Come and see why the Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market is the Largest Weekly Flea Market in New England.  We’re open every Sunday, April into December, pending weather and field conditions.  It’s best to follow our weekly Facebook Posts for updates and announcements.  Don’t miss out on the action……the Trunk has something for everyone.  If you’re […]

The Coventry Farmers’ Market on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead is an experience not to be missed. This market carries the tradition of being the largest farmers’ market in the state, featuring some of the best of Connecticut-grown, Connecticut-made products in one of the most unspoiled countryside settings in the state. Each week, […]

Great news - Blackberries are here! Come by and enjoy all of the delicious goodness that the fields at the Cider Barn location have to offer! Look forward to our new regular hours, every Thursday, Saturday & Sunday from 12:30-3:30pm. You can park at the Cider Barn parking lot (across the street from 23 Petticoat […]

Interested in papermaking? Visit the James L. Goodwin Conservation Center for a workshop on the wonders of papermaking. The program will go over the steps, tools and materials needed, as well as tips and tricks to make one’s paper unique. This easy and relatively cheap activity can become fun for oneself-or the whole family! All […]

Join us for an interactive Opera performance! On July 21, finalists chosen by the Opera Connecticut Artistic Directors will perform at Hill-Stead for the chance to win the title of American Opera Idol. At Hill-Stead the finalists will sing one piece each. Then, a panel of professional judges from various areas of the classical music arena will select […]

Set sail on an ocean of smooth grooves with Rock The Dock: Christopher Cross, Ambrosia & Friends at Foxwoods Resort Casino! Christopher Cross was far and away the biggest new star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of smoothly sophisticated ballads including the chart-topping "Sailing"; seemingly as quickly as he shot […]

Join us for our Spanish Tapas Dinner featuring Paella made in our Wood Fired Oven !  This dinner benefits World Central Kitchen.  Bring your own wine to pair with our choices of white or red aromatic herb and fruit sangria mixer, served to your table by the carafe. Live music and outdoor seating.  Dishes will […]

The GRAMMY® Award-winning quintet—Andy Falco , Chris Pandolfi , Andy Hall , Jeremy Garrett , and Travis Book —have musical influences that truly run the gamut, but their common denominator is certainly bluegrass— the sound that has in essence defined the course of their career. The Infamous Stringdusters stand out as the rare group who can […]

The Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, celebrating its 60th anniversary season, will present a concert titled “Delights & Dances” featuring Dances of Galánta by Zoltán Kodály, Delights & Dances by Michael Abels and Symphony No. 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven. For more information

July 22, 2024 to July 26, 2024 Trains! Santa! Stories! Can’t get enough of the holidays? Celebrate Christmas in July with a special train display at the Fairfield Museum. Immerse yourself in holiday magic as model trains wind through a cozy and magical scene. Free with Museum admission. For more information

Join us as Ocean House owner and author, Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with our featured authors. This week, New York Times bestselling authors Allison Pataki and Emily Franklin will be discussing (and signing) their books: Finding Margaret Fuller (Pataki) and The Lioness of Boston (Franklin). Refreshments will be served, including wine and light bites! Please note, tickets purchased for […]

Formed with the most modest of expectations, Fiddlehead has unexpectedly become one of the most vital groups in rock music. Their fervent audience responds to the urgency of their music, but also the intensely human exploration of loss that’s colored so much of the band’s output. Fiddlehead’s previous albums, 2018’s Springtime and Blind and 2021’s Between The Richness, […]

July 23-25, 2024 The Nantucket Garden Festival is a celebration of the island's natural beauty, featuring inspiring garden tours, engaging lectures, and vibrant floral demonstrations. Your sponsorship provides essential support for this beloved event and organization. Don't miss this opportunity to join us in cultivating beauty and sustainability on Nantucket. For more information  

GUIDED PADDLES Tuesday, July 23; 9-11 am Join us as we explore some of southeastern Connecticut’s most scenic waterways by boat! Enjoy birds, wildlife, and fun on the water! Each participant must bring their own kayak/canoe and PFD. Sunscreen, bug spray, and binoculars are encouraged. 10 person maximum.  $25 members; $30 non-members July 23 on the Lieutenant […]

Upcoming James Merrill House Fellow: Anna Potter's writing has appeared in The Rumpus, phoebe, Contrary Magazine, and elsewhere. She is a bookseller at Oblong Books, a former James Merrill House fellow, and an American Academy of Arts and Letters grant recipient. In the 1990s, she was one of two lead singers for Chickita, an all-women, double-bass, […]

Most of North America’s shorebird species winter in South & Central America, heading north breed in the high Arctic. Some of these birds breed in CT, while others start their northbound journey in mid-late summer. Join us as we look for many of our shorebird species at some of the best spots around southeastern Connecticut, […]

Join the Humble Bee Honey Company for a program introducing the life of the Honey bee. It discusses equipment management and harvesting practices past and present, the challenges Beekeepers face and the importance of Beekeeping and honey bees to our ecosystem. For more information!

