Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2024

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29 Family-Friendly Forest Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Paine Mtn. Hike 10 AM - 2 PM Community Cider Pressing 11 AM - 3 PM Printmaking & Zine Workshop on Sept. 29 at SafeArt 11 AM - 4 PM Free Community BBQ on Sunday 12 - 3 PM Farm Stand 12 - 5 PM Craft Group Sept. 29 1 - 3 PM Poultry Processing Workshop on Sept. 29 1 - 4 PM Last Chance! 2 - 4 PM Burger Night at Flying Dog Farm 4 - 7 PM East Bethel Community Church Evensong Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM +7 more see less	30 Support Sustainability and Outdoor Ed at NES and NMHS 3:30 - 4:30 PM Northfield Riverwalk Working Group Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Meditation Monday at the Brookfield Old Town Hall 6:55 - 8:05 PM Roxbury Free Library Book Club 7 - 8 PM	1 Celebrate Fall at October Marketfest! 3 - 6 PM Scarecrow Contest at Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Wings of Fire Book Club 5:30 - 6:30 PM Peace on Earth 5:30 - 7 PM Civil Air Patrol Hosts Open House at Knapp Airport 6:30 - 8:30 PM Civil Air Patrol Hosts Open House at Knapp Airport 6:30 - 8:30 PM Civil Air Patrol Hosts Open House at Knapp Airport 6:30 - 8:30 PM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	2 NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Town Buildings & Energy Subcommittee Meeting 4 - 5:30 PM Friends of Kimball Library Annual Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Budget and Test Results on School Board Agenda 6 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	3 Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM Community Dinner & Forum : SES Building Project Update 5:30 PM Northeast Wilderness Trust "Trees & Wilding" 6 - 8 PM "Trees and Rewilding" with NEWT at Brookfield OTH 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	4 Yard Sale - Pleasant St - Oct. 4-5 9 AM (multiday) Blood Drive - American Legion Post 63 12 - 5 PM Cancelled - Smoked Chicken Dinner 3 - 6 PM Rochester Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Cannons to Start the Norwich Cadet Invitational Oct. 4 3 PM Chelsea Health Center Memorial Tree Park Opening 4 - 5 PM Paine Mountain Boys Varsity Soccer Home Game! 4 - 6:45 PM Chelsea Health Center Memorial Tree Park Opening 4 PM Public Input on Playhouse Theater 5 - 6 PM ART, etc. Opening Reception and New Artists! 5 - 7 PM Reggaetón Dance Party with DJ Chele 8 - 11 PM +7 more see less	5 Town Forest Community Involvement Day All Day Walk for Safe and Happy Childhoods All Day Fall Hikes All Day Brookfield Church Breakfast, Bake Sale Oct. 5 7 - 11 AM Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Craft Supply Swap at Rochester Public Library 9 - 11 AM Randolph Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Bulb Sale & End of Season Party! 10 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Tent Sale 10 AM (multiday) Re: Vermont Crafts Council's Open Studio Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Fall Open Studio Weekend October 5 and 6, 10-5 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend at White River Craft Center 10 AM (multiday) Free Fall Festival - Baptist Fellowship in Randolph 1 - 5 PM "Money Conversations" at the Grange – and a Potluck! 5 - 7 PM WRVP 45th Anniversary Cast Party! 5 - 9 PM Contra Dancing at the Grange, Another Great Band! 7:30 - 11 PM +12 more see less
6 Leaf Peepers Half Marathon and 5K Oct. 6 9 AM - 12 PM Scrag Mountain Hike 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM First Branch River Clean-Up 9:30 AM - 11:30 PM Fall Festival at Middlebranch in East Randolph 11 AM - 3 PM Blessing of the Animals 12 - 1 PM Market Day at Brookfield Old Town Hall 12 - 3 PM Market Day at The Brookfield Old Town Hall 12 - 3 PM Farm Stand 12 - 5 PM +4 more see less	7 East Valley Community Group Monthly Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM Northfield Utility Commissions Joint Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9:30 PM Meditation Monday at the Brookfield Old Town Hall 6:55 - 8:05 PM Film "Just Getting By" at Brookfield Old Town Hall 7 - 8:30 PM Woody Guthrie - Dustbowl Balladeer, a Presentation 7 PM +2 more see less	8 Chelsea Pollinator Garden Project 9 AM (multiday) Cyber for Seniors 12 PM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Peace on Earth 5:30 - 7 PM Northeast Fiddlers 5:30 - 8:30 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	9 NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Button Up for Winter – Rebates Up to $24,500 6 - 7 PM	10 Free Business Workshop - Your Business's Next Step 9 - 11 AM Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Lil Sprouts at The Library! 