Volunteers Needed—Free Concert Tickets!

The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival is looking for community ushers for Friday and Saturday evenings this summer at the Shed. Ushers will take tickets, hand out programs and guide people to seats. In return, ushers receive free admission to concerts. Ushers must have proof of vaccination. Contact Tom Hodgkin at Hodgkin.Tom@gmail.com or 860-309-1912 to volunteer or for more information.

Community Tag Sale on WIN Weekend

Join in the community tag sale around town from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, during Weekend in Norfolk. Hold your own or grab neighbors for a group sale. All participating addresses will be included at no charge in a flyer and other public notices. To be listed as part of the sale, please send your address by July 15 to norfolktagsale@earthlink.net or call Tom or Celia McGowan at 860-309-6043 for more information. 

Photo Exhibition at the Norfolk Library

The photography of Babs Perkins will be on display at the Norfolk Library throughout July in an exhibit entitled “Moving Landscapes.” Perkins is a cultural documentary and landscape photographer. She has traveled extensively in the Balkans, Ireland and Iceland, creating parallel and complementary bodies of work in both styles. A reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, July 3, from 4 to 6 p.m., hosted by the Library Associates.

The Norfolk Ambulance: Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Join a Norfolk Hub Talk on Monday, July 11 at 6 p.m. to learn about the history of the Norfolk Ambulance and the many ways you can be of service to this all-volunteer organization. Deputy Chief John Riedeman and Training Officer Bill Brodnitzki will speak on volunteer opportunities, what it’s like to be an EMT, tips for supporting someone while waiting for help, simple first aid and more. Contact Jen Pfaltz at jenp@norfolkfoundation.net for details.

Mindful Yoga Mondays

Join Miranda Lee on Monday evenings July 11 through Aug. 29 for mindful yoga to de-stress, re-energize and strengthen. Classes are from 6 to 7 p.m. at Battell Chapel. Drop in for a suggested donation of $20 to benefit the Church of Christ Congregational. Suitable for all levels and ages 12 years old and up—teens welcome! Learn more at findthatpause.com.

Home in a Vibrant Community 

Look all around Norfolk for temporary public art all month. An art, housing and community connection initiative by the Yale Norfolk School of Art, Foundation for Norfolk Living and the Norfolk Foundation, the project is funded by the Litchfield County Center for Housing Opportunity. Find installations at the village green, library, UCC, Station Place, City Meadow and more. Maps available at the Art Barn.

Free Drawing Classes at the Art Barn

The Yale Norfolk School of Art is offering free drawing classes in July on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Art Barn. Live models and drawing materials are available. Masks and proof of vaccination required. Sponsored by the Battell Arts Foundation. 

Mindfulness Tools and Training 

In this four-week course at the Norfolk Library, Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with tools to help build resilience against the challenges of daily life. Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m., starting July 8. Register for this free event on the library website at norfolklibrary.org or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2.

Norfolk Library Meandering Mondays

The library’s summer reading theme is Oceans of Possibilities, with special events on Mondays at 5:30 p.m. Look eye-to-eye with amphibians (July 11); step inside a bubble (July 18); learn to breakdance with Tiger (July 25); and meet a freestyle frisbee champion (Aug. 1). The science and art-based summer reading program is geared toward children ages 5 to 13. Please call the library at 860-542-5075 ext. 2 or email efitzgibbons@biblio.org to learn more.

Better Solutions Saturdays

On Saturday, July 16, stop by the Hub from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a free, eco-friendly Swedish dish cloth. Then, visit the UCC Loom Room any Monday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. to learn the basics of weaving and make your own dish cloth. The Better Solutions series is sponsored by National Iron Bank. For more information, contact jenp@norfolkfoundation.net.

Books & Boots

Read “The Hawk’s Way: Encounters With Fierce Beauty” by Sy Montgomery then lace up your hiking boots and hit the Old Carriage Trail in Barbour Woods on Saturday, July 30, at 8:30 a.m. to discuss. Meet at the trailhead on Lovers Lane with water and insect repellant. This Norfolk Library program is in partnership with the Norfolk Land Trust. Please visit norfolklibrary.org or call 860-542-5075 ext. 2 to register. 

Summer Reading Seminar

Among the great literary works from the past is Virgil’s “Aeneid,” an epic yoking together a new version of the Iliad and a new version of the Odyssey. Kim Maxwell leads a seminar exploring the work over six Sundays, beginning July 24. Meetings are at 4 p.m. Sundays at the Hub or 5 p.m. Mondays on Zoom. Please email kim-maxwell@sbcglobal.net to register and learn more.  

Rally for Reproductive Rights

Gather on Sunday, July 24, at 4 p.m. on Norfolk Village Green to raise your voice for reproductive rights. For more information call Jenna Brown at 860-967-5944.

Teen Leaders Wanted

The Norfolk Library is planning a teen-centered project to engage the teens of Norfolk. It includes a designated teen space in the library and the formation of a Teen Advisory Council to suggest teen services and programs. TAC members will be paid a monthly stipend for a year commitment. Interested teens should return an application, found at norfolklibrary.org, by July 30.