Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Huge Pop-Up Barn Sale Sat & Sun! 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Maker's Market - Saturdays and Sundays 3 PM (multiday)	27 Answer the Call: Volunteer for COTS Phonathon 5:30 PM (multiday) Learn How to Lead, Speak and Listen! 6 - 7:30 PM Formal Contra & Traditional Square Dancing 6 - 8:30 PM St. Albans City Design Advisory Board Meeting 6:30 PM	28 Grand Isle Free Library Raffle 1 PM (multiday) Knit Group 5 - 7 PM Answer the Call: Volunteer for COTS Phonathon 5:30 PM (multiday) Conservation Commission Regular Meeting Nov. 28 6:30 PM Green Mountain Holiday Chorus 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	29 Help Save Lives at Blood Drive 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM VBSR Silent Auction 12 PM (multiday) Make Your Own Macaron Garland 3:30 PM Answer the Call: Volunteer for COTS Phonathon 5:30 PM (multiday) Bob Gagnon at Two Heroes 6 - 8 PM Adult Volleyball 6 - 8 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Bookclub - "Killers of the Flower Moon" 6 PM +4 more see less	30 Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Answer the Call: Volunteer for COTS Phonathon 5:30 PM (multiday) South Hero Zoning 101 6 - 7 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM Notice of Development Review Board Hearing, Nov. 30 6 PM Development Review Board Regular Meeting - Nov. 30 6 PM +2 more see less	1 Grand Isle PTA Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) Singing for People with Dementia & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Movie Matinee 12 PM Holiday Market 2 PM (multiday) The Owl Stars at Two Heroes 6 - 8 PM Attend the Holiday Masquerade Gala! 6 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	2 Maple Run Community Strategic Planning Forum 8 AM - 12:30 PM Discover Resilence in Gardening 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM St Ann Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM Grand Isle Free Library Raffle 9 AM - 1 PM St. Paul's Arts & Crafts Show 9 AM - 3 PM St.Rose of Lima Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Christmas Fair & Lunch Café! 9 AM - 4 PM Storage Auction 10 - 10:20 AM Milton Public Library Holiday Open House 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Hoopla at Coldwell Banker Islands Realty 10 AM - 1 PM Shop Local - CIFM Winter Farmers Market Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Studio Sale 10 AM (multiday) Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) Meet Siberian Sled Dogs 10 AM Gingerbread House Decorating 11 AM - 12 PM Come Visit Santa at the Farm 11 AM - 2 PM Dinoman at the Burnham Library! 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Maker's Market - Saturdays and Sundays 3 PM (multiday) South Hero Town Tree Lighting 5 - 6 PM South Hero Tree Lighting 5 - 6 PM Lakeshore Community Event Series Begins 5 - 9:30 PM 1st Annual Isle La Motte Tree Lighting Dec. 2 6 PM Handel's Messiah Plus Hallelujah and Amen 7:30 - 8:30 PM +19 more see less
3 Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) Trombone Choir Concert 2 - 3:30 PM Citzen's Band Holiday Concert 3 - 4:30 PM Tree Lighting, Carols and Craft at the Burnham Library 3:30 - 5:15 PM	4 Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) St. Albans City Climate & Energy Committee Meeting 4 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting on Dec. 4 6 - 9 PM St. Albans City Development Review Board Meeting 6:30 PM	5 Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) Knitting Group 5 - 7 PM Planning Commission Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM St. Albans City Belonging, Equity & Inclusion Committee 6 PM Green Mountain Holiday Chorus 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	6 Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Maker: Bath Bombs 3:30 PM South Hero Civic Engagement Event 6 - 7 PM Adult Volleyball 6 - 8 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM CSWD: Zero Waste Holiday Hacks 6 PM St. Albans City & Town Joint Police Board Meeting 7 PM +4 more see less	7 Stem: Zoetrope 3:30 AM Worthen Library Gift Baskets 10 AM (multiday) Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Gingerbread House Decorating at The Burnham Library 4:30 - 5:30 PM Worthen Library Annual Basket Raffle 5 - 7 PM Book Group for Adults at Milton Public Library 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	8 Holiday Chorus Concerts 7 AM Singing for People with Dementia & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Troop 42 Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser 5 - 7 PM Jewelry Party Hosted by Amanda Gervais 5 - 9 PM Dinner with Santa 6 - 7 PM Choral Concerts - Dec. 8-9 7 PM +2 more see less	9 JB Harris Book Signing – The Immigrant's Wife - Tomorrow 1:30 AM - 3 PM LGBTQ+ Coffee Meetup 9 - 11 AM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair at Collins Perley Sports & Fitness Center 9 AM (multiday) Isle La Motte Recreation Department Meeting 10 AM - 12 PM Shop Local - CIFM Winter Farmers Market Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Large Garage/Warehouse Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Santa is Coming to the Farm! 11 AM - 2 PM Mudcraft Artist Market 11 AM - 3 PM Dungeons & Dragons 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Holiday Concert - Green Mountain Chorus & Barre-Tones 2 - 3 PM Holiday Show in Four Part Harmony 2 - 3 PM Holiday Maker's Market - Saturdays and Sundays 3 PM (multiday) Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM +10 more see less
