Join local historical costuming enthusiast Abigail Yanaway to...

• Ask questions about 18th century sewing Access resources related to 18th century sewing
• Get help with your own 18th century projects
• Meet other people interested in historical sewing
• Join other historical sewing enthusiasts to work on projects together

Join local historical costuming enthusiast Abigail Yanaway to learn how to make a true 18th century cap. Beware - you may not know this but the mobcap you think of is probably NOT correct for 1776. Come learn and be ready for 2026!

The workshop is in Classroom 9. Do let Abigail know you are coming so she can have enough materials - or even better, bring your own.

"Opera" on our Theater Screen

Doors Open: 5:30

Join fellow opera lovers to view and discuss Falstaff

Running time is approx. 3 hrs and there will be one short interval when coffee will be available.

FREE, Donations Welcome

* Pre-registration encouraged

Join local historical costuming enthusiast Abigail Yanaway to...

• Ask questions about 18th century sewing Access resources related to 18th century sewing
• Get help with your own 18th century projects
• Meet other people interested in historical sewing
• Join other historical sewing enthusiasts to work on projects together

Join us for a fun and welcoming family dinner. This free event is open to all, providing a great opportunity to connect with the community while enjoying a delicious meal.

Menu: Bill's Mobile Pizza

Presented by Sr. Jolyn Walker

Join us for a powerful and uplifting Spiritual Juneteenth Program as we honor the legacy of our ancestors, celebrate liberation, and embrace the spirit of resilience and faith. This special gathering will feature inspiring prayers and historical reflections, highlighting the "Grandmother of Juneteenth". This is a message of hope rooted in the journey toward freedom.

Through gentle movement, spoken word, and community fellowship, we will reflect on the enduring strength of the African American spirit and the divine presence that has guided generations toward justice and equality. This event fosters community by creating a community circle inviting participants to engage in a *drum circle and cultural dance.

*Drums will be provided for up to 12 participants. If there are more or others who choose not to drum, they can use other instruments that will be available.

Together, we will rejoice in the triumphs of the past, find encouragement for the present, and seek divine wisdom for the future.

Come prepared to worship, celebrate, and uplift one another in the spirit of unity and liberation. All are welcome to this sacred and joyous occasion!

Enjoy a tasty lunch, wonderful music and lots of dancing!

Menu: BBQ Cookout!

Band: Northeast Country

* Pre-registration REQUIRED BY Wednesday Jun 18th

Presented by Robert Piazza

Rekindle your creative fire! Poets of all levels, from beginner to advanced, come together to read, write, and recite. During this weekend intensive, we will explore three new strategies for poetry: motion, shift, & contrast. Seeking inspiration in the poetry of Rilke, Machado, Longfellow, Dickinson, and others, we’ll view their work as springboards or launchpads into our own creativity. Join us for a weekend workshop in which we experiment with applying these strategies to our own writing. Bring pencils & notebooks. Poems will be provided. Enjoy opportunities to nurture your inner Muse! 

All meals are included: Dinner on Friday through Lunch on Saturday

Presented by Maureen O’Brien

This daylong program will explore guided journaling as a path toward deepening our relationship with God. Themed prompts, built upon focused reflections from the Psalms, the Miracles of Jesus, insights from saints, and other spiritual writings, will inspire retreatants to respond with writing full of truth and beauty. Whether familiar with journaling, or just emerging, this program will provide support and space to fill pages and find, within them, the Beloved. All seekers welcome! 

Lunch is included.

Join local historical costuming enthusiast Abigail Yanaway to...

• Ask questions about 18th century sewing Access resources related to 18th century sewing
• Get help with your own 18th century projects
• Meet other people interested in historical sewing
• Join other historical sewing enthusiasts to work on projects together

Litchfield Historical Society Summer Camps 2025

Litchfield Historical Society Summer Camps 2025

Litchfield Historical Society Summer Camps 2025

Join local historical costuming enthusiast Abigail Yanaway to...

• Ask questions about 18th century sewing Access resources related to 18th century sewing
• Get help with your own 18th century projects
• Meet other people interested in historical sewing
• Join other historical sewing enthusiasts to work on projects together

Presented by Sandy Carlson

Whoever we are and wherever we come from, we are children of the Earth and inheritors of her creative, healing energy. By being ourselves and being in nature, we can realize deeper levels of creativity. While enjoying the natural beauty surrounding Wisdom House, we'll consider some nature poetry and then explore the creative process for ourselves as we write and share our poems.

