Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Online Benefit Auction for Summer Camp 12 PM (multiday) Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm in Whiting 9 AM (multiday) Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm Nov. 25-26 9 AM (multiday) Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm in Whiting 9 AM (multiday) Sunday Service at MMUUF 9:30 AM +1 more see less	27 COTS Phoneathon 12 PM (multiday) Come Learn SoulCollage at Russell Memorial Library! 5 - 7 PM This Monday at Russell Memorial Library: Soul Collage! 5 - 7 PM Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 - 6:30 PM November Meeting of Starksboro Conservation Commission 5:30 - 7 PM Equity and Diversity Committee - Town of Shelburne 6 - 7 PM Bill McKibben - Eating Local Presentation 6 - 7:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee Regular Meeting 6 - 8 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM Monday Selectboard Agenda 7 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less	28 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Fort Cassin Road 7 AM - 5 PM Williston Development Review Board - Nov. 28 Agenda 7 AM Shop to Benefit Vermont Foodbank! 10 AM - 5 PM Nervous System Reset Breathwork & Movement Class Online 12 - 1 PM Tech Tuesday at the Pierson Library 1 - 2 PM Dear Charlotte Residents 5 - 7 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Budget Meeting Nov. 28 5:30 PM DEIB Meeting 6 PM Municipal Ethics Listening Session - Nov. 28 6:30 - 8:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Town Common Meeting 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 28 7 PM Neighborhood/Community Meeting Nov. 28 7 PM Selectboard Agenda for Nov. 28 7 PM +12 more see less	29 West Coast Swing Dance 6:45 AM - 9:30 PM Rotary Club Meeting Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30 AM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Tips & Tricks for Android Phones & Tablets 1 - 2 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Town Garage 3 - 4 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM St. George PC Meeting - Nov. 29 6 PM Surviving Divorce 6:30 PM Better Together Book Club 7 - 8 PM Charlotte Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Heartaches & Hangovers 8 - 10 PM Live Music at the Big Spruce Wednesday Nov 29 8 - 10 PM +10 more see less	30 Soup and Songs for the Season - Day Correction All Day USPS Job Fair Nov. 30 All Day Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Times Ink Annual Meeting 4 PM Pizza and Wine Pairing Party at Folino's in Williston 5 - 7 PM Soup and Songs for the Season at Calvary Church 5 - 7:30 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Got a Uke? Check Out the Ukulele Skillbuilder Course! 6 - 7 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM Charlotte Special Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Sparrow Project's November Workshop for Women 7 - 8:30 PM Greenbush Live at Foam Brewers! 7 - 9 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM +9 more see less	1 Christmas Chaos - Essex Community Players All Day 2 Day Garage Sale - 21 Snowflake Dr - Dec. 1-2 (multiday) Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair (multiday) Waldorf School Winter Fair This Weekend (multiday) Dogs Wolves and Art (multiday) Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM South Burlington School District: Donuts and Discussion 9 - 10 AM Friday Storytime at the Bixby 10:30 - 11 AM Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Singing Group for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair 12 PM (multiday) Alzheimer's Advocates Gather Dec. 1 12 PM CVU Speech and Debate Tournament - Volunteers Needed 3:30 - 7 PM Friday Food Affair This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Final First Friday of the Year! 5 - 8 PM Huntington Valley Arts (Last) First Friday of 2023 5 - 8 PM Huntington Valley Arts First Friday Art Fair 5 - 8 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Shelburne's Annual Tree Lighting and Caroling Event! