Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2017

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26 Rochester Farmers Market Winter Market 10 AM - 4 PM	27 Mt. Abe Renovation Committee Meets Nov. 27 6 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Renovation CMTE Meeting Tonight 6 - 8 PM Mt. Abraham Renovation Committee Meeting 6 - 9 PM	28 Mount Abe Mentors and #Givingtuesday 12 AM - 11:30 PM Mount Abe Mentors 1 AM - 11:30 PM Quit Tobacco! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Grief Anonymous Support Group 6 - 7:30 PM Brandon Cares "Where's Help?" 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	29 Pop Goes History: What Coca Cola Tells Us About America 12 AM Barbara Amaya: Survivor of Sex Trafficking Lecture 4:30 - 6 PM Sip, Solar and Dine at Middlebury Flatbread 5 - 7 PM	30 Pasta Night at Common Man Nov. 30 12 AM	1 Jim Arnosky at Robinson 12:30 PM LuLaRoe Clothing Holiday Sale! 3 - 5 PM Middlebury Foods Pickup 3 PM (multiday) Wood-Fired Pizza Bake Benefit at Ripton Elementary 5 - 6:30 PM Tandem Holiday Market Friday 5 - 9 PM 10th Annual Chocolate Walk in Downtown Bristol 5 - 9 PM Tandem Holiday Market at Bristol Chocolate Walk 5 - 9 PM Chocolate Walk in Bristol 5 - 9 PM Holiday Market at Tandem 5 - 9 PM Hancock Night at Huntington House 5 - 9:30 PM Benefit Bake at Flatbread Friday 5 - 9:30 PM Memory Tree Lighting and Candy Cane Hunt 6 - 7 PM Parents' Night Out 6 - 9 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble 7 - 8 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concerts 7 - 8 PM Food Shelf Collection at George Winston Concert Friday 7:30 - 9:30 PM Night of Led Zeppelin at the Marquis 7:30 - 10 PM Laura Thomas & the Grift Present an Eve of Led Zeppelin 8 - 10 PM +14 more see less	2 Food Drive 8 - 11 AM Bristol Federated Church Christmas Bazaar 8 AM - 3 PM Wreath Sale 9 AM - 12:30 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Middlebury Farmer's Holiday Market 9 AM - 2 PM Very Merry Middlebury 9 AM Santa's Visit to Middlebury Inn 9:30 AM - 12 PM MFM Annual "Holiday and Winter" Market 9:30 AM - 2 PM Snow People and Wee Trees Carving Workshop at BOVM 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Annual Storewide Sale & Author Signing 9:30 AM Studio Sale Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM Middlebury Studio School Craft & Pottery Sale! 10 AM - 4 PM Thrifty Treats Book and Media Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM Make Your Own Holiday Cards! 11 AM - 3 PM Turn the Light On! 11 AM - 3 PM "Unraveling Rose": Guest Author at Joslin Library 2 PM Jackie - Film Screening and Q&A 3 - 5 PM The Annual ISO Show at Middlebury College 5:30 PM Bangers, Beer, and Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Daddylong Legs Dec. 2 in Ripton! 7:30 - 10 PM +16 more see less
3 Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Benefit Concert 2 - 4 PM Learn About Chanukah with Your Little One! 2:30 - 3:30 PM Brandon Library Annual Auction 2:30 - 5:30 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Concerts 3 - 4 PM What Cheer! 3 - 4:30 PM What Cheer! Celebrating 50 Years of Choral Music 3 - 5 PM 4-H Club Meeting 3:30 - 5 PM Singers at New Light Service 4 - 5 PM 12th & Final Community Conversation Dec. 3 4 - 5:30 PM Citizens' Forum 2018 Legislative Preview 4 - 6 PM Scrag Mountain Music at Warren Church Sunday Afternoon! 4 PM Extravagant Desserts & Silent Auction Benefit 6:30 - 8:30 PM Extravagant Desserts & Silent Auction to Benefit Haiti 6:30 - 8:30 PM +10 more see less	4 Help Keep Bingo Basin a Quiet Sanctuary - Dec. 4 Hearing 5 PM Lighting the Middlebury Lions Club Holiday Memory Tree 5:30 PM Amaryllis Holiday Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM Amaryllis Christmas Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM Dr. Andrew Wakefield Film Screening, Discussion 7:30 - 9:30 PM +1 more see less	5 Moving Sale! One Day Only - Drew Lane 12 AM (multiday) Grief Anonymous Support Group 6 - 7:30 PM	6 Soundtrack for a Revolution 12 AM Toastmaster's Meeting - Champ Masters 8:30 - 9:30 AM Holiday Open House 12 - 8 PM Valley Arts - Wednesday Drop-In Painting! 