Calendar - Front Porch Forum

January 2018

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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 Postponed 7 - 8:30 PM Play Reading on Refugees 7 - 8:30 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +4 more see less
7 Bottle Drive for SHS Marine Biology Class-Postponed 8:30 AM - 5 PM Staged Readings of Short Works by Local Playwrights 2 - 3:30 PM Traditions for Little (And Their Grown-Ups) 3 - 4:30 PM Next Montpelier Community Song Circle Jan. 7 6 - 8 PM	8 Middlesex Historical Society Annual Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM	9 Tobacco Cessation Workshop Begins Jan. 9 at CVMC 5 - 6 PM Sales-System Design: Free Workshop Jan. 9 5:30 - 7 PM	10 Ribbon-Cutting for Rink on Statehouse Lawn 3:30 - 4 PM Heat Pumps Workshop at Library Jan. 10 6 - 7:30 PM Money with Your Honey-Free Financial Fitness Classes 6 - 7:30 PM Aromatherapy 101 - How to Properly Use Essential Oils 6 - 7:30 PM Cancer Support Group 6 - 8 PM Central Vermont Supervisory Union 6:15 - 7:30 PM +2 more see less	11 Green Mountain Transit NextGen Public Meeting 12 AM Appreciative Living Learning Circle Now at MSAC! 6:30 - 8 PM Panel Discussion on Free Speech 7 - 8:30 PM	12 Free! Teen Showing of the Film: 'Tomorrow' 3:30 - 5:30 PM Free! Teen Showing of the Film: 'Tomorrow' 3:30 - 5:30 PM Lasagna Dinner Jan. 12 at St Leo's Hall 4:30 - 7 PM Lasagne Dinner Fundraising Event 4:30 - 7 PM Show 23 at Front Gallery in Montpelier 5 - 8 PM The Front: Show 23 5 - 8 PM Family Fun Night at Barre Jazzercise Center 6:30 - 7:30 PM Sip N' Paint 6:30 - 8:30 PM Correction on Open Mic Date 6:30 - 10 PM Hockey Nigt in Barre 7 - 9 PM Thunder Beasts and Swamp Donkeys 7 - 9 PM Beach Party at Barre Elks 7 - 11 PM +8 more see less	13 Cancelled: Kids Trade and Play Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Do I Have Prediabetes? 10:30 - 11:30 AM 2018 Lift Up! Fundraiser at Green Mountain Crossfit 11:30 AM - 5 PM Sledding Party 1 - 3 PM Corn Hole 5 - 10 PM Vermont Virtuosi Presents Proper Opera 7:30 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less
14 The Great Vermont Barn Dance 1 - 2 PM Home Yoga Practice Workshop 1 - 3 PM Home Yoga Practice Workshop 1 - 3 PM Essential Oil Roller Make & Take 2 - 3 PM Militarism Study Group 3 - 5 PM Study Group About the Culture of Militarism 3 - 5 PM Bullet Journaling for the New Year 4 - 5:30 PM Martin Luther King Documentary "At the River I Stand" 6 - 8 PM Comedy Night at Sweet Melissa's 6 - 10:30 PM +5 more see less	15 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 8 AM - 6 PM MLK Food Drive for Montpelier Food Pantry 8 AM - 6 PM Qi Gong Classes 10 - 11 AM Free MLK Day Community Lunch 11 AM - 3:30 PM Free Pizza and Documentary Discussion for Teens 5 - 7:30 PM Monday Night Stitchers 5 - 8 PM Time Correction MLK Documentary Screening: 6pm 6 - 8 PM Dominique Dodge/Emerald Rae - Harp/Fiddle/Voice Jan. 15 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	16 Mahjongg and Other Games in 2018! 6:30 - 8:30 AM Independent Film Screening: "Nowhere to Call Home" 7 - 9 PM	17 Vermont History Through Song by Vermont Humanities 1 - 2 PM Valley Arts Drop in Painting Group 2 - 9 PM School Board Meetings ... 2 of 'em! 5 - 8 PM Stimulate Your Immune System Workshop - Wednesday 6 - 7:30 PM Sign Up for Parenting Class 6 - 8 PM Guiding Good Choices Parenting Class in Barre 6 - 8 PM Fiber Riot! 6 - 9 PM +3 more see less	18 MOPS/MomsNext-Waterbury 12 AM Move It and Read! 3 - 4:30 PM Brenda's Lula Bash 3:30 - 5:30 PM Eating Well on a Budget for Families 5 - 7 PM Wellness Recovery Action Plan Begins Jan. 18 5 - 8 PM Montpelier Death Cafe January Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Audubon Photography Award Traveling Exhibit! 