Calendar - Front Porch Forum

March 2016

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28 Huntington River Vineyard Bar-B-Q Dinner All Day Meet Sue Minter, Democratic Candidate for Governor 12 - 2 PM Meet Sue Minter, Democratic Candidate for Governor Feb. 28 12 - 2 PM Huntington River Vineyard Bar-B-Q Take-Out Dinner Feb. 28 4 - 7 PM Huntington River Vineyard Bar-B-Q Dinner Feb. 28 4 - 7 PM +1 more see less	29 Koran by Heart: Movie and Discussion Feb. 29 All Day City Budget and Charter Change Proposal Information All Day Local Author Event at JTL Featuring Richard Allen Feb. 29 All Day Free Town Meeting Night Dinner All Day Champlain College: Celebration of Black Women Activists & Pioneers 12 - 1:30 PM Intro Workshop: Center for Appreciative Inquiry at Champlain College 2 - 4 PM Richmond Selectboard Meeting & Agenda Feb. 29 6 - 8 PM Hcs Annual Meeting 6 PM Shelburne Town Meeting and Community Dinner 7:30 PM +5 more see less	1 Bake Sale at MMUHS on Town Meeting Day All Day Town Meeting Breakfast All Day Friends of So. Burlington Community Library Fundraiser Mar. 1 All Day Get Your Girl Scout Cookie Fix on Voting Day! 3:30 - 7 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Agenda March 1 7:30 PM Champlain College “Elevator Pitch” Competition Finals 8 - 9:30 PM +2 more see less	2 Pool Project Team Meeting All Day Soup and Scripture Wednesday Noon All Day How to Run My Business on the Internet All Day Last Planning Night: Transparent and Inclusive Decision-Making All Day Materials for Drb Meeting March 2 All Day Rapid Fire Planning Night: Transparent and Inclusive Decision-Making 6 - 8 PM Carbon Pollution Tax Discussion @ Hinesburg House 7 PM Sustainable Williston March 2 7:15 - 8:45 PM +4 more see less	3 VEC & Encore Renewable Energy Solar Project Info Meeting All Day Community Soup & Bread Supper All Day Community Soup & Bread Supper All Day Community Supper March 3 All Day Annual Meeting for Phase I Meadow's Edge Homeowners' Association All Day Champlain College Art Gallery Event: Geebo Church - Landscapes 5 - 7:30 PM Community Meeting: New Vision for Williston Road Area March 3 7 - 9 PM Burlington Generator's Big Maker Speaker: David Sengeh 7 PM Ward 6 NPA at Champlain College 7 PM Youth Film and Story Sharing from Three Countries 7:30 - 9 PM Champlain College Theatre Presents…“Dancing at Lughnasa” 7:30 PM Rocking Superhero Fundraiser 7:30 PM Winooski Energy Committee - Spring Kick Off Meeting Mar. 3 8 - 9 PM +9 more see less	4 Colchester-Milton Calcutta All Day Smorgasbord at Friday Food Affair All Day Book and Bake Sale at Grace United Methodist Church 9 AM - 12 PM Calcutta to Fund Rotaryclub's Donations to Charities 6 - 9 PM Life of the Child Conference: How Boys Become Men 7 PM (multiday) Very Merry Theatre Performs “In the Heights” 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	5 Stackfest is Coming! All Day CANCELLED: Wintry Wander March 5 All Day "Kid-Friendly Outdoor Event - the Wintry Wander" All Day Laurentian Singers Benefit Concert All Day Vermont Family StackFest All Day Little League Softball Assessments March 5 8 - 10 AM Family Fun 9 AM - 1 PM "Tree Care Basics: Planting and Care for Thriving Trees" 10 AM - 12 PM Tree Care Basics: Planting and Care for Thriving Trees 10 AM - 12 PM Read Aloud Day! 10 AM - 2 PM Read Aloud Day at Charlotte Library 10 AM - 2 PM Shelburne Museum Job Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Shelburne Museum Job Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Tix for MMU Project Grad Dinner / Auction Richmond Market March 5 11 AM - 7 PM Welcome Baby Social for 2015 Babies at DRML 3:30 - 5 PM +11 more see less