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pop-Up Gallery Clearance Sale Up to 75% Off 6 - 8:30 PM Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair 6 PM (multiday) Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 6:30 - 9:15 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 7:30 - 9 PM Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 7:30 - 9:15 PM Christmas Chaos - Essex Community Players 7:30 PM (multiday) +22 more see less	2 Pierogi Making Workshop - All Invited (multiday) Free Pierogi Workshops This Weekend (multiday) Breakfast with Santa 8 AM - 12 PM Bottle Drive - Saturday, Dec. 2 8 AM - 12 PM Creche in Vergennes Park Installation 8:30 - 11 AM Weight Loss Support Group 8:45 - 10 AM Create a Winter Centerpiece 9 - 11 AM Create a Winter Centerpiece 9 AM - 12 PM Blowout Book Sale at the Bixby! 9 AM - 1 PM St. Jude Parish Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Craft & Vendor Fair - Dec 2 - Vergennes 9am-4pm 9 AM - 4 PM Christmas Fair & Lunch Café! 9 AM - 4 PM Christmas Fair and Lunch Cafe 9 AM - 4 PM Christmas Fair & Lunch Café! 9 AM - 4 PM Scout Holiday Wreaths for Sale! 9 AM (multiday) Shaker Mountain Trees - Open Dec. 2 and 3 9 AM (multiday) Free Pierogi Workshop This Weekend 9:30 AM (multiday) Town Hall Art Reception: Trees for All Seasons 10 AM - 12 PM Annual Holiday Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Town Center Open House Dec. 2 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Stroll to the Bixby Library for Winter Fun 10 AM - 3 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Shelburne Holiday Stroll Dec. 2 10 AM - 5 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Rug Concert for Young Children 11 AM - 12 PM Pop Up Open Studio 11 AM (multiday) Winter Festival Shelburne Craft School 12 - 12 PM Shop & S'mores 1 - 5 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM FCS/VT Children's Museum Activities - Ages 0-8 3 - 5 PM FCS/Vermont Children's Museum Activities - 0-8 Yr Old 3 - 5 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Celebrates 20 Years 7 - 8:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM Southern Burlington Community Chorus Concert 7:30 PM Handel's Messiah - Saturday, Dec. 2 7:30 - 9 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 - 9 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln Dec 2nd 7:30 - 10 PM Bella Voce Concerts This Weekend! 7:30 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 7:30 PM +39 more see less
3 Messiah Sing Along at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 AM Wrap Around Families 2nd Annual Basket Drive 2 - 4 PM VT Trombone Choir at the Vergennes Opera House 2 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Annual Carol Sing at the Old Round Church 4 - 5 PM Messiah Sing Along at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 PM Messiah Sing Along at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5:15 PM Messiah Sing-Along 4 - 5:15 PM Bella Voce Holiday Concerts This Weekend! 4 - 5:30 PM House Concert: Emerald Rae with the Fiddleheads 4 - 6 PM Williston Community Tree Lighting 4:30 - 5:30 PM Tree Lighting with Santa 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6 PM +9 more see less	4 Old Brick Church Trustees Meeting 4 - 5 PM Charlotte Recreation Commission Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 4 5:30 PM Festive Paint & Sip Event! Only 9 Spots Left! 🍷🎨 6 - 8 PM Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Festive Paint & Sip Event! Only 9 Spots Left! 🍷🎨 6 - 8 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 6:30 - 9 PM Town Meeting Discussion - Share Your Experience 7 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less	5 Nativity Pageant Workshop All Day Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Nervous System Reset Breathwork & Movement Class Online 12 - 1 PM Let's Make the Bixby Library Accessible to All! 5:30 - 6:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 5 6:30 - 9 PM Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 6:30 - 9 PM Monthly Meeting of the Trails Committee, Dec. 5 at 6:30 6:30 PM Dec. 5 Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM Huntington Public Library Trustee Meeting 6:30 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul, Dec. 5 7 - 8 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul - Dec. 5 7 - 8 