Calendar - Front Porch Forum

November 2023

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29 4th Annual Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Garage/Moving Sale - Deer Run Rd (multiday) 4th Annual Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Affordable Housing Conversation Oct. 29 All Day Breakfast at Dorchester Lodge, Vergennes 7:30 - 10 AM Spooktacular! 1 - 3 PM Eddy Farm Halloween Costume Barn 1 - 4 PM Affordable Housing for Addison County 2 - 4 PM Community Conversation Housing 2 - 5 PM Annual Rabbi Victor E. Reichert Bible Talk in Ripton 3 - 4 PM CMOS Presents the Boo-Cycle Ride + Ski Lease Update 3 - 5 PM Weybridge Fire Department Trunk or Treat 3 - 5 PM Harvest Party Oct. 29 4 - 6 PM Community Conversation: Affordable Housing Addison Co. 4 - 6 PM Community Conversation: Affordable Housing Addison Co. 4 - 6 PM 4th Annual Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) +12 more see less	30 Learning Lunches 12 PM (multiday) Improvisation Class for Adults 6:40 - 8:10 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Oct. 30 7 - 10 PM +1 more see less	31 Tax Learning Lunches 12 AM - 1 PM Calvin Pier Tavern & Robert Frost Recreation Area 10:30 AM - 12 PM Trick or Treat at the Library! 11 AM - 6 PM Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Trick or Treat Tuesday 5 - 7 PM Pierce Hall Community Halloween Party 5:30 - 7:30 PM Annual Halloween Party at the Library 5:30 PM +3 more see less	1 Tax Learning Lunches 12 - 1 PM ACHHH Grief and Loss Support Group 3 - 4:30 PM Introducing Weekly Rhythm Kids Classes for Ages 4-8! 3:30 - 4:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Otter Valley Music Spaghetti Supper 5:30 - 8 PM Pop Art Paint Night 6 - 7:30 PM Rombauer Vineyards at Starry Night Cafe 6 - 9 PM +3 more see less	2 Playtime Party at the Platt - for Babies and Toddlers 9 - 10 AM Tai Chi Class 9 AM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM HU Chant - Sound of Soul 6 - 7 PM 10th Annual Vermont Backcountry Forum 6 - 9 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	3 Poetry of the Ordinary Opening Reception 4 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Fall Friday Cafe: Trivia Challenge and Board Games! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Tribute - Karen Duguay of the Better Midd Partnership! 5:30 - 7 PM Come Celebrate and Congratulate Karen Duguay! 5:30 - 7 PM +4 more see less	4 Burnham Presents Music Nov. 4th in Lincoln 7:30 AM Conservation Commission Gathering in Bristol Nov. 4 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pottery Sale at Midd Studio School! 9 AM - 1 PM Middlebury Studio School Pottery Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Annual Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury, Saturday Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury - Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM Free Stuff This Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM Artisan Fair at the Residence at Otter Creek 10 AM - 2 PM Explore Lake Champlain at Orwell Town Hall! 10 AM - 2 PM Friends of Ilsley Library Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM 10th Annual Artisan Fair at Residence at Otter Creek 10 AM - 2 PM Artisan Fair Nov. 4 10 AM - 2 PM Artisan Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Vermont Artisan Fair - the Residence at Otter Creek! 10 AM - 2 PM Artisan Fair at the Residence at Otter Creek 10 AM - 2 PM Artisan Fair the Residence at Otter Creek, Middlebury 10 AM - 2 PM Nov 4: Sib2Sib Summit 10 AM - 3 PM Race Around Birds 10 AM Misc. Free Items, in Garage, Rain or Shine, 2 Hrs. Only 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Fiber Arts Circle at the Bixby! 12 - 2 PM How to Trust the People with Reproductive Rights 1 - 2 PM Celebration 2 PM VCM Play and Learn at Ripton Elementary School 3 - 5 PM Colors of Fall Themed Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM Colors of Fall Themed Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM 9th Annual "Brandon Has Talent Show" 7 - 9:30 PM Mountainfilm on Tour 7 - 10 PM Skate Deck Art Auction 7 PM (multiday) Burnham Hall Nov. 4 with Harmony Trio-The Ladles 7:30 - 10 PM +28 more see less
