CALENDAR

Sunday, Feb. 7

MUSIC, NETWORKING: The New Haven Symphony Orchestra invites the community to an evening of music, networking, and recognition at RISE, a virtual Gala celebration, Feb. 6.RISE will recognize the NHSO’s perseverance in facing unprecedented challenges caused by the pandemic while also celebrating the orchestra’s renewed dedication to community representation, artistic collaborations, and inclusive musicmaking. To purchase tickets go to NewHavenSymphony.org/Gala, email Development@NewHavenSymphony.org, or call 203-865-0831 ext. 18.

SOCIETY HOURS: The Orange Historical Society’s antique shop and museum is open every Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Covid protocols in place; visitors must wear a mask. 605 Orange Center Road parking in back of 605 A. For information, call 203 795-3106.

BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be held Feb. 7, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m., The District, 470 James Street, New Haven. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

BASKET BINGO: Basket Bingo Bash with the Seymour Oxford Rotary Club, doors open at noon, games at 1 p.m., Feb. 7, Christ Episcopal Church at 56 S Cliff St Ansonia. Snow date is Feb. 14. 10 games, $20, additional cards, $10, with trivia games, door prizes and a raffle, with basket prizes and a grand prize. Masks required. Bring your own food and drink; free coffee/tea provided. Reservations required. Contact Nancy at nvbv@hotmail.com or 203-734-6945.

LUNARFEST: 10th Annual Lunarfest Celebrates Year of the Ox, Feb. 11-26 with the Yale-China Association, in partnership with New Haven Museum, Eli Whitney Museum, Being Well at Yale, Town Green. The celebration will include activities and performances throughout the month of February, along with some live sessions between Feb. 11-26. Attendees this year will explore four aspects of socially distant living: food, art, family, and wellbeing. Lunarfest Program details and schedule may be found at www.yalechina.org/lunarfest-schedule

BLOOMING BOOKMARKS: Pick up a kit to make your own book mark, thanks to Hamden Rehabilitation and Health Care. All supplies will be provided; last day to sign up is Feb. 16. Curbside Pickup is Feb. 23 from 9-11 a.m., One project per person. For information, call the North Haven Senior Center at 203-239-5432.

CENTENARIANS WANTED: As part of West Haven’s 100th anniversary festivities later this year, the City of West Haven Centennial Celebration Committee is honoring residents 100 and older and is looking for centenarians to recognize. All centenarians who live in West Haven are invited to participate by calling committee member Beth A. Sabo at 203-937-3558. The committee is planning a series of commemorative events, starting in late June, to celebrate the 1921 birth of Connecticut’s youngest town.

Monday, Feb. 8

ONLINE STORYTIME: Online 3-5-YearOlds Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 25, Feb. 1, 8. For children ages 3-5.All registrants with a valid email address will be sent a link for storytime. For security reasons, we are unable to admit non-registrants to this program. Call 203-891-2170 or visit casememoriallibrary.org

BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be held Feb. 8, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Community Chapel, 24 Hawley Road, Oxford. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

BLOOD DRIVES: Blood drives will be held Feb. 8, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., and 1-6 p.m. at the Wallingford Elks Lodge, 148 South Main Street, Wallingford. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

COOKING CLASS: Chef Bill, Virtual Free Zoom Cooking Class, “Pot Sticker Dumplings & Dipping Sauce”, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 8, presented by Seymour Public Library, on Zoom. Registration is required; go to www.seymourpubliclibrary.org, or register on the library Facebook page. For more information call 203-888-3903 or contact sgarvey@biblio.org. The ingredients list will be sent out after registration.

STAYING CONNECTED: Staying Connected While Staying Home- Quinnipiac University’s “Community Action Project” is looking to buddy up with Seniors in North Haven. To become a pen pal with students from QU or for a phone buddy, contact the North Haven Senior Center 203-239-5432.

Tuesday, Feb. 9

STORYTIMES: Online Lapsit Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Feb. 9. For babies and toddlers up to two years old. Little ones and their caregivers are invited to this virtual storytime with Ms. Michelle! All registrants with a valid email address will be sent a link for storytime. For security reasons, we are unable to admit nonregistrants to this program; details call 203-891-2170 or visit http://casememoriallibrary.org

COVID-19 TESTING: COVID-19 testing in Hamden is available every Tuesday and Thursday at 60 Putnam Avenue, the HPS Central Office, from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Testing is done in the gymnasium at the rear of the building. Testing done by Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center in partnership with Town of Hamden, Connecticut, Hamden Public Schools, and Quinnipiack Valley Health District. GROUNDED GOODWIFE: The Grounded Goodwife To Present a Free Virtual Program, The Not- So- Golden Life of the Gilded Age Wife, 6:30 pm. Feb. 9. Registration is not required. Please check the Seymour Public Library Events Calendar at www.seymourpubliclibrary.org, or the library Facebook page for the link. For more information, call 203-888-3903 or email sgarvey@biblio.org.

