Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2023

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1 Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham 9 AM (multiday) Rock River Players Present: "Harvey" 7 PM (multiday) Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham 9 AM (multiday) Vermont Open Studio Weekend - Readsboro Glassworks 10 AM (multiday) West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) CatVideoFest and DogVideoFest 7 PM (multiday) Bake Sale to Benefit Halifax Students 8 AM - 5 PM Fall Migration Walk at Hogback Postponed to Oct. 1 9 - 11 AM BC Skiers – Dutch Hill Trail Work Oct. 1 9 AM - 3 PM BC Skiers – Dutch Hill Trail Work Oct. 1 9 AM - 3 PM Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham 9 AM (multiday) Morning Hike! 9 AM Vermont Open Studio Weekend - Readsboro Glassworks 10 AM (multiday) West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) Sound Healing/Gong Bath 4 - 5 PM +11 more see less	2 West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) Computer Help 3 - 4 PM	3 Marlboro Cares Senior Lunch 12 - 1:30 PM West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday)	4 Ready for Winter? "Button Up VT" Kicks Off with Webinar 12 - 1 PM West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) 'The Power of Presence' Practice Group 1 - 2 PM Bennington Cares Meeting 4 - 5 PM Community Bike Ride 4 - 5:30 PM UCS Presents: Suicide - the Ripple Effect 5:30 - 7 PM Women's Group 7 - 8:30 PM Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	5 Volunteers Needed for Window Dressers Community Builds 8 AM (multiday) Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham, Vermont 9 AM (multiday) West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) Six Week Restorative Practice Training 4 - 6 PM	6 Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham, Vermont 9 AM (multiday) West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) Chili Supper 5 - 7 PM Property Taxes Due By on Friday, Oct. 6 5 PM Homeless in Bennington Event! 6 - 7 PM Rock River Players Present: "Harvey" 7 PM (multiday) +2 more see less	7 Garage Sale - State Forest Rd. - Oct. 7 9 AM - 12 PM Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham, Vermont 9 AM (multiday) Cultivating Health and Vitality Through Qigong 10 - 11 AM Open House at Gerdas Equine Escue (Rain or Shine) 10 AM - 2 PM Book Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Newfane Heritage Fest & VT Quince 10 AM (multiday) Newfane Heritage Festival Next Weekend 10 AM (multiday) West River Railroad Museum 12 PM (multiday) New Orleans Music with the Soggy Po' Boys 6 - 10 PM +5 more see less
8 Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham, Vermont 9 AM (multiday) Blessing of the Animals 10 - 11 AM Round Schoolhouse Open House 10 AM - 1 PM Crowell Art Gallery - Extended Hours This Weekend 10 AM - 2 PM Railroad History 12 PM (multiday) Andy Avery & the A Team 6 - 9 PM +2 more see less	9 Holiday Pop-Up Shop, Whitingham, Vermont 9 AM (multiday) Select Board Meeting 6 - 7:30 PM	10 Reminder from Marlboro Planning Commission + Zoom link 6 PM	11 'The Power of Presence' Practice Group 1 - 2 PM Conservation 101 7 - 8 PM	12 Wool Crafters at the Moore Free Library 10 - 11:30 AM Six Week Restorative Practice Training 4 - 6 PM Free Purification and Home Cleansing Workshop 6 - 7:30 PM Newfane Planning Commission Mtg Tonight, Oct. 12 6 PM	13 Bennington Community Theater Presents, "Players" (multiday) Lush Lives: Reading with J. Vanessa Lyon 5 - 6 PM Brattleboro Lit Fest - The Story of Us 7 PM (multiday)	14 Cultivating Health and Vitality Through Qigong 10 - 11 AM Pumpkin Fest - Eclipse Viewing - New Gazebo Fundraiser 10 AM - 4 PM Kid's Harvest Party 10:30 AM - 12 PM Poetry Workshop 11:30 AM 4-H of Southwest Vermont Open House 1 - 4 PM Reception for the Gianna Robinson Art Exhibit 3 - 5 PM +2 more see less
15 Hymn Sing and Soup/Pie Supper 4 - 6 AM Dutch Hill Work Day for Backcountry Skiers Sunday 9 AM - 3 PM Dutch Hill Work Day for Backcountry Skiers - Sunday 9 AM - 3 PM Ash Tree Inventory Training 10 AM - 12 PM Basket Weaving Workshop 10 AM - 1:30 PM Speaker at UU Fellowship 10 AM Fall Family Fundraiser / Honoring Sally Sugarman 11 AM - 2 PM Gelineau-Baldwin-Corsano Trio 4 - 5:30 PM Bard Owl - Sunday Concert in Grafton Evensong Series 5:30 PM +5 more see less	16 Computer Basics Class at Southwest Tech in Bennington 5 - 7 PM	17 Let's Draw Monsters! 