Calendar - Front Porch Forum

February 2024

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28 Blyss Yoga Vermont 1st Year Celebration 11 AM (multiday) 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 +2 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 Early Childhood Legislative Forum 6 - 7:30 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	30 HUUSD Zoom Community Bond Meeting 6 - 8 PM HUUSD Zoom 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 with Jeanne Beckwith 1:30 - 3 PM Playwriting Workshop 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 Art, etc. Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM February Opening Reception at ART, etc 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
4 Fiddle Jam 12 - 4 PM Free Capital City Concert Feb. 4 1:30 PM Pointe Noir Plays Cajun Dance in Plainfield! 3:30 PM	5 Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM Climate & Ecology Book Discussion 6 - 7 PM Northfield Utility Commissions Joint Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 - 10 PM	6 East Valley Community Group Monthly Meeting: Feb 6 5:30 - 7 PM Effects of Trails on Wildlife 6 - 8 PM Learn About the Effect of Trails on Wildlife 6 - 8 PM Beatles, Seegar, Elgar, Rogers & H, Eddy, Simon & Gar 6:30 - 9 PM MadDog Trout Unlimited Trout on Tap Pint Night! 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	7 Community Social Justice Discussion 5 AM - 7:30 PM Northfield Highway Subcommittee Meeting 11 AM - 12:30 PM Election of Directors, Waitsfield Historical Society 2 - 3 PM Paine Mtn School Board to Vote on New Contract 6 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Feb. 7 6:30 - 8:30 PM Important MRPS Update 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	8 Forest Management in Her Woods 12 - 1 PM Playwriting Workshop with Jeanne Beckwith 1:30 - 3 PM New - Silver Circles Wellness Group for MRV Seniors 2 - 3:15 PM Clown Camp Resumes Jan. 11! 4 - 5 PM Spring Hill School Skating Party! 5 - 6 PM Mysa Microschool Information Mixer at Lawsons 5:30 - 7:30 PM Randolph Selectboard Meeting - Agenda 5:30 PM Adult/Teen Volleyball at Motio Rec 6 - 8 PM Lecture: the Cambridge Urban Forestry Master Plan 6 PM +5 more see less	9 Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM NU Winter Carnival: a University & Community Event 7 PM (multiday) Jaded Ravins w/ Bow Thayer & Krishna Guthrie 7:30 - 10 PM	10 Brookfield Mason's Annual Fish Fry All Day Valentine's Pop-Up at Carrier Feb. 10! 9 AM - 1 PM Clothing Exchange at the Grange Saturday - KT&P! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade & Play 9:30 - 11:30 AM Girl Scout Cookie Booth 10 AM - 12 PM Community Hike to the Anchor! 10 AM - 12 PM Randolph Farmers Market - Cabin Fever Winter Market 10 AM - 2 PM Last Minute Valentine's Day Craft Fair 10 AM - 4 PM Special Movement & Music Storytime at BPL 10:30 - 11:30 AM Free Snowshoeing and Bear Signs Trek at Mad River Glen 1 - 3 PM Tracks and Trees Snowshoe Walk 2 - 3:30 PM Chakra Balancing Restorative Yoga Workshop 2 - 4 PM Girl Scout Cookie Booth 2 - 4:30 PM Save the Date! Music for Valentine's Day at FCCB 2 PM Terrific G. F. Handel Concert Comes to Chandler 3 - 5 PM Terrific G. F. Handel Concert Coming to Chandler 3 - 5 PM Make Dumplings for VT Reads 4 - 6 PM Annual S.A.L. Chicken & Biscuits Dinners 4 - 7 PM Mad River Valley Arts in Collaboration with Sugarbush 5 - 7 PM Motown for Moretown! 7 - 10 PM Winter Doldrums Dance Party! 7 - 10 PM Mad River Chorale Chocolate & Roses Fundraiser Gala 7 PM Be Our Chocolate & Roses Valentine🌹 7 PM Dave Turner Live at Three-Penny Taproom 8 - 11 PM +20 more see less
11 Girl Scouts Booth 2 - 4:30 PM Dance Sing & Jump Around 3 - 4:30 PM Dance, Sing, and Jump Around 3 - 4:30 PM At the Grange Sunday: Dance, Sing & Jump Around! 3 - 4:30 PM Roxbury Democratic Party Meeting 4 - 5:30 PM Snacker Bowl MDCCCXXIV (1824) 6 - 10 PM +2 more see less	12 Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Northfield Common Rehab Steering Committee Meeting 3 - 4 PM Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM Roxbury Free Library Book Club 7 - 9 PM Select Board Meeting 7 PM +1 more see less	13 Scrag Mountain Music Presents 5 - 6 PM Public Hearing: Northfield Zoning Bylaw Revisions 6 - 7 PM Northfield Select Board Public Hearing & Regular Mtg 6 - 10 PM Fayston Development Review Board Opening 6 PM Clown Workshop for Adults! 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	14 Ash Wednesday 8 - 8:45 AM Singing Valentine Deliveries Feb. 14 8 AM - 6 PM Virtual Vermont Bni Open House Extravaganza 9 - 10:30 AM Ashes to Go - Ash Wednesday at Waitsfield UCC Church 12 - 1 PM CANCELLED: Bethany Youth Group Does It Again, Better Than Ever! 4 - 6 PM America Runs on Biden Exhibit 4 - 7 PM America Runs on Biden Exhibit 4 - 7 PM Ash Wednesday Service 5 - 6 PM Ash Wednesday Service at Warren United Church 5:30 - 6:30 PM Date Night Sip and Paint! 