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
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
Workshop with Ridgefield Poet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher at Ridgefield Library
Ridgefield Library 472 Main Street, RidgefieldPoet Laureate Ira Joe Fisher, is holding a workshop twice a month on first and third Sundays, 1:30 to 3:30. Please register for either Group A (first Sunday) or Group B (third Sunday), but not both. Each poet should arrive with one poem in hand for that day. It will be read and discussed with urged revision (if necessary). The atmosphere is gentle, tactful, encouraging and inspiring. You will leave with ideas and a good, creative feeling. For more information
Five Points Arts Center : 2024 Summer Teen Art Labs
Five Points Arts 855 University Drive, TorringtonWeek of July 8 - Week of August 12 Welcome to the 2024 Summer Teen Art Labs! Designed to provide a dedicated arts program for teens, Five Points Arts is offering four workshops in Photography, Ceramics, Painting & Drawing, and Printmaking. This program will focus on developing skills in a variety of disciplines with a focus on creative problem solving and portfolio building. Each workshop will meet once per week from 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm for six weeks. Attendees can register for any and all of the four workshops. Sign-up will be on a first come first serve basis. There are a limited number of spaces available, so early Registration is encouraged. For more information Thanks to the generosity of the Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, this year's Summer Teen Art Labs may be offered at no cost to participants.
Hello Monday Rollerskating at Magic Rink: Waterbury
Roller Magic 60 HARVESTER RD., WaterburyHere at Roller Magic we bring the love of roller skating to life! With magic in the air, young and old fly free. Come by and skate the day away! Daily Events schedule