Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2017

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26 28th Annual Women's Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) 28th Annual Women's Festival of Crafts 10 AM (multiday) Senior Ctr. Multigenerational Potluck 12 PM Wonder Walks Gratitude Walk in Hubbard Park 3 - 4 PM Warm Up Wonder Walk in Hubbard Park 3 - 4 PM +1 more see less	27 Cider Monday 9:30 AM - 6 PM Montpelier Senior Activity Center Open House 5 - 7 PM Live Storytelling Workshop Group 6 - 7:45 PM Finding & Living Your Truth 6:30 - 8 PM	28 Quit Tobacco! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Quit Tobacco! 5:30 - 6:30 PM Rapid Client Enrollment 5:30 - 7 PM Lucas Herring for Mayor 6 - 6:45 PM Gentle Flow Yoga Class 7 - 8:15 PM Bill McKibben: Radio Free Vermont 7 - 8:30 PM Public Input Requested: Municipal Swimming Pool Options 7 PM +3 more see less	29 Jobs Fair Nov. 29 12 AM Square Dance 2 - 3:30 PM Healing Homes: Free Film Screening 5:30 - 8 PM Slash Your Energy Bills - Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Slash Your Energy Bills - Workshop at Library 6 - 7:30 PM Central Vermont Supervisory Union 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	30 Pasta Night at Common Man Nov. 30 12 AM Thursday Noontime Concerts at Christ Church 12 - 12:45 PM Looking for Extras and Actors for Student Film! 3:30 PM	1 Barre City PTO Ski & Ride Program at Sugarbush Mt. Ellen 12 - 12 PM LuLaRoe Clothing Holiday Sale! 3 - 5 PM The Front: Show 22 Reception for Art Walk 4 - 8 PM Benefit Bake at Flatbread Friday 5 - 9:30 PM Dinner at Montpelier Elks Club 5:30 - 8 PM Cena De Chocolate 6 PM Friday Evening Folk Dancing 6:30 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	2 River of Light Lantern Parade 12 - 12 AM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts 12 AM (multiday) Annual UCM Holiday Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Annual Christmas Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Reiki Level 1 Certification Training 9 AM - 3 PM Open Community Acupuncture Free Day! 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Free Acupuncture 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Annual Storewide Sale & Author Signing 9:30 AM Clearance Sale at Methodist Church 137 Main St 10 AM - 2 PM Essential Oils Holiday Pop-Up 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar 10 AM - 4 PM 5th Annual Not Your Mother's Church Bazaar 10 AM - 4 PM Walking Through History at the Martin Bridge Park 11 AM - 12 PM "Unraveling Rose": Guest Author at Joslin Library 2 PM Cookies and Santa at City Center Saturday 3 - 5 PM Bangers, Beer, and Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Bangers, Beer, and Irish Beats 6 - 10 PM Free Movie Night 6 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Winter Concert Dec. 2! 7 - 9 PM Montpelier Gospel Choir Dec. 2 and 3 7 PM (multiday) Montpelier Community Gospel Choir 7 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +18 more see less
3 Holiday Bazaar 10 AM - 4 PM Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Mayfly at Shelburne Museum Holiday Celebration! 11 AM - 4 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Benefit Concert 2 - 4 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Presentation 2 PM 2018 Legislative Preview 4 - 6 PM 2018 Legislative Preview-Waterbury 4 - 6 PM Citizens' Forum 2018 Legislative Preview 4 - 6 PM Scrag Mountain Music at Warren Church Sunday Afternoon! 