Calendar - Front Porch Forum

March 2016

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28 Winter Carnival 2016 Ice Skating Show Feb. 27-28 (multiday) Winter Carnival 2016 Ice Skating Show (multiday) Sled Hockey Comes to Middlebury 12 PM (multiday) Storytelling for Syria - Platt Memorial Library All Day Huntington River Vineyard Bar-B-Q Dinner All Day Huntington River Vineyard Bar-B-Q Dinner All Day New Haven Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast Feb. 28 All Day No-Limit Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament All Day +4 more see less	29 Cornwall Town Meeting Dinner at Cornwall School Feb. 29 All Day Cornwall Town Meeting Dinner! 5 - 6:30 PM Town Meeting Dinner - Fundraiser for Beeman Elementary Feb. 29 5:30 - 7 PM Meet Candidates for Starksboro Selectboard 5:30 - 7:30 PM Weybridge Community Dessert Hour 6 - 7 PM Hcs Annual Meeting 6 PM +2 more see less	1 Property Taxes Due March 1 All Day Richard Tom Foundation Community Supper 5 - 9 PM Hinesburg Development Review Board Agenda March 1 7:30 PM	2 Benefit Dinner at the Bobcat Cafe All Day Spring Little League Sign Ups 5:30 - 7 PM Carbon Pollution Tax Discussion @ Hinesburg House 7 PM	3 ACORN Presents Cocktail 101 Class at Stonecutter Spirits All Day Cocktail 101 Stonecutter Spirits All Day VEC & Encore Renewable Energy Solar Project Info Meeting All Day ACORN Food Education Workshop in Middlebury! All Day Coffee and Conversation Thursday 10 AM Senior Meal 12 PM ACORN Launches Food Classes W/ Cocktail 101 at Stonecutter Spirits 6 - 7:30 PM ACORN Cocktail 101 at Stonecutter Spirits 6 - 7:30 PM Rocking Superhero Fundraiser 7:30 PM +5 more see less	4 Parent Child Center Dance and Cocktail Party All Day Dance Marathon! 4 PM (multiday) 5th Annual Dance Marathon March 4 4 PM (multiday) 5th Annual Dance Marathon March 4/16 4 PM (multiday) Let Down Your March Hare Dance & Cocktail Party: PCC Benefit 6 - 9 PM Life of the Child Conference: How Boys Become Men 7 PM (multiday) Va Et Vient at Lincoln Peak Vineyard Friday 7:30 PM +3 more see less	5 Crafting at Starksboro Library March 5 All Day The Whiffenpoofs of Yale! All Day Laurentian Singers Benefit Concert All Day Choir Concert to Benefit the Charter House Coalition All Day Erik Davis Memorial Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction All Day Vergennes Carnivale All Day Little League Softball Assessments March 5 8 - 10 AM Shelburne Museum Job Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Shelburne Museum Job Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Read Aloud Day at Charlotte Library 10 AM - 2 PM Read Aloud Day! 10 AM - 2 PM Friends of Ilsley Library Media Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM Free English Gardening Class at GSC Saturday 11:30 AM Laurentian Singers: Benefit for Charter House Coalition 4 PM Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction 5 - 7 PM Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction 5 - 7 PM Ferrisburgh Children's Theater Presents Wagon Wheels A-Rollin! 7 - 9 PM Carnevale Vergennes - Marco Polo Returns 7 - 11 PM The Whiffenpoofs of Yale! 7:30 PM +15 more see less
