The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
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Today HISTORIC GARDENS DAY
Derby: Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day, noon-4 p.m. June 25, Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave. off Route 34, 203-734-2513, donna. kingston@ct.gov.
OPEN MIC
Seymour: Great Hill United Methodist Church, 225 Great Hill Road, open mic, 5-8 p.m. June 25, for performers 18 and under in a judgment-free environment. RSVP: Keith, dna942@ yahoo.com, free, 203-8889425.
STAMPS, COINS, CARDS
New Haven: New Haven Philatelic Society stamp, coin, sports card show, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. June 25, Annex YMA, 554 Woodward Ave., free http://www.nhps1914.org/, https://www.facebook. com/nhps1914.
MEN’S CHORUS
Madison: Music From Around the World presented Cappella Cantorum Men’s Chorus, 3 p.m. June 25, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 232 Durham Road, $20 at door or www.CappellaCantorum.org.
TAG SALE
Milford: Tag sale, rain or shine, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. June 25, Congregation Sinai, 1000 New Haven Ave., household, toys, small appliances, jewelry, seasonal items, pictures, 203-3010558, www.congsinai.org.
June 26 BOOK GROUPS
• Derby: Evening Book Club discussion of “The Daughter of Time” by Josephine Tey, 6:30 p.m. June 26, Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave., free, 203-734-1492.
• Hamden: Book Group discusses “The Sellout” by Paul Beatty, 7 p.m. June 26, 2 p.m. June 29, Miller Memorial Library, 2901 Dixwell Ave., 203-287-2680.
PET TALK
Hamden: Greater New Haven Cat Project, “Teaching Kids Proper Pet Care” talk, crafts, 5:30-7 p.m. June 27 by sound behaviorist, author and researcher, Oak Room, Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Ave., 203-782-CATS, gnhcp1@gnhcp.org.
MEET LEGISLATORS
Seymour: State Sens. Eric Berthel, Kevin Kelly, Rep. Nicole Klarides Ditria, legislative town hall meeting, 6-7:30 p.m. June 26, Seymour High School cafeteria, 2 Botsford Road, 860-240-8700, 800842-1423, www.RepNKD.com, www.SenatorKevinKelly.com, www.SenatorBerthel.com.
TOM CALLINAN
North Branford: Tom Callinan concert, 7:30 p.m. June 26, free, Evergreen Woods Community Building auditorium, 88 Notch Hill Road. RSVP: Briana Benn-Mirandi, 203-483-3224, bbennmirandi@evergreen-woods.com.
HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
Derby: Free information about education assistance through WorkPlace’s Health CareeRx Academy, 6 p.m. June 26 and 1 p.m. June 28, Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers, 300 Seymour Ave., Suite 206. RSVP: 203-732-1276, 203732-7578.
June 27 FREE HIV TESTING
New Haven: Free rapid HIV testing for National HIV Testing Day, June 27, Planned Parenthood of Southern New England New Haven, 345 Whitney Ave., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Meriden, 26 Women’s Way, 11 a.m.-6:45 p.m.; Waterbury, 969 W. Main St., 11:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Old Saybrook, 263 Main St., noon-7:30 p.m., ppsne.org, ppsne.org/freehivtests, 800-230-PLAN (7526).
FREE MOVIE
North Haven: Movie screening, “Rules Don’t Apply,” 10:30 a.m. June 27, free, North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St., 203-2395803.
SOLAR INFO
Milford: Solarize Milford workshop, 7 p.m. June 27, Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave., SolarizeCT.com/Milford.
DRIVING
Milford: Presentation on traffic laws, changing lanes, parking, driving speed, accidents, tickets, left turns, 1 p.m. June 27, Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, 203877-5131.
MEET LEGISLATORS
Bethany: State Sen. George Logan, R-17, Rep. Lezlye Zupkus, R-89, meet constituents, 6:30-8 p.m. June 27, Town Hall, 40 Peck Road, on legislation passed, pending, 860-240-8700, 800-8421423. Cancellation: www. RepZupkus.com or www. SenatorGeorgeLogan.com.
HAMDEN TREES
Hamden: Hamden Alliance for Trees program on protecting town trees, state treescape, 7 p.m. June 27, Fellowship Hall, United Church of Christ basement, 767 Benham St., with state Rep. Mike D’Agostino and Tom Parlapiano, chairman of Hamden Tree Commission, 203-387-1695.
June 28 CLOTHING FOR VETS
Milford: Job-seeking, transitioning veterans get free professional outfit, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. June 28 at second-floor pop-up Save-A-Suit, Connecticut Post Mall. RSVP: www.saveasuit.org. Clothing accepted during event.
SENIORS MEET
Hamden: Miller Association of Seniors meets, 1 p.m. June 28, Thornton Wilder Hall, Miller Library Complex, 2901Dixwell Ave., music by Brian Gilly.