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• How to snag tickets for West Hartford's biggest literary night

Also on today's calendar: 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event and 9 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

• Author of Bestselling Novel 'Yesteryear' to Headline West Hartford's Biggest Literary Event of the Year - We-Ha (we-ha.com) — West Hartford readers can soon reserve free tickets to hear bestselling novelist Caro Claire Burke speak and sign books at Sedgwick Middle School on Nov. 5. The West Hartford Public Library's annual West Hartford Reads! program will also host book discussions and a related cultural lecture, with in-person tickets, waitlist options, and a livestream all available through the library's website.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event →
  32 Old Farms Rd, Avon
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• 2026 PTS La Festa Italiana - 2 Day Event →
  32 Old Farms Road, Avon, CT 06001,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday September 14
• Community of Light Group Meditation →
  The Light Source Center, 2437 Albany Avenue, West Hartford
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Hall vs Bristol Eastern, Simsbury →
  West Hartford CT
• Come Quilt with Us! A New Day Time Group! →
  1261 S Main St, Southington
  12:30 pm
• Love Great Literature and Lively Debate? →
  University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford
  2:00 pm
• West Hartford Women's Chorale Opens Rehearsals for New Membersbers →
  Temple Sinai, 41 W Hartford Rd, Newington
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Adult Learning Showcase →
  University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford
  4:30 pm
Friday September 18
• Art & Music as Mirrors of Their Era →
  Presidents' College Lifelong Learning at UHart, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
  10:30 am
Saturday September 19
• Volunteer Open House →
  US Horse Welfare & Rescue, 359 Waterville Rd, Avon
  8:00 am
Tuesday September 22
• Uncovering the Enigma of Iran →
  Presidents' College LIfelong Learning at UHart, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
  2:00 pm
• Calling All Armchair Detectives! →
  Presidents' College Lifelong Learning at Univ. of Htfd, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT, 06117
  5:30 pm

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