Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Town Office Closed for Thanksgiving 9 AM (multiday) Holiday Market at Honest to Goodness Farm Nov. 30 9 AM - 4 PM Bottle Drop - Hardwick AL Auxiliary Juniors & Youth SAL 11 AM - 2 PM Plainfield Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Newark Street School Online Auction 12 - 12 PM Birch Bark Birds and Stars Workshop 1 - 5 PM Holiday Sing-Along - Dec. 1 at The Montpelier Grange 2:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday Sing-Along - A Free, Family-Friendly Event 2:30 - 4:40 PM +4 more see less	2 Newark Street School Online Auction 12 - 12 PM End-Of-The-Season Bike Maintenance Workshops 3 - 5 PM SB Budget Meeting 5 - 7 PM Planning Commission Hearing for Town Plan Renewal 6 - 7 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 8 PM Marshfield Energy & Climate Change Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	3 Walking Group All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Story Hour and Playgroup at the Walden Library 10 - 11:30 AM Holiday Food Drive for Sheffield Food Pantry 10:30 AM (multiday) Newark Street School Online Auction 12 - 12 PM Teen Taste Test at Jeudevine Memorial Library 3 - 4 PM Final Public Report Lyndon Flooding Study 6 - 7:30 PM Revised SB Mtg, Dec. 3 6 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	4 Homeschool Meetup at Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Newark Street School Online Auction 12 - 12 PM Walden Town Plan 6 PM First Wednesday Open Mic! 7 - 9 PM Music with the Millers 7 PM +1 more see less	5 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Newark Street School Online Auction 12 - 12 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Stop the Bleed 2 - 3 PM Lego Time at Jeudevine Memorial Library 3 - 4 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM Don't Burn Our Future: Clean Power Now, Dec. 5 7 - 8:30 PM Future Wild: Protecting Vermont's Public Forests 7 PM +8 more see less	6 Conflict Evolution Training Retreat in Plainfield 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Trustees of Public Funds Meeting 11 AM - 12 PM Hardwick Farmers Mkt at Maker's Market 4 - 7 PM Front Seat Winter Market Starts This Friday! 4 - 7 PM Hardwick Farmers Market at Front Seat Dec. 6 4 - 7 PM Re: Poetry Speak-Out 6 - 8 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Poetry Speak-Out 6 PM (multiday) Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	7 Contra Dance Again Saturday: Montpelier Contra Dance! All Day The Holly Jolly Brawly Invitational 8 AM - 3 PM Church Bazaar - Christmas Eve Service and More 9 AM - 1 PM Twinfield Boosters Annual Craft Fair 9 AM - 2 PM Craft & Bake Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair & Bake Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Gifts Sale! 9 AM - 3 PM Maple Corner Holiday Craft Fair 9 AM - 3:30 PM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Winter in Walden 10 AM Lunenburg 15th Gingerbread Bazaar 10 AM - 2 PM Glassblowing Open Studio 10 AM - 4 PM Spanish Club 11 AM - 12:30 PM Highland Center for The Arts Wintermarket 11 AM - 3 PM Highland Center for the Arts Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Wintermarket at Highland Center for the Arts 11 AM - 3 PM Make-A-Wreath Workshop 2 - 6 PM Community Holiday Party Saturday, Dec. 7 3 - 5 PM Sing Out, Sing Bright Dec. 7 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert, Dec. 7 7 - 9 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Winter Concert Dec. 7 7 - 9 PM +17 more see less
