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Music and Dance
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival at the Yale Summer School of Music, Routes 44 & 272 in Norfolk presents TRIO SOLISTI on Friday, August 23 at 8 p.m. The performance will feature Maria Bachman on violin, Alexis Pia Gerlach on cello, and Jon Kibonoff on piano. Works to be performed include Turina’s Trio No. 2 in B minor, Op. 76; Ravel’s Trio in A Minor; and Mendelssohn’s Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op 49. Tickets are $10-$40 adults, $5 young adults (ages 18-25), kids free; for more info call 860-542-3000.
The Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd. in Great Barrington presents ROBBY BAIER on Friday, August 23 at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. The Guthrie Center is housed in the Old Trinity Church made famous in "Alice’s Restaurant"; sandwiches, ice cream and drinks will be available. Please bring at least one canned good or non-perishable food item to donate; for more info call 413-528-1955, or visit <www.guthriecenter.org>.
Hartford Community Dance sponsors a concert by DON SINETI followed by a FAMILY DANCE on Saturday, August 24 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Elizabeth Park Pond House in West Hartford. Folksinger and songwriter Don Sineti is a favorite throughout the region for his resonant voice and captivating interpretations of traditional sea chanteys. Music for the family dance will be provided by Jim Gregory with Heart's Ease. This event is cosponsored by The Bookworm. Free and open to the public; for more info call 860-233-6603.
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival at the Yale Summer School of Music, Routes 44 & 272 in Norfolk presents THE NORFOLK BALLROOM on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Roy Wiseman and the New World Jazz Orchestra once again turn the Music Shed into an old-fashioned dance hall, with a lively program of ballroom, swing, and Latin tunes. Bring your dancing shoes for this popular annual fundraiser. Tickets are $10-$40 adults, $5 young adults (ages 18-25), kids free; special café seating and tables are also available. For more info call 860-542-3000.
The Guthrie Center, 4 Van Deusenville Rd. in Great Barrington presents CHRISTINE LAVIN with Eric Underwood and Eladia opening on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. The Guthrie Center is housed in the Old Trinity Church made famous in "Alice’s Restaurant"; sandwiches, ice cream and drinks will be available. Please bring at least one canned good or non-perishable food item to donate; for more info call 413-528-1955, or visit <www.guthriecenter.org>.
Sandisfield Arts Center, Hammertown Rd. in Sandisfield presents SONGS FOR A SUMMER’S NIGHT on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. The Trillium Ensemble, a new performing entity, is comprised of veteran Berkshire choral group members Madonna Meagher, Cardinale Montano, and pianist Lee Dixon. The program will feature classical arias, duets and art songs by a wide range of composers including Monteverdi, Beethoven, Mozart, Puccini, Saint-Saens, Faure, Schumann, Ginastera and Menotti. The program is sponsored in part by a grant from the Sandisfield Cultural Council. Tickets are $15 at the door; for more info call 413-258-3309.
Music Mountain in Falls Village presents the CYNTHIA SAYER'S HOT JAZZ TRIO on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. Internationally acclaimed jazz banjoist Cynthia Sayer is also noted far and wide for her vocal and multi-instrumental talents, and she returns to Music Mountain accompanied by her all-star musician sidemen. Apart from leading her own group, Cynthia has played with a virtual Who’s Who of jazz luminaries including Milt Hinton, Dick Hyman, Doc Cheatham, Marian McPartland, Bucky Pizzarrelli and Bob Wilber. Tickets are $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 students (under age 24); for more info call 860-824-7126.
Music Mountain in Falls Village presents the BLAIR STRING QUARTET with pianist Amy Dorfman on Sunday, August 25 at 3 p.m. The program includes Mozart 's String Quartet in C Major, K. 465, "Dissonance"; Beethoven's String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59 #3; and Schumann's Piano Quintet in E Flat Major, Opus 44. At 2 p.m. the Little Guild Of St. Francis presents "Come and Meet Your Next Best Friend"; they will introduce dogs and cats currently sheltered at the Little Guild and available for adoption, and a few of the shelter's former residents will return to show off their obedience and agility skills. Other animal rescue groups have been invited to participate, as well. Tickets are $17.50 in advance, $20 at the door, $10 students; for more info call 860-824-7126. For more info on The Little Guild, call 860-672-6346, or visit <www.littleguild.org>.
