Calendar - Front Porch Forum

January 2025

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29 Office Closed 8 AM (multiday) Adult Pickleball 9 - 11 AM Sunday Service at the Cabot United Church 10 - 11 AM Seasonal Affective Disorder Workshop at Love University 4 - 6 PM Chanukah Song Circle w/ Avi Salloway and Idamae Specker 4:30 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	30 CRAFTea Last Mondays of the Month October-April 5:30 - 7 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Moonday Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM	31 Studio 24: a Disco NYE 12 PM (multiday) All Brains Belong's Virtual New Year's Eve Celebration 5 - 7:45 PM New Years Ceremony w/Sacred Vibrational Healing 6 - 8 PM NYE Dinner, Cacao, and Alcohol-Free Dance 6 - 11:55 PM Fam and Glam New Year Party 7 PM (multiday) New Year's Eve Party at Access Cafe in Montpelier! 8 PM (multiday) NYE at Zenbarn with a Reggae Legend + Caribbean Dinner! 8 PM +3 more see less	1 2025 First Day Hike All Day New Year's Day Somatic Movement w/ Amy Lepage 9:30am 9:30 - 10:30 AM New Year's Day Somatic Movement w/ Amy Lepage 9:30 - 10:30 AM Giving/Receiving: Somatic Presence & Connection 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Giving & Receiving: Somatic Presence & Connection Class 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM First Day Hike at Owl's Head in Groton State Forest 1 - 3 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Open Mic and Potluck, New Year's Day Special! 6 - 9 PM +4 more see less	2 Bears & Snowmen Oh My - Music Classes for 1-4 Yr Olds 10 - 10:45 AM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program 10 - 11 AM Come Join Us for French Conversation 12 - 1 PM Read to a Dog at Jeudevine Memorial Library 1 - 2 PM Indoor Cornhole Games at MSAC 2:30 - 4 PM Lego Club - Thursdays in January 3:15 - 4 PM After Hours Letter Writing at Magpie & Tiger 6 - 7 PM That's That Thursday with Nasteeluvzyou at Alchemist 6 - 9 PM Community Jam is on Tonight 6:15 - 8 PM Sacred Circle with Sound Healing and Chanting 7 - 9 PM +6 more see less	3 Drop in Music Class for 1-6yr "Bears & Snowmen, Oh My!" All Day Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Winter 2025 10:30 - 11:30 AM The Cabot Village 12th Night Celebration 12 PM (multiday) The Front: Diane Sophrin, Chaos and Catharsis 4 - 7 PM Special Meeting of Duxbury Selectboard - Zoom Only 5 - 6 PM Friday's Sketch Night! 🎨 5:30 - 8 PM Mansfield Backcountry Alliance Season Kickoff Party 6 - 9 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Winter Wildlands Backcountry Film Festival 6 - 9 PM Mansfield Backcountry Alliance Season Kickoff Party 6 - 9:30 PM Mansfield Backcountry Alliance Season-Kick Off Party 6 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance Vermont 7 - 9 PM +10 more see less	4 First Montpelier Contra Dance of 2025! All Day Holiday Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Hazen Union NHS Bottle Drive 8 - 11 AM Community Meeting Day - Pie for Breakfast! 8 AM - 12 PM Justice for Dogs "Pop Up" Bottle/Can Drive Jan. 4 9 - 11 AM Justice for Dogs "Pop Up" Bottle/Can Drive Jan. 4 9 - 11 AM Bottle Pop Up Drive for Justice for Dogs 9 - 11 AM Itchin' to Be Stitchin' 10 AM Moving Through the Season 10:30 - 11:30 AM Learn to Play Mahjong 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Puzzle Competition Jan. 4 at The Jaquith 10:30 AM - 1 PM Read Aloud Sessions: Spirituality - Love 12:30 PM Book Signing and Fund Raiser for US Skyrunning 4 - 6 PM Book Signing 4 - 6 PM Book Signing 4 - 6 PM Community Potluck at the Grange Saturday! 6 - 7 PM New Years(ish) Kirtan in Montpelier 6:30 - 9:30 PM First Montpelier Contra Dance of 2025! 7:30 - 11 PM First Montpelier Contra Dance of 2025! 7:45 - 11 PM +15 more see less
