Events

There is always something interesting going on in the three villages of Essex! All of our members are encouraged to add information about their upcoming events here, where visitors can find them either in the calendar view below, or the list view further down the page.

September

Essex Library: Russia-Ukraine War and Global Geopolitics with Olena Lennon

6:00 pm Essex Library

Dr. Olena Lennon returns to Essex Library to discuss how Russia’s War on Ukraine continues to pose a threat to global security, along with the implications of Donald Trump’s presidency and Israel-Iran relations. Dr. Lennon will provide a 45-minute lecture on the top...

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September

Little Learners Story Time: Back to School (Ages 2-5)

10:00 am - 11:00 am Essex Library

Program for kids ages 2-5.

Get ready for the new school year with stories, songs, and fun activities all about classrooms, backpacks, and first-day jitters at this Back to School-themed story time!

Join us for themed stories, songs, rhymes, and cr...

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September

Weekend Wiggle Worms Story Time (Ages 0-3)

9:30 am - 10:00 am Essex Library

Program for kids ages 0-3 and their caregivers, siblings welcome!

Wiggle Worms is a play-based music and movement story time for children and their caregivers!

Essex Library programs are free and open to the public.
No registration requir...

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September

Block Party
Block Party
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Connecticut River Museum
This event will take place on the Connecticut River Museum campus and feature a full day of events geared to all ages. Attendees can look forward to food and beverage vendors along with live music, puppet shows and much much more! View the full schedule on the CRM websi...
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September

Wandering Pumpkins Needle Felting Workshop
Wandering Pumpkins Needle Felting Workshop
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
Celebrate the coming of Autumn by learning to needle-felt these adventurous wool pumpkins as they tumble across soft Autumn fields and the old red barn. Easy & fun for all levels of experience even if you have neve...
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September

Grandparents Day Afternoon Tea (Ages 3+)
Grandparents Day Afternoon Tea (Ages 3+)
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Essex Library
Program for grandparents and their grandchildren, ages 3 and up.

For Grandparents Day, come celebrate at the Essex Library! Kids and their grandparents are invited to enjoy tea and snacks together and create a Grand...
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September

Threads + Paper Exhibit Closing
Threads + Paper Exhibit Closing
6:00 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisans Store of Centerbrook presents Threads + Paper, a 7-week show exhibit exploring the rich textures, delicate forms, and sculptural power of fiber and paper. From intricate weavings to charming sculptures, this show highlights h...
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September

Great Glass
Great Glass
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT River Artisans
Join us for refreshments while viewing the glass works by Barb Richard - fused glass & glass beaded jewelry & Peter Simoncini - stained glass creations. Their work will be offered for sale at 15% off.
You will have a chance to meet some of our other artisans as...
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September

Pratt House Open for FREE Tours
Pratt House Open for FREE Tours
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The Pratt House
Pratt House, a 300 year old home, Essex's only historic house museum is open for FREE guided tours, on Saturdays and Sundays, through September from 1:00-4:00 pm.

NEW this year are two special exhibit spaces...
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September

Essex Library: Author Talk with Sam Tanenhaus: Buckley- The Life and the Revolution That Changed America
Essex Library: Author Talk with Sam Tanenhaus: Buckley- The Life and the Revolution That Changed America
5:30 pm Essex Library
Register HERE.

In 1951, with the publication of God and Man at Yale, a scathing attack on his alma mater, twenty-five-year-old William F. Buckley, Jr., seize...
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September

Essex Library: Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Mastering Caregiving Decisions (Virtual)
Essex Library: Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Mastering Caregiving Decisions (Virtual)
1:00 pm
A six-week self-care education program for family caregivers entitled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers.” The Oct. 14 class, which is the last in the series, deals with "Mastering Caregiving Decisions." This virtual program is designed to provide caregivers with tools...
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September

Live from the Boathouse! Steve Gephard presents Sea Lamprey: Misunderstood River Engineers
Live from the Boathouse! Steve Gephard presents Sea Lamprey: Misunderstood River Engineers
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Connecticut River Museum
Sea Lamprey have a bad reputation: they invaded the Great Lakes in the mid-1800s, they suck the blood of other fish, and many consider their appearance to be off-putting. But these parasitic creatures are not all that they seem. Sea Lamprey play an important and under-r...
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