Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2014

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30 The Nutcracker (multiday) Donuts and Creemees This Weekend! (multiday) Women's Festival of Crafts 11/29 & 11/30 10 AM (multiday) Turkey Lane Turkey Trot Nov. 30 All Day Greater Barre Craft Show All Day MMUUF ServiceNov. 30 - Connecting Ferguson with Us 9:30 AM 17th Annual Louise Roomet Memorial Turkey Lane Turkey Trot 12 - 2 PM Fabric and Craft Supply Sale 12 - 3 PM Final Invitation to the Turkey Lane Turkey Trot 12 PM Sunday Concert in Shelburne 5 PM +6 more see less	1 Selectboard Agenda and Packet for Dec. 1 All Day Crafting Circle: Monday Evenings at Jericho Town Library All Day Preview of Dec. 1 City Council Meeting 6 - 10 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM	2 Development Review Board Agenda - Dec. 2 All Day Community Supper Menu All Day First Tuesday Community Supper All Day DRB Review - Haystack Crossing & Hinesburg Center All Day Vermont Author Ron Krupp & the Woodchuck Returns to Gardening All Day Dec. 2 Selectboard Agenda All Day Holiday Meditations Offered at Yoga Roots in Shelburne 5 - 5:45 PM CCS Budget Forum 6 PM Chess Club Tuesday at DRML 6:30 PM Blue Christmas Service 7 PM +6 more see less	3 Volunteer Opportunities for Vermont International Festival (multiday) Richmond PC Agenda for Dec. 3 All Day Flood Hazard Overlay District Public Hearing Dec. 3 All Day Flood Hazard Overlay District Public Hearing Dec 3 All Day Boxwood Tree Workshops 6:30 - 8:30 PM Shelburne Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 10 PM Public Meeting: Rehab Plans for 81 Main St 7:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	4 Endeavour Middle School Open Houses All Day Rick Marcotte Central School Barnes and Noble Bookfair All Day Hinesburg Historical Society All Day Free Showing of Documentary "Bag It" Dec. 4 All Day Endeavour Middle School Open Houses - Dec. 4 & 7 All Day Branch Out Burlington! Awesome Tree Contest Awards Ceremony All Day Free Community Soup & Bread Supper - Dec. 4 All Day Ward 6 NPA All Day Free Community Soup & Bread Supper Dec. 4 All Day Community Soup & Bread Supper All Day Essex Community Players,“The Holiday Extravaganza Radio Show” All Day Annette's Preschool Hosts Preschool Open Classroom Night All Day Snow at Audubon 9 AM Art Show ~ Support Our Community's Youngest Artists!! 5 - 7 PM MMU Finance Committee 5 - 8 PM Wine Tasting at La Villa Bistro Dec 4 6 - 8 PM Free Showing of "Bag It: the Movie" 6:30 - 8:30 PM Free Showing of Documentary "Bag It" 6:30 PM Pre-Kindergarten Information Night 7 - 9 PM Rice Memorial High School: Host Family Interest Night 7 PM +16 more see less	5 30th Annual Holiday Fair at Lake Champlain Waldorf School (multiday) Holiday Tree Lighting All Day Musical Storytime with Special Guest, Zyla the Dog! All Day 7th and 8th Grade Kids Night Out All Day Shelburne Historical Society Mtg. Jan. 5 All Day Kid's Night Out for 7th and 8th Grade Students All Day 7th and 8th Grade Students - Kid's Night Out Dec 5 All Day UID and BRMS Walk to School Day Dec. 5 All Day Kid's Night Out - 7th & 8th Grade Students Dec. 5 All Day Round Church Corners Gallery Open During Holiday Market 10 AM (multiday) Scrabble at the Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Heart & Soul and Essex Eats Out Community Celebration 5:30 - 8:30 PM Shelburne's Holiday Tree Lighting Event 5:45 - 8 PM Richmond Water Commission Agenda Dec 5 6 - 7 PM Kid's Night Out for 7th and 8th Grade Students Dec 5 6 - 8 PM Kid's Night Out for 7th and 8th Grade