5 Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Middlebury Maple Run 9 AM - 1 PM Zoom Performance & Conversation w/ Fiddler Lena Jonsson 11 AM Zoom Performance & Conversation w/ Fiddler Lena Jonsson 11 AM - 12 PM Dance to Joe & Jackie 3 - 6 PM Mary Hogan School Skating - This Sunday! 4 - 5:30 PM +2 more see less	6 West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Improvisation Class for Adults 6:40 - 8:10 PM Lincoln School District School Board Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM	7 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM What's Happening in Gaza? 4 - 5:15 PM Does Your Loved One Have Memory Loss? 4:30 - 6 PM First Tuesdays Local Author Talk 6 - 7 PM Proposed Amendment to the Unified Development Bylaws 7 - 8 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda Nov. 7 7 PM +2 more see less	8 Thinking of Getting a Heat Pump? 101 Webinar Nov. 8 12 - 1 PM Snapshot Series 1 - 2 PM ACHHH Grief and Loss Support Group 3 - 4:30 PM Introducing Weekly Rhythm Kids Classes for Ages 4-8! 3:30 - 4:15 PM Community Meeting on Health Care 4 - 6 PM An Evening to Support Art on Main at the Bobcat Cafe 4:30 - 8 PM American Flatbread Pizza Benefit Bake for Mary Hogan 5 - 9 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Button Up, Green Up, Save Up 5:30 - 7 PM Weatherization Meeting 5:30 PM Winter is Coming. Button Up, Save Up, Green Up 5:30 PM Paint N Sip 6 - 8 PM Bristol Astrology Group November Meet-Up 6:15 - 7:45 PM Soup to Nuts Food Talk at Platt Library - Nov. 8 7 - 8 PM +10 more see less	9 All-Day Closure: Portion of Forest Dale Road (VT 73E) 8 AM - 4 PM LCS Veterans Day Assembly 8:10 - 8:40 AM Playtime Party at the Platt - for Babies and Toddlers 9 - 10 AM Tai Chi Class 9 AM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Cooperatively Healing Our Watershed Homes 6 - 8 PM Cooperatively Healing Our Watershed Homes 6 - 8 PM Cooperatively Healing Our Watershed Homes 6 - 8 PM Cooperatively Healing Our Watershed Homes w/Abe Collins 6 - 8 PM Reminder: Visible Mending at Cornwall Crafting Circle 6 - 8:30 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 7 - 9 PM Otter Creek Audubon Society Annual Meeting 7 - 9 PM Otter Creek Audubon Society Annual Meeting 7 PM Christal Brown's Inspirit Dance: "What We Ask of Flesh" 7:30 - 9 PM +10 more see less	10 Middlebury Skatepark Fundraiser - Notte Nov. 10 4 - 9 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM The Great Teen Book Swap & Movie Night at Ilsley 6 - 8 PM Friday Night Community Swim 7 - 9 PM MCMT's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 7 PM (multiday) Dissipated Eight Returns to the Brandon Town Hall 7:30 - 9 PM Christal Brown's Inspirit Dance: "What We Ask of Flesh" 7:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	11 Building Materials Sale 8 AM - 1 PM TEDxMiddlebury Conference 2023: Truth & Dare 9 AM - 12 PM Mountain View 4H Annual Craft and Vendor Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair at the Cornwall Town Hall 9 AM - 3 PM Cornwall Free Public Library Book Sale 9 AM - 3 PM 2nd Annual Puzzle Swap 9:35 - 11 AM Mount Abe Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Mount Abe Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Veterans Day Ceremony 11 - 11:30 AM How to Trust the People with Reproductive Rights 1 - 2 PM Meet Cinderella and Prince Toph This Saturday 1 - 2:30 PM Meet Cinderella and Prince Topher & Get Tickets 1 - 2:30 PM Meet Cinderella and Prince Topher This Saturday 1 - 2:30 PM Veteran's Day Recognition of Veterans by Troop 543! 2:30 - 3:30 PM "20 Feet from Stardom" Singer at Chandler 4 - 9 PM Barn Dance at Weybridge Elementary Nov. 11 5 - 8:30 PM Bingo at St. Peter's in Vergennes 5 PM Salisbury Community Potluck 5:30 - 8 PM Last Silent Movie of the Year at the Brandon Town Hall 7 - 9:30 PM Cornwall Dance with Will Mentor This Saturday! 7 - 9:30 PM MCMT's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 7 PM (multiday) Social Band: "It is My Heart That Makes My Songs" 7:30 - 9 PM +18 more see less
