Community Corner

Billiards, BOE Meets and The Tiger has The Blues

Today in Tolland: cycle class, story time, a full day at the senior center, sportswriter Jeff Goldberg speaks and the BOE meets. In nearby Manchester, blues/rock artist Ana Popovic performs.

If you are raring to get the day started, consider joining an at Star Hill Family Athletic Center. Low-impact exercise is a great way to move into your morning. Star Hill’s hour-long cycle class starts at 5:30 a.m., and is $8 for non-members. Or you can wind up the day with the class at 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Tolland Public Library hosts a toddler story time from 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Children's Librarian Mrs. B invites children, ages two to three-and-a-half, as well as a parent or caregiver, to hear stories appropriate for the toddler audience.

The senior center has a variety of activities today. Men can enjoy from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. Folks can participate in at 11 a.m. Stop for a meal at noon at the . At 1 p.m., you can choose your lady luck, whether you’d like to play a hand or two of or lay some tiles in .

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Tonight, sportswriter Jeff Goldberg will be recounting his years covering UConn women’s basketball from 01-’06 at from his book “Bird at the Buzzer” at the Tolland Public Library. He will be

Also at 7:30 p.m. the in the 6th floor Council Chambers at Hicks. On the agenda includes on-line coursework, which was a consideration at the last BOE meeting when there was a discussion on less costly ways of expanding available courses at the high school-level. A superintendent report on insurance, which makes up more than half of the proposed budget for 2011-2012, is also on the agenda. To find out more on what’s in store for tonight’s meeting, click here 

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, bringing her blend of blues, rock, jazz and funk, will be playing the at 9 p.m. A devotee of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ronnie Earl, she sells out fast at the Tiger, so get your tickets ahead of time at www.thehungrytiger.com


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