Wed. Nov. 11

Veterans Ceremony

DANIELSON ---  Quinebaug Valley Community College will hold its annual Veterans’ Day ceremony at 2 p.m. at the college’s Veterans’ Garden on the Danielson Campus. The ceremony will include the dedication of the new bricks each honoring a veteran. Almost 400 bricks already lay in the Veterans’ Garden which was created in 2010 with the goal of having a place where local veterans could be honored and remembered.  Since then, the garden has grown from a simple brick walkway, to plants via horticulture advice from Masters Gardner Service, and a memorial bench.

 

Art at Library

N. GROSVENORDALE --- Art @ the Library will present “Hearts, Hands & Homes” a community collaborative for foster care and adoption’s “Color Me Blue,” through Nov. 28 at the Thompson Public Library. 

 

Art Show

THOMPSON ---  Art @ the Library will present "Hearts, Hands & Homes," a community collaborative for foster care and adoption's "Color Me Blue," through Nov. 28 at the Thompson Public Library.

 

Art Exhibit

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present an art exhibit, “Birding Through the Years with Paint and Brush,” through Dec. 31 at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. Free.

 

Thur. Nov. 12

Tech Safety

WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Middle School PTO and Jog With Judy will present a technology safety seminar community event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the gym for parents/guardians, educators and community members. Free childcare. Refreshments at 6.  

 

History Program

POMFRET --- The Pomfret Public Library will present “A History of the Woodstock Academy” by Dr. Robert J. Smith at 7 p.m. at the library. All welcome. Free. 860-928-3475

 

Play

THOMPSON --- The Marianapolis Drama Club will present the play “The Poet and the Rent” at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 and 13 at the Irwin Black Box Theater. Free but reservations recommended. 860-923-9565.

 

Flu Clinic

E. WOODSTOCK --- Flu shots will be given from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Muddy Brook Fire Station on Woodstock Road. Medicare and most insurances accepted or pay $30 by cash or check. Please wear short sleeves under your clothes. 

 

Fri. Nov. 13

Santa Program

CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society will present “Santa and Mrs. Merry Claus Pay a Festive Visit” following the 7 p.m. business session at the Community Room at Town Hall. Free. All welcome. Bring favorite cookies to share for refreshments. http://canterburyhistorical.org/?

 

Sat. Nov. 14

Swedish Meatball Supper

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Emanuel Lutheran Church on Main Street will present a  Swedish Meatball Supper from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., served family style.  $10 for adults; $5 for kids under 12. Takeout available.

 

Holiday Bazaar

PUTNAM --- The Living Faith United Methodist Church on Grove Street will hold its holiday bazaar from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch begins at 11. 

 

Hazardous Waste

PUTNAM --- The Town of Putnam will hold a household hazardous waste collection day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Putnam Middle School. Putnam residents only. 860-963-6800, ext. 3, option 6.

 

Harvest Dinner

POMFRET --- The Eastford Senior Citizens is sponsoring a Family & Friends Harvest Dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Grill 37 Restaurant on Rt. 44. Music by Second Helping.860-538-8868

 

Land Management

UNION --- Accessing Conservation & Management Funding: Free Workshop for Landowners will be presented from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Union Town Hall on Buckley Highway. Refreshments, Q&A. RSVP by Nov. 13 to  Rebecca Terry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

 

Comedy Show

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present “New England Comedy All Stars” at 7:30 at the playhouse on Front Street. Recommended for 18 and older. $16. 860-928-7887.

 

Sun. Nov. 15

Concert

WILLIMANTIC --- Rex & The Rockabilly Kings perform at 4 p.m. at The Bread Box on Valley Street. $20. 

 

Wed. Nov. 18

Three C’s

WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “Miss Nelson is Missing” at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades K-4. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946. 

 

Flu Shots

EASTFORD --- The Eastford Fire Station on Westford Road will handle flu shots from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Medicare and most insurances accepted, or pay only $30 by cash or check. For vaccination ease, please wear short sleeves under your clothes.

 

Fri. Nov. 20

Moveable Feast

THOMPSON --- The Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce will present Tastefully New England --- A Moveable Feast, at 7 p.m. at the Thompson Raceway Restaurant. Tickets are $50 per person. Call 860-774-8001 for tickets.

 

Sat. Nov. 21

Craft/Bake Sale

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Emanuel Lutheran Church on Main Street will present a Holiday Craft and Bake Sale From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 

Nature Store

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will open its Holiday Nature Store today. It runs through Dec. 23 and is located at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. 860-928-4948. 

 

Auction

EASTFORD --- Eastford Elementary School Auction to fund the 8th Grade Trip to Washington will begin with a pasta dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ($6), the silent auction beginning at 5:30 and the live auction beginning at 6:15.  (860) 974-1130.

 

Craft Fair

CANTERBURY --- Paddle for a Cure will present a Holiday Craft Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Center. Benefits local people fighting cancer.

 

Greek Pastry Sale

DANIELSON --- the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Water Street will present a Greek Pastry Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

 

Christmas Bazaar

PLAINFIELD --- The First Congregational Church of Plainfield on Norwich Road will present a Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch available. 

 

Holly Day Fair

UNION --- The Congregational Church of Union will be hosting its seventh annual Holly Day Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch available.

