Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Festive Holiday Market at Four Pillars Farm in Whiting 9 AM (multiday) Breakfast at Dorchester Lodge, Vergennes 7:30 - 10 AM Public Bingo 12:30 PM	27 Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 AM - 6:30 PM 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 Legislation? 5:30 - 6:30 PM Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 - 6:30 PM November Meeting of Starksboro Conservation Commission 5:30 - 7 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM Lincoln School District School Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Nov. 27 7 - 10 PM Monday Selectboard Agenda 7 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	28 DEIB Meeting 6 PM Bristol Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM Town Common Meeting 7 PM Neighborhood/Community Meeting Nov. 28 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting Nov. 28 7 PM +1 more see less	29 MAUSD School Board Community Budget Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Educational Meeting - ACO-REACH & Private Equity in VT 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Live Music at the Big Spruce Wednesday Nov 29 8 - 10 PM	30 Tai Chi Class 9 AM Land Gifts: the Legacy and Logistics 12 - 1 PM Times Ink Annual Meeting 4 PM Got a Uke? Check Out the Ukulele Skillbuilder Course! 6 - 7 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Bristol Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 7 PM +2 more see less	1 Dogs Wolves and Art (multiday) Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 1 - 4 PM Art Sale 5 - 8 PM Studio Sale During Chocolate Walk! 5 - 8 PM Final First Friday of the Year! 5 - 8 PM The Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Free Tours During Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Huntington Valley Arts First Friday Art Fair 5 - 8 PM Memory Tree Lighting on The Town Green 5:30 - 6:15 PM Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 6:30 - 9:15 PM Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 7:30 - 9 PM +8 more see less	2 Breakfast with Santa 8 AM - 12 PM Fostering Resilience in Our Gardens Conference Dec. 2 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Seeking Crafters and Vendors 9 AM - 12 PM Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM Norse Flair at Bristol Federated Church Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM St. Jude Parish Christmas Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Santa and Annual Bazaar and Luncheon! 9 AM - 3 PM Open Studio 9 AM - 4 PM Shaker Mountain Trees - Open Dec. 2 and 3 9 AM (multiday) Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Open House 10 AM (multiday) St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 1 - 4 PM Installation of Lincoln's New Pastor - Pastor Co'Relous! 2 - 5 PM Gratitude and Giving Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Celebrates 20 Years 7 - 8:30 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln Dec 2nd 7:30 - 10 PM The Vermont Mandolin Trio 7:30 - 10 PM +15 more see less
3 Bella Voce Holiday Concert - 5 Tickets 4 - 6 PM Middlebury Community Chorus Performance 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6:15 PM Lincoln Church, Christmas Crafts & Tree Lighting 5 - 6:30 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6:30 PM Wreath-Making and Tree Lighting 5 - 6:30 PM +3 more see less	4 Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 6:30 - 9 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 4 7 - 10 PM Auditions for MCP Play 7 PM (multiday) Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	5 Bristol Design Review Commission Agenda Dec. 5 6 PM Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 6:30 - 9 PM Huntington Public Library Trustee Meeting 6:30 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM Auditions for MCP Play 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	6 Dec. 6 Richmond Blood Drive Update 11:30 AM - 5 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House 5:30 - 6:30 PM CSWD: Zero Waste Holiday Hacks 6 PM Dec. 6 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM The Endangered Species Act at 50 6:30 - 8 PM