3:30 - 4 PM Pittsfield Select Board Budget Meeting - Oct. 10 5 PM Randolph Selectboard Meeting - Agenda 5:30 PM +2 more see less	11 Garage Sale - Elm St. - October 11-12 9 AM (multiday) Paine Mountain Boys Varsity Soccer Home Game! 4 - 6:15 PM Rochester PTO Giant Pumpkin Weigh in 5 - 6 PM Preview of Young Frankenstein at OYC! 6 - 7 PM Tween Friday - Get Spooky! 6 - 8 PM Josh Bechhoefer for Treasurer Event 6:30 - 7:30 PM Friday Night Music 7 - 8:30 PM Jazz Vocalist Kavita Shah Live at Chandler 7 PM Jazz Vocalist Kavita Shah Live at Chandler 7 PM Nowhere Washington, Western Terrestrials, Jonny Hick 7:30 - 10 PM +6 more see less	12 Fall Hikes All Day Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Free Northfield Yoga Hike 9 - 11:30 AM Randolph Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale - Pleasant St - Oct. 12 9 AM - 5 PM Kids Trade & Play: Saturday Morning at the Grange! 9:30 - 11:30 AM Soup, Stew, Chili, and Bread Sale Oct. 12 9:30 - 11:30 AM Make Your Own Healthy Ferments Workshop! (Hands-On!) 10 AM - 12 PM How's Your Gut Health? Cultivating a Healthy Microbiome 10 AM - 12 PM Roxbury Community Crafters (RCC) - Glass Blowing Class 10 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Central St - Oct. 12-13 10 AM (multiday) Cider Pressing Open House 11 AM (multiday) Cellist Ben Sollee at Pierce Hall in Rochester 12 - 2 PM Charming Rochester Cottage for Sale - Open House! 12 - 2 PM Chicken BBQ & Community Celebration 12 - 4 PM East Bethel Community Celebration 12 - 4 PM One Year Anniversary of Vermont Forest Cemetery 12 - 5 PM Coffee House Concert 6 PM Sound Bath with Sound Massage at Chandler Hall October 12 7 - 8:30 PM Sound Bath w/ Sound Massage at Chandler Hall Oct 12 7 - 8:30 PM +16 more see less
13 Holiday Weekend Pop-Up 9 AM (multiday) Yarn and Farm Products in the Barn Store 9 AM (multiday) Community Conversation: Accessibility at the Library 11:30 AM Charming Rochester Cottage for Sale - Open House! 12 - 2 PM Farm Stand 12 - 5 PM Vermont Samplers Presented by Michele Pagan 1:30 PM 🎵 Third Annual Music at Fieldstone Concert! 🎵 3 - 7 PM Brookfield Historical Society Event with Jill Mudgett 4 PM The Hills of Home Oct. 13 4 PM +5 more see less	14 Northfield Common Rehab Committee Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM	15 Cannabis Retail Opt-In Voting 7 AM - 7 PM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Randolph Budget Committee 5:30 - 6:30 PM Wings of Fire Book Club 5:30 - 6:30 PM Peace on Earth 5:30 - 7 PM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	16 Annual Meeting and Harvest Dinner 12 AM Quin - Town Senior Center Entertainment - The Three Sues 11 AM - 12 PM Medicare Information 12 - 3 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Sound Bath in Chelsea 5:30 - 7 PM Brookfield Public Safety Advisory Committee Meeting 5:30 - 7:20 PM Northfield Riverwalk Working Group Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Paine Mtn School Board to Review Budget, Test Scores 6 - 8:25 PM CFRB Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM MRPS School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	17 Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Suicide: Risk Factors, Prevention, Resources 11 AM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM STEAM Thursday! 4 - 5 PM The Dirt on Backyard Composting Workshop 5 - 6 PM Ignite Retreat 5 PM (multiday) Voting in Vermont Presentation Thursday, Oct. 17 5:30 - 6:30 PM Candidate Forum for Local Senate and House* Candidates 6 - 7 PM UCN Book Discussion Group 6 - 7:30 PM Guest Speaker/Artist Jim Sardonis at Senior Center 7:30 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	18 🔥 Ignite 🔥 Retreat 🔥 2024 9 AM (multiday) Annual Drop N Swap: the Drop 4 PM (multiday) First Friday Rescheduled! 