Camp Aldrich Registration is Now Open
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street, RidgefieldJoin us at The Aldrich for a full-day, week-long arts experience with Museum Educators and a practicing teaching artist. Campers explore the Museum’s three-acre campus, learn in the galleries, and incorporate the world around them into their art. Each week, campers will be guided through art-making workshops and activities led by a professional, practicing artist and our dedicated team of camp counselors. Weeks are tailored to specific age groups for the ultimate creative learning environment. Each session culminates in a celebration for family and friends on Friday evenings, displaying works of art that the campers developed throughout the week. Week 1: Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19 Grades 1 to 3 Week 2: Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26 Grades 1 to 3 Week 3: Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2 Grades 4 to 6 For more information
Children’s Summer on Stage: Sleeping Beauty: Session One at The Garde
Garde Arts Center 325 State Street, New LondonJuly 15 – July 20 Summer on Stage is an unforgettable week-long summer theater experience at the Garde Arts Center with the Missoula Children’s Theatre! Up to 60 students will rehearse for the whole week and attend a variety of workshops, then put on two performances of an original musical with the Missoula Children’s Theater, the nation’s largest touring children’s theater. Participants will learn about many facets of theater giving them skills in presentation, confidence, self-expression and knowledge of related technical elements such as stage make-up, sound, and lighting. Register Now Camp: Monday-Friday 9am to 3:30pm Drop Off 8:45-9am / Pick Up 3:30pm Performances: Friday @ 7:00pm & Saturday @ 11:00am Session 1: July 15 – July 20 Sleeping Beauty Session 2: July 22 – July 27 The Wizard of Oz Session 3: July 29 – Aug 3 The Pied Piper For more information
Dixwell Q-House Farmer’s Market in New Haven
Q-HOUSE FARMERS MARKET 197 Dixwell Ave, New HavenWednesdays | 3pm – 6pm Opening Day: June 12 Daniel Stewart Plaza 197 Dixwell Ave Q House and CitySeed are excited to be collaborating to bring a Farmers Market to the Daniel Stewart Plaza at Q House this summer! This market will look much like CitySeeds other markets, offering fresh locally grown and produced foods, live music, and activities. Stay tuned for more info. The Q House is a bustling community center that provides resources, opportunities, and a safe and fun gathering space for folks of all ages and backgrounds. Learn more about the Dixwell Q House here. Vendors at our market accept credit, debit, cash and SNAP/EBT. We even double SNAP/EBT for fresh produce. For more information
Summer Nights at Stone Acres Farm
Stone Acres Farm 393 North Main Street, StoningtonJune 19 - August 31 Summer Nights Schedule: Wednesdays - Fridays, with occasional Saturday availability. Dine under the stars at the historic Stone Acres Farm. Explore the formal gardens and sprawling grounds and enjoy a multi course dinner curated by our 85th Day Culinary Team. Enjoy the bounty of the season featuring locally sourced vegetables, fish, pasture raised meats and artisan baked goods and cheeses. A boutique wine list, craft cocktails and local beer will be available. $78 per guest. Beverages, tax, & gratuity not included in ticket price. Reserved seatings beginning at 5PM. For more information
Movies in the Plaza at Pitkin Park
Movies in the Plaza is back, bringing you free Wednesday night (and now select Sunday afternoon) movie screenings May through October in downtown New Haven’s beloved Pitkin Plaza! Grab your lawn chairs, picnic blankets and some takeout from a local spot, and spend an evening under the stars enjoying blockbusters, nostalgic blasts from the past, cult favorites, family films for all ages, and more. June 12 - The Parent Trap June 19 - Selma June 26 - Pride and Prejudice July 3 - NO MOVIE July 10 - Mama Mia July 17 - Peanut Butter Falcon July 24 - Jaws July 31 - Galaxy Quest Family films will be shown on Select Sundays: June 9 - Shrek June 23 - The Incredibles July 21 - Monsters Inc. August 4 - The Lego Movie August 18 - The Secret Life of Pets For more information
Mary Sully: Native Modern at The Met
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue, New YorkJuly 18, 2024–January 12, 2025 Mary Sully—born Susan Mabel Deloria on the Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota—was a little-known, reclusive Yankton Dakota artist who, between the 1920s and 1940s, created highly distinctive work informed by her Native American and settler ancestry. This first solo exhibition of Sully’s groundbreaking production highlights recent Met acquisitions and loans from the Mary Sully Foundation, works that complicate traditional notions of Native American and modern art. For more information
Eco Circus Camp in East Haddam
The Sanctuary 59 Bogel Road, East HaddamFirst Session: Jul 8th - Jul 19th Mon-Fri 9 AM to 3 PM Ages 6-12 Back by popular demand! Campers will experience Embodied play connecting bodies + minds in harmony with relationships + the environment. Circus arts, partnership yoga, ecological lessons, Connection to Nature. Goats. For more information Tuition: $750 per session / Scholarships available.
