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Wed. Oct. 13
Art Guild
PUTNAM --- The Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Putnam Public Library Community Room. Our guest will be Pam Lussier, who will demonstrate her technique with oil painting. All welcome.
Dairy Exhibit
WOODSTOCK --- "Farmers, Cows and the Land," an exhibition about the modern history of dairy farming in Connecticut, is on display at the Roseland Cottage carriage barn through Oct. 15, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Free.
Puppetry Exhibit
STORRS --- The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will present two exhibits, "Punch and Judy: Handpuppets, Politics and Humor," and "Frank and Elizabeth Haines: An American Puppet Theater in the 1930s," through Dec. 19 at the UConn campus. www.bimp.uconn.edu.
Thur. Oct. 14
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a bird walk at 8 a.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Aid Overview
WOODSTOCK --- Woodstock Academy will host a College Financial Aid Overview for Academy parents/guardians of students in grades 9-12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Bates Auditorium. No registration required. 928-0319.
Health-Money
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare and Jim Weiss of Weiss & Hale Financial will present "What are the Links Between Money & Emotion, Your Health & Your Future?" from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the first floor private dining room at the hospital. Light dinner included. Free. Register: 860- 928-6541, ext. 2095.
Film
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Historical Society and Thompson Recreation are sponsoring "The Man in the Net,” at 7 p.m. at the library/community center. It was partially filmed in Thompson in 1958. Following the film Thompson resident Clarence Ballard, who played the deputy in the film, will talk about his filming experiences. Free. To reserve seat, call 923 3776.
Fri. Oct. 15
Teen Weekend
POMFRET --- A Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Fall Teen Weekend starts at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15 and ends at 9 a.m. Oct. 17 in the Lodge on Taft Pond Road. New teens welcome. $50. 860-974-3379.
Spaghetti Dinner
POMFRET --- A spaghetti dinner campership fund-raiser will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. to benefit Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp 2011 Campership Fund. $10, adults; $7, kids 12 and younger. Tickets at camp registrar's office (860-974-3379) or at the door.
Habitat Fund-raiser
POMFRET --- Habitat for Humanity of Northeast Connecticut will hold a "Raise the Roof" Barn Dance fund-raiser from 7 to 10 p.m. at Tyrone Farms. $50 per person. www.habitatnect.org.
Sat. Oct. 16
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present Bird Banding at the center off Pomfret Street at 9 a.m. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Vampire Series
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Historical Society will present a Halloween Vampire Series, beginning with an adult movie night at 8 p.m. at the Palmer Hall. Unrated, but scary. No one under 18 admitted without an adult. Free, but donations welcome. Bring seat cushion.
Corn Maze
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Recreation Department's Corn Maze, "Mezmer Eyes," is open from noon to 6 p.m. through Oct. 30. Fright Nights are Oct. 29 and 30. The maze is near the town's recreation field off Rt. 97. Benefits the PCS 8th grade class.
Pomfret Seniors
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Seniors will host an indoor tag sale along with the Wolf Den Grange bake sale from 9 a.m. to noon at the center on Mashamoquet Road. To rent a table for $10 or to donate items for the sale, call 860-928-7459.
Food Drive
WOODSTOCK --- Members of the Muddy Brook Fire Department, Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association, Bungay Fire Brigade, and the Woodstock Town Hall are conducting a Canned Food and Boot Drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 16 at the WVFA. A Boot Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17 at Roseland Cottage and the Woodstock Transfer Station. Benefits low-income Woodstock residents.
Arts, Crafts
WOODSTOCK --- The Fine Arts & Crafts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Roseland Cottage on Rt. 169. $5 for adults; Free for Historic New England members and kids under 12. 860-928-4074.
Free Maze
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly FFA Parents & Alumni Group, along with the Killingly FFA, will host a free corn maze from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parking will be at the Killingly Intermediate School and a hay ride will take people to the maze. The maze is geared for children 10 and under. They will get a coloring book to follow through the maze, and there will be face painting and pumpkin painting as well. Free. This is a community service project from both groups.
Auditions
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will hold auditions for "The Kitchen Witches" from 10 a.m. to noon Oct. 16 and from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 17. 928-7887.
Tag Sale
BROOKLYN --- The Sarah Williams Danielson Chapter DAR is sponsoring a tag sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the chapter house on Wolf Den Road. Benefits the chapter. 860.774.0667.
Sun. Oct. 17
Walk-a-Thon
ASHFORD --- The 15th annual Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Walk-a-Thon will be held Oct. 17. Benefits programs at Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. For info and pledge sheets., call 860-684-4796.
