EDITOR’S NOTE: The 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 as space allows.

ELKINS PURPLE MAJESTIES: Elkins Purple Majesties (Red Hats) will meet today, Dec. 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Steer Steakhouse for their annual Christmas luncheon. All members and guests are welcome to attend the event. Members are asked to bring new unwrapped toys to benefit Toys For Tots. For additional information, reservations or cancellations call Carole at 304-614-0359.

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. Contact dp-foot@hotmail.com.

MEETING: The Randolph County Association of Retired School Personnel will meet Wednesday, Dec. 10. The Elkins High School Jazz Band will perform at 11 a.m. in the auditorium, followed by lunch at the Randolph County Tech Center at 11:30. There will be no auction. Call 304-636-6540 to make reservations by Dec. 3.

WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: The Augusta Heritage Center’s weekly acoustic music jam sessions are now taking place at Armadillo Flats at C.J. Maggie’s Restaurant on Davis Avenue in Elkins throughout the winter months. The country music jam sessions will be from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., while the old-time music jam sessions will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All levels and instruments are welcome as well as singers and listeners. For more information call 304-614-9527.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT: The Buckhannon Community Band presents Jingle All the Way! A concert celebrating the magic of the Christmas season. The concert will be Thursday, Dec. 11, at West Virginia Wesleyan College’s Wesley Chapel beginning at 7 p.m. All are welcome.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY: American Legion Post 29 Auxiliary will be hosting a Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for children ages 12 years and under. This will be held in Calain Hall, upstairs, Fourth Street Entrance. There will be snacks, crafts, and of course, Santa!

HOLIDAY PIANO MUSIC: with Raymond Godwin will be Monday, Dec. 15 from Noon to 1 p.m. in the Great Hall at the Arts Center in Elkins. Godwin is set to perform all your favorite Christmas songs, with a special guest appearance from a certain North Pole resident. There is a ticket fee to attend this performance.

CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS: Twenty-Second Family Court Circuit Judge Lori Haynes will once again host Christmas-themed weddings this year from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in her courtroom in Suite 202 of the Wees Annex Building at 32 Randolph Ave. in Elkins. Couples who would like to be married by Judge Haynes on that day should contact her office by phone at 304-630-1169 to make arrangements. The courtroom will be fully decorated for the occasion.

BROWN BAG CONCERT: This month’s free Brown Bag Concert at the Art’s Center will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from noon to 1 p.m. Jesse Milnes and Emily Miller will perform country and old-time music. The duo will sing close harmony with Milnes’ unique finger-picked guitar style and a healthy dose of old-time fiddling. Miller was raised playing and singing old-time and country music with her parents while they traveled the world as journalists. Milnes grew up in the world of West Virginia old-time music, learning from masters like Melvin Wine and Ernie Carpenter as well as his father, Gerry Milnes.

COOKIES, CRAFTS AND MORE: The First United Methodist Church in Buckhannon will host: Cookies, Crafts, and More on Dec. 20 from 9 a.m. to noon, Sponsored by United Women in Faith.

BUCKWHEAT & PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Randolph Lodge IOOF will host a sourdough buckwheat breakfast at the Lodge Hall on the Beverly Five-Lane on Saturday, Dec. 20 from 7 a.m. to Noon. The menu will include sourdough buckwheat cakes, regular pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy, eggs, milk, coffee and orange juice. For more information, call 304-636-2562.

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 call 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.