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1st Friday
poster contest
announced
The First Fridays Committee is excited to take visitors to six iconic cities, exploring art, architecture, music, and cuisine along the way. Below are the descriptions of each city; artists interested in participating in the 2016 poster contest are invited to use the below descriptions to inspire their work. The piece that embodies the “artistic road trip” theme and most effectively captures the cities described will be chosen as the winner. Entries are due by March 1.
May 6th – NEW YORK - The Big Apple – New York is arguably the world’s most recognizable city with distinct architecture and a reputation for producing iconic art. From the lights of Broadway to the gritty streets and alleys of the Bronx, all the way to the galleries and coffee shops of Greenwich Village, New York has created art with a global impact.
June 3rd – CHICAGO - The Windy City – Chicago is steeped in history and culture with deep roots in blues and jazz music. The city is also known for its improvisational theatre movement, with many comedians and actors graduating from the Steppenwolf and Second City stages. With culinary creations like the Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and Chicago-Style Hot Dogs, this city is known for big flavor, sights, and sounds.
July 1st – BOSTON - Beantown and the Cradle of Liberty - this favorite New England city is known as much for sports as for arts and culture, with the Green Monster of Fenway Park and the hallowed halls of Harvard prompting the same national respect. Rock bands like Aerosmith, J. Geils Band, and Boston have all made their start here.
August 5th – SEATTLE – Emerald City - this seaport city became the epicenter for the grunge explosion of the early 1990s, making its flannel-wearing, coffee-drinking residents emblems of a musical and cultural movement. However - poetry, independent music, fine & experimental art, and cuisine all have worked to shape Seattle’s culture. From Pike Place Market to the Space Needle and beyond, this city has a personality all its own.
September 2nd – NASHVILLE – Music City, USA - Nashville has long been the center of the country music scene with classic artists like Johnny Cash and modern musicians like Jack White, playing such venues as the Bluebird Café and the Grand Old Opry. Added to this rich history of music, Nashville’s food, including Hot Chicken and Meat & Three, contribute to the flavor of the city.
October 7th – NEW ORLEANS – The Big Easy - With its blend of French, Spanish, and Creole cuisine, music, and language, New Orleans is a uniquely cultural American city. Famous landmarks like the French Quarter draw countless tourists each year to experience the blues, jazz, food, and annual events that have made the city legendary. Playing on the voodoo culture of New Orleans, the First Fridays Zombie Fashion Show will return this month, drawing crowds from across the region.
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Wed. Dec. 16
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Birding Through the Years with Paint and Brush” through Feb. 1 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. 860-928-4948.
Art at Library
N. GROSVENORDALE --- Art @ the Library will present an art exhibit, “Journey into the Four Directions” through Dec. 29 at the Thompson Public Library. Supported by the Friends of the Library.
Thur. Dec. 17
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “December Bird Walk” at 1 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Fri. Dec. 18
'Wonderful Life'
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present "It's a Wonderful Life" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 20. $19 and $15. 860-928-7887.
Sun. Dec. 20
Breakfast
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a made-to-order breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. $7. 860-923-2967.
Breakfast
N. GROSVENORDALE --- the American Legion family of post 67 on Rt. 200 will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. $8 adult and $4 children under 7.
Tues. Dec. 22
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.
Thur. Dec. 24
Christmas Eve
POMFRET --- The First Congregational Church of Pomfret will hold its Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. in Clark Chapel on the Pomfret School Campus.
Fri. Dec. 25
Merry Christmas!
Sat. Dec. 26
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Owl Walk” at 7 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Thur. Dec. 31
Happy New Year!
Slumber Party
POMFRET CENTER --- The Windham Tolland 4-H on Taft Pond Road will present New Year’s Eve Slumber Party from 5:30 p.m. Dec. 31 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 1 for kids 6 to 12. $25 per child. Preregistration required by Dec. 23. 6 for kids up to 8; $10 for those 9 and older. 974-3379.