2 - 9 PM Chess Club Meeting at Aurora - Ages 14 to 94 3:15 - 8:30 PM Cross-Country Skiing, Program Sign-Ups 5 - 9 PM Cancer Support Group Holiday Dinner 6 - 8 PM Wednesday: Service of Light & Hope at Warren Church 7 - 8 PM Need a Little Light & Hope? 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	7 Early Release Day Activity with Bristol Rec Dec. 7 12 AM Using Google AdWords to Improve Search Results 8 - 9:30 AM Proficiency Based Learning Coffee Talk/HUHS Thursday 8:30 - 9:30 AM Coffee & Conversation: the Bristol Trail Network 10 - 11 AM Book Bites at Ilsley Public Library 1 - 2:30 PM DR Power Equipment - Two Day Job Fair! 3 - 6 PM Pro Skin Studio Holiday Open House Thursday! 4 - 8 PM Public Hearing on the Proposed Lincoln Town Plan 7 - 8 PM Wild Cousins of Our Best Friends: Wolves, Coyotes & Fox 7 - 9 PM Bristol Town Committee Meeting 7 PM +6 more see less	8 Country Christmas Schedule 12 AM (multiday) Fire Safety Day 12 AM Peter Miller Book Signing 2 - 5 PM Northern Daughters Opening Reception for More Light 5 - 8 PM Community Pie Social 6 - 8 PM Axel's Gallery Art Opening on Friday 6 - 8 PM Pamper Yourself with Essential Oils 6:30 - 8 PM How to Eat Like a Child Musical at Muhs Auditorium 7 - 8:30 PM Beauty Inside and Out 7 - 9 PM Casual Friday Live! at Marquis Theatre in Middlebury 8 - 9:30 PM Casual Friday Live! Marquis Theatre in Middlebury 8 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	9 Special Saturday Storytime at Library 12 AM Whiting Holiday Bazaar 8 AM - 3 PM Breakfast with Santa 8:30 - 11:30 AM CPR Certification Class Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM Vergennes Farmer's Market 9 AM - 12 PM Find Relief at Merry Market Dec. 9 9 AM - 3 PM Moretown Artisans Sale This Weekend! 9 AM (multiday) Semester Program Open House 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Craft Making with Kaylin 10 AM - 12 PM Crafty Gift-Making for Kids at Peanut & Mouse 10 AM - 1 PM Book Sale Dec. 9 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Cardmaking for Adults 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Lunch at the Library 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Annual Drop and Shop Dec. 9 12 - 4 PM Dog Party 1 - 3 PM Holiday Crafts with Kaylin 1 - 3 PM How to Eat Like a Child Musical at Muhs Auditorium 2 - 3:30 PM Open Studio and Artwork Sale Saturday 2 - 6 PM A Cappella Barbershop Holiday Afternoon 2 PM Harwood Girls' B-Ball Fundraiser: Parents' Night Out 4 - 9 PM Celebrate Getting Outdoors on the Mad River Path! 5 - 6:30 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) Scuba Party Tonight at Slidebrook 9 - 11:30 PM +19 more see less
10 Breakfast Buffet Sunday at Mason Lodge 12 AM Memory Tree Lighting 12 AM Woody Jackson 2nd Chance Studio Sale 10 AM - 5 PM Winter Market Sunday 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Pottery Sale Sunday 12-5pm 12 - 5 PM Gingerbread House Decorating Event Dec 10 1 - 3 PM Christmas Concert in Lincoln 2 - 3 PM How to Eat Like a Child Musical at Muhs Auditorium 2 - 3:30 PM Mary's Restaurant: Holiday Tea 2 - 3:30 PM Amaryllis Holiday Concert 2 - 3:30 PM Annual Caroling Party 2 - 4 PM Amaryllis Choir in Lincoln 2 PM Brandon Festival Singers Holiday Concert 3 - 5 PM Sugarbush Racing Club Kickoff Party 4:30 - 6 PM Free Community Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM +11 more see less	11 How to Eat Like a Child Musical at Muhs Auditorium 2 - 3:30 PM Buffalo Dream Circle 6 - 8 PM ACSD Budget Meeting Tonight! 