CALENDAR

Thursday, Aug. 13

THURSDAY CONCERTS: Thursdays on the Dock concerts, 67 Main Street, Essex, 5:30-7 p.m., presented by Connecticut River Museum, July 16-Sept. 10. Hear music, get a free massage, enjoy beverages. Donations welcome. July 16, Small Pond All Stars. For information and upcoming bands, call 860-767-8269 or visit ctrivermusem.org.

SUMMER MARKET: Durham’s summer market starts May 14 from 3-6:30 p.m. and continues weekly. A wide variety of vendors are expected For information, email farmersmarket@townofdurhamct.org or visit www.townofdurhamct.org The gates for the Durham Fair will be open 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.

GOTTA’S OPEN MIC: Thursdays, Bob Gotta's Open Mic, 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.

TEEN BOOKS: Teen Books on the Menu hosted by TAG (Teen Advisory Group), 7 p.m., RJ Julia Booksellers. Free virtual event on Zoom, registration is required. Join us for a virtual “Books on the Menu” with members of our Teen Advisory Group. Details at www.rjjulia.com or call 203-245-3959 HABITAT KICKOFF: Middlesex Habitat for Humanity is inviting the Middlefield Community to attend a Kickoff Meeting to learn more about the build, family selection process and volunteer opportunities, 5-7 p.m. Aug. 13, Powder Ridge Mountain Park, 99 Powder Hill Road, Middlefield. Rain date Aug. 20, details at www.habitatmiddlesex.org.

Friday, Aug. 14

VIRTUAL YOGA CLASSES: A gentle yoga class will be held on Fridays, 9:4510:45 a.m., ongoing until further notice, at the Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke, Clinton. Classes are free; registration is required. Email sarah@hchlibrary.org to sign up.

Saturday, Aug. 15

DIY WORKSHOP: Virtual DIY Ginger Ale and Vanilla Extract Workshop, Blackstone Library, Brnaford, 1 p.m., Aug. 15, free, with Grounded Goodwife duo. Check the website for a detailed list of necessary ingredients. Registration is required to receive a link to this online event. To register visit www.blackstonelibrary.org or call 203-488-1441 ext. 318.

STORY TIME AT HOME: Story Time @ Home: Birth to early elementary, with the Durham Library. Each Friday we’ll release a whole new themed package of book recommendations, songs, and a craft following the Summer Reading Program theme. First theme is magic. Go to www.durhamlibrary.org for more information. YOGA AT THE WADSWORTH: Starr Mill Yoga offers classes at the Wadsworth Mansion rose garden, 421 Wadsworth St., Middletown. 10:30 a.m,. Aug. 1-29, Saturdays. Space limited for social distancing, $20 per person per class. All levels welcome. Fees benefit Rockfall Foundation. Registration required; go to starrmillyoga.com/schedule and choose dates to attend, Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29. Instructors vary each week. Bring mat, face covering, hand sanitizer and water. Rain cancels. For information call 860-740-4939.

GUILFORD MARKET: Guilford's Farmers' Market at the Dudley Farm Museum now open, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 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

ALIGNED WITH SOURCE: Saturdays, Aligned with Source with Annaita Gandhy - 10:30 a.m.-noon, 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.

STORY TIME: Story Time with Karen and Katharine, 9 a.m., Aug. 15, free, on Zoom, registration is required. Please register to attend on our website. Registered attendees will be provided with a link and password to the virtual meeting. Details at www.rjjulia.com or call 203-245-3959.

Sunday, Aug. 16

CHURCH SERVICES: First Congregational Church of Cromwell has resumed in-person services. Summer worship begins at 9:30 a.m. Masks must be worn and social distancing will be practiced. Temperatures are taken prior to entering the sanctuary, those with a temperature less than 100.4 will be admitted. Parking lot is just north of church and handicapped accessible. Services are also streamed live Facebook or on our web site page at www.firstcongregationalchurch.com

SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES: Outdoor Sunday services, 9 a.m., Third Congregational Church, 91 Miner St., Middletown. Services are held under a tent; parishioners bring their own chairs or sit under the tent, on the grass, near the church’s Memorial Garden. ONLINE WORSHIP: Virtual Worship, 9 a.m., with Faith Lutheran Church, Middletown. For more information, go to www.faithelcamiddletown.org. All are welcome.

