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Wed. Jan. 24
Farm Protection Program
ASHFORD --- Protecting Family Farms and Forest will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. at Knowlton Memorial Hall, 25 Pompey Hollow Road. TLGV is partnering with Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP), Connecticut Farmland Trust, MassConn, and the Ashford and Willington Conservation Commissions for this workshop to help landowners determine whether they want to ensure some or all of their land remains open space permanently. Free.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present Art @ the Library’s “As I See It: Multimedia Works” by Kate Gilman-Alexander through Jan. 27. There will be a reception from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8. www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org
Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present "Trail Wood Reflections: Writer & Artist In-Residence Exhibit" through Feb. 25 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 21. 860-928-4948.
Thur Jan. 25
Trivia Night
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Lions Club will present a Trivia Challenge at 7 p.m. at Crossings Restaurant. The charity benefiting is Community Café.
Fri. Jan. 26
Fish Dinner
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive will hold a Friday fish fry from noon to 8 p.m. Prices vary. 860-923-2967
‘Almost Maine’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Almost Maine” by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20 and $16. 860-928-7887.
Sat. Jan. 27
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present "Nature Sketchbook Journaling" from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. CAS members, $10; nonmembers, $20. Call to register: 860-928-4948.
‘Almost Maine’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Almost Maine” by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20 and $16. 860-928-7887.
Ham and Beans
E. WOODSTOCK --- The East Woodstock Congregational Church’s homemade Ham & Bean Supper will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church. $10 per adult; kids 10 and younger admitted free. Take out available. Tickets in church office, or 860-928-2731 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Benefits annual budget and heating needs.
Concert
POMFRET --- The Northeast CT Emergency food Pantry of Access Community Action Agency will hold its 27th annual Special Benefit Concert at 8 p.m. at the Vanilla Bean Café. $20. 860-928-1562.
Sun. Jan. 28
‘Almost Maine’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Almost Maine” by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20 and $16. 860-928-7887.
Mon. Jan. 29
Library Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Library Friends will present “Women’s Self-Defense with Kristin Duethorn” at 6 p.m. at the Pomfret Historical Society’s Old Towne House. Registration required. 860-928-3475.
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 lower level meeting room. Minimum fee. Local seniors welcome. 860-315-5175.
Tues. Jan. 30
Speaker
DANIELSON --- The Danielson Veterans Coffeehouse at 185 Broad St. will present a program, “Sam Ducharme, Hiking the Appalachian Trail,” about 9:15 a.m. Open to all veterans.
Thur. Feb. 1
Exhibit
N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Friends of the Library will present Art @ the Library, “Watercolors by Adolph Rutkin” from Feb. 1 through Feb. 28 at the Thompson Public Library. The opening reception will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1. www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org
Fri. Feb. 2
‘Almost Maine’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Almost Maine” by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20 and $16. 860-928-7887.
‘Duck Day’
EASTFORD --- At 7:30 a.m. the “Duck Day ALTERNATIVE to Groundhog Day” will happen at the Ivy Glenn Memorial on Rt. 198. Scramble the Duck has successfully predicted six weeks of weather for the past four years. Come see if he is accurate again. Scramble also predicts sports outcomes. Assisting Scramble will be three Torcellini brothers: Micah, Isaac and Benjamin. To predict the weather, Scramble emerges from a model of the Ivy Glenn building and proceeds down a red carpet where he will tell us whether the next six weeks will bring more cold or more warmth. The boys wear top hats and formal dress in honor of the occasion.
Sat. Feb. 3
Run/Walk
POMFRET CENTER --- The 4th Annual February Freeze 5k Run/Walk family-friendly race will start at 1 p.m. at Parsons Lodge, Pomfret School, on Rt. 169. Snow date: Feb. 4. $25 per runner. Benefits the eighth grade Pomfret Community School Washington, D.C. trip. Register: lightboxreg.com/february_freeze_2018.
‘Almost Maine’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Almost Maine” by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20 and $16. 860-928-7887.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will hold a winter tracking hike from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Canterbury. $50 CAS members; $60 nonmembers. Registration required. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Feb. 4
‘Almost Maine’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “Almost Maine” by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Jan. 19 through Feb. 4. $20 and $16. 860-928-7887.
Open House
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Open House will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the camp on Taft Pond Road. Tour, registration materials available. Early bird discounts available through Feb. 28.
