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COMMUNITY MEAL: All are welcome to come to a free Autumn Community Meal on Friday, October 28 from 6 to 7p.m. at North Congregational Church, 17 Church St. North in New Hartford. Join with neighbors and friends for good conversation and a meal of appetizers, beef or vegetarian chili, salad, fresh baked cornbread and dessert. For more information or directions, call 860-379-2466. WARNER THEATRE: The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education (WTCAE) will present the sensitive and masterful play, ELEEMOSYNARY, in the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre October 28-30, 2016. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 860-489-7180 or online at warnertheatre.org DEMOCRATS’ AWARDS: The Winchester Democratic Town Committee’s annual awards program honors those that have made significant contributions to the community. Recipients are Maurice “Moe” Gabelmann, Art Melycher, Ralph Nader, Peter and Noreen Marchand. The dinner and ceremony will be held Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Indian Mountain Estates (formerly The Knights of Columbus) in 122 Marshall St., Winsted. Tickets to the event are free; call Candy Perez at 860-379-7778 or Steve Sedlack at 860-379-5310. LASAGNA DINNER: St. Andrew’s Church, 247 New Milford Turnpike, in Marble Dale, will have a Lasagna Dinner on Friday, Oct. 28, 5- 7 p.m. Eat at the church or pick up dinner and take it home Adults $13, children $6. Call 860-8682257 for information. TRUNK OR TREAT: On Friday, October 28, the Winchester Recreation Department is sponsoring a Trunk or Treat event for children, Friday, Oct. 28, 5-7 p.m. at the Rowley Street Playground parking lot. Come in your Halloween costumes and trick or treat from car trunks in the lot. The event is free. MONSTER MASH: Winchester Youth Services Bureau’s Monster Mash Halloween party is Friday, Oct. 28, 7-11 p.m. at Chatterley’s, formerly the Cornucopia Banquet Hall, Torrington. Enjoy dinner, dancing, a silent auction and more. Prizes awarded for the best costumes. For tickets visit any Northwest CT YMCA branch or call 860-489-3133. FARM SCHOOL: Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, continues its Farm School series for Get listed: Submit items at CALENDAR@REGISTERCITIZEN.COM. children on Oct. 28, 9:30 a.m. at the North Barn, 644 Flanders Road. Hayrides, treats, and learning about pumpkins. Dress for a mess. Cost is $5 members, $10 guests. Register online at www.flandersnaturecenter.org or call Flanders at (203) 263-3711, extension 10.

Saturday, Oct. 29

BINGO: Sons of Italy, Center Street, Torrington, hosts bingo games on Wednesdays, 4-9:30 p.m. with dinner at 5 p.m. and calling at 6 p.m. On Saturday, bingo is played from 4-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m., games begin at 6 p.m. For information, call the lodge at 860-489-1226. PASTA DINNER: The Drakeville Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their annual pasta dinner on Saturday, Oct. 29, 5-8 p.m.fat the firehouse located at 1349 Marshall Lake Road in Torrington. Dinner includes pasta, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert, and beverages. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children, free under 5. Raffle prizes provided. All proceeds will benefit the DVFD general fund. PContact Nikki Maccalous to purchase tickets at drakevilleladiesaux@gmail.com or Danielle Palladino at danielle.l.palladino@gmail.com. WARNER PLAY: The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education (WTCAE) will present the sensitive and masterful play, ELEEMOSYNARY, in the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre October 28-30, 2016. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 860-489-7180 or online at warnertheatre.org FARMERS MARKET: Torrington Farmers Market will be held Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 837 Charles Street. The midweek market is held Tuesdays, 2 to 6 p.m. The market offers fresh fruits, vegetables, berries, meat products, maple syrup, honey, cheese, soaps, baked goods, jewelry and much more. Markets continue through October. BOEING, BOEING: Goshen Players, Inc. present “BoeingBoeing” a comedy by Mark Camoletti, Oct. 29-30, Nov. 4-5, 8 p.m., Oct. 23 and 30, 3 p.m. at Old Goshen Town Hall, 2 North Street, at the Rotary junction of Routes 4 and 63, Goshen. All tickets $22; to reserve, call 860-491-9988 and leave message for box office callback or visit www. goshenplayers.org WALKING TOUR: The Thomaston Leo club will host the third annual historical walking tour of Thomaston on Saturday, Oct. 29, 4 and 5:30 p.m. The tour will begin on the front steps of the Thomaston Opera house and will end with a viewing of the Ancient graveyard. Take a hayride from the cemetery back to the opera house. Tickets $15 per person, reservations required. Call 860- 309-3519. SHREDDING DAY: Community Shredding Day sponsored by Northwest Community Bank, 86 Main Street, will be held Oct. 19, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Have old papers and documents you want securely shredded? Bring up to five boxes to the bank TRICK OR TREAT: Winsted’s Trick or Treat on Main Street, with more than 20 merchants all along Main Street welcoming trick-or-treaters, will be held Oct. 29, 1-4 p.m. Free. Note that some businesses close at 2 or 3 p.m. on Saturdays. ECAD GRADUATION: Four clients and their Service Dogs will graduate, having completed two weeks of training at the ECAD campus at Camp Wah-Nee, 126 Wahnee Road, Torrington, Oct. 29. Doors open at 12 p.m. Dogs receive 1500 hours of training, learning over 89 commands that will enable their person to live a life with greater mobility and independence. RSVP at www. ecad1.org/Grad2016 SISTERS IN CRIME: Goshen Public Library will host a program with Sisters in Crime, a nationwide author organization to support women authors, with speakers for an author panel, “Stealing from the Dead, Ideas and How We Get Them,” Oct. 29 at 1 p.m. Call to register at 860-491-3234. FESTIVAL, FAIR: The annual Fall Festival & Craft Fair of the First United Methodist Church, 21 Fern Drive, Torrington, will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Featured will be over 30 crafters and artisans, homemade pies, country store, candy, attic treasures, books and the highlight of the fair, a silent auction. Breakfast is available and lunch features a large variety of entrees. ROUND TABLE: The Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road, Washington, will hold a Native American Archaeology Round table and discuss Early Encounters: Dutch-Indigenous Relations in 17th Century, Saturday, Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m.- p.m. Registration starts at 9 a.m. Free admission, with refreshments, public welcome. For informa-

