Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2023

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26 Fayston School Playground (multiday) 8th Annual Peeps® Diorama Contest from MRV Libraries (multiday) TRIP Dance Company Dance Showcase and Auction 12:05 AM (multiday) Chocolate Making Workshop 11 AM (multiday) Come Down to the Madsonian Museum! 12 PM (multiday) Hatha Yoga with Julia Frank 10 - 11 AM Reminder: Sourdough Baking Workshop 12 - 5 PM DIY Root Beer: a Spring Tonic Workshop at the Library 3 - 4:30 PM DIY Root Beer: A Spring Tonic Workshop 3 - 4:30 PM Women's Gathering 4 - 5:30 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion 6:30 PM +8 more see less	27 Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 8 - 9 AM Community Forest Management Plan Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM	28 Take Control of Your Blood Pressure at Randolph House 10 - 10:30 AM Celebration of Writing 5 - 6 PM City of Barre City Council Agenda 7 PM	29 Waitsfield Community Meeting - Vibrant Villages 5 - 7 PM Barre UUSD Negotiations Committee Meeting 5 PM Springtime Treats Cooking Workshop 6:30 - 7 PM Come Join the Drumming! 6:30 - 7:45 PM	30 WMHS Blood Drive Bonus Just Announced! 12 - 5 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Babysitting 101 with 4H at the Library 4 - 7 PM Babysitting 101 with 4H at Moretown Library 4 - 7 PM Women of Barre, Yesterday and Today to Be Held at Brave 5:30 - 8:30 PM Keep Vermont Cool Climate Action Workshop at Sugarbush 6 - 7:30 PM Barre UUSD Board Special Meeting 6 PM Home Buying in Vermont! 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	31 BBQ on Friday Night 5 - 7 PM BLYSS Yoga Grand Opening Celebration March 31 6 - 9 PM Cabin Fever Follies at the Valley Players 7:30 - 10 PM	1 Spring / Easter Craft Fair 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Huge U-32 Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Best Bicycle Shop Celebrates 7th Birthday 9 AM - 4 PM Spring/Easter Craft Show 9:30 AM - 3 PM Mad River Valley Easter Egg Hunt – Mad River Park 10 - 11 AM Estate Sale 10 AM (multiday) Week of the Young Child Event 10:30 - 11:30 AM April Fools Day Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM April Food's Day - Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM April Food's Day Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Sen. Sanders' First Annual Youth Chess Day - April 1 11 AM - 4 PM Recycled Percussion Coming to the Barre Auditorium! 12 - 12 PM Light Your Inner Fire - Last Call for Wim Hoffing! 12 - 4 PM TRIP Dance Company Fundraiser 3 - 9 PM Affordable Heat Act: Pros & Cons 5 - 6 PM Major Concert Event: Recycled Percussion Coming to VT! 7 - 9 PM Recylced Percussion 7 - 10 PM Cabin Fever Follies at the Valley Players 7:30 - 10 PM No Fooling! Contra Dance This Saturday at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +15 more see less
2 Holy Week at FCCB of Berlin (multiday) Hatha Yoga with Julia Frank 10 - 11 AM Garden Seed & Tool Swap 1 - 3 PM 3rd Annual Garden Seed (& Tool) Swap 1 - 3 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Spring Concert 2 - 4 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM +2 more see less	3 Barre UUSD Facilities/Transportation Committee Meeting All Day Karaoke Night at Emily's Bar and Bistro! 8 - 10 PM	4 Take Control of Your Blood Pressure at Randolph House 10 - 10:30 AM Storytime/Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Handcraft & Chat - New Schedule 5:30 - 7:30 PM Stories Matter: a Toastmasters Open House 6 - 7:30 PM Discuss the Future of Garfield Playground 6 PM +1 more see less	5 Senior Day at the Aldrich Library-Update 1:30 - 2:30 PM Senior Day at the Aldrich Library 1:30 - 3 PM Next Paine Mountain School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Buusd Curriculum Committee Meeting 6 PM WCUUSD Community Forum 6:15 - 7:15 PM Come Join the Drumming! 