Today Calendar 2025: CT Farmington Valley and Beyond
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- Dec 10
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Farmington Valley and Beyond • Connecticut • USA
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Art Exhibit • Wonderland
Farmington Main Library – Monteith Drive
Free • Info – exhibit on display thru Thursday 12/18
Host: Farmington Artists Circle – inaugural exhibition
Kalaveshi Arts • Holiday Show 2025
Kalaveshi Arts Studio-Gallery – Avon
Free • Info – exhibit on display thru Sunday 12/21
Celebrate the second anniversary of Kalaveshi Arts via an amazing collection of gift-sized artwork from talented local artists
• Award-winning Today cover story – From War-Torn To Art Reborn
• Today news story – Kosovo genocide history sets stage for art gallery •
Art Programs and Workshops – click links for info
• Paint Nights • more info – kalaveshiarts@gmail. com
Solo and Group Show Opportunities
Kalaveshi Arts Studio-Gallery – Avon
• Costs vary • Info – kalaveshiarts@gmail. com
All artists invited to apply – emerging artists seeking a first solo exhibit or groups proposing a thematic exhibition (and others) – monthlong show
Open Mic Nights
Free to play and listen
• Talcott Mountain Collective • Simsbury – Tuesdays • 6:30-9:00 pm
• LaSalle Market & Deli • Collinsville – Fridays • 6:00-9:00 pm
– Same-day sign-up at LaSalle – limited spots • Info: 860-693-8010
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
Walkie Talkies
LaSalle Market & Deli – Collinsville
• Monthly – fourth Tuesday – 1:00 pm
Free • usually hosted by Dr. Brian Magna • Info – Magna PT website
15-minute health-based talk followed by 45-minute walk – bad-weather venue: typically start at LaSalle, then TBD
Holiday Book Sale
Canton Public Library
• Sale thru Wednesday 12/31
Free to visit library – book prices vary
• Info – email: friends.cpl.pub@gmail. com
Great gift deals – fiction and nonfiction, hardcover and paperback, jigsaw puzzles – proceeds for library programs, museum passes and more
Avon History Museum
Avon – 8 East Main Street
• Sundays year-round – 1:00-4:00 pm – or by appointment
Free • Info – 860-678-7621 – info@avonhistoricalsociety. org
Renovated one-room schoolhouse transformed into modern museum — additional parking at the Avon Post Office
• Today Magazine Online story: Reborn museum preps for America 250 •
Gallery on the Green
Art Exhibits
Canton Green Road – Canton – between Dowd Avenue and Route 44
• Gallery hours – Fridays-Saturdays-Sundays – 1:00-5:00 pm
Free • Info – Farmington Valley artists and beyond – Canton Artists’ Guild hosts Gallery on the Green • 860-693-4102 • cantonartistsguild@gmail. com
Inspire Arts • Support Meetings
Supported Living Group – Avon and Bethany sites
• Monthly – third Wednesday – 1:00 pm
Free • Info – 860-382-3020 • inspirearts@slg-ct. com
TBI survivors gather for artistic expression and camaraderie – co-hosted by Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut
• Today Magazine Online news stories:
• Inspire Arts – Offering creative hope to brain injury survivors
• Inspirational Initiative – exclusive Q&A with Inspire Arts principals
• Tale of 2+2 Artists – Inspire Arts foursome add creativity to injury •
VFW Post 3272 – Veterans of Foreign Wars
Regular Meetings
• Monthly – fourth Wednesday
• Prince Thomas of Savoy Italian Club – Avon
5:30 pm • Social – 6:00 pm • $10 Dinner – 6:30 pm • Meeting
• Weekly – each Thursday
• BeanZ & Co. – Avon – 8:30-11:00 am
Free • Info – Veterans from all towns invited for conversation and support
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Veterans Coffee Hour
Farmington Senior Center
• Weekly – each Friday – 9:00 am
All veterans welcome – co-hosts: Farmington Veterans Committee and Daughters of the American Revolution (Ruth Wyllys Chapter DAR)
Photo Exhibit • Wendy Rosenberg
Roaring Brook Nature Center – Canton
$7-$9 • free for members • Info – 860-693-0263
View wildlife images by a multi-award-winning photographer
• Rosenberg-focused Today Publishing cover stories:
This is one of Wendy's SPJ-award-winning Today Magazine photos:
Blood Sugar Clinic
Blood Pressure Clinic
Canton Senior Center – 40 Dyer Avenue
• Weekly – each Wednesday – 11:30-1:00 pm
Free • Info – 860-693-5811
For residents of all towns, not just Canton – no appointment needed – managed by Farmington Valley VNA
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Red Cross Blood Drives
Numerous locations in Farmington Valley
• Various days and times
• Register for a Valley-based blood drive – www.redcrossblood.org •
Autism Programs
Autism Families CONNECTicut
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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:
Kala Farnham • Concert Schedule
Connecticut State Troubadour – 2022-2025 – Award-Winning Songwriter
• Info • Tickets > click Tour menu: top left – 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 •
Canton Café
Dine-In Lunch Program
Canton Community Center – 40 Dyer Avenue
• Weekly – each Wednesday and Friday – 12:00-1:00 pm
