Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 Tool Sale - Woodworkers, Contractors 9 AM (multiday) Vermont Open Studio This Weekend 10 AM (multiday) VT Open Studio - Local Artists 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend at Robert Compton Pottery 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio Weekend - Great Scot Arts & Crafts 10 AM (multiday) VT Open Studio - Local Artists 10:55 AM (multiday) Henry Sheldon Museum Annual Armchair Auction! 12 AM (multiday) Halloween Candy Drive for Creekside and Thistle Hill All Day Candy Drive for Creekside and Thistle Hill Oct. 1-27 All Day Borderlands - Theater Event at Shelburne Farms All Day Yard Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Yard Sale - Grassano Dr 9 AM - 4 PM Pie Day 12 - 3 PM Borderlands (Magical Outdoor Theatre at Shelburne Farms 12 - 4 PM Borderlands - This Weekend! 12 - 5 PM Reminder of the Jerusalem Schoolhouse Gathering 2 - 4 PM Neighbors, Food and Fun in South Starksboro 2 - 4 PM Friends, Food and Fun at the Jerusalem Schoolhouse 2 - 4 PM Free Outdoor Concert 2 - 5 PM +15 more see less	2 Monday Farmers Market 12 - 12 PM A Starksboro Pollinator Pathways Group 4 - 5:45 PM Progressive Party Open Forum Meeting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Monday - Remote Selectboard Meeting 7 PM	3 Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM Healthy Joints Yoga at BFit 4:30 - 5:30 PM Empower Vermont - Clean and Just Electricity 5 - 7 PM Empower VT: Clean and Just Electricity 5:30 - 7 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM Grief Support Group 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Meeting Agenda 7 - 9 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda Oct. 3 7 PM +4 more see less	4 "Women Disciples of Jesus" New Class at Lincoln Church 10:30 AM Calling All Aspiring Actors to Join LMLs Theater Troupe 11:45 AM - 3 PM Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM Quality of Life Evaluation for Pets 12 - 1 PM Tillerman Music This Week 6 - 8 PM Traffic Statute Community Engagement Session 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda Oct. 4 6 PM Development Review Board - Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Meeting of the Huntington Board of Auditors 6:30 PM Online Group Energy Healing 7:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	5 Lincoln Fall Rummage Sale Oct. 5-7 (multiday) Another Session of Chill! 3:30 AM - 5:30 PM Ladies-Aid Industria Fall Rummage Sale 8 AM (multiday) Foraging Tours Fungi Tour with Daniel Hamilton 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ladies Aid-Industria Fall Rummage Sale 1 PM (multiday) Chittenden County Homeless Alliance - Annual Meeting 4:30 PM But What Does It All Mean? 5:15 - 6:45 PM +3 more see less	6 Pop-Up Clothing Event at Robinson School Oct. 6-7 (multiday) Free Factory Tours at Maple Landmark - This Friday! 9 AM - 2 PM Multi Family Lawn Sale (2 Days) 9 AM (multiday) Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Starksboro Fire Dept Auxiliary Coin Drop 12 PM (multiday) Foraging Tours: Mushrooms and Fungi! 1:30 - 3:30 PM Open House at Rock Point School This Friday! 4 - 6 PM Beer Tasting 5 - 6:45 PM Art on Main Reception and Artist Talk 5 - 7 PM First Friday Huntington 5 - 8 PM First Friday Movie Night Oct. 6 6:30 - 8:45 PM +7 more see less	7 Multi Family Garage Sale - Mayo Rd (multiday) Postponing Saturday Lawn Sale - 9303 Route 116 All Day It Was Love at First Bite! … and Fun at First Laugh! 8:30 AM Buckthorn Removal at Monkton Central School 9 - 11 AM Art on the Trail is Back Oct. 7! 10 AM - 12 PM Quilt Show 10 AM - 5 PM Outdoor Gear Swap at Cool Motion Outdoor Sports 10 AM - 5 PM Quilt Show Oct. 7-8 10 AM (multiday) Author Event: Gesine Bullock-Prado 11 AM - 1 PM Republican Caucus & Pizza Lunch Oct. 7 12:30 - 1:30 PM Oct. 7 Caitlin Canty Concert is Sold Out 7 - 10 PM Saloon Night at Holley Hall in Bristol! 7 - 10 PM Saloon Night at the O'Holley Hall 7 - 10 PM Maiden Vermont Sings Again!! 7 PM (multiday) Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln on Oct. 7 7:30 - 10 PM Caitlin Canty Oct. 7 at Burnham Presents in Lincoln 7:30 - 10 PM +12 more see less
