Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2024

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31 Baptist Fellowship of Randolph Easter Events 7 PM (multiday) Easter Service 9 AM Easter Sunday Service March 31 9:30 AM Easter Service at Warren United Church 10 - 11 AM Spring Brunch 10 AM - 2 PM Easter Service at Williamstown Community Church 5:30 PM +2 more see less	1 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) Community Breakfast 8 - 10 AM CVCCSD Program Quality Committee 5 - 5:45 PM CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Northfield Utility Commissions Joint Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9 PM +2 more see less	2 Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 8 - 9 AM CVCCSD Finance Committee 4 - 5 PM CVCCSD Facilities Committee 5 - 6 PM Hiking Mt. Whitney by Cliff 6 - 7 PM Stop Listening to Your Inner Critic! 6 - 8 PM April 2 Braintree Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM Fisheries Update with Vermont Fish and Wildlife! 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Public Hearing -– Draft Zoning Regulation Revisions All Day Sugarbuds: Afterschool in the Sugarbush 2:30 - 4:45 PM “Cook and Book” Classes at Inklings Children's Books! 3 - 4 PM Weekly Peace/Anti-War Vigils on Wednesdays 4 - 4:30 PM Paine Mountain School Board to Vote on Possible RIFs 6 - 8 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	4 Iris Insights: Mapping Out Your Health Journey (multiday)	5 April ART, etc. Opening Reception with New Artists! 5 - 7 PM Documentary Screening: Miles to Go Before She Sleeps 5 - 8 PM Northfield PTNO Annual Spring Raffle Drawing 6:30 - 7:30 PM Mad River Libraries Poetry Slam 6:30 - 8 PM Poetry Reading 7 - 8:30 PM Night Protocol with Andriana at the Underground 7 - 9:30 PM Addams Family Musical 7 - 10 PM The Addams Family Musical in Northfield 7 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	6 Harwood Presents the Addams Family - A Musical Comedy (multiday) BVFD Pie Breakfast 8 AM - 12 PM Braver Angels Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better 9 - 10:30 AM Braver Angels Workshop: Skills for Disagreeing Better 9 - 10:30 AM Girl Scout Cookie Booth at Berlin Mall 10 AM - 12 PM Apple Tree Grafting Workshop! 10 AM - 12 PM Pruning Basics for Trees and Shrubs 10 AM - 12 PM Seed Swap in Moretown Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM 4th Annual Seed Swap with MRV Libraries and ShareMRV 10 AM - 1 PM Seed Swap Postponed to April 6 10 AM - 1 PM Hop into Spring Eclipse Craft Fair 10 AM - 4 PM 'Before the Eclipse' Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Addams Family Musical 2 - 5 PM Yes, It's Central VT Chamber Music Festival in Spring! 7 - 9 PM Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival 7 PM Saturday: Contra Dance into April 7:30 - 11 PM Saturday: Contra Dance into April 7:30 - 11 PM Live Music at Good Measure 8 - 10 PM +15 more see less
7 U32 Craft Show 9 AM - 3 PM Fiddle Jamming Session 12 - 4 PM Build a Nest Box with Moretown Library and LTA 1 - 2:30 PM Family Bird Box Building w/ Moretown Library and LTA 1 - 2:30 PM Poetry Class on Grief 1 - 2:30 PM Free Family Bird Boxing Event This Sunday 1 - 2:30 PM Annual Chicken B.B.Q. 2 - 4 PM Concerts for a Cause - Sunday! 5 - 6 PM Pre-Eclipse Farmers' Tales at the Big Pic Theater 7 - 9 PM VT Documentary "Just Getting By" at Playhouse Theatre 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	8 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) Eclipse Day with KS Coffee & Friends 8 AM - 7 PM Eclipse Yoga with Anjali Budreski at Moretown Library 9:30 - 10:30 AM Eclipse Yoga with Anjali Budreski at the Library 9:30 - 10:30 AM “Eclipse” Box Lunches for Sale 11 AM - 1 PM Reminder: Town of Warren Offices Close at Noon April 8 12 - 4 PM Northfield Eclipse Viewing Events 1 - 4 PM Northfield Eclipse Viewing Parties 1 - 4 PM Mad River Valley Arts Eclipse Events Are Cancelled 1 - 6 PM A Party for Totality 2 - 4:30 PM Party for Totality with the MRV Libraries 2 - 4:30 PM Solar Eclipse Viewing Party 2 - 5 PM +8 more see less	9 Tax Day! 8 AM (multiday) WES Preschool Information Night 5 - 5:45 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda and Other Notes 6:30 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM	10 Preschool Registration and Screening at NES All Day Spring Lunch All Day “Cook and Book” Classes at Inklings Children's Books! 