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SUMMARY:Forgotten Patriots Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:🇺🇸January though March 15th\, Forgotten Patriots🇺🇸 \nThe Wethersfield Historical Society’s Forgotten Patriots is currently on view in the Watson Gallery of the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center through Sunday\, March 15\, 2026.  \nWhile women\, Blacks\, and Native Peoples played a vital role in securing American independence from England\, their contributions to this struggle have been too long forgotten. In honor of the 250th anniversary of American independence\, Wethersfield Historical Society explores the stories of Abner Andrews\, Caesar Freeman\, Elizabeth Deane\, and other forgotten patriots in this exhibit.\nAdmission to the Wethersfield Museum is free\, but donations are gratefully accepted. \nKeeney Culture Memorial Center Hours: \nJanuary & February: Closed Mondays\, Tuesdays\, and Wednesdays. Open Thursday through Sunday during regular hours (Thursday – Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM\, Sunday: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM). \nMarch will add Wednesdays back into the schedule.  \nAfter its run in the Watson Gallery\, this exhibit is available for display in other venues. For more information about bringing Forgotten Patriots to your site\, please call (860) 529-7656 or email society@wethersfieldhistory.org.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/forgotten-patriots-exhibit/
LOCATION:Keeney Memorial Cultural Center\, 200 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:America 250,History & Tours
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SUMMARY:GMCT Brisk Winter Walk
DESCRIPTION:January 14th\, 9:00am. Great Meadows Conservation Trust Brisk Winter Walks \nAbout 1 hour.  \nMeet Goodwin University’s Bruce Morton\, Program Director of Environmental Studies\, at the Putnam Park parking lot\, 100 Great Meadow Road\, just north of the Putnam Bridge. We’ll peel away the centuries to imagine the river bank before the bridge\, check out the strategically located Standish parcel\, and explore the 300+ acre Crow Point property owned by Goodwin University. We’ll observe the process of nature reclaiming the land and waterways excavated for fill to build the highway across the ancient farmland and wetlands of the Great Meadows. \nDress for the weather and ground conditions\, including mud or snow. Weather and water conditions may revise or cancel. These areas are used for hunting\, so wear an orange vest if you have one. Call or text Jim Woodworth for the latest information\, 860-808-9968. \nFull GMCT Brisk Winter Walk Schedule:\nThursday\, January 1\, 1:00 pm\, Wethersfield. About 11⁄2 hours. Meet Jim Woodworth at 160 Middletown Ave\, south of Maple St\, on GMCT’s Wood Parcel. Enjoy the Heritage Walk panels\, new Eagle Scout installed accessible picnic table\, native shrub plantings\, and lush “Rays Crazy Fall Mix cover crop on the corn field! Cross the shiny bridge and follow the trail along the marsh and around the loop past the 18th century house site. Hike will continue across the culvert by the Pond\, and out along the edge of the farm fields that once hosted the original “Pyquag” Native American summer camp and burial site. We’ll continue along Anderson Farm fields and the marsh\, across the Frechette Field and Dowd Parcels and turf fields to the new 7Acres Flower Farm. \nSaturday\, January 3\, 4:00 pm\, Wethersfield. As the sun sets in the western sky (4:32pm)\, meet at the Keeney Center parking lot\, 200 Main Street\, Old Wethersfield. Walkers will stroll down Main Street to Wethersfield Cove Park (about 1 mile)\, through the parking lot to the Cove channel\, under the I91 overpass and out to the River’s edge. The super Wolf Moon will rise (4:46pm) above the tree line on the eastern shore\, shimmering on the river below! \nSunday\, January 4\, 1:00 pm\, Rocky Hill. About 2 hours. Meet at the meadows gate at 78 Goff Brook Lane\, off of Old Main St. Join Tim Lewis on a hike to several of our parcels in the Rocky Hill Meadows. We’ll walk the farm roads\, take a turn around the Goff Brook Trail in the DiPaola parcel\, and walk out into the meadows\, noting the Nature Conservancy flood plain forest study transect and the planting of DED tolerant Elm Trees. \nSaturday\, January 10\, 11:00 am\, Glastonbury. About 2 hours. Meet at the Glastonbury ferry landing on Ferry Lane for a short turn around the Ferry Park trail\, see the bench in memory of GMCT’s Betty Schmitt\, and then cross Ferry Lane and walk upstream along the River through fields and pastures to the Walker Easement on the Coal Wharf. Nearby are archeological digs dating to the earliest settlement in Glastonbury\, and a planting of DED tolerant elm trees positioned to spread their seeds on the spring freshet to the flood plain forests down-stream. \nSunday\, January 11\, 1:00 pm\, Wethersfield. About 2 hours. Meet at 258 Elm St\, at the underpass under I-91. A long hike down to the River and along the farm road\, now designated a Greenway\, to our Wolcott\, Crilly and Zeleski parcels in the Wethersfield Meadows. From the Broad Street Green take Elm Street East\, crossing Route 3. From the Silas Deane Hwy take Maple Street/Route 3 north\, at the stop light\, turn right on Elm Street. \nSunday\, January 18\, 1:00 pm\, Wethersfield. About 1 hour. Meet at 