Programs

Past programs sponsored by the Bolton Community Education Foundation include:

• The Bolton Community Education Foundation and Bolton High School celebrated the opening of the Bolton High School Student Commons with a performance by the Whiffenpoofs of Yale, the oldest a cappella group in the United States, on November 10, 2011.

• "Demystifying the Burka" a discussion centered on the photographic exhibit, “Demystifying the Burka,” which consisted of images of young girls without head covering, preteen and teen-aged girls with head covering, burka-clad women, and chador-clad women, to learn about a society and a religion that are often misunderstood in our country, in March 2011.

• "What's So Dan Funny?" comedy show and auction featuring internationally known comedian Dan Nainan, attended by more than 200 people, in February 2011.

• "The Lemon Tree" Book Discussion in October 2010, cosponsored with the Bolton Congregational Church.

• Community Conversation on "The Greening of Bolton" in October 2010, involving more than 100 people, in which "green" practices for the town of Bolton were examined.

  "From the Great Wall to Town Hall," a year-long series of program in 2009 and 2010 connecting Bolton, one of Connecticut's smallest towns, and China, which has the largest population in the world. Read more.

• "Wednesdays in March," a series of free programs on Wednesday nights in March on various topics of interest. See photos from our 2008, 2009, and 2010 programs.

• Author visits to Bolton in 2009 and 2010 as part of our "One Book" grants to support townwide reading of the same novel over the summer. See photos from the visits by author Tori Murden McClure in September 2010 and by author Da Chen in September 2009.

• An interfaith forum in October 2008, co-sponsored with the Bolton Congregational Church and open to people of all faiths.

• Distinguished Lecturer Series, featuring cartoonist Bob Englehart, in September 2007. See photos from this event.

• Co-sponsorship with the Bolton Land Trust of a "Walk and Talk" at the Rose Farm by Dr. Robert Thorson, an expert on stone walls in Connecticut, June 2006. See photos from this event.

• Sponsor of Bolton Family Day in 2005, and both sponsor and coordinator in 2006 and 2007.

• Learning Festival II: Antiques and Collectibles Festival, November 2005. See photos from this event and a listing of sponsors.

• Support of Bolton's Summer Concert Series, Summer 2004 to present.

• Distinguished Lecturer Series, Dr. Henry Lee, March 2005. See photos from this event.

• Mini-Grant for Printmaking Workshop, March 2005.

• Learning Festival I: Workshops on varied topics of interest, Fall 2004.