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Painting by Susan Graseck & Drawings by Alice Kuzel
The September-October show at Fletcher Memorial Library's Top Shelf Gallery will feature acrylic paintings by Susan Graseck and charcoal and pastel drawings by Alice Kuzel. The show will officially open Wednesday, September 11, from 5:30 -6:30 p.m.with an artists' reception. Fletcher Memorial Library is at 257 Main St. Hampton. Info: 860 455 1086.
2 events,
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
2 events,
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
2 events,
Square Dances
Square Dances
All dances are held from 7 - 9:30 pm. Saturday, May 18 Friday, May 31 Saturday, June 15 Friday, June 28 Saturday, July 13 Sunday, July 21. BYO picnic at 1:00pm. Dance 2-4:30pm Saturday, August 3 Dance 7-9:30 Friday, August 16 Friday, September 6 Sunday, September 22. BYO picnic at 1:00 pm. Dance 2-4:30 $10…
2 events,
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
No Farmers’ Market during Brimfield Flea Market weeks (May 18, July 13, September 7) Home-made goods and locally-grown, seasonal plants, produce, meat, baked goods, maple products, ice cream, crafts, soap, and more. New vendors are welcome as space allows and permission from the Market Manager and Hitchcock staff. Hitchcock’s Farmers’ Market is a fun place…
2 events,
Wheel 101
Wheel 101
Do you want to have as much fun as Janet is having in this picture? Join us for Wheel 101, our most popular workshop! You'll get the chance to create two bowls on the pottery wheel with guidance from one of our fabulous, very patient teachers! This is perfect for you if you've never worked…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
3 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
4 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Home School Day
Home School Day
Join us for one of two identical September Home School Days at Old Sturbridge Village. This month’s Home School Days will focus on the fall and the changing of the seasons. From apples to colorful leaves and landscapes, learn how rural 19th-century people prepared for the long winter ahead. Two activities this month will also…
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
5 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
No Farmers’ Market during Brimfield Flea Market weeks (May 18, July 13, September 7) Home-made goods and locally-grown, seasonal plants, produce, meat, baked goods, maple products, ice cream, crafts, soap, and more. New vendors are welcome as space allows and permission from the Market Manager and Hitchcock staff. Hitchcock’s Farmers’ Market is a fun place…
Bee Weekend
Bee Weekend
Celebrate the small but mighty heroes of farms and gardens everywhere: bees! Chat with Old Sturbridge Village’s Beekeeper, Jim Dawber of Hillcrest Apiary, as he harvests honey from comb. Stroll through the Village’s gardens, featuring over 400 heirloom plants, and count how many bees you see. Visit The Beehive: The Secret Life of Bees Revealed (located near…
4 events,
Bee Weekend
Bee Weekend
Celebrate the small but mighty heroes of farms and gardens everywhere: bees! Chat with Old Sturbridge Village’s Beekeeper, Jim Dawber of Hillcrest Apiary, as he harvests honey from comb. Stroll through the Village’s gardens, featuring over 400 heirloom plants, and count how many bees you see. Visit The Beehive: The Secret Life of Bees Revealed (located near…
Free Community Puppet-Building Workshops for Celebrate Mansfield Festival
Free Community Puppet-Building Workshops for Celebrate Mansfield Festival
The Ballard Institute will once again offer fall community puppet-building workshops led by acclaimed puppeteer Sara Peattie to design and build life-size and over-life-size puppets for a new pageant production—The Conference of the Birds—to be performed at the Celebrate Mansfield Festival in Downtown Storrs. The Conference of the Birds puppet pageant, directed by Sara Peattie,…
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
3 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
4 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
Garden on the Bridge Work Party
Garden on the Bridge Work Party
Wednesday, 9/18 4:30 – 6:30 pm and Sunday, 9/22 10 am - 12 noon 440 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Weeding, fighting invasive ailanthus and bittersweet, possibly replanting, watering Contact: Jay Osborn – jayostborneathome@gmail.com; 860.234.4020
3 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
3rd Thursday Street Fest
3rd Thursday Street Fest
Join your community right on historic Main St Willimantic for the 21st season of the 3rd Thursday Street Fest. There will be over 120 vendors, multiple musical stages, street performers, a beer garden, many many food trucks, and children's activities as well! Parking and entrance are free!