3 - 4 PM Weekly Peace/Anti-War Vigils on Wednesdays 4 - 4:30 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM +1 more see less	11 Iris Insights: Mapping Out Your Health Journey (multiday) Heart & Soul Collage-Making Workshop for Seniors 10 AM - 12:30 PM "Silver Circles" at Evergreen This Thursday 2 - 3 PM Flood Legal Assistance Clinic - Barre (Thursday, April 11) 2 - 5:45 PM Flood Legal Assistance Clinic - Barre (April 11) 2 - 5:45 PM PMSD Budget Forum, Thursday 6 - 7 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM April 11 - Public Forum Brookfield Town Plan Readoption 6:30 - 8:30 PM Concert: Indie Folk at Firefolk Arts 6:30 - 9 PM Live Poetry and Music - April 11 7 - 8:30 PM Amphibian Road Crossing Pop-Up Event This Thursday 8 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	12 Labor Agreement & Bargaining Subcommittee Meeting 8 - 9:30 AM Bottle Return Event!! 12 PM (multiday) Town of Warren Special Select Board Meeting April 12 3 PM Art Opening at People's Gallery 5 - 7 PM Mokoomba - Afrofusion from Zimbabwe - April 12, 7PM 7 PM Mokoomba Afrofusion Band from Zimbabwe 7 - 9 PM "Murder by the Book" Staged Play Reading 7 PM Staged Play Reading at Warren Library for MRV Libraries 7 PM Mookoomba - Afrofusion from Zimbabwe 7 PM +5 more see less	13 2nd Annual Bike and Boat Sale, Plus More! 9 AM - 1 PM Bike and Boat Sale - Warren Elementary PTO 9 AM - 1 PM LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM LEAP Energy Fair This Saturday! 9 AM - 2 PM 2024 LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM LEAP Energy Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Kids Trade & Play: Saturday Morning at the Grange! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Soil 101 - Learn the Basics Before You Plant 10 AM - 12 PM Coffee House Concerts by Williamstown United Church 12 - 8 PM Emergency Preparation Class Taught by 2 Licensed EMTs 1 - 4 PM Dance Sing & Jump Around - Family Dance for All Ages 3 - 4:30 PM Lucky Number 30 Punk-Rock Fest 3 - 9 PM Drag Story Hour for All Ages 3 PM Circle Calcutta Fundraiser 5 - 8 PM Calcutta Fundraiser for Circle 5 - 9 PM Fly Fishing Film Tour at Big Pic April 13! 6:30 PM Fly Fishing Film Tour at the Big Picture Theater! 6:30 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 9 PM 2024 Fly Fishing Film Tour 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 9 PM Cabrini Free Community Film Screening 7 - 9:30 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 PM The 4th Annual Mad River Story Slam 7:30 - 9:30 PM +19 more see less
14 Mad River Triathlon 10 AM - 5 PM Reminder: Italian Ciabatta Bread Workshop 12 - 4 PM Estate Free for All, 3 Hours Only 12:30 - 3:30 PM Poetry Class on Grief 1 - 2:30 PM Arnold Air Society Free Car Wash 2 - 4 PM Dance, Sing, and Jump Around 3 - 4:30 PM Sunday at the Grange: Dance, Sing & Jump Around! 3 - 4:30 PM Strengthen Your Intuition Workshop & More at Mtn Rose 3 - 5 PM You're Invited to the Little Black Flannel Initiative 5 - 7 PM Mad River Triathlon 10 PM +6 more see less	15 Silent Auction - Williston Food Bank & JLCV 12 AM (multiday) Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) Book Discussion with Outright VT at HUHS 5:30 PM Book Discussion with Outright VT at HUHS 5:30 PM You Can Help the Healthcare for All Movement in Vermont 6 - 8 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9 PM Roxbury Free Library Book Club 7 PM +3 more see less	16 Free Distribution Center - 297 Vine St in Berlin All Day KS Coffee Lunch & Learn in Waterbury 1 - 2 PM OSSD Friends of Music Booster Club April Meeting! 