6:30 - 7:45 PM Homelessness Taskforce 7 PM +3 more see less	6 Sound of Music at Harwood 7:30 AM (multiday) The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Hyde Away Specials and Events 4 PM (multiday) Passover Second Night Seder in Stowe 5:30 - 7:30 PM MRV Libraries April Pub Trivia 7 - 8:30 PM Annual Update on CTR VT Trout Fisheries / The Reservoir 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	7 Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Spaulding H.S. Drama Club Presents "Working: A Musical" 7 - 9 PM Dance of Hope - Celebration Series 7:30 - 9 PM	8 Spring Yard Sale 8 AM - 3 PM Kids Trade & Play - This Saturday at The Grange! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade and Play 9:30 - 11:30 AM Annual Egg Hunt 10 - 10:10 AM Living Supply Closet 11 AM - 1 PM Barre Rotary Pie for Brunch Community Celebration 11 AM - 2 PM Free Masterclass 👉 Herbal Remedies for Children 2 - 2 PM Easter Egg Hunt on the Mad River Path 2 - 3 PM Radio Controlled Car Racing 4 - 8 PM Yestermorrow Woodworking Certificate Open House 6 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Spaulding H.S. Drama Club Presents "Working: A Musical" 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 PM 3rd Annual Mad River Valley Story Slam 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less
9 Community Potluck at the Village Meeting House 11 AM - 12 PM Community Potluck Meal 11 AM - 12 PM Community Potluck Reminder at the Village Meeting House 11 AM - 12 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM	10 Norwich University Leadership Conference 9 AM (multiday) CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Book Discussion - All My Rage 6 PM	11 Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 8 - 9 AM Take Control of Your Blood Pressure at Randolph House 10 - 10:30 AM Storytime/Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Pruners Workshop Returns! 4 - 6 PM Community Advocacy Training 5:30 - 7 PM Opioid Overdose Prevention Training 6:30 - 7:30 PM Islene Runningdeer at the Waitsfield UCC Church 6:30 - 7:30 PM Opioid Overdose Prevention Training 6:30 - 7:30 PM Music as Medicine 6:30 - 8 PM +5 more see less	12 Barre Unified Union School District Board Retreat 4 - 8 PM Come Join the Drumming! 6:30 - 7:45 PM	13 Food & Nutrition Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Hyde Away Specials and Events 4 PM (multiday) City of Barre Planning Commission Agenda 5:30 PM Tarot Class at Mountain Rose: the Major Arcana, Part 1 6 - 8 PM Windham Chamber Singers in Concert - Waitsfield Ucc 7 - 8 PM Free Concert at The Waitsfield UCC 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	14 Rally for the Planet 8:30 AM - 2 PM Seeking Youth for 7th Annual Rally for the Planet! 8:30 AM - 2 PM Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Mad River Valley Poetry Slam 6:30 - 8 PM Your Inner Artistry - Growing from the Inside Out 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	15 48th Annual Paul Mailman 10 Miler and 5K Race 8:45 AM LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Coffee with Constituents 10 - 10:30 AM Plants That Bite Back, Keeping of Carnivorous Plants 10 AM - 12 PM Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha 10:30 AM - 12 PM Art Show + Free Food Pop-Up 2 - 5 PM The Social Black Bear with Ben Kilham 3 - 5 PM The Social Black Bear with Ben Kilham 3 - 5 PM Celtic Music at Brocklebank Brewing 3 PM Calcutta to Benefit Circle 5 PM Capital City Concerts Season Finale April 15 7:30 PM +8 more see less
