Thursday, March 13

•Free men’s health screenings for heart disease and prostate, colon and skin cancers. 3-7 p.m., Gifford Medical Center, Randolph. To make an appointment, call The Urology Center at Gifford at 728-2470 and say you’re calling for the Barron program.

•Tai Chi classes, all levels welcome, 6:30 p.m., The Underground, 24 Pleasant St. Info: Scott Aronson at 728-6323.

•Bridge night at the Pines in Chelsea, meets every other Thursday, come at 6:30 p.m. to eat and/or 7 p.m. to play. Beginners encouraged, all levels welcome.

•""The Nuanced Meanings of Humbug; PT Barnum, His Museum and His Influence in Vermont," with David Fairbanks Ford, founder of the Main Street Museum in White River Junction, 7 p.m., Tunbridge Public Library. Refreshments and author signings follow, free admission, donations welcome. Info: 889-9404.

Friday, March 14

•Bingo Night sponsored by the Tunbridge Grange, 7 p.m., Grange Hall, North Tunbridge.

•Miriam Rubin-Crump shares stories and slides of her family’s travel adventures around the Pacific Rim, donation requested, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Vt. Independent School of the Arts, Seven Stars Center, Rte. 14, Sharon. Info: 763- 2334.

Fri. & Sat., March 14-15

•Thrift shop sponsored by the Women’s Alliance, good condition used clothing for the whole family, plus household items and more; Friday, 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-12 noon, closed in bad weather; basement of the Federated Church, Main St., Rochester. Proceeds help fund local charitable efforts. Info: Estelle at 767-4045 or Edith at 767-4440.

Fri.-Sun., March 14-16

•Central Vt. Garden Show, with exhibits by landscapers, stonemasons, sugar makers and nonprofit groups; Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Barre Civic Ctr. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Central Vt. YMCA. Info: Danielle at 802-479-9038.

•56^th Annual Hanover Lion’s Club Auto, Boat and RV Show, new and classic cars, entertainment, and food; Fri., 4-8 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Leverone Field House, Hanover, N.H.

Saturday, March 15

•Winter Farmers Market, 10 a.m., 1 p.m., United Church (red brick church) Main St., Randolph.

•Easter Egg Hunt for area families: younger children, 9:30 a.m.; older kids and adults, 11 a.m., Randolph Recreation Field. Small participation fee benefits RUHS sophomore class. Info: Ethan (728-9215) or Lianna (728-3236).

•St. Patrick’s Day Supper with corned beef and cabbage, take-out orders available, 5 p.m., Holy Family Hall, Our Lady of the Angels Church, Rte. 66 & Hebard Hill Rd., Randolph. Info: 728-7176.

•Passport Fair, apply for passport, get photo taken, 9 a.m.-12 noon, U.S. Post Office, Salisbury St., Randolph. Info: 728-5444.

•Corned beef and cabbage supper sponsored by Court St. Anthony #1251, Catholic Daughters of the America’s, 5 p.m., St. Anthony’s Parish Hall, Bethel.

•Passport Fair, apply for passport, get photo taken, free refreshments, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., U.S. Post Office, Park St., Rochester.

•Tai Chi and Qigong with Catherine Freese, all levels welcome, ongoing Saturdays, 9-10 a.m., Vt. Independent School of the Arts, 7 Stars Center, Rte. 14, Sharon. Info: 763-2334.

•Sugar on Snow Supper with baked ham, mashed potato, green beans, coleslaw, homemade rolls, raised donuts and sugar-on-snow, served family style at 5, 6 & 7 p.m., United Church of Christ, Rte. 14, Hartford. Reservations recommended: 802-295-2061.

•Green Mt. Civil War Roundtable, Art Stacy and Dave Nelson, Navy re enactors, present a program on the Union Navy during the Civil War,12 noon, Black Angus Steakhouse, Rte. 4, Quechee. To make lunch reservations call Gail Blake at 802-296-2919.

•Book and Music Sale, books, records, tapes, DVDs, and CDs, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Upper Valley, 320 Rte. 5 South, Norwich. Info: call Rich at 802-436-1150.

Sunday, March 16

•Concert with music by "Sounding Joy!" directed by Marjorie Drysdale, followed by open house with refreshments and tour of the building, 1 p.m., Our Lady of the Angels Church, corner of Hebard Hill and Rte. 66, Randolph. No set admission, but free will offering accepted.

•Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Community Church of Hancock and Granville, 8-9 a.m., Hancock Town Hall, Rte. 100.

Tuesday, March 18

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

•Book discussion of Roy MacGregor’s "Canoe Lake," led by Helene Lang, 7 p.m., Kimball Public Library, Main St., Randolph. Info: Lynne Gately at 728-5073.

•Rabies Clinic for cats and dogs, 6-8 p.m., Valley Rescue Squad Building, Rte. 100, Hancock. Info: 767-9200. Proceeds benefit VRS.

•Mentor Program Orientation for Safeline, Inc., in collaboration with the Incarcerated Women’s Initiative of the Community Partnership of Orange/Windsor Counties; 6-7 p.m., Room 103B, VA Hospital, White River Junction. To register call Heather at 802-685-7900.

Thursday, March 20

•Free men’s health screenings for heart disease and prostate, colon and skin cancers. 3-7 p.m., Gifford Medical Center, Randolph. To make an appointment, call The Urology Center at Gifford at 728-2470 and say you’re calling for the Barron program.

•Tai Chi classes, all levels welcome, 6:30 p.m., The Underground, 24 Pleasant St. Info: Scott Aronson at 728-6323.

•Toastmasters International, 7:15-9:15 p.m., Room 211, Oakes Hall, Vt. Law School, South Royalton,, Vermont Law School. Info: Monique at 763-7770.

Friday, March 21

•Bingo Night sponsored by the Tunbridge Grange, 7 p.m., Grange Hall, North Tunbridge.

Saturday, March 22

•Bake Sale with Easter cookies, cakes, breads, pies, hot cross buns, Easter treats, and felted toy lambs and bunnies, 9 a.m.-12 noon, St. John’s Church, Summer St., Randolph.

•Solutions Conference, focuses on solutions to global environmental issues, free admission, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., (registration in Yates Common Room), Vt. Law School, So. Royalton. Info: 802-831-1000.