Share the Goodness: Community Events

At New Morning Market, not only can you discover new foods, flavors and products, but also a whole community of goodness.

 

Check out upcoming local events below:

 

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Save the Date, ASAP! Celebrates 25 Years | ASAP! | Thomas S. Perakos Arts & Community Center | Saturday, June 1st 2024 6:30-10:30PM

Please join us for a special event celebrating 25 years of enriching lives through the arts. More information to come at asapct.org.

Summer Photography Intensive Grades 11 & 12 | ASAP! | Hartford Art School | June 20th – July 3rd, 2024

In this immersive summer program at Hartford Art School (HAS), students learn how to use analogue technology in black and white photography, and develop a method for integrating this special process into their photographic work. A HAS photography professor guides students in understanding 35mm cameras, film exposure, processing and printing, lab equipment, and materials. In addition, artist lectures and guest artists introduce students to the larger photographic world. Daily lunch breaks offer opportunities to step outside or visit HAS’s art galleries. The program culminates in a mini exhibition of student work in a professional gallery setting. Transportation to and from HAS is provided daily from Woodbury and Waterbury, CT. Lunch provided daily. Special thanks to Project Concept Development Advisor Jessica Rose.
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Community Rooting Conversations with Farmer Ellie | Green Village Initiative Every Wednesday at 6:30PM on ZOOM 

Learn how you can help GVI secure its farmland on Reservoir Avenue to grow food, knowledge, leadership and community!  Join here

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GirlTrek | Neighborhood Housing Services Waterbury Every Saturday 10am
Take a walk. Join a movement. Beyond walking, GirlTrek’s active members support local and national policy to increase physical activity through walking, improve access to safe places to walk, protect and reclaim green spaces, and improve the walkability and built environments of 50 high-need communities across the United States. More details here.

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Madness @ the Park | Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens | Saturday April 6th

As the NCAA Basketball Tournament whittles from a field of 64 hopefuls to The Final Four teams, The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens invites the community to join the fun and festivities at a free, family-friendly watch party on Saturday, April 6. 

Back by popular demand after their recent appearance at the Football Watch Party is the Meraki Food Truck, which will be on site to satisfy game day cravings with a special menu available for purchase. 

Join your family, friends and neighbors for an afternoon of fun as you cheer on your favorite team to victory!

At the time of posting, the game times have not yet been set. Check our website and social media accounts (@judyblackpark on Facebook and Instagram) for a watch party start time once the game times have been set!

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Woman’s Club of Woodbury April 1st Meeting | Orenaug Firehouse | Monday, April 1st 12:30PM

“The Radium Dial Painters: Their Fatal Brush with Death” The April public meeting of the Woman’s Club of Woodbury will take place on Monday, April 1, at 12:30 pm at the Emergency Services Building, Orenaug Firehouse, 25
Quassak Road in Woodbury. Colleen Nicastro, director of Interpretation for theAmerican Clock & Watch Museum, will be our speaker. No charge for admission, butreservations are necessary. Please call 203-263-3623 to reserve a space. 

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Paintings by Joseph Kristof | Woodbury Public Library | March 1 – 30th, 2024

Paintings by Joseph I. Kristof of Woodbury will be on display in the Woodbury Public Library’s Gallery Space March 1 – 30, with a reception for the artist scheduled for Saturday, March 2, 2:00 – 4:00 PM.            

Joseph Kristof’s passion for painting started at a young age stemming from his early exposure to the Old Master Paintings in museums worldwide. Mainly a self-taught artist, Joseph studied the different styles of painters from the Renaissance to 19th century to the Impressionists and the American landscape painters.  He attributes his style to his experience studying those artists.  Joseph works in pastel, watercolor , pencil and pen and ink.  His work will be on display during regular, open hours.  Please visit the Library’s website www.woodburylibraryct.org call 203-263-3502 for more information.

