Today Calendar 2025: CT Farmington Valley and Beyond
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Farmington Valley and Beyond • Connecticut • USA
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Theater – Playhouse 44
Second Storytelling Night – Relatively Speaking
Avon Congregational Church
• Wednesday 4/30 – 7:00 pm
Free • optional donation • Info • reserve seats – info@playhouse44. org
• Engaging storytellers share true-life tales – inspired by NPR's Moth Hour – bring nonperishable food for local food banks
College Scholarships
Free to apply – 4/30 deadline
• Info – Avon UNICO
• HS students from Avon-Simsbury-Canton, regardless of school location
• More Info – Avon UNICO scholarship co-chairs:
Tom Gugliotti – tgugli28@gmail. com
James Mahoney – james.m.mahoney@gmail. com
Photo Exhibit – Wendy Rosenberg
Roaring Brook Nature Center – Canton
$7-$9 • free for members • Info – 860-693-0263
• View wildlife images by a multiple award-winning photographer
• Rosenberg-focused Today Publishing cover stories:
• Wendy has won an SPJ award for this photo in Today Magazine:
National Day of Prayer
Thursday 5/1 – Local Events
• Carmon Family Center • 860-673-8610 – Avon – 8:00 am – Live-Stream
• Christ Community Church – Collinsville – 12:00 noon
• Eno Memorial Hall – Simsbury – 12:00 noon
• New Life in Christ Fellowship • 860-658-9988 – Simsbury – 7:30 pm
Free • Info • All welcome – 74th annual observance – established by Continental Congress in 1775, this tradition predates founding of U.S.
Canton Area Boardgamers
Christ Community Church – Collinsville
• Sunday – second and fourth of month – 1:00-5:00 pm
Free • Facebook page • Info: organizer Kevin Salch – 860-597-6894
• Bring your own games or play ours – check Facebook to confirm the usual second-and-fourth Sunday meeting is on due to occasional reschedules
Spring Concerts – Better Together
Farmington Valley Chorale
• Friday 5/2 – 8:00 pm – Bethany Covenant Church, Berlin
• Saturday 5/3 – 8:00 pm – First Church of Christ, Simsbury
$25 • students and children free – Tickets + Info • 860-729-9784
Historic Trades of the Revolution
Simsbury Historical Society
• Saturday 5/3 – 10:00am-3:00pm
$5-$20 • Info – 860-658-2500 • info@simsburyhistory. org
• Exhibits and demos of Revolutionary War era trades, crafts and tools
Senior Conference And Resource Fair – SCARF
Valley Community Baptist Church – Avon
• Saturday 5/3 • Thursday 6/12 – 9:00am-1:00pm
Free • RSVP + Info – more info: 860-965-8114
• Sponsored by New Season in Life – topics: aging in place, caregiver support, elder care law, finance/retirement, Medicare, senior living communities – RSVP required: includes light lunch
Bird Hike – Canton Land Trust
Sun, Wind and Woodland Preserve – Canton
• Sunday 5/4 – 7:15 am
Free • Info + Directions
• Led by Jay Kaplan: Land Trust and Roaring Brook Nature Center director – meet at main preserve parking lot off Breezy Hill Road
Memory Walk – 12th Annual
Mary's Place – A Center for Grieving Children and Families
Northwest Park – Windsor
• Sunday 5/4 – 9:30 am
$10-$20 • Register + Info
Honor the memory of a loved one at this moving fundraiser – Mary’s Place aims to support children and families grieving a death
Pine Grove Schoolhouse
Avon – corner of Harris Road + West Avon Road: Route 167
• Open House – Sunday 5/4 – 1:00-4:00 pm
Schoolhouse hours – Sundays • 2:00-4:00 pm – May thru September
Free • Listed on National Register of Historic Places – built in 1865
• Avon Historical Society • 860-678-7621
Life Cycle – Art Exhibit
Parkville Art Gallery – Hartford
• Opening Reception • Thursday 5/8 – 6:00-9:00 pm
Free • Info – 860-874-5193
• Artists include acclaimed Avon-based painter Edith Skiba LaMonica — she has displayed work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, New Britain Museum of American Art and Canton-based Gallery on the Green
• Today news story – Nature draws and beckons artist
Cruising the Rivers of Europe
Avon Public Library
• Thursday 5/8 – 6:30 pm
Free • RSVP: limited seating – 860-693-2515 • jeanfoisie@yahoo. com
