CALENDAR

Saturday, June 13

ALIGNED WITH SOURCE: Aligned with Source with Annaita Gandhy, 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays, free, Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main St., Middletown. Details at buttonwood.org, TheButtonwoodTree@gmail.com or 860-347-4957. Donations are appreciated to help keep the organization serving its mission.

SHREDDING DAY: The Clinton Chamber of Commerce shredding day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 13. A truck from the Shredding Source of Guilford will be parked in the lot between the chamber office and the Town Hall Annex, between 48 and 50 E. Main St. Enter from the Town Hall driveway entrance at 54 E. Main St., and go around to the chamber/Town Annex parking lot. Curbside pickup only, $7 per box, copy paper carton size.

ZOOM PAINT NIGHT:: Epoch Arts Zoom Teen Paint Night, for grades 6 to 12 on Zoom, 7 to 9 p.m. June 13, $15 per person. After registering, you will be given information for curbside pickp for art supplies and receive a Zoom link via email. To register go to www.epocharts.org/classes-registration

STORY TIME: Virtual Story Time with Karen and Jamie, 10:30 a.m. June 13, free, registration is required. Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore Online Zoom event details at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com or call 860685-3939. DRIVE-IN MOVIES: Picture Show Drive-In, 19 Frontage Road, Berlin, is showing the following movies: 8:30 p.m. June 13, “Smallfoot”; 8:30 p.m. June 14, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). Details at www.psdrivein.com. GUILFORD MARKET: Guilford’s Farmers Market at the Dudley Farm Museum, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdays through November, 2351 Durham Road, Guilford. Regular vendors are back, with several new vendors joining the summer season, safely spaced out around the farm. Visit us for weekly updates on social media: Facebook - DudleyFarmFarmersMarket, Instagram - @Dudley_Farm_Mkt_CT

JOE’S LIGHTS: Joe’s Amazing Lights is having a limited-run summer lights show intended to bring joy to the community and raise funds for the Connecticut Food Bank. The show is 12 minutes long and uses more than 6,500 lights, roughly 2,000 feet of extension cord, and is synchronized to favorite summer hits. To watch a teaser, visit https://bit.ly/2YoQDhF All donations will be collected virtually this year. To donate to the Connecticut Food Bank, visit https://bit.ly/2ZTASSdX. To see the lights, go to 163 Valley Shore Drive, Guilford, and tune into 107.3 FM. Hours are Sunday to Thursday, 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 8:30 to 11 p.m., weather permitting. BUTTERFLY RELEASE: The Van Wilgen family’s Van Wilgen Garden Center event will feature the release of 402 butterflies, one for each year the family has been in the nursery industry, 10 a.m. June 13, on Facebook Live, www.facebook.com/VanWilgens. The garden center is is also creating “Butterflies to Go” kits with a chrysalis and butterfly-attracting plant, allowing families to share the magic of the metamorphosis at home.

Sunday, June 14

ONLINE WORSHIP: Virtual worship, 9 a.m., with Faith Lutheran Church, Middletown. For more information, go to www.faithelcamiddletown.org. All are welcome.

CRUISE NIGHT: Middletown’s annual Cruise Night on Main Street, June 14, 1 p.m., is an actual ride, showcasing classic and antique vehicles on a 3.8-mile trip through Middletown, starting from NAPA, 1260 Newfield St., Middletown. The route has been designed to pass the police station, fire station and Middlesex Hospital and will ask participants to honk as they drive by to give a big thanks to first responders, front line and health care workers. The festivities will begin at 1 p.m., kicking off immediately from the NAPA parking lot. Register at https://cruisenightonmain.com/

Monday, June 15

OPEN MIC: Anything Goes Open Mic with Moments of Gratitude, Mondays, 7 p.m., free, Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main St., Middletown. Details at buttonwood.org TheButtonwoodTree@gmail.com or 860-347-4957. Donations are appreciated to help keep the organization serving its mission. COFFEE CONVERSATIONS: Coffee Conversations with the Portland Library, 10 a.m., Mondays in June. Talk about what you’re watching, reading, series bingeing, books you want to read. All are welcome. To join the meeting go to www.portlandct.org/ and click on Join remote meeting access though Zoom, then scroll down to the bottom of the town's home page.

REOPENING HOUSE: Connecticut River Artisans Cooperative is reopening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 15, and continuing from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, at 55 Main St., Essex. Visit the gift shop, meet artists and learn about the co-op. For more information, see Facebook.

SUMMER CHALLENGE: Cat Tales is holding the “(Way before the) End of Summer Challenge” in June, in lieu of event-based fundraisers due to COVID-19. Visit the June events calendar at www.CatTalesCT.org home page. Help Cat Tales reach its goal during this challenging time and support our mission of protecting the quality of life of homeless cats and kittens. AUTHOR EVENT: Virtual author event featuring Amity Gaige, author of “Sea Wife,” in conversation with Jordan Pavlin, 7 p.m. June 16, free, registration is required. Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore online Zoom event details at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com or call 860-685-3939.