6 Annual Baby Social at Richmond Free Library Sunday, March 6 All Day Downton Abbey Finale "Gala" Sunday at Flynn! March 6 All Day Pancake Breakfast All Day Poetry Event at Library Mar. 6 All Day Poetry Event at the Library All Day Pancake Breakfast at North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church 8 - 9:30 AM Feldenkrais Workshops and Classes at Balance Yoga 10:30 AM - 12 PM Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Maple Sugar Season and Fun Times at Palmer's 12 - 4 PM Free Rags to Riches Finger Crochet Workshop 1 PM (multiday) Free Event - a ‘Good Walk' Sunday 2 - 2:30 PM Talk on Global Refugee Crisis March 6 2 - 4 PM Vermont PBS Says "A Proper Cheerio!" to Downton Abbey 2 - 6:30 PM +9 more see less	7 Breakfast with the Principal in Richmond March 7 All Day Richmond Water Commission Agenda for Monday, March 7, 2016 6 - 7 PM Starting Seeds for Your Small Vegetable Garden 6 PM Winooski City Council Meeting Monday 6 PM Richmond Selectboard Meeting March 7 7 - 9 PM Preview of March 7 City Council Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM Ask Sue Minter About RR Safety - Shelburne Offices This Mon. 7 PM 7 PM +3 more see less	8 Colchester/Riverside Ave. Intersection Study Public Meeting All Day Winooski Public Safety Commission Meeting Tuesday All Day Colchester / Riverside Ave. Intersection Study Public Meeting March 8 All Day HCS Parent Info Night - All About Academics All Day Business Professionals Invited to Champlain Valley BNI 7:30 - 9 AM Two Events at Yoga Roots Tuesday! 3:30 - 5:45 PM Time Change for Seed Library Meeting 6 - 7 PM Seeking Seed Librarians 6:30 - 7:30 PM +4 more see less	9 Hale and Hearty Seniors Meeting All Day School Board Meeting March 9 All Day "Being Mortal" Book Discussion 1 - 2 PM Community Forum at ADL 6 - 7:30 PM MMU Girls Hockey State Championships! 6 PM Author Reading at Phoenix Books - Carol L. Noyes 6:30 PM Children's Art Reception @ Library 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Agenda 7:30 PM +4 more see less	10 Healthy Aging Through Better Nutrition All Day Iroquois Soccer Club March Board Meeting All Day Community Dinner March 10 5 - 7 PM Fine Arts Night – “Celebrating Creative Minds” 5:30 - 8:30 PM Jericho Energy Task Force Meeting March 10 7 - 8:30 PM Notice of Public Hearing 7 PM +2 more see less	11 Brundibár: a Musical Tale Opens Friday at Contois! (multiday) Mexican Dinner & Silent Auction to Support MMU Seniors All Day Support Your MMU High School Senior All Day Project Grad Dinner and Silent Auction March 11! All Day Project Grad Dinner and Silent Auction March 11! All Day Art Show/Poetry Reading March 11 All Day Coffee with the Chief 7:30 - 8:30 AM Celebrate the Great Roxy Theater with Live Jazz March 11 6:30 - 8:30 PM WCS Annual Variety Show Auditions 6:30 PM GMC Presents: a Green Mountain National Park? 7 - 8:30 PM Francesca Blanchard and Steve Hartmann Friday at Brick Church 7 - 9 PM Haiti Presentation 7 PM +8 more see less	12 Pierson Library Winter Book Sale (multiday) Barn Tour at MWF! Mar. 12 All Day Girl Scout Tea Party March 12 All Day Play Date! Spring on the Farm All Day Chat with Your District 7-1 Representative 9 - 10 AM Conifers: Workhorse for Northern Gardens 9 AM - 12 PM Family Playtime at Hinesburg Community School 10 - 11:30 AM Crochet and Knitting Group 10 AM - 12 PM Multi Family Lawn Sale Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Girl Scout Cookies at Jerihill 10 AM - 2 PM Nature-Based Summer Camps Fair March 12 10 AM - 4 PM Ultimate Frisbee Clinic for Girls March 12 12-3 at Cvu 12 - 3 PM International Women's Day Celebration 1 - 3 PM Sugar on Snow Party March 12 1 - 4 PM Sugar on Snow Party 1 - 4 PM Sugar on Snow Party 1 - 4 PM Annual Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM +13 more see less
