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"Family Connections" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 1-Oct. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Canterbury |
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Venue: |
Prudence Crandall Museum |
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Description: |
Exhibit features some of the local African-American families who supported Prudence Crandall and learn about their lives as free African-Americans. |
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"Guilford Goes Global" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 1-Oct. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Guilford |
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Venue: |
Henry Whitfield State Museum |
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Description: |
Visitor photographs show museum's magnet in locations all over the world. |
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"Tugs!" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 8-May 8, 2011 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Seaport |
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Description: |
A colorful, inviting exhibit designed for visitors of all ages, "Tugs!" details the fascinating story of American tugboats and features hands-on activities as well as material drawn from Mystic Seaport's rich collections. |
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"Life on Lake Waramaug: Past, Present, Future" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 16-Oct. 10, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Washington |
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Venue: |
Gunn Memorial Museum |
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Description: |
Through pictures, stories and artifacts this exhibit takes visitors on a journey, starting 10,000 years ago with the first inhabitants of the Lake, the Native Americans and Chief Waramaug, to its rise as a 19th century summer resort, showcasing the hay day of inns and summer fun.Opening reception May 16 from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. |
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Wetherfield's Farmers' Market |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
June 3-Oct. 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Wethersfield |
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Venue: |
Keeney Memorial Center |
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Description: |
Outdoor market offers baked goods, vegetables, plants, cheeses, honey, soaps, crafts and more. |
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"Ambassadors of Folk: Connecticut Master Traditional Artist" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 10-Oct. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Institute for Community Research Gallery |
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Description: |
An exhibition showcasing Connecticut folk and traditional artist who have achieved recognition on a national or international scale. Eight visual artists and two performers will be featured, representing a wide variety of artistic genres and ethnicities and linked by their high degree of technical skill and sophistication. |
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Visit the Outhouse |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 18-Oct. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Guilford |
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Venue: |
Henry Whitfield State Museum |
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Description: |
Learn about sanitation before flush toilets and view a newly restored outhouse. |
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"Evolution of the Natural World: Highlights of the Bruce Museum Collection" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 19-Oct. 17, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Greenwich |
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Venue: |
Bruce Museum |
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Description: |
Mineral, fossil and animal specimens from the Museum's own collection highlight the development of novelty and complexity in the evolution of the planet and its living things. |
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"It's a Hit! A Hometown View of Our National Pastime" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
June 20-Jan. 2, 2011 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Fairfield Museum & History Center |
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Description: |
Opening on Father's Day with a special celebration. Exhibit features photographs, memorabilia, equipment, uniforms and more from the collection of fans and players around Connecticut, as well as the Fairfield Museum and History Center, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Library of Congress and the Bridgeport Bluefish. |
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"Visions and Contradictions: The Foreign Mission School (1817-1826)" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 25-Oct. 12, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Cornwall |
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Venue: |
Cornwall Historical Society |
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Description: |
The exhibit explores the contradiction between the vision of the School's founders and that of its students, and its impact on local and national events. |
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"Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
August 9-Jan. 1, 2011 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Mark Twain House & Museum |
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Description: |
Commonly recognized as one of the greatest American novels, this epic journey of Huck and his friend Jim along the Mississippi River is one of the most enduring images of escape. Explore this often controversial work and its impact on our culture through rare artifacts and children's programming. |
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Blueberry Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 10-Oct. 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own blueberries. |
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Farmers Market |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 11-Oct. 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Farmington |
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Venue: |
Hill-Stead Museum |
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Description: |
Browse an array of vendors offering locally grown fruits and vegetables, fresh meats and cheeses, fresh flowers, goat milk soaps and lotions, baked goods, fresh fish, Angora yarn and more. Enjoy live music and the Museum's breathtaking grounds. Each week includes a new visiting vendor. |
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Peach Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 23-Oct. 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own peaches. |
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Moby-Dick Marathon |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 31-Aug. 1 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Seaport |
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Description: |
The reading of all 135 chapters of "Moby-Dick" begins at noon on July 31 and continues overnight, concluding at noon on Aug. 1, Melville's birthday. Visitors are invited to participate in the marathon, which includes the night aboard the "Charles W. Morgan," the last wooden whaleship in the world. |
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Corn Maze Adventure |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 22-Nov. 8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Thompson |
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Venue: |
Quintessential Gardens at Fort Hill Farms |
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Description: |
Learn about the Cabot Trail while finding your way through the maze. 72 gardens in bloom and a discovery barn. Fri. and Sat. nights are Flashlight Nights in the maze, bring your own flashlight. |
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Raspberry Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 25-Oct. 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own raspberries. |
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Corn Maze |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 1-Nov. 25, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Maze map contains questions, locate certain stations in the maze for the answers. |
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Apple Harvest Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 5-Nov. 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own apples, shop at the store for apples, cider, cider donuts, cheese, and more. |
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Pumpkin Harvest Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 15-Oct. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Sharon |
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Venue: |
Ellsworth Hill Orchard & Berry Farm |
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Description: |
Pick-your-own pumpkins, shop at the store, wagon rides. |
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Fall Birdwalks at Hammonasset State Park |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 18-Nov. 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Madison |
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Venue: |
Meet at the Audubon Shop |
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Description: |
See migrating shorebirds, songbirds, waterfowl and birds of prey at Connecticut’s premier birding destination. |
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Connecticut Renaissance Fair - King Arthur's Fall Harvest Festival |
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Category: |
Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
