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LIBRARY WEEK: Henry Carter Hull Library celebrates National Library Week with activities and free coffee, paper crane making, & giveaways all week long. All events are free of charge and all are welcome; visit www.hchlibrary.org/NLW17 for details. April 12, Movie Matinee, “Lion,” 1:30 p.m., Travel Workshop, 5 p.m.; April 13, Superior Plants for Connecticut Gardens, 6:30 p.m.; April 15, Tea & Poetry, 11 a.m.

LIBRARY LESSONS: Library Lessons: Learn About Our Online Resources, will be held April 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2 p.m. in Meeting Room 3, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. Each day, learn how to access and use a new database from the library’s collection. Drop-in, no registration.

GONE FISHING: Gone fishing, for ages 6-11, will be held April 12, 3-4 p.m. in the Activity Room, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. Make your own fishing poles and fish to catch to celebrate this timely event. Drop-in, no registration required.

SIGN LANGUAGE: Sign Language for Teens will be held April 12 and April 19, 6-7 p.m. in the Activity Room, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street. Middletown. Led by Gabriella Castorena, a Sophmore Psychology major at Wesleyan University, introducing Deaf Culture and teach all the basic types of sign-language, such as the alphabet, numbers, greetings, food, and much more! All materials will be provided for you to keep and try at home. For grades 7-12. Registration is required, in person or call 860-3448479.

WORLD WAR I DIARIES: Over There: The World War I Diaries of Dr. Jessie Weston Fisher, will be presented April 12, 7 p.m. in the Hubbard Room, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. Sarah Fisher Spencer, Jessie Fisher’s great-granddaughter, Beverly York; Rick Spencer will present readings from Jessie Fisher’s diaries, narration on her life and time in France, historic images, and songs of the period. Sponsored in part by the Connecticut State Library and a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

RUSSELL HOUSE READING: On Wednesday, April 12 at 8 p.m., at Russell House, 350 High Street, Middletown, Wesleyan University Writing Programs will host a reading by Annie Sonnenblick and visiting writer Margo Jefferson. The event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 13

VETERANS WRITING GROUP: We Were There: Russell Library Veterans’ Writing Group, will meet Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27, 6:30pm. Meeting Room 2, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. This series invites Veterans to share their stories and photos in their own voices. Questions? Contact Christy Billings at cbillings@russelllibrary.org or call 860347-2528 Ext 158. Drop-in, no registration.

PRESCHOOL POWER: Preschool Power, Thursdays, April 6, 13, 20, 27, 1:30 p.m. Activity Room, Russell Library 123 Broad Street, Middletown. Stories, rhymes and other literacy fun for ages 3-5 and their caregivers. Drop-in, no registration. LET’S DO LUNCH: The East Hampton Senior Center invites members to Let’s do Lunch @ Farrells-Thursday, April 13 leaving at 11:30 a.m. Lunch on you $3 Trans. Donation asked. Sign up at front desk. For information, go to www. easthamptonct.gov and click on Senior Center or call 860267-4426.

LIBRARY WEEK: Henry Carter Hull Library celebrates National Library Week with activities and free coffee, paper crane making, giveaways all week long. All events are free of charge and all are welcome; visit www.hchlibrary.org/NLW17 for details. April 13, Superior Plants for Connecticut Gardens, 6:30 p.m.; April 15, Tea & Poetry, 11 a.m. LIBRARY TOUR: Tour of Russell Library, 123 Broad St., Middletown, will be given at 11 a.m. April 13. Meet in the lobby. Drop-in, no registration.

LIBRARY LESSONS: Library Lessons: Learn About Our Online Resources, will be held April 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2 p.m. in Meeting Room 3, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. Each day, learn how to access and use a new database from the library’s collection. Drop-in, no registration.

