Lower Naugatuck Valley Community Events Calendar

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Fun for the entire family at Quarry Walk

Enjoy a history walk of the Kellogg Estate!

Food Trucks On The River is a 2-day food truck festival in Shelton, CT that features 25+ tasty food trucks, live music, craft beer, mobile wine bar, local artisans & crafters, kids activities & more! Friday, May 31 & Saturday, June 1 - FREE | $5 suggested donation

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Derby Neck Library invites you to build together at an unstructured, creative play open-house.

BHcare Family Support Network

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Seymour Library welcomes Kevin Johnson from the Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit. He will present the life of Pvt. William Webb of the Twenty-Ninth (Colored) Regiment, Connecticut. Mr. Johnson will recount Pvt. Webb's early life in Hartford, his recruitment and training and the traumatic final battles of the Civil War he took part in.

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Come to Rise Together to Tackle Homelessness, a community conversation that will focus on understanding the causes and solutions to homelessness

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Silver Sluggers - a new baseball season is in full swing.

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Go on the Sustainability Quest, a free, family friendly adventure at the Osborne Homestead.

Haven Hot Chicken is celebrating the grand opening of its eight location at Quarry Walk (Suite C-102) in Oxford on Saturday, June 8. A giveaway of 203 sandwiches to the first customers in-line will all kick-off at 11am on Saturday. For more information, visit havenhotchicken.com.

The Derby Neck Library Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Join us for a quilting demonstration in partnership with the Kellogg Environmental Center. The art of quilting has a rich history that we invite you to explore with us this summer in the lead-up to the Center’s “Pop of Color” quilt show.

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Hysterical comedy about a family weekend that turns into an outrageous clash of cultures.

Derby Neck Library - Enjoy a showing on our large-screen TV. Following the show, we will stay on for a discussion. Light, individually wrapped snacks and flavored teas are served at each meeting.

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Seymour Library welcomes podcaster Mike Allen as he recounts the important raid by the British forces on Danbury in 1777. It did not work out as planned.

The Seymour Public welcomes again the producer and host of the podcast "Amazing Tales From Off and On Connecticut's Beaten Path" Mike Allen. Mr. Allen produces weekly programs on people, places and events from Connecticut history. His 120+episodes can be found at his website www.amazingtalesct.com.

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Derby Neck Library - Join us as we explore two short stories and engage in lively conversations, copies of the two stories will be available at the library prior to each meeting.

YA's enjoy playing tabletop and laptop games as well as PS4 and Wii video games.

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

Seymour Public Library welcomes the historian John Cilio as helps the town of Seymour celebrate and understand the new holiday of Juneteenth. Juneteenth, originally known as Jubilee Day, is a special holiday celebrating the promise of tomorrow that freedom provides every citizen.

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Review and optimize your existing resumes/cover letters or create them from scratch.

Join Kate for this presentation on the history of the Stonewall Riots.

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The Derby Neck Library Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

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Join Derby Neck Library in our garden for some fun outdoor challenges to kick off the start of Summer Reading!

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Derby Neck Library presents a special story and playtime just for babies and toddlers!

Derby Neck Library - Enjoy a showing on our large-screen TV. Following the show, we will stay on for a discussion. Light, individually wrapped snacks and flavored teas are served at each meeting.

Derby Neck LIbrary has all your favorite family board games like Uno, Yahtzee, Qwirkle, and Clue, and all the exciting video games available on the library’s various gaming systems, including the Switch, Xbox, Playstation 4, and more.

We invite kids 6+ to use our preprepared glue, activators, glitters, colors, etc. to experiment and make all kinds of slime!

Friends of the Derby Neck Library monthly meeting

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

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DPL will honor this milestone with fun baseball trivia, a group picture in front of the 1902 Derby Public Library building and, of course, peanuts and Cracker Jack!

Derby Neck Library - Bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages!

Watch a dubbed Studio Ghibli movie on the library’s big screen!

Thursday, June 20 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm This event is canceled, but you can watch a recording of librarian Pat Sweeney’s presentation on the history of the Derby Neck Library on Facebook.

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Learn about the many resources NVD has to offer to families and children!

Red Cross Blood Drive hosted by Derby Lions Club

Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate gardens will be the stage for Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice".

Oxford High School Booster Club is hosting a town wide tag sale. There will be multiple vendors at Old Center School and maps available for over 20+ tag sales around town.

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Join us for the kickoff on the Derby Public Library Lawn (weather permitting). Children, teens and adults welcome!

Join us for a cupcake and some local history to honor Harcourt's Birthday on Saturday, June 22nd 10AM-1PM during our Summer Reading Kickoff.

Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate gardens will be the stage for Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice".

The Derby Neck Library Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Osborne Homestead Museum and Kellogg Estate gardens will be the stage for Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice".

Celebrate the 21st Annual Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at the Osborne Homestead Museum

a workshop in visible mending, a clothing repair technique.

For each book review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

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Derby Neck Library's music and movement program targeted to ages Birth – 5.

The library’s Pokémon Trading Card Game Club!

Derby Neck Library - Read shorter novels by award-winning authors.

For each book review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

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Derby Neck Library - Bring your little one in-person for some artistic exploration of various art mediums! One session will feature finger painting, while another will have stamps, and then another will have chalk. Your child will get to experiment with all sorts of artwork!

Heartwarming and uplifting story of an overworked journalist who revisits with a former professor, who is now suffering from ALS.

Derby Neck Library - Enjoy a showing on our large-screen TV. Following the show, we will stay on for a discussion. Light, individually wrapped snacks and flavored teas are served at each meeting.

Do you have question? We have answers!

Derby Neck LIbrary has all your favorite family board games like Uno, Yahtzee, Qwirkle, and Clue, and all the exciting video games available on the library’s various gaming systems, including the Switch, Xbox, Playstation 4, and more.

Reading aloud to a dog provides an attentive audience and may boost a child’s confidence in their reading skills.

Derby Neck Library - Look around your home for books and movies you’re ready to trade in at our Book and Movie Swap!

For each book review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

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Roblox on Zoom with Miss Sarah and your library friends!

LEGO wall, a programmable robot, snap circuits, origami, pixel art, ingredients for slime, etc.

Young adults are encouraged to engage in YA Wednesdays: Teen Game Time & Teen Advisory Board gatherings.

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

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Review and optimize your existing resumes/cover letters or create them from scratch.

Derby Neck Library - Bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages!

A magical chronicle of Mitch and his college professor, Morrie’s time together.

Talk regarding updates in cancer treatment.

Snacks and tabletop games.

Derby Neck Library - An adults-only book club reading into true crime, cults, conspiracies, mortuary science, and more! Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

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Play team laser tag.

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

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The Derby Neck Library Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!