Litchfield Community Center

April Family Dinner
2026-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
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Join us at the Litchfield Community Center for our April Family Dinner celebrating Earth Day. This free community event will take place on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM and is open to everyone.
Families and community members are invited to enjoy a relaxed evening together with a kid-friendly meal and a chance to celebrate the spirit of Earth Day. Dinner will include chicken nuggets, fries, veggie wedgies, and dirt pudding.
This event is free and open to all. Thank you to the Litchfield Community Services Fund for sponsoring the event.

Table Tennis
2026-04-23 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-04-30 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-05-07 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-05-14 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-05-21 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-05-28 11:15 - 14:30, 2026-06-04 11:15 - 14:30 | Rec Area
Table Tennis is played weekly on Thursdays. Drop in. New or experienced players welcome! Paddles available.
Cost: Free

Creative Poetry
2026-04-24 09:30 - 11:00, 2026-05-08 09:30 - 11:00, 2026-05-22 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
2026-04-27 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-05-04 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-05-11 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-05-18 15:15 - 17:00, 2026-06-01 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

Community Artists' Group
2026-04-28 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-05 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-12 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-19 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-05-26 09:30 - 12:00, 2026-06-02 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!

The Poets Among Us - An Evening of Poetry and Music
2026-04-30 18:00 - 21:00
“The Poets Among Us”
An Evening of Poetry and Music

The Litchfield Arts Council is teaming up with the Litchfield Community Center to host an event celebrating National Poetry Month.
There will be a poetry showcase on Thursday, April 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Litchfield Community Center at 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield.
The event will feature four Connecticut poets: Michael Chief Peterson, poet laureate of New Britain; Nadia Sims, poet laureate of Manchester; artist and poet Steven Parlato of Middlebury; and poet and photographer Jo-Ann Iannotti of Litchfield. Margaret Hunt of Litchfield will emcee the event. Music will be presented by Lakeview High student, James Quigley, from 6-6:45 PM.
An open mic for any attendee wishing to read a poem will follow the readings of the featured poets.
The event is free and open to the public of all ages.

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Cinco de Mayo Fiesta
2026-05-05 12:00 - 14:00
LIVE Mariachi music, fun, festive food & drinks!
All Ages Welcome.
$7 per person. Option to pre-pay or pay cash at the door.
Age 5 and under are free.
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Blood Pressure Clinic
2026-05-13 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.

Evening Glow - May 14th
2026-05-14 15:30 - 16:30 | Atrium
Evening Glow Music Series
May 14th- 3:30PM

Mad River String Quartet:
Aaron Packard, Violin
Annie Trepanier, Violin
Steve Larson, Viola
Becky Patterson, Cello

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Donations Welcome!
Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.
The Mad River String Quartet is a project from four of America’s most dynamic chamber musicians. Annie Trepanier and Steve Larson played together for two decades in Avery Ensemble (among many other projects together) and have performed alongside Aaron Packard for over ten years as members of Cuatro Puntos Ensemble and at the Loon Lake Live! festival. Several years ago they were joined by Rebecca Patterson, former cellist of the award-winning chamber music and contemporary ensemble Antares. The chemistry was immediate and undeniable! These four passionate musicians are dedicated to performing American chamber music of all genres, styles and eras, from arrangements of folk and gospel songs, early trio sonatas and romantic era string quartets, to ragtime, jazz and fiddle influenced music as well as the wonderful variety of newer thrilling voices. Their programs also include fresh looks at the rich and varied body of the standard string quartet repertoire from the classical to the contemporary.​

May Family Dinner
2026-05-15 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for our May Family Dinner, a fun and welcoming evening for families to gather, enjoy great food, and connect with the community. This month’s dinner features delicious pizza from Bills Mobile Pizza, fresh veggie wedges, and a sweet dessert to finish the meal.
Bring the whole family and enjoy a relaxed evening filled with good food and great company.
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Date: Friday, May 15Time: 5:00–7:00 PM
We look forward to sharing a wonderful evening together. Special thanks to our event sponsor for helping make this community gathering possible.

Twilight Talks & Presentations Series: What a Glorious Crash They Made
2026-05-20 18:00 - 19:30
What a Glorious Crash They Made: Musick of Connecticut’s Revolution.
This forty-minute program features a collection of “New Songs” and Hymns published in Connecticut during the American Revolution. From the time of the Stamp Act through the British surrender at Yorktown, Connecticut’s seditious colonists used these works to foment rebellion, commemorate victory, and give thanks for preservation. Richard Franklin Donohue, Tenor & Harpsichord, will explore this fiery repertoire that in the words of John Adams “cultivated the sensations of Freedom.” As many of these songs were also published in other areas, What a Glorious Crash They Made can be easily modified for performance throughout New England.
Richard Franklin Donohue is a singer, private music instructor, and historian. Vocally, he is a tenor who specializes in historic music ranging from Middle English Carols to 19th century romantic music. He has been teaching Piano, Voice, and Music Theory since 1992. Richard is the Town Historian of his hometown of Cromwell, Connecticut and has been the President and Program Director of the Cromwell Historical Society for nearly twenty years. He is the author of “Rosetown Review,” a monthly history article published in the Cromwell Life newspaper, and presents historical lectures throughout New England on various topics.

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Donations will be accepted at the Door

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.

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.
