Camera Club Date Change
The Granby Camera Club is joining the Granby Land Trust and Granby Library in presenting The Art of Nature Photography with Todd DeWald – Tips for Getting the Best Wildlife Shots.
This special program will be on Thursday, April 10, 6:30 – 8 p.m. at the Granby Senior Center. Learn to become a better wildlife photographer. DeWald will give tips on how to find wildlife, how to approach wildlife, how to set up on location and how to set yourself up for success. He will discuss camera settings, composition, lighting and other tips to help improve your wildlife and nature photography. There will be time at the end of the presentation for questions.
Women’s Breakfast
The Granby Women’s Breakfast Group will host students from Granby Memorial High School on Wednesday, April 2, with a combined program consisting of the culinary students and drama students. Breakfast will start at 8:30 a.m. followed by the 9 a.m. program. Cost is $5. Please register online or call the senior center to make your reservation.
Lynn Hollyfield Concert
Experience the magic of a live performance on Saturday, April 5. The Salmon Brook Music Series presents Lynn Hollyfield at 7:30 p.m. in the Granby Congregational Church/South Campus Fellowship Hall. Visit the Salmon Brook Music Series website (onthestage.tickets/salmon-brook-music-series) for more information and to purchase tickets.
Granby Community Scholarship
The Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) has awarded over $650,000 in scholarships to nearly 400 college bound Granby Memorial High School seniors since 1958.
Applicants must be GMHS seniors accepted at an institution of higher learning approved by the selection committee. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, academic excellence, community service and demonstrated leadership. Applications are available online through Naviance, at the College and Career Center or through your guidance counselor. Completed applications should be submitted to Mrs. Caruso in the GMHS counseling office by May 1.
CSAG welcomes tax-deductible contributions in order to award these scholarships. Checks payable to CSAG may be mailed to Gary Ebersole, 30 Firetown Road, West Granby, CT 06090.
Civic Club
The Granby Civic Club will meet at the Salmon Brook Historical Society on Thursday, April 17 at 1 p.m. Club members will view many of the paintings of Aaron Draper Shattuck, one of Granby’s most colorful and creative citizens. Shattuck (1832-1928) was an esteemed artist at the National Academy of Design of New York, and moved to West Granby in 1879. Curator Martha Miller will facilitate the showing of the paintings.
Guests and visitors are always welcome. Refreshments will be served. Please contact Ginny Wutka for additional information, ginny@lostacres.com or 860-539-2556.
SBHS News
The Salmon Brook Historical Society is located at 208 Salmon Brook Street.
The Research Library, located in the Preservation Barn, is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon or by appointment by calling 860-653-9713. The research fee is $25 per hour.
The Farmington Valley CT Heritage Network Bus Tour series will begin on Saturday, April 26, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. See the Out of Town page of this issue for more details.
Museum Store merchandise includes many Granby items. The store, located in the Enders House, is open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Tuesday purchases can be made at the Preservation Barn during research library hours. Items for sale can also be viewed at salmonbrookhistoricalsociety.com
The Spring Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the society’s grounds. Please contact Dave Laun at 860-653-3965 for vendor information. Flea Market donations to the society can be dropped off any Tuesday or Thursday between 9 a.m. and noon through May 13.
Summer House Tours will start on Sunday, June 1, and continue Sundays through Sept. 28, 2 to 4 p.m. Closed on holidays weekends: June 15, July 6 and Aug. 31. Tours include the Weed Enders House c.1790, Abijah Rowe House c.1732, Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn 1914 and Cooley School c. 1870. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children and seniors, family maximum $12. Members are always free.
Men’s Breakfast
On Friday, April 11, the Granby Men’s Breakfast Group will be serving hot breakfast prepared by our own trained volunteers. The speaker will be Amber Wyzik, Granby’s director of library services, who will give an update on library facilities and services. Breakfast starts at 8:30 a.m. with the program at 9 a.m. The cost remains at $5. Please register in advance by calling the senior center.
Planning ahead, May’s speaker will be Rick Kirschbaum, man of many traveling interests.
The Drummer welcomes announcements of upcoming events sponsored by Granby organizations. Announcements may not exceed 120 words. Submit to editor@granbydrummer.org