Name: Choose Joy On Purpose
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Join Katie Kozlowski for a 90 minute uplifting and practical workshop focused on creating more joy in your everyday life. Monday, June 15th 5:30pm - 7:30pm Fitness Studio at the Northern Middlesex YMCA Fitness Members: $10 Program Membesr: $25 Nonmembers $35 Now is a great time to JOIN THE Y during our Summer Sizzler Membership special and sign up for the event as a Fitness Member! Learn more: <a href="https://www.midymca.org/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEyazlpTXQwSVBPV0s2Q2dZVXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6uHC8t49loswKiOg_PjGWG5OfR05WEOeofXJj677mFLjCCoUJCd5VTVsI7hw_aem_T6iSCE7kBDFAXw31J-096A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.midymca.org/</a>

Local Event: Choose Joy On Purpose

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Chris Dehnel

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Middletown

Connecticut

Choose Joy On Purpose

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1741 Pub and Grill

Join us for live music, great food and drinks at 1741 Pub &amp; Grill on Friday nights in June! June 26th, The Lone Gnome will be playing from 6 PM - 9 PM. Benny Mikula/The Lone Gnome is the lead singer/songwriter for the popular Bridgeport based 7 piece The Alpaca Gnomes. Solo, The Lone Gnome, plays a mixture of originals, audience requests and choice covers to fit the mood of the setting. Call 860-349-6033 to make a reservation.

Local Event: Friday Night Live Music Series Featuring The Lone Gnome at 1741 Pub & Grill

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Friday Night Live Music Series Featuring The...

Join us for live music, great food and drinks at 1741 Pub & Grill on Friday nights in June! June 26th, The Lone Gnome will be...

Friday Night Live Music Series Featuring The Lone Gnome at 1741 Pub & Grill

Lyman Orchards Apple Barrel Farm Market

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<h3>The Lyman Orchards Raspberry Festival celebrates raspberry season with some&nbsp;fun for the whole family at the Apple Barrel Farm Market on Saturday, June 27th, 10 AM - 4 PM!</h3>
Activities (subject to change, stay tuned as we add more!):
<ul><li>8 AM - 4:30 PM: Pick Your Own Raspberries, located on South Street</li><li>9 AM - 4 PM: Apple Barrel Deli Open</li><li>10 AM - 4 PM: ToneGrown with Kids Crafts on the Patio</li><li>10 AM - 4 PM: Face Painting by Lara</li><li>10 AM - 4 PM: Silhouette Portraits with The Silhouette Lady</li><li>10 AM - 4 PM: Circle K Petting Farm</li><li>10 AM - 4 PM: Roaming Railroad Trackless Train</li><li>10 AM - 3:30 PM: Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides</li><li>10 AM - 5:30 PM: Ice Cream Window Open on the Apple Barrel Patio (with a special raspberry themed sundae!)</li><li>11 AM - 3 PM: Food Trucks (Crazy Taco Mex &amp; Jeff's Kettle Corn)</li><li>1 PM - 4 PM: Live Music from the Aquatudes*</li></ul>
*Free activities!
Admission to the Lyman Orchards Raspberry Festival is FREE!
Activities &amp; Food Trucks subject to change, continue to check back for more information on other activities joining us at the Raspberry Festival!This event is sponsored by <a href="https://www.liberty-bank.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Liberty Bank</a>.

Local Event: Raspberry Festival

Raspberry Festival

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Connecticut's own <a href="https://createacastle.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Create A&nbsp;Castle</a> is coming to the Raspberry Festival at Lyman Orchards from 10 AM - 4 PM! Create A Castle&nbsp;is a local family business and Shark Tank success story that revolutionized&nbsp;sandcastle building with its patented Split Mold technology.&nbsp; Be sure to stop by and visit them by the Apple Barrel Tent during the festival!
Live&nbsp;Sandcastle Build Watch the Create A&nbsp;Castle&nbsp;inventor and&nbsp;sand&nbsp;sculptor Kevin Lane create a feature&nbsp;sandcastle throughout the event. Be sure to grab a photo with the finished masterpiece!
BuildMaster Interactive Demo Station Get hands-on with our BuildMaster indoor activity kits! Kids and adults can test out our unique building compound, build a tabletop&nbsp;castle and shop our indoor and outdoor products. Free activity!
Whether you're a beach lover, future builder, Shark Tank fan, or just looking for family fun, we can't wait to see you at Lyman Orchards!
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Rain Date: Peach Festival, Saturday, August 8th

Local Event: Create A Castle Live Sculptor Demonstration & Interactive Station During Raspberry Festival

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Connecticut's own Create A Castle is coming to the Raspberry Festival at Lyman Orchards from 10 AM - 4 PM! Create A Castle is a...

