Community Calendar
POSTPONED - CHECK BACK FOR RESCHEDULED DATE LATER THIS FALL
Please join Ray Hardy, local artist/naturalist, and CTDEEP Master Wildlife Conservationist, who will be discussing the natural history and behavior of Connecticut’s Black Bear. Ray will also discuss practices that we can implement in order to peacefully coexist with this fascinating wild neighbor.
This free program will be held on September 19, 2024 at Bentley Memorial Library, 206 Bolton Center Road, in Bolton, CT, from 6:30pm until 7:30pm.
Black Bears in Connecticut - POSTPONED
You too can be a hero! Please join on us on Friday, September 20, 2024 at the Bolton Congregational Church (228 Bolton Center Rd in Bolton) for a memorial blood drive. All donors will receive a $15 E-Gift card, receive a goody bag and have the chance to win more prizes in the raffle. Schedule an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org and enter keyword: MClark
Blood Drive In Memory of Bolton's MSG Michael Clark
SEPTEMBER TAKE-OUT SUPPER—9/21/2024
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH at 1746 Boston Turnpike in Coventry
PLACE ORDER - (860) 742-1616
ROAST TURKEY BREAST, DRESSING, GRAVY, VEGETABLES, CRANBERRY SAUCE, HOMEMADE DESSERT
DRIVE-UP / TAKE-OUT DINNER $15.00
SATURDAY 9/21/2024
Pick-up at 5:00 pm, 5:30 pm
PLEASE HAVE EXACT CHANGE
Church Supper on Sat., 9/21 at Second Congregational Church of Coventry
Open every Sunday from June – October, we’re hosting the 21st season of the Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Our market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ markets in Connecticut, featuring some of the best of CT-grown, CT-made products around at one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state.
Coventry Farmers' Market
Kids are welcome to be vendors this week! Whether they are farmers, crafters or makers, we welcome the next generation of Entrepreneurs to our Market! Come support our youngest sellers.
Easy parking next to vendors on street, or in lots across from the market.
Tolland Green Market gathers Sundays on the Tolland Green. Over 30 vendors each week - farmers, bakers, and creators! Shop from local farms with fresh and local produce, local cottage industry bakers producing delish bakery items, and local crafters, artisans and makers who create original home and garden decor, jewelry, clothing, toys and more!
Tolland Green Market - KIDS MARKET!
Come to the patio for an elegant evening of poetry and refreshments where we can appreciate the beauty and power of poetry. Our poet laureate, Bessy Reyna, will share her experiences in becoming a poet and share some of her inspirational poetry and the unexpected sources that inspired her. We will also share the experience of selected poems by other poets to further expand our appreciation of the diversity poetry can offer. Books of poetry for all ages will be on display in the library. (The rain date is September 26th)
Poetry on the Patio
Storytime returns in September! Come and enjoy stories and a simple craft. Feel free to bring your own snack or lunch. Registration is not required.
Storytime at the Library
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property and into the house – all the way up to the dark and eerie attic. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale staffs and guests’ spooky unexplained encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters. Sponsored by CT Landmarks, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property and into the house – all the way up to the dark and eerie attic. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale staffs and guests’ spooky unexplained encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters. Sponsored by CT Landmarks, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Join other artists plein air painting on the Historic Tolland Green and at Hicks-Stearns Family Museum gardens. Artists will have access to both the Tolland Green and the Gardens at Hicks-Stearns Family Museum. Learn about the historic municipal buildings and museums on the Green and enjoy the company of other artists.
Event is open from 10am-2pm.
RSVP is appreciated - bfalusi@tollandct.gov
Plein Air Painters Gathering
Join Town Historian John Holmy, in collaboration with the Coventry Cemetery Commission and the Coventry Historical Society, for a walking tour of the historic Nathan Hale Cemetery. We will talk about the gravestone carvers represented, Puritan burial practices, and most importantly, we’ll talk about many of the Coventry citizens buried here and what makes them interesting people of note, including of course, Nathan Hale! Sponsored by Coventry Cemetery Commission and Coventry Historical Society, ctcoventryhistoricalsociety.org
Easy, Pets NOT welcome. Please park at 124 Lake Street next to the cemetery. Please do not park in the cemetery, parking is tight and the risk of damage to a gravestone is high. Rain date 9/29/2024
Nathan Hale Cemetery Walk & Talk
Open every Sunday from June – October, we’re hosting the 21st season of the Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Our market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ markets in Connecticut, featuring some of the best of CT-grown, CT-made products around at one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state.
Coventry Farmers' Market
Tolland Green Market gathers Sundays on the Tolland Green. Over 30 vendors each week - farmers, bakers, and creators! Shop from local farms with fresh and local produce, local cottage industry bakers producing delish bakery items, and local crafters, artisans and makers who create original home and garden decor, jewelry, clothing, toys and more!
