Friends Meeting House

Beginners and all levels welcome. Come as you are for gently energizing movements in the classical Tai Chi &amp; Qigong tradition.&nbsp; A wonderful way to start your weekend!

Local Event: Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi 

Mansfield-Storrs

Connecticut

Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi 

Saturday January 11, 2025: Beginners and all levels welcome. Come as you are for gently energizing movements in the classical Tai Chi &amp;...

The Packing House Acoustic Venue -- 156 River RD, Willington CT

EC-CHAP Acoustic Series: Jenna Nicholls (indie / folk) Doors open 7:00pm / Event starts 7:30pm Tickets: $20 in advance online or $25 cash at the door 
Tickets:&nbsp;<a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/01/25-acoustic-artist-series-jenna-nicholls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a> 

The music of Jenna Nicholls has been turning heads since she arrived on the door step of the Lower East Side of NYC. Whether she’s crooning a jazz standard, belting out a New Orleans style dirge or plucking her 1920’s style original ballads on her Ukulele, she’s giving a vintage genre a new spin with her own lush nostalgic style and melodic sensibility.
On the road she’s shared stages with legends like Ingrid Michaelson, and Oscar winner Glen Hansard. From the storied stages of Carnegie Hall and the Beacon Theatre, Jenna’s music echoes through the night, a testament to the enduring power of song.
Join us for an evening of original works by this awesome acoustic artist! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP).
Soft drinks and snacks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive "BYOB&amp;F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage &amp; Food (Wine &amp; Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" special!
For information, please call 518-791-9474 or visit <a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/01/25-acoustic-artist-series-jenna-nicholls" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>

Local Event: Acoustic Concert by Jenna Nicholls in an Intimate Venue (BYOB & Food!)

Acoustic Concert by Jenna Nicholls in an...

Saturday January 25, 2025: EC-CHAP Acoustic Series: Jenna Nicholls (indie / folk)Doors open 7:00pm / Event starts 7:30pmTickets: $20 in advance...

Acoustic Concert by Jenna Nicholls in an Intimate Venue (BYOB & Food!)

Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

The Jim Henson Foundation and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present a new exhibition, American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine as part of the 60th anniversary celebration of UConn’s Puppet Arts Program in 2025. The exhibition, including over 130 images and selected puppets featured in Termine’s photographs, including works by Paul Zaloom, Torry Bend, Basil Twist, Dan Hurlin, Tarish Pipkins, Theodora Skipitares, Bread and Puppet Theater, Janie Geiser, and Tom Lee. 
Termine, an alumnus of the UConn Puppet Arts Program, has documented American puppet theater for over 30 years with a unique perspective that invites the viewer into the vivid world of puppetry. He is the lead performing arts photographer for The New York Times and has served as the in-house photographer for Sesame Street since 1988. His images have also appeared in the Washington Post, The Village Voice, Time, Newsweek, People, American Theatre, USA Today, Entertainment Design and Der Spiegel, and other publications. 
The grand opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine on Friday, Jan. 31 will begin with refreshments served at 6 p.m. and an in-person exhibition tour at 6:30 p.m. by Richard Termine, with Cheryl Henson, the President of The Jim Henson Foundation; this will also be streamed on Ballard Institute’s Facebook Live channel (<a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBallardInstitute%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cjohn.bell%40uconn.edu%7C2424353fb812421a84eb08dd1e086aba%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C638699743711483811%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8y2FR4bqdr19MWvS1w7aJm3zWw0rMDoP0NnGF91HONY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://www.facebook.com/BallardInstitute/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="nofollow">facebook.com/BallardInstitute/</a>). All events will take place at the Ballard Institute, located at 1 Royce Circle in Downtown Storrs. No reservation required.

Local Event: Grand Opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine

Grand Opening of American Puppet Theater Today:...

Friday January 31, 2025: The Jim Henson Foundation and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will...

Grand Opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine

1746 Boston Turnpike

Noah’s Closet sells gently used children’s clothing (newborn to size 10) shoes, toys and baby equipment. Join us for our $10 Stuff a Bag Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 1st. Noah’s Closet is located at 1746 Boston Turnpike in Coventry. We accept cash or checks. Donations of new or gently used children’s items are welcome on Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information call Saturday morning, 860-742-1616. Like our page on Facebook. Or, visit <a href="https://secondchurchcoventryucc.org/noah-s-closet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://secondchurchcoventryucc.org/noah-s-closet</a>.

Local Event: Noah's Closet $10 Stuff A Bag Sale on Sat., 2/1 from 9-1

Noah's Closet $10 Stuff A Bag Sale on Sat., 2/1...

Saturday February 1, 2025: Noah’s Closet sells gently used children’s clothing (newborn to size 10) shoes, toys and baby equipment. Join us for...

