CALENDAR Wildlife & Nature Photo Exhibit Cherry Brook Health Care, Canton Thru 10/5 Amazing nature photos by Canton photographer Wendy Rosenberg First Friday Dinner Avon Congregational Church Friday 10/4 – 5:30-7 pm $7-$15 • Some proceeds to charity Walk to Feed The Hungry Start: Collinsville Axe Factory Saturday 10/5 – register 9:30 am Hosted by White Lotus Haven Zen Gifts of Love 30th Anniversary Benefit Gala Infinity Hall, Hartford Saturday 10/5 – 6-11 pm Purchase tickets: giftsoflovect.org Celebrate, support Gifts of Love Raise a Paw Against Leukemia Simsbury Meadows Sunday 10/6 – 10 am-2 pm (originally scheduled on 9/23) Benefit: Rob Branham Foundation Vendor fair, dog fun course, food+ Empowered Women’s Circle Simsbury Chiropractic + Wellness Saturdays – 10 am-12 pm 10/12: Dreaming at Any Age 11/9: Overwhelm-Proof Holidays Purchase tickets: www.WomenReshapingLives.com Land Trust Flatbread Fundraiser Flatbread Company, Canton Tuesday 10/15 – 5-9 pm Support Canton Land Trust Avon Arts Assoc. Demo/Wkshp. Avon Town Hall – Building #1 • Demo: Tuesday 10/15 –7 pm Free • $5 donation suggested • Workshop: Saturday 10/19–9:30-2 $45 members • $55 guests Canton Senior Center trips Info: 693-5811 Tuesday 10/15: Foliage Train Farmington Valley Holistic Healthfest Farmington Gardens, Farmington Sunday 10/20 – 10 am-5 pm $5 • Includes all lectures and beverages all day Spooktacular Chili Challenge Simsbury Meadows Sunday 10/20 –12-5 pm Ages 11+: $10 • Under 11: Free Simsbury Chamber of Commerce Geological Hike of Cherry Brook Starts: 84 Cherry Brook Rd, Canton Sunday 10/20 –1:30 pm Bring safety glasses if you can Historical Herb Garden Apple Barn, West Simsbury Monday 10/21 – 11:30 am $10 • Herb luncheon, program Make it GF – Free Samples Gluten-Free New England GreaterBostonExpo–Burlington,MA Sunday 10/27 – 9 am-3 pm Canton-based Make It GF offering gluten-free food for sample, sale 693-1300 • www.makeitgf.com Protect Against Identity Theft King, Prell & Associates, Simsbury Wednesday 10/30 – 6:30 pm RSVP to attend seminar: 651-5969 Collinsville Farmer’s Market Main Street, Collinsville Sundays thru October – 10-1 Veterans Coffee Houses • Simsbury Senior Center 1st Monday each month – 10 am • Canton Community Center 2nd Monday each month – 9 am
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Coping with Grief & Loss During the Holidays Wednesday 10/30 2:30 pm – Elks Lodge, Windsor • RSVP to 860-688-2200 6:30 – Carmon Funeral Home, Avon • RSVP to 860-673-8610 Flora Hike of Swan Preserve Starts: 25 Case St, Canton Sunday 11/17 – 1:30 pm Info: www.cantonlandtrust.org Jack Bannan Mem. Turkey Drive Supermarkets + Schools in Avon, Canton, Simsbury, Granby Wednesday 11/20 – 8 am-8 pm Donate frozen turkeys, canned food Foodshare.org Open Mic Night LaSalle Market, Collinsville Fridays – 6-10:30 pm • Free Singers: call 693-8010 or come at 5 +++ Concerts + Comedy Bridge Street Live 41 Bridge Street, Collinsville Concert: John Gorka Friday 10/4 – 8 pm • $20-$30 Concert: Connecticut Transit Authority Saturday 10/12 – 8 pm • $25-$30 Concert: Takin’ It To The Streets Doobie Brothers Tribute Friday 10/25 – 8 pm • $20-$30 Concert: Hey Nineteen Saturday 10/26 – 8 pm • $28-$38 +++ 5K Events Register online for better prices Avon Volunteer Fire Dept. 5K Pine Grove School, Avon Saturday 10/5 – 9 am Registration ends 10/3 • $25-$30 Collinsville Trick or Trot Rails to Trails by Crown & Hammer, Collinsville Saturday 10/26 – 8:30 am Registration ends 10/25 • $30-$40 Bottoms Up Organization 5K Run Thompson Brook School, Avon Thursday 11/28 – 9 am Registration 7:30 am • $25-$40 +++ Avon Public Library lineup These events free • 673-9712 North Korea Book Discussions Tuesdays – 7 pm 10/1 – Escape from Camp 14 11/12 – Orphan Master’s Son Free Blood Sugar Testing & Blood Pressure Screening Thursdays – 12:15-1:45 pm 10/3-10/17-11/7-11/21-12/5-12/19 Courtesy: FV Visiting Nurse Assoc. Sea Turtles of Costa Rica Thursday 10/3 – 2 pm Migration, nesting habits, more Immigration: Film + Discussion 10/3: Irish in CT–6:30 Friends of Library Used Book Sale Friday 10/18 – 4-8 pm Saturday 10/19 – 9 am-4 pm Sunday 10/20 – 12-3 pm No admission fee, but $5 for preview sale admission • $5/bag Wednesday Morning Book Club 10/23-11/29-12/18 – 10:30 am Discuss various compelling books +++ Canton Public Library lineup These events free • 693-5800 Friday Family Movie Matinee Fridays – 3 pm • Free G or PG film
