Bristol Public Library

Looking to unwind and unleash your creativity? Join our in-person Coloring Club designed just for adults! It's a chill space where you can relax, chat, and bring vibrant colors to beautiful designs. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, this is the perfect way to de-stress and make new friends. Grab your favorite coloring tools, or use ours, and come hang out with us!
RSVP: bristollib.com, in-person at the library, or by calling: 860.584.7787 x 3. No charge. 18+

Local Event: Coloring Club for Adults

Hartford County

Bristol

Connecticut

Coloring Club for Adults

Looking to unwind and unleash your creativity? Join our in-person Coloring Club designed just for adults! It's a chill space...

How Twain’s decades in Connecticut shaped his writing, family, and social life.
Although his most famous works were set along the Mississippi River of his childhood, Mark Twain composed those novels while living in Nook Farm, a neighborhood of Hartford, full of celebrated literary figures. This program explores what it was like in this vibrant community of authors and activists, whose residents included not only Twain, but also novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe, travel writer and journalist Charles Dudley Warner, Civil War hero and senator Joseph Hawley, and female suffrage campaigner Isabella Beecher Hooker. It also considers the ways Twain’s decades in Connecticut shaped his writing, family, and social life.
Presented by the Staff of The Mark Twain House Museum.
Free Admission.
No Charge. RSVP: www.bristollib.com, 860.584.7787 x 3 or visit the library

Local Event: Mark Twain: Seventeen Summers in a Garden

Mark Twain: Seventeen Summers in a Garden

How Twain’s decades in Connecticut shaped his writing, family, and social life.
Although his most famous works were set along...

Join us at the Bristol Public Library for an engaging session of the Graphic Novel Club focused on Lucas Wars. This in-person event will take place on November 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM (Eastern Time).
Explore the fascinating world of graphic novels in a friendly and welcoming environment. Whether you are a longtime fan or new to the genre, this event offers a great opportunity to discuss themes, artwork, and storytelling techniques featured in Lucas Wars.
In a tale befitting the saga he created, Lucas Wars follows George Lucas’s journey from aimless dreamer to filmmaking trailblazer and prodigy of the New Hollywood movement. While his fellow rising stars―directors like Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese―craft The Godfather, Jaws, and Taxi Driver, Lucas follows his childhood dreams and begins work on an epic fantasy . . . which, he soon discovers, is not without its epic challenges.
No charge. RSVP at the library, <a href="https://www.bristollib.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">bristollib.com</a>, or call: 860.584.7787 ext. 3
Free admission.
Copies available at the Circulation Desk

Local Event: Graphic Novel Club: Lucas Wars

Graphic Novel Club: Lucas Wars

Join us at the Bristol Public Library for an engaging session of the Graphic Novel Club focused on Lucas Wars. This in-person...

Scott Stanton

Hartford

Michael Lemanski

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Farmington

Southington

Avon

Berlin

Newington

West Hartford

New Haven County

Vincent Salzo

Cheshire

Canton

Meriden

Wethersfield

Church of Eternal Light

Come join us for the return of our annual End of Summer Festival! THIS EVENT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC! There will be many vendors on hand, as well as our church concessions stand. Concessions will be available all day, and also make sure to purchase a ticket for our gift basket raffle throughout the course of the day. We will also have our church crafts available at our info tent. Musical acts performing - Thaea The Bigfoot Diaries Rev Link Hullar Workshops/lectures scheduled: "The Magic of Water" with ministerial student Corie Art Channeling with Carol P. Mojo bags (aka spell pouches) with pour president Joe $10/10 minute tarot card readings will also be available during certain blocks of the day. These are first-come, first served and reservations cannot be made ahead of time. We will also have our Procession of the Goddess Ritual at 6:30 pm, and we will close the festivities at nightfall with a huge bonfire, and music/drum circle. Finally, this event begins our non-perishable food drive that will run through November. If you wish, please bring a donation that can be given at the info table. All donations will go towards the charity chosen at the Bristol Interfaith Coalition Thanksgiving service later this year. Feel free to tell your friends about this event and keep checking back for more updates. The full day's itinerary can be found in the Facebook event, and on our website (www.churchofeternallight.com) both under the "Calendar" and "Bulletin Board" sections.

Local Event: Annual End of Summer Festival

Annual End of Summer Festival

Come join us for the return of our annual End of Summer Festival! THIS EVENT IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC!  There will be many vendors...

Mill Street Marketplace

Back for round two!!
The Makers Exchange is exactly what it sounds like - a space centered around artists, makers, and small businesses sharing what they do best. It’s a curated mix of handmade goods, art, vintage, and unique pieces you’re not going to find scrolling online.
Every vendor is chosen with intention - no AI, no resellers. Just people who actually make or source what they’re selling.
Even if you plan on going to the June market, this one will have a completely different lineup of vendors, so it’s worth coming back through!!
We’ll also have tattooing available during the event being done by Yellow Pants Tattoo, along with a food truck and Caffeine Coven on site 😍
The market takes place at Mill Street Marketplace, which has 80+ permanent indoor vendors, so there’s plenty to explore before, during, and after the event.
It’s a good one if you’re looking to support small businesses and find things that feel a little more personal!

Local Event: Maker’s Exchange Market Part II

Maker’s Exchange Market Part II

Back for round two!!
The Makers Exchange is exactly what it sounds like - a space centered around artists, makers, and small...

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Coloring Club for Adults

NOV

14

1:00 PM

Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol, CT

Mark Twain: Seventeen Summers in a Garden

NOV

17

6:30 PM

Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol, CT

Graphic Novel Club: Lucas Wars

NOV

19

6:30 PM

Bristol Public Library, 5 High St, Bristol, CT

Annual End of Summer Festival

Maker’s Exchange Market Part II