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'Swing into spring'
PUTNAM — Swing into spring with Big Band Ballroom Bash!, a fund-raiser for the Theatre of Northeastern Connecticut at the Bradley Playhouse will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. May 12. There will be wine, cheese, music, and dancing.
The Flamingo Big Band and dance instructors Kelly and Paul Wybieracki are providing the evening’s entertainment. Tickets, which are $35 per person plus ticket fees, include an evening of fantastic music and refreshments. The Bradley Playhouse is located at 30 Front Street (Route 44) in Putnam, CT. Reservations may be made with a major credit card online at www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or by calling 860-928-7887.
Dance instructions are included but are optional. If you prefer to just hang out in your seat and enjoy the music and refreshments that is a great way to spend the evening.
The Bradley stage will be the dance floor and it is not handicap accessible.
Flamingo Big Band is a 15 piece all female band of experienced professional musicians under the direction of band leader Corinne Zanetti. Bradley Playhouse choreographers Paul and Kelly Wybieracki will provide dance tutorials for Waltz, Swing and Cha-Cha.
In addition to the Wybierackis, the band also includes musicians who have contributed their talent to Bradley pit orchestras. Corinne Zanetti has been playing trumpet with the Bradley for well over 20 years; Laurie Semprebon, Mallory Kohus, and Mary St. Laurent Sheehan have also played for Bradley musicals. Long-time Bradley member Diane Pollard, who has appeared in many Bradley musicals and been the musical director for even more, is the lead singer for Flamingo Big Band.
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Wed. May 10
Art
PUTNAM --- “A 70-year Retrospective: The Works of Jerry Ferguson” will appear in the Corridor Gallery at Putnam Municipal Complex through June 30. It features the works of Gerald (Jerry) Ferguson. Free.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of Thompson Library will present, in its Art @ the Library series, the Thompson Public Schools Art Show through May 24 in the Meeting Room and in the Display Case.
Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present an exhibit and sale by David Stumpo, artist and wildlife painter, through May 31. Fine art prints and cards are also available.
Thur. May 11
Theater
POMFRET --- The Pomfret School Theater will present “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” at 7 p.m. May 11 and May 12 in the Hard Auditorium. Free. All welcome. www.pomfretct.org.
Bird Walk
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society will present “Trail Wood Bird Walk with Andy” at 8 a.m. at the Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary on Kenyon Road. $10 CAS members; $20 nonmembers. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Fri. May 12
Ballroom Bash
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will hold a Big Band Ballroom Bash benefit concert and dance lessons from 7 to 10 p.m. Flamingo Big Band and Kelly & Paul Wybieracki dance instructors.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust will host a Gellert Preserve Bird Walk at 8 a.m. $10 CAS members; $20 nonmembers. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sat. May 13
Ham and Bean Supper
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Lions Club will hold a ham and bean supper from 5 to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post 67. $15. Eat in or take out. Drawings.
Plant Sale
WOODSTOCK --- The Quiet Corner Garden Club Annual Plant Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Agriculture Building, Woodstock Fairgrounds, Rt. 169. Funds scholarships for local students studying horticulture-related fields, for civic projects such as children’s gardens in schools and libraries, plantings at senior housing facilities and memorials sites throughout the region. Perennials, annuals, garden vegetables, heirloom tomatoes, fruit-bearing trees and shrubs. Also, for Mother’s Day, fresh floral arrangements, spring wreaths, gift baskets, hand-crafted bird houses and feeders will also be for sale. QuietCornerGardenClub.com or find us on Facebook.
Healing Service
BROOKLYN --- The public is invited to a Healing Service at 2 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, Rts. 6 and 169. http://www.trinitychurchbrooklyn.org.
Fishing Derby
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club Noe Poulin Fishing Derby will start at 8 a.m. in Rotary Park. Free for kids. Prizes.
Sun. May 14
Bird Walk
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a Mother's Day Bird Walk at 8 a.m. Bring your mother or grandmother to see the colorful birds of spring. $10 CAS members; $20 nonmembers. Mom’s admitted free. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Bird Walk
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon society will present a Mother's Day Walk at 2 p.m. at Trail Wood. Heavy precipitation or high winds will cancel. CAS members free; $5 for nonmembers. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Thur. May 18
Program
PUTNAM --- The New Roxbury Land Trust will present a program on beetles, borers and worms and other villains in the garden at 12:30 p.m. in the Municipal Complex. Free.
Fri. May 19
Helping Pets
PUTNAM --- Verizon Wireless Zone, will be hosting a shelter animal adoption event on Kennedy Drive in Putnam in conjunction with East Coast Rescues and Pawsafe animal shelters.
Family Film
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club's Movies in the Park Series will host a free showing of "Fantastic Mr. Fox" at 8 p.m. (dusk) at the Rotary Park. Bring chairs and blankets. Free.
Sat. May 20
Shred Days
THOMPSON --- bankHometown will host a free Shred Day from 9 to 11 a.m. at its Thompson branch on Riverside Drive. No appointment needed. A professional document destruction company will be in the bank’s parking lot and can accept up to two boxes of documents per person.
Author Series
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Library Author Series will present author Christopher Torockio at 1 p.m. at the Municipal Complex. Free. All welcome. The next event in the Putnam Library Author Series will be in October.
Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast is holding a low-cost rabies clinic at from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital on Rt. 12. $15 cash. Preregistration and appointment is required. No walk-ins. 860-317-1720.