4 PM Let Us Entertain You! 5 - 7 PM Next Montpelier Community Song Circle December 3 6 - 8 PM +7 more see less	4 Vermont Poor People's Campaign Kick-Off Event 12 AM CVUUSD School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Anne Watson for Mayor Kickoff Party 6 - 8 PM Falun Dafa Practice at K-H Library Dec. 4 6:30 - 7:45 PM LGBTQIA Meditation Group 6:30 - 8 PM Dr. Andrew Wakefield Film Screening, Discussion 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	5 VSAC Financial Aid Forms Night at Harwood Union 5 - 6:30 PM Illumination Night at VCFA Dec. 5 5:30 - 7:30 PM Solo Saxophone (Mostly) with Guests at Bagitos 6 - 8 PM Gentle Flow Yoga Class 7 - 8:30 PM Mahjong and More! Game Night 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	6 Walk-Through Wednesday, Orchard Valley Waldorf School 8:30 - 10:30 AM Orchard Valley Walk-Through Wednesday 8:30 - 10:30 AM Come Visit Orchard Valley Waldorf School! 8:30 - 10:30 AM Holiday Open House 12 - 8 PM Senior Day: the Crones Sing American and European Tunes 1:30 - 3 PM Valley Arts - Wednesday Drop-In Painting! 2 - 9 PM Mid-Season Specialty Cider & Local Food Tasting 6 - 8 PM Cider Tasting 6 - 8 PM Specialty Cider and Local Foods Tasting 6 - 8 PM Cancer Support Group Holiday Dinner 6 - 8 PM Need a Little Light & Hope? 7 - 8 PM Artist Talks and Holiday Art Sale 7 - 8 PM The Front: Melora Kennedy and Hannah Morris 7 - 8 PM Wednesday: Service of Light & Hope at Warren Church 7 - 8 PM +10 more see less	7 Proficiency Based Learning Coffee Talk/HUHS Thursday 8:30 - 9:30 AM The Front: Holiday Sale Extra Hours! 9 AM (multiday) Thursday Noontime Concerts at Christ Episcopal Church 12 - 12:45 PM Bill McKibben 'Radio Free Vermont' Signing 6 - 8:30 PM Mark Bray Benefit 7 - 9 PM Renowned Historian to Speak at Benefit 7 - 9 PM Id M Theft Able/Lichti Dentico Duo/Toussaint Concert 7 - 10 PM Home for the All-idays Event to Benefit VFN 7:30 - 10 PM +4 more see less	8 Country Christmas Schedule 12 AM (multiday) Essential Oils Holiday Pop-Up 11 AM - 2 PM Save the Date, the Christmas Trees Are Coming! 12 PM (multiday) Peter Miller Book Signing 2 - 5 PM Spaulding's Got Talent 6 - 8 PM Axel's Gallery Art Opening on Friday 6 - 8 PM Open House Vee's Flowers 6 - 8 PM Pamper Yourself with Essential Oils 6:30 - 8 PM Spoil Yourself a Bit 6:30 - 8 PM Annie in the Water at Zenbarn 9 - 11:59 PM +6 more see less	9 CPR Certification Class Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM Find Relief at Merry Market Dec. 9 9 AM - 3 PM Saturday Solidarity Craft Fair - Planting Hope 9 AM - 4 PM 24th Annual Solidarity Craft Fair and Silent Auction 9 AM - 4 PM Moretown Artisans Sale This Weekend! 9 AM (multiday) Kids Trade and Play Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Memory Cafe Music and Song 10 - 11:30 AM Semester Program Open House 10 AM - 12 PM Indoor Yard Sale! - Ennis Hill Rd 10 AM - 1 PM Crafty Gift-Making for Kids at Peanut & Mouse 10 AM - 1 PM Book Sale Dec. 9 10 AM - 2 PM Community Dog Park Info at Tractor Supply 10 AM - 2 PM Silent Auction & Spin-A-Thon 10 AM - 3 PM The 2017 Moretown Artisans Sale! 10 AM (multiday) Building a 3d Printer 11 AM - 2 PM Annual Drop and Shop Dec. 9 12 - 4 PM Wonder Walks Irish Hill Trails Walk in Berlin 1 - 2 PM Dog Party 1 - 3 PM Holiday A Cappella Mens' and Womens' Barbershop Concert 2 - 4 PM Holiday A Cappella Mens' and Womens' Barbershop Concert 2 PM A Cappella Barbershop Holiday Afternoon 2 PM Classic Journalism Film Series: Citizen Kane 2:30 - 5 PM Winter Owl Exploration 3 - 8 PM Harwood Girls' B-Ball Fundraiser: Parents' Night Out 4 - 9 PM Celebrate Getting Outdoors on the Mad River Path! 5 - 6:30 PM Ballroom Dance with Live Music! 7 - 11 PM Celebrate the Season with Mad River Chorale 7:30 - 9 PM David Mallett Performs Dec. 9! 7:30 - 10:30 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert - Waitsfield 7:30 PM Scuba Party Tonight at Slidebrook 9 - 11:30 PM +27 more see less
