Calendar - Front Porch Forum

May 2024

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28 Shift Happens: Adult Healing Retreat (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) CVQG Biennial Quilt Show at Holy Family Parish Center 9 AM (multiday) Quilt Show 9 AM (multiday) Community Coffee Events with the EWSD Board (multiday) Green Up Vermont – Hinesburg Saturday, May 4 (multiday) Family Estate Sale in Shelburne 10 AM (multiday) Multi Family Garage Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Quilt Show 9 AM - 5 PM Sunday Service at MMUUF - April 28 9:30 AM EWSD Budget Update & Conversations 10 - 11:30 AM Dog Adoption Event 10 AM - 1 PM Family Estate Sale in Shelburne 10 AM - 6 PM Calvary Sunday Service April 28 10 AM Painting with Wool Class - Spring Flowers April 28 12 - 3 PM John Opulski - Artist at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library 12 PM (multiday) Spring Clothing Swap at the Community Center 1 - 3 PM Chittenden Children's Choir 3 - 3:45 PM Rewild Your Backyard 3 - 5 PM Learn to Identify and Remove Invasive Plants 3 - 5 PM +17 more see less	29 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM St. George Selectboard Meeting - April 29 2024 @ 4:00pm 4 PM New Date ~ Legislative Forum April 29 6 - 7:30 PM Join VGS for a Community Geothermal Discussion 6 - 8 PM Fair Housing in Williston 6 - 8 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee 6 - 8 PM Arrowhead Senior Citizen Center 6 - 8:30 PM Public Meeting - Remedial Action at Superfund Site 6 PM Legislative Forum April 29 6 PM Republican Delegate Vote 6:30 - 8 PM 2 Kite Runner Tickets to the Flynn 7:30 - 9:30 PM +9 more see less	30 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Town Common Committee Meeting 5:30 PM CVSD Special Meeting 6 - 6:30 PM St. George Republicans Presidential Caucus 6 - 7 PM Embroidery Stitch-In Event 6 - 8 PM CVSD Finance Committee Meeting 6:30 - 7:30 PM EWSD Board Public Informational Hearing - April 30 6:30 - 9 PM Conversation Française/French Conversation 7 - 8 PM Homelessness is a Housing Problem - Book Discussion 7 - 8 PM Library Book Discussion on Homelessness April 30 7 - 8 PM Crosswalk Alternatives Meeting 7 PM +8 more see less	1 Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) USPS Virtual Job Fair 11 AM - 1 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM Village Wastewater Info Meeting - Jericho Center 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	2 In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) The Essex Art League Invites You 9 - 11 AM Artist Talk - Metal & Chalk Artist Rebecca Nase Chomyn 9 - 11 AM Field Trip to East Monitor Barn 1:30 - 2:30 PM Wine Tasting at the Bushel Market 4 - 7 PM Exploring the Catholic Faith 6 - 7:30 PM Reminder: Tree Removal Hearing 6:30 - 7:30 PM Substance Use & Our Community 6:30 - 8 PM Volunteers Green & Browns Court Project Committee 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	3 Big Yard Sale - Spear St - May 3-4! (multiday) Estate Sale (multiday) Celebrate Healthy Soil and Resilient Communities (multiday) In-Person Learning at the VT Organics Recycling Summit (multiday) Educators - Kelly Gallagher Conference 8 AM - 3 PM CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 8:15 AM Large Estate Sale - Hinesburg 10 AM (multiday) Huge Estate Sale - 327 Charlotte Rd 10 AM (multiday) Radical Self Care Retreat 4 PM (multiday) Celebrate May Day at Friday Food Affair 5 - 7 PM Long Trail End-to-Ender's Panel 6 - 7:30 PM +7 more see less	4 Reminder - Green Up Day, May 4 All Day Green Up-Date This Saturday, May 4 All Day Green Up Vermont – Hinesburg May 4 8 AM - 4 PM Browns River Little League Opening Day Celebration! 