Calendar - Front Porch Forum

October 2019

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29 Aunt Dot's Charity Benefit Sale 9 AM (multiday) Huge Family Yard Sale 8 AM (multiday) Aim4Haiti First Annual Harvest Art Show 11 AM - 2 PM Down Syndrome Buddy Walk September 29 12 - 3 PM Down Syndrome Buddy Walk Sept. 29 12 - 3 PM Our Bodies Our Rights 2 - 9 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering Music & Spirit Service 5 - 6 PM +3 more see less	30 Vermont Commons School - Open House 1 - 3 PM	1 Annual Meeting - Essex Community Historical Society All Day SAT Bootcamp at CVU 3:30 - 7:30 PM Cvsd School Board Committee Meetings 6 PM EWSD Board Meeting 6:30 - 10 PM	2 Winooski Wednesdays: Oct. 2 Featuring Honeytwist 6 - 8 PM VFW Texas Hold-Em 6 - 8:30 PM Bernie 2020 Thank Bank! 6 PM (multiday) Public Meeting: Williston Road Streetscape 7 - 8:30 PM	3 Discover Girl Scouts - Rawson Memorial Library Jericho 5 - 6 PM Fall Community Education Series 6 - 8 PM Gerry O'Conner and Kevin McElroy 6 - 8 PM Headache Management with Essential Oils and PT 6:30 - 7:30 PM	4 Lil' Vermonters Consignment Sale This Weekend (multiday) Fall Rummage Sale at Grace United Methodist Church 9 AM - 2 PM A Day of Self Care 9 AM - 7:15 PM Bank Street Block Party 10 AM - 7 PM "Reading Lincoln in the Age of Trump: Presidents and Political Communication" 2 - 3 PM Colchester High School Ski and Board Swap 5 PM (multiday) Live Music Featuring Laura Rasco 6 - 8 PM +3 more see less	5 Master Naturalist Bird Walk - Five Tree Hill Park 8 - 11 AM Collectors Dream Yard Sale 8 AM - 12 PM Garage Sale Lupine Lane 8 AM - 2 PM Huge Moving Sale 8 AM - 3 PM Construction Junction 9 AM - 12 PM Benefit Yard Sale 9 AM - 1 PM Cat Adoption Event 9 AM - 2 PM Williston Woods Bazaar & Craft Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Garage Sale - Pinnacle Drive (Off Spear Street) 9 AM - 3 PM Family-Friendly Harry Potter-Themed Event in Middlebury 9:30 AM - 5 PM Fun Harry Potter Festival in Middlebury 9:30 AM - 5 PM Preschool Open House Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Preschool Open House Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM Tour Burlington Energy Efficient Homes Saturday 10 AM - 1 PM DHVT Pick Up the Pink 5k at Catamount Family Center 10 AM - 1 PM Champlain Valley's Best Bloody Mary 11 AM - 2 PM Best Bloody Mary Competition and Tasting 11 AM - 2 PM Calling Girls 5-14! Try Hockey for Free This Weekend! 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Paint & Picnic - Help Create a Mural in Winooski 12 - 3 PM Make Your Own Pressed Leaf Collage with Chris Gluck 1 PM Blessing of the Animals Service 5 PM Blessing of the Animals Service 5 PM Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction 6:30 PM +19 more see less
6 ONE Fall Plant Swap Sunday All Day ONE Fall Plant Swap Sunday All Day Nature Printing at the Birds of Vermont Museum 9 - 11 AM Lawn and Canned Goods Sale 9 AM - 2 PM Richmond Art Crawl Sunday 10 AM - 3 PM Wag It Forward: a Festival for Pets 10 AM - 4 PM Antara at the Winooski Farmers Market 11 AM - 2 PM Williston Chowder Challenge - 9th Annual 12 - 3 PM 9th Annual Williston Chowder Challenge Oct. 6 12 - 3 PM Watershed Discussion 1 - 2 PM Sewing Baby Blankets for Congolese Hospital 4 - 7:30 PM All Souls Interfaith Gathering Music & Spirit Service 5 - 6 PM +8 more see less	7 East Allen Street Scoping Study Public Meeting #3 6 - 8 PM Winooski City Council Meeting on Oct. 7 6 - 9 PM Cvsd Community Budget Forum 7 - 8 PM	8 Forum on Issues & Challenges for 2020 Election All Day Astronomy Event Tuesday Evening All Day The Pain Points of Running a Business 5:30 - 7:30 PM Winooski Commission Orientation Oct. 8 6 - 7:30 PM Women's Empowerment Self Defense Class 6 - 8:30 PM Yom Kippur in the Heart of the ONE 6:30 - 8 PM Astronomy Outing-Explore the Night Sky! 