Calendar - Front Porch Forum

August 2024

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28 Xiao's Photo Show (multiday) Ershaka Reiki Wellness Wednesdays (multiday) Vacation Bible School 10 AM (multiday) Vacation Bible School 10 AM (multiday) Volunteer to Build Ramp with Habitat for Humanity 9 AM (multiday) Vacation Bible School 10 AM (multiday) Lawn Sale - E Craftsbury Rd - July 27-28 9 AM (multiday) Washington UUC Summer Services July 28 10 - 11 AM Red Tractor Music Festival 10 AM - 12 PM Easy Riders 10 AM (multiday) Danville Trail Opening Event 12 - 5 PM Cabot Historical Society Museum Open 12:30 - 3 PM Afternoon Tea with the Friends of the Athenaeum 1 - 3 PM Old North Church Old Home Day Special Event! 5 - 8 PM Lost Nation Film Screenings 7 - 9:30 PM +11 more see less	29 Construction Work Update Route 2 11:15 AM (multiday) Storyteller Simon Brooks in East Craftsbury 4 - 5 PM Elmore Jams with the Lost Faculty July 29 5 - 7:30 PM Willey Building Mtg. July 29 5:30 - 6:15 PM Neighbor Up Roadshow: HUB, Dept. of Health & MRC 5:30 - 7:30 PM Interviews for DRB, July 29 6:30 - 7:30 PM Trails Committee Meeting - July 29 6:30 - 8 PM St. Johnsbury Band Summer Concert/Ice Cream Social 7:30 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	30 Lyndon Flooding Study 11 AM - 1 PM Design & Paint a T- Shirt 4 - 5 PM Tuesday Afternoon Storytime in the Park 4 PM Democratic Committee Caucus 5 PM Irish Concert: The Friel Sisters on July 30! 7 PM "Wilderness, Wildlife and the Earth Community" 7 PM +2 more see less	31 Ershaka Reiki Wellness Wednesdays (multiday) Wednesday Morning Storytime 10 AM Wednesday Series: Sustainable Living 3 - 6 PM Barnet Household Hazardous Waste Collection - July 31 3 - 7 PM Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event 3 - 7 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Special Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM Danville Board of Civil Authority Meeting 6 - 7 PM Lyndon Republican Caucus 6:15 PM Cabot Library - Cell Phone Photography - July 31 6:30 - 8 PM Earth Circle Celebration of Summer 7 - 8 PM Craftsbury Town Democratic Caucus 7 - 8 PM Capital City Band Free Concert 7 - 8 PM 🎺 Lyndonville Band Concerts Wednesdays! (Starting 7/10) 7 - 8 PM Taizé Singing Service - Wednesday Night 7 - 8 PM +10 more see less	1 Art Gathering All Day Blueberries: U-Pick or Purchase 9 AM - 4 PM WMSISummer Innovation Series at Mcindoes Academy 10 AM - 12 PM Stop the Bleed 2 - 3 PM Japanese Knotweed Work Party - Join Us on Thursday! 5 - 6 PM Marshfield Democratic Committee Caucus Aug. 1 5:30 - 6:15 PM Community Reading of Romeo & Juliet with Peter Gould 6 - 8 PM Justice of the Peace Caucus for Democratic Committee 6:30 - 7 PM Northeast Kingdom Volleyball 6:30 - 10 PM Bingo - Hosted by Lake Elmore Association 6:30 PM +6 more see less	2 Cobleigh Literacy Fair with Modern Times Theater 11 AM Plainfield Democratic Caucus to Nominate JP Candidates 4 - 5 PM Adamant Co-op Friday Night Cookout 5:30 - 7 PM Fisher Revisited: Dorothy Canfield Fisher-Eugenicist? 