Wed. Nov. 23
Art Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present Wildlife Artist David C. Stumpo exhibit and sale through Christmas. 860-928-4948.
Thurs. Nov. 24
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Dinner
PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam downtown will host Thanksgiving Dinner with Friends. Information and reservations required: 928-4405.
Fri. Nov. 25
Santa's Coming
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association and the town of Putnam will present Santa Comes to Town.
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. Admission is $15/child. All welcome. Preregister: 860-974-1122.
Sat. Nov. 26
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center on Day Road will present “Owl Walk” at 7 p.m. $5 for CAS members; $10 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Nov. 27
Light Parade
PUTNAM --- The Holiday Dazzle Light Parade will be held at 5 p.m. through downtown. Rain date Dec. 4.
Tues. Nov. 29
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. Nov. 30
Library Program
POMFRET --- The Friends of Pomfret Public Library will present “Wildlife and Connecticut’s Changing Landscape” presented by Paul Colburn, DEEP MWC, at 7 p.m. at the Pomfret Historical Society’s Old Towne House. 860-928-3475
Fri. Dec. 2
‘A Christmas Carol’
PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse on Rt. 44 will present “A Christmas Carol” at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 and at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 and 19. $19 for adults and $15 for seniors and students. There will also be a mitten tree for contributions. 860-928-7887.
Sat. Dec. 3
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present “Introductory Wildlife Tracing the Monitoring Hike” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bafflin Sanctuary. Registration required: 860-928-4948.
Holiday Art Show/Sale
E. WOODSTOCK --- The East Woodstock Congregational Church will present its annual Holiday Art Show and Sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Coffee, tea, refreshments.
Concert
WOODSTOCK --- Handel’s Messiah will be presented by the CCNC at 7 p.m. Dec. 3 and at 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at the at Woodstock Evangelical Covenant Church on Child Hill Road. $150 for adults; $5 for children. Available from Pomfret Wine and Spirits; CCNC:860-821-0082.
Holiday Fair
BROOKLYN --- The Federated Church Brooklyn Center will hold its Sugar Plum Fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present its Introductory Winter Tracking Hike from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road. $25 for CAS members; $35 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Sun. Dec. 4
Open House
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Open House will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Taft Pond road. Free. Lunch with Santa is from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $6 for kids up to 8; $10 for those 9 and older. Photo with Santa is $8.
Fair/Open House
WOODSTOCK --- The PAWS Cat and Kitten Shelter Holiday Fair and Open House Shelter tours, holiday items and crafts for sale, adoption discounts, ‘Reading to Cats’ and more! From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PAWS Cat and Kitten Shelter: 244 Rt. 171. 860-336-7129.
Mon. Dec. 5
Garden Club
WOODSTOCK --- The Quiet Corner Garden Club will present Julie Ignacio for a presentation on handcrafted goat’s milk soaps at 7 p.m. at its meeting at the South Woodstock Baptist Church meeting room. All welcome.
Thur. Dec. 8
Putnam Seniors
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Senior Citizens Group meets at 2 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Putnam VFW. 860-928-0688.
Library Program
POMFRET --- The Friends of the Pomfret Public Library will present “All is Not Forgotten” book reading by author Wendy Walker at 7 p.m. at the library. 860-928-3475.
Fri. Dec. 9
Caroling
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association will host the Woodstock Academy Hill Singers caroling through downtown Putnam from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Holiday Potluck
CANTERBURY --- The Canterbury Historical Society Holiday Potluck Supper will be held at 6 p.m. at the Town Hall Community Room. Free. All welcome. Bring along a potluck contribution of any type of food to share.www.canterburyhistorical.org/.
Sat. Dec. 10
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Nature Sketchbook Journaling from 9 a.m. to noon at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. $10 for CAS members; $20 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Love Feast
BROOKLYN --- The Federated Church of Christ will host the Moravian Love Feast at 7 p.m. Sacred music, prayers, candlelight and the sharing of a simple meal of bread and a warm drink. All welcome.
Card & Tag Making
EASTFORD --- The Eastford Public Library will hold a Holiday Card & Tag making program from 10 a.m. to noon for ages 5-plus including adults. Registration not necessary.
Sun. Dec. 11
Acorn Adventure
STORRS --- TLGV Ranger Marcy’s Acorn Adventure “UConn’s Horsebarn Hill Holiday,” will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 3636 Horsebarn Hill Rd. Ext. (meet at UConn Dairy Barn). Follow the Animal Trail! Snacks, stickers, fresh air fun. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Second Sunday Walk at 2 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Lessons & Carols
POMFRET --- Pomfret School is hosting a candlelit evening of Lessons & Carols at 7 p.m. in Clark Memorial Chapel. Refreshments will follow in the Main House. All welcome.
