Upcoming Events
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, May 2nd the feature performer will be Stephen Bennett.
“Pete Seeger: A Life in Song” Presented by The Juckets
Join us for “Pete Seeger: A Life in Song,” presented by The Juckets 🎶 A 75 minute musical celebration of Pete Seeger’s influence on social change from Civil Rights to Environmentalism .
Graham and Barbara Dean (long time local activists and musicians) bring to life Pete Seeger’s story through song and text. The performance weaves through his accomplished career. From his early days with the Weavers to his decades of dedication to the Hudson River. The performers will be backed by members of the Juckets.
Tickets are a sliding scale suggested donation of $10-20. Tickets can be purchased in advance HERE and will be available at the door. Proceeds from this show will be split evenly between the performers and the Center on Main.
Black Crust Bakery Pre-Order Pick Ups
Black Crust Bakery Offering Local Pick Ups
Black Crust Bakery is now offering local weekly pick ups at the Center on Main, every Sunday starting April 5. Simply order your bread from their website, select Local Pick Up at check out and choose your pick up date. Order by Thursday to ensure pick up on the following Sunday.
Visit blackcrustbakery.com to place your order.
Maple Fest
Come celebrate the sweet, rich tradition of maple sugaring in Connecticut! Enjoy a pancake breakfast, maple syrup tastings, sugaring demos, live music and more on the Falls Village town green.
Inside at the Center on Main from 10-11am, we’ll be hosting a special lecture on Connecticut’s Native history & maple traditions presented by The Institute for American Studies.
Bring your family, your friends, and your sweet tooth! This event is free to attend but there will be food and syrup for purchase.
Black Crust Bakery Pre-Order Pick Ups
Black Crust Bakery Offering Local Pick Ups
Black Crust Bakery is now offering local weekly pick ups at the Center on Main, every Sunday starting April 5. Simply order your bread from their website, select Local Pick Up at check out and choose your pick up date. Order by Thursday to ensure pick up on the following Sunday.
Visit blackcrustbakery.com to place your order.
Black Crust Bakery Pre-Order Pick Ups
Black Crust Bakery Offering Local Pick Ups
Black Crust Bakery is now offering local weekly pick ups at the Center on Main, every Sunday starting April 5. Simply order your bread from their website, select Local Pick Up at check out and choose your pick up date. Order by Thursday to ensure pick up on the following Sunday.
Visit blackcrustbakery.com to place your order.
Crescendo Tango Workshops
Step into the rhythm of tango! Join tango artist and instructor Muna Swairjo for an engaging dance class inspired by Crescendo’s upcoming concert Stepping into Song. Explore the movement, passion, and pulse behind Martín Palmeri’s Misatango—then experience the music live in concert. All levels welcome. For more information, check out the series info sheet.
There are two separate classes available on 4/10. Attend one or both!
Class 1: 5:00–6:00 PM
Class 2: 6:30–7:30 PM
This workshop is valued at $25 ($10 for auditors) but it is being offered on a sliding scale (minimum $10 for participants/$5 for auditors) to ensure participation is not cost prohibitive. Please consider your personal financial situation and pay at the level you can. Please register in advance at this link.
This workshop is co-hosted by Crescendo and The Center on Main
Black Crust Bakery Pre-Order Pick Ups
Starting Sunday, April 5 | 10am-12pm
Black Crust Bakery Offering Local Pick Ups in Falls Village
Black Crust Bakery is now offering local weekly pick ups at the Center on Main, every Sunday starting April 5. Simply order your bread from their website, select Local Pick Up at check out and choose your pick up date. Order by Thursday to ensure pick up on the following Sunday.
Visit blackcrustbakery.com to place your order.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, April 4th the feature performer will be Joel Blumert & Bob Hennessey.
Falls Village Children's Theater Presents: Mary Poppins Jr!
The Falls Village Children’s Theater is excited to present our 2026 spring production of Mary Poppins Jr! Please join us for one of our three supercalifragilisticexpialidocious performances. Donations are graciously accepted at the door. There will be concessions for purchase.
Friday, March 27 at 6 pm
Saturday, March 28 at 2pm
Saturday, March 28 at 5pm
Falls Village Children's Theater Presents: Mary Poppins Jr!
The Falls Village Children’s Theater is excited to present our 2026 spring production of Mary Poppins Jr! Please join us for one of our three supercalifragilisticexpialidocious performances. Donations are graciously accepted at the door. There will be concessions for purchase.
Friday, March 27 at 6 pm
Saturday, March 28 at 2pm
Saturday, March 28 at 5pm
Falls Village Children's Theater Presents: Mary Poppins Jr!
