Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2015

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29 Community Advent Wreath Making and Tree Lighting (and Soup!) All Day Waitsfield Winter Farmers Market All Day Winter Farmers Market All Day Lincoln Community Advent Event 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 GHMP Presentation on Global Health Media Project - This Thursday! All Day GMGF Presentation by Global Health Media Project All Day Game Night! 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 Memory Tree Lighting All Day Mary Hill, Music, Food All Day Program on Working with Rescued Asian Elephants 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 Vermont Honeylights Trunk Show 5 - 8 PM 8th Annual Chocolate Walk in Downtown Bristol 5 - 8 PM Tandem Holiday Market 5 - 8 PM Holiday Market at Tandem in Bristol 5 - 8 PM 8th Annual Chocolate Walk in Downtown Bristol 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) Gymnastics Dec. 5 All Day Eli West and Ben Winship Dec. 5 in Ripton! All Day Annual Holiday Market All Day Moretown United Methodist Church Bazaar All Day Santa Breakfast Fundraiser All Day River of Light All Day Holiday Cardmaking! All Day Evening Open House at the Collection All Day Shop and Drop! - Kids Fun Day at the Warren School All Day Concert in Lincoln 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 Holiday Paint-In and Pop-Up Gallery This Weekend 10 AM - 3 PM Indigo Dyeing and Shibori Class 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 Holiday Gift Sale at Ilsley Library 11 AM - 2:30 PM Used Book Sale 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
6 Studio Sale Dec. 6 All Day Waffle Sunday and Santa All Day East Middlebury Memory Tree Lighting All Day Midd Winds Winter Concert Dec. 6 All Day Chanukah Party Dec. 6 All Day Country Christmas at the Winter Farmers Market All Day A Blessing of the Skis at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church Sunday 9:30 - 10:30 AM Sunday Open House at Vajra Dakini Nunnery 9:30 AM - 12 PM Learn Soapmaking 1 - 4 PM The Nutcracker's Adventure at Muhs Auditorium 2 - 3:30 PM Mary's Restaurant Holiday Tea 2 - 4 PM Hancock Christmas Party 4 - 5:30 PM Town Hall Theater Fund Raising Event 5:30 - 7:30 PM Wine Audition and Cheddar Challenge 5:30 - 7:30 PM +10 more see less	7 Monday Breakfast at the Senior Center All Day Renaissance Music Concert by Amaryllis Dec. 7 All Day Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7 PM Presentation on Cervical Cancer Screening in Tanzania 7 PM Christmas Choral Concert in Middlebury 7:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	8 WMRW Interview with Chris Meyers Dec. 8 All Day All Invited to Holiday Party at Waitsfield Inn All Day Holiday Fundraiser for Meals on Wheels All Day New Haven Selectboard Invites You to an Informational Meeting 7 - 9 PM Informational Meeting: Vermont Green Line/Converter Station 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	9 New Haven Historical Society Meeting All Day Christmas Memory Program Wednesday at Lincoln Library 1 - 2 PM Phone Bank Party for Bernie 6:30 - 8 PM	10 Empty Bowl Dinner - Rwanda Travel Study All Day Coffee Conversation All Day Preserving the Past Through Old Photos Presentation Dec. 10 All Day Upcoming Events at the Suncommon Pop-Up Shop and Art Gallery! All Day "Tales from the New Haven River Walker" Dec. 10 All Day Monkton Central School Board Monthly Meeting Dec. 10 All Day Preserving the Past Through Photographs All Day The "Voice" of the New Haven River Dec.10 All Day D.C.F. Book Club Meeting Dec. 10! All Day MCMC Open House & Caroling Party All Day Senior Lunch @ Libanus Lodge Thursday All Day Preserving the Past Through Photographs 7 - 9 PM “Tales from the New Haven River Walker” Dec. 10 7:30 - 8:45 PM New Haven River Walk Talk Dec. 10 7:30 PM +10 more see less	11 Ski & Snowboard Sale (multiday) Peace Vigil Dec. 11 All Day Mt. Abe Ski Sale 9 AM (multiday) Russell Library News 10 - 11 AM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Vermont Honeylights Trunk Show 5 - 8 PM Trunk Show at Vermont Honeylights 5 - 8 PM Trunk Show at Vermont Honeylights 5 - 8 PM Friday Family Music & Movie Night at Warren United Church 5:30 PM Pop Up Dinner Series at Tandem 6:15 PM +6 more see less	12 Silent Auction All Day 3rd Annual Mr. Christmas Tree Pageant Dec. 12 All Day Free Family Movie Night Dec. 12 All Day 3rd Annual Mr. Christmas Tree! All Day Holiday Concert All Day EarthWalk Craft Party All Day Food Drive at Recycling All Day Root 7, A Cappella Concert All Day Starksboro Public Library Artisan Fair Dec. 12 All Day Support Moretown PTN! All Day 3rd Annual Mr. Christmas Tree Pageant Dec. 12 All Day Sister-To-Sister Event for Middle School Girls Dec. 12 All Day Non-Perishable Food Drive Dec. 12 All Day Craft Fair at St Jude's 9 AM - 3 PM "Create Your Own Stencil" Workshop 10 - 11:30 AM Vendor Fair Saturday at Mt Abe! 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Craft Fair at Starksboro Public Library 10 AM - 2 PM Vendor Fair to Support Travel Club 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Crafting Queens at New Haven Community Library 10:30 AM Artsight Holiday Card Making and Art Sale 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Pop Up Shop at Shelburne Vineyard Dec. 12 11 AM - 5 PM Santa is Coming to Town! 1 PM Men/Women's Holiday a Cappella Show Saturday 2:30 - 4 PM GMYS Concert at Barre Opera House 3:30 - 5:30 PM GMYS Concert at Barre Opera House Dec. 12 3:30 PM New Haven Winterfest Saturday 4:30 PM Pop Up Dinner Series at Tandem 6:15 PM Music at Burnham Hall Dec. 12 7 PM Burnham Music Series Dec. 12 7 PM +25 more see less