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	15 Playwriting Workshop with Jeanne Beckwith 1:30 - 3 PM Free, In-Person Tech Workshops for Older Adults 2 - 3:15 PM Clown Camp Resumes Jan. 11! 4 - 5 PM Yoni Painting Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Fat - Friend or Foe? 6 - 8 PM Tech and Manufacturing Business Resource Panel 6 PM Meet with Finalists for OSSD Superintendent Position 7 PM +3 more see less	16 Fayston PreK Screening All Day Mosses & Lichens: a Winter Wonderland 12 - 1 PM Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM Maple Talk with Henry Marckres 6 - 8 PM A Talk with Henry Marckres at Silloway Maple 6 PM Valentine's Poetry and Music at the Underground 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	17 NOFA-VT 2024 Winter Conference (multiday) 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off for the Library 4 - 6 AM Open House/Farm Tour 10 AM - 2 PM Beginner Beekeeping Class 11 AM - 3 PM Snowshoeing with Jon Kaplan and Kimball Library 1:30 - 4 PM Forever Jewelry Pop-Up at Someday Boutique Saturday! 2 - 4 PM Play Every Town Concerts Come to Waitsfield 3 - 4 PM Wonderful Concert #50! Feb. 17 3 PM Williamstown Couple's Banquet 6 - 7:30 PM Goose Chase Donuts at the Taste Place! 10 PM +6 more see less
18 Benefit Performance for Gaza Relief 3 PM	19 Save the Date - Feb. 19 OCDC Legislative Breakfast 7:30 - 9:30 AM Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM Northfield Community Center Survey Results Are In 6 - 8 PM NHS Girls Basketball Live Stream vs. Winooski 6 PM Randolph Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 - 10 PM +2 more see less	20 02/20/2024 Braintree Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Warren Firefighter Obstacle Course Fundraiser 6:30 - 8 PM Moretown Invited to Join Rec District, Q&A Feb. 20 6:30 PM	21 Fiber Arts Group 3:30 - 5 AM Cookbook Club at the Warren Public Library 6 - 7 PM School Budget Forum and Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Norwich-Northfield Partnership Task Force 6:30 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Feb. 21 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	22 Warren PreK Screening All Day Playwriting Workshop with Jeanne Beckwith 1:30 - 3 PM Free, In-Person Tech Workshops for Older Adults 2 - 3:15 PM What's the Big Idea Artist Talk 5 - 7 PM Public Forum on Policing & Police District Budget 5:30 PM Randolph Planning Commission February Meeting 6 - 7 PM +2 more see less	23 President's Winter Sale 10 AM (multiday) Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM Friday Lenten Fish Fry 5 - 7 PM Roxbury Community Supper: All Welcome 5 - 7 PM Friday Lenten Fish Frys Are Back! 5 - 7 PM Wit & Grit Trivia Night: Games! 5 - 8 PM St. John's Church Open as Warming Shelter 6 PM (multiday) The Vagina Monologues 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	24 Enhance Your Garden with Amazing Lilacs 10 AM - 12 PM A Walk with a Logger and Forester 10 AM - 12 PM Fiber Art Workshop: Textural Flower Collage 2 - 5 PM Community Gospel Choir Concert 7 PM Robbery, Kennedy Park, Burn Kit and Violet Crimes 7:30 - 10 PM +1 more see less
25 Join Us on a XC Ski Trip in a Winter Paradise! (multiday) Camp Arcadia - Summer Camp Info Session 3:30 - 4:30 PM Kids' Game Night at Joslin Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Free Library Game Night 6 - 8 PM Antiracism Discussion Sunday, Feb. 25 - Waitsfield Church 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	26 Free Business Workshop - Legal Tools for Operations 10 AM - 12 PM Pokemon Card Trading & Game Day 2:30 - 4 PM Tai Chi Classes at First Congregational Church Berlin 3:30 - 4:30 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM	27 Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 8 - 9 AM Northfield, VT Public Hearing 7 - 7:45 PM Northfield Select Board Public Hearing & Regular Mtg 7 - 9:30 PM	28	29 Kids' Origami Workshop at Joslin Library 10 - 11:30 AM Blood Drive at the Village Meeting House in Waitsfield 12 - 4:30 PM BPL February Vacation Crafternoon 1 - 3 PM Free, In-Person Tech Workshops for Older Adults 2 - 3:15 PM High School Open House! 5:45 - 7 PM Emergency Management Shelter Group Meeting - Feb. 29 6:30 - 7:30 PM Waitsfield Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM +3 more see less	1 Northfield Town Buildings & Energy Subcommittee Meeting 1 - 2 PM Craft Group at Joslin Memorial Library 1 - 3 PM	2 Rug Hooking with Fern Strong 10 AM - 1 PM Braintree Town Meeting Information 10 AM Legislative Update 10 AM Ukrainian Egg Design & Dyeing Workshop 1 - 4 PM Memorial Service for Ken Jacobs 2 PM Contra Dance at the Grange: Hot Fun on Saturday Night! 7:30 - 11 PM Contra Dance at the Grange: Hot Fun on Saturday Night! 7:30 - 11 PM +3 more see less