Weeklong Tag sale at the History Center, June 5 to June 12 at 175 Pine Street, to benefit the Manchester Historical Society. Hours:
Friday, June 4 Preview from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. $5.00 admission • Saturday, June 5 through Saturday, June 12 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. every day. Info about the Historical Society, see www.manchesterhistory.org.
Bike Rodeo - At the Elks Club, Bissell Street. Registration begins at 9:00 am and the rodeo will take place from 10:00 until 1:00 or 2:00 pm depending on the turnout. The committee will provide ice cream cups donated by Shady Glen for this event.
12th Annual Family History Day, 9 am-1 pm at the Town Clerk's Office, Town Hall, 41 Center Street. Discover the joys of family research. Come learn the latest in conducting a search about genealogy and even your own family history. Sign up for a FREE consultation with a professional genealogist to help you get started or enhance your research. Check out our exhibits, learn about new technology as well as the many public and one-of-a-kind records in the Town Clerk's Vault. This event is for all who are interested and not just Manchester residents. To register for a free genealogy consultation or for more information, please call 860-647-3037.
K-9 Kerplunk Doggie Dunk, There will be three doggie dunk swim sessions: Session one from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.; session two from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m.; session three from 1 to 2 p.m. Space is limited for each session. Pre-registration is required for this event by calling the Recreation
Department at 860-647-3084. Donation of $5 per dog requested. The doggie dunk takes place at Globe Hollow, 100 Spring Street. For information contact Shannon Blenis, Manchester Recreation Department, 860-647-3084.
One-mile Family Hike at Center Springs Park, 1 pm, rain or shine. A free CT Trails Day event. No dogs, please. Hike Leader Susan Barlow, 860-643-9776. Meet at 39 Lodge Drive. Traffic alert: Edgerton Street is closed for repair between Center Street and Lodge Drive. Enter from the Main Street-Bigelow Street direction.
SUNDAY, JUNE 6
Manchester Art Association's 37th Annual Show in the Park, from 10 am - 4 pm in Center Memorial Park, Downtown Main Street. Original artwork,jewelry & crafts for sale. Live Graffiti Competition & music all day long. Food vendors. Manchester Art Association is celebrating its 60th year! Contact: Christiane O'Brien at 860-995-0511 or www.manchesterart.org <http://www.manchesterart.org/> .
MONDAY, JUNE 7
Free history walk
at Buckland Cemetery at 5:30 p.m. Ruth Shapleigh-Brown, Executive Director of the Connecticut Gravestone Network, will lead this one-hour walk with commentary about the gravestones and cemetery. Rain or shine. Participants should drive into the cemetery toward the left back and park carefully along the narrow road. The cemetery is on Tolland Turnpike, west of Manchester Honda (which is on the corner of Adams Street and Tolland Turnpike). Questions: Ruth Shapleigh-Brown, 860-643-5652.
SATURDAY, JUNE 12
SHARE the history, SHARE the art, SHARE the fun!
Visit these attractions, enjoy FREE activities, and receive a S.H.A.RE. sticker & brochure.
* 11 am - 3 pm Free old-fashioned Trolley Shuttle between S.H.A.R.E. sites. Begins at Cheney Hall with stops at all S.H.A.R.E. sites.
* 10:00 am - 3 pm South Manchester History Hunt - a free and fun self-guided "hunt" for architectural and landmark features of the South Manchester area. History Hunt forms and details will be available at Cheney Hall between 10 am and 3 pm.
* 10:30 am - 11:30 am "Magic of Christina", presented by the 'professional magician' Christina Monahan in the Howroyd Room of the Mary Cheney Library, 586 Main St.
* 10:30 am - 3 pm Open House at the Fire Museum, 230 Pine Street
* 10:30 am - 3 pm Heritage Day Expo at Cheney Hall and tours of the Hall by Little Theatre of Manchester volunteers, 177 Hartford Rd.
* 11:00 am - 4 pm Tours and historic interpreters portraying Cheney family members at the Cheney Homestead & Keeney School House, 106 Hartford Rd.
* Tours of the Loom Exhibit at the Manchester History Center, 175 Pine St.
* Tour of exhibits at the Old Manchester Museum, 126 Cedar St.
* 12 pm - 2 pm Downtown District - Art & Antiques - Plein Air Painting by members of the Manchester Art Association at antique shops throughout the Downtown.
* 12 pm - 3 pm "Touch a Truck" event. See (and even climb inside) several big trucks on display at the Lutz Children's Museum, 247 South Main St.
S.H.A.R.E. is a collaboration between historical, arts, recreation and educational institutions located in South Manchester.
36th Anniversary New England Fiddle Contest 10 am-6 pm in Center Park.
Bring your blankets and chairs and get ready to meet friends old and new
at this annual 'rite of spring' for the fiddle world. Watch and listen
to New England's best fiddlers from age 5 to 85 compete for cash prizes
and trophies. Enjoy traditional toe-tapping fiddle music of the judged competition and jam sessions throughout the day. CT's
Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers Club will provide intermission entertainment.
It's wholesome family entertainment that is FREE of admission fees.
Visit www.fiddlefest.org <http://www.fiddlefest.org/> for details. Presented by the Peace Train Foundation, Inc.
"Luv My Pet" Day, 12:00 noon - 4:00 p.m. at the firehouse at 75 Center Street. Dog licensing, rabies vaccinations and other routine shots will be available. All pet owners are encouraged to license their pet that day. Dogs must be on a leash and all cats must be brought in carriers. This event is open to the general public and not exclusive to Manchester
residents. Invite a friend to come along, Manchester has the third highest number of dog owners in the State of Connecticut. For further information, including prices, call Elease McConnell at 860-645-5516.
Flag Day Ceremony, 11 a.m., Elks Lodge, 30 Bissell St., 646-9262. The
ceremony will take approximately one hour. Coffee and light snacks will be served after the ceremony. For info, contact John Hawthorne, 860-646-9262.
SUNDAY, JUNE 13
Blue Thunder Motorcycle Run
Registration $25. Will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Elks Lodge.
Start time 11:00 a.m. It will end at Gengras in East Hartford where
hamburgs and hot dogs will be served. For info, contact John Hawthorne, 860-646-9262.
