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WEEK OF APRIL 27 - MAY 03, 2026

From Crafting History: Vintage Toys at Washington Community Events to Coffee, Connections, & Company! May Dates at Events Calendar - Goshen Community Care and Songs and Stories at Hotchkiss Library of Sharon.

MONDAY - 4/27

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington — TBA at - name: Virtual Program – Framing Modernism: Architectural Photography at Gropius House learn more
Events Calendar - Goshen Community Care, Goshen — Balance and Strength with Agata at 9:00am balance strength
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Weekly Songs and Stories! at 10:30am view details
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury — Spring Preschool Storytime at 11:30am story time
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
  • 3:00pm — Bulldog Ballers join in
  • 5:30pm — Karate join in
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — 3rd - 5th grade Field Hockey - 2026 Spring Field Hockey at 3:45pm - 4:45pm field hockey
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
Washington Community Events, Washington
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury — ‘Tweens and Teens at 3:00pm tweens teens

TUESDAY - 4/28

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating America on Casey Farm learn more
Events Calendar - Goshen Community Care, Goshen
Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, Washington — Kentucky Derby Hat Making with Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens at 12:00pm, 2:00pm hat making
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Chess Club at 6:30pm chess club
Minor Memorial Library, Roxbury — ATLAS: Grades 3-5 No Sew Upcycled T-shirt Tote at 3:15pm explore crafts
Museum Passes, Winchester — International Dance Day at 11:00am shake spin celebrate
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk
  • - name: Community Writing: True Haikus - Deadline for Submissions — TBA write poems
  • 3:45pm — Corner Club: Hooked on Llamas learn llamas
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
  • 3:00pm — BES Dance Troupe join in
  • 3:00pm — Chess Club join in
  • 7:30am — Bulldog Bikers join in
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
Washington Community Events, Washington
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury — Story Time at 10:30am story time

WEDNESDAY - 4/29

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington — TBA at - name: Play Days: Contemporary Illustrations of Timeless Children’s Stories Opening Reception learn more
Event Calendar: List View - Warren County Public Library, Warren — Half Day Fun at 12:00pm, 4:00pm half day fun
Events Calendar - Goshen Community Care, Goshen — Good Company Boxed Lunch- May at 12:00pm good company lunch
Gilbert Library, Litchfield — Tea at Three at 3:00pm join neighbors
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — LEGO Club at 5:00pm lego club
Norfolk Library, Norfolk
  • 10:15am — Books & Bubbles Story Time story time
  • 3:45pm — Hooked on Llamas Corner Club llama club
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem — Gentle Yoga - Chair Yoga at 4:30pm join in
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Kids in the Kitchen - May baking bars at 1:00pm - 3:30pm kids kitchen
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam
  • - name: After School Kids Special Activity - Kids Mother's Day Makers space — TBA kids activity
  • 1:00pm — 1/2 day program half day
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Sing Cause' It's Spring! - Storytime with Miss Kyla! at 10:30am story time
Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury

THURSDAY - 4/30

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session II — TBA learn more
  • - name: Herb Sale — TBA learn more
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford — Storytime with Miss Melanie & Miss Jan at 11:00am story time
Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield — Story Time with Guided Nature Walk at 10:00am explore nature
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk — Moana Jr. at Botelle School at 5:30pm see moana
Programs & Memberships - Bethlehem Parks & Recreation, Bethlehem
  • 3:00pm — Lights, Camera, Literature! – Matilda Club join in
  • 6:00pm — Gentle Yoga - Gentle Yoga join in
  • 7:30am — Lego Club join in
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Crafty stuff - Sew It's Thursday at 10:00am - 12:00pm crafty stuff
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Session 1- Make a Candy Cottage: A Summertime Makeover for Gingerbread Houses at 6:00pm craft fun

FRIDAY - 5/1

Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Kent — Fall Festival at 10:00am fall festival
Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Iron Furnace, Kent — Friends of the Eric Sloane Museum Night at the Museum at 5:00pm night at museum
Goshen Fair / Goshen Fairgrounds, Goshen — Crazy For You at 7:30pm buy tickets
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot
  • 4:00pm — Windham County 4-H Fair view event
  • 6:00pm - 9:00pm — Watercure Farm Distillery view event
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Bouncing Bookworms (ages birth-4) Please register! at 10:30am view details
Litchfield Community Center, Litchfield — Tykes Indoor Playgroup & Social time (TIPS) at 9:30am, 11:30am playgroup
Programs - Litchfield Park & Recreation, Bantam — TBA at - name: Lakeview Class of 2029 class event
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Session 2 - Make a Candy Cottage: A Summertime Makeover for Gingerbread Houses at 1:00pm craft fun
Summer Camps - Camp Jewell YMCA, Colebrook — Memorial Day Family Camp at 5:00pm family camp

SATURDAY - 5/2

ASAP! (After School Arts Program), Washington
  • - name: Breakfast and Birding — TBA learn more
  • - name: Celebrating Freedom: A Stopping Stone for Orman Remington — TBA learn more
  • - name: Community on the Lawn at Browne House — TBA learn more
  • - name: Lyman Estate Landscape Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate — TBA learn more
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association, Kent
Eric Sloane Museum & Kent Iron Furnace, Kent
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Woodbury — Whittemore Sanctuary Hike at 10:00am explore sanctuary
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot
  • 10:00am - 3:00pm — Great Pumpkin Festival view event
  • 11:00am - 4:00pm — Thompson's Maker Fair view event
  • 12:00pm - 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm view event
  • 12:00pm - 6:00pm — Hillyland’s Homegrown Festival view event
  • 4:00pm - 9:00pm — Coventry Fireworks view event
  • 9:00am — Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival view event
Hollister House Garden, Washington
  • - name: Mother’s Day Bouquet Sale- Order now for pick-up May 9th & 10th — TBA mothers day
  • 2:00pm — Pressed Flower Cards and Journals flower cards
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, Sharon — Songs and Stories at 10:30am view details
Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library, New Hartford
Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield — CT Trails Day – Scavenger Hunt on Prospect Mountain at 10:00am scavenger hunt
Norfolk Parks & Recreation, Norfolk
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Poppy's Annual Fishing Derby - Poppy's Fishing Derby 2026 at 8:00am - 9:30am fishing derby
Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury — Extra Special Fabulicious Saturday Morning Storytime with Miss Rita! at 10:30am story time
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington
Washington Community Events, Washington
  • 10:00am — 3D Printed Bookends: A 3D Design Workshop for Grades 4-5 3d design
  • 1:00pm — Mother’s Day Crafts mothers day
  • 9:30am — Farmers Market Opening Day farmers market

SUNDAY - 5/3

Event Calendar: List View - Warren County Public Library, Warren — Youth Basketball Clinic at 9:30am youth clinic
Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot — Thread City Hop Fest at 12:00pm - 5:00pm view event
Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield — Make Music Day at 1:00pm make music
Museum Passes, Winchester
Programs - Goshen Recreation Department, Goshen — Ruff Pup Obedience at 12:00pm - 1:30pm pup obedience
Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, Litchfield
Sweet Wind Farm, Washington — Passport to the Trails Launch at Hidden Valley at 1:00pm passport trails

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