Louise McCagg: The Artist’s Eye at Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonSeptember 7 – December 15, 2024 Presenting modern and contemporary art from the collection of artist Louise McCagg (American, 1936–2020), this exhibition celebrates friendship and collaboration. The Artist’s Eye showcases McCagg’s own art in conversation with the work of notable artists such as Elaine de Kooning, Romare Bearden, Louise Bourgeois, Chuck Close, Philip Guston, Sol LeWitt, Yoko […]
Potter’s Path Tour: Studios In and Around New Haven
On October 5th and 6th, 2024, take some time to explore the clay studios of seven Connecticut ceramic artists. The Potters’ Path, winding its way from North Haven to Bethel, will lead you to discover an array of diverse functional and sculptural ceramics. This tour of seven studios and fourteen artists features highly accomplished professionals, […]
Oktoberfest at Hop & Vine in Stamford
Hop & Vine Taproom 30 Spring Street, StamfordHop & Vine’s First Annual OKTOBERFEST! Saturday, October 5th from 12pm-10pm . Great Food, Stein-Holding, Brat-Eating, Corn Hole, Live Music by 2 FABULOUS bands, local Breweries with Samples and Giveaways, and an ALL AROUND good time for everyone! For more information
2024 G.O.A.T. Brew Fest at Dunkin’ Park
Dunkin' Park 1214 Main St, HartfordMore than 50 businesses will be on tap for the Hartford Yard Goats’ annual “Greatest of All Time” Brew Fest this fall. For more information
Scarecrow Contest & FestiFall in Essex
Main Street Essex Main Street, EssexJoin the 2024 Annual Scarecrow Contest on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, from noon to 5 PM. Follow the map to find activities at local merchants and restaurants, including a wand-making station, face painting, tattoos, and a card reader. This is part of the Essex Board of Trade’s 2024 Annual Scarecrow Contest with the theme Witches […]
New England Antiques & Oddities Exhibition – 2024
Ansonia Armory 5 State Street, Ansonia𝑨 𝑫𝒂𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒃𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒆’ Purveyors of antiques, oddities, curiosities, and vintage anomalies will gather in Ansonia, Connecticut, for a day-long event to peddle and showcase the obscure. This annual curated event features an array of eccentric items, including vintage furniture, kitsch goods, funeral antiques, apothecary, grave rubbings, bone jewelry, taxidermy, wet specimens, lithographs, religious […]
Elections and Cakes: Connecticut Revolutions at New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New HavenMaking Election Day a state holiday in 17th century Connecticut was a revolution. So was making Election Cake to celebrate it in the 18th century. Through the fiction of Harriet Beecher Stowe, journals of Thoreau, sermons of Ezra Stiles, petitions by Black citizens, period cookbooks, diaries, magazines, and memoirs, food historian Dr. Linda Civitello will […]
Spooky-Silly Sing-A-Long – Nappy’s Shadow Puppets at Weston History & Culture Center
Weston History & Culture Center 104 Weston Road, WestonSaturday, October 5, 2024 Start your spooky season early with a family-fun shadow puppet show with Nappy's Puppets at the Weston History & Culture Center in Weston, CT on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 3pm! Join in the fun as Jim Napolitano of Nappy’s Puppet presents some of the silliest sing-a-long songs known to man […]
1940s Christmas Tours by Candlelight at the Historic Coley House in Weston, CT
Weston History & Culture Center 104 Weston Road, WestonTours 6pm & 7:30pm on December 20, 21 & 22, 2024 Join the Weston History & Culture Center in Weston, CT for a unique candlelight tour holiday experience this December! Explore a 1940s Christmas at the Coley House! With only holiday lights and candlelight,take a guided tour through this mid-19th century farmhouse, decorated as it […]
Krazy Kahoot! MoMath’s Online Family Quiz Show
Join MoMath’s favorite math quizmaster Steve Sherman for a fun-filled family game bursting with a wide range of entertaining questions for ages 10 to 110. Is your family up for this lively challenge?! To fully participate in this program, you will need a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer with internet access. Please open Kahoot.it on your computer or […]
Film Screening: World Documentaries Today!: Iron Butterflies Roman Liubyi (2023) at Yale
Whitney Humanities Center 320 York Street, New HavenRoman Liubyi, IRON BUTTERFLIES (2023, 84 min., Ukrainian, Russian, English, and Dutch with English subtitles) On July 17, 2014, a passenger jet en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. Roman Liubyi’s poetic documentary film interweaves archival material, news and social media clips, and dramatized and animated scenes in order to reveal the strategies that were used to shroud […]
New Canaan Nature Center 11th Annual Harvest Festival!
New Canaan Nature Center 144 Oenoke Ridge, New CanaanThe New Canaan Nature Center is hosting our 11th Annual Harvest Festival! Featuring Axe Throwing again this year! The Harvest Festival is an adult only evening featuring live music and local microbreweries and wine. It is also a successful fundraiser for the Nature Center. Come join us, in the meadow, with beer, bites, wine, and […]