6 - 7 PM Dorothy Canfield Fisher Revisited 6 - 7:30 PM Karli Blood Concert 6 - 8 PM +2 more see less	3 Danville 5K Fun Run Benefiting the Danville Dog Park 9 - 11 AM "Extra Row" Free Veggies at General Store Aug. 3 9 - 11 AM Give & Take 9 AM - 12 PM St. Johnsbury Farmers Market 9 AM - 12 PM 93rd Annual Danville Fair 9 AM - 10 PM WCL Board of Trustees Special Meeting 9:30 - 9:45 AM Saturday Storytime: the Wild Thing! 10 - 11 AM Coffee and Connectivity! 10 - 11:30 AM Dog Mountain Thanks Our Community Partners! 12 - 4 PM Honoring Jimmy Moffatt 2 - 5 PM Saturday: Free Eats and a Contra Dance! 6 PM The Kidnapping of Jasmine Delray 7 - 8:30 PM +8 more see less
4 Ruminant Parade on Sunday All Day Yard Sale - Hill St - Aug. 4 8 - 11 AM Washington UU Service Aug. 4: Dian Parker 10 - 11 AM Worship with Maple Leaf Seven Jazz 10 - 11 AM Shores Family Reunion 11 AM - 4 PM Land That I Love Mini-Conference 11 AM - 5:30 PM Land That I Love Mini-Conference 11 AM - 5:30 PM Land That I Love Mini-Conference 11 AM - 5:30 PM Back Roads Readings 3 - 4:30 PM Back Roads Readings 3 - 5 PM Back Roads Readings 3 - 5 PM Old Meeting House Concert: Patrick Ross & Doug Perkins 4 - 6 PM Curtis Pond Association 5 PM "Vision" Book Talk with Judge David S. Tatel 6 - 7 PM +10 more see less	5 Construction Work Update Route 2 9 AM (multiday) Sacred Healing Arts of Tibet Tour Coming to Barnet! 10 AM - 4 PM Friends of Wolcott Pond Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM SB Meeting Aug. 5 6 - 8 PM Marshfield Energy & Climate Change Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Free Concert and Ice Cream Social 7:30 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less	6 Get Moving with the Green Team 4 - 5 PM Hook & Peel Pizza on the Green! 4 - 7 PM Waterford Dems Nominate Candidates for JP 6 - 7 PM Wheelock Democratic Caucus for Justices of the Peace 6 - 7 PM SB Meeting - Aug. 6 6 - 7 PM Free Concerts on The Cabot Village Common 6 - 7:15 PM Hiroshima Day Peace Walk & Ceremony 6:45 PM Community Update - Aug. 6 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	7 Plainfield Co-Op's Purchase of Plainfield Hardware 7 AM - 6 PM Montshire Museum of Science: Workshop on Wheels 9:30 AM - 12 PM Climate Resilience in Her Forest 9:30 AM - 3 PM Efficiency Vermont Flood Resilience Webinar 12 - 1 PM Wednesday Series: Sustainable Living 3 - 6 PM Woodbury Democratic Town Committee Caucus 6:30 - 8 PM Cabot Library - Cell Phone Photography - Tonight! 6:30 - 8 PM Open Mic, Open Art at The Mill in East Calais 6:30 - 10 PM 🎺 Lyndonville Band Concerts Wednesdays! (Starting 7/10) 7 - 8 PM Capital City Band Free Concert 7 - 8 PM Calais Conservation Commission Meeting Aug. 7 7 PM +7 more see less	8 Art Gathering All Day Art Gathering All Day Bible Study - Book of Philippians 9 - 11 AM Blueberries: U-Pick or Purchase 9 AM - 4 PM Peacham Farmers Market Aug. 8 3 - 6 PM Annual Chicken Pie Supper 5 - 6:30 PM Chicken Pie Supper 5 PM Wolcott Community Forest Committee - Public Meeting 6 - 8 PM Argentine Tango Class at St. J Welcome Ctr Aug. 8 6 - 8 PM Monthly Friends of Calais Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Northeast Kingdom Volleyball 6:30 - 10 PM Bingo - Hosted by Lake Elmore Association 6:30 PM Elmore Republican Caucus 7 - 8:30 PM SB Special Joint Mtg with East Montpelier SB & EMFD 7 - 9 PM Peacham on the Big Screen 7 PM Theater Production of Dracula 7:30 PM (multiday) +12 more see less	9 Ladies Union Annual Yard Sale (multiday) One Love Freedom and Unity Festival (multiday) Wobbly Biking is Back at the Outdoor Center! 