Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2023

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26 SafeArt Silent Auction Fundraiser (multiday) Fayston School Playground (multiday) TRIP Dance Company Dance Showcase and Auction 12:05 AM (multiday) Maple Syrup Tasting and Sugarhouse Tour 10 AM (multiday) Chocolate Making Workshop 11 AM (multiday) Brookfield Bees Open Maple Sugar House 11 AM (multiday) Come Down to the Madsonian Museum! 12 PM (multiday) Hatha Yoga with Julia Frank 10 - 11 AM Open House at Silloway Maple 10 AM - 5 PM DIY Root Beer: A Spring Tonic Workshop 3 - 4:30 PM Women's Gathering 4 - 5:30 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion 6:30 PM +9 more see less	27	28 Fall Prevention Tai Chi 9:30 - 10:30 AM Take Control of Your Blood Pressure at Randolph House 10 - 10:30 AM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 6:30 - 8:30 PM	29 Randolph Ruggers 10 AM - 1 PM Capstone's Money Management Series on Wednesdays 12 - 1 PM Waitsfield Community Meeting - Vibrant Villages 5 - 7 PM Springtime Treats Cooking Workshop 6:30 - 7 PM	30 Contract Bridge (The Card Game) 2 - 4 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Babysitting 101 with 4H at Moretown Library 4 - 7 PM Keep Vermont Cool Climate Action Workshop at Sugarbush 6 - 7:30 PM Home Buying in Vermont! 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	31 Youth Speak Out on Climate Change 6:30 - 7:30 AM BBQ on Friday Night 5 - 7 PM BLYSS Yoga Grand Opening Celebration March 31 6 - 9 PM Cabin Fever Follies at the Valley Players 7:30 - 10 PM Dungeons and Dragons Honor of Thieves 7:30 PM +1 more see less	1 Mad River Valley Easter Egg Hunt – Mad River Park 10 - 11 AM Open House at Silloway Maple 10 AM - 5 PM April Food's Day Bake Sale 11 AM - 2 PM Light Your Inner Fire - Last Call for Wim Hoffing! 12 - 4 PM TRIP Dance Company Fundraiser 3 - 9 PM PoemTown 2023 Events: April 1 7 - 9 PM By Popular Demand: Ivy League of Comedy at Chandler 7 - 9 PM Cabin Fever Follies at the Valley Players 7:30 - 10 PM +4 more see less
2 Hatha Yoga with Julia Frank 10 - 11 AM Open House at Silloway Maple 10 AM - 5 PM Palm Sunday Service at St. John's Episcopal Church 10 AM Fiddle Jam in Montpelier 12 - 4 PM Garden Seed & Tool Swap 1 - 3 PM Get to Know Your Community 3 - 5 PM Bethel University Graduation 4 - 6 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM +4 more see less	3 Magic: the Gathering Newbie Night! 4 - 6 PM Karaoke Night at Emily's Bar and Bistro! 8 - 10 PM	4 Take Control of Your Blood Pressure at Randolph House 10 - 10:30 AM Book Art - Flower 1:30 - 3:30 PM Community Dinner Tonight at RUHS 5:30 - 7 PM Audition for Arcadia with Barnarts! 7 PM (multiday)	5 Randolph Ruggers 10 AM - 1 PM Mosaic Art for Homeschoolers 11 AM - 12 PM Capstone's Money Management Series on Wednesdays 12 - 1 PM	6 Sound of Music at Harwood 7:30 AM (multiday) Contract Bridge (The Card Game) 2 - 4 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Hyde Away Specials and Events 4 PM (multiday) Randolph Area Chess Club 5 - 7:30 PM Passover Second Night Seder in Stowe 5:30 - 7:30 PM MRV Libraries April Pub Trivia 7 - 8:30 PM Poemtown Reading, April 6, Kimball Library 7 - 9 PM Mary Poppins 7 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	7 Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM ART, etc. Opening Reception 5 - 7 PM Krishna Guthrie Band w/ End User at The Underground 7 - 10 PM Easter Activities at the Baptist Fellowship 7 PM (multiday) Mary Poppins 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	8 Yard Sale (8-10am Only) 1693 Ridge Road, Randolph Ctr 8 - 10 AM Household Hazardous Waste Day (#1) 8 AM - 12 PM Easter Bake Sale April 8 at St John's 9 AM - 12 PM Community Easter Egg Hunt 10:30 AM - 12 PM Easter Eggstravaganza Party at Baptist Fellowship 11 AM - 1 PM Free Masterclass 👉 Herbal Remedies for Children 2 - 2 PM Easter Egg Hunt on the Mad River Path 2 - 3 PM Yestermorrow Woodworking Certificate Open House 6 PM Rhythm Future Quartet, the Spirit of Django Reinhardt 7 - 9 PM Mary Poppins 7 PM (multiday) Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Spring Concert 7 PM 3rd Annual Mad River Valley Story Slam 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less