13 20th Annual Hinesburg Artist Series Concert All Day Ferrisburgh Historical Society Meeting March 13 All Day Sunday Service at MMUUF About End of Life Care Conversations 9:30 AM March 13 - Special Sunday at Echo - Peace & Reconciliation 10:30 AM - 3 PM Soul Collage with Terri Severance & Beth Hopwood 1 - 4 PM The Green Mountain Chorus Performs at the White Church of Westford 4 PM Hinesburg Artist Series 20th Annual Concert Mozart Requiem 4:30 - 6 PM 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert 4:30 PM +4 more see less	14 Monday Evening Free Performance & Refreshments All Day Homeschool Program at Dorothy Alling Library: Vermont Geology 1 - 2:30 PM Hoop Dance Class! March 14 6 - 7 PM	15 Girl Develop It Burlington Celebrating 3 Year Anniversary! All Day Hinesburg Development Review Board Agenda All Day Gun Owners of Vermont Chittenden Chapter Meeting All Day Tell a Story or Come Hear a Few at "Wine and Story" All Day The Village Concept - Getting Started in VT All Day Presentation: Walking Camino de Santiago March 15 6 - 8 PM Finding Your Irish Roots March 15 7 - 8 PM Finding Your Irish Roots 7 - 8 PM Colchester School Board to Discuss MBS Changes 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Energy Committee Meeting Tuesday 7 PM +6 more see less	16 Wed. Night Info Session for New School in Richmond All Day Richmond Planning Commission Agenda March 16 All Day Polish Authentic Cuisine All Day What Makes Good Solar in Vermont? All Day Town Plan Steering Committee Agenda March 16 All Day Quiz for a Cause to Benefit Library All Day Bluebird Barbecue Chooses the Family Room for Community Night All Day Business Professionals Invited to Wealth Builders BNI 8:30 - 10 AM Green Mountain Chorus Presents "Harmony on the Range" 2 - 4 PM Bluebird BBQ - Eat, Drink and Be Merry for the Family Room! 4:30 - 9:30 PM Pub Quiz to Benefit Winooski Library 7 - 9 PM Open Mic March 16 Stone Corral 7 PM +8 more see less	17 Public Informational Meeting for the Champlain Elementary Pedestrian All Day Joanna Macy's Film the Great Turning All Day St. Patrick's Day Pizza & Pints 4 - 8 PM St. Patrick's Day Pizza & Pints 4 - 8 PM St. Patrick's Day Dinner 5 - 8 PM St. Patrick's Day Plans? 5 - 8 PM Joanna Macy's Film the Great Turning - All Souls March 17 7 PM +3 more see less	18 Marko the Magician March 18! All Day Candlelight Yoga with Tibetan Singing Bowls March 18 All Day Understanding Dysgraphia 9 AM - 3:30 PM Annual PTO Fun Fair March 18 4:30 - 6 PM Kaelyn and Ladies Prepare Dinner for Friday Food Affair 5 - 7 PM Marko the Magician & Hypnotist 6:30 - 9 PM Casino Night Fundraiser to Benefit Kidsafe Collaborative 6:30 - 11 PM +3 more see less	19 Free Event for Educators March 19 All Day Free Irish Concert for St. Patrick's Day All Day VSAC Free College Planning Event! All Day Dog Lovers Wanted March 19 All Day Little League Skills Day and Gear Swap All Day Amnesty International's State Meeting for Vermont All Day Rabies Clinic in Huntington March 19 