New Canaan Food Revolution: A Tasting Event Fundraiser for The Sunshine Kids

Berkshire Hathaway 98 Park St, New Canaan

The 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 […]

$14.64

Gravestone Cleaning Workshop

Stanley-Whitman House 37 High Street, Farmington

Roll 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 […]

$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

Connecticut Daylily Society Annual Sale

Avon Senior Center 635 W Avon Rd, Avon

CDS 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, […]

RAISING CHICKENS 101 at The Lyme Grange

Lyme Grange 2 Sterling City Rd, Old Lyme, CT, United States

OPEN INVITATION! Come join us next Saturday when Sarah McEachern presents RAISING CHICKENS 101! For more information

Happy Birthday Connecticut’s Old State House

Connecticut’s Old State House 800 Main St, Hartford

Join us in celebrating Connecticut’s Old State House’s 228th birthday on Saturday, May 18th from 12:00 – 4:00 pm. This free event will feature a Spring Craft Market, activities for kids, and cake made by 2023 Election Cake Bake-Off winner Amy Hodder of Amy Cakes in Wallingford. Enjoy an outdoor concert with Jake Kulak and […]

Beginner’s Printmaking Workshopat Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford

Join us in learning the basics of linocut printmaking! In this workshop, led by folk artist Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey, you will be guided through the whole “block print” process: from designing a pattern, transferring, carving, testing and printing your design to take home. No printmaking experience required, and people of all artistic abilities are welcome. Even […]

$30

Colonial Field Day at Westport Museum for History and Culture

Westport Museum for History and Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport

Ever wondered how to play hoop and stick? Or break flax? What about spinning yarn? Bring the whole family and see for yourself at the museum’s Colonial Field Day! Take part in activities that were commonplace in the 18th century. Speak with costumed staff and volunteers about the lives of those in the colonial era. Try your […]

Free – $5

Lyme Academy: Beyond the Figure and a Conversation with the WSJ’s Lance Esplund: A Preview Event

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts 84 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Join us on Saturday, May 18th, for an insightful and engaging conversation with Lance Esplund, Art Critic of The Wall Street Journal, and Emily M. Weeks, Ph.D., Lyme Academy’s Principal Art Historian. This event will be followed by a special exhibition preview and reception for Beyond the Figure: A Student and Faculty Exhibition. Preview Event & Fundraiser […]

$100

Gene Parise with Christina Corcoran at Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe

Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe 68 Lyme Street, Old Lyme

Gene Parise--also known by his solo moniker Kozmik Riffs--is a Southern RI-based lifelong musician/guitarist/singer-songwriter who’s leant his talents to various bands. He performs solo as well, sharing his original songs, and also covering some of the truly revered great folk/rock/country and Americana songwriters, but always in his own unique style. Gene was the guitarist with […]

$10

Concert: Mahler’s Symphony No. 3: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra

Norwalk Symphony Orchestra 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT

With Fairfield County Chorale, Fairfield County Children’s Choir and Soloists. After the resounding success of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in 2022, we will conclude this season with an all-the-stops-out performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. This remarkable composition delves into the grandeur and intricacies of nature. It will feature a massive orchestra, a children’s choir, […]

$10 – $50