Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2022

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25 Explore Moosalamoo National Rec Area! 10 AM (multiday) A Positive Response to the Assault on Women's Rights All Day Snake Mountain Car Show 8 AM - 4 PM Barn Sale Sept. 25 8:30 AM - 12 PM Brandon Fire Benefit Cornhole Tournament 11 AM - 4 PM A Poetry Reading with Ruth Farmer 2 - 3 PM Public Bingo - Vergennes Legion 2 - 4:30 PM +3 more see less	26 Bristol Speed Ordinance Hearing Sept. 26 7 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda Items 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Mon., Sept. 26 7 - 10 PM Hear Candidates Joe Benning, Lloyd Dike, Bob Burton 8 - 9 PM	27 Visualizing Reproductive Justice: Art Exhibit 12:30 - 2:30 PM Middlebury Skatepark Project - September Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM	28 Cooking Grass-Fed Beef 5:30 - 7:30 PM	29 Sheldon Museum's Armchair Auction is Live 12 AM Actor Auditions: Spirits of Rokeby 5:15 AM - 7 PM Free Fall Programs in Moosalamoo National Rec Area! 9:30 AM (multiday) Midd Summer Market 3 - 7 PM Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM Mahaney Arts Center 30th Anniversary: Burlington Taiko 3:45 - 6 PM Remembrance Service 6:30 PM Our Bodies Are Beautiful Works in Movement Event 7 - 8:30 PM League of Women Voters Hosts Attorney General Forum 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	30 Huge Yard Sale in Middlebury 9 AM - 4 PM Huge Yard Sale 9 AM (multiday) Brandon Farmers Market 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Japanese Barberry Control on Sap Boiler Trail 10 AM Rochester Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Sunset Picnic and Live Music in Otter Creek Gorge 5:30 - 7 PM Food and Soccer 5:30 - 8 PM +3 more see less	1 Open Studio, This Weekend! Van Vliet Arts 12 AM (multiday) MALT Mushroom Walk with Meg Madden 9 AM - 12 PM Mushroom Walk with Meg Madden 9 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Outdoor Gear Swap! at Cool Motion Outdoor Sports 9 AM - 6 PM Friends of Ilsley Library Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Open Studio Weekend - Mike Mayone Art Studio 10 AM (multiday) Caleb Kenna Photography - Open Studio and Print Sale 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend at Robert Compton Pottery 10 AM (multiday) EV, E-Bike Event at Bristol Green 11 AM - 1 PM Honoring the Journey in New Haven 11 AM - 3 PM Fire Truck Pull for OutrightVT 12 - 12:50 PM Bristol Village Cohousing Open House 1 - 5 PM Bristol Village Cohousing Asso. Open House Oct. 1 1 - 5 PM Open House Bristol Village Cohousing 1 - 5 PM Lincoln Vol. Fire Co. - Cornhole, BBQ an Live Music 1 - 6 PM Thank You to Our Community! 4 - 7 PM Homestyle Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7 PM Bingo at St. Peter's in Vergennes 5 - 8 PM A Rare Saturday Night Event 6 - 7 PM Poetry Saturday in Person or Zoom 6 PM Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM Patti Casey and Colin McCaffrey Concert 7 - 9 PM Who Done It Murder Mystery 7 - 10 PM Save the Date! 7 - 10 PM Oct. 1 in Lincoln - Ripton Coffee House Music 7:30 - 10 PM Oct. 1 in Lincoln - Ripton Coffee House Music 7:30 - 10 PM Bluegrass with Joe K. Walsh & Eli West at Burnham Hall! 7:30 PM +25 more see less