All Day Animal Tracks and Signs Workshop All Day Bottle Drive All Day Farm to Table Dinner at Bread and Butter Farm All Day Little League Skills Day and Gear Swap All Day Library News: Dinoman Science This Saturday All Day Free Event for Educators in Winooski March 19 All Day "Walking in the Footsteps of George Perkins Marsh" All Day Free Event for Educators at Centerpoint School All Day Interested in Human Rights? All Day Vermont All-Day Sacred Harp Singing March 19 All Day Date Change: Cabaret 4 Canines Mar. 19 All Day Zumbathon® for Women Helping Battered Women! Mar. 19 All Day RMCS 5th Grade Bottle Drive All Day College Planning Event for Students & Parents 9 AM - 2:45 PM Vermont All-Day Sacred Harp Singing, March 19 10 AM - 3:30 PM Raise Money for Shelburne Nursery School This Saturday! 12 - 4 PM The Kids Are Alright Benefit Concert March 19 12 PM "Walking in the Footsteps of George Perkins Marsh: Vermonter" 1 - 3 PM Zumbathon for Women Helping Battered Women! 1 - 3 PM George Perkins Marsh: Lecture by John Elder 1 - 3 PM Mindful Eating & Yoga Workshop at Yoga Roots 1:30 - 3 PM VT Amnesty International State Meeting 2 - 5 PM Essex Rotary Key Bank All Star Hockey Classic 3 - 7 PM Oyster Stew - Roast Pork Dinner 5 PM Special Event Saturday: Musicians, Dancing, Comedy & Singers 7 PM Dog Lovers Wanted Saturday 7 PM Great Irish Music! 7:30 PM +30 more see less
20 The Bombadils March 20 All Day Easter Egg Hunt at Heart & Heritage Stables All Day Country Breakfast All Day P.M. Sundays Concert - The Bombadils All Day Easter Egg Hunt at Heart & Heritage Stables All Day Williston Fire Deparment Pancake Breakfast 8 AM - 12 PM Williston Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast 8 AM - 12 PM Lunch Benefitting the VNA Family Room 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Fund-Raiser for VNA Family Room 11:30 AM Open House Sunday - Home in Essex 1 - 4 PM Essex Womens Rugby Bottle Drive March 20 1 - 4 PM Ethan Allen Homestead Museum's Enrichment Program 2 PM Talk at Ethan Allen Homestead Museum Sunday 2 PM Winooski Firefighters Association Annual Calcutta 4 - 7 PM Local Talent 6 - 7 PM +11 more see less	21 Richmond Selectboard Meeting Agenda Monday All Day How to Be a Better Landlord All Day Candidate Sue Minter March 21 All Day How to Be a Better Landlord March 21 All Day Sue Minter Speaking in Shelburne Monday Night All Day Richmond Water & Sewer Meeting Agenda Monday All Day City Council Meeting March 21 All Day Adult Student Open House at Champlain College March 21 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College March 21 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College March 21 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College March 21 4:30 - 7:30 PM Champlain College Open House for Adult Students 4:30 - 8 PM SB Energy Prize In-It-To-Win-It-Workshop! March 21 6 - 7:30 PM Preview of March 21 City Council Meeting 6 - 10 PM School Board Meeting 6:30 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting Monday 7 PM +14 more see less	22 Movie Showing to Help Women and Children in the Congo All Day Introduction to Renaissance School All Day Introduction to Renaissance School 9 AM Introduction to The Renaissance School 9 AM Dee PT's SwingRight Golf Class 5:30 - 7:30 PM Colchester High School Principal Search Update 6 PM House Party on Carbon Tax & Colchester Energy Task Force Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Attend SB Community Input Night! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Underhill Country Store Co-Op Public Meeting March 22 6:30 PM Mansfield Community Co-Op Organizational Meeting March/22 6:30 PM Underhill Country Store Co-op Public Meeting March 22, 6:30 6:30 PM Colchester School Board to Interview CHS Principal Candidate 7 - 8 PM Williston Annual Growth Management Meeting March 22 at 7:00 P.M 7 PM Blood Diamond Showing at UVM 7:30 PM Movie and Raffle for Charity in the Congo 7:30 PM +11 more see less	23 Dear Diary: Burlington's Historical (& Hysterical!) Women All Day Transition Fair All Day Repeat Presentation on "Walking the Camino de Santiago" All Day Transition Fair March 23 All Day Community Services Commission Meeting March 23 All Day Business Professionals Invited to Wealth Builders BBI 8:30 - 10 AM Talk : "Viticulture for the Home Gardener" 6 - 8 PM Viticulture for the Home Gardener 6 - 8 PM Book Talk 6:30 PM Absolute Beginner Yoga W/ Kathleen Fleming 7:30 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Agenda 7:30 PM +7 more see less	24 Essex Town Planning Commission Meeting All Day Coloring for Adults All Day Food Shelf Open Thursday Evening All Day Annette's Preschool Part Day PreK Open House March 24 9 - 11 AM Pacem School Open House - Montpelier 5 - 7 PM My Father's Vietnam - Documentary Film 6:30 - 9 PM Holy Week Services at Mallets Bay Congregational Church UCC 6:30 PM (multiday) My Father's Vietnam with Rik Carlson March 24 6:30 PM Grand Piano for Sale 7 PM +5 more see less	25 A Night Out for Charity All Day Seussical Fun Brunch and Crafts All Day Friday Food Affair - Delicious Mexican Lasagna 5 - 7 PM Good Friday Musical Service 7 - 8 PM Jamie Lee Thurston and the Starline Rhythm Boys Benefit Concert 7 - 11 PM Film at Library: the Endurance - Friday March 25 7 PM +2 more see less	26 South Burlington Democrats Delegate Election for State Convention All Day Family Art Fest All Day Moving Sale All Day Benefit for Vermont Children's Hospital All Day Jericho Democrat Caucus All Day Easter Egg Hunt All Day Sugar House Open March 26 All Day Events at Turner Toys & Hobbies All Day Bake Sale All Day Blood Drive at WCS March 26 All Day Williston Central School Giant Indoor Garage Sale! 9 AM - 2 PM Jericho Town Democratic Committee Caucus March 26 10 - 11 AM Community Easter Egg Hunt 10 - 11 AM Drive Thru Girl Scout Cookie Booth 10 AM - 1 PM Benefit for Vermont Childrens' Hospital 10 AM - 2 PM Greek Pastry Sale & Takeout Dinner 10 AM - 7 PM Essex Egg & Scavenger Hunt March 26 10 AM Easter Egg Hunt March 26 10 AM Blood Drive at Williston Central School 11 AM - 4 PM Easter Egg Hunt 1 - 1:30 PM Easter Egg Hunt: Community Invited! 1 - 2 PM Easter Egg Hunt: Community Invited 1 PM +18 more see less
27 Easter Sunday Services at Charlotte Congregational Church All Day Easter Services All Day Easter Sunday Services in Hinesburg 8 AM - 2:30 PM Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM Celebrate Easter at Williston Church of the Nazarene 10:30 AM - 12 PM Easter Dinner 12 - 8 PM +2 more see less	28 Legislative Forum Monday All Day Paint Your Own Pottery CVU Access Class All Day Selectboard Agenda and Packet for March 28 All Day	29 Topic Talk with Stephen Kiernan: Hospice Care 7 - 8 PM	30 Richmond Town Democratic Committee Caucus March 30 All Day Winooski Democratic Post-Primary Presidential Town Caucus All Day Winooski Democratic Post-Primary Presidential Town (City) Caucus 12 AM Winooski Democratic Post-Primary Presidential Town Caucus All Day Pool Feasibility and Design Project Team Meeting 12 AM Small Biz Summit - Free to Attend! 