The 87th Dogwood Festival: Fairfield

Greenfield Hill Congregational Church 1045 Old Academy Road, Fairfield

May 11-12, 2024! Crafts Fair (and more!): Dozens of New England vendors offering jewelry, accessories, hand-crafted items, photography, artisanal foods and so much more! INTERESTED CRAFTERS: CLICK HERE FOR OUR 2024 CRAFTER APPLICATION! Children’s Crafts and games: Fun crafts to create, games to play, and a bounce house too! Located on the church playground. Live Music: A wonderful […]

Nothing, Then Everything: Power Boothe at Lyman Allyn

Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New London

May 11 – August 4, 2024 Nothing, Then Everything brings together more than a dozen of Power Boothe’s large-scale abstract paintings in dialogue with his smaller canvases and works on paper, exploring the artist’s work and process. Using a grid structure as a starting point, Boothe engages color, line, shape, texture, and rhythm in his paintings, […]

Milford Garden Club’s Annual May Market

Fowler Field Pavillion 1 Shipyard Ln, Milford

Saturday May 11,  8:30 am and 11:30 Friends - A reminder to please join us Saturday, May 11th between 8:30 am and 11:30 am for our Annual May Market Plant Sale being held at the Fowler Rotary Pavilion - behind the Milford Library. Perennials, annuals, herbs, vegetables, houseplants, baked goods and garden treasures will all […]

FARMSTEAD MOTHER’S DAY BOUQUETS ON SALE NOW! at Wakeman Town Farm

Wakeman Town Farm 134 Cross Highway, Westport

Go beyond supermarket flowers with a whimsical, farm-inspired bouquet in a mason jar tied with ribbon. These gorgeous local arrangements are designed and created with unique garden florals by local floral designer Sarah Shaw Floral exclusively for Wakeman Town Farm. Order now though noon May 7 and pickup at the Farm on Sat May 11 […]

$85

North Stonington Garden Club Plant Sale

North Stonington Elementary School 311 Norwich Westerly Road, North Stonington

Saturday May 11, 9am-12pm Our Annual Plant Sale is not only our biggest fundraiser for the year, it is also our biggest community event, attracting customers from southeastern Connecticut and adjacent Rhode island. It raises the funds to support our own activities and also to give back to the community via civic planting, donations to […]

Trillium Garden Club Spring Plant Sale in Groton

Outdoor Patio 52 Newtown Road, Groton

Saturday, May 11, 9 am-12 pm Our Plant Sale 2024 Each spring we host a plant sale, the proceeds of which support one or more $1000 scholarships to local high school seniors headed for a university, college, trade or certificate program. The scholarship is issued based on an interest in horticulture, landscape design, marine or […]

Plant and Mushroom Foraging Class in Fairfield

TBA Fairfield

Forager and chef Vinny Crotta and CT Foraging Club founder Amy Demers will be co-teaching a class on Plant and Mushroom Foraging. You will learn how to identify and utilize edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms that can be found this time of year. Class will consist of a 45-minute lecture where you will learn […]

$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

WESLEYAN POTTERS SPRING SALE

Wesleyan Potters 350 South Main Street, Middletown

Wesleyan Potters is a non-profit cooperative craft guild. Our Spring Sale features: -30+ artisan booths of pottery, jewelry and handwovens made by members, faculty and students -Pottery and weaving demonstrations -Raffle of artisan works -Plant and flower sale (donated by Michael's Greenhouse) -A table with assorted works donated by Wesleyan Potters artists (sales benefit our […]

iPhone Artistry Workshop: Intentional Camera Movement and Multiple Exposure

Carriage Barn Arts Center 681 South Avenue, New Canaan

With Deborah Loeb Bohren Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and multiple exposure (ME) images are two of the hottest trends in photography today. And you don’t need a fancy camera to create unique and dynamic abstract and impressionist images — all you need is an iPhone and a couple of very cool apps. In this workshop […]

$75 – $90

Persian Calligraphy Workshop with Alibaba Awrang at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford

Join us for an introduction to Persian Calligraphy with master calligrapher Alibaba Awrang. Fusing Persian letters with brightly colored and bold patterns and images, Alibaba uses both traditional and modern techniques in his works. In this workshop, Alibaba will share his history , including his position as head the Department of Calligraphy and Miniature Painting […]

$30

Sacred Heart Church The Italian National Parish 100th Anniversary Celebratory Mass and Dinner

The Italian Center 1620 Newfield Avenue, Stamford

Sacred Heart Church The Italian National Parish Will be Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Dedication and First Mass held in Sacred Heart Church on May 11, 1924. The Celebratory Mass will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 4:00 pm Reception/Dinner will be held at 6:00 pm at The Italian Center Newfield Avenue, Stamford, […]