Friendly Forest: Encaustic Art by Lola Baltzell | Woodbury Public Library | April 1 – 30th

Friendly Forest: Encaustic Art by Lola Baltzell will be on display in the Woodbury Public Library’s Gallery Space April 1- 30, 2024 with a reception for the artist scheduled on April 6, 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Lola Baltzell grew up in rural northwest Iowa, and when she was very young, her mother would invite her to explore the woods behind their farmhouse. She called it the “friendly forest”.  Love of the woods has been an enduring aspect of Ms. Baltzell’s life. These days she is fortunate to share a house in Bethlehem that abuts hundreds of acres of forests, woods and streams and enjoys with her dogs and anyone else who cares to go for a hike.

Ms. Baltzell works in different mediums, but the work shown in the Library’s Gallery Space is encaustic. Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, is a form of painting that involves a heated wax medium to which colored pigments have been added. The molten mix is applied to a firm surface, usually prepared wood. Encaustic medium is a mixture of beeswax and damar resin. The color comes from dried powdered pigments or oil paints. Once the surface has cooled, you can carve, add collage and continue to add opaque or transparent layers. It is an extremely responsive and creative medium.

Dr. Maria Souza Hogan Talk | Woodbury Public Library | Saturday, April 13th at 2PM

Dr. Maria Souza Hogan, a world language teacher at Litchfield High School and the author of her recently published memoir Samba of Survival: My Light Within, will discuss her book and the lifelong effects of emigrating from Brazil on Saturday, April 13, at 2 PM at the Woodbury Public Library. Bernardo de Castro of Woodbury, who also hails from Brazil and works as a public school science teacher, will join her in this conversation about their heritage, their journeys to the US, and their experiences of their native and adopted cultures over time.  

Through their stories, Hogan and de Castro will shed a deeply human, sometimes humorous, and always empathetic light on the odyssey so many people of all ages undertake when they leave their homelands to start a new life in this country.  Hear their stories and join the conversation about a topic that makes the headlines and touches all our lives every day.   

Woodbury Poet Laureate Sandy Carlson will facilitate the conversation, and attendees will be invited to ask questions and share their thoughts.  Copies of Samba of Survival will be available for purchase for $20, payable with cash or check.  Register for this program on the Library’s website www.woodburylibraryct.org or call 203-263-3502 for more information.

12 Tips to Manage Anxiety with Dr. Wendy Hurwitz | Woodbury Public Library | Tuesday, March 19th 6PM-7:30PM

When faced with anxiety, what can one do before and during to help reduce and relieve anxiety and regain balance, calm, and clarity?  Join Dr. Wendy Hurwitz at the Woodbury Public Library on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 PM and learn about anxiety and what you can do to help prevent it and to manage it if it occurs.  Everyone who attends the workshop will come away with  information, tools, and techniques to help manage anxiety and help regain and restore balance and calm.  Registration is required for this program; register on the Library’s website www.woodburylibraryct.org or call 203-263-3502 for more information.

A graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Wendy Hurwitz is a nationally recognized expert on stress. A former medical researcher for ABC News, Dr. Hurwitz is an expert in two fields: Mind/Body Medicine and Energy Medicine. She has a forthcoming book on stress. 

Dr. Hurwitz helps organizations and individuals achieve peak performance by enhancing vitality and wellness. She translates the latest and most sophisticated scientific research into practical, easy-to-use techniques people can use to maintain and enhance vitality even under the most trying circumstances. Dr. Hurwitz has provided training for AT&T, Unilever, Lowe Worldwide, the FDNY, and has been an invited guest speaker at the United Nations.