tion call 860 868-0518 or visit www.iaismuseum.org CHAIR FACELIFT: Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbiry, presents A Facelift for Your Dining Room Chairs, a workshop led by staff member Jocelyn McIntee. Bring one chair, fabric, scissors, heavy duty stapler, pencil and screwdriver; don’t remove the existing cover from the chair. Preregistration required with a $3 fee. Space is limited; call 860-435-2838 or visit scovillelibrary.org. THE WORLD AROUND US: The World Around Us Series. Roaring Back: The Fragile Recovery of Large Carnivores and What It Tells Us About the Future, by Dr, Joshua Ginsberg, President Cary Institute, will be presented at the Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. in the Wardell Room. Free; call 860-435-2838 or visit scovillelibrary.org to register or for more information. HALLOWEEN DANCE: Winsted Lions Club will host a Halloween Dance on Saturday, Oct. 29, 7-11 p.m. at Chatterly’s, 371 Pinewoods Road, Torrington. Tickets $25 per person, include hot hors d’oeuvres, coffee and desserts with a cash bar and live music by Night Moves. Costumes encouraged; prizes will be awarded. For tickets and information, call Joe 860-921-6644or Blanche 860-489-8656.

Sunday, Oct. 30

MORRIS MARKETPLACE: The Morris Marketplace is a unique farmers market held Sundays on the grounds of South Farms, a historic working farm, at 21 Higbie Road in Morris. Markets feature live music, a free children’s craft, and lunch from The Farm Truck by Winvian. Vendors include: SouthFarms, Bantam Bread, Chet’s Italian Ice, Winvian, Waldingfield Farm, AmandaBakes, The Hummingbird Cafe, Little Farm on Main, The Olive Oil Factory, Pond’s Poultry, Savor Fine Foods, March Farm, and more. Markets run from June 26 through Oct. 30 on Sundays from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. TURKEY SHOOTS: Torrington Fish & Game will hold turkey shoots every Sunday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 16-Nov. 20 at the club, 650 Weed Road, Torrington. Turkeys and cash prizes awarded; food and refreshments available. For information, call 860-309-1826. WARNER THEATRE: The Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education (WTCAE) will present the sensitive and masterful play, ELEEMOSYNARY, in the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre October 28-30, 2016. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29, 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 860-489-7180 or online at warnertheatre.org. BOEING, BOEING: Goshen Players, Inc. present “Boeing-Boeing” a comedy by Mark Camoletti, Oct. 29-30, Nov. 4-5, 8 p.m., Oct. 23 and 30, 3 p.m. at Old Goshen Town Hall, 2 North Street, at the Rotary junction of Routes 4 and 63, Goshen. All tickets $22; to reserve, call 860-491-9988 and leave message for box office callback or visit www. goshenplayers.org BENEFIT PASTA DINNER: A benefit pasta dinner For the Love of Jack, to benefit sick and injured animals, will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at Marino’s Restaurant, 12 Pinewoods Road, Torrington. Eat in or takeout and vegan options available. Tickets are $12 per person. A 50⁄50 raffle and raffle prizes will be provided. For information and tickets, call Michele at 860-689-3632 or Sherrie at 860-605-3422. Learn more at For the Love of Jack on Facebook or visit Fortheloveofjack.org. SCAVENGER HUNT: Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, invites families to come to their main campus, the Van Vleck Sanctuary on Sunday, Oct. 30, 1-3 P.M. for a Family Fun Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Check in at Van Vleck House, 5 Church Hill Road for aa map and list of clues about the hidden creatures found along the trails. The cost per family for members is $10 per family. Register at www.flandersnaturecenter.org or call Flanders at(203-263-3711, extension 10. PUMPKIN RUN: The 40th Annual Kent