5 PM Randolph Budget Committee Agenda and Zoom Link 5:30 - 6:30 PM Braintree Selectboard Meeting April 16 6 - 9 PM RVS Transition Committee 6 PM Energy Committee Meeting Tonight 6:30 PM Report and Presentation on Moretown Wastewater Study 7 - 8:30 PM Update to Town Residents Moretown Clean Water Committee 7 PM Moretown Clean Water Forum 7 PM +6 more see less	17 Fiber Arts Group 3:30 - 5 AM “Cook and Book” Classes at Inklings Children's Books! 3 - 4 PM Weekly Peace/Anti-War Vigils on Wednesdays 4 - 4:30 PM Waitsfield Democratic Committee Reorg and Caucus 4:30 - 5:30 PM Warren Town Democratic Caucus Meeting 5 - 7 PM 😎New Middle School in the Mad River Valley🌳 5:30 - 7 PM Brookfield Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM Paine Mountain School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	18 Rockhound's Crystal Digging Retreat 4 PM (multiday) Consent and Cookies with Mosaic 5 - 7 PM Wild & Scenic Film Festival 5:30 - 9 PM "Omnivore's Dilemma" Book Discussion - April 18 6 - 7:30 PM HUUSD Budget Informational Meeting 6 - 8 PM Climate & Ecology Book Discussion: Omnivore's Dilemma 6 PM Poetry Open Mic 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	19 Seeking Donations of Cardboard, Tarps, for Sleep-Out 5 - 6 PM Sleep-Out for Homeless Veterans to Raise Awareness 5 - 6 PM Norwich University Change of Command Ceremony April 19 5 PM	20 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event 8 AM - 12 PM Help Us Plant 1200 Trees in Moretown! 9 AM - 12 PM Northfield Senior Center Tag Sale 9 AM (multiday) Huge Three Family Yard Sale! 9 AM (multiday) Help Us Plant 1200 Trees in Moretown! 9 AM Open House 12 - 2 PM Kiss the Ground 1 - 3 PM Sorrows & Sunshine - Grief Writing + Storytelling 1 - 3 PM Hide & Seek (and Other Group Games) at Joslin Library 6 - 8 PM Swing Dance at Vergennes Opera House on Friday Night! 7:30 - 9:45 PM Contra Dance with Will Mentor & Russet Trio! 7:30 - 11 PM Contra Dance with Will Mentor & Russet Trio! 7:30 - 11 PM +8 more see less
21 Community Garden Team Up to Clean Up! 11 AM - 1 PM Poetry Class on Grief 1 - 2:30 PM The "Nun on the Bus" is Coming to Randolph 1 - 4 PM Medal of Freedom Speaker at Chandler April 21 1 PM "Simply Spring" Concert at First Congregational Church 4 - 5 PM Roxbury Free Library Game Night 5 - 7 PM +2 more see less	22 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) MRPS Special School Board Meeting 4:45 - 5 PM Central VT WindowDressers Info Session! 6 - 8 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM	23 JCOGS Community Passover Seder 5:30 - 7:30 PM Randolph Republican Town Caucus 7 - 8 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM MaMuse 7 PM Mad Birder Evening Woodcock Walk at Boyce Hill April 23 7:15 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	24 Weekly Peace/Anti-War Vigils on Wednesdays 4 - 4:30 PM Brookfield Democrats - April 24 - Old Town Hall 5 - 6 PM Northfield Common Rehab Steering Committee Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM Randolph Democratic Caucus 7 - 8 PM Brookfield Dev. Board of Adjustment Public Hearing 7 PM +2 more see less	25 Roxbury Community Supper & Prep Day: All Welcome (multiday) "Silver Circles" at Evergreen This Thursday 2 - 3 PM Silver Circles - Grand Finale, Thursday Afternoon 2 - 3 PM You Can Cartoon! At Joslin Library 2 - 4 PM Bringing in Summertime Vibes with Nor'easter Catering 4 - 7 PM HUUSD Budget Informational Meeting 6 - 8 PM Free Community Dinner 6 PM Alternate Showing: Kiss the Ground 7 - 8 PM Special Roxbury Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	26 Interview with Charlotte Dennett 12 - 1 PM April Vacation Fuse Beads Crafternoon at BPL 1 - 3 PM 2-Hour Website Building Workshop for High Schoolers 3 - 5 PM Shelby Perry, Wilderness Ecologist to Speak at MRVA 5 - 7 PM Rural Economic Development with Senator Peter Welch 5:30 - 7 PM Northfield Democrats Town Caucus 7 - 8 PM Sound Bath and Sound Massage at Chandler April 26 7 - 8:30 PM Sound Bath and Sound Massage at Chandler April 26 