Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2024

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29 Consignment Event at Fireside Inn Sept. 27-29 (multiday) Big Yard Sale - Inwood Ln, Barnet - Sept. 27-29 9 AM - 3:30 PM Free Financial Seminar Fast Track to Become Debt-Free 9:30 - 11:30 AM Vermont Gas and Steam Engines at Marshfield' Fest 11 AM - 3 PM St Johnsbury Chess Club 12 - 12 PM Fall Equinox Mabon Ceremony 1 - 5 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Special Meeting 2 - 3 PM Wildlife Photography with Belinda Emmons 2 - 4 PM St. Johnsbury Players Auditions for War of the Worlds 2 PM Champlain Trio at Plainfield Opera House 4 - 5:30 PM +6 more see less	30 Plainfield Slope Stabilization Project 7 AM (multiday) Construction Work Update Route 2 7 AM (multiday) Planning Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM	1 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM An Open Community Conversation 6 - 7:30 PM Support the Worcester/Calais Schools Tonight 6:15 - 8:30 PM Newbury's VT House & Senate Candidates Forum, Oct. 1 6:30 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	2 Central Vermont Olli Presents Michael Wood-Lewis 1:30 - 3 PM Health Coaches for Hypertension Control Workshop 5 - 6:30 PM VNRC Annual Meeting and Sustainable Leadership Award 5:30 - 7:30 PM St. Johnsbury Community Bluegrass Jam 6:30 - 8:30 PM	3 Peacham's Fall Foliage Festival 9 AM - 8:30 PM Somatic Communication Training for Groups & Orgs 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Peacham Library Book Sale, Oct. 3 10 AM - 2 PM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Free Public Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Foliage Luncheon 11 AM - 1:30 PM Stop the Bleed 2 - 3 PM Lauren Sheehan to Perform at Peacham Foliage Festival 3:30 - 5 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Fall Foliage Meal - Maple Glazed Ham 5 - 6:30 PM Danville Selectboard Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Argentine Tango Class and Practice St. J Welcome Ctr 6 - 8 PM +8 more see less	4 Yard Sale! - Inwood Ln - Oct. 4-6 9 AM (multiday) Bale Grazing Discussion and Demonstration 10 AM - 12 PM Fall Foliage Quilt Show 10 AM - 4 PM European Coffee Lunch and Goodies 1 - 4 PM Community Meal 6 - 7 PM Public Meditation Talk with Anam Thubten Oct. 4 7 - 9 PM Meditation Talk with Anam Thubten Oct. 4 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	5 Lumberjack Breakfast is Back! 7 - 9:30 AM “Songs, Meditations and a Dream,” Music of Don Jamison 7:30 AM Constituent Meeting with Rep. Scott Campbell 8:30 - 10 AM Hunter Safety Course Change of Location 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Yard/Garage Sale Oct. 5 9 AM - 12 PM NEK Habitat for Humanity Shop Close-Out Free Yard Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Vermont Open Studio Weekend - Four Crows Wood and Wool 9 AM (multiday) Fall Foliage Day at the Groton Free Public Library 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Folk Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Pie for Breakfast 10 AM - 1 PM Marshfield Farmers' Market 10 AM - 1 PM West Barnet Fall Foliage Market 10 AM - 2 PM Weekend Meditation Retreat with Anam Thubten 10 AM (multiday) Chili Lunch 11 AM - 1 PM Concord VT Historical Society Open House 12 - 4 PM The 2024 Fall Dog Party is Only 3 Days Away! 12 - 4 PM Dominique Gustin Art Reception 2 - 4 PM Chicken Pie Supper 4 - 6 PM Old Meeting House Chicken Pie Oct. 5 4 - 6 PM Chicken Pie Supper 4:30 - 6:30 PM A Taste of Seasons, a Calabash Experience 5 - 9 PM Star Party at Northern Skies Observatory Oct. 5! 7:30 - 11:30 PM Weekend Meditation Retreat with Anam Thubten 10 PM (multiday) +19 more see less
6 Upcoming Events at Peacham Library All Day Paddle the Border 10 AM - 3 PM 21st Annual Autumn on the Green Festival 10 AM - 4 PM Pope Memorial Library Autumn Book Sale Update 10 AM - 4 PM St Johnsbury Chess Club 12 - 12 PM Lots of Household Items Free - Oct 6 - Marko Rd 12 - 4 PM Blessing of the Animals 1:30 - 2:30 PM The Common Loon with Eric Hanson 3 - 4 PM Celebrate the Music of the Grateful Dead! 4 - 6 PM +5 more see less	7 Marshfield Energy & Climate Change Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Construction Work Update Route 2 7 PM (multiday)	8 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Preliminary Review of Budget Agenda, Oct. 8 5 - 5:45 PM Free Flu & Covid Vaccine Clinic Oct. 8 5 - 7 PM New! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting, Oct. 8 6 - 8 PM School Board Meeting Oct. 8 6 PM +3 more see less	9 Senior Companion Program & Vaccine Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM Northeast Kingdom Community Action at GFPL 11 AM - 1 PM Health Coaches for Hypertension Control Workshop 5 - 6:30 PM Button Up for Winter – Rebates Up to $24,500 6 - 7 PM Cabot Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Music & Flood Donations for Western North Carolina 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	10 Donations for Hurricane Victims 9 AM (multiday) Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Did You Know? 6 - 7:30 PM Argentine Tango Class and Practice St. J Welcome Ctr 6 - 8 PM Auction and Dinner Fundraiser 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	11 Introduction to Rug Hooking 10 AM (multiday) Update for Delivery of Items for Truck 2 PM (multiday) Vaccine Clinic at the Groton Free Public Library 4 - 7 PM Cabot Contra Tonight! 7 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance - Friday 7 - 9:30 PM Oct. Community Contra Dance in Cabot 7 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	12 Yard Sale Sat and Sun (multiday) Bake Sale Today! East Corinth Village 8 AM - 12 PM TVSC Craft Fair and Flea Market 9 AM - 3 PM Fall for St. Johnsbury 9 AM - 7 PM Kids Trade & Play on Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Marshfield Farmers' Market 10 AM - 1 PM Join Us for NEKO's Membership Assembly! 10 AM - 3 PM Gallery Stroll During Fall for St. Johnsbury! 11 AM - 3 PM Halloween Family Fun and Movie Night - Hocus Pocus 4 - 10 PM 63rd Annual West Newbury Turkey Supper Oct. 12 5 - 8 PM 🍁🦃🍁 Join Us Quick, West Newbury Dinner Selling Out 5 - 8 PM Potluck Dinner and Music 5 PM +8 more see less
13 Corinth Fall Fest! 10 AM - 3 PM St Johnsbury Chess Club 12 - 12 PM	14 Town Office Closed 9 AM (multiday) Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM	15 Construction Work Update Route 2 7 AM (multiday) Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM Danville School Book Fair and Family Fun Night 7:30 AM (multiday) Flooding Assistance 8 AM - 4 PM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM St. Johnsbury Community Budget Forum Oct. 15 6 - 7 PM New! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 6 - 8 PM An Elemental Life in an Era of Imbalance 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Community Listening Session for Newbury Residents 6 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	16 Storytime at Pope Memorial Library 10:30 - 11:30 AM Central VT OLLI: U.S. Democracy and the 2024 Election 1:30 - 3 PM Health Coaches for Hypertension Control Workshop 5 - 6:30 PM Plainfield Conservation Commission 7 - 8:15 PM	17 Stories of Purpose & Possibility - Call for Submissions! All Day Come Learn Why Sauerkraut & Kimchi Are So Good for Us All Day Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Reading and Writing Club 4:30 - 5:30 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Community Conversation Series Oct. 17 5:30 PM Argentine Tango Class and Practice St. J Welcome Ctr 6 - 8 PM +6 more see less	18 Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Pub Sing with Fifth Business at Whirligig Brewing & Bistro 6 - 8 PM Passumpsic Community Baptist Church Movie Night 6 - 8:30 PM	19 Marshfield Memories Round Table All Day Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 AM - 4 PM Constituent Meeting with Rep. Scott Campbell 8:30 - 10 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Old Time Music Jam Oct. 19 10 AM - 12 PM Coverts Forest Health Workshop 10 AM - 12 PM Vermont Palestine Conference, Oct. 19 - Burlington 10 AM - 7 PM Halcyon Chorale & Artist Reception 5 - 7 PM Full Moon Sound Bath Event in Barnet 5:15 - 7 PM Karaoke at the American Legion 7 - 10 PM +6 more see less
20 Free Vaccine Against Despair 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM St Johnsbury Chess Club 12 - 12 PM Sunday Singalong 3 - 4 PM St. Johnsbury Community Sing - Songs of the 70's! 3 - 4:30 PM Ryegate Historical Society 3 PM +1 more see less	21 Construction Work Update Route 2 7 AM (multiday) Palliative Care and Hospice Care Informational Session 10 - 11 AM SB Budget Meeting Oct. 21 5 - 7 PM Cabot Planning Commission Meeting is Cancelled Tonight 6 - 8 PM Free Community Dinner 6 PM Plainfield Select Board Special Meeting 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	22 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM CVCOA and Mitzvah Fund Mobile Veterinary Clinic 9 AM - 3 PM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Cemetery Commission 4 PM Public Meeting on Draft Passumpsic Basin Plan 5:30 - 7 PM Hunger Mountain Coop Special Council Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM New! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 6 - 8 PM Cabot Trails Committee Meeting Oct. 22 6:30 - 8 PM +4 more see less	23 Fall Job & Internship Fair at VTSU Johnson 10 AM - 1:30 PM Storytime at Pope Memorial Library 10:30 - 11:30 AM Ready for Winter? Heat Pump & Weatherization 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Health Coaches for Hypertension Control Workshop 5 - 6:30 PM Roundtable Discussions on Natural and Home Remedies 6 - 7:30 PM The Connecticut: New England's Great River 6 - 8 PM Village of Marshfield Board of Trustees Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	24 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Come Meet the Blue Spruce Health Team! 2:30 - 4:30 PM Reading and Writing Club 4:30 - 5:30 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Twinfield Community Pumpkin Walk! 5:30 - 7 PM DRB Hearing, Oct. 24 6:15 - 7:30 PM VT Reads Book Discussion at the Athenaeum 7 - 8 PM +7 more see less	25 St Johnsbury PTO Book Fair 7:45 AM (multiday) So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Just Getting By: Film Screening and Q&A with Director 5:30 - 7 PM Joy Not Jails: Art for Abolition 5:30 - 8 PM Art & Author Night at the Jaquith - Friday, Oct. 25 6 PM Cemetery Commission Meeting Oct. 25 6:30 - 7:30 PM Self-Care Through Qigong, Meditation & Lifestyle 7 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	26 Hunger is Scary! - Benefit Ride 8:30 AM - 12 PM So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk to Fight Suicide 9 AM - 12 PM Fall Work Day at Stranahan Forest 9 AM - 12 PM Winter Warm-Up 9 AM - 1 PM Household Community Giveaway 9 AM - 1 PM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Dog Mountain Fall Workday This Saturday 9:30 AM - 4 PM Baby & Caregiver Yoga and Wellness Time 10 AM - 12 PM Huge Estate Sale at Sweet Seasons Farm! 10 AM - 5 PM Ride the Waves: Training in the Skill of Real Dialogue 10 AM (multiday) Destash - Restash Yarn Sale! 11 AM - 2 PM Yarn Sale at the Waterbury Public Library Oct. 26 11 AM - 2 PM Love Letters from Pig with Gail Falk 1 - 2 PM Arlington Neighborhood Meal at Ramsey Park 1 - 3 PM Old Fashioned Halloween Party 2 - 4 PM Barre Dart (Nerf) Club Meetup 3 - 4 PM +13 more see less
27 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Huge Estate Sale at Sweet Seasons Farm! 10 AM - 5 PM St Johnsbury Chess Club 12 - 12 PM Tax-Aide Open House 1 - 3 PM Annual Harvest Concert: Danville Town Band 3 - 4:30 PM Adamant Concert! 3 PM Sunday Sober Social 4 - 6 PM Pumpkins and Tales 4 - 6:30 PM St. Johnsbury Community Contra Dance 5 - 8 PM +5 more see less	28 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Blood Drive at Twinfield 11 AM - 4 PM Plainfield Recreation & Public Arts Committee Mtg 5:30 - 6:30 PM Cabot Planning Commission Meeting Monday Night 6 - 8 PM School Board Meeting Agenda and School Newsletter Link 6 - 8 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM SB Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	29 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM New Time and Place: Pottery Collective 5:30 - 7 PM New! Life Drawing Studio Nude Model Easels 6 - 8 PM Alfred Hitchcock and the Art of Suspense 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	30 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Health Coaches for Hypertension Control Workshop 5 - 6:30 PM Sharing of Natural and Home Remedies 6 - 7:30 PM Align Your Money with Your Values, Oct. 30 6:30 PM	31 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Quahog Dance Classes 10 - 11:30 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Reading and Writing Club 4:30 - 5:30 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Danville Trick or Treat Trail 5 - 7 PM Halloween Party at the Grange Oct. 31 6 - 7 PM Trunk or Treat - Waterford School 6 - 8 PM Wheel of the Year Samhain Ceremony 6 - 9 PM +8 more see less	1 Virtual Alzheimer's/Dementia Advocacy Gathering 12 - 1 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Resilience Hub Meeting at The Jaquith 6 - 8 PM	2 Constituent Meeting - Rep. Scott Campbell 8:30 - 10 AM Join Me Nov. 2 at the Kitchen Counter Cafe, St J 8:30 - 10 AM Davies Memory Library Used Book Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Book Sale - Davies Memorial Library Waterford 9 AM (multiday) Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Vermont Women's Rally 10 AM - 12 PM Folk Music Jam 10 AM - 12 PM Huge Estate Sale at Sweet Seasons Farm! 10 AM - 5 PM Cabot Public Library - Snack & Paint 12:30 - 2:30 PM Cabot Family Dance 3 - 5 PM Gamelan Sulukala Concert at Bethany Church! 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less