6 Softball Clinic March 6 All Day Pancake Breakfast All Day Aurora School 20th Anniversary Gala Mar. 6 All Day Pancake Breakfast at North Ferrisburgh United Methodist Church 8 - 9:30 AM Restorative Yoga Sunday 9 - 11 AM You're Invited ~ Open House Sunday 11 AM - 12 PM Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Maple Sugar Season and Fun Times at Palmer's 12 - 4 PM Sunday Night Family Dinner 5 - 6:30 PM +5 more see less	7 Ask Sue Minter About RR Safety - Shelburne Offices This Mon. 7 PM 7 PM	8 HCS Parent Info Night - All About Academics All Day Job Fair! 12 - 6 PM Two Events at Yoga Roots Tuesday! 3:30 - 5:45 PM Mt Abe School Board Meeting Agenda 5:30 - 6:30 PM Mt Abe School Board Meeting Mar 8 5:30 PM Time Change for Seed Library Meeting 6 - 7 PM Seeking Seed Librarians 6:30 - 7:30 PM ANESU School Board Agenda 8:30 PM +4 more see less	9 "Being Mortal" Book Discussion 1 - 2 PM Social Knitting 4 - 5 PM Meditation for World Peace March 9 6 - 7 PM Children's Art Reception @ Library 7 - 8 PM Planning Commission Agenda 7:30 PM +1 more see less	10 Iroquois Soccer Club March Board Meeting All Day Senior Lunch at Libanus Lodge March 10 All Day ACORN Producer and Buyer Forum All Day 1st Annual Acorn Producer and Buyer Forum 8:30 AM - 1 PM ACORN Producer and Buyer Forum 8:30 AM - 1 PM Bird-Friendly Maple Project Talk March 10 7 - 8:30 PM Movie Night - Room with a View 7 PM +3 more see less	11 Celtic Mass for Peace All Day Tween Scene All Day Baked Potato Bar in Cornwall to Benefit Habitat for Humanity All Day St. Peter Church Fish Fry 5 - 7 PM Celebrating “From the Book of Remembrance” 5 - 7:30 PM Baked Potato Bar to Benefit Habitat for Humanity 5:30 - 7 PM Connie Dover & Skip Gorman Concert 7 - 9:30 PM Fright Night in Bristol - Connie Dover & Skip Gorman in Concert 7 PM +4 more see less	12 Saturday Swim! All Day Breadloaf Citizens X-C Race at Rikert All Day Supermarket Bingo at VUHS Middle School Gym! All Day Lularoe Pop-Up at Middlebury Rec Center March 12 All Day Low-Cost Pet Microchip Clinic at Homeward Bound All Day Chili Fest March 12! All Day Boot Camp Flash Mob at Chili Festival All Day 2016 Vermont Chili Festival! All Day Low-Cost Pet Microchip Clinic at Homeward Bound All Day Craft Fair and Flea Market 9 AM - 4 PM Family Playtime at Hinesburg Community School 10 - 11:30 AM Low-Cost Pet Microchip Clinic at Homeward Bound March 12 10 AM - 12 PM Ultimate Frisbee Clinic for Girls March 12 12-3 at Cvu 12 - 3 PM Chili Festival - Seeking Volunteers 12:30 - 4:30 PM Relay for Life Fundraiser March 12 12:30 PM Vermont Chili Festival! 1 - 4 PM Supermarket Bingo 5 - 7:30 PM Young Tradition Vermont Irish Heritage Concert March 12 7 - 9 PM Cornwall Contradance Saturday at Cornwall Town Hall 7 - 9:30 PM Starline Rhythm Boys at Burnham Hall, Lincoln March 12 7 PM +16 more see less
13 Breakfast at Libanus Lodge All Day 20th Annual Hinesburg Artist Series Concert All Day Ferrisburgh Historical Society Meeting March 13 All Day St. Peter Parish Breakfast Featuring Dakin Farm Ham 8 - 10 AM 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert 4:30 PM +1 more see less	14 Meet Our Superintendent Candidate 4 - 5 PM	15 Hinesburg Development Review Board Agenda All Day Spiritual Perspectives on Health and Healing March 15 6:30 - 7:30 PM Finding Your Irish Roots March 15 7 - 8 PM Finding Your Irish Roots 7 - 8 PM Hinesburg Energy Committee Meeting Tuesday 7 PM Planning Commission Meeting March 15 7 PM +2 more see less	16 What Makes Good Solar in Vermont? All Day ANESU Early Educational Developmental Screening 1 - 4:30 PM Ladies' Union Crockpot Supper 6 PM What Makes Good Solar in Vermont? Wednesday 7 - 8:30 PM Edwidge Danticat & Julia Alvarez in Conversation March 16 7 - 9 PM Free Movie at the Marquis: Raiders of the Lost Ark Remake 7 PM +2 more see less	17 Invitation to Meet the Principal Finalists Forum All Day Joanna Macy's Film the Great Turning All Day St. Patrick's Day Pizza & Pints 4 - 8 PM St. Patrick's Day Pizza & Pints 4 - 8 PM Meet the Mt.Abe Principal Finalists 5:30 - 7 PM March's Armchair Naturalist: “Creating a Shelter Belt” 7 - 8:15 PM Armchair Naturalist: “Creating a Shelter Belt” 7 PM Armchair Naturalist Welcomes Planting Season! 