Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2024

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29 Consignment Event at Fireside Inn Sept. 27-29 (multiday) Multi-Family Garage Sale - Windywood Rd - Sept. 28-29 (multiday) Big Yard Sale - Sept. 29 10 AM - 5 PM Vermont Gas and Steam Engines at Marshfield' Fest 11 AM - 3 PM Printmaking & Zine Workshop on Sept. 29 at SafeArt 11 AM - 4 PM Fall Equinox Mabon Ceremony 1 - 5 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Special Meeting 2 - 3 PM Champlain Trio at Plainfield Opera House 4 - 5:30 PM Free Pizza in the Park - East Barre 4 - 7 PM +5 more see less	30	1 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM Free Monthly Somatic Pop-Up Clinic 10 AM - 4 PM An Open Community Conversation 6 - 7:30 PM Support the Worcester/Calais Schools Tonight 6:15 - 8:30 PM Newbury's VT House & Senate Candidates Forum, Oct. 1 6:30 - 7:30 PM Civil Air Patrol Hosts Open House at Knapp Airport 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	2 Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Senior Day at the Aldrich Library 1:30 - 2:30 PM Central Vermont Olli Presents Michael Wood-Lewis 1:30 - 3 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM VNRC Annual Meeting and Sustainable Leadership Award 5:30 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	3 Somatic Communication Training for Groups & Orgs 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Free Public Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Barre City Development Review Board Agenda Oct. 3 7 PM	4 Central Vermont's Early Childhood Candidates Forum 8 - 10 AM Living Estate Sale 9 AM (multiday) European Coffee Lunch and Goodies 1 - 4 PM Cancelled - Smoked Chicken Dinner 3 - 6 PM Community Meal 6 - 7 PM Public Meditation Talk with Anam Thubten Oct. 4 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	5 Lumberjack Breakfast is Back! 7 - 9:30 AM Yard Sale - 10 Hutchins Cir 8 AM (multiday) Hunter Safety Course Change of Location 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Fall Foliage Day at the Groton Free Public Library 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM Marshfield Farmers' Market 10 AM - 1 PM Pie for Breakfast 10 AM - 1 PM Vermont Crafts Council Fall Open Studio 10 AM (multiday) Chili Lunch 11 AM - 1 PM Washington Fall Festival 12 - 4 PM St Francis Day Oct 5 - Pet Blessing and Candidate Forum 2 - 2:30 PM 3rd Annual Celebration of Community & Diversity 3 - 5 PM Old Meeting House Chicken Pie Oct. 5 4 - 6 PM Chicken Pie Dinner Take-Out 4 - 6 PM Chicken Pie Supper 4:30 - 6:30 PM Central Vermont Humane Society's Fur Fest 4:30 - 8:30 PM A Taste of Seasons, a Calabash Experience 5 - 9 PM Weekend Meditation Retreat with Anam Thubten 10 PM (multiday) +13 more see less
6 Paddle the Border 10 AM - 3 PM Blessing of the Animals 1:30 - 2:30 PM Celebrate the Music of the Grateful Dead! 4 - 6 PM	7 Norwich University Military Writers' Symposium 9 AM (multiday) Marshfield Energy & Climate Change Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Woody Guthrie - Dustbowl Balladeer, a Presentation 7 PM	8 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM Chelsea Pollinator Garden Project 9 AM (multiday) Free Flu & Covid Vaccine Clinic Oct. 8 5 - 7 PM School Board Meeting Oct. 8 6 PM Special Selectboard Meeting Oct 8 6 PM +1 more see less	9 Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Northeast Kingdom Community Action at GFPL 11 AM - 1 PM Senior Companion Program & Vaccine Clinic 11 AM - 1 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Button Up for Winter – Rebates Up to $24,500 6 - 7 PM Music & Flood Donations for Western North Carolina 6:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	10 Did You Know? 6 - 7:30 PM Auction and Dinner Fundraiser 6 - 8 PM Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging 6:30 PM	11 Vaccine Clinic at the Groton Free Public Library 4 - 7 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance - Friday 7 - 9:30 PM	12 Yard Sale Sat and Sun (multiday) Bake Sale Today! East Corinth Village 8 AM - 12 PM Craft Fair & Flea Market at Twin Valley Senior Center 9 AM - 3 PM Craft Fair and Flea Market at Twin Valley Senior Center 9 AM - 3 PM Kids Trade & Play on Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Story Hour, Crafts and Snacks! Oct. 12 10 AM - 12 PM Marshfield Farmers' Market 10 AM - 1 PM East Bethel Community Celebration 12 - 4 PM Parking Lot Dance Party & Picnic with Green Mtn Swing 4 - 6:30 PM 🍁🦃🍁 Join Us Quick, West Newbury Dinner Selling Out 5 - 8 PM 63rd Annual West Newbury Turkey Supper Oct. 12 5 - 8 PM Potluck Dinner and Music 5 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM Comedian Juston McKinney - BOH Presents 8 - 10 PM +10 more see less