8 Home Clean Out 10 AM - 2 PM Block-Printing Workshop 12 - 3 PM Exciting and Fun Event for Environmentalists! 4 - 7 PM Cabot Community Memorial Tree Lighting 6 - 7 PM	9 Community Coffee Hour 10 AM - 12 PM Come Gather to Talk About Life at Death Cafe 1 - 3 PM Cabot Historical Society Meeting - Monday, Dec. 9 2 - 3 PM Community Meeting for Farm Resilience - NOFA and ECNRCD 2:30 - 4 PM St. Johnsbury School District Community Budget Forum 6 - 7 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board and Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM CVCCSD Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting 6 - 9 PM What is Restorative Justice? Come Find Out Dec. 9! 6:30 - 8 PM Conservation Committee Meeting - Dec. 9 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	10 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM Social Service Appropriations Advisory Committee 11 AM - 12 PM Hunger Mountain Coop Council Meeting 5:30 - 8 PM Irish Bronze Age Tuath Dé Danann - a Vibrant Culture 6:30 - 8 PM HPC's East Hardwick Zoning District Listening Session 6:30 - 8 PM Plainfield Arts Potluck 6:30 PM +4 more see less	11 Northeast Kingdom Community Action at GFPL 11 AM - 1 PM Library Writing Group for Kids 3 - 4 PM Flood Resiliency Task Force Meeting - Dec. 11 6:30 - 8 PM Marshfield Planning Commission Dec. 11 6:30 PM David Budbill's "Two for Christmas" Play 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	12 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Twinfield Community Night 5:30 - 7 PM Book Launch Dec. 12 6 - 8 PM Book Launch 6 - 8 PM Community Singalong with Heidi Wilson 6 - 8 PM Author David Martin Has Some Amazing Stories! 6 - 8 PM Game Night at Front Seat Coffee 6 - 9 PM Friends of Calais Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Local Cast Brings "A Christmas Carol" to Life! 7:30 PM +9 more see less	13 Groton Library Homemade Cookie Sale! (multiday) Pop-Up Holiday Shop with Kamalika-K 10 AM - 3 PM Winter Lights at the Groton Free Public Library 5 - 7 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance - Friday 7 - 9:30 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance Friday, Dec. 13! 7 - 9:30 PM Local Cast Brings "A Christmas Carol" to Life! 7:30 PM +5 more see less	14 Spirit Doll Workshop All Day Estate/Moving Sale - Tillou Rd - Dec. 14-15 9 AM (multiday) Kids Trade and Play- A Family Resource! Dec. 14 9:30 - 11:30 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Twins Meet-Up Hosted by Good Beginnings 10 AM - 12 PM Energy-Saving Info - Craftsbury Holiday Farmers Market! 10 AM - 2 PM Copley Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Holly Grams Deliveries 10 AM - 3 PM 40th Annual Open Studio Sale and Demonstrations 10 AM - 4 PM Emma Podolin Redware Annual Studio Sale Dec. 14-15 10 AM (multiday) First Annual Northwoods Pottery Tour Dec. 14-15 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Market at the Space on Main Dec. 14 11 AM - 12 PM Austrian Bakery at Craftsbury Winter Market 11 AM - 12 PM Craft Market + Soup and Baked Goods - 12/14 11 AM - 2 PM OWC Children's Choir Rehearsals 11:15 AM Cabot Public Library - Dec. 14 Free Holiday Workshop 12 - 2 PM Polar Express Community Dinner 12 PM Healing Circle 2:30 - 4 PM Just Getting by - Film Screening in Maple Corner, VT 7 - 9 PM Just Getting By - Film Screening at MCC 7 - 10 PM Holiday Concert 7 PM Local Cast Brings "A Christmas Carol" to Life! 7:30 PM +18 more see less
15 Family Holiday Event at MCCC This Sunday! 10 AM - 1 PM Pop-Up Holiday Shop with Kamalika-K 10 AM - 3 PM Winter Solstice Service Dec. 15 10:30 - 11:30 AM Family Holiday Event at MCC 10:30 AM - 1 PM Santa's Coming to West Burke! 11 AM - 1 PM Pomander Workshop 12 - 3 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Winter Concert 2 - 3:30 PM Green Mountain Youth Symphony Orchestra 2 - 4 PM Cookie Exchange Party at the Walden Community Library 2 - 4 PM Holiday Party & Tree Lighting in the Village! 3 - 5 PM The Continued Adventures of King Wenceslas 4 - 6 PM Community Carol Sing in Montpelier! 