2 Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Community Acupuncture 9 - 11 AM Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Addison County Crop Hunger Walk, Oct. 2 12 - 2 PM CROP Hunger Walk 12 - 4 PM Harvest Fest! 1 - 4 PM Meet the Democratic Candidates for VT House and Senate 4 - 6 PM +3 more see less	3 Event: Nights of Grief and Mystery All Day "Nights of Grief & Mystery” in Vergennes! All Day Event: Nights of Grief and Mystery All Day The Overstory Book Discussion 5 - 6:15 PM Ilsley Public Library - First Wednesdays 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	4 Sheldon Museum's Online Armchair Auction is Live! 12 AM (multiday) Town of Rochester Public Forum: Zoning Update Project 6 - 7:15 PM	5 Looking for Yoga or Gentle Movement? 8 - 9:15 AM Weatherization 101 - Oct. 5 - Register Now! 12 - 1 PM Remote Community Conversation with Middlebury Reps 5 - 6 PM Lincoln Development Review Board Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	6 Lincoln Rummage Sale Oct. 6-8 1 PM (multiday) Midd Summer Market 3 - 7 PM Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM To Love an Island-Poet / Organizer Ana Portnoy Brimme 4:30 - 6 PM	7 Estate Sale! (multiday) Brandon Farmers Market 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Rochester Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Stories in the Park 3:30 - 3:30 PM Sheldon Museum Bop by the Barn & Auction! 5 - 7:30 PM Bop by the Barn & Auction! 5 - 7:30 PM Sheldon Museum Bop by the Barn & Auction! 5 - 7:30 PM Bop by the Barn and Auction 5 - 7:30 PM Food and Soccer 5:30 - 8 PM Cocoon, a Live Storytelling Event Inspired by the Moth 8 - 9:45 PM Last Week of Free Programs in Moosalamoo Rec Area! 10 PM (multiday) +7 more see less	8 Pie Sale at Martin's Hardware 12 AM - 12 PM Breakfast at the Masons' Lodge 7:30 - 10 AM Porch Book Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale at Brandon Senior Center - Rte. 73 9 AM - 5 PM Garage Sale 9 AM (multiday) Middlebury College Horse Show at Eddy Farm 9:30 AM - 3 PM Fall Flair Fair 10 AM - 4 PM Brandon Farmers Market Harvest Fair 10 AM - 4 PM Art Show 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Cornhole Tournament Oct. 8 11:30 AM - 3 PM 2nd Annual Cornhole Tournament 11:30 AM - 3 PM 8th Annual "Brandon Has Talent" Show 7 - 9 PM +8 more see less
9 Isham Family Farm Fall Festival Sunday! All Day 2nd Sunday Children's Church 8:30 - 9:30 AM Boy Scout Troop 543 Family Photo Fundraiser 10 AM - 4 PM Shape-Note Singing - This Sunday Afternoon 1 - 3 PM	10 CANCELED - Blood Drive at the Pierce Hall 12 - 4:30 PM Brandon Selectboard Agenda Items 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda - Oct. 10 7 - 10 PM	11 Mushroom Walk with Meg Madden - Salisbury 12 - 2:30 PM MAUSD School Board Meeting: Tuesday Oct. 11 6 - 7 PM Pollinator-Friendly Gardening for Fall 7 - 8:30 PM Pollinator Friendly Fall Gardening 7 - 8:30 PM Webinar: Pollinator Friendly Gardening for Fall 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	12 Lincoln Gap Road Closes Tomorrow Morning, Oct. 13 (multiday) Lincoln Property Taxes Due 7 AM - 7 PM 3 Wednesday Dinner + Music Nights at Minifactory 12 - 12:30 PM Exploring the Effects of Washing Machines on Textiles 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pop Up Event with Magicians Without Borders 6:30 - 7:30 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM iNaturalist Training - VIRTUAL 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	13 Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM Poet Danny Dover at the Rochester Public Library 6 - 7 PM Bristol Conservation Commission Agenda Oct. 13 6 PM Thursday - Join Discussion on the MAUSD-ANWSD Merger 7 - 8:30 PM	14 Equipment Auction 10 AM - 4 PM Book Sale, Friends of Brandon Library 10 AM - 6 PM Meet Sarah Copeland Hanzas, Candidate for Sec of State 5 - 6:30 PM Food and Soccer 5:30 - 8 PM Ilsley Teen Graphic Novel Book Group: Long Way Down 6:30 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	15 Neshobe Story Walk Build 8 AM - 12 PM Fungi Bioblitz 9 AM - 12 PM Cider Making 10 AM - 6:30 PM Ferrisburgh Grange King Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM Documentary Film Baato Special Screening \| Oct. 15 6:30 - 9 PM Teen Comics Workshop with Marek Bennett 8 - 9 PM +2 more see less