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	9 AARP Coffee All Day AARP Monthly Coffee Talk Returns 9 - 10 AM The Wonderful World of Willows 6 - 8 PM Bernie 2020 Thankbank! 6 PM (multiday) WSD School Board Agenda, Oct. 9 6:30 - 8 PM Raising Kids in a Digital World at LCWS 7 - 8:30 PM Nicaraguan Dance Troupe Coming to Burlington 7 - 9 PM +3 more see less	10 Literacy & Education Expert at Stern Center Board Mtg 8 - 9:30 AM Mike Mann, Speaking at UVM About Climate Change Oct. 10 4:30 - 6 PM Supporting Families in SB Who Are Experiencing DV 5:30 - 8 PM One Community Dinner and NPA Meeting 5:30 - 8:30 PM Planning Commission Meeting on Oct. 10 6:30 - 8:30 PM Municipal Infrastructure Commission Meeting on Oct. 10 6:30 - 8:30 PM Laboratory B Device Night This Upcoming Thursday! 6:30 - 9 PM Williston's Fabric Shopping Bag Sewing Group 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	11 Yankee Pride Quilts Ready-Made Quilts and More Sale 10 AM (multiday) How to Be a Hero: Lessons from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony 2 - 3 PM Free Movie Event at Main St Landing 6 - 8 PM Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights 7 - 9 PM	12 Garage Sale 8 AM - 2 PM 🍁🍁Three Family Garage Sale🍁🍁 Frost Street 8 AM - 3 PM Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Fall Foliage Celebration! 9 AM - 2 PM Vermont Nut Free Chocolate Fall Foliage Celebration! 9 AM - 2 PM Moving Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Adventures in Granola/Eat Granola and Make a Difference 9 AM - 4 PM Estate Sale This Weekend - 2 Grove St. Essex Jct 9 AM (multiday) VT Educational Opportunity 5k at UVM This Saturday! 10 AM - 12 PM Green Mountain Woodcarvers Carve-In 10 AM - 2 PM Moving Yard Sale 10 AM - 4 PM Halloween Celebration for Dogs and Their Humans 11 AM - 4 PM Hansel and Gretel Walk in the Woods 12 - 4 PM Theatrical Walk in the Woods 12 - 4 PM Green Mountain Chorus Concert 2 - 3 PM Green Mountain Chorus Benefit for St Francis Xavier School 2 - 3 PM Harry Potter Themed Roller Derby! 5 PM +12 more see less
13 The Big Sit at Birds of VT Museum 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM Elmwood Cemetery Living History Tour 10 - 11 AM Garage Sale Today Oct. 13 10 AM - 4 PM Come Build a Sukkah! 10 AM Vermont Commons School - Open House 1 - 3 PM Vermont Commons School Open House 1 PM Vermont Commons School Open House - Sunday, Oct. 13 1 PM Film Viewing - Fruitvale Station 3 - 6 PM Essex Town Day at the New Strike Zone 4 - 7 PM Full Moon Meditation and Kirtan - Free Event 6 - 7:30 PM +6 more see less	14	15 Join Crag-VT for Delicious Pizza! 5 - 11:30 PM Art Class - Collage Art Journaling 6 - 7:30 PM Cvsd School Board Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM EWSD Board Meeting Oct. 15 6:30 - 9:30 PM Public Hearing - Transportation Impact Fees 8 PM +1 more see less	16 Pumpkin Picking 4 - 6 PM VFW Texas Hold-Em 6 - 8:30 PM Compete to Support Our Homeless Neighbors! 6 - 9 PM Compete to Support Our Homeless Neighbors! 