10 The Vermont Choral Union - Messiah All Day Second Sunday of Advent with Joshua Collier, Tenor 10 - 11 AM Second Annual Stocking Stuffer Craft Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Come Have Some Fun! 10 AM - 3 PM Milton Historical Museum - Holiday Open House! 11 AM - 2 PM Celebrate the Season: Holiday Concert 3 PM The Vermont Choral Union Presents Handel's Messiah 4 - 6 PM Chanukah Menorah Lighting at Taylor Park! 5:30 PM +4 more see less	11 Kids Winter Craft at Burnham Library Dec. 11 3:30 - 4:30 PM Give Santa a Call 🎅📞 6 - 7 PM Milton Special Selectboard Meeting: FY25 Budget 6 - 9 PM St. Albans City Council Meeting Dec. 11 6:30 PM	12 Surviving the Holidays After Losing a Loved One 10 - 11:15 AM Heartbreak & Hope: Interfaith Vigil- Unsheltered Lives 12:30 - 12:50 PM Community Vigil in Solidarity w/ Unsheltered Neighbors 12:30 - 1 PM Second Tuesday Quilters at Milton Public Library 1 - 3 PM Knit Group 5 - 7 PM 2024-25 Preliminary Proposed Budget Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Get on Board! Pre-Board Candidate Training 6 - 8 PM Milton Special Selectboard Meeting: FY25 Budget 6 - 9 PM Colchester Selectboard Meeting Dec. 12 6 PM Holiday Choral Concert and Party 7 - 8:30 PM Green Mountain Holiday Chorus 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	13 Holiday Storytime at the Eloquent Page 10 AM - 12 PM Correct Email Address for Arrowhead Senior Center Lunch 11:30 AM - 1 PM Intro to Online Resources at Georgia Public Library 5 PM Letters to Santa Due 5 PM Adult Volleyball 6 - 8 PM Milton Special Selectboard Meeting: FY25 Budget 6 - 9 PM Election Issues and Democracy 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	14 DRB Notice of Public Hearing (Warning) All Day Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Isle La Motte Selectboard Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting 6 - 9 PM	15 Admissions Open House at Christ the King School Dec. 15 9 AM For Women Who Own or Are Starting a Small Business 12 - 2 PM Make Your Own Gingerbread House 3:30 - 4:30 PM	16 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Show! 9 AM - 3 PM Special Meeting 9 AM Shop Local - CIFM Winter Farmers Market Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM Annual Light Parade 5 - 8 PM South Hero/Grand Isle Light Parade 5 PM All Ages Open-Mic 7 - 9 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) +3 more see less
17 Christmas Bird Count Feeder Watchers 7 AM - 4 PM Neighborhood Holiday Caroling Sunday Dec. 17 4:30 PM Winter Solstice Restorative Yoga Dec. 17 5 - 6 PM Learn How to Lead, Speak and Listen! 6 - 7:30 PM	18 Milton Regular Selectboard Meeting, Dec. 18 6 - 9 PM Milton Liquor Board Meeting, Dec. 18 6 PM St. Albans City Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 PM	19 St. Albans Vaccination Clinic 2 - 6 PM Banned Book Tour Coming to Milton 5 - 6 PM Knitting Group 5 - 7 PM Cribbage 5:30 - 7 PM Milton Special Selectboard Meeting: FY25 Budget 6 - 9 PM Trivia Night at the Burnham Library! 6:15 - 7:30 PM South Hero Conservation Commission Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 6:30 - 9:30 PM Green Mountain Holiday Chorus 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	20 Santa's Convoy 🎅🏼 4:30 - 8 PM Paint (With Bob Ross) and Sip (Hot Cocoa) 5 - 7 PM Maple Run Unified School District Board of Directors Meeting 6 - 8 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Adult Volleyball 6 - 8 PM GICWD Annual Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM GICWD - December Monthly Meeting 6:30 PM +3 more see less	21 Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Pajama Storytime 6 PM Holiday Light Parade 6:30 PM	22 Your Shopping Needs 10 AM (multiday)	23 Dungeons & Dragons 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Santa's Coming to Donaldson Park Next Saturday! 5 - 6 PM Buck Hollers Rockin' in Christmas at Mill River Taphouse 5:30 - 8:30 PM
24 Christmas Eve for All at First Congregational Burlington! All Day Christmas Service 9:30 - 10:30 AM Christmas Eve Services 10:30 AM - 7 PM French Conversation Group, Sundays 11 AM - 12 PM Christmas Services 5 PM (multiday) Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	25	26	27 Next Age Well Lunch at Arrowhead Senior Center 11 AM - 1 PM ReTribe Winter Teen Retreat for Ages 13-19 3 PM (multiday) Democratic Party Organizational Meeting for North Hero 5 - 5:30 PM	28 Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Birds of Vermont Bird Soap Carving 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Special Climate & Energy Committee Meeting 4 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM	29	30 Noon Year's Eve 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
31	1 First Day Hike with South Hero Land Trust 9:30 - 11:30 AM	2 Milton Regular Selectboard Meeting, Jan. 2 6 - 9 PM City Belonging, Equity & Inclusion Cmte. Meeting 6 PM	3 Maple Run Unified School District Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Isle La Motte Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM St. Albans City Development Review Board Meeting 6:30 PM	4 Milton Community Meditation 10:15 - 11 AM Draw in 3-D 3:30 PM Introduction to American Abenaki Archaeology 7 - 8 PM Introduction to American Abenaki Prehistory 7 - 8 PM American Abenaki Prehistory and the Paleo-Indian Period 7 PM +1 more see less	5 Singing for People with Dementia & Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Movie Matinee 12 PM	6 Ring in the New Year with Handbell Concerts This Week! (multiday) Free Online Quit Smoking Program 9 - 10 AM Pokémon Trading Day! 10 AM Civic Engagement in Grand Isle Town 11 AM 12th Night, a Winter Celebration 7 - 8 PM Twelfth Night "A Winter Celebration" 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less