Glenholme’s 5K Run for Autism goes virtual Scoville Library presents ‘Election Postmortem’ Topsmead ‘before’ program Nov. 9 Seminar: ‘How to Increase Online Business Presence’

WASHINGTON — This year marks the Glenholme School’s first virtual 5K Run, and seventh annual run. Runners or walkers and their pets can join in from anywhere in the world to support the Glenholme School; or run the distance from your treadmill.

Runners can run or walk the 3.1 miles anytime between Nov. 12-15, and time themselves. Participants can then send the results and photos of themselves to the school. Results will be tabulated and winners determined, according to age categories. Overall and division winners will receive a commemorative Glenholme Medal. All results and photos will be posted on the Glenholme School website.

Race registration is through Eventbrite and is $25. To register online prior to the event, go to Eventbrite.com and search for ‘Glenholme School.’ The first 100 registrants will receive a specially designed face mask.

Proceeds from the race will be put towards student scholarships to the school.

Local merchants are invited to become sponsors of the event. For more information about sponsorship or participation, contact Courtney Delaney, Director of Development at cdelaney@devereux.org or 860-868-7377.

The Glenholme School is a co-ed therapeutic boarding and day school for students 10-21 with high functioning autism spectrum disorders and various social, emotional and learning differences in Washington, Connecticut. The Glenholme School is prominently featured as #1 in the “Best Private Special Needs Schools by “Masters in Special Education.”

For further information, contact Lisa R. Berman, 917-270-9508

SALISBURY — Dr David Barker, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies American University, Professor of Government, will lead a discussion of the election aftermath at 4 p.m. Nov. 7 on Zoom with the Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury.

From the library: Politics may be the last thing people will want to hear about this week and yet this historic election is not quite finished. Scoville Memorial Library has enlisted David C. Barker, Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University to shed some light on what has transpired. Barker’s research has centered on political psychology, voting behavior, political communication, and political governance and especially the study of American presidential elections. He will deliver a post-mortem on the 2020 elections combined with a broader discussion of the state of American politics. He addresses questions such as why are we so divided and whether deliberative governance is still possible.

Dr Barker is Professor of Government at American University and has authored/coauthored over 80 publications, including three books: Rushed to Judgment (2002), Representing Red and Blue (2012), and One Nation, Two Realities (2019). His current research program seeks to identify the sources of productive political negotiation and compromise, and the role that anti-intellectualism plays in American public life. To register call 860-435-2838 or go to scovillelibrary.org.

LITCHFIELD — The Friends of Topsmead State Forest will offer a virtual presentation on life at Topsmead before it became a Connecticut state forest open to the public at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9.

The Friends of Topsmead State Forest is a non-profit organization that provides programs to engage the public and local school students in learning about and preserving the ecology of the park and enhances visitors' experience at Topsmead State Forest, located in Litchfield, according to a statement.

From the many interviews with the relatives and staff of Edith Morton Chase (aka, "EMC"), Jerry Geci will narrate and show slides of life at Topsmead when EMC and the Burrall sisters, her companions, lived there. Participants will learn how the ladies spent their time during a typical summer day and about the people who served to build and maintain Topsmead, according to the statement.

After retiring from teaching English at Litchfield High School in 1998, Geci began giving house tours at Topsmead State Forest. Over the years, he interviewed over twenty people connected in some way with those who lived and worked at Topsmead. He has shared his knowledge as tour guide and archivist in numerous talks, mostly given in the "History Bites Lecture Series," funded by the Connecticut Community Foundation.

This presentation will be offered through Zoom. There is no fee to attend; R.S.V.P.s are required. For more information about the event or to R.S.V.P., go to www.friendsoftopsmead.org/ events.html

Zoom registration information along with a technical assistance contact will be provided to registered participants. For more information about the event or the Friends of Topsmead, contact Colleen Stradtman at 203-5840826, or go to www.friendsoftopsmead.org/

WINSTED – The Entrepreneurial Center at Northwestern Connecticut Community College is offering the two-day seminar “Maximizing Your Online Business Presence” AT 6 p.m. Nov. 17 and Nov. 19, online. The seminar is sponsored by the Northwest Connecticut Economic Development Corporation with funding provided through the Economic Development Administration's CARES Act disaster recovery funds.

The event is free and open to the public; registration is required at Eventbrite.

For more information contact Jane William at jwilliams@nwcc.edu. To register go to: www.eventbrite.com/ e/maximizing-your-onlinebusiness-presence-tickets124305433899