The Morris Public Library offers Story and Music Time for participants ages 9 mo. - 5 y.o every Tuesday at 10 am.

Please call to ask if a spot is available: 860-567-7440.

Sing songs, read a story, do a craft!

Join us for Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 for new books, free play, and fun crafts!

Join us for the bimonthly membership meeting held on the first Wednesday of every other month beginning Feb. 5, 2025 at different member locations.

2025 schedule:

• Wed. Feb. 5, 2025 | Location: Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., co-hosted by The Kent Dispatch
• Wed. April 2, 2025 | Location: 109 Cheese Market, 6 Kent Green Blvd.
• Wed. June 4, 2025 | Location: Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St.
• Wed. Aug. 6, 2025| Location: Hudson Valley Preservation, 27 Maple St.
• Wed. Oct. 1, 2025 | Location: Wilson’s Café, 8 North Main St.
• Wed. Dec. 3, 2025 | Location: TBD

Join us for Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 for new books, free play, and fun crafts!

Out in the Corner and the David M. Hunt Library are partnering for a LGBTQIA+ game night on the first Thursday of the month, from 5:30-7 pm. Bring your own games, play those provided, or just hang out. Snacks are provided!

Thursday, October 2nd, at 6:30, 2nd Home is thrilled to have Chris D'Amato as a new addition to our Thursday Jazz/Blues nights.

Chris D'Amato, aka Smokin' Opey, (https://chrisdamatomusic.weebly.com) has been playing blues guitar professionally for the past 30 years. Whether Chris is

coaxing sounds of the Delta from his steel bodied National guitar, fingerpicking piedmont style rags or flatpicking colorful melodies on a vintage gibson, one can hear every style of Americana he has absorbed along the way. Chris’s guitar

playing will surely captivate fans of true roots music. Chris is a two-time Connecticut Blues Society solo/duo finalist and a finalist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.

We know this will be a great evening of blues, and hope you will join us in making Chris feel welcome.

For reservations (encouraged but not required) call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

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524 Main Street, Winsted

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Friday, October 3rd, at 7:00 PM, Michael Wilson returns to 2nd Home. Everyone had a great time the last time he was here, and no reason to expect any less this time around. Great music, food, drinks, and fun. Come down and enjoy!

For reservations (encouraged but not required) call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

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How to Hew Log Hewing Workshop

October 4th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us as we explore hand-hewing techniques and methods through a hands-on workshop at the Eric Sloane Museum. Have you ever wondered how hand-hewn beams are created? This hands-on class will be taught by preservation carpenter, Nevan Carling. Students will learn the basics of timber selection and beam layout all while using traditional tools and methods to create a hand-hewn finished product. Pre-Registration is required. Registration Information

Join the Friends of the David M. Hunt Library for their monthly book sale on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am to 1 pm. New, used, cds, dvds, coffee table books, recent fiction and mystery, children's books- there is something for everyone! All proceeds benefit the library.

Join the Friends of the David M. Hunt Library for their monthly book sale on the first Saturday of every month from 10 am to 1 pm. New, used, cds, dvds, coffee table books, recent fiction and mystery, children's books- there is something for everyone! All proceeds benefit the library.

What is Expressing Motherhood?

Expressing Motherhood is a gathering of voices and stories all about the journey of motherhood. Since 2008 #ExMoShow has showcased women (and men) sharing their personal stories on stage. Initially created and produced in Los Angeles by “two moms who had never done anything like it before.” Since, Expressing Motherhood has been taken on the road to an Off-Off-Broadway theater in New York City and to numerous other cities from Boston to Tacoma. 

The Merryall Center is thrilled to be its next stop in bringing these stories to our stage for our Litchfield County community. It’s an opportunity to share with one another in spoken word, monologue, skit, or song all the nuances and experiences that are forever attached to motherhood.

To find out more information, see Merryall Center’s Call for Submission

Deadline is 6/30/25.

Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm, Vitamin String Quartet (VSQ) had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned streaming smash, VSQ has “reached a mainstream, global audience” (Variety) and “charmed the world with their classical covers” (Nylon). New York Observer wrote, “VSQ’s atmospheric hits have made classical versions of pop music cool.”

On their latest tour, VSQ have created fresh arrangements of the cultural phenomenon that is Taylor Swift, performing spellbinding and innovative renditions of Swift’s music, alongside familiar hits from Billie Eilish, BTS, Bridgerton, The Weeknd to Daft Punk.

On Saturday, October 4th, at 7:30 PM, 2nd home is thrilled to have Kayla Rae for her first time here. Kayla has been performing for the past 15 years, was a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice”, and ABC’s “American Idol”. Throughout her career so far, she has had the opportunity to play for crowds of thousands at some of the biggest events/festivals on the east and west coasts, collaborated with lots of musicians (including a few well known artists), and even got to record her EP album with Elvio Fernandes (Chris Daughtry’s pianist/songwriter). According to Kayla "it has been an amazing, wild ride so far." Please come down and make Kayla feel welcomed.

