Calendar - Front Porch Forum

November 2015

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1 Vermont Folklife Center Celebrates Day of the Dead/Día De Los Muertos 2 - 5 PM Join the Havurah Playgroup! 3 - 4 PM Middlebury College Music Faculty Flute Recital 4 PM	2 Dane Wigington on WGDR 97.1 All Day Interactive Nutritional Sessions for Women 6 - 7 PM Wildlife Rescue Class at CVU Nov. 2 6 - 8 PM	3 Donkeyball at Mt. Abe All Day Anbaric Transmission at Selectboard Meeting Nov. 3 All Day Starksboro Sports Program Basketball Signup 6 - 7 PM Mt. Abe Annual Donkey Basketball Game Nov. 3 6 - 7:30 PM Mt. Abe Annual Donkey Basketball Game Nov. 3 6 PM Anbaric at New Haven Selectboard Nov. 3 7 PM Author Jane Beck Speaks at Lincoln Library 7 PM Author Jane Beck to Speak at Lincoln Library 7 PM +4 more see less	4 Country Christmas Meeting All Day Brandon Act 46 Community Forum “School Governance Consolidation” All Day Country Christmas Meeting All Day Wednesday Night Inspirations at Yarn & Yoga All Day Mad River Valley Rotary Club Meetings All Day Community Meditation Continues 12:30 - 1:30 PM Rocket-Into-Scouting and Fun Indoor Ball Games 5:30 - 7 PM Country Christmas Meeting 6 PM Paying for College Night - Rochester High School 6:30 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	5 MCS Basketball Sign Ups All Day Free Knitting Class Nov. 5 All Day Public Hearing on Proposed Draft Unified Zoning Bylaw Amendment All Day Historical Society's Civil War Program Nov. 5 All Day 'Nerd-Choir' Notes All Day SHS Civil War Program, Nov. 5 All Day Dedication to Bette Moffett's Life - Brandon Inn Nov. 5 All Day MRV Web Professionals - Tools/Resources for Web Success 12 - 1:30 PM Senior Meal 12 PM Public Hearing on Proposed Draft Unified Zoning Bylaw 7 PM Middlebury College Music Faculty Flute Recital 7:30 PM Neil Simon's the Good Doctor 8 PM +8 more see less	6 The Crazy 8 Cafe - 8 Short Plays in 1 Local Restaurant (multiday) Knights in Italy - Spaghetti Dinner All Day Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Elder Issues 10 - 11:30 AM First Friday, Nov. 6 5 - 6:30 PM Vermont Honeylight's Annual Holiday Preview Party 6 PM +1 more see less	7 Church Supper All Day Cochrans Ski and Skate Sale All Day Neshobe Holiday Extavaganza All Day Pre-K Through 8th Grade Open House All Day Middlebury's Largest Annual Indoor Multi-Family Yard Sale! All Day Free Family Movie Night Nov. 7 All Day Fall Work Party at Willowell: Free Pizza!! All Day Moors & Mccumber in Ripton Nov. 7 7 AM Middlebury's Largest Annual Indoor Multi-Family Yard Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Fabulous Holiday Bazaar Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM Crafting at Starksboro Library Saturday Nov. 7 10 AM - 12 PM Indoor Yard Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Button Up Day Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Mt Abraham Project Graduation Craft Fair and Silent Auction 10 AM - 3:30 PM Short Track Speed Skating Meet Nov. 7 10:30 AM - 5 PM Ilsley Friends Books on the Balcony Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM Wine & Food Festival at Shelburne Vineyard 11 AM - 5 PM Escape from Saigon 3 PM Attention Jazz Lovers! 4 PM Localvore Harvest Supper Saturday 5:30 PM Harvest Supper Nov. 7 5:30 PM Mountainfilm on Tour Presented by Waitsfield Children's Center 6 - 10 PM Empty Bowl Dinner 6 PM +19 more see less