Pumpkin Run is Sunday Oct. 30. First 600 registrants receive commemorative t-shirt. Pre-register online at www. kentpumpkinrun.com before Oct. 20 to receive a $5 discount off registration. Monday, Oct. 31 WUJI GONG: Wuji Gong is a Chinese holistic practice for rebalancing the whole person on the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual level. Classes will meet Mondays, 6-7 p.m. at the Warner Theatre, Torrington. Contact Christine Fontana for more information or to register at christinefontanalmt@yahoo. com FLU SHOTS: A flu shot clinic will be held at the Sullivan Senior Center, Torrington, Oct. 31, 1:30-4 p.m. Medicare (Part B) covers the fee for the flu injection. Aetna, Anthem and ConnectiCare are also accepted. Bring a Medicare or insurance card the day of the clinic for billing purposes. If you are not covered, the fee is 25 for the regular dose and $60 for the high dose of the flu injection, cash or check accepted. Appointments are required; call 860-489-2211. GROTTO GIFT SHOP: The Grotto Gift Shop, located on the grounds of the Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield, 50 Montfort Rd., Rte. 118, Litchfield, is open Monday to Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advent wreaths, candles and calendars are now in stock along with many new Christmas ornaments, cards & Fontanini Nativity sets. For further information, call 860-5671041 or email: lourdesshrinect@gmail.com. SUPERNATURAL PROGRAM: Enjoy a morning with Supernatural Inc. Investigations, presented by Eric and Melissa Good, Monday, Oct. 31, 10:30 a.m. at the Sullivan Senior Center, Torrington. Free; registration required; call 860-489-2211. Stay for lunch, reservations required. Tuesday, Nov. 1 VOTER REGISTRATION: All registrars of voters in the state of Connecticut will hold a statewide session to register voters on Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. For details, contact your town’s registrars office. DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Duplicate Bridge at the Sullivan Senior Center, East Albert Street, Torrington, Tuesday evenings from 7—10 p.m. For more information call John Townsend at 860-5670671. Leave a message, he will return your call. Bringing a partner is encouraged but not required. Cost: $5 per person. BOOK TALK: The Morris Public Library hosts Healing of the Earth book presentation with author Thomas Medonis on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m. To celebrate, live within, and enrich each passing season is the foundation for Thomas Medonis’ most recent work “Healing of the Earth.” To register, call the Morris Public Library at 860-567-7440. More information about the program is available at www. morrispubliclibrary.net or on Facebook. SUSTAINABLE RETIREMENT: Strategies for a Sustainable Retirement will be presented on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Beardsley and Memorial Library, 40 Munro Place, Winsted. Topics covered will explore how to establish retirement goals, estimating retirement income, and tax advantaged savings vehicles. Seating is limited and registration must be made in advance; call 860-3796043. Directions to the library can be found on their website at: www. www. beardsleylibrary.org. This program is free and open to the public. Wednesday, Nov. 2 BINGO: Sons of Italy, Center Street, Torrington, hosts bingo games on Wednesdays, 4-9:30 p.m. with dinner at 5 and calling at 6. Saturday, bingo is played from 4-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m., games begin at 6 p.m. For information, call the lodge at 860-4891226. BINGO: St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church holds weekly bingo games at St. Anthony School, Oak Street, Winsted, on Wednesdays. Doors open at 5 p.m. with refreshments and snacks for sale. Games begin at 6:45 p.m. Progressive jackpots. For information call the church at 860-3793369.