10 Holiday Card and Small Book Making 10 AM - 3 PM Winter Market Sunday 11 AM - 3 PM Holiday Pottery Sale Sunday 12-5pm 12 - 5 PM Kids March to Protect ANWR 1 - 2 PM "Making Opera" in Stowe 2 - 4 PM Mad River Chorale Holiday Concert - Waterbury 3 PM Sugarbush Racing Club Kickoff Party 4:30 - 6 PM +3 more see less	11 Montpelier Roxbury Draft Budget Presentation 12 AM Montpelier Roxbury Draft Budget Presentation 6 - 7:30 PM Love to Read? Learn to Edit! (Free Public Talk) 6:30 - 8 PM Editing Workshop 6:30 - 8 PM Learn the Craft and Business of Freelance Book Editing 6:30 - 8 PM Nutritional Wisdom to Optimize Fertility 6:30 - 8 PM Holiday Concert by the Capital Orchestra 7:30 PM +3 more see less	12 I‐89 Exit 7 Berlin Park and Ride Alternatives Meeting 12 - 12 AM Health Care for Everyone - Now is the Time 6 AM - 8 PM Christmas Auction at Evergreen 12:15 - 1:30 PM Star Wars Party at Aldrich Library: the Reader Awakens 5 - 8 PM Free Workshop - Heart-Centered Websites 5:30 - 7 PM New Date Illumination Night at VCFA Dec. 12 5:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Centerpiece Class 6 - 8 PM Health Care for Everyone - Now is the Time 6:30 PM Waterbury Band Concert 7 - 8 PM +5 more see less	13 Essential Oils Holiday Pop-Up 11 AM - 2 PM Square Dancing 2 - 3:30 PM Meals-On-Wheels Holiday Cocktail Party Fundraiser 5 - 7 PM GMT Public Meeting Wednesday at Waitsfield Elementary 5 PM Zero Energy Homes Workshop at Library Next Wed. 6 - 7:30 PM Zero Energy Homes Workshop at Library Wednesday 6 - 7:30 PM Christmas Carey-Oke at the Big Pic!! 6 PM +3 more see less	14 Far & Away, Noontime Concert Dec. 14 12 PM Public Menorah Lighting at State House Thursday 5 - 7 PM Storytime at Barnes & Noble and 10% Donation! 6 - 7 PM Mrs. Claus at the Moretown Library Thursday! 6 - 7 PM Mrs. Claus at the Library Thursday! 6 - 7 PM Windows on Waldorf 6:30 - 8 PM Windows on Waldorf 6:30 - 8 PM Nerd-Choir Christmas Variety Show! 7:30 PM +4 more see less	15 Christmas Bird Count 12 AM Join the Fun! Interfaith Chanukah Party 5 - 8 PM Crafty Pop-Up Sale at the Plainfield Firehouse 5 PM (multiday) Crafty Pop-Up at the Plainfield Firehouse! 5 PM (multiday) JSC Concert Band, World Music Ensemble Perform Dec. 15 7 - 8:30 PM JSC Concert Band & World Music Ensemble Concert 7 - 9 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	16 Indoor Moving Sale Dec. 16 & Dec. 17 - Vt Route 125 12 AM (multiday) Wreaths Across America All Day Christmas Bird Count and Bird Feeders 12 AM Join the 119th Annual Christmas Bird Count with NBNC 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM Holiday Craft & Vendor Fair Hosted by Habitat 4 Humanity 9 AM - 4 PM Habitat for Humanity Craft Fair Dec. 16 9 AM - 4 PM CVHFH's Holiday Fair! 9 AM - 4 PM CVHFH's Craft & Vendor Fair! 9 AM - 4 PM Music, Tea Tastings & Author Visit at Bridgeside Books! 10 AM - 4 PM Calling All Crafters 10 AM - 4 PM Record Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Trunk Show with Local Clothing Designer at Proud Flower 10 AM - 5 PM Santa Coming to Northfield Masonic Lodge 12 - 3 PM Nature Crafting Party and Indie Folk Music 1 - 4 PM EarthWalk Nature Crafting Party & Live Folk Music 1 - 4 PM Gifts from the Heart Walk in Hubbard Park 2 - 3 PM Santa at Aldrich Public Library 3 - 4 PM Sweet Pea & Friends Book Signing 3 - 4 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve at the Old Meeting House 3 - 4:30 PM Treasures Unburied Annual Christmas Party 5 - 9 PM Epic Hanukkah Event Featuring New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Epic Chanukah Event. New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM Epic Hanukkah Event Featuring New Orleans Klezmer All Stars 6 - 11 PM 11th Annual Green Mountain Nutcracker Dec. 16-17 7 PM (multiday) The 11th Annual Green Mountain Nutcracker, Dec. 16-17 7 PM (multiday) Onion River Chorus Christmas Concert 2017 Dec. 16 7:30 - 9 PM +22 more see less
