Thur. May 2
Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The DKH Annual Wine Tasting will be held at 6 p.m. at the barns at Stonehurst, Hampton. $40. Benefits the Northeast CT Cancer Fund of DKH. Daykimball.org.
Art Program
POMFRET --- The Northeastern CT Art Guild will hold a meeting and program on Layering and Mixed Media Art at 6:15 p.m. at the Historical Society building on Town House Drive. $5 (may apply to membership). All welcome. 860-377-1869.
Fri. May 3
First Fridays
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association’s First Fridays will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. around downtown Putnam. This month’s theme is “American Sports.”
‘Hello, Dolly!’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Hello, Dolly!” through May 12. www.thebradleyplayhouse.org.
Sat. May 4
Sawmill Event
WOODSTOCK --- Visitors to the Chamberlin Mill will have an opportunity to observe the 19th-century saw under reconstruction and to learn about the process of its rebuilding at 1 p.m. Rain date May 5. www.chamberlinmill.org.
Tag Sale
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam annual tag sale will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The church is seeking vendors. Various sized spaces, inside and out. For info and space reservation call 860-481-2519.
Fund Drive
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library will present a fund drive from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will benefit The Flutter Foundation, Inc. Please donate clothing, shoes, bedding/towels and accessories. 860-874-5605.
Town Tag Sale
POMFRET --- The 13th Annual Town Wide Tag Sale sponsored by the Pomfret Proprietors will be start at 7 a.m. at Pomfret Community School and the Christ Church with the purchase of maps for $1 to the participating residences/businesses. Other group sites will be hosted at the Pomfret Senior Center to benefit the Pomfret Food Pantry and Veterans Coffee House and the Pomfret Lions Club on the corner of routes 169 and 101.
Book Sale
POMFRET --- The Friends of the Pomfret Public Library will host a Used Book Sale from 7 a.m. to noon in the Pomfret Community School cafeteria.
Tag Sale
POMFRET --- the Christ Church will host a large group tag sale with profits supporting the 2019 J2A (Journey to Adulthood) Pilgrimage Fund.
Art
POMFRET CENTER --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Printmaking with Nature” reception and artist demo from 2 to 4 p.m. May 4 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Exhibit through May 15. Free. 860-928-4948.
Sun. May 5
Fishing Derby
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club Noe Poulin Fishing Derby will be held at Rotary Park. Registration is free and starts at noon. The derby runs from noon to 3 p.m. For kids 5 and younger through age 15. Prizes.
Concert
CHEPACHET --- The Music at the Meeting House will present "Heartland! Music of the Midwest," at 2:30 p.m. at the Chepachet Meeting House on Rt. 44. All welcome. No charge but a free will offering will be taken. Refreshments. chepachetbaptist.org.
Mon. May 6
Cancer Screening
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare is offering free skin cancer screening and prevention information to the public in honor of national "Melanoma Monday," from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hale YMCA in Putnam.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present, in its Art @ the Library series, “Thompson Public Schools Spring Art Show” through May 30. A reception will be held from 2:45 to 5 p.m. May 6. 860-923-9779.
Book Signing
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Public Library will present a local author event and book signing: Sam “Sam I Am” Ducharme, “Sole Searching on the Appalachian Trail” at 6 p.m. at the library. www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org.
Exercise Group
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Monday and Wednesday in the Woodstock Town Hall large meeting room on the lower. Minimum fee. Local seniors welcome. Please check the town website www.woodstockCT.gov for current schedule or call 860-928-6595.
Wed. May 8
Nature Program
POMFRET CENTER --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Bird Watch for folks with Limited Mobility” at 8 a.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. Register: 860-928-4948.
Dinner, Talent
WILLINGTON --- The Eastford Senior Citizens will hold a dinner and talent show at 5 p.m. at Willington Pizza. Caravan possible. $8 per person. For more info and to reserve by May 4, call: 860-538-8868. If you have a talent for the showcase call Tom Buccio at: 518-791-9474, ASAP.
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