Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Town Office Closed for Thanksgiving 9 AM (multiday) Hometown Holidays Craft & Vendor Event 10:30 AM (multiday) Bottle Drop - Hardwick AL Auxiliary Juniors & Youth SAL 11 AM - 2 PM Plainfield Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Birch Bark Birds and Stars Workshop 1 - 5 PM Holiday Sing-Along - Dec. 1 at The Montpelier Grange 2:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday Sing-Along - A Free, Family-Friendly Event 2:30 - 4:40 PM +3 more see less	2 End-Of-The-Season Bike Maintenance Workshops 3 - 5 PM SB Budget Meeting 5 - 7 PM Planning Commission Hearing for Town Plan Renewal 6 - 7 PM St. Johnsbury School District - School Board Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 8 PM Marshfield Energy & Climate Change Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM Story Hour and Playgroup at the Walden Library 10 - 11:30 AM Holiday Food Drive for Sheffield Food Pantry 10:30 AM (multiday) Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM New Early Time! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 2:30 - 4:30 PM Teen Taste Test at Jeudevine Memorial Library 3 - 4 PM Final Public Report Lyndon Flooding Study 6 - 7:30 PM Revised SB Mtg, Dec. 3 6 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	4 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Homeschool Meetup at Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM Village of Mothers: Pregnancy & Postpartum Support 5 - 6 PM Author Presentation: Sarah Stewart Taylor 5 - 6:30 PM Walden Town Plan 6 PM First Wednesday Open Mic! 7 - 9 PM Music with the Millers 7 PM +4 more see less	5 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Stop the Bleed 2 - 3 PM Lego Time at Jeudevine Memorial Library 3 - 4 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Free Peacham Community Dinner 5:30 - 7:30 PM Future Wild: Protecting Vermont's Public Forests 7 PM +6 more see less	6 Conflict Evolution Training Retreat in Plainfield 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Public Hearing: Jay-Lyn Saturday Winter Service 11 - 11:30 AM Trustees of Public Funds Meeting 11 AM - 12 PM It's a Wonderful Life, Athenaeum Players 4 - 6:30 PM Hardwick Farmers Market at Front Seat Dec. 6 4 - 7 PM Front Seat Winter Market Starts This Friday! 4 - 7 PM Hardwick Farmers Mkt at Maker's Market 4 - 7 PM Re: Poetry Speak-Out 6 - 8 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Poetry Speak-Out 6 PM (multiday) Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	7 Contra Dance Again Saturday: Montpelier Contra Dance! All Day The Holly Jolly Brawly Invitational 8 AM - 3 PM Church Bazaar - Christmas Eve Service and More 9 AM - 1 PM Craft Fair & Bake Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Twinfield Boosters Annual Craft Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Craft & Bake Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Moretown Artisan's Sale Dec. 7! 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Gifts Sale! 9 AM - 3 PM Maple Corner Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3:30 PM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Waterford School 7th Annual Craft Fair 9:30 AM - 2 PM Winter in Walden 10 AM Old Time Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Glassblowing Open Studio 10 AM - 4 PM Spanish Club 11 AM - 12:30 PM Highland Center for The Arts Wintermarket 11 AM - 3 PM Wintermarket at Highland Center for the Arts 11 AM - 3 PM Highland Center for the Arts Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Installation Service for Rev. Lahoma Howard 1 - 2 PM 🎅 Santa Visit and Cookie Decorating 1:30 - 3:30 PM Community Holiday Party Saturday, Dec. 7 3 - 5 PM Sing Out, Sing Bright Dec. 7 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert, Dec. 7 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Winter Concert Dec. 7 7 - 9 PM North Country Chorus Presents Holiday Concerts 7:30 PM +21 more see less