Holiday Fair
POMFRET --- The Pomfret Community School Holiday Craft and Gift Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Refreshments available. Vendor space available. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Nature Program
HAMPTON --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret Center will present a Full Moon Walk at 7 p.m. at Trail Wood on Kenyon Road. Free for CAS members; $5 for nonmembers. 860-928-4948.
Concert
CHEPACHET --- The Chepachet Baptist Church on Rt. 44 will host a Christmas program, “An American Christmas,” At 2:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Free but donations accepted. Chepachetfreewill.org.
Thur. Dec. 15
Program
DANIELSON --- Day Kimball Healthcare and Quinebaug Valley Community College, in partnership with the Northeast District Department of Health, the HealthQuest Northeast Connecticut Coalition and the Lung Cancer Alliance will present “Shine a Light on Lung Cancer” from 11 a.m.. to 2 p.m. at QVCC.
Fri. Dec. 16
Support Group
PUTNAM --- Strong Body/Strong Mind Family Yoga Studio will host a Breastfeeding Support Group at 6 p.m. at The Shops at Montgomery Ward on Main Street. 860-634-0099.
Sat. Dec. 17
Cookie Sale
BROOKLYN --- The Our Lady of La Salette Church on Rt. 6 will hold a holiday cookie sale, sold by the pound, plus drawings from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the church basement.
Wed. Dec. 21
Solstice Gathering
POMFRET --- The Wyndham Land Trust's Winter Solstice Gathering will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at Lyon Preserve, Wrights Crossing Road, (just off Rt. 101 and over the bridge on the right, look for land trust signs). Memorial dedication to Dick Booth will be a part of the celebration. Snacks, smiles, and fresh air welcome you all to attend. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sat. Dec. 24
Services
THOMPSON --- High Pointe Church on Thompson Road will celebrate Christmas Eve Services at 3 and 5 p.m. Dec. 24 and one service on Christmas Day at 10 a.m. All welcome. 860-935-0357.
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DANIELSON — The Frog Rock Trio, a group of local musicians that performs acoustic rock, blues and folk music, will be featured at the evening Veterans Coffeehouse on the First Friday in December.
The evening Coffeehouse will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 in Fellowship Hall at Westfield Congregational Church, corner of Main and Reynolds in Danielson.
Frog Rock Trio consists of Kevin Collins (ukulele, harmonica, percussion and vocals) and Jayne Collins (guitar and vocals), both of Woodstock, and Nanci Emmi (vocals) of Brooklyn. They are regulars on the eastern Connecticut and Rhode Island entertainment scene. Veterans and one guest will be welcomed. Several holiday tunes may also be part of the program.
Parking is available adjacent to Davis Park plus in the Key Bank parking lot across Main Street from the church.
The RSVP Veterans Coffeehouse, primarily funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service, provides resourceful and entertaining programs for veterans. Since opening in 2015 as the first RSVP Veterans Coffeehouse in Connecticut, this TVCCA program has served more than 260 individual veterans among a total attendance exceeding 1,000.
Please contact Greg Kline at TVCCA’s RSVP office in Killingly (860-774-9286) with questions about the Veterans Coffeehouse.
Christmas
Pierogi Sale
WEBSTER — St. Joseph Basilica Parish in Webster will be sponsoring a Pierogi Sale for Christmas. Orders for fresh, homemade, cabbage and cheese pierogis, made on the premises, are being taken until Dec. 5 with pickup from 2 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18.
Cost is $16 for a dozen, or $8 for half dozen. To order, call 508-943-0467.
PUTNAM — The Holiday Dazzle Light Parade committee has named former Brooklyn superintendent of schools Louise Berry, Ph.D., as this year’s parade grand marshal.
According to parade chairman Gary Osbrey, ’’The committee is proud to honor such a distinguished, longtime educator and role model who has served her community selflessly for decades.”
The 15th annual Holiday Dazzle Light Parade will step off at 5 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Grove Street monument
The parade will follow Grove Street merging right onto South Main Street, left on Front Street (through the center of downtown Putnam), right onto Kennedy Drive (at Cargill Falls) and will travel by Rotary Park and Riverfront Commons on Kennedy Drive taking a right onto Providence Street and will end at the Owen Tarr Sports Complex at the corner of Providence and School streets.
Rain date is Dec. 4.
Once again this year, the parade committee will present a “litter free parade”.
Before the parade begins, an army of volunteers from High Pointe Church in Thompson will hand out trash bags donated by The Last Green Valley. At the conclusion of the parade, volunteers will walk the parade route picking up trash bags from the crowd and depositing the bags into a town of Putnam Public Works truck.
Entry forms are available at WINY Radio, the Putnam Town Hall and online at www.winyradio.com. For more information, contact parade organizer and chairman, Gary Osbrey at 860-928-1350 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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