A SUMMER’S PALETTE: ART AND FLOWERS AT WESTFORD HILL DISTILLERS
WESTFORD HILL DISTILLERS 196 Chatey Road, AshfordJoin us for A Summer's Palette Art Show at Westford Hill Distillers in Ashford CT, returning this year in partnership with the Ashford Arts Council and with promotional support from the Eastern Region Tourism District. More than 25 artists will be exhibiting and selling their artwork, plus enjoy live music, observe or participate in en plein air painting. Woodturning and woodcarving, pottery, authors, fiber art, fairy houses, hand-made soaps, basketry, mosaics, musical instruments, photography, weaving, and more. Grab lunch at the Twin Beaks Food Truck or home-baked savory and sweet treats from Keith's Creations, plus craft cocktails are available for purchase. All this fun is taking place on the grounds at Westford Hill Distillers, New England's first craft distiller. Westford Hill Distillers is located on a 200-acre property that has been under the stewardship of the Chatey family since 1919. Enjoy the mature gardens, learn about craft distillation. Live music includes performances by Ashford's Babcock Cornet Band, the longest-performing cornet band in the country. This is what a day in June should be--bring along your friends, enjoy art, hear great music and drink in an authentic New England experience in The Last Green Valley. Admission is free; donations welcome For more information
Opening Paths: Imna Arroyo at Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonJune 29 – September 22, 2024 Puerto Rican artist Imna Arroyo’s art explores connections between the African continent and its diaspora in an on-going endeavor to reclaim a lost and scattered heritage. Opening Paths explores the artist’s emergence and path forward by showcasing works in various disciplines and mediums from her early years (1968-1980’s) when she began to assert her uniquely expressive Afro-Caribbean agency, through her 2022 mixed-media installation, Eleggua, dedicated to Yoruba Orisha Eshu/Elegguá, representing the crossroads of the world and the opening of the paths. Opening Paths reflects the artist’s connectedness to her Afro-Caribbean heritage, giving voice to the stories and rich traditions of her ancestors as she “…finds solace in the belief that artmaking can be a form of healing.” For more information
The Capitol Groove Music Festival
Bushnell Park HartfordDOWNTOWN HARTFORD’S INAUGURAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING: SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Dispatch• The Head and the Heart and The Revivalists • My Morning Jacket Shakey Graves • Trampled by turtles • Ozomatli • Say She she • the cap groove all-stars SUNDAY, JUNE 30 Guster • Trevor Hall • Tank and the Bangas •The Suffers • Vincent Lima For more information
Womanimation! 2024 Film Festival : Best Video: Hamden
Best Video Film & Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Avenue, HamdenWomanimation! is the premier showcase in the US of international women’s animation, a special one-day film festival event presenting animated short film stories created by women around the world. From satire to drama, from the everyday to the surreal - in styles from traditional 2-D to stop-motion to computer animation - the festival showcases wide-ranging visual styles. Audiences at each screening will vote for their favorite three films of the program, with the top overall vote-getter receiving a custom art object award, created by a winner from a previous edition of the festival. For more information
Critter Tour at White Gate Farm
White Gate Farm 83 Upper Pattagansett Road, East LymeFun for all ages: Observe (and pat) the brand new baby turkeys; Feed the lambs; Collect eggs; Feed the laying hens & roosters and learn why organic, pasture-raised eggs & poultry are so important. Climb on the tractors for photo ops. Check the ponds for frogs, turtles and snakes! Kids 4 and under are free. Farm owner Pauline Lord leads the tour. In the event of rain, we will refund your money and hope you can come next time! REGISTER
Farm Fest returns to White Gate Farm
White Gate Farm 83 Upper Pattagansett Road, East LymeOur popular free gathering returns on Saturday June 29 from 3 to 7 pm with fresh from the wood-fired oven pizzas, live music, sushi and more! BYOB is welcome. The farm stand stays open during Farm Fest until 7 pm. For more information
Litchfield Jazz Camp announces its 28th season.