7 PM +4 more see less	18 MCS Garden Meeting All Day Mother and Son Night of Fun All Day Understanding Dysgraphia 9 AM - 3:30 PM VFW Fish Fry 5 - 7 PM Board Game Night at Ilsley Public Library 6:30 - 9:30 PM Casino Night Fundraiser to Benefit Kidsafe Collaborative 6:30 - 11 PM +2 more see less	19 Dog Lovers Wanted March 19 All Day River Watch Training March 19 All Day River Watch Training in Middlebury March 19 All Day Animal Tracks and Signs Workshop All Day Farm to Table Dinner at Bread and Butter Farm All Day Paint and Sip with Reed Prescott All Day VSAC Free College Planning Event! All Day River Watch Training in Middlebury March 19 8:30 - 11 AM Girl Scout Cookie Booth! 9 AM - 2:30 PM College Planning Event for Students & Parents 9 AM - 2:45 PM Celebrate Books for Babies at Lawrence Memorial Library 10 AM - 12 PM Crafting at Starksboro Library Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM The Spring/ Summer Program for Bristol Rec. Dept. is Here! 10 AM - 12 PM Summer Program Open House 10 AM - 12 PM All-Day Sacred Harp Song 10 AM - 3:30 PM Starksboro Sugar on Snow Party 2 - 4 PM VT Amnesty International State Meeting 2 - 5 PM Paint and Sip with Reed Prescott 3 - 5 PM Paint and Sip with Reed Prescott 3 - 5 PM Annual Boogie Benefit Featuring Band Anna 7 PM Special Event Saturday: Musicians, Dancing, Comedy & Singers 7 PM Willowell Foundation's Boogie Benefit Saturday 7 PM Dog Lovers Wanted Saturday 7 PM 3rd Annual Pop-Up Plays 7:30 - 9 PM Cabin Fever Music Series at the Walkover 8 PM Cabin Fever Music Series at the Walk over 8 PM Cabin Fever Concert Saturday 8 PM +23 more see less
20 Easter Egg Hunt at Heart & Heritage Stables All Day New Haven Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast March 20 All Day Easter Egg Hunt at Heart & Heritage Stables All Day New Haven Fire Dept. Pancake Breakfast Sunday 7 - 10:30 AM Five Rhythms Dance Sunday 12:30 - 2 PM Middlebury Foods Order by March 16 1 - 2 PM Artist Linda Reynolds Reception March 20 4 - 6 PM Local Talent 6 - 7 PM +4 more see less	21 Sue Minter Speaking in Shelburne Monday Night All Day Adult Student Open House, Champlain College March 21 All Day Give Input on New Park at Municipal Building Site! All Day Adult Student Open House at Champlain College March 21 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College 4:30 - 7:30 PM Adult Student Open House at Champlain College Monday 4:30 - 7:30 PM Hinesburg Selectboard Meeting Monday 7 PM Meeting of Monkton Museum & Historical Society March 21 7 PM +4 more see less	22 Champlain Orchards Cider Dinner at Storm Cafe All Day Orchard Pruning Demonstration All Day Introduction to The Renaissance School 9 AM Eastview Welcomes Former Governor Jim Douglas 4 - 5 PM Dee PT's SwingRight Golf Class 5:30 - 7:30 PM +1 more see less	23 Transition Fair March 23 All Day Meditation All Day Transition Fair All Day High School and Beyond 9 - 11 AM 5th Annual Transition Fair! 9 - 11 AM Support VT Youth at VT Ralley for Planet 6 - 7 PM Mt. Abraham Environmental Action Group Fundraiser 6 PM A Small Good Thing Film Screening & Panel Discussion Wednesday 7 - 9 PM "Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour's Underwear" 7 PM Planning Commission Agenda 7:30 PM +6 more see less	24 Annette's Preschool Part Day PreK Open House March 24 9 - 11 AM Pacem School Open House - Montpelier 5 - 7 PM Make Ahead Meals 5:30 - 7:30 PM Covenant Players 6:30 - 8 PM My Father's Vietnam - Documentary Film 6:30 - 9 PM Grand Piano for Sale 7 PM +2 more see less	25 Blood Drive Hosted at Mountain Health Center All Day Seussical Fun Brunch and Crafts All Day Blood Drive Hosted at Mountain Health Center 11 AM - 4 PM Free Baby, Toddler, & Maternity Clothes Event! 