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From family hikes to adult workshops to children’s programs to special events, you’ll find something for everyone at White Memorial. Scroll down to view our Calendar of Events. See something you like? Click on it for a larger view. To register, click the green “Tickets” button on that page.

October 2020

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				1	2	3 Saving the American Chestnut 2:00 pm Saving the American Chestnut Oct 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Saturday, October 3, 2020 The American Chestnut tree was once widely distributed throughout Connecticut until a fungus was introduced in the early 20th century. Nearly every American Chestnut tree was gone but there may be[...]
4	5	6 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) Oct 6 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in October (the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	7 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) Oct 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in October (the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	8 Virtual Nature’s Nursery Series 4:00 pm Virtual Nature’s Nursery Series Oct 8 @ 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Second Thursday of Every Month (Sep. 10, Oct. 8, Nov. 12, Dec. 10) Ages 3-6 Years Virtual Nature’s Nursery Series Join us via Zoom on the second Thursday of each month from September – December[...]	9	10 Behaving Birdly ~ A Photographic Study of Birds Acting Like Birds with Michael Audette 2:00 pm Behaving Birdly ~ A Photographic Study of Birds Acting Like Birds with Michael Audette Oct 10 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Saturday, October 10, 2020 Enjoy looking at birds? Join Flanders Photography Club Chair, Michael Audette, for a photographic study of birds, at times comical and at other times educational. This collection is an attempt to[...]
11	12 COLUMBUS DAY 9:00 am COLUMBUS DAY Oct 12 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Monday, October 12, 2020 Offices Closed	13 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) Oct 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in October (the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	14 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) Oct 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in October (the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	15 The Sound of (Nature’s) Music, with Education Director Carrie Szwed 2:00 pm The Sound of (Nature’s) Music, with Education Director Carrie Szwed Oct 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Thursday, October 15, 2020 The Litchfield Hills are alive with the sound of music…birds singing, toads trilling, coyotes howling! Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a program about the “music” of animals. Identifying animals by[...]	16	17 Nevermore: Remembering the Passenger Pigeon with Gerri Griswold 2:00 pm Nevermore: Remembering the Passenger Pigeon with Gerri Griswold Oct 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Saturday, October 17, 2020 (please note, this is a change to the original date of Oct. 24) 2013 marked the 100th anniversary of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. Here at White Memorial, we actually[...]
18	19	20 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) Oct 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in October (the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	21 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) Oct 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in October (the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	22	23	24 The Beauty of Clouds with Tom Alena 3:00 pm The Beauty of Clouds with Tom Alena Oct 24 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Saturday, October 24, 2020 (please note, this is a change to the original date of Oct. 17) Clouds, what are they and what goes on inside of them to make rain and snow? For most[...]
25	26	27 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 1-3) Oct 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 1-3: Tuesdays in October (the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	28 After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) 4:00 pm After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives (Grades 4-6) Oct 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Grades 4-6: Wednesdays in October (the 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th) After-School Adventures: Virtual Nature Detectives Join Education Director Carrie Szwed for a virtual investigation of nature’s greatest mysteries. Participants will form a team of[...]	29	30	31 Creepy Crawlers With Brian Kleinman ~ Riverside Reptiles Education Center 12:00 pm Creepy Crawlers With Brian Kleinman ~ Riverside Reptiles Education Center Oct 31 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Saturday, October 31, 2020 Get face to screen with a tarantula. See what happens to a scorpion under a black light. Explore the many legs of centipedes and millipedes and more! Join Brian Kleinman from[...] Raven: Bird, Myth, Legend with Mary Beth Kaeser and Gerri Griswold 2:00 pm Raven: Bird, Myth, Legend with Mary Beth Kaeser and Gerri Griswold Oct 31 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Saturday, October 31, 2020 Mary Beth Kaeser https://www.horizonwings.org/ , her lovely imprinted Raven, Maven, and Gerri Griswold team up for a program devoted to the most intelligent bird brain in the world. Learn about these[...]

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