EDITOR’S NOTE: The Inter-Mountain’s Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order and as space allows.

FOREST FESTIVAL GRAND FEATURE PARADE SEATS: Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade Chairs will be available in front of the Masonic Lodge, Elkins 103 at 26 Randolph Ave. The seats for Oct. 4 are on sale now. Please call 304-614-3376 to reserve seats. All seats will be paid for in advance. There are only second row seats available.

– Rebekah Lodge 62 is selling chairs in front of the Randolph County Courthouse Annex for the 87th Mountain State Forest Festival. Please contact Brenda Lattea at 304-621-3803 to reserve seating. If no one answers, leave a message.

WEDNESDAY PICKIN’ MOVES INDOORS: The weekly traditional music jam sessions sponsored by Augusta Heritage Center, formerly taking place outdoors in Elkins City Park, have moved indoors to the Community Arts Center, beginning with the month of September. The country music jams are from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by the old-time music jams from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to participate (no sound systems or amplifiers) and all instruments and levels are welcome. There will be signage at the rear entrance to the Arts Center and well as in the parking lots. For more information, call 304-614-9527.

MEETING: The Randolph County Association of Retired School Personnel will meet Friday, Sept. 26 at the Steer Steakhouse in Elkins. Lunch will be at noon, with the meeting at 12:30 p.m. Marie Shimmel, the WV Regional Representative, will be our speaker. A Memorial Service and Scholarship Auction will be held. All School Retirees are welcome. For more information, please call 304-636-7649.

LEAF PEEPERS BREAKFAST: The International Order of Odd Fellows are sponsoring a breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 27 at their lodge at 5th & Thomas St. in Davis. The menu will include sausage patties, pancakes with maple syrup, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits. Coffee, juice, or Tang will be included. The price of breakfast is $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 years and under, and children under 6 years are free. Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. and end at noon or until sold out.

CHICKEN BARBECUE: The Lions Club of Elkins will host chicken barbecue Saturday, Sept. 27. Meals will include a half chicken, roll cookie, two sides and water. Meals will be ready by 10:30 a.m.

USED BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Library will have a used book sale on Oct. 1-3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the old library on 416 Davis Ave. Donations of books, games, and puzzles in good condition are needed and may be dropped off at the library on Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FARMERS MARKET: The Elkins Farmers Market, located behind the Railroad Depot, is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. Lots of parking is available behind the Summit Church buildings. We have a large variety of vegetables of the season, eggs, cakes, cookies, jams, breads, flowers, crafts and more.

OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old Time Music Session. Beginning musicians are encouraged to join in. Fiddle, Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo, Dulcimer, Bass are welcome. Participants enter through the back door. For more information, contact dp-foot@hotmail.com.

TOPS 0590 MILL CREEK: meets at the Russell Memorial Library in Mill Creek every Wednesday. Weigh-in is from 10:30-10:45 a.m. Meeting following weigh in. For information contact Jane Robinson at 304 338-6403.

TOPS 0599: will meet Thursdays at the Good Shepherd Church at 312 Wilson Street in Elkins, with weigh in from 4-4:30 p.m. with a meeting to follow. For more information, call Sandy at 304-591-2828 or Carolyn at 304-636-3109.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY: meets every Friday at 6 p.m. at the Refinery in the Seneca Mall. For more information, call 304-997-1306.