Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2021

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28 1st Advent Sunday: Worship & Music: "Mini-Messiah" 10 - 11 AM Cancelled - Annie Sumi at P.M. Sundays 4 PM	29 Financial Planning for College - Free Presentation 8 - 9 PM	30 Menorah Lighting! All Day Menorah Lighting 5 Pm Today All Day Giving Tuesday at The Mill Market & Deli to Support JLCV 8 AM - 7 PM Givingtuesday at the Mill Market & Deli to Support JLCV 8 AM - 7 PM South Burlington Library Legislative Forum 6:30 - 8 PM Library Evening Book Discussion 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link 7 - 9 PM Special Meeting Warning 7 PM Williston Planning Commission: Nov. 30 7 PM +5 more see less	1 Dec. 1 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM Energy Committee Meeting Agenda and Zoom Link 7 - 9 PM Official Warning for Public Hearing 7 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 PM	2 Announcement: Essex Art League Live! Holiday Party 9 - 11 AM Free Virtual Legal Clinic for Vermonters Age 60+ 9 - 11:30 AM Charlotte Planning Commission Regular Meeting 7 - 8:50 PM Selectboard Agenda Dec. 2 7 PM	3 CVU Theater Presents Something Rotten Dec. 3-4 (multiday) Meditation Class at Charlotte Senior Center 7:30 - 8:30 AM Essex Rotary Rings Salvation Army Bells 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Tree Lighting Event Friday 5:45 PM Arabesque Etc. Dance Nutcracker 2nd Act Dec. 3! 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	4 Create Your Winter Centerpiece All Day Books (And More) Sale 8 AM - 4 PM Shaker Mountain Trees - Open Dec. 4-5 8 AM (multiday) Help Set Up the "Nativity Scene" in Vergennes Park 8:30 - 10:30 AM Create Your Own Winter Centerpiece! 9 AM - 12 PM Winter Fill-A-Bag for Free Event! 9 AM - 12 PM Book Sale for Holiday Shopping Dec. 4 9 AM - 12 PM Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Bazaar ~~ Coming Soon! 9 AM - 2 PM Christmas Bazaar at Bristol First Baptist Church 9 AM - 2 PM Holiday Shoppe and Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Goat Gang Work Day Saturday - You're Invited 9 AM Pottery Sale Saturday! 9 AM STEM Showcase Presented by UVM STEM Ambassadors 10 AM - 12 PM Meet Duke and Get a Copy of His New Children's Book! 10 AM - 12 PM Craft Fair - Panton Community Baptist Church (PCBC) 10 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair 10 AM - 3 PM Warehouse Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Pop-Up Holiday Sale 10 AM (multiday) Glass Art Studio - Open House 10 AM (multiday) Rokeby Museum Holiday Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Holiday Open House & Shop Sale - Rokeby Museum 11 AM - 2 PM Holiday Market Essex 11 AM - 6 PM Moving Sale 12 - 4 PM Arabesque Etc. Nutcracker 2nd Act Dec. 4! 12:30 - 2:30 PM Talk on Solstice Traditions 5 - 6 PM Vermont Choral Union Concerts This Weekend! 7 - 8:30 PM The Vermont Fiddle Orchestra is Back Live! 7 - 9 PM Dec. 4 Ripton Coffee House Live and Live-Streamed! 7:30 - 9:45 PM Vermont Choral Union Concerts 7:30 PM (multiday) Concert 7:30 PM (multiday) Bella Voce Holiday Concerts - Dec. 4 & 5 7:30 PM +31 more see less
5 Pay-What-You-Can a Christmas Carol (multiday) Homegrown Holiday Market Sunday! 11 AM - 4 PM A Special Presentation by Gary Irish 3 - 5 PM CCHS Meeting 3 - 5 PM The Peculiar History of the "Flats" in Underhill and Riverside in Jericho 3 - 5 PM Chittenden County Historical Society Program Dec. 5 3 - 5 PM Finn and the Bell 4 - 4:15 PM Williston Town Tree Lighting 4:30 - 5:30 PM Tree Lighting & Visit from Santa 5 PM +5 more see less	6 A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson 1:30 - 2:30 PM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachel Robinson 1:30 PM A Modern Artist: the Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson 1:30 PM Kaiut Yoga at Richmond Free Library, Mondays 5 PM Selectboard Special Meeting on Dec. 6 6 - 8 PM Bike/Ped Connectivity Study Kickoff Meeting 6 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting Dec. 6 6:30 PM +3 more see less	7 Community Forum on Cannabis Legalization 4:30 - 5:30 PM Charlotte Recreation Commission Meeting Agenda 12/7/21 5:30 - 7 PM Public Meeting - Allen Brook Community Park Master Plan 5:30 - 7 PM Holmes Farm of Charlotte; A Look at Its History 6 - 7 PM Rokeby Museum Virtual Talk 6 - 7 PM Free Advance Care Planning Class, Dec. 7 6 - 7:15 PM SBSD FY23 Budget Virtual Community Forum #2 6 - 7:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 7 6:30 - 9 PM Monthly Meeting of the Trails Committee Dec. 7 6:30 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 7 6:30 PM HHCT Annual Meeting 7 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Meeting 7:30 - 9 PM +8 more see less	8 Vermont Economic Briefing on Dec. 8 10 AM - 3 PM