13 48th Annual Harvest Festival 9 AM - 3 PM 19th Annual Pumpkin Festival 10 AM - 3 PM Corinth Fall Fest! 10 AM - 3 PM Community Conversation: Accessibility at the Library 11:30 AM	14 Barre City Republican Committee 6 - 7:30 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM	15 Vabvi White Cane Day Events, Oct. 15 All Day Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM Intergenerational Day Services - Community Discussion 4 - 5:30 PM Community Listening Session for Newbury Residents 6 - 8:30 PM	16 Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Central VT OLLI: U.S. Democracy and the 2024 Election 1:30 - 3 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Sound Bath in Chelsea 5:30 - 7 PM Barre City Flood Resiliency Plan: Ward 1 Forum 6 - 7:30 PM Plainfield Conservation Commission 7 - 8:15 PM +2 more see less	17 Come Learn Why Sauerkraut & Kimchi Are So Good for Us All Day Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Reading and Writing Club 4:30 - 5:30 PM Community Conversation Series Oct. 17 5:30 PM +1 more see less	18 Thetford Peace Vigil for Palestine 7:30 AM - 8:15 PM Mini Garage Sale - Daniel Dr - Oct. 18 10 AM - 2 PM Big Yard Sale - Tremont St - Oct 18-20 12 PM (multiday) Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Mark Shelton in Concert 6:30 PM Mark Shelton Concert 6:30 PM +2 more see less	19 Marshfield Memories Round Table All Day Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Local Artisans' Fair 10 AM (multiday) Full Moon Sound Bath Event in Barnet 5:15 - 7 PM Delicious Spaghetti Dinner at FCCB 6 - 7 PM +1 more see less
20 Celebration of Life Reception Honoring Doris Portalupi 12 - 2 PM Doris Portalupi's Celebration of Life Reception 12 - 2 PM Vermont Philharmonic Fall Concert 2 - 4 PM Ryegate Historical Society 3 PM Pianist Claire Black: "Forests & Fairy Tales" 4 - 5:30 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	21 Plainfield Select Board Special Meeting 7 - 9 PM	22 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM CVCOA and Mitzvah Fund Mobile Veterinary Clinic 9 AM - 3 PM Cemetery Commission 4 PM Hunger Mountain Coop Special Council Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	23 Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM Fall Job & Internship Fair at VTSU Johnson 10 AM - 1:30 PM Ready for Winter? Heat Pump & Weatherization 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM CVSWMD Budget Hearing 6 - 6:30 PM Village of Marshfield Board of Trustees Meeting 7 PM +2 more see less	24 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Chicken Pie Lunch Fundraiser for BASC! 12 - 1 PM Free Zoom - How to Help Your Kids Navigate Online Risk 12 - 1 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Navigating MyChart 2 - 4 PM Reading and Writing Club 4:30 - 5:30 PM Twinfield Community Pumpkin Walk! 5:30 - 7 PM Barre Talent Show! 6 - 8 PM The Tempest at Lost Nation Theater 7 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	25 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM The Great Friday Night Listen 5:30 - 6:30 PM Just Getting By: Film Screening and Q&A with Director 5:30 - 7 PM Joy Not Jails: Art for Abolition 5:30 - 8 PM Art & Author Night at the Jaquith - Friday, Oct. 25 6 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM +2 more see less	26 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM AFSP Out of the Darkness Walk to Fight Suicide 9 AM - 12 PM Fall Work Day at Stranahan Forest 9 AM - 12 PM Winter Warm-Up 9 AM - 1 PM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Baby & Caregiver Yoga and Wellness Time 10 AM - 12 PM Ride the Waves: Training in the Skill of Real Dialogue 10 AM (multiday) Destash - Restash Yarn Sale! 11 AM - 2 PM Love Letters from Pig with Gail Falk 1 - 2 PM Barre Dart (Nerf) Club Meetup 3 - 4 PM World Events in Bible Prophecy Seminar 6:30 - 8 PM The Music of Bach This Saturday 7 - 9 PM Music of J.S. Bach Presented by Capital City Concerts 7:30 - 9:30 PM +9 more see less
27 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Tax-Aide Open House 1 - 3 PM All-Bach Benefit Concert Oct. 27 2 - 2:30 PM Crafting Afternoon + Community Dye Pot 3 - 5 PM Adamant Concert! 3 PM +1 more see less	28 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Blood Drive at Twinfield 11 AM - 4 PM Plainfield Recreation & Public Arts Committee Mtg 5:30 - 6:30 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM	29 Ceasefire Vigil in Bradford 7:30 - 8:15 AM So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Weed Warrior Plant Pull 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Invasive Plant Work Day Oct. 29 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM Invasive Plant Work Day 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM New Time and Place: Pottery Collective 5:30 - 7 PM +2 more see less	30 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Playgroup Halloween Concert at Aldrich Library 10 - 11 AM Tai Chi & Qigong Classes – Fall Semester in Montpelier 10 AM - 1 PM NCF Kids Club 3 - 5:15 PM Align Your Money with Your Values, Oct. 30 6:30 PM +1 more see less	31 So. Caledonia County VT Window Dressers Community Build 8:30 AM - 5 PM Storytime & Playgroup at the Groton Library 11 AM - 12:30 PM Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Workshops 1 - 2:30 PM Reading and Writing Club 4:30 - 5:30 PM Halloween Party at the Grange Oct. 31 6 - 7 PM Wheel of the Year Samhain Ceremony 6 - 9 PM +2 more see less	1 Thetford Peace Vigil for Palestine 7:30 AM - 8:15 PM Free Fall Festival - FCC Barre - Nov. 1 5:30 - 7:30 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Resilience Hub Meeting at The Jaquith 6 - 8 PM Norwich University Todd Lecture Series 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	2 Go for Launch! By Higher Orbits at Norwich University 8 AM (multiday) National Life Craft Fair 9 AM - 12 PM Crafts & Conversations 9:30 AM - 12 PM Vermont Women's Rally in Montpelier 10 AM - 12 PM Women's Rally 10 AM Story Hour w/Local Author/Illustrator Jasper Tomkins 11 AM - 12 PM CVHS Presents A Very Special Movie: GOODBOY 1 - 2:30 PM Neighbor Connection Dinner 5 - 7:30 PM Hedding's Famous Chicken Pie Supper! 5 PM Hedding's Famous Chicken Pie Supper! 5 PM Gamelan Sulukala Concert at Bethany Church! 7 - 8:30 PM Gamelan Sulukala Concert 7 - 8:30 PM +8 more see less