• Presented by Jean Foisie of TravelVision and AMA Waterways cruise line – this event is not sponsored by the Avon Library
We Are the Sons of Freedom – Exhibit
Avon Public Library – History Corner
• April and May – regular library hours
Free • Info: Avon Historical Society
• Explore the history of Avon’s colonial residents in 1775 and their response to the start of the Revolutionary War
Summer Art Programs and Events
Paint Nights • Kids Birthday Parties • Youth Summer Art Classes • more
Kalaveshi Arts Studio-Gallery – Avon
Free to visit gallery – program costs vary
• Register + Info > click Studio drop-down menu
• Award-winning Today cover story – From War-Torn To Art Reborn •
Kala Farnham – Concert Schedule
Connecticut State Troubadour • Award-Winning Songwriter
• Info + Tickets – some shows free
• Kala has opened for Don McLean, Tony Bennett and other notables – she has performed across Connecticut and the East Coast
• Songs on YouTube > David • Connecticut Grown • A Little Ghost Story •
Walkie Talkies
LaSalle Market & Deli – Collinsville
• Monthly – fourth Tuesday – 1:00 pm – 5/27 • 6/24
Free • usually hosted by Dr. Brian Magna
• 15-minute health-based talk followed by 45-minute walk – bad-weather venue: typically start at LaSalle, then TBD
Longevity Walks
• LaSalle Market & Deli • Collinsville – Tuesdays • 3:30 pm
• Reservoir 6 rear lot • West Hartford – Thursdays • 9:30 am
Free • Register one-time: Kathleen Arky • karky64@att. net
Info – Magna Physical Therapy: 860-679-0430 • office@magnapt. com
• Sponsored by The Longevity Zone – no dogs or other animals allowed – for Reservoir 6 walk, look for leader Kathleen Arky with red flag
Theater Shorts – Agent for Change • The Debate
Magna Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center – Avon
• Friday 5/30 – 6:30 pm
Cost – freewill donation to Avon-based Playhouse 44
• RSVP: brian@thelongevity.zone – sponsored by The Longevity Zone – two skits present humor as an essential ingredient for healthy living
Gallery on the Green – Fine Art Shows
Canton Green Road – Canton – between Dowd Avenue + Route 44
• Gallery Hours – Fridays-Saturdays-Sundays – 1:00-5:00 pm
Member + Guest Exhibition
Solo Shows – Kathy Schwartz + Donna Namnoum
• Friday 5/30 thru Saturday 6/28
• Opening Reception • Saturday 5/31 – 6:00-8:00 pm
Free • Farmington Valley artists and beyond – Gallery on the Green is operated by the Canton Artists’ Guild – cantonartistsguild@gmail. com
Connecticut Freedom Trail Dedication
East Avon Cemetery – Avon Congregational Church
• Monday 6/2 – 6:30 pm
Free • Info: Avon Historical Society
• Dedication of memorial stone for Leverett Holden, Avon resident and Civil War veteran of 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment: Colored
• Award-winning Today news story:
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
Marriott – Downtown Hartford
• Wednesday 6/4 – 8:00-10:00 am
Free • Register by email: RSVP@hfhncc. org – Info: volunteer@hfhncc. org
• Habitat celebrates the volunteers who power the nonprofit's mission
La Sylphide – New England Ballet Theatre
Miss Porter's School – Farmington
• Saturday 6/7 – 7:00 pm
• Sunday 6/8 – 2:00 pm
$15-$30 • Tickets + Info
• Avon-based NEBT presents one of the world's oldest surviving ballets
Scholarship – Free Tuition
CT State Community College
• Thousands have received free tuition statewide
• “It sounds too good to be true, but this is real" – CT State rep
Open Mic Nights
• Talcott Mountain Collective • Simsbury – Tuesdays • 7:00-9:30 pm
• Space limited: advance online sign-up advised – walk-ins if time allows – hosted by Michael Sasportas Music
• LaSalle Market & Deli • Collinsville – Fridays • 6:00 pm
Free to play and listen • Info: 860-693-8010
• Space limited: same-day sign-up at LaSalle – previously advance online sign-up was advised, but the current website link is old
Blood Pressure Clinic
Blood Sugar Clinic
Canton Senior Center – 40 Dyer Avenue
• Wednesdays – 11:30-1:00 pm
Free • Sponsored by Farmington Valley VNA – appointments not required