5:30 - 8 PM Harwood Union Transcript & Verification Presentation 6 - 7 PM Free Talk by World Renowned Artist & Happiness Speaker 6 - 7:30 PM Upcoming Gap Year Fair at Burlington HS 6 - 8:30 PM I‐89 Exit 7 Berlin Park and Ride Alternatives Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	19 Weekend Public Skating 12 AM (multiday) Mindfulness at Work 10 - 10 AM Mindfulness at Work 10 AM - 12:30 PM Kids' Night Out 5:30 - 7:30 PM The Art of Being Human 6 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	20 March for Our Future Jan. 20 All Day "Alaska Journal: Stories & Photographs" Joslin Library 12 AM Basement Sale - Greenfield Terrace 9 AM - 1 PM Branding & Finance Coffee Talk! 10 - 11 AM Facing Global Challenges Through Education 10 AM - 12 PM Facing Global Challenges Through Education - Free! 10 AM - 12 PM All About Beekeeping 10 AM - 12 PM Workshop on Bee Keeping 10 AM - 12 PM All About Beekeeping 10 AM - 12 PM Repair Cafe Saturday! 12 - 4 PM March Jan. 20 in Montpelier 1 - 4 PM Earthwalk Adult Earth Skills: Fire by Friction Workshop 1 - 4 PM Havdalah in Pajamas - Fun for Little Ones at Beth Jacob 5 - 6:30 PM Pocket Vinyl / Dan Zura House Show Jan. 20 6 - 10 PM Contradance at Capital City Grange Hall 7:30 - 11 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +12 more see less
21 Rev. Dr. Marvin Ellison Preaches at Warren United Church 10 - 11:30 AM Jigsaw Puzzle Swap! 1 - 2 PM Essential Oil Roller Make & Take 2 - 3 PM Mama Says Open Gym 2 - 3 PM Capital City Concerts Presents French Connection Jan. 21 3 PM Puerto Rico Clean Water Benefit Concert Jan. 21 6 - 9 PM +2 more see less	22 Social Meditation for All Adults 6:30 - 8:30 PM	23 Barre Lions Host Deer Season Update 12 - 1 PM Universal Primary Health Care for All Vermonters 5:30 - 8 PM	24 Girls Night Out with Vision Boards and Vino 12 AM Diabetes Prevention Program Begins Jan. 24 2:30 - 3:30 PM LuLaRoe Mingle Jingle in Moretown 3:30 - 5:30 PM Girls Night Out with Vision Boards and Vino 6 - 8 PM Farmer's Night 7 PM +1 more see less	25 Systemic Racism Awareness Legislative Day 9 AM - 7:45 PM Alaska Presentation 12 PM Vintage Market at ArtsRiot 4:30 - 9 PM Spice on Snow Winter Music Festival! 4:30 PM (multiday) What's All the Hype About CBD? Triple Workshop Series 5:30 - 6:30 PM Celebrating Howard Frank Mosher + Release of Points North 6 - 7 PM Rock City! Concert at Barre Elks Lodge Jan. 25 7:30 - 9:30 PM Barre Rock City Concert This Thursday! 7:30 PM +4 more see less	26 Anything Goes at the Aldrich Jan. 26 12 AM Fun Night at Aldrich Library ~ 6 - 8 PM Essential Oils for Relaxation and Romance 6:30 - 8 PM Schoolhouse Rock Live at U-32 Middle and High School 7 - 8 PM Naturalist Journeys: Climate Change Effects on Flora 7 - 8 PM Hockey Night in Barre 7 - 9 PM VCFA Visual Art Winter '18 Public Exhibitions 7 PM (multiday) Hockey Night in Barre 7:15 - 9 PM Bueno Comedy Showcase 8:30 - 10:30 PM +5 more see less	27 Special Events for Folks Affected by Cancer 10 - 11:30 AM One Day Special Sale at Trinity Community Thrift Store 10 AM - 4 PM Workshop: Getting Started as Freelance Book Editor 10 AM - 5 PM Winter Wildlife Tracking Class 10 AM - 5 PM Open House in Montpelier! 11 AM - 1 PM Open House in Montpelier! 11 AM - 1 PM North Branch Cafe Tea Series Starting Again 1 - 2 PM Everybody Wins! Vermont's National Life Readathon 1 - 3 PM 13th Annual Read-A-Thon 1 - 3:30 PM 13th Annual Read-A-Thon 1 - 3:30 PM Cajun Band Chaque Fois 3:45 - 5 PM Wine Tasting En Français! 5 - 7 PM Kamikaze Improv Comedy Benefit - Girls/Boyz First Mentor 5:30 - 7 PM Decades Night! Multigenerational Dinner & Activities 5:30 - 7 PM +10 more see less
