BLOOD DRIVE
1 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Elk’s Club 198 Pleasant St. Willimantic. Call the American Red Cross at 1-800-448-3543 or go online at www.bloodct.org.
AUDITIONS FOR STEEL MAGNOLIAS
The Windham Theatre Guild open auditions for Steel Magnolias 7 p.m. at the Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic. Production dates are February 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, and 20. See www.windhamtheatreguild.org.
PACIFICA QUARTET WITH KANGHO LEE, CELLO
7:30 p.m. The Grammy Award-winning Pacifica Quartet brings its virtuosity, exuberant style, and often daring repertory to UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road., Storrs. Tickets are $28 and $30, with some discounts available. Call the Box Office at (860) 486-4226, Mon. to Fri., 11 a.m. to - 5 p.m., or order online at jorgensen.uconn.edu.
PROFIT FROM ONLINE BUSINESS
“Redefining the Race: Businesses Profiting from Online Marketing Share Their Secrets,” a panel discussion presented by The Quinebaug Valley Community College Center for Community & Professional Learning and the Northeast CT Economic Alliance from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the QVCC Willimantic Center. The event will feature five new businesses that are utilizing online and social marketing techniques. Get tips and practical advice with plenty of ‘do’s and don’ts.’ The fee is $12 and includes continental breakfast. The QVCC Willimantic Center is located at 729 Main Street, Willimantic. To register, call QVCC at (860)423-1824. Space is limited.
MOMMY AND ME LUNCHEON
A social support network for mothers and their infants (age up to 9 months). The group meets twice a month, the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m, in the Windham Hospital Education Center. Next meeting dates are November 4th and November 18th. Women living in the Windham Hospital service area and their children up to age 9 months are welcome to attend. There is a $5 fee which will be waived for anyone with state insurance or receiving assistance from WIC. For more information and to register, please call Kate Starkey at 456-6896.
WELLNESS EXPO
5 to 7 p.m. Nathan Hale Inn & Conference Center, 855 Bolton Road, Storrs. Massage, aromatherapy, manicures, facials, hair and beauty consultations, paraffin therapy, alternative healing therapies, herbal and vitamin programs. All vendors will be providing services at no charge. Free product samples and door prizes. Contact www.windhamchamber.com.
DAR MEETING
The Sarah Williams Danielson Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at 1 p.m. at the Chapter House, 36 Wolf Den Road, Brooklyn. Members are asked to bring favorite cookies for the dessert buffet. Honored guests will be area high school recipients of the DAR Good Citizen Award. An “Anti-Slavery Debate” will be reenacted by historians Gail White and Herb Loughery.
TEALE LECTURE
Dr. Stephen Polasky, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics at the University of Minnesota, will give a talk entitled “Coming Down to Earth: Valuing Nature to Improve Decision-Making.” The lecture, part of the University of Connecticut’s Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series on Nature and the Environment, 4 p.m. at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center in the Konover Auditorium. Free.
