Each year, on September 16th, the Museum celebrates the birthday of Orton Camp with a special lecture, which will take place at 2 PM in the History Gallery this year.
FREE ADMISSION DAY IN honor of Orton P. Camp Jr.
Travel back in time on a tour at 2 PM through the Mattatuck’s History Gallery! Learn about the first peoples of the area, where the Mattatuck got its name, and how Waterbury grew to be an industrial power house for brass and buttons! Get hands on with objects from the collection to bring the Brass City’s history to life.
FREE
Sponsored by the Mattatuck Museum Board of Directors in memory of Orton P. Camp Jr.
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT
Free parking in lots on Park Place
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/orton-p-camp-lecture/
Tickets are $30 each
Time: 4:00pm
Mozart’s Serenade No. 10 in B-flat Major stands as one of the most remarkable works in the wind ensemble repertoire and is noted for its expansive scale. Spanning seven movements, this work departs from the serenade’s lighter, more functional tradition as background music and instead presents a work of considerable depth and variety. This is a profound example of Mozart’s lyrical genius and expressive power.
Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Rd, Litchfield, CT
https://www.waterburysymphony.org/
Family Scrapbook Day: Intermediate Art Workshop
September 13 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Gather your photos, concert tickets, and other memorabilia to make scrapbook pages at The MATT! A workshop will be led to help participants create beautiful and cohesive layouts. Paper, decorations, and cutting tools will be provided. For ages 10-18 and parents.
Non-Members – $10
Members- $10
Adventure Passholders-$0
WPS Students – $0
Support provided by the American Savings Foundation, the Elisha Leavenworth Foundation;, the David, Helen and Marian Woodward Fund and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Mattatuck Museum
144 West Main Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
https://www.mattmuseum.org/calendar/intermediate-art-workshop-scrapbooking/
The Boscobel Chamber Music Festival returns this September, now in its fourth season! Presented in partnership with the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach and led by celebrated violinist and Artistic Director Arnaud Sussmann, one of our most highly anticipated events of the season brings world-class chamber music to our stunning Hudson River setting.
Join us for five extraordinary public programs featuring beloved returning favorites, musicians making their festival debut, and rising stars. From iconic masterpieces to intimate performances, a debut matinee concert, lecture, and beyond, expect a truly unforgettable experience.
This year’s artist roster—one of the largest in the Festival’s history—features a blend of returning favorites and notable newcomers. Alongside Sussmann, returning artists include pianist Michael Stephen Brown, cellist Nicholas Canellakis, clarinetist Jose Franch-Ballester, and violinists Amy Schwartz-Moretti and Benjamin Beilman. Making their Festival debuts are violinist Karen Gomyo, cellist Estelle Choi, violists Beth Guterman and Teng Li, and pianist Orion Weiss. Joining them in select performances will be the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach’s’ 2025 Rising Artists: Angela Chan and Matthew Hakkarainen (violin), Brian Isaacs (viola), and Sara Scanlon (cello)—emerging talents poised to shape the future of chamber music.
Boscobel House and Gardens
1601 Route 9D, Garrison, NY
Boscobel Chamber Music Festival 2025
Fusing magic with allegory, acclaimed magician Belinda Sinclair performs her theatrical magic with captivating sleight of Hand, featuring stories about magic in the hands of women. The experience is an interactive, entertaining, historical journey into the life and art of magic and its female masters.
The 90 minute experience exposes how they convinced the world that magic is real and that miracles are plausible.
Saturday Evening from 7:30-9:30 Doors open @ 7:15. pm
Purchase Tickets on Website.. 55.00 per person
or call 917 860-1640
Reservations Required.
Limited Seating
For adults 12 and up.
THE HUGES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
35 Lower River Road
West Cornwall, Connecticut 06796
http://conjurecamp.com
Evening Glow Series: Michael Ford Pianist, Composer
All are welcome to join us for relaxing and reflective music to close the day.
Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.
Starting at age 4, the piano has been Michael Ford’s voice throughout his life. He was trained classically and has been a student of all genres to this day. Michael is also a composer with many of the “greats” from all musical backgrounds, including Yo -Yo Ma, B. B. King, Alison Krauss and David Darling. When performing at the piano, his touch is both expressive, nuanced and inspiring.
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
* Donations Welcome
Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-8302
www.thecommunitycenter.org
https://thecommunitycenter.org/event.php?id=21123
Join us for a free and fun-filled evening at the Litchfield Community Center! Bring the whole family for a delicious dinner featuring Bill’s Mobile Pizza. After dinner, stick around and enjoy a variety of family-friendly games and activities.
This event is open to all and a great way to connect with neighbors, enjoy great food, and have some fun together.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
FREE
* Pre-registration encouraged
Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-8302
www.thecommunitycenter.org
https://thecommunitycenter.org/event.php?id=21114
Live Learn and Lunch Series: The Story of Ruby Bridges
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
The Story of Ruby Bridges: Presented by Effie from Our Culture is Beautiful (OIC)
Join us for a powerful storytelling experience honoring Ruby Bridges, a courageous six-year-old who made history in 1960 by becoming the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in the South. Through engaging storytelling, we’ll reflect on her bravery, the strength of her family, & the impact her story continues to have on future generations.
Let’s come together to honor history, uplift our youth, & celebrate the beauty of our culture as we head into the new school year.
FREE / Donations Welcome
* PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-8302
www.thecommunitycenter.org
https://thecommunitycenter.org/event.php?id=21138
Hollister House Garden Study Weekend brings together some of the most important voices at work today in the fields of horticulture and garden design for a weekend of learning, inspiration, and networking.
This year we are honored to welcome another extraordinary panel of speakers.
Richard Hayden – The Evolving High Line: Elevating the Nature of Garden Design
Bill Cullina – What do You Mean I’m Not a Perennial? Native Shrubs and Trees for Perennial Companionship
Joann Vieira – Enchanting Edens: revising and Reimagining Twelve Historic Gardens of Timeless Beauty
George Schoellkopf – The Story of Hollister House Garden: A classic English garden on a Connecticut hillside
Moderated by Todd Forrest
Schedule of Events
-8:00 AM – Registration and light continental breakfast
-9:00 AM – Morning session opens
-12:00 PM – Lunch and shopping at Hickory Stick Bookshop
-1:00 PM – Afternoon session opens
-3:30 PM Symposium concludes
-4:00 PM – Cocktails, music and a very special Silent Auction
at Hollister House Garden, Washington, CT
Reservations
Patron: $1000
Member: $300
Non-Member: $350
8:00 am – 3:30 pm
The Heritage Hotel and Conference Center
Southbury, CT
4:00 – 7:00 pm
Hollister House Garden
Washington, CT
Garden Study Weekend
Bloom Where Planted: Soup Wreath
Fall is the time to preserve your herbs and get ready for cooler weather. What better way to do that then by creating fun wreaths of herbs perfect for flavoring a broth or soup. Learn how to create your own soup wreath to take home and cook with.
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Cost: $20.00
* Pre-registration and pre-payment required
Litchfield Community Center
421 Bantam Road
Litchfield, CT 06759
860-567-8302
www.thecommunitycenter.org
https://thecommunitycenter.org/event.php?id=21126