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM DRB Meeting Dec. 5 7 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM +12 more see less	6 Endangered Species Act Turns 50 6:30 - 8 AM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Music & Movement with Miss Emma - Jericho Town Library 10:30 - 11:15 AM Oxygen Advantage Breathwork Classes at All Souls 11:30 - 11:30 AM Seeking 35 More Blood Donors: December Richmond Drawing 11:30 AM - 5 PM Dec. 6 Richmond Blood Drive Update 11:30 AM - 5 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Lions Club Holiday Blood Drive 12 - 5 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Friends & Family Takeout Dinner! 4 - 6 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House - Dec. 6 5:30 - 6:30 PM Sec. of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas & SB Legislators 5:30 - 6:45 PM Meet with Vermont's Secretary of State 5:30 - 7 PM Williston Housing Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM CSWD: Zero Waste Holiday Hacks 6 PM Dec. 6 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM Endangered Species Act at 50: Presentation at RFL 6:30 - 8 PM Endangered Species Act 50 Years – Where Do We Stand? 6:30 - 8 PM The Endangered Species Act at 50 6:30 - 8 PM Richmond Planning Commission Public Hearing 7 PM Free Amateur Musicians Orchestra Concert Dec. 6 7:30 - 8:30 PM AMO Winter Concert - Free 7:30 - 9 PM +19 more see less	7 Holiday Gift Making for Kids 12 AM (multiday) Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Express Wreath Workshop 12 - 1 PM Wildlife Adventures Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Grief During the Holidays Support Group 2:30 - 4 PM Bingo for Huntington Seniors at Brewster-Pierce School 3 - 4 PM Kids Sewing 101 Class! 4 - 6 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 PM Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 - 8 PM Charlotte Library Board Meeting 6 PM Come Meet with CVSD Superintendent Rene Sanchez 6:30 - 7:30 PM CCS Community Connections Meeting Thursday 6:30 PM Wild About Williston 7 - 8:15 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:45 PM +12 more see less	8 Starksboro's Holiday Project (multiday) Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Sculpey Pen Craft at the Library 3 - 4:30 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 4 - 7 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 4 - 7 PM Climate & Energy Committee Meeting on Friday 4:30 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Essex Junction Train Hop Event 5:30 - 8 PM Polar Express at Pierson Library 5:30 PM Christimas Chaos - Essex Community Players 7 PM (multiday) Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM +8 more see less	9 Pottery Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Cat Adoption Event Dec. 9 9 AM - 1 PM Pop Up Winter Market This Saturday in Richmond! 9 AM - 4 PM Shaker Mountain Trees Open Again - Dec. 9 & 10 9 AM (multiday) Meet with Your Chittenden 12 State Representative 10 - 11 AM Monkton History Happenings 10 - 11 AM Monkton Town Forest - Site Walk - Dec. 9 10 AM - 12 PM Community Toy Swap 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Book Sale (Youth and YA Books) 10 AM - 2 PM Calling All Artisans! CCS Holiday Market Space! 10 AM - 2 PM Season's Readings Holiday Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market & Silent Auction 10 AM - 2 PM Judith Bryant Pottery "Clear the Shelves" Sale 10 AM - 2:05 PM 3rd Annual Salvas Road Holiday Market 10 AM - 3 PM Trinity Holiday Bazaar 10 AM - 3 PM Holiday Market Dec. 9! 10 AM - 3 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) Hill Farm Vintage Holiday Pop Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Annual Nutcracker Story Time at The Pierson Lib 10:30 - 11:30 AM Wreath Workshop and Ornament Making at the Bixby 11 AM - 2 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 12 - 5 PM Addison County Toy Swap-Drop Off Day 12 - 5 PM Winter Wonderland at Merrymac Farm Sanctuary 12 - 5 PM Dec. 9 Event: Feminist Bird Club Northern Vermont Chapter 12:30 - 1:30 PM Make Your Own Snow Globe at Jericho Town Library! 