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SUMMARY:Scarecrow Contest sponsored by The Essex Board of Trade
DESCRIPTION: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!\n\n\nEvery 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!\n\n\n\n\nVoting to start online on Saturday\, October 3rd at https://essexct.com/scarecrow-contest-2026/\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email ebotpresident@gmail.com
URL:https://essexct.com/event/scarecrow-contest-sponsored-by-the-essex-board-of-trade/2026-04-22/
LOCATION:Essex Village
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SUMMARY:CT History Book Club
DESCRIPTION:All are invited to join us for EHS’s Connecticut History Book Club. Offered in collaboration with Essex Library and Ivoryton Library\, EHS hosts this quarterly book club to explore the state’s past through both fiction and non-fiction works\, highlighting key events\, figures\, and themes that shaped the state or played a larger role in America’s history. We will focus on works that illuminate the bring marginalized stories to the forefront\, offering a deeper understanding of Connecticut’s diverse history. Join us for insightful discussions that connect the past to the present\, revealing the histories that shaped our state. \nPlease join us at Hills Academy (22 Prospect Street-parking and entrance in rear) for a book discussion lead by EHS Director\, Melissa Josefiak. This event is FREE and lite refreshments will be provided. Register below! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor April’s meeting we are reading the novel Freegift by James R. Benn. James Benn is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and has an MLS degree from Southern Connecticut State University. Mr. Benn is a member of the Mystery Writers of America\, and the Author’s Guild. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook description: “Freegift Cooper is born enslaved. On his mother’s death bed\, she reveals his father is the disgraced general\, Benedict Arnold. Freegift vows to find his father and make himself known. The only proof he will have to offer? A yellowed newsprint page and facts only his mother could know. Emancipated and freed from bondage\, Freegift sets out to fulfill his promise..” (amazon.com)
URL:https://essexct.com/event/ct-history-book-club-2/
LOCATION:Hills Academy\, 22 Prospect Street\, Essex\, CT\, 06426\, United States
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