Library Morning Book Discussion 10:30 - 11:30 AM Music & Movement with Miss Emma at JTL 10:30 AM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour Dec. 8 12 - 1 PM Vermont's Greenest Buildings Virtual Tour Dec. 8 12 - 1 PM Blood Drive in Richmond Dec. 8 12 - 6 PM Richmond Dec. 8 Blood Drive 12 - 6 PM Wrap Up a Good Read 1 - 2 PM Lions Club Blood Drive 1 - 6 PM Wednesday Event at Charlotte Senior Center 1 PM Richmond Blood Drive Dec. 8 1:15 - 5:45 PM ARPA Committee Meeting 3:30 PM Public Forum: Spear Street Bike/Ped Improvements 5:30 - 6:30 PM CVSD Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Town Hall Dec. 8 6:30 PM Dec. 8 Selectboard Budget Workshop 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +12 more see less	9 Child Labor: Then and Now 1:30 - 2:30 PM Local History – Historic Photograph Show and Tell 6 - 7 PM Development Application in Your Neighborhood 6:30 PM Essex Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 PM Richmond Climate Action Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Huntington Conservation Commission Mtg. Dec. 9 7 - 9 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting 7 PM +3 more see less	10 "It's a Wonderful Life" on Stage in Shelburne! All Day Fish Dinner Reminder 5 - 6:30 AM Meditation Class at Charlotte Senior Center 7:30 - 8:30 AM Howard Center Job Fair 1 - 5 PM Take Out Fish Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM Christmas Caroling 6:30 - 7:15 PM Roomful of Teeth Live on the Lane Series Dec. 10 7:30 PM +3 more see less	11 CVU Nordic Auction - Great Gifts! (multiday) Library Board Meeting Dec. 11 8 AM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Nellie May's “Christmas on the Front Porch” 9 AM - 4 PM 2021 Dee PT Great Diaper Dump in Support of VT Kids 10 AM - 2 PM 2021 Dee PT Great Diaper Dump in Support of VT Kids 10 AM - 2 PM 2021 Dee PT Great Diaper Dump in Support of VT Kids 10 AM - 2 PM Mini Holiday Market at Richmond Market Dec. 11 10 AM - 4 PM Jan Cannon Pottery Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Glass Art Studio - Open House 10 AM (multiday) Youth Bixby Book Discussion - A Poet's Dog 10:30 - 11:30 AM Don't Miss the Project Read Baby Brunch! 11 AM - 12:30 PM Author Signing and Free Concert at the Library! 11 AM - 1:30 PM Shelburne Pond Studios - Holiday Open Studios 11 AM - 5 PM VT Genealogy Library Classes 12 - 1:30 PM Genealogy Class on Zoom - Mapping for Genealogy 12 - 1:30 PM VT Genealogy Library: Class on Dec. 11 12 - 1:30 PM Santa is Coming to Town 12 - 2 PM Wreath Making - Bixby Library 12 - 2 PM Pottery on the Porch Sale in Bristol 12 - 4 PM Free Holiday Wellness Bazaar 2021 12 - 4 PM Genealogy Event Dec. 11 12 PM Holiday Senior Gathering 2 - 4 PM "Vermont, Quebec, and Irish Independence" 3 PM Benefit Yoga Class for the Community Justice Center 4:30 - 5:45 PM Yoga and Mandolin 5 - 6:15 PM Benefit Concert in Memory of Lindsay Sheehan 7 - 8 PM Burnham Music Series Presents Dave Keller Band Dec. 11 7 PM Dave Keller Band Concert 7:30 PM +27 more see less
12 Virtual Sunday Service at MMUUF Dec. 12 9:30 AM It's Back! the 5th Annual Rotary Ugly Sweater 5k 10:30 AM - 1 PM Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM "Journey to Bethlehem" Outdoor Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Vermont Youth Orchestra Holiday Concert 4 PM VT Mandolin Trio at "P.M. Sundays" 4 PM Music and Spirit Service at All Souls 5 - 6 PM +3 more see less	13 Special Meeting of the Selectboard All Day Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 - 2:30 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Virtual Travelogue: Frankincense Trees 1:30 PM Starksboro Public Library December Board Meeting 4:30 - 6 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 13 5:15 - 9 PM Zoom Pop-In Chat with SBSD Superintendent David Young 6 - 7:15 PM MMUUSD Board Meeting Dec. 13 6:30 PM Joint Board Meeting Essex Dec. 13 6:30 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 PM +7 more see less	14 Age Well Meal-To-Go Orders Due Dec. 9 12 AM - 12 PM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Dec. 14 Transportation Committee Meeting 4 - 5:30 PM Selectboard Budget Work Session 6 - 7 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 14 6 PM MAUSD School Board Meeting 6 PM EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 14 6:30 - 9 PM Essex Junction Board of Trustees Meeting 6:30 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 8 PM Hinesburg Economic Development Committee 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting/Hearing - Dec.14 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Dec. 14 Special Regular Selectboard Meeting 7 PM DRB Hearing Continuations/Condition Use Hearing 7 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 14 7 PM Monkton Planning