16 Crafters/Vehicle Exhibitors Available - Car Show! 10 AM - 3 PM Middlebury Car Show + Fall Festival 10 AM - 3 PM Willowell Harvest Festival This Sunday 12 - 5 PM Perennial Harvest Festival, Oct. 16! 12 - 5 PM Perennial Harvest Festival 12 - 5 PM No Strings Marionettes New Show 1:30 - 3 PM VYOA Presents "Drama!" at Spruce Peak 2 PM Nurturing a Child's Sense of Wonder Discussion Series! 3 - 4:30 PM +4 more see less	17	18 Community Conversations with Middlebury Reps 10:30 AM - 12 PM “Vermont's Child Care Campaign”: AAUW Talk at Ilsley 7 - 9 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda - Oct. 18 7 PM	19 Button Up VT – Heat Pumps & 0% APR Financing Events 12 - 1 PM Environmental Justice - More Than Just a Law 5:30 - 7:30 PM Environmental Justice - More Than Just a Law 5:30 - 7:30 PM Environmental Justice - More Than Just a Law 5:30 - 7:30 PM Upcoming Recycling and Compost Workshops from ACSWMD 6 - 7 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	20 Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM Congressional Candidate Liam Madden - Meet and Greet! 4 PM Brandon Board of Civil Authority 4:30 - 5 PM Artists in the Archives: Community, History & Collage 7 - 8 PM Mount Abraham a Cappella Group Performance 7 PM +1 more see less	21 Inn on Park Street Closing Sale (multiday) Setup and Test Tabulator 10 AM - 12 PM Reception and Talk with Anne Majusiak at Art on Main 5 - 7 PM Parent/Teen Night: a Murder Mystery Evening 5:30 - 7:30 PM Food and Soccer 5:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	22 Landscape & Community: from Archive to Hyperfolio 12 AM - 1 PM A Pickers Paradise! Yard Sale (multiday) Fill the Firehouse Food Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Fill the Fire House Food Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Share the Warmth: a Winter Outerwear Giveaway 10 AM - 1 PM Share the Warmth: A Winter Outerwear Giveaway 10 AM - 1 PM Winter Outdoor Giveaway 10 AM - 1 PM Inn on Park Street Sale Through Sunday 10 AM (multiday) Craft Supply Sale 11 AM - 2 PM "Snapshots of the Wind" at Ilsley Public Library 1 - 2 PM Learn to Knit! 2:30 - 4:30 PM ACBIPOC+ Family Movie at the Middlebury Marquis 2:30 - 5:30 PM The Graveyard Society 5 - 6:30 PM Silent Movie for Halloween, "Nosferatu" (1922) 7 - 9 PM +10 more see less
23 Troop 543 Bake Sale & Photos in the Park 10 AM - 4 PM Lincoln Sports Land Management Conversation & Walk 12 - 12 PM Support Article 22 Rally 1 - 2:30 PM Support Article 22 Rally 1 - 2:30 PM Sibling-To-Sibling 1 - 4 PM Champlain Philharmonic Performing at Town Hall Theater 4 - 6 PM +2 more see less	24 ACSD Community - Mark Your Calendars! 6:30 PM Bristol Bond Vote Public Info Meeting Monday 7 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Oct. 24 7 - 10 PM	25 Middlebury Skatepark Project - October Meeting 5 - 6:30 PM Middlebury Quilters Host Guest Speaker, Public Invited 6:30 - 8:30 PM	26 3 Wednesday Dinner + Music Nights at Minifactory 12 - 12:30 PM Community Conversation with Middlebury Representatives 12 - 1:30 PM Yellow House Community Job Fair! 4:30 - 6 PM Crop to Cup: Spilling the Beans on Specialty Coffee 5:30 - 7:30 PM Got Bats? National Bat Week Workshop 6 - 7 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM iNaturalist Wrap Up - Virtual 7 - 8 PM Lincoln Sports, Inc Annual Meeting 7 - 8 PM Tonight: Green Mtn Club Outdoor Adventure Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM Green Mountain Club Outdoor Adventure Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	27 Wicked Good Bristol Bucks Giveaway 9 AM (multiday) Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM Playing God in the Meadow 6 - 7 PM Caleb Kenna - Art from Above Vermont Presentation 7 - 8 PM Bristol Bike/Ped Advisory Committee Agenda, Oct. 27 7 PM +1 more see less	28 Performance: Spirits of Rokeby All Day Spirits of Rokeby Oct. 28 & 29 (multiday) 50% Off Flash Sale at Monroe St Books! 