August 2018
Norfolk Artists & Friends 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Norfolk Artists & Friends 10th Anniversary Exhibition, including painting, photography, prints, sculpture, jewelry and other media. Sponsored by the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. Follow signs to the gallery on the Ellen Battell Stoeckel estate. Third of three days: Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Find out more »Range of Vision: Photographs
Range of Vision: Photographs by Christopher Little, Laura Gill, Babs Perkins and Rick Schatzberg. Opening reception from 2:00 to 4:00.
Find out more »Trail Run
Join the Norfolk Land Trust for a fun run starting at noon at the Lovers Lane trailhead in Barbour Woods. The trailhead is located at 75 Lovers Lane. Members of the Hill County Trail Runners will lead the runs. There will be a preview of the 5K and 10K, featuring the trails that are part of the Land Trust's annual trail race on September 23. The 5K route features a mixture of single and double track through historic Barbour Woods…
Find out more »Stained Glass Windows Tours
Guided tours of Battell Chapel, featuring stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Maitland Armstrong. Three 45-minute tours, on the hour, starting at 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00.
Find out more »Photo Show: Marie Hartig Kendall
Photographer Marie Hartig Kendall chronicled the town of Norfolk and its environs in striking images starting in 1884 and continuing into the 20th century. Her extraordinary legacy of images captured moving locomotives, historic weather events, economic development and bucolic pastimes, as the once sleepy little village became a flourishing summer resort at the turn of the century. This exhibition features many of Marie's original photographs, including three large framed collections of photos that won her top honors at the 1893…
Find out more »Paint-a-Chick and Rubber Stamping for Kids
Kids' Paint-a-Chick workshop! Chicken stamping and coloring for children and adults. Instruction and materials provided. Join the fun and create your own note card with rubber stamps in the company of an adorable live bantam chicken. Instructor Leslie Watkins’s botanical watercolors and nature studies have appeared internationally on postage stamps, books, magazines and fine home products. Both aspiring and experienced painters benefit from her classes and have fun learning. Watkins has exhibited at the Columbus Museum, the Lyman Allyn Art…
Find out more »Stained Glass Windows Tours
Tours of the Church of the Transfiguration and its stained glass windows, including one dedicated to Mark Twain's wife, Olinia.
Find out more »Stained Glass Windows Tours
Following the church service (11:30 to 12:30), Immaculate Conception Church will be open for viewing its stained glass windows and learning about the church's history. Docents will be available during the stated hours, but the church is always open and help from a parishioner can be arranged at other times by special request.
Find out more »Live Music on Robertson Plaza
Infinity Hall presents Andy Styles live in concert.
Find out more »Norfolk Curling Club Open House
Open house at the Norfolk Curling Club, Connecticut’s oldest curling club. Club members will be available to discuss curling and lead tours of the state-of-the-art, two-sheet facility. Refreshments.
Find out more »Husky Meadows Farm Tour
Tour of Husky Meadows Farm, a USDA-certified organic vegetable and fruit farm that also offers a line of soups and baked goods.
Find out more »Art Show: Turi Rostad
Art exhibit by Turi Rostad, followed by opening reception at 4:00 p.m. Turi Rostad is a contemporary artist based in Norfolk. Her optimistic artwork is punctuated by her vibrant spirit and originality of vision. Her colors are lush and lively, and energetic, spontaneous form infuses her canvases and drawings.
Find out more »Fly Fishing Demos and Workshops
Fly casting demonstrations for 15 minutes on the hour, followed by fly-tying workshops. Equipment and materials supplied by Orvis, admission limited to space available. Instructor: Doug McDevitt, of Norfolk.
Find out more »Broad Field Farm Tour
Tour of Broad Field Farm, including the tomato greenhouses. The farm, owned and operated by Kristin and Grant Mudge, specializes in organically grown heirloom tomatoes.
Find out more »Lemonade on the Lawn
Lemonade on the lawn at the Manor House Inn, a Tudor mansion built in 1898, with a grand staircase of native cherry and Tiffany windows in its dining room.
Find out more »Children’s Concert at the Music Shed
Children's Concert at the Music Shed: part of a group of events for families being put on at the Music Shed on Sunday afternoon. Events start at 2:00 with this children's concert, followed by an ice cream social, games and face painting, and a jazz concert at 4:00.
Find out more »Tours of Whitehouse
Guided tours of Whitehouse, a 1799 mansion that is currently the summer home of the director of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival.
Find out more »Food and Juice Tastings
The Mountain View Green Retreat will offer an array of international dishes and fresh-pressed juices, all selected for their taste and their health benefits. You can sample several different juice combinations designed to help with common health problems.
Find out more »Demonstration of Watercolor Painting
Leslie Watkins will demonstrate the art of botanical watercolor painting. Watkins has exhibited at the Columbus Museum, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, the National Arts Club and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Her botanical watercolors and nature studies have appeared internationally on postage stamps, books, magazines and fine home products. Both aspiring and experienced painters benefit from her classes and have fun learning.
Find out more »Chinese Tea Ceremony
Take part in a tradtional Chinese tea ceremony at the Mountain View Green Retreat. Learn the history and meaning of the various aspects of the ceremony while enjoying Chinese tea served in the traditional tea sets and cups.
Find out more »Reception: Range of Vision
Champagne reception for Range of Vision, a show featuring four distinct perspectives from photographers Christopher Little, Laura Gill, Babs Perkins and Rick Schatzberg.
Find out more »Live Music on Robertson Plaza
Infinity Hall presents Nate Maidment live in concert.
Find out more »Lost Ruby Farm Tour
Tour of Lost Ruby Farm. The farm is owned and operated by Antonio Guindon and Adair Mali, who have a small herd of Saanen dairy goats and make a variety of French-inspired organic goat cheeses. Pet the goats, sample the cheeses, enjoy talking to the farmers.
Find out more »Ice Cream Social at the Music Shed
Ice Cream Social: part of a group of events for families being put on at the Music Shed on Sunday afternoon. Events start at 2:00 with a children's concert, followed by an ice cream social, games and face painting, and a jazz concert at 4:00.
Find out more »Kids’ Games at the Music Shed
Kids' Games: part of a group of events for families being put on at the Music Shed on Sunday afternoon. Events start at 2:00 with a children's concert, followed by an ice cream social, games and face painting, and a jazz concert at 4:00.
Find out more »Face Painting at the Music Shed
Face painting, part of a group of events for families being put on at the Music Shed on Sunday afternoon. Events start at 2:00 with a children's concert, followed by an ice cream social, games and face painting, and a jazz concert at 4:00.
Find out more »Live Music on Robertson Plaza
Infinity Hall presents Ben Waller live in concert.
Find out more »Jazz Concert at the Music Shed
Concert at the Music Shed: Frank Vignola Trio, featuring featuring jazz guitar virtuosi Frank Vignola and Vinnie Raniolo with bassist Gary Mazzaroppi. Vignola is the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, Wynton Marsalis, Tommy Emmanuel, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List” for the Wall Street Journal. Last in a group of events for families…
Find out more »Opening Reception: Turi Rostad
Opening reception for art exhibit by Turi Rostad, a contemporary artist based in Norfolk. Rostad's optimistic artwork is punctuated by her vibrant spirit and originality of vision. Her colors are lush and lively, and energetic, spontaneous form infuses her canvases and drawings.
Find out more »Yoga on the Lawn
Yoga on the lawn will be taught by Maizie Houghton from Be Well Community Yoga. Participants can bring a yoga mat or beach towel.
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