Upcoming events
Holiday fun at the Norfolk Hub
Event Details:
What: Holiday Fun at The Norfolk Hub
When: Saturday, December 7, 2–3 PM
Where: The Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place, Norfolk, CT
Details: We’ll be showing Disney’s short film Prep & Landing and hosting a fun craft activity where kids can make their own reindeer food to take home. This event is free and open to all! Click HERE to register!
Autumn Members Social
We invite you to join us for our upcoming Autumn Members' Social at the Norfolk Hub this November.
Gathering with the community, we will connect about what brings us together with light snacks and refreshments provided.
This event celebrates our committed members and local communities engaging with the Hub in a variety of ways. Members and people interested in learning more about all the services and resources we offer are welcome to stop by and say hi!
Please click here to register.
Sean Sweeney Art Reception
Join us with artist Sean Sweeney for the opening reception of his show ‘Echoes & Vibrations’. The reception will be held on Sunday, November 3rd, from 3-5 pm at the Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place, Norfolk CT. 06058. Light refreshments will be served. The show will run until Wednesday, December 18th. Registration for the reception is not required.
Haystack Pet Parade 2024
Join us for fun and pet pride in the Haystack Pet Parade about Robertson Plaza, or watch us parade, both people and pets dressed up in all sorts of iconic and creative costumes to enliven the season with playful enthusiasm.
Costumes not required to attend, but definitely encouraged.
Registration appreciated. Register HERE.
Line Dancing
Join us for Line Dancing fun with Kristin Mudge. Registration is open to ages 12 and older. Registration appreciated. Click HERE to register.
Autumn Member Social
Join us on November 14th to mix and mingle with Hub members and learn about current happenings and updates. Light drinks and snacks will be provided. Registration appreciated. Register HERE.
ONce Upon a Horse
Sarah Maslin Nir talks to young readers about her series, Once Upon A Horse and the new novel in the series, The Star Horse
This event will be held at the Norfolk Hub.
Free copies of The Star Horse will be available for all kids in attendance!
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Horses and Us: Treasured Companions and Engines of Power
David Chaffetz, author of Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
In conversation with
Sarah Maslin Nir, author of Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal
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A Walk in the Woods
A walk in the Great Mountain Forest with Noah Charney and Mike Zarfos.
Registration is required: Limited to 20 people.
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Reading the Landscape: How Trees Tell a Story
Noah Charney, author of These Trees Tell a Story: The Art of Reading Landscapes
In conversation with
Mike Zarfos, Executive Director at Great Mountain Forest
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Institutions and Ideas
William Egginton, author of The Rigor of Angels: Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality
In conversation with
Samual Moyn, author of Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times
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A Conversation about wisdom and Memory
Michael Korda, author of Muse of Fire: WWI as Seen Through the Lives of the Soldier Poets
In conversation with
Simon Winchester, author of Knowing What We Know: The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
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The Brenden Gill Lecture
Gillian Linden, author of Negative Space: A Novel
Opening reception will follow at The Manor House, 69 Maple Avenue.
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Out of Steps
Marina Harss, author of The Boy from Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky’s Life in Ballet
In conversation with
Mindy Aloff, author of Why Dance Matters
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An Evening with Susan Seidelman
Haystack Book Talk and Movie Screening “Special Event”
An evening with memoirist and director, Susan Seidelman
Haystack Book Talks presents a special evening with director Susan Seidelman the author of Desperately Seeking Something: A Memoir About Movies, Mothers, and Material Girls in conversation with Norfolk’s own, Mark Erder. The evening will also include a screening of the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
Click HERE to register.
Rethinking Retirement
Join Lori Candela for an interactive program to help you transition from your career to a dynamic and fulfilling new phase of life. Registration appreciated.
Click HERE to register.
Friday Nights on the Green
Ice Cream Social hosted by Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance with music by Last Fair Deal!
Friday Nights on the Green
Community BBQ hosted by National Iron Bank & Norfolk Lions Club with music by Grantville Dawgs!
Yale Norfolk School of Art Lecture Series
Ayham Ghraowi is a filmmaker, designer, and sometimes writer whose films grapple with the insoluble in the politics of war. His latest film, Abjectly Yours, is about the espionage of Harpo Marx.
Yale Norfolk School of Art Lecture Series
Stephen Melville is a retired art historian living in Norfolk. He will talk about a range of modern ideas of light and color with particular attention to Goethe and Newton and will present a lecture titled Making Light: Lucidity and Limit, 4:00 PM in the Art Barn.
Friday Nights on the Green
Pizza & Games hosted by the Botelle School PTO and The Norfolk Hub with music by Lucy Morningstar!
Yale Norfolk School of Art Lecture Series
Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s installation art grows out of her political, personal story and background in teaching. With her multimedia approach she explores conflicting cultural histories, perception and memory.