Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Holiday Market on the Farm 9 AM (multiday) 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 +2 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) Studio Sale During Chocolate Walk! 5 - 8 PM Art Sale 5 - 8 PM Free Tours During Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM The 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 Norse Flair at Bristol Federated Church Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Santa and Annual Bazaar and Luncheon! 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale at Brandon Senior Center - Rte. 73 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio (Crafts) Saturday, Dec. 2 in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open Studio on Saturday, Dec. 2 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio Saturday, Dec. 2 in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio 9 AM - 4 PM Bridport Winter Clothing Swap 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Rokeby Museum Holiday Shop Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Federated Church Thrift Store 10 AM - 2 PM Open House at the Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Final Carpet Bazaar 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Art Market and Open Studio in Orwell 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 Play and Learn Time - Gratitude and Giving 3 - 5 PM Gratitude and Giving Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) The Vermont Mandolin Trio 7:30 - 10 PM +25 more see less
3 Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12:30 - 2 PM Annual Holiday Auction, Friends of Brandon Library 1 - 5 PM Youth Opera Company - from Spain with Love 2 - 3 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concert - 5 Tickets 4 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus 5 - 6 PM Middlebury Community Chorus Performance 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community College Chorus Concert 5 - 6 PM Concert - Middlebury College Community Chorus 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6:15 PM Lincoln Church, Christmas Crafts & Tree Lighting 5 - 6:30 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6:30 PM Wreath-Making and Tree Lighting 5 - 6:30 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +13 more see less	4 Monday Night Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM Aikido Classes at Brandon Area Rescue Squad (Dec/Jan) 5 - 7 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM MCP Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 - 9 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 4 7 - 10 PM Auditions for MCP Play 7 PM (multiday) MCP to Hold Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 PM (multiday) Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +4 more see less	5 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Friend Zone, Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12 - 3 PM Christmas Sale 12 PM (multiday) Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM First Tuesdays Local Author Talk 6 - 7 PM Bristol Design Review Commission Agenda Dec. 5 6 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators: How We Can Help 7 - 8:30 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM Save Vermont Pollinators - Learn How We Can Help Now! 7 - 8:30 PM MCP Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 - 9 PM Auditions for MCP Play 7 PM (multiday) MCP to Hold Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 PM (multiday) Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Taize in Middlebury 7:30 PM +10 more see less	6 2023 Moonlight Madness at Brandon Town Hall (multiday) Shoreham High School Lunch Half Way House Restaurant 12:30 PM Early Release Day Activity for Teens! 1 - 3 PM Christmas Sale 4 - 6 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House 5:30 - 6:30 PM Development Review Board - Agenda for Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Public Notice - Development Review Board 6:30 - 9 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble 7:30 - 8:30 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7:30 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7:30 PM +9 more see less	7 Tai Chi Class 9 AM Coming Up at Ilsley Public Library 11 AM - 1 PM Caring for an Elderly Relative with Dementia? 11 AM - 1 PM Noonday Advent Recital 12:15 - 1 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Midd Night Stroll - Free Gifts + Giveaways 5 - 8 PM Solar Haven Farm at Vermont's Own 5 - 8 PM Midd Night Stroll 5 - 8 PM Midd Night Stroll at the Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Citrus Stamped Tea Towel 6 - 7 PM What's at Stake: Civil Liberties & the 2024 Election 6 - 7 PM Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 - 8 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM Presentation on Wildlife Tracking in Cornwall 7 - 8 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +13 more see less	8 DBA Sponsored Christmas Market Sheds Continue 3 PM (multiday) New Night, New Vendors at the Brandon Town Hall 4 - 8 PM Snowflake Stroll 5 - 8 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Candy Cane Hunt with Santa and S.D Ireland Truck 5:30 - 6:15 PM Teen & Parent Winter Craft Night 6 - 8 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Krampusnacht 7:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	9 St. Ambrose On-Line Auction 7 AM (multiday) Breakfast Buffet with Santa and Character Friends 8 AM - 12 PM Buffet Breakfast with Santa and Character Friends 8 AM - 12 PM Buffet Breakfast with Santa and Characters 8 AM - 12 PM Invitation to Library Design Open House 9 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Farmers' Market Holiday Markets 9 AM - 12:30 PM Middlebury Farmers Holiday Market 9 AM - 12:30 PM Community Toy Swap in Lincoln - Dec. 9 10am-2pm 10 AM - 2 PM Thrift Store Open at the Federated Church of Rochester 10 AM - 2 PM Community Toy Swap in Lincoln! 