dec. 22 5:45 - 6:45 PM Family Movie at the Woodbury Community Library 6:30 PM +1 more see less	23 Live Nativity Hosted by the Wolcott Church of the Nazarene 5:30 AM - 8:30 PM Winter Market at River Arts 10 AM - 1 PM Morrisville Farmers' and Artisan Holiday Market 10 AM - 1 PM The Live Nativity is About to Come to Life! 5:30 - 8:30 PM Festival of Lessons and Carols 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less
24 Christmas Eve Service 12 AM Christmas at Good Shepherd 12 AM Christmas Worship at Waterbury Community Center 10:45 - 11:45 AM Christmas Eve Worship at Waterbury Community Center 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve at the Jeff Church 5 - 6 PM Catalyst Church Christmas Eve Service 5:30 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Services in Waterbury 6 - 7 PM Wesley Christmas Eve Service at 56 South Main 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service at Binghamville United Methodist 7 - 8:30 PM Christmas Eve Service at Albany Methodist Church 7 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 PM United Church of Johnson Christmas Eve Service 8:30 PM +8 more see less	25 Waterbury Community Christmas Dinner 3 - 5 PM	26 Red Cross Blood Drive - Donors Needed! 2 - 7 PM Red Cross Blood Drive - Donors Needed! 2 - 7 PM Red Cross Blood Drive - Donors Needed 2 - 7 PM Red Cross Blood Drive - Donors 2 - 7 PM Stowe HS Hockey Boys Alumni Game Dec. 26 5 - 7 PM +1 more see less	27 Holiday Concert Featuring the Porter Brook Trio! 6 - 8 PM Young Tradition Touring Group Concert 7 - 9:30 PM	28 Puppet Show at Jeudevine! 10 - 11 AM	29	30 Yoga Self Care Day 3 - 6:30 PM
31 A Course in Miracles Weekly Study - Black Cap Cafe 12 - 1 PM New Year's Eve 5K Dec. 31 in Montpelier 2 PM Zenye 2018! 4:30 PM (multiday) New Year's Eve Labyrinth Walk 5:30 - 6:30 PM	1 Varnum Closed 12 AM - 11:30 PM New Year's Day Yoga 12 - 1:30 PM Village Harmony Alumni Ensemble Sings at Heartbeet! 3 - 4:30 PM Village Harmony Sings at Heartbeet! 3 - 4:30 PM Games and Doughnuts 3 - 5:30 PM Correct Time - Strong by Zumba Class 5:15 PM +2 more see less	2	3 Thrive Local at Hoagies 5:30 - 7:30 PM Open Mic Night 7 - 9 PM Board Game Night for Adults at the Tavern 7 PM	4 Broom Ball League Starting 6 - 8 PM MOPS/MomsNext Meeting 6:45 - 8:30 PM Outdoor Adventure Storytelling Night 7 - 9 PM	5 Northern Bronze Handbell Concerts 12 AM (multiday) Lamoille County Maple Sugar Makers Annual Meeting 7 PM	6 Community Breakfast 8 - 9:30 AM Bottle Drive for Woodbury After School Program 9 - 11 AM Troop 701's Christmas Tree Pickup 9 AM - 12 PM Waterbury Community Summit - You Are Invited! 9 AM - 1 PM Community Summit This Saturday! Please Come! 9 AM - 1 PM Estate Sale at Mill Village Road B&B Saturday 9 AM Woodbury Community Library New Parent Gathering 10:30 AM Stowe Slugs Hockey and Trapp Family Brewery 7:30 PM +4 more see less