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Wed. Jan. 31
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. 860-928-4948.
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
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. Feb. 6
Veterans
DANIELSON --- State Representative Anne Dauphinais will be at the Danielson Veterans Coffeehouse at 185 Broad St. Danielson to make a Bronze Star presentation to local U.S. Navy veteran Alan Joslin. Alan earned the Bronze Star while serving in Vietnam. The guest speaker will be Deborah Steignaier a U.S. Army veteran and founder of Well-Being for Warriors. The coffeehouse opens at 9 a.m.
Veterans Program
DANIELSON --- The Danielson Evening Veterans Coffeehouse will present musical entertainment by Richard Young and Seamus McCalium at St. John Lutheran Church on Wauregan road. Coffeehouse opens at 7 p.m.
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 from noon to 10 p.m. in downtown Putnam.
Sledding Day
CANTERBURY --- The Finnish American Heritage Society's Laskiainen /sledding day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Finnish Hall on N. Canterbury Rd. Includes lunch. $2. Event will be held regardless of snow.
Library Program
EASTFORD --- The Eastford Public Library will hold a Valentine Story and Craft for children ages 3 plus at 10:30 a.m. Register your child by Feb. 3, 860-974-0125 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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.
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