MAUNDY THURSDAY Faith Lutheran Church: Worship at 7 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 300 Washington Street, Middletown. For more information go to www. faithelcamiddletown.org. Ivoryton Congregational Church: Service at 7 p.m., with sharing in the Lord’s Supper, meditation on the passion in Matthew, special music and the service of Tenebrae (darkness). Ivoryton Congregational Church, 57 Main St., Ivoryton. Call 860-767-1004 for more information. Third Congregational Church: Service at 7:30 p.m. 94 Miner St., Middletown. For information visit thirdchurchmidddletown.org or email thirdchurch94@gmail.com

TEEN FAN CLUB: Teen Fan Club: Bean Boozled, will be held April 13, 3-4 p.m. in the Activity Room, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. At the NEW Teen Fan Club you can hang out and geek out about your favorite fandoms: Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and many others!. Bring your ideas, books, and movies. This week, compete in the Bean Boozled Challenge, are you brave enough? For grades 7-12; registration is required, in person or call 860-344-8479.

ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM: Join the Connecticut River Museum in Essex for “Waterway Manipulations”, an environmental forum, on Thursday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. Speakers will present issues and include time for discussions about water legislation, the necessity of floodplains and the preservation of the American Beaver. For more information, contact the Connecticut River Museum at 860-767-8269 or go to ctrivermuseum.org.

READERS THEATER: Readers Theater will be held April 13, 7 p.m. in the The Hubbard Room, Russell Library, 123 Broad Street, Middletown. Reader’s Theater is live drama enacted by local actors. The play that begins this series is Mrs. Mannerly by Jeffrey Hatcher. Drop-in, no registration. sponsored by The Friends of the Russell Library and The Middletown Commission on the Arts.

ART GUILD: The Art Guild of Middletown will present a demonstration by “one of its own” at its next meeting, April 13, 7 p.m. JoAnna Chapin, a member of the Art Guild, will talk about her watercolor techniques and the subjects that inspire her work at the Woodside Intermediate School, 30 Woodside Road, Cromwell. Meetings are free; public is welcome. Learn more at www.middletownartguild.org.

MAUNDY THURSDAY: Maundy Thursday, Service of Tenebrae, 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church of Deep River, 1 Church Street, Deep River. Visitors are welcome to attend

any and all of the services. For further information, contact the church office at 860-526-5045 or office. drcc@snet.net

Friday, April 14

GOOD FRIDAY SUPPER: Good Friday, Soup & Bread Supper, 6:30 p.m., Service of the Cross, 7:30 p.m. First Congregational Church of Deep River, 1 Church Street, Deep River. Visitors are welcome to attend any and all of the services. For further information, contact the church office at 860-526-5045 or office. drcc@snet.net

WAY OF THE CROSS: The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Notre Dame and St. Coleman Roman Catholic Churches, the Middlefield Federated Church and the United Church of Durham will observe the annual “Way of the Cross” at 12 p.m. on Good Friday. The observance begins at Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St., Durham and ends at the Church of the Epiphany, 196Main St. A wooden cross will be carried and prayers will be said at each of the 14 Stations of the Cross along the way. The cross will be erected on the lawn in front of Epiphany. All members of the community are welcome to participate.

GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES

Middletown: A Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. at South Church, Middletown; For additional information about First Church services or programs, call the church’s office manager at 860-346-6657.

Middletown: Good Friday worship at 7 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 300 Washington Street, Middletown. For more information go to www.faithelcamiddletown.org.

LINEAGE STUDY: A group study session for lineage researchers will be held April 14, 9:30 a.m. at the Godfrey Memorial Library, 134 Newfield Street, Middletown. Sessions are free to Godfrey Premium Members or $10 a session. No pre-registration necessary. Call 860-346-4375 for more information.

EASTER FLOWERS: Members of the Haddam Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary will hold their annual Easter Flower Sale on Thursday, April 13, and Friday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., outside the Higganum Branch of the Liberty Bank at the Village Plaza, 26 Killingworth Road. Easter lilies, hyacinths, tulips, and other spring plants will be available. For more information, call 860-345-8245.

GLOW DANCE: Epoch Arts, 27 Skinner St., East Hampton, will hold a glow dance for ages 12 and up, April 14, 7-10 p.m. Admission is $5; snacks and beverages available. Wear something that glows in the dark and dance all night under the black lights to a live DJ. www.epocharts.org.