Litchfield County Barbershop Chorus (Norwestones) hold a WEEKLY REHEARSAL on Thursday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the school rooms at the Litchfield Congregational Church. The Chorus, which has been in Litchfield County for 36 years, is looking for men who like to sing; college students are welcome. Come and join us on any Thursday and get hooked on the sound of four-part harmony. For more info call Al at 860-482-5413.
Drama and Comedy
Barrington Stage Company, Route 7 in Sheffield presents staged readings of the new musical "The Mistress Cycle" on Thursday, August 22 at 8 p.m.; and Friday, August 23 at 2 p.m. A sung-through musical, "The Mistress Cycle" is the story of Tess, a young Manhattanite who is contemplating becoming "the other woman" to an older man; as she weighs her options she is visited by several mistresses from throughout history, including writer Anaïs Nin and Diane de Poitiers, mistress to King Henri II of France. Composer Jenny Giering and lyricist/librettist Beth Blatt have won numerous awards, including a grant from the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation; the cast for this production includes Liz Callaway and other Broadway regulars. Suggested donation is $7.50; for more info call 413-528-8806.
Barrington Stage Company at the Consolati Performing Arts Center, Berkshire School Rd. in Sheffield presents "FALSETTOS" through Saturday, August 24. "Falsettos" is a wildly witty and heart-rending story about a highly unconventional family: Dad has run off with his boyfriend, Mom's married Dad's psychiatrist, and the whole fractured, fractious conglomerate family is about to convene for "their" only son's bar mitzvah. "Falsettos" is a musical comedy that takes a serious look at loss, love and the value of family in our changing, uncertain world. For more info call 413-528-8888, or visit <www.barringtonstage.org>.
Greenwoods Theatre, Route 44 in Norfolk presents "THE LIVING SECTION" through September 1, with performances on Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Geoff and Gabriella find love on the Lower East Side in this madcap musical. Tickets are $20 and $25; for reservations call 860-542-0026.
Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St. in Lenox presents "HENRY V" in the Founders' Theatre through September 1. "Henry V" opens with a war-sobered Hal at last sitting on his father's ill-gotten throne, while a traitorous fiend and a venal Church conspire to send Henry and England on a war of acquisition in France. Tickets are $10-45, with student, senior and group rates available; for more info call 413-637-3353.
Connecticut Heritage Productions presents "RECKLESS" by Craig Lucas on Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. through September 7 at Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington St. in Middletown. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 students and seniors; for more info call 860-347-7771.
Thomaston Opera House, 158 Main St. in Thomaston holds OPEN AUDITIONS for its October production of "Ancestral Voices: A Family Story" on Wednesday and Thursday, September 11-12 from 7-9 p.m. This magical play by A.R. Gurney is staged as a concert work, with the actors reading from their scripts while seated on a bare stage. Five performers play members of a rich WASP family in Buffalo, NY between 1935 to 1942, with a brief coda from the 1960s. The play unites the microcosm of a family to the macrocosm of America at war, and is also an elegy for the city of Buffalo. All roles are open to audition; director Amber Lynn Dunphy is seeking one male actor (age 20-mid 30s), one male and one female actor (mid 40s-mid 50s), and one mature (60s or older) female actor. All those auditioning will be asked to read from the script; for more info call 860-283-6250.
Litchfield Parks and Recreation offers group tickets to SHUBERT THEATER SHOWS in New Haven. Reservations are being taken for four shows in the 2002-03 season: "Grease" on Saturday, October 12 at 2 p.m. ($47); "Stomp" on Saturday, November 9 at 5 p.m. ($30); "Cats" on Saturday, December 28 at 4 p.m. ($47); and "Annie" on Saturday, February 19 at 2 p.m. ($40). Front balcony seats are reserved until public ticket sale begins on September 9; after that, tickets will be available on a first-come basis. Bus transportation could be arranged if enough people are interested; for more info call 860-567-7569.