Noah's Closet $10 Stuff A Bag Sale on Sat., 2/1 from 9-1

Try some hot food on a cold afternoon! Chili tasting, raffle, silent auction and fun! All to benefit Ecole Agape, the only free girls' school in Haiti.
$15 at the door.

Local Event: Chili Cook-Off!

Chili Cook-Off!

Saturday February 1, 2025: Try some hot food on a cold afternoon! Chili tasting, raffle, silent auction and fun! All to benefit Ecole Agape, the...

Grammy Nominee Guy Davis is performing at The Packing House listening room on Saturday, February 15th, 2025. Doors open at 6:30pm. Music starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 through the link below or $35 at the door. The Packing&nbsp;House is a listening room located inside a historic thread mill. You are welcome to "BYOB &amp; Food"&nbsp;to the venue. This event is hosted by the Eastern&nbsp;Connecticut Center for&nbsp;History, Art, and Performance (EC-CHAP). 
TICKETS AND WEBPAGE:&nbsp;<a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/02/15-acoustic-artist-series-guy-davis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>

Guy Davis will bring blues vocals and memorable stories to The Packing House stage&nbsp;along with&nbsp;6 &amp; 12 string guitar, harmonica, 5 &amp; 6 string banjo, didgeridoo. Join us for an intimate experience to remember!
Guy Davis is a two-time, back-to-back Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues, a musician, actor, author, and songwriter. Guy uses a blend of Roots, Blues, Folk, Rock, Rap, Spoken Word, and World Music to comment on, and address, the frustrations of social injustice, touching on historical events, and common life struggles. His background in theater is pronounced through the lyrical storytelling of songs “God’s Gonna Make Things Over” about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, “Welcome to My World”, and “Got Your Letter In My Pocket”. His storytelling is sometimes painful, deep, and real, an earthy contrast to modern-day commercial music, meant to create thought, underlined by gentle tones from his guitar or banjo fingerpicking. Guy won “Keeping The Blues Alive” Award, and was nominated by The Blues Foundation for Best Acoustic Album of the Year, Best Acoustic Artist of the Year, and Best Instrumentalist. In fact, he's been nominated nearly two dozen times by the Blues Foundation. 



Soft drinks and snacks available. The Packing&nbsp;House offers an exclusive "BYOB&amp;F" model - Bring Your Own Beverage &amp; Food (Wine &amp; Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" special!
For more information, please call 518-791-9474 or visit: <a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/02/15-acoustic-artist-series-guy-davis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>

Local Event: Blues & Americana Concert with Grammy Nominee Guy Davis

Blues & Americana Concert with Grammy Nominee...

Saturday February 15, 2025: Grammy Nominee Guy Davis is performing at The Packing House listening room on Saturday, February 15th, 2025. Doors...

Blues & Americana Concert with Grammy Nominee Guy Davis

Take a deeper dive into the fundamentals of proper care and explore more advanced topics to guide you through every stage of being a knowledgeable and responsible horse owner. As a follow up to our first horse ownership clinic, this is a great overview of information for new and seasoned horse owners.
Topics Included: Handling Safety, Selection &amp; Evaluation, First Aid, Grooming, Farrier &amp; Vet Care, Nutrition &amp; Feeding, Vaccinations &amp; Injections, and Deworming.
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm (Lunch Break 12:00 - 12:45 pm) 
Location: UConn Storrs Campus 
Requirements: Participants must be 12 years of age or older or at the 6th grade level in the spring of 2025
*Lunch Not Provided*
$200 Early Bird Price. $250 After February 1, 2025. Early Bird Special Ends February 1, 2025.
Learn more and register today at <a href="https://s.uconn.edu/horse-ownership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://s.uconn.edu/horse-ownership</a>.<a href="https://animalscience-cahnr.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3396/2025/01/Advanced-Horse-Ownership-Clinic-Spring-2025-Final.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>

Local Event: UConn Advanced Horse Ownership Clinic

UConn Advanced Horse Ownership Clinic

Saturday February 22, 2025: 
Take a deeper dive into the fundamentals of proper care and explore more advanced topics to guide you through every...

