Woodstock public schools

Monday: Chicken patties on buns, fruit. Tuesday: Cheese ravioli, zucchini, fruit. Thursday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, fruit. Thursday: No school - parent conferences. 

Pomfret Community 

Monday: Meatball subs, green beans, celery sticks/dip, pineapple cups. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, peas, applesauce cups. Wednesday: Deli turkey or ham sandwiches, red pepper cups, fruit. Thursday: Mr. Fox's pizza, broccoli, apples or raisins. Friday: Hot dogs, baked beans, pear cups or Fruitable drink.

Putnam Elementary/Middle

Monday: Honey crispy chicken salad. Tuesday: Mozzarella sticks, marinara sauce, broccoli. Wednesday - Wolf Meal: Beef burgers with cheese, four-bean salad. Thursday: BBQ chicken dippers, mashed potatoes, carrots. 

Putnam High

Monday: Buffalo chicken salad, fruit. Tuesday: Lasagna, broccoli, fruit. Wednesday - half day: Clipper Burgers, four-bean salad, fruit. Thursday: Melted ham and cheddar cheese on whole wheat croissant, roasted beet salad, pretzels, fruit.

 

 

WOODSTOCK — May 8  students in grades 4 to 9 will have an opportunity to see a live  performance of  MY HEART IN A SUITCASE, performed by Arts Power.

This drama, about the WWII era,  is seen through the eyes of a brave young  Jewish girl in Germany who must leave her family in order to survive.  

On May 26 students in grades PreK – 3 will see their favorite Little monkey, CURIOUS GEORGE , in a new musical performed by Theatreworks.

Performances are at 10 a.m. and noon at Hyde Cultural Center. All schools  are invited to participate. Tickets are $3 per person.   For info:  www.thethreecs.org

These performances are brought by The Three C’s,  celebrating its 31st season of presenting Performing Arts for Kids! The “Arts for You” program brings four professional shows this area each season.

More than 195,000 local students have participated in these programs.

 

Wed. April 22

Lecture

PUTNAM --- Greater Putnam Interfaith Council and Putnam Science Academy will co-host an Earth Day Lecture at 7 p.m. at the academy on Maple Street. Speaking will be Ken Whitten, a vegetable farmer who runs a small "pick your own" Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) garden in Woodstock. All welcome. Free, although nonperishable food donations to Daily Bread will be gratefully accepted.

 

Art Show

POMFRET --- The Northeastern CT Art Guild will present an art show through April 27 at the Vanilla Bean Café. 

 

Art Exhibit

POMFRET CENTER --- The CT Audubon Society at Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road will present a photography exhibit, “Focus on Nature,” through May 10. 928-4948.

 

Thur. April 23

Poetry Celebration

DANIELSON --- Quinebaug Valley Community College will hold its 8th Annual Julius Sokenu Poetry Prize Celebration at 6 p.m. at the Spirol Gallery at QVCC’s main campus on Upper Maple Street. Refreshments. Free. All welcome.

 

Fri. April 24

Steak Dinner

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Knights of Columbus Council 2087 will serve a steak dinner from noon to 8 p.m. at the Knights Hall on Riverside Drive. $15. 860-923-2967 

 

'Nunsense'

PUTNAM --- The Bradley Playhouse will present "Nunsense" at 7:30 p.m. April 17, 18, 24, 25 and at 2 p.m. April 19 and 26. $23 and $20. 860-928-7887.

 

Sat. April 25

Bird Walk

POMFRET CENTER --- The CT Audubon Society at Grassland Bird Conservation Center on Day Road will present a Weekend Bird Walk at 8 a.m. Free to members; $ for nonmembers. 928-4948.

 

Spring Cleaning

HAMPTON --- The CT Audubon Society at Pomfret will hold a spring cleaning Trail wood Work Day at 9 a.m. at the Trail Wood Sanctuary on Kenyon Road. Meet in parking lot. Bring gloves and a favorite shovel and rake. 928-4948.

 

Benefit Concert

E. WOODSTOCK --- A Benefit Concert will be held for Jasmin Ariel Floyd from 7 to 9 p.m. at the E. Woodstock Congregational Church. Floyd was born with a very rare debilitating bone disease called FOP, which is causing her body to grow a second skeleton. Performers: Sarah Jo Burke, Nancy Ducharme, The Fixins, Ben Gould, Liz Reed, & Bill Reid. $10.

