Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 VT Open Studio: Check Out Luke Iannuzzi Pottery! (multiday) Barre - 3 Family Yard Sale 8 AM (multiday) Yard Sale This Weekend - Kew Vasseur Rd 9 AM (multiday) Garage Sale - Daniels Drive - Sept. 30 & Oct. 1 9 AM (multiday) Bette Ann Libby - VT Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) VT Artists Open Studios Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Bent Nail Music Festival Fundraiser 12 PM (multiday) Bent Nails Music Festival Fundraiser 12 PM (multiday) Green Mountain Photo Show 12 PM (multiday) Henry Sheldon Museum Annual Armchair Auction! 12:55 PM (multiday) Cars and Coffee - Sunday 9 AM - 12 PM Cars and Coffee at Vee's Flowers in Waitsfield 9 AM - 12 PM Cars & Coffee Oct. 1 9 AM - 12 PM David Peterson Guest Pastor Moretown Methodist 9:30 - 10:30 AM Living Tree Alliance Farm to School Harvest Festival 10 AM - 12:30 PM 2023 Buddy Walk for Down Syndrome 12 - 3 PM Montpelier Fall Festival 12 - 4 PM Farm Stand 12 - 5 PM Paint and Salve Workshop 2 - 3:30 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 2 - 4:30 PM Come to the TCR Barn Dance & Harvest Festival! 2 - 5 PM Afternoon Tea at Little Bunny's Rescue Farm 3 - 5 PM +18 more see less	2 Free Homeowners Backyard Woods Course Oct. 2 - Nov. 3 All Day New! Afternoon Hatha Yoga Class at Valley Soul Yoga 3:30 - 4:30 PM Ultimate Frisbee in Warren 6 - 8 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM	3 Bingo at Barre American Legion 5 - 9:30 PM Regular Council Meeting Agenda Corrected Oct. 3 6 PM Berlin Community Focus Group for WCUUSD 7 - 8 PM	4 Walk to School Tomorrow 7:15 AM Musical Munchkins Fall Classes - Waitsfield 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM Senior Day at Aldrich Library: Fiddle Playing Concert 1:30 - 2:45 PM Karate Classes in Moretown 4 - 8 PM St. Francis Day Oct. 4 Pet Blessing 5:30 - 6 PM St. Francis Day Blessing of Pets Oct. 4 5:30 - 6 PM St Francis' Day Blessing of Pets Oct. 4 5:30 - 6 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Next Paine Mountain School District Meeting 6 - 8 PM BUUSD Curriculum Committee Meeting 6 PM +7 more see less	5 Circus Circle Time - New Class for Tots! 10 - 11 AM Town Forest Invasive Species Removal 3:30 - 5:30 PM Green Mountain Photo Show 4 PM (multiday) Slightly Spooky Pub Trivia 7 - 8:30 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM +1 more see less	6 15th Annual Lobster Day at the VG 6 AM - 3 PM Garage Sale - Cutler Corner Rd - Oct. 6 8 AM - 1 PM Garage Sale - Cutler Corner Rd - Oct. 6 8 AM - 1 PM Barn Sale - North Rd, Waitsfield - Oct. 6-7 9 AM (multiday) 🍁Leadership with Horses - Workshop 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Barn Sale Friday, Oct. 6 10 AM - 3 PM Read & Play 10:30 - 11:30 AM Swim Lessons for Homeschoolers/At-Home Learners at GMCF 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pop-Up Take-Out at Fiddleheads Cuisine 4 - 7 PM Survivor Artist Reception 4 - 8 PM Fiddleheads Cuisine - Pickup Meals This Friday! 