Students 6 PM Kids' Night Out - Christmas Jamboree at JUMC 6 PM Holiday Wreath Workshop 6:30 - 8:30 PM Live Jazz at the Spot 6:30 - 8:30 PM +15 more see less	6 Bella Voce Holiday Concert - December 6 & 7 (multiday) Bella Voce Women's Chorus - Concert: “A Ceremony of Carols” (multiday) Free Community Luncheon All Day Holiday Open House All Day Breakfast with Santa All Day "A Ceremony of Carols" Holiday Concert All Day Shelburne Community School PTO Holiday Fair Dec 6 All Day Richmond Holiday Market Silent Auction All Day Richmond Holiday Market Silent Auction All Day Big Holiday Fair...Shop Local, Save Gas! All Day Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network Conference Dec. 6 All Day Nellie May's Christmas Open House All Day Toy Train Show Dec. 6 All Day Bottle Drive All Day Used Book Sale at SCS Holiday Craft Fair Dec. 6 All Day Songs of the Season Saturday Concert All Day Holiday Craft Fair Dec 6 All Day Winter's Eve at the Ethan Allen Homestead All Day Nellie May's Chritmas Open House All Day Basic Genetic Genealogy Class - Dec. 6 All Day Free Kids Gift Making Workshop Dec 6 All Day Free Kids Christmas Craft Making Workshop All Day South Burlington Community Chorus Holiday Concert All Day Bella Voce Concerts All Day Free Christmas Craft Workshop for Kids - Make Presents! All Day Christmas Trees for Sale! 8 AM - 1 PM Wonderful Natural Christmas Trees for Sale! 8 AM - 1 PM Shelburne United Methodist Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Great Holiday Craft Fairs in Shelburne 9 AM - 2 PM Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Big Holiday Fair! 9 AM - 2 PM Shelburne Community School PTO Holiday Fair Dec 6 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Essex Junction Fire Department Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Carol Macdonald's Studio Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Weekend Events at Jericho Town Library 10 AM (multiday) International Boutique in Waitsfiend 10 AM (multiday) Basic Genetic Genealogy 10:30 AM - 12 PM Winter Holiday Party and Kids Crafts 10:30 AM - 12 PM Basic Genetic Genealogy Dec. 6 10:30 AM - 12 PM Free Community Luncheon 12 PM Holiday Open House: Music & Fine Art Sale 2 - 4 PM Holiday Open House: Music & Fine Art Sale 2 - 4 PM Holiday Open House: Live Music & Fine Art 2 - 4 PM Experience a Winter's Eve in 18th Century Vermont! 4 - 7 PM "Kid's Night Out" Dec. 6 6 - 9 PM 13th Annual Festival of Choirs Dec. 6 6 PM "A Ceremony of Carols" Performance by Bella Voce Women's Chorus of VT 8 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concert 8 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts Dec. 6 & 7 8 PM "A Ceremony of Carols" Holiday Concert 8 PM +46 more see less
7 Round Church Holiday Carol Sing All Day Messiah Sing-Along! at Charlotte Congregational Church All Day Messiah Sing-Along at Charlotte Congregational Church All Day Rice Memorial High School Open House All Day Holiday Party & Artisans' Sale Dec 7 All Day "Gifts That Give" Event - Sunday Dec. 7 All Day Holiday Party & Artisans' Sale All Day Get into the Holiday Spirit with Song! All Day Free Thai Yoga Bodywork Demo at Yogaroots All Day Get the Facts About Rice All Day Holiday Party & Artisans' Sale All Day Introductory Class on Essential Oils All Day VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 6689 9 - 11 AM Charlotte Made Apothecary Goods and Cold Brew Coffee Pop Up Shop 9:30 AM - 3 PM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at the Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM Holiday Pop-Up Shop at Monkey House This Sunday! 