Calendar - Front Porch Forum

December 2023

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26 Med47 Holiday Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Med47 Holiday Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Med47 Holiday Silent Auction 8 AM (multiday) Holiday Market on the Farm 9 AM (multiday) Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Public Bingo 1:30 - 4:30 PM Addison Town Historical Society November Meeting 2 - 4 PM Free Community Yoga - Gentle Gratitude Flow 3 - 4 PM +4 more see less	27 West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM Where Are We on Climate Change? 5:30 - 6:30 PM Climate Change Legislation in Vermont 5:30 - 6:30 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM	28 Tuesday Playgroup at Vergennes Congregational Church 9:30 - 11 AM Red Cross Blood Drive - Vergennes - Nov. 28 12 - 4:30 PM	29 Introducing Weekly Rhythm Kids Classes for Ages 4-8! 3:30 - 4:15 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM MAUSD School Board Community Budget Meeting 6 - 7 PM MCCFC Hitchcock Series 6 - 8 PM ACO/REACH and Private Equity in Medicare in Vermont 7 - 8 PM +1 more see less	30 Land Gifts: the Legacy and Logistics 12 - 1 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	1 Baked Beads Tent Sale Saturday! 10 AM (multiday) Friday Storytime at the Bixby 10:30 - 11 AM St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 1 PM (multiday) Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Christmas Music Night 7 - 9 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Brandee Younger Jazz Trio 7:30 - 9:15 PM +4 more see less	2 Breakfast with Santa 8 AM Ho, Ho, Ho Holiday Stroll, Something for Everyone! 8 AM - 8 PM UVM Master Gardener Conference - Online 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Seeking Crafters and Vendors 9 AM - 12 PM Bixby Library Blow-Out Book Sale 9 AM - 1 PM St Paul's Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 2 PM St. Ambrose "North Pole" Christmas Bazaar 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Craft Market 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio (Crafts) Saturday, Dec. 2 in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Open Studio Saturday, Dec. 2 in Salisbury 9 AM - 4 PM Holiday Open Studio on Saturday, Dec. 2 9 AM - 4 PM Bridport Winter Clothing Swap 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Shop Sale at Rokeby Museum 10 AM - 1 PM Rokeby Museum Holiday Shop Sale 10 AM - 1 PM Holiday Stroll to the Bixby Library for Winter Fun 10 AM - 3 PM Open House at Henry Sheldon Museum 10 AM - 4 PM Final Carpet Bazaar 10 AM (multiday) Oriental Carpet Bazaar 10 AM (multiday) Holiday Art Market and Open Studio in Orwell 10 AM (multiday) Cookies and a Craft with Mr. Claus - at the Platt Dec. 2 2 - 4 PM Play and Learn Time - Gratitude and Giving 3 - 5 PM Gratitude and Giving Play and Learn Time 3 - 5 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Join Us for a Festive Weekend at Lu.Lu! 🎄🎁 5 PM (multiday) Vermont Fiddle Orchestra Concert 7 - 9 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Montpelier Contra Dance: Lisa Greenleaf and River Road 8 - 11 PM +23 more see less
3 Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Youth Opera Company - from Spain with Love 2 - 3 PM VT Trombone Choir at the Vergennes Opera House 2 PM Community Chorus Fall Concert 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus Concert 5 - 6 PM Concert - Middlebury College Community Chorus 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community Chorus 5 - 6 PM Middlebury College Community College Chorus Concert 5 - 6 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +6 more see less	4 Monday Night Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM MCP Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 - 9 PM MCP to Hold Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 PM (multiday) Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	5 Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 AM - 8:30 PM Tuesday Playgroup at Vergennes Congregational Church 9:30 - 11 AM Let's Make the Bixby Library Accessible to All! 5:30 - 6:30 PM First Tuesdays Local Author Talk 6 - 7 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators: How We Can Help 7 - 8:30 PM Save Vermont Pollinators - Learn How to Help! 7 - 8:30 PM Save Vermont Pollinators - Learn How We Can Help Now! 7 - 8:30 PM Protecting Our Vermont Pollinators 7 - 8:30 PM MCP Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 - 9 PM MCP to Hold Auditions for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 7 PM (multiday) Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Taize in Middlebury 7:30 PM +8 more see less	6 Cash for Christmas Raffle 8 AM (multiday) Shoreham High School Lunch Half Way House Restaurant 12:30 PM Early Release Day Activity for Teens! 