Easy parking on street, or in lots across from the market.
Tolland Green Market
Noah’s Closet is holding a 50% Off Everything in the Shop Sale on Tuesday, October 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Saturday, October 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This includes clothes (newborn to size 10), toys, games, and baby equipment. Noah's Closet is located at 1746 Boston Turnpike (Route 44) in Coventry. For more information call Saturday, 860-742-1616. Donations of gently used clean children's items are welcome on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Noah's Closet 50% Off Everything on 10/1 & 10/5
The Cider Mill Road Race is an annual morning tradition of fitness and fun!
- Cidermill Fun Run- a shorter course for the younger kids!
- The 1 mile race is a cross-country Cider Mile, a trek through the wooded trails at Crandall Park which starts promptly at 9:45 am.
- The Cider Mill 5K — a closed road race which starts at 10:30am.
Prizes are awarded to the top 3 overall finishers and top 3 in age group.
Registration fee for the Cidermill Fun Run and the 1 Miler is $12.00, and the 5K is $30.00. Registration in advance, no race day registration.
The Cider Mill 5K & Family Fun Run is organized by a committee of volunteers who partner with the Tolland Elementary PTO, Tolland Middle School PTO, Tolland High School Booster Club and the Tolland Recreation Department. All proceeds benefit these organizations and their efforts to promote physical fitness within the Tolland community.
Cider Mill Road Race
Contemplative walk through the woods and a pond. Refreshments at the Meeting House of the Second Congregational Church, UCC, Coventry after the walk and the opportunity to visit a local nonprofit, Noah’s Closet. Sponsored by Second Congregational Church of Coventry, UCC, secondchurchcoventryucc.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Leashed pets welcome
Contemplative Nature Walk at Creaser Park
Noah’s Closet is holding a 50% Off Everything in the Shop Sale on Tuesday, October 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Saturday, October 5th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This includes clothes (newborn to size 10), toys, games, and baby equipment. Noah's Closet is located at 1746 Boston Turnpike (Route 44) in Coventry. For more information call Saturday, 860-742-1616. Donations of gently used clean children's items are welcome on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Noah's Closet 50% Off Everything on 10/1 & 10/5
Open every Sunday from June – October, we’re hosting the 21st season of the Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Our market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ markets in Connecticut, featuring some of the best of CT-grown, CT-made products around at one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state.
Coventry Farmers' Market
Tolland Green Market gathers Sundays on the Tolland Green. Over 30 vendors each week - farmers, bakers, and creators! Shop from local farms with fresh and local produce, local cottage industry bakers producing delish bakery items, and local crafters, artisans and makers who create original home and garden decor, jewelry, clothing, toys and more!
Easy parking on street, or in lots across from the market.
Tolland Green Market
Sunday, October 6th at Noon a free Blessing of the Animals will take place on the lawn of Second Congregational Church of Coventry. Everyone is invited to bring their animals, on a leash or in a cage, to this event. Stuffed animals are welcomed. The church is located at 1746 Boston Turnpike (route 44) in Coventry. For more information, call 860-742-1616.
Blessing of the Animals 10/6 at Second Congregational Church of Coventry
The Museum of Connecticut Glass will have an open house and host a tailgate sale of antique bottles and glass. There will be tours of the ca. 1813 Captain John Turner house and displays of early Connecticut glass and glassblowing tools. Tours and admission to museum displays are free; fee to enter antique sale field. Sponsored by Museum of Connecticut Glass, glassmuseum.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby
Museum of Connecticut Glass – Open House and Show
Open every Sunday from June – October, we’re hosting the 21st season of the Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Our market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ markets in Connecticut, featuring some of the best of CT-grown, CT-made products around at one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state.
Coventry Farmers' Market
Celebrating our canine friends and dressing up for Halloween! We're ending the season in style - I mean costume - with our furry friends!
Tolland Green Market gathers Sundays on the Tolland Green. Over 30 vendors each week - farmers, bakers, and creators! Shop from local farms with fresh and local produce, local cottage industry bakers producing delish bakery items, and local crafters, artisans and makers who create original home and garden decor, jewelry, clothing, toys and more!
Easy parking on street, or in lots across from the market.
Tolland Green Market - Double Dogs and Costume Party!
Hop River was an important mill village in its day. Now, you have to know where to look to even find the dams, rail bed and mill sites. Come help find the clues and learn about this slice of history. Bridge work requires us to stay on the south side of the old mill village, but there is still plenty to see. Sponsored by Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, cteastrrmuseum.org
Easy, Age 12+ Only; Leashed pets welcome
Where is Hop River Village?