4 - 5:30 PM Community Dinner at Sterling College & Future Dinners! 4:30 - 6 PM Cabot Church Supper 5 - 6:30 PM Adamant Co-op Friday Night Cookout 5:30 - 7 PM +2 more see less	10 Pancake Breakfast 8 - 10 AM "Extra Row" Free Veggies at General Store Aug. 10 9 - 11 AM St. Johnsbury Farmers Market 9 AM - 12 PM Old Home Day is On! 9 AM - 3 PM The Kids Trade and Play Event Aug. 10 9:30 - 11:30 AM Harmony Singing Workshop with Ali Burns 10 AM - 4 PM My Favorite Book: Storytime & Book Giveaway 10 AM Invasive Pest Presentation on Emerald Ash Borer 11 AM - 12 PM Concord High School Alumni Reunion 1 - 5 PM Aware's 40th Anniversary Celebration Aug. 10! 2 - 6 PM Pianist Adam Tendler and Special Guest Christian Wolff 5 - 7:30 PM Maple Run Band Playing at Sandiwood Farms 5 - 9 PM Chicken BBQ Aug. 10 5:30 - 7 PM Chicken BBQ Dinner / Fundraiser 5:30 - 7 PM Maple Run Band at Sandiwood for Open Farm Week 5:30 - 9 PM Special Farm Events - Sandiwood Farm 5:30 - 9 PM Halcyon Chorale Performs The Sacred Veil 7 PM (multiday) Star Party at Northern Skies Observatory Saturday! 9 - 11 PM +14 more see less
11 Washington UU Service Aug. 11: "Do Good, Be Good" 10 - 11 AM Berntein's MASS at United Community Church this Sunday 10 - 11 AM Curious Calais Nature Walks - Beginner Mushroom Foray 11 AM Drawing Classes at the MCCC - June, July and August 1 - 3 PM Willa Mamet & Paul Miller at Old West Church, Calais 4 - 6 PM Willa Mamet and Paul Miller in Concert 4 - 6 PM Flower Power Happy Hour! 4 - 6 PM Vermont Reads Book Gather and Author Visit 6 - 7 PM +4 more see less	12 Construction Work Update Route 2 6 AM (multiday) Horse Camp 9 AM (multiday) Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM	13 School Board Opening/Election 7 AM - 7 PM Lyndon State Primary Voting Location 8 AM - 7 PM Vote on Tuesday, Aug. 13 9 AM - 7 PM Primary Election Aug. 13 9 AM - 7 PM Food Truck Popup at the Pavilion 4 - 7:30 PM Astronomy Notes - Finding Planets Around Other Stars 5:30 - 6:30 PM Free Concerts on The Cabot Village Common 6 - 7:15 PM +3 more see less	14 Wednesday Series: Sustainable Living 3 - 6 PM Cabot Democratic Committee Meeting August 14 5:30 PM 350vt Montpelier Node - Summer Climate Education Series 6 - 8 PM Calais DRB Meeting Aug. 14 6:30 - 8 PM 🎺 Lyndonville Band Concerts Wednesdays! (Starting 7/10) 7 - 8 PM Capital City Band Free Concert 7 - 8 PM Rail Trail Tales and Other Library Programs 7 PM +3 more see less	15 Art Gathering All Day Art Gathering All Day Yard Sale - School St - Aug. 15-16 (multiday) Bible Study - Book of Philippians 9 - 11 AM Blueberries: U-Pick or Purchase 9 AM - 4 PM The Elmore Store Wine Tasting Aug. 15 5 - 7 PM Berlin Pond 5 Miler 5:30 - 7 PM Northeast Kingdom Volleyball 6:30 - 10 PM Bingo - Hosted by Lake Elmore Association 6:30 PM Plainfield Select Board Special Meeting 7 - 11 PM Informational Meeting Plainfield Road Recovery 7 - 11 PM +7 more see less	16 Taxes 9 AM (multiday) Library Open House 3 - 5 PM Meet and Greet