Saturdays at the Stonington Village Farmers’ Market
Stonington Village Farmers' Market The Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Avenue, StoningtonAbout the Farmer's Market The Stonington Farmers’ Market began in 1997 under the initiative of Geoffrey Little. The enormously popular market attracts residents from the Borough and surrounding communities who come to buy fresh, healthy, local food. In 2008 the Stonington Farmers’ Market became a year-round event, moving inside during the winter months. For more information
Wooster Square Farmer’s Market in New Haven
Wooster Square Farmer's Market Conte West/Hills Middle School, 511 Chapel St, New HavenSaturdays | 10am – 1pm Opening Day: April 6 Conte West/Hills Middle School 511 Chapel St, New Haven The Wooster Square Farmers Market has been a staple in the Wooster Square community for over 15 years. During the COVID19 global pandemic the Wooster Square market moved to the very spacious parking lot of Conte West Middle School to accommodate social distancing. This move has also allowed us to bring in more vendors! This market is our biggest and offers an incredible variety of products. You can find fresh local produce, dairy, eggs, meat, honey, and more! Vendors at our market accept credit, debit, cash and SNAP/EBT. We even double SNAP/EBT for fresh produce! For more information
Independence Day Parade: Sound View Beach Association
Shoreline Community Center 39 Hartford Avenue, Old LymeSaturday July 6th, at 10 AM starting from community center. There will be a marching band, VFW Honor Guard, children marchers, decorated bikes, floats, balloons, and fun, fun, fun! After the parade, numerous prizes will be awarded to children for best costume, most patriotic, funniest outfit, and best decorated bike and wagon. If you want to be in parade, join line up at 9:45 AM on Hartford Avenue in front of the Shoreline Community Center. For info, call Gail at 860-434-6426. For more information
The Connecticut Mountain Dulcimer Gathering
Cragin Memorial Library 8 Linwood Avenue, ColchesterThe CT MT Dulcimer Gathering is a monthly mountain dulcimer jam. The Northeast Dulcimer Orchestra is a performance group with a varied repertoire. Starting in April 2024, we will once again meet at Cragin Memorial Library, 8 Linwood Avenue, Colchester, Ct. on the 1st Saturday of the month. For more information
Long Table Farm 256 BEAVER BROOK ROAD, Lyme
The farm is bustling with life and abundant with produce. We've gotten so much planted this week and many spring projects are wrapping up. Come check out what has changed! Our Market will be open every Saturday starting April 6th, until Thanksgiving. 10AM-1PM with guest vendors weekly. For more information
FAMILY ECOLOGY DAYS at Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center
Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center 100 Lyme Street, Old LymeJuly 6, 13 Aug 10,17 1:30-3:00pm Participate in an afternoon of ecology exploration with the RTP Estuary Center! Learn how to use some of our equipment and explore our sanctuary grounds. Each session is packed with fascinating discoveries! This program is intended for families with children ages 5 and up. Each session features a unique theme. Attend one or all four! Cost $ 25 per family per session or sign up for all 4 for $80 per family. Click here to learn more about each day!
Hartford Bonanza Celebration and Fireworks
Norwich Harbor 100 Chelsea Harbor Drive, NorwichHartford Bonanza brings great music, food, vendors, artists, and performers to Downtown Hartford to celebrate their neighbors, the city, and each other. Make this year’s Bonanza a part of your Independence Day celebration. For more information
Soft Magical Tofu Boys at The O’Neil Theater
O'Neil Theater 305 Great Neck Road, WaterfordSATURDAY, JULY 6 | 7:15PM WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 | 7:15PM FRIDAY, JULY 12 | 7:15PM BOOK, LYRICS & MUSIC BY KEVIN WONG Rose Barn Theater Three brothers live together. They have a useless magical ability: to conjure images and sounds into the air. All three of them are trying to find a place for a soft magical boy in a hard, unmagical world. Kevin Wong is a composer-lyricist, singer/musician, and dramaturg. Selected past musical theatre writing includes Recurring John: A Song Cycle (Toronto SummerWorks Festival 2014 / Chicago Musical Theatre Festival 2015); STAR!(ving): A Collection of Songs; Misprint (with bookwriter Lauren Toffan, Women of Musical Theatre Festival 2016); Drama 101 (with bookwriter & co-lyricist Steven Gallagher, Bravo Academy 2017 / Etobicoke School of the Arts 2018 / Stage Door Academy 2018); and Reframed (Musical Stage Company / Art Gallery of Ontario, Dora Nomination – Best New Musical/Opera). Kevin is currently developing The Preposterous Predicament of Polly Peel (Act One) (with bookwriter Julie Tepperman), Believers (with bookwriter and co-lyricist Ali Joy Richardson); In Real Life (with bookwriter & co-lyricist Nick Green, most recently workshopped at Yes Theatre/Sudbury in October 2022); The Next BIG Thing (Film Project, Jake Foy). Training: Royal Conservatory of Music (Violin/Harmony/Music History); NoteWorthy (The Musical Stage Company, 2014); Composium (Theatre20, 2015). For more information
Brentano Quartet and Rieko Aizawa at Norfolk Music Shed
Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, NorfolkFRANZ JOSEF HAYDN String Quartet in G Major, Op. 33, No. 5 ALFRED SCHNITTKE Piano Quintet FELIX MENDELSSOHN String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44 Brentano String Quartet and Rieko Aizawa piano For more information
Yoko Miwa Trio at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeInternationally acclaimed pianist/composer Yoko Miwa is one of the most powerful and compelling performers on the scene today. Her trio, with its remarkable telepathy and infectious energy, has brought audiences to their feet worldwide. Yoko was named a Rising Star Pianist in the 2022 DownBeat Critics Poll. The Yoko Miwa Trio’s 2021 release Songs of Joy received wide acclaim and reached #1 on national jazz radio charts and was voted a best jazz album of 2021 in the DownBeat 86th Annual Readers Poll. Jazziz called it “a radiant new collection.” CD Hotlist said “…yet another triumph from one of America’s finest jazz pianists, composers, and bandleaders.” Their 2019 CD, Keep Talkin’, showcases Miwa’s fine playing and artful compositions and the trio’s uncanny musical camaraderie. DownBeat gave the recording four stars, calling it “a beautifully constructed album” and noting “the drive and lyricism of a pianist and composer at home in bebop, gospel, pop, and classical.” For more information
6th of July: Greenwich Point and Binney Park
Binney Park Binney Park Drive, Old GreenwichThe Fireworks Displays will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at both Binney Park and Greenwich Point Park. Rain date: Sunday, July 7, 2024 Regular entry rules for Greenwich Point apply. Vehicular access to the Point closes at 8 p.m. or earlier, if parking capacity is reached. Call for weather cancellation information: 203-861-6100 For more information
4th of July Fireworks: Fairfield
Jennings Beach 323 Fairfield Beach Rd, FairfieldFireworks explode just after dark, usually around 9:15 PM, from a barge off of Long Island Sound so the show can be seen easily from either Penfield or Jennings Beaches. For more information