Public Notice - Development Review Board 6:30 - 9 PM Development Review Board - Agenda for Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7:30 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7:30 PM +5 more see less	7 Tai Chi Class 9 AM Wildlife Adventures Around the World 1:30 - 2:30 PM Bingo for Huntington Seniors at Brewster-Pierce School 3 - 4 PM Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 - 8 PM Exclusive Ski Film Screening of "Here, Hold My Kid" 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	8 Starksboro's Holiday Project (multiday) Free Singing Class for People with Dementia 10:30 - 11:30 AM Snowflake Stroll 5 - 8 PM Candy Cane Hunt with Santa and S.D Ireland Truck 5:30 - 6:15 PM	9 St. Ambrose On-Line Auction 7 AM (multiday) Breakfast Buffet with Santa and Character Friends 8 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Farmers Holiday Market 9 AM - 12:30 PM Cat Adoption Event Dec. 9 9 AM - 1 PM Shaker Mountain Trees Open Again - Dec. 9 & 10 9 AM (multiday) Monkton History Happenings 10 - 11 AM Monkton Town Forest - Site Walk - Dec. 9 10 AM - 12 PM Season's Readings Holiday Book Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Community Toy Swap in Lincoln - Dec. 9 10am-2pm 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Book Sale (Youth and YA Books) 10 AM - 2 PM Community Toy Swap in Lincoln! 10 AM - 2 PM Community Toy Swap 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market 10 AM - 2 PM Judith Bryant Pottery "Clear the Shelves" Sale 10 AM - 2:05 PM Judith Bryant Pottery "Clear the Shelves" Sale 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) Studio Sale 12 - 4 PM Gingerbread House Adventure 1 - 3:30 PM Irish Ceili Dance This Saturday, Dec. 9! 4:15 PM Kid's Night Out 5 - 9 PM Kids' Night Out! 5 - 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 A Creative Collective Brought to You by 'Love, Kelly' 6 - 9 PM +23 more see less
10 Breakfast to Benefit Queen Bee's Snack Bar 7:30 - 10 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 Ugly Sweater 5k Run/Walk - Rotary Club of SB 10 AM - 1 PM St Ambrose Online Silent Auction 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Concert on Sunday Will Be Fun for All! 2 - 6 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Live Nativity in Bristol 3 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Outdoor Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Christmas Event 3 - 4 PM Live Nativity 3 - 5 PM Messiah 8 - 9:30 PM +8 more see less	11 Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 11, 6:00pm 6 - 10 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Bristol Selectboard UDR Public Hearing Dec. 11 7 - 8 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	12 Selectboard Budget Q&A 5 - 7 PM DEIB Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Bristol Development Review Board Agenda 7 PM	13 Starksboro Food Shelf Open 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM Henry Sheldon Museum 2023 Annual Meeting is Now Virtual 5:30 - 7 PM Learn About New Bristol Zoning Rules 7 - 8:30 PM Mt. Abraham Union High School Concert 7 PM (multiday) Planning Commission Meeting 7 PM +1 more see less	14 Wine Tasting at The Bushel Market 4 AM - 6 PM Selectboard Budget Q&A 8 - 10 AM Tai Chi Class 9 AM Midd Night Stroll at Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Bristol Conservation Commission December Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Maiden Vermont Singing at Middlebury Stroll Dec. 14 6:30 - 8 PM Conservation Commission Agenda Dec. 14 6:30 - 8:30 PM Town Forest Committee Meeting Agenda 7 PM Mt. Abe Winter Concert! 7 PM +6 more see less	15 Night Fires is Back on Stage This December (multiday) You and the Future of Hemlock in Vermont 12 - 1 PM You and the Future of Hemlock in Vermont 12 - 1 PM Sisterhood of the Dreaded Elevator Pitch 12 - 2 PM Keeping Our Community Safe from Gun Violence 6 - 7 PM Christmas Concert to Benefit Charter House Coalition 7 - 8:30 PM Join Us Friday for Movie Night at the Library! 7 - 9 PM Friday Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM +4 more see less	16 Social Band Presents: Deep Midwinter 7:30 AM - 9 PM Holiday Market in Middlebury! 9 AM - 12:30 PM Holiday Party at Sentinel Farm 9:30 AM - 12 PM Holiday Gathering 10 AM - 12 PM Ellen Spring Studio Holiday Sale Dec. 16 10 AM - 4 PM Saturday Story Time! 10 AM Selectboard Q&A - Final Event 1 - 3 PM Creekside Cocoa and Cookie Crawl 5 - 6:30 PM Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light 5 - 7 PM Christmas Live Nativity at CAC 5 - 8 PM +6 more see less