28 BHAV SPA Opening Celebration Sunday! 2 - 6 PM Pete's Posse Concert 4 - 6 PM Second Special Event for Those Affected by Cancer 4 - 6 PM MRV Wellness' Winter Fondue Fiesta! 5 PM	29 Harwood to Host Parent Workshop with Drew Donofrio 6:30 - 8 PM Eric Rickstad Mystery Night 6:30 - 8 PM Envision Public Art for Montpelier 6:30 - 8 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 6:30 - 9:30 PM Harwood Presents Drew Donofrio Parent Workshop 6:30 PM iDefineMe : a Workshop for Parents 6:30 PM Women's a Cappella Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 6:45 - 9:15 PM Womens a Cappella Chorus Guest Night 7 - 9:30 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night 1/29 7 - 9:30 PM Women's Chorus Guest Night Jan. 29 7 PM +6 more see less	30 Fundraiser Jan. 30 for Girls Boyz at Sarduccis All Day Second Anniversary Celebration 12 AM Let Your Yoga Dance 12 - 1 PM Festival of Trees 4 - 6 PM Diabetes Prevention Program Begins Jan. 30 at CVMC 5 - 6 PM Upcoming Events at the Taste Place! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Montpelier Spanish Group Celebration! 6 - 8 PM Second Annual Shoe b'Shvat - Moonlight Snowshoeing! 6:30 - 8 PM More Than Just Mahjong! 6:30 - 8:30 PM An Economy for All of Us - Tuesday 7 - 8:30 PM Baron Wormser Book Launch: "Tom O'Vietnam" 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	31 Super Blue Blood Moon Adventure All Day Mental Health Advocacy Day All Day Advocate for Mental Health at State House Jan. 31 8 AM - 2 PM 7th Annual Consumer Night at VT Farm Show 4 - 7 PM Super Blue Blood Moon Adventure 5 - 9 PM Medicinal Mushroom Allies Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Cesarean Birth Support Meet Up 6 - 8 PM Public Art Finalists' Presentations 6:30 - 9:30 PM Lawson's Finest Beer Lover's Dinner and Full Moon Snowshoe 7 - 10 PM Eleva Performs at Farmers Night Jan. 31 7:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	1 MOPS/Mops Next Moms' Group All Day Open House for Earthwalk Village School 9 AM - 12 PM Lynn Lyons Presenting at Fayston School! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Workshop for Parents & Educators Feb. 1 5:30 - 7:30 PM Lynn Lyons Workshop, Fayston School Feb. 1 5:30 - 7:30 PM Mountain Roseyoga & Acupuncture Events & More 6 - 8 PM Contentment in Everyday Life 6 - 8 PM Wonderful Event to Benefit Turning Point Center 6:30 PM +4 more see less	2 Meditation and Community: Roots All Day Poster Show Opening For Jim Dodds - Three Mountain Café All Day Artwalk... Center for Arts and Learning 4 - 7 AM Death Cafe Meeting at MSAC 12:30 - 2 PM Learn the Art of Japanese Archery 1:30 PM (multiday) Powerful Tools for Caregivers Begins Feb. 2 in Waterbury 2 - 4 PM Breaking Bread with Martin Philip 5 - 7 PM Creative Double Feature 5 - 7:30 PM Reading at VCFA - Robin Macarthur and Miciah Bay Gault 5:30 - 7 PM First Friday Folk Dancing 6:30 - 8:30 PM Benefit Concert for Open Hands Cafe, Christ Church, Mpl 7 - 8:30 PM Men Alive Retreat at Rock Point 7 PM (multiday) Great White Sharks in Our Backyard! 7 PM Worst. Song. Ever 8 - 10 PM Worst. Song. Ever. at the Old Labor Hall 8 - 10 PM +11 more see less	3 Barre Republicans Gather 12 AM Barre Republicans Gather Saturday 8 AM Second Annual Sweetheart of a Sale! 9 AM - 3 PM Second Annual Sweetheart of a Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Dried Flower Wreath Class 9:30 - 11:30 AM Dabble Day - Messy Fun for Children Ages Birth to 6 10 AM - 12:30 PM Orchard Valley Winter Faire 10 AM - 2 PM Orchard Valley Waldorf School Winter Faire 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Faire at Orchard Valley Waldorf School 10 AM - 2 PM Everybody Wins! Benefit Brunch at Waterworks 11:30 AM - 2 PM VTeen Science Pathways Cafe, Astrobiology 5:30 - 7 PM Hockey Night in Barre 6:15 - 8:15 PM Haiti Slideshow and Dessert 6:30 - 8 PM Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time Feb. 3! 7:30 - 9 PM Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time Feb. 3! 7:30 - 9 PM Shining Night 2018 to Benefit STEPS 7:30 - 9 PM Quebec's Le Vent Du Nord - Celebration Series 7:30 - 9:30 PM Contradance at Capital City Grange Hall Saturday Evening 8 - 11 PM Contradance 8 - 11 PM +15 more see less