4:30 - 7 PM Friday Fun Night at SHaRC 5 - 8 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 7 - 9:30 PM +9 more see less	7 Warren Vol. Fire Department - Annual Pancake Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Golf Fundraiser for Free Wheelin' 8 AM - 5 PM Green Mountain Hounds Hunter Pace 8:30 AM Fire Safety Day 9 AM - 1 PM Indoor Yard Sale - 208 Common Rd, Waitsfield 9 AM - 2 PM Williamstown United Church Bake Sale & Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Yard/Porch Sale - Joslin Hill Rd 9 AM - 3 PM Garage/Lawn Sale - Wilson St - Oct. 7-8 9 AM (multiday) The Gardens at Williamstown 9:30 AM - 12 PM Bake Sale / Silent Auction / Raffle - Fundraiser 9:30 AM - 12 PM Preparing Your Garden for Winter 10 AM - 12 PM Annual T-Shirt and Apparel Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Moving / Yard Sale 10 AM (multiday) Halloween Costume-Making Party with Joslin Library 11 AM - 2 PM Oktoberfest and Fall 5k 12 - 4 PM Rainbow Fair & Dance Party 12 - 7:30 PM Green Mountain Photo Show 12 PM (multiday) Blessing of the Animals 1 - 2 PM Housing in Central VT: Downstreet Housing at the Grange 5 - 7 PM Chicken Pie Supper Reservations: Mad River Lodge, Oct. 7 5 - 7:30 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 7 - 9:30 PM Waltz and Contra Dance Saturday at the Grange! 7 - 11 PM +18 more see less
8 Green Moutain Gravel 2nd Annual Gravel Cycling Event 5:30 AM - 5:30 PM Book Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale Oct. 8 9 AM - 1 PM 45th Annual Harvest Festival! 9 AM - 3 PM Blessing of the Animals at First Cong. Church of Berlin 9:30 - 10:30 AM Large Garage Sale - Cider Hill Rd 10 AM (multiday) Farm Stand 12 - 5 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 2 - 4:30 PM Re: Blueberry Jam X1V Oct. 8 3 - 8 PM CuriosiTEA — Discussion Topic: What Makes a Good Life? 4 - 5:30 PM +6 more see less	9 Ultimate Frisbee in Warren 6 - 8 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM	10 The Twwangtown Paramours at Lawson's 5 AM - 7 PM 2023 Norwich University Military Writers' Symposium 9:25 AM (multiday) Bingo at Barre American Legion 5 - 9:30 PM Annual Meeting and Potluck at Williamstown Historical 5:30 - 7:30 PM Potluck, Annual Meeting, Fiddlers 5:30 - 8:30 PM Historical Society-Annual Meeting , Potluck & Fiddlers 5:30 - 8:30 PM HU Travel Study Concert - Higher Ground 7 PM +3 more see less	11 Musical Munchkins Fall Classes - Waitsfield 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Barre Opera House Usher Training 12 - 1:15 PM Karate Classes in Moretown 4 - 8 PM Board Games at Joslin Library 5 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	12 Circus Circle Time - New Class for Tots! 10 - 11 AM VeggieVanGo at Gifford 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cooking Program at the Aldrich Library 4 - 5:30 PM Williamstown United Church Take-Out Chicken Pie Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Returning Home to Ourselves 5:30 - 7:30 PM Regular Meeting of the Barre City Planning Commission 5:30 PM Make Big Oil Pay Community Action Tour in Barre City! 6 - 8 PM Local Author, Erika Nichols-Fraser 6:30 - 7 PM Poetry Reading at Joslin Memorial Library 6:30 - 7:30 PM Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Committee 6:30 PM +6 more see less	13 Garage Sale Oct. 13 8 AM - 1 PM Garage Sale - Camp St. - Oct. 13 8 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale - Websterville Rd 9 AM (multiday) Read & Play 10:30 - 11:30 AM Swim Lessons for Homeschoolers/At-Home Learners at GMCF 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 7 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	14 Garage Sale - Currier St - Oct. 14 8 AM - 2 PM Climate and Ecology: Fall Foliage Hike 9 - 11 AM MRRMA Household Hazardous Waste Collection 9 AM - 1 PM Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection in the MRRMA 9 AM - 1 PM Epilepsy Pumpkin Painting at Burlington Farmers Market 9 AM - 2 PM Garage/Lawn Sale - Wilson St - Oct. 14 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale Saturday Oct. 14 9:30 AM - 4 PM Inklings Children's Books - Grand Opening! 