Avon Calendar for Oct. 10-16, 2011

Avon Patch is dedicated to getting you more involved in the community and helping you improve your lives in Avon. That’s why we are providing you a preview of what’s ahead in town for government meetings, Avon sports match-ups and more.

Take a look at some of the upcoming events in the town of Avon:

TOWN MEETINGS

Thursday Oct. 13

• The Avon Water Pollution Control Authority will meet Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Avon Town Hall.

For more information including agendas, visit the town's website.

AVON HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY SPORTS

For more information including directions, visit the CIAC Sports website. This schedule, which is currently posted on ciacsports.com, is subject to change.

OTHER MAJOR EVENTS

Tuesday, Oct. 11

• Laurie Festa will be singing at the at 12:30 p.m. The event is open to the public and is free. To sign up, contact the senior center at 860-675-4355.
• The PTO is hosting a Meet the Candidates event at Roaring Brook on Tuesday at 7 p.m. All candidates running have been invited and the public is welcome to attend.

Thursday, Oct. 13

• The Devil Wears Prada will be shown at the Thursday Movie Matineeat the Avon Senior Center at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 29. The event is free and is co-sponsored by the senior center and the Friends of the
• Avon resident and historian James Genco will give a presentation called, "Up Close and Personal: the Everyday Life of the Union Soldier" at at 7 p.m. Thursday. The event is co-sponsored by the Avon Education Foundation, Avon Free Public Library and Avon Historical Society.

Friday, Oct. 14

• Author will talk about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book Olive Kitteridge at the Friends of the Avon Library author's luncheon on Friday at 11 a.m. at the . The luncheon costs $50. Reservations are required for the event and more information is available at 860-673-9712 or www.avonctlibrary.info.

Saturday, Oct. 15

• The Hawley Society's annual meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Saturday at West Avon Congregational Church. Town Historian Nora Howard will talk about her book, Catch’d on Fire: The Journals of Rufus Hawley at 10 a.m., followed by a book signing before lunch. From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Jim Genco will give a presentation, called "From Youth to Manhood in Union Blue: The Civil War Experience of Eugene Hawley." At 2:30 p.m., there will be cider and refreshments and attendees will have the opportunity to speak to Howard and Genco.
• The Hublein Tower Toot is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hublein Tower off of Route 185 in Bloomfield. Free tours will be offered and there will be food for sale.
• The is holding a on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 16

• The Hublein Tower Toot is scheduled for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hublein Tower off of Route 185 in Bloomfield.
• The West Avon Congregational Church and high school youth groups are hosting their Annual '50s Car Hop at West Avon Congregational Church on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.

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