9 AM (multiday) Process Early Ballots 10 AM - 1 PM Med47 Foundation Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Have a Heart Food Shelf 5 - 6 PM Self-Guided Cemetery Tour & Spooky Night at the Museum 5 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	29 Community Storybook Walk (multiday) Garage Sale - Saturday, Oct. 29 9 AM Green Mountain Club Family Hike 10 - 11:30 AM Teeny Halloweeny! 10 AM - 12 PM Feeding the Valley Alliance Food Pick Up This Saturday 11 AM - 12 PM Button Up Event 12 - 3 PM Estate Sale 2 Days Only! (Our Loss, Your Gain!) 12 PM (multiday) Cancelled - Charter House Coalition Fall Open House 1 - 3 PM Spooktacular and Ghostly Gathering 3:30 - 7 PM Choral Chameleon "Sound Bath" Concert: Audio Stream 4 - 5:45 PM Teen Happenings at Ilsley 6 - 8:30 PM Stories from the Heart 6:30 - 7:30 PM Stories from the Heart Story-Telling Event 6:30 - 8 PM Patti Casey Concert - Salisbury 7 PM +10 more see less
30 Yard Sale Oct. 30 10 AM - 3 PM Pumpkin Palooza at the Lincoln Library 1 - 3 PM Halloween Costume Barn at the Eddy Farm 1 - 3 PM	31 Trick or Treat and Storybook Walk 5 - 7 PM Pierce Hall Community Halloween Party 5:30 - 7:30 PM	1 Informational Meeting About the Merger 6 - 8 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM Obtaining Italian Citizenship Presentation 7 - 8:30 PM	2 Referral Marketing for Your Business 8:30 - 10 AM Are You the Face of the Middlebury Skatepark Project? 3 - 5 PM Lego Club is Back at Lawrence Memorial Library! 3:15 - 5 PM Backgammon 4 PM Backgammon 4 PM MALT Annual Celebration 6 - 8 PM Lincoln Development Review Board Monthly Meeting 6:30 PM Western VT Choral Lab (Bristol) 7 - 8 PM +4 more see less	3 Quilting Retreat (multiday) Burton Chill - Youth Learn to Skateboard for Free 3:15 - 6 PM Spirit Traffic: a Biker Momma Memoir 6 - 7 PM	4 BFIT Open House Weekend 5 AM (multiday) Processing Early Ballots 10 AM - 1 PM Age Well Thanksgiving Dinner 10:45 AM - 1:15 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7 PM Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner 5 - 7 PM +1 more see less	5 The Grift - Porterpalooza - Live Jukebox 7 AM - 10 PM Moving Sale (Sat. Nov 5) 9 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Congregational Church Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar, Nov. 5, Middlebury 9 AM - 3 PM Moving, Everything Must Go! 9 AM (multiday) Free Zumba Class at BFIT This Saturday at 9:30! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Frost Mountain Nordic Pre-Season Social 10 AM - 12 PM Friends of Ilsley Used Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Race Around Birds 10 AM 🌱Grow Good Garden🌿 CANCELLED 1 - 4 PM PreK-Grade 8 Open House at Vermont Day School 3 - 4:30 PM Vermont Children's Museum Dance-a-Thon 3 - 5 PM Vermont Children's Museum Dance-a-Thon 3 - 5 PM Family Dance Party for Vermont Children's Museum! 3 - 5 PM Gathering of Souls & Spirits 4:30 - 10 PM Authentic Mexican at Tandem in Bristol 4:35 - 10 PM Music* Enchantments 6 - 10 PM Mountainfilm on Tour 7 - 9 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln 7 PM This Weekend! Social Band Presents "Awake You Sleepers" 7:30 - 9 PM Ripton Coffee House in Lincoln with Corner House 7:30 - 10 PM Corner House at Ripton Coffee House in Lincoln 7:30 - 10 PM +18 more see less