We officially locked in our first Let’s Learn Mahjong event, and yes, I am already emotionally attached to those little tiles.

Join us June 3 at 6PM in Glastonbury for a beginner-friendly class taught by professional Mahjong teachers. You’ll learn the original Chinese style of the game, which sets the foundation for American Mahjong, aka the version your aunt’s friend probably dominates at every Tuesday.

Seats are limited to 40, and location details will be shared soon. Don’t wait on this one, because if it sells out fast, we’ll work on bringing a Windham/Tolland County version next.

Farm season is officially waking up, which means it’s time to start buying strawberries, greens, eggs, meat, dairy, and whatever else makes your grocery store produce section look deeply suspicious.

I put together a local guide with 39 farms where you can find fresh produce, meat, and dairy around the area. Reply to this email and let me know any great ones I missed

Every week, thousands of Quiet Corner Buzz readers open this thing looking for their next meal, weekend plan, hidden gem or a trusted local service they can actually rely on. Get your business in front of a highly engaged audience that’s already paying attention and ready to take action.

This month’s Dinner Club is happening May 21st at 6:30pm in Manchester, and it’s your official excuse to get out of the house on a random weeknight. Come meet new people, eat something good, and enjoy one of those low-pressure nights that somehow turns into the thing you’re glad you didn’t skip.

🐶Adopt-a-pal: Meet Carma, a 2-month-old Lab/Rottweiler mix with wrinkle rolls for days, full-body puppy wiggles, and the kind of sweet little face that feels wildly unfair to anyone trying “just to look.”

🏡 Dream house of the week: This 21-acre country estate comes with a heated gunite pool, pool house, skating pond, gardens, fenced pastures, and a reconstructed 1800s post-and-beam barn with eight stalls. Inside, it’s got five Rumford fireplaces, a Wolf/Sub-Zero kitchen, private bedroom suites, an in-law apartment, and enough “wait, it has that too?” details to make Zillow scrolling feel like a competitive sport. Check it out!

🥾Trail of the week: Trail Wood — Edwin Way Teale Memorial Sanctuary (Hampton). 168 acres of meadows, beaver ponds, and easy loop trails on the former homestead of a Pulitzer Prize–winning naturalist, now run by CT Audubon - peak warblers and wildflowers right now, and Hampton almost never gets the spotlight. Free, dawn to dusk, 93 Kenyon Rd.

🔭Sky report: The moon mostly gets out of the way this week, with a New Moon on Sunday, May 17, making the weekend prime time for darker skies. Look west after sunset for bright Venus and Jupiter, then east before dawn if you’re weirdly awake enough to catch Saturn and Mars.

Willimantic’s biggest outdoor beer party is back on Sunday, May 17 from 1–5pm at Jillson Field, celebrating 11 years of good cheer and questionable sample-count math. Expect 60+ breweries, cideries, wineries, meaderies, and distilleries, plus food trucks, vendors, cornhole, DJ tunes, and a whole lot of people pretending they’re “just here to support local.” Best part: profits support local community organizations.

Putnam is turning Main Street into one big sidewalk canvas on Saturday, May 16 from 10am to 4pm for its first-ever Street Art Festival, part of Fairy & Magic Fest. Eighteen artists will get giant boxes of chalk and go to work downtown, with prizes up for grabs. Add in 47 vendors, magicians, strolling entertainers, miniature ponies, dancing witches, face painting, and a costume contest, and yeah, Putnam understood the assignment.

Bolton | Art in the Wild - Student Art Exhibit & Ice Cream Social | 5:30 PM - View student artwork and enjoy ice cream at Bolton Center School (108 Notch Rd).

Willington | Linda Lascko Local Artist Display | During Library Hours - Stop by the Willington Public Library Art Gallery for Linda Lascko’s Renewal: Nature’s Promise, a nature-inspired exhibit running through May 30.

Danielson | Moms Night Out - Wire Wrap Seaglass | 6 PM | ($) - Create wire-wrapped seaglass jewelry at Black Pond Brews. Get Crafty

North Grosvenor Dale | Movies on the Big Screen | 12:30 PM - Free movie screening at Thompson Library (934 Riverside Dr).

Somers | Celebration of the Arts | 6 PM | ($) - Arts showcase at Somers High School (5 Vision Blvd).

Stafford Springs | Heirloom Tomato Talk/Tour | 5 PM - Farm tour featuring heirloom tomato varieties at Foster Hill Farm (21 Stafford St).

Tolland | Tea & Blooms: Wood Flowers Workshop | 6 PM | ($) - Create wood flower arrangements with tea and treats at Tolland Red and White (46 Tolland Green). Get Crafty

Willimantic | The Prom - School Edition | 7 PM | ($) - High school musical production at Arts at the Capitol Theater (896 Main St). See the Show (5/14-5/16)

Willimantic | First Founders: Joshua Uncas & Robin Cassacinamon | 5 PM | ($) - 350th anniversary lecture on Windham's founding at Jillson House Museum (627 Main St). Learn More

Coventry | Gene Donaldson & the Stingrays | 8:30 PM - Live rock and roll at The Bidwell Tavern (1260 Main St).

Coventry | Farmstand Opening Weekend | 11 AM-5 PM - Season opener at local farmstand (2645 Boston Tpke).