Create A Castle Live Sculptor Demonstration & Interactive Station During Raspberry Festival

Middlesex County Historical Society

ARTFARM invites you to “Women of Wisdom”, a Tea and Community Dialog celebrating the voices of octogenarian women, on June 27 at the Middlesex County Historical Society.&nbsp;

The event will take place outdoors from 1 to 3 pm behind the Historical Society, which is located at 151 Main Street in Middletown. Tea and snacks will be served, and ARTFARM Executive Artistic Director Marcella Trowbridge will initiate the dialog by posing a few conversation-stimulating questions to the panel of impactful local women. A free-ranging discussion will follow on life, aging, what matters, and what you wish you knew when you were younger.

ARTFARM, a Middletown-based non-profit professional theater company, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2026. The company staged Shakespeare’s Argument in the garden of the Historical Society in 2001, and since that time has offered dozens of Shakespeare productions, original plays, circuses and events to the local community as well as touring throughout New England, to Europe and to Sri Lanka. ARTFARM cultivates high-quality theater with a commitment to simple living, environmental sustainability and social justice and is dedicated to presenting professional classic and original theater and circus, modeling and promoting sustainable living, offering workshops, performance opportunities, expressive and healing arts and other educational programs to adults and young people in the community, and providing education and promoting community dialog through and with the performing arts.&nbsp;
The company is currently in rehearsal for an expansive and immersive original production which will be performed at Indian Hill Cemetery in September.

“Women of Wisdom” is a unique opportunity to share the knowledge of some of the special older women in our community, and is also a fund raiser to celebrate ARTFARM’s 25th Birthday. Tickets for the event are on a sliding scale from $25 - $80 and may be purchased at <a href="https://www.art-farm.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.art-farm.org</a>. Seating is limited, and reservations are strongly recommended. “Women of Wisdom” is presented in partnership with the Middlesex County Historical Society, which is celebrating its 125th Anniversary.

For more information, contact ARTFARM at (860) 346-4390 or email info@art-farm.org.

Local Event: ARTFARM presents Women of Wisdom

ARTFARM presents Women of Wisdom

ARTFARM invites you to “Women of Wisdom”, a Tea and Community Dialog celebrating the voices of octogenarian women, on June 27...

Head over to Lyman Orchards for JCSNE's 52nd Annual Concours d'Elegance Car Show! Free for Spectators! If you are not entering a car, this show is open to the public and free of charge. No need to register as a spectator, but we'd love for you to introduce yourself - just chat to one of the volunteers or someone showing their car!&nbsp;Want to bring your car? No need to be a member of JCNA to participate. The only requirement is that you are a Jaguar enthusiast! If you are not a JCNA member, you will have to pay an additional $20 fee to cover the event liability insurance that is provided to every JCNA member free of charge. This is included in the registration fees you will be charged when you register. Sunday, June 28th, 9 AM - 3 PM&nbsp;Day-of-Show registrations will NOT be accepted !!!Spectators Are Free!
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How to Register and enter your car:1) Press the Register Now button <a href="https://www.jcsne.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&amp;club_id=124803&amp;item_id=2879447" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a> (JCSNE members: PLEASE LOG IN FIRST !!)2) If you are registering cars for yourself and a friend, add them as 'guests' - they will be asked to enter details of the car(s) they are entering individually.3) For each car, select the Division you wish to enter (Champion, Driven, Special, Enthusiast or Non-Jaguar). If you are entering more than one car, in different divisions, you may register them at the same time (see below, in payment instructions, if you need to enter two or more cars in the same division for the same person). 4) Fill in the required information about your car(s) (and yourself, if not a JCSNE member).5) When everything is the way you want it, click Complete Registration and you are now registered. (At this point, only JCSNE admin can cancel the registration for an error or change in mind)6) You will now be at the payment screen. 
a) If you are NOT going to register any more cars, then go ahead and select a payment method (check or CC) and then press Submit Payment followed by Done. b) If you ARE going to register more cars (in one of the same divisions you have already registered) , press Cancel Payment at the bottom of the page, which will bring you back to this page. Then simply press Register Now once again to enter details for another car. Remember, do not select a payment method until you have finished registering all your cars. Choosing a Registrant Division and Class: Answers to some typical questions you may have on our Concours can be found in the JCSNE&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jcsne.org/content.aspx?page_id=274&amp;club_id=124803" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">FAQ</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;During the registration process you must select an appropriate competition Division (click 'Activities' below to see the Registrant types and pricing)&nbsp;and Class. &nbsp;So, if you are unfamiliar with JCNA's Division/Class system,&nbsp;review ahead of time&nbsp;'Into which class should I enter my car?'&nbsp;in the FAQ,&nbsp;where this is discussed in detail. To learn more about JCNE, visit: <a href="https://www.jcsne.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&amp;club_id=124803&amp;item_id=2533251" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.jcsne.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&amp;club_id=124803&amp;item_id=2533251</a>

