Wed. Feb. 1

Art Exhibit

THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present an exhibit,” Art @ the Library: The Monahan Family Artwork & Paintings” until Feb. 28. Reception is from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 6. www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org

 

Thur. Feb. 2

‘Duck Day’

EASTFORD --- At 7:30 a.m. Scramble the Duck will predict the next six weeks of weather at the Ivy Glenn Memorial. All welcome. Free. Sponsor is the Town of Eastford. In case schools are closed due to impassable roads, the event will take place Feb. 3. 

 

Fri. Feb. 3

Veterans Program

DANIELSON --- The Veterans Coffeehouse will present music by Frog Rock Trio at 7 p.m. at the Westfield Congregational Church. 

 

‘The Underpants’

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present an adult comedy, “The Underpants,”  at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and 4 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 5. 860-928-7887.

 

Sat. Feb. 4

Dinner Dance

WOODSTOCK --- The Day Kimball Hospital Woman’s Board will hold its Valentine Dinner Dance fund-raiser at The Mansion at Bald Hill. Checks may be made out to Woman’s Board Day Kimball Hospital. Please send to: WBDKH, 37 Tunk City Road, Danielson, CT 06239.

 

Sledding Day

CANTERBURY --- Laskianen/Sledding Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Finnish Hall on Rt. 169. Includes lunch of pea soup and breads. All welcome. 

 

Dinner Dance

WOODSTOCK --- The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital will hold a Valentine Dinner Dance at the Mansion at Bald Hill. Cocktails are at 6, dinner at 7, dancing from 8 to 11 p.m. $45 and donations accepted. 860-774-5802.

 

Sun. Feb. 5

Exhibit

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Waterbirds in Love: Photography by Carol Lowbeer” through the end of February at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Slideshow and opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 5. Free. 860-928-4948.

 

Mon. Feb. 6

Haircut Donations

DAYVILLE --- On Feb. 6 and 7 the  Hair Cuttery will host Share-A-Haircut for the Homeless.  Every time anyone receives a haircut at any of the Hair Cuttery salons in New England, including the salon in Dayville at 1109 Killingly Common Drive, a free haircut certificate will be donated to a homeless person in the community

 

Garden Meeting

S. WOODSTOCK --- The  Quiet Corner Garden Club monthly meeting will be held at 6:45 p.m. at the South Woodstock Baptist Church on Roseland Park Road. The program at 7 will be “how to grow plants from seeds.”  All welcom   quietcornergardenclub.org

 

Library Program

POMFRET --- The Friends of Pomfret Public library will present “Tech Soup Lunch with the Library Friends” at noon at the library. Register:  860-928-3475 or pomfretlibrary.org

 

Tues. Feb. 7

Veterans Program

DANIELSON --- The Veterans Coffeehouse will present a program on Emergency Preparedness including free smoke detectors at 9 a.m. at the Killingly Community Center

 

Senior Meeting

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Commission on Aging monthly meeting is at 6 p.m. at Ella Grasso Community Room, 65 Ballou St..  Open to public.

 

Speaker

DANIELSON --- Quinebaug Valley Community College will present Bishop John L. Selders Jr., the organizing pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ in Hartford, with “Recreating the Beloved Community: the Moral Monday Movement” at both QVCC locations: from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the Willimantic Center and 2 to 3:30 p.m  at the Danielson campus. Free. All welcome.

 

Tues. Feb. 7

Exercise Group

WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Senior Exercise Group will meet from 9 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday in the Woodstock Town Hall lower level meeting room. Free for all Woodstock senior citizens 60 and older. 860-974-1050.

 

Wed. Feb. 8

Relay Meeting

KILLINGLY --- The Relay For Life of Northeastern CT will hold its monthly Team Captain meeting at 6 p.m. at the Killingly High School Cafeteria. 

 

Fri. Feb. 10

History Program

CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society will present Stephen Spignesi with “Quirky, Wild, and Weird Facts About American Presidents” after the 7 p.m. business session at the Community room of Canterbury Town Hall. Refreshments follow. All welcome. Free. www.canterburyhistorical.org.