5 Traveler's Circle! 5 AM - 8 PM Trapp Poker Ski 8:30 AM - 4 PM Trapp Poker Ski 8:30 AM - 4 PM Adult Pickleball 9 - 11 AM Yoga for the New Year with Anjali 9:30 - 10:45 AM Spirit Doll Workshop 10 AM - 3 PM Plainfield Winter Market 11 AM - 3 PM Learn-To-Curl Clinic (Green Mountain Curling Club) 12 - 2:30 PM Israel/Palestine Film Series--Starts Sunday! 12 - 6 PM Bilateral Art Therapy Group in Barre! 1 PM Vermont Tara Dance 1 - 3 PM Community Sound Bath Sundays 1:30 - 3 PM Community Sound Bath Sundays 1:30 - 3 PM Little Mermaid Auditions 2 - 5 PM Winter Sunday Series Concert with Sap Line 3 PM Sap Line at The Adamant Community Club Sunday, Jan. 5 3 - 5 PM Film Series Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace 4 - 6 PM Jewish Voice for Peace Film Series 4 - 6 PM Palestine - Israel Film Series at the Savoy 4 - 6 PM Israel/Palestine Film Series 4 - 6 PM Trip Dance Company's Annual Showcase 4 - 6:30 PM Cabot Meditation Group Meets Jan. 5 4:30 - 5:30 PM +18 more see less	6 Plainfield Planning Commission Hearing Jan. 6 All Day Lamoille County Legislative Breakfast Series Announced 8 - 9:30 AM Malbec Mondays 12 - 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Plainfield Select Board Special and Budget Meeting 6 - 8 PM Dog Ordinance Public Discussion 6 PM Selectboard Meeting Jan. 6 6:30 - 9 PM Energy Committee Meeting on Monday 7 - 8:30 PM +4 more see less	7 Local Editor to Speak at Community Forum All Day Flu and Covid Vaccine Clinic at the Jeudevine 11 AM - 1 PM Blood Drive - at the American Legion 11:30 AM - 4:30 PM Parkinson's Mutual Aid Group Informational Session 2 - 3 PM Parkinson's Mutual Aid Group Information Session 2 - 3 PM Select Board Meeting Tuesday 5 - 7 PM Camel's Hump Indivisible First Monthly Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 PM SB Meeting, Tuesday, January 7, 2025 6 - 6:50 PM Bill Mckibben - "Back to the Wall, Face to the Sun" 6 - 7 PM Board Game Night 6 - 8 PM Cabot Library Board of Trustees Regular Meeting 6 - 8:30 PM "A Bridge Across Two Vermonts" with Will Eberle 6 PM Hyde Park Town & Village Joint PC Meeting Jan. 7 6 PM SB Hearing on 2025 Proposed Town Plan 7 - 8 PM Beyond the Grip and Grin; Tips Better Fishing Photos 7 - 8:30 PM Upcoming Event: Montpelier Section Green Mountain Club 7 PM +12 more see less	8 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Blood Drive 10 AM - 2:30 PM Cabot Public Library - Chess and Checkers Club 2:30 - 4 PM Kids' Writing Group at Jeudevine Memorial Library 3 - 4 PM Beginner Highland Dance Classes 3:30 - 4:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Boplicity Jazz Quintet, Live Wednesday at Talta 6 - 9 PM Flood Resiliency Task Force Meeting Jan. 8 6:30 - 8 PM MRPS School Board Meeting Jan. 8 6:30 - 8:30 PM Jan. 8 Program: Supreme Court Overruling Chevron Doctrine 7 - 8:30 PM Chevron Doctrine Overruled 7 - 8:30 PM Lecture: Chevron Doctrine Overruled 7 PM +8 more see less	9 Marshfield Post Office Closing Jan. 9 7 AM - 5 PM Stowe Free Library Board of Trustees Meeting 8 - 9 AM Bears & Snowmen Oh My - Music Classes for 1-4 Yr Olds 10 - 10:45 AM Belonging Together: A Facilitation Online Training 1 - 3 PM Indoor Cornhole Games at MSAC 2:30 - 4 PM Lego Club - Thursdays in January 3:15 - 4 PM Opening Reception - Blue Alchemy - by Renée Greenlee 4:30 - 7 PM Introduction to Qigong 5 - 6 PM Socrates Café at Harwood Union High School 5 - 6:30 PM Card Game Club 5:30 - 6:30 PM Orleans Southwest MVU Q&A 6 - 7:30 PM This Thursday: Lakeview / Early Education Center Q&A 6 - 7:30 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM That's That Thursday with Nasteeluvzyou at Alchemist 6 - 9 PM Game Night at Front Seat Coffee 6 - 9 PM Friends of Calais Monthly Meeting 6:30 - 8 PM Local Editor to Speak at Morrisville Community Forum 6:30 - 8 PM +14 more see less	10 Drop in Music Class for 1-6yr "Bears & Snowmen, Oh My!" All Day Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Winter 2025 10:30 - 11:30 AM Middlesex Historical Society Annual Meeting Jan. 10 1 - 2:30 PM Monthly Community Potluck 5:30 - 7 PM Friday's Sketch Night! 🎨 5:30 - 8 PM Stowe Sound Immersion at Stowe Yoga Center Jan. 10! 6 - 7 PM Community Meal in Plainfield 6 - 7 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Spruce Peak Unplugged: Dar Williams 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance Jan. 10! 7 - 9:30 PM Cabot Community Contra Dance - Friday 7 - 9:30 PM +10 more see less	11 Free Downtown Wildlife Tracking! 