> What's Going on in Windsor

What's Going on in Windsor

September 19 - 26, 2019
View our full online calendar.

Annual Windsor Freedom Trail Run
Saturday, Sep 21, 2019

Annual Windsor Freedom Trail Run
The Connecticut Freedom Trail recognizes the importance of sites throughout the State that are associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of African Americans. Windsor Freedom Trail Run provides individuals an opportunity to pay tribute to those who fled from the South in search of freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. The run is approximately 3.9 miles. (A bus will follow the runners). It will begin at the Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and will end at the Riverside cemetery on East Street in Windsor, a site where a number of African American soldiers from the Co
Touch - A - Truck
Sunday, Sep 22, 2019

Touch - A - Truck
Join us at the farm for our 4th annual touch-a-truck at the farm. We are excited to have such a large variety of vehicles coming again this year!

The Kettle Corner will be there with freshly made kettle corn in addition truck! Be sure to meet Slow

Meet the men and women behind the wheel of so many vehicles. Get ready to see up close and honk the horns of, emergency vehicles, cement mixers, National Guard trucks, S.W.A.T., construction equipment, garbage truck, crane, dump trucks, Bradley Airport crash firetruck, school bus, mail truck, K-9 officer and MANY more!
Free E-Cycling Event
Saturday, Sep 21, 2019

Free E-Cycling Event
Here is your chance to get rid of unwanted computers, stereos, televisions, and mobile phones, prevent risk of data exposure, reduce impacts to our landfills, and the release of toxic materials. Bring your electronics devices to Take 2 E-Cycling event sponsored by the Windsor Conservation Commission (WCC) on September 21st in the Town Hall Parking lot from 9am-1pm.

As you know old electronics contain lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium and possibly other heavy metals and toxic flame retardants. It should convince all of us how important it is to properly dispose of these materials and no
Conversation on Family Caregiving
Tuesday, Sep 24, 2019

Conversation on Family Caregiving
Join us for CAREversations: a free event for family caregivers. It’s your chance to connect with other caregivers, get tips and encouragement, find local resources, enjoy light refreshments and more. All to help you be ready for what’s next on your caregiving journey.

Register at http://aarp.cvent.com/careconn
St. Jude’s
Monday, Sep 23, 2019

St. Jude’s
Please come join the chili’s team and help donate to a great cause!! There will be raffles and face painting for the Kids!! Also with a $5 donation you will get a free kids meal!!
Red Door Food Pantry CLOSED
Wednesdays

Red Door Food Pantry CLOSED
Due to COVID19, The Red Door of Grace Food Pantry is closed until further notice.
Veterans Coffee Hour
4th Thursdays

Veterans Coffee Hour
Please join us each month for coffee and conversation to promote information sharing, camaraderie, and education as to benefits and entitlements Veterans may be eligible for.

The Coffee Hour will be led by Wayne I. Rioux, Veterans Liaison for Hartford Health Care at Home. Wayne is an Army Vietnam Era Veteran and a retired Connecticut State Police Lieutenant. Wayne brings 6 years of experience in sharing information and assisting Veterans with benefits, entitlements, including financial assistance.
WHEN: 4th Thursday of each month, 8:30 AM.
WHERE: Windsor Senior Center, Café Loung
CHR's Swing for Hope
Monday, Sep 23, 2019

CHR's Swing for Hope
Join us as we raise funds to support CHR, a non-profit behavioral health care agency that helps 26,000 children, families and adults each year.

Come down and enjoy a day of golf, tennis, food, and fun.

To register please visit our event website: https://www.chrhealth.org/about-us/events/
What 2 do w/ Stuff Kids Don't Want!
Thursday, Sep 19, 2019

What 2 do w/ Stuff Kids Don't Want!
Please join us at Windsor Historical Society on Thursday, September 19, at 7 p.m., when James Selig of James Selig Estate Jewelry and Antiques will offer a program addressing a challenge that many seniors and their adult children face: what to do with the stuff the kids don’t want? In the last few decades, the antiques and collectables market has shifted from large colonial and Victorian style furniture to smaller items. The younger crowd is not much interested in silver, ceramics, and glassware, and more interested in things from the 1950’s and 1960’s. So how best to find new homes for fami
Lotus Lantern Workshop
Thursday, Sep 26, 2019

Lotus Lantern Workshop
Join us at the Windsor Public Library from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM for a Lotus Lantern Workshop. The members of Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project will be on hand to help you make a lovely lotus flower lantern using colorful paper and wire frames. Registration is required. Call 860-285-1918 or register online at windsorlibrary.com. Free.
Antiques Appraisal Day
Sunday, Sep 22, 2019

Antiques Appraisal Day
It is appropriate that the historical society of Windsor, Connecticut’s first settlement, is offering an antiques appraisal afternoon to help jumpstart our fall season. And our town is rich in experts to advise! On Sunday, September 22th from 1-4 p.m., several of them will be on hand at Windsor Historical Society to look at your family treasures and tell you more about them: their age, condition and value, and how best to care for them. Perhaps your family has carefully preserved a great-grandmother’s wedding dress. Or maybe there’s an upholstered gilt chair that, according to family trad
FTDT Farmers' Market
Thursdays

FTDT Farmers' Market
The First Town Downtown Farmers’ Market will run from June 27 - October 17, 2019 on Thursdays from 3:00 to 6:00 pm (new time) at 240 Broad Street in Windsor Center. This well-attended local marketplace in Windsor Center includes locally grown fruits, vegetables, baked goods, herbs, eggs, cheese, skincare products, candles and more.

On October 17th - Recipe contest to win a Geissler’s gift card

hot-lunch-program-60up

Little Black Dress Fundraiser
Saturday, Sep 28, 2019

Little Black Dress Fundraiser
There will be a Fashion Show Fundraiser put on by The Little Black Dress LLC and a Tea Cup Auction held at Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad St, in Windsor to raise much needed funds for The Red Door of Grace Food Pantry located at Grace Episcopal Church and The Five Corner Cupboard in East Windsor. The event will be on Saturday, September 28, 2019. Doors open at 11 am and the show starts at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased at the door or by calling (860) 688-1232. Complimentary refreshments will be provided and Little Black Dress Fashions will be available for purchase
Add Event

Events

First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 8 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 9 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 11 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
Board of Directors Mtg
Feb 11 at online
Ambassadors Committee Meeting
Feb 12 at online
Alzheimer's Support Group
Feb 13 at Virtual
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 16 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Programs Committee Mtg
Feb 17 at online
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 18 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 22 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 23 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 25 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Monthly Veteran's Coffee Hour
Mar 2 at L.P. Wilson
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Mar 2 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Mar 4 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
Transportation Comm. Mtg
Mar 4 at online
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 8 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 9 at Windsor Train Station Studios
Bring Your Gadgets to the Geeks
Feb 11 at Windsor Public Library 323 Broad Street Windsor, CT
Board of Directors Mtg
Feb 11 at online
Ambassadors Committee Meeting
Feb 12 at online
First Town Chat
Fridays at 161 Broad Street, Windsor
Tickborne Illness Support Group
Feb 8 at LP Wilson Community Center, 599 Matianuck Ave. Windsor
Open Classroom at the WAC Studios
Feb 9 at Windsor Train Station Studios
AllChamberTodayWeekWeekend