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Wed. June 12
Luncheon
EASTFORD --- The Eastford Senior Citizens will host a program at the Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society building. It begins with a meal Deb’s Place on Main Street, Danielson, at 11:30, and the program follows at 12:45 at the historical society building (three steps --- no handicapped-access.) $8 per person. Caravan possible. All welcome. Info/reservation by June 8: 860-538-8868.

Photo Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Birds of Connecticut Photography Exhibit” through the end of July at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. 860-928-4948.

Thur. June 13
History Program
PUTNAM --- The Aspinock Historical Society will present “Putnam's Music History through the Ages” at 6:30 p.m. at the Joseph Pempek Conference Room in Putnam High School. All welcome.

Fri. June 14
‘The Savannah Sipping Society’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “The Savannah Sipping Society” through June 23. www.thebradleyplayhouse.org.

History Program
CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society will present  “Rudy Rzeznikiewicz Discussing Antique Architectural Materials” following the 7 p.m. business meeting at the Canterbury Town Hall Community Room. Free. All welcome.

Sat. June 15
Rug Exhibit
WOODSTOCK --- Quiet Corner Hook-In Rug exhibit will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Woodstock Fairgrounds. For info, registration: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Finnish Event
CANTERBURY --- Juhannus (midsummer) will be celebrated from 4 to 8 p.m. June 15 at the Canterbury Finn Hall. Free. All welcome. Music, food.

Solstice Fund-raiser
DANIELSON --- Logee’s Greenhouses will host its Sixth Annual Summer Solstice Celebration to benefit AccessCommunity Action Agency from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. Food music.

Free Mammogram
PLAINFIELD --- Day Kimball Healthcare’s (DKH) Diagnostic Imaging Dept. and Rose Bove LaRose Cancer Center invite eligible women to a free Mammogram Screening Day from 7 a.m. to noon at the Day Kimball Healthcare Center in Plainfield. For info and eligibility requirements call 203- 814-2369.

Low-cost Rabies Clinic
DANIELSON --- Pet Pals Northeast is holding a low-cost rabies clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Quinebaug Valley Veterinary Hospital on Rt. 12. No appointment necessary. $12 cash per animal. All animals must be on a leash or in a secured carrier.  If available, bring prior proof of rabies vaccination. 860-317-1720.

Spin-a-Thon Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The Hale YMCA’s “Road to Wellness” Spin-a-Thon fund-raiser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The indoor team cycling event will help fund Hale programs, like LIVESTRONG, which has put more than 150 local survivors back on their road to wellness after battling cancer. Includes a silent auction and testimonials. 860-315-9622

Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Whip-poor-will Walks” at 8:45 p.m. at Robbins Preserve. Bring small flashlight or headlamp. $10 for CAS; $20 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Benefit Concert
THOMPSON --- The Creation Church, 47 West Thompson Road, will host a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Benefits Hope for Tomorrow Guatemala featuring the band Raging Grace.  Free. All welcome. Love offering will be taken at the end of the evening. 860-923-9979.

Sun. June 16
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Father’s Day Family Treasure Hunt from 1 to 4 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road.  Fee per family: $10 for CAS; $20 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Mon. June 17
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 large meeting room on the lower. Minimum fee. Local seniors welcome. Please check the town website www.woodstockCT.gov for current schedule or call 860-928-6595.

Wed. June 19
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Bird Walk/Breeding Bird Survey” at 7 a.m. starting from the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

Legion Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- The American Legion Benson-Flugel Post 111 of Woodstock will hold a celebrity bartender fund-raiser at 5 p.m. at Crossings Restaurant & Brew Pub. Prizes, food, music, sports memorabilia auction. Benefits the post’s community events.

Fri. June 21
Solstice Celebration
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust will present a Summer Solstice Celebration from 7 to 9 p.m. at Holmes Road (off Wrights Crossing Road).

Solstice Paddle
MANSFIELD --- The Last Green Valley will present a Summer Solstice Paddle from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Mansfield Hollow State Park’s boat launch, Bassetts Bridge Road. Registration required. Kayak or canoe and PFD required. Rain cancels. Register/info: 860-774-3300.

Sat. June 22
Acorn Adventure
HAMPTON --- The Last Green Valley will present TLGV Acorn Adventure - Off-Road on Two Wheels from 10 a.m. to noon at the Goodwin State Park on Potter Rd. Kids must be comfortable riding their bikes. Ages 8 and up are recommended but participation is up to the discretion of parents and the QC NEMBA volunteers. Helmets and bikes are required. Parents must attend (they can ride but are not required to). Info: 860-774-3300.