8 Christmas Season (multiday) Home Clean Out 10 AM - 2 PM Relaxed Dancing in Church? Connect with Nature? Yes! 10:30 - 11:30 AM Block-Printing Workshop 12 - 3 PM Fire Cider Workshop 1 - 3 PM North Country Chorus Presents Holiday Concert 3 PM Exciting and Fun Event for Environmentalists! 4 - 7 PM Cabot Community Memorial Tree Lighting 6 - 7 PM +4 more see less	9 Come Gather to Talk About Life at Death Cafe 1 - 3 PM Cabot Historical Society Meeting - Monday, Dec. 9 2 - 3 PM St. Johnsbury School District Community Budget Forum 6 - 7 PM CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board and Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting 6 - 9 PM What is Restorative Justice? Come Find Out Dec. 9! 6:30 - 8 PM Peacham Community Housing PCH Annual Meeting 6:30 PM Conservation Committee Meeting - Dec. 9 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	10 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM Social Service Appropriations Advisory Committee 11 AM - 12 PM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM New Early Time! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 2:30 - 4:30 PM Hunger Mountain Coop Council Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Irish Bronze Age Tuath Dé Danann - a Vibrant Culture 6:30 - 8 PM HPC's East Hardwick Zoning District Listening Session 6:30 - 8 PM Plainfield Arts Potluck 6:30 PM +6 more see less	11 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Northeast Kingdom Community Action at GFPL 11 AM - 1 PM Library Writing Group for Kids 3 - 4 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM Flood Resiliency Task Force Meeting - Dec. 11 6:30 - 8 PM Marshfield Planning Commission Dec. 11 6:30 PM Homeless Camping on Public Property 7 - 8 PM David Budbill's "Two for Christmas" Play 7 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	12 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Holiday Stroll 5 - 7 PM Twinfield Community Night 5:30 - 7 PM Book Launch 6 - 8 PM Community Singalong with Heidi Wilson 6 - 8 PM Author David Martin Has Some Amazing Stories! 6 - 8 PM Book Launch Dec. 12 6 - 8 PM Free Argentine Tango Class & Practice St J Welcome Ctr 6 - 8 PM Game Night at Front Seat Coffee 6 - 9 PM Friends of Calais Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Local Cast Brings "A Christmas Carol" to Life! 7:30 PM +12 more see less	13 Groton Library Homemade Cookie Sale! (multiday) Barnet Town Clerk's Office Closures - Dec. 13 & 18 (multiday) Pop-Up Holiday Shop with Kamalika-K 10 AM - 3 PM "You've Got To Be Kidding" at St J Sparkles! 12 - 7 PM Meet Santa, Face Painting & Hot Cocoa! 4 - 7 PM Winter Lights at the Groton Free Public Library 5 - 7 PM St. J Sparkles! Holiday Weekend 5 PM (multiday) Handbells at St. J. Sparkles 5:30 - 7 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance Friday, Dec. 13! 7 - 9:30 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance - Friday 7 - 9:30 PM Trinity Irish Dancers - Holiday Show 7 PM (multiday) Local Cast Brings "A Christmas Carol" to Life! 7:30 PM +11 more see less	14 Howl-Iday Event at Dog Mountain! 12 - 5 AM Spirit Doll Workshop All Day Meet Up for Folks Looking to Make New Friends All Day Peacham School Holiday Free Food Bank 9 AM - 3 PM Estate/Moving Sale - Tillou Rd - Dec. 14-15 9 AM (multiday) Kids Trade and Play- A Family Resource! Dec. 14 9:30 - 11:30 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Author Talk 10 - 11 AM Quahog Dance Party at St. J. Sparkles! 10 - 11 AM Twins Meet-Up Hosted by Good Beginnings 10 AM - 12 PM Copley Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Energy-Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market! 10 AM - 2 PM Holly Grams Deliveries 10 AM - 3 PM 40th Annual Open Studio Sale and Demonstrations 10 AM - 4 PM Emma Podolin Redware Annual Studio Sale Dec. 14-15 10 AM (multiday) First Annual Northwoods Pottery Tour Dec. 14-15 10 AM (multiday) Reiki & Restorative Yoga Workshop 10:30 AM - 12 PM Austrian Bakery at Craftsbury Winter Market 11 AM - 12 PM Craft Market + Soup and Baked Goods - 12/14 11 AM - 2 PM Children's Holiday Shopping at Secondhand Prose in St J! 11 AM - 3 PM OWC Children's Choir Rehearsals 11:15 AM Cabot Public Library - Dec. 14 Free Holiday Workshop 12 - 2 PM Healing Circle 2:30 - 4 PM St Johnsbury Players Present a Christmas Carol 3 PM Holiday Sing-Along 4 - 5 PM Family Fun and Movie Night Featuring Elf! 4 - 8 PM Holiday Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Just Getting by - Film Screening in Maple Corner, VT 7 - 9 PM Just Getting By - Film Screening at MCC 7 - 10 PM Holiday Concert 7 PM Local Cast Brings "A Christmas Carol" to Life! 7:30 PM +27 more see less
