Calendar - Front Porch Forum

April 2021

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28 Support VT Works for Women and Go to Lunafest! 12 AM (multiday) Support VT Works for Women and Go to LUNAFEST! (multiday) FCCEJ: Holy Week & Easter Service Schedule 12 AM (multiday) Bolton Valley Hometown Appreciation Day 9 AM - 5 PM Starksboro Public Library March Book Group 4 - 5:30 PM +1 more see less	29 Community Conversation with State Rep. Jana Brown 6 - 7 PM Avoiding Tick Bites & Tick-Borne Diseases 6:30 - 8 PM Preventing Lyme Disease by Alexis Chesney, ND 6:30 - 8 PM Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man 7:30 - 8:30 PM	30 Perspectives on Connection, Compassion, and Belonging 9 AM - 1 PM A Night Off from Cooking! 4 - 8 PM Library Evening Book Discussion 7 - 8 PM How Your Business Can Benefit from Covid Relief Funds 7 - 8 PM Guided Autobiograpy Workshop Series 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	31 Rotary Club Meeting Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30 AM CHS Rotary On-Line Meeting Invitation 7:30 - 8:30 AM CHS Rotary On-Line Meeting Invitation 7:30 - 8:30 AM Vermont Green Building Celebration March 31 12 - 1:30 PM Vermont Green Building Celebration on March 31 12 - 1:30 PM Travelogue to Monhegan Island 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue to Monhegan Island 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue to Monhegan Island 1:30 - 2:30 PM What's Happening at UVM? 6 PM Selectboard Special Meeting March 31 6:30 - 7 PM +6 more see less	1 Essex Junction Planning Commission Meeting April 1 6 PM Restorative Practices at Jericho Elementary 7 - 8 PM Restorative Practices at Jericho Elementary - Event 7 - 8 PM Atlantic Salmon in Lake Champlain: Natural History 7 - 8:15 PM Atlantic Salmon in Lake Champlain: Natural History 7 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Planning Commission 7 - 8:45 PM Town Center and Library Committee Meeting April 1 7 PM +3 more see less	2 Book Chat at The Charlotte Library 10 - 11 AM Vermont Cookie Love Fundraiser for HCS 12 PM (multiday) Zoom Night for Students 6 PM Free Virtual Dance Performance: "Same but Different" 7:30 - 8:45 PM Free, Virtual Dance Performance: Same but Different 7:30 - 8:45 PM +1 more see less	3 Craft Fair 7:26 AM Essex Rec. Egg Hunt 9 AM - 12 PM Free Car Seat Event! 9 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale 12 - 3 PM Easter Egg Hunt 1 - 3 PM Ripton Coffee House Music Livestream April 3 7:30 PM Ripton Coffee House Music Livestream April 3 7:30 PM +3 more see less
4 All Souls Interfaith Gathering 6 AM Drive in Easter 'Sonrise' Service April 4 6:30 AM Easter Sunrise Service 6:40 AM Easter Invitation! 10 - 11 AM Easter Invitation! 10 - 11 AM Easter Worship Invitation 10 AM Easter Sunday at All Souls 11 AM - 12 PM +3 more see less	5 Travelogue: Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue: Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Town of Essex Selectboard Meeting April 5 6:30 PM	6 Quilt Speaker - Guests Welcome 6:15 AM - 12 PM Implementing Family-Friendly Business Practices 8:30 - 10 AM Hoarding and Clutter: Community Support Approaches 2 - 3:30 PM Williston HAAC - April 6 Agenda 5:30 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild Invitation 6 - 8:30 PM Quilt Presentation Tuesday 6:15 - 9 PM EWSD Board Budget Informational Hearing April 6 6:30 - 8 PM Please Join CVQGVT on April 6 for Jane Dunnewold 6:30 - 8:30 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 PM Five VT Authors Reading Their Work in a One-Time Event 7 - 8:30 PM Library Fundraiser: Reading to Inspire 7 - 8:30 PM Guided Autobiograpy Workshop Series 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting April 6 7 - 9 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul April 6 (On Zoom) 7 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting - April 6 7 PM April 6 DRB Final Hearing Re: Wheeler Parcel Development 7 PM +13 more see less	7 CHS Wednesday Morning Rotary Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM CHS Wednesday