Litchfield Community Center

ARC Blood Drive
2026-05-26 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Atrium
* Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) for appointment

Free Hearing Screenings
2026-05-27 09:30 - 12:00 | Learning Center
Free Comprehensive Hearing Screening! Call 860-567-8302 to book your 20 minute appointment between 9:30-12pm.

Hearing Care Centers will be on site at Litchfield Community Center to offer free comprehensive hearing screenings, a series of tests that assess an individual’s ability to hear sounds and understand speech. The screening typically includes a range of tests such as pure-tone audiometry, speech audiometry, and middle ear testing. The purpose of the screening is to determine whether an individual has any hearing loss and the extent of the hearing loss.
Comprehensive hearing screening is important because hearing loss can have a significant impact on an individual’s quality of life. It can affect an individual’s ability to communicate effectively, participate in social activities, and perform daily tasks. Early detection of hearing loss can help prevent these negative impacts by allowing for prompt treatment, such as hearing aids or cochlear implants, which can improve an individual’s ability to hear and communicate. Additionally, early detection of hearing loss can help identify any underlying medical conditions that may be causing the hearing loss and allow for timely treatment of those conditions. Overall, comprehensive hearing screening is an important tool in maintaining overall health and wellbeing.

Duplicate Bridge
2026-05-27 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-03 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-10 10:00 - 14:00 | Community Room
Cost: $6*
Bring a partner, bring a lunch!
Facilitated by Chris.

Watercolors Group
2026-05-28 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-06-04 13:30 - 15:30, 2026-06-11 13:30 - 15:30
* CLASS IS FULL.
This session runs 8 weeks starting from: May 21, 2026 thru Jul. 16, 2026.
Watercolor is the perfect medium to lose oneself, explore color, and serendipitous occurrences, and share experiences.
Instructor: Rose Petruzzi.
Bring what materials you have to class.
Email Rose at rose4444@icloud.com for a list of suggested materials.

Bereavement Circle
2026-05-29 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2026-06-12 10:00 - 11:30 | Community Room
Finding a Path Forward After the Loss of a Spouse or Partner
Learning how to navigate through the grieving process? This peer support group will help you to understand the uncertainty, vulnerability and trauma associated with such an immeasurable loss. There is help. There is hope. You are not alone in this journey.

Preregistration required/more information: Please contact Doreen at tangohampton@gmail.com.
Together we will hold and point a compass toward comfort

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra: Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative
2026-05-30 16:00 - 17:30 | Atrium
Join us here at the Litchfield Community Center for Waterbury Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-2026 Season “Where Music Takes Us”
A World-Class Ensemble: Quintet ZaRiah & Yale’s Melvin Chen
May 30, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

One of the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra’s most meaningful artistic partnerships is its long-standing collaboration with the Yale School of Music—a relationship that brings extraordinary young talent to local audiences year after year. Conceived by current Board Chair Thomas Clark, WSO’s Young Artist Initiative was created with a simple but powerful idea: to introduce our community to the next generation of great musicians, just as they are coming into their own.

On Saturday May 30, that vision comes vividly to life with a chamber concert featuring Quintet ZaRiah, a world-class emerging ensemble whose artistry is already making national waves—introduced to WSO through distinguished pianist Melvin Chen, longtime Professor in the Practice of Piano at Yale School of Music and Director of the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival / Yale Summer School of Music.

To hear an artist of Chen’s stature perform one of the pieces planned for the concert, Poulenc’s brilliant Sextet, in tandem with a rising young chamber ensemble is an extraordinary and rare treat.

Quintet ZaRiah is no stranger to our region. This past summer, the ensemble was in residence at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, where their electrifying performances quickly became a highlight of the season.

Three of the quintet’s five members are currently completing graduate degrees at the Yale School of Music, while all five are already accomplished orchestral musicians. Collectively, they have performed with some of the world’s most respected ensembles, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New World Symphony, and leading regional orchestras across the country.

Beyond their technical brilliance, Quintet ZaRiah brings a compelling sense of purpose to their music-making. With three members who are first-generation college students and three who hail from the rural South, the ensemble is deeply committed to expanding access to classical music and engaging underserved communities—an ethos that resonates strongly with WSO’s own mission.

Repertoire

• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – They Will Not Lend Me A Child (~4’)
• Carl Nielsen – Wind Quintet, Op. 43 (~27’)
• Francis Poulenc – Sextet (~19 – 20’) with Melvin Chen, piano
• Valerie Coleman – Tzigane (~11’)

Tickets: $30 General Admission | $10 Students with ID

For tickets online: visit waterburysymphony.org
For tickets by phone: Call WSO/Palace Box Office, at (203) 346-2000 (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).

The performances will be followed by a complimentary reception.

For more information or to purchase tickets online, visit WaterburySymphony.org. Tickets can also be purchased by telephone at 203-346-2000, via WSO/Palace Box Office.