8 Fiber Fair All Day Fiber Festival - Nov. 8 All Day New Feldenkrais Class! All Day TEDxMiddlebury Sunday! 10 AM - 1:30 PM	9 5-Town Informational Meeting on Act 46 All Day Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic for Kitties All Day Affordable Pet Neutering/Spay Clinic in Middlebury All Day Five Town Informational Meeting on Act 46 All Day Low Cost Spay/Neuter All Day Act 46 Engagement All Day Bristol Republican Town Committee Pot Luck 6:30 PM Revitalizing Harwood Booster Club! 6:30 PM Five Town Act 46 Informational Meeting Nov. 9 7 - 9 PM Five Town Meeting on Details & Ramifications of Act 46 7 - 9 PM Five Town Act 46 Information Meeting 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	10 Knit and Play Nov. 10 at Warren Public Library 9:30 - 11 AM Interview with Win Smith 5 - 6 PM Mad River Valley Open House for LT Governor Phil Scott 5 - 7 PM Big Picture Theater and Cafe Children's Underground Film Society 5:30 - 7 PM Fly Fishing Expert and 2 Time National Champion, George Daniel 6:30 - 9 PM Paying for College Night 6:30 PM United States Marine Corp Birthday Party 6:30 PM VSAC Paying for College Night at Mt. Abe 6:30 PM +4 more see less	11 Winter Bicycling Clinic Nov. 11 All Day Talk on "The Crisis in Public Education" at Ilsley Library All Day New Haven Historical Society Meets Nov. 11 All Day Harwood Union Blood Drive 10:30 AM - 4 PM The Veterans Yoga Project - Yoga Class for Everyone 4:30 - 5:45 PM Middlebury Co-Op's 24th Empty Bowl Dinner Nov. 7! 6 PM Educational Forum About Putting a Price on Carbon Pollution 7 PM +3 more see less	12 Presentation on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels All Day "Seussical the Musical" Opens Nov. 12 All Day Senior Lunch at Libanus Lodge All Day 'Nerd-Choir' Notes: Karaoke Tonight Nov. 12! All Day American Heart Association First Aid Class 6:30 - 9:30 PM Presentation on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels at Warren Library 7 - 8:30 PM Presentation on Transitioning from Fossil Fuels 7 - 8:30 PM Havurah Community Meeting Nov. 12 & New Hire 7 PM +4 more see less	13 Holiday Artisan Fair Nov. 13 All Day Warren School PTO Benefit Bake Fundraiser Flatbread Nov. 13 All Day Gun Owners of Vermont Meeting All Day Warren Playgroup - Story Dance! All Day Holiday Artisan Fair 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Artisan Fair Friday 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Artisan Fair 11 AM - 3 PM +3 more see less	14 Volunteers Needed - WES Ski and Skate Sale All Day Hunter/Early Bird Breakfast All Day Join Us for Our Concert This Weekend! All Day The Safest State in the Nation All Day Bake Sale - Soup Sale - Bazaar at East Middlebury Umc Nov. 14 All Day Sale in Vergennes on Saturday All Day Jerusalem Schoolhouse Hunters'/Early Bird Breakfasts 7 - 10 AM Hunter/Early Bird Breakfast! 7 - 10 AM Waitsfield Ski & Skate Sale Nov. 14 9 AM - 5 PM Sister-To-Sister Summit for Middle School Girls Nov. 14 9:30 AM - 4 PM The Collection Hosts Toy Store Day 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Winter Bicycling Workshop 11 AM - 12 PM Free Winter Bicycling Workshop 11 AM - 12 PM Winter Biking Clinic Saturday 11 AM - 12 PM Everyday Biking - Free Workshop! 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fit to Be Thaied ~ Thai Restaurant Opening for Take Out Nov.14 3 - 10 PM Fit to Be Thaied ~ Thai Restaurant Opening for Take Out Nov.14 3 - 10 PM UNOW Vermont Night of Worship 6 - 9 PM Gospel-Americana Concert! 7 - 9 PM Live Music in Lincoln Saturday 7 PM Scott Ainslie Performs at Burnham Hall 7 PM +17 more see less
15 Cold Weather Clothes Drive at East Middlebury Umc All Day Sunday Brunch 10 AM - 12 PM Waitsfield Ski & Skate Sale Nov. 15 10 AM - 2 PM Dine the United Way 10:30 AM - 3 PM Mary's Restaurant and Dine Out for United Way 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM Free Martial Arts Expo! 11 AM - 1 PM Writing the Discovery Draft 1 - 3 PM Infant/Toddler Playgroup Sunday Nov. 15! 