The Morris Public Library offers Story and Music Time for participants ages 9 mo. - 5 y.o every Tuesday at 10 am.

Please call to ask if a spot is available: 860-567-7440.

Sing songs, read a story, do a craft!

Join us for Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 for new books, free play, and fun crafts!

Magic Show with Matt Matthews at Summer Reading Celebration, Morris Public Library, Wednesday, August 20, 3 PM.

​Join magician Matt Matthews for a magical adventure that will astound and delight audiences of all ages! You will be amazed as objects disappear, reappear, and transform before your very eyes. During the show, Matt Matthews will teach you one of his favorite magic tricks and several audience members will have the chance to join the magician to help with the magic themselves! Be sure to come to this incredible show full of laughter, surprises, and way too many stinky gym socks!

Registration is required: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/library-calendar-event-registration/

Get ready to go big! The New Hartford Artisans Guild is thrilled to announce our upcoming Big

Works Art Show, celebrating artwork that makes a bold statement. This is your chance to showcase

your largest, most impactful pieces—the only requirement is that one dimension must be at least

24 inches. Whether it’s towering canvases, sweeping landscapes, or grand sculptural forms, we

want to fill the gallery with work that commands attention. Don’t miss this opportunity to take up

space and let your creativity shine on a larger scale!

Join us for Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 for new books, free play, and fun crafts!

For the first year, we will be hosting a summer market located at COE PARK on the same nights as our Summer Concert Series. Each Thursday between June and August, check out vendors of all different varieties from meats, veggies, maple syrup, handcrafted goods, and more! Check out our full vendor list soon! Inquire above if you would like to be a vendor!

This is part of the Bethlehem Land Trust 2025 Concert Series. The Eric Wager Jazz group will perform on Thursday August 21st at the Barns on the Caroline Ferriday Preserve located at 45 MIN Street North, Bethlehem, CT. The concert will take place from 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Come check out the Torrington Recreations 2025 Summer Concert Series at Coe Park! Over the course of 14 weeks, every Thursday, starting June 5th and running through September 4th, we will be hosting 14 different bands who will perform a range of different genres. Concerts will be held on the outside portico at the Coe Memorial Park (101 Litchfield Road) from 6pm-8pm. Bring your blankets, chairs, food and drinks to enjoy our concerts in the park!

80's Rewind is the ultimate 80's tribute band, featuring a show that is an absolute blast; from Journey to Prince to Pat Benetar and more! Our goal is to transport everyone to the 80s - costumes, stage names, lights, and all around fun! So break out all your 80's gear and prepare to be transported back to your FAVORITE Decade!

✨ Make A Plate: Glass Fusing Workshop with Pam Elkow

📅 Thursday, August 21 | 🕕 6–8 PM

$75 | Limited spots available!

All materials provided.

Ready to turn glass into gorgeous? 🔥✨ Join artist Pam Elkow for a hands-on glass fusing workshop where you’ll design and create your very own one-of-a-kind fused glass plate — a stunning, functional piece of art that’s totally you.

Play with vibrant colors, unique shapes, and layering techniques as you cut, arrange, and design your plate with expert guidance every step of the way. Your finished piece will be kiln-fired and ready for pickup in about 4 weeks — a beautiful reminder of your creativity (and a perfect conversation starter!).

No experience necessary — just bring your imagination and get ready to fire things up!

11 Railroad Street

New Milford, CT

Join our FREE block party concert series downtown with live music on Bank Street, street games, local eats, sidewalk sales and fun! Grab your chairs and join us downtown for an evening of safe and community-involved entertainment:

August 21, with a Rain Date of Aug 28: Pop Rocks

+ Henna By Elyse

Sept 18, with a Rain Date of Sept 19: Struggle Monkey

Thursday, August 21st, at 6:30, 2nd Home welcomes back the DenMar Jazz Trio. The trio is Dennis Marolda on drums, Dawn Zukowski on flugelhorn and trumpet, and Austin Tewksbury on guitar. We are thrilled to have the Trio back for our Thursday Jazz/Blues nights, and hope you will come down to enjoy what we know will be a night of great jazz.