Children’s Fall Programming 10/1-10/31 Tuesdays 10:30–Drop-in Story Thursdays 10:30–Toddler Story Fridays 10:30–Baby Story + more! Display: Still River Studio Artists 10/1-10/31 Collage-textile-sculpture-paintings+ Display: Fire Prevention Month 10/1-10/31 By Canton Volunteer Fire Dept. Woodstock at 50 Years Saturday 10/26 – 2 pm Celebrate Woodstock’s 50th anniv. Travel Guide to CT Towns Tuesday 10/29 – 6:30 pm Look at lesser-known places New! Crafter’s Group Meet-Up Wednesday 10/30 – 6-7:30 pm Bring your own projects! +++ Simsbury Public Library lineup These events free • 658-7663 x2 Friday Flicks Fridays – 1-3 pm Medicare & Beyond Tuesday 10/1 – 6:30 pm Gain Influence in Field Wednesday 10/2 – 6 pm Memory, Dementia & Alzheimer’s Thursday 10/3 – 1 pm Lotus Lantern Workshop Saturday 10/5 – 11 am Piano Concert: Afternoon Music Sunday 10/6 – 2 pm Simsbury Camera Club Speaker Monday 10/7 – 6:30 pm Author Visit: Juliet Grames Tuesday 10/8 – 6:30 pm Genealogy 101 Tuesday 10/8 – 6:30 pm Basic Excel: 3-Part Class Tuesday 10/8-10/15-10/22–6:30 Strengthen Your Business Brand Wednesday 10/9 – 6 pm KonMari: New Way to Organize Tuesday 10/15 – 6:30 pm Business Networking with Ease Wednesday 10/16 – 6:30 pm Coffeehouse: Zoe Vandermeer Friday 10/18 – 7:30 pm Lost Forest of N.E. Film Thursday 10/24 – 6:30 pm United Nations Day: Our Planet Saturday 10/26 – 1 pm Play: Frankenstein/Prometheus Sunday 10/27 – 2 pm Retirement Planning Tuesday 10/29 – 6:30 pm +++ Storyteller’s Cottage events Simsbury • 860-877-6099 Tea Party Club for Kids Sundays – 2 pm Storytime, crafts, snacks and tea 10/6 – The Witches 11/3 – Snow White 12/1 – Lion, Witch and Wardrobe $15, $75 for any six months Mystery Writer’s Club for Kids Fridays – 4:30 pm $10 • Play mini mystery game, pick writing prompt or write on your own Autumn Literary Crafting Studio Thursday 10/3 – 7 pm $15 • Art journaling & creative craft night, bring your own journal Travel Writing Retreat Saturday 10/5 – 9 am $125 • Five practical, useful classes Author Brunch: Fantasy Books Sunday 10/6 – 12 pm $10 • Network, brunch with authors
Send Events To: newsroom@TodayPublishing.net ‘The Witches’ Tea Party for Kids Sunday 10/6 – 2 pm $15 • Storytime, crafts, tea, snacks Author Night: Shelby C. Davis ‘Everything My Parents Taught’ Thursday 10/10 – 7 pm $5 • Talk, book signing, reception Cub Reporters for Kids Friday 10/11 – 4:30 pm $20 • Learn how to be a journalist Author Talk: Allia Zobel-Nolan ‘Laugh Out Loud’ Thursday 10/12 – 2 pm $5 • Talk, book signing, reception Hogwarts at Night for Adults Saturday 10/12 – 8 pm $50 • Harry Potter theme, cash bar Fall All-Access Authors Thursday 10/17 – 7 pm $10 • Talk, book signing, reception Art Macabre: Ghoulish Drawing Friday 10/18 – 8 pm $25 • By candlelight, draw models dressed as Victorian ghosts NaNoWriMo Plotting Workshop Saturday 10/19 – 1 pm $30 • Learn to outline novel with Roman Godzich Spooky Victorian Parlor Magic Saturday 10/19 – 8 pm $50 • Stroll through graveyard, attend unique live magic show Author Talk: Jonathan Rosen ‘Untold Tragedies’ Sunday 10/20 – 2 pm $5 • Talk, book signing, reception Grand Adventure & Tea Party for Grandparents & Grandchildren Sunday 10/20 – 2 pm $20 • Solve mystery + treats, tea Haunted Graveyard: Wandering Mystery Game Sunday 10/20 – 7 pm $35 • Halloween mystery: clues from graves of noted Simsbury residents Launch Party: ‘Murder Returns to the Precipice’ Wednesday 10/23 – 7 pm Free • Penny Goetjen’s new mystery novel, snacks, buy signed books Magical Pencraft: Harry Potter Writing Workshop Sunday 10/27 – 1 pm $20 • Harry Potter-themed writing Tea & Tips: How to Get Published Sunday 10/27 – 2 pm Free • Published author shares Author Talk: Judith Sumner ‘Plants Go to War’ Sunday 10/27 – 3 pm $5 • Talk, book signing, reception Goblins & Giggles: Scary Stories for Kids Wednesday 10/30 – 6:30 pm Cost varies by family size Into the Dark: Stories from the Shadows for Teens & Adults Wednesday 10/30 – 8 pm $20 • Creepy tales for Halloween +++ Red Stone Pub happenings Red Stone Pub, Simsbury Trivia Tuesdays – 7-8:30 pm Eat. Drink. Think. Prizes! Acoustic Wed.: John Mayock Live music • 7-9 pm Thirsty Thursdays Dollar dogs • Darts 7-9 pm Saturday Night Out Dinner entrees • Yappy Hour on the patio: 3-6 pm • DJ + music: 6-9 pm Happy Hour – every day until 6 pm All drinks $2 off + app specials!
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