$5 – senior citizens • $7 – town employees
Reservations required two days in advance – call 860-693-5811
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
Antique Appraisals
ANTIQ’S – Farmington
• Weekly – each Saturday – 11:00am-4:00pm
Free • Info – 860-676-2670 • info@antiqs.com
• Free-of-charge appraisal of your antiques
CT Freedom Trail Program • Online
Three Firsts – Pvt. Leverett Holden – Civil War veteran
Free • On-Demand Video
• Holden's gravesite is on the Connecticut Freedom Trail – a first for Avon – he was in CT's 29th Regiment Volunteer Infantry: Colored
• Presented by Avon Historical Society president Terri Wilson
American Parkinson Disease Association • Connecticut Chapter
CT Support Groups – CT Exercise Classes
Free • Various locations – ongoing
• Today Magazine cover story – Parkinson Puzzle •
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
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
– Sponsors – Avon Historical Society • Avon Library • Avon Senior Center
• Today Magazine cover story – by Dr. David Leslie:
• David 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
• 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
• 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
• Dr. David Leslie – senior archaeologist • Avon CT site
• Dr. Zachary Singer – research archaeologist
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
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 •
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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
Unite In Love Luncheon
Mary’s Place aims to support children and families grieving a death – attendees will be asked to donate if they are willing and able to do so
Confident Embrace • Art Exhibit
Kalaveshi Arts Studio-Gallery – Avon
• Today news story – Inspire Arts: Offering hope to brain injury survivors •
National Beat Poetry Festival
Canton Town Hall Auditorium – Collinsville
Free • Info – email: nbpf15@gmail. com
CT Artists • Art Exhibit • Online
Gallery For Good – Summer In New England
Free to browse • Purchase art – proceeds benefit Farmington Land Trust •
• Today Magazine cover story:
Monument Dedication Ceremony – honoring historic black family
Peter and Esther Jackson Memorial • Simsbury Cemetery
• Juneteenth • Info – Alex Breanne website • Simsbury Historical Society
Strawberry Festival – 73rd annual
North Canton Community United Methodist Church – Route 179
La Sylphide – New England Ballet Theatre •
PAST EVENTS – events below were listed previously in Calendar above
Connecticut Freedom Trail • Dedication
East Avon Cemetery – Avon Congregational Church
• 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:
We Are the Sons of Freedom – Exhibit
Avon Public Library – History Corner
Cruising the Rivers of Europe • Presented by Jean Foisie of TravelVision and AMA Waterways cruise line – 860-693-2515 • jeanfoisie@yahoo. com
Historic Trades of the Revolution – Simsbury Historical Society
Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
Senior Conference and Resource Fair • SCARF • New Season in Life
Memory Walk – Mary's Place: A Center for Grieving Children and Families
National Day of Prayer • All welcome – 74th annual observance – established by Continental Congress in 1775, this tradition predates founding of U.S.
PAST EVENTS – events below were listed previously in Calendar above
Theater – Playhouse 44
• New theater venture – join email list • Facebook page •
Fundraiser – House of Changes
• Nonprofit for mental health, substance abuse, incarceration challenges
HarttWorks – Dance-Music Performance • Hartt School Community Division
PAST EVENTS – events below were listed previously in Calendar above
Diabetes Plus with Dave Oliver
Magna Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine – Avon
• 860-679-0430 • Hosted by Magna PT and The Longevity Zone •
Group Art Exhibit – Inspire Arts
Free • Info – Rebecca Maloney – 860-382-3020
• Supported Living Group offers platform for artists living with disabilities
Have A Heart – benefit campaign
• This nonprofit aims to support children and families grieving a death
Saturday Night Dinner and 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
Open House
Habitat Ambassador Workshops
Free • Register • Info – 860-541-2208 – volunteer@hfhncc.org
• Today Magazine cover story – Homegrown Hope: Making Dreams Reality
• Today news story – Local Habitat Celebrates 35th Birthday •
PAST EVENTS – events below were listed previously in Calendar above
Art Exhibit – 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
• Today Magazine news story – Nature draws and beckons artist •
Red Stone Pub – Simsbury
Casino Night to End Alzheimer's – Anthology of Simsbury •
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 •
Habitat Youth Advocacy & Engagement Conference
Habitat – Winter Warrior Public Build Days
Free • Register • Info • 860-541-2208 – volunteer@hfhncc. org
TableScapes – Fundraiser – Avon Historical Society
• Info – 860-678-7621 – info@avonhistoricalsociety. org
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