For reservations (encouraged but not required) call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

See our complete event list - https://2ndhomelounge.com/events/

2nd Home Lounge

524 Main Street, Winsted

2ndhomelounge.com

Join our mailing list - https://2ndhomelounge.com/email-sign-up/

Global artists have sent in their wildest images, film, music and poems for Personaland's online art show

Personaland is an artist-driven global village transforming the world of art by using technology to bridge time zones and cultural boundaries. Our mission is to promote humanity, creativity, and community through a mix of entertainment, enchantment, and imagination.

Since its 2018 launch, Personaland, in its global reach, has showcased over 800 visual artists, filmmakers, musicians, and poets from 68 countries in 32 group art shows and 55 individual exhibitions, many with videos of artist profiles.  https://www.personaland.com

The Merwinsville Hotel is excited to be continuing the Glass Orb Scavenger Hunt thanks to a generous donation from the New Milford Commission on the Arts.

There are 24 area historic sites and organizations that are participating with the Hotel. Each site is hiding four numbered and dated one-of-a-kind glass orbs (three clear and one colored) either inside or outside on their property. Participants can search for and keep any glass orb that they find, but please limit one orb per person/family so everyone has a chance! Be sure to register your orb on the Merwinsville Hotel website where you can also upload a photo. Share your find on social media and don't forget to tag the organization where you found it!

The blown glass orbs that are numbered, dated for 2025, and stamped with “MHR 50”. In addition to the clear glass orbs, there are 25 colored orbs for 2025. Reminder: Because each organization's hours vary, be sure to check their websites before you head out on your hunt.

PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS BY TOWN:

Bantam:

Bantam Cinema

Brookfield:

Brookfield Craft Center

Danbury:

Danbury Museum & Historical Society; Danbury Railway Museum

Gaylordsville - Celebrating its 300th Anniversary!

Browns Forge; Little Red Schoolhouse; Merwinsville Hotel Restoration, Inc.; The Washington Oak Park (DAR Roger Sherman Chapter)

Kent:

Connecticut Antique Machinery Association; Eric Sloane Museum; Kent Historical Society

Litchfield:

Litchfield Historical Society

New Fairfield:

New Fairfield Historical Society (at the Little Red Schoolhouse); Preserve New Fairfield

New Milford:

Gallery 25 & Creative Arts Studio; Harrybrooke Park; Merryall Center for the Arts; New Milford Historical Society; Pratt Nature Center; The Silo @ Hunt Hill Farm Trust; TheatreWorks; Village Center for the Arts

Sherman:

Sherman Historical Society

Washington:

Gunn Historical Museum

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Support our food, beverage and retail businesses. Get your Taste of Burlington card stamped at at least 12 of the following businesses between June 21, 2025 and September 1, 2025 for a chance to win gift certificates.

The B. Hive www.thebhiveburlington.com

Burlington Spirit Shoppe www.burlingtonspirit.com

Charming Thai Restaurant www.charming-thai.com

China Garden (860) 675-6666

Daily Mart (860) 675-7243

Delta Pizza www.delta-pizza.com

Enclave Grille www.enclavegrille.com

Greenhouse Tavern www.greenhousecafeandtavern.com

Happy Hippie Homestead www.facebook.com/people/Happy-Hippie-Homestead/61564351782316/

A Healing Trail Wellness Center www.massage4ct.com

Hogan's Cider Mill www.hoganscidermill.com

I Know A Guy Deli www.iknowaguyfoodsllc.com

Kyle's Doghouse (860) 729-6146

Lamothe's Sugar House www.lamothesugarhouse.com

Larson's Garden Center www.larsonsgardencenter.com

Little Axe Market www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569260639474#

Little Laurel's Cookie Co. www.littlelaurels.com

The Nevermind Shop www.nevermindshop.com

Sabrina's Restaurant & successor www.sabrinasrestaurantct.com

The Swimming Pool Store www.theswimmingpoolstore.com

Tonn's Marketplace www.tonnsmarketplace.com