Your imagination’s the limit at our Invention Convention! Stop by the David M. Hunt Library on May 16th from 3:30 – 5:00 and use any of our available materials to create your own vehicle, toy, game, instrument, sport, robot — you name it! Inventions will be on display at the library for the rest of May.
May is National Inventors Month, celebrating the creativity and ingenuity of humans in all kinds of exciting ways. What can you invent today?
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Invention Convention
Looking for something to do with your unpaired socks? Join us for a Lost Sock Party at the David M. Hunt Library on May 9th at 3:30pm on Lost Sock Memorial Day! We will gather together to give new purpose to our unpaired socks with multiple craft stations set up with new ways to repurpose your mismatched, lonely socks. Snacks and laughs aplenty.
David M. Hunt Library
63 Main Street
Falls Village, CT 06031
Lost Sock Party — Repurposing Your Lonely Socks
Thursday, May 8, 2025
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Each piece has a name. Each name has a story. And every story matters.
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we welcome Middlebury artist, author, and poet Steven Parlato for the opening of his powerful collage series, They Are Not Disposable. This moving collection is more than visual art—each piece is a heartfelt tribute, a call to justice, and a story waiting to be witnessed.
From the choice of materials to the thoughtful order in which they are displayed, every element of this exhibit is intentional. Sixteen striking portraits form a united message: BLACK LIVES MATTER—a truth so vital, it bears repeating through image and word alike.
Steven Parlato’s work invites viewers to reflect on systemic racism, the lives lost to racial violence, and the urgent need for remembrance and action. A poet, novelist, and theater artist as well, Parlato brings a storyteller’s sensitivity to his visual work. With each collage, he honors the individual humanity of those represented, encouraging us to learn their names, feel their absence, and carry their stories forward.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the artist and experience the gallery as he intended—with layers of meaning, emotion, and resistance woven through every frame.
Light refreshments will be served.
Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center
229 E Litchfield Rd
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.wisdomhouse.org/program-calendar/gallery-reception-parlato
Birds on the Move: Half Day Program with Pizza Lunch!
Wednesday, May 7th at 1:30pm
Best for grades K-5 but all are welcome!
Presented by the Litchfield Hills Audubon Society
Registration Required.
After a brief introduction on Spring migration we will head outside to spot birds using the tools in OWL’s circulating birding backpack! Additional binoculars will be available for use during this family-friendly program.
Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.owlibrary.org/childrens-events.aspx
Teen Book Club & Pizza Lunch!
Saturday, May 10th at 1:00pm
Grades 6 and up.
Join us on the Second Saturday of each month for a pizza lunch and book discussion! In May we will be discussing Not Nothing by Gayle Forman. Copies of the book are available for check out at OWL, Plumb Hill Middle School and Lakeview High School.
Alex is twelve, and he did something very, very bad. A judge sentences him to spend his summer volunteering at a retirement home where he’s bossed around by an annoying and self-important do-gooder named Maya-Jade. He hasn’t seen his mom in a year, his aunt and uncle don’t want him, and Shady Glen’s geriatric residents seem like zombies to him.
Josey is 107 and ready for his life to be over. He has evaded death many times, having survived ghettos, dragnets, and a concentration camp—all thanks to the heroism of a woman named Olka and his own ability to sew. But now he spends his days in room 206 at Shady Glen, refusing to speak and waiting (and waiting and waiting) to die. Until Alex knocks on Josey’s door…and Josey begins to tell Alex his story.
As Alex comes back again and again to hear more, an unlikely bond grows between them. Soon a new possibility opens up for Alex: Can he rise to the occasion of his life, even if it means confronting the worst thing that he’s ever done?
Registration is required for pizza purposes.
Oliver Wolcott Library
160 South Street
Litchfield, CT 06759
https://www.owlibrary.org/teen-programs.aspx
Meet at Riverside Cemetery at 11 AM for a walking tour of Riverside Cemetery, led by local historian and Riverside expert, Martin Begnal.
Non-Member: $10 Member: $5
Sponsored by Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund
Riverside Cemetery
496 Riverside St, Waterbury, CT 06708
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/walking-tour-riverside-cemetary/
The Waterbury Cultural Pageant is a cultural pageant celebrating young people in the Greater Waterbury Community who want to represent their Hispanic cultures. See the 2025 winners crowned!
General: $20
12-4 PM
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main St
Waterbury
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/pageant/
Van Trip: Hillstead Museum and Noah Webster House
9:30 AM to 5 PM
Join the Mattatuck Museum to visit The Noah Webster House and Hillstead Museum. Enjoy a guided tour of both museums, learning about Connecticut’s dictionary namesake and the collection of Impressionist paintings owned by one family. Enjoy lunch (included) on this day trip to appreciate two wonderful institutions!
Member: $90
Non-Member: $100
Member Meet Up: $85
Non Member Meet up: $95
Sponsored by Linford & Mildred White Charitable Fund
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/van-trip-hillstead-museum-and-noah-webster-house/
Insights into the Mattatuck Collection
3-4 PM
Gain an inside look from the people who spend the most time in the Mattatuck Museum- our staff! Hear from Mattatuck Museum’s Art Fellow, Julie Francois, about her favorite works on display.
Non-Member: $10 Member: $5
Sponsored by Christine and Eugene Shugrue
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/insights-into-the-mattatuck-collection-2/
Join us on the only rooftop terrace in downtown Waterbury for a night full of dance, music, and fun, with Alisa of Alisa’s House of Salsa! With over 20 years of experience as a certified dance instructor, Alisa will lead a free lesson for all, followed by dancing the night away!
General: $15
Member: $10
6-9 PM
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main St
Waterbury, CT 06702
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/salsa-night-3/
