Children invited to march in Christmas Village parade

TORRINGTON —The Torrington Library invites children of all ages to join Ms. Jill’s Bookworms as they march in the Christmas Village Parade.

Festive costumes are welcome, but not required. Teen helpers and parent volunteers may participate.

The parade is held on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 12:30 p.m. at Christmas Village. Registration is required to march in the parade.

Call the Torrington Library’s Children’s Room at 860-489-6684 to register, or with questions.

Salvation Army delivering meals to seniors

HARTFORD – The Salvation Army will deliver 850 Thanksgiving meals to seniors in Hartford, East Hartford, Bloomington, Newington, Manchester, Windsor and Wethersfield on Thanksgiving Day.

Volunteers will arrive at 9 a.m. at The Salvation Army located at 855 Asylum Ave. in Hartford and begin food preparation. Meal deliveries run from 10-11 a.m.

Tickets available for ‘Jingle and Mingle’

LITCHFIELD — Litchfield Jazz Festival is ringing in the holidays with music and a dinner party, Jingle and Mingle, on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Litchfield Community Center.

The event features professional artists and outstanding students for the benefit of the scholarship program at Litchfield Jazz Camp.

The stars of the show are award-winning vocalist/composer/pianist Nicole Zuraitis and Brandon Goldberg, an 11-year-old piano prodigy.

Brandon Goldberg hails from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and has been a student at Litchfield for the past two summers.

He began playing piano at age 3. At 10, he was one of the youngest campers ever accepted at the venerable Litchfield camp and the only child ever to appear on the mainstage at Litchfield Jazz Festival. He made his fest debut in August as a special guest with the Litchfield Jazz Orchestra.

Zuraitis, a Litchfield native, has made a name for herself internationally as a jazz singer and songwriter.

She began her jazz studies at Litchfield Jazz Camp as a 12-yearold trombone player. She later discovered her voice, developed her piano chops, and received her degree from NYU in classical voice.

She is the head of vocal studies at Litchfield Jazz Camp and maintains a full schedule of performances in New York and around the globe. She has just released her third album, “Hive Mind,” on Dot Time Records. She is the 2016 winner of the New York City Songwriting Competition Coffee Music Project and a 2015 finalist in the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition.

Jingle & Mingle begins at 6:30 p.m. with music and hors d’oeuvres, followed by dinner and jazz and holiday favorites until 9:30 p.m. Tickets are available at jingleandmingle2017.eventbrite.com or by calling 860-3616285.

Make a gingerbread Nativity at shrine

LITCHFIELD — The Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield is now taking reservations for making gingerbread Nativities which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m.-noon in Pilgrim Hall, 50 Montfort Rd., in Litchfield. Materials are provided, including gingerbread pre-cut forms, candy and frosting. The cost is $30 per Nativity. Space is limited, so call 860-567-1041 or email lourdesshrinect@gmail.com. early to reserve a table.

Theater arts winter session starts Dec. 11

TORRINGTON — Courses at the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Educationbegin at the Center Dec, 11 and registration is now open. Courses are for ages 5 to adult and include Acting, Voice, Piano, Shakespeare, Calligraphy, Digital Art, Cartooning, StopAction Animation, Stand-Up Comedy, Directing for Film and much more. Students enrolled in the Winter Term are eligible to audition for the February Young Actors Series production of “James and The Giant Peach Jr.”

Scholarships are available. To register for courses or for more information, call the WTCAE at 860-489-7180 x 148 or visit warnertheatre.org.

Men’s basketball league to begin

LITCHFIELD — Litchfield Men’s Basketball League, (formerly the “Over 30” League) run in conjunction with Litchfield Parks and Recreation, is getting ready for another year of action on Thursday nights at the Forman Gym.

There will be one night of “Open Gym” on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 7:30-9 p.m. Registration will be done at the “Open Gym” night.

For more information, please contact the league commissioner, Steve O’Neill at (860) 480-1732 or e-mail oneillsct@optonline.net.The cost of the program to be determined.

35th annual Jingle Bell Run is Dec. 2

LITCHFIELD — The 35th Jingle Bell Run 5K will be held on Saturday, Dec. 2 sponsored by Litchfield Parks and Recreation Department.

Start time is at 11 a.m. Registration will be at the Litchfield Intermediate School at 9:30 a.m. on race day.

Entry forms can be found on the registration forms link on our website at www.townoflitchfield.org. Print it out, then fill it out and send in to Litchfield Parks and Recreation. Or pick up a registration form at Murphy’s Pharmacy, Litchfield Hills Nursery, Sportsmen’s of Litchfield, the Litchfield Community Center, The Village Restaurant and Litchfield Park and Recreation’s office in Bantam. The cost is $15 pre-registered by Nov. 26, $20 on race day. The first 200 runners will receive prizes. The fastest male and female runners from Litchfield will win a gift certificate for a Christmas tree from Litchfield Hills Nursery.