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Lakeside Pottery conducting free pottery making workshops. Please call to reserve a seat. Workshop will include hands-on clay experience and wheel throwing demonstration. For more information please visit our web site www.lakesidepottery.com.

Girls Incorporated of Southwestern Connecticut provides two crucial workshops to the Girl Scouts of Americas Parkway School troop. Workshop topics include: health and hygiene, and self esteem, body image and real beauty.

With Numerous Out-Of-State Firms Involved With The Project, Labor Leaders Question The University’s Commitment To Re-Investing Tax Dollars Into The State Economy & Supporting Quality Construction Standards

Announcement and biographies of 2009 FGLA award winner and runners-up.

By promoting the implementation and dissemination of best practices in organizational efficiency, the NCCI Leveraging Excellence Award provides positive solutions that benefit higher education.

WHEN: Sunday October 18, 2009, 10:00 -12:00PM or 1:00-3:00PM

Starting on October 7th, 2009, the Connecticut Real Estate Investors Association (CT REIA) is offering a coaching program for anyone interested buying and managing apartment buildings and multi-family homes.

Catholic Digest takes a lively look at pleats, plaids, and pushing the envelope

Connecticut Better Business Bureau is calling on its accredited businesses and non-accredited companies to apply or submit a nomination for any one of a series of prestigious award, including two $2,500 Student Ethics Award scholarships,

Tenant Tracks LLC is now forming new landlord groups in several Connecticut cities and towns. The groups will be part of a statewide landlords network that provides an on-line landlord resource center, seminars and will hire a lobbyist.

Beware of promises of quick and easy "credentials"

Mitchell Krauss, Former CBS Correspondent, to speak on " Egypt in the 21st Century" at Great Decisions presentation at New Canaan Library on September 22

Liberty Industries offers the NQ Clarifier, portable air purification unit, as a solution to minimize exposure to H1N1 to general practitioners,dental offices, laboratories,hospitals, clinics, waiting rooms,nursing homes,universities and offices.

"Pole to Pole Adventures: A Search for Clues to Future Global Sea Level" topic of Great Decisions at Greenwich Library on September 14

John Mroz, Advisor to Over Twenty Governments, to Speak on Iran’s Potential Nuclear Threat and Other Proliferations at World Affairs Forum Event

Canaan Ridge's Customized Program is designed for those who want to identify and strengthen specific skills and adopt best practices that are most important to immediately improving one's executive search practice.

Tom Hogan of Litchfield will discuss “A Lincoln Trilogy”, a comparison of the 16th President’s two inaugural addresses and the Gettysburg Address on Tuesday, August 25, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at the Oliver Wolcott Library

Presentation Training Institute, a global communications training provider, has recently started delivering public presentation training seminars and workshops in Boston, Cambridge, Hartford, Washington, New York, Toronto and Philadelphia.

Bold New Directions, a transformational learning organization, works with industry leader Novo Nordisk to boost teamwork and corporate resilience.

Bold New Directions, a transformational learning organization, is pleased to announce another Presentation Tune-Up Program in Hartford CT for business professionals who work with Metro Hartford Alliance.

ePath Learning, Inc., a leader in online enterprise learning services took the silver as winner of the 2009 Connecticut Quality Improvement Award for Innovation for its innovative online interactive eLearning development service, eActivity.

Bold New Directions, a leading training & development firm, offers Management Training Retreats in Alaska as part of their North American offerings. The recent event in Homer Alaska showcased training in management, leadership & team building.

Bold New Directions Training, an experiential learning company, has expanded its presentation skills training to Boston, Hartford & New York. The announcement was formalized today by Suzanne Guthrie, Director of Transformational Learning.

The Oliver Wolcott Library launched their first Teen Summer Reading Program. The program features both a reading challenge component as well as events scheduled every Wednesday evening in the month of July.

Ambassador Craig R. Stapleton, former U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic and France will be the guest speaker at the World Affairs Forum’s final event of this program season, a dinner at the Holiday Inn Stamford-Downtown.

Oliver Wolcott Library receives three grants to support its youth services programs. One from Litchfield Education Fund, one from Connecticut Community Foundation and Civic Family Services.

The Art of Discovery workshops, sponsored by Litchfield Bancorp for Torringford and East Schools, concluded as the fourth grade students presented their puppetry skills to parents and friends.

Dr. David Holland, Director, Center for Atmosphere-Ocean Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU, will make a presentation at a World Affairs Forum Event at the Greenwich Library.

Throughout the last month, students at Torringford and East Elementary in Torrington have been working with artist Larry Engler of Poko Puppets during their participation in the Art of Discovery program sponsored by Litchfield Bancorp.

Dr. Robert Johnston, Director of Eurasia Group's Global Energy & Natural Resources, will speak on "ENERGY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY".

Litchfield Bancorp is proud to announce that Jimmy Lamanna, a student at Torrington East School is the winner of the Art of Discovery T-shirt contest. The contest is part of the Litchfield Bancorp’s arts-in-education funding program.

Dr. Yu Zheng, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut , will make a presentation at a World Affairs Forum event on "The Role of China in the World Economy."

Introducing a new series of books designed to help new executives succeed in their roles.

A guided retreat entitled “The Wisdom of God,” will be held at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 5:30 pm (Dinner) Saturday, August 15th to 10 am Saturday, August 22nd.

Pauline Sasaki will give a lecture entitled, “A New Paradigm for Health: Energy and Human Touch” at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center on Saturday, June 27th from 1 to 2 pm.

A weekend retreat, “Wisdom: The Divine Feminine, “ will take place at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from Friday, May 29th at 7 pm to Sunday May 31st at 1 pm.

Marie Bostwick, a New York Times best-selling author, will lead a workshop at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center entitled “Writing from Memory: For Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Friends.” It will be held on May 9th from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.

A prayer service based on the worship of the Taizé Community in France will be held at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 7 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday, April 3rd. The program will be led by Helen Falcone of Southbury, CT.

Litchfield Bancorp, in partnership with East and Torringford Elementary Schools, announced today its plans to launch a month long arts program for fourth graders.

Teams of 10 will gather to compete against each other answering questions about current events, famous faces, geography, history and places in the news, sports, etc. It’s DINNER-- A LIVE AUCTION -- PRIZES! with David Smith as Game Master!

Robert T. McGee, Director of Macro Strategy and Research at U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management and former Chief Economist at U.S. Trust, will speak on "The Perfect Storm: Navigating the Global Financial Crisis."

More than 500 students at five local high schools will have a chance to learn about financial responsibility and basic money management this year through a nationally-syndicated course sponsored by Litchfield Bancorp.

While certainty is valued, it is the unknown that generates creativity and evolution. The workshop will focus on the role of the unknowable in chaos, in the creative process and in life. It promises to be a feast for the mind.

These days, employees are being asked to do more with less. This may mean taking on different tasks that may go beyond an employee's original skill set to make up for a shrinking workforce.

The program “A Day of Prayer and Reflection: The Jewish Tradition” will be held at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 18th.

Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center will present “Women Lawyers’ Retreat Day” from on Saturday, April 4th. Women will have an opportunity to sharpen their awareness of their inner life as well as to be attentive to nature.

“Simplify Your Life,” a program that explores the effects of simplicity on daily living, will take place at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 28th.

The program, “Quaker Spirituality” will be held at Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm on Saturday, March 7th. Linda Chidsey will be the retreat facilitator.

Aryeh Neier, President of the Open Society Institute (OSI), and former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, will make a presentation at a World Affairs Forum event sponsored by Cummings & Lockwood LLC.

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