Wed. Feb. 19

Ice Cream Social

THOMPSON --- The Thompson Recreation Department will present a Senior Ice Cream Social at 12:15 p.m. Open to all local seniors. Pre-register 860-923-9440.   

 

Art Exhibit

PUTNAM --- The Pomfret School Art Exhibit "Lindsay Lehmann - Photography by Pomfret Students and Faculty," will run through March 18 at the Silver Circle Gallery in downtown Putnam.

 

Thur. Feb. 20

Garden Show

HARTFORD --- The CT Flower and Garden Show will be held Feb. 20-23 at the Connecticut Convention Center. The UConn soil testing lab will offer free soil pH testing each day. Bring in ½ cup of soil. Free gardening handouts.

 

Bartender Fund-raiser

PUTNAM --- The IHSP-Diaper Bank of NECT will hold a celebrity bartender night from 5 to 9 p.m. at Winners at JD Cooper's. 

 

Fri. Feb. 21

'Odd Couple'

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present "The Odd Couple - Female Version" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 22, 28, and March 1 and 8 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 23, March 2 and 9. Tickets: 860-928-7887.

 

‘Chicago’

WOODSTOCK --- Drama students at Hyde School will perform Samuel French’s Chicago at 8 p.m. Feb. 21 and Feb. 27 in the Hyde School Cultural Center.  The show is free (although donations will be accepted and refreshments sold), and is open to the public on both evenings.

 

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Owl Walk" at  6 p.m. starting at the  Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for members; $10 for nonmembers. 928-4948.

 

Sat. Feb. 22

Tag Sale

PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam on Main Street will hold a winter tag sale from 9 a.m. to 3  p.m. Donations accepted. Snow date March 1. 860-942-4205.

 

Stuffed Potato Fund-raiser

PUTNAM --- The Boy Scout Troop 21 dinner fund-raiser will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the St. Mary church Hall. $5. All you can eat. Takeout available.

 

Musical

POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present its winter musical, “In the Heights,” at 8 p.m. Feb. 22 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 23 in Hard Auditorium. The Feb. 22 performance will be preceded by an Empty Bowls supper at 5 p.m. in the dining Hall and the “Broadway Nights” cabaret at 7 in the Jahn Reading room. For information  call 963-5260 or 963-5687.

  

Registration

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Little League registration will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Putnam Middle School gym. For information on fees, documents needed, contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Sun. Feb. 23

Nature, Stew, Story

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present its fourth annual Stroll, Story, Stew & Song fund-raiser to benefit Trail Wood: The Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary. Call for info: 928-4948.

 

Fri. Feb. 28

Italian Dinner Cabaret

PUTNAM --- The Putnam High School Music Department will hold an Italian Dinner Cabaret from 5 to 7 p.m. in the PHS cafeteria. Dine in or out. $10 for adults (10 and older); $6 for kids 3-9 and seniors 60 and older.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

Sun. March 2

Train Show

CHESHIRE --- The Cheshire High School Band Parents Association will present a train show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school on Rt. 10. $6 for adults; under 10 admitted free. 203-265-7527.

 

Concert

WILLIMANTIC --- The Willimantic Orchestra will present its free Winter Concert, “And Ne’er the Twain Shall Meet,” at  3 p.m. at Shafer Auditorium, ECSU. Donations welcomed. 860.429.0864.

 

Thur. March 6

Art Program

POMFRET CENTER --- The Northeast CT Art Group will present Normand Chartier speaking about his life in painting, and working on Sesame Street project at 6:30 p.m. at the Grassland Audubon center on Day road. Free. All welcome. http://nectartguild.blogspot.com/

 

Fri. March 7

Day of Prayer

DANIELSON --- World Day of Prayer will be held at 1 p.m. in the Community Room of Maple Courts on Upper Maple Street. Handicapped accessible. (860) 928-0308.

 

Teen Weekend

POMFRET --- Winter Teen Weekend will be held from 5:30 p.m. March 7 through 9:30 a.m. March 9 at the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond Road. $50. Bring a friend that has not been to camp or teen weekend and one of you can come for $30.  Preregistration required by Feb. 28. Call 860-974-3379 to register or email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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