17 Correction to Trolley Ride - Donations Accepted, Sunday 10 AM - 2 PM Metta Earth Holiday Fair, Sunday, December 17th, 10-2 10 AM - 2 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Gingerbread House Decorating, Dec. 17 1 - 3 PM Cookie Walk 1 - 3 PM Caroling at the East Monkton Church 2 PM Girl Scout Holiday Food Drive 3:30 - 5:30 PM +4 more see less	18 Monkton Central School Holiday Bazaar All Day Art on Main - Holiday Shopping 10 AM (multiday) Where Are We on Health Care Legislation? 5:30 - 7 PM Health Care Legislation 5:30 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 18 6 - 10 PM Bristol Selectboard UDR Public Hearing Dec. 18 7 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:30 PM Monday Selectboard Meeting Agenda 7 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	19 MMU Students Clothing Swap! 3:10 PM (multiday) School Board Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM Hinesburg Town Common Committee Agenda - Dec. 19 7 PM	20 Huge Sale Dec. 20 - Handy Persons Dream! 9 AM - 1 PM Open Art Studio, Featuring Making Wrapping Paper 3 - 4:30 PM MMU Clothing Swap 3:10 PM (multiday) Important New Message from Edward Heyman's Soup Program 4 - 5 PM Candlelight Solstice Restorative 4:30 PM Dec. 20 Selectboard Agenda 6 PM Game Night at the Library Schedule Update 6:15 - 9 PM Bristol Library Game Night 6:15 - 9:30 PM Bristol Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	21 Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM	22 Main Street Caroling Party! 5 PM	23 Walking Caroling Party on Roscoe Road 2:30 PM Starksboro Meetinghouse Christmas Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM Starksboro Meeting House Christmas Candlelight Service 7 - 8 PM
24 Christmas Worship Service 10:30 AM - 1 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at CAC 6 - 7 PM Carol and Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM	25 Quaker Meetinghouse Christmas Day Service 4 - 5 PM Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	26 Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 26, 6:00pm 6 - 7 PM	27 ReTribe Winter Teen Retreat 3 PM (multiday) Live Music at Ghe Big Spruce Dec 27 8 - 10 PM	28 Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Bristol Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee 7 - 7 PM	29 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
31	1 Adult Coed Futsal 7:30 - 9:30 PM	2 Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Meeting 6:30 PM Quilt Meeting Speaker 7 PM Development Review Board Meeting 7 - 9 PM	3 2nd Sale - Handy Persons Dream, Office, Kitchen, Tools 9 AM - 12 PM First Wednesday Line Dancing at Bristol Legion Post 19 12 - 12 PM Lincoln Aid Industrial Woman's Holiday 1 - 3 PM Selectboard Agenda Jan. 3 6 PM Development Review Board - Agenda for Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM Development Review Board - Regular Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM +2 more see less	4 Gentle Yoga 6 - 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 PM	5 New Program Through Bristol Rec Dept 10 AM Singing for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers 10:30 - 11:30 AM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM	6 Bottle Pick Up 8 AM - 12 PM Christmas Tree Pickup 9 AM - 3 PM Haiku Workshop, Saturday, Jan. 6 9 AM Saturday Morning Family Legos at LML 9:30 - 11 AM Women's Connection and Chat Group 10 - 11:30 AM 4H Bottle Collection Fundraiser 10 AM - 1 PM Baseball Bottle Drive! 12 PM Bingo at St. Peter's in Vergennes 5 - 8 PM Live Music at Dumb Luck Pub and Grill 7 - 10 PM SunDub Reggae Show at Higher Ground, Jan. 6 7 PM Live Music at Burnham Hall in Lincoln. Jan 6 7:30 - 10 PM Concert in Lincoln with Freeway Clyde! 7:30 - 10 PM SunDub Reggae Show at Higher Ground, Jan. 6 7:30 - 11 PM +9 more see less