Hagaman Memorial Library

Join <a href="https://www.hagamanlibrary.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hagaman Library’s</a> FREE monthly Genealogy Club, open to all levels of genealogical research experience! We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Occasionally, we invite guest speakers to discuss topics related to genealogical research—check the Library's Google events calendar for details.&nbsp;
To register or for more information, email Cynthia at <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a> or call 203-468-3890 Extension 106. If you prefer to join virtually via Zoom, let Cynthia know.&nbsp;
Extra parking is available at East Haven Town Hall (250 Main Street), KeyBank (after 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays), and Stop and Shop (accessible from Messina Drive).

Local Event: Genealogy Club at Hagaman Memorial Library

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Genealogy Club at Hagaman Memorial Library

Join Hagaman Library’s FREE monthly Genealogy Club, open to all levels of genealogical research experience! We meet on the...

In celebration of the country's&nbsp;semiquincentennial, enjoy “New Songs” and Hymns published in Connecticut during the American Revolution at the <a href="https://www.hagamanlibrary.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hagaman Memorial Library</a>, 227 Main&nbsp;Street on Thursday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m.&nbsp; From the time of the Stamp Act through the British surrender at Yorktown, Connecticut’s seditious colonists used these works to foment rebellion, commemorate victory, and give thanks for preservation.&nbsp; Richard Franklin Donohue, Tenor &amp; Harpsichord, will explore this fiery repertoire that in the words of John Adams “cultivated the sensations of Freedom.”&nbsp;&nbsp;
Richard Franklin Donohue is a singer, private music instructor, and historian. A life -long performer, Richard specializes in historic music ranging from Middle English Carols to 19th century romantic music. He studied music at the University of Connecticut and has been teaching Piano, Voice, and Music Theory since 1992.&nbsp; Richard is the Town Historian of his hometown of Cromwell, Connecticut and has been the President and Program Director of the Cromwell Historical Society for twenty years. &nbsp; He is the author of "Rosetown Review," a monthly history article published in the Cromwell Life newspaper and presents historical lectures throughout New England on a wide range of topics. Check out Mr. Donohue's website at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.rfranklindonohue.com&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dmPWvBnm0qIjP0e_UP0nV" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">www.rfranklindonohue.com</a>.&nbsp;
This event is free and open to everyone! Registration is required. Please register by calling the library at: 203-468-3890 or contact Cynthia Gwiazda, Community Services Librarian at: <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.

Local Event: Musick of Connecticut's Revolution: Performed by Richard Franklin Donohue

Musick of Connecticut's Revolution: Performed...

In celebration of the country's semiquincentennial, enjoy “New Songs” and Hymns published in Connecticut during the American...

Musick of Connecticut's Revolution: Performed by Richard Franklin Donohue

What are you reading this summer? Join us at the <a href="https://www.hagamanlibrary.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hagaman Memorial Library</a> on 227 Main Street as we discuss our favorite reads, and review and recommend books to each other! You will go home with a brand new booklist! Refreshments will be served.&nbsp;For more information, contact Cynthia at: 203-468-3890 Extension 106 or at:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.&nbsp;

Local Event: Reader's Roundtable Discussion

Reader's Roundtable Discussion

What are you reading this summer? Join us at the Hagaman Memorial Library on 227 Main Street as we discuss our favorite reads,...