6 - 9 PM Justice for All Organizing Meeting 6:30 - 8:30 PM Systemic Racism: Origins, Impacts and Solutions 6:30 - 8:30 PM Friends of the Library Annual Meeting 7 - 8 PM Book Talk w/ Author & Walk-Bike Advocate Jeff Speck 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	17 "Dining for a Cause" - WCS Swift House Fundraiser 11 AM - 10 PM GBWF Presents Water: Our Vital Resource 12 - 1:15 PM GBWF - Water: Our Vital Resource 12 - 1:30 PM Teacher Apprenticeship Program Open House 4:30 - 6:30 PM Training: Effective Conversation About Race 6 - 7:45 PM Training: Effective Conversation About Race 6 - 7:45 PM Creating LGBTQ+ Inclusive Environments Workshop 6:15 - 8:15 PM Development Review Board Public Hearings 6:30 - 8:30 PM Household Composting Workshop 7 - 8:30 PM Rice High School - Informational Event 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	18 "Cuba: a New Cold War?" 2 - 3 PM Contra Dance Party! 7:45 - 11 PM	19 Moving Sale (multiday) Ooky Spooky 5k to Benefit COTS 8 - 11 AM Champlain Valley Conservation Partnership Event 9 - 11 AM Introduction to Zen 9 AM - 1:15 PM Friends of the Library Used Book Sale! 9 AM - 3 PM Friends of the SBTV Public Library Used Book Sale 9 AM - 3 PM Community Pumpkin Carving 9 AM (multiday) Spooky Pooch Parade! 10 - 11 AM Multi-Family Sale - Indoors and Out - Oct. 19-20 10 AM - 4 PM Horses for Hope Halloween Bash 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Peace and Joy in Dance 11 AM - 12:30 PM Car/Bike Wash and Smoothie Fundraiser 11 AM - 1 PM Science, Art & Comics with Cartoonist Rosemary Mosco 1 - 2 PM New to Yoga? Yoga Basics Workshop 1 - 3 PM 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat Event 2:30 - 4:30 PM Harvest Supper Oct. 19 5:30 - 8 PM Justice for All Birthday Party 6 - 9 PM Chicken Pie Supper 6:30 - 7:30 PM Dinner & a Movie in the Park: Casper at Bayside Park 6:30 - 8:30 PM BRVS "Great American Songbook" Cabaret at Spotlight VT 7 - 9 PM +16 more see less
20 Needle Take Back Day 10 AM - 12 PM Winooski Farmers Market 10 AM - 2 PM Free Self Defense Seminar 11 AM - 1 PM Watershed Discussion 1 - 2 PM Talk at Ethan Allen Homestead 2 - 3 PM Lecture: The Bennington Storehouses 2 - 3 PM +2 more see less	21 Open Interviews - KDP 3:30 PM (multiday)	22 Racism in America: Lecture & Discussion Series Oct. 22 All Day Senior Pumpkin Carving Party at Winooski Senior Center 9 AM - 2 PM An Inside Look at Mass Incarceration: Black Vermonter 6:30 - 8:30 PM Climate Update: What's the Legislature Working On? 6:30 - 8:30 PM	23 Local Concerns Meeting for a Scoping Study All Day Annual Essex Halloween Celebration 5 - 6:30 PM Free Harvest Community Dinner Tomorrow! 5:30 - 7 PM Dessert Baking Class 6 - 9 PM Haley Richardson and Quinn Bachand at BVS! 6 PM What's to Know About the Health of Mallet's Bay? 6:30 - 8 PM Racial Justice Alliance People or Color Steering Group 6:30 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	24 Jet Noise Public Meeting All Day Public Hearing 5 - 7 PM BTV Public Meeting 5 - 7 PM Racial Justice Alliance Meeting and Use of Force Forum 6:30 - 8:30 PM House Concert at Burlington Cohousing 7 - 9 PM The Meadow Project Film Showing 7 PM Concerned About Climate Change? Join Us! 7:15 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	25 More on Climate - Andy Revkin at UVM 12 PM "The Importance of Public Access TV to Democracy" 2 - 3 PM Burlington Bike Blast 5:45 - 7 PM Critical Mass Bike Ride 6 - 7 PM Pumpkin Lobotomy 6 - 8 PM +1 more see less	26 