National Small Business Week award nominations

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Connecticut District Office has officially launched the call for nominations for the 2024 National and District Small Business Week Awards, including the Small Business Person of the Year Award.

Friends Annual Puzzle Sale

Saturday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries will have several tables of puzzles for sale! Prepare for the upcoming winter weather, get gifts for the holidays or just replenish your supply.

Out of Town — November 2023

Christmas Craft Fair, Silent Book Club: Happy hour for introverts, FV Chorale sings with symphony orchestra, Harvest Crafts Fair, and Musical Club Events

In Town Focus — November 2023

Women’s Breakfast, Men’s Breakfast, Camera Club, Civic Club, Support 4-H Robotics, Coffee House, Puzzle and Game Sale, Wilhelm Concert, and SBHS News

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.

Jack O’ Lanterns at Old New-Gate

This October, the mine at Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine in East Granby will be illuminated by over 300 professionally carved Jack O’ Lanterns. 

Live Classical Chamber Music

On Thursday, Oct. 12, starting at 10 a.m., the Musical Club of Hartford presents a program of live classical music.
On Thursday, Oct. 19, starting at 10 a.m., the Musical Club of Hartford’s Jolidon Concert Series presents acclaimed pianist Henry Kramer in recital, performing Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664; The Mendelssohn (both Fanny and Felix) Songs Without Words, and Ravel’s Tombeau de Couperin.

VNA merger underway

The Farmington Valley Visiting Nurse Association will be merging with the Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Litchfield County.