Join us at <a href="https://www.hagamanlibrary.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Hagaman Memorial Library</a>, 227 Main Street on Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. and explore the culinary possibilities of the best tasting edible wild plants and mushrooms found in southern New England with stunning photos of our all-original recipes.
Karen Monger and her husband have presented over 200 walks and programs to libraries, nature centers,garden clubs, summer camps, mycological clubs, fish and game clubs, homeschool groups, land trusts, and private individuals since 2016, when their bookwas published, <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Edible-Plant-Foraging-Identifying-ebook/dp/B01B11TT3A/ref%3Dsr_1_2?crid%3D3CLLQGC78TF7C%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XgTWacqhKsTBUqKJYYC-qyj-7YsRAiDI6-uAB8BdLmoM29vGwa0Lo_G8j1ZEjQvKTqf8F7oTEywT3fYE7S3lm3aLY3cbquAExhonE-0sSNmzs59ds-IMsvPgcRr8vJWPLrQFKTOXVlm6ekRt3rBBKOX8VvRNrrw-Y5K6iXAyfksHF6jo4bdJJ3Q6GVwsGZzGfdTwkxqm6TpvB4i-qVBoL2mkk4GS64pktdwakYMpdS8.9wTAkAI2z1J58cRTUfn6bTj8w2LyzAY2_uoDrweYOw0%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3DAdventures%2Bin%2BEdible%2BPlant%2BForaging%253A%2BFinding%252C%2BIdentifying%252C%2BHarvesting%252C%2Band%2BPreparing%2BNative%2Band%2BInvasive%2BWild%2BPlants%26nsdOptOutParam%3Dtrue%26qid%3D1778252789%26sprefix%3Dadventures%2Bin%2Bedible%2Bplant%2Bforaging%2Bfinding%252C%2Bidentifying%252C%2Bharvesting%252C%2Band%2Bpreparing%2Bnative%2Band%2Binvasive%2Bwild%2Bplants%252Caps%252C153%26sr%3D8-2&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1L6c--L6kcjLug71nZG9MI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Adventures in Edible Plant Foraging: Finding, Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Native and Invasive Wild Plants</a>.
This program is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Please RSVP by calling the library at 203-468-3890 or send an email to Cynthia, Community Services Librarian at: <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.&nbsp;
Extra parking is available at East Haven Town Hall (250 Main Street), KeyBank (after 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays), and in the Stop and Shop lot behind the library.

Local Event: How to Eat The Wild: Culinary Possibilities with Karen Monger

How to Eat The Wild: Culinary Possibilities...

Join us at Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street on Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m. and explore the culinary possibilities...

How to Eat The Wild: Culinary Possibilities with Karen Monger

Join us for "Out of the Shadows: The Story of William Lee, Enslaved Valet to President General Washington," a one-person play and an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://america250.org/about-america250/a250-leadership/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw30x4NfXl1Z7CDP0D0gyAnO" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">America250</a> Historical Presentation,&nbsp;brought to you by <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cthumanities.org/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw2jHZNBKe042WwoaykXfgxy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CT Humanities</a>. The play is performed by Andre Keitt.&nbsp;
Andre has been an arts education specialist and storyteller for nearly thirty years. &nbsp;He has presented programs at schools, libraries and museums, as well as on radio and television. He holds a BA in English from South Carolina State University. &nbsp;He currently serves as <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://journeywriters.org/about-us&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw0qIkb0qMWtZrHuev0mB6ZD" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Journey Writers' </a>Artistic Director.
Founded in 1974, Connecticut Humanities (CTH) is an independent, non-profit affiliate of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://cthumanities.org/our-story/founding-legislation/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Td2ZYPRrxlSp0NsB4XE_C" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">National Endowment for the Humanities</a>. CTH connects people to the humanities through grants, programs, and collaboration with other organizations. CTH is supported by state and federal matching funds, community foundations, and gifts from private sources.
RSVP Today for this Exclusive America250 Event: Please email Cynthia, Hagaman Library’s Community Services Librarian, directly at <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.

Local Event: Out of the Shadows: The Story of William Lee, Enslaved Valet to  President General Washington

Out of the Shadows: The Story of William Lee,...

Join us for "Out of the Shadows: The Story of William Lee, Enslaved Valet to President General Washington," a one-person play...

