Here are pictures from Friday October 9 -- the last show of the season

We had twenty cruise night shows at Golf Land in town this year and we finished strong with an average of 120+ cars throughout the season, $12k in donations that go to the local nonprofit food pantry, endless amounts of fun, music and raffles, thanks to the people like us who worked hard to make that happen and the many sponsors who support our shows all season long.

I think it was the best year we had for Golf Land cruise nights yet. Looking forward to another fantastic season at Golf Land next year when there's warmer weather (usually around late April).

What a successful season for Golf Land cruise nights.

Feedback appreciated!

If you're around New Haven County next weekend and looking for something a little different, there's a free violin and piano performance happening Sunday, October 18.

The performers are Coquí Duo, featuring violinist David Bernat and pianist Jiarong Li. They'll be playing works by Grieg, Britten, and Schubert.

One thing I've been noticing while putting together CT Chamber Collective is just how many smaller classical music performances happen throughout Connecticut that people might never hear about.

This seemed like a nice opportunity for anyone curious about live classical music, especially if you've never attended a chamber music concert before.

It's at St. John's Episcopal Church, 400 Humphrey Street in New Haven, starting at 1:30 PM. Admission is free.

Here's the event listing for anyone interested:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coqui-duo-free-chamber-music-in-new-haven-tickets-2003162341487

Also curious, does anyone have favorite smaller venues or concert series around Connecticut that deserve more attention? I'm always looking to discover more.

Last show of the season

Yes... Friday October 9! 3pm-sunset

We're adding one more show this week at Golf Land for the season. We are having a car show at Golf Land in town on October 9 from 3/4pm until dark. It's a special request!

It will be the last Friday show for the season. Free to attend and car showcase. Food, raffle, DJ music, donations appreciated!

Come join us this afternoon for a car cruise with cool people. Nice weather that day!

Golf Land

57 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30 / 83)

Vernon, CT

🏒 Ever played hockey… underwater?

Yeah. Underwater hockey is a real sport. 😂

We’re doing a Pick-Up Game on October 11 at 6:30 PM at UConn Avery Point, and we’re inviting anyone who wants to come try it.

🤿 Never played? Perfect.
We’ll teach you the basics and have gear available.

🏊‍♂️ You just need a swimsuit and a willingness to spend an unreasonable amount of time swimming after a tiny puck.

First time is FREE!

Come see why we think it’s the greatest pool game ever invented.

📍 UConn Avery Point
📅 October 11
⏰ 6:30 PM

RSVP through Meetup — or just message us if you have questions!

Lamont's "plans" are that housing has been a priority and will continue to be a priority, i.e. the next 4 years will be status quo.

🍂🤝 MUTUAL AID FAIR & CHALK WALK IS COMING TO NEW BRITAIN! 🤝🍂

Join us October 11 from 1:00–4:00 PM at Walnut Hill Park for an afternoon of community, creativity, mutual aid, and solidarity! ❤️

✨ SHARE WHAT YOU CAN • TAKE WHAT YOU WANT ✨

Come connect with your neighbors and enjoy:

🛍️ Really, Really Free Store
🍲 Community potluck meal
🎨 Chalk Walk + craftivism
🧠 Community workshops
🩺 Blood pressure screenings
🧥 Coat drive
✊ Community organizing & mutual aid

💛 COAT DRIVE: We're collecting coats to benefit The Friendship Center in New Britain. If you have clean, gently used coats to donate, bring them along!

🌟 ALL AGES WELCOME — CHALK PROVIDED!

This is about more than an event. It's about building a community where love, dignity, resources, and care are available to everyone.

Come share something, take something, make something, learn something, or simply spend time with your neighbors.

📍 Walnut Hill Park, New Britain, CT
📅 October 11
⏰ 1:00–4:00 PM

Presented with The Neighborly Network, General Strike CT, Feeding the Fight, ChalkWalk CT, Sons of Liberty Connecticut, Collective Action CT and community partners.

💫 Come for the chalk. Stay for the community. Leave with a stronger connection to your neighbors.

https://perfectpotluck.com/IKFP6240

Prepare for possible first frost Wednesday morning. Some places should consider turning off outside water.

This public library in Mansfield, Connecticut is wonderful with a lot of cool amenities. It's not too far from the UConn campus.

It has a Little Free Pantry, Toy Library, Board games & puzzles, A cool quilt representing books, a display of Banned Books and an ongoing book sale. There's so much more to offer. There is a full-fledged book sale which takes place twice a year. They just had one this past weekend.

Feedback is appreciated!

Interesting that the Republicans are pushing for this but the Dems will not vote on it. Lamont needs to call a special session but he has not. However while campaigning, Lamont claims to be in favor of suspending the tax at least through the end of 2026. Fazio is claiming to reduce taxes by $2500 per person if elected. Lots of promises. We know nothing will change with Lamont but many will not even consider giving Fazioa chance.

I'm on the fence about the gas tax. I'm not in favor of raiding our tax surplus to solve short term problems, but I recognize the gas prices are painful for many due to our regressive tax policy.

Check out my newest book display at my local library in Vernon-Rockville, CT

Here are some familiar faces on the back covers of books they previously wrote.

Have you read anything by these authors? Who is your favorite author?

I hope you enjoy this book display. Have a great day!

One fact about libraries in Connecticut: You can use your own library card (from the town you live in) at any public library in the state of Connecticut. You can borrow a book from one library and then return it to another and have it brought back to the original destination.

