Calendar - Front Porch Forum

January 2018

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31 New Year's Eve 5K Dec. 31 in Montpelier 2 PM First Night North in St. Johnsbury 4 PM (multiday)	1 Monthly Energy Committee Meeting This Monday 7 - 8:30 PM	2 LGBTQIA Meditation Group - Different Night! Tuesday 6:30 - 8 PM	3 Plainfield Select Board Budget Meeting Jan. 3 4 PM Free - Open House at Shambhala 6 - 7:30 PM Yoga, Meditation and Creative Exploration, 6 Week Series 6:30 - 8 PM	4 RelocalizingVT Jan. 4: A Physician & An Acupuncturist 9 - 10:30 AM RelocalizingVT Jan. 4: A Physician & An Acupuncturist 9 - 10:30 AM Your Family Plan: Live Proactively and Reclaim the RHVT 6:45 - 8:15 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Book Reading at Kellogg Hubbard 7 - 8 PM Wonderful New Talent Reading at Kellogg-Hubbard 7 PM +2 more see less	5	6 Boy Scout Christmas Tree Pick-Up for Barre City 12 - 12 AM SHS Biology CLASS Bottle Drive! 8:30 AM - 5 PM Introduction to Spinning 10 - 11 AM Community School Budget Forum 10 - 11:30 AM Sing, Eat, Dance at Captiol City Grange Jan. 6 5:30 PM Galactic Soccer Night 6 - 9 PM Play Reading Postponed 7 - 8:30 PM Play Reading on Refugees 7 - 8:30 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +5 more see less
7 Bottle Drive for SHS Marine Biology Class-Postponed 8:30 AM - 5 PM Staged Readings of Short Works by Local Playwrights 2 - 3:30 PM Traditions for Little (And Their Grown-Ups) 3 - 4:30 PM Next Montpelier Community Song Circle Jan. 7 6 - 8 PM	8 Newbury Redi District Annual Meeting Jan. 8 12 AM Plainfield Water/Wastewater Commission Meeting 5 - 7 PM 30's and Under Social Meditation in Montpelier 6:30 - 8:30 PM Middlesex Historical Society Annual Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM	9 Tobacco Cessation Workshop Begins Jan. 9 at CVMC 5 - 6 PM Sales-System Design: Free Workshop Jan. 9 5:30 - 7 PM	10 Meeting to Revive Theater Program at Twinfield 3 PM Ribbon-Cutting for Rink on Statehouse Lawn 3:30 - 4 PM Aromatherapy 101 - How to Properly Use Essential Oils 6 - 7:30 PM Heat Pumps Workshop at Library Jan. 10 6 - 7:30 PM Money with Your Honey-Free Financial Fitness Classes 6 - 7:30 PM Cancer Support Group 6 - 8 PM Central Vermont Supervisory Union 6:15 - 7:30 PM Before the Flood Jan. 10 7 PM +4 more see less	11 Green Mountain Transit NextGen Public Meeting 12 AM Relocalizing VT: Bread/Roses/Granite/Cheese 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Thur. 9 AM: Bread/Roses/Granite/Cheese 9 - 10:30 AM Appreciative Living Learning Circle Now at MSAC! 6:30 - 8 PM Panel Discussion on Free Speech 7 - 8:30 PM Panel Discussion on Free Speech 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	12 Free! Teen Showing of the Film: 'Tomorrow' 3:30 - 5:30 PM Free! Teen Showing of the Film: 'Tomorrow' 3:30 - 5:30 PM Show 23 at Front Gallery in Montpelier 5 - 8 PM The Front: Show 23 5 - 8 PM Family Fun Night at Barre Jazzercise Center 6:30 - 7:30 PM Earmuffs Off for North Branch Nature Center Program 7 - 8 PM Hockey Nigt in Barre 7 - 9 PM Thunder Beasts and Swamp Donkeys 7 - 9 PM Beach Party at Barre Elks 7 - 11 PM Beach Party at Barre Elks 7 - 11 PM +6 more see less	13 Cancelled: Kids Trade and Play Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Do I Have Prediabetes? 10:30 - 11:30 AM Earthwalk 2018 Teen Workshop: Art, Voice & Activism 11 AM - 5 PM 2018 Lift Up! Fundraiser at Green Mountain Crossfit 11:30 AM - 5 PM Sledding Party 1 - 3 PM Corn Hole 5 - 10 PM Corn Hole at Barre Elks 5 PM Vermont Virtuosi Presents Proper Opera 7:30 - 9:30 PM +4 more see less
