If you want your event listed in the Community Calendar, write to the Hurricane Breeze at PO Box 310, Hurricane, West Virginia 25526, or phone 304-562-9881. If you have email, send it to [email protected] and mark your subject line “Community Calendar.” There is no charge for posting an event in the calendar.

NOW – NOVEMBER 3

• Gritt’s Fun Farm in Buffalo is open for the autumn season, featuring 30+ attractions, pumpkin patch, unique food options, and more. For tickets, go to grittsfarm.com

NOW – OCTOBER

• The Putnam County Farmers Market will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the field next to Exxon on Route 34, Teays Valley.
• The Country Roads Farmers’ Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane.

THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER

• Bringing Back the Village – Free seminars for seniors and their caregivers will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursdays at the Putnam County Main Library in Teays Valley.

FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER

• Fear on the Farm, 8325 Winfield Road, Winfield, is open for the season, 7 p.m. to midnight. For more information, go to fearonthefarmwv.com

OCTOBER 11 – 14

• The WV Kids Consignment Sale will be held at Valley Park in Hurricane. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday; and 11 a.m. to noon on Monday.

OCTOBER 11 – 13

• Tsubasacon, West Virginia’s premier anime, manga, and gaming convention, will be held at the Charleston Coliseum. For more information, go to www.Tsubasacon.org

OCTOBER 11

• Friends of Old Time Music and Dance (FOOTMAD) will be hosting a community dance from 7 to 10 p.m. at Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, 1009 Virginia Street E, Charleston.
• SpeakEasy Singles will be holding a singles dinner starting at 6 p.m. at Golden Corral in Cross Lanes. To RSVP, call 304-989-0710.
• History Alive! presents Minnie Reed, portraying female folk singers of Appalachian past, at 2 p.m. at the gazebo near the Buffalo Library.
• West Virginia author Matt Browning will be reading from his chicken-themed children’s book “Chicks & The City” at 11 a.m.

OCTOBER 12

• There will be a yard sale and hot dog fundraiser for the Mountain Dance competition team from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Harvest Chapel, 402 Main Avenue, Nitro.
• Bake My Day, 14 Bank Street, Nitro, will be holding a beginner crochet class from 1 to 3 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. For more information, call (304) 651-2584.
• The Bridge Church, 279 Dairy Road, Poca, will be holding their second annual fall festival and chili cook off from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church will also be holding a youth day with games at 3 p.m. and service at 6:30 p.m.
• The Harmons Creek Church of the Nazarene, 710 Harmons Creek Road, Poca, will be holding a fall festival from 2 to 6 p.m. Games, crafts, hay rides, food, and more.
• Hometown Senior Center will be hosting Hometown Hootenanny from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Music, cornhole tournament, thrift shop, raffles, silent auction, cake walk, petting zoo, and craft and vendor fair.
• Local author Barbara Whittington will be at the Putnam County Main Library in Teays Valley at 11 a.m.
• Bee Ridge Bears 4-H Club will be holding their October meeting at 10 a.m. at Wade Chapel United Methodist Church, 4490 McLane Pike, Red House.
• Gritt’s Midway Greenhouse, 14844 Charleston Road, will be holding their first annual Rare Houseplant Bingo from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. For tickets, go to https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/grittsmidway greenhouse/1st-annual-rare-houseplant-bingo-187902185
• The Putnam County 4-H Open House and Barn Dance will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Eleanor. Open house from 6-8 p.m.; barn dance and award ceremony from 8-9:30 p.m.
• The Winfield High School Marching Generals Invitational Band Festival starts at 10 a.m. at the high school. The admission is $10 per person.
• There will be a drive through food pantry from 9 a.m. to noon at the Winfield Nazarene Church, 10822 Winfield Road, Winfield.
• The Paws and Pistons Car Show, a fundraiser for the Putnam County Animal Shelter, will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 12448 Winfield Road, Winfield.
• Make Slime with the Ghostbusters WV Division from 4 to 6 pm. at Jungle Club Resort Party & Play, 11624 Winfield Road Unit 4, Winfield.
• RidgeRunner Group and the Putnam Chamber will be discussing finding talent for businesses at 8:30 a.m. at Area 34, 971 WV Route 34, Teays Valley.
• Be-Witchy Brunch, a fun themed costume brunch experience, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Social Event Space, 2833 Main Street, Hurricane. For more information and to register, go to https://www.simpletix.com/e/be-witchy-brunch-tickets-177199

OCTOBER 13

• John’s Cyclery will be holding a mountain bike ride at 2 p.m. at Rhidenour Park in Nitro. Meet at the trailhead by the pump track. Helmets required.
• There will be a Calm in the Chaos class with Tai Chi instructor Megan Smith at 11 a.m. at Shaolin Do Martial Arts, 705 1st Street S, Nitro. The cost is $25. To reserve a spot, email SoulSpark [email protected]
• New Vision Church of God, 13996 Charleston Road, Red House, will be holding a friends and family day starting at 10 a.m.
• One Life Church, 318 Thompson Road, Culloden, will be holding their fall festival after their 10 a.m. worship services. Inflatables, mini golf, pumpkin launcher, pumpkin decorating, petting zoo, and more.
• Community Church will be having worship and a picnic at Hurricane City Park at 10 a.m. Meet at the Red Barn.

OCTOBER 14

• The Putnam County Republican Club will be meeting at 6 p.m. at the campaign headquarters in Liberty Square Shopping Center, Teays Valley.
• Zoology Zone Science Center, located at Valley Park in Hurricane, will be holding Amazing Axolotl Homeschool Workshop from 1:30 to 3 p.m. For more information, call (304) 397-1111.

OCTOBER 15

• There will be a flu shot clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Buffalo Library.

OCTOBER 16

• Express Employment Professionals will be holding a walk-in recruiting and hiring event from noon to 4 p.m. at Area 34, 971 WV Route 34, Hurricane.
• Hoot Done It? A Meeks Mountain Evening Owl Investigation will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Meeks Mountain Trails, Hurricane City Park. To sign up, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/WV/Hurricane/HootDoneItAMeeksMountainEveningOwlInvestigation
• Sergios Cucina Italiana and Steaks, 2801 Main Street, Hurricane, will be hosting Best Horror Movies trivia starting at 7 p.m.

OCTOBER 17

• There will be a flu shot clinic from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Buffalo Library.
• The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will be holding Business After Hours at Fireside Grille starting at 5 p.m.
• There will be a ribbon cutting for Black & Co, 65 Chase Drive, Hurricane, at noon.
• There will be a ribbon cutting and open house with Civil and Environmental Consultant, Inc., 3574 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, from 3 to 6 p.m.
• There will be a fall photo walk starting at 5:30 p.m. at Valley Park in Hurricane. Meet up at Shelter 1 and explore the trails during golden hour.