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100 Main, 100 Main Street, Falls Village, CT, www.100mainst.com

Jewelry designer Adelaide Harris and leather craftsman Eric Leitz at 100 Main, Dec. 14, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Amenia Fire Company Auxiliary, 36 Mechanic St., Amenia, NY

Annual Craft and Vendor Sale, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Amenia Garden Club, Durbridge Garden, 37 Clark Hill Rd., Wassaic NY, www.ameniagardens.org

The American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St., Winsted, CT, www.americanmuralproject.org

Audubon Sharon, 325 Cornwall Bridge Rd., Sharon, CT, sharon.audubon.org

Nature sanctuaries, education center and wildlife rehabilitation clinic.

Barkhamsted Historical Society, 100 East River Road, Pleasant Valley, CT

Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, MA

Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main St., Sheffield, MA

Close Encounters With Music Barn Party Fun-raiser, www.berkshirehighpeaksmusic.org

Congregational Village Meeting House, Bolton Hill Road, Cornwall, CT

Connecticut Antique Machinery, 31 Kent Cornwall Road, Kent, CT, www.ctamachinery.com

Connecticut Museum of Mining, 31 Kent- Cornwall Road (RTE 7), Kent, CT

The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St., Cornwall, CT, www.CornwallLibrary.org

Cornwall Rummage Sale at the Mohawk Ski Area, tom Church of Christ, Town Hall, Cornwall Village, Cornwall, CT

Christ Trinity Church, 180 Main St. (Rt. 7), Sheffield, MA, www.christtrinitysheffield.org.

The Crossroads Ecumenical Choir and Orchestra, sponsored by the First Congregational Church of Torrington, 835 Riverside Ave., West Torrington, CT

Wellness Center, 39 Railroad Street, Great Barrington, MA

David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main St., Falls Village, CT www.huntlibrary.org 

Dewey Hall, 91 Main St., Sheffield, MA

Douglas Library, 108 W Main St., Canaan, CT, www.douglaslibrarycanaan.org

Garden Conservancy, P.O. Box 608, Garrison, NY 10524, www.gardenconservancy.org 

Great Barrington Fairgrounds, 1554 Boardman Street, Sheffield, MA

Grillsdale, Roeliff Jansen Park, The Hilltop Barn, 116 Old Rt. 22, Hillsdale, NY www.grillsdale.com

Grumbling Gryphons, Cornwall Town Hall, 24 Pine St., Cornwall Village, CT, www.grumbllinggryphons.org.

Habitat for Humanity Summer Tag Sale at The Mars Athletic Center, The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT, www.habitatnwct.org

Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, 10 Upper Main St., Sharon, CT, www.hotchkisslibrary.org

The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT 

Housatonic Camera Club, Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Rd., Salisbury, CT

Housatonic Child Care Center, 30B Salmon Kill Rd., Salisbury, CT, 860-435-9694, www.housatonicchildcare.org

Housatonic Heritage Walks, www.heritage-hikes.org

HVRHS International Travel Club, Housatonic Valley Regional High School, 246 Warren Turnpike Rd., Falls Village, CT 

Indian Mountain School, 211 Indian Mountain Road, Lakeville, CT

Holiday shopping market with food, music and crafts, Dec. 13, 2 to 6 p.m. in the Upper Campus Student Center.

Irondale Schoolhouse, 16 Main St., Millerton, NY www. irondaleschoolhouse.org

Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake, Satre Hill, home of the Salisbury Winter Sports Associations ski jumps, Salisbury, CT, www.berkshiretaconic.org

Kent Chamber of Commerce, Kent, CT, meetplayflow.com

Kent Garden Club at Kent Town Hall, 41 Kent Green Blvd., Kent, CT

Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St., Kent  CT, www.kentmemoriallibrary.org

Self-Awakening Yoga, Saturdays 8:30-9:45 a.m.