8:15 AM - 5:30 PM Join Us! Potluck Breakfast for Green Up Day 8:30 - 10 AM St. Thomas Church Donation Days! 8:30 - 11 AM Green Up Day! 8:30 - 11:30 AM Clutter Barn Accepting Donations May 4 8:30 AM - 12 PM NAMI Vermont In Our Own Voice Training 9 AM Green-Up Day @ Amtrak Station & Multi-Use Path - May 4 9 - 10:30 AM Green Up with the Essex Junction Tree Committee 9 - 11:30 AM Pop-Up Dahlia Tuber and Fresh Cut Spring Flower Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Green Up Day at Town Common 9 AM - 12 PM How Do Trees Get Online? 9 AM - 12 PM Town Fair & Green Up Day - May 4 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Tree Care from Saplings to Ancient Treasures 9 AM Neighborhood Green Up Day 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Pop-Up Book Sale at JTL on Saturday 9:30 AM - 1 PM Be Cause Craft Show 9:30 AM - 4 PM Because Craft Show 9:30 AM - 4 PM Vegetable Gardening in Containers 10 - 11 AM Annual Spring Wildflower Walk 10 AM - 12 PM Ultimate Frisbee Skills Clinic for Grades 5-8 10 AM - 12 PM Free Real Dialogue Workshop! 10 AM - 10 PM Celebration of Life Service for Harriet Riggs 11 AM - 12:30 PM Williston Town Band Concert Saturday! 12 - 1 PM Mills Riverside Park - Walk for Families This Saturday 2 PM 'A Murder Mystery' May 4 7 - 9 PM +25 more see less
5 Bottle Drive (multiday) Letter From SBHS Students Re: FY25 Budget & May 5 9 AM - 12 PM Spring Wildflowers Progression I 10 AM - 12 PM Window on Vermont 1 - 3 PM Japanese Knotweed & iNaturalist - Lewis Creek Association 2 - 4 PM Chittenden Children's Choir 3 - 3:45 PM Learn to Swing Dance at the Library (Second Chance!) 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	6 Re-Opening of Business Dunshee Property Maintenance All Day Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 5:30 PM EWSD Board Budget Engagement May 6; Vote May 7 6 - 8 PM Arrowhead Senior Citizen Center 6 - 8:30 PM City Council Meeting May 6 6:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting May 6 6:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +4 more see less	7 May 7 School Budget Revote 7 AM - 7 PM Red for Ed Event Tomorrow at the State House 3 - 5 PM School Budget Woes 3 PM CVSD Indicators Committee Meeting 6 - 7 PM Conversation Française/French Conversation 7 - 8 PM Recreation Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting - May 7 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	8 This Week at DRML: May 8 - 11 (multiday) Join ReTribe Forest School Open House May 8-10 9 AM (multiday) Last Chance to Register for May 8 Agewell Grab & Go Meal 11 AM - 12 PM USPS Virtual Job Fair 11 AM - 1 PM Town Hall Celebration May 8 5 - 7 PM Town Hall Tunes, Tales, Tacos, and Taxes 5 - 8:30 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM South Burlington Bike & Pedestrian Committee 6 PM City Council Meeting May 8 6:30 - 8:30 PM Town Center and Library Committee 7 - 8:30 PM Essex Community Historical Society Program 7 - 9 PM Essex Community Historical Society Program 7 - 9 PM Community Forum on Affordability 7 PM Free Community Connections Circle! 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	9 Rotary Speaker: Gretchen Owens 7:30 - 8:30 AM Wastewater Meeting - Jericho Corners 6 - 8 PM Trailside First Aid Clinic 6:30 - 8:30 PM Parade and Fireworks Committee 7 - 9 PM St. George Board of Abatement Meeting 7 PM +1 more see less	10 Multi-Family Yard Sale 8 AM (multiday) 3 Family Garage Sale 8 AM (multiday) Join Retribe Forest School Open House May 8-10 9 AM - 12:30 PM Moving Sale! Competitive Pricing and Lots to See 12 PM (multiday) May Essex Community Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 PM Make-Your-Own Bouquet for Mother's Day! 6 - 8 PM Charlotte-Shelburne-Hinesburg Rotary Calcutta 6 - 9 PM A Spring Concert 7:30 - 9 PM Essex Community Players 7:30 PM (multiday) +5 more see less	11 Estate Sale Continues (multiday) Fill a Bag, Help Feed Families All Day JULT Annual Bird Walk with Evergreen 7 - 9 AM Creekside Neighborhood Multi-Family