15 You're Invited: Soft Launch Service at Catalyst Church 10 AM - 12 PM Family Holiday Event at MCCC This Sunday! 10 AM - 1 PM Pop-Up Holiday Shop with Kamalika-K 10 AM - 3 PM Winter Solstice Service Dec. 15 10:30 - 11:30 AM Family Holiday Event at MCC 10:30 AM - 1 PM Christmas Play at Jean's Playhouse 12:30 - 6 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Winter Concert 2 - 3:30 PM Cookie Exchange Party at the Walden Community Library 2 - 4 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Orchestra 2 - 4 PM The Continued Adventures of King Wenceslas 4 - 6 PM Community Carol Sing in Montpelier! 4:30 - 6 PM Montpelier Community Carol Sing! 4:30 - 6:30 PM Community Carol Sing in Montpelier 4:30 PM Winter Fun Paint and Sip 5 - 7 PM +10 more see less	16 Canceled: Dec. 16 Community Budget Review Event 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 9 PM Free Community Dinner 6 PM	17 Plainfield Cemetery Commission All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM New Early Time! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 2:30 - 4:30 PM School Board Meeting Agenda 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting Dec. 17 6 - 8 PM Marshfield Budget Discussions 6:30 - 7:30 PM A Christmas Carol! 7:30 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	18 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Homeschool Meetup at Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Slow Flowers Roundtables at The Flower Basket 12 - 7 PM Teen Button Making 3 - 4 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM SB Special Meeting, Wed, Dec. 18 4 - 5:45 PM Community Care Conversation 5:30 - 7:30 PM Please Join Us at Our School Board Meeting 6:15 - 9:15 PM Village of Marshfield Board of Trustees Meeting 7 PM +5 more see less	19 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM School Age Story Time 3 - 4 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM Budget SB Meeting - Correction 5 - 7 PM East Calais Potluck on Dec. 19 6 - 7:15 PM Free Argentine Tango Class & Practice St J Welcome Ctr 6 - 8 PM Bread and Puppet Theater's "The Christmas Story" 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	20 Hardwick Farmers Market Dec. 20 3 - 6 PM Front Seat Winter Market Starts This Friday! 4 - 7 PM Goldenrose Gardens Solstice Sale at Front Seat Coffee! 4 - 7 PM Free Youth Activity 5:30 - 9 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Passumpsic Community Baptist Church Movie Night Dec. 20 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	21 Contra Dance on the Longest Night, at the Grange Hall! All Day Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Old Time Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM St. J Sparkles at St. Andrew's Church! 10 AM - 10 PM Children's Holiday Shopping at Secondhand Prose Update! 11 AM - 3 PM Hard-Pressed Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Hard Pressed Community Printshop Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve - Dec. 21 3 - 5 PM Special Winter Solstice Sound Bath 3 - 5 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve 3 - 9 PM Woodbury Caroling on the Green! Dec. 21 4:30 - 5:30 PM Christmas Carols and Cocoa 4:30 PM Carols & Cocoa 4:30 PM Onion River Chorus Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 PM +10 more see less
22 Community Carol Sing 3 - 4:30 PM	23 Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM SB Meeting Dec. 23 6 - 7:40 PM Stannard Holiday Musical Community Gathering, Dec. 23 6 - 8 PM	24 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Office Closed 8 AM (multiday) Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM New Early Time! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 2:30 - 4:30 PM A Unitarian Universalist Christmas Eve 3:40 - 5:15 PM Christmas Caroling 4 - 5 PM Old West Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve, Peacham 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +7 more see less	25 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM Free Christmas Dinner at the UCC Tomorrow 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM	26 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM	27 David Klein's Dance/Piano Concert Co-Op Benefit 2 - 3:30 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM	28 A Christmas Carol St J Players Dec. 28 3 PM
29	30 CRAFTea Last Mondays of the Month October-April 5:30 - 7 PM	31 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Quilting/Sewing Class 9 - 11 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM Art with Ed Kadunc 1 - 6:30 PM New Early Time! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 2:30 - 4:30 PM First Night North 2025! 4 PM (multiday) NYE Dinner, Cacao, and Alcohol-Free Dance 6 - 11:55 PM +3 more see less	1 Golden Ball Tai Chi 10 - 11 AM First Day Hike at Owl's Head in Groton State Forest 1 - 3 PM Life Study Drawing 3:30 - 5:30 PM	2 Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM Zumba Dance 5 - 6 PM	3 Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Cabot Village 12th Night Celebration Requests Support 7 PM (multiday)	4 Hazen Union NHS Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Holiday Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Old Time Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Puzzle Competition Jan. 4 at The Jaquith 10:30 AM - 1 PM