The 71st Annual Bridgewater Country Fair
The Bridgewater Fair Grounds 100 Main Street South, BridgewaterAugust 16-18, 2024 There is a large variety of great food tents throughout the fairgrounds from our famous roast beef sandwiches, slowed cooked chicken, fresh buttery corn, tacos, ice cream, fried dough, BBQ, fried Oreos and many more. All of the food at the Bridgewater Fair is prepared and cooked by our volunteer fireman and […]
Annual Hamburg Fair in Lyme
Hamburg Fair 2 Sterling City Rd, LymeAugust 16th-18th, 2024 This family-friendly fair showcases many agricultural fair traditions while highlighting top local music talent and entertainment. The intimate size of the fair makes for easy navigation, parking and crowd control. Visitors will enjoy Carnival rides and games, food concessions, pony rides and entries and exhibits for farm, animal, crafts, fruits, vegetables and […]
Concert on the Green: Sing and Play with Mrs. Bergin at La Grua Center: Stonington
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonJoin Ms. Bergin, beloved local children’s musician for an hour of music and singing. Bergin O’Malley, a pop-folk singer songwriter, first started writing children’s music twelve years ago when she was pregnant with her first child Emmett. Along with her singing partner, Melissa Haith, she wrote and released two children’s albums, Sing and Play Together, […]
A Max Roach Centennial Tribute: M’Boom + Horns Featuring: Warren Smith and Bobby Sanabria / The Kojo Melché Roney Experience
Marcus Garvey Park 18 Mt. Morris Park West, NYCIn celebration of Max Roach 100, and in partnership with Jazzmobile, the legendary late jazz drummer will be honored with a performance by M’Boom and Horns led by Joe Chambers and Warren Smith. M’Boom, founded by Max Roach, an ensemble comprised completely of percussionists using marimba, xylophone, tympani, vibes, bells, gongs, and a musical saw in addition […]
Insects At Night! Nocturnal Adventure at Flanders Nature Center
FLANDERS NATURE CENTER 596 Flanders Road, WoodburyAre you curious about nocturnal insects? Everyone’s familiar with daytime insects, but rarely have a chance to see the array of moths, beetles, and other insects that wait until dark to emerge from their daytime hiding places. We will collect, observe, and learn about nocturnal insects and their relatives. This is a great family program. […]
Aaron Goldberg Trio at The Side Door
The Side Door 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme“For over 20 years, pianist Aaron Goldberg has set himself apart as one of the most scintillating performers in jazz,” hails JazzTimes. Goldberg is widely heralded as one of the art form’s most compelling pianists, both leading his own trio and collaborating with such brilliant icons as Joshua Redman, Wynton Marsalis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Guillermo Klein […]
Ken Gonzales-Day: Composition in Black and Brown with Yale Center for British Art and Yale Peabody
Monday, August 5, 2024–Tuesday, December 31, 2024 Composition in Black and Brown I Composition in Black and Brown I is a billboard on view from August to October, 2024 on Interstate 95 North in West Haven, Connecticut. Composition in Black and Brown II Composition in Black and Brown II is a site-specific vinyl artwork on view from […]
Belltown Hill Orchards Pick Your Own
Belltown Orchards 483 Matson Hill Rd, South GlastonburyNectarines ~ Zestar, Ginger Gold & Paula Red Apples ~ Approximately mid August Blackberries ~ Approximately mid August Hours: 8-4 Weather and Crop Permitting For more information
Sweet Dreams: A Bedtime Story Comes to Life at The Legacy Theater
Legacy Theatre 128 Thimble Islands Road, BranfordSaturday, August 17 at 10am Join SalliJune as her magical adventures begin when she drifts off to sleep, finding fun and friendship along the way! A Legacy Theatre Production with book, music, and lyrics by Chelsea Dacey and Keely Baisden Knudsen. 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
Cato Corner “Reinventing the Wheel”” Pasture Walk and Cheese Tasting
Cato Corner Farm 178 Cato Corner Road, ColchesterSave the Date! Saturday August 17th from 10 AM - 2 PM Cato Corner Farm will host our next event, "Reinventing the Wheel". Based on the book Reinventing the Wheel: Milk, Microbes, and the Fight for Real Cheese by Bronwen and Francis Percival, this event will feature pasture walks at 10 AM and 12 noon to meet the cows, cheese sampling and pairings throughout the […]
Mohegan Wigwam Festival
Fort Shantok 75 Gallivan Ln, UncasvilleEveryone is invited to join Native Americans from across the country in a family-friendly day of traditional Native American crafts, foods, and dance competitions. The event is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there! Parking is free and located offsite. Complimentary shuttle service is provided with pickups and dropoffs at […]