In Town Focus
In Town Focus — March 2023
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Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Breakfast, Camera Club, and Civic Club
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Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Breakfast, Camera Club, and Civic Club
The New England Air Museum (NEAM) proudly announces its designation as an official site on the Connecticut Freedom Trail, a significant recognition that honors the state’s rich history of freedom, civil rights and social justice.
On Saturday, June 29, Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) will host the first Granby Racial Unity Festival at Granby Memorial High School. This will be an interracial arts and education festival that allows us to learn/appreciate our differences and celebrate/embrace our similarities. The concept of racial unity is meant to drive collaboration, friendship, equity, access and social justice.
The folks who put the parents in Granby Parents for a Safe Graduation (GPSG) have been busy! Planning for the party is in full swing, but the committee is still working to fund this celebration of the Class of 2024. You can help by supporting one of its upcoming fundraisers.
Granby Racial Reconciliation (GRR) is hosting a series of workshops with the first two on Saturday, April 20, and Sunday May 19. The Race, Religion, and Politics workshops will be guided conversations where participants can deepen their understanding of the dynamics of these social forces at work in our nation.
Have you been hankering for a night out of the hive with friends? Looking to show off your queen bee costume skills? Does trivia sweeten the honey pot? The 19th (not quite) Annual Gran-Bee flies into view on Friday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the GMHS Auditorium.
With the change from winter to spring comes a student favorite event at Granby Memorial High School—Empty Bowls. The GMHS National Honor Society’s annual Empty Bowls dinner will be held on Friday, April 26, 5 to 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Granby Memorial High School.
On Feb. 3, the Granby Memorial Middle School’s gym was packed with 160 dissectologists—people who love doing jigsaw puzzles. Each and every one of them left with a big smile and a cookie, courtesy of The Whisk.
The Research Library in the Preservation Barn is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. Research Fee $25 per hour.
The American Legion will hold its famous pancake breakfast on Saturday, April 13, from 6 a.m. until noon at the Legion Hall, 244 North Granby Road.