A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its magnificent stained glass windows, created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. Docents will be present to answer questions at the specific hours scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please be aware that hours could change if a church service is scheduled at the last minute.
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows 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 […]
Emma Sisk, an avid birder, local teen and volunteer for the Sharon Audubon, will lead "Birding is fun for everyone," a bird walk and talk at the Barbour Woods. Meet at 10:00 a.m. sharp at the Lovers Lane entrance. This will be a family friendly event sponsored by the Norfolk Land Trust. To download a […]
Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its magnificent stained glass windows, created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. Docents will be present to answer questions at the specific hours scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please be aware that hours could change if a church service is scheduled at the last minute.
Come join the fun as the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center celebrates its fourth annual cultural festival. Tour the exhibits of Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian Christian and Inca cultures. In addition to the exhibits, the Center will serve complimentary Asian lunch boxes. Other events include a Tai Chi Fan Dance, arts and crafts, Dragon Boat Racers competition (on […]
Meet at Norfolk's Center Cemetery for a walking tour led by Barry Webber, executive director of the Norfolk Historical Society. Webber says, "One of the items we have on exhibit is a draft of the Memorial Day parade route, from 1909, where the Norfolk veterans marched to each grave of a Civil War soldier. We […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows 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 […]
Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its magnificent stained glass windows, created by Franz Mayer & Co. of Munich. Docents will be present to answer questions at the specific hours scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please be aware that hours could change if a church service is scheduled at the last minute.
Take a guided tour of Whitehouse, formerly the home of Ellen Battell and Carl Stoeckel and now the home of the Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. The Stoeckels built the Music Shed for concerts and Ellen's will left her estate in trust for Yale's use. Tours start at the back door, on […]
Take a guided tour of Battell Chapel and its beautiful stained glass windows 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 […]