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Sat.  April 24
Putnam Beautification
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association's Putnam Beautification clean-up is from 8:30 a.m. to noon, starting in Rotary Park. Gloves, trash bags, water provided.  Meet back at park for lunch.  Masks required. 860-963-6834. Trophies awarded.  Funded in part by The Last Green Valley and the Town of Putnam.

Car Wash
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club will hold a car wash fund-raiser from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hale YMCA. Benefits the club’s International Heifer Project.

Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast, a local animal welfare organization, is holding a low cost rabies clinic from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital, Rt. 12, Danielson/Plainfield town line. Cost is $15 cash per animal. Pre-registration and appointment is required. No walk-ins. 860-317-1720.

Tag Sale
WOODSTOCK --- PAWS Cat Shelter on Rt. 171 will hold a tag sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Drug Take-Back
PUTNAM --- The National Prescription Drug Take-Back will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Farmers Market on Kennedy Drive. Drive-thru. Co-sponsored by Hale YMCA, the Putnam Police and the DEA.

Wed.  April 28
Blood Drive
WOODSTOCK --- The Putnam Rotary Club and the American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the fieldhouse at Woodstock Academy . Appointments need to be made online  via APP or by calling the 1-800-733-2767. Redcrossblood.org. When making your appointment use the code:   woodstockacademy    

Thur.  April 29
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Northeastern CT Art Guild will hold a Vanilla Bean Art Guild Exhibit Live through May 31 during café hours. Twenty percent of purchase will be donated to the Friends of the Pomfret Library! www.artguildne.org

Fri.  April 30
Sale/Auction
POMFRET --- The Windham Tolland 4-H Camp will host a sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 30 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 1 at the Horse Camp on Taft Pond Road. Preview their online auction items while you are at the in-person sale. The online auction runs from April 30 through May 8. https://www.biddingowl.com/WindhamCounty4HFoundation.

Sat.  May 1
Town-Wide Tag Sale
POMFRET --- The 15th Annual Pomfret Town-Wide Tag Sale will be held May 1. To register or for info call 860-972-3714.

Food Drive
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Proprietors will be hosting a monthly collection of non-perishables, the first Saturday of each month, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Pomfret Senior Center. Looking for items such as: Granola bars, breakfast bars, cereal, pasta, soup, crackers, chips, tuna fish, juice, canned vegetables, (shampoo, soap, razors, wipes, diapers for all ages, Kleenex, toilet paper and laundry supplies. Also looking for volunteers and organizations to help. VisitPomfret.com

Tues.  May 4
Awareness Day
POMFRET --- United Services Inc. will present Adults Mental Health Awareness Day at noon at the Pomfret Senior Center. USI's Medical Director Dr. Sarah De Asis and Director of Clinical Services Melissa Demma, LCSW, will hold a conversation on Mental Health in Older Adults. Light refreshments and informational handouts. 860-774-2020.

Sat.  May 8
Pop-Up Putnam
PUTNAM --- The Pop-Up Putnam open-air merchant and artisan series will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8, June 26, July 24 and Aug. 21 in outdoor locations in Rotary Park and along Main Street with additions including entertainment and creative highlights.

Plant/Bake Sale
BROOKLYN --- The Federated Church of Christ at the intersection of routes 6 and 169 will hold a Mother’s Day Plant and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon.

Sat.  May 22
Celebrate Spring
WOODSTOCK --- The Palmer Arboretum will present Celebrate Spring from 1 to 4 p.m. The free event includes tours, bird watching, birdhouse making, painting with Elaine Turner and NE Art Guild and a kids’ scavenger’s hunt. Register: https://form.jotform.com/210594569831161

Fri.  June 12
Golf Tournament
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary’s 28th annual Nick Haines Memorial Golf Tournament will be held at Connecticut National Golf Course. Benefits local charities. For info: 860-230-3530.

Sat.  June 6
Pop-Up Putnam
PUTNAM --- The Pop-Up Putnam open-air merchant and artisan series will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in outdoor locations in Rotary Park and along Main Street with additions including entertainment and creative highlights.

Fri.  July 2
Red, White, Blue Celebration
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly Parks and Recreation Department will present the Killingly Red, White & Blue Celebration and Fireworks from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Owen Bell Park. Whiskey Boulevard will entertain from 7 to 9:15 p.m.

Sat.  July 24
Pop-Up Putnam
PUTNAM --- The Pop-Up Putnam open-air merchant and artisan series will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in outdoor locations in Rotary Park and along Main Street with additions including entertainment and creative highlights.

Fri. Aug. 6
Rotary Golf Tourney
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club will host the Ronald P. Coderre Golf Tournament fund-raiser at the Connecticut National Golf Club.

Thur. Aug. 19
Bike Night
KILLINGLY --- The Killingly Parks and Recreation Department will present Killingly Bike Night downtown. Rain date Aug. 25. Benefits the Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary Club, TEEG and the Killingly Parks and Recreation Department.

Sat. Aug. 21
Pop-Up Putnam
PUTNAM --- The Pop-Up Putnam open-air merchant and artisan series will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in outdoor locations in Rotary Park and along Main Street with additions including entertainment and creative highlights.

Sun. Aug. 22
Pluck-a-Duck
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association’s fund-raiser, Pluck-a-Duck will be held today at a secret location. For info, contact the Putnam Business Association.

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