GERMANIA of POUGHKEEPSIE PRESENTS: MAIFEST 2024!
Germania Festival Grounds Old Degarmo Road, Arlington, NYMay 17, 18, 19, 2024 A fun, festive and authentic Maifest! will be held at Germania Festival Grounds, 51 Old DeGarmo Road, Poughkeepsie, NY! – Friday May 17, 5-10pm, Saturday May 18, 1pm-10pm, and Sunday May 19, Noon-5pm. Event features live German bands, German food, home baked German desserts, traditional German Bier, children’s entertainment, Bavarian […]
Fundamentals of Gardening: A Weekend Workshop with Daryl Beyers at Hollister House Garden
Hollister House Garden 300 Nettleton Hollow Rd, WashingtonMay 17, 18, 19, 2024 Dig deep into the fundamentals of gardening in this weekend-long, intensive workshop. Whether you are new to gardening or have a few seasons under your belt, this comprehensive course will develop and refine your skills. A lively combination of classroom instruction and hands-on activities will teach you the optimal way […]
Cosmos and Cocktails: Ballet Hartford at Wadsworth Mansion
Wadsworth Mansion 421 Wadsworth Street, MiddletownThe Mansion is thrilled to welcome Ballet Hartford for a special evening featuring a performance of excerpts of Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Guests will be welcomed with a signature theme cocktail, and enjoy a cocktail hour with light hors d’oeuvres served by David Alan Hospitality prior to the performance. Tickets are $60 per person. Tickets include admission […]
Flock Theater: JANE EYRE at The Shaw Mansion in New London
The Shaw Mansion 11 Blinman Street, New LondonMay 17-19, 24-26 Adapted by Julie Butters from the novel by Charlotte Brontë Directed by Victor Chiburis Originally set to be performed in New London’s historic Shaw Mansion in 2020, the production was waylaid due to the global pandemic and adapted into a Zoom film. Now in 2024, the show finally gets its live debut […]
Scott Higgins Comedy All Stars at Niantic Bay Playhouse
Niantic Bay Playhouse 279 Main Street, NianticMay 17th Join us for another night of fantastic comedy with 5 comedians. Concessions and Cocktails are available! For more information
HBCT Shelter Dog Adoption Event
Durham Fairgrounds Canfield Lane, DurhamSaturday and Sunday, May 18-19, 2023 Hours are Saturday 9a-4p, Sunday 9a-1p. Are you looking for your new best friend? Homeward Bound CT (HBCT) is hosting a shelter dog adoption event. We are a group of friends committed to finding homes for the thousands of dogs dying in kill shelters across the country every year. Please consider […]
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 […]
Hart House Heritage Garden Perennial Plant Sale
Old Saybrook Historical Society 350 Main Street, Old SaybrookThe Historical Society’s Heritage Garden is selling potted plants from its pollinator friendly flower beds. The perennials are divided from the various flowering perennials, culinary and medicinal herbs and other native wildflower plants known to have grown during the colonial period. The plants come from both the wildflower and shade garden beds, including a variety […]
New Canaan Food Revolution: A Tasting Event Fundraiser for The Sunshine Kids
Berkshire Hathaway 98 Park St, New CanaanThe New Canaan Food Revolution, founded by Jamie Oliver returns for a 9th year on Saturday, May 18th between 9.30–11:45am. Enjoy a morning strolling downtown and sampling bites to eat at different locations. Earn a stamp for everything you taste, if you complete your passport then you will be entered into a prize draw. EVERYONE […]
Gravestone Cleaning Workshop
Stanley-Whitman House 37 High Street, FarmingtonRoll up your sleeves, get dirty and learn all about Connecticut’s colonial graveyards from Ruth Shapleigh-Brown of CT Gravestone Network. Ms. Shapleigh-Brown has been involved in burial ground preservation and gravestone studies since the mid 1980's which is her passion in life. Stanley-Whitman House gravestone cleaning workshops run from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and […]
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
Connecticut Daylily Society Annual Sale
Avon Senior Center 635 W Avon Rd, AvonCDS hosts an annual May plant sale at the Avon Senior Center. Our plants are member-grown, freshly dug, bare-root, hardy to our area, and very reasonably priced. This yearly event is a Farmington Valley fixture, with many CT residents making the trip every spring to see what new and exciting plants await them! Big, small, […]