2026 Events:
January 24 - CVDC Annual Winter Gathering for Club Members and Guests at Zina's Cucina Restaurant, 17 N. Main Street, Marlborough, CT. Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for our post-holiday, good old-fashioned social gathering and dinner party (no business meeting). Zina's Cucina is a cozy establishment that dishes up Italian fare, plus cocktails....come and enjoy!
February 7 - Planning Meeting at the Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road/Route 156, Lyme, CT at 2:00 p.m. We will come together to brainstorm and plan for 2026 CVDC events. Bring your ideas and suggestions for a good year of driving.
2025 Events:
January 25 - CVDC Annual Winter Party at Oz n Bones BBQ at 43 Hayward Ave, Colchester, CT. Please join members and their guests for cocktails, conversation and a wonderful dinner at 6:00.
March 2 - Pop-Up Event--Braiding the Long Mane at Cynthia Bliven's Woodland Farm, 194 Beaver Brook Road. Lyme, CT at 1:00 p.m. Learn a new skill or share your braiding techniques with other club members. Woodland Farm will provide horses with unpulled manes.
March 15 - CVDC Movie Night at the Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road/Route 156, Lyme, CT at 6:00 p.m. Please join fellow CVDC members (guests are welcome) for a friendly evening of pizza, popcorn and selected carriage driving movie clips and shorts. Please bring your drink of choice.
April 11 - CVDC Meeting at the Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road/Route 156, Lyme, CT at 6:30 p.m. Meet with fellow club members to plan for CVDC Fun Day (tentatively scheduled for late May) and gather for friendship!
June 1 - CVDC Fun Day at Mitchell Farm, Route 82, Salem, CT at 10:00 a.m. Come one come all....the ring will be set up with 10 to 15 sets of cones with two marathon obstacles interspersed. This is a non-competitive opportunity to drive, learn, practice and improve your driving skills. Members only event but you are welcome to join our club at the event. NOTE: A $20 minimum donation to Mitchell Farm
June 26 - CVDC Summer Gathering at Oz N Bones, Colchester, CT at 6:00 p.m. Come enjoy the best BBQ in CT....we'll sit at the outside picnic tables or in the AC. Either way, it will be a good time for a summer visit with driving friends!
August 16 - Newport Coaching Weekend Event in collaboration with SNEDCA at the Elms, Newport, RI. Plan to meet with fellow driving enthusiasts from members of SNEDCA to see 16th century coaches parade through the grounds of the Newport mansions.
September 7 - Pop-up Event--Bits and Bites on the Hill at Kathy Christensen's home at 66 Grassy Hill Road, Lyme, CT at 3:00 p.m. Come join other horsey folks to chat about your favorite carriage, horse, harness or event. Wine, cheese and crackers will be served. BYOB and some bites to share.
November 16th - Turkey Trot and Annual Meeting at Cynthis Bliven's Woodland Farm, 194 Beaver Brook Road Lyme, CT. Our pleasure drive takes us into the beautiful Nehantic State Forest at 10:00 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch and Annual Meeting/Election of Officers at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held rain or shine but the Trot is weather dependent. All club members are invited to drive or just meet!
2024 Events:
January 19 - CVDC Annual Winter Party at Roberto's Log Cabin, 383 Rte. 87, Lebanon, CT. Cocktails and conversation starting at 5:30, dinner at 6:00. Please join us for our post-holiday, good old-fashioned social gathering and dinner party (no business meeting).
March 15 - CVDC Movie Night at Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road (Rte. 156), Lyme, CT. Please join fellow CVDC members (guests are welcome) for a friendly evening of pizza, popcorn and selected carriage driving movie clips and shorts. Please bring your own drink of choice.
June 1 (rain date June 2) - CVDC Cones Day at Lord Creek Farm, 373 Hamburg Road, (Rte. 156), Lyme, CT. Join other CVDC members for a fun, non-competitive event for you and your equine(s) to drive two regulation obstacles and a cones course at this beautiful farm! There will be a marked course for a short drive around the property. Bring friends and family...spectators are welcome! $15 entry fee....entry fee will be waived if you join CVDC at this event.
October 20 - Pleasure Drive at Escoheag, RI, 200 Escoheag Road, Exeter, RI. Join fellow club members and guests for a drive through beautiful Escoheag/Arcadia Wildlife Management Area. Bring your lunch, a beverage and a chair for a gathering after the drive.
November 21 - Turkey Trot and Annual Meeting at Cynthia Bliven's Woodland Farm in Lyme, CT. Our drive takes us into the beautiful Nehantic State Forest, followed by a potluck lunch and Annual Meeting/Election of Officers. The meeting will be held rain or shine but the Trot is weather dependent, no rain date.