12 Calling Potters For "Empty Bowl” Flood Relief All Day Breakfast at Libanus Lodge 7 - 10 AM Masonic Breakfast 7:30 - 10 AM Trees and Tracks on the Pitch Pine Trail in Salisbury 9 - 11:59 AM Trees and Tracks on the Pitch Pine Trail in Salisbury 9 AM - 12 PM Trees and Tracks on the Pitch Pine Trail 9 AM - 12 PM Tree ID Walk on the Salisbury Pitch Pine Trail 9 AM - 12 PM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM USA Lax Pick Up ‘N Play 1 - 3 PM Hurd Grassland Volunteer Event! 1 - 3 PM Middlebury Shape Note Singing Nov. 12 1 - 3 PM National Lacrosse Pick Up & Play Day! 1 - 3 PM UVM Wind Ensemble Concert - Free Concert! 3 - 4 PM +9 more see less	13 Meet Lincoln School District Superintendent Candidates 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Learning Lunches - Tax Topics 12 - 1 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Improvisation Class for Adults 6:40 - 8:10 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Nov. 13 7 - 10 PM Brandon Select Board Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	14 Learning Lunches - Tax Topics 12 - 1 PM Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Upcoming Workshop - Plastics Recycling: Demystified 5:30 - 6:30 PM Event on Literacy in ACSD Nov. 14 5:30 - 7 PM Nov. 14 - Event on Literacy in ACSD 5:30 - 7 PM Death Cafe 7 - 8:30 PM Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage Program 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	15 Turkey Bingo & Raffle All Day Med47 Online Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Brandon Property Taxes - 2nd Quarter Payment Due 9 AM - 4 PM Learning Lunches - Tax Topics 12 - 1 PM Open Studio Art Featuring Weaving with Paper 3 - 4:30 PM Introducing Weekly Rhythm Kids Classes for Ages 4-8! 3:30 - 4:15 PM Ripton Village Soup Night 5 - 7 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Game Night at the Library Schedule Update 6:15 - 9 PM November Bristol Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Reproductive Health Programs Talk 7 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	16 MAUHS Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (multiday) Playtime Party at the Platt - for Babies and Toddlers 9 - 10 AM Tai Chi Class 9 AM Crafternoons (Cancelled) 2 - 3:30 PM Event on White Supremacy and Global Accelerationism 4:30 - 5:30 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Science Café Presents Organic Farming with Henry Webb 5:30 - 6:30 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 7 - 9 PM Meet Cinderella and Prince Topher & Get Tickets 7 PM (multiday) MAUHS Fall Musical Presents Cinderella 7 PM +7 more see less	17 Craft Vermont Fine Craft and Art Show (multiday) Ilsley Public Library 3 PM Have-A-Heart Food Distribution Nov. 17 5 - 6 PM Fall Friday Cafe at the Library! 5 - 7 PM You're Invited: New Art Exhibit Opening Party! 5 - 7 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM It's a Hardbacked Life: Teen Book Discussion Group 6 - 7 PM Reel Fridays at LML is November 17! 7 - 9 PM Join Us Friday for Movie Night at the Library! 7 - 9 PM Meet Cinderella and Prince Topher & Get Tickets 7 PM (multiday) MAUHS Fall Musical Presents Cinderella 7 PM +7 more see less	18 Covered Bridge Calendars, Jigsaw Puzzles, Caps 9 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM Calling All Youth Makers! 10 AM - 2 PM Sheepskin Trunk Show 10 AM - 2 PM Brandon Holiday Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Winter Makers Market Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM Help Decorate Downtown Brandon for the Holidays 10:30 AM How to Trust the People with Reproductive Rights 1 - 2 PM Meet with State Representative Joe Andriano 2 - 3 PM No Strings Marionettes..."Scrooge, a Christmas Carol" 2 - 3:30 PM Settle into Stillness - Sound Journey - Restorative Yoga 5 - 6:30 PM Red Clover Ale Co. 5 Year Anniversary and Concert 7 - 10 PM Meet Cinderella and Prince Topher & Get Tickets 7 PM (multiday) MAUHS Fall Musical Presents Cinderella 7 PM +11 more see less
19 Open Studio, Woodturning Sale 10 AM - 4 PM 20% Off Thank You Sale 10 AM - 5 PM The Art of Gratitude 10 AM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Rescheduled: Lacrosse Pickup & Play Day 1 - 3 PM +1 more see less	20 Games Days at the Center 12 - 3 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM	21 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Artists, Artisans,Writers, Poets! Chaawp Salon! 6 - 8 PM Proposed Amendment to the Unified Development Bylaws 7 - 8 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda Nov. 21 7 PM	22 Middlebury Town Offices Closed Nov. 22-24 for Holiday 8 AM (multiday) Games Days at the Center 12 - 3 PM Introducing Weekly Rhythm Kids Classes for Ages 4-8! 3:30 - 4:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM	23 Tai Chi Class 9 AM Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner - Federated Church 12 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM +1 more see less	24 Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM	25 Inaugural Holly Jolly Market in Bristol! 