Morning Rotary Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM Rotary Meeting Wed, April 7 7:30 - 8:30 AM Evan's Coffee Chat 10 - 11 AM SCORE Webinar: Insure Your Business with Confidence 12 - 1 PM SCORE Webinar: Insure Your Business with Confidence 12 - 1 PM Richmond Blood Drive April 7 12 - 6 PM Richmond Blood Drive April 7 12 - 6 PM Community Center Committee Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Citizen Science with VT Center for Ecostudies 6:30 - 7:30 PM Materials for April 7 DRB Meeting 7 - 9 PM Richmond Planning Commission Meeting April 7 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Wednesday Meeting 7 - 9 PM April 7 Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9:30 PM April 7 Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9:35 PM Energy Committee Agenda for April 7 7 PM +12 more see less	8 Vermont Family Network's Annual Conference April 8-9 (multiday) Conference for Families and Professionals 9 AM (multiday) Conference for Families and Professionals 9 AM (multiday) Register for VT Family Network Annual Conference! 9 AM (multiday) Fun Links from the VT Master Naturalist Program 1 - 2 PM 2021 Wild and Scenic Film Festival 6:30 - 7:30 PM Virtual Wild & Scenic Film Festival 6:30 - 9 PM Want to Know How & Why Birds Make Those Sounds? 6:30 PM LCA Hosts Ethan Tapper: Forests, Forestry & Carbon 6:30 PM Essex Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 PM LCA Hosts Ethan Tapper: Forests, Forestry & Carbon 6:30 PM Richmond Bridge Street Study Public Meeting: Apr. 8 7 - 8:30 PM Changing the Story of Birding: a Panel Discussion 7 - 8:30 PM Public Meeting - Bridge Street Complete Streets Study 7 - 8:30 PM Materials for April 8 Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting 7 PM Mud Season Local Parent Meet Up w/ the Children's Room 7:30 - 8:30 PM Library Friends Book Discussion: "Dirt" 7:30 - 9 PM +14 more see less	9 CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 7:30 AM Book Chat at The Charlotte Library 10 - 11 AM Public Meeting Notice - Diversity, Equity, Task Force 4 PM MMU Project Graduation Online Auction 6 PM (multiday) Arnold Thomas Featured in “Songs of Hope & Freedom” 7 - 7:30 PM MMU Theatre (Virtually) Presents “A Killer Party” 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	10 Estate Sale: Pond Brook Rd, Hinesburg (multiday) April Stools Day at Wheeler 9 - 11 AM Estate Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Monkton Baseball Field Work Day This Saturday 9 AM Garage Sale: Four Winds Rd Sat. & Sun 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Garage Sale in N. Ferrisburgh Sat. & Sun. 9:30 AM (multiday) Garage Sale 9:30 AM Elements of the Japanese Garden 10 AM - 12 PM Elements of the Japanese Garden Webinar 10 AM - 12 PM Elements of the Japanese Garden 10 AM Elements of the Japanese Garden 10 AM - 12 PM Coffee with Constituents 10 AM April 10 Genealogy Class: Organizing Your Research 12 - 1 PM Organizing Your Genealogy Records 12 - 1:30 PM Estate Sale This Weekend, Pond Brook Rd 9 PM (multiday) +11 more see less
11 Play Ball! 9 AM Parenting Through a Jewish Lens: 4 -Week Series 11 AM - 12:15 PM Pre-K-8th Open House - Vermont Day School - Sunday 1 - 4 PM Pre-K-8th - Vermont Day School Open House 1 - 4 PM PreK-8th Vermont Day School Open House Sunday 1 - 4 PM PreK-8th Vermont Day School Open House Sunday 1 - 4 PM Virtual Sketch & Snack Art Lesson Sunday, April 11 3 - 4 PM Virtual Art Lesson Fundraiser 3 PM All Souls Music & Spirit Service 5 - 6 PM Keeping Life in Balance at All Souls 5 PM +6 more see less	12 Densmore Drive Culvert Replacement Construction Begins 7 AM Starksboro Public Library April Board Meeting 5 - 6 PM Heavenly Food Pantry, Monday 5:30 - 7:30 PM Selectboard Meeting April 12 5:40 - 9:15 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting April 12 6:30 PM +1 more see less	13 Free Meal-To-Go for Individuals 60+ Years of Age 11 AM - 12 PM Charlotte Recreation Commission Meeting Tuesday 5:30 - 8 PM Chittenden County Senators Office Hours 6 - 7 PM MMCTV Quarterly Board