4:30 - 6 PM Montpelier Community Carol Sing! 4:30 - 6:30 PM Community Carol Sing in Montpelier 4:30 PM Winter Fun Paint and Sip 5 - 7 PM +11 more see less	16 Canceled: Dec. 16 Community Budget Review Event 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 9 PM	17 Plainfield Cemetery Commission All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM School Board Meeting Agenda 6 - 8 PM SB Meeting Dec. 17 6 - 8 PM Marshfield Budget Discussions 6:30 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	18 Homeschool Meetup at Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Slow Flowers Roundtables at The Flower Basket 12 - 7 PM Teen Button Making 3 - 4 PM SB Special Meeting, Wed, Dec. 18 4 - 5:45 PM Sheffield Planning Commission Public Meeting 6 - 8 PM Please Join Us at Our School Board Meeting 6:15 - 9:15 PM Village of Marshfield Board of Trustees Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	19 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fall Prevention Tai Chi Levels 1 - 3 1 - 2 PM School Age Story Time 3 - 4 PM Peace Vigil 5 - 6 PM Budget SB Meeting - Correction 5 - 7 PM East Calais Potluck on Dec. 19 6 - 7:15 PM Bread and Puppet Theater's "The Christmas Story" 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	20 Hardwick Farmers Market Dec. 20 3 - 6 PM Goldenrose Gardens Solstice Sale at Front Seat Coffee! 4 - 7 PM Front Seat Winter Market Starts This Friday! 4 - 7 PM Passumpsic Community Baptist Church Movie Night Dec. 20 6 - 9 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	21 Contra Dance on the Longest Night, at the Grange Hall! All Day Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Hard-Pressed Community Print Shop Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Hard-Pressed Solstice Market 11 AM - 3 PM Winter Solstice Celebration 12 - 8 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve - Dec. 21 3 - 5 PM Special Winter Solstice Sound Bath 3 - 5 PM Stories for a Winter's Eve 3 - 9 PM Woodbury Caroling on the Green! Dec. 21 4:30 - 5:30 PM Carols & Cocoa 4:30 PM Onion River Chorus Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 PM +7 more see less
22	23 Community Coffee Hour 10 AM - 12 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM SB Meeting Dec. 23 6 - 7:40 PM Stannard Holiday Musical Community Gathering, Dec. 23 6 - 8 PM	24 Bradford Ceasefire Vigil Cancelled Tuesday Dec. 24 All Day Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM Office Closed 8 AM (multiday) Christmas Eve Hours at Tenney Library 9 AM - 12 PM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM Old West Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +4 more see less	25	26 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM Thursday & Friday Take-Out Menu in East Calais 4 - 7 PM	27 David Klein's Dance/Piano Concert Co-Op Benefit 2 - 3:30 PM Thursday & Friday Take-Out Menu in East Calais 4 - 7 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	28 Organized Dead: Back to Harry's! 7 - 9 PM
29 Sunday Service at the Cabot United Church 10 - 11 AM	30 CRAFTea Last Mondays of the Month October-April 5:30 - 7 PM	31 Weekday Morning Fitness 7 - 7:45 AM Ceasefire Vigil 7:30 - 8:15 AM All Recovery Meeting 10 - 11 AM NYE Dinner, Cacao, and Alcohol-Free Dance 6 - 11:55 PM	1 First Day Hike - Bartlett Mountain 10 AM - 12 PM First Day Hike - Brighton State Park 10 AM - 1 PM First Day Hike at Owl's Head in Groton State Forest 1 - 3 PM Open Mic and Potluck, New Year's Day Special! 6 - 9 PM	2 Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Storytime & Playgroup 11 AM - 12:30 PM Read to a Dog at Jeudevine Memorial Library 1 - 2 PM Newbury Book Discussion Group 7 - 8 PM	3 The Cabot Village 12th Night Celebration 12 PM (multiday) Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM	4 First Montpelier Contra Dance of 2025! All Day Holiday Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Hazen Union NHS Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Moving Through the Season 10:30 - 11:30 AM Puzzle Competition Jan. 4 at The Jaquith 10:30 AM - 1 PM Puppy Love 12 - 4 PM +3 more see less