Lunch is included.

Band Camp with Region 20 music teachers

Band Camp with Region 20 music teachers

Band Camp with Region 20 music teachers

Band Camp with Region 20 music teachers

Band Camp with Region 20 music teachers

The Farmer's Table 14th annual fundraiser will be held Saturday, August 2nd, 2025. If you would like to receive an invitation, email info@Farmers-table.org to get on the list.

Registration for Robot Rush Accelerator: Design, Build, Compete! is open! A one-week summer camp for students in grades 6-8.

 Explore Robotics This Summer!

Join the Robot Rush Accelerator for a week of building circuits, programming robots, and designing automated devices! Perfect for middle school students interested in STEM and technology.

August 4th - 8th | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

215 Hogan Drive, Torrington, CT, EdAdvance’s Kitching Regional Learning Center

$450 | Financial aid available

Register now: https://cca.edadvance.org/summer-camp

Registration for Robot Rush Accelerator: Design, Build, Compete! is open! A one-week summer camp for students in grades 6-8.

 Explore Robotics This Summer!

Join the Robot Rush Accelerator for a week of building circuits, programming robots, and designing automated devices! Perfect for middle school students interested in STEM and technology.

August 4th - 8th | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

215 Hogan Drive, Torrington, CT, EdAdvance’s Kitching Regional Learning Center

$450 | Financial aid available

Register now: https://cca.edadvance.org/summer-camp

Registration for Robot Rush Accelerator: Design, Build, Compete! is open! A one-week summer camp for students in grades 6-8.

 Explore Robotics This Summer!

Join the Robot Rush Accelerator for a week of building circuits, programming robots, and designing automated devices! Perfect for middle school students interested in STEM and technology.

August 4th - 8th | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

215 Hogan Drive, Torrington, CT, EdAdvance’s Kitching Regional Learning Center

$450 | Financial aid available

Register now: https://cca.edadvance.org/summer-camp

Registration for Robot Rush Accelerator: Design, Build, Compete! is open! A one-week summer camp for students in grades 6-8.

 Explore Robotics This Summer!

Join the Robot Rush Accelerator for a week of building circuits, programming robots, and designing automated devices! Perfect for middle school students interested in STEM and technology.

August 4th - 8th | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

215 Hogan Drive, Torrington, CT, EdAdvance’s Kitching Regional Learning Center

$450 | Financial aid available

Register now: https://cca.edadvance.org/summer-camp

Registration for Robot Rush Accelerator: Design, Build, Compete! is open! A one-week summer camp for students in grades 6-8.

 Explore Robotics This Summer!

Join the Robot Rush Accelerator for a week of building circuits, programming robots, and designing automated devices! Perfect for middle school students interested in STEM and technology.

August 4th - 8th | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

215 Hogan Drive, Torrington, CT, EdAdvance’s Kitching Regional Learning Center

$450 | Financial aid available

Register now: https://cca.edadvance.org/summer-camp

Presented by Rt. Rev. Br. Mark D’Alessio

Mary Oliver is a favorite of poetry lovers of all ages for her lyrical, intimate, and sensitive poems, many of which use nature as a lens for exploring a wide spiritual spectrum of human emotions, from love and joy to sorrow and despair. The best Mary Oliver poems remind us to pause and take a breath, revel in our surroundings, and encourage us not to take anything for granted. 

Join us this August for our annual Mary Oliver Retreat Day, led by Br. Mark, one of Wisdom House’s most popular facilitators. Through reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, we’ll explore the ways in which Oliver’s poetry teaches us to see the world with greater simplicity, and deeper wonder and gratitude. Together, we’ll support each other awaken to life’s everyday miracles and embrace poetry as a spiritual practice. 

Whether you’re familiar with her poetry or encountering her work for the first time, we hope that this year’s theme. The Beauty of the World, will move you with some of her best poems, including her own favorites — and perhaps inspire you to write some poems of your own. 

Though, sadly, Mary Oliver passed away in 2019, her poems serve as a poignant reminder to be present in every moment, whether it be a joyous occasion or a quiet, somber one. Join Br, Mark for an in-person retreat day poetry, reflection, and spiritual discovery as we, too, can learn what it means to be "saved by the beauty of the world.”

Guests are welcome to come overnight Friday, August 22 through Saturday, August 23. See the room options using the registration button below.

Lunch is included. Opportunities to stay overnight are also available.