1 - 2 PM Gingerbread House Adventure 1 - 3:30 PM Seniors Holiday Party (Bolton Up and Down Town Club) 1 - 4 PM Shop & S'mores 1 - 5 PM Holiday Show in Four-Part Harmony 2 - 3:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Nativity Pageant - Free Attendance! 3 - 4 PM Arabesque, Etc Dance Nutcracker Tea 4 PM (multiday) Irish Ceili Dance This Saturday, Dec. 9! 4:15 PM Ceili Class (Irish Social Dances) on Saturday 4:15 PM Free Teen Science Cafe, Dec. 9 5 - 7 PM Kid's Night Out 5 - 9 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Adventure Dinner: Christmas Story Dinner 6 PM A Creative Collective Brought to You by 'Love, Kelly' 6 - 9 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM 'Love, Kelly' Free Event - See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM "Love Kelly" Free Concert and Local Artistic Creations 6 - 9 PM Love, Kelly Free Event ~ See Local Artistic Creations! 6 - 9 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along to Benefit Locals 7 - 8:30 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along to Benefit Locals 7 - 8:30 PM Yuletide Concert & Sing Along to Benefit Locals 7 - 8:30 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 7:30 PM +48 more see less
10 Holiday Concert All Day Family Chanukah Party Featuring Brass Balagan & More! All Day Sunday PM Music Series 4 - 6 AM Benefit Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 10 AM Benefit Breakfast Buffet 7:30 - 10 AM Masons to Support the Jewell Family / Queen Bee Snack B 7:30 - 10 AM Buffet Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Addison County Toy Swap-Swap Day 9 AM - 1 PM Sunday Service at MMUUF - Dec. 10 9:30 AM Christmas Pageant! 10 - 11 AM Second Sunday of Advent with Joshua Collier, Tenor 10 - 11 AM Ugly Sweater 5k Run/Walk - Rotary Club of SB 10 AM - 1 PM Rotary of South Burlington Ugly Sweater Fun Run/Walk 10 AM - 1 PM Jan Cannon Pottery Moving Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Family Chanukah Party Ft Brass Balagan & More! 11 AM - 1 PM Family Chanukah Party Ft Brass Balagan & More! 11 AM - 1 PM Charlotte Museum Christmas Party 1 - 4 PM Holiday Concert on Sunday Will Be Fun for All! 2 - 6 PM Essex Community Players Presents "A Christmas Chaos" 2 PM Christmas Event 3 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Outdoor Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM House Delegation Community Conversation Sunday 3 - 4:30 PM Christmas Carol Sing-Along 4 - 5 PM Messiah Performance 4 - 8 PM Stone Corral Brewery Closing 4pm Sunday 4 PM Compassionate Friends Loss of a Child Memorial 7 PM Messiah 8 - 9:30 PM +23 more see less	11 Menorah Lighting in Shelburne 5:15 PM Cemetery Commission Meeting - Tonight Dec. 11 6 - 7 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6 - 9 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM District Legislators to Attend MMUUSD Board Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Special Meeting of the Selectboard 7 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	12 Age Well Meal - Dec. 12 - Shelburne All Day Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Age Well Grab and Go Meal Dec. 12 in Shelburne 11 AM - 12 PM Shelburne Age Well Grab and Go Lunch 11 AM - 12 PM Nervous System Reset Breathwork & Movement Class Online 12 - 1 PM Heartbreak & Hope: Interfaith Vigil - Unsheltered Lives 12:30 - 12:50 PM Vigil for the Unsheltered 12:30 - 1 PM Interfaith Vigil at City Hall Park 12:30 - 1 PM Wrapping Up a Good Read 1 - 2 PM Arlo Market 3 - 6 PM Selectboard Budget Q&A 5 - 7 PM DEIB Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM Williston Development Review Board Dec. 12 7 PM Richmond Conservation Commission 7:30 - 9:30 PM +12 more see less	13 City Council Budget Day Dec. 13 8 AM - 4:30 PM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Starksboro Food Shelf Open 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Jonathan Milne Senior Luncheon 11:30 AM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Friends & Family Takeout Dinner! 4 - 6 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting 5 - 7 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting - Now Virtual 5:30 - 7 PM Richmond Housing Committee Meeting & Membership 5:30 - 7 PM Patchen Road Neighborhood Traffic Safety Meeting 5:30 PM Alterations 101 Class! 