Calendar - Front Porch Forum

January 2020

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29 Soul Immersion- New Years Retreat! 9 AM - 6 PM Spoken Word Sundays 4 - 6 PM	30 Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Monday Night Movies 4:30 - 6:30 PM	31 Highlight–New Year's Eve Burlington 2019 11:30 AM New Years Eve Celebration 6:30 - 9:30 PM Folknight Richmond 7 - 10 PM	1 Free New Year's Day Yoga 10 - 11 AM	2 Closing Reception at Shelburne Vineyard Jan. 2 All Day Winooski School Board Budget Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Lyric's Matilda Kick-Off Meeting 7 PM	3 Free Aquatic Class for Seniors 11 AM - 12 PM Yule Ball 7:30 - 10 PM Yule Ball 7:30 - 10 PM	4 Scout Christmas Tree Pickup 8 AM Lyric's Matilda: Children Auditions Sat 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM All You Can Dance Buffet for Adults! 8:30 AM (multiday) Meet with Your District 7-1 Rep at the Starving Artist 9 - 10 AM Scout Troop 690 Bottle Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Bottle Drive to Benefit Hinesburg Boy Scouts 9 AM - 12 PM Introduction to Zen Jan. 4 9 AM - 1 PM On Farm Market 10 AM - 2 PM Stop the War on Iran 1 - 2 PM First Month: Tea and Parlor Games 2 - 4 PM Lake Champlain Delta Waterfowl 2nd Annual Dinner 5 - 9 PM Lake Champlain Delta Waterfowl 2nd Annual Dinner 5 - 9 PM Kids Galactic Soccer at Far Post (Essex Expo) 5:30 - 9:30 PM Kids Galactic Soccer at Far Post (Essex Expo) 6 - 9 PM Kids Galactic Soccer at Far Post (Essex Expo) 6 - 9 PM +11 more see less
5 Protest Jan. 5 12 - 1 PM The Western Star - Epiphany Event at St. James 4:30 - 6 PM Climate & Nature Talk at Huntington Public Library 4:30 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 - 6 PM	6 Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch Jan. 6 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Jan. 6 5:30 - 6 PM Lyric's Matilda Adult Auditions Mon-Wed 5:45 PM (multiday) Cvsd Finance and Budget Committee 6 - 7:30 PM Winooski City Council Meeting on Jan. 6 6 - 8 PM Preview of Council Meeting Jan. 6 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	7 Charter Commission Meeting on Jan. 7 5:30 - 7 PM Cvsd School Board Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Joy and Well Being 6:30 - 8 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild's January Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild's January Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Jan. 7 6:30 - 9 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild January Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Forestry for the Birds at the Hinesburg Town Forest 7 - 8:30 PM Forestry for the Birds 7 PM +5 more see less	8 Rotary Club Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club Mtg Jan. 8 8 - 9 AM Moving from Scarcity to Stability 8:30 - 11 AM Moving from Scarcity to Stability 8:30 - 11 AM Coffee Chat Wednesday at Senior Center 9:30 - 11 AM Art and Conversation at BCA 9:30 - 11 AM Informative Presentation - Free 11:30 AM - 1 PM Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch Jan. 8 12 - 1 PM Capital Project Executive Committee Meeting Jan. 8 5:15 - 6:15 PM "Indigenous Worldview and Spirituality: the Abenakis and their Neighbors" 6 - 8:30 PM Hale and Hearty Senior Club Meeting 6 PM Winooski School Board Regular Mtg. Jan. 8 6:30 - 8 PM Live Jazz This Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30 PM VFW Texas Hold-Em Jan. 8 6:30 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 10 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 6:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +13 more see less	9 AARP Monthly Coffee Talk - Correction 9 - 10 AM AARP Coffee Talk Jan. 9 9 - 10 AM Battle of the Badges Blood Drive 11 AM - 5 PM Blood Drive 12:30 - 6 PM Red Cross Blood Drive 12:30 - 6 PM Travelogue: the Netherlands 1:30 PM Lego Club at Carpenter-Carse Library 3 - 4 PM Community Dinner Thursday 5 - 6:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting Jan. 9 6:30 - 8:30 PM Materials for Planning Commission Meeting Jan. 9 7 - 9 PM VTASLA D Crowell Lecture - Shelburne Farms Landscape 7 - 9 PM Doug Crowell Lecture: The Shelburne Farms Landscape 7 - 9 PM +8 more see less	10 Networking Meeting Jan. 10 7:30 - 9 AM Queen City Contra Dance 8 - 11 AM Classical Music at the Library 5 - 6 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Queen City Contra Dance, Jan. 10 7:45 - 11 PM Contra Dance in Burlington 7:45 PM +2 more see less	11 Visit with Your District 7-1 State Rep at Panera 9 - 10 AM Saxon Hill School Open House 9 - 11:30 AM Pathfinders Nature Connection 9 AM - 12 PM Christmas Tree Pick Up - CVU Music Program 9 AM - 3 PM CVU Band X-Mas Tree Pick Up 9 AM - 3 PM Saxon Hill School Open House 9:30 - 11:30 AM Saxon Hill School Preschool Open House 9:30 - 11:30 AM Board Games at the Pierson Library 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM No War! Us Out of the Middle East! 1 - 2 PM Ethan Tapper on Timber Harvesting - Huntington 1 - 3 PM Free Admission to Cancer Survivors, Fighters and Family 1 - 4 PM Forest Management Walk in the HTF 1 PM Family Contra Dance at The Schoolhouse on Saturday afternoon 3 - 4:30 PM Essex and Westford Neighbors, Let's Gather at the Table 4:30 - 8 PM Free Monthly Coffeehouse 7 - 9 PM Winooski Music at the Half Lounge This Saturday 8 - 9:45 PM +12 more see less
12 Girls Junior Ski Patrol Camp at Bolton Valley 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Girls Junior Ski Patrol Camp at Bolton Valley 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Star Sunday with VT Singer Patti Casey! 10 - 11 AM Star Sunday with VT Singer Patti Casey 10 - 11 AM Dunham Shoe Factory Jan. 12 4 PM Hinesburgh Public House + Lake Iroquois Association 4:30 - 8 PM Pop-Up Dinner at Zenbarn, Waterbury! 4:30 - 9:30 PM BTV Dems Caucus! 5:30 - 8 PM +4 more see less	13 Breakfast with the Principal of MMU - Jericho 7:30 - 8:45 AM Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch Jan. 13 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 5:30 - 9 PM City Council Meeting on Jan. 13 6 - 6:30 PM New Date for Irish Hill Road Sidewalk & Bridge Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meetings Jan. 13 and Jan. 14 6:30 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	14 Upcoming Buff Bones Class Series 9 - 10 AM Alzheimer's Association Program - Whitney Hill Homestead 1 - 2:30 PM Crafternoons at Carpenter-Carse Library 2 - 3 PM How & Where Do I Raise Money for My Business? 5:30 - 7:30 PM How & Where Do I Raise Money for My Business? 5:30 - 7:30 PM Finance Commission Meeting on Jan. 14 5:30 - 7:30 PM Foot and Ankle Pain Seminar at Wellfound 6:30 - 7:30 PM MMCTV Board Meeting & Poll 6:30 - 7:30 PM Safe, Healthy, Connected People Commission, Jan. 14 6:30 - 8 PM Presentation by Sue Morse, Wildlife Tracker 6:30 - 8 PM Meet with Your Legislators 6:30 - 8 PM EWSD Budget Info - Board Meeting Jan. 14 6:30 - 8:30 PM Board of Trustees Meetings Jan. 14 6:30 - 10 PM Racism in America: Lecture & Discussion Series 6:30 PM "Gone for a Walk" Slide Presentation 7 - 9 PM Draft Richmond Conservation Commission Agenda 7:30 - 9:30 PM +12 more see less	15 Rotary Club Meeting 7 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Club Mtg Jan. 15 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM Charlotte Senior Center Lunch Wednesday 12 - 1 PM Pierson Library Tour (Vermont Green Building Network) 5 - 8 PM Talking with Kids About Racism Program Jan. 15, 22, 29 5:30 - 7:30 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 