Wed. July 27

Senior Program

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will offer its Walking Club at  10:15 a.m. on the Airline Trail.  Open to all area seniors.  860-928-7459

 

Senior Program

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will present Guided Meditation at 10:30 a.m. and a free blood pressure screening. Open to all area seniors.  860-928-7459

 

Fun Runs

W. THOMPSON --- The long-standing 5K summer fun runs, founded originally by Bobby Mayer, takes place every Wednesday until mid-September. Combination of rough pavement and gravel roads. Free. Park and meet at the Ravenelle Rd parking lot. Runners will walk toward the starting line from the lot around 6 and the run will start promptly at 6:15. Newcomers are advised to arrive earlier to get a course description. Info: Martin This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Thur. July 28

Pomfret Seniors

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will present Yoga at 1 p.m. Area seniors welcome. 928-7459.

 

Farmers Market

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Thursday Farmers Market is open from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. It runs Thursday through Oct. 27.

 

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present "Trail Wood Bird Walk" at 8 a.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

 

Pomfret Seniors

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will offer a blood pressure clinic at 10:30 a.m. Free. Area seniors welcome. 928-7459.

 

Sat. July 30

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present "Crowded Fields and Borderlands" from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $7 for members; $15 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

 

Water Safety

PUTNAM --- The Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center will present a free water safety workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 30 and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the center off Kennedy Drive. Free childcare provided.

 

Concert

CANTERBURY --- The Friends of the Prudence Crandall Museum will present a Twilight Concert from 6 to 8 at the museum on routes 169 and 14.  Free. Donations appreciated! http://friendsofprudencecrandallmuseum.org/

 

Farmers Market

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Saturday Farmers Market is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. It runs Saturdays through Oct. 29.

 

TLGV Program

WILLIMANTIC --- TLGV Member Program will present a private tour of the CT Eastern Railroad Museum on Bridge Street from 10 a.m. to noon. Museum fee, $7 for adults; $3 for kids 8-12; free admittance for kids under 8. RSVP 860-774-3300.

 

Mon. Aug. 1

Training

DAYVILLE --- United Services will host a free 8-hour Mental Health First Aid training to the community from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 2 and 4  at United Services’ Dayville Clinic on N. Main Street. Mental Health First Aid is a program that helps the public identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Register:  860-774-2020.

 

Farmers Market

PUTNAM --- The NECT Farmers Market will be held from 3:30 to 6 p.m. every Monday through Oct. 24 at the Riverview Pavilion off Kennedy Drive.

 

Tues. Aug. 2

Senior Program

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center will offer Tai Chi from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free. Donations welcome.  Open to all area seniors.  860-928-7459

 

Exercise Group

WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Woodstock Town Hall lower level meeting room. Free for all Woodstock senior citizens 60 and older. 860-974-1050.

 

Commission Meeting

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Commission on Aging will meet at 6 p.m. at the Ella Grasso Senior Housing community room. All welcome. Senior from Putnam living in other units or in their own homes are welcome and encouraged to attend Commission on Aging meetings. 

 

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