• For residents of all towns, not just Canton
Canton Café
Dine-In Lunch Program
Canton Community Center – 40 Dyer Avenue
• Wednesdays • Fridays – 12:00-1:00 pm
$5 – senior citizens • $7 – town employees
• Reservations required two days in advance – call 860-693-5811
Gildo T. Consolini VFW Post 3272
Ongoing Meetings
• Monthly – fourth Wednesday
• Avon – Prince Thomas of Savoy Italian Club
5:30 pm – Social
6:00 pm – Dinner – $10
6:30 pm – Meeting
• Weekly – each Thursday
• BeanZ & Co. – Avon – 8:30-11:00 am
Free • Veterans from all towns invited for conversation and support
Simsbury Public Library
Recurring Events • Programs
Free • Register + Info • 860-658-7663
Online: Poetry Group
• Monthly – third Tuesday – 6:30 pm
• Write and share poems for constructive feedback
Spanish Conversation Group
• Wednesdays – 11:00 am • Practice speaking Spanish with others
English Conversation Club
• Fridays – 10:30 am • Practice your English with others
• Today Magazine cover story – Burning Book Passion •
Red Cross Blood Drives
Numerous locations in Farmington Valley
• Various days + times
• Register + find a Valley blood drive – www.redcrossblood.org •
Antique Appraisals
ANTIQ’S – Farmington
• Saturdays – 11:00am-4:00pm
Free • Info – 860-676-2670 • info@antiqs.com
• Free-of-charge appraisal of your antiques – every Saturday
American Parkinson Disease Association – Connecticut Chapter
Free • Various locations – ongoing
• Click the above links to find a group or class near you
• Today Magazine cover story – Parkinson Puzzle •
Autism Programs
Autism Families CONNECTicut
• Register – https://www.autismfamiliesct.org •
• Today Magazine cover story:
CT Freedom Trail Program • Online
Three Firsts – Pvt. Leverett Holden – Civil War veteran
Free • On-Demand Video
• Holden was in CT's 29th Regiment Volunteer Infantry: Colored
• His gravesite is on the Connecticut Freedom Trail – a first for Avon CT
• Presented by Avon Historical Society president Terri Wilson
• Wilson's award-winning Today Magazine story:
"We Are Very Likely To Die"
Incredible True Story of Sinking of Sea Surveyor
Free • On-Demand Video
• Talk by survivor Walter Banzhaf, longtime Simsbury resident – presented at Simsbury Senior Center, Simsbury Library and elsewhere in CT
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Coping with Grief and Loss during the Holidays – Online
• On-Demand Video – cogent talk starts at 21:20 mark after musical intro
Speaker – Joe Colletti • author • bereavement consultant
• Hosts – Carmon Community Funeral Homes – Avon
Free • Info – visit above websites • 860-688-2200 • 860-673-8610
• Nine Carmon locations – Avon • Granby • Hartford • Rockville • South Windsor • Suffield • Vernon • Windsor • Poquonock: also in Windsor
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MLK in CT Memorial
Simsbury Free Library
Free • On-Demand Video – Unveiling Ceremony
Ceremony occurred on MLK Day 2021 – at Simsbury Free Library
• Award-winning Today Publishing coverage:
– Today Online feature – Unique memorial honors MLK's time in Valley
– Today Magazine cover story – Their Dream: MLK Memorial
• Award-winning documentary – produced by Simsbury High students:
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Unearthing History
2024 History Series • Online • Internationally significant find in Connecticut's Farmington Valley
Discovery in Avon of 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site
Free • Five webinars – available on-demand here:
– Sponsors – Avon Historical Society • Avon Library • Avon Senior Center
• Today Magazine cover story by Dr. David Leslie:
• David Leslie was senior archaeologist for the Avon site discovered in 2019
Unearthing History
2023 History Series • Online
• Internationally significant find in Connecticut's Farmington Valley
Discovery in Avon of 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site
Free • Five webinars – available on-demand here:
• Big Importance of Small Things
Unearthing History
2022 History Series • Online