Mon. Feb. 5
Garden Club
S. WOODSTOCK --- The Quiet Corner Garden Club will present “How to Grow Microgreens” at 7 p.m. at the South Woodstock Baptist Church. Free to club members; $5 donation for nonmembers. www.quietcornergardenclub.org
Sat. Feb. 10
Potato Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- Boy Scout Troop 21 will hold a baked potato buffet fund-raiser from 5 to 7 p.m. in the downstairs hall of St. Mary Church on Providence Street. $5 for potato, toppings and dessert, coffee or tea. Eat in or take out. The Easter Bunny will be there! 860-928-7241.
Uniform Drive
PUTNAM --- The Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 21 need uniforms. If you have all or part of any used Boy Scout uniforms in good condition, please bring it to St. Mary Church basement, from 5 to 7 p.m. 860-928-7241.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will present “Cold Weather Survival: Fire Building 101” from 10 a.m. to noon at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $3 for CAS members; $7 no members. 860-928-4948.
Fire & Ice
PUTNAM --- The Fire and Ice Valentine's event will be held in downtown Putnam.
Sun. Feb. 11
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will present “inter Nature Writing Workshop” from at 2 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $10 for CAS members; $20 nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sat. Feb. 17
Camper Game Day
POMFRET --- The Windham Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond road will present Beat the Winter Blues Camper Game Day from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s for boys and girls, ages 6-12. Lunch and snack provided with games, crafts and more. Bring outdoor gear and a sled if there is snow on the ground. $15/child. Register by Feb. 9. 860-974-3379.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will hold a winter tracking hike from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at a location to be announced. $50 CAS members; $60 nonmembers. Registration required. 860-928-4948.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will present “Owl Walk” at 7 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sat. Feb. 24
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center 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 nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Feb. 25
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will kick off “Trail Wood Reflections: Writer & Artist In-Residence Exhibit” with a closing reception and readings at the center from 2 to 4 p.m. Free. 860-928-4948.
Mon. Feb. 26
Film Series
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret Center and the town of Pomfret Green Team will present “Generation Zapped” at 6:30 p.m. (snow date: Feb. 27). at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5. 860-928-4948.
Sat. March. 10
Benefit Dinner
PUTNAM --- Putnam Ford Inc. will sponsor its 20th annual Spaghetti Dinner/Dance to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at the K of C on Rt. 12, N. Grosvenordale. Cocktails at 6; dinner at 7. $25 donation. Limited seating 860-928-2731.
Fri. March 16
‘Tucker’ Fund-raiser
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Academy, in association with Putnam Bank, will present the Marshall Tucker Band in concert March 16 at the Center for the Arts. Cold Train opens for Marshall Tucker Band at 7. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Benefits improvements to the Center. General admission, $35; Limited premium tickets for $100. woodstockacademy.org/tickets.
Wed. March 28
‘Freedom Train’
WOODSTOCK --- Harriet Tubman, and the inspiring story of the Underground Railroad, come to life when The Three C’s presents Theatreworks USA from New York with their production of “Freedom Train” at 10 a.m. at the Center for the Arts at Woodstock Academy, Rt. 169. Tickets are $4 per person for groups of 10 or more, and $6 per person for under 10. For info email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Sat. April 7
Production
WOODSTOCK VALLEY --- Broadway Live Productions will present "The Conncert" April 7 and 8 at the Center for the Arts at The Woodstock Academy. Benefits Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center. Tickets: at the Hale YMCA in Putnam or online at www.theconnecticutconcert.com.
Fri. June 1
Golf Tourney
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Ronald P. Coderre Golf Tournament will be held at Connecticut National Golf Club.
Wed. June 5
Performance
WOODSTOCK --- The Community Cultural Committee d/b/a The Three C’s is adding a second performance of “Nugget and Fang” June 5 at the Center for the Arts at Woodstock Academy on Rt. 169. The second show is at noon. The 10 a.m. show is sold out. Tickets are $4 per person for groups of 10 or more, and $6 for individuals. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sat. June 16
Rug Show
WOODSTOCK --- ATHA Quiet Corner HOOK-IN, hosted by the ATHA Quiet Corner Chapter (ATHA is the Association of Traditional Rug Hooking Artists. $15; $5 vendor shopping only. Preregister by June 1. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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