Saturday, Sept. 2

•Randolph Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-12 noon, rain or shine, next to OSSU office, Rte. 66/Central St., parking behind the office.

•Rochester Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Rochester Park.

•Bake Sale sponsored by the Silver Lake Progressive Club, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Barnard Town Hall.

•Zucchini Festival, 1 p.m., North Tunbridge Grange Hall. Make something with zucchini, bring it in with the recipe or just drop off the recipe. Sign in and they’ll share all the recipes with you! For more info call Mary at 685-2143 or Marilyn at 889-5595.

•Food and Garden Vegetable Sale to benefit the Strafford Senior Center, with baked goods, pickles, jams and jellies, and locally grown veggies and flowers; 9 a.m.-12 noon on the porch at Coburn’s Store, So. Strafford.

•Flea Market, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at 4 Seasons of Fit ’n Fun (across from the South Royalton Fire Station). Info: 763-8868.

•Chicken Pie Supper prepared by Maybelle Dumont, seatings at 5 and 6 p.m., United Church of Northfield. Children under five eat free. Take out available. Reservations: call Julie at 485-7931. Proceeds benefit United Church of Northfield. Handicapped accessible.

•Traditional Craft Saturday, with woodworker Ross Morgan of Craftsbury, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Billings Farm & Museum, Rte. 12, Woodstock. Info: 457-2355.

•15^th Annual Dorset Fire Dept. Auxiliary Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., field across from Dorset Firehouse, Rte. 30, Dorset.

•Pot Roast Dinner, 5-7 p.m., United Church of Cornish, Center Rd., Cornish, N.H. Info: 603-542-8546.

Sat. & Sun., Sept. 2 & 3

•"Helping Hands" Rummage Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Barnard Town Hall. All items half-price on Sunday. Info: 234-5320.

•36^th Annual Mad River Valley Craft Fair sponsored by the Valley Players; over 100 juried artists from around the Northeast, craft demonstrations, live music, food, and more; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine, Kenyon’s field, Rte. 100, just North of Waitsfield Village. Info: 802-496-7907.

Sunday, Sept. 3

•New World Festival, featuring 50 performers of Northern Roots music from New England, Ireland, France, Scotland, Scandinavia, Cape Breton, Acadia, and Quebec and on five stages, plus dance tent, beer tent, food, crafts, and more; 12 noon-midnight, Main Street, Randolph. Tickets sold on-site, free parking and shuttle, an all-weather accessible event. Sorry, no dogs allowed. Proceeds benefit children’s programs of the Chandler Cultural Foundation.

Monday, Sept. 4

•Orange County Parent Child Center playgroup, 9-11 a.m., St. Anthony's Church, Bethel. Free for families with children ages birth to five, snack provided. Info: 685-2264.

•"Jumble Sale" featuring all sorts of useful and fanciful items, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., United Church of Northfield. Proceeds benefit missions and ministries of the church.

•"Labor and Leisure Day," learn about 19^th century farm work and games, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Billings Farm & Museum, Rte. 12, Woodstock. Info: 457-2355.

Tuesday, Sept. 5

•Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m., White Church on the park, Bethel.

•Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m., Old Town Hall, Sunset Pond, Brookfield.

•Orange County Parent Child Center playgroup, 9:30-11:30 a.m., First Congregational Church, Brookfield. Free for families with children ages birth to five, snack provided. Info: 685-2264.

•Orange County Parent Child Center playgroup, 9-11 a.m., Rosa B. Tyson Gymnasium, Strafford. Free for families with children ages birth to five, snack provided. Info: 685-2264.

Wednesday, Sept. 6

•Orange County Parent Child Center playgroup, 9-11 a.m., United Church on the Green, So. Royalton. Free for families with children ages birth to five, snack provided. Info: 685-2264.

•Central Vermont Council on Aging sponsors "Holding Hands" program for caregiving spouses, a free eight-week program focusing on caregiver support, nutrition, exercise, depression, memory, brain health, and elder services; Wednesdays thru Oct. 25, 10:30 -11:30 a.m., Randolph Senior Center, 6 Hale Street. Info: 476-2671.

Thursday, Sept. 7

•Healthier Living Workshop, six-week managing chronic disease class, Gifford Medical Center, conference center, Randolph, Runs each Thursday, thru Oct. 12, 3:30-6 p.m., free. Info: 728-2379.

•River View Community Speakers meeting, learn skills for leadership, public speaking and impromptu speaking at your own pace. 7:15 p.m., Vt. Law School, Oakes Hall, Rm. 211, So. Royalton. Info: 728-4450 or 763-7821.

Saturday, Sept. 9

•Harvest Fair, sponsored by the White River Valley Players, featuring live music, crafts, activities for kids of all ages, flower show (call Dorothy at 767-3732 for info), and food, including "famous" WRVP chicken barbecue; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Rochester park, Rte. 100, Rochester village. Info: call Joe at 767-9025.

•Ham & Turkey Supper and Variety Show sponsored by the East Bethel Community Church; supper seatings at 5, 6, 7 and 7:30 p.m.; variety show begins at 8 p.m., East Bethel Grange Hall. Tickets at the door, children under age five admitted free.

•Traditional Craft Saturday, with a quilting bee featuring the Delectable Mountain Quilters of Bethel-Randolph, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Billings Farm & Museum, Rte. 12, Woodstock. Info: 457-2355.

•Turkey Supper with homemade pies, 4:30-6:30 p.m., White River Methodist Church, Gates St., White River Jct.

Sunday, Sept. 10

•Wild Mushroom Hunt with mycologist Faith Hunt, followed by an opportunity to taste a variety of cooked wild mushrooms, limited enrollment, 1-4 p.m., Justin Morrill Homestead, Strafford, To register call 765-4129.