Join us for a cruise at I Know A Guy Deli! The deli is open until 8:00 PM for food and drinks. Bring your classic cars, hot rods, bikes, jeeps and enjoy some groovy acoustic tunes good times await, and there's plenty of parking out back.

Don't have a car? No worries, just come hang out

Every Monday night May through September 4-8.

Come join us for a FREE COMMUNITY YOGA class at Charym in Litchfield every Monday at 5pm. This class is for both the young, and not so young, designed to help you release aches and pains while building strength and flexibility. Whether you're new to yoga or looking for a gentle practice, this class offers a sequence of basic postures that stretch and strengthen the body. The flow is moderately paced, allowing you to move with ease while focusing on proper alignment and mindfulness. Each posture is taught with an emphasis on safety and awareness, helping you feel more grounded, centered, and stronger with each class. Come as you are and experience the benefits of yoga in a supportive, welcoming environment.

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!

Join us for the bimonthly membership meeting held on the first Wednesday of every other month beginning Feb. 5, 2025 at different member locations.

2025 schedule:

• Wed. Feb. 5, 2025 | Location: Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., co-hosted by The Kent Dispatch
• Wed. April 2, 2025 | Location: 109 Cheese Market, 6 Kent Green Blvd.
• Wed. June 4, 2025 | Location: Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St.
• Wed. Aug. 6, 2025| Location: Hudson Valley Preservation, 27 Maple St.
• Wed. Oct. 1, 2025 | Location: Wilson’s Café, 8 North Main St.
• Wed. Dec. 3, 2025 | Location: TBD

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

Out in the Corner and the David M. Hunt Library are partnering for a LGBTQIA+ game night on the first Thursday of the month, from 5:30-7 pm. Bring your own games, play those provided, or just hang out. Snacks are provided!

Thursday, October 2nd, at 6:30, 2nd Home is thrilled to have Chris D'Amato as a new addition to our Thursday Jazz/Blues nights.

Chris D'Amato, aka Smokin' Opey, (https://chrisdamatomusic.weebly.com) has been playing blues guitar professionally for the past 30 years. Whether Chris is

coaxing sounds of the Delta from his steel bodied National guitar, fingerpicking piedmont style rags or flatpicking colorful melodies on a vintage gibson, one can hear every style of Americana he has absorbed along the way. Chris’s guitar

playing will surely captivate fans of true roots music. Chris is a two-time Connecticut Blues Society solo/duo finalist and a finalist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.

We know this will be a great evening of blues, and hope you will join us in making Chris feel welcome.

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/

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Haystack Book Festival presents Jean Strouse, author of Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers, in conversation with Susan Galassi, author of Picasso’s Variations on the Masters

Haystack Book Festival presents Brendan Gill Lecture Betsy Lerner, author of Shred Sisters (a novel).

Friday, October 3rd, at 7:00 PM, Michael Wilson returns to 2nd Home. Everyone had a great time the last time he was here, and no reason to expect any less this time around. Great music, food, drinks, and fun. Come down and enjoy!

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/

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524 Main Street, Winsted

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How to Hew Log Hewing Workshop

October 4th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us as we explore hand-hewing techniques and methods through a hands-on workshop at the Eric Sloane Museum. Have you ever wondered how hand-hewn beams are created? This hands-on class will be taught by preservation carpenter, Nevan Carling. Students will learn the basics of timber selection and beam layout all while using traditional tools and methods to create a hand-hewn finished product. Pre-Registration is required. Registration Information

Join the Friends of the David M. Hunt Library for their monthly book sale on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am to 1 pm. New, used, cds, dvds, coffee table books, recent fiction and mystery, children's books- there is something for everyone! All proceeds benefit the library.

Join the Friends of the David M. Hunt Library for their monthly book sale on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am to 1 pm. New, used, cds, dvds, coffee table books, recent fiction and mystery, children's books- there is something for everyone! All proceeds benefit the library.

The Litchfield Farmers Market is one of the few year-round markets in the Connecticut. The weekly Saturday market offers fresh seasonal produce, fruit, berries, herbs, sustainably sourced fish; artisanal cheeses, breads and baked goods, local honey, maple syrup and gifts - all raised, grown or crafted by 15+ local vendors. 