Strength Training Silver Sneakers
2026-06-01 10:15 - 11:15, 2026-06-08 10:15 - 11:15, 2026-06-15 10:15 - 11:15
Functional Strengthening will improve overall functional capacity and quality of life- improving your ability to perform daily activities such as lifting, carrying, reaching, movement, and everyday tasks.
Come and push, pull, hinge, bend, lunge, squat, rotate and lift with us! We will use dumbbells and resistance bands. Keep those muscles functioning as they were designed to.
Class is covered by Silversneakers and Renew Active insurance but anyone is
welcome to attend this class. If insurance will not be available a donation is welcomed.
The class will be 45 minutes in duration. Wear appropriate clothes for exercise, please.
Instructor
Janice Connor will be instructing the group. Janice has been a Group exercise and a Spin instructor for many years and has taught Silversneakers for over ten years. However, she finds the challenges of compound movements and using dumbbells her favorite. Janice has attended exercise classes for decades as her Mother, Ann, began teaching fitness and movement in the 1950’s in the U.K.

Chair Silver Sneakers
2026-06-01 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-08 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-06-15 11:30 - 12:30 | Atrium
Class Description:
60-minute chair exercise after a brief warm-up. You will use hand weights and assistance bands and incorporate moves/stretches’ ideal for those who prefer to sit during a class!
SilverSneakers can help seniors live their best lives.
Participants may experience greater energy, increased strength and improved balance and flexibility.
The benefit is included in 60+ Medicare plans.
This Modified Silver Sneakers class which includes chairs, hand weights, tubing and balls.

Instructor: Janice Connor, Certified Instructor.
Class fee is covered by most Health Plans.
If you are not covered, class is $8.00 pp.
Go to SilverSneakers to check for eligibility.

Full Moon Gong June 1
2026-06-01 16:00 - 17:00
Immerse yourself in the soothing and transformative experience combining the ancient practice of sound healing
with the powerful vibrations of a gong offering a holistic approach to relaxation and well-being.
Facilitated by Nick Switz.

What to Bring:

Comfortable clothing
Yoga mat or blanket to lie on (Chairs will be provided)
Pillow and additional blankets for warmth and comfort
Eye mask (optional)

Click Here to Register

Thinking Beyond the Honeybee
2026-06-03 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Room
Northwest Conservation District presents:
Thinking Beyond the Honeybee: Designing for beneficial insects and other creatures with permaculture
An introduction to permaculture (an ecological design system) history, ethics and principles and application in creating habitat for beneficial insects; discussion of ecological systems and how they support the creatures that are vital to health of plants in nature or gardens. Slide presentation to illustrate creating a sustainable edible forest garden from the ground up (no pun intended!).
Click Here to Register
About Presenter: Cynthia Rabinowitz
Soil and wetland science; Environmental horticulture (UConn. 1980)
Landscape Design Certificate (UConn, Bartlett Arboretum, 1988)
Permaculture Design Certificate (2008)
New Haven County Agriculture and Community Resource Development
Agent for UConn. Cooperative Extension System 1980 to 1985,
Owner/operator of The Hidden Garden greenhouses, Bethlehem, CT. 1985-2011
Consulting soil and wetland scientist; currently at Northwest Conservation District 1985-present
Founding Director of CT-NOFA and Bethlehem Land Trust
Interim Adjunct Instructor: Southern Connecticut State University in
Environmental Design; 2013
Adjunct Instructor: University of New Haven in Wetlands Ecology 2015-2017
Guest-lecturer in Permaculture, at The Graduate Institute, Woodbridge, CT.

Parkinson's Support Group
2026-06-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Learning Center
Parkinson’s support group for those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers and family members- all are welcome.
Join us for this newly developed support group at Litchfield Community center, in collaboration with the American Parkinson’s disease association, and facilitated by Heather Pierce, CDP and SA.
Participating in a support group is a wonderful way to receive practical information and education on living with Parkinson’s disease.
More importantly, members receive the support of others who truly understand.
Beginning Monday, September 11th The group will meet monthly on the second Monday of the month from 2-3 pm at the Litchfield Community Center.
For more info or any questions about the group or Parkinson’s Disease please call Heather Pierce at 860-733-9506

Blood Pressure Clinic
2026-06-10 10:45 - 11:45 | Learning Center
Join us at the center, as a Nurse from Visiting Nurse and Hospice of Litchfield County provide free blood pressure readings to members of the community.
No need to register. Drop in for your reading.
Call the center for more information. 860-567-8302.

Live,Learn,Lunch: Nature Therapy
2026-06-10 12:00 - 13:30
Join Certified Forest Therapy Guide Karen Bernartz of Moss & Moon Forest Therapy for an introduction to the practice of Forest Therapy, also known as Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku).
This presentation will explore the benefits of mindful connection with nature, including stress reduction, sensory awareness, relaxation, and attention restoration. Guests will learn what a guided Forest Therapy session looks like, how nature impacts overall wellbeing, and why this practice is becoming an increasingly valued form of wellness support in today’s fast-paced world.
Karen will share beautiful imagery from local forests, discuss the science and philosophy behind Forest Therapy, and offer insight into how slowing down in nature can positively support both mental and physical wellbeing.
A question-and-answer discussion will follow the presentation.

