Wed. May 27
Art Exhibit
THOMPSON --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library will present “Pigment of Imagination” by Christopher Strout through the month of June. Reception is at 6 p.m. June 9. In the display case: TPL Children’s Department: Plant a Seed, Read. Summer Reading.
Art Exhibit
PUTNAM --- The Putnam CT Arts Council is presenting the art of Anna Ionkin in the Corridor Gallery in the Putnam Municipal Complex thur June. PutnamCtArtsCouncil.com
Sat. May 30
Bottle Drive
PUTNAM --- Paws Cat Shelter will hold a Can and Bottle Drive from noon to 3 p.m. at the shelter, 74 School St. Please separate 2-liter bottles. Pet food and donations are always welcome and greatly appreciated. 860-315-1228.
250th Program
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library, Aspinock Historical Society, PBS American Revolution and America 250, will present “Revolutionary War Archeology in Connecticut” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the library. Dr. Nicholas Bellatoni, retired state archeologist, is the speaker. Free.
Sun. May 31
Concert
CHEPACHET --- Music at the Meeting House will present a concert, “Purple Mountain Majesties Above the Fruited Plain,” honoring America’s 250th at 2:30 p.m. at the Chepachet Baptist Church on Rt. 44. Free but a free will offering will be taken. Refreshments follow.
Tues. June 2
Al-Anon Meeting
POMFRET --- Al-Anon will meet at noon on Tuesdays at the Christ Church, 527 Pomfret St.
Sun. June 7
Fund-raiser
POMFRET --- The new nonprofit, cultural organization, Celtic Club of Northeastern Connecticut, will hold a concert fund-raiser from 4 to 7 p.m. at Grill 37. https://www.facebook.com/share/1avtr3x79H/
Fri. June 12
‘Rhyming Trail’
PUTNAM --- River Trail and Rhyme Time for parents and kids will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Farmers Market Pavilion. Free. Parents and children will work on writing a poem with guidance from Putnam Poet Laureate Aubrey Waz-Grant. Rain date: June 24.
Sat. June 13
Particle Accelerator
PUTNAM --- The 20th Particle Accelerator Benefit Music Fest in Memory of Jack Young Jr. will be held from noon to 9 p.m. at Rotary Park. Free family fun for a cause.
Shred Day
THOMPSON --- bankHometown will hold a free Shred Day for customers and residents at the North Grosvenordale office on Riverside Drive. InfoShred will be in the bank’s parking lot and can accept up to two boxes of documents per car. No appointment is necessary.
Thur. Sept. 10
The Wall That Heals
PUTNAM --- The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to Putnam Sept. 10 through 13, at Murphy Park. It will be open 24 hours a day and is free to the public. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. thewallthathealsputnam2026.org www.vvmf.org
Sat. Oct. 3
Revolutionary Abington
ABINGTON --- The Pomfret 250th Committee will present a simulated battle re-enactment Oct. 3 and 4 at the Pomfret Recreation Park. There will be two encampments – one British, one American. Battles will be staged at some points Oct. 3.
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