Dec
18
Sat
Annual Torchlight & Carol Sing @ Main Street Broad Brook
Dec 18 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Enjoy the Sights and Sounds of the Holiday Season with the Annual Torchlight Parade & Carol Sing brought to you by East Windsor Parks & Recreation and the Broad Brook Fire Department.

The Torchlight Parade will go down Main Street, stepping off at 5:30pm from the East Windsor Middle School and concluding with a variety of activities at the Broad Brook Fire House after the parade. Come and enjoy hay rides, carols, arts & crafts and even a visit from Santa himself. Hot cocoa will be served and raffle tickets will also be sold during the event. Please bring a non-perishable food item to benefit the Five Corner Cupboard and East Windsor Power Pack Program.

Event by East Windsor Parks and Recreation and Broad Brook Fire Department

Dec
27
Mon
Blood Drive (EW Lions Club) @ East Windsor Town Hall Annex
Dec 27 @ 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Jan
1
Sat
12th Annual New Year’s Day Hike @ See Info Below
Jan 1 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Apr
7
Thu
Jack Broadbent at the Opera House! @ Broad Brook Opera House
Apr 7 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm

On each album, Jack Broadbent is used to people saying, “Oh, this is a departure from your previous stuff.” That’s something the British-born singer, songwriter and guitarist has heard to varying degrees, over the course of his six albums to date, and is certainly fitting of his latest release, RIDE. As someone who is as connected to the quality of his relationships with people as he is to the quality of his music, rest assured he considers that a compliment.

Broadbent’s slide guitar playing evolved from the busking he did during his early 20s. “It seemed to appeal to people as something that was both visually and musically exciting. This was interesting to me,” Broadbent explains. “I was already playing in altered and open tunings, so when it came to using a slide I was well-versed in how those patterns worked together.” He took some cues from influences such as John Lee Hooker and Little Feat, but ultimately Broadbent says, “I never really wanted to emulate anybody else’s style, which is why I ended up going down a slightly more hard-hitting, brash, kind of route in my playing.”
Broadbent found acclaim and an audience after the Montreux Jazz Festival hailed him as, “The new master of the slide guitar.” Bootsy Collins famously proclaimed him, “The real thang!” He won over more fans touring with the likes of Ronnie Wood, Peter Frampton, and other musical legends.
His penchant for writing on the road ensured that there was usually an abundance of material whenever Broadbent was ready to return to the studio. That was the case with RIDE, although the album took a turn from what Broadbent initially intended.
“I had to come off the road because of Covid,” he recalls. “Mark Gibson (drummer) and I started playing some of the more rock ‘n’ roll stuff I had, and we couldn’t deny that there was a kind of vibe happening. We built on those grooves and ended up with the rock ‘n’ roll record I’ve been wanting to make for a long time.”
RIDE does, indeed, rock…Broadbent’s natural grit, voice and guitar, riding atop every song with a driving force. There us a great deal of stylistic diversity here — from the moody ambience of Who Are You? and the title track, which he calls “a tale of adventure”, to the blues roots of New Orleans, a love letter to one of his favorite towns. Grace soars with a kind of front-porch spirituality, while “I Love Your Rock ‘n’ Roll”, is as Broadbent explains, “…an homage to the bands that I like” and boasts an energetic Americana lope. Even though there are several twists and turns, the album takes the listener on a trip, strung together by a vision that Broadbent developed during the recording process.
The next step is to take RIDE on the road, which Broadbent will be doing throughout 2022. No matter what lies on the road ahead, Broadbent’s fans can rely on his dedication to the music and to his evolving craft.

Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm 

Apr
8
Fri
TPP – The Tom Petty Project! @ Broad Brook Opera House
Apr 8 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

TPP – The Tom Petty Project is a project of musicians from several bands in NY and CT who have come together to celebrate the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Members include: Pete Najarian (Lead Vocals and Guitar), Phil Lopresti (Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals), Scott Persson (Drums and Backing Vocals), Mark Bridgman (Bass and Backing Vocals), and Glenn Cavazzi (Keyboards).