 

Indoor Tag Sale

CANTERBURY --- the Canterbury Historical Society will hold a Big Indoor Tag Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Community Room at the Town Hall.  No early buying.  860-917-1979

 

Drug Take Back

PUTNAM --- A Prescription Drug Take Back will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Riverview Farmer’s Marketplace.

 

Concert

WILLIMANTIC --- Guitar master Jim Mercik will perform at 7:30 p.m. at The Bread Box in the sanctuary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Valley Street. Plus guests. $12.  Benefits the Covenant Soup Kitchen and Emergency Food Pantry.  860-429-4220.

 

Sun. April 26

Concert

POMFRET --- The CT Audubon Society of Pomfret Center will present Eric Taylor in concert at 7 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.  860-928-4948.

 

Pancake Breakfast

WOODSTOCK --- The Woodstock Academy Relay For Life team will hold its second annual pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. in the Woodstock Academy Dining Commons. $8; children 3 and younger admitted free. Tickets at First Selectmen’s office or on academy website.

 

Thur. April 30

Bird Walk

HAMPTON --- The CT Audubon Society at Pomfret will present a Bird Walk at 8 a.m. at the Trail Wood Sanctuary on Kenyon Road. Meet in parking lot. Free to members; $3 for nonmembers. 928-4948.

 

Fri. May 1

Fun on Lawn

PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam, downtown, will hold Fun on the Lawn: A Kid's Fair from 5 to 8 p.m. during First Friday. Book sale, May Pole Dance, games and more. Free. 928-4405.

 

Book Sale

PUTNAM --- The Congregational Church of Putnam, downtown, will hold its annual book sale from 5 to 7 p.m. May 1 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 2. Proceeds shared with community charities. 928-4405.

 

4-H Auction

WOODSTOCK --- The 61st Annual Windham County 4-H Auction  and Tag Sale at will be held May 1 and 2 at the Woodstock Fairgrounds.  5 p.m. preview; 6 p.m. auction both nights. 

 

First Fridays

PUTNAM --- The First Fridays downtown art celebration will begin at 6 p.m. 

 

Sat. May 2

Book Sale

N. GROSVENORDALE --- The Friends of the Thompson Public Library is seeking donations for their May 2 Book and Bake Sale. Drop off during regular library hours. Hard cover and paperback books gladly accepted. Large print books and DVDs are in demand. Book donations accepted until noon on  May 1 at the Thompson Library/Community Center on Rt. 12.

 

Walk Along

POMFRET --- Join TLGV Ranger Kevin’s Walk Along the Air Line Trail from 1 to 4 p.m. starting from the Pomfret Station off Rt. 169 and taking a 4.2-mile walk.  Some cars will pre-park at the Brooklyn Rd destination to shuttle back to Pomfret Station (or walk back for more fresh air in your lungs, making the round-trip 8.4 miles!). Free. Leashed dogs OK. 860-774-3300 

 

 

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Award

The Putnam Bank Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 grant to  The Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut. Left to right: Lynn K Bourque, Lindsay B Paul, Paula K Schimmel and Thomas A Borner. Courtesy photo.

 

PUTNAM — It's’s a sure sign that spring has arrived in northeastern Connecticut with the return of the Children’s Educational Opera and Symphony Programs sponsored by Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut. Thomas A. Borner, president and CEO of Putnam Bank and president of the Putnam Bank Foundation, along with Lynn Bourque, SVP and Branch Administrator, recently presented a $2,500 grant to Lindsay B. Paul, chairman, of the Performing Arts of Northeast Connecticut and Paula K. Schimmel, vice chairman. Borner said, “We are pleased to support this organization and program which enriches and inspires young minds as part of our mission and responsibility as a community bank.”

The grant will help to fund upcoming children’s educational programs. This seasons programs include local 3rd graders who will participate in the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s Red White and Brubeck, and 5th graders who will engage in the educational opera program of Mozart’s’ The Magical Flute. Additionally, a new music and literacy program targeted at kindergartners will be launched in collaboration with the New Haven Symphony, called Creating Musical Readers.  Over 154,000 children have participated in the programs through the Performing Arts 41-year history.