8 Borderlands - Theater Event at Shelburne Farms All Day Blessing of the Animals Service 10 - 11 AM Tree Identification for Birders and Friends 10 AM - 12 PM Don't Miss the Last Music on the Trails Event! 1 - 4 PM Music on the Trails 1 - 4 PM Art Appreciation Reception 1 PM Final "Music on the Trails" Performance Coming Up! 1:04 - 4 PM Apple Themed Play and Learn Time Sunday 3 - 5 PM Corrected Date and Show Info for PM Sundays Oct. 4 PM Maiden Vermont Sings Again!! 7 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	9 Monday Farmers Market 12 - 12 PM	10 Friends of the Carpenter Carse Library Annual Meeting 12 - 12 PM Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM DEIB Meeting 6 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM LML Author Spotlight: Jackie Tuxill 7 - 8:30 PM Grief Support Group 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Huntington Planning Commission Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	11 Be Informed! Learn from a VT Physician About Your Medicare Options 9 - 10 AM Starksboro Food Shelf Open 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM "Women Disciples of Jesus" New Class at Lincoln Church 10:30 AM "Ask a Master Gardener" 3 - 5 PM Tillerman Music This Week 6 - 8 PM Conservation 101 7 - 8 PM Conservation 101 7 - 8 PM Conservation 101 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +5 more see less	12 Another Session of Chill! 3:30 AM - 5:30 PM Tai Chi Chuan / Fundamentals Class 9 - 10 AM Bristol Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda Oct. 12 6 - 7:30 PM Drop in Crafting at Huntington Public Library 6 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Oct. 12 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	13 Multi Family Lawn Sale Friday and Saturday All Day Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM	14 Women's Game of Logging Level 1 8 AM - 4 PM Managing Invasive Plants on Her Land: a Wow Event 9 AM - 12 PM Bottle Drive to Benefit the Mt Abe Fall Musical 9 AM - 12 PM Hinesburg Firefighter's Association Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Genealogy Conference - Oct. 14 9 AM - 4 PM 18th Annual CVU Handcrafters Fall Fair! 9 AM - 4 PM Saturday Story Time & Crafts at the Library! 9:30 - 10:30 AM Managing Invasive Plants on Her Land: a WOW Event 9:30 AM - 12 PM Come Celebrate Our Anniversary 10 AM - 5:30 PM Author Visit at Russell Memorial Library 11 AM - 12 PM Bristol Cub Scouts 1 - 5 PM Community Gathering for Liz Fairchild 3 PM Church Harvest Supper - Take Out - Order by Oct. 9 4 - 5 PM Bingo at St. Peter's in Vergennes 6 - 8 PM Illuminated Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward 7 PM +11 more see less
15 World Singing Day in Bristol All Day Borderlands - Theater Event at Shelburne Farms All Day Public Breakfast Buffet 7 - 10:30 AM Breakfast This Sunday 7:30 - 10 AM Feather Carving & Painting with Bob Lindemann 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Neighborhood Potluck Feast 11:45 AM - 2 PM Hours for Only This Sunday at Huntington Library 12 - 2:30 PM Borderlands - the Next 2 Sundays at Shelburne Farms 12 - 4 PM Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward (at Shelburne Farms) 12 - 4 PM Willowell Perennial Harvest Festival 12 - 5 PM Willowell Harvest Festival Oct. 15 12 - 5 PM World Singing Day Concert in Bristol 12:05 - 4:30 PM Greenhawks Playing on Sunday at Yates Orchard 1 - 4 PM World Singing Day is Coming to Bristol! 1 - 4:30 PM World Singing Day 1 - 4:30 PM Re: World Singing Day Start Time Correction 1 - 4:30 PM World Singing Day is Coming to Bristol! 1 - 4:30 PM Celebrating Wetlands: LCA's Annual Party 3 - 5 PM Lewis Creek Annual Party on Sunday 3 - 5 PM Irish Tea to Benefit the Huntington Public Library 4 - 6 PM Irish Tea and Harp Music at the Library 4 - 6 PM +17 more see less	16 Bristol SB Oct. 9 Meeting Rescheduled to Oct. 16 All Day Starksboro Public Library October Meeting Agenda 4:30 - 6:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Oct. 16 6:30 - 10 PM East Monkton History Presentation 7 - 8 PM Diving into Monkton's Past 7 - 8 PM Success Stories from the Pollinator Pathway 7 - 8:30 PM Success Stories from the Pollinator Pathway 7 - 8:30 PM Basin Street Improvement Project Public Concerns Mtg 7 - 10 PM +4 more see less	17 Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM OCCC Annual Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Selectboard Regular Meeting 6 - 9 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 7:20 PM HCC Speaker Series: Conquer Fear of Public Speaking 7 - 8:30 PM Grief Support Group 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Planning Commission Agenda Oct. 17 7 PM Monkton Town Plan Hearing 8 - 10 PM +4 more see less	18 Ladies Auxiliary Fundraisers Coming Up All Day Dr. Mark Levine to Speak at CSH Rotary on Oct. 18 All Day Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM Edward Heyman's Soup's on Night is Wednesday! 