NOTE: Community bulletin board-type items are welcome for inclusion in the Happenings! section of the Xpress newspapers. Please allow enough lead time for publication. Email your calendar or event notice to [email protected].

THROUGH OCTOBER 1 

• Daniels Farmstead in Blackstone is open for its 13th season of Farmers’ Markets, every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Email [email protected] for further details or visit the Daniels Farmstead Foundation website at danielsfarmstead.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

• The 2nd Annual Parking Lot Craft Fair sponsored by the Auburn Historical Society & Museum will be held at 41 South St., Auburn, 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., rain or shine. Vendors are welcome. Contact Helen at [email protected] to reserve a space for $15.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 

• The Art of Bow Making will be offered at Plummer Place at the Northbridge Senior Center from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. This class will demonstrate how to make bows for use in your home and/or for packages. Space is limited. Sign up in the main office. • Valley Cast’s Free Summer Concert Series continues with The Eagles Experience on the Dennis H. Rice Community Plaza, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. On a Roll food truck will be on the premises. In the event of rain, the show will move indoors to the Singh Performance Center. 

•  Valley Cast’s Free Summer Concert Series continues with The Eagles Experience on the Dennis H. Rice Community Plaza, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. On a Roll food truck will be on the premises. In the event of rain, the show will move indoors to the Singh Performance Center. • The Art of Bow Making will be offered at Plummer Place at the Northbridge Senior Center from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. This class will demonstrate how to make bows for use in your home and/or for packages. Space is limited. Sign up in the main office. 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 

• The Sutton Historical Society welcomes Andrew Noone, author of “Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy,” at the First Congregational Church, 307 Boston Road, Sutton, at 7:00 p.m. Go to www.suttonhistoricalsociety.org for further info. 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 

• A Scam Alert Program presented by the Worcester County DA’s office will be held at Plummer Place at the Northbridge Senior Center, 20 Highland St., Whitinsville, at 12:45 p.m. Kevin Donohue returns to help attendees recognize and learn about what scams are out there. Sign up in the main office. Light refreshments will be served.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 

• Free family movie night featuring “Super Mario Brothers” at 6:30 p.m.at Waters Farm, 53 Waters Road, Sutton. Courtesy of Sen. Ryan Fattman, his family and Waters Farm Preservation. Ice cream courtesy of Country Montessori. Bring your own chairs and blankets. Free to all.

• Stars Go Dim, Faith Church, 22 Faith Avenue. 7-9 p.m. Christian pop artist and songwriter Chris Cleveland. Tickets $15 - $25.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 

• Grafton Rec reation will hold a Collectibles Fair, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Grafton Municipal Gym, 30 Providence Road. Coins, comics, toys, records, cards (sports and fantasy) and sports memorabilia vendors. No charge to get in. Accepting donations to the Grafton Food Bank.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 

• Bethel Lutheran Church/Grace Ministries will host a Community Yard Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 90 Bryn Mawr Ave., Auburn. Rent a table for just $25. Contact Jackie Walsh at 508-769-0879 for jackmae@ charter.net to register for this event. 

SEPTEMBER 16 & 17 

• The American Heritage Museum, 568 Main St., Hudson, presents “World War I/Early Aviation Weekend,” showcasing the original 1917 Nieuport 28—American’s first and oldest fighter aircraft, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. www.americanheritagemuseum.org or call 978-562-9182. 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 

• The First Congregational Church, 148 West Main Street , Millbury is sponsoring a Flea Market ,9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone wishing to reserve table space in the church vestry should call Jeri Stead ,508-865-5371.  The $25 inside area consists of a large supper table plus a card table. An outside reservation is $15 and those chancing the weather need to provide their own table. The kitchen will be serving coffee and muffins and at lunch time, hot dogs will be available. There will also be a baked good table and the Church Flea Market table.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 

• The UMass Cancer Walk and Run, celebrating twenty-five years of the community’s commitment to cancer research, will take place at Polar Park in Worcester. Go to umasscancerwalk.org or email [email protected] for further details.

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 

• The Greenway Challenge takes place in the Blackstone Valley and around the region.

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5

 • The 7th Annual New England Electrical & Alarm Expo takes place from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Twin River Casino, 100 Twin River Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island. The Exhibitor Show Floor opens at 3:30 p.m. More than 400 manufacturers will be represented. Visit neeae.com for further details. 

OCTOBER 7 & 8 

• The American Heritage Museum, 568 Main St., Hudson, presents “Battle for the Airfield WW II Re-Enactment Weekend,” with over 350 re-enactors from branches of the Allied and Axis military participating in encampments and battles, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. both days. www.americanheritagemuseum.org or call 978-562-9182.

 OCTOBER 9-23

 • The Friends of the Simon Fairfield Public Library in Douglas’s fourth annual online auction begins. Donations for the event will be accepted through September 14th at 8:00 p.m. Proceeds benefit the library’s capital campaign to renovate the building and make it handicapped accessible. The Friends are also accepting sponsorships from community members or businesses.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15 

• Scarecrow building contest on the Grafton Common 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Join Grafton Recreation in building a scarecrow and decorating a pumpkin. Supplies provided. Free.

 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

 • The Sutton Historical Society welcomes Mark Savois of the Thompson Historical Society for the presentation “The Mass 15th of the Civil War and Wilder Holbrook, Sutton,” at the First Congregational Church, 307 Boston Road, at 7:00 p.m. Go to www. suttonhistoricalsociety.org for further info. 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 

• The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 45th Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony will be held at Pleasant Valley Country Club on Armsby Road in Sutton from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Do you know a business or individual deserving of recognition, or a business that is celebrating a milestone anniversary? Submit your nomination to Liz O’Neil at [email protected]. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 16

• The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Home & Community Expo will be held at the Northbridge High School Field House on Linwood Avenue in Whitinsville from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Registration will occur late summer, early fall.