CALENDAR

Monday, Nov. 16

LEAF, WASTE PICKUP: Leaf and yard waste pickup for Torrington residents starts Nov. 9 and ends Dec. 4, weather permitting. Leaves and yard waste, such as grass clippings, in biodegradable paper bags, should be placed curbside on garbage pickup day. Don’t mix with garbage. Do not call to schedule pickup.

JUST DANCE: Just Dance via Zoom with the Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury, 45 minutes of movement for 6-10 yearolds, 6:30 p.m. Mondays. Hotchkiss student Katerina will screen-share "Just Dance" and move to the beat. Email msalisbury@biblio.org for the Zoom link.

EXERCISE CLASS: Strength, Balance & Flexibility with Robyn on Zoom, with the Sullivan Senior Center, Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Sign up by calling 860-489-2211.

GIFT SHOP OPEN: The Auxiliary Gift Shop, 120 Willow St., Winsted, is open for the holidays, Nov. 16 through Dec. 19, open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and 9:30 a.m.-noon on Saturdays. All money is donated to the communities in our area.

COATS NEEDED: Coats are needed for the 6th annual “Rally to End Hunger and Homelessness in NWCT,” which will take on a new format due to the Coronavirus.

FISH/Friends in Service to Humanity of NWCT and Joseph’s House are sponsoring the annual coat giveaway. Coats are being collected at two locations until Nov. 17: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where donors can leave coats in a plastic bag outside the door at 837 Charles St, and at the back door of St. Francis Church office, St. John Paul the Great Parish, 160 Main St.

DECORATING CONTEST: The Winsted Lions Club is holding a Christmas House-Decorating Contest. To enter, send your name, address, contact inforamation and a $10 entry fee to PO Box 241, Winsted, CT 06098. Forms must be postmarked on or before Dec. 19. Houses being judged must be in Winsted or Winchester. Winners will be selected by Dec. 24. First, second and third place will be awarded. For more information contact Gina at 860-3076617 or gsartirana@yahoo.com.

DRONE INSPECTIONS: Eversource will be conducting drone inspections in their distribution right-of-ways starting Nov. 14 in Goshen, Harwinton, Litchfield, Morris, North Canaan, Salisbury, Torrington and Winchester.

FOOD DRIVE: Brooker Memorial is holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive through Nov. 20. All donations will be given to FISH and distributed to families and individuals in the Torrington area. Donations may be brought to Brooker Memorial, 157 Litchfield St., and left in a donation bin outside the main entrance, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Most needed are stuffing mixes, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, potatoes, grocery gift cards, boxed pasta, canned gravy and rice.

Tuesday, Nov. 17

HISTORY CLUB: The Gunn Historical Museum’s Washington History Club at Night will meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 on Zoom, with a conversation led by longtime Washington resident, Dimitri Rimsky, about periods of crisis in Washington's history. Register at https://www.gunnlibrary.org/gunn-museum/museum-registration-page/

COATS NEEDED: Coats are needed for the 6th annual “Rally to End Hunger and Homelessness in NWCT,” which will take on a new format due to the Coronavirus. FISH/Friends in Service to Humanity of NWCT and Joseph’s House are sponsoring the annual coat giveaway. Coats are being collected at two locations until Nov. 17: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where donors can leave coats in a plastic bag outside the door at 837 Charles St, and at the back door of St. Francis Church office, St. John Paul the Great Parish, 160 Main St.

CERVICAL CANCER, IN SPANISH: Hartford HealthCare offers free virtual class on cervical cancer in Spanish, presented by Dr. Amanda Ramos of the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, 6:30 p.m .Nov. 17. She will discuss the signs, symptoms and treatment options for cervical cancer as well as the importance of Pap smears for early detection. Q&A follows. To register call 855-4424373 or visit HartfordHealthCare.org/VirtualClasses.

YOGA CLASS: Yoga with Wendy, 2 p.m. Tuesdays with the Sullivan Senior Center. To register, contact Wendy directly bendywendy100@gmail.com

ZUMBA GOLD CLASS: Zumba Gold with Joan, 11 a.m. Tuesdays with the Sullivan Senior Center on Zoom. Sign up by calling Joan at 860.496.9637.

YOGA CLASS: Contemplative Yoga with Judith Ehrman-Shapiro ~ Virtual, with the White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, 4:30 p.m., no registration required, $10 per person on Venmo to @Judith-Ehrman-Shapiro. Note “White Memorial”, and $1 will to be donated to WMCC for each class. Other payment, call Judith at 860-309-9489. To join class, use https://rb.gy/aroals Meeting ID: 998 133 6171, Passcode: 365gifts

Wednesday, Nov. 18

COVID TESTING: Community Health and Wellness Center, Torrington, offering weekly testing for COVID-19 at 469 Migeon Avenue, Torrington. Testing is available to everyone, and no appointment, insurance, symptoms or doctor order needed. The test is free, with results known in two to three days. 9:30 a.m-noon, Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Nov. 26. For more information, call 860-489-0931.

