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Worship Service: Mass

Church of the Immaculate Conception 4 North Street, Norfolk, CT

All are invited to attend Mass at Immaculate Conception Church. The service will be followed at noon by a chance to explore the church's magnificent stained glass windows with a docent in attendance to explain some of their history.

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Worship Service: Church of the Transfiguration

Church of the Transfiguration 21 Mills Way, Norfolk, CT

You are invited to a worship service at this small but exquisite church. After the service, it will be open for viewing its fine stained glass windows. Among them is a window dedicated to the memory of Mark Twain’s wife, Olivia.

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Art Show: Norfolk Artists & Friends

Art Barn Gallery 17 Stoeckel Road, Norfolk, CT

An exhibition of work by 30 local artists. Works will be for sale. We ask that people use good judgment about Covid precautions. If you are not vaccinated or boosted, please wear a mask while in the gallery and studios to protect the artists and the public. The gallery will also be open Saturday, August […]

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Art Show: Pamela Harnois

Guilded Artisan 3 Station Place, Norfolk, CT

Artist Pamela Harnois's flowing watercolors are being featured at the Artisans Guild during the month of August. There is an opening reception from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, and from 2:00 to 3:00 the same day Pamela will be demonstrating her techniques.

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Art Show & Sale: Leslie Watkins

Dandelion Cottage 281 Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Painter and papercrafter Leslie Watkins is holding an art show and sale at her studio, Dandelion Cottage, on Saturday and Sunday, including art supplies, rubber stamps, paper dies, papers, tools and kits. Buy one, get one free! There will also be books, household items and much more. Door prizes! She will also conduct painting demonstrations […]

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Knitting Lessons and Sale

41 Litchfield Road 41 Litchfield Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Come learn how to knit while shopping and perhaps practicing your French! In addition to yarn and knitting notions, wares include books, vintage afternoon tea paraphernalia, clothing and household items. Simple, free kits will be available for all would-be knitters! If you are a seasoned knitter, bring your current work and spend some time! Please […]

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Music on Robertson Plaza: Jasmine Road

Robertson Plaza Station Place, Norfolk

Come hear Jasmine Road, the musical creation of Christina and Patrick Pate. They'll be performing folk/pop songs, both covers and originals.

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Fly-fishing Lesson

Wood Creek Pond 428 Ashpohtag Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Expert fisherman Doug McDevitt will demonstrate the art of casting and share many tips and tricks for successful fly fishing. The venue: Wood Creek Pond. Participants limited to five people; equipment will be loaned for the occasion courtesy of Orvis's Avon store. Sign up here. Individuals who show up unregistered will be accommodated (on a […]

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Tours of Whitehouse

Whitehouse 1 Stoeckel Road, Norfolk, CT

Take a guided tour of Whitehouse, formerly the home of Ellen Battell Stoeckel and her husband, Carl, and now the home of the Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. The Stoeckels built the Music Shed, where concerts are held, and Ellen's will left her estate in trust for Yale's use. Tours start at […]

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Guided Tour, Stained Glass: Battell Chapel

Battell Chapel 12 Litchfield Road, Norfolk

Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise as the center. […]

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Stained Glass Window Viewing: Battell Chapel

Battell Chapel 12 Litchfield Road, Norfolk

Battell Chapel’s beautiful stained glass windows were designed by D. Maitland Armstrong and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Three large windows designed by Armstrong and made of opalescent glass fill the west end of the chapel. Tiffany’s five smaller windows face them from the east; they depict the four seasons, with a brilliant sunrise as the center. […]

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Music on Robertson Plaza: Andy Styles

Robertson Plaza Station Place, Norfolk

Andy Styles brings his own special brand of music to Robertson Plaza during Weekend in Norfolk. Originally a New York musician, he has played guitar, bass and harmonica in various bands over the years, lending his style to rock, southern rock, bluegrass, country and folk and developing a large repertoire of original songs. Music on […]

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Art Show: Peter Coffeen

Norfolk Library 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT

Photographer Peter Coffeen has had three exhibitions at the Norfolk Library: two of his own work and one of Secessionist photogravures from his personal collection. This third show of his photographs combines existing and new work. Peter writes, ”I am interested in discovering shapes and designs, both in nature and the built environment, which provoke […]

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Shedding Light: 200 Years of Art & Music in Norfolk

Norfolk Historical Society Museum 13 Village Green, Norfolk, CT

This exhibition presents the long and storied history that art and music have had in Norfolk. Artists and musicians such as Samuel Coleridge Taylor, Jean Sibelius, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Cage, Ben Shahn, Josef Albers, Chuck Close and Eva Hesse had varied roles in Norfolk but each contributed to a long-term objective: to […]

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Concert for Children

Yale Music Shed Battell Road, Norfolk, CT

Musically inclined children will love this special short concert, put on by music fellows just for them. This event is part of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival's summer open house, which also includes tours of Whitehouse starting at 1:00, plus an ice cream social at 2:00 and "Broadway Tails," presented by Tony Award-winning animal trainer […]

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Ice Cream Social

Yale Music Shed Battell Road, Norfolk, CT

Come socialize with family, friends and visitors while you enjoy ice cream on a summer afternoon! This event is part of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival's summer open house, which also includes tours of Whitehouse starting at 1:00, plus a concert for children at 1:30 and "Broadway Tails," presented by Tony Award-winning animal trainer William […]

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Three-card Tarot Readings

Norfolk Hub 2 Station Place, Norfolk, CT

Dianna Hofer is offering free three-card Vision Quest Tarot readings on Saturday and Sunday during Weekend in Norfolk. Please call or text 413-441-5324 to set up an appointment to be sure of a time.