13 Holiday Moth! All Day Holiday Moth! All Day P.M. Sundays - Mike Block and Hanneke Cassel All Day Annual Caroling Party -- Dec. 13 All Day Breakfast Buffet at Libanus Lodge #47 7 - 10 AM Very Merry Middlebury Character Breakfast Tickets on Sale! 8:30 - 10 AM Holiday Trunk Show at Art on Main 11 AM - 3 PM Art on Main Trunk Show 11 AM Fundraising Event to Support the Have-A-Heart Food Shelf 1 - 3 PM Writing Workshop: Revision 1 - 3 PM Gingerbread House Making! 1 - 3 PM Gingerbread House Decorating Event Dec. 13 1 - 3 PM Mary's Restaurant Holiday Tea 2 - 4 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Concert 3 - 4 PM How to Make Holiday Biscotti at Warren Public Library 3 - 5 PM Evening of Americana Music 7 - 9:30 PM +12 more see less	14	15 Community Q & A Re: Supervisory Union Budget 5:30 PM Supervisory Union Budget Meeting 5:30 PM Winter Solstice Goddess Circle Celebration! 6:30 PM Middle School Winter Concert 7 PM Choral Concert Dec. 15: Clare College Choir 7:30 PM Clare College Choir Dec. 15 at St. Stephen's 7:30 PM +2 more see less	16 Documentary - "The Other Side of Cannabis" All Day "The Other Side of Cannabis" Documentary Screening All Day Mary's Winter Sneak Preview 5 PM Robinson School Board 5:30 PM Phone Calls from Santa 6 - 8 PM Benefit Concert and Hymn Sing for Charter House 7 - 8 PM Charter House Benefit Concert and Hymnsing 7 - 8 PM Christmas Benefit Concert 7 - 8:30 PM High School Winter Concert 7 PM +5 more see less	17 Nerd-Choir Christmas Singalong! All Day Mt. Abraham Union High/Middle School Board Meeting All Day Art on Main Men's Night 4 PM Mary's Winter Sneak Preview 5 PM Phone Calls from Santa 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	18 Holiday Open House at Creative Space Gallery, Vergennes All Day Wine and Beer Tasting! All Day Christmas Party at Quintown Senior Center All Day Audubon Christmas Bird Count 8 AM - 4 PM Christmas Dinner Dec. 18 11 AM - 1 PM Wine Tasting at Bristol Beverage 4 - 6 PM Holiday Open House at Creative Space Gallery 5 - 8 PM Join Us For Christmas Caroling 6 PM Community Christmas Caroling 6 PM Board Game Night Dec. 18 6:30 - 9:30 PM Sound Immersion Gong Performance 7 - 8 PM +7 more see less	19 Studio Sale All Day Open Studio Pottery! All Day Calling All Bernie Supporters - Join Us Dec. 19 All Day Mad River Chorale Holiday Concerts All Day Dog Team Designs Open House All Day Holiday Craft Fair All Day Paper Cutting Art at the Library! 10:30 AM - 12 PM Family Art Workshop Saturday 10:30 AM Wine Tasting at Bristol Beverage 1 - 3 PM Community Christmas Gathering 7 PM +6 more see less
20 Celebration of Christmas at the East Monkton Church All Day Community Potluck at Shaker Mountain Trees All Day Waitsfield Winter Farmers Market Sunday 11 AM - 3 PM Mary's Annual Holiday Community Dinner 11:30 AM - 2 PM 33rd Annual Free Holiday Meal at Mary's Restaurant 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Messiah Sing Sunday at Middlebury Congregational Church 2 PM East Monkton Church's Annual Celebration of Christmas 4 - 5 PM Impromptu Play, ‘Twas the Light Before Christmas' 4 - 6 PM +4 more see less	21 Deep Midwinter: Songs from Winter's Heart All Day Holiday TaeKwon Do Day Camp 8 AM (multiday) Solstice Celebration in Support of Carry the Future 5:30 PM Winter Solstice Fundraiser for Homeward Bound of Addison County 5:30 PM Sons of Serendip at THT! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +1 more see less	22 Starksboro Memory Tree Illumination Dec. 22 All Day Annual Candleligiht Service 7:30 PM	23 Christmas Caroling All Day 5th Annual Community Christmas Caroling & Birthday Party All Day	24 No-Rehearsal All-Ages Nativity Pageant at CVUUS All Day Christmas Eve at the Warren United Church All Day Christmas Eve Church Services All Day East Middlebury U.M.C. Christmas Eve Service All Day Christmas Eve Candlelight Service All Day Christmas Services at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church All Day Christmas Eve Service 5:30 PM Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service 7 - 8 PM New Haven Congregational Candlelight Service 7 PM Christmas Eve Services of Candles & Carols 8 - 9 PM +6 more see less	25	26 16th Annual Middlebury Tiger Alumni Hockey Game All Day Home Town Entertainment 7:30 - 9 PM
27 Waitsfield Winter Farmers Market All Day	28 Baseball Clinic for 8-12 Year Olds (multiday)	29 Sugarbush Snow Dance Party Tuesday 2 - 5 PM	30	31 New Years Eve Dinner Event Family Friendly All Day Bristol Best Night 2016 All Day Bristol Best Night 4 - 10:30 PM Family Friendly New Year's Eve Dinner 5:30 - 9 PM Free Community Supper 5:30 PM +1 more see less	1 Yoga New Years Day 4 PM	2 Paul Asbell at Ripton C.H! 7:30 - 10:30 PM