Wed. March 25
Exhibit
POMFRET --- The Edwin Way Teale Artist in Residence exhibit of written and visual works inspired by the 2025 summer residences will be on display at the Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret on Day Road through March 30.
Thur. March 26
Nature Program
POMFRET --- The Connecticut Audubon Society at Pomfret will present “Woodcock Watch” at 7 p.m. at the Day Road center. Wear drab-colored clothing. Limited to seven participants.. Fee: $10 members; $20 nonmembers. Email
Fri. March 7
Variety Show Fund-raiser
PUTNAM --- Parent’s Corner will present a variety show at 7:30 p.m. at the Bradley Playhouse. There is also a silent auction and raffle. Benefits Parent’s Corner, a local nonprofit. Earlybird prices: $15 adults; $8 seniors and kids. 860-928-7887.
Sat. March 28
Easter Bunny
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Recreation Department will host the Easter Bunny and all kinds of fun activities starting at 10 a.m. at the Putnam Elementary School. For kids 10 and younger. Also, the Putnam Little League will host an Easter egg hunt outside. $3 minimum donation for this fund-raiser.
Egg Hunt
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Lodge of Elks will host an egg hunt, complete with Mr. Easter Bunny, starting at 10 a.m. at the lodge on Emond Street.
Tues. March 31
Al-Anon Meeting
POMFRET --- Al-Anon will meet at noon on Tuesdays at the Christ Church, 527 Pomfret St. Please use the lower level door, near the flagpole. All welcome.
Wed. April 1
‘Raise the Coop’
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Public Library and Tri Gable Lea Farm will present “Raise the Coop!” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the library. Everything you need to know about starting and maintaining a happy healthy flock of chickens using sustainable, organic practices.
Sat. April 11
Cornhole Fund-raiser
N. GROSVENORDALE --- A Cornhole Tournament benefiting American Legion Post 67 veterans and community programs will be held at the legion. Doors open at 10; starts at 11 a.m. $70 per team (2 players per team). Register: Scoreholio – search American Legion Post 67 Cornhole Tournament; or at the legion.
Sun. April 12
Finnish Coffee Hour
CANTERBURY --- The Finnish American Heritage Society will present an authentic Finnish coffee hour from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Finnish Hall on North Canterbury Road. Open to all ages, with juice provided for children. Free, but donations accepted to support the Society’s ongoing cultural programming. Reservations, info: 860-546-6671.
Wed. April 15
Donations Welcome
POMFRET --- From April 15 through April 28 the Windham County 4-H Auction and Tag Sale will be accepting donations for the annual auction and tag sale set for May 1 and 2. Donations accepted from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays Wednesdays and Friday; from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.. Antiques and gently used household goods, furniture, toys, electronics, tools, books, decorative items, etc. will be welcomed . No clothing, textbooks, magazines or encyclopedias. 860-974-3379.
Sat. April 18
Spaghetti Dinner
PUTNAM – Cub Scout Pack 21 of Putnam will host its Spring Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Albert J. Breault VFW Post 1523. $10 for adults; kids 12 and under eat for free. Take-out or eat-in. Music, candy, raffles. Tickets: the VFW Post, Joseph’s Jewelers on School St. Benefits the pack’s Summer Camp Fund. 860-928-5873 (voice only).
Open House
POMFRET --- The Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp Open HHHouse on Taft Pond Road will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet the director and other camp staff, take a camp tour, registration materials available. 860-974-3379.
Main St. Stroll
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Business Association and Discover Putnam will present Main Street Restaurant & Market Stroll in downtown Putnam from noon to 4 p.m.
Sun. April 19
Fund-raiser Concert
POMFRET --- Take Note!, an acapella choral group of 20 people from Mansfield Center, will raise their voices in song again at Christ Church at 3 p.m. Benefits Partners in Development, LLC, a nondenominational 501c3 charity which helps the poor in Haiti, Guatemala, Peru and the Delta of Mississippi. Free will donations accepted at the door. Refreshments afterwards.
Wed. April 22
Food Drive
PUTNAM --- The Putnam Rotary Club’s Interact Club will hold an Earth Day Food Drive from 6:30 to 9:30 a.m. at WINY. Proceeds will be split between TEEG and Daily Bread.
Sat. April 25
Workshop
POMFRET --- Resiliency, a Poetry Writing Workshop, with Putnam Poet Laureate Aubrey Waz-Grant, will be presented from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pomfret Public Library. It is in collaboration with the Quiet Corner Pride and Christina Cirillo Schmidt.
Sat. Oct. 3
Revolutionary Abington
ABINGTON --- The Pomfret 250th Committee will present a simulated battle re-enactment Oct. 3 and 4 at the Pomfret Recreation Park. There will be two encampments – one British, one American. Battles will be staged at some points Oct. 3.
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