10 PM Jericho Underhill Park District Annual Meeting 7 - 7:30 PM Materials for DRB Meeting 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	16 CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 7:30 AM Speed Mentoring at South Burlington Public Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM Speed Mentoring at the South Burlington Public Library 5:30 - 7:30 PM Annette's Preschool - Open House Jan. 16 6 - 7 PM Comedy Benefit Supports Maggie's Brightside 6:30 PM Forum on Single-Use Plastics: Problems & Solutions 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	17 Tacopalooza at Friday Food Affair 5 - 7 PM Champlain Center for Natural Medicine Open House 5:30 - 7:30 PM Primary Care Open House at CCNM 5:30 - 7:30 PM Middle School Bowling Bash 6 - 8 PM Middle School Bowling Bash 6 - 8 PM Middle School Bowling Bash 6 - 8 PM ‘Not My America' Art Opening 6 - 9 PM Adult Botanical Collage Workshop at Owl Feet 6:30 - 8:30 PM Dominique Dodge CD Release Party Hotel Vermont 7 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	18 Join Your District 7-1 Rep at The Starving Artist 9 - 10 AM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Sew to Benefit Nonprofits 10 AM - 2 PM Calling All Winooski Nonagenarians! 12 - 1:30 PM Public Walk at Hinesburg Town Forest! 1 - 3 PM Free MMYBL Rec and MM Boys Bball Clinic 1 - 4:30 PM Forestry with Recreation in Mind 1 PM Library Winter Concert Series/Friends of Library Updates 2 - 3 PM Final Humble Hero Show at 1st Republic Brewing Co. 5 - 7 PM SB Mentoring Winter Gala Dinner and Silent Auction 6 - 8:30 PM Green Mountain USA Dance is Cancelled for This Month 6:30 - 6:30 PM +6 more see less
19 Knights of Columbus Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 AM VT Wolves AAU Basketball Tryouts 12 - 4 PM Vermont Wolves AAU Boys Basketball Tryout Time 12 - 4 PM Vermont Wolves AAU Basketball Tryouts 12 - 4 PM Ethan Allen Homestead Museum Presentation 2 - 3 PM Talk at the Ethan Allen Homestead 2 - 3 PM Coffee & Conversation with Essex Reps! 2 - 3:30 PM Coffee and Conversation with Essex Reps! 2 - 3:30 PM Ethan Allen Homestead Event 2 - 3:30 PM Presentation on Immigration in VT 2 - 4 PM Essex Ice Rink, Bake Sale! 2 - 4:30 PM Ethan Allen Homestead Museum Program 2 PM Afternoon Concert at the Grange Sunday 4 PM Michael Arnowitt in Concert at Flynnspace 7:30 PM +10 more see less	20 School Board Meeting in Jericho All Day Commercial Solar and Battery Storage Info Breakfast 7:30 - 9 AM Preschool Open House 9 - 10:30 AM Hinesburg Nursery School Open House 10 - 11:30 AM Hinesburg Nursery School Open House 10 - 11:30 AM 2020 MLK Day of Service 10 AM - 2 PM Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration 10 AM - 5 PM Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch 11:30 AM - 12 PM Cook the Book at the Deborah Rawson Memorial Library 12:15 - 1:30 PM Live Jazz at the Winooski Senior Center 5 - 8 PM Live Jazz & Illustrated Jazz Lecture at Senior Center 5 - 8 PM +7 more see less	21 Water & Sewer Agenda Tuesday, Jan. 21 All Day Selectboard Agenda for Tuesday, Jan. 21 All Day SunCommon Event 5:30 - 7:30 PM Cvsd School Board Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Village Pedestrian Safety Group Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM City Council Meeting Jan. 21 6 - 8 PM Fair and Impartial Policing 6 PM Richmond Rd Intersection Redesign Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Jan. 21 6:30 - 9 PM Tomasi Meadow Public Meetings 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting Jan. 21 7 - 9 PM Preview of Jan. 21 Council Meeting 7 - 10 PM +8 more see less	22 Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Mtg Jan. 22 7:30 AM - 8:30 PM Learn About the Census at the Senior Center 9:30 - 11 AM Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch Jan. 22 12 - 1 PM Community College of Vermont is Celebrating 50 Years! 