12 - 5 PM Winooski Democratic Post-Primary Presidential Town Caucus 6 PM Burlington Death Cafe Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Conversation on Aesthetics of Renewable Energy This Wednesday 6:30 - 8 PM Loving Kindness Course Begins March 30 7 - 8:30 PM Stone Corral Music & Open Mic 7 - 10 PM +7 more see less	31 Water Matters All Day Community Forum on Fracked Gas Pipeline - March 31 12 AM Public Hearing on S.241 - Relating to Regulation of Marijuana 5 - 7 PM Green Mountain Transit Public Hearing - City Loop (#8) 5:30 - 6:30 PM Free Intro to Genealogy Evening Class 6:30 PM "Water Matters" - Two Thursday Events 7 - 8:30 PM Water Matters Event Thursday 7 PM Water Matters Event - Hinesburg Town Hall March 31 7 PM Panel Discussion on Our Precious Water Resourses Thursday 7 PM Free Water Quality Forum at Hinesburg Town Hall March 31 7:30 PM +6 more see less	1 The Shackleton Reader's Theater Comes to RFL 12 AM Community Dinner All Day Essex High School We the People Calcutta April 1 All Day Mary Poppins, the Musical! at Flynn April 1 - 10 12 AM GMP and Energy Transformation All Day Winooski Dog Park Social All Day Open Table Dinner April 1 All Day Jazz at the Church All Day Poet-Trees: Poetry Workshop for Youth Lead by Mary Jane Dickerson 3 - 4 PM Book Launch Celebration 4 - 6 PM Champlain College Admitted Students Day 4 PM (multiday) Friday Food Affair - New Cooks, New Menu 5 - 7 PM Community Dinner 6 - 8 PM Live Jazz This Friday, April 1 - No Foolin' 6:30 - 8:30 PM Sweet Babu and Spirits at Incubator 6:30 - 10:30 PM Jazz at the Church 7 - 8:30 PM Concert Announcement 7 - 8:30 PM Body Love Yoga 7 - 9 PM "To Endure": Reader's Theater on Shackleton Friday, April 1 7 PM Presentation: Energy Transformation 7 PM Jazz at the Unitarian Church at the Top of Church St 7 PM Find Out About Tesla Powerwall, Heat Pumps, Nifty New Stuff on April 1 7:30 - 8:30 PM Mary Poppins Flies into Flynn Theater! 7:30 PM Jazz at the Unitarian Church at the Top of Church St 11 PM +20 more see less	2 Bottle Drive All Day Library Opera Talk All Day Big Basket Raffle Fundraiser All Day Dance Attire Swap! All Day Rock Point School Maple Brunch April 2 All Day Pancake Breakfast in Huntington 8 - 11 AM Huge Rummage Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Huge Rummage Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Free Children's Clothing and Book Swap 9 - 10:30 AM Free Children's Spring Clothing and Book Swap Saturday! 9 - 10:30 AM Rock Point School Maple Brunch April 2 9 AM - 1 PM Maple Open Sugar House Weekend 10 AM (multiday) Beginner Ukulele Classes at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library 10:30 - 11:30 AM Seed Swap at Charlotte Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Please Help CVU Ultimate Frisbee Team! Bottle Drive Saturday 11 AM - 3 PM Bottle Drive to Support CVU Ultimate Frisbee Team 11 AM - 3 PM CVU Ultimate Frisbee Team Fundraiser 11 AM - 3 PM Bottle Drive 11 AM - 3 PM Maple (Wine!) Open House: Fresh Tracks Farm, Berlin 1 - 5 PM Reboot Coaching Open House April 2 3 - 7 PM Burlington Area Community Gardens (BACG) Spring Pot Luck 5:30 - 7:30 PM 16th Annual Big Basket Raffle Fundraiser 6 - 8:30 PM Young Tradition Touring Group Concert 7 - 9 PM Social Band Spring Concert Series 7:30 - 9:30 PM "Rivers, Seas and Dreams" Choral Concerts This Weekend and Next 7:30 PM +21 more see less