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, […]

Run the single-loop 5K or double-loop 10K through historic, quaint streets with a finish in scenic Wethersfield Cove on an unpaved trail along the water. Celebrating its 20th running in 2024, this end of summer running tradition also welcomes walkers in the 5K. Each race participant will earn a short sleeve technical shirt. After the […]

In collaboration with the Connecticut Poetry Society, Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society is pleased to host two Poetry readings at our Riverbound Farm Sanctuary. Listen to poets read their poems, bring your favorite nature poems for the occasion!  If you are new to poetry, you are in for a wonderful awakening: poetry is for everyone! Open mic! For more […]

Join Eating with the Ecosystem join us for a 'fintastic' evening at our second annual Fishes at the Fort fundraiser! An unforgettable evening of local seafood, delicious cuisine, and community. Experience the best of Rhode Island's local and underutilized fishes as four amazing chefs come together to prepare a four-course dinner that celebrates local abundance, […]

Connecticut Roller Derby is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Naugatuck, Connecticut. Founded in 2006, the league reached its 10th anniversary in 2016. Connecticut Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.  For more information

Capitol Information and Tours at the Connecticut State Capitol is operated by the League of Women Voters of Connecticut Education Fund and sponsored by the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, Connecticut General Assembly. General tourist information centers are located outside room 101 in the State Capitol and on the first floor, west entrance in the […]

Join Greenwich Historical Society, DAR Horseneck Chapter and Alliance Française Greenwich for the Marquis de Lafayette “Victory lap Through Greenwich” 200th Anniversary Celebration. Hosted at the Greenwich Historical Society, with the support of the Town and several local dining establishments. The celebration will feature: Meet & take photos with a Marquis de Lafayette re-enactor Keynote remarks by Chuck Schwam, […]

There are no reservations or tickets. Just come with your blankets, chairs and picnics. One of the finest blues and roots artists of our time. Her playing is pristine and powerful. She was the 2021, 22 & 23 winner of the Blues Music Awards’ Best Traditional Blues Female-Koko Taylor award.  https://www.suefoley.com. Generously Underwritten by the Gary […]

Commemorating the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Norwalk As a part of Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut, the Norwalk Historical Society is collaborating with the Connecticut Bicentennial Committee to present Lafayette in Norwalk as part of The Connecticut Lafayette Trail, which is devoted to presenting information on the life of Marquis de Lafayette, his aid to America […]

Quantum computing has the potential to be a game changer across many industries, including drug discovery, chemistry, finance, and energy. To prepare for a quantum-accelerated future, governments, universities, and industries are investing in hardware, software, and algorithm development. But what is quantum computing, and how can we be ready for it? In this talk, Esperanza […]

Join the curator to discuss some of the ways art historians are reframing American Impressionist paintings through the lenses of race, gender, and the environment. “Impressionism 150: From Paris to Connecticut & Beyond” is on view through September 8. Image: George Brainerd Burr (1876–1951), “The Artist’s Wife,” ca. 1914. Oil on Masonite. Gift of Mrs. […]

"The Met Museum, OpenAI Created an AI Chatbot With the Persona of a 1930s Socialite for a New Exhibit" Join  Met senior research associate Stephanie Kramer to gain insight into the broad swath of research conducted to “feed” the artificial intelligence technology that brings to life a Callot Soeurs wedding ensemble in the exhibition Sleeping […]

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, […]

The Ballard Institute will present the grand opening of its new exhibition Wonderland Puppet Theater: Visions of the Beloved Community on Wednesday, Aug. 21, with refreshments served at 4:30 p.m. and an in-person exhibition tour at 5 p.m. by curator Dr. Paulette Richards and Ballard Institute Director Dr. John Bell, which will also be streamed on Ballard Institute’s […]

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 Join us as Ocean House owner and author, Deborah Goodrich Royce moderates a conversation with a featured author. This week, author Patricia Chadwick will be discussing (and signing) […]

