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Updated: 5 days ago

Farmington Valley — 2022 Events — Today Online Calendar

• Avon • Canton • Farmington • Granby • Simsbury — Connecticut

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Gallery on the Green – Fine Art Shows

5 Canton Green Road – Canton – between Dowd Avenue + Route 44

• Gallery Hours – Fridays-Saturdays-Sundays – 1:00-5:00 pm

Two Solo Shows – Anna Webersen + David Holzman

Themed Exhibit – Great Escapes 2

– Shows on display thru Saturday 6/25

62nd Anniversary Exhibition – paintings, graphic arts, sculpture, photography+

Solo Exhibit – Richard Allen Cohen

– Shows open Friday 7/8 thru Saturday 8/6

• Free – Fine art from artists across the Farmington Valley

Info – www.galleryonthegreen.org • cantonartistsguild@gmail.com

Abundanza — by Justine Ickes

Enroll in a Day – walk-in event

Tunxis Community College – Farmington

• Saturday 7/9 • 9:00-1:00 pm

• For new and continuing students – get help with admissions, course registration and financial aid for fall semester

Sunset Concert Series

Salmon Brook Park • Granby

• Three Saturdays in July – 3:00-8:30 pm

• Adam Ezra Group – Saturday 7/9

• Tusk: Fleetwood Mac tribute band – Saturday 7/16 • Max Creek – Saturday 7/23

Info + Tickets – www.sunsetconcertseries.rocks

Simsbury Public Library

• Events + Programs

Free unless noted • Info – www.simsburylibrary.info • 860-658-7663

Online: Connecticut Wineries with “The Nutmeg Nose”

• Tuesday 7/12 – 7:00 pm

• Register – click here

• A virtual ride in CT’s wine country

Incredible True Story of Sinking of R/V Sea Surveyor

• Wednesday 7/13 – 7:00 pm

• Register – click here

• Presented by Walter Banzhaf, one of 12 survivors

Online: Authors Kate White and Andrea Bartz in Conversation

• Thursday 7/14 – 7:00 pm

• Register – click here

• Co-sponsored by Avon, Farmington and Simsbury libraries Summer Ukulele Concert

• Tuesday 7/19 – 7:00 pm

• Register – click here

• The Kinetic Ukes Ensemble puts a smile on everyone’s face Lawyers in Libraries

• Monday 7/25 – 6:00 pm

• Info – click here

• Sponsored by CT Bar Association

Gardens of Beatrix Farrand • Wednesday 7/27 – 7:00 pm

• Register – click here

• Learn about America’s first female landscape architect

Summer Photo Contest

Canton Land Trust

• Submission deadline – Wednesday 8/10

Free • Info – click here > page 9 of Trust's newsletter

• Submit up to four photos to be potentially presented at the Land Trust's 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday 9/10

Pine Grove Schoolhouse – built in 1865

Avon – corner of West Avon Road (Route 167) and Harris Road

• Address: 3 Harris Road – Harris Road becomes Brickyard Road

• Summer Hours:

Sundays – 2:00-4:00 pm – June thru September

– Other times by appointment

Free • Schoolhouse listed on National Register of Historic Places

• Info – click here • 860-678-7621

UNEARTHING HISTORY – 2022 History Series

On the Discovery in Avon of 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site

Free • Five Online Webinars

• Register – www.avonctlibrary.info – Search > Unearthing History

• Videos of webinar talks that have already occurred are linked below

#1 – What Genetics Teaches Us About the Peopling of North America

#2 – Ice Age Animals of New England

#3 – Paleo-Indian Foodways with Trade & Network Exchange

#4 – Looking into the Past with Ancient DNA

• Thursday 9/15 – 7:00 pm

#5 – Update on Scientific Analysis of Brian D. Jones Site in Avon, CT

• Dr. David Leslie – senior archaeologist for Avon site discovered in 2019

• Thursday 10/13 – 7:00 pm

Today Magazine cover story by Dr. David Leslie:

