CALENDAR

Wednesday, Feb. 20

FILM AND SUPPER:: Earth Film & Soup Supper, showing “Riverblue,” will be held Feb. 29, 6:30 p.m. for supper, followed by the film at 7 p.m. at Church of Christ, 5 Old Middle St., Goshen.

EMBRACING DIVERSITY PROGRAM: Embracing Diversity will be held Feb. 29, 6-8 p.m. at Workman Memorial Church, 60 Brightwood Ave., Torrington, For information, or to participate, call the church at 203-641-7449.

TEEN WEDNESDAYS: Teen Wednesdays: Makerspace Wednesdays, Feb. 20, 2:15 p.m. at the Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield. DIY projects this month include string art. Library events are free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/Children’s Events.

COOKBOOK CLUB: The Cookbook Club: Foods to Fix a Broken Heart, Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield. This month’s meeting of the OWL Cookbook Club is all about comfort food. Bring a dish you would take to a friend mending a broken a heart. Events are free and open to the public. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/Adult Events.

SUPPORT GROUP: Torrington Support Group for Pulmonary Fibrosis will meet Feb. 29, 7-9 p.m. at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Small Dining Room, Ground Floor, 540 Litchfield Street, Torrington. Facilitator is Karen Cornel. For information, call 860-585-3269.

IPAD BASICS: Tech - iPad Basics led by Scoville Memorial Library Director Claudia Cayne will be held Feb. 20, 20 p.m. at the library. Details at scovillelibrary.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 6:35 p.m. Progressive jackpots. For information call the church at 860379-3369.

QUILTS THAT CARE: Quilts that Care meets the first and third Wednesday of the montha t the Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield. New members are welcome. Quilts That Care group of volunteers that make and donate handmade quilts to cancer patients. Non-quilters can also join. For information, call Deb Van Steenberge at 860-782-1043 or email quiltsthatcare.deb@gmail.com

BOOK CLUB: A Fiction Book Club meets Feb. 20, 7 p.m. at the Morris Public Library, dicussing “Small Great Things” by Jodi Picoult. To register call 860-5677440 or go to https://morrispubliclibrary.net

WELLNESS, BLOOD PRESSURE: Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association is now offering a wellness/blood pressure clinic at the Kent Senior Center, 16 Swift Lane, Kent, third Wednesday of the month, 1-2 p.m. The clinic is drop-in, and open to all ages, and is free for the community. SVNA has additional wellness clinics throughout the NW corner, to find one near you visit www.salisburyvna. org or call 860-435-0816.

Thursday, Feb. 21

SQUADRON MEETING: The Northwest Hills Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary of the United States Air Force meets Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Torrington Armory South Main Street. For more information, call Cmdr. Tim Ceritello at 860-620-3670 or email timceritello@ gmail.com. CHESS CLUB: The Litchfield County Chess Club meets Thursdays at the Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place, Torrington, from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. on Thursdays. The informal club has held several meetings. Membership is free — just show up and play. Adults, teens and older children with an adult are welcome. There are plenty of boards and pieces, or bring your own. For information, call Alan at 850-430-9317.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Duplicate Bridge at the Sullivan Senior Center, East Albert Street, Torrington, Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For information, call John Townsend at 860-567-0671. Leave a message, he will return your call. Bringing a partner is encouraged but not required. Games are now free of charge.

AUTHOR TALK: Dr. Lucianne Lavin, Director of Research and Collections at the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, will present the second lecture, “Living in Harmony: Native American Land Practices” Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury. The library is handicapped-accessible. Call the library at 860-350-2181 or visit the website at www.minormemoriallibrary.org for more information and directions.

MINDFULNESS, MEDITATION: Start the path to mindfulness with Sheila Hope, Feb. 21, 9:30 a.m. at the Litchfield Community Center, Route 202, Litchfield. Free. Pre-registration is required. For information, call 860-567-8302 or visit www.thecommunitycenter.org

ALASKA STORIES: The ALCAN 5000 with Jeff Wacker & Julia Metcalf will be held Feb. 21, 7 p.m. at the Oliver Wolcott Library 160 South St., Litchfield. Covering 4,963 miles in eleven days and driving a 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente rally car, hear the story of a couple’s incredible trip through Alaska. Library events are free and open to the public. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/Adult Events.

BOOK DISCUSSION: Afternoon Book Discussion at the Harwinton Public Library, Feb. 21, 1:30 p.m., discussing “Hamlet’s Dresser” by Bob Smith. Copies available.