Yard Sale - May 11 8 AM - 2 PM Creekside Neighborhood Multi-Family Yard Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Estate Sale 8 AM (multiday) Wilderness First Responder Training 8 AM (multiday) Nature Walk at Crane Brook 8 AM Garage Sale - Pinnacle Dr - May 11 8 AM Clutter Barn Accepting Donations 8:30 AM - 12 PM Community-Wide Food & Hygiene Drive May 11 9 - 11 AM Mobbs Farm Spring Trail Day: Please Save the Date! 9 AM - 12 PM United Church of Hinesburg Plants and Pies Sale 9 AM - 12 PM Windswept Pony Party 9 AM - 4 PM Fresh Tulips and Dahlia Tubers for Sale 9 AM (multiday) Bolton Spring Festival 9 AM (multiday) Birchwood Garden Spring Garden Clean Up 9:30 - 11 AM NAMI Vermont's Free Mental Illness & Recovery Workshop 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM Open Garden and Plant Sale Lincoln Hill Botanical Garden 9:30 AM (multiday) Beginner Watercolor Workshop This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Ultimate Frisbee Skills Clinic for Grades 5-8 10 AM - 12 PM Catamount Pickleball Open House! 10 AM - 2 PM Green Mountain Woodcarvers Carve-In 10 AM - 2 PM The Instrument Zoo at Jericho Town Library 10:30 - 11:30 AM Mother's Day Flower Bar at Simon Pearce Burlington 11 AM - 3 PM Pride Center Plant Sale This Saturday May 11! 11 AM - 4 PM Indian Brook Park Annual Spring Clean-Up Day 12 - 2 PM Asylum Seekers Assistance Event 1 - 3 PM Asylum Seekers Assistance Event 1 PM Asylum Seekers Assistance Event May 11 1 PM Asylum Seekers Assistance Event May 11 1 PM Asylum Seekers Assistance Event May 11 1 PM Ceili Class (Irish Social Dances) 4:15 - 5:30 PM Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Food Shelf 5:30 - 7 PM Aurora Chamber Singers Spring Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM Essex Community Players 7:30 PM (multiday) Apple Blossom Viewing 9 PM (multiday) +33 more see less
12 Early Birder Morning Walk 7 - 8:30 AM Rewilding Mindful Outdoor Experience 8 - 9:15 AM Mother's Day Breakfast 8 - 10:30 AM Celebrate Mother's Day with a Brunch Bag! 8 AM - 12 PM Fresh Tulips and Dahlia Tubers for Sale 9 AM (multiday) Sunday Service at MMUUF - May 12 9:30 AM Fantastic Mother's Day Brunch Buffet 11 AM - 2 PM Underhill Community Orchard May 12 12 PM Crazy Quilts, the First Art Quilts? 1 - 2 PM Crazy Quilts, the First Art Quilts? 1 - 2 PM Chittenden Children's Choir 3 - 3:45 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert 4 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert 4 PM Hinesburg Artist Series Spring Concert at CVU 4 PM Jericho Death Cafe 7 - 8:30 PM +11 more see less	13 Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM Old Brick Church Trustees Meeting 5 - 6 PM Econ. Dev. Committee Meeting May 13 5:30 - 6:30 PM Champlain Valley Lions Invite 6 - 8 PM Arrowhead Senior Citizen Center 6 - 8:30 PM "Recreation Summit" Tonight 6 - 9 PM Special Selectboard Meeting 6 PM Essex Junction Democratic Committee Regular Meeting 6:30 - 7:45 PM Discussion of the Book, the Anxious Generation 6:30 - 8 PM MMUUSD School Board Meeting May 13 6:30 - 8:30 PM +6 more see less	14 Community Senior Center Hiking Starts Up This Week! 8:20 AM Lake Champlain Memory Cafe 11 AM - 12 PM Age Well Grab "N" Go Meal - May 14 - Shelburne 11 AM - 12 PM VMBA - "Learn to Bike" Youth Mountain Bike Clinic 4 - 6 PM RTC Volunteer Trail Night on the Rivershore Trail 5 - 7 PM Constituent Mtg. with Reps Graning & Squirrell 6 - 7 PM Parking Advisory Committee Meeting 6 - 7:15 PM May 14 DEIB Meeting 6 PM Conversation Française/French Conversation 7 - 8 PM Transcendental Meditation Center Open House 7 - 8:30 PM Hinesburg Conservation Commission Meeting 7 - 9 PM Town Common Committee Meeting 7 PM ADL Rock Band Performance 7 PM Conservation Commission Meeting Agenda 7:30 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	15 USPS Virtual Job Fair 11 AM - 1 PM