Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

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1 Holiday Auction to Support Vermont's Children (multiday) Vermont Teddy Bear Pajama Sale! All Pajamas Must Go! 10 AM (multiday) Self Care Sanctuary Open House 10 AM (multiday) Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Open House, Open Studio, Ceramics Classes 10 AM - 5 PM Potluck Feeds Hunger + Body + Soul 12 - 3 PM The Polar Express at Town Hall Theater 2 - 3:45 PM Holiday Crafting Classes 2 - 5 PM Extra-Big Food Share Dec. 1 2:20 PM Messiah Sing at Charlotte Congregational Church 4 - 5 PM Messiah Sing! 4 - 5:15 PM Yoga for Recovery at Lry with Mary Streeter 4 - 5:15 PM Community Wreath Making And Tree Lighting 5 - 6:15 PM ACIM Study Group 6:30 - 7:30 PM December New Moon Gathering & Winter Spiral 6:30 - 8 PM December New Moon Gathering & Winter Spiral 6:30 - 8 PM +12 more see less	2 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Fiber Arts Circle Starting at the Library Sept. 9 1 - 3 PM Bake a Sweet Treat for Your Neighbors 3 - 3:30 PM Learning to Smile at Fear 6 - 8 PM Holiday Bangles Class 6 - 9 PM Community Sound Bath 6:30 - 7:45 PM Volleyball at LCS 6:30 - 8 PM Bristol Selectboard Agenda Dec. 2 6:30 - 10 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM Selectboard Meeting Notice & Agenda 7 PM +6 more see less	3 Ad Hoc Committee Re: Proposed Green Mtn Youth Campus 1:30 - 2:30 PM Starksboro Cooperative Preschool's Holiday Auction 4 PM (multiday) Holiday Open House! 5 - 8 PM Tuesday Night Yoga at All Souls 5:30 - 6:30 PM Hokum Brothers @ Backyard Bistro! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Phlebotomy Class at PAHCC 6 - 9 PM CVSD Finance Cmte Mtg 6 PM Craft Group Hosted by North Ferrisburgh UMC 6:30 - 8 PM Charlotte Trails Committee December Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Ferrisburgh Selectboard Meeting Dec. 3 6:30 PM Selectboard Meeting Dec. 3 6:30 PM Celebrate Recovery 7 PM Master Food Labels: Healthier Choices on a Budget 7 - 8 PM HU Chant: the Sound of Soul Dec. 3 7 - 8 PM Author Talk with Ethan Tapper 7 - 8:30 PM Development Review Board Meeting Agenda - Dec. 3 7 - 9 PM Dumb Luck Pub and Grill Hinesburg Trivia Every Tuesday! 7 - 9 PM Special Selectboard Meeting - Flood Mitigation 7 PM Event: Blue Christmas Service 7 PM Documentary on Vermont Homelessness at Pierson 7 PM +16 more see less	4 Charlotte Ornament Class 2 Spots Left! 9 AM - 12 PM Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Pop-Up Cardio Yoga Class at VT Sun 9:15 - 10 AM Advent Bible Study at Vergennes Congregational Church 9:30 - 11 AM Richmond Blood Drive: Dec 4 11 AM - 5:15 PM Richmond Blood Drive: Dec 4 11 AM - 5:15 PM Toys for Joy Donations! 4 - 8 PM ANWSD Community Engagement Event Dec. 4 4:30 - 7:30 PM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM ANWSD Community Engagement Event - Dec. 4 5:30 - 7:30 PM School Round Table Discussion 6 - 7:30 PM Epoxy Resin Class on 20" Wooden Tray 6 - 8 PM Community Holiday Party and Wreath Show 6 - 8 PM Community Conversation with the Agency of Education 6 - 8 PM Agency of Education Meeting at CVU 6 - 8 PM Board Games at Joslin Library 6 - 9 PM St. George PC Meeting - Dec. 4 6 PM Book Club: Annual Sharing About Our Reading Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM Agenda for DRB's Regular Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Line Dancing Class at the Grange 7 - 8 PM Bristol Equity Committee (BECQ) Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Relieve Some Stress Through Art-Making 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Lincoln Sports Monthly Meeting 7 - 9 PM Charlotte Energy Committee Dec. Mtg 7 - 9 PM Town Forest - Hunting & Trapping Follow-Up Mtg Dec. 4 7 - 9 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM Bria Skonberg Jazz Quintet: Jingle Bell Swing 7:30 - 9 PM Bria Skonberg Jazz Quintet: Jingle Bell Swing 7:30 - 9 PM Middlebury Wind Ensemble Winter Concerts - Dec. 4 & 5 7:30 PM (multiday) Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concerts 7:30 PM +27 more see less	5 Town Plow Naming - Please Join the Lincoln Community School! 