“Dinner on Markle: Outdoor Block Party
29 Markle 29 Markle Ct., BridgeportJoin us for an evening filled with art, drinks, a four-course dinner, and fun! Our community dinner, "Dinner on Markle," is Saturday June 22nd at 29 Markle Ct. We’ll have dishes prepared by local chefs, liquor stations, live music, and amazing community art. It's an outdoor, family-style event spanning the entire street. Come eat, drink, […]
Paint the Town Plein Air Painting, Cocktail Party & Art Sale: The Lyme Art Association
Lyme Art Association 90 Lyme Street, Old LymePlein Air Painting – Dawn to Dusk Cocktail Party & Art Sale – 5:00 – 7:00 pm Lyme Art Association Members are invited to participate in a day of outdoor plein air painting around Lyme & Old Lyme, and to attend a cocktail party and an art sale of their painted pieces created that day. […]
Loether, Coller, and Chodkowski Together Again at Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe
Nightingale's Acoustic Cafe 68 Lyme Street, Old LymePaul Loether is a left-handed folk singer/songwriter and fingerstyle guitarist whose expressive vocals cover a broad range of traditional and contemporary folk music—from Stephen Foster, Elizabeth Cotton, Woody Guthrie, and Pete Seeger to Tom Paxton, Bill Staines, Carrie Newcomer, and John McCutcheon; see: Boob on our TV - John McCutcheon cover (youtube.com). His usually topical originals are […]
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV at College Street Music Hall
College Street Music Hall 238 College Street, New HavenBorn in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now calling Colorado home, horticulturist/musician Gregory Alan Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his six full-length studio albums: That Sea, The Gambler; This Empty Northern Hemisphere; The Weatherman; Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony; Evening Machines (nominated for a Grammy award for Best […]
Jerry Bergonzi Quintet at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old LymeTenor saxophonist, Jerry Bergonzi, is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery, and integrity. Relentless drive, inner fire, total command, awesome technique, elastic lyricism, rich resonance, world-class, a musical visionary, are among the rave reviews credited to his sound. Bergonzi's music has been applauded throughout […]
Connecticut River Environmental Symposium
Wesleyan University 45 Wyllys Ave, Fayerweather – Beckham Hall, MiddletownThe Connecticut River Museum is hosting an Environmental Symposium this June at Wesleyan University’s Beckham Hall Ballroom, featuring speakers and topics spanning all 410 miles of the Connecticut River. We envision this event as an opportunity for environmentally focused organizations to make new connections and discover exciting opportunities for collaboration and coalition building. The event […]
Mongers Market Sundays 1-4
MONGERS MARKET 1155 Railroad Avenue, BridgeportThe one, the only--Mongers Market. If you haven't you should... WE ARE A COLLECTION OF DIVERSE MONGERS SELLING VINTAGE, INDUSTRIAL SALVAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS IN A 75,000 SQ FT REFURBISHED FACTORY. OUR EXTENSIVE ECLECTIC INVENTORY INCLUDES FURNITURE, LIGHTING, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS AND CLOTHING AND IS ALWAYS CHANGING. For more information
Guided Tour: Bibliophilia X Taphophila: The Dead Shall be Read: Grove Street Cemetery New Haven
Two great archives are neighbors in New Haven: Grove Street Cemetery, the nation’s first chartered burial ground, and Beinecke Library, North America’s largest building dedicated exclusively to rare books and and manuscripts. Both exist to make the past accessible in the present for the future, and both offer many encyclopedias of stories to explore and […]
Saturday Introductory Tour of Beinecke Library at Yale
Beinecke Library 121 Wall Street, New HavenAn introductory tour of the Beinecke Library, its mission, history, architecture, collections, and services, led by a library staff or student guide. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Reservations are not required. Note: see the library’s website (beinecke.library.yale.edu) for current public health protocols and other important visitor information. A reminder the Beinecke Library’s ground floor and […]
Connecticut’s Historic Gardens Day at The Stanley-Whitman House
Stanley-Whitman House 37 High Street, FarmingtonStanley-Whitman House is one of fifteen distinctive historic sites and gardens in Connecticut that will be offering tours as part of Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day, Sunday, June 23rd from 12 - 4 pm. The Museum will be offering free historic garden tours in its "Museum Without Walls" which include its dooryard garden, hops and dye […]
CT’s Historic Gardens Day 2024
Fifteen distinctive historic sites and gardens in Connecticut that will be offering tours as part of Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day, Sunday, June 23rd from 12 - 4 pm. Reservations are needed and can be made online. For more information
Mitchfest 15 at The Hygienic: New London
Hygienic Art 79 Bank Street, New London15th Annual Mitchfest, 2pm to 6pm Sunday June 23rd @ Hygienic Art, New London CT Bobby Christina & NOLA Blue Records Presents *A TRIBUTE TO MATT GUITAR MURPHY* Advance tickets $30 Outdoor music festival & fundraiser ~ Rain or Shine! Music ~ Dancing ~ Food ~ Cocktails For more information