6 - 9 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Election Issues and Democracy 7 - 8:30 PM Charlotte Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +12 more see less	14 Wine Tasting at The Bushel Market 4 AM - 6 PM Rotary Speaker: Christalee McSweeney 7:30 - 8:30 AM Selectboard Budget Q&A 8 - 10 AM Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Town Coffee Talks - FY25 Budget 10 - 11 AM Take a Break from the Holiday Rush 10 AM Coffee Hour! 10 AM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Catamount Community Forest Committee Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Craft Group 6 - 8 PM "The Right to Read" Film Screening & Panel Discussion 6 - 8 PM Learn Indian Cooking 6 - 8:30 PM VBS Annual Meeting, James Cotton Documentary, Live Show 6 - 9 PM Vermont Blues Society Documentary/Band and Meeting 6 - 10 PM Maiden Vermont at Very Merry Middlebury 6:30 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Agenda Dec. 14 6:30 - 8:30 PM Shelburne Planning Commission Meeting 7 - 8 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:45 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting Agenda 7 PM Town Center and Library Building Committee Meeting 7 PM +16 more see less	15 It's Italian Night at Friday Food Affair! All Day Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Admissions Open House at Christ the King School 9 - 11 AM You and the Future of Hemlock in Vermont 12 - 1 PM Crash Course on Modern Resumes for Recent Grads - Free 12 - 1 PM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Friday Night Fundraiser at Panera Bread (Shelburne Rd) 4 - 8 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) Keeping Our Community Safe from Gun Violence 6 - 7 PM BeSMART Secure Storage: Hinesburg Library Friday, Dec. 15 6 - 7 PM Holiday Gift Making for Kids 6:15 - 7:30 PM Friday Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM +9 more see less	16 Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts (multiday) Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts - Dec. 16 & 17 (multiday) Social Band and the Champlain Consort Celebrate Winter (multiday) Visit with Your Chittenden 12 State Representative 9 - 10 AM Food Shelf Distribution Saturday 9 - 10:30 AM Holiday Party at Sentinel Farm 9:30 AM - 12 PM Holiday Gathering 10 AM - 12 PM Holiday Spectacular - This Saturday at Matt's Wash & Wax 10 AM - 12 PM Smilie Winter Festival and Playground Raffle 10 AM - 2 PM Toy Drive 10 AM - 2 PM Camels Hump Middle School Holiday Craft Market 10 AM - 3 PM Camels Hump Middle School Holiday Craft Market 10 AM - 3 PM Queer Craft Fair 12/16 at the Old Labor Hall in Barre 10 AM - 4 PM Ellen Spring Studio Holiday Sale Dec. 16 10 AM - 4 PM See You This Saturday at the Queer Craft Fair in Barre! 10 AM - 4 PM Procrastinator's Paradise Holiday Market 10 AM - 4 PM Pottery Open House 10 AM (multiday) Saturday Story Time! 10 AM Hora De Cuento (Spanish Storytime) at the Library 10:30 - 11 AM Resin Class/Lazy Susan or Serving Board 12 - 2 PM Bixby Library Fiber Arts Circle 12 - 2 PM Greek Food Event 12 - 4 PM Greek Take-Out Food Event 12 - 4 PM Sled Dogs Meet & Greet 1 - 2 PM Open House at Town Garage on Saturday! 1 - 3 PM Selectboard Q&A - Final Event 1 - 3 PM Shop & S'mores 1 - 5 PM Caroling 3:30 - 4:30 PM Creekside Cocoa and Cookie Crawl 5 - 6:30 PM Champlain Trio Candlelight Holiday Concert 5 - 6:30 PM Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 5 - 7:30 PM Christmas Live Nativity at CAC 5 - 8 PM Adventure Dinner: Santa's Luau Pop-Up at Peg + Ter's 5 PM (multiday) King Pede Card Party at the Ferrisburgh Grange 6:30 - 8:30 PM Solaris Vocal Ensemble Holiday Concerts - Dec. 16 & 17 7:30 - 9 PM +31 more see less