Steeple Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam will host a "Raising the Steeple Celebration" at 3 p.m. at the church downtown. Includes skits, music, comedy and magic. Tickets are $8 from church office at 860-928-4405 or at the door.
Tues. Oct. 19
Woodstock Seniors
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Seniors will hold the following this week at the Town Hall, lower level: Exercises, 9 to 10 a.m. Oct. 19 and 21; arts and crafts, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Oct. 20; dominoes, 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 20.
Pomfret Seniors
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Senior will host a flu shot and blood pressure clinic at 1 p.m. at the center on Mashamoquet Road. Bring proof of insurance. 860-928-7459.
Wed. Oct. 20
Health Program
DAYVILLE --- Westview Health Care Center will host a community health education program called “An Ounce of Prevention: Plans for Healthy Aging” at 6 p.m. at Westview Health Care Center on Ware Road in the formal dining room. Dayville in the formal dining room. Joseph J. Botta, MD, will provide information and discussion on practicing a healthy lifestyle. For community members interested in attending, call 860-774-8574, ext. 110. Light refreshments will be served.
Clean Up
WOODSTOCK --- Roseland Cottage staff and volunteers will put the formal parterre garden at Roseland Cottage to bed for the season from 10 a.m. to noon. The fall garden clean-up will include pulling up annuals and thinning perennials. Volunteers are welcome to take the pulled and thinned plants home to brighten up their interiors during the winter or add something new to their garden bed. Coffee and breakfast treats provided. 928-4074.
Thur. Oct. 21
Book Discussion
ABINGTON --- The Abington Social Library will present a book discussion on Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" at 4 p.m. at the library. 974-0415.
Auction
PUTNAM --- The Arc of Quinebaug Valley will hold its fourth annual Celebrity Bartender Night and Sports Memorabilia Auction from 5 to 9 p.m. at J.D. Cooper’s. Benefits the “Elevating Education” campaign, an elevator fund. No one under 21.
Fri. Oct. 22
'The Crucible'
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street, downtown Putnam, will present "The Crucible" at 8 p.m. Oct. 22, 23, 29 and 30 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 24 and 31. $16 and $13. 860-928-7887.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a monthly moonlight walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sat. Oct. 23
Pumpkin Fest!
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will host its second annual Great Pumpkin Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout downtown. 928-1350.
Passport Fund-raiser
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Academy Project Graduation 2011 will hold a fund-raiser Passport Acceptance Day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fieldhouse. The Putnam Post Office will donate 100% of the $15 passport photo fee to Project Graduation 2011. For more information call 860-933-7267.
Craft Fair
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The West Thompson Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is having a Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the fire station on West Thompson Road.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present Saw-whet Owl Banding at 7 p.m. starting at the center off Pomfret Street. $15 members; $25 nonmembers. Limited registration: 860-928-4948.
Roast Beef Supper
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Emanuel Lutheran Church on Main Street will hold a Roast Beef Supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. $10, adults; $5, kids under 12. Tickets available at door. Takeout available.
Art Show
PUTNAM --- The Northeastern Connecticut Art Guild will sponsor a one-day "mini" show of small artworks in the atrium of the Montgomery Ward building on Main Street.
Scholarship Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Coach Greenhalgh Scholarship Fund will hold an Italian night starting with cocktails at 6 p.m. at the Elks on Edmond Street. Dinner and dancing follow. $20. 928-6772.
Harvest Fair
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam downtown will present a Harvest Fair and Luncheon from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the Putnam Pumpkin Festival. Lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 860-974-1403.
Craft-Artisan Fair
PUTNAM --- The NECT Great Pumpkin Festival Crafters and Artisans Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. around downtown. No rain date.
Steak Dinner
EASTFORD --- The Eastford Independent Fire Company No. 1 Inc. will hold an all-you-can-eat steak dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the fire house. $15. 974-0256.
Hoops for Hunger
POMFRET --- The Rectory School will host Hoops for Hunger, a free basketball clinic, from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Oct. 23 and Nov. 6 at the Colhoun Gymnasium on the Rectory campus. Clinics are for kids 8-13. Admission is a canned goods. 928-4986 or 928-7750
Tag Sale
W. WOODSTOCK --- The Church of the Good Shepherd on Bradford Corner Road will hold a tag sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine.
Sun. Oct. 24
'Eastern Cougar'
WOODSTOCK --- The New Roxbury Land Trust will present "Eastern Cougar" from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First Congregational Church on Rt. 169. Free. All welcome.