5 - 7 PM Friday Fun for Families at the Library 5 - 7 PM The Skit Guys - Live 7 - 9 PM Kevin O'Shaughnessy w/ Shiny New Toyz 7:30 - 10 PM +2 more see less	19 Fall Hikes All Day Yard Sale/Tent Sale Oct. 19-20 (multiday) Pancake Breakfast 8 - 11 AM Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Randolph Farmers Market 9 AM - 1 PM Donation Drive Hosted by GRASS 9 AM - 1 PM Sunrise Rotary Food and Winter Coat Drive 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar, Bake Sale and Hot Dog Lunch 9 AM - 3 PM Rotary Annual Food and Coat Drive 9 AM - 3:55 PM Rotary Food and Coat Drive 9 AM - 4 PM Halloween Costume Exchange 10 AM - 1 PM VT Palestine Conference 10 AM - 7 PM Local Artisans' Fair 10 AM (multiday) New! Local Artisan Fair at Sow Low Gardens in Tunbridge 10 AM (multiday) Paine Mountain Boys Varsity Soccer Home Game! 11 AM - 1:15 PM Auditions for Our Town at Chandler Begin Oct 19-21! 12 PM (multiday) Saturday Crafterday! 1 - 2 PM Writers' Workshop with Amy Braun 1 - 2:30 PM Ogee Design Creations - Free Class 1 - 4 PM Bethany Church Chicken Pie Dinner Oct. 19 5 - 6 PM Chicken Pie Supper 5 - 6 PM Bala-Bila Live at Tunbridge Town Hall 6 - 9 PM Bala-Bila Live at Tunbridge Town Hall 6 - 9 PM Bala-Bila Live at Tunbridge Town Hall 6 - 9 PM Bala-Bila Live at Tunbridge Town Hall 6 - 9 PM Reed Foehl at Billings Farm Oct. 19 6 PM Saturday: Montpelier Contra Dance! 7:30 - 11 PM +23 more see less
20 Tag Sale - Eagle Peak Rd - Oct. 20 8 AM Tag Sale - Eagle Peak Rd - Oct. 20 8 AM - 12 PM Recreation Breakfast 8 AM - 12 PM The Drop N Swap: The Swap 11 AM - 5 PM The Drop n Swap: The Swap 11 AM - 5 PM Discover The Sharon Academy 4 - 5:30 PM +2 more see less	21 Learn to Butcher Poultry, Lamb and Goat! 9 AM (multiday) Biz Buzz Randolph with VT Womenpreneurs and Cultivator 10 AM Fitness for Life Workout Class 5:15 - 6:15 PM Neighborhood Conversations on Crime & Safety 5:30 - 7:30 PM VOREC Grant Implementation Committee Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Braintree Local Hazard Mitigation Planning Mtng Oct. 21 6 - 8 PM Roxbury Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9:30 PM Randolph Development Review Board (DRB) Hearing Oct. 21 7 - 8:30 PM RFL Book Club 7 PM +5 more see less	22 Senior Class Scrap Metal Drive All Day Medicare Options 9 AM - 12 PM CVCOA and Mitzvah Fund Mobile Veterinary Clinic 9 AM - 3 PM Project 2025: a Civil Discourse 10 - 11 AM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Peace on Earth 5:30 - 7 PM Neighborhood Conversations on Crime & Safety 5:30 - 7:30 PM Men's Circle at the Sanctuary 7 - 8:30 PM Northfield Select Board Regular Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	23 Fall Job & Internship Fair at VTSU Johnson 10 AM - 1:30 PM Ready for Winter? Heat Pump & Weatherization 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Peace Vigils 4 - 4:30 PM Dirt on Backyard Composting Workshop 5 - 6 PM The Dirt on Backyard Composting Workshop 5 - 6 PM Learn How Bills Get Passed in Vermont 5:30 - 6:30 PM Neighborhood Conversations on Crime & Safety 5:30 - 7:30 PM Randolph Ukulele Players This Week! 6 - 7:30 PM +5 more see less	24 Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Blood Drive - American Legion Post 63 12 - 5 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Roxbury Community Supper Food Prep: Sign Up Here! 3:30 - 7 PM Fitness for Life Workout Class 5:15 - 6:15 PM Governor Scott - Orange County Reception 5:30 - 7 PM Neighborhood Conversations on Crime & Safety 5:30 - 7:30 PM Cell Tower Informational Meeting Oct 24 6 - 8 PM Randolph Planning Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM Northfield Methodist Church Community Meal 6 PM WRUD Bond Vote Info 6:30 PM Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare's Comedy 7 - 8:45 PM +9 more see less	25 Storytime! 10 - 11 AM Astro Farm End of Season Pop-Up Friday 12 - 6 PM Truck-Or-Treat on the Street 5 - 7 PM Night of the Living Trivia! 