17 Special Selectboard Meeting Dec. 17 12 AM Art Festival! 10 AM - 3 PM Winter Market at the Taste Place 11 AM - 3 PM Onion River Chorus Christmas Concert 2017 Dec. 17 4 - 5:30 PM Dreidls & Drums Hanukkah Party at Beth Jacob! 4 PM +1 more see less	18 90 Year Olds Free Breakfast at Evergreen 12 AM LGBTQIA Meditation - St J Shambhala Center, Eastern Ave 6:30 - 8 AM School District Forum/Discussion at Harwood Dec. 18 5:30 - 7 PM Reminder: School District Forum Dec. 18! 5:30 - 7 PM Join in an Evening of Readers' Theater! 6:30 PM Waitsfield Selectboard Public Hearing - Town Plan 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	19 Eat, Drink, and Support the Rink 11 AM - 11 PM Interview with Bill McKibben 5 - 6 PM Sugarbush Festival of Lights 5:30 - 7 PM Heart-Centered Websites Free Workshop Tuesday 5:30 - 7 PM	20 Winter Solstice Sale 9:30 AM - 6 PM Square Dancing 1 - 3:30 PM Drop in Painting Group 2 - 9 PM LuLaroe Mingle Jingle (Moretown) 3:30 - 5 PM School Board Meetings 5 - 8 PM +1 more see less	21 Christmas Services 12 AM Benefit Dinner for Cancer Support Group 5 - 9 PM Montpelier Death Cafe Dec. Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Reiki Share to Celebrate the Solstice 6 - 7:30 PM Dynamos Soccer Club - Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Caroling in Warren Village 6:30 PM You Gotta Get Gulls! Birding at North Branch Nature Ctr 7 - 8 PM Mad Funny at Valley Players Theater 8 - 9:30 PM +4 more see less	22 Holiday Market! 6 - 7 PM Elizabeth Von Trapp in Concert 7:30 - 9 PM A Christmas Carol - Barre Opera House 7:30 PM (multiday)	23 Carol Singing at the Grange Hall! 4 - 6:30 PM
24 3 Services on Christmas Eve at Warren United Church 10 AM - 7 PM Christmas Eve Experiences 10 AM - 7 PM Christmas Eve at Resurrection Baptist Church 11 AM - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM "Light Shines in the Darkness" Christmas Eve Service 5:30 - 6:30 PM Christmas Services: Church of the Good Shepherd 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	25 Community Christmas Dinner 12 - 2 PM Waterbury Community Christmas Dinner - Join Us! 3 - 5 PM	26	27 December Fiber Workshops! 10 AM - 12 PM	28 Meredith's Marvelous Moretown Meet-Up 7 - 8:30 PM	29 Zumba Kids 6:30 - 6:30 PM Breakin' Up Christmas - Cajun Music & Dance in Cabot! 7 - 11 PM Comedy Show at Espresso Bueno! 8 - 10 PM	30
31 Sunday Worship at Warren United Church 10 - 11 AM New Year's Eve 5K Dec. 31 in Montpelier 2 PM New Year's Eve 5K Dec. 31 in Montpelier 2 PM New Years Eve Concert at Valley Players 6 PM	1	2 LGBTQIA Meditation Group - Different Night! Tuesday 6:30 - 8 PM	3 Special Meeting of Warren Library Board 12 AM Free - Open House at Shambhala 6 - 7:30 PM Yoga, Meditation and Creative Exploration, 6 Week Series 6:30 - 8 PM Scuba Party Tonight at Slidebrook Lodge and Tavern 9 - 11:30 PM	4 MOPS/MomsNext Moms' Group 12 - 12 AM Your Family Plan: Live Proactively and Reclaim the RHVT 6:45 - 8:15 PM Book Reading at Kellogg Hubbard 7 - 8 PM Wonderful New Talent Reading at Kellogg-Hubbard 7 PM	5	6 Boy Scout Christmas Tree Pick-Up for Barre City 12 - 12 AM SHS Biology CLASS Bottle Drive! 8:30 AM - 5 PM Introduction to Spinning 10 - 11 AM Sing, Eat, Dance at Captiol City Grange Jan. 6 5:30 PM Galactic Soccer Night 6 - 9 PM Play Reading on Refugees 7 - 8:30 PM Play Reading Postponed 7 - 8:30 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +4 more see less