•"Weavers Helping Weavers," 7-8:30 p.m., White River Craft Ctr, 50 Randolph Ave., Randolph. For info call 728-8912.

•Free Community meal sponsored by "Hand in Hand" (this week’s theme "Groundhogs and Beans"), 5-7 p.m., Social Hall, Northern Universalist Chapel Society, 7 Church St. (Rte. 4) Woodstock (west of the town hall). Info: 457-9272.

Friday, Feb. 2

•Bingo Night, 7 p.m., Grange Hall, North Tunbridge. Info: 889-5595.

Saturday, Feb. 3

•"True Love Waits" teen rally, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Baptist Fellowship Church, Rte. 66, Randolph. Info: 728-5318.

•Winter Farmer’s Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Chelsea Grange Hall, Rte. 110, Chelsea. Free children’s craft project for parents’ shopping convenience. Vendors wanted. Call Anne at 685-9962.

•Mardi Gras Ball, with New Orleans cuisine and music by the Panhandlers steel drum band, 7-9:30 p.m., Barrett Hall, Strafford. Tickets at the door. Info: 765-4057.

•Groundhog Celebration with wild game stew dinner, in-person talk with film director Jay Craven, and showing of his film "Disappearances;" 5:30 p.m., Vershire Town Center, off Route 113, Vershire. Admission by donation to benefit Vershire Historical Society. Info: 685-4319.

•"Voices from Palestine: Non-Violent Resistance to Israeli Apartheid," with speakers Mohammed Khatib and Feryal Abu Haikal, two West Bank Palestinians; 6-8 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, 130 Main St., Montpelier. Info: 802-324-3073.

Sat. & Sun., Feb. 3 & 4

•25^th Annual Central Vt. Gun Show, sponsored by the Barre Fish & Game Club; Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sun., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Barre City Auditorium.

Sunday, Feb. 4

•Winter Fest sponsored by the Rochester Rec. Committee, free events include snowmobile rides, sleigh rides, telemark clinic, ice hockey, broom hockey and snowshoe races, plus food for sale, bonfire to warm up, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at fields and SkateSpace by Rochester School. Info: call Terry Paquette at 767-3296.

Tuesday, Feb. 6

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

Wednesday, Feb. 7

•Public meeting to discuss findings of Pittsfield Town Office Committee, 7 p.m., Pittsfield Town Hall, Rte. 100. Info: 746-8170.

•"All About Eve," a talk about the Biblical Eve by Dartmouth College Religion Professor Susan Ackerman; 7 p.m., Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. Info: 802-223-3338.

•Vt. photographer Peter Miller will talk about his Vermont book trilogy, "Vermont People," "Vermont Farm Women" and "Vermont Gathering Places," 7 p.m., Tunbridge Public Library. Free program, refreshments and book signing. Info: 889-9404.

•Free Community meal sponsored by "Hand in Hand," (this week’s theme: "Valentines and Chocolates"), 5-7 p.m., Social Hall, Northern Universalist Chapel Society, 7 Church St. (Rte. 4) Woodstock (west of the town hall). Info: 457-9272.

Friday, Feb. 9

•Bingo Night, 7 p.m., Grange Hall, North Tunbridge. Info: 889-5595.

•Marko the Magician presents an hour of magic for the whole family, 7 p.m., Chandler Music Hall, Main St., Randolph. Tickets: 728-6464.

•Pentangle Storytelling Festival, an evening with Lorna Stengel, Motoko and Jim Weiss; 7 p.m., Woodstock Town Hall Theatre. Ticket info: 802-457-3981.

•Naturalist and television host "Jungle Jack" Hanna, takes his audience on a safari featuring many of his animal friends; proceeds benefit the Vt. Institute for Natural Science, 7:30 p.m., Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, N.H. Tickets: 603-448-0400.

Fri. & Sat., Feb. 9 & 10

•Thrift Shop run by the Women’s Alliance, open Fri., 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Sat., 9 a.m.-12 noon; Rochester Federated Church.

Saturday, Feb. 10

•Meet Vt. writer Tinling Choong, author of "Fire Wife," 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cover to Cover books, Main St., Randolph.

•Haddock Fish Fry to benefit Brookfield and Randolph Masons, 4:30 p.m., Brookfield Masonic Temple.

•Yoh Theater Speakchorus presents "Fairytales Do Come True, Part One & Two: Groovelily," 7 p.m., Woodstock Town Hall Theatre. Ticket info: 802-457-3981.

Sunday, Feb. 11

•Winter breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, home fries, pancakes, juice and coffee, sponsored by the Stockbridge PTO, 8 –10 a.m., Stockbridge Central School, Rte. 107, followed by a winter carnival for families with games and events for the kids.