14 The Great Vermont Barn Dance 1 - 2 PM Home Yoga Practice Workshop 1 - 3 PM Home Yoga Practice Workshop 1 - 3 PM Meditation and Pranayam with Julie Macadam 1:30 - 3:30 PM Militarism Study Group 3 - 5 PM Study Group About the Culture of Militarism 3 - 5 PM Exploration of Militarism in Everyday Life 3 - 5 PM Martin Luther King Documentary "At the River I Stand" 6 - 8 PM Comedy Night at Sweet Melissa's 6 - 10:30 PM +5 more see less	15 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 8 AM - 6 PM MLK Food Drive for Montpelier Food Pantry 8 AM - 6 PM Qi Gong Classes 10 - 11 AM Free MLK Day Community Lunch 11 AM - 3:30 PM Free Pizza and Documentary Discussion for Teens 5 - 7:30 PM Time Correction MLK Documentary Screening: 6pm 6 - 8 PM Marshfield/Plainfield Energy Committee Meeting Monday 7 - 8:30 PM Dominique Dodge/Emerald Rae - Harp/Fiddle/Voice Jan. 15 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	16 Plainfield Select Board Budget Meeting Jan. 16 12 AM Mahjongg and Other Games in 2018! 6:30 - 8:30 AM Legislating Change: Advocating for Justice Workshop 7 - 9 PM	17 Vermont History Through Song by Vermont Humanities 1 - 2 PM New Yoga Classes for Kids and Adults at OM Studio 3:30 - 4:30 PM School Board Meetings ... 2 of 'em! 5 - 8 PM One Week Left to Register! 6 - 7 PM Stimulate Your Immune System Workshop - Wednesday 6 - 7:30 PM Guiding Good Choices Parenting Class in Barre 6 - 8 PM Sign Up for Parenting Class 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	18 Wellness Recovery Action Plan Begins Jan. 18 5 - 8 PM Montpelier Death Cafe January Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Audubon Photography Award Traveling Exhibit! 5:30 - 8 PM Plainfield Hazard Mitigation Committee - Dam Safety 6 - 7:30 PM Free Talk by World Renowned Artist & Happiness Speaker 6 - 7:30 PM I‐89 Exit 7 Berlin Park and Ride Alternatives Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Newbury Board and Community Meeting 7 - 8 PM Social Media 101 Workshop with Julia Wilk 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	19 Weekend Public Skating 12 AM (multiday) Mindfulness at Work 10 - 10 AM The Art of Being Human 6 PM (multiday)	20 March for Our Future Jan. 20 All Day March for Our Future Jan. 20 All Day Marshfield Rink Install - Saturday 8:45 AM - 12 PM Basement Sale - Greenfield Terrace 9 AM - 1 PM Branding & Finance Coffee Talk! 10 - 11 AM All About Beekeeping 10 AM - 12 PM Facing Global Challenges Through Education - Free! 10 AM - 12 PM Workshop on Bee Keeping 10 AM - 12 PM Plainfield Resistance Fair: One Year Later 10 AM - 12 PM Resistance Fair & Celebration 10 AM - 12 PM Facing Global Challenges Through Education 10 AM - 12 PM Repair Cafe Saturday! 12 - 4 PM Earthwalk Adult Earth Skills: Fire by Friction Workshop 1 - 4 PM March Jan. 20 in Montpelier 1 - 4 PM Landowner Forum on Gas Pipeline 2 - 4 PM Havdalah in Pajamas - Fun for Little Ones at Beth Jacob 5 - 6:30 PM Pocket Vinyl / Dan Zura House Show Jan. 20 6 - 10 PM Contradance at Capital City Grange Hall 7:30 - 11 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +16 more see less