8:10 AM Grow Your Business with Shelburne BNI! 8:30 - 10 AM Bristol Core Board Meeting 9 - 10 AM Tai Chi Chuan / Qigong Class 10 - 11 AM Engaging the Next Generation of Land Stewards 11 AM - 12:15 PM CVSD HR CMTE 11 AM - 7 PM Advent Noontime Concert 12 - 12:45 PM Raft Long-Term Flood Recovery Group 12 - 7:30 PM The Terraces Art & Craft Sale Open House 4 - 6 PM Open Studio + Holiday Sale 4 - 8 PM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM 6-Week Beginner Qigong & Tai Chi Ch'uan Class 5 - 6 PM Water Rhythms: Stories from the River 5 - 7 PM Midd Night Stroll 5 - 8 PM Grief Share Discussion Group 5:30 PM Locals Night at Lincoln Peak Vineyard 5:30 - 7:30 PM LCA Boat Launch Steward & Knotweed Presentation 6 - 6:30 PM LCA Boat Launch Steward & Knotweed Presentation 6 - 6:30 PM Friends of the Library Annual Potluck 6pm 6 - 7 PM True Crime Podcast Discussion Group 6 - 7 PM Queerly Beloved LGBTQIA+ Group 6 - 7:30 PM Invitation to Braver Angels Social Night 6 - 8 PM Songfarmers Holiday Sing Along 6 - 8 PM Phlebotomy Class at PAHCC 6 - 9 PM GriefShare 6:30 - 8:30 PM Forest Management on Private Lands 7 - 8 PM "Tinsel Town" Pub Trivia with the MRV Libraries 7 PM Forest Management on Private Lands 7 PM Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble Winter Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM +25 more see less	6 Join the Bivo Run Club! 7 - 8 AM Ad Hoc Committee Re: Proposed Green Mtn Youth Campus 8 - 9 AM Silver Ring in a Day 9 AM - 1 PM Fish Tacos + Barr Hill Gin & Mill River Beer Tasting 4 - 6 PM Huntington Holiday Market and First Friday: Dec. 6 4 - 7 PM Memory Tree Lighting on the Town Green 5 - 6 PM Chocolate Literacy Lab 5 - 8 PM Minifactory Staff Market w/ Chocolate Walk 5 - 8 PM Shelburne's Annual Tree Lighting & Carol Singing Event 5:30 - 7:30 PM Friends of Richmond Free Library Book & Bake Sale 5:30 - 8:30 PM Lake Champlain Waldorf School Winter Fair - Dec. 6-7 6 PM (multiday) Winter Fair at Lake Champlain Waldorf 6 PM (multiday) Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon - a Holiday Panto at ART! 7 - 9 PM Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon - a Holiday Panto at ART! 7 - 9 PM Spring Hill School's Bid & Boogie Dance Party 7 - 11 PM CCV Community Chorus Free Concerts 7:30 - 8:30 PM Brian McCarthy Jazz Orchestra at Town Hall Theater 7:30 - 9:30 PM Green Mountain Swing! Live Music! Dance! 7:30 - 10 PM Spring Hill School's Bid & Boogie 7:30 - 11 PM Broadway Direct at the Vergennes Opera House 7:30 PM Green Mountain Swing! Live Music! Dance! Dec. 6 7:30 PM Open Glass Studio 10 PM (multiday) +18 more see less	7 Community Yoga 8 - 9 AM Garden Conference 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Christmas Shopping at Zoey's Place! 9 AM - 12 PM Children's and Maternity Boutique - Zoey's Place Open! 9 AM - 12 PM 89th Annual Holiday Bazaar at Burlington's First Unitarian Universalist Society 9 AM - 2 PM This Coming Weekend is a Bazaar One! 9 AM - 3 PM Friends of Richmond Free Library Book & Bake Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Richmond Holiday Market 9 AM - 3 PM Bristol Federated Church Christmas Bazar 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Open Studio 9 AM - 4 PM OES Craft Fair 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open Studio