Calendar - Front Porch Forum

January 2024

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31 ReTribe Winter Teen Retreat for Ages 13-19 3 PM (multiday) The Beat Goes On-Montpelier's New Year's Celebration 12 - 8:30 PM All Brains Belong VT Virtual New Year's Eve Party! 5 - 7:30 PM	1 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony 3 - 4:30 PM	2 Free Community Distribution Center 1 PM (multiday) East Valley Community Group Monthly Meeting: Jan. 2 5:30 - 7:30 PM How to Fish the Battenkill, Trout Unlimited Meeting! 7 - 9 PM	3 Weekly Peace Vigil 4 - 4:30 PM Randolph Planning Commission Special Meeting 6 - 7 PM Next Paine Mtn School Board Meeting to Focus on Budget 6 - 8 PM Town of Roxbury Outdoor Recreation Committee Meeting 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Jan. 3 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	4 Share Your Ideas at a Youth Opportunity Forum! 5:30 - 7 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Adult/Teen Volleyball at Motio Rec 6 - 8 PM Mad River Libraries Pub Trivia at Hostel Tevere 7 - 8:30 PM	5 Epiphany Party at First Cong. Church of Berlin 5 PM Wit & Grit Trivia Night: the Big Wide World of Music! 5 - 8 PM Group Art Exhibition Opening Reception 5 - 9 PM	6 Scout Fundraiser 9 AM - 12 PM Let's Have a Cuppa! 10 AM - 12 PM Talk Radio Covering Vermont State Politics 11 AM - 12 PM Roxbury Community Crafters 1 - 4 PM Soup Making Workshop at the Library 2 - 4 PM Stand Up and Stand Out for Democracy 3 - 4 PM Stand Up and Stand Out for Democracy 3 - 4 PM Sound Bath with Sound Massage at Chandler Hall Jan. 6 7 - 8:30 PM Sound Event in Randolph 7 - 8:30 PM Contra Dance at the Grange, Saturday Evening! 7:30 - 11 PM Contra Dance at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +7 more see less
7 Old Tyme Fiddling 12 - 4 PM Bingo 12:30 - 3 PM	8 (Re) Introduction to Yoga Series at Mountain Rose 12 - 12 PM Warren Public Library Trustees Meeting 5 PM Randolph Police Services Committee 6 - 8 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda Jan. 8 6 - 9:30 PM NHS Boys Basketball Live Stream vs. Milton 6 PM Select Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	9 Free Community Distribution Center 1 PM (multiday) Share Your Ideas at a Youth Opportunity Forum! 5:30 - 7 PM Central VT Regional Youth Opportunity Forum Jan. 9 5:30 - 7 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM	10 Weekly Peace Vigil 4 - 4:30 PM Live Music at Mad River Barn 5:30 - 8:30 PM	11 Clown Camp Resumes Jan. 11! 4 - 5 PM New Art Exhibit and Reception at MRVArts Jan. 11 5 - 7 PM Randolph Selectboard Meeting - Agenda 5:30 PM HUUSD Bond Community Meeting 6 - 8 PM Adult/Teen Volleyball at Motio Rec 6 - 8 PM Concerts for a Cause 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	12 Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM Republican Meeting at the Town Hall in Roxbury 6 - 8 PM Cady Ternity w/ Kayla Silverman at The Underground 7 - 10 PM Cady Ternity at The Underground in Randolph 7:30 PM	13 Introduction to Zen at the Vermont Zen Center 9 AM - 1:30 PM Weaving Lace - On a Loom 10 AM - 1 PM Teddy Bear Clinic at Inklings Children's Books! 10:30 - 11:30 AM Fresh Donuts (!) and More at The Taste Place! 10:30 AM - 5 PM Roxbury Community Crafters 1 - 4 PM Mad River Mocktails at Product Think Tank 2 - 5 PM Science Cafe for Youth Grades 7-12 5 - 7 PM +3 more see less
14 Special Service, Called by Hope 12 AM - 1 PM Green Mountain Adaptive Sports Nordic Ski Open House 1:30 - 3 AM Huge Tag Sale - River St - Jan. 14 9 AM - 1 PM Dance, Sing, and Jump Around 3 - 4:30 PM Dance Sing & Jump Around 3 - 4:30 PM Herbal Cold Remedies for Flu Season Free Masterclass 4 - 5 PM Benefit Concert at The Zenbarn 6 - 8 PM Roxbury Free Library Game Night 6 - 8 PM +4 more see less	15 (Re) Introduction to Yoga Series at Mountain Rose 12 - 12 PM Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM Roxbury Free Library Book Club 7 - 8 PM	16 Free Community Distribution Center 1 PM (multiday) Climate & Ecology Film: "Surviving the '72 Flood" 5:30 - 7:30 PM Climate Film Viewing and Discussion at the Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting Postponed 6 - 8 PM Energy Commitee Meeting Tonight 6:30 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	17 Fiber Arts Group 3:30 - 5 AM MRV Rotary Meeting 12:15 PM Weekly Peace Vigil 4 - 4:30 PM Brookfield Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda 5:30 - 7:15 PM Paine Mtn School Board to Discuss Test Results, Budget 6 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Jan. 17 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	18 Live Model Drawing, Family Workshop, Embroidery! (multiday) Clown Camp Resumes Jan. 11! 