9:30 AM Get the Facts About Rice Memorial High School 11 AM - 1 PM Get the Facts About Rice 11 AM - 1 PM Rice Memorial High School Open House 11 AM - 1 PM Gifts That Give Fair 11 AM - 3 PM Gifts That Give 11 AM - 3 PM Free Thai Yoga Bodywork Demonstration 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Free Thai Yoga Bodywork Demonstration at Yogaroots 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Historic Quinlan Schoolhouse Holiday Party 1 - 3 PM Learn to Curl Clinic (Green Mountain Curling Club) 1:45 - 4 PM Learn to Curl 1:45 PM Vermont Choral Union in Concert: St Albans & Burlington 3 - 4:30 PM Christmas Concert: Vermont Choral Union Dec. 7 3 PM Holiday Pie Concert 3:30 - 4:30 PM Holiday Pie Concert 3:30 - 5 PM Holiday Pie Concert - A Serving of Song with a Dollop of Desert 3:30 - 5 PM Holiday Pie Concert - Champlain Echoes & Green Mountain Chorus 3:30 - 5:30 PM Warm Up with the Messiah Sing-Along! 4 - 6 PM Williston Annual Holiday Tree Lighting 5 PM Sunday Family Friendly Service with Gregory Douglass! 5 PM Williston Annual Holiday Tree Lighting 5 PM +34 more see less	8 Holiday Decoration Workshops! (multiday) Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Breakfast with Principal of MMU All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Breakfast with the Principal of MMU All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Book, Documentary Discussion: "A Place at the Table" All Day Shelburne Nursery School Open House All Day Selectboard Agenda and Packet Dec 8 All Day Carpenter-Carse Library Book and Film Discussion All Day Essential Oils Class to Aid Your Health and Well Being All Day Mystery Book Group: Maisie Dobbs 10 - 11 AM Grateful for Shelburne Nursery School & Upcoming Open House Invite! 12:30 - 2 PM Charlotte Library Book Buzz 5:30 - 7 PM Liza Woodruff Gallery Talk @ the Charlotte Library 6 - 7 PM SB Legislators Pre Session Community Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +14 more see less	9 Selectboard Agenda Dec 9 All Day VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan Public Meeting All Day Messiah Singalong Dec. 9 All Day VPR Broadcast on Tuesday - Live from Winooski! 12 - 1 PM VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan Announcement 6 - 8 PM Learning Matters Parent Workshop at FMS 6:30 - 8 PM Essex Conservation Committee Meeting Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM Free Showing of the Movie Miss Representation 7 - 9 PM AMO Winter Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Parking Ban Dec. 9 10 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	10 Dec. 10 Selectboard Agenda All Day Vermont Stage's 10th Annual Winter Tales All Day Join Efficiency Vermont for a Community Forum on the Future! All Day JSF Harvest Bundle Fundraiser at UID School All Day Efficiency Vermont Community Forum in Richmond on Dec 10 All Day Community Forum on Efficiency Vermont All Day Hale and Hearty Meeting All Day Energy Efficiency Forum - Share Your Input Dec. 10! 6 - 7:30 PM The Future of Efficiency Vermont - Join the Conversation Dec 10 6 - 7:30 PM Pajama Story Time Dec. 10 6:30 - 7:30 PM School Board Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Chs Winter Band and Choral Concert: Dec. 10 7 PM Traffic Congestion Forum Dec. 10 7 PM Vt Stage Winter Tales Dec. 10 - 14 7:30 - 10 PM Vermont Stage Company's Winter Tales 7:30 PM (multiday) Parking Ban Extended 12/10/14 10 PM (multiday) +12 more see less	11 Zoning Public Hearing - Gateway Commercial District All Day Smaller Footprint Group