September 25-26, Oct. 2-3, 9-11, 16-17, 23-24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hebron |
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Venue: |
Hebron Lions Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
Experience an enchanted re-creation of a 400 year-old agricultural festival. Step back to the age of King Arthur and watch the knights joust on the field of honor and enjoy more than 40 hours of themed entertainment. Explore New England's largest Medieval Marketplace and taste a king's feast. |
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Scarecrows Along Main |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
September 26-Oct. 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Wethersfield |
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Venue: |
Main Street |
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Description: |
Event showcases dozens of scarecrows along the business section of the historic district of this town settled in 1634. The scarecrows come in all sizes, shapes and descriptions. |
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Berlin Fair |
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Category: |
Major, Agricultural Fairs |
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Date(s): |
October 1-3, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Berlin |
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Venue: |
Berlin Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
Major agricultural fair with horse shows, tractor pulling, flowers, arts and crafts, exhibits, midway, contests, games, and more. |
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Haunted House |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
October 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Bristol |
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Venue: |
Imagine Nation Museum |
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Description: |
Museum is transformed into a Spooktacular place for kids of all ages. |
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Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum |
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Category: |
Seasonal/Holiday Delight |
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Date(s): |
October 1-3, 8-10, 15-17, 22-24, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Bristol |
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Venue: |
90 Battle St. |
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Description: |
Since 1966 the longest running tribute to the classic horror films of Vincent Price, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi and the makeup artists. Accurate life-size figures in 13 scenes based on the vintage chillers. Voice tracks guide you through the tour, with special recordings by Vincent Price, Mark Hamill, June Foray and John Agar. Plus a display of original movie props. |
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"Birds in Their Habitat" Exhibit & Sale |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
October 1-3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Fairfield |
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Description: |
Though some might believe that the "Golden Age" of American bird painting is over, anyone examining the works being produced by artists today would know this is simply not true. Connecticut Audubon Society brings together talented artists from around the country who specialize in avian art in this first-ever juried artists' exhibition. |
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MADD About Dancing |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Uncasville |
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Venue: |
Mohegan Sun |
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Description: |
Watch ten Connecticut celebrities dance their way for an evening, silent auction, hor d'oeuvres served. |
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Fall Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2-3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Colchester |
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Venue: |
Zagray Farm Museum |
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Description: |
Antique tractor show with operating equipment, plowing, hay rides, tractor parade, kids play area. Auction on Sunday. |
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Book Sale |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2-3, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
Essex Library |
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Description: |
Good quality books of all types for adults, children, collectors and dealers. |
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Antique Auction |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Glastonbury |
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Venue: |
Welles-Shipman-Ward House |
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Description: |
Antiques fresh to the market from the homes of members and friends of the Historical Society of Glastonbury. |
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Timeline Encampment |
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Category: |
Antique Shows |
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Date(s): |
October 2-3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Lebanon |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
1750-1783 timeline encampment with military encampment units and sutlers from across the Northeast. |
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Cheney Historic District Walk |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Manchester |
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Venue: |
Manchester Historical Society |
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Description: |
Tour streets and buildings in the Cheney Brothers National Historic Landmark District. This popular walk is an education in silk and benevolent paternalism. |
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Fiesta Latino |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Peabody Museum |
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Description: |
Celebration of Latin American cultures featuring performances of traditional and contemporary Latin American music and dance, storytelling, arts and crafts, and educational activities. |
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Fall Harvest |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
New Milford |
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Venue: |
Harris Hill Farm |
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Description: |
Hay rides to pick-your-own pumpkin patch, visit the farm animals, try out the Hay Maze. |
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Antiques Appraisal Weekend |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2-3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum |
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Description: |
The Museum will open its grand Second Empire-style Victorian doors to visitors to meet with some of the industry's foremost appraisers and receive an immediate evaluation for their heirlooms and collectibles. |
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Harvest Festival & Fall Plant Sale |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 2, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens |
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Description: |
Enjoy the popular selections of woody plants, as well as the new additions of mums, cabbages, kales and houseplants, fall produce including apples and pumpkins. |
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Verses of the Past |
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Category: |
Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
October 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Solomon Goffe House |
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Description: |
Visit the 1711 Gambrel-style house, enjoying the company of costumed guides, in a time of long ago. Why do we say the things we do, and where did they get their meaning? Also, the ladies will be baking up a storm. |
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Cartoberfest |
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Category: |
Vehicle Shows |
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Date(s): |
October 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
New Hartford |
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Venue: |
Collinsville Antiques Building |
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Description: |
Car show with door prizes, live music, great home cooking, games and many surprises. |
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Film: "Achieving the Unachievable" |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 6 & 10, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
New Britain Museum of American Art |
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Description: |
Excher's uncompleted masterpiece quickly became the most puzzling enigma of moder art, for both artists and scientists. Half a century later, mathematician Hendrik Lenstra took everyone by surprise by drawing a fantastic bridge between the intuition of the artist and his own, and completed Escher's work mathematically. This story was made accessible to all audiences and most magically presented in this film. |
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ING Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon |
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Category: |
Sport Events, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
October 9, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Begins at Bushnell Park |
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Description: |
This race course combines the vibrancy of downtown Hartford with brilliant autumn foliage and country roads along the Connecticut River. Entertainment along the route and following the race. |
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