On August 21, 2024, beginning at 5 p.m., New Haven Museum (NHM) and The American Friends of Lafayette will host a two-part welcoming celebration for the Marquis de Lafayette when he returns (in full regalia) to New Haven, exactly 200 years after his last triumphal visit to the city. Register here for this free NH250 event. The evening begins in the […]

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, […]

Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Seeking respite from their whirlwind Jazz era lives, the Fitzgeralds set up in an 18th century farmhouse that has seen Revolution and the building of a nation over many decades. Zelda […]

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 new exhibit, “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at the Weston History & Culture Center. What started out as a weekend garden project turned into a discovery of […]

This dinner promises a heavyweight pairing of star chef and spectacular setting. The seaside hillsides and stone walls of Watson Farm may look familiar to movie buffs; the historic site served as the set for Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. Host farmer Max raises Red Devon cattle on the farm and – alongside his good friend […]

August 22-25, 2024 The Brooklyn Fair is an annual agricultural fair, sponsored by the Windham County Agricultural Society. The first fair was held in 1809 in Pomfret, CT. The fair was a success and it was held on a rotating basis between the towns of Brooklyn, Pomfret, and Woodstock. In 1849, the Society purchased the […]

Mid-summer is one of our favorite seasons for cooking and eating – it’s the sweet spot in the year when farms and gardens are overabundant with just about everything. Tomatoes are their sweetest, greens sprout bigger and faster than you can pick them, and apples are so plentiful they start falling from their trees; perfect […]

There are no reservations or tickets. Just come with your blankets, chairs and picnics. The Steel Wheels have long been at home in the creative space between tradition and innovation, but always moving forward with insightful lyrics and an evolving sound. In recent years they continue to explore deeply rooted yet fresh folk rock sounds. https://www.thesteelwheels.com […]

📯 Big news! 📯 COOKED is now open 7 days a week! Monday through Saturday 9-6, Sunday 9-3. Come by today for lunch or order online. Monday-Saturday: 9am-6pm Sunday: 9am-3pm Daily Specials

West Gallery: August 16 – September 21, 2024 Laura Barr, Karen Bonanno, Phyllis Crowley, Emilia Dubicki, Annie Wildey In-person Artist Talk: Friday, September 15, 6:30 PM For more information Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm & by appointment  

August 16 – September 21, 2024 Torrington Savings Bank Gallery: Opening Reception: Friday, August 16, 6:00 – 8:00 pm In-person Artist Talk: Friday, September 13, 6:30 PM For more information Monday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm & by appointment  

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 […]

August 17-25, 2024 The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, New York City’s annual salute to the eponymous late saxophonist, will return in its 31st year for a three-day celebration of live jazz in the neighborhoods near where Parker worked and lived, including Harlem’s historic Marcus Garvey Park and Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Each […]

Join us for a visit from CT based Lionheart Puppet Company, presenting The Reluctant Dragon.  What happens when Harold, a young village boy, discovers a dragon in the mountains?  Can Harold convince the villagers that the dragon just wants to be friends? Come to the library to find out! This show is most appropriate for […]

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 […]

TWO BIG WEEKENDS: August 16-18 and 23-25! 7th Annual Event to Feature Celebrity Chef Rocco Dispirito Hosting ‘Rocco’s Burger Bash’ with a Star-Studded Judges Panel, Including Melissa Gorga, Adam Richman, Lil’ Mo Mozzarella, and More! Plus, ‘Pizzapalozza’, ‘Island Vibes’, ‘Food Truck Frenzy’, Live Music, and More! For more information on the 2024 Hey Stamford! Food […]

JOIN US FOR FOUR WONDERFUL CONCERTS THIS AUGUST AT THE KATE! Chestnut Hill Concerts is looking forward to our 54th season this August. Please join us for four concerts, Friday evenings at 7:30 in August 2024 at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center. Artistic Director Mihae Lee has created four exciting programs for our 2024 […]

