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QUILTS THAT CARE: Quilts that Care, an organization that makes quilts for people who undergo cancer treatment, will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 20 at The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 and 21 at the Bristol Public Library, 5 High St.; and 12:30 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 15 at The Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Route 202, Litchfield. For details, go to www.quiltsthatcare.org HATHA YOGA: Hatha Yoga classes at Wisdom House, Litchfield with Barbara Putnam, will be held March 7, 14, 21, 28, 5:30 p.m. All levels welcome. For more information or to register: bdputnam@alum.mit.edu or call 860-567-4465. GARDEN CLASSES: Flanders Nature Center will begin its four-class series on how to achieve the best from your garden on Tuesday, March 7, 10 a.m. at Flanders Studio, Flanders and Church Hill roads, Woodbury. $10 members, $15 guests, register at www. flandersnaturecenter.org or call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, for more information. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE: Through the Decades: Suffrage and the League of Women Voters, will be presented by Patricia Donovan, membership director of the League of Women Voters of Litchfield County at the Goshen Public Library, March 7, 6:30 p.m. She will discuss both the pro- and anti-suffrage organizations, activities of groups and leaders, plus the continuing advocacy of the League. The program is free. Call to register at 860491-3234. For directions go to www.goshenpublib.org. 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 860-567-0671. Leave a message, he will return your call. Bringing a partner is encouraged but not required. Cost: $5 per person. BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM: A bereavement program sponsored by Goshen Community Care and Hospice will begin March 14 and continue on Tuesdays through May 2, 6-7:30 p.m. at St, Thomas of Villanova Church in Goshen. The facilitator is Karen Jax Giarenese and the group is free. To register, call GCCH at 860-491-4673.

Wednesday, March 8

YOUNG HISTORIANS: The March meeting of the Litchfield Historical Society’s Young Historians Book Club will be held March 8, 3:30-5 p.m., for ages 7-10. Cost is $7 members, $10 for guests. For details and registration with payment, call 860-567-4501 or email registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org. For more information about this or other programs, visit www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org. RITE AID WELLNESS: Rite Aid’s Wellness Event will be held March 8, 11:15 a.m. in the dining room at the Sullivan Senior Center. Theresa Guenther, Rite-Aid’s Wellness Ambassador, will discuss high blood pressure. If staying for lunch please make your reservation with Flo. BOOK CLUB: The Young Historians Book Club, which meets once a month on Wednesdays at the Litchfield Historical Society, will meet March 8 at 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $7 members; $10 non-members. To register, call 860- 567-4501, or visit www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org. WOMEN’S HISTORY TALKS: Celebrate Women’s History Month with special events at The Litchfield Community Center, highlighting some of the remarkable women of our nation. March 8, Eleanor Roosevelt, 2 p.m.; March 29, The CT Women’s Hall Of Fame: Celebrating 300 Years Of CT’s Remarkable Women, 7 p.m. All free, public welcome. Preregistration required, call 860-5678302 or visit www.thecommunitycenter.org 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. For information, call the lodge at 860-489-1226. 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 860-379-3369. BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM: A bereavement program sponsored by Goshen Community Care and Hospice will begin March 14 and continue on Tuesdays through May 2, 6-7:30 p.m. at St, Thomas of Villanova Church in Goshen. The facilitator is Karen Jax Giarenese and the group is free. To register, call GCCH at 860-491-4673.

Thursday, March 9

SQUADRON MEETING: A Meeting Northwest Hills Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary of the United States Air Force will be held Thursday, 7-9 p.m. at the Torrington Armory South Main Street. For more information , call Commander Tim Ceritello at 860-620-3670 or email timceritello@gmail.com. BOOK GROUPS: Oliver Wolcott Library’s book discussions are free and open to the public. Copies of the books selected are available the month prior to discussions at the library circulation desk. Non-Fiction Book Group will meet Thursday, March 9 from 2-3 p.m., discussing The Unwinding by George Packer. The Fiction Book Group meets from 3:30 p.m.- 5 p.m., discussing Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. All are welcome and the program is free. For details visit owlibrary. org. GARDEN CLUB: The Harwinton Garden Club will meet on Thursday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the Harwinton Senior Center, 209 Weingart Rd, Harwinton. The club will host guest speaker, Dr. Richard Benfield, a professor and writer, presenting “Even Greater Gardens of the World” which will include recent photos from the Azores, Portugal. Guests are welcome for $5. Call Mary at 860-485-1108 for more information. AUTHOR DISCUSSION: The Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury, will begin its series with Mark Scarbrough, Master Pieces: The Brilliant Shorter Works Of Henry James, March 9-April 27, Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the Wardell Rom. for further information, call the library at 860-435-2838 or visit www. scovillelibrary.org. SMART DRIVERS: An AARP Smart Driver Course will be held March 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Sullivan Senior Center in the shuffleboard room. For age 50 and older, the 4 hour session must be completed to receive a certificate that entitles the student to a discount on auto insurance for 2 years. The cost is $15, ($20 non-members of AARP) payable by check only made out to AARP. You must bring your AARP card to show the instructor; call 888-6872277 to obtain your number. Call 860-489-2211 to register.

Friday, March 10

BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM: A bereavement program sponsored by Goshen Community Care and Hospice will begin March 14 and continue on Tuesdays through May 2, 6-7:30 p.m. at St, Thomas of

Villanova Church in Goshen. The facilitator is Karen Jax Giarenese and the group is free. To register, call GCCH at 860-491-4673. SYRUP MAKING: Come to Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, Saturday and Sunday, March 11-12, 1-4 p.m. to see sap boiled into syrup, with stories and science. $3 per person, at the sugar house, 5 Church Hill Rd., Woodbury. Details call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, or go to www.flandersnaturecenter.org FISH BAKE: A Lenten Fish Bake, hosted by Sacred Heart Church Angels and Ministers, will be held March 10, 4:30-7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church Hall, Grove Street, Torrington. Tickets are $14 and maybe purchased by calling Barbara at 860 482-4990. CCC CAMP TALK: The Barkhamsted Historical Society will present author Marty Podskoch, discussing his book, Connecticut Civilian Conservation Corps Camps: Their History, Memories and Legacy, on Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m. at the Barkhamsted Senior Center, 109 West River Rd., Pleasant Valley. The camps were formed during the Depression by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of his New Deal from 19331942 and housed young men who lived in a military- like environment and worked and sent money home. Copies will be available for purchase. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For information, call Noreen Watson 860-738-1152 URINETOWN: The Litchfield High School Players will present Urinetown with a unique set design, student orchestra and cast, on March 9, 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. in the Litchfield Intermediate School auditorium. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. For more information, call Tammy Knox at Litchfield High School at 860-567-7530. PAINTING CLUB: Shades of Northwest Hills Decorative Painting Club will meet at the South End Firehouse on Antolini Road in New Hartford, Friday at 6:30 p.m. Artist Collette Hurst will demonstrate how to use the different kinds of pastels. Interested painters can contact Lori at 860-583-7540 or go to facebook.com/pages/Shades-of-NorthwestHills/328349210522724.