Artists welcome to tax workshop, mixer

WINSTED — Northwest Connecticut Arts Council and the Connecticut Office of the Arts are partnering with MASS MoCA's acclaimed Assets for Artists program once again to offer a free tax workshop for Connecticut-based artists. “Taxes for Artists” is a short workshop that will be led by tax expert and practicing Artist, Hanah Cole, Oct. 19, 3:30-5 p.m. at Mad River Lofts in Winsted– a new, mixed use workspace located in the renovated knitting mill at 10 Bridge Street, Winsted.

Space is limited and advance registration is required. Seats will be on a first-come basis. Those who are interested in the workshop must email Briana Halpin (bhalpin@massmoca.org) as soon as possible with artist’s name, street address, and web address or brief description of art practice/business.

Cole is a tax expert who specializes in working with creative businesses and artists. A longtime working artist with a highlevel exhibition history, shehas a unique vantage point for understanding the financial challenges of freelancers and small creative businesses. In this workshop she will discuss the basic tax equation and tax issues specifically relevant to artists, followed by a Q&A.

Immediately following the workshop, attendees are invited to a free networking event hosted by the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council and Mad River Lofts, called CultureMIX. This free event will also be hosted at Mad River Lofts and will occur at 5:30 – 7 p.m., with tours of the building to follow the mixer. Registration for CultureMIX is strongly advised and more information can be found at the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council’s website - artsnwct.org

Elks to host benefit ‘Evening with Dean & Frank’

TORRINGTON — Torrington Elks Lodge # 372 presents an evening with Dean & Frank, a celebration of the men and their music to benefit FISH and Friendly Hands Food Bank, and ou Elks Programs and charities, featuring the tmusical talent of Jack Lynn and Frank Riccio, Oct. 20 at the Elks Lodge, 70 Litchfield Street, Torrington Ct. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m.

Co-sponsors for the event are The Washington Agency and Torrington Savings Bank. Tickets are $20 per person. Bring your own snacks; a cash bar and ligth desserts provided. . Reservations can be made by calling the Elks office 860-4825562. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Glow Ball Tournament set for Oct. 20

TORRINGTON — “Shoot for the Stars with the United Way of Northwest Connecticut” at our 2017 Glow Ball Tournament, October 20, 2017 Eastwoods Country Club, 1301 Torringford West Street, Torrington Ct.

Registration & Cocktails begin at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m., Tee off 6:30-7 p.m., depending on darkness and sunset. Cost is $75 per golfer. Dinner at Mulligan’s right on the course, $25 dinner only.

This year’s tournament will be a scramble format open to the first 75 paid golfers. Regiser at 860-489-4131 or www.northwestunitedway.org. Click events/ Glow ball.

The United Way of Northwest Connecticut brings together community leaders, nonprofit organizations, volunteers, and business to focus on the most pressing needs in our community and provides the resourceshuman, technical and financialto get to the heart of the problems. Simply put The United Way of Northwest Connecticut’s mission is to improve lives by helping people of Northwest Connecticut care for one another.

Babysitting course offered in Burlington

BURLINGTON — A Red Cross babysitting course for ages 11-15 will be held Nov. 4, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m .at Burlington Town Hall in the Senior Center. The fee is $110. This class provides the participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to safely and responsibly give care for children and infants. This training will help to develop leadership skills; learn how to develop a babysitting business, keep themselves and others safe, help children behave, and learn about basic child care and first aid. Parents will need to sign child in and out child at the start and end of the program. Registration is due by Oct. 23 at town hall.

Civil discourse is topic of program

LITCHFIELD — The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County’s next Lunch and Learn program- a monthly informal discussion, open to the public, will discuss the topic of civil discourse. Members and guests will talk about how to hold civil conversations with those with whom we disagree, and reflect on how we might shape our comments so that they demonstrate respect for both political parties.

The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 19, 12 p.m. at the Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South Street, in Litchfield, at 12 noon. League Board member, The Reverend Lois Keen will moderate the conversation and offer a few suggestions. “While social media may not be the place to expect civil discourse, you can learn a few tips on how not to get hooked by flamethrowing exchanges” says Keen

If your family gatherings are fraught with political pitfalls, you have friends you find yourself avoiding because conversation is so tense, and social media is making you just plain mad… Bring your bag lunch and come join us. Let's talk.

The League of Women Voters of Litchfield County is a grassroots, nonpartisan political organization of women and men.