10 AM - 2 PM Judith Bryant Pottery "Clear the Shelves" Sale 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Vintage Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Dec. 9 Holiday Bazaar 11 AM - 3 PM Studio Sale 12 - 4 PM Wreaths and Other Holiday Items 12 - 4 PM Pokémon-Inspired Pop-Up Museum at Middlebury College 1 - 4 PM Kids' Night Out! 5 - 9 PM Ripton Community Potluck 5 PM Ripton Community Winter Potluck - Dec. 9 5:30 - 8 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Cornwall Contradance Dec. 9 7 - 9:30 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Krampusnacht 7:30 - 8:30 PM +20 more see less
10 Breakfast to Benefit Queen Bee's Snack Bar 7:30 - 10 AM Donation for Queen Bee 7:30 - 10 AM St Ambrose Online Silent Auction 10 AM (multiday) Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12:30 - 2 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Live Nativity in Bristol 3 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Live Nativity in Bristol 3 - 4 PM Live Nativity 3 - 5 PM Brandon Festival Singers Christmas Concert 3 PM Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker - P.M. Sundays 3:30 PM Lessons and Carols at Middlebury College Dec. 10 4 - 9 PM Death Cafe of Addison County 4:30 - 6 PM Havurah Annual Chanukah Celebration 4:30 - 6:45 PM +9 more see less	11 Games Days at the Center 12 - 3 PM Christmas Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM Aikido Classes at Brandon Area Rescue Squad (Dec/Jan) 5 - 7 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 11, 6:00pm 6 - 10 PM Bristol Selectboard UDR Public Hearing Dec. 11 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	12 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Friend Zone, Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12 - 3 PM Groundbreaking Ceremony 12:30 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM Bristol Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM +1 more see less	13 Ruth Stone House Writer's Retreat for Teachers 8:30 AM - 3 PM Games Days at the Center 12 - 3 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting is Now Virtual 5:30 - 7 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting is Now Virtual 5:30 - 7 PM MCCFC Hitchcock Series 6 - 8 PM Paint N Sip 6 - 8 PM Learn About New Bristol Zoning Rules 7 - 8:30 PM Mt. Abraham Union High School Concert 7 PM (multiday) Song Swap and Jam 7 PM +5 more see less	14 Maiden Vermont Sings Holiday Songs 6:30 - 7:30 AM Tai Chi Class 9 AM Free Mini Concert Music for Strings 12:15 PM Blood Drive at the Pierce Hall 12:30 - 5 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Midd Night Stroll 4 - 8 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Midd Night Stroll at Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Chili Tasting - Little Bottles Spice Co. at VT's Own 5 - 8 PM Midd Night Stroll at Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Middlebury Public Menorah Lighting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Bristol Conservation Commission December Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Maiden Vermont at Middlebury Stroll 6:30 - 8 PM Maiden Vermont Singing at Middlebury Stroll Dec. 14 6:30 - 8 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM Holiday Music with Maiden Vermont 6:30 PM Mt. Abe Winter Concert! 7 PM +14 more see less	15 Night Fires at Town Hall Theater This December (multiday) Night Fires is Back on Stage This December (multiday) You and the Future of Hemlock in Vermont 12 - 1 PM Bad Art! 5 - 7 PM Bridport Central School Spaghetti Dinner/ Basket Raffle 5 - 7 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Christmas Benefit & Hymn Sing 7 - 8 PM Christmas Concert to Benefit Charter House Coalition 7 - 8:30 PM Christmas Concert to Benefit Charter House 7 - 8:30 PM Join Us Friday for Movie Night at the Library! 7 - 9 PM Christmas Concert to Benefit Charter House 7 PM +7 more see less	16 Social Band Presents: Deep Midwinter 7:30 AM - 9 PM Jan Reynolds Book Signing 8 - 10 AM Middlebury Farmers'market Holiday Market #2! 9 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Market in Middlebury! 9 AM - 12:30 PM Meeting of Addison County GOP 10 AM - 12 PM Sheepskin Open House and Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Thrift Store at the Federated Church of Rochester 10 AM - 2 PM Queer Craft Fair Dec. 16 at the Old Labor Hall in Barre 10 AM - 4 PM Ski, Snowshoe, Shop + Soup 10 AM - 4 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light 5 - 7 PM +6 more see less
