The Duchess is the finest little ship to sail the silver seas. As travelers and crew prepare to depart on their ocean cruise, no one would expect a murderer to be among them. Find out who at the 16th Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Auction to be held on Friday, March 29, 2019, at the Asnuntuck Community College Banquet & Conference Center.
Proceeds from the event benefit Asnuntuck Community College Scholarships and student support services in Asnuntuck’s Academic Degree programs, Advanced Manufacturing Technology programs and Continuing Education certificate and licensure workforce programs. Since 2014, the Asnuntuck Community College Foundation has provided over $500,000 in student support.
Charles Miller and Robyn Lee Miller, ShopRite of Enfield are the Chairpersons of this year’s event. Committee members include Mike Bedore, Carmela Brennan, Cheryl Chiasson, Julie Cotnoir, Robert Earley, Amy Howard, Joyce Keating, Kim Quinn, Kathleen Tallarita- Lombardi, Lisa Reda, Suzanne Romano and Marisol Suarez.
Reservations for Death Aboard the Duchess are $75.00 and include social hour, prime rib and roast turkey carving stations, delicious entrees and delectable dessert, as well as silent and live auctions. A tax-deductible donation is also included. Death Aboard the Duchess is sure to keep the audience guessing and laughing until the very end.
Sponsorships are available from $2,500 to $125 and include a variety of marketing opportunities and guest reservations. For more information, please call event organizer Chris Casey of Chris Casey Concepts at 860.698.6267 or email cwsmcasey@gmail.com. To sponsor or attend the event, please go to www.asnuntuck.edu/donate.
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To register, contact Lisa Powell at lisa.powell@sba.gov or 860.240.4892
Connecticut Trolley Museum
Opening Day
Saturday, April 6 • 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Celebrate a new year and see what’s new around the trolley museum.
Admission and Hours
2019 Season
April 6 – June 16
Open Weekends
Closed Easter • April 21
Open Memorial Day • May 27
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Last trolley ride is at 4:00 PM
June 21 – September 2
Open Everyday except Tuesdays
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Last trolley ride is at 4:00 PM
September 7 – September 29
Open Weekends
10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Last trolley ride is at 4:00 PM
October
Open Select Days and Evenings
Pumpkin Patch and Rails to the Darkside
November – December
Open Select Evenings
Winterfest and the Tunnel of Lights
- Children (under 4) • Free
- Children (4-12) • $8
- Adults • $11
- Seniors (62+) • $10
Trolley Museum Members
- Children (under 4) • Free
- Children (4-12) • Free
- Adults • Free
- Seniors (62+) • Free
Our Collection
The Connecticut Trolley Museum has over 70 pieces of rail equipment dating back to 1869. During your visit, you can see historic passenger and freight trolley cars, interurban cars, elevated railway cars, passenger and freight railroad cars, service cars, locomotives, and a variety of other equipment from railways around Connecticut. You will also find examples from Brooklyn, Boston, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Springfield, Lynchburg, Montreal, and even Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Highlights
Restoration Projects
We are excited to present a NEW Event for 2019! The Easter Bunny will be making a stop at East Windsor Middle School Thursday, April 11th to visit with guests and enjoy some delicious ice cream – bring those cameras!!
Cost will be $3.00 per person or $12.00 per family – no need to pre-register, pay at the door the night of the event.
There will also be a craft for each child to participate in. Donations will be accepted to sponsor a child for our Summer Fun Camp Program.
Raffle baskets donated from businesses in the community will be on display and raffle tickets will be sold – proceeds from the raffle will benefit summer camp scholarships.
The Easter Bunny will be roaming the grounds and posing for pictures from 11am-3pm. Each child will receive an Easter Surprise Treat when they complete an Easter Scavenger Hunt. Additionally, each child can make their own bunny ears.
Take as many trolley rides as you would like 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 Children’s 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.
There are picnic tables on the grounds so pack a lunch and relax awhile as you watch the trolleys arrive and depart from North Road Station.
Admission prices are $13 for Adults, $12 for Seniors (62+), Children (ages 4-12) $11, children (ages 3 & under) $4 and Museum Members receive half off admission. The Museum is open from 10am-4:30pm, for more information visit www.ct-trolley.org or call 860-627-6540.
The Connecticut Trolley Museum is located at 58 North Road (Rt. 140) and is a short 15 minutes north of Hartford or a short 15 minutes south of Springfield