Art Exhibits
Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St. (Route 7) in Kent extends its annual ELECTED ARTISTS’ INVITATIONAL show and memorial retrospective exhibit of works by Ronald Lee Anderson and Ruth Beekman through Labor Day, September 2. The invitational show features 85 works in a variety of media by artists who have been elected to membership in the Association; all of the works are for sale. The retrospective exhibit is on display in the Aiken Room on the gallery’s second floor. Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday and Labor Day from 1-5 p.m.; for more info call 860-927-3989.
Simon’s Rock College in Great Barrington presents TIBET, OCCUPATION AND EXILE, a photographic exhibit by Mary Gendler from August 26 through October 4 in the Alumni Library Atrium. The exhibit documents Ms. Gendler’s trip to Tibet and several visits to Dharamsala, India, where for the past seven years she and her husband have been working with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community to help them develop new skills in nonviolent resistance. The exhibit includes landscapes and portraits from central Tibet showing the people, mountains and countryside, as well as the splendor of the few remaining monasteries that have been rebuilt by the Tibetans in recent years. Also included are photographs of the Tibetan community in exile. An opening reception on Tuesday, August 27 from 5-7 p.m. will include a talk at 6 p.m. by Ms. Gendler about her work. Free and open to the public; gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-midnight, Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-midnight, and Sunday from noon-midnight. For more info call 413-528-7209
Hubbard Art Gallery at Lost Island Farm, 159 Belden St. (Route 126) in Falls Village presents ARTS FOR THE HOME, a season-long exhibit series running through October. Currently featured works include custom fabrics by Christine Lambert. For more info call 860-824-0794.
Lectures and Presentations
The Mount, 2 Plunkett St. in Lenox offers visitors to Edith Wharton’s newly restored house and gardens the opportunity to join senior guide Leah Chamberlain for a talk on the re-creation of the home’s unique GRASS STEPS on Thursdays, August 22 and August 29 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. One hundred years ago Edith Wharton designed garden steps made of grass to create a unique and beautiful path through her terraced rock garden to her cherished flower garden below. This month a landscape restoration team expects to put the finishing touches on the steps, which have been rebuilt using modern materials and techniques. The talk will include a discussion of the role the steps play in Wharton’s larger garden landscape. Free with paid admission; for more info call 413-637-1899, ext 114.
The Mount presents "THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN GARDENS: Proud Owners, Private Estates, 1890-1940" with Eleanor Weller on Saturday, August 24 at 10 a.m. at Town Hall, 65 Walker St. in Lenox. A book signing and refreshments follow the lecture. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Reservations recommended; for more info call 413-637-1899.
Friends of the Beckley Furnace and the Upper Housatonic Valley Heritage Area offer a scenic walk to bring the AGE OF IRON to life on Saturday, August 24 at 10 a.m. The 1.2-mile walk will begin at the East Canaan Congregational Church and features local historians at several points on the route to provide colorful background and answer questions. Included will be a visit to the Beckley Iron Furnace, which produced iron from 1847-1919. Requested donation is $5, which will be used for further restoration of the Furnace and to support the effort to have the region named a "National Heritage Area." Parking is available at the Congregational Church on Route 44 in East Canaan, and transportation will be provided to other sites for those unable to make the walk. For more info call the Litchfield Hills Visitors Bureau at 860-567-4506.
White Memorial Conservation Center, off Route 202 in Litchfield presents THOSE NASTY LITTLE BLOODSUCKERS on Saturday, August 24 at 2 p.m. in the Arthur B. Ceder Room. This informative program on mosquito-born illnesses will be presented by Andrew Warren. Free and open to the public; for more info call 860-567-0857.