4 - 5 PM Randolph Budget Committee Meeting 5 - 6 PM Randolph Selectboard Meeting - Agenda 5:30 PM Book Chat - Fantasy, Science and Speculative Fiction 6 - 7:30 PM NHS Girls Basketball Live Stream vs. Twinfield 6 - 8 PM Adult/Teen Volleyball at Motio Rec 6 - 8 PM Northfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 8 PM Open Mic Night This Thursday at The Local 6 - 8 PM Two VT Bands at Zen Barn, Jan. 18 7 PM +6 more see less	19 Northfield PTNO Presents: Movie Night! 6 AM - 8 PM Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM HIFI + DJ Sound Syndicate at The Underground 7 - 10 PM 80s Dance Party! 7 - 10 PM	20 Author Reading at Inklings Children's Books! 10 - 11 AM BPL Winter Lego Challenge with Pizza! 10:30 AM - 12 PM Writers Helping Writers with Sara Tucker 10:30 AM - 12 PM Make Your Own Retreat Weekend 11 AM (multiday) Author Presentation at Kimball Library 1 - 2 PM Roxbury Community Crafters 1 - 4 PM Contra Dance at the Grange: Adina and Gaslight Tinkers 7:30 - 11 PM Contra Dance at the Grange: Adina and Gaslight Tinkers 7:30 - 11 PM +4 more see less
21 A Special Treat - Jan. 21! 10 AM - 3 PM Joyful Greens: Popup Cafe This Sunday! 10 AM - 3 PM Central Vermont Martial Arts Open House 10:30 AM - 5 PM Central Vermont Martial Arts Open House 10:45 AM - 4:45 PM Central Vermont Martial Arts Open House 10:45 AM - 4:45 PM Musical Munchkins, Snowshoeing and Wilderness Skills 11 AM - 1:30 PM +2 more see less	22 VT Womenpreneurs Bizz Buzz Networking - Randolph 10 AM (Re) Introduction to Yoga Series at Mountain Rose 12 - 12 PM Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM Legislative Town Hall Forum at CBMS 6 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 - 10 PM +1 more see less	23 Free Community Distribution Center 1 PM (multiday) Randolph Police Services Committee Meeting Jan. 23 6 - 8 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM	24 Weekly Peace Vigil 4 - 4:30 PM HU Varsity Hockey Community Awareness Game Night Jan. 24 6 - 10 PM	25 Clown Camp Resumes Jan. 11! 4 - 5 PM Randolph Selectboard Meeting - Agenda 5 PM Friends of Mad River Open Mic Night 5:30 - 7 PM Open-Mic Storytelling on Community Resilience 5:30 - 7:30 PM National Honors Society Provides Free Childcare 5:30 - 8:30 PM Adult/Teen Volleyball at Motio Rec 6 - 8 PM HUUSD Community Bond Meeting 6 - 8 PM Northfield Development Review Board Meeting 7 PM +4 more see less	26 Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM Roxbury Community Supper: All Welcome 5 - 7 PM Community Contradance 6 - 8 PM Barry Bender's Folk Rock Band 7 - 9 PM Reed Foehl Feat. Jeff Berlin at The Underground 7 - 10 PM Rock City Concert 7 PM +2 more see less	27 Dynamos Soccer Club Annual Meeting 9:30 AM Pottery Pop-Up Putnam's Vineyard WRJ 10 AM - 2 PM Brookfield Ice Harvest - Saturday, January 27 10 AM - 3 PM Blyss Yoga Vermont 1st Year Celebration 11 AM (multiday) Snowshoe with Jon Kaplan and Kimball Library 1 - 3 PM Roxbury Community Crafters 1 - 4 PM +2 more see less
28 Antique Market at The Canadian Club 8 AM - 1 PM Classic Italian Ciabatta Baking Class 12 - 4 PM Forest Bathing at Moretown This Sunday! 1 - 3 PM Madsonian Hosts First Annual Design Award Open House 4 - 7 PM Roxbury Free Library Game Night 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	29 Free Business Workshop - Legal Startup Essentials 10 AM - 12 PM (Re) Introduction to Yoga Series at Mountain Rose 12 - 12 PM Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Early Childhood Legislative Forum 6 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	30 HUUSD Zoom Bond Meeting 6 - 8 PM HUUSD Zoom Community Bond Meeting 6 - 8 PM	31 Expert Panel: Lessons from the 2023 Floods 5 AM - 7 PM Farmers Market at the Old Labor Hall in Barre 3:30 - 6:30 PM Weekly Peace Vigil 4 - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion: Lessons from the 2023 Floods 5 - 7 PM ROCOR Meeting and Agenda 6 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	1 Playwriting Workshop 1:30 - 3 PM Playwriting Workshop with Jeanne Beckwith 1:30 - 3 PM Clown Camp Resumes Jan. 11! 4 - 5 PM Canceled - Spring Hill School Skating Party! 5 - 6 PM Randolph Selectboard Meeting - Agenda 5:30 PM Adult/Teen Volleyball at Motio Rec 6 - 8 PM The Social Black Bear 7 - 8 PM Pub Trivia This Thursday! 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM February Opening Reception at ART, etc 5 - 7 PM Art, etc. Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM Wit & Grit Trivia Night: The Magic of Television! 5 - 8 PM Wolfwalkers Screening at Joslin Library 6 PM +1 more see less	3 Quayl's Chocolates Pop Up Event 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Black Meadow's Clothing Swap! 9 AM - 2 PM Cabin Fever Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM Valentine's Day Craft / Vendor Fair 10 AM - 4 PM Soup, Chili, Stew and Bread Sale Feb. 3 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Family-Friendly Read-Aloud, Mushroom ID & Cooking Demo 2 PM Montpelier Contra Dance + Plus Waltzing Saturday! 7 - 11 PM Montpelier Contra Dance + Plus Waltzing Saturday! 7 - 11 PM +4 more see less