9 - 10:30 AM Animal Tracking with North Branch Nature Center 9 - 10:30 AM Kids Trade & Play on Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade & Play on Saturday 9:30 - 11:30 AM Kids Trade & Play Clothing Swap 9:30 - 11:30 AM Perpetual Journal Making Class This Saturday 10 AM - 1:30 PM Family Program at Shao Shan Temple 10:30 - 11:45 AM Family Program at Shao Shan Temple 10:30 - 11:45 AM Learn to Play Mahjong 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM El Club De Español / Spanish Club 11 AM - 12 PM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Classes 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PPLC 2025 Speaker Series starts 1/11/25 in Hyde Park 12 - 1 PM The Benefits of Native Species in the Home Landscape 12 - 1:30 PM Little Mermaid Auditions 1 - 5 PM Eleva Presents DragonBoot String Quartet 3 - 5 PM Yoga Classes in January 3 - 5 PM Django's 10 Years Sober Celebration at Plainfield Opera 6 - 8 PM Northern Bronze Handbell Ensemble Concert 7 - 9 PM +14 more see less
12 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Adult Pickleball 9 - 11 AM Bilateral Art Therapy Group in Barre! 1 PM Gardeners' Summit and Potluck 1 - 3 PM Community Sound Bath Sundays 1:30 - 3 PM Community Sound Bath Sundays 1:30 - 3 PM Green Mt. Adaptive Sports 2 - 4 PM Adaptive Nordic Ski Open House 2 - 4 PM Adaptive Nordic Ski Open House 2 - 4 PM Winter Sunday Series Concert with Sap Line 3 PM Worcester Winter Cash Bingo! Sundays at Town Hall 3 - 4:30 PM Lewis Franco at the Adamant Community Club 1/12 3 - 5 PM Apre Ski Comedy Night 5:30 - 6:30 PM +9 more see less	13 Free Gentle Yoga 12 - 12:45 PM Malbec Mondays 12 - 5:30 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM CVCCSD Board Meeting Jan. 13 6 - 8 PM	14 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Chair Yoga 11:15 AM - 12 PM Green Mountain Toastmasters 6 - 7:30 PM	15 Stowe Arts and Culture Council 9 - 10 AM Heartstopper Party at the Library 3 - 4 PM Beginner Highland Dance Classes 3:30 - 4:30 PM Chicken Curry Takeout for a Cause 4 - 5 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Paint Night "Winter's Night" at Zenbarn Jan. 15 6 - 8 PM Minuteman Missiles - Chip Taylor 7 - 8 PM +3 more see less	16 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Belonging Together: A Facilitation Online Training 1 - 3 PM Indoor Cornhole Games at MSAC 2:30 - 4 PM Lego Club - Thursdays in January 3:15 - 4 PM Card Game Club 5:30 - 6:30 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM That's That Thursday with Nasteeluvzyou at Alchemist 6 - 9 PM Miriam's Well at Jazz at the Lantern 6:30 - 8 PM Big Conversations in 10 Short Minutes w/ MRV Libraries 7 - 8 PM Spruce Peak Unplugged: Rachael & Vilray 7 - 9 PM Sacred Circle with Sound Healing and Chanting 7 - 9 PM +8 more see less	17 Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Winter 2025 10:30 - 11:30 AM Friday's Sketch Night! 🎨 5:30 - 8 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Unique Acoustic Concert at Old Meeting House 7 - 8:30 PM Movie Night with Rick Winston 7 - 9 PM Concert at The Old Meeting House 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Spice on Snow Returns After a 5 Year Hiatus! 7 PM (multiday) Special Concert! From Greece - Eleni Govetas 7 PM +6 more see less	18 Join Me to Create Your 2025 Vision Board! 2 AM - 4 PM Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Safe Sitters Class for Students Grades 6-8 8:30 AM - 3 PM Learn to Play Mahjong 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Mini Wall Weaving Workshop - Brooke at the Elmore Spa 12 - 4:30 PM Jan. 18 - Winter Wellness Remedies & Recipes Class 2 - 3 PM January 18: Canvas and Cocoa! 4 - 5:30 PM Square Dance! 6 - 8 PM Workshop Series on Authenticity & Reclaiming Wholeness 7 - 8:30 PM Jazz at the Peak: Pete Malinverni Feat. Bruce Harris 7 - 9 PM Pointe Noir Cajun Band at Spice on Snow 2025! 9 - 11 PM +7 more see less