4 - 5 PM Lincoln School District Double Celebration - All Invited 5 - 6:30 PM Save the Date for Odyssey of the Mind Open House 6 - 8 PM Huntington Energy Committee October Meeting Agenda 7 - 8:30 PM Bristol Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Trails Committee Agenda 7 PM +5 more see less	19 The Spirits Are Coming! (multiday) The Spirits Are Coming! (multiday) Second Sight at Town Hall Theatre (multiday) Another Session of Chill! 3:30 AM - 5:30 PM Mt. Abraham Cider and Donuts Concert 7 AM - 9 PM Tai Chi Class 9 AM Community Flu/Covid Vaccine Clinic at Brewster Pierce 2 - 4 PM "Ask a Master Gardener" 3 - 5 PM Bristol Historical Society Monthly Meeting 7 PM Mount Abe. High Cider & Donuts Concert 7 - 8 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Mt. Abraham Union High School Concert 7 - 9 PM Mt. Abe Music Department Cider & Donuts Concert! 7 PM Second Sight is Playing at the Town Hall Theater 8 PM (multiday) +10 more see less	20 Re: Take Out Dinner at American Legion All Day Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM 'Play Every Town' is coming to Starksboro! 5:30 PM (multiday) Reel Fridays at LML Oct. 20! 7 - 9 PM Join Us Friday for Movie Night at the Library! 7 - 9 PM Vermont Repertory Theatre Presents: Hawkes & Handsaws! 7 PM (multiday) Pianist Mahani Teave from Easter Island 7:30 - 9:15 PM +3 more see less	21 Spirits of Rokeby: Tickets On Sale Now! (multiday) Race Around Birds 2023 (Virtual / Self-Timed Weeks) 6 AM (multiday) Ooky Spooky 5k Race to Benefit COTS 8:30 - 10:30 AM Fall Kids Clothing and Book Swap 9 - 11 AM Bristol Republican Party Meeting 9 - 11 AM Bristol Republican Party Meeting 9 - 11 AM Food Shelf Food Gathering 9 AM - 12 PM Fill the Firehouse Food Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Food Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Fill the Firehouse Food Drive Oct. 21 9 AM - 12 PM Introduction to Zen at the Vermont Zen Center 9 AM - 1:30 PM Winter Outerwear Giveaway 10 AM - 1 PM Volunteers Welcome for the Coat Drive 10 AM - 1 PM Location Change for Share the Warmth 10 AM - 1 PM Tack Swap/Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Craft Fair, Food, Music, Art Activities Table 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday Storytime at the Library Oct. 21 10 AM Lincoln Library Welcomes Bam-Bam, a Therapy Dog 10:15 - 11:15 AM Starksboro Volunteer Fire Department Food Drive 11 AM - 12 PM Natural Lip Balm and Salve Making Workshop 12 - 2 PM Lip Balm (Medicine Sticks) and Salve Workshop 12 - 2 PM Learn Watercolors with Special Guest Misty Kilgore! 12 - 4 PM Art Show This Saturday at CCL 1 - 2 PM Restoring Old Growth Characteristics with Ethan Tapper 1 - 3 PM Starksboro Harvest Fest Tomorrow - Rain or Shine! 2 - 5 PM Silent Auction at Starksboro Harvest Fest Oct. 21 2 - 5 PM Join Us! Starksboro Fall Festival - Oct. 21 2 - 5 PM Celebrate Starksboro's Fall Colors Saturday 2 - 5 PM Harvest Fest Will Be Inside at Robinson School 2 - 5 PM Save the Date! Starksboro Community Harvest Festival 2 - 5 PM Fundraiser - Harvest Fest 3 - 5 PM RCC Hosts Fall Harvest Community Potluck Dinner Oct. 21 5 - 7 PM Vermont Repertory Theatre Presents: Hawkes & Handsaws! 7 PM (multiday) Illuminated Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward 7 PM Ripton Community Coffee House Live Music Oct. 21 7:30 - 10 PM Connor Garvey at Ripton Coffee House Oct. 21! 7:30 - 10 PM +32 more see less