Can You Dig It – Archaeological Dig Reveals Valley’s Paleo-Indian Secrets

• Internationally significant find in Farmington Valley – in Avon, Connecticut

Celebrate the Valley – Fall Festival

Salmon Brook Park – Granby

• Thursday 9/22 thru Saturday 9/24

• Thursday and Friday – 5:00-9:00 pm

• Saturday – 11:00-9:30 pm

Info – click here

Carnival, music, business expo, craft fair, car show, kids activities

Veterans Coffee Hour

Canton Community Center

• Fourth Monday of each month in 2022 – 10:00 am

Free • Coffee and tea provided

• Register – requested but not necessary – 860-693-5811

For veterans from all towns, not just Canton – one-hour meeting

Online: Intermediate Pilates

• Mondays – 9:00-10:00 am

• Wednesdays – 8:30-9:30 am

Eccentrics — gentle exercise movement class

• Tuesdays – 9:30 am

Gentle Beginner Yoga

• Tuesdays – 11:00 am

Host: Magna Physical Therapy • Avon + Canton locations

• Register + Info – 860-679-0430

Online: Poetry Group

Simsbury Public Library

• Third Tuesday of each month – 6:30-7:30 pm

Free • Register – click here – Search > Poetry Group

Write and share poems for constructive feedback

Blood Pressure + 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

• Wednesdays + Fridays – 12:00-12:45 pm

$3 for Canton residents – $3.50 for non-residents – $5 for Canton town staff

• Call 860-693-5811 to sign up – fresh + local food

Avon Veterans Memorial Wall Update

Avon Veterans of Foreign Wars – VFW Post 3272

• VFW invites Avon residents to inspect list of names to be added to Veterans Memorial Wall on Town Green

• Corrections and documented additions are welcome – list of names available at Town Hall, Avon Public Library and Post Office

• Info – Post Commander Bob Nardiello • bob.nardiello@microtrain.com

Red Cross Blood Drives

Numerous locations in Farmington Valley

• Numerous days + times

Online: Simsbury Chamber Health & Wellness TV Show

• SCTV show – My Wellness Journey: Managing Stress + Imagine Float

Free • COC director Morgan Hilyard hosts on Simsbury Community TV

Online: Autism Programs

Autism Families CONNECTicut

• Fridays + Saturdays

Free • Register – https://www.autismfamiliesct.org

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UNEARTHING HISTORY – 2021 History Series

On the Discovery in Avon of 12,500-year-old Paleo-Indian Site

Free • View 24/7 — Online Webinars Archive:

#1 – Digging into Deep History: Archaeology, Artifacts, Avocation

#2 – Part 1 • Part 2 – A Rift, not the River, Made the Farmington Valley

#3 – CT Before History: Deep Story of Valley's Human Settlement

#4 – Connecticut Native American Communities: Past and Present

#5 – Connecticut’s Paleo-Indian Sites: Avon Site + More

• Dr. David Leslie – Senior Archaeologist for Avon CT Site

• Dr. Zachary Singer – Research Archaeologist + UConn Grad

• Today Magazine cover story by Dr. David Leslie:

Can You Dig It – Archaeological Dig Reveals Valley’s Paleo-Indian Secrets

• Internationally significant find in Farmington Valley – in Avon, Connecticut

MLK in CT Memorial

Simsbury Free Library

Free • View 24/7 – Video of 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

Coping With Grief & Loss During the Holidays – Online

Carmon Funeral Home • 301 Country Club Road • Avon – 860-673-8610

Video Recording – click here > program begins at 21:20 mark on video

(after musical introduction)

• Speaker – Joe Colletti • author + bereavement consultant

• Hosts • Mary’s Place – A Center for Grieving Children and Families

• Carmon Community Funeral Homes – 860-688-2200

• Nine Carmon locations:

• Avon • Granby • Hartford • Rockville • South Windsor

• Suffield • Vernon • Windsor • Poquonock (also in Windsor)

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PAST EVENTS – 2022

• The events below were listed previously in the main Calendar above

• The links still contain helpful info, to our knowledge

Celebrate Juneteenth at Hill-Stead

Hill-Stead Museum – Farmington

Free

Celebrate regional Black artists, organizations and businesses with visual art, food and family activities – co-sponsored by ShopBlackCT.com

Artifact Identification Day with Institute of American Indian Studies

Avon Senior Center

Free • Bring up to 12 archaeological materials for identification

• Register – www.avonctlibrary.info

Hosted by Avon Historical Society, Avon Public Library and senior center

Juneteenth Celebration

Salmon Brook Park • Granby

Free • Open to all – music, dance, art, more

• Info – GranbyRacialReconciliation.com/juneteenth

Cooperative Horseman Clinic with Mike Canfield

U.S. Horse Welfare & Rescue – Avon

$40-$300 • Register – click here

• Info – 860-593-4298 • USHorseWelfare@gmail.com

Simsbury Celebrates Juneteenth

Simsbury Public Library lawn

Free • Open to all

• Educational + entertaining – top talent performing on stage

Bloomin’ Art – Art Exhibit

Bodytalk – 51 East Main Street, Avon

Large group of local artists exhibit bold and contemporary art

Celebrate National Trails Day

Canton Land Trust

• Tour – Collinsville Pollen Trail – Dyer Avenue

• Hike – Sun, Wind and Woodland Preserve – 200 Breezy Hill Road

• Picnic + Annual Meeting – Pratt Place, Cherry Brook Road

• Info – www.cantonlandtrust.org

Summer Courses at Tunxis – Register

Tunxis Community College – Farmington

Numerous classroom and online courses – transfer credits to your bachelor’s degree, but first confirm that summer courses will be accepted