9:30 AM - 5 PM Clothing Exchange at the Grange Saturday! 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM Garage Sale 10 AM - 4:05 PM Family Climate Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM House Plant Swap at Moretown Library 12 - 2 PM Pop-Up at Someday Boutique This Saturday! 12 - 4 PM Play Palooza with Guest Entertainer at the Collection! 12 - 4 PM Chicken Pie at Old Meeting House 12 - 6 PM Town of Barre Fall Festival (46 Websterville Road) 12 - 6 PM Multiple Events Saturday at Moretown Library/Town Hall! 12 PM Fall Sale - Central Vermont Humane Society 1 - 3 PM Firefolk Arts - Peruvian Cacao Pop Up / Tamales 1 - 4 PM Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 2 - 6 PM Town Hall Social 4 - 7 PM Town Hall Social 4 - 7 PM Chicken Pie Supper! 5 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 7 - 9:30 PM +20 more see less
15 "A Hill Farmer's Story," Free Film Screening 7 AM - 8 PM W.E.S. Ski & Skate Sale at MRG Oct. 15 8 AM - 4 PM Waitsfield ES Ski &Skate Sale - Save the Date! 8 AM - 4 PM Garage Sale Sunday Oct. 15 - East Warren Rd 9 AM - 3 PM Mad River Valley Dog Park Kickoff Training Series 10 - 11 AM Mental Health Awareness Service 10 - 11 AM Yard Sale - Prickly Mtn Rd - Oct. 15 10 AM - 2 PM Fall Childbirth Education in Waterbury 10:30 AM - 3 PM Virtual Office Hours 12 - 1 PM Farm Stand 12 - 5 PM The Valley Players Present the Glass Menagerie 2 - 4:30 PM Concert for Flood Relief 4 - 5 PM Benefit Concert for Flood Relief 4 - 5:30 PM Tea and Fashions from the 1980s at the Gardens 4 - 5:30 PM Mad River Riders End-of-Season Party! 4 - 8 PM +11 more see less	16 Ultimate Frisbee in Warren 6 - 8 PM Finance Committee Meeting Oct. 16 6 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM	17 Weekly Storytime at Inklings Children's Books! 9:30 - 10:15 AM Bingo at Barre American Legion 5 - 9:30 PM Test of Emergency Siren! 6:15 PM	18 South Hill Rd. Closure 9 AM - 2 PM Musical Munchkins Fall Classes - Waitsfield 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Food Pop Up / Puerto Rican Cuisine by "Taino Kitchen" 4 - 6:30 PM Karate Classes in Moretown 4 - 8 PM Board Games at Joslin Library 5 PM Barre Up - Community Flood Recovery Focus Groups 5:30 - 7:30 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Paine Mountain School District Community Forum at WMHS 6 - 7 PM Barre Unified Union School District Policy Cmte Meeting 6 PM Yestermorrow Fall Speaker Series: Sustainable Sites 6:30 - 8 PM PMSD Board Meeting 7 - 8 PM +8 more see less	19 Circus Circle Time - New Class for Tots! 10 - 11 AM Cooking Program at the Aldrich Library 4 - 6 PM Bored? Games! 5 - 7 PM It's Board Game Season 5 - 8 PM Bored? Games! 5 - 9 PM Cleaner Fuels, Cleaner Air & Better Neighborhoods 6 - 7:30 PM Peecycling for Clean Water: What? Why? How? 6:30 - 7:30 PM MRV Biodiversity Series - Ecological Forest Management 6:30 - 8 PM Screening/Raffle at Savoy Theater - Oct. 19 7 - 9 PM Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 - 9 PM Stowe Jewish Film Festival Film and Live Prize Drawing 7 - 9:30 PM Damn Yankees Live! GMVS Musical 7 PM (multiday) +8 more see less	20 Money Matters: Eco-Feminism + Radical Love 10 AM - 4 PM Warren Public Library Strategic Planning Meeting 10:30 - 11:30 AM Read & Play 10:30 - 11:30 AM Swim Lessons for Homeschoolers/At-Home Learners at GMCF 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Moretown Hydro Project on the