3 - 4 PM A Storytelling for Syria: Sunday 3 - 5 PM Great Book! 3 - 5 PM +6 more see less	16 Author Visit(s) at the Library! All Day Memorial Service for Marty Hansen Nov. 16 11 AM Agricultural Literacy Week Kick-Off Monday 3:30 - 4:30 PM Community Meeting: Friends of Five Town Schools 7 - 9 PM Friends of the Five Town Schools Meeting Nov. 16 7 - 9 PM 2nd Community Forum on Leadership 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	17 Goddess Circle Nov. 17 All Day Forum on Public Transit and Navigating Vermont Without a Car All Day Mother/Daughter Book Club at Starksboro Library All Day Dept. of Public Service Meeting About Ratepayer Comments All Day Neshobe School Vote Nov. 17 All Day Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 17 All Day Forum on Public Transit and Navigating Vermont Without a Car All Day Toddler/Preschool Taekwon Do Class 9:30 - 10:15 AM Next from Nourish Your Purpose at the Library: Mindfulness Meditation 6:30 - 7:30 PM Update on PSB Hearing Nov. 17 7 - 9 PM Anbaric Transmission Meeting Tuesday 7 PM Undercover Quilters 7 PM Undercover Quilters Meeting, Nov. 17 7 PM +9 more see less	18 ACORN Marks 10-Year Anniversary Nov. 18 All Day Addison County Public Forum on Transportation Nov. 18 All Day ACORN Marks Anniversary at Annual Meeting All Day Navigating Vermont Without a Car 6 PM Free Narcan 6:30 - 7:30 PM ACORN's Annual Meeting Wednesday! 6:30 - 8 PM ACORN to Mark 10-Year Anniversary at Annual Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Auditions for Black Comedy & The Real Inspector Hound Nov. 18-19 7 PM (multiday) Syria: Remember Me - Presentation by Deborah Felmuth 7 PM +5 more see less	19 Come Learn About Your Town All Day Vermont's Working Forests: Challenges and Opportunities, Panel Discussion All Day Coffee Conversation 10 AM Staged Reading of Jay Craven's New Film 5 - 7 PM Giving Thanks and Giving Back Community Benefit 6 - 10 PM Come to the Community Rice and Bean Dinner 6 - 10 PM One World Library Program Thursday 7 - 8:30 PM Movie Night at the Library! 7 - 9 PM Next Armchair Naturalist Nov. 19 7:30 - 9 PM +5 more see less	20 Lenord Robinson & Blueberry Lake All Day Milk with Dignity All Day Mad River Riders Benefit Bake Nov. 20 All Day Story Dance with Warren Playgroup! All Day Thanksgiving Lunch at LCS Friday 12 - 1 PM Board Game Night at Ilsley Public Library 6:30 - 9 PM Contra Dance at Holley Hall 8 PM +3 more see less	21 Alternative Gifts Bazaar Saturday (multiday) International Games Day at Warren Public Library! All Day Fabulous Fall Market at Hinesburg Town Hall All Day Hunter/Early Bird Breakfast 7 - 10 AM Fabulous Fall Market at Hinesburg Town Hall 9 AM - 1 PM Holiday Bazaar at Friends Methodist Church 9 AM - 2 PM Alternative Gifts Bazaar and Ten Thousand Villages 9 AM - 3 PM Crafting at Starksboro Library Saturday Nov. 21 10 AM - 12 PM Journey Through the Chakras! 10 AM - 2 PM Your Creative Neighbors! 10 AM - 3 PM Pomerantz Woodworking Open Shop Day Nov. 21 10:30 AM - 3 PM Pomerantz Woodworking Hosts Community Open Shop Day Nov. 21 10:30 AM - 3 PM Baby Brunch at Starksboro Public Library 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Invitation to Starksboro's Baby Brunch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM New Wine for Thanksgiving Saturday 12 - 5 PM New Wine for Thanksgiving Saturday 12 - 5 PM Poetry Reading: Karla Vanvliet, Rachel Baird & Annie Perkins 3 - 4 PM BandAnna at Two Brothers Tavern 5 - 9 PM Two Brothers Tavern Fundraiser for Mt. Abe 5 - 9 PM Join Us Saturday at Two Brothers Tavern! 5 - 9 PM +16 more see less
22 Thanksgiving Farmer's Market at Round Barn Nov. 22 All Day Story Telling This Sunday! All Day Burnt Rock Farm Pre-Thanksgiving Vegetable Sale All Day Thanksgiving Community Chorus Concert All Day Thanksgiving Service 9 AM Vermont Whey Fed Pigs at Thanksgiving Farmers Market 10 AM - 2 PM Thanksgiving Farmer's Market at Round Barn Nov. 22 10 AM - 2 PM Turkey Trot and Gobble Wobble 12 - 3 PM Special Select Board Meeting (New Town Office) 12:30 - 1:30 PM Got a Story to Tell? 4 - 6 PM Fundraiser for Holley Hall in Bristol This Sunday 4 - 6 PM +7 more see less	23 Community Forum - Act 46, District Consolidation Within ACSU All Day Monday Breakfast at the Senior Center All Day Proposed ACSU School District Merger Community Forum 7 PM	24 Senior Turkey Dinner at St. Judes Church Hall 11 AM - 1 PM	25	26 "Sounding Gratitude": Special Thanksgiving Sacred Sound Practice 11 AM - 12 PM	27 Black Friday Comedy Night at The Marquis 8 - 10 PM	28 CCTA/GMTA Free Ride Day 12 AM - 11:30 PM Indoor Yard Sale All Day New Wine Release Party Nov. 28 All Day Hunters' Breakfast! 7 - 10 AM The Sweet Spot 8 AM - 6 PM New Wine Release Party Nov. 28 2 - 5 PM +2 more see less
