Pictured Left to Right:
Pamela Harnois
, local artist; Rufus de Rham, Executive Director Northwest Connecticut Arts Council; Ruthie Napoleone, Development Manager
American Mural Project
; Amy Wynn, Executive Director
American Mural Project
;
and Maddie Stenson, Program Coordinator Northwest Connecticut Arts Council
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TODAY AT THE HUB
This morning,
Rufus de Rham,
Click
HERE
to learn more about the funding available to artists, and artist organizations (
this means you, Norfolk Artists & Friends and Battell Arts Foundation and all our local artists!!
).
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Norfolk Clean Up Day
Saturday April 27, 2019 9:00am
RAIN OR SHINE!
Help keep Norfolk Picture Perfect!
Meet in front of the HUB at 9:00am
to help refresh the town after a long hard Winter.
We will provide the trash bags.
Bring a pair of work gloves and wear appropriate foot gear.
Breakfast goodies will be served to get you started.
ALSO....
Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m.
Help us get our trails ready for the season. We'll meet outside the Hub in the center of town for assignments. Please wear work gloves and sturdy shoes. The areas may be wet. Work sessions will end around 3 p.m. If you plan to attend, please help us get a head count by contacting Bill Couch by email at billcouch1@mac.com.
P.S. If you help the Community Association in the morning AND plan to help the Norfolk Land Trust in the afternoon, stop by the Hub at 12Noon for lunch!!
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Meet & Greet
New Infinity Hall Owner
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
2:00 - 3:00 pm
NORFOLK HUB
Stop by the Hub to meet
Dave Rosenfeld, one of the new owners of Infinity Hall!
"
He is positive, determined, smart, experienced and is a great addition to Norfolk
," said Lisa Atkin, Norfolk Foundation, Inc. Board Member
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Earth Day Camp Fire Poetry - A Night of Mary Oliver
APRIL 27, 2019
Join us at sunset around the camp fire as we share some of Mary Oliver’s poetry. Readers and listeners are both welcome to enjoy the evening sky, a bright fire and some refreshments at our visitor center at 200 Canaan Mountain Road, Falls Village.
Bring your own camp chair, relax, and watch the stars come out as you listen to some specially chosen poems celebrating Mary Oliver’s life and talents.
Please RSVP to jean@greatmountainforest.org
LOCATION:
200 Canaan Mountain Road
TIME:
7:00 p.m.
FEE:
Free; donations welcome
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SAVE THE DATE
Conservation Commission Annual Event: “Talk and Walk”
Saturday, May 11 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Norfolk Hub
The Norfolk Conservation Commission will host their annual event, a “Talk and Walk” to learn about native and invasive plants in downtown Norfolk, and what the Commission is doing. The program will start at the Hub with a lecture by Conservation Commission members and naturalists John Anderson and Elizabeth Corrigan, followed by a walk to areas of interest in downtown.
Free and open to the public; snacks will be served. For inclement weather, please wear boots and a rain coat.
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FOLLOW THE ETHICS OF COLOR LECTURE SERIES ON
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2019
MONDAYS AT THE HUB
SERIES
All programs are on Mondays and
run from 6 - 7pm unless otherwise noted
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On April 15, with a record breaking 22 in attendance, folks eagerly listen as Kelly Kandra Hughes gave an engaging presentation on how to simplify the amount of stuff they have in their life. Thanks Kelly!
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UP NEXT.....
May 6
Know How To 'Go Norfolk' - Regional Transportation Options
presented by April J. Chaplin, MSHS,
Kennedy Center, Northwest Regional Mobility Manager
COMING SOON....
Electric Assist Bicycles - An Introduction
presented by West Lowe along with a Berkshire Bike and Board representative
May 20
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HAYSTACK BOOK TALKS
PRESENTS....
In and Out of Art School
Sunday, June 2nd 1:00 PM
Norfolk Library
Nell Painter, author of “Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over” in conversation with Byron Kim and Lisa Sigal, Co-Directors of the Yale Norfolk School of Art
ABOUT NELL IRVIN PAINTER
Nell Irvin Painter is Edwards Professor of American History emerita, and author of, among other notable books,
The History of White People (2010)
and Sojourner Truth, A Life, A Symbol (1996). She is the recipient of virtually every major fellowship and honor the profession has to offer. After retiring in 2005, she earned a BFA in painting from the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design—experiences at the center of her widely praised memoir, and National Book Critics Circle award finalist for autobiography,
Old In Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over (2018).
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
COMING SOON....Register to reserve your seat
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UPDATE....COMMUNITY GIFTING BOARD
courtesy of Norfolk NET
Gifting Board
Success
! Occasional dog walking swapped for occasional use of a spare car.
Match made by Norfolk NET
!!
Interested in learning more about our Community Gifting Board, please contact Norfolk NET at the Hub: 860-542-7185 x262.
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AKC Fund
Save the Date - October 4 - 6, 2019
Save the date: Weekend in Norfolk - August 2 - 4, 2019
COMING SOON:
NORFOLK NET
ASSOCIATE MEMBER:
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A NEW MEMBER: We will always accept new member applications, stop in to talk to any Hub staff member on the various uses and benefits of being a Hub Member
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COMMUNITY USER
These Organizations have joined the Hub at the "Community User" level
...see our different membership levels
HERE
NORFOLK SENIOR HOUSING @ MEADOWBROOK APARTMENTS
COMING SOON:
BOTELLE PTO, COALITION FOR SOUND GROWTH
AND...COMING SOON...AN INTRODUCTION OF A NEW MEMBERSHIP LEVEL FOR TOWN COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES COURTESY OF THE EDC
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Call us at the Hub: 860-542-7185, ext 250
OPERATING HOURS**
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - 8:30 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, Friday - 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sunday - CLOSED
Before / After Hour access still available for NGO/non-profit group Hub members 7 days/week from 6:00am - 10:00 pm
**Subject to change based on member and community needs
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