Calendar - Front Porch Forum

February 2020

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26 Essex CHIPS 3rd Annual Vermont Birdie Bash All Day Essex CHIPS 3rd Annual Vermont Birdie Bash! 9 AM - 2:30 PM 3rd Annual Birdie Bash! 9 AM - 3 PM Essex Chips 3rd Annual Vermont Birdie Bash! 9:30 AM - 2 PM 2C's Sunday Market 11 AM - 3 PM Get on Track with Family Meal Planning 12:45 - 2:15 PM Vermont Wolves AAU Basketball 7th Grade Girls Tryouts 1:30 - 3 PM Talk at Ethan Allen Homestead - Sunday - Jan 26 2 - 3 PM 1920's Style of Vermont's Mill Girls 2 - 3:30 PM Discussion on Voting in the Champlain Valley 2:30 - 4:30 PM Senator Lyons at Fletcher Free Library This Sunday 2:30 - 4:30 PM Legislative Update with VT State Senator, Ginny Lyons 2:30 - 4:30 PM Vermont Day School Open House Sunday 3 PM Spoken Word Sundays 4 - 6 PM Williston Meditation Community 6:15 - 7 PM +11 more see less	27 Public Testimony on Dyslexia Bills H.668 & H.669 4 - 6 PM City Council Meeting on Jan. 27 6 - 8 PM Selectboard Public Hearing on Charter Change Vote 7 - 9:30 PM	28 Concerned About Reading Instruction in VT? Tell Ed Com 4 - 6 PM 20 Zero Waste Hacks You Can Adopt in 2020 5:30 - 7 PM Winooski Housing Commission Meeting on Jan. 28 6 - 8 PM Women's Empowerment Self Defense Level 1 Workshop 6 - 8:30 PM Women's Empowerment Self-Defense Workshops 6 - 8:30 PM EWSD Budget Info/Open Board Seats - Meeting Jan. 28 6:30 - 8:30 PM Essex Junction Trustees Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM +3 more see less	29 "Suppression: the Fight to Vote" Jan. 29 All Day Open House 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM St. Francis Xavier Open House 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show 4 - 7 PM Consumer Night at the Vermont Farm Show 4 - 7 PM Artist Talk: Anila Quayyum Agha 5:30 - 6:30 PM Community Planning Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Superintendent Search - Community Forum at Champlain 6:30 - 8:30 PM Suppressed: the Right to Vote Film and Discussion 6:30 - 8:30 PM "Suppression: the Fight to Vote" Film 6:30 PM +6 more see less	30 Animal Cruelty in Vermont 5:30 - 7 PM Christ the King School Open House 5:30 - 7:30 PM Info Session for Teacher Apprenticeship Program 6 - 7 PM Edmunds Ribbon Cutting 6 - 7:30 PM Trivia Night at 1st Republic Brewing Co 6 - 8 PM Venezuela: Report on Visit 7 - 8 PM +2 more see less	31 Super Bowl Weekend Open House & Sale 10 AM (multiday) Calcutta to Benefit St. Francis Xavier 6 - 9 PM 37th Annual Colchester Winter Carnival 6 PM (multiday) 2020 Williston Variety Show 6:30 PM	1 Join Your District 7-1 Rep. at the Starving Artist 9 - 10 AM Embodied Listening Workshop with Wholeheart, Inc 9 AM - 12 PM Tricky Tracks: A Family Tracking Program at Audubon VT 9:30 - 11:30 AM Quilt Making for Community 10 AM - 2 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild - Open Sew In 10 AM - 2 PM Annual Chili Challenge - Colchester Winter Carnival 10 AM Monthly Pregnancy, Infant & Child Loss Support Meet-Up 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Winter Wildlife Walk 1 - 3 PM Wildlife Wilderness Walk 1 - 3 PM Roller Derby Game! 5 - 8 PM Contra Dance at Montpelier Grange 7:45 - 11 PM +7 more see less
2 "Muffins and..." A Community Event 1 - 3 PM "Muffins And"... Cancelled 1 - 3 PM Winooski & the Buffalo Soldiers: Music & History 2 - 3:30 PM Chittenden County Historical Society Event 2 - 3:30 PM The Buffalo Soldiers: a Celebration of Black History 2 - 4 PM Hearts4Haiti 2 - 4 PM Free Guided Meditation This Sunday at Yoga Roots 6:15 - 7 PM +3 more see less	3 Citizens for Responsible Growth Meeting All Day City Council Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM Women's a Cappella Chorus to Hold Guest Night 6:30 - 9 PM	4 Charter Commission Meeting 5:30 - 7 PM Free Talk: How to Manage the Modern Startup 5:30 - 7 PM