with New Cabot Principal 4 - 6 PM Rec Committee Bike Nights - 3rd Fridays June, July, Aug 5 - 7 PM Adamant Co-op Friday Night Cookout 5:30 - 7 PM Pub Sing by Fifth Business 6 - 8 PM Something Beautiful! the Well Tree - an Original Musical 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	17 Moving Sale - S Craftsbury Rd - Aug. 17-18 (multiday) Yard Sale - Gilman Ave - Aug. 17 8 AM - 12 PM West Barnet Mile Long Yard Sale 8 AM - 12 PM Two-House Estate Sale Aug. 17 8 AM - 2 PM Two-House Estate Sale - Old Silo Rd - Aug. 17 8 AM - 2 PM Antique Sale in Woodbury 8 AM - 3 PM Homebuyer Education Workshop 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM St. Johnsbury Farmers Market 9 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale Fundraiser 9 AM - 12 PM Give & Take 9 AM - 12 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale - 219 Church St., Barnet - Aug. 17 9 AM - 2 PM 11th World Soccer Festival 9 AM - 2 PM Garage/Estate Sale - Kittredge Rd - Aug. 17 9 AM - 3 PM Indivisible Core Calais Invites You! 10 AM - 12:30 PM Tools to Create a Blue Wave 10 AM - 12:30 PM The Queer Arts Festival is Returning to Plainfield! 10 AM - 5 PM Welcome Back to the Mountain Celebration! 12 - 3 PM Dock Concert 1 - 2 PM Moon Light Paddle on Winooski River to Lake Champlain 7 - 9 PM Pie Social - Hosted by Lake Elmore Association 7 PM +17 more see less
18 Dixieland Worship in Wells River 10 - 11 AM Two-House Estate Sale 11 AM - 3 PM Mosaic Workshop - 4 Spots Left 1 - 4 PM Library Tea Party at the Simpson Library 4 - 6 PM Bandstand Concert 6:30 - 8 PM +1 more see less	19 Construction Work Update Route 2 6 AM (multiday) Visit the Dwinell Homestead in East Calais 5 - 7 PM Controlling Streambank Erosion Talk 5:30 - 6:30 PM Community Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 PM Streambank Tour, Discussion and Refreshments Aug. 19 5:30 PM SB Meeting, Aug. 19 6 - 8:30 PM Free Community Dinner 6 PM +3 more see less	20 Ladies Union Tea to Honor the Memory of Judith Brown 2 PM NEK Young Professionals Network & Welcome Wagon Mixer 5 - 8 PM NEK Young Professionals Network & Welcome Wagon Mixer 5 - 8 PM Free Concerts on The Cabot Village Common 6 - 7:15 PM SB Meeting, Tuesday, August 20, 6 Pm 6 - 8 PM EmpowR Transformation Community Building 7 - 8:30 PM Calais Planning Commission Meeting Aug. 20 7 PM +3 more see less	21 AARP/Fraudwatch Presentation 12:30 - 1:30 PM Free AARP/Fraudwatch Presentation 12:30 - 1:30 PM TVSC Hosts AARP Presentations on Fraud 12:30 - 1:30 PM AARP/Fraudwatch Presentation Aug. 21 12:30 - 1:30 PM Picture Book Launch Party 1 - 2 PM Picture Book Launch Party 1 - 2 PM All About Electric Vehicles, Plug-In Hybrids, & Ebikes! 3 - 6 PM Wednesday Series: Sustainable Living 3 - 6 PM Special School Board Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM 🎺 Lyndonville Band Concerts Wednesdays! (Starting 7/10) 7 - 8 PM +6 more see less	22 Art Gathering All Day Art Gathering All Day Bible Study - Book of Philippians 9 - 11 AM Blueberries: U-Pick or Purchase 9 AM - 4 PM Pie & Ice Cream + Clif at the Walden Library 2 - 4 PM Lyndon Hazard Mitigation Committee 4 - 6 PM East Calais Potluck This Thursday 6 - 7:30 PM WCL Board of Trustees Meeting Aug. 22 6 - 8 PM Craftsbury Care Center Pie a La Mode Social/Auction 6 - 8 PM Craftsbury Care Center Pie a La Mode Social/Auction 6 - 10 PM Northeast Kingdom Volleyball 6:30 - 10 PM +7 more see less	23 Two-Household Two-Day Indoor Tag Sale - Batten Rd 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Indoor Yard Sale - Aug. 23-24 9:30 AM (multiday) Dinner on the Deck 12 - 12 PM Wobbly Biking is Back at the Outdoor Center! 