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DOLLAR SALE: Valley Thrift Shop’s dollar sale has been extended to June 17. Everything is priced $1 or less. The shop is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and is located at 714 Main St., Winsted.

TAG SALE: The Barkhamsted Historical Society will hold their Annual Tag Sale on June 16-17 at 9 a.m., at the Barkhamsted Town Garage on Route 44. Many items are available for purchase. The event helps maintain the society’s buildings as well as offer many programs and events during the year.

FRIDAY FEAST AND DANCING FEET: Friday Feast and Dancing Feet is held at the Litchfield Community Center on the third Friday of each month and enjoy a light lunch, music and dancing. This month: Friday June 16, 2017 with music by “Jerry Carillo Orchestra; lunch from 12-2 p.m., cost is $7 per person. Pre-registration is required; call 860-567-8302 or visit www.thecommunitycenter.org

OPENING RECEPTION: An opening reception for Judith Wyer’s paintings exhibit at the David M. Hunt Library, Falls Village, will be held June 16, 7 p.m. The exhibit, “Presence,” runs through July 15. The public is welcome and refreshments will be served.

EAGLES IN CT: Friends of Peoples State Forest present “Eagles in Connecticut” on June 16, 6:30- 7:30 p.m. with DEEP Wildlife Biologist, Brian Hess. Peoples Nature Museum. (location might have to be moved to the Peoples State Forest Matthies Grove pavilion) RSVP not required, but appreciated at ctfalps@gmail.com or call/text 860-882-9632.

ART RECEPTION: A reception for the I.C. Artists exhibit “Mending Art” will be held on Friday, June 16 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Harwinton Public Library. The public is welcome to attend. The art show runs through June 30 and may be seen during regular library hours. For more information call the library at 860-485-9113.

Saturday, June 17

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 860-489-1226.

FARMERS MARKET: The Torrington Farmer’s Market is held Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the upper parking lot of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 837 Charles Street. The Tuesday market runs from 3-6 p.m. Offered will be fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, honey and maple syrup, cheese, meats, locally produced soaps, children’s books and more. Come see what is new with your local farmers and catch up with your neighbors.

SALISBURY MARKET: The new Salisbury Farmers Market will be held every Saturday morning, 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. HOUSE TOURS: The Seth Thomas Bradstreet House will be open on weekends until June 24 (except Memorial Day weekend) and from Sept. 9-Oct. 30. Tours are held at 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.; to arrange an alternate visit, call 860-283-5253.

FARM FRESH MARKET: Litchfield Hills Farm-Fresh Market will be held May, 13, May 27 and June 3 at the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield; moves outdoors to the lot adjacent to Center School on Route 202 on June 17. Fresh produce, baked goods, prepared foods, tastings and much more. Music, guest artists, chef demonstrations, local nonprofits and a free gardening and cookbook exchange. Workshops are scheduled on many market days. For more information and to see what’s on the agenda for market day go to http://www.litchfieldfarmersmarket.org

SALISBURY MARKET: The new Salisbury Farmers Market will be held every Saturday morning, 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.

QUILTS THAT CARE: Quilts that Care will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 19 at The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 20 at the Bristol Public Library, 5High St. The group will meet from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 21 at The Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Route 202, Litchfield. The group will meet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Quilts that Care Headquarters, 130 Scott Road, Waterbury. Quilting classes will be from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17.For information, call Deb at 860-782-1043, email Deborah@quiltsthatcare.org.

FARMERS MARKET: The Torrington Farmer’s Market is held on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the upper parking lot of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 837 Charles Street. The Tuesday market runs from 3-6 p.m. Offered will be fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, honey and maple syrup, cheese, meats, locally produced soaps, children’s books and more. Come see what is new with your local farmers and catch up with your neighbors.

OPEN DAY TOURS: The public is invited to tour eight private gardens in Falls Village, Kent, Washington, and West Cornwall, Connecticut and Amenia, New York, on June 17, which are participating in the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days program, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Open Day is rain or shine, and no reservations are required. Admission to each garden is $7; children 12 & under are free. Call 1-888-842-2442, or visit www.opendaysprogram.org for more information.

DOLLAR SALE: Valley Thrift Shop’s dollar sale has been extended to June 17. Everything is priced $1 or less. The shop is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and is located at 714 Main St., Winsted.

SUMMER SOLSTICE FEST: The Washington Art Association & Gallery’s 9th annual Summer Solstice Festival will be held June 17, 6-9 p.m. Artists, collectors, celebrities and revelers come from near and far to enjoy a tropical summer evening while contributing to a great cause. Delicious food, music, drink and décor with a Caribbean theme transform WAA into a carnival of the senses. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased by calling the Washington Art Association at 860-868-2878 or email washingtonart@snet.net

WINE AND CHEESE: A Wine and Cheese party will be held Saturday, June 16, 1-3 p.m., celebrating the opening of the Winsted Community Bookstore’s artist gallery. Meet our first artist, internationally acclaimed photographer, C. Doug Miller. All are welcome and the event is free.

TREE IDENTIFICATION: Naturalists and photographers Barbara and Peter Rzasa will teach participants how to identify trees primarily by their bark but also by leaves and fruit, Saturday, June 17 at 9:30 a.m. at Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, at the Sugar House. The program consists of a short lecture followed by a 2-mile hike through Flanders’s woodland trails that includes a large variety of hardwoods and softwoods. The cost is $10 for members or $15 for nonmembers. Those interested may register online at www. flandersnaturecenter.org or call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, for more information.