Gunn Historical Museum, 5 Wykeham Rd. in Washington presents a demonstration of LOG CABIN PIECING by Pat Wiley of Woodbury on Saturday, August 24 from 2-4 p.m., in conjunction with the museum's summer's exhibition of quilts entitled "Dreams Beneath Design." Free and open to the public; for more info call 860-868-7756.
Stone Museum, Greenwoods Rd. (off East River Rd. in Peoples State Forest) in Pleasant Valley presents THE SQUIRES TAVERN NEIGHBORHOOD, a slide-illustrated talk by Walt Landgraf on Saturday, August 24 at 8 p.m. This program will take a look at the lives and lands of the neighbors of Peoples State Forest, including the Youngs, Lees, Taylors and more. For more info call 860-379-9074, or 860-379-6118; or visit <www.stonemuseum.org>.
Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St. in Waterbury presents two programs of JEWISH HISTORY TALES with Marcia Lane: Stories for Children (ages 8-12) on Sunday, August 25 at 2 p.m.; and Stories for Adults on Wednesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. Marcia Lane's entertaining use of words and music bring to life dramatic and moving stories of Jewish history. Marcia Lane has been a storyteller since 1978, delighting adults and children near and far with her live programs and recordings, radio and TV appearances, and writing; she has won awards for excellence in storytelling and has her own program, "Stories from the Enchanted Loom," on public radio. Lane is currently a rabbinic and cantorial student at the Academy for Jewish Religion and serves as the rabbi of Beth El Synagogue in Torrington. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children. Reservations are requested for both programs; call 203-753-0381, ext 10.
The Mount presents "THE HAPPIER AGE OF GOLD: Isadora Duncan and the Four Hundred" with Peter Kurth on Monday, August 26 at 4 p.m. at Seven Hills Inn, 40 Plunkett St. in Lenox. The lecture will draw on Kurth’s latest biography, "Isadora: A Sensational Life." This lecture is the part of the summer-long series "Women of Achievement." A book signing and afternoon tea follow the lecture. Tickets are $16 in advance, $18 at the door. Reservations recommended; for more info call 413-637-1899.
Beardsley & Memorial Library, 40 Munro Place in Winsted hosts a BASEBALL AND THE AMERICAN VISION book discussion on "Wait till Next Year" by Doris Kearns Goodwin on Wednesday, August 28 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Baseball historian and poet Michael J. Bielawa will be the discussion leader. Free and open to the public; to register call 860-379-6043.
Canton Public Library, 40 Dyer Ave. in Collinsville holds a discussion of "BREATH, EYES, MEMORY" by Haitian-American author Edwige Danticat on Wednesday, September 4 at 7 p.m. The novel follows the journey of a young girl from her familiar, comfortable home in Haiti to a very different new life in New York and looks at mother-daughter relationships in three generations of Haitian women as well the political, cultural and religious forces that touch their lives. Facilitator will be Jane Hoben, a CT Humanities Scholar and past Chair of the English Department at Renbrook School, where she taught for 23 years. For more info call 860-693-5800.
Simsbury Public Library, 725 Hopmeadow St. (Route 10) in Simsbury hosts its Book Discussion Group on Thursday, September 5 from 7-9 p.m., when the group will discuss "PRODIGAL SUMMER" by Barbara Kingsolver. Discussions are led by Attorney Jeff Siegel. For more info, including a complete list of dates and titles for upcoming discussions, visit the library or call the Reference Desk at 860-658-7663.
Canton Public Library, 40 Dyer Ave. in Collinsville holds its Monday Night Book Club on Monday, September 9 at 7 p.m. The group will discuss "PRINCESS: THE TRUE STORY OF A LIFE BEHIND THE VEIL IN SAUDI ARABIA" by Jean Sasson; copies are available at the library. Free; new members are always welcome. For more info call 860-693-5800.
Classes and Workshops
Northwest YMCA in Torrington offers TEEN AEROBICS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL FITNESS classes starting the week of September 3. Teen aerobics is offered on Wednesdays at 4 p.m.; middle school fitness is offered for youth and parents to work out in the fitness center. Both classes are taught by certified fitness professionals. For more info call Jenna at 860-489-3133, ext 135.