12 AM - 4 PM Post-Thanksgiving Day Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Small Business Saturday Sale! 8 AM - 1 PM Community Invitation: Four Pillars Farm's Holiday Market 9 - 11:26 AM Holiday Shoppe & Craft Fair/Food Pantry 9 AM - 3 PM CVU Handcrafters Fair, Nov. 25 9 AM - 4 PM CVU Handcrafters Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Market on the Farm 9 AM (multiday) Small Business Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM Small Business Saturday at Elli Parr Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Holly Jolly at Holley Hall 12 - 4 PM Holly Jolly Market 12 - 4 PM Holly Jolly on Nov. 25 12 - 4 PM Lighting of the Hancock Memory Tree 5:30 PM +10 more see less
26 Breakfast at Dorchester Lodge, Vergennes 7:30 - 10 AM Garage Sale 9:30 AM - 3 PM Rochester Winter Market 10 AM - 3 PM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Public Bingo 12:30 PM +1 more see less	27 Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 AM - 6:30 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 - 6:30 PM Where Are We on Climate Legislation? 5:30 - 6:30 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Lincoln School District School Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Nov. 27 7 - 10 PM Brandon Select Board Meeting 7 PM +5 more see less	28 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM Bristol Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM	29 Introducing Weekly Rhythm Kids Classes for Ages 4-8! 3:30 - 4:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM MAUSD School Board Community Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM MCCFC Hitchcock Series 6 - 8 PM ACO/REACH and Private Equity in Medicare in Vermont 7 - 8 PM Educational Meeting - ACO-REACH & Private Equity in VT 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	30 Tai Chi Class 9 AM Land Gifts: the Legacy and Logistics 12 - 1 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM Film: Spiritual Approaches to The Built Environment 7 - 8 PM Bristol Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 7 PM +4 more see less	1 Baked Beads Tent Sale Saturday! 10 AM (multiday) St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 1 - 4 PM St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 1 PM (multiday) The Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Studio Sale During Chocolate Walk! 5 - 8 PM Art Sale 5 - 8 PM Free Tours During Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Memory Tree Lighting on The Town Green 5:30 - 6:15 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 7:30 - 9:15 PM +7 more see less	2 Fostering Resilience in Our Gardens Conference Dec. 2 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM UVM Master Gardener Conference - Online 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Seeking Crafters and Vendors 9 AM - 12 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM St Paul's Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Santa and Annual Bazaar and Luncheon! 9 AM - 3 PM Norse Flair at Bristol Federated Church Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Open Studio (Crafts) Saturday, Dec. 2 in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio Saturday, Dec. 2 in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale at Brandon Senior Center - Rte. 73 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open Studio on Saturday, Dec. 2 9 AM - 4 PM Bridport Winter Clothing Swap 10 AM - 1 PM Rokeby Museum Holiday Shop Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Federated Church Thrift Store 10 AM - 2 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Open House at the Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Final Carpet Bazaar 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Art Market and Open Studio in Orwell 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 1 - 4 PM Cookies and a Craft with Mr. Claus - at the Platt Dec. 2 2 - 4 PM Installation of Lincoln's New Pastor - Pastor Co'Relous! 2 - 5 PM Gratitude and Giving Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM Play and Learn Time - Gratitude and Giving 3 - 5 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) The Vermont Mandolin Trio 7:30 - 10 PM +25 more see less