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Wed. March 23
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library’s Art @ the Library series will present an exhibit, “Take a Walk with Me: My Gardens, My Journeys, My Loves” --- paintings by Laura Moorehead. In the display case will be Cosmic Consciousness artwork by Sarah Zabka. Exhibits through March 31. 860-923-9779.
Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret on Day Road will present the Edwin Way Teale Writers & Artists-in-Residence Trail Wood Reflections Exhibit through April 23.
Fri. March 25
‘Beauty and the Beast’
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Public Schools will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at 7 p.m. March 25 and March 26 and at 2 p.m. March 27 in the Thompson Public School Auditorium. $10 for adults; TPS students/seniors, $5; and kids younger than 3, free. 860-923-9581.
Sat. March 26
Forest Hike
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will hold a “Nightingale Forest North Hike” at 9 a.m. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. Email to register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Car Wash Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Interact Club will hold a car wash from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Putnam High School. Rain date March 27. Benefits the Rotary International Emergency Relief fund for Ukraine. 860-933-8603.
Art Show
WOODSTOCK --- The Importance of Art Community Art Show exhibit by local artists will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Senexet Grange on Rt. 169. Lunch available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Benefits TEEG – bring a nonperishable food item to be donated.
Mon. March 28
‘Green’ Film
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Green Team will present “2040” at 7 p.m. plus a dialogue following. To sign up go to: https://www.pomfretct.gov/green-team/pages/winter-film-series and click on the Zoom Meeting registration link. Co-sponsors include the Pomfret Library and the Connecticut Audubon Center at Pomfret.
Tues. March 29
Hike
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will hold a “Bull Hill Hike” at 9 a.m. at Bull Hill. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. Email to register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sat. April 2
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road will hold an “Easter Egg Painting Workshop” from 9 a.m. to noon. $10 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 860-928-4948.
Wed. April 6
Concert
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp will present “A Dam Fun Time Benefit Concert” from 6 to 10 p.m. at Stonehurst at Hampton Valley. Food. Music. $40 in advance. 860-974-1122.
Nature Program
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Conservation Commission is hosting a presentation by Lydia Pan, president of the Mountain Laurel Chapter of Wild Ones, at 7 p.m. in the big room on the lower level of the Town Hall. All welcome. Free.
Sat. April 9
History Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present “Connecticut History Explorations” with Walter Woodward at 10 a.m. at the Pomfret Community & Senior Center on Rt. 44. Free. More info on the town’s website.
Easter Egg Hunt
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Recreation Department will hold an Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. for Pomfret boys and girls ages 1 to 10 at the Wolf Den State Park. Bring camera to get a photo with the Easter Bunny. 860-974-1423.
Egg Hunt
PUTNAM --- The Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center will hold a Spring Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Free. All welcome. A Scavenger Egg Hunt will be held for kids ages 2-5 at 10 a.m. and for kids 6-10 at 10:45. Face painting and more.
Cleanup
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road will hold its “Spring Clean Up and Volunteer Day” from noon to 4 p.m. 860-928-4948.
Sun. April 10
Nature Walk
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road will hold its “Second Sunday Walk” at 2 p.m. Free for members; $5 for nonmembers.
Mon. April 18
Donations
POMFRET --- The 68th annual Windham County 4-H Auction & Tag Sale will be taking from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through noon May 4, donations of antiques and gently used household goods, furniture, toys, electronics, tools and more for the auction & tag sale. Back entrance. No clothing. Call 860-974-3379 to schedule delivery at other times or to arrange for item pick up.
Sat. April 23
Race/Walk
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Camper Scamper 5K Race/Walk and 1 Mile Kid Run will start for kids at 9:30 a.m. and adults at 10. Walkers start immediately after runners. Professionally timed by Last Mile Race Management. Must preregister. Register by March 31 to receive discount and free T-shirt. www.4hcampct.org.
Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast will hold a rabies clinic from 2 to 3 p.m. at Quinebaug Valley Vet Hospital on Wauregan Road. $15 per animal. All animals need to on a leash or in a carrier. Cash or payable by check to Pet Pals. Appointments: 860-317-1720.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road will present “Bafflin Bird Walk” at 8 a.m. $10 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Register:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Race
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Camper Scamper 5K Race/Walk and 1 Mile Kid Run will be held today. Must pre-register. Drive through number and T-shirt pick up on April 22. Professionally timed by Last Mile Race Management. Register by April 1 to receive discount and free T-shirt. Go to www.4hcampct.org.
Open House
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Open HHHouse will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Parent Panel from 12:30 to 1 p.m. 860-974-1122.
