Saturdays at 10:30 AM - July 5 - August 9

Perfect for 3 - 5 year olds, but fun for everyone!

Join Mrs. Tricia for a classic library storytime--books, songs, bubbles, and more! Come for early literacy skills, social connections, and fun! We will meet outside each week, weather permitting. 

The 43rd Annual Family Nature Day!

Our annual celebration of Mother Nature is a must for folks of all ages. This edition is chock full of the greatest presenters! Riverside Reptiles’ introduces you to some of Nature’s most underappreciated creatures. Come visit the many friends they’ll be bringing along. Learn all about North America’s only marsupial with Ferncroft Wildlife Rescue and their Opossum Ambassadors! Meet a wide variety of birds of prey with Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Center! Masters of the Sky visits us for the first time with free-flying birds of prey! Music will be provided by Rye Bred and Jennifer Vanderlyn. The day is filled with live animals, guided nature walks, information booths, tractor rides, goats, a POTION TABLE, and yummy food! The PIE SALE is extremely popular! Shop until you drop at the artisan market! Lots of nature crafts for the kiddies too! Who will be the winner of a trip for two to The Galapagos Islands (donated by Redfern Natural History) with Stewart McPherson and Gerri Griswold in April 2026 or use a $2000 gift card to AirBNB that can be used anywhere in the world! Paddle your favorite pond, lake, or river in a vintage 14’ Huron Canoe as our third prize winner! One lucky winner gets a $500 gift card to L.L. Bean as fourth prize! These treasures are up for grabs in our annual raffle! So much to see and do! It’s the greatest annual celebration of Nature! 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Admission: $6.00, Center Members and children under 12 are FREE!

Litchfield, CT

Cars for Kids Automobile Show

October 12, 2025 Rain Date: October 19, 2025

Supported by the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club and the Valley Collector Car Club, the 12th Annual Cars for Kids Automobile Show will be held at CJR in Litchfield, 550 Goshen Road. 

Gates open for show cars at 8 AM. Entries are $10 per car. Dashboard plaques will be given to the first 100 paid registrants and exhibitor gift bags to the first 200 paid registrants. Judging will be from 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM and more than 20 trophies will be awarded at 2:30 PM. Spectator parking opens at 10 AM. Admission is $5 per car. 

Breakfast sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued chicken sandwiches and hot and cold beverages will be sold. A scrumptious, signature bake sale will be conducted by the Litchfield Aid of CJR.

Children and families will enjoy farm tours and hay rides. Visitors may purchase eggs, chrysanthemums, and produce, including, pumpkins, gourds and squash grown by students, at CJR’s roadside Farm Market.  Products from other vocational classes, including culinary arts, woodshop, fine and creative arts, and power technology will also be featured.

Proceeds from this event will support CJR’s care, treatment and education services for children, youth and families in locations throughout the state.

For further information about the Cars for Kids Automobile Show, please call 860-567-9423, or visit CJR’s website: www.cjrimpact.org. The rain date for this event is October 19, 2025.