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U.S. Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band
Pomfret
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POMFRET — The town of Pomfret will be celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2013. To commemorate this event, the town is hosting a year-long series of happenings starting Sept. 22 at Positively Pomfret Day. An annual community celebration for more than 15 years, Positively Pomfret Day includes vendor and organization booths, kids’ games and entertainment.
This year will also include the display of the Pomfret Tercentennial Quilt and sale of drawing tickets. Over 40 Pomfret residents labored for many months creating this handmade work of art to commemorate the town’s 300th anniversary. The quilt will be raffled off in May 2013 at the annual Town Meeting.
The next kick-off event will be a free U.S. Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band concert at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Hyde School auditorium in Woodstock. Admission is free but guests are asked to bring a packaged food item to donate to a local food bank. Free tickets will be offered first to Pomfret residents until Sept. 1, then open to the general public and can be picked up at Pomfret Town Hall.
Other events on Pomfret’s year-long agenda include:
October: Several different tours of Pomfret in conjunction with the Last Green Valley’s Walktober event. Pomfret Library will host Characters from Colonial CT, Oct. 25, a program for grades 4-6.
November: A talk by State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni about Pomfret’s Aboriginal population. Pomfret Library will host a talk, The History of Jury Duty, Nov. 1.
December: Pomfret is honored as Grand Marshal of Putnam’s Holiday Dazzle Light Parade. Pomfret Library will exhibit a history of Pomfret’s Nativity Play throughout the month.
January: A skating party
February: An exhibit of the Tercentennial Quilt at CT Audubon Center and drawing ticket sales. Pomfret Library presents a program on CT Women’s Suffrage, Feb. 7. Dawn Adiletta presents a quilt display at CT Audubon Center on Feb. 17. Abington Social Library hosts fireside readings of the mysteries of Roger Scarlet.
March: An exhibit of art by Pomfret residents at the Vanilla Bean Café. Pomfret Library will exhibit the work of Beatrice Stevens and Gregg Wiggins, with a talk by Nancy Weiss at 7 p.m. March 14. Pomfret Library presents A Civil War DoubleheaderMarch 23 with role playing actors.
April: A historical talk at the Old Town House by Ken Ebbitt about Israel Putnam.
May: Pomfret’s Tercentennial postmark will be used by the town Post Offices. The annual Town Meeting will be held on date of the Town’s incorporation and the Tercentennial Quilt will be presented and the drawing for it held. · June: The Lion’s Club will host a formal dinner dance at Pomfret School.
September: Positively Pomfret Day
November: The Association for the Study of CT History will present a talk on slavery in Pomfret. More events are planned.
For more information on any of the Pomfret 300 Events, contact Walter Hinchman at 860-928-3355, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Maureen Nicholson at 860-214-9755, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or Bev Champany at 860-974-1202.