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Holiday Shopping Event

Find unique holiday gifts at the Museum Shop! Enjoy special deals and discounts leading up to Christmas. Local goods, custom Waterbury merchandise, creative gifts for kids, and more! Members save 10% in our gift shop.

Kids Adventure Passes are available and a perfect gift for the kid who does not need more stuff. Kids Adventure Passes enable pass holder entrance into most of the Museum’s art workshops and kid programs for free and 50% discount on School’s Out and Home Away From Home School activities.

CT Art Trail passports are available here and currently are BOGO.

Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
http://www.mattmuseum.org

Winter Solstice

Saturday Dec. 21, please join us to celebrate the afternoon of winter solstice with spirits and the artist Lori Barker and her spirited exhibit Spirits of Nature Cookies , Dumplings , Gluehwein and Bubbly will be offered on this shortest day of the year at the Wish House & Souterrain Gallery ; )
This of course is ideal for last minute spirited Holiday gifts

The Souterrain Gallery & The Wish House
413 Sharon Goshen Tnpk
West Cornwall CT 06796
http://www.wishhouse.com

Holiday Jazz Evening

Join Us for a Special Holiday Jazz Evening!
When: This Thursday Sasso’s Coal Fired Pizza
Featuring: The incredible Jerrod Cattey with surprise special guests

Get into the holiday spirit with an unforgettable evening of jazz.

Don’t forget to pick up your Sasso’s Coal Fired Pizza and @the_franklin_lounge Gift Certificates for the Holidays!

Sasso’s Coal Fired Pizza
52 Main St Torrington CT

Tom Morrison Book Talk

On Thursday, January 30th at 5:30 pm the David M. Hunt Library will host local author Tom Morrison in conversation with Cynthia Hochswender about his latest book, “Who Put the Bots in the Tort$?”.

Having spent 45 years trying cases around the country, Morrison’s books blend his legal expertise with humor and satire. His book “Send in the Tort Lawyer$” was a semifinalist for the Mark Twain Award for humor and satire. With decades of legal experience, Morrison makes intricate legal concepts accessible to readers.

Books will be available for purchase and light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.

David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031

Book Talk with Author Tom Morrison

Noon Year’s Eve for Kids

The Falls Village Recreation Commission and the library are partnering for a kid friendly “noon year’s eve” party! We’ll celebrate between 11 am and 12:30 pm with crafts, snacks, and a dance party. Don’t miss the balloon drop at noon!

This event is free and open to the public.

David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031

Countdown to Noon Year’s Eve

Live, Learn, and Lunch

Live, Learn, and Lunch: How CT Thumbed its Nose at Prohibition with Amazing Tales, Mike Allen

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Free. Donations Welcome
* Pre-registration required for lunch count.

When the U.S. decided that alcohol was no longer benefiting society, every state – except two – voted to amend to the Constitution to outlaw the manufacturing and sale of liquor. Connecticut did not support
the change and many persons in CT found creative means around the law. Long Island Sound afforded numerous opportunities for rum runners and bootleggers to smuggle alcohol into Connecticut and it was
consumed throughout the entire state, in hundreds of speakeasies, with very few federal officers assigned to enforce the ban. Hear the whole story at this presentation.

Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-8302
https://thecommunitycenter.org/event.php?id=19304

Movie Trivia Night

Join hosts David Ruchman and Jeremy Boviard for a fun night of Movie Trivia. Free to play. Teams can be solo or up to 4 people. Prizes will be awarded. Trivia occurs on the last Tuesday of every month unless otherwise noted.

Friday, December 20th 2024. 7-9PM

The Moviehouse
48 Main Street
Millerton, NY 12546
https://www.themoviehouse.net/

Telling Stories

Telling Stories: A Conversation about Writing and Painting

Writer Dani Shapiro and painter Laura Karetzky will discuss the creative process, approaches to storytelling, and the themes that drive their work. ArtWrite’s Maggie Levine will moderate the conversation.

Spring Hill Vineyards
292 Beebrook Road, New Preston
5:30 PM

Admission to the event is free but reservations are encouraged.
RSVP by 1/17 to: [email protected]

https://www.springhillvineyards.com/events

NYE at the The Grand Oak Villa

Celebrate 2025 with a Great Venue, delicious food and even better people!!
Photo PROPS, Flat Screen TVS, Up lighting, High Energy Dancing and More!

ENTERTAINMENT BY AMOR DECOR

RESERVATIONS ARE OPEN!

Tuesday December 31, 2024 – 6:30 pm – 1:00 am.

MENU
Hot & Cold Hors d ‘Oeuvre PASSED AND STATIONARY

SEAFOOD DISPLAY

ANTIPASTO TABLE

Plated Dinner with Surf and Turf
Midnight Prosecco Toast/Open Bar / Coffee
Dessert Stations

$180 per person / $175 Cash Discount

Group Rate table of Ten / $1,700

Group rate table of eight /$1,380

Groups of 7 or less may be seated with other parties

MENU AND INFO

Reservations required all sales final within 5 days

 

New Year’s Eve 2025

Pulse at The Woodbury Brewing Company

Pulse is back for a holiday celebration on Friday, December, 20th at 8:00PM.

Please Note: Bar Seating, and any available tables are all first-come first-served; General Admission is $10 after 7:00pm.

For this event, you can purchase reserved front table seating for 4, 6, or 8 people. Reserved table seating will allow you and your party entry into the event with reserved front stage seats at your own table.

Please note: Your table reservation begins at 7:00pm. If you would like an earlier reservation, please contact WBC 48 hours prior to the event via email at [email protected].

https://www.facebook.com/events/4033354866922950/

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