CALENDAR

Thursday, Jan. 28

FALL OF THE WALL: Thursday, January 28 @ 6:30 pm- Fall of the Berlin Wall, presented by retired international journalist Jonathan Kapstein, who discusses how the fall of the Berlin Wall defined world geopolitics from 1945-1990. Registration is required to attend this free Gunn Museum virtual program. The Zoom link will be sent to your provided email address. Register at www.gunnlibrary.org/gunn-museum /museum-registration-page/

MISSING SNOWMEN: WMG (Warren / Morris / Goshen) Recreation presents Find the Missing Snowmen. Each town has 12 missing snowmen, hidden in various focal points in town. Visit the Facebook page of the recreation department in your town for possible daily clues; when you find one, scan the QR code on his scarf, fill out the Google form and be entered to win a prize. Find all 36 and be entered for the grand prize. Contest continues until Feb. 16. DANNY SINGS: Danny sings about everything, sing-a-long and dance-a-thon for little kids, 9:30 a.m. Jan. 28 on Zoom. Details at scovillelibrary.org. New live shows will premiere every other Thursday.

Friday, Jan. 29

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: A grief support group meets on Fridays until Feb. 26, 9:30-11 a.m. on Zoom. For more information and the Zoom link, contact the facilitator, Eileen L. Epperson, at 860-605-6576.

COVID-19 TESTING: Community Health and Wellness Center, Torrington, CT, will continue to offer free testing for COVID-19 in January, 9:30 a.m.-noon on Fridays, Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29 at the Torrington facility, 469 Migeon Avenue. In addition, CHWC will offer COVID-19 testing from 9:30 a.m-noon Jan. 11 at Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association, 30A Salmon Kill Road, Salisbury. To preregister, a form can be found on the CHWC website at www.chwctorr.org. The test is free, with results known within three days. For more information, call 860-489-0931.

TWEEN WRITING GROUP: T/ween Writing Group Scoville, for ages 11-16, 4 p.m. on Fridays. For writers of any genre or topic: poetry, fanfic, nonfiction, memoir. To register, email Abbey at agallagher502@gmail.com. Check out or join this supportive, long-term group of young writers.

PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL: The Warner Theatre presents the next production of the 9th Annual International Playwrights Festival, Permanent Ink, by Charlene Donaghy, from the Warner’s Nancy Marine Studio Theatre starting at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 and continuing on YouTube and Facebook Live. Details at warnertheatre.org.

MOONLIGHT WALK: Take a walk through the winter woods under the first full moon of January 2021 with the educators of the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, 7 p.m. Jan. 29. Space is limited and pre-registration is required; call 860868-0518 or email events@iaismuseum.org to reserve a spot. Cost is $10 adults, $8 seniors, $6 children, $5 members. Dress for the weather and bring a flashlight.

MULTICULTURAL DISCUSSION: Winsted Multicultural Discussion, 6-7 p.m. on Zoom, Jan. 29. Registration required; call 860- 379-2714 ext 323. The agenda includes Winsted attractions, Upcoming projects, demographics, culture traditions and success stories. Winsted pop up, Our Culture is Beautiful, Waking Up Winsted, community residents, youth and adults are all welcome.

Saturday, Jan. 30

CLASSICAL MUSIC: Learning To Enjoy Classical Music With Warren Whitaker, 4 p.m .Jan. 23, Jan. 30, with the Hunt Library, Falls Village. Register at HuntLibrary.org or on the library’s Facebook page. For information call 860-824-7424, www.huntlibrary.org

CALLIGRAPHY CLASS: Black Letter Calligraphy with Deb Reelitz, 1 p.m., Jan. 30, a collaboration of the Norfolk and Scoville Memorial Library. Materials $16 per person, space is limited to 20 people. Payment of materials upon pickup at the library registers you for the class, starting Jan. 7. Payment is cash or check; call for a pick-up delivered to the library steps or at the

Norfolk Library. Preliminary registration by email to scovilleadultprograms@gmail.com.

WISDOM’S TABLE: “From Wisdom’s Table: Noodles”, will be presented at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center, Litchfield, 2-3:30 p.m. Jan. 30. Chef Margaret Jacobs will present the class. This month’s menu is all about noodles. Recipes presented will include: sesame peanut buckwheat noodles, egg noodles with prosciutto, peas and garlic cream, Lemon scallion garlic shrimp & angel hair, red curry chicken and coconut noodles and bok choy ginger noodles.Cost is $30 per person. Register at www.wisdomhouse.org, email programs@wisdomhouse.org or call 860-567-3163.

LOST FROGS: In Search of Lost Frogs with Twan Leenders, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, 2 p.m., Jan. 30, $10 guests, free for members, White Memorial Conservation Center, Litchfield, on Zoom. Pre-registration is required: www.whitememorialcc.org. A linkwill be emailed the day before the program.

BAD BASS TOURNAMENT: Third Annual Bad Bass Fishing Tournament, honoring Jimmy McCarthy, Jan. 30 at the Crystal Lake Reservoir, Winsted; alternate/ice date Feb. 6. The contest benefits the McCarthy scholarship fund. Prizes awarded. Registration starts at 6 a.m., shotgun start, 7 a.m. Only 30 teams of 4 will be allowed to participate, fee is $400 per team. Applications available at Northwest Sporting Goods, 178 Rowley St., Winsted. For further details, call Bridie McCarthy at 860484-1923 or email Rista Malanca at ramalanca@yahoo.com

Sunday, Jan. 31

VFW FUNDRAISER: Online bingo fundraiser with designer bags and gift card prizes, 7 p.m. Feb. 6, on Zoom. Doors open at 6 p.m. game starts at 7 p.m. More information can be found at https://fb.me/ e/10H6Isjn5 as well as a sign up form. TACK SALE: H.O.R.S.E. of Connecticut, 43 Wilbur Road, Washington, will hold a 2 Day Tack Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 30-31 The sale is to benefit the farm’s many rescues and to help with feed, veterinary and farrier costs. Social distancing and masks are required. For information go to horseofct.org

Monday, Feb. 1

MONDAY SCHOLARS: Live Zoom Event: Monday Scholars – American Military History: From Colonials to Counterinsurgents with the Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield, 1-2:30 p.m., weekly until March 29, no meeting Feb. 15. Information and login at www.owlibrary.org.