4 AM - 5 PM Republican Party Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM	18 Thinking About Heat Pumps? Heat Pump 101 Webinar 12 - 1 PM 'The Power of Presence' Practice Group 1 - 2 PM Flatbread Fundraiser + Live Music + Prizes 4 - 9 PM Computer Basics Class at Southwest Tech in Bennington 5 - 7 PM Open Sanctuary at Newfane Church 5:30 - 7 PM Do You Know Where Your Clothing Comes From? 6:30 - 8 PM Women's Group 7 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	19 Breakfast at the Williamsville Hall 8 - 10:30 AM Breakfast/Movie at the Williamsville Hall 8 - 10:30 AM GMC Walk in Woodford to Waters Hill Cemetery 11 AM - 1 PM SYP Remote Worker Club 12 - 12 PM ”Why Does My Dog Do That?!,” an Online Event 12:30 PM Six Week Restorative Practice Training 4 - 6 PM Community Policing Advisory Review Board 6 - 8 PM October School Board Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM An Evening with Kevin Hines 7:30 - 9:30 PM +5 more see less	20 Wool Crafters at the Moore Free Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Dream Garden 7 PM Friday Night Movie at Williamsville Hall on Oct. 20 7:30 - 9 PM	21 Public Forum Halifax's New Fire Chief 12 - 11 AM Santarcangelo Heroes and Café Rain or Shine 10 - 11 AM Cultivating Health and Vitality Through Qigong 10 - 11 AM Honoring Bennington Community Cafe and Unsung Heroes 10 AM - 12 PM Craft, Bake, Tag Sale - Bennington Moose Lodge 10 AM - 2 PM State Rep Emily Long at the Moore Free Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Save the Date: Backyard Composting Training Oct. 21 11 AM - 12 PM Willow Indian Takeout on Saturday 4 - 7 PM Live Music Tonight 7 - 10 PM +5 more see less
22 Poetry for Everyone at the Moore Free Library 3 - 4:30 PM Ramp Up the Schoolhouse Concert with Jesse 4 - 6 PM	23 Computer Basics Class at Southwest Tech in Bennington 5 - 7 PM Whitingham Library - Free Yoga Class 6 - 7 PM Select Board Meeting 6 - 8 PM	24 Marlboro School Association Annual Appeal Mail Stuffing 8:30 - 10 AM Gentle Yoga in Halifax 10 - 11 AM Open Interviews: Head Start/Early Head Start 3 - 5:30 PM	25 EES Playgroup 10:30 AM - 12 PM 'The Power of Presence' Practice Group 1 - 2 PM Computer Basics Class at Southwest Tech in Bennington 5 - 7 PM Family Faith and Fun Nights 5:30 - 7 PM Efficient Vermont Webinar - Heat Pumps 101 6 - 7 PM +1 more see less	26 Bat Chat and Bonfire 6 AM - 8 PM SYP Remote Worker Club 12 - 12 PM 18th Annual Wheels for Warmth Event is This Week! 2 PM (multiday) Six Week Restorative Practice Training 4 - 6 PM Mini $1-$5 Sidewalk Sale 5:30 - 7 PM Newfane Planning Commission Mtg., Oct. 26 6 PM A Killing Couple (In Books) Oct. 26 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	27 Wool Crafters at the Moore Free Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM Harvest Festival at the West Townshend Country Store 5 - 7 PM	28 Exploring Mixed Media Art Class 9 - 10 AM Spooky Fun at the Moore Free Library 10 - 11 AM Cultivating Health and Vitality Through Qigong 10 - 11 AM Giant Journey Farm Rabbitry Workshop w/ Rural VT 10 AM - 1 PM Marlboro Energy Fair 10 AM - 2 PM Brookline Hazard Mitigation Committee Meeting 10 AM Halloween Hootenanny at Little City Cider 6 - 10 PM An Evening with Metropolitan Opera Star Oren Gradus 6:30 - 8:30 PM Green Mountain Monster Mash - Youth Halloween Party 7 - 9 PM Trio Mambo Plays Music You Might Love 7 - 9 PM Live Music Downtown 7 - 9:30 PM +7 more see less
29 Track & Treat Family Fun Run, 5K, and Festivities 9 - 11 AM Bennington Habitat Presentation 11:30 AM - 12 PM Introduction to Hand Tools by Gary Lavorgna 1 - 2:30 PM Deceiving Beavers - in the Field with Skip Lisle 2 - 4 PM Halloween Happenings at Rockingham Meeting House 3 - 5 PM VAE's 31st Annual North Bennington Halloween Parade 3 - 5 PM +2 more see less	30 Computer Basics Class at Southwest Tech in Bennington 5 - 7 PM Halloween Art Party 6 - 7 PM Whitingham Library - Free Yoga Class 6 - 7 PM	31 Gentle Yoga in Halifax 10 - 11 AM Open House at Inner Fire 2:15 - 4 PM Halloween Party at the Marlboro Community Center 5 - 6:30 PM Trunk or Treat Haunted Library Jack-O-Lantern Contest 5 - 7 PM	1 Computer Basics Class at Southwest Tech in Bennington 5 - 7 PM Family Faith and Fun Nights 5:30 - 7 PM The Good Life: A Conversation with Dr. Robert Waldinger, MD 7 - 8 PM Energy Committee Meeting 7 - 8:30 PM Women's Group 7 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	2 Rep. Roberts Office Hours - North Star Coffee Hour 8 - 9 AM Rep. Roberts Office Hours at Halifax Cafe 10:30 - 11:30 AM SYP Remote Worker Club 12 - 12 PM Rep. Roberts Office Hours at Whitingham Senior Meal 12 - 1 PM Gunsense VT Candlelight Vigil, Brattleboro 5 - 6 PM Shires Young Professionals X Southern VT Arts Center 5:30 - 7:30 PM Live Music at Pangaea Restaurant 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	3 Wool Crafters at the Moore Free Library 10:30 AM - 12 PM An Evening with Leland & Gray Journey Away Students 6 PM	4 Superhero 5k 9 - 11 AM BC Skiers - Dutch Hill Workday Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM BC Skiers - Dutch Hill Workday Nov. 4 9 AM - 3 PM Cultivating Health and Vitality Through Qigong 10 - 11 AM A Taste of Calligraphy Nov. 4 10 AM - 12 PM Health & Wellness Expo 10 AM - 2 PM DinoMan at Shaftsbury Elementary! 12 - 1 PM Open House Retirement Party for Lewis Sumner 12 - 3 PM 2x2 Magical Merging of Voices Fundraiser Nov. 4 7 - 9 PM 2x2 - Voices in Harmony 7 PM +6 more see less