Kent Memorial Library at Birch Top Farm, 25 Jennings Road, South Kent, CT, 860-927-3761

Lime Rock Park, 497 Lime Rock Rd., Route 112, Lakeville, CT; www.limerock.com 

Litchfield County Zine Fest, bit.ly/lczf2019, Kent Community Center, 93 North Main St., Kent, CT

Menorah Lighting, Sharon War Memoria (in front of the Clocktower) Main St. Sharon. 

Led by Carl Chiat with a talk by Betsy Hall. A brief history of Chanukah and singing of traditional songs on Dec. 22, 4:45 p.m. 

Merwinsville Hotel, 1 Brown’s Forge Rd., Gaylordsville, CT, www.merwinsvillehotel.org

Merwinsville Hotel Christmas Shoppe, fine arts and crafts and baked goods from Mrs. Claus. Nov. 29,30, Dec.1; Dec. 6,7,8; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, Millerton,  NY,  Town Center

The Mount, 2 Plunkett St, Lenox, MA www.edithwharton.org

Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Rd., Salisbury, CT

Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Rd., Salisbury, CT

Hamish Lutris will discuss the impact of a presential policies long after their term has ended, focusing specifically on the the three Presidents-Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon. Dec.16,  10-11:30 a.m   

Norfolk Yale Music Shed Parking Grounds, Mountain Road, Norfolk, CT

Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Rd., Route 183, Stockbridge, MA, www.nrm.org

North Canaan Railroad Days, North Canaan, CT www.CanaanRailroadDays.com 

North East Community Center, 51 South Center St., Millerton NY, www.neccmillerton.org

Gingerbread House decorating. Dec. 13, 2-4 p.m. Registration required,  call 518-789-4259 ext. 103. 

Otis Ski Ridge, 159 Monterey Rd, Otis, MA

Pine Plains Free Library, 7775 S Main St, Pine Plains, NY, www.pineplainslibrary.org

Race Brook Lodge, 864 S Undermountain Rd, Sheffield, MA

Salisbury Forum at The Hotchkiss School, Walker Auditorium, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, CT

Salisbury Town Hall, 27 Main Street, Salisbury, CT

Scoville Memorial Library, 38 Main St., Salisbury, CT, www.scovillelibrary.org

Senior Center, 16 Swift Lane, Kent, CT

Sharon Health Care Center, 27 Hospital Hill Road, Sharon, CT

Cookies and cocoa with Santa, Dec. 21, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

The Sharon Historical Society, 18 Main St., P.O. Box 511, Sharon, CT, www.sharonhist.org

Sharon Playhouse, 49 Amenia Rd., Sharon, CT, www.sharonplayhouse.org

Sharon United Methodist Church, 112 Upper Main St, Sharon, CT

Christmas Fair and silent auction on Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Silver Lake Conference Center, 223 Low Road, Sharon, CT, www.silverlakect.org

St. Andrew’s Parish Hall, 1 N Main St, Kent, CT

St Martin of Tours/Immaculate Conception Parish, 4 North St, Norfolk, CT 06058 

St Thomas’ Donahue Hall, 71 North Street, Goshen, CT

Stissing Theatre Guild, 2829 W Church St, Pine Plains, NY

SVNA, 30A Salmon Kill Road - Salisbury, CT, www.salisburyvna.org

Wellness Clinics in the area.

Sweethaven Farm Holiday Workshops at  at Cobbler’s Corner Winter Market, 350 Main Street, Lakeville, CT.

Holiday workshops through Dec. 22; make holiday 

wreaths, garlands, pomanders 

and much more.

The Wassaic Project at Maxon Mills, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY, www.wassaicproject.org

Warner Theatre, 68 Main St., Torrington, CT, www.warnertheatre.org

Wassaic Project, 37 Furnace Bank Rd., Wassaic, NY, www.wassaicproject.org

The White Hart, 15 Undermountain Rd., Salisbury, CT, www.whitehartinn.com/new-events

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