Calendar - Front Porch Forum

November 2022

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30 Wicked Good Bristol Bucks Giveaway 9 AM (multiday) 50% Off Flash Sale at Monroe St Books! 9 AM (multiday) Med47 Foundation Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Med 47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Spirits of Rokeby - Historical Seances (multiday) Long Point Trading Post 9 AM (multiday) Estate Sale 2 Days Only! (Our Loss, Your Gain!) 12 PM (multiday) Med 47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Long Point Trading Post 9 AM (multiday) Yard Sale Oct. 30 10 AM - 3 PM Halloween Costume Barn at the Eddy Farm 1 - 3 PM Halloween on the Green Celebration in New Haven 3 - 5 PM New Haven Trunk-Or-Treat at the Congregational Church 3 - 5 PM Monkton Trunk or Treat October 30 4 - 5:30 PM Med 47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) +12 more see less	31 Med 47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday)	1 Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Art Exhibit Charlotte Library 12 - 12 PM Meet & Greet with Congressman Peter Welch 12:30 - 1:30 PM Intergenerational Tai Chi (Qigong Fundamentals) - Bixby 3:30 - 5 PM Selectboard Budget Work Session 5:30 - 6:15 PM Yoga at All Souls on Tuesday Evenings 5:30 - 6:30 PM Final Info Session Before the Vote! 6 - 7 PM Informational Meeting About the Merger 6 - 8 PM Informational Meeting About the Merger 6 - 8 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild (CVGG) Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Monthly Meeting of the Trails Committee, Nov. 1 6:30 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM Book Discussion of "Wilding" 7 - 8:30 PM Obtaining Italian Citizenship Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM +11 more see less	2 Referral Marketing for Your Business 8:30 - 10 AM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Emerald Ash Borer and You: Managing Ash Trees 1 PM Book Chat at the Library 3 - 4 PM Are You the Face of the Middlebury Skatepark Project? 3 - 5 PM Lego Club is Back at Lawrence Memorial Library! 3:15 - 5 PM Backgammon 4 PM Could We Do Better? 4:30 - 5:30 PM MALT Annual Celebration 6 - 8 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM Selectboard Special Meeting and Public Hearing Nov. 2 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	3 Quilting Retreat (multiday) Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Storytime at the Bixby 10:30 - 11 AM Poetry Reading with Dan Close 1 - 2 PM Afterschool Maker Challenge: Scribblebots 3:15 - 4:30 PM Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM Acting Fundamentals for Tweens 4 - 5:30 PM Meeting Notice - Charlotte Park & Wildlife Refuge 5:30 - 6 PM Charlotte Library Board of Trustees Meeting 6 - 7 PM Community Discussion of the Most Costly Journey 6 - 7:15 PM Aaron Flinn Solo at Shelburne Vineyards 6 PM Intro to Improv Comedy for Grown Ups 6:30 - 8 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting - Agenda 7 - 8 PM Laugh & Support Junior League of Champlain Valley! 9 - 10 PM +10 more see less	4 BFIT VT Open House 5 AM (multiday) BFIT Open House Weekend 5 AM (multiday) Book Chat Recap 9:30 - 10 AM Age Well Thanksgiving Dinner 10:45 AM - 1:15 PM Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7 PM Free Yoga Nidra Class 8 - 9 PM +2 more see less	5 The Grift - Porterpalooza - Live Jukebox 7 AM - 10 PM Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney at the Library 9 - 10 AM Volunteer Work Day at the Monkton Town Hall 9 - 11 AM Moving Sale (Sat. Nov 5) 9 AM - 12 PM Pottery Sale at Middlebury Studio School 9 AM - 1 PM Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury Nov. 5 9 AM - 3 PM Middlebury Congregational Church 2022 Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar, Nov. 5, Middlebury 9 AM - 3 PM Middlebury Congregational Church 2022 Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Moving, Everything Must Go! 9 AM (multiday) CVGG - Laura Heine Raw Edge Applique Workshop 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Frost Mountain Nordic Pre-Season Social 10 AM - 12 PM Friends of Ilsley Used Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM St Peter's Penny Fair - Vergennes 10 AM - 6 PM Kidpower: Confident Kids Workshop 11 AM - 12:30 PM Empower Your Child! 