The Falls Village Children’s Theater is excited to present our 2026 spring production of Mary Poppins Jr! Please join us for one of our three supercalifragilisticexpialidocious performances. Donations are graciously accepted at the door. There will be concessions for purchase.
Friday, March 27 at 6 pm
Saturday, March 28 at 2pm
Saturday, March 28 at 5pm
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, March 7th the feature performer will be The Red Dirt Girls.
Holiday Block Printing & Bakery Pop Up
Stop by the Center on Main to print your own sheet of wrapping paper, card, or gift tag with a stamp carved from sprouting/green potatoes, turnips, and radishes from Adamah! While your creation dries, enjoy a hot cup of tea and browse Black Crust Bakery’s sourdough popup.
This free, drop-in event is suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Falls Village Holiday Extravaganza
Get into the holiday spirit at the Falls Village Holiday Extravaganza at the Center on Main, hosted by the David M. Hunt LIbrary, Falls Village Recreation Commision and the Center on Main! Join us for community holiday music and readings at 4 pm before the annual Tree Lighting on the Town Green at 5 pm, with Santa coming down Main Street.
After the tree lighting, join us inside the Center on Main for visits with Santa, as well as complimentary hot cocoa and cookies!
Cookie Exchange
Please join us at the Center on Main on December 11th from 4-6pm for a cookie exchange! Bring two dozen of your favorite homemade cookies and swap them for your choice of two dozen cookies from everyone’s offerings.
Instructions & Guidelines
Bring two dozen (24) homemade cookies of the same type. Any flavor goes but we encourage you to be festive and creative with your choice!
No store-bought/pre-packaged cookies. Cookies from a local bakery are okay in a pinch but not encouraged.
Be prepared to label your cookies with common allergens (read your ingredient labels).
Choose cookie varieties that travel well in a box with other cookies (leave the lemon bars for another day).
Bakers are allowed to bring additional guests but may only take one box of cookies home.
Bakers can choose to make two sets of cookies (24 in each) if they would like to bring home an additional cookie box.
Join us starting at 4pm for cookie check-in, mingling, and hot beverages. The cookie exchange will begin at 5:15pm, after everyone has arrived. This free event is co-hosted by The Center on Main and The D.M. Hunt Library.
Please register in advance at this link.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, December 6th the feature performers are Louise Coombe & George Mallas.
The Joint Chiefs Concert
Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with live music by local residents and regionally acclaimed musicians, The Joint Chiefs!
Admission is $15 at the door.
Tea Time & Black Crust Bakery Pop Up
Please join us for a free afternoon treat of fresh sourdough bread, local spreads, Harney & Sons tea, and good conversations.
Falls Village’s own Black Crust Bakery will also be selling holiday-focused sourdough breads for all of your Thanksgiving (or snacking) needs.
This is a free event and there is no purchase required to stop by. Please come say hello —we’d love to see you.
Special thank you to the generosity of Harney and Sons for providing Tea and 100 Main for providing local spreads for this event.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, November 1st the feature performer is HBH Band.
You Are Here: The Life Design Starting Point for Navigating Transitions
There's a technical term for how transitions can sometimes make us feel. That word is "yucky." But what if we could reframe how we approach transitions, whether ones we initiate or that life forces upon us? Transitions can be exciting and lead to personal growth, ultimately resulting in lives of greater coherence and alignment, once we navigate the challenging aspects.
Life design can help us move forward into that new space. The first step is to gain an understanding of where we stand in key areas of our lives, including our values and life purposes.
During this workshop, we'll engage in activities that help us discover our starting point, allowing us to plot a way forward to a new destination. There will be time for collaboration, conversation, brainstorming, and fun! We will be each other's life design team and cheerleaders all in one! When we're finished, you'll have:
Clarified where your life is right now, understood with compassion and non-judgment
Identified or reminded yourself of the values and purposes you believe are essential in your life
Identified baby steps to move you forward in key areas of your life
This is a free workshop open to anyone in transition in any part of their life. Visit this link to register.
About the Facilitator
Mary B. O'Neill, Ph.D., is the Director of Life Design at Boston Global Communications and the Career Services Coordinator at CT State Northwestern. She is a Stanford University-certified Designing Your Life University Educator and a Catalyst Life Design facilitator. She co-hosts the locally produced Main Street Moxie podcast.
O’Neill is the founder of You Doing You Life Design and Career Coaching, specializing in group workshops and individual coaching for individuals facing significant life transitions at any stage. You can find more information about her and her work at You Doing You Life Design and Career Coaching.
Previously, O’Neill was an award-winning instructor at Western Connecticut State University, creating a popular class on the philosophy of happiness. She has held numerous positions in the local community, including at the Scoville Library and Great Mountain Forest. She also created the Career Experience Program at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, an initiative she oversaw for four years.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, October 4th the feature performer is Rupert Wates, "An excellent guitarist, fantastic singer, and a poetic English gentleman.”