CVSD School Board Committee Meetings 6 PM EWSD Budget Info/Open Board Seats - Meeting Feb. 4 6:30 - 9 PM Champlain Valley Quilt Guild - Feb. Meeting 6:30 - 9 PM +1 more see less	5 New: Coffee Chat Tuesday at the Senior Center 9:30 - 11 AM VT Suffrage Centennial Events in Montpelier! Free! 4 - 9 PM Americans Demand of Senate: Stop the Cover Up 5:30 - 6:30 PM VFW Texas Hold-Em 6 - 8:30 PM	6 Williston Community Food Shelf Annual Meeting All Day Essex Art League Meeting Hopes You Will Join Us! 9 - 11 AM Board of Civil Authority Meeting Feb. 6 5 - 6 PM Women, Sport, & Social Change — Event Thursday 6 - 8 PM HSCC Hosts Purrrses for Paws 6 - 8 PM Support Your Local Humane Society! 6 - 8 PM Suncommon's Climate Action Film Festival Premiere! 6 - 8 PM Women, Sport, & Social Change - Free Event 6 - 8 PM POSTPONED: Transportation & Climate Mtg Feb. 6 6 - 8 PM +5 more see less	7 Rummage Sale at Grace United Methodist Church 9 AM - 2 PM Democracy Creative Open//Debate Watch Party 6:30 - 10:30 PM	8 Burlington Technical Center Open House 9 AM - 12 PM Grace Methodist Church Rummage Sale One Day Only 9 AM - 2 PM SBHS Softball Team Bottle Drive 10 AM - 3 PM Guided Meditation at BCA Center 10:45 - 11:30 AM Fresh Resources for Body and Spirit 11 AM - 12:30 PM New American Voting Event Feb. 8 11 AM - 1 PM Herbal Aphrodisiacs and Chocolates Workshop Offered 12 - 4 PM Unsure... but Wanting to Try Yoga? 1 - 3 PM Emerald Ash Borer and Forest Management 1 - 3 PM A Special Saturday Celebration - All Are Invited! 2 - 4 PM Special Saturday Celebration - All Are Invited 2 - 4 PM Win $2,000! 5:30 - 9 PM +8 more see less
9 UVM Babysitter Mingler 10:30 AM - 12 PM February Fun Fest 11 AM - 1 PM	10 Speaker Mitzi Johnson in Essex 6 - 7:30 PM Wayfinding Plan Community Input Meeting 6 - 8 PM	11 Coffee with a Cop at the Senior Center 9:30 AM - 11 PM Vermont Wolves AAU Basketball Tryouts 5 - 7 PM Vermont Wolves AAU Basketball Tryouts 7/8 Grade Boys 5:15 - 6:45 PM Special Charter Commission Meeting on Feb. 11 5:30 - 7 PM SCORE Local Event: How Do I Set My Prices? 5:30 - 7:30 PM SCORE Local Event: How Do I Set My Prices? 5:30 - 7:30 PM Winooski Finance Commission Meeting on Feb. 11 5:30 - 7:30 PM Parks and Open Space Community Input Meeting Feb. 11 6:30 - 7:30 PM EWSD Open Board Seats/Budget Info - Meeting Feb. 11 6:30 - 9 PM Love SB Open Space/Wildlife? Join Tues Council Meeting 6:30 PM +6 more see less	12 Free PT Day! 7 AM - 7 PM Free PT Day! 7 AM - 7 PM Green Mountain Chapter Embroidery Guild 9:30 AM - 2 PM Weekly Community Acupuncture in Williston 10 AM - 12:30 PM Mister Chris at the Winooski Memorial Library 12 - 1 PM Mister Chris at the Winooski Memorial Library 12 - 1 PM Veteran Cross Country Ski in the Intervale (Wednesday) 5 - 6 PM WSD Capital Project Executive Committee 5:15 - 6:15 PM Community Film Showing - Wednesday, Feb. 12 6 PM Winooski School Board Mtg. Feb. 12 6:30 - 8 PM Citizens for Responsible Growth 6:30 - 8:30 PM +7 more see less	13 AARP Coffee Talk, Feb. 13, BTV 9 - 10 AM ONE Community Dinner and NPA Meeting 5:30 - 8:30 PM Public Meeting: Chittenden County I-89 2050 Study 6 - 8 PM Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice 6:30 - 8:30 PM	14 Daffodil Days of Vermont (multiday) Valentines Day Special Coffee Hour All Day Singing Valentines 9 AM - 9 PM International Lunch at Senior Center 12 - 1:30 PM Advance Care Planning Info Session 12:30 - 1:30 PM Advance Care Planning Info Session 12:30 - 1:30 PM Parents Evening Out 5:30 - 7:30 PM Shyam Nepali at Burlington Violin Shop 6 - 8 PM Nepali Sarangi (Fiddle) & Vocal Concert 6 - 8 PM Got Plans for Valentine's? Come Support Project Grad! 6:30 - 9 PM Winooski Band at St. Johns Club in Burlington 7 - 9 PM Valentine Day's Treat - Contra Dance in Burlington 7:30 - 11 PM Valentine's Day Eve Contra Dance in Burlington 7:45 - 11 PM +9 more see