11 AM Vermont Day School Open House - Saturday! 3 - 4:30 PM PreK-Grade 8 Open House at Vermont Day School 3 - 4:30 PM Vermont Children's Museum Dance-a-Thon 3 - 5 PM Vermont Children's Museum Dance-a-Thon 3 - 5 PM Vermont Children's Museum Dance-a-Thon 3 - 5 PM Vermont Children's Museum Dance-a-Thon 3 - 5 PM Family Dance Party for Vermont Children's Museum! 3 - 5 PM Gathering of Souls & Spirits 4:30 - 10 PM Authentic Mexican at Tandem in Bristol 4:35 - 10 PM Music* Enchantments 6 - 10 PM The GriftPorterpaloozaLive Jukebox*Town Hall Theater 7 - 10 PM Corner House at Ripton Coffee House in Lincoln 7:30 - 10 PM +25 more see less
6 Holiday Pie Bake (multiday) Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Yard Sale 9 AM Traditional Nordic Trio Online Performance! 11 AM - 12 PM Plant Sale Nov. 6 11 AM - 3 PM Zoom Performance & Discussion with Danish Trio Stundom 11 AM Social Band Concerts Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13 3 - 5 PM 4-Hands Piano Concert with Julia Bady and Andrew King 4 - 5 PM ACHHH Luminary Lighting Service of Remembrance 4 PM +5 more see less	7 Charlotte Recreation Commission Meeting Agenda 5:30 - 7 PM Bristol Bond Vote Public Info Meeting 7 - 8 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM	8 Important Voting Info for Bristol Voters 7 AM - 7 PM Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Intergenerational Tai Chi (Qigong Fundamentals) - Bixby 3:30 - 5 PM	9 Club 50 10 AM - 12 PM Happiness Program 10:30 - 11:30 AM Vermont Humanities Talk 10:30 - 11:30 AM “The Genealogy of Happiness” 10:30 - 11:45 AM Vermont Humanities Talk on “The Genealogy of Happiness” 10:30 AM - 12 PM Wednesday Writers Writing Group in Bristol 10:30 AM - 12 PM Wednesday Writers Writing Group at LML 10:30 AM - 12 PM Vermont Humanities Talk on "The Genealogy of Happiness" 10:30 AM 3 Wednesday Dinner + Music Nights at Minifactory 12 - 12:30 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Backgammon 3 PM Lego Club is Back at Lawrence Memorial Library! 3:15 - 5 PM One Page Mini Album 6 - 7 PM Staying Healthy This Winter: Covid & More 6 - 7 PM Second Wednesday Comedy Jam Nov. 9 6:30 - 8 PM DIY Bitters with Local Author Guido Masé 7 - 8 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM Charlotte DRB Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Last Wednesday Dinner at Minifactory: Kenyan Food+Music 8:15 - 9:30 PM +15 more see less	10 Into the Woods (Musical) Nov. 10 - 13 at the Flynn (multiday) Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Storytime at the Bixby 10:30 - 11 AM Hoopla 101: Accessing Digital Collections 10:30 - 11:30 AM Open Discussion with CVFRS 1 - 2 PM 1:1 Tech Help Sessions 1 - 2:30 PM "Grist" Author Book Talk 2 - 3 PM Warm Winter Nourishment - Slow Food Live 2 - 3 PM AARP Fraud Talk 2 - 4 PM Acting Fundamentals for Tweens 4 - 5:30 PM Middlebury Science Cafe 5:30 - 6:30 PM A Killing Couple (Local Authors at Bixby Library) 6 - 7 PM Bristol Conservation Commission Agenda, Nov. 10 6 PM MCCFC Ironweed 6:30 - 7:30 PM Intro to Improv Comedy for Grown Ups 6:30 - 8 PM Board of Trustees Meeting 6:30 PM Restoring Crooked Creek: Dam Removal and Beyond 7 - 8 PM Forum on Universal Primary Health Care 7 - 8:30 PM The Music Man at Middlebury Union High School 7 PM (multiday) Forum on Universal Health Primary Care 7 PM +16 more see less	11 CVU H.S. Fall Musical All Day It's Almost Show Time! (multiday) Book Chat Recap 9:30 - 10 AM Veterans Day Ceremony 10:45 - 11:30 AM Medicare Made Clear Meeting 2 - 3 PM Art Expression 4 - 5:30 PM Veteran's Day Recognition of Veterans by Troop 543 5 - 6 PM The Owl House Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM "How Not to Be Afraid" at Congreg. Church in Middlebury 7 - 8:30 PM How Not to Be Afraid – with Gareth Higgins 7 - 8:30 PM Writer: Gareth Higgins "How Not to Be Afraid" 7 - 8:30 PM How Not to Be Afraid - Middlebury Congregational Church 7 - 8:30 PM How Not to Be Afraid - Congregational Church of Middlebury 7 - 8:30 PM Shake Community Dance, Community and Sound Bath 7 - 9 PM Free Concert by Castalian String Quartet at MAC 7:30 - 9:15 PM +11 more see less	12 CVU H.S. Fall Musical All Day First Annual After Action Maple Tasting Fundraiser 12 AM - 4 PM Hunter/Early Bird Breakfasts - Nov. 12, 19 & 26 7 - 10 AM Hunter/Early Bird Breakfast 7 - 10 AM All Things Music Department 8:30 AM - 2 PM Bristol Elementary 5th Grade Bottle Drive 9 - 10 AM Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney at the Library 9 - 10 AM Holiday Gift Garage Sale Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM Legion Auxiliary Rummuge Sale Post #19 9 AM - 1 PM Rokeby Museum Teacher's Workshop 9 AM - 2 PM Rokeby Museum Teacher's Workshop 9 AM - 2 PM Rokeby Museum Teacher's Workshop 9 AM - 2 PM Rokeby Museum Teacher's Workshop 9 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair and Book Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Wood Slab Sale - Postponed to Nov. 26 9 AM - 3 PM Mushrooms of Vermont Photo Presentation with Meg Madden 10 - 11 AM Mt. Abe Union High School Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Mt. Abraham UHS Craft Fair Nov. 12 10 AM - 3 PM Mount Abraham UHS's Annual Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Mount Abraham UHS's Annual Craft Fair Nov. 12 10 AM - 3 PM Ski Swap! 10 AM - 3 PM Open Glass Studio 10 AM - 5 PM Rokeby Museum Teachers' Workshop 12 - 12 PM Cook the Book – The Immigrant Cookbook (Bixby Library) 12 - 2 PM Rally to Defend Old Growth Vermont Forests 12 - 3 PM Solstice Lantern Making 12:30 - 2:30 PM Music Saturday @ IPL 1 - 2 PM Cub Scout Pack 607 Food Drive 1:30 - 3 PM Middlebury Skatepark Benefit at Notte 5 - 8 PM Division I High School Football State Championship 5 - 8 PM Benefit for Middlebury Skatepark Project 5 PM (multiday) Middlebury Skatepark Benefit at Notte 5 PM (multiday) Middlebury Skatepark Benefit at Notte 5 PM (multiday) Middlebury Skatepark Benefit at Notte This Saturday 5 PM (multiday) Ferrisburgh Grange "King Pede" Card Parties 6:30 - 8:30 PM +31 more see less
13 CVU H.S. Fall Musical All Day Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Open Glass Studio 10 AM - 5 PM Northern Nosh 11:45 AM - 3:45 PM Middlebury Community Players Auditions Nov. 13-14 1:30 PM (multiday) From China to Charlotte: Guy Cheng 2 - 3 PM Auditions - the Importance of Being Earnest 2 - 4 PM Social Band Concerts Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13 3 - 4:30 PM Movie + Pizza with Sibling-To-Sibling 3 - 6 PM World Kindness Day Yoga Class 4 - 5:30 PM Movie for a Cause: Hunger and Homelessness Awareness 5 - 8 PM Movie for a Cause: Hunger & Homelessness Week 6 - 7:30 PM +8 more see less	14 Selectboard Meeting on Nov. 14 6:30 - 9 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda 7 - 10 PM	15 Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Intergenerational Tai Chi (Qigong Fundamentals) - Bixby 3:30 - 5 PM Game Night at the Bixby! 5 - 7 PM Selectboard Budget Work Session 5:30 - 6:30 PM Meeting Notice -Charlotte Park & Wildlife Refuge 5:30 - 7 PM Bixby Magic the Gathering Club 5:30 - 7 PM ACORN's Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM ACORN's Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM ACORN's Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM ACORN's Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM ACORN's Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Nursing Education in Crisis 7 - 8 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda 7 PM +10 more see less	16 Share Your Ideas on Our Library of the Future! (multiday) Metallic and Puff: Printing with Specialty Ink 9:30 AM - 4 PM Club 50 10 AM - 12 PM Updated: Taking Action on Climate and Energy Justice 12:30 - 8 PM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Lego Club is Back at Lawrence Memorial Library! 