Yale Offers Free Drawing Class in the Art Barn
The coming of Yale art students to the Norfolk campus brings with it a wonderful opportunity for Norfolk residents. On Saturday mornings, a weekly life drawing class set in the renovated art barn, is held for anyone who is interested. Art amateurs and artists alike gather at 10 a.m. in one of the studios to […]
Town-wide Tag Sale Aug. 6
By Celia McGowan This is going to be the biggest tag sale ever in Norfolk, just for Weekend in Norfolk. On Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., all around town, you will find something for everyone, from rag dolls and plush bunnies, gilded sandals, and leather boots, fine china and lead crystal, tinned bakeware and chef’s […]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Take Place During WIN Weekend
by Jeremy Withnell The long-awaited end to the second phase of the City Meadow project is nearly at hand. According to Molly Ackerly, chair of the City Meadow committee, the finishing touches are being put in place and a ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled to coincide with Weekend in Norfolk on August 7 at 1 […]
Save the Dates
Land Trust to Hold Trail Race in September NORFOLK–The Norfolk Land Trust’s 9th annual trail race will be Saturday, Sept. 10, with the start and finish at the Barbour Woods trailhead on Lovers Lane. The Haystack Mountain Challenge half-marathon kicks off at 9:30 am and the 10k at 10:45 a.m. The 5K will start […]
Ralph C. Burr, 1922-2022
Donated Properties for Affordable Housing Ralph Burr, a lifelong summer resident of Norfolk, died at his home in Hamden, Conn., on April 2, 2022, five days after his 100th birthday. Although he lived most of his adult life in the New Haven area, he spent every summer in Norfolk, where his family went back several […]
Politics in Space and an August Supermoon
By Matthew Johnson Russia’s war in the Ukraine has extended beyond Ukraine’s borders. It has entered our celestial sphere. In early July, NASA issued a statement condemning images displayed by the cosmonauts from the International Space Station (ISS) by Russia’s space agency “Roscosmos.” Images were displayed in space, circling the Earth every 90 minutes. The […]
Norfolk Church Sends Work Camp Group To Upgrade Homes and Uplift Hearts
Photo by Sarah Foster After a two-year break, Church of Christ Congregational resumed its tradition of Work Camp trips. This year, 16 volunteers loaded into cars and headed back to Camden, N.Y. to resume their partnership with Cluster 13 Ministries. Under the leadership of Pastor Erick Olsen and his wife Tina, seven adults and nine […]
No Weather Complaints This Month
Norfolk’s June Weather By Russell Russ As it was for the last several years in a row, June was a very pleasant summer weather month. Actually, eight of the last ten Junes have had mostly good weather. June 2015 was Norfolk’s fifth wettest and June 2013 was the wettest June on record, but eight out […]
Progress of the Raise the Steeple Campaign
Letters The Raise the Steeple campaign is progressing nicely, and we are well on our way to reaching our goal. Several things are in the works, and we are pleased to share the following updates. We have an application in to the state for a large grant and we are delighted to announce that we […]
Raptors on the Village Green
On July 15, Eileen Fielding, director of the Sharon Audubon Center, brought a screech owl, an American kestrel and a red-shouldered hawk from the center to the Norfolk village green. Over 60 people came out on a warm summer evening to get a chance to see these beautiful wild creatures close up. The event, part […]