Huge Garage Sale 8 AM - 2 PM Meet with Your District 7-1 Rep at Panera 9 - 10 AM Open House at the Bellwether School in Williston 9 - 11 AM CB Metalworks Open Studio Sale 9 AM - 4 PM Garage Sale Sat & Sun 9 AM (multiday) Halloween Hustle 5k Road Race 10 - 11:30 AM Pollinate This! Art Show - Birds of VT Museum 10 AM (multiday) Birchwood Neighborhood Garden Cleanup 10 AM Family Art Saturday at BCA Center 11 AM - 1 PM "Dan Higgins: Making Pictures" at VT Film Festival 11 AM 1st Republic Brewing Co 3 Year Anniversary 2 - 10 PM Artist's Reception for Essex Shoots 4 - 6 PM Halloween on Pearl Street! Community Event 4 - 8 PM Halloween on Pearl St. for Local Families and Kids 4 - 8 PM Halloween in Winooski 2019 5 - 8 PM Emma's Revolution at First UU of Burlington Tonight 7:30 PM (multiday) Emma's Revolution in Concert Saturday! 7:30 PM +13 more see less
27 Knights of Columbus Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 AM Knights of Columbus Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 AM Time is Not a Factor in Your Life 2 - 3 PM Community Conversations with Essex Delegation 2 - 3:30 PM Community Conversations with Essex Delegation - Oct. 27 2 - 3:30 PM Voting in Champlain Valley 2 - 5 PM Game on - Community Game Time 3 - 6 PM Davis Community School Open House Sunday 4 - 5:30 PM Davis Community School Open House Sunday 4 - 5:30 PM +5 more see less	28 South Burlington Food Shelf Open House 11 AM - 1 PM ROC Library Reading Oct. 28 5:30 - 6:30 PM Winooski Housing Commission Meeting on Oct. 28 6 - 8 PM Frankie Gavin Returns to Burlington! 6 - 8:30 PM	29 Public Information Meeting - Retrofit of Cul-De-Sacs All Day One More ONE Market 3 - 6:30 PM Winooski City Council Meeting on Oct. 29 6 - 6:30 PM Public Meeting and Open House on Water Resource Rates 6 - 8 PM	30 Haunted Barn at Mt. Mansfield UU Oct. 30 All Day Community Forum on Domestic Violence 5:30 - 8 PM Personal Cyber Protection Workshop Oct. 30 6 - 7:30 PM Pumpkin Palooza 6 - 8 PM Mountainfilm on Tour Tickets on Sale Now 7 - 10 PM +1 more see less	31	1 Yoga & Wellness Weekend at The Yoga Barn in Stowe 4:30 PM (multiday) Yoga & Wellness Weekend at the Yoga Barn in Stowe 4:30 PM (multiday)	2 Reserve Now for German Dinner Saturday All Day Julie Y Baker Albright at Cozy Nook Fair All Day German Dinner Nov. 2 All Day Registration Open for Statewide Gardening Conference 8 AM - 4 PM Caring for People, Plants and Our Planet 8 AM - 4 PM Party Starts Early AM Saturday 8 AM (multiday) Holiday Bazaar 9 AM - 2:30 PM Essex Free Library's Cozy Nook Craft Fair 9 AM - 3 PM Williston Craft Show 9 AM - 4 PM Elephant 9 AM - 4 PM Talk: “Gardens of the Cotswolds” 10 AM - 12 PM Coffee with a Cop 10 AM - 12 PM DIY Birch Bark Ornaments Workshop Offered 10 AM - 2 PM Singing Workshop 10 AM - 3 PM The 6th Annual Trotting of the Turkeys 11 - 11:30 AM Trotting of the Turkeys 11 AM - 12 PM The 6th Annual Trotting of the Turkeys, Nov. 2 11 AM - 12 PM Come Trot a Turkey Down Church Street, Burlington! 11 AM - 12 PM Trotting of the Turkeys 11 AM - 12:30 PM What is Compulsive Eating? 12 - 1 PM Nov. 2 Day of Action for Migrant Justice 1 - 2 PM Veteran Appreciation Event 1 - 9 PM Come Write in NaNoWriMo Workshops 2:15 - 5:15 PM Open House at Burlington Cohousing 4 - 9 PM Alternative Christian Worship 4:30 - 5:30 PM Essex Knights of Columbus Chicken Pie Dinner 5:30 - 6:15 PM Social Band Concert Series: "Measure of the Stars" 7:30 - 9 PM +23 more see less