https://www.tpp203.com/

Doors 7:00pm
Show 8:00pm

21+, Bar & Concessions Available

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Apr
9
Sat
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny @ Senior Center
Apr 9 @ 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Easter Eggspress @ CT Trolley Museum
Apr 9 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Easter Bunny will be roaming the grounds and posing for pictures from 11am-3pm. Each child will receive an Easter egg with a surprise inside when they complete a Scavenger Hunt, make a Bunny Ear Craft & visit the Fire Truck Museum. Earn up to three filled eggs!
Take a trolley ride operated by period dressed motormen. Learn historic information about each car you ride and how the museum began. Inside the Visitor Center you will find more static trolley cars and artifacts, a theater showing a kids Easter movie and a gift shop to buy that ‘special’ souvenir. On the same grounds is the Connecticut Fire Museum complete with antique fire trucks and apparatus. All activities and Fire Truck Museum entrance is included with your admission price.
Admission prices are $13 for Adults, $11 for Children ages 2-12 and Museum Members receive half off admission.
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is located at 58 North Road (Rt. 140) in East Windsor, CT and is a short 15 minutes north of Hartford or a short 15 minutes south of Springfield. For more information, please call our business office at 860-627-6540 or visit our website at www.ct-trolley.org.
The Alpaca Gnomes at the Opera House!
Apr 9 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm

The Alpaca Gnomes are a spirited seven-piece rock-folk-jam band based out of Bridgeport, CT. They incorporate violin and saxophone into their well crafted songs along with both acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums and soulful vocals. The band is as much about community as they are music, as their loyal fans display during live performances as they dance and sing along while sometimes also sporting signature Gnome hats in the crowd.

Their dynamic yet earthy sound allows the band to switch seamlessly between originals that span multiple genres and a wide range of ever changing crowd pleasing covers. This musical flexibility has also allowed the band to share stages with a wide variety of musical acts such as Living Colour, Blues Traveler, The Drifters, Rick Derringer, DJ Logic and a host of other rock and jam bands on stages such as Pleasantville Music Festival(NY), International Festval of Arts & Ideas(New Haven), Jerry Jam(New Hampshire), Rock and Roll Resort(NY), Pasadena, CA, Infinity Music Hall, Toads Place, The Palade Theater Stamford, Arelene’s Grocery and Rockwood Music Hall(NYC).

Whether the setting is an intimate show or a large outdoor gathering, The Alpaca Gnomes are ready to share a live high vibing musical experience with you.

Doors 7:00pm Show 8:00pm
21+, Bar & Concessions available

Apr
10
Sun
Easter Eggspress @ CT Trolley Museum
Apr 10 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Easter Bunny will be roaming the grounds and posing for pictures from 11am-3pm. Each child will receive an Easter egg with a surprise inside when they complete a Scavenger Hunt, make a Bunny Ear Craft & visit the Fire Truck Museum. Earn up to three filled eggs!
Take a trolley ride operated by period dressed motormen. Learn historic information about each car you ride and how the museum began. Inside the Visitor Center you will find more static trolley cars and artifacts, a theater showing a kids Easter movie and a gift shop to buy that ‘special’ souvenir. On the same grounds is the Connecticut Fire Museum complete with antique fire trucks and apparatus. All activities and Fire Truck Museum entrance is included with your admission price.
Admission prices are $13 for Adults, $11 for Children ages 2-12 and Museum Members receive half off admission.
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is located at 58 North Road (Rt. 140) in East Windsor, CT and is a short 15 minutes north of Hartford or a short 15 minutes south of Springfield. For more information, please call our business office at 860-627-6540 or visit our website at www.ct-trolley.org.
Apr
15
Fri
Easter Eggspress @ CT Trolley Museum
Apr 15 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Easter Bunny will be roaming the grounds and posing for pictures from 11am-3pm. Each child will receive an Easter egg with a surprise inside when they complete a Scavenger Hunt, make a Bunny Ear Craft & visit the Fire Truck Museum. Earn up to three filled eggs!
Take a trolley ride operated by period dressed motormen. Learn historic information about each car you ride and how the museum began. Inside the Visitor Center you will find more static trolley cars and artifacts, a theater showing a kids Easter movie and a gift shop to buy that ‘special’ souvenir. On the same grounds is the Connecticut Fire Museum complete with antique fire trucks and apparatus. All activities and Fire Truck Museum entrance is included with your admission price.
Admission prices are $13 for Adults, $11 for Children ages 2-12 and Museum Members receive half off admission.
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is located at 58 North Road (Rt. 140) in East Windsor, CT and is a short 15 minutes north of Hartford or a short 15 minutes south of Springfield. For more information, please call our business office at 860-627-6540 or visit our website at www.ct-trolley.org.