3:15 - 5 PM Taking Action on Climate and Energy Justice 5:30 - 8:30 PM Economical and Environmentally Sustainable Local Homes 6 - 8 PM Taking Action on Climate and Energy Justice 6:30 - 8 PM PAHCC Construction Tech - Our Tiny Home Build! 6:30 - 8 PM Updated: Taking Action on Climate and Energy Justice 6:30 - 8:30 PM Film - The Lost Artisans of Venice - Free 6:30 PM Wednesday's Energy Committee Zoom Agenda 7 - 8 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM NRBQ at Vergennes Opera House 7:30 - 11 PM +11 more see less	17 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Med47 Holiday Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Storytime at the Bixby 10:30 - 11 AM Charlotte Grange Presentation 1 PM DIY Gnome Making Tutorial 3:15 - 6:30 PM Acting Fundamentals for Tweens 4 - 5:30 PM Local Author Talk – Janice Obuchowski 6 - 7 PM Equity Session 6 - 7 PM Author Event at Bixby Memorial Library 6 - 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting - Agenda 7 - 9 PM Red Admiral at South Mountain Tavern 7 - 11 PM Mt Abe Fall Musical “Hello Dolly!” Ticket Sales 7 PM (multiday) +9 more see less	18 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Coffee & Canvas Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM Puzzle Swap 11 AM - 1 PM Free! Covid and Flu Vax Clinic 1 - 5 PM Medicare Made Clear Meeting 2 - 3 PM You're Invited: A Merry Little Market Opening Party! 5 - 7 PM Parent/Teen Night: Birdhouse Edition with Ed McGuire 5:30 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	19 Garage Sale 8 AM - 1 PM 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney at the Library 9 - 10 AM Turkey Trot at CVU on Nov. 19 10 AM - 12 PM Vision Camp Live 10 AM - 2 PM Open Glass Studio 10 AM - 5 PM Learn to Make Silly Turkey Cake Pops - This Saturday! 10:15 - 11:30 AM Bristol Youth Sports Basketball is here! 10:30 AM - 12 PM 1-Day Holistic Health Clinic 12:30 - 6 PM Ayurvedic Health Clinic 12:30 - 6 PM Chamber Music Vocal Concert 4 - 5 PM eBird Workshop for Teachers 4:30 - 6:30 PM eBird Workshop for Teachers at Rokeby 4:30 - 6:30 PM eBird Workshop for Teachers 4:30 - 6:30 PM eBird Workshop for Teachers 4:30 - 6:30 PM Standup Comedy at Woodchuck Cider House, Nov. 19 6 - 7:59 PM Night of Worship & Thanksgiving 7 PM +13 more see less
20 Garage Sale 8 AM - 1 PM 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Open Glass Studio 10 AM - 5 PM Good Eating at the Charlotte Senior Center 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 44th Annual Turkey Trot 12 - 3 PM Intro to Improv Comedy for Grown Ups 3 - 4:30 PM Art Group Exhibit & Party 3 - 6 PM Sunday Flow, Shake and Vibe 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	21 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Community Swim 8:15 AM (multiday) Selectboard Special Meeting Nov. 21 7 - 8 PM Howard Coffin Presents Civil War Women 7 - 8:30 PM	22 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Shelburne Community Red Cross Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Intergenerational Tai Chi (Qigong Fundamentals) - Bixby 3:30 - 5 PM Conservation Commission Meeting - Tuesday Evening! 7 - 9 PM Bristol Bike/Ped Advisory Committee Agenda Nov. 22 7 PM Selectboard Meeting - Tuesday, Nov. 22 7 PM +3 more see less	23 4th Annual Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Club 50 10 AM - 12 PM Lego Club is Back at Lawrence Memorial Library! 