21 Mama Says Open Gym 2 - 3 PM Capital City Concerts Presents French Connection Jan. 21 3 PM Capital City Concert 3 PM Community Singalong Jan. 21 East Montpelier 6 - 8 PM Puerto Rico Clean Water Benefit Concert Jan. 21 6 - 9 PM +1 more see less	22 Stranahan Forest Public Visioning Session 6 - 8 PM Social Meditation on Monday in Montpelier 6:30 - 8:30 PM Social Meditation for All Adults 6:30 - 8:30 PM	23 Barre Lions Host Deer Season Update 12 - 1 PM Public Hearing on Health Care 5:30 - 8 PM Universal Primary Health Care for All Vermonters 5:30 - 8 PM School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Backroom Meeting 6:30 PM +1 more see less	24 OLLI This Week 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 3 PM Diabetes Prevention Program Begins Jan. 24 2:30 - 3:30 PM Farmer's Night 7 PM	25 Relocalizing VT Jan. 25: Trump's Solar Tariffs, Food Safety Until 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Jan. 25: Trump's Solar Tariffs, Food Safety 9 - 10:30 AM Systemic Racism Awareness Legislative Day 9 AM - 7:45 PM Vintage Market at ArtsRiot 4:30 - 9 PM Spice on Snow Winter Music Festival! 4:30 PM (multiday) Rock City! Concert at Barre Elks Lodge Jan. 25 7:30 - 9:30 PM Rock City! Concert at Barre Elks Lodge Jan. 25 7:30 - 9:30 PM Spice on Snow Festival Coming Up! 7:30 PM (multiday) Rock City Benefit Concert Jan. 25 7:30 PM Barre Rock City Concert This Thursday! 7:30 PM +6 more see less	26 Bingo in West Newbury Jan. 26 All Day Anything Goes at the Aldrich Jan. 26 12 AM Fun Night at Aldrich Library ~ 6 - 8 PM Anything Goes Slam 6:45 PM Schoolhouse Rock Live at U-32 Middle and High School 7 - 8 PM Naturalist Journeys: Climate Change Effects on Flora 7 - 8 PM Program at North Branch Nature Center 7 - 8:30 PM Hockey Night in Barre 7 - 9 PM VCFA Visual Art Winter '18 Public Exhibitions 7 PM (multiday) Hockey Night in Barre 7:15 - 9 PM Bueno Comedy Showcase 8:30 - 10:30 PM +7 more see less	27 Montpelier Festival - Free Family Entertainment All Day Free Workshop for Anyone Affected by Cancer 10 - 11:30 AM Special Events for Folks Affected by Cancer 10 - 11:30 AM One Day Special Sale at Trinity Community Thrift Store 10 AM - 4 PM Workshop: Getting Started as Freelance Book Editor 10 AM - 5 PM How to Get Started as Freelance Book Editor Workshop 10 AM - 5 PM Winter Wildlife Tracking Class 10 AM - 5 PM Open House in Montpelier! 11 AM - 1 PM Open House in Montpelier! 11 AM - 1 PM North Branch Cafe Tea Series Starting Again 1 - 2 PM 13th Annual Read-A-Thon 1 - 3:30 PM 13th Annual Read-A-Thon 1 - 3:30 PM Cajun Band Chaque Fois 3:45 - 5 PM Wine Tasting En Français! 5 - 7 PM Family Friendly Funny Fundraiser 5:30 - 7 PM Kamikaze Improv Comedy Benefit - Girls/Boyz First Mentor 5:30 - 7 PM Decades Night! Multigenerational Dinner & Activities 5:30 - 7 PM +13 more see less