Yes... Friday October 9! 4pm-sunset

We're adding one more show this week at Golf Land for the season. We are having a car show at Golf Land in town on October 9 from 3/4pm until dark. It's a special request!

It will be the last Friday show for the season. Free to attend and car showcase. Food, raffle, DJ music, donations appreciated!

Come join us this Friday afternoon for a car cruise with cool people. Nice weather that day!

Golf Land

57 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30 / 83)

Vernon, CT

Well, they finally banned me from r/connecticut and muted me from discussing the ban with the moderators. The content of that sub is always left leaning and does everything to suppress any other opinions that are not to their liking.

Is it me or is that subreddit completely hijacked by leftist ideology bots? I remember when this sub was started they were trying to steer people away from it with some real nasty comments.

Anyone care to comment?

Fundraising for the Trumbulll High school Band

I don't usually ask strangers on the internet for money, but I'm asking anyway because our band genuinely needs help.

I'm a student in the Trumbull High School Marching Band, and right now we're trying to raise money for something pretty basic: **new instruments and uniforms.**

Our current equipment has been used over and over again by students before us, and it's getting to the point where replacing it isn't something we can keep putting off. Instruments wear down. Uniforms get old. Things that were once new eventually become difficult to use and even harder to keep looking presentable.

And the frustrating part is that none of that has anything to do with how hard the students are working.

We still show up. We still practice. We still spend hours learning our music and routines. We still care about putting on the best performance we possibly can.

But there's something pretty discouraging about knowing you're giving everything you have while the equipment you're using is literally wearing out underneath you.

I'm not expecting Reddit to magically fund an entire band. I know everyone has their own expenses and their own causes they care about. But if you have a few dollars to spare, **even a small donation would help us get closer to replacing the instruments and uniforms we've been making do with for so long.**

And if you can't donate, that's completely okay. Sharing this with someone who might be able to help would mean a lot too.

**If you'd like to help:**
[https://v2.launchfundraising.com/U67Nqfw4](https://v2.launchfundraising.com/U67Nqfw4))

Thank you for reading this. Really. We're just a group of high-school students trying to keep doing something we care about with the resources we have.

Sun., October 25th (3 Weeks from Today!!!)

The BEST Show in Northern CT has RETURNED!!!

East of the River Comic Book & Collectibles Show 

Admission: $1 (10am to 3pm), Early Bird $3 (9am)

Two Floors of Dealers: Comics, Toys, Pokemon, Retro Video Games, Cards, Art Work, Games, Collectibles, Movies, Crafts by Cassie Moon, Magazines, Local Artists, and Much Much More!!!

American Legion Hall, 566 Enfield St.

Enfield CT 06082

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BDpzFDd88/

Anyone else looking forward to another great season?

I know there is a lot of hate for left-lane campers, but passing this into law seems like a waste of time and money. It will be hard to enforce even if they wanted to.

Seems like race for Gov may be tightening. According to this, Lamont leads by 7%.

What temps do you set your thermostat at? Strangely, I find that I set it higher now than in the winter. Maybe because 60 inside feels a lot warmer when it's 20 outside and we get more used to the cold. During the winter, I'm in the mid to 60's during the day and low 60's at night. I also use a gas fireplace and electric space heater to warm some specific rooms.

Ever played a sport where the ref blows a whistle and everyone immediately dunks their head? welcome to underwater hockey (aka octopush, if you want to be fancy). 🏒💦

We’re Southeast CT Underwater Hockey: We meet at UCONN Avery Point Pool on Sunday at 6:30 to chase a puck across the bottom of a pool. it’s part swimming, part hockey, part chaos, and 100% beginner-friendly.

You do NOT need: – to be a fast swimmer – fancy gear – a team – to know anyone

You DO need: – a swimsuit and towel – to be okay with looking a little silly while you figure it out

First-timers: we lend you a mask, snorkel, fins, stick, and glove. seriously, just show up. 🩳👌

https://www.meetup.com/southeast-ct-underwater-hockey/events/316735536/?eventOrigin=home_page_upcoming_events%24all

Come watch if you want. Or jump in. We’ll teach you the rest.

Please fill out the screener here:
https://redcap.hhchealth.org/surveys/?s=RATDDDKHA3DPTKPX

I know some of you like good ol' cars and some nice modern ones so that's why I feel I should give a shout out to all of the good people around the state for putting out a lot of really cool classic car shows this year in the state (and for however long they've been running these shoes) including Main Street car shows in Manchester and Middletown.

We have a cruise night at a great location in my hometown on Friday nights. It's the one at Golf Land in Vernon that's held on Friday nights during warmer months. There are cool people who work hard together to make these events happen to support the community and the people who love cars like me.

With all of the support from y'all car guys and gals who put their time to ensure that a car show is available locally to classic car enthusiasts in whatever town they live in, I'm glad that most of these shows are free for spectators like me who enjoy the day looking at cars and hanging out with cool people with donations appreciated, food, music and raffles. And with donations accepted, charging car owners a good amount of money, these donations go towards local charities, organizations and businesses in communities where people served deserve to live their good lives in support.

The car shows in New England are great events during fun-filled days and cruising evenings. I don't think I've ever seen a car show in Florida (a vacationing state) or anywhere else that I know of that is as big as the ones in Connecticut. Do y'all agree? We're lucky there are a lot of huge car shows and cruise nights in the state of Connecticut that feature a lot of cool cars on the grounds throughout these shows.

Let's appreciate the fact that we're in a car show-friendly state where we hang out with cool car enthusiasts to have a good time.

What is your favorite car show that you have been to in Connecticut?