The market occasionally hosts live music and supports non-profits from throughout the Litchfield area.

INDOOR MARKET - November through mid-June (intermittent Saturdays through the winter months -- check the website for dates.) Open Saturdays 10am - 1pm at the Litchfield Community Center located at 421 Litchfield Road, Litchfield, CT.

OUTDOOR MARKET - mid- June through October located at Center School, Litchfield.

Haystack Book Festival presents, Hampton Sides, author of The Wide, Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook, in conversation with Adam Higginbotham, author of Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.

Hilary comes from a long line of Scottish Seers and has worked to guide and empower people for over thirty years.

Haystack Book Festival presents, Dagmar Herzog, author of The Question of Unworthy Life: Eugenics and Germany’s Twentieth Century, in conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld, author of The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life. 

Haystack Book Festival presents, Caleb Smith, author of Thoreau’s Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture, in conversation with Jennifer Fleissner, author of Maladies of the Will: The American Novel and the Modernity Problem. 

What is Expressing Motherhood?

Expressing Motherhood is a gathering of voices and stories all about the journey of motherhood. Since 2008 #ExMoShow has showcased women (and men) sharing their personal stories on stage. Initially created and produced in Los Angeles by “two moms who had never done anything like it before.” Since, Expressing Motherhood has been taken on the road to an Off-Off-Broadway theater in New York City and to numerous other cities from Boston to Tacoma. 

The Merryall Center is thrilled to be its next stop in bringing these stories to our stage for our Litchfield County community. It’s an opportunity to share with one another in spoken word, monologue, skit, or song all the nuances and experiences that are forever attached to motherhood.

To find out more information, see Merryall Center’s Call for Submission

Deadline is 6/30/25.

Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm, Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned streaming smash, VSQ has “reached a mainstream, global audience” (Variety) and “charmed the world with their classical covers” (Nylon). New York Observer wrote, “VSQ’s atmospheric hits have made classical versions of pop music cool.”

On their latest tour, VSQ have created fresh arrangements of the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift, performing spellbinding and innovative renditions of Swift’s music, alongside familiar hits from Billie Eilish, BTS, Bridgerton, The Weeknd to Daft Punk.

On Saturday, October 4th, at 7:30 PM, 2nd home is thrilled to have Kayla Rae for her first time here. Kayla has been performing for the past 15 years, was a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice”, and ABC’s “American Idol”. Throughout her career so far, she has had the opportunity to play for crowds of thousands at some of the biggest events/festivals on the east and west coasts, collaborated with lots of musicians (including a few well known artists), and even got to record her EP album with Elvio Fernandes (Chris Daughtry’s pianist/songwriter). According to Kayla "it has been an amazing, wild ride so far." Please come down and make Kayla feel welcomed.

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/

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524 Main Street, Winsted

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A Walk in the Woods with Brian Donahue and Mike Zarfos* Registration is required: Limited to 20 people. Location: GMF Sugar House, top of Windrow Road.

We worship every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are welcome!

Haystack Book Festival present, Brian Donahue, author of Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests, in conversation with Mike Zarfos Executive Director, Great Mountain Forest.

Haystack Book Festival presents, Kevin West, author of The Cook’s Garden: A Gardener’s Guide to Selecting, Growing, and Savoring the Tastiest Vegetables of Each Season, in conversation with Sara B. Franklin, author of The Editor: How Publishing Legend Judith Jones Shaped Culture in America

Come join us for a FREE COMMUNITY YOGA class at Charym in Litchfield every Monday at 5pm. This class is for both the young, and not so young, designed to help you release aches and pains while building strength and flexibility. Whether you're new to yoga or looking for a gentle practice, this class offers a sequence of basic postures that stretch and strengthen the body. The flow is moderately paced, allowing you to move with ease while focusing on proper alignment and mindfulness. Each posture is taught with an emphasis on safety and awareness, helping you feel more grounded, centered, and stronger with each class. Come as you are and experience the benefits of yoga in a supportive, welcoming environment.

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!