January 24 - CVDC Annual Winter Gathering for Club Members and Guests at Zina's Cucina Restaurant, 17 N. Main Street, Marlborough, CT. Please join us at 5:00 p.m. for our post-holiday, good old-fashioned social gathering and dinner party (no business meeting). Zina's Cucina is a cozy establishment that dishes up Italian fare, plus cocktails....come and enjoy!
February 7 - Planning Meeting at the Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road/Route 156, Lyme, CT at 2:00 p.m. We will come together to brainstorm and plan for 2026 CVDC events. Bring your ideas and suggestions for a good year of driving.
2025 Events:
January 25 - CVDC Annual Winter Party at Oz n Bones BBQ at 43 Hayward Ave, Colchester, CT. Please join members and their guests for cocktails, conversation and a wonderful dinner at 6:00.
March 2 - Pop-Up Event--Braiding the Long Mane at Cynthia Bliven's Woodland Farm, 194 Beaver Brook Road. Lyme, CT at 1:00 p.m. Learn a new skill or share your braiding techniques with other club members. Woodland Farm will provide horses with unpulled manes.
March 15 - CVDC Movie Night at the Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road/Route 156, Lyme, CT at 6:00 p.m. Please join fellow CVDC members (guests are welcome) for a friendly evening of pizza, popcorn and selected carriage driving movie clips and shorts. Please bring your drink of choice.
April 11 - CVDC Meeting at the Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road/Route 156, Lyme, CT at 6:30 p.m. Meet with fellow club members to plan for CVDC Fun Day (tentatively scheduled for late May) and gather for friendship!
June 1 - CVDC Fun Day at Mitchell Farm, Route 82, Salem, CT at 10:00 a.m. Come one come all....the ring will be set up with 10 to 15 sets of cones with two marathon obstacles interspersed. This is a non-competitive opportunity to drive, learn, practice and improve your driving skills. Members only event but you are welcome to join our club at the event. NOTE: A $20 minimum donation to Mitchell Farm
June 26 - CVDC Summer Gathering at Oz N Bones, Colchester, CT at 6:00 p.m. Come enjoy the best BBQ in CT....we'll sit at the outside picnic tables or in the AC. Either way, it will be a good time for a summer visit with driving friends!
August 16 - Newport Coaching Weekend Event in collaboration with SNEDCA at the Elms, Newport, RI. Plan to meet with fellow driving enthusiasts from members of SNEDCA to see 16th century coaches parade through the grounds of the Newport mansions.
September 7 - Pop-up Event--Bits and Bites on the Hill at Kathy Christensen's home at 66 Grassy Hill Road, Lyme, CT at 3:00 p.m. Come join other horsey folks to chat about your favorite carriage, horse, harness or event. Wine, cheese and crackers will be served. BYOB and some bites to share.
November 16th - Turkey Trot and Annual Meeting at Cynthis Bliven's Woodland Farm, 194 Beaver Brook Road Lyme, CT. Our pleasure drive takes us into the beautiful Nehantic State Forest at 10:00 a.m., followed by a potluck lunch and Annual Meeting/Election of Officers at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be held rain or shine but the Trot is weather dependent. All club members are invited to drive or just meet!
2024 Events:
January 19 - CVDC Annual Winter Party at Roberto's Log Cabin, 383 Rte. 87, Lebanon, CT. Cocktails and conversation starting at 5:30, dinner at 6:00. Please join us for our post-holiday, good old-fashioned social gathering and dinner party (no business meeting).
March 15 - CVDC Movie Night at Lyme Library, 482 Hamburg Road (Rte. 156), Lyme, CT. Please join fellow CVDC members (guests are welcome) for a friendly evening of pizza, popcorn and selected carriage driving movie clips and shorts. Please bring your own drink of choice.
June 1 (rain date June 2) - CVDC Cones Day at Lord Creek Farm, 373 Hamburg Road, (Rte. 156), Lyme, CT. Join other CVDC members for a fun, non-competitive event for you and your equine(s) to drive two regulation obstacles and a cones course at this beautiful farm! There will be a marked course for a short drive around the property. Bring friends and family...spectators are welcome! $15 entry fee....entry fee will be waived if you join CVDC at this event.
October 20 - Pleasure Drive at Escoheag, RI, 200 Escoheag Road, Exeter, RI. Join fellow club members and guests for a drive through beautiful Escoheag/Arcadia Wildlife Management Area. Bring your lunch, a beverage and a chair for a gathering after the drive.
November 21 - Turkey Trot and Annual Meeting at Cynthia Bliven's Woodland Farm in Lyme, CT. Our drive takes us into the beautiful Nehantic State Forest, followed by a potluck lunch and Annual Meeting/Election of Officers. The meeting will be held rain or shine but the Trot is weather dependent, no rain date.
Stay tuned! More events are in the process of development!
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