29 Winter Farmers Market All Day Lincoln Community Advent Event All Day Community Advent Wreath Making and Tree Lighting (and Soup!) All Day Waitsfield Winter Farmers Market All Day Learn Soapmaking 1 - 4 PM +1 more see less	30 Monday Morning Breakfast All Day	1 Planning Commission Meeting Dec. 1 All Day Giving Tuesday Dinner at the Reservoir 4:30 - 10 PM	2 Robinson Book Fair 8 AM (multiday) Debunking Organic: What's in Your Granola Bar & How Did It Get There? 4:30 - 6 PM	3 Game Night! All Day GMGF Presentation by Global Health Media Project All Day GHMP Presentation on Global Health Media Project - This Thursday! All Day Coffee Conversation 9 AM - 3 PM Senior Meal 12 PM Concert Featuring MCMC Faculty @ St. Stephen's Episcopal Church! 12:15 - 12:45 PM “Ansel & Ansel” Sneak Preview Dec. 3 6 PM Teen and Women Self Defense Class 6:30 - 7:30 PM How to Spark the Love of Learning: Movie/Discussion in Montpelier 6:30 PM GMGF Presentation by Global Health Media Project Dec. 3 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	4 Program on Working with Rescued Asian Elephants All Day Memory Tree Lighting All Day Mary Hill, Music, Food All Day Lincoln Library Holiday Bazaar Friday and Saturday 10 AM (multiday) Harwood Holiday Tree and Wreath Sale at the Fa-La-La-Lareau Farm 4 - 7 PM Puppet Show at Bristol's Chocolate Walk 5 - 6 PM 8th Annual Chocolate Walk in Downtown Bristol 5 - 8 PM Holiday Market at Tandem in Bristol 5 - 8 PM 8th Annual Chocolate Walk in Downtown Bristol 5 - 8 PM Vermont Honeylights Trunk Show 5 - 8 PM Tandem Holiday Market 5 - 8 PM Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction 5 - 10 PM Decorated Wreath Silent Auction to Benefit Valley Arts 5 PM (multiday) The Nutcracker's Adventure 7 - 8:30 PM Joe Mcginness Live! 7 - 11:30 PM Wonderful Acoustic Music at the Phantom! 7:30 - 10 PM Messiah! Vermont Philharmonic Has a Change in Venue 7:30 PM (multiday) +13 more see less	5 Live Music Saturday Night! All Day Pottery Sale and Open House (multiday) River of Light All Day Concert in Lincoln All Day Holiday Cardmaking! All Day Moretown United Methodist Church Bazaar All Day Annual Holiday Market All Day Santa Breakfast Fundraiser All Day Eli West and Ben Winship Dec. 5 in Ripton! All Day Evening Open House at the Collection All Day Shop and Drop! - Kids Fun Day at the Warren School All Day Gymnastics Dec. 5 All Day Annual Stories & Crafts at Hancock Free Public Library 9 - 10:30 AM Holiday Book Sale at Warren Library Dec. 5 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Federated Church Bazaar Dec. 5 9 AM - 3 PM Indigo Dyeing and Shibori Class 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Paint-In and Pop-Up Gallery This Weekend 10 AM - 3 PM Pottery Sale at Middlebury Studio School 10 AM - 4 PM Festival of Wreaths 10 AM - 6 PM Holiday Pottery Sale at Judith Bryant Pottery 10 AM (multiday) Pottery Sale and Open House 10 AM (multiday) Old Fashioned Chocolate Desserts Class 10:30 - 11:30 AM Genealogy Class 10:30 AM - 12 PM Used Book Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM Holiday Gift Sale at Ilsley Library 11 AM - 2:30 PM Artsight Holiday Card Making and Art Sale 11 AM - 3 PM Drop and Shop Saturday! 11 AM - 4 PM Janet Fredericks Open Studio 11 AM 'Delights of December' Holiday Reception at the Compass Center 12 - 5 PM Create Holiday Luminary Decorations 1 - 4 PM Tea with Mrs. Claus 1 PM Community Wreath Making and Carol Sing Dec. 5! 4 - 6 PM Lantern Parade 5 - 6 PM The Nutcracker's Adventure at Muhs Auditorium 7 - 8:30 PM Dickerson & Nop Concert 7 PM VLAM Dance for Mt. Abe Students 8 - 11 PM +34 more see less