Wednesdays | 3pm – 6pm Opening Day: June 12 Daniel Stewart Plaza 197 Dixwell Ave Q House and CitySeed are excited to be collaborating to bring a Farmers Market to the Daniel Stewart Plaza at Q House this summer! This market will look much like CitySeeds other markets, offering fresh locally grown and produced foods, […]

We're excited to announce our partnership with Elicit Brewing for a special beer dedicated to Connecticut League of Conservation Voters. A portion of the proceeds from this beer will benefit our work. For more information and to vote for a name 

Movies in the Plaza is back, bringing you free Wednesday night (and now select Sunday afternoon) movie screenings May through October in downtown New Haven’s beloved Pitkin Plaza! Grab your lawn chairs, picnic blankets and some takeout from a local spot, and spend an evening under the stars enjoying blockbusters, nostalgic blasts from the past, […]

Through March 2, 2025. Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm. The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives in the […]

Join us for the ultimate summer bash—the Sims Ave Block Party is back and better than ever!! From 3 PM to 7 PM, we’ve got family-friendly fun for everyone including […]

The Industrious Spirit Company  and Eating with the Ecosystem is  excited to invite you to “Drinking with the Ecosystem”, a fun and delicious event filled with cocktails, oysters, and sea […]

25 JULY - 14 SEPTEMBER 2024 Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present The Summer Show, a group exhibition featuring painting, works on paper and sculpture by gallery roster artists Hyun Jung […]

MEMBERS ONLY | Not a member? Join Today! On July 25th, join us for a live webinar with Alan R. Hoffman, Esq., President of the American Friends of Lafayette. This program will […]

EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY | JUNE 21 – OCTOBER 11, 2024 | 10AM – 2PM Come visit and shop local at our annual Farmers Market, one of the original open air markets in Connecticut! Our goal is to offer a variety of products from as many farmers and artisan vendors as possible. We are committed […]

 Friday, July 26th/Saturday, July 27, 2024     It will be a fun-filled weekend where authors and readers share their love of fangirling, book-boyfriends, and all things related to books and […]

Through December 1, 2024 Remember to Dream revisits the range and breadth of Carrie Mae Weems’s prolific career through seldom displayed and lesser-known works that demonstrate the evolution of her pioneering, […]

OPEN FRIDAY 4 - 9 PM / SATURDAY 1 - 9 PM / SUNDAY 1 - 6 PM Beer and bocce go together so well, so we decided to combine them into an outdoor destination open all summer long. We have two regulation size stone dust courts, and guests can play or just sit in […]

July 26, 27 & 28, 2024 Set in the picturesque, rolling Litchfield Hills, the Litchfield Jazz Festival was established over a quarter century ago. That first line-up in 1996 would […]

Take in the evening summer vibes with the return of Party on the Sun Patio during Hot Summer Fun. This 14-week outdoor concert series features a fully renovated Patio and […]

Mark your calendars as we continue celebrating our 10 year anniversary! Join us for an evening of LIVE short form puppet theater for adults. Hosted by Anatar Marmol and performances […]

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, K. 428 LEOŠ JANÁČEK String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters" FRANZ SCHUBERT String Quartet No. 14 in d minor, D. […]

New York bassist/composer and bandleader Ben Wolfe’s music has been described as “Mingus and Miles Davis meet Bartok and Bernard Herrmann” (Ben Ratliff – The New York Times).  Acclaimed by some of the […]

Ramblin' Dan Stevens performs an eclectic mix of traditional fingerstyle blues, americana and originals. He has entertained audiences throughout the US, Germany, UK, Canada and Virgin Islands. Of special interest […]

Saturdays | 10am – 1pm Opening Day: April 6 Conte West/Hills Middle School 511 Chapel St, New Haven The Wooster Square Farmers Market has been a staple in the Wooster Square community for over 15 years. During the COVID19 global pandemic the Wooster Square market moved to the very spacious parking lot of Conte West […]