Preventing Elder Fraud Presentation at Senior Center 1 - 2 PM Focus Group to Discuss Civic Engagement, Social Connect 1 - 2:30 PM South Burlington Public Library Jigsaw Puzzle Swap 2:30 - 5 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM CSH Rotary Companion Club 6 - 8 PM Community Music Jam, Wed., May 15, 6 to 8 6 - 8 PM Songfarmers - a Community Music Jam 6 - 8 PM Catamount Outdoor Family Center Mountain Bike Race Series 6 - 8 PM Wastewater Meeting - Riverside/Flats & Commercial 6 - 8 PM Public Hearing: CCRPC Annual Work Program + Budget 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Agenda May 15 6 PM Reappraisal Coffee Talk - Town and City 6 PM Dreamcycle Circus! 6:30 - 8:30 PM Richmond Planning Commission Meeting May 15 7 PM +11 more see less	16 Rotary Speaker: Ben Kinnaman, Greensea IQ 7:30 - 8:30 AM Essex Junction Development Review Board May 16 6 - 9 PM "Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond." 6:30 - 7:30 PM Join the Economic Development Conversation 6:30 - 7:30 PM "Comics and Queerness in Vermont and Beyond" 6:30 - 7:30 PM Kids' Club Night at Community Alliance Church 6:30 - 8 PM Jericho Sustainability Book Group - May Read 7 - 8 PM St. George Selectboard Meeting May 16 7 PM +4 more see less	17 Yard Sale/Estate Sale - May 17-18 (multiday) Massive Yard Sale - Place Rd E - May 17-18 (multiday) Murder at the Bookstore 📚🔪 Activity 12 - 12 PM Friday at Maple Wind Farm - Dinner & Pasture Walk 5 - 7 PM Board Game Night 5 - 7 PM “Spring into Health” with a Total Body Cleanse 6 - 7 PM The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds 7:30 PM +3 more see less	18 9th Annual Bike Ride at Cochran's Ski Area All Day Bella Voce "Singing & Living in Harmony" Spring Concert (multiday) Lang Farm Whole Neighborhood Sale - May 18 8 AM - 2 PM Moving Sale May 18 8 AM - 3 PM Tag Sale - Railroad St - May 18 8 AM - 4 PM West Bolton Community Yard & Craft Sale 8 AM (multiday) Make a Difference & Support Human Rights 9 - 10 AM Garage Sale - 40 Dunbar Dr - May 18 9 AM - 1 PM Yard Sale - 15 Mansfield Ave 9 AM - 1 PM Garage Sale - Greenwood Ave - May 18 9 AM - 2 PM SSP Farmers' Market: Vendors Wanted! 9 AM - 2 PM Garage Sale - Barberry Ln - May 18 9 AM - 3 PM Hinesburg Fire Fighter's Association Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Intuition 101 & Reiki 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Seeking Volunteers Invasive Cut M.R. Park May 18 10 AM - 12 PM Open House 10 AM - 12 PM Big Truck Day - Hinesburg Nursery School 10 AM - 2 PM Big Truck Day - Hinesburg Nursery School 10 AM - 2 PM USPS Mega Hiring Event 10 AM - 4 PM Join Our Team of Instructors for Provider Training! 10 AM - 5 PM Yard Sale - Charles St - May 18 10 AM Hora De Cuento (Spanish Storytime) at the Library 10:30 - 11 AM Saxon Hill School Enchanted Dash & Magic 2 - 4:30 PM Saxon Hill School Enchanted Dash & Magic Show 2 - 4:30 PM SHS Enchanted Dash & Magic Show May 18 2 - 4:30 PM Potluck Dinner for Hinesburg LGBTQ+ and Allies 5 - 8 PM Community Meal 5 PM Green Mountain Roller Derby Back in Black Bout 5:30 - 8 PM Green Mountain Roller Derby is Back in Black! 5:30 - 8:30 PM The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds 7:30 PM +26 more see less
19 Early Birder Morning Walk 7 - 8:30 AM Garage Sale - Lost Nation Rd - May 19 8 AM - 2 PM VT Coverts Woodlands for Wildlife Cooperator Training 9 AM - 3 PM Yard Sale - Route 116 - May 19 9 AM Spring Wildflowers Progression I 10 AM - 12 PM Free (Pro-Bono) Legal Clinic: Phone or Zoom May 19 12 - 1 PM It's 1824. What's Your Daughter Learning at School? 1 - 2 PM It's 1824. What is Your Daughter Learning at School? 