16 Publishing/Marketing Seminars at Bridgeside Books 3:30 AM - 5:30 PM Musical Munchkins - Sing into Spring - Free Demo Class 10 - 10:45 AM Chakra Yoga Series 10 - 11 AM Northfield Senior Center 2 - 4 PM Sunday! Art & Social Action: Knitters Speak Out 3 - 4:30 PM Knit for Democracy: Art & Social Action 3 - 4:30 PM “Sugaring Off” Author Reading at the Labor Hall 3 - 4:30 PM Free Vegan Potluck Sundays 3 - 5 PM So You Wrote a Book (or Want To) 3:30 PM Womens' Gathering Circle 4 - 5:30 PM Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration and Concert 4 - 6 PM Stories of Hope, Rwanda 4 - 6 PM Deep in Song 4 - 6 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM +10 more see less	17 Cemeteries, Recreation & Conservation Committee 11 AM Finance Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Community Forest Management Plan Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM	18 Storytime/Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Mixer at Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks 5 - 6:30 PM Spring Cleaning Program at Aldrich Library! 5 - 6:30 PM NVU-Lyndon Presents Author and Adventurer Ken Ilgunas 5 - 6:30 PM Great Trees & Forests of the Northeast Past & Present 5:30 - 6:30 PM Great Trees and Forests of The Northeast, Past and Present 5:30 - 6:30 PM Handcraft & Chat - New Schedule 5:30 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	19 Virtual Vermont BNI Referral Meeting 9 - 10:30 AM Barre UUSD Facilities/Transp. Cmt Special Meeting 5 PM Paine Mountain School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Come Join the Drumming! 6:30 - 7:45 PM Barre City Transportation & Public Works Committee 6:30 PM Ask Your State Senator! 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	20 Vernal Pool Walk in Barre Town Forest 4 - 6 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Hyde Away Specials and Events 4 PM (multiday) Vermont Green Building Celebration 5:30 - 8 PM	21 Vermont Coverts Woodlands for Wildlife Training (multiday) Yard Sale 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Aldrich Friends Plan Spring Booksale 11 AM (multiday) Talking to Your Kids About Money Workshop 12 - 1 PM Gifford Hosted: Advance Care Planning Fair 1 - 4 PM Open House 5 - 7:30 PM Friday Family Movie Night at Joslin Library 6 PM Kamikaze Comedy Comes to Canadian Club 7 - 10 PM +5 more see less	22 Coffee with Mayor Jake & Good News 8:30 - 9:30 AM POSTPONED: Indoor Flea Market and Bake Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Spring Fling! Craft Show! 9 AM - 3 PM Celebrate Earth Day with Families Rise Up 10 AM - 12 PM Lilac Cleanup Workday at UVM Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Ember Hill Sale - Berry Bushes, Fruit/Nut Trees & More 10 AM (multiday) Celebration of Life for Roy Kelley 2 - 3:30 PM Amy's Armoire Yoga for Foster/Adopt/Kin Caregivers 2:15 - 3:30 PM Free Yoga on Saturday for Foster/Adopt/Kin & DCF 2:15 PM Vermont Virtuosi Presents Out of the Shadows 7:30 - 9 PM +6 more see less
23 Chakra Yoga Series 10 - 11 AM Moving Sale! 12 PM Free Vegan Potluck Sundays 3 - 5 PM Champlain Trio at the Plainfield Opera House 4 - 6 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion April 23 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	24 Moving Sale 12 PM Community Forest Management Plan Committee Meeting #16 6 - 8 PM	25 Storytime/Playgroup 10 - 11 AM Protecting Half of Earth for All Life 5:30 - 5:30 PM Protecting Half of Earth for All Life 5:30 - 6:30 PM Tonight: Kids' Game Night at Joslin Library! 