Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

 ... at 9:05 p.m. 

The moon today is in waxing gibbous phase, 85 percent illumination.

 

Derby Police support 2021 Connecticut Special Olympics Torch Run

Derby Police Officers participate in last week's Special Olympics Torch Run. 

This is shared from a post today on the Derby Police Department Facebook page.
 

Beacon Falls Public Library offers adult, teen summer reading programs

 

Derby Public Library to host educational Rain Stick workshop for kids

DERBY - Derby Public Library will hold a fun, in-person Rain Stick workshop for ages 5-11 at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

The educational workshop will be held outdoors. The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

Co-sponsored by South Central CT Regional Water Authority, kids will learn Rain Stick origins and, with adult supervision, create their own! 

Contactless packets supplied. 

Register at https://bit.ly/3cHvmrk 

Note: The Library WILL NOT be open to the public. Please plan accordingly.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Oxford Public Library to hold 'DIY Plush Sloths' craft program

The Library is at 49 Great Oak Road, Oxford. 

Friends of the Seymour Public Library to hold 2-day book sale

 

Derby food service offers summer meals at schools through Sept. 3

 

Osborne Homestead in Derby to celebrate Connecticut Historic Gardens Day

Gardens at Osborne Homestead Museum.

DERBY - Visit the Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave., from 12-4 p.m. Sunday, June 27 to celebrate the 18th Annual Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day.

The Osborne Homestead Museum, one of 15 members of the prestigious Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, will provide free self-guided tours of the museum and its gardens.
Guests can enjoy the lovely Colonial Revival gardens of the Kellogg Estate and tour the historic house museum to learn about Frances Osborne Kellogg’s love of flowers and land conservation.

For the self-guided garden tours, registration is not required. However registration is required for the self-guided tours of the museum. 

Tickets for the museum’s self-guided tours will be for slots available at noon, 1, 2, and 3 pm. 

Self-guided tours are estimated to last approximately 45 minutes to one-hour. Please plan to be at the museum’s Studio entrance five minutes before your tour time to guarantee entry. Availability is limited to 10 people per hour. 

For tickets, visit the museum’s Eventbrite registration page at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cts-historic-gardens-day-osborne-homestead-museum-self-guided-tour-tickets-153061441893?aff=valley.

For more information about Connecticut’s Historic Gardens, go to www.cthistoricgardens.org.

The Osborne Homestead Museum, a facility of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, is open for free self-guided tours on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sundays from 12-4 p.m. 
For additional information, call 203-734-2513.

This is a press release from Osborne Homestead Museum.