STORY TIME: Zoom story time with Miss Molly, Scoville Memorial Library, 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Toddler + preschool sing, talk, read. To register and for the Zoom link, go to scovillelibrary.org.

CHESS CLUB: The Pawnbrokers Chess Club, Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury. Learn and play chess online for kids age 7-13, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesdays. To register and for the Zoom link, go to scovillelibrary.org.

DIABETES CLASS: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) Endocrinologist Dr. Egils Bogdanovics of CHH Diabetes and Endocrinology presents a free LIVE virtual class “What’s New in Diabetes?” 6:30 p.m. Nov. 18. Q&A follows. To register call 855-442-4373 or visit HartfordHealthCare.org/VirtualClasses.

EXERCISE CLASS: Strength, Balance & Flexibility with Robyn on Zoom, with the Sullivan Senior Center, Mondays and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Sign up by calling 860-489-2211.

NUREMBURG TRAILS: The Trials of the Century: Nuremberg with Historian Mark Albertson, 4 p.m., Nov. 18, on Zoom with the Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield. Register at www.owllibrary.org, click on "Programs & Events." To attend the events, click on the Zoom link provided on our website at the time of the event.

DIAPER DRIVE: Child’s Replay in Torrington is sponsoring a diaper drive to benefit the Winsted Diaper Bank at the Second Congregational Church in Winsted and Two Hearts Pregnancy Center in Torrington. Diaper donations can be dropped off from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 18, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 19-20, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 22 at Child’s Replay, 601 South Main St., Torrington

Thursday, Nov. 19

FOOD DRIVE: Brooker Memorial is holding a Thanksgiving Food Drive through Nov. 20. All donations will be given to FISH and distributed to families and individuals in the Torrington area. Donations may be brought to Brooker Memorial, 157 Litchfield St., and left in a donation bin outside the main entrance, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Most needed are stuffing mixes, cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, potatoes, grocery gift cards, boxed pasta, canned gravy and rice.

HELPING NEIGHBORS: Special Event: Neighbors Helping Neighbors: A film by Anne Makepeace followed by a community discussion with the Scoville Memorial Library Salisbury, presented in collaboration with the Community Events Committee of the Salisbury Association and Noble Horizons, 7 p.m. Nov. 19. Register at scovillelibrary.org.

BOOK TALK: Kent Memorial Library and House of Books invite you to join a book talk with author Cornwall resident Roxana Robinson, discussing the new edition of her biography “Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life,” 7 p.m. Nov. 19. Visit kentmemoriallibrary.org for more information.

CLASSICAL GUITAR: An Evening of Classical Guitar with Lorena Garay, on Zoom with the Oliver Wolcott Library, 7 p.m., Nov. 19. Register at www.owllibrary.org, click on "Programs & Events." To attend the events, click on the Zoom link provided on our website at the time of the event.

POLITICS OF SPORTS: Politics of Sports Business, presented on Zoom by the Gunn Memorial Library, Washington, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19, free. Register on Gunn Memorial’s website www.gunnlibrary.org to get your Zoom link to participate.

SLAVERY PROGRAM: Slavery in Litchfield County with the Burnham Library in Bridgewater presents Slvery in Litchfield County, 6 p.m .Nov. 19 on Zoom. Go to www.burnhamlibrary.org to register.

CLIMATE CHANGE: Climate Change, Connecticut, and YOU, with Education Director Carrie Szwed, White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, 2 p.m. Nov. 19. Free virtual program hosted in Zoom and simulcast on Facebook Live. Pre-register: https://rb.gy/p7wdhv

CRESCENT GALLERY SHOW: The Ten-2-One Artists have been creating in their own studios and 6' apart at the Nystrom’s Park Pavilion during COVID. Now the Crescent Gallery is reopening with a new show, “Anything Goes,10 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 19. Gallery is open Thursdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Masks required. Details go to www.ten-2-oneartists.com or www.facebook.com/Ten2OneArtists

DRONE INSPECTIONS: Eversource will be conducting drone inspections in their distribution right-of-ways starting Nov. 14 in Goshen, Harwinton, Litchfield, Morris, North Canaan, Salisbury, Torrington and Winchester.

DIAPER DRIVE: Child’s Replay in Torrington is sponsoring a diaper drive to benefit the Winsted Diaper Bank at the Second Congregational Church in Winsted and Two Hearts Pregnancy Center in Torrington. Diaper donations can be dropped off from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Nov. 19-20, and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 21 at Child’s Replay, 601 South Main St., Torrington

Friday, Nov. 20

WRITING GROUP: T/ween Writing Group, for ages 11-16, Fridays, 4 p.m. For writers of any genre or topic: poetry, fanfic, nonfiction, memoir. To register, email Abbey at agallagher502@gmail.com.

LEARN D&D: Learn Dungeons & Dragons, 7 p.m. Fridays, Nov. 6, 13, 20, Dec. 4, 11, 18. For grades 7-12, on Zoom. Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield. Sign up at owlibrary.org/Programs & Events/Teens.