CALENDAR

Monday, Feb. 10

FINDING HAPPINESS: Happiness: What is it and how can we find it in our lives?, 4 p.m., Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24, Scoville Memorial Library, Salisbury. scoville.org

CHOIR REHEARSALS: The Crossroads Ecumenical Choir and Orchestra, sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Torrington, is rehearsing for a Palm Sunday cantata performance. Rehearsals started Feb. 9 and continue on Sundays at 2 p.m. New singers are accepted up to Feb. 16. For information, contact director Ken Beyer at 860-482-8366 or 860-496-1289. WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP: Watercolor Landscape Workshop With Collette Hurst, 1-3 p.m., Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 2. Colebrook Community and Senior Center, 2 School House Rd., Colebrook. To register call 860-738-9521.

PAINTING FROM PHOTOS: Instructor Souby Boski leads “Painting Creatively from Photos” workshop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 10, $135 per person, Litchfield Community Center, Route 202, Litchfield. Register at 860-567-8302 or visit www.thecommunitycenter.org

FRENCH CUISINE: Fall in love with French Cuisine a date night cooking class, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 10, Litchfield Community Center. $85 per person, includes all ingredients and recipes. Wine will be served or B.Y.O.B. Instructor: Chef Ziria McNulty. Pre-registration and pre-payment is required; go to thecommunitycenter.org or call 860-567-8302.

SPELLING CLUB: Spelling Bee Club for grades 4-6, meets Mondays at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 6-Feb. 10, Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield. Learn the word bank for the Litchfield Bee at the end of February. Study materials and a snack provided. Participation in the Litchfield Bee is not mandatory; registration is required at 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org. TRANSPORTATION SEMINAR: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital presents “Know How to Go,” a free seminar on transportation options in Northwest Connecticut, 12-1 p.m., Feb. 10, Hungerford Center Conference Room, 780 Litchfield Street, Torrington, presented by April Chaplin, Northwest CT regional mobility manager/ ombudswoman. Light refreshments will be served. To RSVP, call Jennifer Labrie, Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, at 860-496-6240.

BINGO: St. Maron’s Church, 613 Main St., Torrington, holds bingo games every Monday and Friday. Doors open at 4 p.m. Early bingo beings at 6 p.m., with progressive jackpots and food for sale.

Tuesday, Feb. 11

GROUP ART SHOW: Group exhibition, “Winter’s Garden,” Feb. 11-March 6, opening reception, 5-7 p.m., .Feb. 14, free, David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village. Details, call 860-824-7424, or go to www.huntlibrary.org

PF SUPPORT: CHH Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group meeting, 3 p.m., Feb. 11, free, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) Hungerford Center Conference Room, 780 Litchfield Street, Torrington. For more information about Pulmonary Fibrosis, visit www.pulmonaryfibrosis.org. To RSVP, contact Susan Murphy at susan.murphy@hhchealth.org or call 860-496-9381. Families and caregivers welcome. AUTHOR TALK: Washington author Jamie Jackson Spannhake will lead a discussion and signing on her recent book, “The Lawyer, The Lion & The Laundry: Three Hours to Finding Your Calm in Chaos,” 6:30 p.m., Feb. 11, Gunn Memorial Library, Wykeham Road, Washington. Snow date Feb. 25. RSVP gunnprograms@biblio.org or 860-868-7586 LANTERN TOUR: Lantern Tour of Litchfield History, 6 p.m., Feb. 11, Litchfield Historical Society, 7 South St., Litchfield. Dress for the weather; reception follows tour, cocktails for 21 and older. $15 members, $20 guests. Register online at litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/calendar or email registration@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org LEARNING LETTERS: Letters Are Characters Two, ages 4-8, a pre-reading program, Jan. 7-Feb. 25, no meeting Feb. 18, 4 p.m. Intended to ensure that children acquire the pre-reading and reading skills they need. Registration strongly recommended. Drop-ins are welcome. Space is limited. Registration is required unless otherwise noted and can be done by calling 860-567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/Adult Events or Events/Children & Teen Events. DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS: Susan B. Anthony Project (SBAP) in Torrington will partner with Torrington High School’s (THS) Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams to raise awareness of teen dating violence with “Box Out Teen Dating Violence.” THS boys game, 7 p.m., Feb. 11; girls game, 7 p.m., Feb. 13, at the THS gym, 50 Major Besse Drive. Attendees at both games are encouraged to wear orange to show their support.

ALANON MEETING: An Alanon meeting is held weekly on Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Partial Hospital Building, 540 Litchfield Street. For information, visit https://www.ctalanon.org/meetings STORYTIME: The Morris Public Library offers Story and Music Time for ages birth to 4, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Children can play games, sing songs, read a story, do a craft with Children’s Coordinator Ms. Sue. Registration is requested: 860-567-7440 or https://morrispubliclibrary.net/librarycalendar-event-registration/.

Wednesday, Feb. 12

WOMEN, HEART DISEASE: Charlotte Hungerford Hospital health talk, “Women and Heart Disease” by Carrie Wolfberg, MD, of CHH Cardiovascular Associates in Torrington, 5:30 p.m., Feb. 12, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Memorial Conference Room, 540 Litchfield St.,Torrington. Dr. Wolfberg will present the latest information on cardiovascular disease and what you need to know to stay healthy and active. Q&A, raffle follows the talk. RSVP to 855-442-4373. Seating is limited. LUNCHEON, DANCE: Valentine’s Day Luncheon, Sweetheart Dance, 11 a.m., Feb. 12, Sullivan Senior Center, Torrington. Lunch includes Chicken Saltimbocca, mashed potatoes, spinach, a Snowflake dinner roll, Black Forest layer cake. Stay after lunch for the Sweetheart Dance and enjoy music, dancing, and an afternoon treat. Tickets, information, call the senior center at 860-489-2211.