Meeting (Virtual) 6 - 7 PM Virtual Forest-Related Event 6 - 7:30 PM Economic Development Committee Meeting Tuesday, Apr. 13 7 - 8 PM Essex CHIPS Trivia Tuesdays Fundraiser 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Monthly Meeting of the Charlotte Trails Committee 7 PM Selectboard Meeting, Tuesday 7 PM Essex CHIPS Remote Trivia 7:15 - 8:30 PM Recreation Commission - Regular Meeting 7:30 - 9 PM Agenda for April 13 Richmond Conservation Comm Mtg 7:30 PM +9 more see less	14 A+D Film "Neutra - Survival by Design" April 14-18 12 AM (multiday) Neutra: Survival Through Design April 14-18 12 AM (multiday) Support JLCV! Our House Bistro for Dinner on Wed?? 5 - 8 AM Rotary Club Meeting April 14 7:30 - 8:30 AM Wednesday Morning CSH Rotary Club Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM Wednesday Morning CSH Rotary Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 AM Weight Watchers Reimagined In-Person Workshops 8 - 10 AM Library Morning Book Discussion 10:30 - 11:30 AM Midnight Goat Farm Virtually 1:30 - 2:30 PM Midnight Goat Farm 1:30 - 2:30 PM Midnight Goat Farm 1:30 - 2:30 PM Free 60+ Age Well Meal - April 14 - Huntington Church 2 - 3 PM Our House Bistro & Supporting the Junior League 5 - 8 PM Our House Bistro and Supporting the Junior League 5 - 8 PM Our House Bistro and Supporting the Junior League 5 - 8 PM Ways Your Digital Marketing Can Beat the Big Guys 5:30 - 7 PM Ways Your Digital Marketing Can Beat the Big Guys 5:30 - 7 PM Ernie & Joe: Crisis Cops - Free Online Event 6 - 7:30 PM Citizen Science & Lake Champlain 6:30 - 7:30 PM Native Plants & Pollinators Program 6:30 - 7:30 PM Village of Essex Junction Trustees Meeting April 14 6:30 PM HomeShareVermont Event 7 - 8 PM April 14 DRB Meeting 7 - 9 PM Zoning Revision Public Hearing 7 PM Talk on Ecological Forestry on April 14 7 PM +21 more see less	15 Selectboard Special Meeting April 15 9:30 - 11:30 AM Senior Center Blood Drive April 15 2 - 7 PM Vermont Interfaith Action on Affordable Housing 6:30 PM Ethan Setiawan & Louise Bichan - Tonight (Replay) 7 - 8:15 PM Jetline: New Film - VT Voices from F-35 Flight Path 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting April 15 7 - 9 PM Community Forest Agenda April 15 7 PM Climate Change Presentation and Discussion 7 PM +4 more see less	16 Shelburne in International News PFAs Water Toxins (multiday) Open House at Trinity Baptist School 8:30 - 11:30 AM Book Chat at The Charlotte Library 10 - 11 AM "The New Heirloom Garden" Book Discussion: Part 1 11 AM - 12:30 PM Middle & High School Virtual Observation Morning 11 AM - 12:30 PM Middle & High School Observation Morning 11 AM - 12:30 PM Middle & High School Virtual Observation Morning 11 AM - 12:30 PM Sit in on Middle & High School Classes Virtually! 11 AM - 12:30 PM CVSD School Board Special Meeting 3 PM Virtual Poetry, Music, Comedy Open Mic 7 - 9 PM Open Mic and Poetry 7 - 9 PM Glimpse: Virtual Speaker Series April 16 7 PM Glimpse: Virtual Speaker Series April 16 7 PM +9 more see less	17 "Anything Goes Day" at the Starksboro Transfer Station 8 - 11 AM Estate Sale 9 AM - 3 PM 1300 Free Boxes of Food Again! at Vibrant Church 10 AM - 12 PM Extending the Garden Season 10 AM - 12 PM Amnesty International Local Chapter Meeting on April 17 10 AM Open House: Saturday, April 17 12 - 4 PM +2 more see less
18 Free Phone-In Legal Clinic 1 - 3 PM Polish Dinner at St. Thomas 4:30 - 6 PM Seeing New Colors - Sunday, April 18 5 - 6 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering 5 PM	19 Up Close with Peregrine Falcons & Bald Eagles 1:30 - 2:30 PM Up Close with Peregrine Falcons & Bald Eagles 1:30 - 2:30 PM Up Close with Peregrine Falcons & Bald Eagles 1:30 - 2:30 PM Understanding Your Property Tax Bill 6:30 - 7:30 PM Jericho Town Republican Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	20 Virtual Story Time with Rachel 10:30 - 11 AM Constituent Meeting with Reps Squirrell and Till 6 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting Agenda 6:30 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul April 20 7 - 