KENT — The Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., will host a reception for Kent artist Michael Danon’s exhibit titled “Kent and Around Travel” from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 14. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a small private tour of the show and meet the artist in front of th… Read more
LITCHFIELD — Community Crafts Week in the Tapping Reeve Meadow, 10 a.m to 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, to Thursday, August 20, will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present Understanding Weather Using the Latest Generation of GOES Satellite Imagery with Tom Alena at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 15, via Zoom.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present Looking Under Logs Together, an encore presentation with Education Director Carrie Szwed, at 4 p.m. Thursday, August 20, via Zoom.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will host a virtual concert: An Evening of Jazz with South Lake, 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday, August 15, live from the Activity Shed and presented via Zoom.
WATERBURY — To mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, giving women across the country the right to vote, the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra will present Fanfare for the Women, a salute to women composers past and present, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 15, virtual…
HARTFORD — Unlike many other activities, cancer has not been canceled or even postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
DERBY — The Art of Drawing Birds will be the topic of a webinar at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 22, at the Kellogg Environmental Center.
NEWTOWN — The need for blood donors is so urgent that the Red Cross has scheduled two drives in the first week of September at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West St.
ANSONIA — In 1657, the first ship was built on the banks of the Housatonic, ushering in more than two centuries of shipbuilding in Olde Derby.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present O-Possumly Adorable and Important to Boot! at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 29, via Zoom.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present The Pandemic Pantry with Gerri Griswold, a cooking show focusing on healthy eating, at noon Saturday, August 22, via Zoom.
WOODBURY — Five Ways to Ease Your Student Back to School After Covid-19 will be the topic of a virtual discussion set for 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, August 17, hosted by the Woodbury Public Library.
WASHINGTON — Conversations on the Green will host America and the World: U.S. Foreign Policy Update, a virtual panel discussion set for 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, August 16.
WOODBURY — A virtual discussion entitled So You’re Thinking About Homeschooling is set for 3 p.m. Thursday, August 13, hosted by the Woodbury Public Library.
SOUTHBURY — South Britain Congregational Church is seeking artists and craftspersons to participate in its annual Apple Festival, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, September 26, at the church on Route 172.
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WOODBURY — “Same great cause. Same amazing food. Different seat.” So reads the invitation to Farm to Flanders: The Ultimate Gourmet Picnic and Online Auction, a creatively reimagined event that this year is replacing the annual Farm to Table dinner at Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust.
WOODBURY — A Woodbury Copper Mine Q&A with resident Jeff Sherman, filmmaker Mike Sandone and historian Susan Shepard is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, August 27, via Zoom.
An invitational outdoor exhibition and fundraiser to benefit the Washington Art Association and Gallery will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 8, on the grounds of the Washington Town Hall (rain date Sunday August 9). A number of 12 x 12 inch canvases have been handed out to…
MIDDLEBURY — The fifth annual Celebrate Middlebury will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, September 12, at the Shepardson Community Center, 1172 Whittemore Rd.
WASHINGTON — The Gunn Memorial Library will present a lecture on Music and Social Revolution at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 13, via Zoom.
MORRIS — Nappy’s Puppets will present an online shadow puppet theater show at 4 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, in celebration of the Morris Public Library’s Summer Reading Finale.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present The Navel of the World: An Exploration of Easter Island at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 8.
NEWTOWN — The C.H. Booth Library is hosting a virtual Summer Travel Series with Toni McKeen.
WATERBURY — Due to current circumstances surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Waterbury ARC annual Wine and Beer-Tasting Fundraiser and Auction, originally scheduled for June 3 and then postponed to September 9, has been canceled entirely for this year.
WOODBURY — The Woodbury Public Library will present Amadeus in Retrospect: The Music, Life and Legacy of Mozart with Dr. Vincent de Luise at 2 p.m. Monday, August 17, via Zoom.