22 Borderlands - Theater Event at Shelburne Farms All Day Reiki 1 Workshop - Awaken Your Inner Healer 9 AM - 1 PM WOW-VT Woods Walk: Forestry with Bats in Mind 10 AM - 12 PM WOW-VT Woods Walk: Forestry with Bats in Mind 10 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale Donations for Alex's Lemonade Stand 10 AM - 3 PM Borderlands - the Next 2 Sundays at Shelburne Farms 12 - 4 PM Borderlands: Bravely Ever Onward (At Shelburne Farms) 12 - 4 PM RGH Annual Gathering 3 PM +4 more see less	23 Planning for the Future of Your Forestland 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lincoln General Store Memories and Listening Party 1 PM Protecting Ourselves from Forever Chemicals 6 - 8 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Lincoln School District School Board Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	24 An Exploration of Wild Mushrooms at the Audubon Center 9:30 AM - 12 PM Age Well Respite Care Volunteer Training 12:30 - 3:30 PM Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Meeting 6 PM Grief Support Group 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Town Common Committee Agenda Oct. 24 7 PM +1 more see less	25 Make a Halloween Pop-Up Card Wednesday Afternoon 3 - 4:30 PM Bold Action on a Burning Planet 5 - 6:30 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM Bristol Energy Committee 7:15 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	26 Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting Canceled All Day Tai Chi Class 9 AM Au Revoir, Coco! 1 - 2 PM Travelogue: Egypt and Jordan 1:30 - 3 PM Accessory Dwelling Unit Forum 7 - 8:30 PM Thursday: Documentary Screening of the Film "13th" 7 PM +2 more see less	27 Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Personal Technology Help at CCL 10:30 AM - 12 PM HNS Playground Ribbon Cutting 1 - 1:30 PM 4th Annual Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Halloween Rock Show! 7 - 10 PM Halloween Dance Party Fundraiser 7 - 10 PM +2 more see less	28 Race Around Birds 2023 (Virtual / Self-Timed Weeks) 6 AM (multiday) Bottle Drive to Benefit Mt Abe Fall Musical 9 AM - 12 PM Forest Bathing at Audubon 9 AM - 12 PM Volunteer to Garden at the Monkton Town Hall Saturday 9 AM Bristol Energy Committee Hosts Home Heat Transfer Event 10 AM - 12 PM Bristol Energy Commitee Event - Oct. 28 - Reminder 10 AM - 12 PM Scooter Competition 10 AM - 1 PM New Location- HPD Drug Take Back 10 AM - 2 PM Barn Sale - Oct. 28 11 AM - 5 PM Trunk or Treat 2 - 4 PM Texas Hill-O-Ween IV 4 - 6 PM Texas Hill-O-Ween! 4 - 6 PM Texas Hill-O-Ween IV 4 - 6 PM 4th Annual Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Oct. 28 Hinesburg LGBTQ+ Friends Potluck 5 - 8 PM +11 more see less
29 Breakfast at Dorchester Lodge, Vergennes 7:30 - 10 AM Affordable Housing for Addison County 2 - 4 PM CMOS Presents the Boo-Cycle Ride + Ski Lease Update 3 - 5 PM Monkton Trunk or Treat Oct. 29 4 - 5:30 PM Harvest Party Oct. 29 4 - 6 PM 4th Annual Med47 Haunted Forest 4 PM (multiday) Indian Sub-Continental Cuisine Take-Out 4:30 - 6 PM +3 more see less	30 Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Oct. 30 7 - 10 PM	31 Trick or Treat at the Library! All Day Huntington Lower Village Halloween! 4:30 - 7:30 PM Trick or Treat Tuesday 5 - 7 PM Selectboard's Hiring Sub-Committee Meeting Agenda 6:30 PM	1 Truthful Tall Tales of Old Huntington & HHCT Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM	2 Tai Chi Class 9 AM Got a Uke? Check Out the Ukulele Skillbuilder Course! 6 - 7 PM Twist O' Wool Guild Meeting 7 - 9 PM	3 Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Beer Tasting at Beaudry's 4 - 5:45 PM Huntington Valley Arts - First Friday, Nov. 3 4 - 7 PM First Friday November 4 - 8 PM Chili and More - Scout Troop Fundraiser - First Friday 4 - 8 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM +4 more see less	4 Cochran's Ski & Ride Sale at CHMS! 8 AM (multiday) Conservation Commission Gathering in Bristol Nov. 4 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM Hinesburg Fire Department Food Drive 9 AM - 12 PM Holiday Bazaar in Middlebury 9 AM - 3 PM Annual Holiday Bazaar at Midd. Congregational Church 9 AM - 3 PM Free Stuff This Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM MCS Playground Work Party on Saturday Nov. 4 10 AM - 1 PM Race Around Birds 2023 (Race Day) 10 AM - 1 PM Artisan Fair at the Residence at Otter Creek 10 AM - 2 PM Race Around Birds 10 AM Lacto-Fermentation Workshop 1:30 - 2:30 PM Colors of Fall Themed Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM Vermont Day School (Prek - 8th Grade) Open House 3 PM Vermont Day School Middle School Open House 3 PM Tacos at Tandem in Bristol Saturday 4:30 - 7:30 PM Burnham Hall Nov. 4 with Harmony Trio-The Ladles 7:30 - 10 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln Nov. 4 7:30 - 10 PM +13 more see less