Commission Hearing 8 PM +12 more see less	15 Dec. 15 - Shelburne DRB Meeting All Day History of Valcour Island 1:30 - 2:30 AM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Storytime at Jericho Town Library 10:30 AM The History of Valcour Island 1:30 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Social Services Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM “Picturing Grief”: Navigating Loss at the Holidays 7 - 8 PM Dec. 15 Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Racism in America Forum Dec. 15 7 PM Date and Time for Vermont Land Ethic Reading 7 PM +7 more see less	16 Essex Junction Planning Commission Dec. 16 6 AM - 9:30 PM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Heavenly Cents Food Pantry - Dec. 16 2 - 6 PM Odyssey of the Mind Season Kick-Off Virtual Meeting Tonight 6:30 PM Starksboro Historical Society Meeting 7 - 9 PM They're Back - "The Fretless" Dec. 16, 2021 - 7:00 Pm 7 PM +2 more see less	17 Meditation Class at Charlotte Senior Center 7:30 - 8:30 AM Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Creekside Holiday Light Stroll Dec. 17 6:30 - 8 PM	18 VT's Own Nutcracker at the Flynn This Weekend! (multiday) Coffee with Constituents on Zoom 9 AM Library Art Show 10 AM - 2 PM Buck Ridge Barns Holiday Barn Sale 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Pajamagram Event 11 AM - 5 PM Santa's Annual Fire Engine Ride 4 - 8 PM Holly Jolly Junction 5 - 7 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light 5:30 - 8 PM Social Band Deep Midwinter Concert 7:30 - 7:30 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble - 'Tis the Season! Concerts 7:30 - 9 PM +6 more see less
19 Charlotte Congregation Church Christmas Pageant 10 - 11 AM Outdoor Christmas Pageant 10 - 11 AM On Farm Market - This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM On Farm Market This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM On Farm Market This Sunday at Maple Wind Farm 10 AM - 2 PM Procrastinator's Paradise Shopping Event 12 - 4 PM Celebration of Christmas at the East Monkton Church 2 - 3 PM Holiday Concert Dec. 19 and Christmas Caroling Dec. 18 2 - 5 PM Hear the Angel Voices! 2 - 5 PM Celebration of Christmas at the East Monkton Church 2 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble - 'Tis the Season! Concerts 3 - 5 PM Caroling, Marshmallows & Santa Returns - This Sunday! 4 - 6 PM Live Nativity at Community Alliance Church 5 - 8 PM Charlotte Holiday Lights Roll 5 PM +10 more see less	20 Library Art Show 9 AM - 5 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 5:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 20 6 - 9 PM Equity & Diversity Committee Meeting Dec. 20 6 PM Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 20 6 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting & Budget Public Hearing 6:30 PM Jericho Town Republican Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Jericho Town Republican Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Hearing for Possible Indoor Mask Mandate Dec. 20 7 PM +6 more see less	21 ANWSD/MAUSD Merger Study Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Essex Junction Board of Trustees Meeting 6:30 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM Longest Night Service & Christmas Eve Outside & Online 7 - 8 PM Longest Night Service & Christmas Eve Outside & Online 7 - 8 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul - Dec. 21 7 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM Conservation Commission December Meeting 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	22 Free 60+ Age Well Grab N Go Meal - Huntington Church 11 AM - 12 PM Shop Local Holiday Pop-Up Market 2 - 4 PM Local Makers Pop-Up Shop! 2 - 4 PM Huntington Energy Committee December Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting Agenda 7 PM +1 more see less	23 Selectboard Emergency Meeting 6 - 7 PM	24 Christmas Eve at First Congregational Church All Day Christmas Eve at Charlotte Congregational Church, UCC All Day All Souls Interfaith Gathering All Day Live Nativity at the United Church of Underhill 3 - 3:30 PM Christmas Eve in Huntington 4 PM Virtual Christmas Eve Service at MMUUF 4 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Outdoor Caroling 4:30 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Service - Community Alliance Church 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Changes at the United Church of Underhill 7 - 7:45 PM +7 more see less	25
26	27 Winter Teen Retreat 12 AM (multiday) Selectboard Agendas for Dec. 27 6 - 9 PM	28	29 Thank You RCK for Hosting Local Artist James DeBay 4 - 6 PM Selectboard Special Meeting 6 - 7 PM	30	31 This New Year's Eve: the 2nd Annual Front Porch Follies 4:15 - 5 PM Fireworks Display Dec. 31 9 - 9:30 PM	1