1 - 3 PM Join Us Tomorrow at the Holiday Maker's Market at Lulu! 5 - 8 PM Zumba at the Cornwall Town Hall 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bridge School Open House 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House 5:30 - 6:30 PM Bridge Elementary School Open House - Dec. 6 5:30 - 6:30 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Middlebury Community Wind Ensemble 7:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	7 Coming Up at Ilsley Public Library 11 AM - 1 PM Caring for an Elderly Relative with Dementia? 11 AM - 1 PM Noonday Advent Recital 12:15 - 1 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Midd Night Stroll - Free Gifts + Giveaways 5 - 8 PM Midd Night Stroll at Henry Sheldon Museum 5 - 8 PM Solar Haven Farm at Vermont's Own 5 - 8 PM Midd Night Stroll 5 - 8 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Citrus Stamped Tea Towel 6 - 7 PM What's at Stake: Civil Liberties & the 2024 Election 6 - 7 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM Presentation on Wildlife Tracking in Cornwall 7 - 8 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +11 more see less	8 Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Teen & Parent Winter Craft Night 6 - 8 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) Online Silent Auction 7 PM (multiday) +1 more see less	9 Buffet Breakfast with Santa and Character Friends 8 AM - 12 PM Invitation to Library Design Open House 9 AM - 12 PM Middlebury Farmers' Market Holiday Markets 9 AM - 12:30 PM Christmas Cookie Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Christmas Cookie Sale in Vergennes 10 AM - 2 PM Holiday Vintage Sale 10 AM (multiday) Vintage Holiday Pop-Up Sale 10 AM (multiday) Wreath Workshop and Ornament Making at the Bixby 11 AM - 2 PM Dec. 9 Holiday Bazaar 11 AM - 3 PM Wreaths and Other Holiday Items 12 - 4 PM Pokémon-Inspired Pop-Up Museum at Middlebury College 1 - 4 PM Takeout Chicken and Biscuit Supper 5 - 6 PM Saturday Night Bingo 5 - 8 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Ripton Community Potluck 5 PM Ripton Community Winter Potluck - Dec. 9 5:30 - 8 PM Cornwall Contradance Dec. 9 7 - 9:30 PM Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol 7 PM (multiday) +14 more see less
10 Donation for Queen Bee 7:30 - 10 AM Knights of Columbus Breakfast Buffet 8 - 10 AM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem Live Nativity 3 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Live Nativity in Bristol 3 - 4 PM Journey to Bethlehem, Live Nativity in Bristol 3 - 4 PM Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker - P.M. Sundays 3:30 PM Lessons and Carols at Middlebury College Dec. 10 4 - 9 PM Death Cafe of Addison County 4:30 - 6 PM Havurah Annual Chanukah Celebration 4:30 - 6:45 PM +6 more see less	11 Christmas Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM Introduction to Community Fitness 5 - 6:30 PM West African Dance Class with Live Drumming 5:15 - 6:15 PM	12 Tuesday Playgroup at Vergennes Congregational Church 9:30 - 11 AM Groundbreaking Ceremony 12:30 PM	13 Lighting the Way: Advent Lantern Craft and Devotional 6:30 - 7:30 AM Ruth Stone House Writer's Retreat for Teachers 8:30 AM - 3 PM Cookies & Cocoa: Sheldon Museum Annual Meeting 5 - 7 PM Paint N Sip 6 - 8 PM Dec. 13 Green Route Vergennes Bypass Visioning Workshop 6 - 8 PM MCCFC Hitchcock Series 6 - 8 PM Song Swap and Jam 7 PM +3 more see less	14 Maiden Vermont Sings Holiday Songs 6:30 - 7:30 AM Free Mini Concert Music for Strings 12:15 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Midd Night Stroll 4 - 8 PM Free Community Dinner 4:30 - 6 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Chili Tasting - Little Bottles Spice Co. at VT's Own 5 - 8 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Middlebury Public Menorah Lighting 5:30 - 6:30 PM Vermont Blues Society James Cotton Film & Annual Meeting 6 - 10 PM Maiden Vermont at Middlebury Stroll 6:30 - 8 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM Mt Abe Winter Concert 7 PM +9 more see less	15 Night Fires at Town Hall Theater This December (multiday) The Future of Hemlock in Vermont 12 - 1 PM Bridport Central School Spaghetti Dinner/ Basket Raffle 5 - 7 PM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Christmas Benefit & Hymn Sing 7 - 8 PM 13th Annual Christmas Concert and Hymn Sing 7 - 8:30 PM Christmas Concert to Benefit Charter House 7 - 8:30 PM Christmas Concert to Benefit Charter House 7 PM +5 more see less	16 Jan Reynolds Book Signing 8 - 10 AM Middlebury Farmers'market Holiday Market #2! 