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property and into the house – all the way up to the dark and eerie attic. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale staffs and guests’ spooky unexplained encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters. Sponsored by CT Landmarks, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Slow paced walk, in which guests learn about edible plants that grow throughout the Connecticut landscape. Sponsored by CT Landmarks/Nathan Hale Homestead, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Leashed pets welcome
Foraging Connecticut
Join Town Historian John Holmy, in conjunction with the Coventry Cemetery Commission and the Coventry Historical Society, for a walking tour of the Beautiful Grant Hill Cemetery. We will learn why it is called Grant Hill. This is an amazing cemetery to view the work of Puritan era local grave stone carvers Amasa Loomis and Aaron Haskins. We will learn about Coventry citizens buried there like Henry Walker, who ran the town poor house, Hinkel and Mae, retired vaudevillians from the Actor’s Colony, and more! Sponsored by Coventry Cemetery Commission, Coventry Historical Society. Find them on Facebook.
Easy, Pets NOT welcome. Park in front of the cemetery on the grass opposite 492 Grant Hill Road
Phone: John Holmy, 860-208-3065 cell phone
Grant Hill Cemetery Walk & Talk
Open every Sunday from June – October, we’re hosting the 21st season of the Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Our market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ markets in Connecticut, featuring some of the best of CT-grown, CT-made products around at one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state.
Coventry Farmers' Market
THS Boosters and Friends of Tolland Music present
ROCKTOBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
At The Spot
More info coming soon, including a listing of the bands.
Rocktober Music Festival
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property and into the house – all the way up to the dark and eerie attic. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale staffs and guests’ spooky unexplained encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters. Sponsored by CT Landmarks, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Join the Bolton Recreation Department and the Bolton Center School PTA for a Trunk or Treat and Fall fun!
This event will include games, pumpkin painting, face painting, yummy autumn treats, and more!
When: Friday, October 25, 2024
Where: BCS parking lot, 108 Notch Rd, Bolton, CT 06043
When: Trunk Set up is from 5:00pm-6:00pm
Trick or Treating is from 6:00pm-8:00pm
Rain Date: October 26, 2024 6:00pm-8:00pm
Bolton Trunk or Treat 2024
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property and into the house – all the way up to the dark and eerie attic. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale staffs and guests’ spooky unexplained encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters. Sponsored by CT Landmarks, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Noah’s Closet sells gently used children’s clothing (newborn to size 10) shoes, toys and baby equipment. Join us for our $10 Stuff a Bag Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 26th. Noah’s Closet is located at 1746 Boston Turnpike in Coventry. Donations of gently used children’s items are welcome on Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call Saturday morning, 860-742-1616. Like our page on Facebook. Or, visit https://secondchurchcoventryucc.org/noah-s-closet.
Noah's Closet $10 Bag Sale on 10/26
Open every Sunday from June – October, we’re hosting the 21st season of the Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry. Our market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ markets in Connecticut, featuring some of the best of CT-grown, CT-made products around at one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state.
Coventry Farmers' Market
Get into the “spirit” of the season with Things that Go Bump in the Night at the Nathan Hale Homestead! Shiver and shudder through a special candlelight tour that will take you around the property and into the house – all the way up to the dark and eerie attic. The moonlit tour will feature the Hale staffs and guests’ spooky unexplained encounters, as featured on the Syfy channel’s Ghost Hunters. Sponsored by CT Landmarks, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Immerse yourself in 18th-century chocolate-making with Robert Lecce of Pewter Pot Fine Spiced Chocolates. Guests will be invited to enjoy samples of chocolate and hot cocoa. Like what you sampled? Chocolate bars will be available for sale in the Nathan Hale Homestead Museum Store. Sponsored by CT Landmarks – Nathan Hale Homestead, ctlandmarks.org
Easy, Restrooms Nearby; Wheelchair accessible; Age 12+ Only; Pets NOT welcome; Registration Required
18th Century Chocolate Making
The Gleaners annual Holiday Fair at Second Congregational Church of Coventry, 1746 Boston Turnpike (rt. 44) will be held on Saturday, November 9th 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the community house. Soup & sandwich will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fair includes craft vendors, baked goods, raffle, holiday décor, Cabot cheese, white elephant items and a book room. Noah’s closet, a children’s re-sale shop, will be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call the church, 860-742-1616.
Holiday Fair on 11/9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Second Congregational Church of Coventry
When: Saturday December 7, 2024
Time: 9:00am-2:00pm
7:00am– Vendor set up begins
Where: Bolton Center School, 108 Notch Road
Bolton CT 06043
Join the Bolton Recreation Department for the annual Winter Faire!
Bolton Winter Faire 2024
Saturday, December 7, 2024
from 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. on the Bolton Town Green
206 Bolton Center Rd, Bolton, CT 06043
