In Town Focus
Camera Club
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The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, May 7, 7 p.m., at the Senior Center. The program will be a workshop on macro photography.
In Town Focus
SBHS Flea Market
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Salmon Brook Historical Society Spring Flea Market will be held Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Society is located at 208 Salmon Brook Street (Route 10/202). Parking and admission are both free.
In Town Focus
Women’s Breakfast
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On Wednesday, May 2, the Granby Women’s Breakfast at the Senior Center will host Michelle Niedermeyer, co-owner of Lost Acres Vineyard, as she presents Vine to Wine, a Virtual Trip to Lost Acres Vineyard. Breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 9 a.m. Call Corinne Dickerson at 860-653-9891 to make a reservation.
In Town Focus
MS Support
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The Granby Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at the Senior Center at 1 p.m., on the second and fourth Monday of each month. For more information, please contact Meaghan at 860-428-2463.
Out of Town
Suffield Players present Sylvia
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If you enjoy zany comedy as well as a good love story with a twist, get ready for The Suffield Players’ spring production of Sylvia by A.R. Gurney. Sylvia performs at 8 p.m. on May 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 18 and 19, and on May 13 at 2 p.m., at Mapleton Hall, 1305 Mapleton Avenue in Suffield.
In Town Focus
Mary’s Kitty Korner
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Hanging Basket Benefit
The annual hanging basket sale to benefit Mary’s Kitty Korner will be held, rain or shine, Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 281 Salmon Brook Street. Ten-inch hanging baskets, 10-inch patio pots, Boston ferns and 12-inch cherry tomato hanging baskets are $20 each or two for $30; 12-inch hanging baskets are $30 each or two for $50; patio tomato plants are $12.50 each.
Out of Town
NEAM Events
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The Amazing History of Pratt & Whitney
Over the years, Pratt & Whitney has patented hundreds of innovations, from heat-resistant coatings to aerodynamic blades—technologies that make air travel more cost effective, comfortable and dependable. Today Pratt & Whitney engines provide power for everything from land-based power stations, business jets and helicopters to large commercial aircraft, fifth generation fighters, and manned and unmanned space vehicles.
In Town Focus
Civic Club Welcomes Sandra Flagg
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The Granby Civic Club will meet on Thursday, May 17 at 1 p.m. in the Senior Center. Learn about the mission and work of the Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen that provides community meals at the South Church on Wednesday evenings.
Events
47th annual road race is May 5
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The 2018 Granby Road Race, presented by Murphy, Laudati, Kiel and Rattigan, LLC Attorneys at Law, celebrates its 47th year on Saturday, May 5, at 8:30 a.m. at Granby Memorial Middle School. Eight years ago, the Granby Road Race merged with the Farmington Valley YMCA as the organization’s premier fundraising event in memory of David Schupp, Jr.
The Granby Road Race offers both 5K and 10K races that are run on a combination of road and trails.
Recycling event planned in Simsbury
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The Simsbury Grange and Green Monster e-Cycling will co-host a recycling event on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Andy’s Market, 836 Hopmeadow Street (Route 10) in Simsbury. Do you need to responsibly dispose of old computers, televisions and other items?