Cardboard Explosion! at The Legacy Theater

Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, Branford

Saturday, July 27 at 10am Back by popular demand! Four original stories, brought to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. With help from the audience, puppeteer Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters, then brings them to life right before your eyes! For more information

$25

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

Waterford Family Food Fest at Crystal Mall!

Crystal Mall 850 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford

Come join us at the Waterford Family Food Fest for a day filled with fun, food, and festivities! Enjoy a wide array of global cuisines, live dance performances, and shop from a variety of unique vendors. Don’t miss out on the chance to win great prizes in our raffles! Activities and Attractions Live Petting Zoo Bounce Houses Face Painting Train Rides Live music by DJ Ray Paul For more information

The One Who: Environmental Performance Art at The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary 59 Bogel Road, East Haddam

ARTFARM and The Sanctuary have been cultivating their relationship over the years. ARTFARM Artistic Director Marcella Trowbridge has offered workshops at The Sanctuary, but this new deepening of performance inspired by the land itself- and by Kuan Yin- ‘The one who hears the suffering of the world, and is called to compassionate action’- as it encourages us to touch our grief, our joy and our potential for increased consciousness and liberation- feels like a cozy fit. Come be with us! For more information    

$25

Baklava Express Middle Eastern fusion at The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary 59 Bogel Road, East Haddam

Baklava Express is a NYC-based Middle Eastern fusion project led by Oud player Josh Kaye and featuring violinist Daisy Castro. The band mostly performs original music influenced by the traditions of the Arab world, Turkey, and Greece, as well as Jazz, Flamenco, Rock, and Eastern European Folk music. The eclectic influences and vast differences in the musical backgrounds of its members have created a group whose style is distinct yet genre defiant. Baklava Express is: Josh Kaye – Oud/Composition; Daisy Castro – Violin; John Murchinson- Qanun; Max O’Rourke – Guitar; James Robbins – Bass; Jeremy Smith – Percussion For more information    

$25