17 Reverse Parade Cancelled Due to Weather All Day Metta Earth Holiday Fair, Sunday, December 17th, 10-2 10 AM - 2 PM Correction to Trolley Ride - Donations Accepted, Sunday 10 AM - 2 PM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12:30 - 2 PM Gingerbread House Decorating, Dec. 17 1 - 3 PM Middlebury Messiah Sing 2 - 3:30 PM Cancelled - Reverse Parade! 5 - 6 PM Ode&Psyche Poetry Reading with Todd Colby & Jessica Fjeld 5 - 7 PM Christmas with Shannon and Friends 7 PM +6 more see less	18 Art on Main - Holiday Shopping 10 AM (multiday) Monday Night Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM Aikido Classes at Brandon Area Rescue Squad (Dec/Jan) 5 - 7 PM Where Are We on Health Care Legislation? 5:30 - 6:30 PM Where Are We on Health Care Legislation? 5:30 - 7 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 18 6 - 10 PM Bristol Selectboard UDR Public Hearing Dec. 18 7 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	19 Crafternoon at The Library! 12 - 2 PM Friend Zone, Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12 - 3 PM Puzzle Fiends 2 - 4 PM School Board Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM Tome Talk 6 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM +2 more see less	20 Open Art Studio, Featuring Making Wrapping Paper 3 - 4:30 PM Winter Wonderland 4:30 PM (multiday) Christmas Carols 5 - 6 PM Public Hearing on Proposed Revisions to Town Plan 6 PM Game Night at the Library Schedule Update 6:15 - 9 PM Bristol Library Game Night 6:15 - 9:30 PM Bristol Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	21 Community Carol Sing at St. Stephen's on Thursday 12:15 - 12:45 PM Noontime Recital - Free Community Carol Sing 12:15 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Town Hall Theater Celebrates Winter Solstice 4 - 5 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Amahl and the Night Visitors 5:30 - 6:30 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	22 Last Friday Yoga Class at Rec Center 9:30 AM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Main Street Caroling Party! 5 PM Feeding the Valley December Veggie Pick-Up 5:30 PM	23 Elli Parr Jewelry Boutique - Extended Hours! (multiday) Rochester Food Shelf 9 - 10 AM Holiday Jazz Party 11 AM - 1 PM The Night Before The Night Before Christmas 4:15 - 6:30 PM Starksboro Meeting House Christmas Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less
24 Christmas! (multiday) Christmas Eve at Congregational Church of Middlebury All Day Christmas Eve Worship Services 10 - 11:15 AM Christmas Services on Sunday 11 AM - 5:30 PM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12:30 - 2 PM A Candlelight Service for Christmas 4 PM Christmas Eve Services at St. Stephen's 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Services at CVUUS 4 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service in Shoreham 5 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service + Fellowship 5 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service, Weybridge Congregational Church 5 - 7 PM Weybridge Christmas Eve Service 5 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 6 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 PM +12 more see less	25	26 Friend Zone, Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12 - 3 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 26, 6:00pm 6 - 7 PM	27 The Western Star... A Christmas Story 6 - 7:30 PM	28 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 Bristol Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 7 - 7 PM	29 Last Day to Sign Up for 12 Weeks of Dinner and Dessert 12 AM (multiday)	30
31 Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12:30 - 2 PM Celebrate New Years at 51 Main! 5 PM (multiday) Town of Middlebury - New Year's Eve Fireworks 6:30 - 8:30 PM New Year's Eve Dance 6:30 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	1 Games Days at the Center 12 - 3 PM	2 Friend Zone, Food Shelf & Lions Club Diaper Drive 12 - 3 PM IPL/VBS First Tuesdays 6 - 7 PM Gary Margolis & Ariana Moulton Poetry Reading at VBS 6 - 7:15 PM Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM	3 First Wednesday Line Dancing at Bristol Legion Post 19 12 - 12 PM Games Days at the Center 12 - 3 PM Shoreham High Alum Lunch 12:30 PM Lincoln Aid Industrial Woman's Holiday 1 - 3 PM Bible Study 5 - 6 PM First Wednesday Line Dancing at Bristol Legion Post 19! 6 - 9 PM Development Review Board - Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Development Review Board - Agenda for Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	4 Community Knit Night Jan. 4 All Day Winter Landscape Paint and Sip 12 - 8 PM Addison County Speak-Up Video Premier and Discussion 5 - 6 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	5 New Program Through Bristol Rec Dept 10 AM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM	6 Saturday Morning Family Legos at LML 9:30 - 11 AM Cornwall Tracking Walk Cancelled 10 AM - 12 PM Wildlife Tracking Walk 10 AM - 12 PM 4-H Bottle Drive Fundraiser 10 AM - 1 PM 4H Bottle Collection Fundraiser 10 AM - 1 PM Baseball Bottle Drive! 12 PM 2024 Move Your Body Challenge for Children! 2 - 4 PM 2024 Move Your Body Challenge for Children! 2 - 4 PM Artist Talk 4:30 - 5:30 PM Bingo at St. Peter's in Vergennes 5 - 8 PM Concert in Lincoln with Freeway Clyde! 7:30 - 10 PM +7 more see less