Mad River Public Hearing 1 PM Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 - 9 PM Julie Fowlis - Celebration Series 8 - 10 PM +3 more see less	21 Garage Sale! 8 AM Community Fund Firewood Workup Party Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM Rhythm of the Rein, Tack and Bake Sale and Much More! 9 AM - 2 PM Community Fun Day - No Cost! 10 AM - 1 PM October Festivus! Craft Fair Oct. 21 10 AM - 4 PM Vermont Home Movie Day - Oct. 21 4 - 8 PM Neighbor Connection Dinner Oct. 21 5 - 7:30 PM Neighbor Connection Dinner 5 - 8 PM Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 - 9 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble's 10th Anniversary Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Contra Dance Time Again - Saturday Evening 7:30 - 11 PM +7 more see less
22 Vegetarian Potluck Party at Blyss Yoga All Day Breathwork • Cold Plunge • Infrared Sauna Workshop 8 AM - 12 PM Garage/Estate Sale - 1440 East Warren Rd 9 AM - 12 PM Garage/Estate Sale - 1440 East Warren Rd - Oct. 22 9 AM - 3 PM Blow Your Own Glass Pumpkin at Salt & Sand Studios 12 - 4 PM Support for Autism and Spectrum Families 4 - 6 PM Pluto Rising at Plainfield Arts 4 - 6 PM Free Community Dinner 6 - 7:30 PM MRVARI Antiracism Discussion Sunday 6:30 - 8 PM Tickets Available: Damn Yankees by GMVS 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	23 Monthly Women's Luncheon 12 PM Barre UUSD Superintendent Evaluation Committee Meeting 4:30 PM Hunter Safety Course 5:30 PM (multiday) Ultimate Frisbee in Warren 6 - 8 PM Re: Free, Fun - Sing with Us for the Holidays! 6:30 - 8 PM Fun, Free Singing Invitation for Holiday Show 6:30 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	24 Storytime at Inklings Children's Books! 9:30 - 10:15 AM Free Community Distribution Center 1 PM (multiday) MRV Building Tour! 3:30 - 6 PM Bingo at Barre American Legion 5 - 9:30 PM Barre City Council Meeting Oct. 24 6 PM +1 more see less	25 Community Pot Luck Dinner Oct. 25 All Day Musical Munchkins Fall Classes - Waitsfield 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Red Cross Blood Drive Change of Date and Location 10 AM - 2 PM Karate Classes in Moretown 4 - 8 PM Board Games at Joslin Library 5 PM You're Invited to ACLU-VT's Annual Meeting! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Friend's of Waterbury Reservoir Annual Meeting 5:45 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM Community Potluck Dinner 6 - 7:30 PM Barre Unified Union School District Board Meeting 6 PM Yestermorrow Fall Speaker Series: Sustainable Sites 6:30 - 8 PM +8 more see less	26 Circus Circle Time - New Class for Tots! 10 - 11 AM Nourishing Your Young Child with Whole Foods 1:30 - 3 PM Aldrich Library-Cooking Program 4 - 6 PM Mad River Valley Open House 5 - 7 PM Windsor/Orange County Forester Meet and Greet 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Community Dinner 6 - 7 PM Genealogy & Slavery Discussion Group - Meeting Oct. 26 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	27 Keryn Nightingale's One Woman Show at The Big Pic 7:30 - 9 AM Read & Play 10:30 - 11:30 AM Swim Lessons for Homeschoolers/At-Home Learners at GMCF 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM 'Valley Gone Mad' Costume Party 12 - 11:59 PM Celebrate the Change in Season with Shidaa Projects Inc 5 PM Spooky Family Movie Night at Joslin Library 6 PM Two Scrag Mountain Music Events 6:30 PM (multiday) Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Committee 6:30 PM Scrag Mountain