12 - 1 PM Community College of Vermont is Celebrating 50 Years! 12 - 1 PM Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont 4:30 - 6 PM Start 2020 Wholeheart's Circle of Trust: Winter Wonder 5 PM (multiday) Free Community Dinner and Discussion 5:30 - 7 PM VFW Texas Hold-Em 6 - 8 PM Live Jazz Celebrates the Scientific Revolution 6:30 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Jan. 22 6:30 - 10 PM Meeting to Discuss Proposed Development on Old Stage Rd 6:30 PM MMUsic Instrumental Concert 7 - 8 PM Development Review Board Public Warning 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +11 more see less	23 Community Dialogue Event All Day Rock Point School Open House All Day Life Drawing, $10, Thursday at Craft School + Teen Drawing 12:30 - 2:30 PM Rock Point School Open House 5 - 7 PM Rock Point School Open House 5 - 7 PM Superintendent Search - Community Forum at Iaa 6:30 - 8:30 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Rooted & Ready: Waldorf Education Overview 7 - 8:30 PM "Last Tracks" Movie at Deborah Rawson Library 7 - 8:30 PM Open Space Committee Report Presentation Jan. 23 7 - 8:30 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Evening Talk on Waldorf Education from PreK to Grade 12 7 - 8:30 PM Rooted and Ready: Waldorf Education Overview 7 - 8:30 PM Evening Talk on Waldorf Education Pre-K to Grade 12 7 - 8:30 PM Materials for Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Treewild House Concert: Adam Agee & Jon Sousa 7 PM Sustainable Williston Monthly Meeting 7:15 - 8:30 PM +14 more see less	24 Social Emotional Workshop Series All Day Using Play to Build Social-Emotional Skills 9 AM - 4 PM Essex High School Dinner and Dance to Jazz Music 5:30 - 8 PM	25 Visit with Your District 7-1 State Rep at Panera 9 - 10 AM Indian Snacks Cooking Class Jan. 25 in Shelburne 9 AM - 2 PM Re: John Klar Republican Candidate for Vermont Governor 9 AM - 11 PM Winter Activities for Kids 10 - 11:30 AM Shelburne Winter Carnival 10 AM - 1 PM Hinesburg Youth Project Book Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Bargain Book Sale Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM Board Games at Pierson Library 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Family Art Saturday at BCA Center 11 AM - 1 PM Theater Opportunity for Middle and High School Students 11 AM - 3 PM From the Parlor to Polling Place 1:30 - 3 PM Music at the Double E 6:30 - 9:30 PM Lake Monsters Winter Warmer Event 6:30 PM A Cultural Fusion of Overtone Singing 7 - 8:30 PM Free Movie 7 - 9 PM Pan-Celtic Music and Dance Concert in Jericho Jan. 25 7 - 9 PM Free Movie Night “Overcomer” 7 - 9 PM Pan-Celtic Music & Dance Concert 7 PM +14 more see less
26 Essex CHIPS 3rd Annual Vermont Birdie Bash All Day Essex CHIPS 3rd Annual Vermont Birdie Bash! 9 AM - 2:30 PM 3rd Annual Birdie Bash! 9 AM - 3 PM Essex Chips 3rd Annual Vermont Birdie Bash! 9:30 AM - 2 PM Breathwork Workshop at ReTribe, Jan. 26, Underhill 12 - 5 PM Get on Track with Family Meal Planning 12:45 - 2:15 PM Get on Track with Family Meal Planning 12:45 - 2:15 PM Vermont Wolves AAU Basketball 7th Grade Girls Tryouts 1:30 - 3 PM Talk at Ethan Allen Homestead - Sunday - Jan 26 2 - 3 PM 1920's Style of Vermont's Mill Girls 2 - 3:30 PM 2020 Legislative Update from Sen. Ginny Lyons 2:30 - 4:30 PM Vermont Day School - Open House Sunday Jan. 26 2:30 - 4:30 PM Legislative Update with VT State Senator, Ginny Lyons 2:30 - 4:30 PM Vermont Day School Open House This Sunday 3 PM Inspired Learning Open House Jan. 26 3 PM Vermont Day School Open House Sunday 3 PM Williston Meditation Community 6:15 - 7 PM +13 more see