19 Spirit Doll Workshop Intention Setting for 2025 10 AM - 12 PM Classical French Baguette Workshop 12 - 4:30 PM Classical French Baguette Workshop 12 - 4:30 PM Bilateral Art Therapy Group in Barre! 1 PM Community Sound Bath Sundays 1:30 - 3 PM Community Sound Bath Sundays 1:30 - 3 PM Winter Sunday Series Concert with Sap Line 3 PM Worcester Winter Cash Bingo! Sundays at Town Hall 3 - 4:30 PM Sound Bath Sunday at Salt Studio 3 - 4:45 PM Suzanne Smith, Principal Cello-Montpelier Chamber Orchestra 4 - 6 PM Film Series Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace 4 - 6 PM MLK Jr. Commemorative Concert Jan. 19 4 - 6 PM MLK, Jr. Commemorative Concert Jan 19 4 - 6 PM Israel/Palestine Film Series 4 - 6 PM +10 more see less	20 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Free Gentle Yoga 12 - 12:45 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Free: Stop the Bleed - Bleeding Control Course Jan. 20 6 - 8:30 PM Stop the Bleed Training 6 - 8:30 PM +1 more see less	21 Chair Yoga 11:15 AM - 12 PM	22 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Cabot Public Library - Chess and Checkers Club 2:30 - 4 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM	23 Belonging Together: A Facilitation Online Training 1 - 3 PM Indoor Cornhole Games at MSAC 2:30 - 4 PM Lego Club - Thursdays in January 3:15 - 4 PM Card Game Club 5:30 - 6:30 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM That's That Thursday with Nasteeluvzyou at Alchemist 6 - 9 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	24 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Free Youth Mental Health First Aid Course 9 AM - 3 PM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Winter 2025 10:30 - 11:30 AM Friday's Sketch Night! 🎨 5:30 - 8 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Ecstatic Dance 7 - 9 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +4 more see less	25 Bottle Drive at WHS 7:30 AM - 1 PM Get Ready, Morristown – Sled Dog Racing is Back!🐾 9 AM (multiday) Learn to Play Mahjong 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Kids Carnival Chaos Jan. 25! 1 - 3 PM Important Announcement from Capital City Concerts 3 - 4:15 PM Experience the Musical Magic of Culomba! 3 - 4:30 PM Concert: Color & Joy for a Winter Afternoon w/ Culomba 3 - 5 PM Winter Stargazing 6 - 8 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less
26 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Bilateral Art Therapy Group in Barre! 1 PM Winter Sunday Series Concert with Sap Line 3 PM Worcester Winter Cash Bingo! Sundays at Town Hall 3 - 4:30 PM Doktor Kaboom's Under Pressure 3:30 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less	27 Free Gentle Yoga 12 - 12:45 PM Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Menopause Cafe Jan. 27 at KHL 6 - 7 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM	28 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Chair Yoga 11:15 AM - 12 PM Book Club at SFL 5 - 6 PM Green Mountain Toastmasters 6 - 7:30 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +1 more see less	29 Pre-Ski Tai Chi Class Begins Monday! 5:45 - 6:15 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM	30 Winter Apparel Drive New Needs! 8 AM - 3 PM Belonging Together: A Facilitation Online Training 1 - 3 PM Indoor Cornhole Games at MSAC 2:30 - 4 PM Lego Club - Thursdays in January 3:15 - 4 PM Card Game Club 5:30 - 6:30 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM Acrylic Painting Classes 6 - 8 PM That's That Thursday with Nasteeluvzyou at Alchemist 6 - 9 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +5 more see less	31 Washington County Annual Budget Meeting 10 AM - 12 PM Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program Winter 2025 10:30 - 11:30 AM Friday's Sketch Night! 🎨 5:30 - 8 PM Author Event: Cultivating Space for a Meaningful 2025 5:30 PM Bluegrass Radio Show - Friday Evenings 6 - 9 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM Rock City in Concert Jan. 31 7:30 - 9:30 PM +3 more see less	1 Chicken Soup with Rice Literacy Event! 10 AM Moving Through the Season 10:30 - 11:30 AM Learn to Play Mahjong 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Growing Resilience: Being Trauma Informed 10:30 AM - 2 PM Growing Resilience: Date Change, Now Starts Feb 1! 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM Hadestown: Teen Edition at U-32 High School 7 - 9 PM +2 more see less