Thur. April 28
Auditions
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will be holding auditions from 7 to 9 p.m. April 28 and from 1 to 3 p.m. April 30 for Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. For details and full character descriptions: www.TheBradleyPlayhouse.org/Auditions.
Fri. April 29
Spring Social
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Recreation Department will hold a Spring Social from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pomfret Community School. It’s for PCS boys and girls in grades 3, 4 and 5. Parents must sign in and sign out when they drop off and pick up their children in the hallway outside of the cafeteria. Snacks and drinks will be available for $1 or less.
Sat. April 30
Beautification Day
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will be sponsoring its annual Beautification Day starting at Rotary Park. Rain date is May 1. Volunteer groups/community support needed. Sign up: 860-963-6834. Teams gather at Rotary Park at 8:30 a.m. to receive cleaning assignments and then from 11 a.m. to noon there is a volunteer appreciation lunch back at the park. Funded in part by The Last Green Valley and the Town of Putnam.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road will present “Virginia Rail Bird Walk” at 6 p.m. $10 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Register:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 860-928-4948.
Sat. May 7
Wee Walk
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Salamander Search at the 3 B’s” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org
Tag Sale
POMFRET --- The 16th annual Pomfret Town-Wide Tag Sale will run from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and start the Pomfret Community School.
Sat. May 14
History Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present “The Last Green Valley Notables & Notorious” with Bill Reid at 10 a.m. at the Pomfret Community & Senior Center on Rt. 44. Free. More info on the town’s website.
Fishing Derby
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Noe Poulin Fishing Derby will be held at Rotary Park from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration is at 8 a.m. Age groups: 5 and under; 6 to 9; 10-12 and 13-15. Prizes for biggest fish, smallest fish, most unique fish and most fish caught.
Cornhole Tournament
DANIELSON --- The Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary, in conjunction with the Killingly Springfest, will hold its First annual Cornhole Tournament in the parking lot of Danielson Lodge of Elks on Center Street. Registration is at 10 a.m. and the fund-raiser tourney starts at noon.
Fri. May 27
Golf Tourney
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Ronald P. Coderre Golf Tournament will be held at the Connecticut National Golf Club.
Sat. May 28
Cornhole Tournament
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Recreation Department will hold a cornhole tournament at noon at the Pomfret Recreation Park. Rain date is June 4. Double elimination style - team consists of two members. Every team is guaranteed to play at least 2 games. Min. of 12 teams needed to run the tournament; max. of 28 teams allowed. Bracket postings will be pulled out of a hat prior to the start of the event. We will provide the cornhole boards and bags. The fee is $30 per team. Prizes. Visit pomfretct.gov/recreation for the registration form.
Sat. June 4
Farmers’ Market Opens!
PUTNAM --- Today the Putnam Saturday Farmers’ Market opens for the season and runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays through October at the Riverview Marketplace Pavilion on Kennedy Drive. www.putnamfarmersmarket.org.
Fri. June 10
Twilight Concert
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Recreation Commission and Historic New England will present, as part of its annual Twilight Concert series, The Little Big Band from 7 to 8:30 (rain date: June 24) at Roseland Cottage. Free. 860-928-4074.
Fri. July 29
Twilight Concert
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Recreation Commission and Historic New England will present, as part of its annual Twilight Concert series, Dynamite Rhythm from 7 to 8:30 (rain date: Aug. 12) at Roseland Cottage. Free. 860-928-4074.
Sat. Aug. 6
Wee Walk
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Bats at Lyon Preserve” will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org
Sat. Aug. 13
History Program
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Historical Society will present “The Historic Mills of Pomfret” with Dick Symonds at the Pomfret Community & Senior Center on Rt. 44. Free. More info on the town’s website.
Fri. Aug. 19
Twilight Concert
WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Recreation Commission and Historic New England will present, as part of its annual Twilight Concert series, Beck N’ Call from 7 to 8:30 (rain date: Aug. 26) at Roseland Cottage. Free. 860-928-4074.
Sat. Oct. 1
Wee Walk
WOODSTOCK --- The Wyndham Land Trust’s family-friendly Wee Wander Walk, “Leaves and Mushrooms at Rapoport Preserve” will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Dress appropriately and bring your camera. www.wyndhamlandtrust.org
Sat. Nov. 5
Dueling Pianos
PUTNAM --- Day Kimball Healthcare will present Dueling Pianos Presented By Foxwoods Resort Casino at 7 p.m. at Connecticut National Golf Club. Benefit: Day Kimball Healthcare At Home. More Info: daykimball.org/pianos
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