Name: Heroes on the Square
Start: 2026-08-29T10:00:00-04:00
Location: The Shops at Somerset Square

The Shops at Somerset Square

Join us for an exciting Touch A Truck event where you can meet local police and fire heroes and explore emergency vehicles. This event is free and open to the public, offering hands-on fun for the whole family!

Local Event: Heroes on the Square

Hartford County

Chris Dehnel

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Glastonbury

Connecticut

Heroes on the Square

Join us for an exciting Touch A Truck event where you can meet local police and fire heroes and explore emergency vehicles....

This auction is live now and runs through Tuesday, August 25th. It begins to close at 7pm. You can click onto the auction site now and look at the items, register for the auction and begin to bid. They will ask you for your CC information ignorer to bid on items.
It Features antiques, vintage pieces, fine art, rugs and more from local estates. The auction pick up day is Friday, August 28, 2026 from 11am - 2pm. Depending on the items(s) purchased, there are 2 pick up locations....Both are in Westport, CT and are 3 minutes apart in distance. You will be notified on your emailed invoice and by text which pick up location has your item(s). If you cannot make the pick up day/time, Simply Estated MUST be notified before the August 28th. Any items that you are having shipped MUST be picked up within 10 days of the closing of the auction.
If any and all items are not picked up within this time frame, Simply Estated will consider your items abandoned and you will forfeit all right to the item.
We do not offer in-house shipping. The winning bidder will be responsible for their own shipping . Please contact us prior to bidding for a list of our recommended 3rd party shipping companies. All bids are final and are subject to our terms and conditions.

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August Summer Auction

This auction is live now and runs through Tuesday, August 25th. It begins to close at 7pm. You can click onto the auction site...

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Everyone is welcome to attend. Enjoy a brief guided meditation and short talk on how to keep a peaceful mind in daily life.
After the talk, there will be time to socialize and enjoy a community potluck for those who would like to stay.&nbsp; Bring a vegetarian dish to share if you wish!
Please bring a chair or a blanket.
Everyone is welcome (including kids and pets!!)

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MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL VOCAL CHORDS (MHVC) seeks altos, tenors and basses to join them in preparing for their 36 annual holiday concert to be held on Sunday, December 6, 2026.&nbsp; The event will be held at Portland High School, 95 High St., Portland at 2pm.&nbsp; We are searching for enthusiastic men and women (over age 18) to expand our Vocal Chord family.&nbsp; No auditions or prior experience required and you do not have to be an employee of Middlesex Health.&nbsp; Deadline to join is Tuesday, September 8th.&nbsp; This is a community-focused group that has delighted audiences for 36 years with energetic concerts featuring a wide range of musical styles.&nbsp; Our 80 current members hail from Central and Southern CT and represent diverse backgrounds.&nbsp; What unites us is our shared love for singing.
If you want to enrich your life, make new friends and decrease stress, please consider joining our musical family.&nbsp; For more info, visit vocalchords20.org or call 860.347.2787.&nbsp; Visit us on YouTube or Facebook. We look forward to meeting you!

Local Event: Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords

Middlesex County

Middletown

Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join...

MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL VOCAL CHORDS (MHVC) seeks altos, tenors and basses to join them in preparing for their 36 annual holiday...

Calling all Altos, Tenors and Basses to join Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords

Glastonbury resident, Susan Davies Sit announces that the North American Festival of Wales' opening ceremony will take place at 4pm on Wednesday Sept 2 in Springfield, MA - details on NAFOW.org. 500 people expected. Seminars of Welsh history, language, culture, literature, Welsh choir, music and dance: Sept 2-6, 2026

Local Event: North American Festival of Wales Opening Ceremony

North American Festival of Wales Opening Ceremony

Glastonbury resident, Susan Davies Sit announces that the North American Festival of Wales' opening ceremony will take place at...

Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel

Sept 3, first full day of the Welsh Festival: Seminars on Welsh history, music, culture; walking tour of Springfield and it's Welsh colonial history plus the 5 Springfield museums all in one quadrant; full day tour to Connecticut's colonial history; half day tour to Norman Rockwell museum. Evening Welsh music. NAFOW.org

Local Event: North American Festival of Wales

North American Festival of Wales

Sept 3, first full day of the Welsh Festival: Seminars on Welsh history, music, culture; walking tour of Springfield and it's...

Second full day of the Welsh Festival with about 500 attendees. Seminars from 9-4pm covering Welsh music, culture, history and language. Meet -ups for people with Welsh roots; National Library of Wales seminars; Marketplace with lots of information about traveling to Wales, a Welsh themed Auction and Craft competition; Welsh goodies and Tea room&nbsp;with Welsh Cakes. More info: <a href="https://nafow.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NAFOW.org</a>

Second full day of the Welsh Festival with about 500 attendees. Seminars from 9-4pm covering Welsh music, culture, history and...

Third full day of the Welsh Festival with about 500 attendees. Seminars from 9-4pm covering Welsh music, culture, history and language. Meet -ups for people with Welsh roots; National Library of Wales seminars; Marketplace with lots of information about traveling to Wales, a Welsh themed Auction and Craft competition; Welsh goodies and Tea room&nbsp;with Welsh Cakes. Concert in the evening, featuring well-known Welsh singers and a youth Welsh choir from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. More info: <a href="https://nafow.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">NAFOW.org</a>

Third full day of the Welsh Festival with about 500 attendees. Seminars from 9-4pm covering Welsh music, culture, history and...

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