The Youth Civic Challenge empowers teams of 13–18 year-olds to define and tackle real-world issues. Through this program, participants learn to rethink societal structures, reframe challenges, and implement lasting solutions.Youth Civic Challenge invites you to be part of an exclusive, 4-week summer course designed to empower driven individuals with the tools, knowledge, and network to drive positive change. 

Basic Italian I, a 13-session beginner class, will be held on Thursdays, May 8 to July 31, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The class will cover pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, conversation, and culture. The required text is Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way by Marcel Danesi, Barron's Publisher, any edition, available online at abebooks.com and other retailers. 

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 Franklin Plaza 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!

Check out some of our confirmed vendors:

• Misfit Farms
• Sunset Meadow Vineyards
• Dancing Ferns Houseplants
• Oracle Mushroom Co
• Hathor Hill Farm
• Bloom Where Planted
• Bantam Bread
• Laura Rubino Crafts
• Forever Connected LLC
• and more!

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!

Wild & Company emerged from the creative synergy of lead singer and guitarist John Torres and bassist lan Tait, two seasoned musicians bound by their love of rootsy indie rock and an enduring friendship. Flanked by a full band , Wild & Company treats audiences to captivating originals as well as some of their favorite covers, including music from Paul Simon, The Allman Brothers, and more.

Thursday, July 10th, at 6:30, 2nd Home is thrilled to welcome back the Jim Schribert / Bill Kimball Jazz Guitar Duo. The Duo performs a wide variety of traditional and contemporary jazz, as well as smooth jazz instrumentals. Jim and Bill have brought their many years of musical experience together to form this unique jazz guitar duo.

Jim Schribert is a graduate of the Hartford Conservatory of Music, studying both jazz and pop guitar styles and music theory. Over the years, he’s performed and recorded a wide variety of musical styles including jazz, rock and funk. Jim has performed as the orchestra guitarist in local dinner theater productions, including, Grease, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Godspell, as well as the orchestra guitarist for actor and impressionist Frank Gorshin, known as the Riddler from the Batman TV series. For the last 30 years, Jim has been the guitarist for the Hartford based R&B dance band Locomotion, which has performed at numerous events including: Traveler’s Insurance Company Ball, Black-Tie Fund Raiser Galas for the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, Hartford Jaycees, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and the Mohegan Sun Casino's Federal Tribe Recognition Gala.

Bill Kimball has recorded professionally with the DeSesa Quintet as a tribute to Tony William’s music. He has played in various bands such as The Good Times, Sophistafunk, Freeway and Frank & Friends / Aetna Jazz Band, performing pop, disco, country, rock / blues and classic and contemporary jazz. His corporate band performed for many large charitable events in the Hartford and NYC areas. Bill also performed the guitar chart for the shows: West Side Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Seussical the Musical in local theater productions. Bill also has been volunteering musically for more than 30 years, most recently being the original leader of the WIND contemporary worship team at First Church in Wethersfield, where he’s led or participated in a group of instrumentalists and vocalists for over 15 years. During this time, he was the band rehearsal leader for the international Christian artist Robin Mark for three years in a row.

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Conversational Italian, 13-sessions, is not a beginner class. It will be held on Fridays, April 25 to August 1, 9:15 to 11:15 a.m., with no class on May 30 or July 4. It is designed for those with a knowledge of basic Italian grammar and good vocabulary.  The required text is Conversational Italian: In 20 Lessons (Cortina Method) by Michael Cagno,  available online at abebooks.com.  

Come see a lively and fantastical performance of ST George and The Dragon: A Medieval Fantasy & Celebration. The play is written and directed by Leslie Elias, with costumes by Ellen Moon. The play will feature theater campers , and adult Grumbling Gryphons actors in an interactive show with live music by Brian Bender on keyboards and trombone. If you are interested in acting & helping out by participating in the 12 person Dragon Puppet, kindly email: Leslie Elias-Artistic Director in advance to join the merry makers and puppeteers!

Refreshments will be served after the show!

Friday, July 11th, at 7:00 PM, 2nd Home will have Brian DuFord and 2nd Home's own Sean P. McGlynn. Brian will be playing a great renaissance and classical music set from 7:00 - 8:00, and then Sean will join him from 8:00 - 10:00 for two hours of 60's - 90's classic rock.

For reservations call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

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Paint and sip located above Toothpick on Water Street in Torrington!

BYOB! Painting new types of still life's every week.

All materials included in price

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Explore the dynamic possibilities of sculptural ceramics with an emphasis on small hand-built forms. Designed for all levels of experience, you will experiment with form and texture, learning techniques in handbuilding, slab construction and surface decoration.

Instructor: Falcon Laina

Saturdays, June 28, July 5, 12 & 19, 2025

9 AM - 12 PM

Members: $225 / Non-Members: $250

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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.