For reservations (encouraged but not required) call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

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524 Main Street, Winsted

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We worship every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are welcome!

Come join us for a FREE COMMUNITY YOGA class at Charym in Litchfield every Monday at 5pm. This class is for both the young, and not so young, designed to help you release aches and pains while building strength and flexibility. Whether you're new to yoga or looking for a gentle practice, this class offers a sequence of basic postures that stretch and strengthen the body. The flow is moderately paced, allowing you to move with ease while focusing on proper alignment and mindfulness. Each posture is taught with an emphasis on safety and awareness, helping you feel more grounded, centered, and stronger with each class. Come as you are and experience the benefits of yoga in a supportive, welcoming environment.

The Morris Public Library offers Story and Music Time for participants ages 9 mo. - 5 y.o every Tuesday at 10 am.

Please call to ask if a spot is available: 860-567-7440.

Sing songs, read a story, do a craft!

Join us for Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 for new books, free play, and fun crafts!

Join us for Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 for new books, free play, and fun crafts!

Friday, October 10th, at 7 PM, Dan Ringrose (https://danringrosemusic.com/) returns to 2nd Home. Dan has been performing professionally for over 30 years. While his first love is Celtic folk, on any given night you'll hear songs (including originals) from Woody Guthrie to the King of Rock & Roll. Great music, food, drinks, and fun. Come down and enjoy!

For reservations (encouraged but not required) call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

See our complete event list - https://2ndhomelounge.com/events/

2nd Home Lounge

524 Main Street, Winsted

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This high energy homage to the legends of Motown will transport you back in time as you visit the very best of “Hitsville, USA!” The show features a cast of 15 powerhouse vocalists who embody everyone from Diana Ross & The Supremes to Marvin Gaye & The Jackson Five! The show has received rave reviews and sold-out theaters throughout its highly acclaimed tour. A highlight of the show includes an extensive set of all your favorite “Temptations” choreography and songs.

Accompanied by a six-piece band with horns, their songbook delivers all your favorite hits like, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” to “Midnight Train to Georgia.” Creative Director Ms. Martha Brogdon, whose credits include the national tour of Dreamgirls and the highly acclaimed Legends of Jazz, describes the show as “simply dynamic and loaded with talent.”

Masters of Illusion is a huge stage phenomenon born from the multi- award winning television series Masters of Illusion. Starring the world’s greatest award-winning magicians, this 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before – filled with modern illusions and arts of deception, performed live on stage. Audiences will be held at the edge of their seats by the jawdropping grand illusions, and laugh out loud at the hysterical comedy magic as performers from around the world combine fantasy, fervor and flair with magic created in front of their very eyes.

Saturday, October 11th, 2nd Home is thrilled to have Nate Day and J.D. Williams back for their second time here. As the first time was, we know this is going to be a great evening, and hope you will come down and have a great time with them.

For reservations (encouraged but not required) call 860-238-4500 or email us at momanddad@2ndhomelounge.com

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524 Main Street, Winsted

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A blended family from the city buys a house sight unseen in an isolated backwoods hamlet. Things get rocky when the locals aren't as welcoming as expected and a dangerous urban legend turns out to be true. In their struggle to put down roots, they find their sanctuary in peril-and their lives threatened-by the land's haunted past.

Join director, Myke Furhman and cast members, Jeff Solomon and lisann Valentin, for post-screening talkback.

We worship every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are welcome!

Litchfield, CT

Cars for Kids Automobile Show

October 12, 2025 Rain Date: October 19, 2025

Supported by the Litchfield Hills Historical Automobile Club and the Valley Collector Car Club, the 12th Annual Cars for Kids Automobile Show will be held at CJR in Litchfield, 550 Goshen Road. 

Gates open for show cars at 8 AM. Entries are $10 per car. Dashboard plaques will be given to the first 100 paid registrants and exhibitor gift bags to the first 200 paid registrants. Judging will be from 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM and more than 20 trophies will be awarded at 2:30 PM. Spectator parking opens at 10 AM. Admission is $5 per car. 

Breakfast sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecued chicken sandwiches and hot and cold beverages will be sold. A scrumptious, signature bake sale will be conducted by the Litchfield Aid of CJR.

Children and families will enjoy farm tours and hay rides. Visitors may purchase eggs, chrysanthemums, and produce, including, pumpkins, gourds and squash grown by students, at CJR’s roadside Farm Market.  Products from other vocational classes, including culinary arts, woodshop, fine and creative arts, and power technology will also be featured.

Proceeds from this event will support CJR’s care, treatment and education services for children, youth and families in locations throughout the state.

For further information about the Cars for Kids Automobile Show, please call 860-567-9423, or visit CJR’s website: www.cjrimpact.org. The rain date for this event is October 19, 2025.