This Thursday All Day Gateway Zoning Hearing Thursday at Camels Hump Middle School All Day JETF Agenda for Dec. 11 All Day Holiday Luncheon for Williston & Richmond Seniors All Day Special Story Hour at DRML! Willie the Jumping Frog - Bill Skiff All Day Community Dinner--Thursday Dec. 11 5 - 7 PM FFL Community Forum Dec 11 5:30 - 7 PM 3rd Community Open House Scheduled 6 - 7:30 PM Iroquois Soccer Club: Upcoming Season to Offer More for Less 6:30 - 8:30 PM Public Hearing: Richmond Gateway Zoning Regulations 7 - 8:30 PM Materials for Dec 11 Meeting of Planning Commission 7 - 9 PM Alpha Play "When in Rome" 7 PM +9 more see less	12 Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 All Day Essex Junction Train Hop, Tree Lighting & Holiday Bonfire All Day It's Goulash!... at Friday Food Affair All Day Discovery Preschool Silent Auction and Holiday Party All Day BCMS Holiday Concert/Community Sing - Dec 12 All Day Williston Selectboard Meeting All Day Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec. 12 All Day Discovery Preschool - Silent Auction Dec. 12 & Open Enrollment Dec. 15 4:30 - 6 PM Christmas Musical Celebration at Trinity Baptist Church in Williston 7 - 8 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long Dec 12 7 - 8:15 PM Brick Church Music Series Dec. 12 Concert 7 - 9 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long, Friday, Dec. 12 7 PM Yuletide Benefit Concert & Carol Sing-A-Long 7 PM +9 more see less	13 Green Mountain Habitat ReStore Sale All Day Carpenter-Carse Library Hosting Jazz Trio All Day Don't Miss Green Mountain Habitat's ReStore Sale All Day "Spectacular Spectacular" Dec. 13! 12 AM Craft Fair Saturday All Day Root 7 Concert to Benefit Very Merry Theatre Dec 13 at Contois All Day Jody Albright Jazz Trio All Day Kids VT Talent Show at Higher Ground Dec. 13 All Day Christmas Ornaments from the Heart (A Children's Workshop) All Day Jay's Christmas Party All Day Christmas Ornaments from the Heart All Day Kindergarten Basketball! All Day Drop and Shop Event All Day A Service of Solace and Comfort for Those Who Are Grieving Dec. 13 All Day Bryn Meadow Farm B&B Open House All Day Local Kids Perform at Higher Ground Dec. 13 All Day Santa Claus is Coming to Jericho Country Store All Day Winter Concert and Fundraiser for Very Merry Theater Dec. 13 All Day Special Holiday Comics Cartoonist Class All Day Holiday Ice Show at Leddy Arena Dec. 13 All Day Drop and Shop Event 9 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Generator Holiday Maker Market on Dec. 13 10 AM - 3 PM Generator Holiday Maker Market on Dec. 13 10 AM - 3 PM Meditation Course 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Vendor Extravaganza Dec. 13 10:30 AM - 3 PM Fun Family Event 12:30 PM Holiday Potluck at Mount Mansfield UU Fellowship 4 - 6:30 PM Community Ballroom and Swing Social Dance with Live Band 6:30 - 11 PM Root 7 A Cappella Winter Concert 7 - 9 PM +26 more see less
14 Ohavi Zedek Hebrew School Open House and Chanukah Party All Day A Swedish Celebration of Light and the Coming of Christ All Day Santa Visits the Charlotte Fire & Rescue Station All Day Ohavi Zedek Hebrew School Open House Dec. 14 All Day Celebrate the Coming of the Light at Christmas All Day CVU Alpine Ski Team Fashion Show Dec. 14! All Day Messiah Singalong All Day Sancta Lucia Celebration Dec. 14 All Day Christmas Pageant at JUMC Dec. 14 All Day Blue Christmas Service All Day Knife Sharpening Plus Holiday Gifts for Cooks Dec 14 All Day Open House Sunday 1-3 All Day Christmas Bird Count 7 AM - 4 PM Celebrate the Coming of the Light of Christ at Christmas 10 AM Open House - Ohavi Zedek Synagogue 10:30 - 11:30 AM Christmas Concert December 14 3 PM CVU Ski Team Fashion Show Tickets! 