Wed. Sept. 17

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. 

 

Fund-raiser Exhibit

POMFRET --- Celebrations Shoppes will present an art exhibit and fund-raiser to support the building of the new Regional Community YMCA through Oct. 25. Twenty percent of art sales from this special exhibition will be donated to the new RYMCA. 

 

Art Exhibit

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Colors of Nature," a mixed media exhibit by the Northeast Connecticut Art Guild, through Sept. 30 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Portion of the sales benefits the center. 928-4948. 

 

Art Exhibit

DANIELSON --- An exhibit featuring the talent and creativity of 17 Quinebaug Valley Community College’s fine arts graduates will be on display in the college’s Spirol Gallery through Sept. 25. An artists’ reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept.. 10. The event is free and open to the public. Normal gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday – Friday.

 

Sat. Sept. 20

Nature Program 

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "Annual Trail Wood Under the Harvest Moon" at Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. Food and music. $30 per person. 928-4948. 

 

Cancer Survivorship Day

PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare will host Cancer Survivorship Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Day Kimball Hospital, Fields Conference Rooms. There will be activities, informational booths, screenings and more. This event is open to anyone who currently has cancer or who is a survivor of cancer, and their families. To attend, RSVP to Day Kimball Hospital’s Hematology/Oncology unit at (860) 963-6425.

 

Chicken BBQ

QUINEBAUG --- The Thompson Memorial Post 10088 VFW will present a chicken BBQ from 5 to 7 p.m. at the post on Quinebaug Road. $10 for adults; $5 for kids under 12. Takeouts available. Benefits Little League.

 

Popcorn Fund-raiser

PUTNAM --- Putnam Boy Scout Troop 25 will hold a Popcorn Fund-raiser from 9 a.m,. to 3 p.m. at Tractor Supply Company on Rt. 44. The Annual Scout Popcorn Sale helps defray the costs of uniforms, handbooks, summer camp and other activities for the Scouts. For a Scout salesman to come to your door call 339-927-4413.

 

Celebrating Agriculture

WOODSTOCK --- Celebrating Agriculture will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Woodstock Fairgrounds. Free admission and parking. Rain or shine. Hearty Farm Breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. --- donation $5 for adults and $3 for kids under 10. No dogs except guide dogs. www.celebratingagriculture.org

 

Pomfret Seniors

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Seniors Center on Rt. 44 will present a movie, “The Book Thief,” at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 20. All surrounding town seniors welcome

 

Civil War History

WOODSTOCK --- Roseland Cottage will welcome the 27th Connecticut volunteers and the Northeast Topographical Engineers for a Civil War Living History from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21. The Civil War encampment is free and open to the public. The Abolitionist Society meeting at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 is free to Historic New England members, $5 for non-members.  860 928-4074, 

 

Ham Dinner

POMFRET --- A Ham Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. at Christ Church to benefit the First Congregational Church of Pomfret Building Fund. $12 for adults; $8 for kids under 12. 860-753-0613 or 860-928-7026.

 

Band Competition

PUTNAM --- The Putnam High School Clipper Marching Band will host the annual Clipper Invitational Marching Band Competition at 5 p.m. at the St. Marie Greenhalgh Sports Complex on Wicker Street.  Concession stands open. $10 for adults; $5 for seniors and students.

 

Yard Sale

WOODSTOCK --- Woodstock Academy will be holding a school-wide yard during this year’s Shop Hop Weekend from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school. Benefits Relay For Life Team. The Robotics Club will be there, raising funds to help contribute towards their competitions. FRESH (Family Related Effective Solutions for Humanity), Woodstock Academy’s nonprofit organization will be raising money to support their several initiatives that benefit the surrounding community. 

 

Sun. Sept. 21

Fund-raiser Concert

CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical society will present International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year, The Gibson Brothers, in concert at 2:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Community Room. $30 in advance; $35 at the door. 860-546-9062.

 

Cornucopia Fest

STORRS ---  The UConn Home & Garden Education Center will present “Cornucopia,” a free festival showcasing the College of Agriculture and more, at the UConn Storrs campus. 877- 486-6271.

 

Car Show

PLAINFIELD --- The First Congregational Church of Plainfield will hold its second Annual Car Show and Mini Cooper run from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Lions Park at the Town Hall. Music, chicken BBQ and more.

 

Tues. Sept. 23

Pomfret Seniors

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior Center on Rt. 44 will present TEEG Learn and Lunch “Create and Sign onto Email” at noon Sept. 23. Bingo will be at 2:30. The Movie, “Ray,” will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Surrounding town seniors welcome.

 

Sat. Sept. 27

Nature Program 

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret will present "What Do Aquatic Insects Tell Us About Streams?" from 10 a.m. to noon at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. For adults and kids ages 5+ accompanied by an adult. Advanced registration required: $15 for CT Museum of Natural History members - 860-486-4460; or CAS members 928-4948. 

 

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.

 

Bluegrass Band

OXFORD, Mass. --- The First Congregational Church of Oxford, UCC, on Main Street, will present Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Ticket prices vary. 508-987-2211.

 

Drug Take Back

PUTNAM --- Putnam PRIDE and the Putnam Police Department will host a Prescription Drug Take Back event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Riverview Marketplace. Convenient drive through.

 

Book Sale

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library are seeking donations for their Fall Book & Bake Sale, to be held Sept. 27, at the library on Rt. 12. Book donations accepted until noon Sept. 26. Individually wrapped baked goods accepted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 26 and the morning of the sale.

 

 

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