1 - 2 PM Thomas Jefferson's Virginia 2 - 3 PM Thomas Jefferson's Virginia 2 - 3 PM Thomas Jefferson's Virginian at Ethan Allen Homestead 2 - 3 PM Chittenden Children's Choir 3 - 3:45 PM JES 5K and Fun Run 3 - 5 PM +9 more see less	20 Reduce Your Lawn Day May 20 12 AM - 12 PM Singing Group for People with Memory Loss 10:30 - 11:30 AM Message on Behalf of ADL Science Teachers 11 AM - 3:15 PM Legislative Forum 6 - 7 PM Session-Ending Legislative Forum 6 - 7:30 PM Andrews Community Forest Committee 6 - 8 PM Arrowhead Senior Citizen Center 6 - 8:30 PM St. George Cemetery Commission - May 20 6 PM Water and Sewer Commission Meeting 6 PM Legislative Forum 6 PM Essex Junction Cemetery Association Annual Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Essex Junction Cemetery Association Annual Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM May 20 City Council Meeting 6:30 PM Essex Selectboard Meeting & Public Hearing - May 20 6:30 PM Margaritas and Memoir – Sip & Sign with Local Author 7 - 8:30 PM Selectboard Meeting 7 PM +12 more see less	21 Town Budget Revote 7 AM - 7 PM Community Coffee Hour 10 AM CVSD School Board Regular Meeting 6 PM Water and Sewer Commissioners Annual Meeting 6 PM EWSD Board Meeting May 21 6:30 - 9:30 PM Conversation Française/French Conversation 7 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting Agenda - May 21 7 - 9 PM Planning Commission Meeting - May 21 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	22 USPS Virtual Job Fair 11 AM - 1 PM Age Well Sit Down Meal - May 22 - Shelburne 11:30 AM - 1 PM Lions Club Blood Drive 1 - 6 PM Dynapower On-Site Job Fair 2 - 6 PM Ashtanga Vinyasa Fusion at Sweet Yoga 5:30 - 6:30 PM Public Meeting - Changes to the I-89 Exit 14 Area 6 - 7:30 PM Catamount Outdoor Family Center Mountain Bike Race Series 6 - 8 PM St. George PC Meeting - May 22 6 PM Join Us for an End of Session Legislative Update! 6:30 - 7:30 PM Community Conversation with Reps. Arsenault and Brady 6:30 - 7:30 PM Williston Energy Committee Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM City Council Meeting May 22 6:30 - 8:30 PM Climate Action Book Discussion: the Quickening 7 - 8 PM Moira Smiley and the Rhizome Quartet in Richmond 7 - 9 PM Hinesburg Affordable Housing Committee Meeting 7 - 9 PM Community Forum on Climate Resiliency 7 PM +12 more see less	23 Rotary Speaker: Ali Dieng, Building Bright Futures 7:30 - 8:30 AM	24 Garage Sale - Colton Pl - May 24-26 (multiday)	25 May Bird Monitoring Walk 7:30 - 9 AM Lawn Sale May 25 8 AM - 3 PM SSP Farmers' Market: Vendors Wanted! 9 AM - 2 PM Native Plant Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Garage Sale May 25-26 10 AM (multiday) Open Studio: Brennan Photography 10 AM (multiday) Opening Day at Lake Iroquois Beach = Friendraising! 11 AM - 2 PM Mini Golf Scavenger Hunt - May 25 12 - 4 PM Dragon Day - New Time! 2 - 5 PM +5 more see less
26 Early Birder Morning Walk 7 - 8:30 AM	27 Memorial Day Mass 8:30 - 9:30 AM Arrowhead Senior Citizen Center 6 - 8:30 PM	28 Conversation Française/French Conversation 7 - 8 PM	29 USPS Virtual Job Fair 11 AM - 1 PM Get Started with Container Gardening 5:30 - 6:30 PM Device Advice at the Library 5:30 - 7 PM Catamount Outdoor Family Center Mountain Bike Race Series 6 - 8 PM	30 Music on the Patio at Folino's in Williston 5 - 7 PM Music with the Museum 6 - 7:30 PM Parent Workshop: Supporting Teens with Smartphone Use 7:30 - 9 PM	31 Burger Night at Bread & Butter Farm! 4:30 - 7:30 PM Bread & Butter Farm Burger Night is Back! 4:30 - 7:30 PM Spaghetti Dinner to Benefit Make-A-Wish Vermont! 5 - 8 PM	1 Toy Swap 9 - 10 AM SSP Farmers' Market: Vendors Wanted! 9 AM - 2 PM Stop the Bleed Class - June 1 at The CCJ 9:30 - 10:30 AM Hinesburg Welcome Baby Picnic 11 AM - 12:30 PM Join Us at NAMIWalks Vermont 12 - 3 PM Join Us at NAMIWalks Vermont 12 - 3 PM Join Us at NAMIWalks Vermont 12 - 3 PM Beach Bash for Sara Holbrook 3 - 6 PM Old Round Church Concert Series 7 - 9 PM Now Approaching... Forest Station at the Round Church 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less