4 - 7 PM Darlingside - Valley Stage Productions 4 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Christmas Concert 4:30 PM Hanukkah Service at All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 PM +16 more see less	15 Meeting on Burlington College Land Sale All Day Update on Gateway Hearing All Day Watch "Disruption", the Movie All Day Winooski City Council Meeting Dec 15 All Day Gritty Railroad Stories Told Through Art All Day Gritty Railroad Stories Told Through Art All Day Western Slopes Business Association Holiday Mixer at Jericho Tavern 4 - 6 PM Richmond Water Commission Agenda for Dec 15 6 - 7 PM Possible Recreation Amenities at Baycrest Drive 6 PM Rescheduled School Board Meeting Dec 15 6:30 - 9 PM Richmond Selectboard Agenda Dec. 15 7 - 9 PM Preview of Dec 15 City Council Meeting 7 - 10 PM Selectboard Meeting 7:30 - 10 PM Winooski Water Commission Meeting 8 PM +10 more see less	16 American Cancer Society Hosts Healthy Drink Event All Day Children's Holiday Choir Concert Dec. 16 All Day Holiday Choir Concert at HCS Gym Dec. 16 All Day Rescheduled Meeting of Shelburne Natural Resources Committee All Day CSD Winter Concerts This Week All Day +1 more see less	17 Dementia Caregiver Support Groups in December (multiday) Help Set Priorities for Trails Committee All Day Agenda - Special Selectboard Meeting Dec 17 All Day Richmond American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec 17 All Day Prom Fundraiser at Panera Bread All Day Free Soup Supper at Charlotte Congregational Church Tonight 5pm! All Day American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec 17 All Day Richmond American Red Cross Blood Drive Dec 17 11:30 AM - 5 PM Tibetan Buddhist Monks to Visit Vermont - Empowerment Session 6 - 8 PM Winooski Community Services Commission to Discuss Budget Wednesday 6:30 - 8 PM Market Street Reconstruction Project - Public Information Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Agenda 7:30 PM +8 more see less	18 Community Solar Workshop – South Burlington Public Library All Day Selectboard Agenda Dec 18 All Day Special Story Hour at DRML! All Day A Time of Quiet Christmas Contemplation and Meditation All Day Soup and Bread Supper All Day Shelburne Business Meeting Dec. 18 All Day Indoor Farmer's Market All Day Winter Farmers Market Dec. 18 4 - 7 PM Jericho Farmers Market 2nd Winter Market 4 - 7 PM Community Solar Workshop – South Burlington Public Library 5 - 7 PM +6 more see less	19 "Norm" the Bus Driver is Retiring All Day Funk/Jazz/Rock - "About Time" Dec 19 Monkey House All Day REDC Meeting Dec. 19 All Day Kids' Day at Farrell Chiropractic - Dec. 19! All Day Stainless Steel Sander for Sale 7 AM - 8 PM Come Try Some Good Comida at the Shelburne Supermarket! 4:30 - 6:30 PM +2 more see less	20 Creations by Cole (multiday) Celebrate Christmas Through Story & Song All Day Concerts All Day Santa's Coming to the Hinesburg Fire Station All Day Queen City Memory Cafe Dec. 20 All Day Queen City Memory Cafe Dec. 20 All Day Winooski Community Chorus Presents "The Light of Christmas" All Day Last Winter Farmers Market All Day Yule Ball All Day Dec. 20 Winter Gathering for Those Living with Dementia and Friends 10 AM - 12 PM Artist Market - Shop Local 10 AM - 6 PM Santa's Coming to Hinesburg Fire Station 1 - 3 PM Winooski Community Chorus Presents "The Light of Christmas" 2:30 PM Peace on Earth - Lecture on World Peace & the Unity of All 6 - 7:30 PM Social Band Concerts Dec. 20-21 7:30 PM +11 more see less