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center, 229 East Litchfield Rd. in Litchfield hosts BRUSH AND LEAF, a weekend of Japanese brush art, aesthetics and mindfulness on Friday through Sunday, September 6-8. Reverend Sohaku Flagg, a Zen Buddhist priest, and his assistant, Ginger Tettchu Nelsen, lead a workshop on the art of Shodo, or the way of the brush, through lectures, demonstrations and studio exercises. The program will also include Tai Chi, meditation and a Japanese Tea Ceremony, Chanoyo, on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Cost is $140 for the full weekend, including room, board and program; admission to the Tea Ceremony is $10. For more info call 860-567-3163, or visit <www.wisdomhouse.org>.
Northwestern CT Community College, Park Place East in Winsted offers TECHNOLOGY EXPRESS (Module 1) beginning Monday, September 9. This 10-week sesssion is designed to train individuals for jobs in the modern employment market. At the conclusion of the program participants should be familiar with the Microsoft Office 2000 Suite: Word, Excel, Access and Power Point, and be able to operate comfortably in an office setting. Tutors will be available to work with students while the class is in session and after class. For more info call Denise Linden at 860-738-6351, or Debra Weir at 860-738-6361.
Northwest YMCA in Torrington holds a WOMEN'S FREE WEIGHTS CLASS beginning on Tuesday, September 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. and continuing for eight weeks. A female instructor teaches this class, which will enable participants to design their own bodysculpting program. Cost is $87; registration is required. For more info call 860-489-3133, ext 135.
Outdoors
Social Connections sponsors a SINGLES WALK AND LUNCH on Sunday, August 25 at 11 a.m. at Sessions Woods, Burlington Ave. in Burlington. This is a beautiful place with streams, a beaver dam and a waterfall. We always enjoy this walk and have fun exploring. Join us for a great day outdoors in the sunshine. No charge for the walk; lunch will follow at a local restaurant. For more info call Steve at 860-658-2385.
Sports
The Gilbert School in Winsted holds VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS on Saturday, August 24 at 9 a.m. in the gym. All parents are required to be in attendance for a brief meeting in order for their child to participate.
Northwest YMCA offers swim lessons and various gym classes beginning on September 3. Registration for YMCA members in underway; non-members can register beginning August 26. For more info call the Torrington branch at 860-489-3133, or the Winsted branch at 860-379-0708.
Northwest YMCA in Torrington is accepting registrations for RACQUETBALL LEAGUE; games start on September 9 with "A" league playing on Monday evenings, "B" league on Tuesdays, and "C" league on Thursdays. Cost is $57 for adult Y members, $20 for family Y members, $85 for non-members. Registration deadline is September 6; for more info call 860-489-3133, ext 135.
Torrington Recreation co-sponsors the 7th annual YOUTH GOLF TOURNAMENT on Saturday, September 14 at 11 a.m. at the Eastwoods Country Club in Torrington. Age groups for the nine-hole event will be 12 and under; 14 and under; and 16 and under. Fee of $18 includes golf, prizes and lunch. Registration required by September 11; for more info call 860-489-2274.
Northwest YMCA in Torrington is accepting team registrations for its MEN'S OPEN BASKETBALL LEAGUE; games are held on Monday nights beginning September 16. Team fee is $350; officials are provided. For more info or to register, call 860-489-3133, ext 135.
Kids
Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St. in Litchfield concludes its BOOK BANQUET summer reading program on August 23. All participants in the program are encouraged to visit the library before the beginning of school to pick up their certificate of participation and redeem their prizes. Children who have read at least 10 books during the summer are eligible to receive a stadium cup, and those who have read 25 books or more may choose from an assortment of book prizes. Reading logs should be brought to the library to verify the appropriate prize level. For more info call 860-567-8030.
Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St. in Kent celebrates the end of its Summer Reading Program with a SING-ALONG ICE CREAM PARTY on Saturday, August 24 at 11 a.m. If you are a child and have read a book this summer, you are invited to a sing-along with C. Susan MacLeod and her guitar, and to make your own sundae with Stosh’s ice cream. For more info call 860-927-3761.
Heart & Soul Christian Bookstore hosts JONAH SPLASH DAY on Saturday, August 24 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine at Coe Memorial Park in downtown Torrington. There will be clowns, a bounce house, face painting and free carnival games with prizes. A coloring contest will also be held, with prizes awarded and all pictures displayed; blank pictures are available at Heart & Soul, 84 Main St. in Torrington. This event is being held in conjunction with the upcoming release of "Jonah," a Veggie Tales movie premiering in theaters this fall. Admission is free; for more info call 860-482-9873.
Canton Parks and Recreation hosts its 3rd annual MIXER for grades 7-8 on Saturday, August 24 from 5-8 p.m. at Mills Pond Pool. This event will give students an opportunity to reunite with old friends and meet new ones through a variety of activities, including a cookout. Pre-registration is required; for more info call 693-5808.
Berkshire Botanical Garden, Routes 102 & 183 in Stockbridge presents the Summer’s End Finale for CHILDREN’S STORYTIME on Wednesday, August 28 from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Have you ever taken a llama for a walk? Here is your chance. Come meet Melissa Preston and her llama from Honey Hill Llamas while they visit in the garden. Activities will include reading stories, finding out about llamas, taking the llama for a walk in the garden and making memory bags to take home. Join us rain or shine! Instructor Linda Wagner is the Youth Education Coordinator at BBG and has taught elementary school for over ten years. This program is free for children with adult admission; for more info call 413-298-3926.
Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St. in Kent presents Walt Disney’s "ANASTASIA" on Wednesday, August 28 at 3:30 p.m. All children are invited for a movie and a snack in the comfort of the Children’s Room; for more info call 860-927-3761.
Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St. in Kent will give FREE TEXTBOOK COVERS to students of Kent Center School who come by the library on Thursday and Friday, August 29-30 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. If you bring your books, library volunteers and staff will be happy to cover your books or help you do it yourself. This project is sponsored by the Kent Library Association as part of the Kent Center School/ Kent Memorial Library partnership; for more info call 860-927-3761.
Festivals and Sales
New Marlborough Cultural Council sponsors the 18th annual ELIHU BURRITT DAY on Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on the Town Green, Route 57 in New Marlborough. This year’s fair will focus on quilts, with quilt exhibits, appraisals and demonstrations. Visitors will be able to stitch a few themselves, and see the differences between old and new quilting techniques. The Great Barrington Quilters Guild will be demonstrating and discussing quilting, fabric selection and quilt design, both traditional and contemporary. Also featured will be Jim Weber with his band of merry musicians performing from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., an outstanding collection of white elephants for sale, a book sale, home baked goods for sale, a children’s art exhibition and workshop, and a traditional country fair barbecue by the New Marlborough Volunteer Fire Dept.
Gov. Oliver Wolcott Sr. Branch, Sons of the American Revolution sponsor a TRIBUTE TO WINCHESTER'S REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS on Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on the Green (Route 263 & Newfield Rd.) in Winchester Center. Participating in the event will be Gen. Wolcott's 6th Brigade; Col. Huntington's Regiment; Charles Merriman Society, Children of the American Revolution; Gen. Ebenezer Huntington Society, Children of the American Revolution; and His Majesty's Regular, a British unit. Capt. Sal Tarantino will represent Sheldon's Horse, the Second Continental Light Dragoons. Featured lectures will include Russell Wirtalla on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Road; Robert Berthelson on "The Enigma of Benedict Arnold, Connecticut's Traitorous Hero"; and Robert Grigg on "Lewis Hurd—A Litchfield County Patriot." There will be fun for the whole family: period artisans and craftspeople will demonstrate their trades and children will make and play with toys that would have been used in the 1700s.