412 Hartford Ave\, corner of Jordan Lane\, for a short walk through the gate to our Wolf Parcel and DeMille Easement on the Cove and Folly Brook. Stay for a longer walk\, another two and a half hours\, up Hartford Ave. and out along the Hartford dike that divides the Folly Brook Nature area from the South Meadows Industrial Park. We’ll walk through the area of the “tree removal” for the Brainard Airport approach and learn about advantages of “shrub/scrub” and early successional habitats. \nSaturday\, January 24\, 9:00 am\, Wethersfield. Meet Goodwin University’s Bruce Morton\, Program Director of\nEnvironmental Studies\, at the Putnam Park parking lot\, 100 Great Meadow Road\, just north of the Putnam Bridge. We’ll peel away the centuries to imagine the river bank before the bridge\, check out the strategically located Standish parcel\, and explore the 300+ acre Crow Point property owned by Goodwin University. We’ll observe the process of nature reclaiming the land and waterways excavated for fill to build the highway across the ancient farmland and wetlands of the Great Meadows. \nSunday\, January 25\, 1:00 pm\, Glastonbury. About 2 hours. Meet Tim Lewis at the Glastonbury Boat House\, 252 Welles Street. View the beautiful River from the boat house veranda and Riverfront Park. Follow the trail through the park\, past the DED tolerant elm trees\, and down along the riverbank. Check out the eagles nest in Crow Point Cove on the way to the Preissner parcel\, the First Church of Christ parcel and the newly acquired Botticello parcel in the Glastonbury meadows. Return along the trail or loop up to Main Street and return via River Front Park trail from Main Street. \nSaturday\, January 31\, 9:00 am\, East Hartford. Meet Goodwin University’s Bruce Morton\, Program Director of Environmental Studies\, at Hockanum Park\, 324 High St. Explore our Wilson-Carvalho and Hockanum Meadows parcels in the “Wethersfield Triangle” of land marooned on the east side as the river meandered. We’ll observe the tree “obstruction removal” carried out by CAA on the approach to the Brainard field runway. We’ll explore the trails that Goodwin University has constructed with the help of DEEP trail grants and will soon pave from S. Meadow Rd. south along the River to connect with the Putnam Bridge trail. \nSunday\, February 1st\, 4:00pm\, Wethersfield. Meet at the Keeney Center parking lot\, 200 Main Street\, Old Wethersfield. As the sun sets in the western sky (5:06 pm)\,walkers will stroll down Main Street to Wethersfield Cove Park (about 1 mile)\, through the parking lot to the Cove channel\, under the I91 overpass and out to the River’s edge. The Snow Moon will rise (4:56pm) above the tree line on the eastern shore\, shimmering on the river below!  \nDress for the weather and ground conditions\, including mud or snow. Weather and water conditions may revise or cancel. These areas are used for hunting\, so wear an orange vest if you have one. Call or text Jim Woodworth for the latest information\, 860-808-9968.
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/818/
LOCATION:Putnam Park\, 100 Great Meadow Road\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Health & Wellness,History & Tours,Nature,Outdoors
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ORGANIZER;CN="Great Meadows Conservation Trust":MAILTO:info@gmct.org
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Arts: Free-Movement Dance Class
DESCRIPTION:October 11th\, 10:00am – May 16th\, 10:00am. Saturday Morning Arts: Free-Movement Dance Class  \nwith The Hartford Dance Collective \nJoin WDS one Saturday a month at 10am to awaken your creativity and get you moving. Each month\, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead a free movement class designed to build curiosity\, strength\, range of motion and confidence in your own dance movement. Classes include warm-ups\, exercises in mobility\, and dynamic choreography phrasework. If you’ve been dancing all your life\, are a former dancer\, or have never danced before\, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE! \nMove your body freely in a supportive community\, surrounded by art and our beautiful Colonial Revival Garden. Want more? Stay after class for an open rehearsal and Q+A with the women of HDC. \nDates: Oct 11\, Nov 22\, Dec 13\, Jan 24\, Feb 21\, Mar 21\, Apr 25\, May 16 \nTickets: Class Only: $20 | Class + Historic House Tour: $38 | Class + Open Rehearsal: $35 \nwww.simpletix.com/e/class-saturday-morning-arts-contemporary-d-tickets-235529 \nThe Hartford Dance Collective \nThe Hartford Dance Collective aims to empower women to have a voice and an equal opportunity in dance by providing choreographic and leadership opportunities. By sharing professional contemporary dance with new audiences and providing performances in diverse locations\, they work to bridge the gap between the arts and the community. Their studio space at Parkville Sounds in Hartford\, CT\, provides creatives with a home to hone in on their movement vocabulary\, and they hold the belief that everyone can dance and everyone should. www.thedancecollective.org
URL:https://historicwethersfield.org/event/saturday-morning-arts-free-movement-dance-class/2026-01-24/
LOCATION:Webb Deane Stevens Museum\, 211 Main Street\, Wethersfield\, CT\, 06109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dancing
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