Society plans 14th Amendment programs

LITCHFIELD >> Join the Litchfield Historical Society for a lecture and accompanying two-part book discussion led by Stephen McGrath, Adjunct Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. He will be presenting his talk on Sunday, March 26 at 3 p.m. at the Litchfield History Museum.

This lecture sketches the origins of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the book discussion series explores the farreaching consequences of the Fourteenth Amendment to the present day.

The Fourteenth Amendment was adopted 150 years ago to make citizens all persons born in the US and to grant citizens equal protection of the laws. Originally intended to benefit African-Americans and other racial minorities, the Amendment has since had the far reaching consequence of expanding legal and political rights for all Americans.

The accompanying book discussions will be held on Tuesday, April 4 and Tuesday, April 18 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Participants will read Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America by Garrett Epps for the discussion.

Lectures and accompanying book discussions are free for members and $5 for non-members. Space is limited and registration is required. Payment is required at time of registration. To register, call (860) 5674501 or email registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org. For more information about this or other programs, please visit www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org.

The Litchfield Historical Society is located at 7 South St., Litchfield.

The museum exhibits reopen in April 2017. In an effort to better serve our community, the Litchfield History Museum and the Tapping Reeve House & Law School offer free admission for all. Free admission for 2017 is underwritten with generous support from Ericson Insurance Advisors.

Salisbury Band begins 89th season

SALISBURY >> The Salisbury Band is beginning its 89th consecutive season of spirited music-making with Monday night rehearsals in the Wardell Room of the Scoville Library in Salisbury, CT. The first rehearsal will be on Monday, March 6 from 7-9 p.m., and weekly thereafter.

The band will perform this season at concerts at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, the Lakeville Town Grove on July 4th, the Scoville Memorial Library, and at other sites in the area.

The Salisbury Band has provided music and entertainment to audiences in the northwest corner of Connecticut and the tri-state area since 1928. In addition, the band exists to give playing and performing opportunities to adult and young musicians in the region. Players of all wind, brass, and percussion instruments are needed and welcome, including: flute/piccolo, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, euphonium/baritone, snare and bass drum, cymbals, and mallet percussion. The band has some instruments available to loan to members and prospective members.

Anyone interested in playing with the Salisbury Band may contact music director David Gaedeke at 860-3797888, band president Catie Aakjar at 860-294-1548, or Lee Collins at 860-435-0051.

Broker offers free home buyer class

NEW HARTFORD >> Turning Point Realty LLC, 536 Main St., New Hartford, will hold a free real estate program on Tuesday, March 21.

The class is free and includes dinner, drinks and dessert, free door prizes and talks by experts including credit repair speaker Stephen Roberts of Bedrock Credit. For first 0 time home buyers, this is a an event not to miss, according to broker/owner Suzie Larson.

To reserve a seat, go to http://www.tprealtyllc.com/ pages/18550/class-registration.

Race, equity workshops to be held

TORRINGTON >> The Torrington Early Childhood Collaborative (TECC) and Winchester Cradle to Career Collaborative (C to C) received a $20,000 grant from the William Capsar Graustein Memorial Fund to host a series of Community Race and Equity workshops in March. The grant is an Equity Learning Partnership (ELP) with Discovery Collaboratives. As Discovery Collaboratives, both TECC and C to C, were eligible to apply as one regional team. To register contact Kristin Stoeke at kstoeke@gmail.com 860309-0524.

The free workshops will be held on March 27-28 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Torrington City Hall and from 4-8 p.m. at Vogel Wetmore Elementary School.