A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
Come find a street full of treasures! Ashpohtag Road artists are putting out the welcome mats and showing a variety of art and crafts, joined by neighbors offering books, furnishings, plants and lots more. You may even get lucky and catch an artist's demo, so come at 11:00 and plan to linger. Ends at 4:00. […]
Church of Christ Congregational invites you to join them for an outdoor worship service beside the pond in Haystack Mountain State Park. The North Street (Route 272 North) gate will be open to let participants drive up.
Church of Christ Congregational invites all to join its morning worship service, and to remain for a coffee hour afterward.
Matthew Johnson and the Aton Forest ecological field station bring solar observation astronomy to Norfolk using a dedicated solar telescope. The scope observes the H-alpha wavelength, which can show sunspots, the surface’s activity and...most exciting...solar prominences cast off from the sun's surface into space. Matthew will also have information about the International Dark Sky Association. […]
Tour the Connecticut-Asia Cultural Center. The nonprofit Center is located in a century-old historic stone castle, recently renovated to provide a platform for educating the public about Asian culture. The exhibition hall consists of three floors, each focused on one culture: Taoist, Confucian and Buddhist. Guided tours introducing the historical evolution, beliefs and principles of […]
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Come hear Jasmine Road, the musical creation of Christina and Patrick Pate. They'll be performing folk/pop songs, both covers and originals.
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]