MISSING SNOWMEN: WMG (Warren / Morris / Goshen) Recreation presents Find the Missing Snowmen. Each town has 12 missing snowmen, hidden in various focal points in town. Visit the Facebook page of the recreation department in your town for possible daily clues; when you find one, scan the QR code on his scarf, fill out the Google form and be entered to win a prize. Find all 36 and be entered for the grand prize. Contest continues until Feb. 16.

CHRONIC PAIN: The free six-week virtual workshop, “Live Well with Chronic Pain,” will provide practical tools to help individuals to develop self-management skills and the confidence to take control of chronic pain, Mondays, 10 a.m. Feb. 1-March 18. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions.Registration is required. For more information or to register, call Amina Weiland at 860-286-3236.

VFW FUNDRAISER: Online bingo fundraiser with designer bags and gift card prizes, 7 p.m. Feb. 6, on Zoom. Doors open at 6 p.m. game starts at 7 p.m. More information can be found at https://fb.me/ e/10H6Isjn5 as well as a sign up form.

DEMENTIA STRATEGIES: Virtual Class: Dementia Caregiver Series Focuses on Strategies, 1:30 pm. Mondays, Feb. 1-March 1. A certified dementia specialist with Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging will lead the series. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions. Registration is required; call 855-442-4373 or visit www.HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS: Virtual Class: Dimensions of Wellness Examines All Aspects of Self, 10 a.m. Feb. 1. Provides insights into a wellness model incorporating the physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, pocational and environmental aspects of life. Registration is required; call 855-442-4373 or visit www.HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses. After registration, participants will receive an email with easy instructions on joining the webinar.

BOCELLI, BANKERS: Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury welcomes Elaine Ruffulo as she presents “Botticelli, Bankers and The Bonfire of the Vanities” at 4 p.m. Feb. 1 on Zoom. Free, registration is required. RSVP online at www.minormemoriallibrary.org to receive the Zoom link. FARMING FOR THE FUTURE: Farming for the Future at The Hotchkiss School, presented by Amy Sidran, education coordinator of Fairfield Farm at the school, 7 p.m. Feb. 1. Sidran will discuss the school's sustainable farming techniques; new initiatives to provide healthy, nutrientdense food; plans to increase learning opportunities by encouraging hands-on experience in organic, sustainable agriculture and the expansion of the school's substantive farm-based leadership and community-building program. Receive a Zoom link for Sidran's free program by registering at www.noblehorizons.org.

Tuesday, Feb. 2

MOVEMENT DISORDERS: Movement Disorders Group meets bi-monthly, presented by Chase Family Movement Disorders Center and Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, offered on first and third Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Feb. 2, Feb. 16. Facilitators are Amanda Brill, LCSW, at the Chase Family Movement Disorder Center, and Jennifer McCaughey, MS, resource coordinator, Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging. For more information, call Amanda Brill, at 860-696-4653, or Jennifer McCaughey at 860-696-4623.

OPTIMUM AGING: Virtual Class: Healthy Brain Series Examines Optimum Aging, 6 p.m. Feb. 2-March 2, led by a certified dementia specialist with Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging. Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions. Registration is required; call 855-442-4373 or visit www.HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses

CONTEMPLATIVE YOGA: Contemplative Yoga with Judith Ehrman-Shapiro on Zoom, White Memorial Conservation Center, Ltichfield. Tuesdays, 4:30 p.m. No registration required; $10 per class on Venmo to @Judith-Ehrman-Shapiro; donate $1 by putting White Memorial in a note. Other payment arrangements can be made by calling Judith at 860-309-9489.

POST IMPRESSIONISTS: Live Zoom Event: Post-Impressionism Series with Michael Norris, Ph.D., 3 p.m. Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Oliver Wolcot Library, Litchfield. For more information about these programs, go to www.owlibrary.org and click on "Programs & Events." To attend the events, click on the Zoom link provided on our website at the time of the event.

SHAKESPEARES SONNETS: Discovering Shakespeare’s Sonnets, with Hotchkiss School instructor Parker Reed, 11 a.m. Feb. 2 on Zoom. The free classes will be held on Feb. 2, 9, and 16 11 am-noon; register for a Zoom link at www.noblehorizons.org

Wednesday, Feb. 3

COMMUNITY CONNECTION: Community Connection Hour led by Dr. Kelly Kandra Hughes with Self Care Tips, 10:30 a.m,. first and third Wednesdays through March, Feb. 3, 17. Presented by the Norfolk and Scoville Memorial Library, each hour includes a 15-20 minute presentation on a self-care topic, such as stress reduction, preventing falls, and ways to stay active in winter facilitated by Dr Kelly Kandra Hughe with guest speakers. The remaining time will be for discussion and offering moral support among participants. For the zoom link, go to https://rb.gy/hwuzel

DOCS AND DIALOG: “One Earth, Our Earth Film Series” Doc’s & Dialog, a film series honoring the 50t anniversary of Earth Day, at the Litchfield Community Center. Bring a brown bag dinner; hot beverages and a snack provided. 6-8 p.m. Feb. 3, “A Time to Choose.” Free, donations welcome. Space limited. To register call 860-567-8302 or visit www.thecommunitycenter.org.