Enjoy a very special, family friendly morning at Ocean House as we welcome Frozen‘s Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff to our Seaside Ballroom! Savor an enchanting breakfast buffet including delicious dishes like […]

Saturday, July 27 at 10am Back by popular demand! Four original stories, brought to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. With help from the audience, puppeteer Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters, then brings them to life right before your eyes! For more information

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

With Every Fiber is a long-term exhibition aiming to inspire understanding and care about the materials that make up the built world around us. In 2020, Grace Farms launched Design for Freedom, a collaborative global movement to eliminate forced labor in the building materials supply chain, create true market transformation, and build a more equitable future. […]

JULY 26 - SEPTEMBER 5 , 2024: 103rdElected Artists Exhibition  Our most accomplished artists – the best of the best, and the torch-bearers for the American representational tradition. They follow directly in the footsteps of the Lyme Art Colony artists who hung their Tonalist and Impressionist works on the walls of the Old Lyme library […]

Come join us at the Waterford Family Food Fest for a day filled with fun, food, and festivities! Enjoy a wide array of global cuisines, live dance performances, and shop from a variety of unique vendors. Don’t miss out on the chance to win great prizes in our raffles! Activities and Attractions Live Petting Zoo […]

July 27 & 28, 2024 Get ready for the 2024 New England Taco Festival! Join us for a weekend filled with thousands of tacos, including Carne Asada, shrimp tacos, Barbacoa, Birria Tacos, Tacos Al Pastor, Tacos de Pescado, Tinga Tacos, Campechanos, Carnitas, Chorizo Tacos, and Tacos de Papa. Your festival ticket includes Lucha Libre Wrestling, […]

Woodstock, Connecticut is a beautiful setting for a bit of history and sport on a summer day! A game of vintage base ball is similar to an historical reenactment, but celebrating leisure time. It’s a sporting event where players give it their all, make an out on a bounce, catch a ball bare handed, and […]

Through August 31, 2024 Thursday-Sunday at 11AM and 1PM. Now Playing: Bessie’s Big Shot will return to the Cottage! In this fun and high-flying, family-friendly adventure, Bessie the cow dreams of joining the circus. But can she lift more than Ziegfried, the strongest man in the world? Fly on the trapeze high above the crowd? Come root […]

ARTFARM and The Sanctuary have been cultivating their relationship over the years. ARTFARM Artistic Director Marcella Trowbridge has offered workshops at The Sanctuary, but this new deepening of performance inspired by the land itself- and by Kuan Yin- ‘The one who hears the suffering of the world, and is called to compassionate action’- as it encourages […]

Baklava Express is a NYC-based Middle Eastern fusion project led by Oud player Josh Kaye and featuring violinist Daisy Castro. The band mostly performs original music influenced by the traditions of the Arab world, Turkey, and Greece, as well as Jazz, Flamenco, Rock, and Eastern European Folk music. The eclectic influences and vast differences in […]

Our popular free gathering returns on Saturday June 27, 2024 from  3 to 7 is Farm Fest, which is free and open to all! Bluegrass music begins at 4 by "Shiny Meddle Hiney." The menu is: Pizzas: Eggplant Parmesan; Buffalo Chicken; House Pizza and Plain Cheese Pizza Tamales: Chicken Chili Verde & Shishito Pepper and Jack […]

 The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center is throwing a party in honor of its 60th Anniversary of supporting new work and new artists on its gorgeous campus. We hope you'll join us under the tent, overlooking Long Island Sound for this celebratory evening featuring cocktails, a seated dinner, tons of exclusive auction items, and a performance by […]

JOIN US FOR THE 14th ANNUAL HELP OUR PEOPLE  FOOD DRIVE Please bring non-perishable food items to donate. FEATURING: Arti Dixson and the Jukebox 45 Show Band EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Michelina’s Pizza Truck Classic Car Show BYO snacks and refreshments and tailgate with friends! For more information

A performance showcasing the works of some of today’s most celebrated American composers.Including the premiere of the Festival's 2024 Musical Bridges commission by Vijay Iyer. You will find that these composers demonstrate a wider variety of styles, sounds, and ideas than ever before! VALERIE COLEMAN Red Clay, Mississippi Delta, and Tzigane JESSIE MONTGOMERY Voodoo Dolls CHARLES IVES The Unanswered Question […]