Wednesday, Feb. 10

ONLINE STORYTIME: Online 2-YearOld Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10. For children ages 2-3. Registration is required. Please note: All registrants with a valid email address will be sent a link for storytime. For security reasons, we are unable to admit nonregistrants to this program. Call 203-8912170 or visit casememoriallibrary.org

WRITING A RESUME: Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, will host Duncan MacIntyre, Talent Development Facilitator at the American Job Center in New Haven, who will teach you how to write a winning resume in this free virtual webinar on Webex conferencing, similar to Zoom, 7 p.m. Feb. 10. For an invitation link to attend this webinar contact Cynthia at cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org.

BLOOD DRIVES: Blood drives will be held Feb. 10, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., and 1-6 p.m. at Kingdom Life Christian Church, 597 Naugatuck Ave., Naugatuck. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be held Feb. 10, 1 p.m. - 6 p.m., Naugatuck Events Center, 6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

BLOOD DRIVES: Blood drives will be held Feb. 10, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., and 1-6 p.m. at Scarletts Fine Events North Haven, 201 Washington Avenue, North Haven. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATION: The North Haven Senior Center will be passing out candy treats for Valentine’s Day for North Haven Seniors from 9:30-11 a.m. Feb. 10. Contact the North Haven Senior Center to reserve your sweet treats at 203-239-5432.

CENTENARIANS WANTED: As part of West Haven’s 100th anniversary festivities later this year, the City of West Haven Centennial Celebration Committee is honoring residents 100 and older and is looking for centenarians to recognize. All centenarians who live in West Haven are invited to participate by calling committee member Beth A. Sabo at 203-937-3558. The committee is planning a series of commemorative events, starting in late June, to celebrate the 1921 birth of Connecticut’s youngest town.

Thursday, Feb. 11

COVID-19 TESTING: COVID-19 testing in Hamden is available every Tuesday and Thursday at 60 Putnam Avenue, the HPS Central Office, from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Testing is done in the gymnasium at the rear of the building. Testing done by Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center in partnership with Town of Hamden, Connecticut, Hamden Public Schools, and Quinnipiack Valley Health District.

BOOK DISCUSSION: Online Mystery Book Discussion, 1 pm., Feb. 11, free, registration required. Librarian Samantha Jasulavic leads a discussion of “Magpie Murders” by Anthony Horowitz. Registration is required, and only registered attendees are allowed. Attendees will receive a Zoom link by email . The registrant's name as displayed on Zoom must match the name used for registration to guarantee admission. Call the library or contact Samantha to place a hold on a copy of the book, 203-891-2170 or go to casememoriallibrary.org

BLOOD DRIVES: Blood drives will be held Feb. 11, 12:45 p.m. - 5 p.m., and 9 a.m.-1:15 p.m., YALE ES Harkness, 367 Cedar Street, New HavenMake your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

LUNARFEST: 10th Annual Lunarfest Celebrates Year of the Ox, Feb. 11-26 with the Yale-China Association, in partnership with New Haven Museum, Eli Whitney Museum, Being Well at Yale, Town Green. The celebration will include activities and performances throughout the month of February, along with some live sessions between Feb. 11-26. Attendees this year will explore four aspects of socially distant living: food, art, family, and wellbeing. Lunarfest Program details and schedule may be found at www.yalechina.org/lunarfest-schedule

Friday, Feb. 12

BLOOD DRIVE: Blood drives will be held Feb. 12 at 12:45-5:45 p.m. and 8:15 a.m-1:15 p.m. at Whitneyville Cultural Commons, 1253 Whitney Avenue, Hamden. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

Saturday, Feb. 13

BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be held Feb. 13, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Scarletts Fine Events North Haven, 201 Washington Avenue, North Haven. Make your appointment to give blood, platelets or plasma with the Red Cross by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

USED BOOK DRIVE: Wallingford Community Women’s Club presents a used book drive, 10 am.-1 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Doolittle Park Pavilion, 78 South Elm St., Wallingford. Donatiosn are welcome. . For additional information, contact Mary Jane Carrozzolla at 203-676-8628.