Sat. Jan. 9
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Winter Night Sky Walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Bring binoculars and/or telescope. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Jan. 10
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Sunday Walk at 2 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Thur. Jan. 21
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a bird walk at 1 p.m. starting from the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sat. Jan. 23
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Full Moon Walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Bring binoculars and/or telescope. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Owl Walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Cancelled if bad weather. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Jan. 24
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Avian Taxidermy” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Jan. 31
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Taxidermy of Mammals” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Tues. April 5
Three C’s
WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “Henry & Mudge” at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades PK-3. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946.
Tues. May 24
Three C’s
WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “SkippyjonJones Snow What” at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades PK-3. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946.
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Now Installed
The Putnam Business Association’s new railroad bridge signs were installed last week. The association did some fund-raiser for the signs. Those who helped include: PBA President Earl Rosebrooks, Jennifer Beckett and the PR/Marketing Committee, Jeff Rawson and the Membership Committee and more. Courtesy photo.
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Veterans plan
holiday celebration
DANIELSON — A special holiday celebration complete with door prizes such as a Quilt of Valor, a 32-inch television, a 14-pound turkey, and a shirt embroidered with the Veterans Coffeehouse logo will highlight the next RSVP Veterans Coffeehouse on Dec. 22 at the Killingly Community Center, 185 Broad Street, Danielson.
Jan Roberta, representing the Quilts of Valor Foundation and founder of the “Stitch Chicks” group in Franklin which has awarded 90 Quilts of Valor to veterans this year, will discuss the Quilts of Honor process and present a Quilt of Honor to the Veterans Coffeehouse for the door prize drawing.
Other door prizes include a 32-inch LED HDTV that was assembled in the USA. The TV was donated by Walmart of Brooklyn. Also, a 14-pound turkey donated by AmVets Post 45 - Danielson & Putnam; and a very special logo-embroidered Veterans Coffeehouse shirt.
Eligibility for door prizes will be limited to veterans in attendance at the Veterans Coffeehouse on Dec. 22. There is no cost to attend. Each veteran attending will receive one free ticket for the door prize drawing. The program starts at 9 a.m.
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PUTNAM — After more than 25 years of raising funds to help northeastern Connecticut residents prevent and fight cancer, the founders of the Day Kimball Healthcare (DKH) Deary Memorial Cancer Fund are passing the torch to DKH and the wider community. DKH will continue to operate the fund under a new name, the Northeast Connecticut Cancer Fund of DKH, and administrators are looking to the community to continue its historically strong support of the fund through donations and its many associated fund-raising events.
“Through establishment of the fund and these events, the Deary family has played a significant, lasting and meaningful role in the culture of philanthropy and community involvement in our area,” said DKH President and CEO Robert Smanik.
Smanik said it’s important that the community understand that all money donated to the fund will stay with the fund, regardless of whether or not DKH affiliates with a larger system in the future.
“It is a restricted fund and as such will continue to benefit only local patients through DKH, the same as it always has,” Smanik said. “It is also our intention that the many annual fund-raising events that have been developed to support the fund will continue, and we hope that the hearty community support and participation that they have garnered in the past continues and grows as well.”
The Deary family founded the fund in memory of their beloved daughter and sister, Cathy Deary, and later partnered with DKH to put the fund to good use for the local community. Their wish was to ensure that no one in northeastern Connecticut would forego cancer screening because of cost.
More than a quarter-century later, they have achieved that goal and so much more. The fund now provides financial assistance to more than 200 northeastern Connecticut residents in need each year, not just for cancer screening but for treatment as well. Since its inception the fund has raised over $1 million through community donations and multiple annual fund-raising events including the Deary family’s founding event, the Deary Memorial Race, Walk and Ride. The original race was created by local runners Martin Fey and Jimi Gothreau and the former Observer Patriot was the sponsor.
DKH Director of Development Pamela Watts says that although the closing of this chapter is bittersweet for all involved, she feels certain that the community will continue to support the fund and its events as strongly as ever.
“Day Kimball was founded 121 years ago purely on the support of the community,” Watts said. “It has grown and evolved ever since then because of the support of the community, and the efforts of the Deary family are a significant and inspiring chapter in that story.
Along with the Deary family, all of us at Day Kimball are excited to see what the future holds for the growth of the fund and continued community leadership in spearheading its many wonderful fund-raising events.”
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