 The Packing House Acoustic Venue -- 156 River RD, Willington CT

The Patty Tuite Band (Blues / Indie) performing at The Packing&nbsp;House listening room on Saturday, March 29th 2025. Doors open at 7pm. Music starts at 7:30pm!
Tickets are $20 advance online through the link below or $25 at the door. The Packing&nbsp;House allows guests to "BYOB &amp; Food" to the venue.
Info webpage:&nbsp;<a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/03/29-acoustic-artist-series-patty-tuite-band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>
 
&nbsp;This local/regional band with award winning musician, Patty Tuite at the helm, has been turning heads in our area with a blues vibe that just doesn't quit. Patty Tuite is a singer/songwriter who embraces the genre of blues, jazz and rock music. Patty started at a young age listening to her mom’s piano playing of hymns, musicals and Boogie Woogie and began playing piano before the age of 5. Patty began playing guitar at 17 years old focusing on fingerpicking and rhythm and learning Folk music and singing. In those early days, she played with numerous bands honing her chops in the blues, jazz, and rock arena.
When Covid lockdown requirements started, Patty continued writing new songs and started “back-yard” practices in the summer of 2020 performing the new material and sharing videos with her fan base. This was the group that then went into the studio in December 2020-January 2021 to complete the new music for Patty Tuite “Consider This.” The recording features a fantastic array of new material by Patty. Produced by Grammy award winner Paul Nelson, who also plays electric, slide and acoustic guitar on the album, to the excited expectations of her ever growing, world-wide fan base.
The night will feature the Patty Tuite band with Patty Tuite, Jan Jungden, Mark Annuli, Judi Thompkins, and Peggy Ann Contos Harvey. Please, see the ticket link for artist profiles.Join us for an evening of original music by these outstanding artists!
 This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance". For more information, please call 518-791-9474 or visit <a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/03/29-acoustic-artist-series-patty-tuite-band" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>

Local Event: The Patty Tuite Band Performing Live at The Packing House

The Patty Tuite Band Performing Live at The...

Saturday March 29, 2025: The Patty Tuite Band (Blues / Indie) performing at The Packing&nbsp;House listening room on Saturday, March 29th...

The Patty Tuite Band Performing Live at The Packing House

An Intimate Evening with Musician and Actor Alicia Witt at The Packing&nbsp;House listening room! Doors open at 6:30pm. Event starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 advance online or $35 at the door.&nbsp;This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connecticut Center for History, Art, and Performance" (EC-CHAP). 


Special Note and "Meet &amp; Greet": This is a very special evening, and as such, &nbsp;EC-CHAP&nbsp; is&nbsp;offering an additional Ticket for a Special “Meet &amp; Greet” session for a private session with Alicia from 5:30pm to 6:30pm - prior to doors opening to the public. See link for details.
Tickets + more info:&nbsp;<a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/04/26-acoustic-artist-series-aliciawitt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>

Actor and singer-songwriter Alicia Witt has been acting since the age of 7, making her film debut in David Lynch's sci-fi classic Dune. She just finished filming the thriller Longlegs, opposite Nicholas Cage, set for a worldwide theatrical release in 2024. Her TV appearances include: The Walking Dead; Justified; ABC's Nashville; Fox's The Exorcist; Law &amp; Order: Criminal Intent; and more. Films include Two Weeks’ Notice, Last Holiday, The Upside of Anger, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Urban Legend, Four Rooms, 88 Minutes, and Vanilla Sky. Alicia is also a familiar face to Christmas audiences for her 10 holiday movies, many of which have featured her original music.

Witt spent 5 weeks in the Billboard Top 30 AC Radio chart with her single Chasing Shadows, off her 2021 album The Conduit, which she co-produced. Her newest release is 2023’s Witness, led by the title track, which debuted April. A classically trained former competitive pianist, Alicia's music has been described as 'sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein' and ‘touching lost-and-found love ballads' (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Alicia has performed her original piano-driven indie pop music all over the world, including at the renowned Grand Ole Opry. 


Soft drinks and snacks available. The Packing House offers a&nbsp;"BYOB&amp;F" TM model - Bring Your Own Beverage &amp; Food (Wine &amp; Beer Only - I.D. Required). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off your meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" pizza!

For more information, please call 518-791-9474 or visit: <a href="https://thepackinghouse.us/upcoming/2025/04/26-acoustic-artist-series-aliciawitt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepackinghouse.us/upc...</a>

Local Event: Alicia Witt - Actor & Musician Performing Live

Alicia Witt - Actor & Musician Performing Live

Saturday April 26, 2025: An Intimate Evening with Musician and Actor Alicia Witt at The Packing&nbsp;House listening room! Doors open at...

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Saturday, January 11

Local Event

Saturday Morning Qigong & Tai Chi

Saturday, January 25

Local Event

Acoustic Concert by Jenna Nicholls in an Intimate Venue (BYOB & Food!)

Friday, January 31

Local Event

Grand Opening of American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine

Saturday, February 1

Local Event

Noah's Closet $10 Stuff A Bag Sale on Sat., 2/1 from 9-1

Local Event

Chili Cook-Off!

Saturday, February 15

Local Event

Blues & Americana Concert with Grammy Nominee Guy Davis

Saturday, February 22

Local Event

UConn Advanced Horse Ownership Clinic

Saturday, March 29

Local Event

The Patty Tuite Band Performing Live at The Packing House

Saturday, April 26

Local Event

Alicia Witt - Actor & Musician Performing Live

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