Stop & Shop customers give to Waste Not Want Not

Rosia Kennedy, Stop & Shop program organizer, teamed up with the store manager of Granby’s Stop & Shop, Kim Lauria, and Lori Madely to raise funds for the Waste Not Want Not Soup Kitchen.

Connecticut Trolley Museum

Winterfest 2022 and the “Tunnel of Lights” will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights through Dec. 23.

Holiday Basket Raffle

The Friends of the Southwick Public Library are happy to announce the return of the holiday basket raffle.

Holiday Tours at Ellsworth Homestead

The Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution offers its annual Christmas Open House with tours at the historic Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, 778 Palisado Avenue in Windsor, on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Musical Exploration: Bach’s Ciaccona

Professor Raymond Erickson, internationally recognized Bach scholar and faculty member at CUNY Graduate Center, will present a program about the famous Ciaccona from Bach’s D minor sonata for solo violin.

Wreaths across America Day, Dec. 17

On Dec. 17, National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission to “Remember, Honor, and Teach” will be carried out by the Abigail Phelps Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a service to the Simsbury Cemeteries and to all residents of Simsbury and surrounding towns.

Valley Pre-School’s Spooktacular

On Oct. 27, Valley Pre-School families enjoyed its annual Spooktacular event. Spooktacular is an outdoor event showcasing dozens of jack o’lanterns the children carved in class, along with those brought in by families.

Old St. Andrew’s Christmas Bazaar

Come to the annual Christmas Bazaar at Old St. Andrew’s Church, Tariffville Rd, Bloomfield, Saturday, Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.