Norfolk Land Trust Trail Race and Trail Work Day
October 4, 9:30 a.m., 5K Trail Race. Come run or walk through beautiful Barbour Woods, meet at Loversí Lane Trailhead, prizes to the top three male and female runners.
October 18, Trail Work Day, meet at 10 Station Place at 9 a.m. for coffee, sign-in. Volunteers will help clear and maintain trails, ending around 11:30 a.m.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Kate Johnson, 860-307-2693 or katebjohnson@mac.com.

Quilting at Church of Christ
October 7, 5-8 p.m. Inaugural meeting of the Haystack Quilters, all skill levels welcome, sponsored by the Churchís Fellowship and Missions Committee. The group will work together learning, exploring and sharing traditional and contemporary quilting techniques, with the overall goal of making quilts for the survivors of sexual and domestic abuse through The Susan B. Anthony Project. Free and open to the public. Contact Shirley Metcalf at shirleymetcalf@comcast.net for more information.

Nature Poetry and Photography at Great Mountain Forest
October 11, 1 p.m. Nature Poetry Writing Workshop for Adults, with David Leff, $25.
October 18, 9-11 a.m., optional 11 a.m.-noon, rain date October 19. Nature Photography Workshop with Hunter Neal, free.
Both events are at the Childs Center, 200 Canaan Mountain Road. Call 860-824-8188 for more information or to register.

Aton Forest Has a Free Event
October 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Annual Open House, 270 N. Colebrook Road. Guided walks, presentations, food, music. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 860-542-5125 or visit www.atonforest.org.

Dutch Resistance in WWII at Klauer Hall
October 14, 7 p.m., Ted Veling presents Survival and Resistance: The Netherlands Under Nazi Occupation. Sponsored by the Immaculate Conception Church Catholic Womenís Club. Free and open to the public (not recommended for young children). To register call 860-542-7078.

Project Graduation Silent Auction October 18
October 18, 4 p.m. at Northwestern Regional. The annual silent auction to benefit Project Graduation. Project Graduation provides a fun, safe, substance-free party for seniors on graduation night. Donations for the event are welcome. For more information, contact Donna Williams at 860-379-7132.