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WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Youth Basketball Clinic at Event Calendar: List View - Warren County Public Library to Animal Trivia Challenge! (ages 5 and up) at Hotchkiss Library of Sharon and Pilobolus Kids Class Series - Spring 2026 at Sweet Wind Farm.

MONDAY - 4/13

Gilbert Library, Litchfield — Earth Day Seed Planting Workshop at 2-7pm plant seeds
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Weekly Songs and Stories! at 10:30am view details
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield — Cooking With Kids Day- SOLD OUT ~With Charlene and Denise of Ciesco Catering LLC at 9:00am cook with kids
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury
  • 11:30am — Spring Preschool Storytime story time
  • 3:15pm — ATLAS: Grades 3-5 Mystery of the Missing Cat mystery club
  • 3:15pm — ATLAS: Clay Club clay club
New Canaan, CT, Canaan — TBA at - name: Spring Semester kids classes
Norfolk Library, Norfolk — TBA at - name: Art Exhibition: RaineyDay Erwin, “Layered Time: A Series in Four Parts” view detail
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — 3rd - 5th grade Field Hockey at 3:45pm field hockey
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
  • 12:00pm — Kids Crafternoon craft
  • 2:00pm — Potholder Weaving at the Gunn Jr. Library weave
  • 5:30pm — Teen Craft Night craft night
Washington Community Events, Washington — Movie Matinee @ The Gunn: 2026 Oscar Winner at 1:00pm watch movie
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury — ‘Tweens and Teens at 3:00pm - 4:00pm tweens teens

TUESDAY - 4/14

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth — TBA learn more
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Watercolor Washi Art! (ages 5 and up) at 5:15pm view details
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Family Magic Show at 5:00pm register here
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield — Teen Spring Break Battle Trip Grades 6-9 at 9:00am teen trip
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury
  • 3:15pm — ATLAS: Grades 3-5 No Sew Upcycled T-shirt Tote craft club
  • 8:00am — GIVE LOCAL 2026 give local
Museum Passes, Winchester — Earth Day Crafts at 3:00pm - 5:00pm eco friendly fun
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • 10:15am — Books & Bubbles Story Time view detail
  • 6:00pm — April Poetry Café: “True” Haikus view detail
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington — Pilobolus Kids Class Series - Spring 2026 at 5:15pm dance
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 12:00pm — Kids Crafternoon craft
  • 2:00pm — Potholder Weaving at the Gunn Jr. Library weave
  • 5:15pm — Pilobolus Kids Class Series - Spring 2026 dance class
  • 5:30pm — Teen Craft Night craft night
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury — Story Time at 10:30am - 11:30am story time

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store — TBA learn more
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating American on Casey Farm — TBA learn more
Event Calendar: List View - Warren County Public Library, Warren — Half Day Fun at 12:00pm have fun
Gilbert Library, Litchfield — Tea at Three at 3:00pm join neighbors
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Sweet Science! Edible Peep Slime (ages 5 and up) at 12:30pm view details
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — LEGO Club at 5:00pm join in
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield
Museum Passes, Winchester — Stories & Crafts with The Osborn at 3:30pm - 4:30pm stories and crafts
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • - name: National Poetry Month Community Writing: True Haikus — TBA view detail
  • 10:30am — Literary Book Group with Mark Scarbrough view detail
  • 6:00pm — Norfolk Library Cookbook Group: David Tanis view detail
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem — Gentle Yoga - Chair Yoga at 4:30pm - 5:15pm gentle yoga
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam
  • 1:00pm — 1/2 day program half day
  • 4:15pm — Bobcat Learning Club Sroing 2026: Art Club with Brush and Pallet kids art club
  • 4:15pm — Kids Art club with Brush and Pallet kids art club
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury
  • 10:30am — Sing Cause' It's Spring! - Storytime with Miss Kyla! storytime
  • 3:30pm — Ukulele for Kids! with Julie Stepanek Murray ukulele kids
  • 4:00pm — Earth Day Celebration with Miss Frizzle (AKA Miss Rita) earth day
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington — Coding Fun with Dash the Robot and His Ozobot Pals at 2:30pm code
Washington Community Events, Washington — Coding Fun with Dash the Robot and His Ozobot Pals at 2:30pm code
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury

THURSDAY - 4/16

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more
Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, Washington — Crochet Club at 2:00pm-4:00pm crochet club
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Storytime with Miss Melanie & Miss Jan at 11:00am join in
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield — Kids Spring Break Hiking Trip (April 16th) at 9:00am kids hike
Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield — Story Time with Guided Nature Walk at 10:00am story time
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
  • 3:15pm - 4:30pm — Favorite Net Games: Volleyball, Badminton, Pickleball, ..... net games
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm — Gentle Yoga - Thursday Nights gentle yoga
  • 7:30am - 8:15am — Bulldog Bikers bulldog bikers
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Family Art Club with Ali De Prodocini at 2:00pm family art
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
  • - name: Stephanie Lear Henderson Art Show — TBA art show
  • 10:00am — Art Workshop: Early Spring Bulbs: A Watercolor Workshop paint flowers
  • 10:30am — Teddy Bear Picnic at the Gunn Jr Library picnic
  • 2:00pm — Crochet Club crochet
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 10:00am — Art Workshop: Early Spring Bulbs: A Watercolor Workshop paint flowers
  • 10:30am — Teddy Bear Picnic at the Gunn Jr Library picnic
  • 2:00pm — Crochet Club crochet
  • All Day — Stephanie Lear Henderson Art Show art show

FRIDAY - 4/17

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
  • - name: Lyman Estate Landscape Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate — TBA learn more
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Animal Trivia Challenge! (ages 5 and up) at 12:30pm view details
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield
  • 3:45pm — Friday Fun Day (Grades 4-5) April 24th friday fun day
  • 9:00am — Kids Minds in Motion STEM Workshop kids stem
  • 9:00am — Teen Spring Break Hiking Trip (Ages 12-16) teen hike
  • 9:30am — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) tykes playgroup
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • 5:30pm — Concert: The Joint Chiefs view detail
  • 9:15am — Community Mindfulness Class with Miranda Lee via Zoom view detail
Summer Camps - Camp Jewell YMCA, Colebrook

SATURDAY - 4/18

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Codman Estate’s Connoisseurs and Collections Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Sheep Shearing Day — TBA learn more
Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Iron Furnace, Kent
Events - Salisbury Central School, Salisbury
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Woodbury — Whittemore Sanctuary Hike at 10:00am sanctuary hike
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot
  • 12:00pm - 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm farm festival
  • 8:00am - 2:00pm — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days plow days
Hollister House Garden, Washington — Pressed Flower Cards and Journals at 2:00pm create
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Nature Storytime with Miss Jan - Earth Day Celebration! at 1:00pm register here
Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield — CT Trails Day – Scavenger Hunt on Prospect Mountain at 10:00am scavenger hunt
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury — Book Sale at the Hodge at 10:00am book sale
Museum Passes, Winchester — Earth Day Weekend at 9:30am - 5:30pm protect our planet
Norfolk Library, Norfolk — The Monday Poets: A Reading at 4:00pm view detail
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Poppy's Annual Fishing Derby at 8:00am fishing derby
Programs - Washington Parks & Recreation, Washington — Woodbury Earth Day at 11:00am, 4:00pm learn more
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
  • 10:00am — Earth Day with Washington Environmental Council earth day
  • 10:00am — 3D Printed Bookends: A 3D Design Workshop for Grades 4-5 design
  • 12:00pm — Saturday Stitchers stitch
  • 1:00pm — Mother’s Day Crafts crafts
  • 1:00pm — Judea Garden Spring Planting Day plant
  • 2:00pm — Art Workshop: Pressed Flower Cards and Journals create art
  • 9:00am — The Ticking Tent: Spring Market 2026 spring market
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 10:00am — Earth Day with Washington Environmental Council earth day
  • 10:00am — 3D Printed Bookends: A 3D Design Workshop for Grades 4-5 design
  • 12:00pm — Saturday Stitchers stitch
  • 1:00pm — Mother’s Day Crafts crafts
  • 2:00pm — Art Workshop: Pressed Flower Cards and Journals art workshop

SUNDAY - 4/19

Event Calendar: List View - Warren County Public Library, Warren — Youth Basketball Clinic at 9:30am play ball
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Woodbury
  • 2:30pm — NATURE’S LITTLE EXPLORERS – Ages 3-5 – Finding Wildflowers explore nature
  • 8:30am — Adventure Days adventure days
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Ruff Pup Obedience at 12:00pm pup obedience
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, Litchfield
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — 2026 Spring Egg Hunt! at 12:00pm egg hunt
Summer Camps - Camp Jewell YMCA, Colebrook — Summer Camp Open House at 2:00pm, 4:00pm open house
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
  • 10:00am — Spring Wildflower Walk walk
  • 1:00pm — Movie Matinee @ The Gunn: 2026 Oscar Winner watch movie
  • 1:00pm — Celebrate Mother’s Day at Hollister House Garden celebrate
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 10:00am — Spring Wildflower Walk walk
  • 1:00pm — Celebrate Mother’s Day at Hollister House Garden celebrate

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