Thomas S. Perakos Arts and Community Center 22 Kirby Rd, WashingtonLitchfield Jazz Camp returns for its 28th summer on June 30th, 2024. It will run through the entire month of July and it culminates in the 29th annual Litchfield Jazz Festival. The program and festival occur at the Frederick Gunn School in Washington Connecticut. Last summer LJC hosted over 300 students and distributed over $70,000 in need-based scholarships. Registration for the camp opens in mid-November. LJC welcomes students from 13 to adult. There is no pre-audition required. Visit Litchfield Jazz Camp at litchfieldjazzcamp.com or call 860-361-6285. For more information
Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market Every Sunday
Elephant's Trunk Flea Market 490 Danbury Rd490 Danbury Rd, New MilfordCome and see why the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market is the Largest Weekly Flea Market in New England. We’re open every Sunday, April into December, pending weather and field conditions. It’s best to follow our weekly Facebook Posts for updates and announcements. Don’t miss out on the action……the Trunk has something for everyone. If you’re looking for that rare and unusual find, it’s quite possible the Trunk is your destination! See you at the Trunk! For more information
Sunday Broadway Concert Series at The Legacy Theater: Kate Baldwin with John McDaniel at the piano!
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordSunday, June 30 at 2pm Kate Baldwin is a two-time Tony Award–nominee and four-time Drama Desk–nominee, having starred on Broadway as Irene Molloy in the 2017 revival of Hello, Dolly! and the 2009 revival of Finian’s Rainbow as Sharon McLonergan. She originated the roles of Sandra Bloom in Big Fish on Broadway and Leslie Lynnton Benedict in Giant at The Public Theatre. She starred as Jen in Keen Company's revival of John & Jen and garnered a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for her work in Superhero at Second Stage. Other Broadway credits: The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Wonderful Town. She starred in The King and I at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Women at The Old Globe, Henry V at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, She Loves Me at Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Music Man and South Pacific at Arena Stage (Helen Hayes Award nomination), and What the Constitution Means to Me at Berkshire Theatre Group. On television, her work includes NBC’s Law & Order: SVU (guest star), Stephen Sondheim’s Passion (PBS) and the Disney + series Just Beyond. For more information
Jenny Parrott/The Post Valley Green: Singer-Songwriter/Indie Folk: Best Video: Hamden
Best Video Film & Cultural Center 1842 Whitney Avenue, HamdenJenny Parrott plays an afternoon show at Best Video Film & Cultural Center on Sun., June 30. The show starts at 4 PM with opening act The Post Valley Green and the cover is $10. For more information
JUNE FARM DINNER at The Herb Lyceum: Groton, MA
Herb Lyceum 368 Main Street, Groton, MAIt is starting to feel like summer here at the farm, and we are so excited to share the first produce coming from the greenhouses to the dinner table. June’s dinners will be a prix fixe menu featuring 4 courses (and surprise bites), allowing you to choose your choice of main. The dinner will highlight early herbs and produce currently available at our farm as well as other ingredients from our collective of local producers. Weather permitting, we will start outdoors for first bites and then continue inside to the carriage house for 3 courses full of fresh spring produce. We will have a small menu of available house beverages, including wine, beer, cocktails and NA beverages available for purchase on premise to enjoy with your dinner. For more information
The New Canaan Land Trust’s Firefly Sanctuary Peak Season
New Canaan Land Trust 58 Pine Street, New CanaanThe Firefly Sanctuary is open year-round and accessible via a woodland trail leading up from Sleepy Hollow Road. Fireflies are most active in late June and early July. In an effort to protect the natural resources and limit visitor impacts, NCLT implemented a registration system in 2021. During peak viewing season (last week of June and first week of July) we limit attendance to 30 visitors per night. Guests are provided with a red-beam flashlight (which does not interfere with firefly signaling) and asked to apply bug spray before walking up to the meadow. For more information