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Looking for Something To Do in Litchfield County?

5/13/11 - By Mary Beth Lawlor

Let's face it. Sometimes we just want to know about what's happening in a specific region of CT and NOT the entire state. If you are just interested in finding something to do in Litchfield County you're in the right place.

For all current events you can go to the Events Calendar on the Connecticut Mommy Poppins page and in the "search events" box type in "Litchfield". Voila! Up pops all of the Litchfield events for you to choose from. You can also find specific blog entries that are related to Litchfield under the Litchfield tab. Have any ideas or suggestions for Litchfield county blogs? Email me at: CT@mommypoppins.com. I hope you enjoy the site! Mary Beth

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