Putnam Town Crier - Calendar pg 4 1-12-17

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Wed. Jan. 11

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. 12

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.

Marriage Study

THOMPSON --- The Creation Church will present a marriage study for couples, Grace-Filled Marriage, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Thursday through March 2. Childcare provided. $15 per couple. 860-923-9979.

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.

Tues. Jan. 17

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. 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.

Soup Fund-raiser

WOODSTOCK --- The Putnam Masonic Lodge 46 will present an all-you-can-eat soup dinner and made to order grilled cheese sandwiches from 4 to 6 p.m. at the lodge on Rt. 169. $10. Benefits our Woodstock Academy Educational Awards.

Workshop

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road will present a Wildlife Tracking Workshop from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $50 for CAS members and $60 for nonmembers. Registration required: 860-928-4948.

Supper

DANIELSON --- The Westfield Church on Main Street will host a Yankee Pot Roast Supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. $12 for adults; $8 for kids 10 and younger. Takeout also available. WestfieldUCC.org/Eat.

Wed. Jan. 25

Nature Program

Thur. Jan. 26

Nature Program

Fri. Jan. 27

Lecture

POMFRET --- Pomfret School will present Alex Ross, a Lecture on the Industries of the Future, at 7 p.m. at the school’s Parsons Lodge. Free and open to the public. This is presented under the auspices of The Schwartz Visiting Fellow Program at the school.

Sat. Jan. 28

Baked Potato Buffet

PUTNAM --- There will be a baked potato buffet from 5 to 7 p.m. in the downstairs hall of St. Mary’s Church on Providence Street. $5. Benefits Boy Scout Troop 21.

Ham Bean Supper

E. WOODSTOCK --- The East Woodstock Congregational Church will host a Ham & Bean supper from 5 to 7 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. $10 for adults; kids 10 and younger admitted free. Take out available. Tickets: 860-928-07449 or 860-928-2731 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sun. Jan. 29

Acorn Adventure

WOODSTOCK --- The Last Green Valley Ranger Marcy's Acorn Adventure - Eagle Search & Lake Visit will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Roseland Park. Snacks, eagle info, Acorn Adventure stickers and fresh air fun included. Dress for the weather, and bring a friend. Free. All welcome. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present "Winter Writing Workshop: Nature Writing - A Walk with Edwin Way Teale" from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Trail Wood off Kenyon Road. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Mon. Jan. 30

Library Program

POMFRET --- The Friends of Pomfret Public Library will present “Creative Writing For Adults” with Christine Kalafus at 7 p.m. at the library. Free, but please register. 860-928-3475.

Sat. Feb. 4

Dinner Dance

WOODSTOCK --- The Day Kimball Hospital Woman’s Board will hold its Valentine Dinner Dance fund-raiser at The Mansion at Bald Hill. Checks may be made out to Woman’s Board Day Kimball Hospital. Please send to: WBDKH, 37 Tunk City Road, Danielson, CT 06239.

Sat. Feb. 25

Historical Collaboration

SOUTHBRIDGE --- The Last Green Valley will present “Historical Collaboration in the Last Green Valley” from 1 to 3 p.m. at Optical Heritage Museum on Crane Street. Snow date is Feb. 26. RSVP: 860-774-3300.

Fri. March 3

Blood Drive

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club and Matulaitis Health Care will co-sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Matulaitis Rehab on Thurber Road. 1-800-RED CROSS.