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Gratitude Compassion

The Papa Joe Show at the 13th annual Particle Accelerator musical festival fund-raiser. Linda Lemmon photos.


PUTNAM — The 13th annual Particle Accelerator fund-raiser concert raised just over $10,000 for local community behavioral health services.
Particle Accelerator: A Day of Music and Hope, a free, all-day music festival that featured 18 bands playing music of all genres and for all ages.
The festival started in 2007 by family and friends of Putnam resident Jack Young Jr., who died by suicide on his 27th birthday that year. Event organizers include Grace and Jack Young Sr. and Eric and Sandy Gould, all of Putnam.
The annual benefit concert has two main goals, organizers said. The first is to raise funds and awareness to support United Services, Inc., one of Connecticut’s most comprehensive private, non-profit behavioral health centers, providing mental and behavioral health education, prevention, treatment and social services to the children, adults and families of northeastern Connecticut since 1964.
“Particle Accelerator is a great opportunity to start a conversation about mental health, depression and suicide with a focus on recovery and hope,” said United Services President/CEO Diane L. Manning. “Organizers work throughout the year to make the day fun and informative for families and we are grateful for their work and for the many sponsors and businesses that support the event each year.”
Performers Saturday included: Kala Farnham, Adam Trudel, Llama Tsunami, The Papa Joe Show, Win the Fight, the Infinite Groove, OK and the Night Crew and more.
The second event goal is to provide information and support for depression and suicide prevention, while promoting music and civic engagement as a healthy alternative to drug and alcohol abuse among young adults.
The June 8 event brought large crowds to Rotary Park, where residents could also learn about local mental health and other social service resources from United Services, Putnam PRIDE (Partnership to Reduce the Influence of Drugs for Everyone), the Windham County chapter for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance.
Particle Accelerator’s Wall of Angels, a moving tribute to friends and family members lost the suicide, honored more than 270 people this year with photos on the wall and the lighting of luminaria at dusk.

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The director of a movie is the person who basically tells everyone else what and how to do things, during production.  Of course he or she already has all of the pieces in place — a cast, a script and a set, which results in the movie director being able to use decisive and clear language to call the shots: “I want you to sit at this specific table and look at this specific camera and say your line this specific way.”  I am by no means a movie director, but I do work in the restaurant business, a business which requires a constant rearrangement of “sets” according to customers’ needs and requests, and since I am responsible for these set-ups, I find myself directing all the time.
In addition, these set-ups happen quickly and so I grab whomever is available to help, which often results in a somewhat ambiguous and gesture-filled language of direction on my part; “Put that round table thingy, you know the one over in the other room next to that corner spot, in the back room where the opening is next to the lamp that you have to pull twice.”
And if my hands are full because I am actually carrying the table thingy, I sometimes just use my head as a pointer and say “That goes there!” I don’t use this type of cryptic code language because I want to confuse somebody, I use it because in the heat of the moment of rearranging things, it is simply, what works!
At a rock concert, if there are multiple costume or set changes, you better believe that the director, the one with the plan, is gesturing wildly, speaking quickly and using phrases like “Take this down the blue hallway and hand it to the girl with the pink ponytail next to the broken railing!”  Or when you are moving, you can plan all you want, but when the actual moving of the furniture is happening and multiple people, who are holding your heavy stuff, ask you “Where does this go?” You start answering in the same cryptic phrases; “That goes next to the brownish table with a chip near the room with the three little windows next to the vent thingy.”  We don’t choose to use this type of directorial language, but it is the language of directing people to put things where they need to go when they need to go there QUICKLY.
A few weeks ago, I found myself responding to a new employee who asked me where he should put the table with this: “It goes around and out back because we need it in a few hours so just roll it on that easy path next to the Bertha closet and tuck it behind the bushes.” It was his first real day and somehow, without taking too long, he managed to put the table exactly where I had directed him to.  I knew then, he was a keeper! ACTION! ACTION!
Kathy Naumann, possessor of NATURALLY curly hair and the understanding that you can’t control everything!

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Temporary offices
DANIELSON — The Last Green Valley, Inc. has moved its offices temporarily to Quinebaug Valley Community College. TLGV had to vacate its offices in downtown Danielson as the landlord undertakes remediation of asbestos and mold in the building.
TLGV can still be reached by phone at 860-774-3300 and the general email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Our temporary offices are in RM 201W. Visitors welcome.

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