TORRINGTON - With springtime here and summer just around the corner, downtown Torrington welcomes the return of warm night, art exhibitions, street fairs and zombies?

On May 21, zombies will take to the streets during the Brazen Betties 2nd Annual Street Fair for the Love of Art.

Artwell Gallery will sponsor the First Annual Zombie Crawl, a fund raiser with all proceeds going to scholarships for local children in Artwell's Summer Education Program. Artwell offers summer education programs each year for children, teens, and adults and would like to provide scholarships this year to children who cannot afford summer art classes.

Zombies who wish to participate are encouraged to sign sponsors for the event and can download a pledge form with all event information from the gallery's website at: www.artwellgallery.org.

Festivites kick-off at 4 p.m. and will include on-site zombie makeovers, a huge zombie walk through the 'Dead Center' of Torrington. Zombies will leave the gallery at 5 p.m. sharp and invade the unsuspecting streets of Torrington. While downtown the zombies will pillage, plunder and try to abduct Mayor Ryan Bingham, and take over the 2nd Annual Brazen Betties Birthday Street Fair.

ROCKY HILL - Connecticut's most talented young scientists and engineers will be honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering at its 36th annual meeting and awards dinner on May 25 at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT.

Winners of this year's Connecticut Science Fair, Connecticut Science Challenge, Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and Connecticut Invention Convention will be recognized during the evening ceremonies.

Students from Torrington Middle School that participated in the 2011 Connecticut Invention Convention will be honored: Yeats Bramble, Jessica Marie Gray, Matthew R. Heath, Halifax Nicolson, Stephen Torlai, and Olivia Vollaro.

WEST HARTFORD - New England Integrative Health Associates (NEIHA), will offer the public a free 90-minute nutritional seminar led by leading personal nutritional counselor Lisa Wilson. The class be Wednesday May 25 from 6:30 - 8 p.m. at the West Hartford Senior Center, 15 Starkel Rd., Bishop's Corner, West Hartford.

To reserve a space, call 860-255-4325.

The class will highlight current nutritional trends including dinner-plate choices that can sabotage our health, easy weight-loss tips, healing at the cellular level, and the power of medicinal foods, as well as provide pointers on selecting foods that boost energy and draw attention to toxins in the products we eat every day.

Attendees will receive a complimentary assessment of B.I.A, a measure of total body composition - body fat, muscle, lean body mass.

New England Integrative Health Associates, slated to open in August, will offer a comprehensive array of services from traditional medical protocols and alternative health care options to support patients in reaching their health and wellness goals.

Harwinton Agricultural Society Scholarships
The Harwinton Agricultural Society is sponsoring two $1,000.00 scholarships to area students either graduating high school or is a current college student. One scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing a course of study in agriculture, home economics, or a related field in the upcoming academic year. The other scholarship is awarded to a qualifying student pursuing a career in a non-agricultural field.

Qualifications for the scholarships include participation in our Fair, scholastic achievement, citizenship and leadership, and financial need. These scholarships are offered from first year enrollment to senior year. A recipient of these scholarships can apply each year they will be attending college.

Applications are available at area school guidance offices. Also visit our website section for more information and an application form. The deadline for applications is June 30, 2011.