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On Wednesday, Sept. 15, Connecticut resident Jan Doyle will present Quilts and the Underground Railroad: Fact or Fiction? Doyle’s lecture includes stories of secret codes, hidden messages, and forbidden talk.
Please register for all events online at egpl.org, or by calling 860-653-3022 or visiting the library.
Saturday, May 15, 1 p.m. Students from the SRL Irish Dance Academy will entertain with a lively Irish dance performance. Let’s kick off spring by enjoying a beautiful performance together. T
The Gardeners of Simsbury will not hold its annual plant sale at Boy Scout Hall, but you can still purchase beautiful plants just before Mother’s Day!
If you drive by the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center almost anytime this summer, you’ll see why we say that the center is more than a stage. You may see one of the many private events in progress, such as musical rehearsals, athletic events, dance recitals, awards ceremonies and graduations.
In lieu of its usual spring performance at Covenant Presbyterian Church, the Simsbury Community Band will present a virtual concert on Sunday, April 11, at 3 p.m., featuring the music of John Williams.
The Suffield Players present the debut of a contemporary comedy, Perseus and Medi by Nicole Murray. The show will perform virtually on Facebook Live, April 9 and 10 at 7 p.m., accessible on The Suffield Players Facebook page, facebook.com/TheSuffieldPlayers
The East Granby Library will host a virtual talk with Martha Hall Kelly on Tuesday, April 27, at 7 p.m. Sunflower Sisters, Kelly’s latest novel in the series that includes Lilac Girls and Lost Roses, continues the story of her ancestors. Georgeanna Woolsey, a nurse who joins the war effort for the Union during the War Between the States, crosses paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl sold off and conscripted into the army, and with Ann-May Wilson, a southern plantation mistress.
Hop into history with the Easter Bunny at the New England Air Museum’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 2. Families and children are invited to join us from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for our Easter Egg Hunt.
Motorwoman Cotton-Tail will be roaming the Connecticut Trolley Museum grounds and posing for pictures distantly on March 27 and 28, and April 2 and 3, from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Each child will receive an Easter egg with a surprise inside when they complete a Scavenger Hunt, make a Bunny Ear Craft or visit the Fire Truck Museum.