less	27 Agenda Andrews Forest Management Committee Meeting All Day Charlotte Senior Center Monday Munch Jan. 27 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Public Testimony on Dyslexia Bills H.668 & H.669 4 - 6 PM Creating and Maintaining Resilient Forests in Vermont 5:30 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting Jan. 27 5:30 - 9 PM City Council Meeting on Jan. 27 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Public Hearing on Charter Change Vote 7 - 9:30 PM Preview of Jan. 27 Council Meeting 7 - 10 PM +4 more see less	28 Pilates for Buff Bones 10 - 11 AM Children's Chess Club 3:30 - 4:30 PM NAMI - in Our Own Voice 4:30 PM Winooski Housing Commission Meeting on Jan. 28 6 - 8 PM Women's Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops 6 - 8:30 PM Women's Empowerment Self Defense Level 1 Workshop 6 - 8:30 PM MMCTV Board Meeting on Jan. 28 6:30 - 7:30 PM NR2 Taking Action in Your Community 6:30 - 8:30 PM EWSD Budget Info/Open Board Seats - Meeting Jan. 28 6:30 - 8:30 PM Essex Junction Trustees Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Inspiring Film Series 7 PM +7 more see less	29 Rotary Club Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM Charlotte Shelburne Hinesburg Rotary Mtg Jan. 29 7:30 - 8:30 AM St. Francis Xavier Open House 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Open House 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Charlotte Senior Center Senior Lunch Jan. 29 12 - 1 PM Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show 4 - 7 PM Vermont's Natural Communities Program 4:30 - 5:30 PM Artist Talk: Anila Quayyum Agha 5:30 - 6:30 PM Suppressed: The Fight to Vote Film & Discussion 6:30 - 8 PM Community Planning Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Superintendent Search - Community Forum at Champlain 6:30 - 8:30 PM Burlington: Suppressed: the Fight for the Vote 6:30 - 8:30 PM Suppressed: The Fight to Vote: Film & Discussion 6:30 - 8:30 PM Greenbush Duo at Peg and Ter's 6:30 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting Jan. 29 6:30 - 10 PM "Suppression: the Fight to Vote" Film 6:30 PM +12 more see less	30 Brookfield Community Meeting: Updated CityPlace Plans 7 AM - 8:30 PM Coffee with Mayor and Councilors at Great Northern 8 - 9 AM Animal Cruelty in Vermont 5:30 - 7 PM Christ the King School Open House 5:30 - 7:30 PM Christ the King School Open House Jan. 30 5:30 - 7:30 PM Annette's - Open House 6 - 7 PM Edmunds Ribbon Cutting 6 - 7:30 PM Trivia Night at 1st Republic Brewing Co 6 - 8 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Event 6:30 - 7:30 PM Modern Heating Workshop 6:30 - 7:30 PM Peaceful Practical Parenting Class 6:30 - 8 PM Ye Vagabonds, at Bread and Butter Farm in Shelburne 7 PM +8 more see less	31 MMU Hosts the Northwest District Music Festival 7 - 9 AM Super Bowl Weekend Open House & Sale 10 AM (multiday) Community Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM Delicious Friday Dinner 5:30 - 7 PM Calcutta to Benefit St. Francis Xavier 6 - 9 PM 37th Annual Colchester Winter Carnival 6 PM (multiday) 2020 Williston Variety Show 6:30 PM +3 more see less	1 Join Your District 7-1 Rep. at the Starving Artist 9 - 10 AM Penguin Plunge Fundraising 9 AM - 12 PM Learn Compression Only CPR 9 AM - 12 PM Welcome to the Art of Listening 9 AM - 12 PM Chili Challenge to Support the Josh Pallotta Fund 10 AM - 2 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild - Open Sew In 10 AM - 2 PM Quilt Making for Community 10 AM - 2 PM Quilting Sew in 10 AM - 2 PM Annual Chili Challenge - Colchester Winter Carnival 10 AM Genealogy 10:30 AM - 12 PM Free Craft Supply Swap at the Library 11 AM - 2 PM Annual French Canadian Supper 5 - 6:30 PM Roller Derby Game! 5 - 8 PM +9 more see less