Please join the Wilton Library in the Rimer Room on Wednesday, Mar. 25, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. for an important talk on Senior Nutrition. Food labels can be confusing and, in many cases, misleading. Learn what it all means and how to make healthier choices at the Supermarket. Christine Burns is the Community Health […]
The Human Library is returning to Wilton Library on Saturday, Mar. 28, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.! The Human Library is a community event featuring a library of people - human Books - and their experiences with prejudice, bias, or discrimination based on aspects of their person, heritage, or life experiences. "Books" will be on […]
Join the Wilton Historical Society on Saturday, Mar. 28, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. for a talk by historian and author Keith Marshall Jones III, featuring his book The Battle […]
Join community partners: Norwalk River Valley Trail, Norwalk River Watershed Association, Pollinator Pathway, Trout Unlimited, Wilton Go Green, Wilton Land Trust, and Woodcock Nature Center for a film festival. Nine films will be shown on Saturday, Mar. 28, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Wilton High School Little Theater. Proceeds directly benefit their shared […]
How did colonial children spend their free time? In a time before video games, smartphones, and modern technology, kids played a variety of games that are still fun and entertaining today! Join the Wilton Historical Society on Saturday, Apr. 4, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., to learn about games like 9 Men’s Morris, Cup and […]
Join Hillside Cemetery and Arboretum for an Arbor Day Celebration on Saturday, Apr. 25. Chris Teter of Bartlett Tree Experts will demonstrate the correct way to plant a tree and protect it with proper mulching and watering.
Food has long carried political meaning, and its significance in revolutionary America is no exception. Join art and culinary historian Nancy Siegel for a lecture and historic food tasting which investigates a distinct genre of culinary-inspired satirical prints produced by artists sympathetic to the plight of American colonists. Imagine King George III placing a fleet […]
Join the Norwalk River Watershed Association for this series of free spring migration bird walks led by expert birder, conservationist, master gardener and Wilton resident Joe Bear. Bear will lead everyone on a leisurely two-hour walk from 8-10 a.m. through the diverse habitats this well-known birding hot spot has to offer — open fields, woods, […]
Connecticut played an outsized role in winning U.S. independence from the British Empire. Prominent historical figures contributed to the formation of the new country, while Connecticut earned the nickname “the provision state” because of its supplies of food and ammunition to the Continental Army. Military actions in Danbury, Ridgefield, Saugatuck, Groton, New London, New Haven, […]
Did you know that black tea, green tea, white tea and oolong tea all come from the same plant? Learn about how these different teas are made and what gives them their unique, subtle flavors and characteristics! Woodcock Nature Center educator Tommy McCarthy will lead the group on a short guided hike along the Woodcock […]