less	15 Center for Technology Essex (CTE) Open House Saturday All Day NOFA VT's 38th Annual Winter Conference 9 AM (multiday) Open House at the Center for Technology, Essex 10 AM - 2 PM Center for Technology - Open House 11 AM - 2 PM CTE Open House 11 AM - 2 PM Open House at CTE 11 AM - 2 PM Bringing Harmonic Overtone Singing to Burlington 11 AM - 4 PM Reschedule of Noyes Nature Rhythm Class 11 AM (multiday) Pre-Town Meeting Overview of Merger Feb. 15 1 - 3 PM The 10th Annual Dance Showcase to Benefit Puppets 7 - 9 PM Essex Has Talent 7 - 9 PM Concert Saturday 7:30 PM +8 more see less
16 Knights of Columbus Sunday Breakfast 8 - 11 AM Coffee with State Reps 10 - 11 AM Hear the Rt. Reverend Shannon Mac-Vean-Brown 10 - 11:30 AM Valentine's Day Brunch and Silent Auction 12 - 2 PM Vermont Commons School Open House Feb. 16 1 - 3 PM Vermont Commons School Open House 1 PM Vermont Commons School Open House 1 PM "A Reading of Abenaki Poetry and Conversation with Local Author Dan Close" 2 PM VT Youth Orchestra Winter Concert 3 - 4 PM VYO at the Flynn 3 PM +6 more see less	17	18 Aging Gracefully 9:30 - 11 AM Cvsd School Board Retreat Session 5 PM Free Talk: How to Build, Test, and Break New Products 5:30 - 7 PM City Council and Liquor Control Meeting on Feb. 18 6 - 8:30 PM Feb. 18 - Rally Against Police Collaboration w/Ice 6:30 - 8 PM Stop Collaboration Between ICE and Vermont Police 6:30 - 8 PM EWSD Open Board Seats/Board Meeting Feb. 18 6:30 - 8:30 PM +3 more see less	19 New CEO of Revision Military to Speak at Essex Rotary 12 - 1:30 PM Listening Session on Possible Zoning Changes Feb. 19 5 - 6 PM VFW Texas Hold-Em 6 - 8:30 PM	20 CVSD Policy Committee Meeting 7:30 AM VFW Bingo 6 - 8 PM Development Review Board Meeting on Feb. 20 6:30 - 7:30 PM Feb. 20 Milk with Dignity Celebration! 6:30 - 9:30 PM	21 Food in Fiction Teen Event at DAML 5 - 6 PM BCA Winter/Spring Artist Reception 5 - 8 PM How Do We Care for Ourselves While We Are Suffering? 7 - 9 PM	22 Bella Voce Women's Chorus Baking Sale Fundraiser 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Family Art Saturday at BCA Center 11 AM - 1 PM Balancing Town Forest Stewardship and Recreation 1 - 3 PM Calcutta Fundraiser at St John Vianney 5:30 - 9 PM Meet the Candidate: Potluck with Zoraya Hightower 6 - 8 PM “Cutting Remarks” with Bill Torrey: A Life in the Woods 7 - 8:30 PM +2 more see less
23 Jazz Sunday at First Baptist Church Burlington 9:30 - 11 AM Jazz Sunday 9:45 - 11 AM Jazz Sunday 9:45 - 11 AM Jazz Sunday 9:45 AM Wintervale 11 AM - 2 PM Can't We All Get Along? 2 - 4 PM League of Women Voters Program 2 - 4 PM Discussion on Voting in the Champlain Valley 2 - 4 PM Fundraiser for Australian Bushfire Relief 5:30 - 8:30 PM +5 more see less	24 Housing Commission Meeting on Feb. 24 6 - 8 PM SB Legislative Community Conversation 6:30 - 8 PM Legislative Forum 6:30 - 8 PM	25 Charter Commission Meeting on Feb. 25 5:30 - 7 PM Free Wildlife Event Sponsored by Protect Our Wildlife 7 - 8:30 PM Young Traditions Vermont 7 - 10 PM Free Wildlife Event Sponsored By Protect Our Wildlife 7 PM	26 Coffee with a Cop 8 - 10 AM Free College & Career Planning Event 4:30 - 8 PM Ash Wednesday Service Williston Federated Church 6:45 PM Murder Mystery at The Clothier in St. Albans 7:30 - 9:30 PM	27 Citizens for Responsible Growth Meeting All Day Pizza with a Cop 11:30 AM - 1 PM LCBP Hosts “Prohibition in the Champlain Valley” 6 - 7:30 PM LCBP Hosts “Prohibition in the Champlain Valley” 6:30 - 7:30 PM Municipal Infrastructure Commission Meeting on Feb. 27 6:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	28 802 Reptiles at the Winooski Memorial Library 3 - 4 PM Yin Yoga and Meditation Class 6 - 7:30 PM	29 Join Your District 7-1 Rep. at Panera Feb. 29 9 - 10 AM Winter Carnival 10 AM - 2 PM Winter Carnival Chili and Mac & Cheese Cook-Off 10 AM - 2:30 PM