Winsted, CT

"Recycled Again" at Artwell Gallery      Come on, we've all done it—driven through a neighborhood on the morning of trash day and seen the bins, barrels and bags lined up along the curb, silently waiting to be carted off and pitched into oblivion. More ...      Stan Sullivan performs at Roaring Brook Nature Center, 70 Gracey Rd. in Canton on Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 in advance, or $15 at the door; for more info call 860-693-0263. More ... Benefit Concert for After School Arts Program      A full evening is planned on Saturday, March 1 as an array of musical talent performs at the Shepaug Valley High School auditorium, 159 South St. in Washington, starting at 7:30 p.m. More ... "The World We Build" at Canton Public Library      In a new twist on the book club phenomenon, a group of children and adults will gather during the month of March to discuss eight children’s books which address issues of ecology. More ... Hill-Stead Young Poets Competition      For the past eleven years over 100 aspiring high school poets from all corners of Connecticut have put pen to paper, gathered their courage and entered the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival's Young Poets Competition. More ... The Mount Restores Edith Wharton's Bedroom      The Mount in Lenox has received a $100,000 grant from the Richard C. von Hess Foundation to restore Edith Wharton's bedroom suite, the "private sanctum" where she wrote some of her most important works, including the best-selling The House of Mirth. More ... A Valentine's Date with Aztec Two-Step By Michael E. Driscoll, Torrington      Valentine's day has come and gone. I was not fortunate enough to have a date, so I took it upon myself to make sure not to sit home and pout. My bed and breakfast was filled for the weekend, and the younger lovers had made their plans for the night. More ...