Sun. June 4
Fishing Derby
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Recreation Department's 23rd annual Fishing Derby will begin at 8 a.m. at the Pomfret Rod & Gun Club. For boys and girls ages 5-15. $5. Register at www.pomfretct.gov/recreation.
Sat. June 17
Art Festival
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Arts Council (PAC) will be hosting the Putnam Fine Arts and Crafts Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17 and June 18 at the Municipal Complex. It includes all the arts plus live music. Rain or shine. Free.
Sun.. July 9
Touch-A-Truck
WOODSTOCK --- The Bungay Fire Brigade will host Touch-A-Truck from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Roseland Park.
Sun. Aug. 27
Cruise Fund-raiser
THOMPSON --- DKH will hold its Cruise, BBQ & Brew - Motorcycle & Car Cruise at 10 a.m. at the Thompson Speedway and The Black Dog Bar & Grille in Putnam. Benefits the NECT Cancer Fund of Day Kimball Healthcare. $35 registration. daykimball.org/cruising.
Fri. Sept. 8
Golf Classic
PUTNAM --- The Day Kimball Hospital Centreville Bank Golf Classic will set off at 7:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Connecticut National Country Club. For info: daykimball.org/golfclassic.
Sat. Sept. 30
BBQ
WOODSTOCK --- The Bungay Fire Brigade will host its fall 2023 Chicken BBQ from 4 to 6 p.m. www.bungay.com.
Sat. Nov. 11
Dueling Pianos
THOMPSON --- The DKH Dueling Pianos fund-raiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Raceway Restaurant and Banquet Hall. Benefits Day Kimball Healthcare At Home services of HomeCare, HomeMakers, and Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. Food, drawings and more. Tickets $45, must be purchased in advance. daykimball.org/pianos.
Sun. Dec. 3
Tree of Life
The DKH 34th Annual Hospice Tree of Life Ceremonies will be held at 5 p.m. in 11 towns throughout northeastern Connecticut. The purchase of memorial lights on each community's Tree of Life benefits Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. For info: daykimball.org/treeoflife.
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Agnes Hagopian Merjian
POMFRET CENTER — Agnes (Haiganoush) Hagopian Merjian was born June 2, 1937, in the Bronx, New York, to Ludwig and Rose Hagopian –survivors of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-21.
She was educated at Roosevelt High School in the Bronx – the third public high school to open in that borough. A gifted singer, she set aside her career aspirations to support her husband, Hagop M. Merjian (of Pomfret), to whom she was married for 65 years.
She leaves her husband and her three children: Adrienne R. Merjian (Marcus Minifee), Armen H. Merjian (Sophia Bailey), and Ara H. Merjian, along with grandchildren Sofia and Jivan. Agnes was a beloved mother, friend, and mentor to so many who will miss her dearly.
Gilman & Valade Funeral Homes and Crematory, 104 Church St. Putnam.
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The girls’ tennis team is all smiles after capturing their third consecutive ECC Div. II title last week. Photo courtesy of Keith Athchinson/Woodstock Academy.
It was a lot of work.
But at the end, there was a big reward.
The Woodstock Academy girls’ tennis team survived a four-hour marathon against Lyman Memorial in Lebanon last week and posted a 4-3 victory.
The win improved the Centaurs record to 5-0 in Div. II of the ECC and gave them their third consecutive division title.
“This was a stressful one, I will tell you,” said a relieved coach Keith Atchinson. “We had some very close matches where we had to come back. A number of them went to three sets. I’m super-happy for the girls, especially losing all the seniors from last year, that we came back and had a nice season again this year.”
The second doubles team of Gianna Musumeci and Kerrigan Reynolds were the duo that put the Centaurs over the top against the Bulldogs.
They had to battle three sets and a tiebreaker to do it, but they eventually posted a 3-6, 7-6, 3-2 (10-7) win over Kendall Breault and Skylar Hofmann.
“That clinched it for us. Peyton Bentley also had a huge come-from-behind win for us at fourth singles. We went up 3-1 in the match but (Lyman) took the first set in all three doubles so it wasn’t looking good for a while there,” Atchinson said.
Bentley lost her first set, 4-6, but rallied in the next two with a pair of decisive 6-1 victories over Naomi Duhaime.
Ellie Bishop-Klee, at first singles, was the only straight-set winner for the Centaurs with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Nina Gardella.
Wynter Worth, at second singles, posted a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Alexis Zimnoch.
In all, five of the seven matches went to three sets.
“It was a long one, a lot of long points,” Atchinson said.
“A four-hour match is tough especially at this time of year with exams starting. This was the first match of six in the next seven days so it wasn’t the best way to start that stretch but it is what it is and we will do the best we can.”
The Centaurs were 50-50 for the remainder of the week in a pair of non-divisional matches and also had one match, at Stonington, postponed by rain.
They fell to East Lyme down by the shoreline, 7-0, to East Lyme but rebounded on Saturday for a 4-3 win over St. Bernard at the Pomfret School.
The win raised the Centaurs record to 6-3 overall.
Worth just got past Meri Kambolli of the Saints when Kambolli was forced to retire due to injury while trailing 4-0 in the third set. Worth had won the first set 7-6, but lost the second 5-7.
Bentley captured a win in the fourth singles with another three-set marathon. Bentley jumped out ahead of Carmela Rangel 6-1, but lost the second set to her St. Bernard opponent, 6-7. Bentley rebounded in the third set to win the match with a 6-0 victory.
The Centaurs finished things off with a pair of doubles wins.
Musumeci and Reynolds captured the second doubles with a straight-set victory while Maeve Lusignan and Kate McArthur were also winners at third singles.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
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