Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2024

SUNDAY SUN	MONDAY MON	TUESDAY TUE	WEDNESDAY WED	THURSDAY THU	FRIDAY FRI	SATURDAY SAT
1 Rochester Winter Market 10 AM - 12 PM “A Christmas Carol” Community Reading 2:30 - 4 PM Chandler Christmas Carol Sing Along 4 - 5 PM Poetry Reading with Danny Dover 4 - 5 PM Light Up Bethel and Santa 4 - 6 PM 75th Randolph Center Carol Sing 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	2 Cooking Workshop at Middle Branch Collaborative! 6 - 8 PM	3 The Valley Hub Inc 12 - 6 PM Tuesday Crafternoon! 1:30 - 2:30 PM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM True Grit - Adult Book Group 6 - 7:30 PM Braintree Selectboard Meeting Agenda Dec. 3 6 - 8 PM Bethel University Planning Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	4 The Valley Hub Inc 12 - 6 PM Peace Vigils 4 - 4:30 PM	5 RTCC Winter Market 10 AM - 2 PM Engaging the Next Generation of Land Stewards 11 AM - 12:15 PM The Valley Hub Inc 12 - 6 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Wee Wiggles and Bunny Hugs at the Library! 2 - 2:30 PM New Days and Time! Wings of Fire Book Club! 3:30 - 3:30 PM Lantern Walk 4 - 5 PM Public Hearing on Draft Randolph Land Use Regulations 6 - 8 PM +5 more see less	6 Katie Roberts 3rd Annual Small Works & Ornament Show 10 AM (multiday) The Valley Hub Inc 12 - 6 PM Our Lady of the Angels Christmas Bazaar 1 - 5 PM Hand Printed Gift Wrap Workshop for Kids 3:30 - 4:30 PM Kenneth Cadow – Gather – Vermont Reads 2024 4 - 5:30 PM ART, etc. Holiday Opening Reception! 5 - 7 PM Christmas and Winter Sing-Along 6 - 7:30 PM +3 more see less	7 Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Christmas Bake Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Bethany Church Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 1 PM Our Lady of the Angels Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM St. John's Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM Special Holiday Market Hours at Chandler on Saturday 9 AM - 6 PM Special Saturday Hours at Chandler's Holiday Market 9 AM - 6 PM A Morning with Local Authors! 10 - 11 AM Winter Themed Crafting! 10 AM - 12 PM Emergency Management with Vulnerable Populations Training 10 AM - 12 PM Emergency Management with Vulnerable Populations Training 10 AM - 12 PM Cardboard Gingerbread House Workshop 10 AM - 1 PM Friends of Kimball Library - Holiday Book Bazaar 10 AM - 1 PM Winter Farmers Market 10 AM - 1 PM Tunbridge Grange Holiday Craft Market 10 AM - 3 PM Learn About Coyotes & Wolves 1 - 2 PM Art Show Opening 1 - 3 PM Sustainable Crafting & Community Gathering 1 - 3 PM Windows in a Weekend Stained Glass at Day Breaks Glass 2 PM (multiday) White River Headwaters Strategy 3 - 7 PM Order Homemade Holiday Pies from Quin-Town Center 3 PM (multiday) Valley Chords Musical Presentation - Everyone Invited! 6 - 7 PM +18 more see less
8 Holiday Baking Workshop 10 AM - 12 PM	9 Community Safety Conversation 5:30 - 7 PM Cooking Workshop at Middle Branch Collaborative! 6 - 8 PM Bethel Selectboard Agenda 6 PM	10 Sunrise Rotary Holiday Potluck and Check Presentation 7 - 8 AM Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Poetry Reading 6 - 7 PM Fantasy/Sci Fi Book Club: The Final Strife Part 2! 6:30 - 7:30 PM Pittsfield Town Hall Tuesday Acoustic Music Jam 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	11 Peace Vigils 4 - 4:30 PM Kindness & Respect: Community Supper & Conversation 5 - 6:30 PM Holiday Craft (Gift Tags & Wreath Bow) 6 - 8 PM Meet Your Legislators - Q&A at Pomfret Town Hall 6 PM	12 Lil Sprouts at The Library! 3:30 - 4 PM Night of the Arts at RUMHS! Thursday 5:30 - 7 PM An Enchanted Wassail Evening at NWPL 6 - 8 PM Nutcracker with Grand Kyiv Ballet 7 - 9 PM	13 Rare & Vintage Book Sale 10 AM (multiday) Youth Rock Band at Randolph Elementary School 3 - 4:30 PM Children's Stories for December Holidays 4 - 5 PM Còig's Celtic Christmas Concert at Chandler 5:45 - 9 PM Tween Friday 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	14 Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Randolph Farmers Market - Holiday Market! 