17 Christmas Carol Sing-Along 3 - 4:30 AM Get Your Fabric Gift Bags for Holiday Giving! 8:30 AM - 2 PM Jan Cannon Pottery Open Studio — Dec. 17 10 AM - 4 PM Winter Solstice Ritual at All Souls Interfaith 11 AM - 12 PM Santa Visits Aubuchon Hardware! 12 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM History Talk: "Some Ghosts of Christmas Past" 1:30 - 3 PM Caroling at the East Monkton Church 2 PM Working and Learning with the Land 2 PM Girl Scout Holiday Food Drive 3:30 - 5:30 PM Christmas Caroling on Oak Hill Rd / Martindale 5 - 6 PM +9 more see less	18 Monkton Central School Holiday Bazaar All Day Town Coffee Talks - FY25 Budget 12 - 1 PM Invitation to Hullcrest Playground Open Forum 3 - 6 PM Health Care Legislation 5:30 PM Correction - BCA Meeting - Monday Dec. 18 5:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Charlotte Regular Selectboard Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting & Public Hearing 6:30 PM Monday Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less	19 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Lactation Support Group 10 - 11 AM MMU Students Clothing Swap! 3:10 PM (multiday) Police Community Advisory Board Meeting Dec. 19 6 - 7:30 PM Town Plan - Public Hearing, Selectboard 6:30 - 8 PM EWSD Board Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 - 9:30 PM Essex Junction DRB Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 - 10 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting Dec. 19 6:30 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul - Dec. 19 7 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Town Common Committee Agenda - Dec. 19 7 PM +7 more see less	20 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Williston Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 AM Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM Huge Sale Dec. 20 - Handy Persons Dream! 9 AM - 1 PM Police Governance Committee Meeting 11 AM SongFarmers Community Music Jam, 3rd Wednesdays 12 - 8 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM MMU Clothing Swap 3 PM (multiday) MMU Clothing Swap 3:10 PM (multiday) Important New Message from Edward Heyman's Soup Program 4 - 5 PM Friends & Family Takeout Dinner! 4 - 6 PM Learn & Play Settlers of Catan 4 - 7 PM Santa's Convoy 4:30 - 8 PM Candlelight Solstice Restorative 4:30 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM SongFarmers - a Community Music Jam on Dec. 20 6 - 8 PM Dec. 20 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM City Council Meeting Dec. 20 6:30 - 8:30 PM Longest Night Service at Richmond Congregational Church 7 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting - Dec. 20 7 - 9 PM Richmond Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +17 more see less	21 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Family Holiday Movie Night 5 PM Free Solstice Concert at Shelburne Town Hall 6 - 7:30 PM Adult Intro to Sewing Class 6 - 9 PM Winter Solstice Concert: the Band Rowan 6:30 - 7:30 PM Alz. Association Virtual Gathering - Winter Solstice 7 - 7:30 PM Candlelight Breathwork & Restorative Yoga 7 - 8:15 PM St. George Selectboard Meeting - Dec. 21 7 PM +5 more see less	22 Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM	23 Elli Parr Jewelry Boutique - Extended Hours! (multiday) Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) SB Community Breakfast 8 AM - 12 PM Walking Caroling Party on Roscoe Road 2:30 PM King Pede Card Parties Ferrisburgh Grange 6:30 - 8:30 PM Starksboro Meetinghouse Christmas Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less
24 Christmas Eve for All at First Congregational Burlington! All Day Christmas Eve Services at Charlotte Congregational All Day Christmas Eve Services Lady Mount Carmel / St Jude (multiday) Christmas Services Williston Federated Church (multiday) Essex Catholic Community Christmas Masses All Day Live Nativity 10 - 10:45 AM Christmas Eve Worship Services at Richmond UCC 10 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Worship Services at Richmond UCC 10 - 11 AM Christmas Eve Services at Charlotte Congregational 10 AM - 7 PM Christmas Worship Service 10:30 AM - 1 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Service at MMUUF 4 PM Light for the World - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM All Souls Interfaith Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 5 - 6 PM Candlelight Christmas Eve Service - College Street Church 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at College St Church 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at CAC 6 - 7 PM Candlelight Service at Ascension Lutheran 6 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service with Candle Lighting at UCU 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service 7 - 8 PM Carol and Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 7 PM 11pm Christmas Eve Service at the Old Brick Church 11 - 11:55 PM +19 more see less	25 Essex Catholic Community Christmas Masses All Day Quaker Meetinghouse Christmas Day Service 4 - 5 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	26 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM	27 Adult Knitting Group at Jericho Town Library 9 - 10 AM ReTribe Winter Teen Retreat 3 PM (multiday) Greenbush at Leunig's Bistro Tonight! 