Town Meetings & Events

Saturday, April 21, 2012
Public Access

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	CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY/BENEFIT OPERATION SMILE Description: APRIL 21 CELEBRATION OF SMILES DAY TO BENEFIT OPERATION SMILE On April 21 local photographer John Garaventa of Garaventa Photography 730 Main St. Manchester, will join together with PPA Charities (the philanthropic arm of Professional Photographers of America) to promote Celebration of Smiles Day. This national fundraising effort will benefit Operation Smile, which treats children around the world who suffer with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. These PPA photographers will provide the gift of an individual portrait session and a desk-size portrait in exchange for a $24 donation to PPA Charities. This donation represents one tenth of $240, the amount needed to help fund a single surgery. The Total donation goes to Operation Smile. For further information contact: 860-647-1579 or JGaraventa@aol.com CANCELLED: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Description: All performances of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Little Theatre of Manchester/Cheney Hall for this weekend are canceled due to a death in our family. Ticket holders for this weekend (Thursday through Sunday April 19-22) are welcome to roll over their tickets to the next weekend (April 27, 28, and 29) as available. Please call the box office to make arrangements for your tickets: 860-647-9824. Thank you for your understanding.
8:00am	[8:00am] ECHN Community Tag Sale & Bake Sale Description: An ECHN Community Tag Sale & Bake Sale will take place on Saturday, April 21, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Manchester Memorial Hospital’s Parking Garage, corner of Haynes and Turkington Streets. There will be toys, clothing, and furniture items, as well as baked goods. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the ECHN Bike Connect Nursing Scholarship Fund and the Registered Nurse Clinical Ladder Program. This event will be held rain or shine. ECHN is a not-for-profit health care system serving 19 towns in eastern Connecticut. Its network of affiliates includes Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital, Woodlake at Tolland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Eastern Connecticut Medical Professionals, Women’s Center for Wellness, Visiting Nurse & Health Services of CT, Eastern Connecticut Cancer Institute, and more. Visit our website at www.echn.org for more detailed information about the health system. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ECHNSocial Twitter: http://twitter.com/ECHNsocial Foursquare: https://foursquare.com/echnsocial [8:30am] DAYCARE PROVIDER FIRST AID Description: Monthly American Heart association classes are offered by the Manchester, Fire Rescue and EMS Department at the fire station training room, 75 Center Street. Two-year certification cards are issued for all courses except for the Daycare Provider class. Advance payment and registration are required. Call (860)432-0076 for information and registration. 8:30 am-3:30 pm (THREE YEAR CERTIFICATION) [9:00am] Bigelow Brook Clean Up Description: Bigelow Brook Greenway Clean Up Day is scheduled for Sat. April 21, 2012 from 9 AM to 12 noon. Meet in front of the Parkade Cinema. Official meeting table will have work gloves and big plastic bags, coffee, donuts and bottled water. The goal is to clean up litter and other debris in and along both sides of Bigelow Brook from the Parkade Cinema downstream out to Middle Turnpike West. This event is open to the general public, rain or shine and is a partnership of the BBGC, the Odyssey Community School and the Manchester Land Conservation Trust. For more info contact Doug Smith, BBGC chairman, 860-402-9908. This Clean Up is in support of the Save The Sound annual waterway Clean Ups on CT rivers and the Sound Coastline and Arbor Day nationally. [9:00am] Can Drive Description: Please join Illing Middle School PTSA in celebrating Earth Day by recycling your cans and bottles at our bottle and can drive. We are also having a used clothing drive. When: April 21, 2012 Time: 9:00a.m - 12:00p.m Where: Illing Middle School Parking Lot Tell your friends, neighbors and relativesEvery nickel makes a difference We will take: * Water bottle * Aluminum cans * Plastic bottles * Glass bottles * [9:00am] East Side Clean-up Event Description: HELP US CLEAN UP THE EAST SIDE PUBLIC SAFETY YOUTH CENTER SAT. APR 21ST• 9AM - NOON JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS as the East Side Livable Neighborhood Group (ESLNG) helps to clean up the East Side Public Safety Youth Center and surrounding area at 153 Spruce St. ESLNG is a community based group whose goal is to improve our neighborhood. For more info call (860) 647-3089. Bring rakes, brooms and work gloves. [10:00am] 2ND ANNUAL PROM DRESS SPECTACULAR OPEN HOUSE Description: The Prom Dress Closet is dedicated to promoting and enhancing the self-esteem of High School and Middle School girls in the greater Manchester/Bolton area. We achieve this by providing the gift of a prom dress to any high/middle school girl who lacks the means with which to acquire her own. It is our vision that our annual Prom Dress Closet will be the magic venue for every girl in need of a dress for her prom. For further information, or a private showing contact Kathi Rich at 860-593-8894. [1:00pm] Free Land Trust Walk and Commentary Description: The Manchester Land Conservation Trust will lead a free walk featuring the old Cheney railroad, remains of which can be seen around Manchester, even though the railroad has been silent since the 1980s. It was built in 1869 to connect the North and South Ends of town. Meet at 1 p.m. April 21st on the sidewalk under the railroad trestle at Center Street, near Edgerton Street. We will visit some unusual engineering sights. The terrain is a bit steep and the walking may be strenuous, so be prepared and wear sturdy shoes and old clothes. Extreme weather cancels. More info about the Land Trust at www.manchesterlandtrust.org [5:30pm] St. Bridget School Fundraiser/BIG BAND DINNER DANCE Description: BIG BAND DINNER DANCE: A fundraiser hosted by St. Bridget School, Manchester, CT, Saturday, April 21st. At the fabulous Villa Capri in Wallingford, CT. Dance to the Big Band Sounds of KAT n JAMMERS. Social Hour starts with hot and cold hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 PM. Bountiful buffet dinner includes something for everyone! Beef and turkey carving stations, stuffed chicken, pot roast, seafood and pasta dishes. Tickets ONLY $30 per person, and includes 1 complimentary bar beverage ticket and ticket for door prize drawing. Free soda and water is also available. Reasonably priced cash bar. Tables of 8 may be reserved for $240. To view the menu, order tickets, or view additional Dinner Dance info, please go to the school website at: www.saintbridget-school.com or call 860.649.7731 ext. 29 [7:00pm] Concert At Emanuel Lutheran Church Description: Concert: Oboe Across the Ages - The Friends of Music at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church Street, Manchester, will present another concert in its chamber music series on Saturday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m. David Cyzak, oboist, and Rasmus Torngard, pianist, will perform music that spans three centuries composed by George Philipp Telemann, C.P.E. Bach, Robert Schumann, Benjamin Britten and Camille Saint-Saens . Free Admission. Donations accepted.
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