28 Second Special Event for Those Affected by Cancer 4 - 6 PM Pete's Posse Concert 4 - 6 PM Pete's Posse at the Plainfield Opera House 4 PM Jam Session at the Library (After the Potluck!) 5:30 - 8 PM	29 Envision Public Art for Montpelier 6:30 - 8 PM Eric Rickstad Mystery Night 6:30 - 8 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 6:30 - 9:30 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night 1/29 7 - 9:30 PM Womens a Cappella Chorus Guest Night 7 - 9:30 PM +1 more see less	30 Fundraiser Jan. 30 for Girls Boyz at Sarduccis All Day Second Anniversary Celebration 12 AM Radio Show on Policing 9 - 10:30 AM Festival of Trees 4 - 6 PM Diabetes Prevention Program Begins Jan. 30 at CVMC 5 - 6 PM Montpelier Spanish Group Celebration! 6 - 8 PM EMSLI Annual Meeting Jan. 30 6:30 - 8 PM Second Annual Shoe b'Shvat - Moonlight Snowshoeing! 6:30 - 8 PM More Than Just Mahjong! 6:30 - 8:30 PM An Economy for All of Us - Tuesday 7 - 8:30 PM Baron Wormser Book Launch: "Tom O'Vietnam" 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	31 Mental Health Advocacy Day All Day Advocate for Mental Health at State House Jan. 31 8 AM - 2 PM OLLI Presentation 1:30 - 3 PM OLLI This Week 1:30 - 3 PM 7th Annual Consumer Night at VT Farm Show 4 - 7 PM Medicinal Mushroom Allies Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Public Art Finalists' Presentations 6:30 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	1 Draft 2018 Town Plan Forum Feb. 1 All Day Relocalizing VT Thur: Winter Food; Surviving the Future 9 - 10:30 AM Relocalizing VT Thur: Winter Food; Surviving the Future 9 - 10:30 AM Open House for Earthwalk Village School 9 AM - 12 PM Contentment in Everyday Life 6 - 8 PM Wonderful Event to Benefit Turning Point Center 6:30 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Correction: Imbolc Ritual Feb. 1 (Not Feb. 2) 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	2 Imbolc Ritual Feb. 2 at Unitarian Church All Day Meditation and Community: Roots All Day Artwalk... Center for Arts and Learning 4 - 7 AM Death Cafe Meeting at MSAC 12:30 - 2 PM Learn the Art of Japanese Archery 1:30 PM (multiday) Powerful Tools for Caregivers Begins Feb. 2 in Waterbury 2 - 4 PM Breaking Bread with Martin Philip 5 - 7 PM Creative Double Feature 5 - 7:30 PM Reading at VCFA - Robin Macarthur and Miciah Bay Gault 5:30 - 7 PM First Friday Folk Dancing 6:30 - 8:30 PM Benefit Concert for Open Hands Cafe, Christ Church, Mpl 7 - 8:30 PM Program at North Branch Nature Center 7 - 8:30 PM Men Alive Retreat at Rock Point 7 PM (multiday) Great White Sharks in Our Backyard! 7 PM Worst. Song. Ever. at the Old Labor Hall 8 - 10 PM Worst. Song. Ever 8 - 10 PM +12 more see less	3 Barre Republicans Gather 12 AM Barre Republicans Gather Saturday 8 AM Friends of Jaquith Book Sale 9 AM - 1:30 PM Second Annual Sweetheart of a Sale! 9 AM - 3 PM Second Annual Sweetheart of a Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Dried Flower Wreath Class 9:30 - 11:30 AM Make a Beautiful Dried Flower Wreath! Class Offering! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Learn How to Knit the Cable Stitch 10 AM - 12 PM Dabble Day - Messy Fun for Children Ages Birth to 6 10 AM - 12:30 PM Orchard Valley Waldorf School Winter Faire 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Faire at Orchard Valley Waldorf School 10 AM - 2 PM Orchard Valley Winter Faire 10 AM - 2 PM VTeen Science Pathways Cafe, Astrobiology 5:30 - 7 PM Hockey Night in Barre 6:15 - 8:15 PM Haiti Slideshow and Dessert 6:30 - 8 PM Shining Night 2018 to Benefit STEPS 7:30 - 9 PM Quebec's Le Vent Du Nord - Celebration Series 7:30 - 9:30 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM Contradance at Capital City Grange Hall Saturday Evening 8 - 11 PM +15 more see less