in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Friends of the Warren Library Used Book Sale 10 AM - 12 PM Sing & Dance in Free Demo Classes for Kids & Grown Ups 10 AM - 12:15 PM Music Center 10th Anniversary Celebration Open House 10 AM - 2 PM Events This Saturday (Dec. 7) at the Charlotte Library 10 AM - 2 PM CCS Holiday Market & Silent Auction Dec. 7 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Stroll at the Bixby Library 10 AM - 3 PM Christmas Bazaar at Trinity Episcopal Church, Shelburne 10 AM - 3 PM Sheldon Museum Holiday Open House 10 AM - 4 PM Holiday Market at Harwood Union High School 10 AM - 4 PM Sheldon Museum Holiday Open House 10 AM - 4 PM Henry Sheldon Museum's Holiday Open House 10 AM - 4 PM Blow Your Own Glass Ornaments at Salt & Sand Studios 10 AM - 4 PM Bivo Mix'n Match Pop-Up at Rei! 10 AM - 5 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Holiday Card Making Workshop 10:30 - 11:30 AM Read to Ralphie - Therapy Dog Dec. 7 10:30 AM - 12 PM (In)visible Mending for Teens 12 - 2 PM Homeward Bound's Holiday Open House 12 - 2 PM Real Talk About Coyotes and the Wolf Dec. 7 1 - 2 PM Gingerbread Houses 1 - 3 PM Bring the Kids and Build a Gingerbread House 1 - 3 PM Pokémon-Inspired Pop-Up Museum Dec. 7 1 - 4 PM Pokémon-Inspired Pop-Up Museum This Saturday 1 - 4 PM Afternoon Holiday in the Barbershop Style 2 - 3 PM Holiday Show in 4 Part Harmony 2 - 4 PM Valley Youth Bake for a Cause 2 - 4 PM Broadway Direct at the Vergennes Opera House 3 PM HUMS & CBMS Present the Little Mermaid 7 - 8 PM Vermont Fiddle Fall 2024 Orchestra Concert 7 - 8:30 PM Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon - a Holiday Panto at ART! 7 - 9 PM Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon - a Holiday Panto at ART! 7 - 9 PM MRVBC Backcountry Film Festival! 7 - 10 PM Kat & Brett Holiday Show at Town Hall Theater 7:30 - 9:45 PM +41 more see less
8 Holiday Concert 2:00 and 4:30 All Day Public Breakfast Buffet Dec. 8 7:30 - 10 AM Buffet Breakfast 8 - 10 AM Beat the Blues! Mindful Snowshoeing Immersion 10 - 11:15 AM Vintage Holiday Pop-Up 10 AM - 4 PM Open Studio Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Open House, Open Studio, Ceramics Classes 10 AM - 5 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Steel Pan Concert 1:30 - 2 PM VT's Panhandlers Steel Drum Benefit Concert 1:30 - 2:30 PM Steel Pan Concert 1:30 PM Benefit Concert for New Community Project 1:30 PM Holiday Concert Dec. 8 2 - 3:30 PM Holiday Concert, Dec 8, 2 pm and 4:30 pm 2 - 3:30 PM Holiday Concert! 2 - 4:30 PM Holiday Concert 2 - 6 PM My Dentist's Son — a Place for Stories That Don't Fit 3 - 4 PM Yoga for Recovery at Lry with Mary Streeter 4 - 5:15 PM Community Carol Sing in the Old Round Church 4 - 6 PM Old Round Church Carol Sing Dec. 8 4 - 6 PM Sierra Club Vermont Winter Gathering Dec. 8 4 - 7 PM Vermont Choral Union: Handel's Messiah 7:30 PM +18 more see less	9 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Friends of the Warren Library Annual Meeting 10 - 11 AM International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Christmas Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM Warren Public Library Trustee Meeting 5 - 6 PM Lake Champlain 2025 Action Plan Release Event 5 - 7 PM Wheeler Field Plan Draft Review: Community Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM Learning to Smile at Fear 6 - 8 PM Game Night at the Library! 6:15 - 9 PM Volleyball at LCS 6:30 - 8 PM Selectboard Meeting Notice & Agenda 7 PM +7 more see less	10 International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Lake Champlain Memory Cafe 11 AM - 12 PM Age Well Grab and Go Meal Dec. 10 11 AM - 12 PM Shelburne December 10 Age Well Grab and Go Meal 11 AM - 12 PM Tuesday Night Yoga at All Souls 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bixby Book Club: December Book Reveal 6 - 7 PM Craft Group Hosted by North Ferrisburgh UMC 6:30 - 8 PM Celebrate Recovery 7 PM Dumb Luck Pub and Grill Hinesburg Trivia Every Tuesday! 