Vendors sought

POMFRET — Positively Pomfret Day 2014 is Sept. 27 and vendors are being sought. If interested, go to the town website for the registration at  www.pomfret.gov or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

 

Wed. July 30

Fun Run

W. THOMPSON --- The West Thompson Dam Fun Run has started and will run through Sept. 17 on Wednesdays starting at the West Thompson Dam entrance on Ravenelle Road. Starts at 6:15 p.m. Distance is 3.1 and 1.44 miles. Fun Run or walk is free and open to all. For info: mayer.robert @sbcglobal.net. 

 

Art Exhibit

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Air and Water, Space and Time," a drawings exhibit by George Jacobi, through Aug. 15 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Portion of the sales benefits the center. 928-4948.

 

Fri. Aug. 1

'Les Miserables'

WOODSTOCK --- “Les Miserables” will be presented Aug. 1, 2 and 3 at the Hyde Cultural Center to benefit Day Kimball Healthcare, QVCC Foundation and TNECT at the Bradley Playhouse.  Tickets at WINY or the Bradley Playhouse or at lesmisatthehyde.com

 

'Wizard of Oz'

PUTNAM ---  The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3, 10 and 17 at the playhouse on Front Street (Rt. 44). Tickets are $21 and $18. 860-928-7887.

 

Performance

PUTNAM --- The students of the Summer Arts Academy being held this week at Pomfret School will present an Academy On Stage evening performance and gallery exhibit at the First Friday event in downtown Putnam.  (860) 481-3757.

 

4-H Fair

BROOKLYN --- The Windham County 4-H Fair  will be held Aug 1, 2, 3 at the Brooklyn fairgrounds.  Admission is $1 per car. Livestock shows on Saturday include dairy, beef, sheep, rabbits, chickens.   Open Gymkhana horse show Sat afternoon. Arts and crafts and home show all weekend.  Public invited.

 

Fish Fry

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 will hold a fish fry from noon to 8 p.m. at the hall on Riverside Drive. Prices vary. 923-2967.

 

Sat. Aug. 2

Flea Market

OXFORD, Mass. --- The First Congregational Church of Oxford, U.C.C. on Main Street will hold a Community Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 2 and Sept. 6. Reservations accepted. No food vendors. Rain dates Aug. 9 and Sept. 13. 508-987-2211.

 

Frog Regatta Fest

N. GROSVENORDALE --- Council 2087 of the Knights of Columbus and St. Joseph School will hold their annual Frog Regatta Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting from the foot bridge near the library. Frogs are $5 and there are prizes. Festivities continue until 5 p.m. 923-2967.

 

'Wizard of Oz'

PUTNAM ---  The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3, 10 and 17 at the playhouse on Front Street (Rt. 44). Tickets are $21 and $18. 860-928-7887.

 

Storytelling

THOMPSON --- Phillip “Firewalker” Pollier will present Native American Storytelling from 5 to 6  p.m. Aug. 2, 9, 16, and 23 at Phelp’s Pond on Main Street. Also crafts. All welcome.

 

Sun. Aug. 3

'Wizard of Oz'

PUTNAM ---  The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, 9, 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3, 10 and 17 at the playhouse on Front Street (Rt. 44). Tickets are $21 and $18. 860-928-7887.

 

Tues. Aug. 5

Pomfret Seniors

POMFRET CENTER --- the Pomfret Seniors will offer bingo for fun at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 5 and dominos and games at noon Aug. 6 at the Pomfret Senior Center on Rt. 44. Surrounding town seniors welcome.

 

Senior Lunch

POMFRET CENTER --- The Pomfret Senior Association will be having a brown bag luncheon meeting at noon at the Pomfret Senior Center, Rt. 44. All Pomfret seniors 50 and over are welcome.

 

Wed. Aug. 6

Nature Program 

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Evening Bird Walk" at 6 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.  Bring binoculars. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948. 

 

Fri. Aug. 8

'Wizard of Oz'

PUTNAM ---  The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8, 9, 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 and 17 at the playhouse on Front Street (Rt. 44). Tickets are $21 and $18. 860-928-7887.

 

Sat. Aug. 9

Nature Program 

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Invasive Plant Identification Walk" at 9 a.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.  $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948. 

 

'Wizard of Oz'

PUTNAM ---  The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9, 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 and 17 at the playhouse on Front Street (Rt. 44). Tickets are $21 and $18. 860-928-7887.

 

Murder Mystery

OXFORD, Mass. --- The Oxford Community Youth Theater Group will present "Murder Mystery" at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and at 4 p.m.Aug. 10 at the First Congregational Church of Oxford. Prices vary and will be sold at the door. 508-987-2211.

 

Storytelling

THOMPSON --- Phillip “Firewalker” Pollier will present Native American Storytelling from 5 to 6  p.m. Aug. 9, 16, and 23 at Phelp’s Pond on Main Street. Also crafts. All welcome.

 

Sun. Aug. 10

Car Cruise

PUTNAM --- The town of Putnam presents the Main Street Car Cruise from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cruise includes cars, motorcycle stuntman, rolling burnouts, Diesel Truck tug-of-war, jet-ski demonstrations, a Dyno-trailer. The Arc Rubber Duck Race begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Bridge Street Bridge. Rain date is Aug. 17. www.mainstreetcarcruise.org.

 

Summer Fest

WOODSTOCK --- The 10th annual Summer Fest fund-raiser with a buffet and live entertainment will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Inn at Woodstock Hill. Tickets are $55 each with advanced reservation. Tickets sold fewer than 3 days before the event are $65. $12 from each ticket sale will be donated to children’s treatment and supportive programs at the United Services Center for Autism. Tickets:  860-928-0528 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

 

'Wizard of Oz'

PUTNAM ---  The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Wizard of Oz" at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 and 16 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 and 17 at the playhouse on Front Street (Rt. 44). Tickets are $21 and $18. 860-928-7887.

 

Duck Race

PUTNAM --- The Arc of Quinebaug Valley will hold its annual Rubber Duckie Race at Rotary Park.  Duck adoption tickets are available at local business or through a member or employee of The Arc Quinebaug Valley.  $5.  860-774-2827.

 

Nature Program 

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Second Sunday Walk" at 2 p.m. at the Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free to members; $5 for nonmembers.  928-4948. 

 

Open House

EASTFORD --- His Oaks Community Jamboree, a His Oaks Ministry event, will present an open house, chicken BBQ and tag sale from noon to 5 p.m. at the ministry at 147 Union Road. Free fund-raiser. Tag sale donations wanted. 203-848-4706.

 

Tues. Aug. 12

Pomfret Seniors

POMFRET CENTER --- The Pomfret Senior Center building will be used as the voting location for the Republican Primary. At noon seniors are invited to TEEG in Thompson for a BBQ lunch. At 12:30 p.m. Aug. 13 the center will present the movie “How to Train your Dragon.” Seniors from surrounding towns are welcome.

 

Thur. Aug. 14

Nature Program 

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Bugs with Ben" from 6:30 to 8: 30 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road.  Wear comfortable shoes. For families. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948. 

 

Sat. Aug. 16

Steeple Chase

WILLIMANTIC --- Perception Programs and the Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) will host the fund-raiser 23rd Annual Steeple Chase Bike Tour in Mansfield. Preregister at www.perceptionprograms.org, active.com, bikereg.com, or by calling Ruth Gordon at 860-450-7122. Steeple Chase sponsors and donors should contact Ruth directly.

 

 

 

 

The Palmer Arboretum, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, is cool and serene in the middle of a hot summer.

 

 

Left: New bench in its "hideaway." Top: Cedar. Above: Japanese maple.