LIFE

The first person I met while navigating Berlin’s Ragged Mountain was a trail runner that I marveled at because I was struggling just leisurely hiking the traprock ridges and boulders. The second person was a man sitting on top of the mountain silently taking in the views.

On April 23, the Glastonbury Holocaust Remembrance Project hosted its third annual Holocaust Remembrance Evening, bringing together nearly 500 community members for a powerful night of reflection, education, and unity.

The third annual Glastonbury Pride, a day fostering equity, inclusion and celebration for the LGBTQIA+ community in town and beyond, will take place June 14.

1 Teen Hangout for teens in grades 7–12 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Welles-Turner Memorial Library. The Teen Room will have Nintendo Switch as well as coloring and board games. Snacks provided. Drop-in. No registration required. 1 The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution, 6:30 p.m. at Welles-Turner Memorial Library. No charge, but reservations are required at 860-652-7720 or wtmlib.info. 2 Cozy Crafters Club, 10 a.m. at Welles-Tu

The spirit of independence runs deep at the 1851 Kitchen and Cocktail Bar. Named after the year the town of Cromwell was separated from Middletown and became its own official municipality, the restaurant serves “new American cuisine” reflecting global influences.

“The citizens of Cromwell manifested their delight on Wednesday evening upon attaining the dignity of a free and independent township, by the firing of guns, burning of tar-barrels and sundry other demonstrations usual upon such occasion.” –Hartford Courant, June 23, 1851