6:30 - 9 PM Addison County Democrats Meeting Dec. 11 7 - 8:30 PM Addison County Democrats Meeting Dec. 11 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	12 High School Concert 12 - 1 PM Christmas Auction at Evergreen 12:15 - 1:30 PM How to Eat Like a Child Musical at Muhs Auditorium 2 - 3:30 PM 'Pack the House' at Mt. Abraham Basketball Home Openers 5:30 PM (multiday) Christmas Centerpiece Class 6 - 8 PM Informational Meeting Tuesday 6:30 PM Free Community Meal 6:30 PM +3 more see less	13 Public Feed at Sentinel Farms 12 - 3 PM Fundraiser/Holiday Tabletop Centerpiece Workshop 2 - 3:30 PM How to Eat Like a Child Musical at Muhs Auditorium 2 - 3:30 PM Holiday Tabletop Wreath Workshop/Fundraiser 2 - 3:30 PM Meals-On-Wheels Holiday Cocktail Party Fundraiser 5 - 7 PM GMT Public Meeting Wednesday at Waitsfield Elementary 5 PM Public 9 Foot Menorah Lighting 5:30 - 6:30 PM OV Middle School - an Evening of the Arts 6 - 8 PM Christmas Carey-Oke at the Big Pic!! 6 PM Middle School Winter Concert 7 - 8 PM Swedish St Lucia Celebration 7 PM +7 more see less	14 Sr. Lunch at Libanus Lodge in Bristol on Elm St 11 AM - 1 PM Community Presentation of the Essex Plan 5:30 - 7 PM Drop in College Application & Essay Support Sessions 5:30 - 7:30 PM Mrs. Claus at the Moretown Library Thursday! 6 - 7 PM Storytime at Barnes & Noble and 10% Donation! 6 - 7 PM Mt. Abraham UM/HS Renovation Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Mt. Abe Reno Committee Meeting 6 PM High School Winter Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Addison Repertory Theater's Evening of One Act Plays 7:30 PM (multiday) Nerd-Choir Christmas Variety Show! 7:30 PM +6 more see less	15 Join the Fun! Interfaith Chanukah Party 5 - 8 PM Bristol Suites Open House Friday Evening 5 - 8 PM Island Girl Jewelry/Trunk Show 5 - 9 PM Win This Painting! 5 - 9 PM Eat, Drink and Be Merry Downtown Music Event 5 - 9 PM Christmas Caroling 6 - 7 PM Night Fires 8 PM +3 more see less	16 Indoor Moving Sale Dec. 16 & Dec. 17 - Vt Route 125 12 AM (multiday) Indoor Moving Sale Dec. 16 & 17 - VT Route 125 12 AM (multiday) Middlebury's 2nd Annual Pickleball Tournament 12 AM (multiday) Dessert Social 12 AM Brandon Farmers Market Holiday Fair Dec. 16 12 AM Vergennes Holiday Farmer's Market 9 AM - 12 PM Habitat for Humanity Craft Fair Dec. 16 9 AM - 4 PM Winter Sing-Along with MCMC 10 - 11 AM Landscape Painting at the Library 10 AM - 12 PM Calling All Crafters 10 AM - 4 PM Record Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Ellen Spring Studio Holiday Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Genealogy Hands-On Workshop, Bixby Library, Vergennes 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM On Tyranny, Letter-Writing 10:40 - 11:40 AM Chocolate Making at the Library 1 - 2 PM Santa is Coming to Town! 1 PM Sweet Pea & Friends Book Signing 3 - 4 PM Yoga and Acupuncture Workshop 4:30 - 7 PM New Haven Winterfest! Saturday 4:30 - 8 PM Community Caroling with Rochester Area Girl Scout Troop 5 - 6 PM Epic Chanukah Event. New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Songs of the Season - a Holiday Concert 7 PM Authentic Ethiopian Dinner at Tandem 8 PM +19 more see less