8 PM Book Discussion: "Evicted" 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting April 20 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board - April 20 Agenda 7 - 9 PM Williston Planning Commission April 20 7 PM Essex Chips Trivia Tuesdays Continues Through May 11 7:15 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	21 Williston Conservation Commission Apr. 21 Meeting 7 - 9 AM DRB Meeting 7 AM Hands in the Dirt 10 AM Selectboard Special Meeting April 21 12 - 1 PM Book Chat with Huntington & Richmond Libraries 1:30 - 2:30 PM Book Chat 1:30 - 2:30 PM Presentation on Earth Day and the Environment 6 - 7:30 PM April 21 Selectboard Meeting 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting April 21 7 - 9 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 PM Trails Committee Meeting April 21 7 PM Huntington Energy Committee April Meeting Agenda 7 PM Men's Book Group: "Collapse" 7:30 - 8:30 PM +9 more see less	22 Publication Date of the Hinesburg Record All Day Free Community Meals Through Everyone Eats 12 AM Review of Historic Listing of the Shelburne Shipyard 9 - 11:15 AM The Residence at Quarry Hill Spring Virtual Event 10:30 - 11:30 AM Spring Migration: Get Ready for Great Birdwatching 12 - 1 PM Travelogue to New Zealand 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue to New Zealand 1:30 - 2:30 PM Travelogue to New Zealand 1:30 - 2:30 PM Heavenly Food Pantry April 22 2 - 6 PM Free CEU Event for RNs, LCSWs, LPNs, Case Managers, etc 5:45 - 8:15 PM Let's Gather and Support the Market 5:45 PM Selectboard Special Meeting April 22 6 - 6:30 PM Essex Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 PM Development Application in Your Neighborhood 6:30 PM Trivia Night with CCL 6:45 - 8 PM Film Discussion: "Priced Out" 7 - 8 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Attention Skiers - One on One with Skier Phil Mahre 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 PM Zoom Game Night 7:30 - 8:30 PM +16 more see less	23 5 Town Partnership Food Drive Friday and Saturday (multiday) Book Chat at The Charlotte Library 10 - 11 AM "The New Heirloom Garden" Book Discussion Part 2 11 AM - 12:30 PM Fair Food Trucks at the Union Meeting Hall 3 PM (multiday) Sand Shed Planning Committee 5 - 6 PM Free Concert: Bach Brandenburg Concertos, Friday 7:30 - 9:30 PM Free Virtual Concert: Bach Brandenburg Concertos 7:30 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	24 Architectural Scavenger Hunt - St. Albans 12 AM Re: 1300 Free Boxes of Food Again! at Vibrant Church 12 AM Yard Sale Saturday, Tanglewood Dr. 8 - 11 AM A Free Lawn Sale, Texas Hill Rd April 24 8 AM Earth Day Weed Warrior Event at Underwood 9 AM - 12 PM My Taft Corners - Design Workshop on Saturday! 9 AM - 12 PM Moving Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Downsizing - Yard Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Clutter Barn Tag Sale April 24 9 AM - 3 PM On Farm Market This Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM On Farm Market This Saturday at Barn in Richmond 10 AM - 2 PM On Farm Market - This Saturday 10 AM - 2 PM DRML Baby Tea & Social 11 AM Ancestry Zoom: April 24 - Our Ile d'Orleans Ancestors 12 - 1:30 PM VT Genealogy Library Classes 12 - 1:30 PM Paint with a Purpose - Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Virtual Family Paint Event - Paint with a Purpose 2 - 4:30 PM Paint with a Purpose - Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Paint with a Purpose - Virtual Family Paint Event 2 - 4:30 PM Popular Take Out Fish Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM +16 more see less