Dayville | Permanent Jewelry X Brews | 5 PM - Get permanent jewelry while enjoying brews at Black Pond Brews.

Ellington | Dreamcatcher Workshop with Carol Clark | 6:30 PM - Learn to make dreamcatchers (19 Pinney St). Get Crafty

Putnam | Julie William's Band at the Stomping Ground | 4:30 PM - Live Americana music.

Willimantic | Spiral Arts Stained Glass Bluebird Class | 6 PM | ($) - Beginner stained glass workshop at Spiral Arts Studio (750 Main St). Create

Willimantic | Latin Dance Social #4 w/ Live Band | 7:30 PM | ($) - Salsa and bachata dancing at The River Room (50 Riverside Dr). Join the Fun

Brooklyn | Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards | 6 PM | ($) - Folk music duo at Little Dipper Farm (499 Wolf Den Rd). Listen Up

Canterbury | Book, Plant, and Bake Sale | 9 AM - Community sale at Canterbury Town Hall (1 Municipal Dr).

Coventry | Forest Bathing at Nathan Hale Homestead | 10 AM | ($) - Guided nature immersion at Nathan Hale Homestead (2299 South St). Find Balance

Ellington | Ellington Farmers Market | 9 AM - Weekly farmers market (72 Maple St). Shop Local

Mansfield | History Walk at Mason's Mill & Fish's Woods Preserve | 10 AM - Joshua's Trust guided walk of the historic mill site (184 Old Turnpike Rd). Explore

Pomfret Center | Herb Garden Workshop | 10:30 AM - Learn to plant and grow herbs at Lapsley Orchard(403 Route 169).

Pomfret | Poets at Large | 7 PM - New voices hit The Vanilla Bean Cafe as Poets at Large brings featured readers James Finnegan and Irena Kaci to the mic.

Putnam | Polish Supper | 4:30 PM | ($) - Traditional Polish dinner at SS. Peter & Paul Church (175 Main St).

Stafford Springs | Live Music on the Farm with Bruce John | 11 AM - Acoustic music at Foster Hill Farm (21 Stafford St).

Stafford Springs | Spring Foraging Class | 12 PM | ($) - Learn edible plants at Stafford Cidery (68 Main St). Explore

Stafford Springs | Clothing Swap | 3 PM - Free clothing exchange at Memorial Hall (275 Orcuttville Rd).

Sterling | Sunset Hike with Mustangs | 6:30 PM | ($) - Evening hike with wild mustangs at Wild Ride CT (130 Old Cranston Rd). Saddle Up

Vernon | Watercolor Basics | 9 AM | ($) - Painting workshop at Arts Center East (709 Hartford Tpke). Get Crafty

Vernon | Purse and Power Tool BINGO | 5 PM | ($) - Unique bingo prizes at American Legion (114 West St).

Vernon Rockville | Blondie & Beyond | 8 PM - 80s tribute band at Rocking Horse Bar & Grill (57 Hartford Tpke).

Willimantic | Ride the East CT | 9 AM | ($) - Cycling event starting at Jillson House Museum (627 Main St). Join the Fun

Willimantic | Willimantic Farmers Market | 8 AM - Weekly farmers market (199 Valley St).

Dayville | Barks & Blooms | 12-3 PM - Dog-friendly plant sale at Killingly Intermediate School (1599 Upper Maple St).

Hebron | High Tea with Althaea's Garden | 4 PM | ($) - Afternoon tea service at The Flour Girl (14 Main St). Dig In

Moosup | Open Mic Night | 4 PM - Open mic for musicians and performers at Music Lady Cafe.

Putnam | Putnam Rotary Noe Poulin Fishing Derby | 8:30-11:30 AM - Kids fishing derby at Rotary Park (196 Kennedy Dr).

Stafford | broke. East Meet @ Stafford Speedway | 9 AM | ($) - Car enthusiast meetup at Stafford Motor Speedway. Sweet

Stafford Springs | Cowboy Hats & Ciders | 2 PM | ($) - Hat decorating workshop at Stafford Cidery (68 Main St). Get Crafty

Stafford Springs | Soapstone Mountain Half Marathon | 9 AM | ($) - Trail race at Reddington Rock Riding Club. Join the Run

Storrs | Trail Session Hike & Concert: Ben Cosgrove | 1 PM | ($) - Guided hike and live music at Gurleyville Gristmill (Stone Mill Rd). Listen Up

Thompson | Two Year Anniversary Party with Nick Bosse | 12 PM - Celebration with live music at Triple Raven Brewing (27 Main St).

Tolland | Pig Yoga | 11:30 AM - Yoga with pigs fundraiser at Rough Cut Cider House (351 Goose Lane). Find Balance

Tolland | Tolland Garden Paths Annual Plant Sale | 9 AM- 1 PM - Plant sale at Old Tolland County Jail & Museum (749 Tolland Stage Rd).

Vernon | Strong Family Farm Chicken Run 5K | 8:30 AM | ($) - 13th annual fundraiser at Vernon's nonprofit community farm. Run with the Flock

Windham | Yearly Golf Tournament | 12 PM - Golf outing at Willimantic Country Club (184 Club Rd).

Woodstock | It's Gonna Be May | 10 AM - May celebration at Woodstock Fairgrounds.

Woodstock | Sister Funk at Taylor Brooke Brewing | 2-5 PM - Live funk music at Taylor Brooke Brewery.