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New Volunteer Open House

Recurring
Hills Academy 22 Prospect Street, Essex

Interested in leaving your mark on Essex History? Then, please join us our Monthly Volunteer Open House! If you want to learn how to support EHS as a volunteer, please join us for this meet and greet. This is a no-commitment, hour long introduction to volunteerism with Essex Historical Society. One of our staff will give you a tour of Hills Academy and outline our volunteer positions including: Collections and research Education and Programming Event planning and fundraising Tour Guide for Pratt House and Walking Tours Maintenance of Gardens at Pratt House Preservation and up-keep of EHS’s two historic sites No need to RSVP, simply arrive at Hills Academy (22 Prospect Street, parking and entrance in rear) between 10:30-11:30 am, and we will give you the information. If you can’t join us this month, we hope to see you at the next Open House. Open Houses will be held in the same place, at the same time on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted.

Free

Copy of EBOT Scarecrow Contest Flyer 2026 (5) copy

Scarecrow Contest sponsored by The Essex Board of Trade

Recurring
Essex Village

The Essex Scarecrow Contest and FestiFall have become a much-loved community tradition, bringing creativity, fun, and local spirit to the Main Streets of Centerbrook, Essex, and Ivoryton each fall! Every year, residents, businesses, and organizations design and build scarecrows to display on lamp posts throughout town. The scarecrows will be on display all October, so stroll the streets, snap photos, and share your favorites! Voting open until October 30th at https://essexct.com/scarecrow-contest-2026/ Questions? Email ebotpresident@gmail.com

Free

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Lyman Allyn’s “American Perspectives” with Curator Tanya Pohrt

Essex Library 33 West Avenue, Essex

In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Lyman Allyn Curator Tanya Pohrt will present an illustrated lecture at Essex Library focusing on America’s 250, with dynamic stories and highlights from the Lyman Allyn’s collection. This lecture will preview a special installation opening in late April 2026 in the American Perspectives gallery showcasing recent acquisitions, seldom-seen objects from storage, and new research undertaken with Connecticut College students. This talk reflects on regional history, identity, and the complex shaping of American ideals in the Revolutionary era and beyond. This program is free and open to the public at Essex Library, 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT. Register by calling the library at 860-767-1560 or visiting the Events Calendar of youressexlibrary.org. About Tanya Pohrt: Tanya Pohrt has curated numerous exhibitions at the Lyman Allyn, including China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade (2025), Beatrice Cuming: Connecticut Precisionist (2024), Barkley L. Hendricks in New London (2023), and The Way Sisters: Miniaturists of the Early Republic (2021- ’22), among other exhibitions, including the Museum’s long-term exhibition gallery Louis Comfort Tiffany in New London. Holding a Ph.D. in American Art History from the University of Delaware (received 2013), she was previously a Marcia Brady Tucker Fellow in American Paintings and Sculpture at the […]

Free

3.12.26-SS-Kate-Quinn

Virtual Author Talk: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

Online

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library, where books are not just objects, but doors to new worlds, new lives, and new futures. REGISTER HERE. or call the library at 860-767-1560.

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