Out of the Shadows: The Story of William Lee, Enslaved Valet to  President General Washington

Learn about the health benefits of summertime herbs! Clinical Herbalist Nora Toomey will explain how summertime herbs offer significant health benefits, including digestion support, natural cooling, hydration, and high antioxidant levels to fight inflammation.&nbsp;
Nora Toomey is a Writer and Clinical Herbalist. She has an MFA in poetry from California College of the Arts, and a Clinical Herbalist Certification from the Berkeley Herbal Center. In 2020, Nora co-founded the plant and sound wellness company, Flower &amp; Frequency while developing her private practice and herbal product line, True Bloom. She has enjoyed volunteering with the People’s Medicine Project, working at the Berkeley Herbal Center’s Community Clinic, writing for the Herbal Academy, and developing herbal programming for public libraries and senior centers across CT, NY, MA, and RI. 
This program is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Please RSVP by calling the library at 203-468-3890 or send an email to Cynthia, Community Services Librarian at: <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.&nbsp;
Extra parking is available at East Haven Town Hall (250 Main Street), KeyBank (after 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays), and in the Stop and Shop lot behind the library.

Local Event: Summertime Herbs: Discovering the Medicine of Summer Presented by Clinical Herbalist Nora Toomey

Summertime Herbs: Discovering the Medicine of...

Learn about the health benefits of summertime herbs! Clinical Herbalist Nora Toomey will explain how summertime herbs offer...

Summertime Herbs: Discovering the Medicine of Summer Presented by Clinical Herbalist Nora Toomey

Learn about the benefits of gems and crystals. Meet licensed commercial Chocolatier and Certified Aromatherapist Kim Larkin. Explore a display case of various crystal samples and learn how to best incorporate each crystal into your home and living space. You will take a fun crystal quiz and this will be followed by assembling a glass terrarium using small plants, soil, small assorted crystals and sands. Most importantly, you will plant your “seed of intention” into the soil! Calming music and tea will set the mood. This will be a wonderfully calming experience.&nbsp; 
Kim has been teaching creative workshops for over 20 years and her passion is sharing her experience with others.
She is a licensed commercial Chocolatier and a NAHA: (National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy ) Certified Aromatherapist.&nbsp; Kim is also certified by the&nbsp; Specialty&nbsp; Coffee Assoc. in Coffee Foundations and is a lifelong Tea Aficionado.
She believes healing teas and coffee are truly "aromatherapy in a cup"!
Kim is a practicing Usui Reiki Master and Spiritual Ceremonies Justice of the Peace.&nbsp;
She has developed a wide variety of creative programs that provide multi-sensory stimulation for both the mind and palette. &nbsp;Kim has turned her passion for teaching into fun, educational workshops that are offered either in-person or in her virtual classroom. Her interactive programs bring the community together to share an hour of informative, tasty fun! Check out Kim's website at:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.klassickreations.com/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;usd=2&amp;usg=AOvVaw3sthGfvy3u5rNTvY2WcN88" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.klassickreations.com/</a>.
This program is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Please RSVP by calling the library at 203-468-3890 or send an email to Cynthia, Community Services Librarian at: <a href="mailto:cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org" target="_blank">cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org</a>.&nbsp;
Extra parking is available at East Haven Town Hall (250 Main Street), KeyBank (after 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays), and in the Stop and Shop lot behind the library.

Local Event: Planting Seeds of Intention: Crystal Terrarium Workshop Presented by Kim Larkin

Planting Seeds of Intention: Crystal Terrarium...

Learn about the benefits of gems and crystals. Meet licensed commercial Chocolatier and Certified Aromatherapist Kim Larkin....

Planting Seeds of Intention: Crystal Terrarium Workshop Presented by Kim Larkin

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Allegro Performing Arts Academy

*Children's Chorus for students ages 6-12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *Musical Theater Workshop for 5-7 year olds&nbsp; &nbsp;"Go Fish!"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*Musical Theater Workshop for 8-13 year olds&nbsp; &nbsp;"Bebop with Aesop"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *Piano Classes for students ages 5-7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*Individual Piano &amp; Voice Instruction for ages 8 through adults&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Call 203 458-1929 or Email Allegropaacademy@gmail.com

Local Event: 6 Week Summer Music Session begins!

6 Week Summer Music Session begins!

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New Haven's 2026 4th of July Fireworks Details...

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