Music Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	28 Boyce Hill October Volunteer Days Announced (multiday) Walk to Fight Suicide 9 AM Yard Sale - White Pine Dr - Oct. 28 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale Oct. 28 9 AM - 1 PM RESCHEDULED: Red Cross Blood Drive in Warren Oct. 28 9 AM - 1:30 PM Annual Fall Clothing Drop 'N Swap 9 AM - 5 PM Vaccination Clinic - Waitsfield Town Hall - Oct. 28 10 AM - 1 PM Vaccination Clinic 10 AM - 1 PM Vaccination Clinic Sign Up Website 10 AM - 1 PM Selling Contents of the House 10 AM - 3 PM Bricks & Books Williamstown 1 - 2:30 PM Halloween Bash 1 - 3 PM Trunk or Treat in Williamstown 2 - 4 PM News at the Ainsworth Public Library 2 - 4 PM American Legion Halloween Costume Party 6 - 11 PM October Pizza & PG-13 Movie Night 6:30 - 9 PM Blyss Autumn Events & Yoga Schedule 7 - 9 PM +13 more see less
29 Cars and Coffee at Vee's Flowers in Waitsfield 9 AM - 12 PM Cars and Coffee 9 AM - 12 PM MRV Dog Park Kickoff Training Series — Session Three 10 - 11 AM Pumpkin Carving/Painting 11 AM Nerd-Choir Halloween Karaoke Potluck Party🎙🎃 7 PM +1 more see less	30 Halloween Concert with Miss Andrea! 3:45 - 4:45 PM Ultimate Frisbee in Warren 6 - 8 PM The Mad River Chorale Begins Fall Rehearsals 7 - 9 PM	31 Williamston Autumn Blood Drive Oct. 31 12 - 5 PM Free Community Distribution Center 1 PM (multiday) Trick or Treat at the Library 2 - 6 PM Halloween in the Warren Village 4:30 - 7 PM Witch Paddle at Blueberry Lake 4:45 - 5:45 PM Old County Road Halloween Festivities 5 - 7 PM East Barre Halloween Event 5 - 8 PM Blackstone Manor Loves Trick 'r Treaters! 5 - 9 PM Bingo at Barre American Legion 5 - 9:30 PM Join Gamers for Good - Halloween Gaming Free-For-All 6 - 8 PM +6 more see less	1 Winter Warmup with Connecting Hope 9 AM - 12 PM Musical Munchkins Fall Classes - Waitsfield 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Senior Day at Aldrich Library 1:30 - 3 PM Karate Classes in Moretown 4 - 8 PM Waitsfield Life Drawing Sessions 5:30 - 8 PM Yestermorrow Fall Speaker Series: Sustainable Sites 6:30 - 8 PM Homelessness Taskforce Agenda for 11/1/23 6:30 PM +3 more see less	2 WindowDressers 2023 Community Build Nov. 2-7 (multiday) Climate Resilience and Adaptation Conference 9 AM - 4:30 PM Circus Circle Time - New Class for Tots! 10 - 11 AM Nourishing Your Young Child with Whole Foods 1:30 - 3 PM Learn About Mad River Mentoring 2:15 - 3:15 PM Barre Employee Appreciation Supper at Barre Elks 5 - 8 PM Pub Trivia Thursday! 7 - 8:30 PM MadDog Trout Unlimited Returns to the Reservoir 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	3 Love and Physics All Day Read & Play 10:30 - 11:30 AM Swim Lessons for Homeschoolers/At-Home Learners at GMCF 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM NorthCountry Celebrates Best Day Ever on Nov. 3 11 AM	4 Home for Sale - Handy Man Special 9 - 11 AM Bowlathon Fundraiser in Support of the People's Clinic 9 - 11 AM MRVBC Trail Work Day Catamount Section 19S 9 AM - 2 PM Puzzle Swap and Tournament at Moretown Library 10 AM - 2 PM Puzzle Swap and Tournament 10 AM - 2 PM Genealogy Fair Nov. 4 10 AM - 2 PM Outdoor Portrait Day - Nov. 4 - with Emberphoto 10 AM - 2:30 PM Start to Sew with 4-H: Free Kids Hand Sewing Series 1 - 3:30 PM News at The Ainsworth Public Library 1 PM Backcountry Barn Bash 2023 6:30 - 10 PM Mountainfilm on Tour 7 - 9:30 PM Contra Dance into Nov. - This Saturday! 7:30 - 11 PM An Evening with Cowboy Junkies at Barre Opera House 8 - 10 PM +9 more see less