Thursday, Aug. 2

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

Saturday, Aug. 4

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

•Rochester Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., southwest corner of the Rochester park, Rte. 100.

Saturday, Aug. 4

•17^th Anniversary Celebration for the Barnard General Store includes fishing derby, 8 a.m.-1p.m.; mountain bike fun ride, 10 a.m.; plus barbecue, midway games, and music begin at noon, employee reunion lunch at noon, kayak obstacle course, 1 p.m.; soap box derby, 3 p.m.; pig roast and steamship round, 6 p.m.; street dance featuring original street dance band Jeanne & the Hi-Tops Reunion, 8-11 p.m.; A portion of the proceeds benefits Barnard Helping Hands. For more information call 234-9688.

•Pot Roast Dinner with all the fixings, 5-7 p.m., United Church of Cornish, Cornish Flat, N.H. Info: 603-542-8546.

Sunday, Aug. 5

•Speaker Bill Jeynes will share his personal ministry, 10 a.m. & 7 p.m., at Journey, 412 So. Windsor St., So. Royalton. Info: 763-2139.

Tuesday, Aug. 7

•American Red Cross Blood Drive, free t-shirt and raffle drawing for donors, 12:30-6 p.m., Baptist Fellowship, Rte. 66, Randolph.

•Tunbridge Historical Society potluck supper with the Good Sam Club at the fairgrounds, 6:30 p.m., followed by Euclid Farnham’s slide program on "Later Tunbridge: The Village" at 7:30 p.m. Free. Info: 889-5528.

Wednesday, Aug. 8

•Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m., Old Town Hall, Brookfield. Proceeds benefit town hall restoration.

•Novelist and memoirist Lisa Alther talks about her work, 6:30 p.m., Aldrich Public Library, Barre.

Thursday, Aug. 9

Fri. & Sat., Aug. 10 & 11

•Thrift Shop run by the Women’s Alliance, Fri., 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Sat., 9 a.m.-12 noon; Federated Church, Rte. 100, Rochester.

Saturday, Aug. 11

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

•Rochester Farmers Market, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., southwest corner of the Rochester park, Rte. 100.

•Randolph Rotary Art Auction, with art in all media and price ranges, from originals to prints, supplied by Marlin Art; complimentary wine and cheese, plus cash bar; all proceeds go to needy people and organizations in local communities and to targeted international relief efforts; 7 p.m., Morey Hall, Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center. For tickets call Brent Kay at 728-5052 or Arny Spahn at 728-4799.

•Hancock Vol. Fire Dept. Auction fundraiser, begins 9 a.m., rain or shine, north end of Vt. Plywood mill, Rte. 100, Hancock.

•Pig Roast and Raspberry Festival with all the trimmings, sponsored by Mystic Star Phoenix Lodge #97 and Beulah Chapter #15, seatings at 5, 6:15 & 7 p.m., Masonic Temple, Brookfield. Reservations: 728-5696 or 728-5225.

•23^rd Annual "Sheep Herding with Border Collies," featuring Border Collie programs and family centered activities about sheep and wool, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Billings Farm & Museum, Rte. 12, Woodstock. Info: 457-2355.

•Bean Hole Beans will be featured at the chicken barbecue, along with homemade pies and music by the Lyme Town Band, 5 p.m., Post Mills Church, Rte. 244, Thetford.

Sunday, Aug. 12

•Josh Landis, a professor of Near East Studies, speaks on "Syria: Update 2007," 3 p.m., Rochester Public Library, Main St., Rochester. Free.