 

Sun. Nov. 22

Turkey Shoot

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 on Riverside Drive from 2 to 6 p.m. Public invited. 860-923-2967

 

Tues. Nov. 24

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.

 

Fri. Nov. 27

Thanksgiving Dinner

PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam, downtown, will hold a Thanksgiving Dinner with Friends. Reservations required. Free will donation. 860-928-4405.

 

Camper Game Day

POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp is offering a “Black Friday Camper Game Day” from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for children ages 6-12.  Games, food and fun for the kids while parents go shopping, lunch and snacks included !!!   Admission is $15/child. All welcome.    Preregistration requested: 860-974-1122 .

 

Santa Visits

PUTNAM --- Santa Claus will come to town at 4 p.m. in front of Crabtree and Evelyn at the Riverfront Commons shopping plaza. It’s sponsored by the Putnam Recreation Department and WINY Radio.

 

Sat. Nov. 28

Nature Program

POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Owl Walk” at 6 p.m. starting from at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948. 

 

Nature Program

HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Full Moon Walk” at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948. 

 

Advent Retreat

PUTNAM --- The Immaculate Conception Spiritual Renewal Center on Liberty Highway will present “Advent Retreat --- The Real Gift”  from 2 to 5 p.m. Open to the public. Learn the  history of the Advent Wreath while making your own. No cost but reserve a space by calling 860-928-7955, ext 105.

 

Sun. Nov. 29

Dazzle Parade

PUTNAM --- The 14th annual Holiday Dazzle Light Parade will step off from Grove Street at 5 p.m. The rain date is Dec. 6. To enter your organization’s float call 860-928-1350.

 

Fri. Dec. 4

'Wonderful Life'

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present "It's a Wonderful Life" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 6, 13 and 20. $19 and $15. 860-928-7887.

 

Sat. Dec. 5

Sugar Plum Fair

BROOKLYN --- The Federated Church of Christ on Rt. 6 will present its Sugar Plum Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

 

Wed. Dec. 9

Three C’s

WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “I’m Special, You’re Special) at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades 4-7. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946. 

 

Mon. April 4

Three C’s

WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “Henry & Mudge” at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades PK-3. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946. 

 

Tues. May 24

Three C’s

WOODSTOCK --- The Three C’s Performing Arts for Kids will present “SkippyjonJones Snow What” at 10 a.m. at the Hyde Cultural Center. Recommended for grades PK-3. $4 per person (in groups of 10 or more) 928-2946. 

 

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Rosary, devotion set

BROOKLYN — Mystical Rose Council 49, Knights of Columbus, of Wauregan will host a special Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Rosary and Devotion for Life at 4 p.m. Nov. 28 at Our Lady of La Salette Church on Providence Road. There will be time allowed for devotions an hour before and an hour after the Rosary, so more people can attend. Since 1960, Knights of Columbus throughout North America have brought silver roses on annual pilgrimages, to celebrate the Culture of Life and to show respect and support for all people, from conception to natural death. 

 

One of only eight

in Connecticut

PUTNAM — Day Kimball Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Outpatient Clinic is now one of just eight outpatient psychiatric clinics for children across Connecticut to provide Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI), a relatively new short-term intervention for children (along with their caregivers) who have been exposed to trauma or who have disclosed physical or sexual abuse within the previous 30-45 days.

Day Kimball is one of three clinics to have been selected to receive training in and to begin providing the intervention this year through the Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut’s (CHDI) CONCEPT grant. The grant is awarded to the Connecticut Department of Children and Families by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children’s Bureau. The other two clinics to begin providing the intervention this year are United Services in Dayville and Child and Family Guidance Center in Bridgeport.

“We are very fortunate to have the outstanding Behavioral Health team that we have here at Day Kimball,” said Andre P. Bessette, PhD, child, adolescent and family psychotherapist and chief psychologist of Day Kimball’s Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health program. “They are deeply committed to the youngsters and families in this community and to serving their behavioral health needs which are sometimes profound.”

Bessette noted that children and families can be referred into the program by pediatricians and other community physicians, schools, other behavioral health providers and DCF. Parents or guardians can also call directly on their own.

CFTSI was developed by and initially only provided at Yale University’s Child Guidance Clinic. The method now has national research showing its effectiveness. CHDI began working with the model developers at Yale and the CT Department of Children and Families (DCF) last year to disseminate CFTSI to behavioral health providers throughout Connecticut as part of the federal CONCEPT grant.

Over the past five years CHDI had already trained a network of 28 mental health provider agencies to treat child traumatic stress that had occurred in the child’s past using the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) evidenced-based model.  CFTSI is a model that fills a gap in the trauma services network in Connecticut by addressing trauma immediately after it occurs and preventing development of further problems.

Last year four agencies were trained in the method: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Center for Youth and Families in Torrington, Community Health Resources in Manchester, Family and Children’s Aid in Danbury and Family Services of Greater Waterbury.

 Training is provided through CHDI’s Learning Collaborative and includes face-to-face trainings, consultations from Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy experts, and work with local DCF offices to establish collaborative relationships.

 The training has been completed at this year’s participating clinics and the new intervention is now in use at each of the three facilities, including Day Kimball. CHDI will continue to offer consultation and support to ensure the continued success of the program after the end of the grant year this June.