4 - 7 PM Artists' Reception 5 - 7 PM Performance of Sam Guarnaccia's Celtic Mass for Peace at St. Stephen's 7 PM Beth Duquette & Richard Ruane Concert March 25 7:30 - 9 PM Live Music at Bristol Bakery 7:30 PM +4 more see less	26 Music at the Marquis All Day Bake Sale All Day Patrick Fitzsimmons at the Marquis All Day New Haven's Annual Candy Hunt with the Easter Bunny! 10 - 11 AM Photography Contest! 10 AM - 4 PM Photography Contest 10 AM - 4 PM Easter Egg Hunt: Community Invited! 1 - 2 PM Easter Egg Hunt: Community Invited 1 PM The Great Vigil of Easter with Jerusalem Gathering 8 PM +5 more see less
27 Easter Sunday Services at Charlotte Congregational Church All Day Easter Services at Friends Methodist Church 6:30 AM Easter Sunday Services in Hinesburg 8 AM - 2:30 PM Easter Dinner 12 - 8 PM Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Green in Bristol 12 PM +1 more see less	28 Selectboard Agenda and Packet for March 28 All Day Purim Carnival Monday at Havurah House 4 - 5:15 PM	29 Democratic Post-Primary Presidential Town Caucus 7 - 8 PM Topic Talk with Stephen Kiernan: Hospice Care 7 - 8 PM	30 Solar Farm Q&A with Peter Cassels-Brown 6:30 - 8 PM Democratic Post-Presidential Caucus 7 - 8 PM	31 Little Shop of Horrors at Mt. Abe! 12 AM (multiday) Water Matters All Day Coffee Conversation All Day Public Hearing on S.241 - Relating to Regulation of Marijuana 5 - 7 PM Acorn Energy Co-Op Annual Meeting March 31 5 PM Concerned About Climate Change? 6 PM Vermont Peoples Convention + Live Music + Food 6 PM Careers in the Craft Beer Industry: UVM Panel March 31 6 PM You're Invited to Meet Your Candidate 6:30 PM Hope to See You 6:30 PM Film & Water Quality Chat: What's Your Watermark? March 31 6:30 PM Green Mountain Club's Outdoor Adventure Series: High Hopes in Tanzania 7 - 8:30 PM "Water Matters" - Two Thursday Events 7 - 8:30 PM Water Matters Event Thursday 7 PM Panel Discussion on Our Precious Water Resourses Thursday 7 PM Experience Hiking in Tanzania March 31 7 PM Water Matters Event - Hinesburg Town Hall March 31 7 PM Free Water Quality Forum at Hinesburg Town Hall March 31 7:30 PM +14 more see less	1 Community Dinner All Day Open Table Dinner April 1 All Day Dinner and the Theater 5 - 7 PM Mt. Abe Music Dept. Spaghetti Dinner - Cafe Crescendo! 5 - 7 PM Iyengar Yoga Workshop 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	2 Maple Syrup Open House All Day Story Telling Event - Change of Date All Day Rock Point School Maple Brunch April 2 All Day Monkton Girl Scouts Run Parents' Night Out April 2 12 AM Concert with Harpeth Rising! 12 AM Library Open House All Day Rummage Sale! 12 AM Pancake Breakfast in Huntington 8 - 11 AM Huge Rummage Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Maple Open House & Free Pancake Breakfast 8 AM - 5 PM Free Children's Spring Clothing and Book Swap Saturday! 9 - 10:30 AM Free Children's Clothing and Book Swap 9 - 10:30 AM Maple Open House April 2 9 AM - 5 PM Library Open House Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM Sugar Maker's Open House This Weekend 10 AM - 4 PM Seed Swap at Charlotte Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Classes at Genealogy Library on DNA Tests 10:30 AM - 12 PM Book and Media Sale 11 AM - 2:30 PM Bottle Drive to Support CVU Ultimate Frisbee Team 11 AM - 3 PM Bottle Drive 11 AM - 3 PM Please Help CVU Ultimate Frisbee Team! Bottle Drive Saturday 11 AM - 3 PM Middlebury Democratic Caucus 12 PM Parent's Night Out April 2 at MCS 5 - 8 PM "Old Bones" Concert and Supper 5:30 - 8:30 PM Middlebury Wind Ensemble Concert (Free) Holly Hall 7 - 8:30 PM +21 more see less