25 United Church of Hinesburg's Sunday Services All Day Monthly “Coffee” at Beaudry's 9 AM Virtual Sunday Service - April 25 at MMUUF 9:30 AM MMYBL Basketball Clinic Boys and Girls in Grades 4-6 10 - 11:30 AM Basketball Skills Clinic: Grades 4-6 10 - 11:30 AM Let There Be Light: Exploring Sacred Moon & Sun 5 - 6 PM Having Effective Conversations About Race (Session 4) 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	26 OZ & Phoenix Books Jewish Book Fair! 10 AM (multiday) GRO-Jericho 5:30 - 7 PM Selectboard Meeting April 26 5:40 - 9:20 PM Website Committee Meeting - April 26 6 PM Virtual Legislative Community Forum April 26 6:30 - 8 PM How to Take a Gap Year - Free Webinar 7 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda for Monday - Remote Login 7 - 9 PM Daily Studio Updates - My Taft Corners 7 PM (multiday) Planning Commission Agenda - April 26 7 PM +5 more see less	27 Village of Essex Junction Regular Meeting April 27 All Day Virtual Story Time with Rachel 10:30 - 11 AM Let's Get Outside: Recreational Opportunities 6:30 - 7:30 PM Let's Get Outside: Recreational Opportunities in VT 6:30 - 7:30 PM EWSD School Board Meeting April 27 6:30 - 9 PM Library Evening Book Discussion 7 - 8 PM Audubon VT/VLT Webinar - Birder's Dozen 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	28 JCC - Emerald Ash Borer Q&A All Day Come Along on Walks at Birds of Vermont Museum 10:30 - 11:30 AM WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined) In-Person Workshops 5 PM Citizen Science: Got Bats? 6 - 7 PM Shelburne Social Services Committee Meets Wednesday 6:30 - 8 PM Community Conversations #1: Charlotte & the Pandemic 7 - 8 PM Bristol Community Solar - Informational Zoom Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Zoning Board/Planning Commission Joint Hearing 7 - 9 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM Charlotte Resilience Discussion 1 - Wednesday 7 PM +7 more see less	29 Improv Comedy Fundraiser April 29 All Day Densmore Drive Culvert Replacement Watershut Off ! 7 AM - 6 PM Into the Wild with Paintbrush, Oils and Palette 1:30 - 2:30 PM Into the Wild - with Paint Brush, Oils and Palette 1:30 - 2:30 PM Into the Wild - with Brush, Oils, and Palette 1:30 - 2:30 PM Selectboard Special Meeting on April 29 2 - 3 PM Bixby Library \| VT Drone Photography with Caleb Kenna 6 - 7 PM I-89 2050 Study Virtual Public Meeting April 29 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	30 Moving Sale 7 AM (multiday) Coffee Chat with the Chief 9 - 10:30 AM Book Chat at The Charlotte Library 10 - 11 AM Age Well Grab 'n' Go Meal 12 - 1 PM The Stowe Weekend of Hope April 30-May 2 (Virtual) 2 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	1 Tag Sale, Locust Knoll Sat. & Sun. (multiday) Green Up Day is Coming Soon 12 AM Green Up Day 12 AM Mark Your Calendars: Green Up Day May 1! All Day Green Up Day May 1 7 AM - 3 PM Moving Sale 7 AM (multiday) Hole in One Mini-Donuts 8 - 11 AM Multi Family Garage Sale, Cider Mill Dr - Saturday 8 AM - 1 PM "Ask a Planner" at Green Up Day 8 AM - 1 PM Green Up Day Vermont 8 AM - 1 PM Green Up Charlotte! 8 AM - 6 PM Multi-Family Moving Sale 8 AM (multiday) Clutter Barn Opening for Donations May 1 8:30 AM - 12 PM Garage Sale This Saturday & Sunday 8:30 AM (multiday) Green Up Day Coffee & Muffin Giveaway! 9 - 11 AM Basement Sale in Vergennes 9 - 11 AM Food Drive for the Hinesburg Food Shelf 9 AM - 12 PM Our Lady of Mount Carmel Food Drive May 1 9 AM - 12 PM Allen Brook School Day in the Dirt! 9 AM - 12 PM Rummage Sale May 1 - Lots of Stuff! 9 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale on Saturday at 3175 Spear St 9 AM - 2 PM Moving Sale, Christmas Ln - Saturday 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale at The Mt. Philo Inn 9 AM - 3:30 PM Vermont Handcrafters Virtual Spring Show 9 AM - 5 PM Green Up Day at Amtrak Station & Path - May 1 9 AM Saint John Vianney Parish - Dedication & May Crowning 9:10 - 10:30 AM Learning and Working...In the Hort Farm Garden 10 AM Greenup Day - Saturday May 1 10 AM - 2 PM Green-Up! 10 AM - 3 PM Pop-Up Book Sale 11 AM - 3 PM Re: Tag Sale, Locust Knoll Sat. & Sun 11 AM (multiday) Using Timelines in Genealogy Research 12 - 1:30 PM May 1 Constitution Event 12 - 2 PM May Day Worker Solidarity & Milk w/ Dignity Actions 12 - 3 PM Blood Drive 1 - 6 PM Fair Night 3 - 7 PM Village Walk for Cots - This Saturday! 6:30 - 7:30 PM Village Walk for COTS 6:30 - 7:30 PM May 1 Ripton Coffee House Livestream Concert 7:30 PM +35 more see less