🌱 Summer Solstice Firepit Gathering, Thursday, June... and 10 more events
New Preston, Connecticut Patch AM: a 3 min readCheers New Preston! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Summer Solstice Firepit Gathering, Thursday, June 18, 2026 at Steep Rock Association
- Summer Solstice Firepit Gathering, Thursday, June...
- Monticello's Two Worlds - The Roots of American Music at St John's Episcopal Church
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 56.
- Sunday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
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Summer Solstice Firepit Gathering, Thursday, June 18, 2026 →
Steep Rock Association, 116 Christian St, New Preston
5:00 pm
Thursday June 18
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Other local events
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Summer Solstice Firepit Gathering, Thursday, June... →
Steep Rock Association, 116 Christian St, New Preston
5:00 pm -
Monticello's Two Worlds - The Roots of American Music →
St John's Episcopal Church, 7 Whittlesey Ave, New Milford
9:00 am -
The Rough & Tumble →
Merryall Community Center, Inc., 8 Chapel Hill Rd, New Milford
7:30 pm -
Jason Ingriselli: Spring Hill Vineyard - SOLO ACOUSTIC →
Spring Hill Vineyards, 292 Bee Brook Rd, New Preston
1:00 pm
Thursday June 18
Saturday June 20
Saturday June 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Friends of the Eric Sloane Museum-Night at the Museum →
Eric Sloane Museum, 31 Kent Cornwall Rd, Kent
5:00 pm -
Wild & Scenic Housatonic River Paddle with HVA →
Kent School, 1 Macedonia Rd, Kent
9:00 am -
Artistry in Nature →
White Memorial Conservation Center, 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield
10:00 am -
Art Workshop: Printing With the Sun: Cyanotype Workshop and Book Signing →
Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, Washington
10:00 am -
CT Social Babes Hikes & Wines in Washington →
Steep Rock Preserve, 2 Tunnel Rd, Washington Depot
10:00 am -
Sound Meditation →
New Milford Public Library, 24 Main St, New Milford
10:30 am -
On this Fresh Morning - new drawings by Margot Glass →
Kenise Barnes Fine Art Consulting, Inc., 7 Fulling Ln, Kent
11:00 am
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Bay Area Health Solutions posted a job opening for AC210 - Full-Time Groundsman - Washington, CT in Washington. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Washington
- Brandon Aiyuk Trade Market: Kalshi Not Sure He'll Be Moved (wtnh.com)
- El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly (wfsb.com)
- Citing fallout from Iran war, World Bank cuts forecast for global economic growth (wtnh.com)
Kent
- OPM Approval (ct.gov)
- Proposed Region 1 study would look at school population trends, future economies (kentdispatch.org)
Brookfield
- Ribbon Cutting Set For New Brookfield Business (patch.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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