• Register + Info – www.tunxis.edu/apply • 860-773-1490

Women’s Ride and Wine

U.S. Horse Welfare & Rescue – Avon

National Day of Prayer

Simsbury Events

Info – www.nlicf.com • 860-658-7320

America needs your prayers – all are welcome

Apply Community Grants

Canton Community Health Fund

Info – www.cantoncommunityhealthfund.org

Spring Book Sale

Canton Public Library

Free to browse • Info – www.cantonlibraryfriends.org

Fundraiser for library – sponsored by Friends of Canton Public Library

Gather + Get Inspired

Farmington Valley Young Professionals Collaborative

North House, Avon

Free • Register – click here

TableScapes Fundraiser

Benefit for Avon Historical Society

North House Restaurant – 1 Nod Road, Avon

• Register – www.avonhistoricalsociety.org

• Proceeds for renovating 1823 schoolhouse as Avon history museum

Apply for College Scholarships

Canton Dollars for Scholars

Free to apply • Info – www.canton.dollarsforscholars.org

• For high school seniors who live in Canton or attend Canton High

Online: Author Events

Avon Public Library

Free • Register – www.avonctlibrary.info

Tunxis Open House & Academic Expo

Tunxis Community College – Farmington

• Register – www.tunxis.edu/openhouse • Info – tx-admissions@tunxis.edu

Free – learn about Tunxis degree programs, scholarships, etc.

Free Tax Assistance

Tunxis Community College library – Farmington

Free – only for incomes less than $58,000 in 2021 – by appointment

Egg My Yard Fundraiser

Exchange Club of Farmington – website

$25-$50 • Info + order – 860-384-3800 > text only please

For Farmington residents only

PAST EVENTS – 2022

• The events immediately above were listed previously in the main Calendar

• The links still contain helpful info, to our knowledge

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PAST EVENTS – 2021

• The events below were listed previously in the main Calendar above

• The links still contain helpful info, to our knowledge

Wagin'tines Day Grand Opening

Camp Bow Wow • Bloomfield

Free • Adoption, tours and more • Simsbury Chamber of Commerce member

Reflections on 4 Principles of Social Justice thru Music + Spoken Word

P.A.R.E. = Participation, Access, Rights, Equity

Free • Featuring UConn School of Dental Medicine students + faculty

• Info – https://health.uconn.edu

Online: Symposium – Gardening Any Time, Any Place

Connecticut Master Gardener Association

$60 CMGA members + guests • $90 nonmembers • national + regional experts

• Register – https://ctmga.org/symposium-event-2021 • fee includes coupons+

April Showers — Dog Adoption Event

Camp Bow Wow

West Dudley Town Road, Bloomfield

Free to attend • View dogs up for adoption:

• https://yappytails.org

• https://doubledogrescue.org

Camp Bow Wow Bloomfield is part of the Simsbury COC

Online: Nameless and Faceless Women of Civil War

Free • Listen to Civil War women via Avon resident Lisa Samia's poetry

• Info + other speakers – http://www.cwrtcongress.org/speaker.html

Plant Sale Fundraiser

Benefit – Gardeners of Simsbury

Gresczyk Farm, Rt. 202 • New Hartford

Annuals, perennials, hanging baskets

• Info – https://www.facebook.com/GardenersOfSimsbury

Avon-Canton Chamber – Community Shred Event

Arden Courts, 100 Fisher Drive • Avon

Free (with the donation of a nonperishable food item)

• Shred up to three copy paper-size boxes of information professionally

• Info – www.avonchamber.com

Cherry Brook Garden Club

Annual Plant Sale

Masonic Hall, Route 179 • Canton

Free to attend • website

SIMSBURY MEADOWS Performing Arts Center – 2021 Events

Simsbury Meadows

• Info – SMPAC website + social media

Memorial Day Ceremony + Celebration

• Info – SMPAC website + Simsbury Parks and Rec website

DARIUS RUCKER – Concert • Tickets – Eventbrite – presented by Trantolo & Trantolo

Labor Day Soiree • Info – SMPAC website

United States Coast Guard Band

• Info – SMPAC website

Simsbury-Granby Rotary River Run – 25th annual • Info – SMPAC website + Rotary website