4 - 5:30 PM Plainfield Community Night This Friday 4 - 8 PM Adamant Co-op Friday Night Cookout 5:30 - 7 PM PWIP Piano Works in Progress at Adamant 7 PM (multiday) +3 more see less	24 Yard Sale Saturday & Sunday - School St (multiday) Water Meets Paper 12:30 AM - 2 PM Woodbury Townwide Yard Sales Sat. Aug. 24 8 AM - 2 PM Yard Sale (Purging!) - Sugar Ridge Rd 8:30 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale - Spring St 9 AM "Extra Row" Free Veggies at General Store Aug. 24 9 - 11 AM St. Johnsbury Farmers Market 9 AM - 12 PM Hazardous Waste Collection in Bradford This Saturday! 9 AM - 1 PM Moving Sale - S Walden Rd - Aug. 24 9 AM - 1 PM Yard & Bake Sale - Cabot Rd - Aug. 24 9 AM - 3 PM Garage/Estate Sale - Kittredge Rd - Aug. 24 9 AM - 3 PM Indoor Tag Sale in Almost-Woodbury (East Calais) 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Two-Household Two-Day Indoor Tag Sale - Batten Rd 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM Marshfield Farmers' Market 10 AM - 1 PM Jenna's Promise Open House & Community Concert 11:30 AM - 4 PM Vermont Witchcamp 12 PM (multiday) Photographer Gathering 1 - 2 PM Maple Corner Amateur's Triathlon 1 - 3 PM Three Fold Farm Open House 1 - 4 PM Barnstock 2 - 10 PM John John Brown: Songs, Stories, and Art 7 - 9 PM Movie Night Danville - Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie 7:30 - 9 PM Make-An-Offer Yard Sale 9 PM +19 more see less
25 Ecumenical Outdoor Service with St. J. Jazz Quartet 10 - 11 AM Blessing of the Backpacks 10 - 11 AM Washington UUC Final Summer Service 10 - 11 AM Barbecue and Discussion 11 AM - 2 PM Caspian Arts Summer Gallery 11 AM (multiday) Canadian Singer-Songwriter Madeleine Roger in Concert! 4 - 5 PM Plainfield Co-op Annual Members Meeting 4 - 6 PM Madeleine Roger Concert (Updated Info) 6 PM +4 more see less	26 Construction Work Update Route 2 9 AM (multiday) Free Cupcakes on the First Day of School 2:30 - 4 PM Lynette Courtney Talk - Native Plants and Pollinators 5 PM Water Quality Presentation 5:30 - 6:30 PM Postponed: Controlling Streambank Erosion Talk 5:30 - 6:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting 6 - 8 PM Town of Plainfield Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Regular Monthly Cabot School Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM Flood Relief Benefit Concert! 7:30 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	27 Sen. Sanders' Office: Free Senior Lunch on Aug. 27 12 PM Tax Policy Information 2 PM Food Truck Popup at the Pavilion 4 - 7:30 PM Pizza Social at Snug Valley Farm (Best Link) Tuesday! 