 

‘Souvenir’

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present “Souvenir” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 11, 17 and 18 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 12 and 19. 860-928-7887.

 

Sat. Feb. 11

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Owl Walk” at 7 .p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. Cancelled if rain, snow or high wind. 860-928-4948.

 

Fire & Ice

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will present the 4th annual Fire and Ice festival to Putnam from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. downtown.  This is the largest single ice-block competition in the U.S. www.discoverputnam.org .

 

Pet Food

BROOKLYN --- Pet Pals Northeast, a local animal welfare organization, will be collecting cat and dog food, dry or canned, for homeless and needy animals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Walmart.  Purina brands preferred. Cash donations always welcome. Not accepting redeemable cans or bottles today.  860-317-1720.

 

Sun. Feb. 12

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Eagle Program by Horizon Wings” from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $10.. 860-928-4948.

 

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Second Sunday Walk” at 2 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.

 

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Full Moon Walk” at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers.  860-928-4948.

 

Thur. Feb. 16

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Monthly Bird Walk” at 1 .p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. Cancelled if rain, snow or high wind. 860-928-4948.

 

Library Program

POMFRET --- The Friends of Pomfret Public Library will present “Making Sense of the News” with UConn’s Dr. Bradley Wright at 7 p.m. at the library. No registration needed. 860-928-3475

 

Thur. Feb. 17

‘Sister Act’

POMFRET --- The Pomfret School Theater will present “Sister Act” at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 and Feb. 18 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Hard Auditorium on the Pomfret School campus. Free. All welcome.

 

Fri. Feb. 18

Game Day

POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp on Taft Pond Road will have “Camper Game Day”  for boys and girls, ages 6-12 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch and snack provided with games, crafts,, etc. Bring outdoor gear and a sled if there is snow on the ground. $15. Register: 860-974-3379.

 

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Nature Sketchbook Journaling” from 1 to 4 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. Register: 860-928-4948.

 

Sun . Feb. 19

Trolley Trail

BRIMFIELD, Mass. --- TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure, “Brimfield’s Trolley Trail,” will be held from 1 to 23:30 starting at the Brimfield Trolley Trail parking lot on Rt. 20. Enjoy the scenic old rail bed as we walk & enjoy nature with friends & family. Free. All welcome. Snacks included. Info: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

Tues. Feb. 21

Movie, Book

THOMPSON --- The Thompson Public Library will present a movie and book discussion on “The Light Between Oceans” with movie starting at 1 and discussion following. All welcome. No registration required. www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org

 

Sat. Feb. 25

Historical Collaboration

SOUTHBRIDGE --- The Last Green Valley will present “Historical Collaboration in the Last Green Valley” from 1 to 3 p.m. at Optical Heritage Museum on Crane Street. Snow date is Feb. 26. RSVP: 860-774-3300.

 

Sun. Feb. 26

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Stroll, Story, Stew and Song” fund-raiser. $25. Register: 860-928-4948.

 

Fri. March 3

Blood Drive

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club and Matulaitis Health Care will co-sponsor an American Red Cross blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Matulaitis Rehab on Thurber Road. 1-800-RED CROSS.

 

Sun. March 5

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Wilderness Survival Program” at from 2 to 4 p.m. 860-928-4948.

 

Fri. April 21

‘Buddy Holly’

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story” at 7:30 p.m. April 21, 22, 28 and 29 and May 5 and 6 and at 2 p.m. April 23, 30 and May 7. 860-928-7887.

 

Fri. May 12

Golf Tournament

PUTNAM --- The Killingly-Brooklyn Rotary Club will hold a golf tournament at Connecticut National Golf Course. For more information call 860-428-7661.

 

Fri. June 2

Golf Tourney

PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Ronald P. Coderre Golf Tournament will be held at the Connecticut National Golf Club.

 

Fri. June 9

‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Front Street will present “Brighton Beach Memoirs”at 7:30 p.m. June 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 and at 2 p.m. June 11, 18 and 25. 860-928-7887.

 

 

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