• USATF 5K + 10K races • 1-mile kids race • live bands + food/drink vendors

Plus — many other events + programs that were listed previously

Author Events

Avon Public Library

Free • Register – www.avonctlibrary.info

• Info – 860-673-9712 • tpanik@avonctlibrary.info

"Beyond The Garden Gate" – Garden Tour

Simsbury Garden Club

$20 in advance – $25 at the door • Tour six private Simsbury gardens

• Purchase tickets – www.simsburygardenclub.org

Online: New Retirement – Health, Family, Purpose and Finances

Edward Jones interactive webinar

• Available On Demand – website

Questions? Contact Peter Mowry at Edward Jones – 860-651-0849

Talcott Mountain Music Festival – 2021

Hartford Symphony Orchestra – aka HSO > website

Friday Drive-In Movie + Concert

Shops at Farmington Valley • Canton – behind Barnes & Noble

$20 per car • Proceeds benefit Roaring Brook Nature Center

• Buy tickets online – click here

Sponsored by Coldwell Banker realtor Odalys Bekanich

Online: The Retirement Gap – Women, We Have Work to Do

Edward Jones interactive webinar

• Available On Demand – click here

Questions? Contact Peter Mowry at Edward Jones – 860-651-0849

Pooch Plunge hosted by Friends of Canton Dog Park

Mills Pond – 14 East Hill Road, Canton

$10 per pup • All proceeds benefit Canton Dog Park

• Register – click here

Leadership & Libations

Simsbury – venue address disclosed after you register

• Sponsored by Reloveution, a business consulting firm

• Info — https://www.truereloveution.com

SeptemberFEAST – at Simsbury Meadows

Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center

• Info – SMPAC website

Health Expo

Host: Simsbury Chamber of Commerce

Simsbury Junior Woman’s Club Arts & Crafts Fair Business Expo

Host: Simsbury Chamber of Commerce

Simsbury Open Studio Weekend

Over 10 different locations

Free entry • Info – https://www.simsburyartists.org/map

Simsbury artists and artisans display their work

Hole in One Singular Sensation Mini Golf Tournament

Farmington Miniature Golf & Ice Cream Parlor – Route 4

$20 per person – includes golf + ice cream • Info – nctcarts.org/special_events

• Benefit for Newington Children's Theatre Company, CT's longest-running youth theater

Farmington River Clean-Up – 34th Annual

Various sites in Farmington Valley

Free • Site Info + Register – click here

• Large group registration – contact Aimee Petras – apetras@frwa.org

Gloves + bags provided – Host: Farmington River Watershed Association

B-Well Festival

ShopRite of Canton – 110 Albany Turnpike

Free • Host: Avon-Canton Chamber of Commerce

20+ health-related member businesses of COC Health Council

Special Meeting – Town of Canton

Topic: New Firehouse

Canton High School

Free • To discuss proposed new fire station for Canton Volunteer Fire & EMS

• See story – October issue: Today Magazine > page 11

Candidates Q&A for Election Day 2021

Simsbury First Selectman

• Q&A on YouTube – click here

Host – Simsbury Chamber of Commerce

Puttin’ on the Ritz – Art Exhibit

Bodytalk Boutique – 51 East Main Street, Avon

Curated by C. Dianne Zweig of Avon – exhibiting artwork by Avon residents Amy Goldbas, Peggy Dembicer and Heather Cohen Satlof plus eight others

Elder Justice + Senior Issues Forum

• Host – State Rep. John Hampton with Attorney General William Tong

Simsbury Public Library + Online – Facebook Live

Info – Marc-Yves.Regis@cga.ct.gov • 860-240-1359

• Other Panelists – Deb Bibbins of Simsbury-based For All Ages – Kathleen Marschall of Simsbury Senior Center – state commissioner Stephen Hernandez

Gallery of Trees – 14th Annual

Canton Historical Museum • 11 Front Street, Collinsville

• Hours: Sunday-Wednesday + Saturday • 10:00-4:00

Thursday-Friday • 10:00-8:00

Free • Open Daily – www.cantonmuseum.org

December Vacation – Innovative School Programs – Grades K-8

Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy • Avon

• The Science of Magic – K-3

Some great science seems magical – some great tricks utilize science

• Crafty Science – 4-8

Experiments, models, art + more put the S (science) and A (art) in STEAM

• Passport to Mars – 4-8

$180 / $200 • Pre-registration required – no walk-ins – class size is limited

• Info – click here – jpellino@tmsc.org – 860-677-8571

Local First Campaign 2021

Avon-Canton Chamber of Commerce

• Various COC businesses – offering discounted deals

• Participating businesses + specific deals – Local First list

Online: Simsbury Let's Talk – Ongoing Series

Simsbury Public Library – hosts: Simsbury Social Services + SPIRIT Council

• First Thursday of each month – 6:30-8:00 pm

Free • Community conversations about diversity and inclusion

PAST EVENTS – 2021

• The events immediately above were listed previously in the main Calendar

• The links still contain helpful info, to our knowledge

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