A modern ambassador of the mighty Hammond B3, Grammy nominated organist Pat Bianchi demonstrates a deep knowledge of jazz-organ history yet draws from a wide range of other musical influences. The result is a unique and creative voice that acknowledges the tradition while looking beyond at the same moment. His musical tenacity paved the way […]

About the Farmer's Market The Stonington Farmers’ Market began in 1997 under the initiative of Geoffrey Little. The enormously popular market attracts residents from the Borough and surrounding communities who come to buy fresh, healthy, local food. In 2008 the Stonington Farmers’ Market became a year-round event, moving inside during the winter months. For more […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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

The Thames Base Ball Club is a non-profit vintage base ball team. Our goal is to promote and preserve the game of base ball as it was play in the mid-19th century and have fun while doing so. During our games we are available to answer any questions from the fans about the differences between […]

Join members of law enforcement, civic groups, and the local business community the annual LETR Golf Tournament.  100% of proceeds benefit Special Olympics Connecticut! $175 Per Person / $700 Foursome Includes 18 Hole Scramble, Golf Cart, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Beverages, Snacks & Raffles!  For more information

  The Dream Ride Experience has grown from its humble roots as a 12-person motorcycle ride in 2002 to a three-day extravaganza and a year-round movement #DreamRide365 – all in honor of our Dream Riders, who are individuals with intellectual disabilities or in need. With the growth, Dream Ride has stayed true to its roots, […]

August 24-September 28, 2024 Arts Center East is showcasing the work of artists who make 3D art! Open to artists who work in clay, ceramics, pottery, glass, woodworking, found object sculpture/assemblage, paper sculpture and 3D fiber work, plaster sculpture, metalwork, and more.  For more information Thursday–Saturday / 1:00pm–5:00pm 

 Join us on Saturday, August 24th at 3 pm at the Lyme Art Association for an art talk and book signing with Illeana Douglas, actress, film historian and the author of Connecticut in the Movies, a book about the portrayal of Connecticut in film and the 200 movies filmed right here in the Nutmeg State. Learn […]

The trustees of the MHS invite all Madison citizens and visitors to join us on August 24 to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to America. In 1824, Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution, returned from France to tour the United States as the nation was readying to celebrate its fiftieth anniversary of […]

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 […]

Upcoming James Merrill House Fellow: Tochukwu Okafor is a Nigerian writer whose work has appeared in the 2019 Best Small Fictions, the 2018 Best of the Net, The Guardian, Harvard’s Transition Magazine, Columbia Journal and elsewhere. He is a 2022 Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts (MASS MoCA) Fellow andArtist-in-Residence, a 2021 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow, a 2021 GrubStreet Emerging Writer Fellow, a 2021 Jack Straw Writing Fellow, a 2021 Gish […]

Outdoor beer & music fest in the Klein parking lot Saturday, September 7, 2024 12-1PM VIP tasting 1-4:00PM General Admission Event closing 4:30PM Local craft brews - Live music - Vendors - Food Trucks - Games For more information

9-time Grammy Award Nominated Jazz Musician Gerald Albright and his band Gerald Albright, born and raised in Los Angeles, was an accomplished saxophonist well before he enrolled into Redlands University. Months after graduation he joined jazz pianist/ R&B singer Patrice Rushen and took the place of the bass player and finished up the tour with […]

A highly regarded jazz pianist, Dave Kikoski, emerged in New York jazz scene in 1980s and quickly established himself as a go-to performer working with top players like Roy Haynes, Bob Berg, Randy Brecker and many others. Kikoski is known for his adept post-bob style and spontaneous swinging play. As a leader, Kikoski has released 20 albums, including Presage with Eddie Gomez and Al Foster (1989) and Consequences featuring Jeff “Tain” Watts and Christian McBride (2015). His most recent two albums were released under High Note Records: Phoenix […]