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pizza Social at Snug Valley Farm 5:30 - 7:30 PM Pizza Social at Snug Valley Farm Sponsored by NOFA 5:30 - 7:30 PM Free Concert on the Common, Cabot Aug. 27 6 - 7:15 PM Free Concerts on The Cabot Village Common 6 - 7:15 PM Cutler Memorial Library Monthly Trustee Meeting 6:15 - 8:15 PM Trails Committee Meeting - Aug. 27 6:30 - 8 PM East Hardwick Music Jam - Every Tuesday 7 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less	28 Sustainable Living at Greensboro Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Wednesday Series: Sustainable Living 3 - 6 PM CVSWMD Public Hearing on SWIP Amendment 6 - 7 PM Kamala Harris Fundraising Concert 6:30 - 9:30 PM Fundraising Concert for Kamala 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	29 Art Gathering All Day Bible Study - Book of Philippians 9 - 11 AM Board of Civil Authority Meeting - Aug. 29 6:30 - 7 PM Caledonia Senate Candidate Forum 6:30 - 8:30 PM Northeast Kingdom Volleyball 6:30 - 10 PM Caledonia State Senate Candidate Forum 7 - 8:30 PM Re: Caledonia Senate Candidate Forum 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	30 Moving Sale - Brook Rd. - Aug. 30 - Sept. 1 8 AM (multiday) Huge Garage Sale - The Bend Rd - Aug. 30-31 9 AM - 5 PM Multi-Generational Yard Sale 9 AM (multiday) Barn/Yard/Art Sale - Daniels Farm Rd - Aug. 30-Sept. 2 9 AM (multiday) Dinner on the Deck 12 - 12 PM Hardwick Farmers Market 3 - 6 PM Plainfield Farmers Market 4 - 7 PM Artist Reception/Felting Artist Demonstration 4 PM Showing of "Where Olive Trees Weep" 7 - 9 PM Showing of “Where Olive Trees Weep” 7 - 9 PM Piano Works in Progress Vermont Guest Artist Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Star Party at Northern Skies Observatory Friday! 8:30 - 11:30 PM +8 more see less	31 Huge Neighborhood Barn Sale! - Daniels Farm Rd (multiday) Elmore Community Labor Day Celebration All Day Danville Woman's Club Raffle Tickets 8 AM - 12 PM Elmore 5K 8:30 - 10 AM Meet with Rep. Scott Campbell 8:30 - 10 AM "Extra Row" Free Veggies at General Store Aug. 31 9 - 11 AM Andersonville Cemetery Workbee in West Glover 9 AM - 12 PM Moving Sale! - Hollister Hill Rd - Aug. 31 9 AM - 1 PM Garage Sale - Coits Pond Rd - Aug. 31 9 AM - 2 PM Garage Sale - Coits Pond Rd - Aug. 31 9 AM - 2 PM Big Yard Sale! Children's Stuff, Kitchen, Tools, More! 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale & Estate Sale Items - Winter St - Aug. 31 9 AM - 3 PM Tearing Down Camp Yard Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Huge Garage Sale - The Bend Rd - Aug. 30-31 9 AM - 5 PM Vermont Senior Championship 5K Race in Northfield Aug. 31 9:30 AM Northfield 5K and Kids One Mile Race, Aug. 31 9:30 - 11:30 AM Marshfield Farmers' Market 10 AM - 1 PM Mad River Valley Craft Fair 10 AM (multiday) Regrowing a Living Culture - Via Ecogather 11 AM - 12:30 PM Regrowing a Living Culture - Via Ecogather 11 AM - 12:30 PM Caspian Arts Summer Gallery 11 AM (multiday) Labor Day Weekend Chicken BBQ (Flood Benefit) 12 - 2 PM "Cry It Out"- Contemporary Theater in Northfield 2 - 7:30 PM Workroom Annual Exhibit 4 - 6 PM Champlain Trio in Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Piano Works in Progress Vermont Faculty Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Awesome Yard Sale 9 PM (multiday) +23 more see less