The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Today, Aug. 31
INFO SESSION: The Thomaston Public Library will host a Home Education Social and Informational Session at 10:30 a.m. to give families an opportunity to network and gather information about local resources. Speakers will include Tonya Mankowski, Attorney Deborah G. Stevenson and Pam Pinto. For more information or to register, call the library at 860-283-4339, ext. 3, or visit thomastonlibrary.org.
Tuesday, Sept. 1
FARMERS MARKET: Torrington Farmers Market will be held on Tuesdays, 2:305:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Sky Top Lanes, 1000 E. Main St., Torrington. A variety of vendors will offer local produce and other wares each week. QUILT ON DISPLAY: The Harwinton Woman’s Club’s 38th annual quilt, Silhouettes And Light, is on display at the Harwinton Public Library. The original, hand-embroidered, hand-appliqued and hand quilted project for 2015 will be on display at the Harwinton Branch of the Thomaston Savings Bank through September. Raffle tickets for $3 each will be on sale at the Harwinton Fair and from members during September and October. LIBRARY EXHIBIT: The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon presents the work of artist Zelina Blagden, daughter of local artist Allen Blagden and the niece of Irene Blagden, titled “Photography and Assemblage,” on display Sept. 1-Oct. 31. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Sept. 12, from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. The library is located at 10 Upper Main Street in Sharon. Call 860-364-5041 or visit www.hotchkisslibrary. org for more information. Get listed: Submit items for the calendar at CALENDAR@REGISTERCITIZEN.COM. Zumba classes starting Sept. 2, under the instruction of Tabitha Craighill, with three sessions a week: Tuesday and Wednesday, 5-6 p.m. and Thursday, 3-4 p.m. Cost is $10 per person; walk-ins are welcome. include March Farm, Bethlehem, Planted Feather Farm & Bakery, Colebrook, Swiss House Farm, Riverton and Howling Flats Farm, North Canaan, as well as local artists and crafters. Space is still available. Volunteers are welcome. For information, visit www.winstedfarmersmarket. org, email marketmgr@ winstedfarmersmarket.org or call Market Manager Phillip Allen, at 860-459-1216. KIMONO PROGRAM, SALE: Kimono exhbit and sale at Kent Memorial Library gallery, Sept. 4-Oct. 31, owned by Falls Village resident, Junko Hidaka. Sept. 19, 11 a.m., fashion designer and Kent resident, Jane Suttell Zatlin and Junko Hidaka, will speak. Pieces on exhibit are for sale for the duration of the exhibition. The collection includes about 40 kimono and 40 obi. The program is free; to register, go to kentmemoriallibrary. org; call the Library 860-9273761; email kmlinfo@biblio. org; or stop by the Library.