• Internationally significant find in Connecticut's Farmington Valley
Discovery in Avon of 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site
Free • Five webinars – available on-demand here:
• Update on Scientific Analysis of Brian D. Jones Site in Avon CT
Unearthing History
2021 History Series • Online
• Internationally significant find in Connecticut's Farmington Valley
Discovery in Avon of 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site
Free • Five webinars – available on-demand here:
• Dr. David Leslie – senior archaeologist • Avon CT site
• Dr. Zachary Singer – research archaeologist
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Valley Town Sites – Avon • Canton • Farmington • Granby • Simsbury
Valley Libraries – Avon • Canton • Farmington • Granby • Simsbury
Valley Chambers of Commerce – Avon-Canton • Granby-Simsbury
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PAST EVENTS – events below were listed previously in Calendar above
House of Changes – Fundraiser
• The House of Changes nonprofit seeks to help men with mental health, substance abuse and incarceration challenges
HarttWorks – Dance-Music Performance
University of Hartford – Millard Auditorium
• Info – 860-768-4451 or 768-4228 – harttcomm@hartford .edu
• Presented by The Hartt School Community Division aka HCD — offering music and dance programs for all ages
Diabetes Plus with Dave Oliver
Magna Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine – Avon
Free • 860-679-0430 • Sponsored by Magna PT and The Longevity Zone •
Group Art Exhibition – Inspire Arts
Free • Info – Rebecca Maloney – 860-382-3020
• Supported Living Group offers platform for artists living with disabilities
PAST EVENTS – these events were listed previously in the main Calendar
New Avon History Museum – Buy A Brick
• Fund 200-year-old schoolhouse renovated as museum
Have A Heart – benefit campaign
• This nonprofit aims to support children and families grieving a death
Saturday Night Dinner and a Movie – Sound of Hope
Valley Community Baptist Church – Avon
• Film based on a true foster-care-and-adoption story
• Today Magazine award-winning cover story:
Avon Historical Society – 50th Anniversary Exhibit
Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center
SMPAC – Iron Horse Boulevard – Simsbury
• Today Magazine cover story:
PAST EVENTS – these events were listed previously in the main Calendar
Open House
Free • 860-688-9621 – info@marysplacect. org
Habitat Ambassador Workshops
Free • Register • Info – 860-541-2208 – volunteer@hfhncc.org
• Today Magazine cover story – Homegrown Hope: Making Dreams Reality
• Today Magazine follow-up – Local Habitat Celebrates 35th Birthday •
Art Exhibition – Rhythms in Time
Solo Show – Edith Skiba LaMonica
Free • LaMonica's work has been featured in Philadelphia Museum of Art, New Britain Museum of American Art, Canton-based Gallery on the Green
Red Stone Pub – Simsbury
• Tuesday Trivia – 7:00 pm
Unite In Love Luncheon
Casino Night to End Alzheimer's – Anthology of Simsbury •
Play Auditions – Playhouse 44
• Brand-new theater venture – many age ranges – join email list •
PAST EVENTS – these events were listed previously in the main Calendar
Warehouse Tag Sale – Journey Home
• Info – 860-808-0336 – volunteer@journeyhomect. org
• Journey Home seeks to end homelessness
Roaring Brook Nature Center
Summer 2024 – Discovery Days Programs
RBNC – Canton • Info – 860-693-0263
• Today Magazine cover story – Nature and Nurture •
Painting Party – Avon Historical Society
Derrin House – Avon
• Info – 860-678-7621 – info@avonhistoricalsociety.org
Habitat Youth Advocacy & Engagement Conference
Habitat – Winter Warrior Public Build Days
Free • Register + Info • 860-541-2208 – volunteer@hfhncc. org
Driving Away Parkinson’s Golf Tournament
American Parkinson Disease Association – Connecticut Chapter
• Today Magazine cover story – Parkinson Puzzle •
TableScapes
Fundraiser – Avon Historical Society
• PAST EVENTS – Today Calendar 2022-23 •
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