21 Sunday: Essex Center UMC's Bodacious Holiday Dessert Auction! All Day Solstice Gathering & Art Appreciation All Day Sunday: Essex Center UMC's Bodacious Holiday Dessert Auction! All Day You're Invited to a Carol Sing 5 - 6 PM Winter Solstice Service at All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 - 7 PM +1 more see less	22 Sharing the Gift of Holiday Carols All Day Health and Wellness Day at Brown's River Middle School All Day Christmas Cupboard Community Craft Fair All Day	23 Selectboard Meeting All Day A Play for Preschoolers 10:30 - 11 AM	24 Christmas Eve at Charlotte Congregational Church - New Times! All Day Puppet Play "The Nativity Story" All Day Free Red Cross Babysitter's Training at the Library - Jan. 24 All Day United Church of Underhill - Christmas Eve Services and Beyond All Day Christmas Eve Service with Puppet Play - "The Nativity Story" All Day Christmas Eve Services at the United Church of Hinesburg All Day Join Us for Neighborhood Caroling on Christmas Eve! All Day Blood Drive at Temple Sinai 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Christmas Eve Service with Puppet Play-- "The Nativity Story" 3 - 4 PM Christmas Eve Service at All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Services at Richmond Congregational Church, UCC 5 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Services 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service at Jericho United Methodist Church 7 PM +9 more see less	25 Christmas Services at JCC All Day	26 Milo White Band at Jericho Cafe and Tavern, Fri. Dec. 26! All Day Milo White Band Tomorrow Night (Friday!) Dec. 26 All Day Milo White Band, Tomorrow Night (Friday) at Jericho Cafe and Tavern! All Day Free Makeup Event at MAC Cosmetics! 11 AM (multiday) Boxing Day Celebration at Friday Food Affair 5 PM +1 more see less	27 CorrectionL Myra Flynn Returns to Shelburne Vineyard Dec. 27 All Day Myra Flynn Returns to Shelburne Vineyard Dec. 27 All Day Christmas Pancake Breakfast! All Day Open Mike at Richmond Library All Day
28 Looking for Fun Way to "Give Back" in This Holiday Season? All Day Vegetarian Potluck Party All Day Vegetarian Potluck Party 4 PM	29 Piano Keyboard Wanted (multiday) Kids Vacation Yoga Class All Day Kid's Vacation Yoga in Essex Junction! All Day Vermont Baseball School's Holiday Clinic All Day	30 Lego: the Creating All Day	31 First Night Events in Richmond - Food, Music and Fun All Day Maple Jam Performs at Burlington's First Night All Day Maple Jam at Burlington's First Night and More! All Day New Year's Eve Concert All Day A Very Special Jericho Town Library Story Hour All Day New Year's Eve 7:30 AM New Year's Eve Meal Fund Raiser for OCCC 5 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	1 New Years Day Celebrate VT State Parks Hike All Day	2 Upcoming Young Tradition Concerts (multiday) Moulin Rouge at Black Box Theatre This Weekend! All Day CVU Girls Basketball All Day Young Tradition Vermont Reunion Concerts 7 PM	3 Moving Sale All Day X-Mas Tree Pick-Up by Williston Boy Scouts All Day Christmas Tree Pick-Up Fundraiser for Cvu 9 AM - 3 PM CVU Music Fundraiser Christmas Tree Pick-Up 9 AM - 3 PM Cabi Clothing Sample Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Bottle Drive to Benefit 8th Grade DC Trip Jan. 3 10 AM - 2 PM Free Introduction Feldenkrais Workshop Jan. 3 11 AM - 12 PM Recycle Your Christmas Tree with the Cub Scouts! 12 - 3 PM Pack the Rink Jan. 3! 5 - 8 PM +5 more see less