EVENTS: Fill your basket with flowers, shop at a tag sale this weekend

JI Staff, Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn.
·6 min read

May 4—Bolton's town-wide tag sale will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at various sites in town, including Bolton Congregational Church, coordinated by the town recreation department.

To download a map, go to: boltonrec.recdesk.com/Community/Page?pageId=9562

—Coventry Parks and Recreation has coordinated a town-wide tag sale for Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A map will be available via: secure.rec1.com/CT/coventry-ct/catalog

—Somers will have a town-wide tag sale, rain or shine, Saturday.

A list of the locations will be posted on the town website: somersct.gov

For more information, contact Town Clerk David Marti at 860-763-8207(8206) or dmarti@somersct.gov

—Unitarian Universalist Society: East, 153 West Vernon St. in Manchester will have a Goods & Services online silent auction through 10 p.m. Friday. See the items at: fundraiser.bid/uubid

A live auction, cookie contest, basket raffle, and more will take place Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the meetinghouse.

For more information, call 860-646-5151 or go to: uuse.org

—The Enfield Senior Center, 299 Elm St., will host a Spring Fling Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, with handmade craft items, a craft-supply tag sale, basket and quilt raffle, Lions Club pancake breakfast, and Enfield Garden Club plant sale.

For more information, call the senior center at 860-763-7425 or visit: enfield-ct.gov/seniors

—The Connecticut Horticultural Society will have a plant sale and auction Friday beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St., Berlin

There will be an eclectic collection of live plants and gardening treasures, including perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, shrubs and more.

Proceeds will be used for scholarships and its new civic grants program, CT Hort Cares, that support plant science educational efforts in communities and schools.

Admission is $5. For more information, visit: cthort.org

—American Legion Post 52 of Coventry hosts a bingo night on the first and third Friday of every month at First Congregational Church, 1171 Main St.

Doors open at 5 p.m. and bingo starts at 6 p.m. Entry fee is 50 cents; players must be 18 or older. For more information, email: birdibruce@att.net

Proceeds benefit youth programs and veterans in need.

—There will be a Quiet Corner Contra Dance on Friday from 8 to 11 p.m. at Patriots Park Lodge, 172 Lake St., Coventry.

An introductory lesson will be given at 7:45 p.m.

Masks are optional; a sign-in/waiver is required.

The cost is adults $12, students $6.

It is not necessary to have a partner. Dancers are advised to wear soft-soled shoes and light, layered clothes.

Music will be by the Music by Dogtown; caller will be Don Heinold.

For more information, email: knowdj@frontier.com.

—Wapping Community Church, 1790 Ellington Road in South Windsor, will host its second annual PIE (Peace Includes Everyone) Event on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the church parking lot/Community Room.

The event is modeled after a grass roots nonprofit peace movement, Peace through Pie, that incorporates the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr. and the power of food and its ability to bring people together.

The goal is to encourage local residents to connect with one another, promote mutual understanding, and celebrate the diversity in the community.

The event will be held rain or shine and include a scavenger hunt, a performance and dance lessons by Layavinyasa Indian Dance Company, the painting of Diwali Rangoli sun catchers, and lots and lots of pie.

Donations are welcome.

For more information, call 860-644-0833 or go to: wappingchurch.org

—A rabies clinic will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Capt. Nathan Hale Middle School, 1776 Main St., Coventry.

The cost is $20 per animal, cash only. Dogs must be on leashes, cats in carriers. If previously vaccinated for rabies, bring written proof.

For more information, call the town clerk's office at 860-742-7966.

—The Flying Canoe at the John Fitch Distillery, 51 Glendale Road, South Windsor, will host a local Artisan Market on Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

There will be 12 local vendors, including Warm Jungle Ceramics, Chokico Craft Chocolate, and Sol Botanicals; the Rolling Roti Food Truck; and live music from New Earth.

For more information, call 860-968-2427 or email; events@theflyingcanoe.com

—Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden will have its opening day on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Meet artist Lynne Centore, whose textile art is on display in the visitor center gallery.

Stroll through the garden and step inside the museum to see newly-acquired furniture from Emma and Sumner Fuller, who were instrumental in preserving the house.

The Phelps-Hatheway House is a Connecticut Landmarks property. The 2023 Spring/Summer Program Guide is available to download at: ctlandmarks.org

—Woodbridge Farmstead, 495 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester, will have its first open house of the town's bicentennial celebration year Sunday from noon to 2 p.m.

There will be a colossal egg hunt starting at 12:30 p.m., guided tours of the farmhouse at 1 p.m., self-guided tours, and more.

Parking is available off Woodbridge Street, behind the barn and through the gate.

Overflow parking is available at the nearby senior center.

—Delvena Theatre Company will present a program on the Salem witch hysteria Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wood Memorial Library and Museum.

The setting is Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, when 168 men and women were accused of practicing witchcraft; 20 of whom were executed.

See how things go in the 21st century when audience members are the jury in the trial of Susannah Martin. They will have the opportunity to question the defendant and form their own opinion as to her guilt or innocence.

The fee is $20, registration is strongly suggested.

For more information, go to: woodmemoriallibrary.org

COMING UP

Andover Congregational Church, 359 Route 6, is accepting donations for its tag sale to be held May 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Donations may be brought to the church daily until May 17 between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. For more information, leave a message with the church office at 860-742-7696.

—The Connecticut Trolley Museum in East Windsor will have a Fire Truck Show and First Responders Day on May 13.

Meet first responders, sit in fire trucks, try on firefighter turnout gear.

The museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; first responders and equipment activities and demonstrations will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Admission prices are $13; free for 2 and younger; half price for members.

For more information, go to: ct-trolley.org