17 The Balladeer & The Bluesman 12 AM Winter Market at the Taste Place 11 AM - 3 PM Mary's 35th Annual Free Holiday Meal 11:30 AM - 2 PM MCMC Presents: Mclane & Cummings and Kehler! 1:30 - 6 PM Middlebury Messiah Sing 2 - 4:30 PM Outdoor Live Nativity 4 - 5 PM Celebration of Christmas at East Monkton Church 4 - 5 PM Celebration of Christmas at East Monkton Church 4 - 5 PM Solstice Fundraiser Event 5 - 6 PM +5 more see less	18 90 Year Olds Free Breakfast at Evergreen 12 AM Cribbage Monday Night 12 AM Waitsfield Selectboard Public Hearing - Town Plan 7 - 8 PM	19 Interview with Bill McKibben 5 - 6 PM Sugarbush Festival of Lights 5:30 - 7 PM Tree Lighting to Honor Pets! 6 - 7 PM Christmas Benefit Concert and Hymn Sing 7 PM	20 Drop in Painting Group 2 - 9 PM Toastmaster's Meeting - Champ Masters Dec. 20 5:30 - 7 PM	21 First Meeting of Ilsley's New Teen Advisory Group! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Moonlight Madness 4 - 9 PM Lularoe Fundraiser to Benefit Children's Activity Fund 4 PM (multiday) Winter Solstice Celebration at the Waterworks 4:30 PM Benefit Dinner for Cancer Support Group 5 - 9 PM Aerobics with Muffie Harvey 5:30 - 6:30 PM Homeless Memorial Day Candlelight Vigil 5:45 PM Caroling in Warren Village 6:30 PM +4 more see less	22 Grinch-Tacular! 10:30 - 11 AM Lumen Lantern Making Workshop 4 - 5 PM Lumen Festival in Bristol 5 - 9 PM Lumen Festival: Celebration of Fire & Light 5 - 9 PM Illumination of Starksboro's Memory Tree 5:30 - 7 PM Friday. Fire. Luminary Labyrinth 6 - 9 PM Elizabeth Von Trapp in Concert 7:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	23 The Night Before the Night Before Christmas 7 - 9 PM
24 3 Services on Christmas Eve at Warren United Church 10 AM - 7 PM Christmas Eve Pageant Open to All! 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Candle-Lighting 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Special Music at the Cornwall Church 5 PM Christmas Eve Candle Lighting Service 7 PM +2 more see less	25 Community Kundalini Yoga Class on Christmas Day 5:15 - 6:45 PM	26 Postponed Night Before the Night Before 7 - 9 PM	27 December Fiber Workshops! 10 AM - 12 PM	28	29 Tween & Teen Pizza Party at Ilsley Public Library! 12 - 1:30 PM	30 Vergennes Farmer's Market Tomorrow 9 AM - 12 PM Homestyle Moroccan Dinner at Tandem 5 - 8 PM Homestyle Moroccan Dinner at Tandem 5 - 8 PM The 18th Annual Middlebury Tiger Alumni Hockey Games 5 - 11 PM
31 New Year's Eve Festivities 3:30 - 10 AM Sunday Worship at Warren United Church 10 - 11 AM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 9:30 PM Cornhole Golf and Other Fun on New Years 3:30 - 9:45 PM Bristol Best Night! 3:30 - 10 PM Get Your Bristol Best Night Buttons 3:30 - 10 PM New Years Eve Concert at Valley Players 6 PM New Year's Eve with the Grift at Town Hall Theater 8 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	1 Tarot Study for Men 6 - 9 PM	2 Grief Anonymous Support Group 6 - 7:30 PM	3 Special Meeting of Warren Library Board 12 AM Toastmaster's Meeting - Champ Masters Jan. 3 8:30 - 9:30 AM Toastmaster's Meeting - Champ Masters 8:30 - 9:30 AM Tot Time at Holley Hall 10 AM - 12 PM MAUSD Budget Informational Meeting - Community Forum 6:30 - 7:30 PM Scuba Party Tonight at Slidebrook Lodge and Tavern 9 - 11:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Knitters Anonymous (and Anything Fiber Arts Related Too!) 6 - 9 PM Knitters Anonymous (and Anything Fiber Arts Related Too!) 6 - 9 PM	5 Casting for Harvard Thesis Film 12 AM (multiday)	6 Five Town Community Forum 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Five Town Community Forum 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM 5 Town Community Forum-Envisioning Future of Mt Abe 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Thinking Outside the Box: Five-Town Community Congress 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Vergennes Farmer's Market Closed Tomorrow 9 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Co-Op Grand Opening Jan. 6 - Join Us! 10 AM - 3 PM Middlebury Co-Op Grand Opening Jan. 6 - Join Us! 10 AM - 3 PM "The Western Star" Performances in January 4:30 - 6 PM Live From Here Listening Events (Formally Prairie Home) 4:30 - 7 PM Live From Here Listening Events (Formally Prairie Home) 4:30 - 7:30 PM +6 more see less