9 Easter Sunday Service 9:30 - 10:30 AM Easter Service at St. John's Episcopal Church 10 AM Community Potluck Meal 11 AM - 12 PM Easter Brunch at Kuya's at One Main 11 AM - 3 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM +1 more see less	10 Legislative Breakfast in Bethel April 10 7:30 AM CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Book Discussion - All My Rage 6 PM	11 Take Control of Your Blood Pressure at Randolph House 10 - 10:30 AM Pruners Workshop Returns! 4 - 6 PM BEC Monthly Meeting 5:30 - 7:15 PM Islene Runningdeer at the Waitsfield UCC Church 6:30 - 7:30 PM Music as Medicine 6:30 - 8 PM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 6:30 - 8:30 PM Poemtown Reading at the Chandler April 11 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	12 Brookfield Men's Group 8 AM Randolph Ruggers 10 AM - 1 PM Capstone's Money Management Series on Wednesdays 12 - 1 PM Childcare for Vermont: the Courage to Care Rally April 12 1 - 3 PM	13 Contract Bridge (The Card Game) 2 - 4 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Hyde Away Specials and Events 4 PM (multiday) Randolph Selectboard Meeting 5:30 PM Tarot Class at Mountain Rose: the Major Arcana, Part 1 6 - 8 PM "Trash Talk" on Recycling and Composting 6 PM Windham Chamber Singers in Concert - Waitsfield Ucc 7 - 8 PM Free Concert at The Waitsfield UCC 7 - 8:30 PM Mountain Man, Void Bringer & Black Axe 7:30 - 10 PM +5 more see less	14 Rally for the Planet 8:30 AM - 2 PM Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Mad River Valley Poetry Slam 6:30 - 8 PM Your Inner Artistry - Growing from the Inside Out 7 - 8:30 PM	15 Plants That Bite Back, Keeping of Carnivorous Plants 10 AM - 12 PM Randolph Area Chess Club 1 - 4 PM Art Show + Free Food Pop-Up 2 - 5 PM The Social Black Bear with Ben Kilham 3 - 5 PM Young Traditions' Lively Music Coming Back to Chandler 7 - 9 PM Jesus Revolution Community Film Screening 7 - 9 PM Grande Finale - Capital City Concerts 7:30 - 9 PM Capital City Concerts - April 15 Concert 7:30 PM +4 more see less
16 Publishing/Marketing Seminars at Bridgeside Books 3:30 AM - 5:30 PM Musical Munchkins - Sing into Spring - Free Demo Class 10 - 10:45 AM Chakra Yoga Series 10 - 11 AM Dance, Sing, and Jump Around! 3 - 4:30 PM Sunday! Art & Social Action: Knitters Speak Out 3 - 4:30 PM Free Vegan Potluck Sundays 3 - 5 PM Womens' Gathering Circle 4 - 5:30 PM Yom Hashoah Holocaust Commemoration and Concert 4 - 6 PM Stories of Hope, Rwanda 4 - 6 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM +6 more see less	17 Spring Wellness Pop-Up at RES 4 - 6 PM	18 Bond Vote for Phase II Water Project 8 AM - 7 PM Bethel Town Meeting Committee 4:30 PM NVU-Lyndon Presents Author and Adventurer Ken Ilgunas 5 - 6:30 PM Great Trees & Forests of the Northeast Past & Present 5:30 - 6:30 PM	19 Randolph Ruggers 10 AM - 1 PM Capstone's Money Management Series on Wednesdays 12 - 1 PM Community Supper at Bethany Church 5 - 6 PM Brookfield Public Safety Committee Meeting April 19 5:30 - 7:15 PM Ask Your State Senator! 7 - 8 PM Poem Town Reading 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	20 Contract Bridge (The Card Game) 2 - 4 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Hyde Away Specials and Events 4 PM (multiday) Vermont Green Building Celebration 5:30 - 8 PM Bethel Public Hearing on Zoning Bylaw Amendments 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	21 Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Gifford Hosted: Advance Care Planning Fair 1 - 4 PM Friday Family Movie Night at Joslin Library 6 PM Community Gong Bath 6:30 - 7:30 PM Kippincoe w/ Troy Millette at The Underground 7:30 - 10 PM +1 more see less	22 Lilac Cleanup Workday at UVM Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Spring Tack Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Workshops This Weekend, Earth Day & Embroidery 10:30 AM - 1 PM Equal Access to Broadband Information Event 2 - 4 PM