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	11 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Advent Bible Study at Vergennes Congregational Church 9:30 - 11 AM MRV Chamber Offers Stand Up for Safety Training 10 AM - 12 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Middlebury Community Classic Films Club 1 - 3:30 PM Burlington-Winooski Bridge Project Open House: Dec. 11 4:30 - 6:30 PM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House - Dec. 11 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bridge School Elementary Open House Dec. 11 5:30 - 6:30 PM Paint N Sip 6 - 8 PM Climate and Ecology Book Discussion 6 PM Community Grief Group - Every 2nd Wednesday 6:30 - 8 PM Relieve Some Stress Through Art-Making 7 - 8:30 PM AMO Winter Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	12 Clothing Swap at MMU Dec. 12-13 (multiday) Grow Your Business with Shelburne BNI! 8:30 - 10 AM Tai Chi Chuan / Qigong Class 10 - 11 AM International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Birds of the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge 1:30 - 3 PM MMU Clothing Swap 3:10 - 5:30 PM Giant 3D Snowflake Workshop! (Round 3) 3:30 - 4:30 PM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM 6-Week Beginner Qigong & Tai Chi Ch'uan Class 5 - 6 PM Locals Night at Lincoln Peak Vineyard 5 - 7 PM Grief Share Discussion Group 5:30 PM Winter Wood Slice Ornaments 6 - 7 PM Queerly Beloved LGBTQIA+ Group 6 - 7:30 PM GriefShare 6:30 - 8:30 PM "Just Getting By" Movie Screening with Filmmaker Q&A 7 - 9 PM +11 more see less	13 Night Fires Tickets on Sale Now! (multiday) Night Fires Tickets on Sale Now! (multiday) International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Ferrisburgh Glass Studio is Open 10 AM (multiday) Snowflake Stroll 5 - 8 PM Singing Christmas Carols 6:30 - 8 PM Holiday Movie Night 6:30 - 8:30 PM Community Line Dancing Pop-Up, Dec. Edition! 6:30 - 9 PM +4 more see less	14 Waltham Holiday Cookie Swap 9 - 11 AM Author / Illustrator Liza Woodruff to Visit Inklings! 10 - 11 AM Blow Your Own Glass Ornaments at Salt & Sand Studios 10 AM - 4 PM International Boutique 10 AM - 6 PM Vermont Teddy Bear Santa's Workshop! 10 AM (multiday) Winter Ornament Making 11 AM - 2 PM “Magic Tree House” Comes to Life!✨🌳 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM An Afternoon Concert with Cello & Piano 2 - 3 PM Come One, Come All, to the 2024 Nativity Pageant! 3 - 4:30 PM Lumen: Bristol's Celebration of Fire & Light 4 - 7 PM CAC Live Nativity 5 - 8 PM Ugly Sweater Party at American Legion in Vergennes 6 - 10 PM Chad Hollister: Listening Room Session 7 - 9:30 PM Extraordinary Mad River Chorale Christmas Concert 7:30 - 8:30 PM +10 more see less
15 Breakfast with Santa 9 AM - 12 PM Birch Bark Ornament Workshop 9 AM - 1 PM Addison County 2nd Annual Toy Swap - Ferrisburgh 9 AM - 3 PM Beat the Blues! Mindful Snowshoeing Immersion 10 - 11:15 AM Stitch and Spin at Russell Memorial Library 10 AM - 1 PM Open House, Open Studio, Ceramics Classes 10 AM - 5 PM Nutcracker Storytime and Dance Party at Inklings! 