6:30 - 9 PM Live Music at Ghe Big Spruce Dec 27 8 - 10 PM	28 Storytime Yoga at Jericho Town Library 9:30 - 10 AM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM	29 Kaiut Somatic Yoga Class 8 - 9 AM Connor Brien Quartet at Public House 6 - 8 PM	30 Bird Count Saturday - Fill Your Feeder Time! 12 AM (multiday) December Bird Monitoring Walk 8 - 9 AM UVM Athletic Events 4 - 8 PM
31 Good Shepherd's Special Morning Worship - All Welcome! 9 AM Service of Lessons and Carols at All Saints Church 10 - 11 AM All Brains Belong Virtual New Year's Eve Celebration! 5 - 7:30 PM Skylark at Burlington's Highlight! 6 - 7 PM NYE 12+ Course Italian Farm Dinner 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	1 Shelburne Athletic Club - We Are Open New Years Day! 8 AM - 1 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	2 Yoga at All Souls Tuesday Nights: All Welcome 5:30 - 6:30 AM Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM CVQG Monthly Meeting - Jane Hauprich Guest Speaker 6:30 - 8:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Tonight 6:30 - 9 PM Williston Selectboard Meeting Jan. 2 6:30 PM Quilt Meeting Speaker 7 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul 7 - 8 PM Yoga at Synergy Dance Studio 7 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	3 Williston Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 AM Huge Sale 9 AM - 12 PM 2nd Sale - Handy Persons Dream, Office, Kitchen, Tools 9 AM - 12 PM Preschool Free Play 10 - 11 AM Short Story Selections 1 - 2 PM Book Chat 3 - 4 PM Wednesday Walk and Stretch with the Town Clerk 4:30 PM Crochet & Knit Night 5 - 6:30 PM Williston Housing Committee Meeting 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda Jan. 3 6 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Jan. Meeting 7 - 9 PM +7 more see less	4 Baby Time at The Library 9 - 10 AM Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM The Essex Art League Invites You 9 - 11 AM Essex Art League 9 - 11 AM Library Board of Trustees Meeting 6 - 7 PM Great Finds in Nature 6:30 - 7:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 PM Charlotte Planning Commission Meeting Thursday 7 - 8:30 PM Ski + Ride Reminder/ Parent Meeting for Newcomers 7 PM +5 more see less	5 Preschool Story Time 10 - 11 AM Singing for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM What's the Best Way to Eat? 12 - 12:45 PM RSVP for Alzheimer's Advocacy Gathering, Dec. 5 12 - 1 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Sinclair Inn Soup +Bread + Ale Experience 5 - 8 PM +2 more see less	6 Bottle Pick Up 8 AM - 12 PM Annual Scout Christmas Tree Pickup Jan. 6 8:30 AM - 12 PM Haiku Workshop 9 AM - 1 PM Haiku Workshop, Jan. 6 9 AM - 1 PM Christmas Tree Pickup 9 AM - 3 PM Haiku Workshop, Saturday, Jan. 6 9 AM Haiku Workshop - Saturday, Jan. 6 9 AM Women's Connection and Chat Group 10 - 11:30 AM Saxon Hill School - Open House Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Saxon Hill School Open House 10 AM - 12 PM SBHS Music Department Xmas Tree Pick-Up (Jan. 6) 10 AM - 2:30 PM Siber Sled Dogs at Richmond Free Library 11 AM - 12 PM Ferrisburgh Grange Kine Pede Card Party 6:30 - 8:30 PM An Evening of North Indian Classical Music 7 - 8:30 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Concert 7 - 9 PM Live Music at Dumb Luck Pub and Grill 7 - 10 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble Concerts 7 PM (multiday) SunDub Reggae Show at Higher Ground, Jan. 6 7 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. Jan 6 7:30 - 10 PM SunDub Reggae Show at Higher Ground, Jan. 6 7:30 - 11 PM +16 more see less