Navigation Tools For The Backpacker: Map & Compass Workshop

Sleeping Giant Park 200 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden

Map and compass skills are an important set of tools for any backpacker, day hiker or adventurer. Not only do they help provide a safe and enjoyable experience, but they also open the door for exploration. No matter where you are, a map and compass will not fail you as long as you know how […]

2025 New Canaan Village Fair & Sidewalk Sale

Downtown New Canaan Main Street

Sponsored annually for over 50 years by the Chamber of Commerce, and held every year on the third Saturday in July, the origins of the Sidewalk Sale date back to the 1920’s, when merchants put their wares on the sidewalks for sale. In recent years the Event has expanded to include a “Pre-Sale” day on Friday […]

Dialogues: Music & Hollywood at Norfolk Music Shed

Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, Norfolk

Celebrate the connection between music and the magic of the silver screen, with iconic scores by Herrmann, Korngold, and Bernstein, along with the enchanting charm of Debussy’s Petite Suite. CLAUDE-ACHILLE DEBUSSY Petite Suite NINO ROTA Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano BERNARD HERMANN Suite from Psycho SAMUEL BARBER Adagio for Strings ERICH KORNGOLD Suite from Much Ado About Nothing, […]

Free – $70

Lyman Orchards Blueberry “Bluegrass” Festival

Lyman Orchards 32 Reeds Gap Rd, Middlefield

Save the Date! Lyman Orchards Blueberry "Bluegrass" Festival will be at the Apple Barrel Farm Market celebrating Blueberries & Blues! Blueberry picking, live music, pie eating contests & more! Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10 AM - 4 PM. Visit https://lymanorchards.com/event/blueberry-festival-2025/ for the most up to date schedule of events.  

Guilford Craft Expo 2025

Guilford Town Green Broad Street, Guilford

July 18-20, 2025 Come to the historic Guilford Green July 18-20 where you can view fine handmade works and meet over 170 talented artists from across the nation. Did you […]

Free – $15

The Miró Quartet at Norfolk Music Shed

Norfolk Music Shed 49 Battell Rd, Norfolk

“Profoundly satisfying music-making...” Gramophone SERGEI PROKOFIEV Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34 OSVALDO GOLIJOV The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN String Quartet in a minor, Op. 132 Miró Quartet Romie de Guise-Langlois  clarinet Melvin Chen  piano   PRE-CONCERT CONVERSATION 7–7:40 PM | BATTELL RECITAL HALL For more information  

Free – $70

Summer Concert Series: Western Electric at the Bartlett Arboretum

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford

Connecticut-based Americana band, Western Electric, performs an eclectic mix of authentic rock 'n roll, rockabilly, and country covering Dwight Yoakum, Linda Ronstadt, The Pretenders, Karla Bonoff, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Stray Cats, Imelda May, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, and much more.  Join us for some afternoon delight!" Members must sign in to get the member […]

Take a Tour of Connecticut’s beautiful State Capitol building

Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., Hartford

Capitol Information and Tours at the Connecticut State Capitol is operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund and sponsored by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, Connecticut General Assembly. General tourist information centers are located outside room 101 in the State Capitol and on the first floor, west entrance in the […]

Yale-New Haven Regular Singing at Never Ending Books

Never Ending Books 810 State St, New Haven

The Yale-New Haven Regular Singing has been gathering since January 2010 to sing hymns, fuging tunes, and anthems from the Sacred Harp and other collections of shape-note music. We meet from 7 to 9 pm three times a month in New Haven: on second and fourth Tuesdays in room 106 of Yale’s Stoeckel Hall (469 […]