Land Trust membership drive
The Manchester Land Conservation Trust is holding a membership drive and invites all those interested to meet up Friday, Dec. 13 from 5:30 to 9 p.m., at Labyrinth Tap Room, 148 Forest St., Manchester, and enjoy
a free beer with the purchase of a membership or a $25+ donation. Membership supports the Trust in preserving open space in Manchester and five nearby towns for the benefit of the public. The Trust is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization If you can’t make it to Labyrinth, join online at manchesterlandtrust.org. All welcome to become members. Questions: Info@manchesterlandtrust.org
Holiday House Tour
The Woman’s Club of Woodbury hosts its 25th annual Holiday House Tour Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event includes an adventurous day visiting five unique homes and a contemporary barn decorated for the holidays and can stop at The Woodbury Senior Center for light refreshments and holiday baskets for purchase. The tour will take place regardless of the weather. Non-refundable ticket proceeds benefit scholarships and charitable and civic needs for tax purposes. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $30 at eventbrite.com “2019 Holiday House Tour” or on the day of the tour for $35. Tickets are also being sold at Woodbury Canfield Corner Rx / Evergreen Inn & Tavern, Woodbury Drug, Woodbury Farm Market, Walker Road Winery, The Hidden Acorn or also at Hickory Stick Bookshop (Washington Depot), Newbury Place (Southbury, Washington Depot), Roxbury Market & Deli, Towne Apothecary (Bethlehem), Village Restaurant & Tap (Litchfield), Yankee Quilters, Seymour. For more information contact 203-405-3868 or
203-263-3623. womansclubofwood bury.org. On Facebook: Woman’s Club of Woodbury.
Carousel art exhibit
A new exhibition features carousel art work of The Greenway Carousel in Boston and The Cullen Family Carousel in Detroit by Jeffrey Briggs, along with works from other carousels designed by Briggs. The exhibition showcases the contemporaryprocess of carousel creation from conception to completion. The exhibition includes magnificent New England creatures such as the Eastern Gray Squirrel, Peregrine Falcon, and a Monarch Butterfly, and other works spanning Briggs’ 40 year career as sculptor and designer of carousels. $8 adults; $7 seniors; $7 students w/ ID; $5 children 2-14; Free children under 2. New England Carousel Museum, Bristol. 860-585-5411, thecarouselmuseum.org.
Twain’s Attic
An exhibition at The Mark Twain House & Museum celebrates the 90th anniversary of the organization that saved, and still preserves, the home of one of America’s greatest writers. Visitors will be able to take a peek at 90 treasures from the “attic” to mark the occasion. The museum is exhibiting 90 objects from its collection to commemorate its 90 years of work in collecting, preserving, and interpreting the life and times of Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens and his family. Free. Mark Twain House and Museum, Hartford. 860-247-0998, marktwainhouse.org.