🐶Adopt-a-pal: Meet Champion - a tall, gold-medal-happy goofball who crushes training games and scent work, and is so ready for a forever couch.

🏡 Dream house of the week: A 41-acre 1850 stone estate with a slate roof, seven fireplaces, a chef’s kitchen (Thermador + original Walker & Pratt stove), greenhouse, and a heated pool, bordered by Audubon land - basically Downton Abbey in the Quiet Corner. Check it out!

🥾Trail of the week: Wolf Den Trail, Mashamoquet Brook SP (Pomfret): A quick, piney loop to the storied Wolf Den cave with brook sounds and sneaky overlooks—perfect after-work miles. Park at Wolf Den Campground & Park HQ, 147 Wolf Den Dr, Pomfret Center or (main lots also near 303 Mashamoquet Rd off US-44).

🔭Sky report: Pre-dawn is the show: look east around 4–5am to spot brilliant Venus with Jupiter nearby, while Saturn is up by evening and easy to find through the week. With the new moon on Aug 23, skies go extra dark - great for viewing the Milky Way and a few lingering Perseids.

Pomfret | Outside Yoga | 6:30-7:30pm $ - Do a little yoga to refresh your spirit, then enjoy some complimentary spirits at Watercure Farm Distillery (426 Mashamoquet Rd). Register

Windham | Sound Bath | 10:30pm - Studio 13 is teaming up with the Windham Senior Center (80 Valley St) for a free relaxing sound bath. Bring a chair or yoga mat, and make sure to register at the Senior Center if you’re interested.

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Tyler Fauxbel | 8-11pm

Woodstock | Bonsai Workshop | 6:30-8:30pm - What a perfect day to become a mini-arborist at Taylor Brooke Brewery (818 Rt 171). Tix

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Lion’s Park - Plainfield | Heartland | 6pm

TRIVIA

Stomping Ground - Putnam | 7pm
Bear Hands Brewing - Putnam | 6pm
Hank’s - Brooklyn | 6:30pm
Mill Town Grill - Thompson | 6:30pm

Danielson | Syrup Making 101 | 6pm $ - Two Dogs (157 Main St) is offering you a chance to learn how to make your favorited Pinterest coffee’s at home. To be clear, this isn’t about about maple syrup. Spots are limited. Tix

South Windham | Cookbook Club | 6pm - It’s never to late to sign up for this monthly cookbook club at Guilford Smith Memorial Library (17 Main St). Make sure to register by calling (860) 423-5159 or emailing [email protected]

Willimantic | 3rd Thursday | 6-9pm - If there is any 3rd Thursday (Main St) to come to, it’s this one. My brother and I will both be hanging out at a booth, so stop by to say hi! Grab some great food, check out vendor goods, and listen to live music.

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Straight Up Jazz Series | 5:3-7:30pm
⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Simon Silvia | 8-11pm

TRIVIA

Trolley Pub - Willimantic | 7:30pm
Midway Restaurant - Ashford | 7pm

Danielson | LIR QV Open House | 1pm - Learning In Retirement Quinebaug Valley is holding an open house at Killingly Community Center (185 Broad St). This program will feature the story of Katherine Hepburn and her CT ties. If you’re looking to keep information flowing in after retirement, check out what LIR QV has to offer!

Pomfret | Horns For Kids Benefit Concert | 6:30pm $ - Help get instruments into the hands of kids across Connecticut. The East Woodstock Cornet Band will be putting on a concert at Clark Memorial Chapel (398 Pomfret St). The very talented Vincent LaMonica will be conducting, as well as performing a special bassoon solo. Help make music accessible to kids all around the state!

Willimantic | Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters | 8-10pm $ - Dust off those you-know-what kickers and get ready to have a toe-tapping good time at The River Room (50 Riverside Dr). Hear their bluegrass-tinged country classics, and bask in some glorious harmonies. Tix

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Oneal Armstrong | 8-11pm

TRIVIA

Taylor Brooke - Woodstock | 6:30pm

Canterbury | Tag Sale Fundraiser | 9am - The Finnish American Heritage Society (76 N Canterbury Rd) is holding a tag sale, with all proceeds going towards the maintenance of the hall.

Chaplin | Pancake Breakfast For Veterans | 8-11am $ - The Chaplin Lions Club is holding a fundraiser to support our veterans at Veterans Base Camp (109 England Rd). Enjoy a stack or two of pancakes, and help support those who supported us! Kids 5 & under eat free.

North Grosvenordale | Community Resource Fair | 11am-2pm - Over 30 local organizations are gathering at TEEG (15 Thatcher Rd) to give you a glimpse at the amazing community programs that exist right your backyard. Free crafts/activities for kids, giveaways, interactive demonstrations, face painting, and free lunch & water (while supplies last). More info

Putnam | Bon Jovi Tribute | 7:30pm $ - Find out who gave love a bad name at The Bradley Playhouse (30 Front St) with a performance by Raise Your Hands. Buy your bad medicine here.

Sterling | Meeting of The Tribe | 3pm $ - Catch a full day of music at Gibson Hill Campground (177 Gibson Hill Rd). The Decker Bandits lick things off, followed by Jabbawaukee, and capped off by Mystic Dead. This is promising to be a day of dancing and jamming. Tix

Thompson | Cookie Decorating Class | 6pm $ - New Boston Beef (17 Fabyan Woodstock Rd) is teaming up with Leona’s Baking Co. for a fun cookie decorating class. Tix

Willimantic | Farmers Market | 8am-12pm - Support local, at the Willimantic Farmers Market (28 Bridge St).

Woodstock | Charcuterie Bar | 12-5pm $ - Build your ideal charcuterie board to enjoy with a glass of wine at Taylor Brooke Winery (818 Rt 171).

Woodstock | All About Opossums | 10am - Learn about these misunderstood critters, and meet a couple of furry ambassadors at Bracken Memorial Library (57 Academy Rd). Register by emailing [email protected]

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Drunken Saloon - Thompson | The Senders | 5pm Tix $20
⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Nate Cozzolino | 1-4pm
⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | The Eric Ducoff Band | 8-11pm
⬢ Taylor Brook - Woodstock | Alex Rohan | 2-5pm*
⬢ Broken Crust - Putnam | Paul Caraher | 5:30-7:30pm

*Sabor de Puebla Food truck will also be there

South Windham | Tag Sale Fundraiser | 10am-4pm - Eagle Spirits (146 Windham Rd) is hosting a tag sale to benefit Flying Free Therapeutic Riding Center. Find some used treasures and help support a wonderful organization.

Thompson | Meat Raffle | 1-4pm $ - The American Legion (17 Thompson Hill Rd) is doing their best Arby’s impression (they have the meats), and are holding a raffle where you have over 150 chances to win some meats.

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Briezy Jane and The Hurricane | 1-4pm
⬢ Stomping Ground - Putnam | Open Mic | 7-11:30pm
⬢ Music Lady Cafe - Moosup | Open Jam | 4pm
⬢ Taylor Brooke - Woodstock | Fox and the Dragon | 2-5pm*

*Jayy’s Food Truck will also be there

Ashford | Intro To Zines | 1pm - Learn about, and then make Zines, at Babcock Library (25 Pompey Hollow Rd). What’s a zine? I’m not 100%, but they seem interesting enough. This is a 16+ event, call the library (860) 487-4420 to register (or ask questions like, “What the heck is a Zine?”.

LIVE MUSIC

⬢ Music Lady Cafe - Moosup | Brandt Taylor | 5:30-7:30pm