ADVOCACY WORKSHOP: Life Advocacy Workshop, 6 p.m., Feb. 12, at LARC, 314 Main St., Torrington. Find ways to advocate for a loved one with intellectual and developmental disabilities. RSVP at www.thearcct.org/events

BEER LECTURE: “World Of Beer Styles” lecture and book presentation with Emily Sauter, Advanced Cicerone & Brewtoonist, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 12, $20 per person, includes beer tasting, 21 and older only, seating limited. Payment reserves a seat; Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield. 567-8302, thecommunitycenter.org

SAFE DRIVER COURSE: AARP Safe Drivers Course, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., $15 members, $20 non-members, pre-registration required, Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield. 567-8302, thecommunitycenter.org.

MEDICARE HELP: Casework on Your Corner 1-4 p.m., Feb. 12, free, Harwinton Library. Caseworkers from the office of 5th District Rep. Jahana Hayes will be on hand to help, inquire on your behalf to get answers, cut out red tape and resolve situations. This is a free, public, nonpartisan service open to all residents of Connecticut’s 5th District. No registration needed.

Thursday, Feb. 13

MINDFUL MEDITATION: Mindful Meditation, 3 p.m., Thursdays, Harwinton Library. New members welcome. DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS: Susan B. Anthony Project (SBAP) in Torrington will partner with Torrington High School’s (THS) Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball teams to raise awareness of teen dating violence with “Box Out Teen Dating Violence.” THS boys game, 7 p.m., Feb. 11; girls game, 7 p.m., Feb. 13, at the THS gym, 50 Major Besse Drive. Attendees

at both games are encouraged to wear orange to show their support.

GALLERY SHOW: Litchfield Public Schools’ annual art show, Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield. Middle, high school show, Feb. 13-27., public welcome.

STARTING THE GARDEN:“Starting the Garden Indoors,” led by Cathy Zbuska, Harwinton Garden Club meeting, 7 p.m., Feb. 13, $5 guests, Harwinton Senior Center. Bring a soup can and an old newspaper. Call 860-485-1108 fur further information.

AMADEUS TALK: Vincent P. de Luise, M.D., Cultural Ambassador for the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, presents Amadeus in Retrospect, a musically enhanced lecture, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 13, Gunn Memorial Library, Wykeham Road, Washington. Snow date Feb. 20. Register at gunnprograms@biblio.org or 860-8687586.

AUTHOR TALK: City Parzych, author of “Connecticut Made,” 6:30 p.m., Feb. 13, Torrington Library. Take a look at items made in Connecticut, and use her book to plan and take a road trip to visit new businesses, learn a bit about Connecticut history, and ultimately shop local. Free; registration required, call 860-489-6684 or go to www.torringtonlibrary.org STORY TIME: Preschool Storytime, ages 2-5, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 9-Feb. 27, Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield. Drop-in. No registration necessary. For information call 860-567-8030 or visit owlibrary.org

LEARNING LETTERS: Letters Are Characters Two, ages 4-8, a pre-reading program, 10:30 a.m., Jan. 8-Feb. 26. Intended to ensure that children acquire the prereading and reading skills they need. Registration strongly recommended. Drop-ins are welcome. Space is limited. Registration is required unless otherwise noted and can be done by calling 860567-8030 or visiting owlibrary.org and clicking on Events/Adult Events or Events/ Children & Teen Events.

BOOK GROUPS: Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St., Litchfield, offers book discussion groups monthly. Non-fiction group, 2 p.m., Feb. 13, “Hunger: A Memoir of my Body” by Roxane Gay; Fiction group, 3:30 p.m., “The Magus” by John Fowles. Free, public welcome, books available a month before the meeting. SQUADRON MEETING: The Northwest Hills Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary of the United States Air Force meets Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. at the Torrington Armory, South Main Street. For information, call Cmdr. Tim Ceritello at 860-620-3670 or email timceritello@gmail.com.

CHESS CLUB: The Litchfield County Chess Club meets Thursdays at the Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place, Torrington, from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. on Thursdays. The informal club has held several meetings. Membership is free — just show up and play. Adults, teens and older children with an adult are welcome. There are plenty of boards and pieces, or bring your own. For information, call Alan at 850-430-9317.

DUPLICATE BRIDGE: Duplicate Bridge at the Sullivan Senior Center, East Albert Street, Torrington, Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon. For information, call John Townsend at 860-567-0671. Leave a message, he will return your call. Bringing a partner is encouraged but not required. Games are now free of charge.

SAFE TOUCH PUPPET SHOW: Susan B. Anthony Project will present a Safe Touch Puppet Show at KidsPlay Children’s Museum, 61 Main St., Torrington, 10:30 a.m. Feb. 13. SBAP’s Community Educators, and Annie, their puppet friend, will take the KidsPlay stage to teach children about safe and unsafe touches, with specific vocabulary and a specialized approach to show kids how to make healthy choices and have healthy bodies. Participating children and adults will also be provided with take-home materials. Pre-registration for the puppet show is suggested in person, or via email to rsvp@kidsplaymuseum.org. The show is included in the cost of admission to the museum that morning.