•Natural foods buying club informational potluck dinner, talk with representatives from local buying clubs, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Randolph Recreation. Bring your own utensils, plates, beverages. Info: Kristen Gage, 431-1029.

Thurs.-Sun., May 17-20

•Fifth annual carriage driving clinic with Sterling Graburn, auditors welcome (fee), Rough Terrain Farm, Randolph Center. Call 728-5945 to register.

Friday, May 18

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

•"Morning Garden" open house, parents & young children invited to complimentary session, 9-11 a.m., Wellspring Waldorf School, Chelsea. Pre-registration required, wellsp@sover.net or 685-3181.

Saturday, May 19

•Ernest Wright talk on cold frame vegetable gardening, 2-3:30 p.m., St. John’s Church, Summer Street, Randolph. Also visit Wright’s yard on Dudley St. afterwards. Info: 728-5781.

•Randolph Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Central Street, next to OSSU office.

•Green Mt. Quilters Guild annual spring meeting, with guest speaker Kris Driessen, plus Chinese auction, show & tell, vendors, and refreshments, 10 a.m., Whitcomb High School, Route 12, Bethel.

•Annual Talent Show sponsored by SRHS Student Council, 7 p.m., South Royalton High School.

•May Festival open house, with plant sale, school tours, bread making, puppet story and more, 12:30-4 p.m.; Maypole, cake walk, and potluck refreshments begin at 2:30 p.m., Wellspring Waldorf School, Chelsea. Info: 685-3181.

Sunday, May 20

•The Randolph Historical Museum, with displays of Leonard's Drugstore and much more, 2-4 p.m., Salisbury Street over the police station. Info: Harriet Chase, 728-6677 or chaseth@verizon.net.

•Postcard & History Fair sponsored by Bethel Historical Society, featuring postcard & book ephemera & stamp dealers, displays on history of various businesses in town, food available; 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Whitcomb High School, Bethel. Free admission. Info: 234-5064,

•"Clarina Howard Nichols and Women’s Rights in the 1850s," Lyn Blackwell speaks on the first woman to address the state legislature, hosted by Brookfield Library, 5 p.m., at Brookfield Elementary School. Info: Jennifer at 276-3352.

•Vermont Independent School of the Arts (VTISA) open house, 2-5 p.m., 7 Stars Center, Route 14, Sharon.

Tuesday, May 22

•Official Clara Jobes Day in Randolph, all day, per order of selectboard.

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

•Diabetes Support Group, 4-5 p.m., Gifford Med. Ctr. Conference Room, Randolph. Info: 728-2295.

•Book/Film Discussion of Stephen King’s "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption," led by Helene Lang, 7 p.m., Kimball Library, Randolph. Info: Lynne at 728-5073.

Wednesday, May 23

•Potluck celebration honoring Clara Jobes, 6 p.m. at Bethany Church. Info: 728-5004.

•Antique Appraisal Event co-sponsored by Bethel & Stockbridge Historical Societies; Jim Marquis will appraise items for modest fee (no jewelry, please), 6:30 p.m., Paradigm Consulting Co., 257 Main St., Bethel. Info: 234-5064.

•Chelsea Grange celebrates its 100^th birthday, 6 p.m., Grange Hall, South Main, Chelsea.

•Local Foods Dinner sponsored by The Sharon Academy, 6 p.m., TSA High School building, Rte. 14, Sharon. Reservations required: 763-2500.

Friday, May 25

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

Saturday, May 26

•Kimball Library Plant Sale, 9 a.m.- noon, on the library lawn, North Main, Randolph. Sponsored by Friends of Kimball Library.

•Randolph Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Central Street, next to OSSU office.

•Annual yard and bake sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at First Congregational Church, Route 14, Royalton.

•Spring Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., The Park House, Route 100, Rochester Village.

•"Plants from the Gardens of Master Gardeners" plant sale, 8-10 a.m., at the Shaw's shopping center, Berlin. Master gardeners available to answer gardening questions.

Sat. & Sun., May 26 & 27

•Sheep Shearing Weekend at Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 457-2355 or www.billings
farm.org.

•Whale of a Sale, with antiques, baked goods, vendors & more, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with lunch at noon, Gaysville Community Church, Route 107, Gaysville.

•Yoga for Horseback Riders at Yoga in Rochester with Cathy Reynolds: 2-hour dismounted workshop 11 a.m.-1p.m., pre-register: whoaga.com or 767-9940.

Monday, May 28

•Chelsea Memorial Day program, 10 a.m. at the Town Hall, followed by a parade and veterans’ remembrance.

• Tunbridge’s Memorial Day: Plant, book & bake sale to benefit library at 9 a.m.; program "Honoring Vermonters Killed in Afghanistan and Iraq" at 11 a.m. in the Town Hall; parade at 11:40 a.m.; firemen's chicken BBQ at 12 noon.