BUSINESS SERIES: Business Mastery Series: Social Media Marketing with a Focus on Facebook Advertising, Feb. 21, 6 p.m. at the Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury. Details at scovillelibrary.org.

Friday, Feb. 22

BINGO: St. Maron’s Church, 613 Main St., Torrington, holds bingo games every Monday and Friday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Early bingo beings at 6 p.m., with progressive jackpots and food for sale.

FEAST, DANCING: Friday Feast and Dancing Feet will be held Feb. 22 and March 15, 12-2 p.m. at the Litchfield Community Center, with music by Lew and the Good Time Guys. $7 per person; pre-registration is required. Call 860567-8302 or visit www. thecommunitycenter.org

WOODHALL PLAYERS SHOW: On February 22-23, The Woodhall Players at the Woodhall School. 58 Harrison Lane, Bethlehem, will present an original adaptation of “Everyman,” a 15th-century Medieval Morality play, Feb. 22-23 in the Abigail J. Woodhall Theater. Admission is free and donations will be accepted. Details, go to www.woodhallschool.org. For information about parking and accessibility please call 203-266-7788.

STAR PARTY: Star Party, an astronomy program is organized by members of the Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club and the Mattatuck Astronomical Society, will be held Feb. 22, 7 p.m. at White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, 7 p.m. in the A.B. Ceder Room. . Weather permitting, star-gazing follows the program. Bring your own telescope or binoculars. Free. Donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses. BOOK BUDDIES: Little Book Buddies, for Grades K-3, Feb. 22, 3:30 p.m., Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield. Stories and crafts. Library events are free and open to the public. Space is limited. Registration is required and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/ Children’s Events.

LANTERN TOURS: Take a “lantern tour” through the historic district of Litchfield and learn more about the homes and residents who lived there, Feb. 22, 6-8 p.m. $15 memers, $20 guests, space is limited. To register, call 860-567-4501 or email registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org. www.litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org.

MOVIE MATINEES: The Morris Senior Center presents Movie Matinee Fridays on the second and fourth Friday of the month at 1 p.m., free of charge. Feb. 22, “Colette,” R.

BLOOD DRIVE: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is hosting a blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross, Feb. 22, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 540 Litchfield Street, Torrington, in the CHH Memorial Building, Conference Hall, first Floor. To make an appointment, call 1-800-7332767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org. Use sponsor code CHHCT.

Saturday, Feb. 23

BINGO: Sons of Italy, Center Street, Torrington, hosts bingo games Saturday, 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.

WOODHALL PLAYERS SHOW: The Woodhall Players at the Woodhall School. 58 Harrison Lane, Bethlehem, will present an original adaptation of “Everyman,” a 15th-century Medieval Morality play, Feb. 23 in the Abigail J. Woodhall Theater. Admission is free and donations will be accepted. Details, go to www.woodhallschool.org. For information about parking and accessibility please call 203-266-7788.

SYRUP MAKING: Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, invites the public to visit on Saturday and Sundays, Feb. 23-24, March 2-3 and March 9-10, 1-4 p.m. for syrup making demonstrations at the Flanders Sugar House, 5 Church Hill Road. Admission $3 per person. For more information call Flanders at 203-2633711, ext. 10, visit their facebook page or their website at www.flandersnaturecenter. org

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: An all-you-can eat pancake breakfast will be held March 3, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. at Woodbury Emergency Services, Quassuk Road, Woodbury, hosted by Flanders Nature Center. Cost $7 for adults, $5 for ages 45-11. For more information call 203-263-3711, ext. 10, visit their facebook page or their website at www.flandersnaturecenter.org

MANAGING PAIN: How to Manage Chronic Pain without Opioids, Feb. 23, 11 a.m., with Noble Horizons physical therapists, Kaitlyn Duerr, PT, DPT and Kim Tormay OTR/L. Both Kim and Kaitlyn teach Noble Horizons’ long-running free fall prevention and balance series. Registration for this free program is at www.noblehorizons.org or 860-4359851.

SOUP-ER PALOOZA: United Congregational Church, 1622 Torringford St., Torrington, will hold a Soup-er Palooza, Feb. 23, 4-6 p.m. $5 per pint with a variety of homemade soups will be available for take-out.

EVENING WITH ABE: An Evening with Abe: 1863 ~ Lincoln’s Remarkable Year, will be held Feb. 23, 7 p.m. at White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, with Howard Wright as Lincoln, dressed in precise period attire and speaking with a Kentucky accent. Cost is $15 members, $30 guests. Pre-registration and prepayment are required. For information, call 860-567-0857 or register online: www.whitememorialcc.org. Light refreshments will be served.