Monday, Aug. 17

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.

Tuesday, Aug. 18

LAUGHTER YOGA: Tuesdays: Laughter Yoga - 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.

AUTHOR TALK: Lorien Lawrence, “The Stitchers” In conversation with Shannon Doleski, 7 p.m. Aug. 18, RJ Julia Booksellers. Free virtual event on Zoom. Please register to attend on our website. Registered attendees will be provided with a link and password to the virtual meeting. Details at www.rjjulia.com or call 203-245-3959.

Wednesday, Aug. 19

BOOK CLUB: Hoopla Book Club Discussion, 7:30 p.m., Aug. 19 on Zoom to discuss “The Orchardist” by Amanda Coplin. Go to www.durhamlibrary.org to register or call 860-349-9544. A Zoom link wil be emailed before the discussion.

AUTHOR TALK: Diane Cook, “The New Wilderness” and Margot Livesey, “The Boy in the Field,” 4 p.m., Aug. 19, free virtual event on Zoom. Please register to attend on our website. Registered attendees will be provided with a link and password to the virtual meeting. RJ Julia Booksellers. Details at www.rjjulia.com or call 203245-3959.

Thursday, Aug. 20

SUMMER MARKET: Durham’s summer market starts May 14 from 3-6:30 p.m. and continues weekly. A wide variety of vendors are expected For information, email farmersmarket@townofdurhamct.org or visit www.townofdurhamct.org The gates for the Durham Fair will be open 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.

GOTTA’S OPEN MIC: Thursdays, Bob Gotta's Open Mic, 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.

THURSDAY CONCERTS: Thursdays on the Dock concerts, 67 Main Street, Essex, 5:30-7 p.m., presented by Connecticut River Museum, July 16-Sept. 10. Hear music, get a free massage, enjoy beverages. Donations welcome. July 16, Small Pond All Stars. For information and upcoming bands, call 860-767-8269 or visit ctrivermusem.org. TEEN MEETING: TAG Meeting (Teen Advisory Group), 7 p.m., Aug. 20, free virtual event on Zoom, registration is required. Please register to attend on our website. Registered attendees will be provided with a link and password to the virtual meeting. R.J. Julia Booksellers. Details at www.rjjulia.com or call 203245-3959.

Friday, Aug. 21

VIRTUAL YOGA CLASSES: A gentle yoga class will be held on Fridays, 9:4510:45 a.m., ongoing until further notice, at the Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Tpke, Clinton. Classes are free; registration is required. Email sarah@hchlibrary.org to sign up.

CONCERT SERIES: Priam Vineyards Summer unWINEd Concert series, 11 Shailor Hill Road, Colchester, 6-9 p.m., Fridays. BYO blankets and chairs, no outside beverages allowed, food for sale. Gates open at 5 p.m. Aug. 28, Jeff Pitchell. Tickets $16 at the gate, under 12 free. Order tickets in advance at rb.gy/a8zd58

ART LECTURE: Madison Art Society art lecture on Zoom, by Courtney Skipton Long, Ph.D, acting assistant curator, Prints and Drawings, Yale Center for British Art, 10 a.m. Aug. 21, presenting “An English Landscape Revealed: John Constable and the Poetry of Paint,” Free; to register for the Zoom lecture, email Marianne@RTDTECH.com. Details at madisonartsocietyct.gov STORY TIME AT HOME: Story Time @ Home: Birth to early elementary, with the Durham Library. Each Friday we’ll release a whole new themed package of book recommendations, songs, and a craft following the Summer Reading Program theme. First theme is magic. Go to www.durhamlibrary.org for more information.