The Hoolios at The Hygienic: New London
Hygienic Art 79 Bank Street, New LondonFan favorites The Hoolios with special guests The Carleans return to Hygienic Art Park on Saturday June 29th 8pm. Steeped in the rhythms of the Gulf of Mexico: Americana, Latin, Reggae, Texas Folk and Zydeco, The Hoolios will have you dancing under the stars! Ticket $15 Presale $20 Door For more information
Take Your Family to Visit a State Fish Hatchery
Quinebaug Valley State Fish Hatchery Address: 145 Trout Hatchery Road, Plainfield, CT 06374 Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (7 days a week) Phone: 860-564-7542 Tours: Open to the public. Groups interested in tours of the hatchery starting on or after June 1 should call at the phone number below. Burlington State Fish Hatchery Address:34 Belden Rd, Burlington, CT 06013 Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (7 days a week) Tours: Self-guided or by reservation. Phone: 860-673-2340
Saturdays at the Stonington Village Farmers’ Market
Stonington Village Farmers' Market The Velvet Mill, 22 Bayview Avenue, StoningtonAbout the Farmer's Market The Stonington Farmers’ Market began in 1997 under the initiative of Geoffrey Little. The enormously popular market attracts residents from the Borough and surrounding communities who come to buy fresh, healthy, local food. In 2008 the Stonington Farmers’ Market became a year-round event, moving inside during the winter months. For more information
Garden Dialogues 2024: Concord, MA
Concord MA Concord, MAJune 29, 2024 Register now to explore this exceptional 2.4-acre property with rolling meadows and surrounded by a densely forested perimeter. This landscape includes a long, winding driveway, sunny perennial gardens, and elegant granite steps. The exclusive tour will be led by Michelle Crowley, principal of Crowley Cottrell, Architect Kelly Ennis Connellan of Jill Neubauer Architects, and Botanica Fine Gardens Meadow Consultant/Installation, Ed Kutchmanich. For more information
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
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