In Town Focus — October 2023

Senior Fall Social, Men’s Breakfast, Trunk or Treat, Civic Club, Women’s Breakfast, SBHS News, 4-H Sign-up, Camera Club, and UNICO Comedy Night

Community Serve Day planned at Stony Hill Village

On Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, the Stony Hill Village Board of Directors will host a Community Serve Day at the village, to help spruce up the grounds of this 50+ year old affordable housing community and assist residents on various tasks as needed.

Book Festival

The Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association (CAPA) will hold its second-annual book festival on Saturday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West Hartford Conference Center.

McLean seeks Meals on Wheels drivers

McLean’s Meals on Wheels program is seeking additional volunteer drivers for weekday routes in Avon, Granby, East Granby, Canton, and Simsbury. Since its inception in 1978, McLean’s Meals on Wheels program has provided daily support for residents who have difficulty preparing meals due to disability, illness, or a recent surgery.

The pumpkins are here!

The Granby Congregational Church’s Pumpkin Patch is back and open for business starting on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the south campus on 242 Salmon Brook Street.

Simsbury River Run: A Race for a Good Cause

The Simsbury-Granby Rotary Club invites you to join the Simsbury River Run on Saturday, September 23, 2023. The River Run is the oldest road race in Simsbury and offers a variety of distances for runners of all ages and abilities.

Beaver Pond Wildlife Series

and the Simsbury Public Library in welcoming local filmmaker, Ray Asselin, as he presents the latest episode in his five-part Beaver Pond Wildlife series documenting a full year’s time at New England beaver ponds.

Arsenic and Old Lace takes the stage at The Suffield Players

The Suffield Players is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of the timeless comedy Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring. Directed by the talented Becca Coolong, this uproarious play promises to entertain audiences with its witty humor and eccentric characters.

GMHS civics students host BOE Candidate Forum

In honor of National Voter Registration Day, candidates who are running for the Granby Board of Education on Nov. 7, have been invited to attend a Candidate Forum sponsored by the GMHS Civics Department and the Registrars of Voters Office, in the Granby High School Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.