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03/17/2009 to 12/31/2011
"From East to West, Across Our Homelands" - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. Our Homelands stretch from coast to coast, across the continent of North America. We are many different peoples, all with a unique cultural identity. For thousands of years our ancestors have traded and shared ideas and materials with one another, traveling over the ancient paths and trade routes that connect us. Our Grandmothers and Grandfathers have taught us the traditional ways of weaving grasses and fibers, of molding clay, of carving wood and stitching quills and beads into useful items as well as beautiful and symbolic works of art.

When visitors from Spain, France, Holland and Great Britain first arrived on our shores four centuries ago we welcomed the commodities these new trading partners could provide. Glass beads, calico fabrics, wool and metals were incorporated into our traditional lifeways. Though many changes have occurred since our earliest encounters with European peoples, our communities and cultural traditions have endured. We continue to educate our sons and daughters in the skills of our ancestors as we pass on our unique techniques and designs, and their social and spiritual meanings, to younger generations.

This exhibit celebrates the enduring artistry and individuality of Native American communities throughout North America.

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08/06/2009 to 08/06/9999
First Thursday - Jerrod Cattey Jazz Trio - Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702. Phone: 203-753-0381 ext 10. Fax: 203-756-6283.

Thursday, August 6, 2009, 5:30-7:30 pm

Join James Furman Award-winning jazz percussionist Jerrod Cattey (left) and his trio as they perform cool light jazz, including Jerrod's original compositions. You won't want to miss this exceptional young performer who entertains regularly in clubs throughout Connecticut.

Admission: $7 for museum members, $15 for non-members. Join the museum on First Thursday and get in for free!

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12/01/2009 to 03/15/2010
Litchfield Hills Winter Wine Trail - Do you only drink wine in the summer? Then why should you only wine taste in the summer? Come see what the local vineyards have to offer in the winter, and we will heat up the trip. Visit the six participating wineries on the Litchfield Hills Winter Wine Trail between December 1st and March 15th and be entered into a Grand Prize Drawing. Pick up a FREE registration card at any of the following wineries: Connecticut Valley Winery - 1480 Litchfield Tpk. New Hartford, Jerram Winery - 535 Town Hill Rd.Rt 219 New Hartford, Haight-Brown Vineyard - 29 Chestnut Hill Rd. Litchfield, Hopkins Vineyard - 25 Hopkins Rd. New Preston, Miranda Vineyard - 42 Ives Rd. Goshen, and Sunset Meadow Vineyards - 599 Old Middle St. Goshen. Use this registration card as your guide through the trail. Have it signed at each winery. Upon visiting all six wineries, turn in your card for entry in the drawing to be held on March 23rd. Grand prize: Overnight stay at a Litchfield County Inn Second Place Prize: Family 4-pack lift pass for Ski Sundown Third Prize: Dinner at a Litchfield County Restaurant There is no cost to enter this program, though it is limited to the first 1000 participants. Registration cards available for pick up on or after November 22nd. The wineries encourage you to use the designated driver system. Please call for updated hours prior to visiting, as each winery's operational hours vary.

12/26/2009 to 03/17/2010
Bald Eagle Viewing - Phone: 800-368-8954. Shepaug Housatonic Hydroelectric Station, Exit 13 or 14 off I-84, Southbury, CT 06488. Phone: 1-800-368-8954. Controlled viewing of wintering eagles 9-1 pm. Wed., Sat. & Sun. There will be no admittance without reservations. For reservations, groups or individuals call 1-800-368-8954 Tues.-Fri. (except holidays) 9-3 p.m. (Viewing times begin Dec. 26 - Mar. 17)

02/08/2010 to 02/08/2010
Black Economic Survival in a time of Recession - 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702. Phone: (203) 753-0381. A panel of distinguished Connecticut experts discuss progress for Black citizens during the present economic downturn. Panelist include Dr. Fred McKinny, president of the Connecticut minority supplier council Inc: Ginne Rae-Gilmore, Director of the State Small Business Development Center and Avery Salldes, Business Development manager of the Waterbury Development Corporation. Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/10/2010 to 02/11/2010
81st Salisbury Invitational and U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Championship - Salisbury, CT 06068. 81st Salisbury Invitational and U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Championship, Satre Hill, Rte. 44, Salisbury, CT 06068. Salisbury Winter Sports Association will be hosting the Salisbury Invitational. Junior contest on Saturday, Feb.10 will feature 20 and 30 meter jumps, meaning leaps from 65 to 98 feet beginning at 9AM at Satre Hill. Main event is Sunday, Feb. 11th at 1PM--US Eastern National Championships 64 meter jump. White Hart Inn, Salisbury will host an ice carving competition all day Saturday. The annual Snowball Dance will be held at the White Hart on Saturday night--open to all. Satre Hill is on Indian Cve Rd., off Rte. 44, Salisbury. Admission to the Ski Jumping National Championships is $10 for adults, free for children under 12. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/12/2010 to 02/12/2010
Winter Lecture Series - 109 West River Rd, Pleasant Valley, CT 06063. Phone: 860 738-1152. The Barkhamsted Historical Society's Winter Lecture Series at 7:00P.M.,at the Barkhamsted Senior Center,with Mike Day's presentation "Barkhamsted Schools,From Their Beginning" with an emphasis on the story of Center School. The Center School is part of the Historical Society's collection and has been open for visitors on a regular basis this past year.Come learn about the early school when Barkhamsted had as many as 13 school districts. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.Questions call:Noreen Watson 860 738-1152 Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/13/2010 to 02/13/2010
Devotion by Dani Shapiro - 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot, CT 06794. Phone: 860-868-0525. Fax: 860-868-1356. Dani Shapiro will sign copies of DEVOTION @ 2:00pm Saturday, February 13th.

