Litchfield Community Center

The Odyssey: A Two-Person Play
2026-09-03 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
What is the cost of our choices? Can love sustain across time, war, and distance? Can you ever really find your way home?
Join actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby as they take on this three-thousand-year-old epic about the adventures of a wily and complicated traveler. This two-person, one-hour adaptation draws from multiple translations, punctuated with poetry and sea-chanties to connect this age-old epic to our modern time. Told as a marital squabble between Odysseus and his wife, Penelope, the story weaves through Odysseus’ travels and to his arrival in Ithaca to face the fall-out of his absence, and find out if he can really come home. With Stephen Collins as the funny, damaged, scheming Odysseus and Poornima flowing nimbly between Penelope, Calypso, Circe, the Cyclops and many more characters – this artistic, playful, searching adaptation explores the universal human needs that run through this ancient poem – from the desire to belong to the hunger for vengeance to the hope of a second chance.
Stephen Collins is an accomplished actor and literature professor, with over 20 years experience performing solo theatre pieces and literature lectures across New England. Originally from Cambridge, Ma, Stephen studied English at UMass Boston and pursued a career in sales, before returning to what he truly loves; performing and teaching. His solo shows include presentations on the life and writings of Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, Robert Frost, the theater of the 40s and 50s, Irish Poets and more. His work with actress Poornima Kirby through New Muse Productions has reconnected him to the joy of collaborative theater. http://unlaunchedvoices.com/
Poornima Kirby is a classically trained actress, writer and director, based in Boston, Ma, specializing in classical and poetic texts, as well as co-created theater. She studied drama at Vassar College, and trained in acting and Shakespeare performance at Shakespeare & Co. and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. She has performed regionally at the A.R.T.,
Actors Shakespeare Project, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, and Bay Colony Shakespeare. She has also appeared in several independent films, commercials, industrials and voice-overs, and has worked as a teaching artist in the Boston Public Schools, Tufts Medical Center and Berklee College of Music. She is Artistic Director for Theatre of Eternal Values – America (a branch of an Italy-based international company) where she has written, directed and performed in several original productions. With New Muse, she has scripted or adapted three productions in which she also performs—sometimes playing 18 characters in a single one-hour performance. www.PoornimaKirby.com.
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Community Artists' Group
2026-09-08 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-09-15 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-09-22 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-09-29 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-10-06 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-10-13 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-10-20 09:30 - 12:00 | Learning Center
Cost: FREE*
Open to EVERYONE
All ages and skill levels are invited each Tuesday morning to craft, create and share!
Bring your latest project to work on or start a new and share in a leisurely and social environment.
*Instruction is available upon request for beginners*
Already know the basics? Pop in and join the artists in a free space and welcoming environment to practice and share your skills while working on a new project!
All you need to bring is an open mind and your materials!

Blood Pressure Clinic
2026-09-09 10:45 - 11:45, 2026-10-14 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.

Table Tennis
2026-09-10 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-09-17 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-09-24 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-10-01 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-10-08 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-10-15 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-10-22 11:15 - 14:30 | Rec Area
Table Tennis is played weekly on Thursdays. Drop in. New or experienced players welcome! Paddles available.
Cost: Free

Evening Glow - Sept 10th
2026-09-10 15:30 - 16:30 | Atrium
Evening Glow Music Series
Sept 10th – 3:30PM
David Giardina – Classical Guitarist
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All are welcome to join us for relaxing and reflective music to close the day.
Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.

Dave received his B.A. from St. Anselm College, He has also studied at Longy School of Music. With roots in the sixties folk- rock culture, Dave studied classical guitar with Sharon Isbin and Philip Defremery, Jazz with Sal Salvador and Bob Kobus and Flamenco with Mario Escudero and Paco Pena (Spain). He also played in master classes for John Williams, Manuel Barrueco, Ben Verdery, Abel Carlevaro, and Oscar Ghiglia. He has been teaching for many years on the faculties of Trinity, St. Joseph and Manchester Community Colleges, as well as privately.
Dave is an award recipient member of the CT Commission on Culture and Tourism, he has performed extensively throughout the Northeast at schools, bandshells, major festivals, First Nights, clubs and both Connecticut casinos as a soloist and with ensembles he has formed such as Fiesta del Norte, Bamboleo, Goza, and the Typsy Gypsys.
His compositions are featured on two releases by the CT Classical Guitar Society of which he is a founding, professional member. His latest release, Fiesta Grande, features music of Mexico.

