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The Faith Subcommittee of Granby Racial Reconciliation will offer Dialogues on Race on seven consecutive Tuesdays from Sept. 27 to Nov. 8, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom.
“A picture is worth a thousand words” is a powerful saying found in many languages. How people and situations are portrayed in images can influence the viewer’s beliefs about the subject matter.
Trash holiday: Monday, Sept. 5, is a holiday for Paine’s Inc. All trash/recycling pickups will be delayed by one day the week after the Labor Day holiday.
As separate organizations, the Granby and Simsbury Chambers of Commerce ran many wonderful events, but together they will be even more impactful.
Enjoy Motown Magic Under the Stars on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center.
The Friends of the Southwick Public Library, a 501(c)(3) organization, are sponsoring an Arts and Craft Fair on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Southwick Town Hall, 454 College Highway.
The Suffield Fire Department Auxiliary will host the return of its Annual Harvest Crafts Fair on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Center Firehouse, 73 Mountain Road (Rt. 168), Suffield.
If you want to learn to cook delicious food the way people did in colonial times, now’s your chance. Join accomplished open-hearth cooking expert Becky Hendricks for an immersive experience cooking in an authentic colonial-era kitchen at Windsor Historical Society’s historic Strong-Howard House.
The Farmington Valley Quilters Sew Beautiful show will display over 275 quilts including traditional, art and modern quilts.
Are you graduating from high school this year? Are you a resident of Granby or East Hartland? Are you considering the nursing or emergency medical profession?
Citizens for a Better Granby, publishers of the Granby Drummer will award a $1,500 college scholarship to a graduating high school senior. To qualify, a student must be a Granby resident and be pursuing a career in communications or journalism.
Sylvia Davis-Patricelli was a prodigious, interpretive fine arts painter whose life was dedicated not only to her family, but also to capturing an historic pictorial collection on canvas that spanned her entire creative life (1934-2004).
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Simsbury-Granby Rotary club High School Scholarship program. This year the club will award $18,000 in academic scholarships, including a single Ed Dodge Scholarship in the amount of $6,500 to one senior from either Simsbury or Granby high school.
Community Scholarship Association of Granby (CSAG) offers annual scholarships to graduating Granby Memorial High School seniors. Applicants must be Granby residents who are soon-to-be high school graduates accepted at an institution of higher learning approved by the selection committee.
Plastic bags/film: Plastic film, including bags, is the number one contaminant in the recycling stream. These items are recyclable but not in a single stream barrel.
On Saturday, March 21, a concert will be performed by the Tapestry Singers, under the direction of Paula Kern, to benefit Africa Education Partnership’s efforts to provide wells and refurbish schools in areas of Nigeria.
Ed Johnetta Miller, fiber artist, quilter, teacher, curator and lecturer will bring her vibrant quilts to the March 18 meeting of the Farmington Valley Quilters.
The New England Air Museum will hold its annual Women Take Flight event on Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in commemoration of Women’s History Month and in conjunction with Women of Aviation Worldwide Week.
Join the Simsbury Fish and Game Club. Enjoy trout fishing for the 2020 season in a local secluded reservoir that provides a beautiful natural setting.
Historic Sites of Connecticut’s Farmington Valley Bus Tour
Join us Friday, March 13, at the Granby Senior Center. March’s presenter will be Barkhamstead’s Phil Prelli, National Grange Executive Committee Chair.
The Granby Camera Club will meet on Monday, March 2, at the Granby Senior Center at 7 p.m. The program will be a travel program.
Mary’s Kitty Korner, Granby’s no-kill cat shelter, is looking for volunteers to help care for its kitties until they find their “fur-ever” homes.
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.
On Wednesday, March 4, the Granby Women’s Breakfast Club welcomes Connor Hogan, Director of McLean’s Game Refuge, to talk about Predator and Prey Relationships at the refuge.
The Granby Civic Club will meet on Thursday, March 19, at 1 p.m., at the Senior Center, to share thoughts and remembrances of a dear member, Lila Innes, who recently departed life on earth for heavenly places.
The Salmon Brook Music Series presents singer songwriter David Mallett on Saturday, March 14, at South Church, 242 Salmon Brook St. The cool breezes of Maine’s northlands have flowed through the songs of David Mallett for more than four decades.
A Cossitt History: Tuesday, March 3, 6:30–7:30 p.m., (snow date March 10) at Cossitt Branch. F. H. Cossitt Library is one of two library branches serving Granby.
Potluck and Author Talk with Dorie Greenspan: Monday, March 9, 6 p.m. Greenspan is the author of 13 cook books, including one with the late chef and PBS host Julia Childs.