Theater LARP (Double Feature!)
Join LARP (Live Action Role Playing) writer and game runner Olivia Montoya for an evening double feature of short theater LARPs. Game veterans and newbies alike are invited to play — no experience necessary. This event is aimed at adults due to some sensitive content, but parents or guardians may bring teens age 16+.
For more information about theater LARP and the games that will be played, please see our game description.
This is a free event, but pre-registration is required. There is space for 12 total players, with a minimum of 5. Participation is first-come first-served. Game #1 requires players to fill out a simple survey that will be emailed after registration. This is to help the facilitator “cast” you in your role for the game. Visit this link to register.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, September 6th the feature performer is Stephen Bennett "Jedi Master of Fingerstyle Guitar".
Box Fort Day
Makers of all ages are invited to help us build and enjoy the BIGGEST most INCREDIBLE box fort ever! We will have tools and boxes a plenty — all we need is you (and any friends you can round up).
This is a free, drop-in event. Co-sponsored by The Center on Main and the Falls Village Recreation Commission.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, August 2nd the feature performer is Ed Thorney “Stories from life with
a soulful harmonica that tells its own tale”.
Sidewalk Studio
We’ve turned our entryway into a mini art studio! Stop by anytime this month to participate in our community collage project. The theme of this month’s collage is “Summer” — the rest is up to you! Use our supplies or add your own. Participate once or multiple times. Just don’t forget to sign the guest book so we know which artists we have to thank for the final product!
The finished piece will be displayed at Off the Trail Cafe.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, July 5th the feature performer is New Middle Class.
1781
Please join us for a staged reading of 1781 in celebration of Juneteenth.
Written by local playwrights Lonnie Carter and Linda Rossi, 1781 is the story of MumBet, the first enslaved person to win her freedom in a Court of Law.
After securing her freedom, she took the name Elizabeth Freeman and went to work for wages, as a free woman, in the household of Theodore Sedgwick, the lawyer who had represented her at Court.She raised the six Sedgwick children including Catharine, who became a best selling novelist.
At the time of MumBet’s trial, there were more than 5000 enslaved persons in Massachusetts. In a matter of months there were none. Eighty some years before the Emancipation Proclamation.We celebrate her freedom on this JUNETEENTH. And the freedom of all those who went after, and still are striving for that freedom today.
Mumbet will be played by Wanda Houston. Entrance is free.
Twelve Moons Coffee House
Twelve Moons Coffee House is at the Center on Main every first Saturday of the month! Open-mic sign ups start at 6pm, open-mic at 6:30pm and the featured performance runs from 8-9pm. Entrance is free but donations are appreciated.
On Saturday, June 7th the feature performer is Hiroya Tsukamoto "A Journey Through Strings
and Stories.”
Communicating in an Overwhelming World
In this workshop, people will be coached in communication skills that are proven effective to de-escalate conflict and improve listening skills. These two perspectives are vital to the development of trusting relationships and once that is done – everything else can be worked through. You will be learning specific skills to manage power struggles and communicate with empathy while keeping respectful boundaries.
To Register: Call 860-201-7955 or write edthorney1951@gmail.com
There is no fee but donations are appreciated
About Ed:
Ed Thorney is a 40 year veteran therapeutic wilderness guide and a certified Gestalt psychotherapist. The term Wilderness Therapy is appropriate although the majority of his work is done close to home and during the day. He is the founder of Wilderness Therapy and Mentoring LLC in Lakeville, CT. Ed works with schools and does private practice for individuals and families.
Roy Book Binder Concert
Please join us for a special performance by singer-songwriter-bluesman Roy Book Binder! Admission is $25. Concert starts at 7:30pm, doors open at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at the door (no presale).
About Roy:
Roy has the goods: the original, the bare-knuckle, the low-down . . . blues. Who can say they were friends with the Rev. Gary Davis, Pink Anderson and Robert Lockwood? And toured with Arthur Big Boy Crudup, Hot Tuna, JJ Cale & Bonnie Raitt ? Roy can. He has the stories, the licks, and the mystery of timeless music in his fingers. He’s been featured on a PBS special and interviewed by Terry Gross on “Fresh Air.” He’s also a regular at Fur Peace Ranch, where he teaches along with Jorma Kaukonen. When he brings his 'Tour Bus' to town, a one-man blues-fest ensues. He plays and he entertains, feeding us music and stories, and the evening is a celebration for us all. We’re privileged to have Roy here to preserve–and extend—the tradition of great American blues music. (JAMES HIPP)