"Shapiro?s newest memoir, a mid-life exploration of spirituality begins with her son?s difficult questions?about God, mortality and the afterlife?and Shapiro?s realization that her answers are lacking, long-avoided in favor of everyday concerns. Determined to find a more satisfying set of answers, author Shapiro (Slow Motion) seeks out the help of a yogi, a Buddhist and a rabbi, and comes away with, if not the answers to life and what comes after, an insightful and penetrating memoir that readers will instantly identify with. Shapiro?s ambivalent relationship with her family, her Jewish heritage and her secularity are as universal as they are personal, and she exposes familiar but hard-to-discuss doubts to real effect: she?s neither showboating nor seeking pat answers, but using honest self-reflection to provoke herself and her readers into taking stock of their own spiritual inventory. Absorbing, intimate, direct and profound, Shapiro?s memoir is a satisfying journey that will touch fans and win her plenty of new ones." (Publishers Weekly)

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02/13/2010 to 02/13/2010
Winter Games - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. What type of games did early Native Americans play in the winter? There were contests of skill and personal challenge as well as games of chance. Teaching people how to cooperate, games and sporting events were for the young and young at heart!

Spend an afternoon of family fun with IAIS Educators learning about and playing traditional games such as snowsnake, shinney, and archery! End the day around a campfire in our replicated Algonkian village enjoying hot chocolate and roasting marshmallows.

Program runs from 1pm to 3pm. Fee: $10 Adults; $ 8 Kids. Please call for reservations.

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02/13/2010 to 02/13/2010
Romantic Winds - Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra 52nd Anniversary Concert Series - Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 2154, Bristol, CT 06011, CT 06010. Phone: 860-584-1055. On Sat at 7:30 p.m. at Chippens Hill School 551 Peacedale St. Bristol, CT - Marshall Brown, Music Director and Conductor Richard Strauss, Serenade for Winds Joachim Raff, Sinfonietta Richard Strauss, Symphony for Winds (The Happy Workshop) Hear fabulous pieces composed for orchestral winds by Romantic period composers. Performed by the virtuoso players of the Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra's wind section, the works by Strauss are the epitome of Romantic wind ensemble composition. Raff's composition is the first piece ever written with the title sinfonietta. For tickets call or visit the website. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/16/2010 to 02/16/2010
Kids' Craft Day - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. A full week of school vacation and nothing to do? Kids, bring your parents and enjoy 1 or 2 days of fun-filled Native American inspired-activities. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call for reservations. Fees include museum admission and all materials.

Tuesday, February 16th 12:30 pm Make your own talking stick and listen to traditional tales from the story bag $6 1:00 pm Listen to traditional tales from the story bag and then make your very own story bag from rabbit fur and beads. $7 Participate in both crafts and stories $12 All adults will be charged $5 (regular museum admission)

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02/18/2010 to 02/18/2010
Kids' Craft Day - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. A full week of school vacation and nothing to do? Kids, bring your parents and enjoy 1 or 2 days of fun-filled Native American inspired-activities. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please call for reservations. Fees include museum admission and all materials.

Thursday, February 18th 12:30 pm Make your own 5 inch dream catcher and then watch a traditional Northwest coast Native American video, How Beaver Stole Fire. $5 1:00 pmWatch a traditional Northwest coast Native American video, How Beaver Stole Fire and then design your own necklace using leather, beads, and an arrowhead. $6 Participate in both crafts and video $10 All adults will be charged $5 (regular museum admission)

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02/20/2010 to 02/21/2010
Winter Film Festival - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. Explore the issues of racial identity among Native and African Americans in Black Indians: An American Story. This documentary examines the coming together of these two groups in American history. Often ignored by mainstream America, these minority peoples have often shared a common past.

Film starts at 2pm. Run time: 60 minutes. Included in regular museum admission. $5 Adults; $ 4.50 Seniors; $3 Kids; IAIS Members Free

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02/27/2010 to 02/27/2010
48th Annual Chicken Barbecue--Harwinton Congregational Church - Rte.4 and North Road, Harwinton, CT 06791. Phone: 860-485-1836. On Saturday, February 28, 2009 the Annual Chicken Barbecue sponsored by the Harwinton Congregational Church will take place with seatings at 4:45PM, 6PM and 7PM. Take out between 4:45PM and 7:15PM. Adults $13. Under 12 years $8. Call to reserve your dinners. Proceeds from the barbecue support The Soup Kitchen in Torrington, Susan B. Anthony and countless deserving groups in the area.Call for further information.