POP UP: DINNER WITH NIT NOI at Ardens: Rowayton
Ardens 158 Rowayton Ave, NorwalkAs we look back to last Thursday from our first Summer After Hours with our friends Nit-Not, we can't stop talking about how much of a hit it was, therefore we have some fun news for those who missed the boat the first time around! We are partnering together again for our July After Hours series on 7/18 at 7 pm. We will feature another delicious (but different) four course Thai menu from scratch paired with specialty cocktails & wine. The mid-summer feast will feature live music & good vibes. $105 per person dinner only (+22% gratuity and 2% admin fee to our servers & kitchen team). $145 per person cocktail + wine package (+22% gratuity and 2% admin fee to our servers & kitchen team). We are no longer a BYOB establishment, if you are planning on drinking that evening please make sure to purchase your ticket with cocktail + wine package. For more information
Rosé Social!!! CLASS – Reservations Required: at The Study: Greenwich
The Study Fine Wine & Spirits 1071 North Street, Greenwich, CTUnderstand the pink you drink with this informative, fun loving class. We will dive deep into the rosy waters, touching briefly on Provence and then venture forth to strange varietals, dark hues, Italy, Austria and beyond! Jul 18, 2024 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM For more information
The Wedding Singer at Niantic Bay Playhouse
Niantic Bay Playhouse 279 Main Street, NianticJuly 18 - August 4 The Wedding Singer is a rousing musical comedy that will have you dancing in the aisles. Set in the Reagan era with a synth-laden score, this production is a blast from the past like you've never experienced before. Join us as we follow the story of Robbie Hart, a struggling wedding-singer who finds himself jilted at the altar and left to pick up the pieces. For more information
AOIFE O’DONOVAN & HAWKTAIL – ALL MY FRIENDS TOUR at United Theater
United Theater 5 Canal St, Westerly, RIAoife O’Donovan and Hawktail join together for a night of joyous music. Hawktail opens the evening with their signature songs and cosmopolitan sound. Aoife O’Donovan will then take the stage with Hawktail as her band, performing songs from the Grammy-award winning musician’s 4th studio album All My Friends (out March 22, 2024). O’Donovan continues to enchant audiences worldwide with her soul-stirring music and unwavering passion for storytelling through song. Deemed “a vocalist of unerring instinct” by the New York Times, she has released three critically-acclaimed and boundary-blurring solo albums including literally crafted Age Of Apathy, which received three Grammy nominations. Her newest album, All My Friends is based around a collection of songs Aoife O’Donovan wrote, inspired by women’s suffrage and the passage of the 19th amendment. The album is a deep dive into the reimagining of the life of Carrie Chapman Catt – one of the movement’s leaders and founder of the League of Women Voters – juxtaposed with Aoife’s own experiences as a woman and mother. For more information
Old State House: Farmers Market: Tuesdays and Fridays
Connecticut’s Old State House 800 Main St, HartfordEVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY | JUNE 21 – OCTOBER 11, 2024 | 10AM – 2PM Come visit and shop local at our annual Farmers Market, one of the original open air markets in Connecticut! Our goal is to offer a variety of products from as many farmers and artisan vendors as possible. We are committed to offering a vibrant marketplace in downtown Hartford where local farmers and artisans can enjoy coming together with the community to share the best of what Connecticut has to offer. Connecticut’s Old State House Farmers Market runs from the first day of summer through mid-fall, ensuring that our patrons enjoy the ultimate seasonal variety for many months of the year! For more information