Randolph Historical Society

Salisbury St., Randolph

•Museum (located upstairs from Randolph Police Dept.) open third Sun. each month, 2-4 p.m.

Chandler Gallery

73 N. Main St., Randolph

•"Judges’ Select: Winners from the 2005 Local Artist Show," runs thru Oct. 15, featuring work by Nina Gaby, Patricia Harrington, Kevin Harty, Lois Jackson, Jenn Jacques, Gene Parent, Bruce Small, and Arnie Spahn; and People’s Choice winners Sandra Pealer and Lew Hartman.

Gifford Art Gallery

Gifford Med. Ctr., Randolph.

•Gene Parent’s paintings of Vermont nature, barns and covered bridges; thru Oct. 15.

Porter Music Box Museum

Rte. 66, Randolph, 1-800-811-7087

•Ongoing exhibit of antique music boxes, rare Steinway "reproducing" piano, 1825 stone schoolhouse. Guided tours for the whole family. Open Mon.-Sat., 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. No tours after 3:30 p.m. Open thru Oct. 31.

Nina Gaby Studio & Gallery

Pond Village, Brookfield

•"Easy Breezy," light-hearted art, crafts, and photography featuring 14 local and national artists, thru foliage season.

BigTown Gallery

No. Main St., Rochester. 767-9670

•Works on paper by Alison Goodwin, thru Nov. 12.

Aldrich Public Library

Barre.

•Fall exhibit by the Paletteers of Central Vermont, thru Nov. 30. Info: Gene Parent at 485-8266.

Montshire Museum

Norwich. 802-649-2200

•"Covered Bridges: Spanning the American Landscape," from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, showcases photographs, models and bridge artifacts; thru Oct. 15.

ECHO Leahy Center

Burlington, 802-864-1848

•Live animal feedings, daily at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 & 3 p.m.; movie shorts daily at 11:30 a.m. & 2 p.m.

•"Jolts & Volts," Zatar, the "Man of Electricity" presents a show that should raise the hair on kids and adults, Saturday, Oct. 7 & Sunday, Oct. 8 at 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

•"Spooky Creatures," Carol Winfield of the Vermont Wildlife Rescue Association presents a live animal demonstration with a turkey vulture, great horned owl, and a surprise species; Saturday, Oct. 14, 1-2 p.m. & 2:30-3:30 p.m.

•"Hissing Cockroaches and Venomous Centipedes," hear the eerie sound of the Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, touch their crunchy bodies, then peer into a tank of venomous centipedes; Sunday, Oct. 15, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

T.W. Wood Gallery

36 College St., Montpelier.

•"Prime 31," group show from the Arts Resource Assoc.; thru Nov. 5. Info: 802-828-8743.

•Annual Fundraising Gala Dinner & Auction, Saturday, Oct. 14; preview at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., auction at 8 p.m..

Studio Place Arts

N. Main St., Barre, 479-7069

•"Rock Solid," the sixth annual Stone Show, Main Floor Gallery, includes stone sculptures and other works that pay tribute to stone; Second Floor Gallery: "Across Generations—The Barre Portrait & Oral History Project;" and Third Floor Gallery: paintings by Paula Wolcott; thru Nov. 4.

Cooler Gallery

No. Main St., WR Jct. 802-295-8008

•"Terre Verte," abstract oils by Arista Alanis and multi-media works by Bobbe Besold; thru Oct. 28. Opening reception Friday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m.

Hood Museum

Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.

•"Dreaming Their Way," works on canvas and bark by 33 indigenous Australian women artists; Oct. 7-Dec. 10. Info: 603-646-2808.

Fairbanks Museum

St. Johnsbury, 802-748-2372

•"Echoes of the Past: The Last of the Hill Farms," photographs by Richard W. Brown; thru Oct. 29.

Bread & Puppet Museum

Rte. 122, Glover. 525-3031

•One of the largest collections of some of the biggest puppets in the world, open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m., thru Nov. 1. Free admission, donations welcome. Call for directions and information.

•5^th annual "Political Leaf Peeping" with canastorias, fresh sourdough rye bread, music, and more; Sunday, Oct. 15, begins 2 p.m.