3 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Home School Day
Home School Day
Join us for one of two identical September Home School Days at Old Sturbridge Village. This month’s Home School Days will focus on the fall and the changing of the seasons. From apples to colorful leaves and landscapes, learn how rural 19th-century people prepared for the long winter ahead. Two activities this month will also…
5 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
No Farmers’ Market during Brimfield Flea Market weeks (May 18, July 13, September 7) Home-made goods and locally-grown, seasonal plants, produce, meat, baked goods, maple products, ice cream, crafts, soap, and more. New vendors are welcome as space allows and permission from the Market Manager and Hitchcock staff. Hitchcock’s Farmers’ Market is a fun place…
Fall Fest
Fall Fest
Apples, animals, and agriculture! Join us for a delightful journey back in time at Fall Fest! Spend the day with your family and friends in the vibrant surroundings of New England’s largest outdoor living history museum. Marvel at the vital role animals played in the daily life of early 19th century New Englanders, from the hardworking…
5 events,
Fall Fest
Fall Fest
Apples, animals, and agriculture! Join us for a delightful journey back in time at Fall Fest! Spend the day with your family and friends in the vibrant surroundings of New England’s largest outdoor living history museum. Marvel at the vital role animals played in the daily life of early 19th century New Englanders, from the hardworking…
Garden on the Bridge Work Party
Garden on the Bridge Work Party
Wednesday, 9/18 4:30 – 6:30 pm and Sunday, 9/22 10 am - 12 noon 440 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 Weeding, fighting invasive ailanthus and bittersweet, possibly replanting, watering Contact: Jay Osborn – jayostborneathome@gmail.com; 860.234.4020
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
3 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
3 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
10 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
No Farmers’ Market during Brimfield Flea Market weeks (May 18, July 13, September 7) Home-made goods and locally-grown, seasonal plants, produce, meat, baked goods, maple products, ice cream, crafts, soap, and more. New vendors are welcome as space allows and permission from the Market Manager and Hitchcock staff. Hitchcock’s Farmers’ Market is a fun place…
57th Annual Antique Show on the Lebanon Green
57th Annual Antique Show on the Lebanon Green
Saturday, September 28 9am to 3pm for “the greatest little” fall outdoor antique show in CT Lebanon Historical Society Fundraiser 57th Annual Antique Show On the historic Lebanon Green $8 admission, children under 12 are free Free parking — Up to 60 dealers—Held rain or shine 856 Trumbull Hwy., Lebanon Coffee & donuts, grilled hot…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
2 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
5 events,
Tuesday Morning Bird Walks
Tuesday Morning Bird Walks
Every Tuesday in October at 8 a.m. Join Andy out on the Bafflin sanctuary as he points out various bird species. Bring binoculars and wear drab clothing. Meet at the Center, 218 Day Rd in Pomfret. Fee: $5 CAS members; $10 non-members. No registration needed.
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Kids Clay Class Ages 7-12
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
5 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Toddlers, Trails, and Tales
Toddlers, Trails, and Tales
Every Wednesday thru November 13 from 10 to 11:30 A.M. Parents, grandparents, and guardians come out for some fresh air with your toddlers, take a nature walk, and enjoy an activity or story. Led by retired Pomfret Community School kindergarten teacher, Carolyn Otto, the morning will be full of fun adventures. Meet at the Center,…
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Teen Clay Class Ages 13+
Sawmill Pottery, we believe in introducing kids at an early age to the tactile, creative art of pottery. Kids will learn hand building, wheel-throwing and painting, decorating, and glazing at an age appropriate level. Specific projects will be planned for each class after students have registered to ensure appropriate skill levels for each group depending…
4 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
In The Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692
In The Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692
Based on extensive primary source research, In the Shadow of Salem: The Andover Witch Hunt of 1692, by historian and archivist Richard Hite, tells for the first time the fascinating story of this long overlooked phase of the largest witch hunt in American history. Untangling a net of rivalries and ties between families and neighbors,…
October Artist Meet & Greet
October Artist Meet & Greet
The Jacob Edwards Library is pleased to present a meet and greet with October artist Megan Garlie. From the artist: "I am a self-taught artist who works primarily with oil and acrylic paints, though I recently began my journey in wildlife photography as well. Originally from Canada, I moved to Southbridge as a child and…
4 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Trail Wood Walking Club
Trail Wood Walking Club
Just say hello in the parking area at 93 Kenyon Rd in Hampton. No registration required. Call 860-928-4948 or email trailwood@ctaudubon.org for more information. Free.
Phantoms by Firelight
Phantoms by Firelight
An Enchanting Halloween Experience that Will Haunt Your Memories! As twilight descends upon Old Sturbridge Village, the veil between the living and the spectral world thins… Phantoms by Firelight returns for 12 nights of spine-tingling thrills and ghostly delights. This year’s event promises to be the most haunting yet, with new and mesmerizing performances that…
9 events,
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Buell’s Orchards Apple Picking
Fall is in the air and apple picking season has officially begun! Varieties available for picking right now are McIntosh and Honey Crisp, with other varieties soon to follow. Our stand is loaded with apples, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, our own fresh apple cider, cider donuts, and much more! Hours through the end of…
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
Brimfield Farmers’ Market
No Farmers’ Market during Brimfield Flea Market weeks (May 18, July 13, September 7) Home-made goods and locally-grown, seasonal plants, produce, meat, baked goods, maple products, ice cream, crafts, soap, and more. New vendors are welcome as space allows and permission from the Market Manager and Hitchcock staff. Hitchcock’s Farmers’ Market is a fun place…
Wheel 101
Wheel 101
Our super popular Wheel 101 workshops are usually booked way ahead of time, but we've got space this Saturday for YOU! Our wheel 101 workshop is a two hour intro to creating bowls on the pottery wheel. You’ll learn to “throw” the clay and have the opportunity to make 2 bowls. You’ll pick glaze colors…