“The Psinging Psychologist” Steven Prasinos | Woodbury Public Library | Thursday, March 21st 6:30PM

Join Dr. Steve, “The Psinging Psychologist,” at the Woodbury Public Library on Thursday, March 21 at 6:30 PM.  Dr. Steve is Steven Prasinos, a psychologist (retired), author and singer/songwriter.  He had a successful psychotherapy practice for over 35 years and, as an author, has published numerous professional articles, often exploring the integration of psychology and spirituality. He is also a published science fiction author. Prascinos has given talks on dream interpretation, psychology and the soul and the psychology of music.  As a musician, Dr. Steve has been writing songs for over 25 years.  He has placed first or second in three separate New England Songwriter Competitions (2023, 2022, 2020) and first in the 2014 CT Folk contest.  Songs like “The Duck in the Truck and the Cow in the Now” and “The Legume Song” are crowd favorites. His music has been called  “witty, spooky, funny and deep all at once.” Dr. Steve also teaches “ShadowSongs: A Psychological Approach to Songwriting”.  He performs throughout the area and includes the audience in discussing the “the good life”.  He also fronts the “The Dr. Steve Band.”   Steven lives with his wife Nancy in rural Connecticut.  To register for this event, visit the Library’s website www.woodburylibraryct.org or call 203-263-3502. 

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The Southbury Public Library Youth Services

is pleased to announce events for December 2023 for children and teens. We are offering a variety of programs this month. All programs are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. For more information and to register online please visit our website: www.southburylibrary.org/events/

Global Art Project: A Photography Exhibition | Southbury Public Library 

The Southbury Public Library and Region 15 Schools would like to invite the community to join us for the Global Art Project: A Photography Exhibition. The exhibition’s purpose, obtained through The Besharat Arts Foundation’s “Art in Schools” project, is to bring to Southbury Public Library works of art to inspire empathy and understanding, encourage global connectedness, and inspire young people to see common humanity in a richly diverse world. Elementary students in Region 15 have been interacting with and enjoying photographs from this project since Spring 2022.

On opening night, Region 15 students will have the opportunity to lead by example in guiding visitors to appreciate, make meaning of, and dialogue about these works as docents. Light refreshments will be served.

The works will be on display in the Youth Services Department through March 30th.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library and Region 15 Schools.

More information about this event can be found here: https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/global-art-project-photography-exhibition-region-15-36741

Please visit the Southbury Public Library website at www.southburylibrary.org/events for program details and registration information. Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SouthburyLibraryYouthServices/

The Ali Ryerson-Joe Carter Duo | Southbury Public Library | March 21st 7-8:30PM

Join us as the Ali Ryerson-Joe Carter Duo celebrate the music of Brazil – Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro, Baiao and more, styles that are based on and a blend of African rhythms, indigenous rhythms and European folk and dance rhythms. Ali and Joe take things a step further by using their Jazz backgrounds to add Jazz improvisation into the tunes, creating a sound that blends the best of both worlds.  In other words:  the best of Music from “Both Sides of the Equator”. Register here.

Staying Safe Online Part 1 | Southbury Public Library | March 22nd 2-4PM

Join us for the beginning of this series. Part one of this two-part series will focus on the types of threats and scams that exist, what the crooks are after, and some general advice for staying safe.  We will discuss malware, ransomware, phishing, social engineering, tech support scams, and more.  We will also discuss the importance of using good passwords. Register here.

Eileen Gorham Author Talk | Southbury Public Library | March 23rd 1-2:30PM

Join us as Eileen Gorham discusses her book The Gifts. The book of poetry reflects all that Ms. Gorham feels thankful for.   The collection, at 39 poems, was ready for publication but the author didn’t want to publish an uneven number of poems.  After a particularly bad storm in the Southbury area, she witnessed many beautiful colors in the sky and the gift of her 40th poem came to her in the form of “The Gift of God’s Paintbrush”. Register here.

Susan Grisell Exhibit | Southbury Public Library | April 2nd-29th

The Gloria Cachion Gallery at the Southbury Public Library will showcase the art of Susan Grisell from Tuesday, April 2, 2024 through Monday, April 29, 2024. Susan Grisell has been painting professionally for the last 50 years, primarily in oils. She studied with her Gaylordsville neighbor, the late Bernard Lennon, after graduating from high school and finding that colleges were not teaching a representational approach to art.