9 AM - 2 PM Learn to Weld at VTSU Randolph! 9 AM (multiday) Maker's Market at Lawson's 11 AM - 3 PM Speaker of the House Debate - Dec. 14 12 - 12 PM Ham Gillett Reads Dylan Thomas 12 - 1:30 PM Little Town Family Fun Band Call to Participants! 1 - 3 PM Birch Bark Ornaments with Penny Hewitt 1 - 5 PM Public Debate for Speaker of the House 1 PM Re: Is There a Time for the Speaker of the House Debate? 1 PM Bingo 2 PM Wrensong Concert: "Songs of the Season" 3 - 3:45 PM Barnarts Holiday Cabaret 6 - 10 PM Bake Sale 9 PM (multiday) +10 more see less
15 Join Me for Coffee Dec. 15 8 - 9 AM Poetry Brunch at Chandler 11:30 AM - 1 PM Arts Benefit on Behalf of World Central Kitchen 3:30 - 5:30 PM December Full Moon Meditation Circle at Arnold Block 4 - 5 PM RU Economic Justice PBL Community Meal & Discussion 5 - 7 PM Come to Bethlehem - Free Christmas Play at BFR 6 - 7 PM +2 more see less	16 Road Closure 7 AM (multiday) Cooking Workshop at Middle Branch Collaborative! 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda 6 PM	17 Gentle Yoga on Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:30 PM Budget Committee Agenda 5:30 - 6:30 PM Community Forum on Future of Our School Buildings 5:30 - 7 PM Snapshot Series: A Bridge Across Two Vermonts 6 - 7 PM Braintree Selectboard Meeting 6 - 8 PM VT Humanities "Snapshot Series" Comes to Kimball! 6 PM +2 more see less	18 Entertainment 11 AM - 12 PM Blood Drive in Rochester 12 - 5 PM Peace Vigils 4 - 4:30 PM Whoville's Pizza Night at Middle Branch Collaborative 4 - 7 PM Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Free Community Screening 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	19 Artisan Holiday Market at Chandler Open Thru Xmas Eve 11:30 AM - 6 PM STEAM Thursday! 4 - 5 PM	20 Artisan Holiday Market at Chandler Open Thru Xmas Eve 11:30 AM - 6 PM Family Fun Friday at Rochester Library! 5 - 7 PM Feeding the Valley Distribution 5:30 - 6:30 PM Upcoming Drag Show in Bethel! 6 PM	21 Onion River Chorus Concerts (multiday) Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Solstice Celebration & Make Music Winter! 10 AM - 10 PM Pokemon Trading Card Day 11 AM - 12 PM Artisan Holiday Market at Chandler Open Thru Xmas Eve 11:30 AM - 6 PM Writers' Workshop with Amy Braun 1 - 2:30 PM For King and Country a Drummerboy Christmas - Free 4:30 - 6:30 PM Make Music Winter: Songwriter Circle 5 - 10 PM Shows at the Underground - Listening Room in December 5 PM Candlelight Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM +6 more see less
22 Artisan Holiday Market at Chandler Open Thru Xmas Eve 11:30 AM - 6 PM 48th Annual South Royalton Christmas Pageant 6:30 - 7:30 PM	23 Artisan Holiday Market at Chandler Open Thru Xmas Eve 11:30 AM - 6 PM The Night Before the Night Before Christmas 5:30 - 7 PM	24 Bethany Church Christmas Eve Services 5 - 9 PM Christmas Eve Service 6:30 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 PM Christmas Eve Service at St. John's Episcopal Church 8 PM	25	26 Free All-Ages Movie at the Library! 2 - 4 PM Community Read-Aloud at Royalton Library 4 - 5 PM	27 Community Read-Aloud at Royalton Library 4 - 5 PM	28 Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Community Read-Aloud at Royalton Library 4 - 5 PM
29 Service of Lessons and Carols at St. John's Dec. 29 10 AM Community Read-Aloud at Royalton Library 4 - 5 PM	30 Community Read-Aloud at Royalton Library 4 - 5 PM	31 Community Read-Aloud at Royalton Library 4 - 5 PM New Years Eve at Middle Branch Collaborative 6 PM (multiday) New Years' Eve Shindig 9 PM (multiday)	1 "Messiah" Singalong in Randolph 2 - 4 PM Pizza and Fun Middle Branch Collaborative 4 - 7 PM	2	3 Youth Rock Band at Randolph Elementary School 3 - 4:30 PM First Friday for Families! 5 - 7 PM Tunbridge Grange Friday Night Bingo 6:30 - 8:30 PM	4 Saturday Morning Yoga with Caitlin! 9 - 10 AM Kickoff of the 2025 First Robotics Challenge Season 12 - 3 PM Fair Housing 1 - 2:30 PM