You're invited to participate in a Holiday Craft at The Granite on Saturday, December 21st! Come on out to make a Scandinavian-inspired felt holiday basket with your neighbors. Cookies and warm apple cider will be served. All ages are welcome, but space is limited so RSVP today.
In the tradition of New England’s earliest settlers, The Granite and the Redding Grange #15 invite you to a New England Contra Dance to celebrate the traditions of community dancing! Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Tickets are required, and the suggested donation is $10.
Take your seats for a musical grand tour with the Orchestra Lumos string quartet! Enjoy the sites and sounds from old Vienna to the Emerald City. This concert makes no apologies for making you smile as you enjoy the nostalgia of the Wizard of Oz and the Beatles, the folk music of Denmark and Hungary, and Mozart’s evergreen Eine kleine Nachtmusik. What’s not to love?
Destination: Georgetown, Part Three. Redding Co-Historian Brent Colley discusses how the railroad shaped Gilbert & Bennett’s success and aided the growth of surrounding areas.
Destination: Georgetown, Part Four. The Gilbert & Bennett’s mill village, “Swedetown,” was an enclave of Scandinavian heritage in Weston. Listen to Samantha Kulish-Fargione discuss the community’s lasting ethnic impacts.
Destination: Georgetown, Part Five. The Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Company provided $10,000 for the construction of the first modern schoolhouse in Wilton. Nick Foster examines the company's role in education in the 19th and 20th centuries.