5:30 - 7:30 PM City of Barre City Council Agenda - Corrected - April 25 7 PM +1 more see less	26 Virtual Vermont BNI Referral Meeting 9 - 10:30 AM Babysitting 101 9 AM (multiday) Italian Conversation Social at Pearl Street Pizza 4 - 7 PM Italian Conversation Social at Pearl Street Pizza 4 - 7 PM	27 "Knot Thursday" and "Knot in Waitsfield" Volunteers 4 - 6 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Mops 6 - 7:30 PM Genealogy and Slavery Discussion Group April 27 6 - 8 PM	28 Indoor Moving/Garage Sale All Day Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Huge Tag Sale 10 AM (multiday) Special Olympics Young Athlete Pop-Up Play Group 3:15 - 4:15 PM	29 Virtual Office Hours 8 - 9:30 AM Cary Garden & Pollinator Garden Workday at Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Usui Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 Training 10 AM - 4 PM Spring Sale - Berry Bushes, Fruit/Nut Trees & More 10 AM (multiday) Ember Hill Farm - Berry Bushes, Fruit/Nut Trees & More 10 AM (multiday) Storage Unit Sale on Saturday 11 AM "Lost & Found' Live Storytelling Event 6 - 7:30 PM 2nd Annual Fundraising Event - Casino Night 6 - 10 PM Contra Dance Plus on Saturday at The Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +5 more see less
30 Chakra Yoga Series 10 - 11 AM Beltane Gathering 1 - 5 PM Vermont Philharmonic Presents “German Romantics” 2 - 4 PM Knit for Democracy: Representing All Voices 3 - 4:30 PM Free Vegan Potluck Sundays 3 - 5 PM Blyss Yoga May Day Gratitude Birthday for Eloise! 3 - 7 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM Songs of Hope Concert 7 PM +4 more see less	1 Warren Green Up Day 11:55 AM (multiday) Book Discussion: Black Cake 6 - 7 PM Barre UUSD Facilities/Transportation Committee Meeting 6 PM	2 Storytime/Playgroup 10 - 11 AM	3 Virtual Vermont BNI Referral Meeting 9 - 10:30 AM Perrin Farm Meat CSA - Signup Now 4 - 6 PM Live Music in Tracks 6 - 8 PM BUUSD Curriculum Committee Meeting 6 PM WCUUSD Community Conversations: Strategic Planning 6:15 - 7:15 PM +1 more see less	4 Fiddler's Walk Mad Birder Walk This Thursday 7:30 - 9 AM Sugarbush Bloodrive May 4th 10 AM - 3 PM Info Session - Falls Prevention Tai Chi Class 10:30 - 11:30 AM Vermont Humanities Council Program at Barre Senior Center 1 - 2 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Craft Project for Reproductive Rights 4 - 6 PM Craft Project for Reproductive Rights 4 - 6 PM The Kobzar's Prayer for Ukraine with Jurij Fedynskyj 6:30 - 10 PM Diversity and Equity Committee 6:30 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM The Kobzar's Prayer for Ukraine 7 PM +7 more see less	5 Footworks, Celtic Music Rocking Charlie-O's Cinco De Mayo Until 6 PM Mad Birders Full Moon Woodcock Walk Until 7:45 PM Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Radio Show: WMRW Noon on Friday 12 PM Acoustic Music with the Songbird Project 5:30 - 7 PM Contemporary Dance Performance May 5 & 6 8 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	6 Free Girl's Lacrosse Clinic for Grades 3-6 All Day Green Up Day Saturday, May 6 All Day Green Up Day - May 6 All Day Clean Up Swim Holes on Green Up Day 7 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day in Berlin 8 - 9 AM Green Up Day with Our Local Casella Team 8 AM - 12 PM Free Sale Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day at the Cow Pasture 9 AM - 12 PM Garage Sale 9 AM - 3 PM MRVLL Opening Day 9 AM - 4 PM Ember Hill Farm - Berry Bushes, Fruit/Nut Trees & More 9 AM (multiday) Free Yard Sale Saturday 9 AM Events at UVM Hort Farm Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Druid Faire 10 AM - 3 PM Craft and Vendor Fair! 10 AM - 3:30 PM Spring Craft Fair 10 AM - 3:30 PM Beltaine Festival 10 AM - 9 PM Kentucky Derby Party at 1824 House Inn + Barn 3 - 7 PM Grange Meeting & Potluck Saturday! 4:30 - 7 PM Spring Fling at the Aldrich Library 6 - 9 PM Contra Dance Again: Saturday at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +17 more see less