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Wed. Sept. 27
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- “A Cacophony of Greys” Exhibit and Reception by Steve Veilleux will be on display in The Corridor Gallery at the Putnam Municipal Complex through Sept. 30. Features a series of black and white and monotone photographs. All welcome. Free. PutnamCtArtsCouncil.com for gallery hours and info.
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- For the month of September The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present, as part of its Art @ the Library, “Falling Water: Photography by Steve and Danny Veilleux.” In the display case will be: “Our U.S. Constitution by Ida Ransom.” 860-923-9779.
Fall Seminar
PUTNAM --- A free Fall Prevention in our Quiet Corner program will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Municipal Complex. Spots are still available, and there is a simple form required. For info or to sign up call 860-963-6800 ext 140.
Sat. Sept. 30
BBQ
WOODSTOCK --- The Bungay Fire Brigade will host its fall 2023 Chicken BBQ from 4 to 6 p.m. www.bungay.com.
Community Day
THOMPSON --- The Town of Thompson’s 19th Annual Thompson Community Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Riverside Park. Oct. 1 is the rain date.
Empty Bowls
THOMPSON --- The Empty Bowls fund-raiser will have two seatings, at 5 and 6:30 p.m., at TEEG. Tickets are $25 for the bowl and soup. $5 for ice cream and $20 for an additional bowl. For tickets: teegonline.org/events/empty-bowls.
Camp Day
WOODSTOCK --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Day fund-raiser at Bucks will be from 2 to 6 p.m. at Buck’s Soft Serve, 88 Kenyonville Road. Bake sale, ice cream eating contests, dunk the director and Buck’s famous soft serve ice cream treats. Portion of sales goes to support the Windham Tolland 4-H Camp Dam Restoration Fund.
Band
PUTNAM --- The Albert J. Breault VFW Post 1523 Canteen will present Stone County Band from 7 to 11 p.m. $5 cover.
Sun. Oct. 1
Concert
CHEPACHET --- Music at the Meeting House will open its 34th year with a concert by Stanley & Grimm, titled "Celtic Tunes and Songs,” at 2:30 p.m. at the Chepachet Meeting House, home to the Chepachet Baptist Church, on Rt. 44. Refreshments follow. All welcome. Free but a free will offering will be taken. chepachetbaptist.org.
Wed. Oct. 4
Stone Wall Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Stone Walls in New England: History, Inventory, and Recommendations for Conservation,” a presentation by UConn professor Robert Thorson, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. Registration requested.
Fri. Oct. 6
‘The Addams Family’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 7, 13, 14 and 21 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 8, 15 and 22. $27 for adults and $24 for seniors, students, veterans and first responders. www.thebradleyplayhouse.org or 860-928-7887.
Fri. Nov. 3
‘Mind Candy’
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club and the Bradley Playhouse will present “Mind Candy: A Night of Mind Reading & Magic” at 7:30 p.m. Wayne Hoffman, mentalist and illusionist. For info, tickets: www.TheBradleyPlayhouse.org/MindCandy.
Sat. Nov. 11
Dueling Pianos
THOMPSON --- The DKH Dueling Pianos fund-raiser will be held at 6 p.m. at the Raceway Restaurant and Banquet Hall. Benefits Day Kimball Healthcare At Home services of HomeCare, HomeMakers, and Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. Food, drawings and more. Tickets $45, must be purchased in advance. daykimball.org/pianos.
Yuletide Festival
PUTNAM --- The Daughters of Isabella will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary Church Hall. Vendors sought. 413-612-8358.
Meet the Author
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library will present “Meet the Author: Nathaniel Philbrick” at 1 p.m. in Community Room 112/113 at the Municipal Complex.
Sun. Dec. 3
Tree of Life
The DKH 34th Annual Hospice Tree of Life Ceremonies will be held at 5 p.m. in 11 towns throughout northeastern Connecticut. The purchase of memorial lights on each community's Tree of Life benefits Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Connecticut. For info: daykimball.org/treeoflife.
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