5 - 8 PM Hancock Halloween Jack O' Lantern Display 5:30 - 8:30 PM Sharon Elementary Pumpkin Walk 6:30 - 7:30 PM RUHS NHS Haunted Event Oct. 25 6:30 - 8:30 PM Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare's Comedy 7 - 8:45 PM Young Frankenstein in Barnard Oct. 24 - Nov.3 7:30 - 9:30 PM The Village Idiots w/ of Conscious Mind 7:30 - 10 PM Counterpoint Chorus Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) +7 more see less	26 Capital City Concerts Bach Oct. 26-27 (multiday) MRVBC NOLS Wilderness First Aid 8 AM (multiday) Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Roxbury Community Crafters (RCC) Rug Hooking - Part 1 9 AM - 12 PM Annual Winter Warm Up - Winter Clothing Event 9 AM - 1 PM Huge Clothing and Misc. Item Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM John Sayward Memorial Forest Walk 9 AM Birch Ornaments with Lauren at RPL 10 - 11 AM Introduction to Green Wood Spoon Making 10 AM - 4 PM Ride the Waves: Training in the Skill of Real Dialogue 10 AM (multiday) BPL Annual Halloween Party 10:30 AM - 12 PM Destash Yarn Sale 11 AM - 1 PM Destash/Restash Yarn Sale! Only $1 per Skein! 11 AM - 2 PM Hancock Trunk or Treat / Festivities at Town Hall 12 - 2 PM Neighborhood Conversations on Crime & Safety 1 - 3 PM Pre-Launch Party for Louise Penny's Book the Grey Wolf 1:30 - 3:30 PM Splendid Baroque Classical Music Concert & Reception 3 - 4:45 PM Splendid Baroque Music Concert & Reception 3 - 4:45 PM Splendid Baroque Classical Music Concert & Reception 3 - 4:45 PM Concert of Baroque Music This Saturday 3 - 4:45 PM 🥣🥘🍲 Potluck Saturday! 🥣🥘🍲 3 - 5 PM Much Ado About Nothing - Shakespeare's Comedy 3 - 5:45 PM Green Mountain Roller Derby Home Game 5 - 8 PM Capital City Concerts Presents Bach Oct. 26-27 7:30 - 9 PM +20 more see less
27 Inktober Zine Workshop at Brainstorm Art Supply 1 - 4 PM Crafting Afternoon + Community Dye Pot 3 - 5 PM Royalton Community Garden: Annual Autumn Planting Party 3 - 5 PM East Bethel Community Church Psalms & Hymns 6:30 - 7:30 PM	28 Northfield Public Safety Subcommittee Meeting 1 - 2:30 PM Learn How to Make Mocktails with Patty Burns 6:30 - 8:30 PM	29 Williamstown Autumn Blood Drive All Day Discussion: Project 2025 at Rochester Library 10 - 11 AM Project 2025 Text Based Discussion 10 AM Peace Pole Dedication 11 AM Invasive Plant Work Day 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Weed Warrior Plant Pull 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Peace on Earth 5:30 - 7 PM Author Talk - Walk Across Europe 6 - 7:30 PM Protect from Scams & Fraud 6:30 - 7:30 PM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 7 - 9 PM Final Meeting Reminder Regarding Rochester HS Building 7 PM +8 more see less	30 NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Peace Vigils 4 - 4:30 PM School Bond Informational Meeting 7 - 8 PM	31 Street Sweeping 4 AM Family Center Playgroup at the United Church 10 - 11 AM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Book or Treat! 2 - 8 PM Trunk or Treat at the Baptist Fellowship 4 - 6 PM Halloween Open Trick-Or-Treating at BOTH 4 - 7 PM Halloween Open Trick-Or-Treating at BOTH 4 - 7 PM Tenth Annual Safe and Seen Halloween 4:05 - 6 PM Trunk or Treat and Central Street 5 - 7 PM Trunk or Treat 5 - 7 PM 10th Annual Roxbury Free Library Trunk or Treat 5:30 - 7 PM Free Halloween Party - Oct. 31 at Public Safety Building 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pierce Hall Community Halloween Party Oct. 31! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Troll in the Tower 6 - 7:30 PM +11 more see less	1 Cameron Sutphin, Country & Folk Singer 6:30 - 7:30 PM Cerutti-Reid Duo in Concert: When at Last I Join 7:30 - 9 PM Throwback Dance Party with DJ Sound Syndicate X DJ Bay 6 8 - 11 PM	2 Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Craft Fair at National Life Saturday, Nov. 2 9 AM - 3 PM Embroidery with Natalie at RPL 10 - 11 AM Story Hour w/Local Author/Illustrator Jasper Tomkins 11 AM - 12 PM Upcoming Workshops at the White River Craft Center 12 - 4 PM Domestic Violence Awareness Project 1 - 3:30 PM Roxbury Community Crafters - Twine Wrapped Stars 1 - 4 PM Aysanabee & Moonfruits Concert + Mixer 6 - 9 PM Aysanabee & Moonfruits Concert + Mixer 6 - 9 PM Star Radio Hour - "Pastures of Plenty" 7 - 9 PM Saturday: Another Excellent Contra Dance at the Grange! 7:30 - 11 PM +7 more see less