Ashland-Hopkinton Porchfest, a grassroots community music festival, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 30, from 2-6 p.m. (Rain date is Oct. 1.) The event features free musical performances at front porches of more than 25 homes in Hopkinton and Ashland. For more information, including a listing of performance locations, visit ashhopporchfest.org.