The Kent Singers will present their Spring 2025 concert The Gift to Sing on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 3:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Church in Kent, CT. The concert will be conducted by James Knox Sutterfield.
This concert features the World Premiere of a newly commissioned setting from composer Jonathan Woody of the uplifting poem The Gift to Sing by James Weldon Johnson.
The program also includes Stephen Paulus’ setting of “The Road Home” by the American poet Michael Dennis Browne, which was performed in January at the funeral service for President Jimmy Carter.
Tickets are $20 at https://kentsingers.com/category/tickets/ or at the door.
The commission project is supported in part by an Alfred Nash Patterson Grant from http://www.choralarts-newengland.org/
St. Andrew’s Church
1 N. Main St.
Kent, CT 06757
860.927.3486
https://kentsingers.org/
Baby Time
Tuesdays at 10:30am
Perfect for 0-12 months, but fun for everyone!
Meet us in the Children’s Room for Baby Time! This calm, cozy program is designed for pre-walkers who aren’t quite ready for the high energy of Rhyme Time. We will focus on nursery rhymes, lullabies, and bonding with your baby.
Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
Be a Nutmeg Reader: Take Home Book Club
Best for grades 2-3, but fun for all elementary readers and their families.
Each month read two Elementary Nominees for the 2025 Nutmeg Book Award. By April you will have read all the nominees and will be ready to vote for your favorite! We know families are busy and schedules are packed so this is a Take Home Book Club. Beginning on the first of each month check out copies of the two featured books and receive a Book Club Kit with Discussion Questions, Further Reading Suggestions, and an activity!
March’s books :
Wombats! Go Camping by Maddie Frost
Albert and Pickles are best friends on a camping adventure! Albert can’t wait for a rustic experience, while Pickles is imagining a luxury resort. When a baby koala stumbles onto their campsite in need of its mama, the two friends must put aside their differences.
Yoshi’s Big Swim: One Turtle’s Epic Journey Home by Mary Wagley Copp, art by Kaja Kajfez
Yoshi, an injured loggerhead sea turtle, was rescued by fishermen who brought her to an aquarium for care. As she grew, she captured the hearts of all she came in contact with. Twenty years later, Yoshi was ready to return to her true home.
Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
OWL Virtual: Masterpiece Mayhem
For families!
Join us for our third year of OWL Virtual: Masterpiece Mayhem! March may go out like a lamb here in New England but it comes in like a lion! We know the end of winter can still be a tricky time to get to a Library program–the uncertain weather, and those last lingering winter germs…we get it! That’s why every Tuesday in March Ms. Tricia will upload a video where she shares a picture book biography of an artist and then creates an art project in their signature style. Each video will be available for one month after it is posted.
Come to OWL each week in March to check out your copy of the book and to grab any craft materials you might need.
Week 1 (posted on 3/4): Fearless World Traveler by Laurie Lawlor, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander
Week 2 (posted on 3/11): Just Being Dali by Amy Guglielmo, illustrated by Brett Helquist
Week 3 (posted on 3/18): Paper Son by Julie Leung, illustrated by Chris Sasaki
Week 4 (posted on 3/25): Little Frida by Anthony Browne
If you post any pictures or videos of your family creating-along with Ms.Tricia, be sure to tag OWL!
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
Every scribble can be a masterpiece! Join us at the library for a special Scribble Story Time on National Scribble Day, March 27th at 10:30am as we learn about making masterpieces from mistakes and having a great time with any kind of art. Children of all ages encouraged, with snacks and crafts provided by the library.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Scribble Story Time
Celebrate the man who made apple (and pear) trees bloom across the U.S. at our special Johnny Appleseed Story Time on March 11th at 10:30am! We will share fun stories about Johnny Appleseed before creating apple-inspired art and eating apple treats! Children of all ages encouraged, with snacks and crafts provided by the library.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Johnny Appleseed Story Time
Celebrate the downfall of Sauron, the fall of Barad-dûr, and the magical realm of Middle Earth on Tolkien Reading Day! We will channel our inner hobbits with some “second breakfast” selections at afternoon tea, including the famous “lembas” bread, as we re-create Middle Earth or imagine new worlds with our map-making workshop. Bring a favorite “Hobbit” or Lord of the Rings passage, dress as your favorite character — however you want to celebrate this literary legend.
This program is free and open to all ages and levels of Middle-Earth fans.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Tolkien Day Celebration: “Second Breakfast”, Map-Making, and LOTR Readings
Learn the basics of sourdough bread baking in this Beginner Sourdough workshop! Participants will get a chance to practice some of the foundational skills of sourdough baking and learn the science behind this bread form as we work through prepping a classic country sourdough loaf.
Techniques covered in this workshop include feeding a starter and building a levain, autolysing, the “slap and fold”, shaping, and scoring. Starters and ingredients will be provided. Participants should bring two bowls and two clean tea towels they feel comfortable getting dough on.
This workshop is limited to 10 participants, so please register through our event page or by calling the library.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Beginner Sourdough Workshop
On Saturday March 8th from 10:30 to 12:30 pm Canaan Kids Artspace and the David M. Hunt Library will host a “Make Art Like Eric Carle” workshop at the library. Kids of all ages are invited to explore Carle‘s books and art process and create their own tissue paper collage animals. An exhibition of Eric Carle-inspired artwork will take place in April at the library, and workshop participants will have the opportunity to show their work alongside local professional artists in the show.
This event is free and open to the public.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
“Make Art Like Eric Carle” Workshop
Every scribble can be a masterpiece! Create silly characters, magical beasts, or imaginative landscapes at our Drop-In Scribble Art Workshop on March 27th any time from 1:30pm – 3:30pm during Lee H. Kellogg School conferences. Supplies and ideas will be out for silly creativity for any age kid or adult.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Scribble Art Drop-In Workshop