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Sidewalk Chalk Painting

Noi Salon 2A Station Place, Norfolk, Connecticut

Come have fun with Arne Rostad, making the sidewalks glow with chalk-painted art! If you have a special color that you can't do without, bring it...otherwise, the chalk will be ready when you are. More sidewalk chalk painting on Saturday from 10:00 to noon.

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Garden Painting Workshop: Katie Atkinson

377 Greenwoods Road West 377 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk, Connecticut

Artist/illustrator Katie Atkinson will offer an impressionistic garden painting workshop in her backyard, located on Route 44 at the foot of Ashpohtag Road. All materials will be provided for $10 per person; please RSVP by Friday, August 4th. From noon to 3:00 p.m. Katie will also have her 4 Seasons Prints for sale as part […]

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Broadway Tails

Bill Berloni has had a long and successful career training rescued animals to perform in shows on and off Broadway, for national tours, in regional theaters, for special events, the New York City Ballet, motion pictures, and television and commercials. He and some of his animals will present his story in "Broadway Tails." This event […]

Art Reception: Michaela Murphy and Joel Howard

Norfolk Hub 2 Station Place, Norfolk, CT

Michaela Murphy and Joel Howard present "Past Tense," large-format, black & white photographs by Michaela of area cemetery stones. Accompanying each image is a poem written by Joel, crafted as a reflection designed to engage the viewer in further examining what is seen.

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Fly-fishing Lesson

Wood Creek Pond 428 Ashpohtag Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Expert fisherman Doug McDevitt will demonstrate the art of casting and share many tips and tricks for successful fly fishing. The venue: Wood Creek Pond. Participants limited to five people; equipment will be loaned for the occasion courtesy of Orvis's Avon store. Sign up here. Individuals who show up unregistered will be accommodated (on a […]

Free

Music on Robertson Plaza: Don Lowe

Robertson Plaza Station Place, Norfolk

Join Don Lowe for the final hours of WIN's musical summer afternoons. Don has been featured in venues of all types across the eastern corridor and has opened for national acts such as Tom Rush, the Little River Band, Livingston Taylor, the Dana Fuchs Band and many others. His brand of Americana music explores life […]

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Art Reception: Peter Coffeen

Norfolk Library 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT

Opening reception for photographer Peter Coffeen. Peter has had three exhibitions at the Norfolk Library: two of his own work and one of Secessionist photogravures from his personal collection. This third show of his photographs combines existing and new work. He writes, ”I am interested in discovering shapes and designs, both in nature and the […]

Free

Hiking, Skiing, Snowshoeing

All around town Norfolk, Connecticut

Norfolk has miles of trails all over town, most of them maintained year-round by the Norfolk Land Trust and Great Mountain Forest. They are open for the public to enjoy on foot, snowshoes or skis, so put on something warm and come on out! Trail maps are linked from the organization names above.

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Norfolk Chamber Music Festival Concert

Virtual

Throughout Winter Weekend in Norfolk, you are invited to listen to Rendezvous with Benny Goodman, a Norfolk Chamber Music Festival concert recorded last summer with clarinetist David Shifrin and the Miró Quartet highlighting the versatility of the clarinet. Link will be available at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. "With a background in klezmer, classical and jazz idioms,⁠ […]

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Ice Skating

Norfolk Ice Skating Rink 50 Mountain Road, Norfolk, Connecticut

Mother Nature permitting, the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department will have the town skating rink ready for skaters during WINter Weekend in Norfolk. The fire department and Town maintain the rink throughout the season and anyone may skate at their own risk any time that the ice is clear. Please make sure the ice is safe […]

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Winter Photography Workshop

Norfolk Hub 2 Station Place, Norfolk, CT

Come and spend a few hours with photographers Chris Keyes and Doug McDevitt for a picture perfect day in Norfolk. You'll learn different approaches to making more interesting photographs for either personal or artistic purposes. Learn the advantages of both film and digital photography, how to better compose a photograph, the interplay of light, how […]

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Norfolk Curling Club Open House

Norfolk Curling Club 70 Golf Drive, Norfolk

The Norfolk Curling Club is open to visitors to watch curling on Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Play will feature the Winter Wonderland Women’s Bonspiel all day Saturday and on Sunday morning. A Sunday League is scheduled for Sunday afternoon starting at 1:00 p.m. Members will be there both days to […]

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Art Show: Elementary School Students

Norfolk Hub 2 Station Place, Norfolk, CT

Un-In-Hib-It-ed, a show of whimsical artwork by the area's youngest artists, students from Norfolk, Colebrook and Barkhamsted elementary schools.

Free