Creative Poetry
2026-09-11 09:30 - 11:00, 2026-09-25 09:30 - 11:00, 2026-10-09 09:30 - 11:00, 2026-10-23 09:30 - 11:00 | Learning Center
Write & Share
Creative Poetry Group
Fridays 9:30am-11:00am
Meets the 2nd & 4th Friday of the month

Bring old poems and a pen to create new ones.
This is a time to create, share and express yourself.
All ages and Skill levels are welcome to join us.

Open Play
2026-09-14 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-09-21 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-09-28 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-10-05 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-10-19 15:15 - 17:00 | Atrium
Grab your friends and families and come to LCC enjoy open recreation time!
This is a time for people of all ages to join us and utilize our Pool Tables, Ping Pong tables, Foosball, Board Games and Lawn Games!
Please be respectful of our property and equipment and leave the space as you found it when you leave!
Cost: FREE

Free Hearing Screenings
2026-09-23 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.

Vincent, A Portrait by the Postman Roulin -Theatrical Performance
2026-09-24 15:00 - 16:00
On Thursday, September 24, the Litchfield Community Center will be hosting a theatrical performance entitled, “Vincent, A Portrait by the Postman Roulin”. This intimate and revealing one-man show paints a portrait of the great artist, Vincent van Gogh, through the eyes of Vincent’s loyal friend, the Postman Roulin. The postman relays the artist’s amazing personal and artistic journey from his native Holland to the South of France. You are transported to a café in Auvers, France in the year 1890. Before you are two chairs, a table, a baguette in a country basket, a bottle of peasant wine and two glasses. You are asked, “Would you like to share my bottle of wine and talk? Sometimes strangers can have the most intimate conversations.”

For the next hour, author, educator, and Screen Actors Guild actor, Ted Zalewski as the Postman, captures the spirit of van Gogh the man, and the essence of van Gogh, the artist. Written by Mr. Zalewski, the play is based on extensive research on van Gogh’s life and letters and is filled with humor, passion, and joie de vivre.

Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch painter, generally considered the greatest after Rembrandt van Rijn, and one of the greatest of the Post-Impressionists. “The striking color, emphatic brushwork, and contoured forms of his work powerfully influenced the current of Expressionism in modern art.” He painted almost 900 paintings in 10 years and died at the age of 37, having only sold one painting. Sadly, van Gogh did not live long enough to see the extent of his legacy, which includes that his works now command some of the highest prices in the world. Some of van Gogh’s famous works include, “Starry Night” (1889), “The Potato Eaters” (1885), “The Night Café” (1888), “Sunflowers” (1888), and several self-portraits. “He was a pioneer of the post-impressionistic selfie.”

Vincent van Gogh’s friendship with Joseph Roulin, the postmaster in Arles, played a significant role in the artist’s life during his stay in Southern France. Roulin became one of van Gogh’s closest friends and favorite portrait subject. He painted over 20 portraits of Roulin and his family during their friendship, showcasing their difficult lives as working-class people.
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Evening Glow - Oct 8th
2026-10-08 15:30 - 16:30 | Atrium
Evening Glow Music Series
Oct 8th – 3:30PM
Joseph Jacovino, Pianist

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All are welcome to join us for relaxing and reflective music to close the day.
Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.

Joseph J. Jacovino, Jr. graduated from the Hartt College of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and from the Manhattan School of Music with a Master’s Degree in Music Education. He retired in 2014 as the Music Director at Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, where he directed the concert band, jazz band, guitar ensemble, handbell choir, piano keyboard class, and taught music theory for 35 years.
Since 2000, Mr. Jacovino has been the organist/cantor/choir director at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, where he has conducted numerous concerts involving the St. Rose Festival Chorus and Orchestra. In 2005 the choir traveled to Italy performing concerts in Rome, Florence, and at the Vatican.
In addition to his 25 seasons as the Connecticut Master Chorale’s extraordinarily talented accompanist, he is currently the accompanist for the choirs at the Waterbury Arts Magnet School, and the staff pianist for the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. This is also his 20th year as the Music Director of the Waterbury Chorale. He also directs the Heritage Singers, at Heritage Village in Southbury.
