Celebrating more than 30 years as a band, Toad the Wet Sprocket continues to make music and tour with the same spirit of unwavering independence that started it all more than three decades ago. Now, the band best known for their Billboard-charting hits, “Walk on the Ocean,” “All I Want,” “Something’s Always Wrong,” and “Fall…
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Connecticut Lt. Governor Bysiewicz highlights Connecticut Summer at the Museum program
From July 1, 2022 to September 5, 2022, Connecticut children age 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult can visit participating museums free of charge through the program STAMFORD, CT – Today, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz was joined by Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons, State Representative Hubert Delany and staff at the Bartlett Arboretum and…
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Award-winning Comedy/Drama “4000 Miles”
Westport Country Playhouse will stage “4000 Miles,” a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award-winning comedy/drama, written by Amy Herzog and directed by David Kennedy Playhouse associate artistic director, from August 23 – September 4. The four-member cast for “4000 Miles” features Mia Dillon as Vera Joseph with Clay Singer as Leo Joseph-Connell, Lea DiMarchi as…
Tony Award-winning “Hamilton” Star Renée Elise Goldsberry Headlines Westport Country Playhouse Gala on September 17
Multi-award-winning Broadway star Renée Elise Goldsberry, perhaps best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the musical “Hamilton,” will headline Westport Country Playhouse’s 2022 Gala, “Back to the Playhouse!,” on Saturday evening, September 17. The evening will feature Goldsberry’s high-energy concert of Broadway, pop, and soul, backed by a seven-piece band, along with a…
The Bard is Back! Free Shakespeare returns to Stamford
When the Duke of Vienna sets off on a diplomatic mission abroad he hands over power to the austere Lord Angelo, who enforces the city’s long-dormant moral code with draconian zeal. But when a pious young nun comes to Angelo to plead for the life of her doomed brother, she sets in motion a series…
Governor Lamont announces return of free museum program for CT kids for the summer
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the popular state program Connecticut Summer at the Museum is returning for the 2022 summer season, enabling Connecticut children to receive free admission at more than 130 museums across the state during the summer months. The governor established the program in 2021 in response to the…
Great Things Happening at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Stamford, CT – Stamford Museum & Nature Center is pleased to present an all-new line-up of special events and intergenerational programs as the organization welcomes the summer season. Discovering Color: Two Decades of Abstraction Exhibition: On view in the SM&NC’s Bendel Galleries from June 30 – September 11, Discovering Color: Two Decades of Abstraction highlights…
Independence Day Celebration at Norwalk Historical Society’s Mill Hill Historic Park
NORWALK, CT – The Norwalk Historical Society’s annual Independence Day Celebration and Bell Ringing Ceremony returns in person to Mill Hill Historic Park on Monday, July 4, 2022 at 1:30pm. This exciting program includes the “Let Freedom Ring” Bell Ringing Ceremony and an illustrated slide lecture, “Connecticut During the American Revolution”, by Norwalk Historical Society…
Westport, CT – Westport Farmers’ Market (WFM) in partnership with The Artists Collective of Westport and the Drew Friedman Community Arts Center, is pleased to announce the 6th annual Young Shoots Photography Contest. Young Shoots invites three age groups of photographers to demonstrate their love for local food through the digital lens. Budding young photographers,…
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Call for Vendors for Old-fashioned Flea Market
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is calling for vendors for the annual Old-fashioned Flea Market, which will be held on the grounds of Mathews Park, Norwalk, CT, on Sun., Sept. 18, 2022, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and feature a fun, bargain-hunting event for all to enjoy. Vendors interested in being part of this exciting…