WOODBURY — The Glebe House Museum will reopen for reserved guided tours beginning Friday, August 7, following all current state and CDC guidelines for the health and safety of visitors, volunteers and staff.
WOODBURY — As part of the Woodbury Public Library’s Tuesday Talks, Reference and Technology Librarian Ron Fairchild will present a virtual talk on streaming services at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, via Zoom.
WASHINGTON — The Gunn Junior Library will present Colorful Science Experiments, a virtual program for children, at 4 p.m. Thursday, August 6, via Zoom.
WATERBURY — The Bunker Hill Neighborhood Association will host the second concert of their 2020 Free Summer Concert Series featuring the Soul Funk Band from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 7, at Bunker Hill Park, 265 Bunker Hill Ave.
WASHINGTON — This year’s Washington Friends of Music Summer Concert Festival with the New Baroque Soloists has been canceled due to the Covid pandemic.
BRIDGEWATER— The Presidential Preference Primary is scheduled from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, at the Bridgewater Hilltop Center, 132 Hut Hill Rd.
WOODBURY — The AAA Retire Program is offering a free live Zoom Workshop for those who are approaching or currently in retirement, an educational event on getting the most from Social Security Retirement benefits, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 19.
BETHLEHEM — Members of the Bethlehem Land Trust will gather in person at 4 p.m. Sunday, August 9, at the Bellamy Ferriday Preserve for the group’s Annual Meeting.
OXFORD — The Presidential Preference Primary is scheduled for 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, at Quaker Farms School, 30 Great Oak Rd.
WOODBURY — The Presidential Preference Primary is scheduled for Tuesday, August 11, at the Woodbury Senior Center, 285 Main St. South. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
SOUTHBURY — A Town Conversation on Race Relations with African American and white residents of Southbury is set for 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, August 16, via Zoom.
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WATERBURY — Merrill French: Series 7s is on view through September 6 at The MATT @ Rose Hill, 63 Prospect St. This museum exhibition features the masterful depictions of urban landscapes created by 2020 MIXMASTER winner, Connecticut artist Merrill French. Her views of New York City streets a…
OXFORD-SEYMOUR — The Seymour Oxford Rotary Club will host its virtual meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday, August 6, for members and potential new members.
SEYMOUR — The Seymour Public Library will present a series of four free DIY workshops with the Grounded Goodwife beginning this week via Zoom.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present Reptile Roll Call with Education Director Carrie Szwed, a virtual program at 4 p.m. Thursday, August 6.
WOODBURY — The Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main St. South, will celebrate rock and roll’s history with Craig Harris in a virtual presentation sponsored at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 4.
SEYMOUR — The Seymour Public Library will host the Bow-Tie Historian, Jason Scappaticci, for a free Zoom Lecture, Failed Presidential Assassinations, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4.
LITCHFIELD — The Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center will offer a program, “Resting in God: An Invitation to Centering Prayer,” from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 29.
ROXBURY — Following his well-received talk in Roxbury last fall, author and photographer Mathew Duman will present a Grotesque Safari walking tour through Yale University at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 15.
NEW LONDON — The U.S. Guard Band celebrates the 230-year legacy of the Coast Guard at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, from the Virtual Concert Hall via Livestream.
SOUTHBURY — Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order allowing all registered voters in Connecticut to vote absentee in the Tuesday, August 11, Presidential Primary.
LITCHFIELD — White Memorial Conservation Center will present Animal Adaptations with Gerri Griswold, a virtual program set for 2 p.m. Saturday, August 1.
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Craft vendors and local businesses can sign up now for the fifth annual Celebrate Middlebury town fair, set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, September 12, at Shepardson Community Center, 1172 Whittemore Rd. Last year more than 50 local businesses, civic organizations and craft vendors took pa…
WOODBURY — The Gallery of the Woodbury Public Library will be open for a special viewing of “The Tide Falls,” a mixed media art show by photographer Sarah Jane Thornington, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at 269 Main St. South.
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