Putnam Town Crier - Calendar pg 4 12-29-16

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Wed. Dec. 28

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present its Monthly Bird Walk at 1 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Art Show

THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present Art @ the Library with a Thompson Winter Student Art Showcase by Thompson Public School art students through Jan. 9 at the library. 860-923-9779

Thur. Dec. 29

Blood Drive

PUTNAM --- The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1 to 6 p.m. at Day Kimball Hospital. 1-800-RED CROSS.

Fri. Dec. 30

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present its an Owl Walk at 7 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Sat. Dec. 31

Slumber Party

POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H New Year’s Eve Slumber Party will be held from 5:30 p.m. Dec. 31 through 9 a.m. Jan. 1. Games, food. $25 per child. Preregister required by Dec. 23. 860-974-1122.

Sun. Jan. 1, 2017

Happy New Year.

Tues. Jan. 2

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.

Wed. Jan. 4

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a walk at noon starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Free for CAS members; $3 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Thur. Jan. 5

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a walk at 8:30 a.m. starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Bring camera. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Sun. Jan. 8

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a walk at 2 p.m. at the Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a full moon walk at 7 p.m. at the Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Mon. Jan. 9

Garden Program

WOODSTOCK --- The Quiet Corner Garden Club will present Bet Zimmerman with “Blue Birds” at 7 p.m. at the South Woodstock Baptist Church meeting hall. Free. All welcome. www.quietcornergardenclub.org.

Wed. Jan. 11

Nature Program

Thur. Jan. 12

Nature Program

Fri. Jan. 13

History Program

CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society will present Captain Kenneth Force with “Sousa to Barnum… The Golden Era of American Band Music” after 7 p.m. business meeting at the Community Room at the Town Hall. Refreshments follow. Free. All welcome. www.canterburyhistorical.org.

Camp

POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond Road will hold its Winter teen Weekend starting at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13 and running through 9 a.m. Jan. 15 at the camp. $50. Preregister by Jan. 6. 860-974-3379 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sat. Jan. 14

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Nature Sketchbook Journaling" from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a Trail Wood Owl Walk at 7 p.m. at the Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Mon. Jan. 16

MLK Breakfast

PUTNAM --- “Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast” will be presented at 8 a.m. at the Putnam Elks Lodge on Edmond Street. Speaker will be Dr. Matthew W. Hughey, associate professor of sociology at UConn. Music by the Tourtellotte Memorial High School Modern Music Ensemble. Sponsored by Living Faith Methodist Church, Putnam Elks Lodge 574, Greater Putnam Interfaith Council. $8 for adults and $4 for children 10 and younger. 508-685-6291.

Wed. Jan. 18

Nature Program

Thur. Jan. 19

Library Program

POMFRET --- The Friends of the Pomfret Public Library will present The Rage of Plum Blossoms – Book Reading and Publishing Talk by Author Christine Whitehead at 7 p.m. at the library. No registration. Free. 860-928-3475.

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Monthly Bird Walk" at 1 p.m. starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Bring your camera. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Nature Program

Sat. Jan. 21

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Winter Wildlife Tracking Workshop" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Dress for weather. Bring water, lunch and snack. Registration required. $50 for CAS members; $60 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Wed. Jan. 25

Nature Program