23 Chakra Yoga Series 10 - 11 AM Basket Bingo & Music 11 AM - 2 PM Moving Sale! 12 PM Free Vegan Potluck Sundays 3 - 5 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM MRVARI Anti Racism Discussion April 23 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	24 Community Garden 5 PM Bethel Selectboard Agenda 6 PM	25 Protecting Half of Earth for All Life 5:30 - 6:30 PM Tonight: Kids' Game Night at Joslin Library! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Training - Stop the Bleed 6 - 9 PM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 6:30 - 8:30 PM Brookfield Development Board of Adjustment Hearing 7 PM +1 more see less	26 Randolph Singers Concert Teaser at Kuya's Open Mic All Day Randolph Ruggers 10 AM - 1 PM Capstone's Money Management Series on Wednesdays 12 - 1 PM Italian Conversation Social at Pearl Street Pizza 4 - 7 PM	27 Contract Bridge (The Card Game) 2 - 4 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM "Knot Thursday" and "Knot in Waitsfield" Volunteers 4 - 6 PM Advanced Magic: the Gathering 5 - 7 PM Mops 6 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	28 Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Special Olympics Young Athlete Pop-Up Play Group 3:15 - 4:15 PM	29 Moving Sale April 29-30: 10% Project Dove (multiday) Cary Garden & Pollinator Garden Workday at Hort Farm 10 AM - 12 PM Usui Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 Training 10 AM - 4 PM Poemtown with Los Lorcas, Apr. 29 7pm at Underground 7 - 9 PM Los Lorcas at The Underground 7 - 9 PM Welcome Back the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less
30 Chakra Yoga Series 10 - 11 AM Sunday Brunch Menu! At Kuya's at One Main 10 AM - 2 PM Sale Sunday at 24 Pleasant St 10 AM - 2 PM Beltane Gathering 1 - 5 PM Upper Valley Baroque Performs Monteverdi's Vespers 3 - 4:45 PM Free Vegan Potluck Sundays 3 - 5 PM Blyss Yoga May Day Gratitude Birthday for Eloise! 3 - 7 PM A Night on the Town 4 - 8 PM New Open Mic 5 - 8 PM The Farm Boy (With Vincent Freeman!) April 30 6:30 - 9:30 PM +6 more see less	1 Warren Green Up Day 11:55 AM (multiday) Green Up, Brookfield 12 PM (multiday) Bike Group at Kimball Library with Ridgeline 2:45 - 4:30 PM Book Discussion: Black Cake 6 - 7 PM	2 East Valley Community Group Monthly Meeting : 05/02/23 5:30 - 7:30 PM	3 Randolph Ruggers 10 AM - 1 PM Capstone's Money Management Series on Wednesdays 12 - 1 PM Parent Night: What You Need to Know About Vaping 6 - 7 PM "Bat Talk" with Barry the Bat Guy May 3 6 - 7:30 PM Live Music in Tracks 6 - 8 PM Weekly Fun Run/Walk/Bike 6:30 PM +2 more see less	4 Fiddler's Walk Mad Birder Walk This Thursday 7:30 - 9 AM Sugarbush Bloodrive May 4th 10 AM - 3 PM Info Session - Falls Prevention Tai Chi Class 10:30 - 11:30 AM Contract Bridge (The Card Game) 2 - 4 PM The Local: Wine & Beer - Free Weekly Tasting 4 - 6 PM Craft Project for Reproductive Rights 4 - 6 PM Community Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser to Benefit BFS 5 - 7 PM Randolph Area Chess Club 5 - 7:30 PM Traditional Food Preparation 6 - 8 PM The Kobzar's Prayer for Ukraine 7 PM +6 more see less	5 Mad Birders Full Moon Woodcock Walk Until 7:45 PM Gentle Yoga for Seniors - New Classes Start Friday! 10 - 11 AM Radio Show: WMRW Noon on Friday 12 PM Artist Meet and Greet with Larin Cilley 5 - 7 PM First Friday Art Walk 5 - 7 PM Acoustic Music with the Songbird Project 5:30 - 7 PM Songwriters in the Raw at The Underground 7:30 - 10 PM +3 more see less	6 Green Up Day - May 6 All Day Breakfast and Bake Sale - May 6, 7-11 AM 7 - 11 AM Clean Up Swim Holes on Green Up Day 7 AM - 12 PM Green-Up Day in Bethel 8 AM - 12 PM The Veterans' Place, Bottle Drive 8 AM - 4 PM Free Sale Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM MRVLL Opening Day 9 AM - 4 PM Braintree Green Up Day Information 9 AM - 5 PM Free Yard Sale Saturday 9 AM Events at UVM Hort Farm Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Moving Sale Saturday May 6 and Sunday May 7 10 AM (multiday) Handwoven Rugs & Hand-Dyed Clothing Sale 12 - 4 PM Kentucky Derby Party at 1824 House Inn + Barn 3 - 7 PM RVFD Ham & Bean Supper! 5 PM +10 more see less