The Ali Ryerson-Joe Carter Duo | Southbury Public Library | March 21st 7-8:30PM

Join us as the Ali Ryerson-Joe Carter Duo celebrate the music of Brazil – Samba, Bossa Nova, Choro, Baiao and more, styles that are based on and a blend of African rhythms, indigenous rhythms and European folk and dance rhythms. Ali and Joe take things a step further by using their Jazz backgrounds to add Jazz improvisation into the tunes, creating a sound that blends the best of both worlds.  In other words:  the best of Music from “Both Sides of the Equator”. Register here.

Staying Safe Online Part 1 | Southbury Public Library | March 22nd 2-4PM

Join us for the beginning of this series. Part one of this two-part series will focus on the types of threats and scams that exist, what the crooks are after, and some general advice for staying safe.  We will discuss malware, ransomware, phishing, social engineering, tech support scams, and more.  We will also discuss the importance of using good passwords. Register here.

Eileen Gorham Author Talk | Southbury Public Library | March 23rd 1-2:30PM 

Join us as Eileen Gorham discusses her book The Gifts. The book of poetry reflects all that Ms. Gorham feels thankful for.   The collection, at 39 poems, was ready for publication but the author didn’t want to publish an uneven number of poems.  After a particularly bad storm in the Southbury area, she witnessed many beautiful colors in the sky and the gift of her 40th poem came to her in the form of “The Gift of God’s Paintbrush”. Register here.

Teen Spring 2024 Book Bingo | Southbury Public Library | Friday, March 1st – May 31st 

The Southbury Public Library invites interested teens in Grades 6-12 to join us for a Spring Book Bingo running from Friday, March 1 through Friday, May 31, 2024.

To participate, pick up a Book Bingo Card from the library’s second floor Teen Department or use Beanstack (the library’s reading program software, found at southburylibrary.beanstack.com) to fill out your Bingo Card virtually. Book bingo is like regular bingo, but instead of numbers and letters, each square has a type of book on it (such as “mystery” or “the favorite book of a friend or relative”). Every bingo made (a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line) counts as one entry for a $50 Visa Gift Card Raffle Prize. Readers who fill out their entire Bingo Card will get a Southbury Library Teen Department travel mug filled with candy. All Spring 2024 Teen Book Bingo entries are due by Friday, May 31, 2024: Beanstack entries are due by 11:59pm on May 31 and paper entries are due to the library by 5:30pm on May 31.

Book Bingo Rules:

  • Open to residents of any town in Grades 6-12.

  • Book titles may only be used once per Bingo Card; each entry has to be a different title.

  • Books must be read during the March 1 to May 31 period.

  • One bingo (horizontal, vertical, or diagonal) counts as one entry for a $50 Visa Gift Card.

  • If you complete all 24 categories, get a Southbury Library Teen Department mug filled with candy.

  • All Spring 2024 Teen Book Bingo entries are due by Friday, May 31, 2024. Beanstack entries are due by 11:59pm that day and paper entries are due to the library by 5:30pm.

  • The winner will be drawn from all eligible Beanstack and paper entries and will be notified at the contact information provided.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library, free, and open to residents of any town in Grades 6-12. 

Program link:  https://www.southburylibrary.org/bookbingo 

Fierce Females: Women in Art, Part II | Southbury Public Library | Friday, March 15th 2-3:30PM

Jane Oneail is an independent scholar and holds a Master’s in Art History from Boston University and a Master’s in Art in Education from Harvard University. Jane is a New Hampshire native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Register here.

The Founding Mothers | Southbury Public Library | Thursday, March 28th 2-3:30PM

Historian Valerie Gugala has been studying Abraham and Mary Lincoln for as long as she can remember.  Her interest in the Lincolns led her to an interest in the Presidents, First Ladies, and their families. She and her husband have traveled to many Presidential Libraries across the country, and they aim to visit all of them in the next few years. Over the last 25 years, Valerie has spoken at libraries, schools, churches, senior groups, and park districts throughout the country. She loves to share her knowledge of and enthusiasm for our country’s history with audiences. Register here.

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