Pre-registration required for lunch headcount.
12:00 Light lunch served
12:30 Presentation
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Culturally Curious Art Lecture Series: The Landscape as Canvas: Earth Art
2026-06-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Atrium
The Landscape as Canvas: Earth Art
The 1960s and 70s witnessed a radical shift as artists like Robert Smithson, Nancy Holt, and Ana Mendieta moved beyond gallery walls to create powerful works directly in nature, using the earth as both canvas and material. Delve into the social and artistic currents that sparked this environmental art revolution and examine the distinctive approaches of influential artists, from the movement’s pioneers to contemporary innovators like Andy Goldsworthy.

About the presenter:
Jane O’Neail is a sought-after speaker, educator, and independent art historian. Jane curates and delivers engaging art appreciation programs through her company Culturally Curious, founded in 2017. Jane holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from Harvard University. Born and raised in NH, she has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator. Jane has also taught at the college level for more than a decade, most recently at Southern New Hampshire University.
For more information visit: iamculturallycurious.com
Donations welcome at door
* Pre-registration is advised – Click Here to Register

Edible Forest Gardens
2026-06-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Community Room
Northwest Conservation District presents:
EDIBLE FOREST GARDENS
Review of permaculture; designing with nature to create a “food forest” that mimics native forest habitats. This presentation is suitable for participants who have not attended “Thinking Beyond the Honeybee” as basic principles of permaculture will be reviewed. A stepwise plan for creating your own forest garden.
Click Here to Register
About Presenter: Cynthia Rabinowitz
Soil and wetland science; Environmental horticulture (UConn. 1980)
Landscape Design Certificate (UConn, Bartlett Arboretum, 1988)
Permaculture Design Certificate (2008)
New Haven County Agriculture and Community Resource Development
Agent for UConn. Cooperative Extension System 1980 to 1985,
Owner/operator of The Hidden Garden greenhouses, Bethlehem, CT. 1985-2011
Consulting soil and wetland scientist; currently at Northwest Conservation District 1985-present
Founding Director of CT-NOFA and Bethlehem Land Trust
Interim Adjunct Instructor: Southern Connecticut State University in
Environmental Design; 2013
Adjunct Instructor: University of New Haven in Wetlands Ecology 2015-2017
Guest-lecturer in Permaculture, at The Graduate Institute, Woodbridge, CT.

An Evening of Opera - Norma
2026-06-10 18:00 - 21:00
Norma on our Theater Screen
Doors Open:5:30
Join fellow opera lovers to view and discuss Norma.
Running time is approx. 3 hrs and there will be one short interval when coffee will be available.
* Pre-registration encouraged –Click Here to Register

Adult Trip: New York Botanical Gardens (NYBG) "Flower Power"
2026-06-11 09:00 - 16:00
Channel the spirit of the 60’s at Flower Power, a joyous celebration of the enduring symbolism of flowers as icons of eace and love. This groovy and colorful flower show will spotlight the ways in which hippie culture advanced closer relationships with the natural world. “Come together” to enjoy colorful installations, symbolic art, and botanical beauty.
Outing includes:

Round Trip transportation of a lift equipped bus to/from LCC – Departs 9:00
All-Garden Pass discounted Group Admission
Guided Tour
Box Lunch at the Pine Tree Cafe

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Friday Feast & Dancing Feet - 6/12
2026-06-12 12:00 - 14:00 | Atrium
Enjoy a tasty lunch, wonderful music and lots of dancing!

Friday, Jun 12, 2026
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Location: Atrium
Cost: $7 at the Door
* Pre-registration REQUIRED BY Wednesday, Jun 10th!
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Monthly Grief Yoga: Jun 15th
2026-06-15 09:00 - 10:15 | Community Room
Grief Yoga
Breath ~ Movement ~ Sound

A space to feel, move and heal.
Whether it’s a loss of a loved one, a pet, a relationship, a job or a part of your own well-being, grief is a path we all travel.

Join us for a 60-75 minute Grief Yoga class where breath, movement and sound gently guide you through the pain toward a place of love and renewal.
Together, we witness our grief.
$25 per class – registration is required.
(no previous yoga experience necessary)
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Classes are led by Ursula Daiber, a 500-hour trained yoga teacher who is certified in Grief Yoga.
Ursula holds monthly Grief Yoga classes in Middletown, Sandy Hook and Litchfield. She also offers two-hour workshops to dive deeper into those places that need to be released. Class sizes are limited with the intent to create a safe environment to allow participants to share.
For more information on monthly Grief Yoga classes, workshops, or private sessions, email: ursuladaiber@aol.com

Mystery Book Club
2026-06-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Learning Center
This is a book group focused on mysteries, for the most part, books that have some international flavor.
Group meets 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Group size is limited to please contact Pat at pad44ct@gmail.com for more information on how to participate.
