This Friday, October 3rd, Downtown Randolph will be HAPPENING! Art openings, THREE live music options, Lego play time, a free community mixer with food and drink, and First Friday festivities with arts & crafts vendors and kids activities! Details: * Kimball Public Library, 2-5 pm: All ages welcome at LEGO free play at Kimball Public Library! * First Friday, 5-7 pm: Join us at Bethany Church for the final First Friday of the season! We'll have multiple local artisans and crafters selling their beautiful and delicious wares, info booths from area service organizations, fun kids activities, and live music from Rob Oxford & Friends, who will serenade us with toe-tappin' bluegrass and classic country/western tunes. * ART, etc., 5-7 pm: Opening reception featuring the work of nature photographer Barbee Hauzinger and "artist-scientist" Heidi R. Albright as well as tunes by The Bliss Brothers. * Chandler Center for the Arts, 5:30-7 pm: Join new neighbors and old friends at the community mixer featuring complimentary food and drinks, sponsored by Vermont Tourism, along with a pop-up bar courtesy of Fable Farm. Register here: https://www.chandler-arts.org/specialevents * People's Gallery, 6-8 pm: Opening reception for a new show at People's Gallery entitled "Becoming a Post-Truth Society". Stop by to bask in innovative new art! * Chandler Center for the Arts, 7-9 pm: All the way from Estonia, Eurovision finalists Puuluup — the duo of Ramo Teder and Marko Veisson — bring their unique "Zombie Folk" to Chandler. Get tickets at "pay what you can" sliding-scale prices here: https://tickets.chandler-arts.org/events/chandlercenterforthearts/1795523 Our plethora of local dinner restaurants will be open too -- and don't forget Sweet Scoops, the ever-popular ice cream window on Main Street, open until 8 pm! This is their final weekend of the year! I hope to see you Friday in our vibrant downtown! --Erica B. Robinson, Downtown Program Manager