Calendar

business meeting will take place, including the election of officers, followed by a talk by author Peter Vermilyea. The dinner and meeting is open to the public. Reservations may be made by calling Cheryl Aeschliman at 860-824-5607, the Society’s office at 860-824-8226 or email fvchs8226@gmail.com. Reservations must be made by May 15. PHARMACY FORUM: Goshen Community Care and Hospice is sponsoring a free Pharmacy Forum, Thursday , May 18, 5 p.m. aat Camp Cochipianee. Guest speaker harmacist Joel Giuditta, from Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, will address concerns about medications such as drug interactions, herbal medications, dietary restrictions and insurance reimbursement. For more information call 491HOPE (4673). A light dinner will be provided. Friday, May 19 RESCHEDULED SOCIAL: A Town Wide Ice Cream Social for Winsted has been rescheduled to May 19, 4-6 p.m. at East End Park. Live music and face painting for children provided. The ice cream is being provided by the Northwest Hills Council of Governments. Winsted residents answered the most planning surveys of the twenty-two towns in the NHCOG this past winter. All are welcome to attend. LOURDES SHRINE: The Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield, 50Montfort Rd., Rte. 118, Litchfield, begins its 59th Pilgrimage Season. Mass is celebrated Tuesday through Sunday at 11:30 a.m. outside in the Grotto; inside if it rains. The Grotto Gift Shop and the Grotto Café, are open. For further information, call 860-567-1041, email: lourdesshrinect@gmail.com or visit www.shrinect.org. TAG, BAKE SALE: A tag and bake sale will be held May 19-20, 9 am. to 3 p.m. at the Harwinton Congregational Church, 1 Litchfield Road, Harwinton. Items include dishes, linens, books, garden items, toys, jewelry, appliances, small furniture and children’s clothing. Donations of goods will be accepted. For information, call 860-485-9600. ‘ENDGAME’ AT WOODHALL: On May 19 and 20, the drama department at the Woodhall School, 58 Harrison Lane, Bethlehem will present Samuel Beckett’s ingenious masterpiece, Endgame, in an edgy, mesmerizing production of this chilling comic-tragedy. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted. For information call 20302667788 or go to woodhallschool.org. FLUTE MEDITATION: “A Portal Between Heaven and Earth” Flute Meditation with David Young, will be held Friday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at Salt of the Earth Sanctuary’s historic Athena Hall at 346 Main Street South in Woodbury. Advance tickets, $30, or $35 at the door. To register visit www.naturalsalthealing.com or call the Salt of The Earth Spa at 203-586-1172, or email to sotesanctuary@gmail.com. TRINITA FLEA MARKET: Trinita Flea Market will hold a tag sale May 19, 4-7 p.m. and May 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Trinita Retreat Center, 595 Town Hill Road, New Hartford,. All kinds of household tag sale items and vendors selling jewelry, floral creations, greeting cards, soaps and candles decorative accessories, antiques and more available. For more information call or email at 860-379-4329 or trinita@ charter.net TOWN MEETING: A Town Meeting will be held in Cornwall on May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Cornwall Consolidated School to act on the 20172018 proposed budget and to transfer Capital project funds from one line to another line. SPRING ART FUNDRAISER: Litchfield Historical Society’s Spring Art Fundraiser: Miniature Marvels. The event will be on Friday, May 19 from 6-8 p.m. and features miniature artwork from local artists. Tickets are $35 advanced purchase and $45 at the door. Artwork will be available for bidding during the silent auction, with bids starting at $50. Phone: (860) 567-4501 www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org

Saturday, May 20

TRAILS PLANT SALE: The NWCTY – Torrington Trails Network will be holding its fifth annual plant sale May 20, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the municipal parking lot next to the Torrington Library, with perennials, annuals, ground covers, vegetables, herbs and house plants. The trail network is raising funds to continue work on Buttrick Trail, Sue Grossman Southerly Extension, Red Mountain Trail and the Naugatuck River Greenway. PLANTS, BOOKS, BAKED GOODS: A Plant, Book & Bake Sale will be held at the Harwinton Public Library, May 20, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Books for summer reading, homegrown plants for your garden, and delicious home-baked goodies, a teacup auction and more. Proceeds benefit the Harwinton Public Library. CLUB PLANT SALE: The Goshen Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Church of Christ Congregational in Goshen. Herbs, vegetable plants, perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, and plants from our members’ gardens as well as baked goods for sale; proceeds support the club’s scholarship fund. For information go to goshengardenclub.org or call 860-491-2562. LIBRARY PLANT SALE: The David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main St., Falls Village will host its annual Hunt Homegrown Plant Sale on the weekend of May 20-21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with vegetable plants, including all sorts of tomatoes, plus annuals, perennials, and hanging house plants all grown by local gardeners and CSAs, as well as a bake sale on Saturday. All proceeds benefit the library. For more information call the library at 860-824-7424 or visit huntlibrary,org.

TAG, BAKE SALE: A tag and bake sale will be held May 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Harwinton Congregational Church, 1 Litchfield Road, Harwinton. Items include dishes, linens, books, garden items, toys, jewelry, appliances, small furniture and children’s clothing. Donations of goods will be accepted. For information, call 860-4859600. TRINITA FLEA MARKET: Trinita Flea Market will hold a tag sale May 19, 4-7 p.m. and May 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Trinita Retreat Center, 595 Town Hill Road, New Hartford,. All kinds of household tag sale items and vendors selling jewelry, floral creations, greeting cards, soaps and candles decorative accessories, antiques and more available. For more information call or email at 860-3794329 or trinita@charter.net RUMMAGE, BAKE SALE: Roxbury Congregational Church’s Rummage/Bake Sale will be held May 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine at the church, 24 Church St., Route 317 in Roxbury. Used clothing, household items of all kinds, some small furniture and baked goods for sale; free coffee all day. $5 bag sale at 1:30 p.m. For information or to make a donation, call Sue at 860-354-1274 before 8 p.m. SALISBURY MARKET: The new Salisbury Farmers Market will be held every Saturday morning starting May 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the lawn at the Scoville Library, with an array of vegetables, meats,cheeses, rustic breads, jams, vinegar and plants plus occasional guest appearances by chefs and other food producers. Markets continue weekly through October. WINSTED MARKETS: Winsted Winter Markets will be held at the Rowley Street Playground building in Winsted on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, April 15 and May 20. April and May markets will be held at East End Park, weather permitting. WINSTED PET PARADE: The 81st Annual Rotary Pet Parade will be held Saturday, May 20 at 2 p.m. on Winsted’s Main Street – rain or shine. All children from Winsted, Torrington, Norfolk, New Hartford, Barkhamsted and Colebrook are invited to participate in this annual spring tradition organized by the Torrington – Winsted Area Rotary Club. To register for the Pet Parade, forms were distributed through the schools in Torrington, Winsted, Colebrook, New Hartford, Barkhamsted and Norfolk; or on the day of the Pet Parade at parade lineup, located on Meadow Street in Winsted between 1-1:30 p.m. Parade information is also available on Facebook at Winsted (CT) Rotary Pet Parade.