3:15 - 5 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM	24 Neshobe Pie Gobbler Fun Run & Walk 8 - 10 AM Free Holiday Ashtanga Flow Yoga 8:30 AM Pie and Conversation 9 - 11 AM Thankful Yoga and Live Music 9:30 - 10:30 AM Thanksgiving Church Service 10:30 - 11:30 AM Thanksgiving Menu at Waybury Inn 12 - 4 PM Acting Fundamentals for Tweens 4 - 5:30 PM +3 more see less	25	26 Holiday Craft Fair & Shoppe 12:05 AM - 3:30 PM Hunter/Early Bird Breakfast 7 - 10 AM Bristol Elementary 5th Grade Bottle Drive 9 - 10 AM Live Edge Slab Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Gift Garage Sale Nov. 26 9 AM Holiday Craft Fair & Shoppe 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Holiday Craft Fair & Shoppe 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Holiday Craft Fair & Shoppe 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Small Business Saturday Event at Elli Parr Boutique 10 AM - 5 PM Melted Crayon Pendant Class 1 - 2 PM Messy Church 4 - 6 PM Messy Church: Christmas Story 4 PM Messy Church: Messy Christmas! 4 PM +9 more see less
27 Advent Begins at Charlotte Congregational Church All Day 4th Sunday Puppet Ministry 10:15 - 11:30 AM	28 Good Eating at the Charlotte Senior Center 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Dolls and Their Stories Winter Workshop at LML! 3:15 - 5 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Nov. 28 6:30 - 10 PM	29 Art Exhibit at Charlotte Library 12 PM (multiday) Middlebury Skatepark Project Monthly Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Two Brothers Tavern Dart League 6:30 - 9:30 PM	30 Bristol Elementary and Bobcat Cafe & Brewery Fundraiser All Day Club 50 10 AM - 12 PM Lego Club is Back at Lawrence Memorial Library! 3:15 - 5 PM "Digital Lives of Children" Parent Talk Nov. 30 6 - 7:30 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM Charlotte DRB Special Meeting & Public Hearings 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	1 Acting Fundamentals for Tweens 4 - 5:30 PM Open House - the Women's Center 4 - 7 PM Charlotte Library Board Meeting 6 PM Intro to Improv Comedy for Grown Ups 6:30 - 8 PM Middlebury College Theatre Dept Presents "The Moors" 7:30 - 9:30 PM +1 more see less	2 Rutland Holiday Craft Fair 10 AM (multiday) Winter Warmer Program! 11:30 AM Slow Food Chat Dec. 2 11:30 AM Candy Land Christmas Bazaar 1 PM (multiday) Sweet Treats and Sweet Deals 5 - 8 PM Bristol's Annual Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Bristol's Annual Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Bristol's Annual Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Free Tours of Our Suites 5 - 8 PM Memory Tree Lighting 6 - 6:45 PM Free Concert: Middlebury Wind Ensemble 7:30 - 8:30 PM Middlebury College Theatre Dept Presents "The Moors" 7:30 - 9:30 PM Jupiter String Quartet & Jasper String Quartet 7:30 - 9:30 PM +9 more see less	3 Bella Voce's ‘Sing Noel' Concerts Dec. 3-4 (multiday) Come Help, Sing Christmas Carols, Creche Scene 8:30 - 10 AM Stillwater Meditation with Rain Stickney 9 - 10 AM Meg Madden at Middlebury Farmers' Market Holiday Markets 9 AM - 12:30 PM Red Cross Blood Drive 9 AM - 1:30 PM Bristol Federated Church Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Stroll at the Bixby Library! 9 AM - 3 PM Looking for Crafters 9 AM - 3 PM OES Vendor and Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Craft Fair, Breakfast, Lunch 9 AM - 4 PM World Cup Watch Party 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Open House at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Open House at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Open House at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Open House and Sale at Rokeby 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Open House at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Used Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Holiday Market at Philo Ridge Farm 10 AM - 3 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Deborah Holmes Art Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Santa Comes to CVFRS! 1 - 3 PM Music in Lincoln with Bruce Molsky Dec. 3 7 - 10 PM Middlebury College Theatre Dept Presents "The Moors" 7:30 - 9:30 PM Music in Lincoln with Bruce Molsky Dec. 3 7:30 - 10 PM Sold Out - Bruce Molsky Concert in Lincoln Dec. 3 7:30 - 10 PM +21 more see less