Tuesday, June 16

CONCERT SERIES: “Shanties & Sails,” the Connecticut River Museum’s latest public concert series, continues Tuesdays in June at the Connecticut River Museum, Essex. After a free one-hour live performance, attendees have the option to board a historic reproduction sailing vessel, the Onrust, for a second hour of sailing and live music on the river. Ticket purchase required. Schedule: June 16, Marc Bernier; June 23, Johnson Girls Band. Advance tickets encouraged, go to ctrivermuseum.org or call 860-767-8269.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOP: Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce hosts a Virtual KeyBank Workshop Series, “Developing a Digital Content Calendar,” 8 a.m. June 16 on Zoom. Visit www.middlesexchamber.com to register or call 860347-6924. LAUGHTER YOGA: Laughter Yoga, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, free. Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main St., Middletown. Details at buttonwood.org TheButtonwoodTree@gmail.com or 860-347-4957. Donations are appreciated to help keep the organization serving its mission.

Wednesday, June 17

BOOK CLUB: Hoopla Book Club Hub, 7:30 p.m. June 17 with the Durham Library. Join on Zoom to discuss “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson. Go to www.durhamlibrary.org to register.

GARDEN CHATS: Garden chats with the Portland Library, 2 p.m. Wednesdays in May and June. Talk about what you’re planting, share tips. To join these virtual meetings, go to www.portlandct.org/ and click on Join remote meeting access though Zoom, then scroll down to the bottom of the town's home page.

FREE WEBINARS: The MEWS and the entrepreneurial community are collaborating with Rebecca Mead of Chesterbased INQ Creative & Consulting to provide a free webinar series for entrepreneurs, startups and small businesses on essential marketing topics including strategy and planning, email, social media, public relations, and measurement.

June 17: “How to Create a Simple, Agile Marketing Plan for your Start-up and Small Business.” For a full schedule and to register go to https://midweekmarketing.co/

AUTHOR EVENT: Virtual author event: Erik Larson, author of “The Splendid and The Vile,” in conversation with Roxanne Coady, 7 p.m. June 17, free, registration is required. Find Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore online Zoom event details at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com or call 860685-3939.

ONLINE LECTURE: Connecticut’s public libraries, with the support of the Connecticut Library Consortium and ReferenceUSA, are offering a live online workshop to help job seekers during this difficult economic time. The program, “Uncovering the Hidden Job Market,” is free of charge and open to the public, at noon June 17 on Zoom. TJ Pridell of ReferenceUSA will demonstrate how to target a job search by geographic area and industry, apply to available job openings, and how to use computer research to strengthen a candidate’s application and interview. For more information or to register, visit www.ctlibrarians.org/ event/refusajobs.

Thursday, June 18

STORY TIMES: Virtual story times, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays with the Portland Library’s Miss Jenn and Miss Patty in June. Go to www.portlandlibraryct.org or call 860-342-6770 to register. A Zoom link and password for extra security will be sent to each registered email address within 24 hours of the event.

SUMMER MARKET: Durham’s summer market, Thursdays, 3 to 6:30 p.m. Residents are reminded to follow state guidelines with physical distancing, proper handwashing and masks; all vendors will be wearing coverings and masks; one customer at each booth at a time. A wide variety of vendors is expected. For information, email farmersmarket@townofdurhamct.org or visit www.townofdurhamct.org The gates for the Durham Fair will be opened for market parking and looping around to exit. Enter through Broadway and exit on Canfield, as noted in the map. Do not hang out or go anywhere else on the Durham Fair property; it is private.

YARN CREATIONS: Take a stroll through the center of East Hampton and you’re likely to see a pink elephant, giant loaf of bread, a jelly fish, as well as other amazing objects, all created from yarn. Various knitting and crocheting enthusiasts from East Hampton, Hebron and Marlborough and students from Epoch Arts created this special fiber arts installation for everyone’s enjoyment, June 4-July 12. FATHER’S DAY PAINTING: Epoch Arts Father’s Day Youth Paint Nights, 6 p.m. June 18 and 19, $15, for grades 2 to 5, on Zoom. After registering, you will be given information for curbside pick up for art supplies and receive a Zoom link via email. To register, go to www.epocharts.org/classes-registration

Friday, June 19

FATHER’S DAY PAINTING: Epoch Arts Father’s Day Youth Paint Nights, 6 p.m. June 18 and 19, $15, for grades 2 to 5, on Zoom. After registering, you will be given information for curbside pickup of art supplies and receive a Zoom link via email. To register go to www.epocharts.org/classes-registration

AUTHOR EVENT: Virtual author event: Eric Nusbaum, author of “Stealing Home,” in conversation with Paul Goldberger, 7 p.m. June 19, free, registration is required. Find Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore online Zoom event details at www.wesleyanrjjulia.com or call 860685-3939.

Saturday, June 20

ALIGNED WITH SOURCE: Saturdays, Aligned with Source with Annaita Gandhy, 10:30 a.m. to noon, free, Buttonwood Tree, 605 Main St., Middletown. Details at buttonwood.org,