11 AM - 12 PM Gingerbread House Decorating Fundraiser at Holley Hall 12 - 3 PM Annual Gingerbread Decorating Party at Holley Hall! 12 - 3 PM Birth Story Circle 2 - 4 PM Winterfest on the Green 2 - 4 PM Charlotte Historical Society's 47th Annual Open House 2 - 5 PM Yoga for Recovery at Lry with Mary Streeter 4 - 5:15 PM The Kat & Brett Holiday Show! 6 - 9 PM +10 more see less	16 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Learning to Smile at Fear 6 - 8 PM Volleyball at LCS 6:30 - 8 PM	17 Sarah Partridge BLT Book Group 11 AM - 12 PM Shelburne Holiday Meal Dec. 17 11:30 AM - 1 PM Shelburne Age Well Dec. 17 Holiday Luncheon - Correction 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Tuesday Night Yoga at All Souls 5:30 - 6:30 PM Craft Group Hosted by North Ferrisburgh UMC 6:30 - 8 PM Celebrate Recovery 7 PM Hu Chant: the Sound of Soul Dec. 17 7 - 8 PM Dumb Luck Pub and Grill Hinesburg Trivia Every Tuesday! 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	18 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Advent Bible Study at Vergennes Congregational Church 9:30 - 11 AM "How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster" at THT 11 AM - 12:30 PM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM Relieve Some Stress Through Art-Making 7 - 8:30 PM Me2 Chorus Open House Dec. 18 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	19 Bristol Core Board Meeting 9 - 10 AM Tai Chi Chuan / Qigong Class 10 - 11 AM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM 6-Week Beginner Qigong & Tai Chi Ch'uan Class 5 - 6 PM Locals Night at Lincoln Peak Vineyard 5 - 7 PM Grief Share Discussion Group 5:30 PM Queerly Beloved LGBTQIA+ Group 6 - 7:30 PM Kids' Club Night at Community Alliance Church 6:30 - 8 PM GriefShare 6:30 - 8:30 PM Third Thursday's - Creative Workshops for Women 7 - 8:30 PM Free On-Line Lecture: The Voices of Bach's Violin Dec. 19 7 - 8:30 PM MNFF Selects Jim Henson: Idea Man at Town Hall Theater 7 - 9 PM +8 more see less	20 Fused Glass Studio Open 10 AM (multiday) Last Minute Fa La La 5 - 8 PM Holiday Shows All Weekend: French + Jazz + Legends 6 PM (multiday) Low Lily Winter Solstice Concert at Town Hall Theater 7 - 9 PM	21 Blow Your Own Glass Ornaments at Salt & Sand Studios 10 AM - 4 PM Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Holiday Pop Up! 2 - 4 PM
22 Beat the Blues! Mindful Snowshoeing Immersion 10 - 11:15 AM Open House, Open Studio, Ceramics Classes 10 AM - 5 PM Cookie Walk Dec. 22 1 - 3 PM Messiah Sing - Congregational Church of Middlebury 2 - 4 PM Yoga for Recovery at Lry with Mary Streeter 4 - 5:15 PM Shall We Dance? Piano Duet Concert at Town Hall Theater 4 - 6 PM +2 more see less	23 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Volleyball at LCS 6:30 - 8 PM	24 Holiday Mass Schedule OLMC and St Jude 4 PM (multiday) Holiday Mass Schedule OLMC and St Jude 4 PM (multiday) Tuesday Night Yoga at All Souls 5:30 - 6:30 PM Craft Group Hosted by North Ferrisburgh UMC 6:30 - 8 PM Celebrate Recovery 7 PM Dumb Luck Pub and Grill Hinesburg Trivia Every Tuesday! 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	25 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Oyster Nights at The Waybury 4:30 - 8 PM Relieve Some Stress Through Art-Making 7 - 8:30 PM	26 Queerly Beloved LGBTQIA+ Group 6 - 7:30 PM	27	28
29 Beat the Blues! Mindful Snowshoeing Immersion 10 - 11:15 AM Yoga for Recovery at Lry with Mary Streeter 4 - 5:15 PM	30 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Volleyball at LCS 6:30 - 8 PM Cribbage Night at the Lodge 7 - 8:15 PM	31 Tuesday Night Yoga at All Souls 5:30 - 6:30 PM Craft Group Hosted by North Ferrisburgh UMC 6:30 - 8 PM Celebrate Recovery 7 PM New Year's Eve Party at the Eagles Club 8 PM (multiday) New Year's Eve Party at the Eagles Club Vergennes 8 PM (multiday) New Year's Eve with Joe's Big Band at Town Hall Theater 8:30 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	1 Public Indoor Tennis at Norwich University 9 AM - 12 PM Relieve Some Stress Through Art-Making 7 - 8:30 PM	2 Queerly Beloved LGBTQIA+ Group 6 - 7:30 PM	3	4 Children's and Maternity Boutique - Zoey's Place Open! 9 AM - 12 PM