If you love the outdoors, take the Norfolk Landtrust's two-day Hike-the Peaks challenge and win an "Icebox of Connecticut" t-shirt for taking a selfie atop all six trails. Information and trail directions are available at the Land Trust's tent On the Green. Another event for lovers of the outdoors is a trail run from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Participants will join the Norfolk Land Trust at the Lovers Lane trailhead in Barbour Woods at 75 Lovers Lane for a run and sneak peek of the 5K and 10K annual trail race on September 23.
If you love to fish, there will be a seminar on small-mouth fishing from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. with Doug McDevitt On the Green followed by a fly fishing demonstration from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and fly tying workshops. The workshops and demonstrations will take place 15 minutes on the hour and materials and equipment will be provided by Orvis. Sports lovers might also want to visit the open house at the Norfolk Curling Club on 70 Golf Drive from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is the chance to tour their state of the art two-sheet facility, with refreshments!
Foodies won't be disappointed today with the variety of events to satisfy everyone's palette. The Farmers Market at 19 Maple Street takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is the perfect spot to pick up all manner of freshly grown produce and products. If you like pies, don't miss the homemade pies being sold by the members of the Church of Christ Congregational available at the Farmers Market. A nostalgic highlight of the day is the ice cream social at Meadow Brook Apartments on 9 Shepard Road from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Art lovers will enjoy a variety of demonstrations hosted by the Artisans Guild of Norfolk from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Station Place. Don't miss the art show featuring the work of Turi Rostad at the Norfolk Library from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the "Upstairs Downstairs" tour of the Library from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The 10th Anniversary Exhibition of Norfolk Artists and Friends is taking place from 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Battell Stoeckel Gallery, and features a variety of work in a multitude of media.
A special highlight for art lovers is a guided tour of the Battell Chapel, at the Church of Christ Congregational featuring the stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Maitland Armstrong. There will be six tours - 10:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 12 noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
For kids, there is the super popular kid's firehose water soccer game from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at Ball Field located at the corner of Mountain Road and Westside Road...kids can expect to get wet so you may want to bring a change of clothes along! There will also be a special leaf printing workshop with all materials provided by Great Mountain Forest for kids and adults 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. On the Green.
For science lovers, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Norfolk Library there will be a program called, "Magnificent Microscopes." With help from the Department of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University and the Norfolk Historical Society, Rich Kessin will use microscopes from various periods to show slides of human tissues like those that medical students and pathologists study. He will also demonstrate the use of smartphone microscopes (available at the library circulation desk) that can magnify anything at least 50 times and be used to take photos.
Norfolk is one of the best places in Connecticut to stargaze...so make sure not to miss the special Astronomy Night that is taking place at 9 p.m. at Dennis Hill State Park on Litchfield Road. The Moon will be in a third-quarter phase, which occurs roughly 3 weeks after the new moon when the earth is three-quarters of the way through its orbit around the earth. The Moon’s left side will be illuminated and the right side dark. The Moon will rise around midnight on the eastern horizon and set in the west around noon the next day. Don't forget to bring your own binoculars or a telescope if you have one.
Norfolk has a had a long romance with music and, WIN has several concerts planned and even a Prom Night, the "Do Over" from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Botelle School! Concerts include the Sons of Astro at the Norfolk Libary from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and two ticketed concerts, one at the Music Shed from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. that features Stravinsky's beguiling Soldiers Tale from 1918 and a concert at Infinity Hall featuring "Satisfaction," the world's number one Rolling Stones tribute band from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
For additional information on WIN - Weekend In Norfolk visit their website.
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