02/27/2010 to 05/30/2010
Our Beautiful City - Vintage Postcards and Photographs of Waterbury - Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702. Phone: (203) 753-0381 . Seeing Waterbury at its zenith in this exhibition of vintage turn-of-the century postcards-a thriving business center with rich architecture and fascinating entertainments. Then take a more personal view through black and white photographs of Waterbury native and armature photographer Fredrick Stone (1879-1940) It's a glimpse into our beautiful city that you won't to miss. Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/27/2010 to 02/27/2010
Herbs for the Nervous System - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. Stress is an everyday common complaint that many are dealing with. Most Americans deal with stress and stressful situations on a daily basis. There are a plethora of herbs and holistic therapies that can help to support our Nervous Systems that in turn allow us to cope with stress, ultimately preventing many of the harmful effects stress can cause. Join local Herbalist and Flower Essence Practitioner Lupo Passero as she explains stress and its role within our health. She will share relaxing herbal remedies, essential oils and flower essences that will have you sayingAhh?

Program runs from 1pm to 3pm. CT Educators may earn .2 CEUs. Fee: $20 Adults; $ 15 IAIS Members. Please call for reservations.

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02/27/2010 to 02/27/2010
Peace, the Bible and Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center - 229 E. Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT, CT 06759. Phone: 860-567-3163. The program will reflect upon the Biblical roots of peace and nonviolence as exemplified in the life and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. and those who witness to nonviolence today. Songs of peace and nonviolence will add to the inspiration of the day. Program leaders: Victoria Christgau, founder and director of the Connecticut Center for Nonviolence; Arthur Miller, deacon, author, radio host, and director of the Office for Black Catholic Ministries for the Archdiocese of Hartford; and Richard Tarlaian, Kingian Scholar and Senior Trainer for the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island and the Connecticut Center for Nonviolence. Saturday, 9:30 am to 3 pm. Fee: $30 (includes lunch). Each participant may bring a friend for $15 payable with registration. Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/27/2010 to 02/27/2010
Creating a Simpler Life -- Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center - 229 E. Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT, CT 06759. Phone: 860-567-3163. Participants will explore the effects of simplicity on their daily living. They will learn to enrich their quality of life through a blend of organizational practice, spiritual exercises, meditation, and ritual. This will lead to getting their time and home in order with a spaciousness of spirit. Presenter: Susan Lovallo, professional organizer, CPA, and founder of Clutter Solutions. Saturday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Fee: $40 (includes lunch). Each participant may bring a friend for $20 payable with registration. Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

02/28/2010 to 02/28/2010
Artifact Identification Day - 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT 06793. Phone: 860-868-0518. Cleaning up those holiday decorations uncover some mystery items? Still trying to figure out where that basket from Grandma came from? Bring your Native American cultural items and stone artifacts to IAIS between 1pm and 4pm for identification by Dr. Lucianne Lavin, Director of Research and Collections.

Limit 12 artifacts per person please. Fee: Included in regular museum admission; $5 Adults; $4.50 Seniors; $3 Kids

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03/06/2010 to 03/06/2010
Ponder Anew: Praying Luke's Gospel in Lent -- Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center - 229 E. Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT, CT 06759. Phone: 860-567-3163. A prayerful conversation will elicit new reflections for Lenten journeys from stories in Luke's Gospel with the juxtaposition of the Fig Tree, the Prodigal, and the Passion. This is a quiet opportunity to find new doorways into the power of the Spirit's renewing gifts from scripture. Facilitator: Rev. William Carter, Head of Staff at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Avon; experienced Bible Study and Retreat Leader. Saturday, 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Fee: $40 (includes lunch). Each participant may bring a friend for $20 payable with registration. Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

03/07/2010 to 03/07/2010
Celebrate Avon - Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra - Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 2154, Bristol, CT, CT 06011-2154. Phone: 860-584-1055. On Sunday, 3 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church, 35 Harris Rd., Avon, CT. Marshall Brown, Music Director and Conductor for Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra CT's Musical Spice - Composer Larry Alan Smith and pianist Luiz Castro have international careers and are residents of Avon. Join the the orchestra and hear the superb sounds created by these famous individuals. The program includes Schubert's playfully rambunctious Symphony #3. This concert is the first in a series spotlight in communities served by the Nutmeg Symphony. Adults: $22.00 Student: $10. Call 860-584-1055 or go visit the website for tickets and more informationClick here to visit their Web site.

03/08/2010 to 03/10/2010
Quiet Days -- Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center - 229 E. Litchfield Rd., Litchfield, CT, CT 06759. Phone: 860-567-3163. During this time, guests may spend time in prayer, reflection and renewal. They may also walk Wisdom House's seven-circuit labyrinth, visit the art gallery, or reflect in the chapel. Spiritual direction will be available. Arrival before 5 pm; departure at 1 pm on the last day. Fee: $60 per day (or $80 private with bath). Meals included. Email. Click here to visit their Web site.

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