Norfolk Library, Route 44 in Norfolk hosts its annual BOOK FAIR on Saturday, August 24 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. This year there are an unusual number of interesting and valuable books. Sponsored by the Norfolk Library Associates; proceeds benefit the library.
Trips
Thomaston Public Library, 248 Main St. in Thomaston offers day trips to NEW YORK CITY on Saturdays, September 28 and December 7; bus leave the library at 8 a.m. Stops include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Radio City Music Hall and the South Street Seaport; the bus will depart New York City at 7 p.m. Cost is $15 ; to register call 860-283-4339.
Thomaston Public Library, 248 Main St. in Thomaston offers a trip to QUINCY MARKET in Boston on Saturday, October 26; bus leaves the library at 8 a.m. and departs Quincy Market at 6 p.m. Cost is $20; to register call 860-283-4339.
Foothills Adult and Continuing Education offers a trip to the PUMPKIN FESTIVAL in Keene, NH on Saturday, October 26; bus leaves the Education Connection on Route 63 in Litchfield at 10:15 a.m. and returns at 10 p.m. There will be over 16,000 hand carved and decorated pumpkins of all sizes everywhere, including bleacher stands with rows and rows of pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns. Many charming shops line Main Street, vendors will join the festival, and there is a band shell where there will be live entertainment. The day’s grand finale is the Grand Illumination of all the pumpkins at dusk. Lunch will be at the Delaney House in Holyoke, MA. Cost is $56; to register call 800-300-4781, or 860-567-0863.
And More
Norfolk Library, Greenwoods Rd. East (Route 44) in Norfolk presents a benefit BIBLIOTHEQUE BINGO PARTY on Friday, August 23; refreshments begin at 5 p.m., with bingo from 6-8 p.m. Prizes include donations from local merchants, trips to family vacation homes, gift certificates and more. Tickets are $10 adults, $3 children; there is an additional charge for each card used to play. For more info call 860-542-5075.
Greater Torrington Team for the Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk holds a final fundraiser, DANCE UNDER THE STARS, on Friday, August 23 at 7 p.m. at Elk's Pond, Guerdat Rd. in Torrington; gates open at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment is by the Ken Reder Experience. Five local residents are participating in the October 11-13 walk in New York and have set a goal of raising $10,000 for this worthwhile cause. Admission is $20 per person, $35 per couple. Mixers, coffees and desserts will be provided; BYOB and desserts. For reservations call Doreen Holtman at 860-482-4236, or Aaron Raymond at 860-314-8200.
Riverton Fire Company sponsors a MULTIPLE SAFETY DEMONSTRATION on Saturday, August 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at White Pines Campsites, 232 Old North Rd. in Barkhamsted. Participating organizations also include Barkhamsted East Fire Dept., Pleasant Valley Fire Dept., West Hartland Fire Dept., Colebrook Fire Dept., New Hartford Fire Dept., New Hartford Ambulance, Winsted Fire Dept., Winsted Ambulance, Torrington Fire Dept., CT State Police, LifeStar, and Campion Medical. The public is invited; everyone attending will be provided safety knowledge that is beneficial to all ages. The State Police will offer a K9 demonstration, and will display the Convincer, a roll-over simulator, Troop 1 aircraft, and D.A.R.E. Car (for child ID and fingerprinting). The fire and ambulance departments will demonstrate water rescue, vehicle extrication (Jaws of Life), wildfire techniques, a simulated smoke house, structure search and rescue, and the LifeStar helicopter. The event will be cancelled in the case of rain; for updates or more info, call 860-379-0124.
Northwestern CT Dog Club holds its 57th annual all-breed DOG SHOW AND OBEDIENCE TRIAL on Sunday, September 22 at Goshen Fairgrounds, Route 63 in Goshen. There will be specialty shows for Irish Setters and Newfoundlands; Borzois and Border Terriers will have supported entries. Closing date for entries is September 4; for premium lists and more info, call Mary Glazman at 860-379-9493.
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