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	27 Montpelier World Tai Chi and Qigong Day Gathering 9:30 - 11:15 AM World Tai Chi and Qigong Day Gathering 9:30 - 11:15 AM Coffee & Chat with Rep. Dara Torre 10 - 11 AM Composting Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM Mother's Day Craft/Vendor Event 10 AM - 12 PM Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Welcome Baby Celebration & Book Dedication 10:30 AM - 12 PM Landlord Open House 11 AM - 12 PM Houseplant 101 Workshop 11 AM - 1 PM Independent Bookstore Day at Bridgeside Books 11 AM - 3 PM Ham & Turkey Supper 5 - 7 PM Live Storytelling Event 5:30 - 7:30 PM Poetry Reading at Silloway Maple 7 - 8:30 PM Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra Spring Concert 7 - 9 PM Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra: Spring Concert 2024 7 PM Re: Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra: Spring Concert 2024 7:30 - 9:30 PM +12 more see less
28 Bake Sale at Bethany Church 11 AM - 3 PM Poetry Class on Grief 1 - 2:30 PM Trash to Treasure 1 - 5 PM Firefolk Arts ~ Workshop + Artist Reception 3 - 6 PM Roxbury Story Share 3 PM +1 more see less	29 Celebrate National Poetry Month at Moretown Library! (multiday) MRPS School Board Meeting: FY25 Revised Budget 5 - 6 PM Republican Town Caucus 5:30 PM Pickup Ultimate Frisbee @ Brooks Field 6 - 8 PM Upcoming Open Rehearsal for Interested Singing Women 6:15 PM Invitation - Up Coming Barre Tones Rehearsals 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	30 Date Correction - HUUSD Budget Revote April 30 All Day	1 Green Up! Toss Your Metal Junk at NMHS! 12 AM (multiday) Memorable Times Jukebox 10:30 - 11:15 AM Bike Club and Bike to School Day! 2:30 - 4 PM May Day Celebration 3 - 5 PM Weekly Peace/Anti-War Vigils on Wednesdays 4 - 4:30 PM First Fayston 2024 Community Knotweed Work Session 4 - 6 PM Next Paine Mountain School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM ChatGPT Essentials: AI's Opportunities and Challenges 6 - 8 PM Board Games 6 - 9 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	2 Spring Bird Walk 7 - 8:30 AM Blood Drive - American Legion Post 63 12:30 - 4:30 PM Inklings "Artist and Book" Art Class! 3:30 - 5 PM New Exhibition and Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM Community Conversation Night – Town Common 5:30 PM Randolph Planning Commission Special Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Mad River Libraries Pub Trivia at Hostel Tevere 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Huge Yard Sale - Alpine Dr 7 AM (multiday) Long Trail End-To-Ender's Panel 6 - 7:30 PM Matilda the Musical at RUHS 7 PM (multiday) Chaos in the Valley 7 PM Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas 7 PM +1 more see less	4 Sound the Alarm All Day Green Up in the Mad River Resource Management Alliance All Day Green Up Day is May 4th! 12 - 11 AM Green Up Day May 4 All Day MRV Green Valley Rally on Green Up Day 8 AM - 2 PM Roxbury Green-Up Day 8 AM Green Up Day in Berlin on May 4 9 AM - 1 PM Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Roxbury Craft Fair and Exhibit 9 AM - 3 PM Rhodies and All About Lilacs - Hort Farm - 2 Events 10 AM - 12 PM 4-H State Day 10 AM - 1 PM Roxbury Free Library Fundraiser Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM East Roxbury Residents Green-Up Day Dumpster 10 AM - 2 PM The Veterans' Place 2nd Annual Bottle Drive 10 AM - 3 PM Spring Vintage Goods Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Barn Sale May 4 10 AM Teddy Bear Dentist Clinic at Inklings Children's Books 10:30 - 11:30 AM NES Staff Appreciation Week Crafting Event 1 - 3 PM It's Not Too Late to Be Cheesy at the Grange! 4:30 - 5 PM It's Not Too Late to Be Cheesy at the Grange! 4:30 - 5 PM Grange Cooking Contest & Potluck 4:30 - 7 PM Kentucky Derby Watch Party at 1824 House Inn + Barn 5 - 8 PM Grange: Contra Dance with Mary Wesley & Stomp Rocket! 7:30 - 11 PM Grange: Contra Dance with Mary Wesley & Stomp Rocket! 7:30 - 11 PM +20 more see less