Wed. Feb. 8
Outdoor Program
POMFRET --- Ragged Hill Woods “Snow/Igloos” outdoor program at 10 a.m. and at 4:30 p.m. at Windham Tolland 4-H Camp, Taft Pond Road for children from PK – Grade 8. $20 per child. Register: 860-974-1122.
Art Exhibit
DANIELSON --- An art exhibit by John Ros will be held in the QVCC Spirol Gallery to Feb. 23.
Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present, as part of its Art @ the Library series, “Stories in Paint” by Ann C. Rosebrooks. In the display case will be: Celebrating 120 Years: The People of the Library, both through Feb. 27. 860-923-9779.
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road will present “Trail Wood Reflections,” an Edwin Way Teale Artists & Writers In-Residence 10th Anniversary Exhibition through March 18. Snow date March 18. 860-928-4948.
Sat. Feb. 11
Cornhole Tourney
THOMPSON --- The Woodstock Lions Club will hold a fund-raiser Cornhole Tournament at the Raceway (inside). Registration is at 11 and the round-robin starts at noon. For info:
Chili Cookoff
POMFRET --- The youth of Christ Church Pomfret are bringing back their popular Chili Cook Off fund-raiser from 6 to 8 p.m. at the church on Rt. 169. Voting in three categories. Tickets at door: $10 for adults and $5 for kids under 12. Benefits youth ministry at the church.
Tag, Bake Sale
ABINGTON ---The Abington Congregational Church will hold a tag, craft & bake sale from 8 a.m. to noon at the church on Hampton Road. Snow date is Feb. 18.
Fire & Ice
PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam and the Putnam Business Association will present Fire & Ice from noon to 9 p.m. around downtown. The cake competition will be held from noon to 5 p.m. inside the Congregational Church of Putnam. The event includes ice carvings, interactive ice carvings, fire pits, torches, entertainers, vendors, inflatable igloo and, new this year, a bonfire.
Sun. Feb. 12
Concert
PASCOAG --- Grace Note Farm and the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council will present, as part of the Music at the Farm series, “Ah, the Birds” concert at 2 p.m. at the Grace Note Farm on Jackson Schoolhouse Road. $30. 4010567-0354.
Thur. Feb. 16
History Program
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Public Library and the Thompson Historical Society will present “Old Turnpikes of Northeast Connecticut” at 6 p.m. at the library.
‘Mean Girls’
POMFRET --- The Pomfret School Theatre will present “Mean Girls High School Version” at 7 p.m. Feb. 16, 17 and 18 in the Hard Auditorium. All welcome. Free.
Sat. Feb. 18
Bird Program
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust will present “Restoration of Bird Populations: Woodcock a Case Study” at 2 p.m. at the Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret.
Camp Fun
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp will hold Camper Game Day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for boys and girls, ages 6-12. Bring appropriate clothes to be outdoors. $20 per child. 860-974-3379 to register by Feb 12.
Sun. Feb. 19
Open House
POMFRET --- The Tolland 4-H Camp Open House will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tours, registration available.
Wed. Feb. 22
Outdoor Program
POMFRET --- Ragged Hill Woods “Basket Weaving” outdoor program at 10 a.m. and at 4:30 p.m. at Windham Tolland 4-H Camp, Taft Pond Road for children from PK – Grade 8. $20 per child. Register: 860-974-1122.
Wed. April 5
Art Show
THOMPSON --- The 19th Annual Thompson CT Community Art Show, Resilient by Nature, will open at the Thompson Public Library and run through April 29. To register to take part, go to: www.thompsonrec.org. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 4.
Sat. May 6
Maker Fair
THOMPSON --- The Thompson Maker Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Riverside Park.
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