9 AM - 12:30 PM Meeting of Addison County GOP 10 AM - 12 PM Sheepskin Open House and Sale 10 AM - 2 PM Queer Craft Fair Dec. 16 at the Old Labor Hall in Barre 10 AM - 4 PM Ski, Snowshoe, Shop + Soup 10 AM - 4 PM Bixby Library Fiber Arts Circle 12 - 2 PM Santa's Luau: Pop-Up Tropical Holiday Restaurant + Bar 5 - 9 PM Montpelier Contradance: Mary Wesley & The Red Case Band 8 - 11 PM +5 more see less
17 Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Middlebury Messiah Sing 2 - 3:30 PM	18 Monday Night Bingo 4:30 - 9 PM Where Are We on Health Care Legislation? 5:30 - 6:30 PM	19 Vergennes Fire Truck Bond Vote, Tuesday, Dec. 19 9 AM - 7 PM Tome Talk 6 - 7 PM	20 Learn & Play Settlers of Catan 4 - 7 PM Christmas Carols 5 - 6 PM	21 Community Carol Sing at St. Stephen's on Thursday 12:15 - 12:45 PM Noontime Recital - Free Community Carol Sing 12:15 PM Crafternoons 2 - 3:30 PM Town Hall Theater Celebrates Winter Solstice 4 - 5 PM Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Amahl and the Night Visitors 5:30 - 6:30 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	22 Last Friday Yoga Class at Rec Center 9:30 AM Youth Magic the Gathering at Tinker and Smithy 5 - 8 PM	23 Elli Parr Jewelry Boutique - Extended Hours! (multiday) Holiday Jazz Party 11 AM - 1 PM
24 Christmas! (multiday) Christmas Eve at Congregational Church of Middlebury All Day Christmas Eve Worship Services 10 - 11:15 AM Christmas Services on Sunday 11 AM - 5:30 PM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Christmas Eve Services at St. Stephen's 4 - 5 PM Christmas Eve Services at CVUUS 4 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service in Shoreham 5 - 6:30 PM Christmas Eve Service, Weybridge Congregational Church 5 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service + Fellowship 5 - 7 PM Weybridge Christmas Eve Service 5 - 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 6 - 7 PM Christmas Eve Service 6 - 7:30 PM Christmas Candle Light Service 6 - 8 PM Christmas Eve Service 7 - 8 PM +11 more see less	25	26 Red Cross Blood Drive - Vergennes - Tuesday 10 AM - 4:30 PM Red Cross Blood Drive — Vergennes Dec. 26 12 - 4:30 PM	27	28 Dine Out to Give Back at Starry Night Cafe 4:30 - 9 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM	29	30 Contra Dance Saturday, with Extra Festivity and Fun! 8 - 11 PM
31 Last Sunday of the Month Breakfast! 7:30 - 10 AM Support Local: Farmers Haven Market 12 - 4 PM Celebrate New Years at 51 Main! 5 PM (multiday) Town of Middlebury - New Year's Eve Fireworks 6:30 - 8:30 PM New Year's Eve Dance 6:30 PM (multiday) NYE 12+ Course Italian Farm Dinner 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	1 Free New Years Day Yoga 8:30 - 9:30 AM	2 IPL/VBS First Tuesdays 6 - 7 PM Gary Margolis & Ariana Moulton Poetry Reading at VBS 6 - 7:15 PM	3 Shoreham High Alum Lunch 12:30 PM First Wednesday Line Dancing at Bristol Legion Post 19! 6 - 9 PM	4 Community Knit Night Jan. 4 All Day Winter Landscape Paint and Sip 12 - 8 PM Addison County Speak-Up Video Premier and Discussion 5 - 6 PM Weekly Line Dancing Lessons at Woodchuck! 6:30 - 9 PM	5 Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM Knights in Italy Spaghetti Dinner - This Friday! 5 - 7 PM	6 Red Cross Blood Drive 9 AM - 1:35 PM Wildlife Tracking Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Cornwall Tracking Walk Cancelled 10 AM - 12 PM 4-H Bottle Drive Fundraiser 10 AM - 1 PM Come Wish Katie Good Luck and Have Cake! 10 AM - 1 PM 4H Bottle Collection Fundraiser 10 AM - 1 PM 2024 Move Your Body Challenge for Children! 2 - 4 PM 2024 Move Your Body Challenge for Children! 2 - 4 PM Bingo at St. Peter's in Vergennes 5 - 8 PM Live Music by the Band Detour 6 - 10 PM Montpelier Contra Dance: First Saturday of 2024! 8 - 11 PM +7 more see less