Litchfield Community Center

Ukelele Club with John Concilio
2027-02-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2027-03-11 18:00 - 19:00, 2027-04-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Community Room
Got a Ukelele? All levels and Ages welcome every 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month!
How it Works:
-Sing-a-long & play 3 songs together, facilitated by John Concilio
-Open Mic
-Decide as a group what 3 songs you’ll play together at the next meetup.

Creative Poetry
2027-02-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2027-02-26 09:30 - 11:00, 2027-03-12 09:30 - 11:00, 2027-03-26 09:30 - 11:00, 2027-04-09 09:30 - 11:00, 2027-04-23 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.

Bereavement Circle
2027-02-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-02-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-02-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-03-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-03-12 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-03-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-03-26 10:00 - 11:30, 2027-04-02 10:00 - 11:30 and 3 more dates | 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

Quilts that Care
2027-02-17 12:30 - 14:00, 2027-03-17 12:30 - 14:00, 2027-04-21 12:30 - 14:00
Quilts that Care is a dynamic group of volunteers that make and donate handmade quilts to cancer patients. These quilts are distributed by the social workers currently at 19 cancer treatment facilities in CT and growing.
You don’t have to be a quilter to join us. We need volunteers to iron, cut and organize fabric. All materials are supplied to us. We have pre-made quilt kits available for those who cannot make the meetings but would like to participate.
Subsequent meetings will be held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.
For more info, please call Deb Van Steenberge at 860-782-1043 or email at quiltsthatcare.deb@gmail.com

Free Hearing Screenings
2027-02-24 09:30 - 12:00, 2027-03-24 09:30 - 12:00, 2027-04-28 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.

League of Women Voters Meeting
2027-03-03 09:30 - 11:00, 2027-04-07 09:30 - 11:00
Monthly Meetings are typically at 9:30am on the first Wednesday of the month, September – June, unless there is a holiday.
All are welcome to join us at our meetings!

Evening Glow - Mar 11th
2027-03-11 15:30 - 16:30 | Atrium
Evening Glow Music Series
Mar 11th – 3:30PM
“Connecticut Trio” featuring:
Pianist, William Braun
Violinist, Artemis Simerson
Cellist, Julie Ribchinsky

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Donations Welcome!

Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.
“Connecticut Trio” is passionately dedicated to presenting the best of chamber music repertoire in New England. The three Connecticut musicians had previously performed in various combinations for over 40 years.
Cellist Julie Ribchinsky teaches cello at Wesleyan University, and is a Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University. A founding member of the Connecticut Trio, for many decades Ribchinsky performed with violinist Gerard Rosa and pianist Linda Laurent in yearly concerts at the New Britain Museum of American Art. Ribchinsky performs often throughout the area as a soloist and recitalist.
Violinist Artemis Simerson was the Assistant Concertmaster of the New Haven Symphony for 30 years until 2022, and she continues to teach violin at Choate Rosemary Hall. She participates in numerous musical performances in the Wall Street Chamber Players and in recordings, and she is delighted to have time to share her great love of the piano trio repertoire.
Pianist William Braun plays principal keyboards for the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, and is a professor at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He has written more than 300 articles for Opera News magazine. He has made recordings for Koch Classics and the PBS TV series American Masters.

Evening Glow - Apr 8th
2027-04-08 15:30 - 16:30 | Atrium
Evening Glow Music Series
April 8th- 3:30PM
Alyce Cognetta Bertz, Violin
Meg Cognetta Heaton, Piano

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Donations Welcome!
Performances are followed by a reception with refreshments.
ALYCE COGNETTA BERTZ & MEG COGNETTA HEATON are sisters who play violin and piano respectively and have played together professionally since they were very young.
There’s a special magic and sometimes madness to playing music with your sister. For decades, Meg and Alyce have been navigating the intricate dance of chamber music side by side, their shared history echoing in every phrase they play. Their mother Mary instilled in them her own deep love for music, a gift both sisters have cherished and are now passing on to the next generation, teaching and playing alongside their own children and grandchildren. When they perform it isn’t just a concert; it’s a celebration of sisterhood and the quiet joy of two lives lived in harmony.
Alyce is the concertmaster of the Waterbury Symphony and a frequent virtuoso soloist with orchestras and chamber music ensembles. She has given concerts at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, La Philarmonica de las Americas in Mexico, The Blossom Music Festival in Ohio, and The Waterloo Music Festival with members of the New York Philharmonic. She studied chamber music with the Cleveland Quartet, the Juilliard Quartet and Joseph Gingold. Alyce has been violin soloist on WQXR in New York, and has appeared as soloist with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Hartt Symphony Orchestra and on numerous occasions with the Waterbury Symphony.
Alyce performs on an exceptional Italian violin made by Desiato- Postiglione in 1869.
Meg performs and teaches in the Finger Lakes region of New York, most recently as the piano soloist in the Beethoven “Choral Fantasy.” She has performed as soloist with the Rochester Philharmonic and the Finger Lakes Symphony.
A quartet, consisting of 4 pianists at 2 pianos, has been meeting every Tuesday in Geneva N.Y. for the past 100 years, with Meg keeping a seat warm for the past 45 years.