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Head over to Lyman Orchards for JCSNE's 52nd Annual Concours d'Elegance Car Show! Free for Spectators! If you are not entering...

Lift your spirits and savor the flavors at our Sunday Gospel Brunch, a soul-filled afternoon of music, food, and feel-good energy. Enjoy a comforting Southern-style brunch buffet outside under the tent while soaking in powerful live performances from an incredible artist. Nekita Waller brings her dynamic vocals to 1741 Pub &amp; Grill under the tent, performing a vibrant mix of your favorite gospel tracks that will be sure to move you.
Brunch is served from 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
$45 per person Southern-Style buffet
Advance reservations required.
Buffet Menu:
Fried Chicken &amp; Waffle Station
Cheesy Grits and Blackened Shrimp
Lemon Pepper Salmon with Spinach &amp; Tomatoes
Scrambled Eggs
Breakfast Potatoes
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Maple Sausage
Fruit Salad
Garden Salad with Buttermilk Ranch &amp; Balsamic Vinaigrette
Biscuits with Butter, Jelly &amp; Jam
Honey Butter Corn Bread
Peach Cobbler

Local Event: Gospel Sunday Brunch Buffet at 1741 Pub & Grill

Gospel Sunday Brunch Buffet at 1741 Pub & Grill

Lift your spirits and savor the flavors at our Sunday Gospel Brunch, a soul-filled afternoon of music, food, and feel-good...

The Red Barn in Durham

I will be once again joining <a target="_blank" href="https://sacred-cocoon.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">Katie Cavenagh</a> (my mentor and fellow sound healer) for a special collaboration in the SoulShine Salt Cavern at The Red Barn in Durham for the Full Strawberry Moon in June! If you have never been in a salt cave, halotherapy is a wonderful healing tool that helps with reducing inflammation, easing respiratory issues, improving skin conditions and more. The SoulShine Salt Cavern is a beautiful and calming space to enjoy this unique therapy. 
Gather with us in the cave as we celebrate one of the sweetest and most grounding full moons of the entire year. It’s the first full moon of the summer and is asking us to balance our inner world with our outer world. It is a moon of culmination — things that have been building inside of us are ready to be released and expressed. Meditation, energy and breathing practices will be especially potent under this moon — helping us relax, find inner peace, and restore balance. The salt cave is the perfect container for exactly this. Come ready to release what has been heavy, harvest what has been growing, and open your heart to the sweetness of this season.
We will channel messages with a collective and gallery oracle card reading and explore themes of the season and personal guidance for only you. Wisdom, healing, next steps, inspiration, and deeper knowing often gets revealed for you.
You will then be guided into an activation of the reading and the season’s energy with salt, sound, and hands-on Reiki healing. We will lead you through a gentle meditation with sound so you can open yourself up to fully receiving. 
Space is limited to 10 and pricing is $99. Please reserve your space at the link above (says 'More&nbsp;Info Here'), Go to LBHealing.com/events or email <a target="_blank" href="mailto:Katie@FeelYourLight.com">Katie@FeelYourLight.com</a> or <a target="_blank" href="mailto:lauren@lbhealing.com" rel="noopener">lauren@lbhealing.com</a> with any questions or to book directly with us.&nbsp;Event is from 3PM-4:30PM.&nbsp;
Feel free to bring a blanket and water. Gravity chairs and an eye mask will be provided. Please wear white or light colored socks.

Local Event: Full Strawberry Moon Energy, Salt, & Sound Activation

Full Strawberry Moon Energy, Salt, & Sound...

I will be once again joining Katie Cavenagh (my mentor and fellow sound healer) for a special collaboration in the SoulShine...

Full Strawberry Moon Energy, Salt, & Sound Activation

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Complimentary Childwatch included for use by Y members while in the facility
Member Exclusive Savings on Specialty Programs like swim lessons, youth sports, adult health &amp; wellness.
3 Locker Rooms (Adult Female, Adult Male and Family / COED)
Gymnasium (Basketball &amp; Pickleball)
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