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"Tom Sachs: Cameras" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 21-Sept. 16, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ridgefield |
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Venue: |
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum |
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Description: |
This exhibition brings together 12 works , from 1972 to the present, that not only explore the camera as both sculptural and functional object, but, perhaps more importantly, chart the course that photography and the globalization of precision manufacturing has taken over the past century. |
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"Built It" |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
August 15-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Stepping Stones Museum for Children |
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Description: |
Join the crew and discover building basics. Lift, load, dump and haul. Learn about the building process and take a sneak peak at Stepping Stones construction plans for 2010. |
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"Play/Things: Toys and the Invention of Modern Childhood" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
March 27-Sept. 12, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
New London |
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Venue: |
Lyman Allyn Art Museum |
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Description: |
Appealing to visitors of all ages, this exhibition highlights the toys and dolls in the permanent collection with a special focus on dollhouses. |
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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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"The Dressmaker's Art: Highlights of the Bruce Museum's Costume Collection" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 15-Sept. 5, 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: |
This exhibition examines a revolution in textile manufacture through two dozen elegant gowns along with lavishly decorative accessories dating from the Romantic through Victorian and Edwardian eras of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and ending with simpler but sparkling beaded dresses of the 1920s flapper era. |
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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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"Art for All: British Posters for Transport" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 27-Aug. 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Center for British Art |
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Description: |
An exhibition tracing the evolution of transport posters in 20th century Britain, featuring more than 100 posters designed for the London Underground and British railways. Major designers who created posters for the Underground under the leadership of Frank Pick include Edward McKnight Kauffer, Frederick Herrick, Hans Schlegar and Anna Zinkeisen. |
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"Dinosaur Revolution" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
May 28-Sept. 8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Discovery Museum |
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Description: |
Exhibit includes fossils, informational displays, and interactive activities. The exhibit challenges visitors' knowledge, presents cutting-edge discoveries and debunks popular myths. |
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Italian Paintings from the Richard L. Feign Collection |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 28-Sept. 12, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale University Art Gallery |
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Description: |
Featuring over 50 paintings from one of the finest private collections of Italian art in existence. The exhibition includes major works from the 14th through the 16th century by celebrated artists such as Fra Angelico, Lorenzo Monaco, Annibale and Ludovico Carracci, Domenichino, Guercino and Orazion Gentileschi. |
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"Andy Warhol's Flower Prints" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
May 29-Aug. 22, 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: |
This exhibition features two series of ten "Flower Prints" by Andy Warhol. Executed in two different styles, the work includes one set in black and white, which is a new acquisition that was recently donated to the Museum's permanent collection by Reba and Dave Williams, and a hand-colored set from 1974 that was given to the Museum by Peter Brant. |
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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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Riverton Summer Music Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
June 6-Sept. 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Riverton |
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Venue: |
Town Green (or) |
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Description: |
Each week brings a different artist. Bring your lawn chair and a picnic or grab a box lunch from one of the local merchants and enjoy the music. |
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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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"CHANGE: A Juried Exhibition of Visual Art" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 11-Aug. 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Gallery |
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Description: |
Created by artists with disabilities. Opening reception, Thu., June 17, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. |
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"Has a Few New Lessons for You" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 12-Aug. 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Madison |
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Venue: |
Lee's Academy |
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Description: |
Who was Captain Frederick Lee? And how did this school produce so many remarkably successful students like the founders of Scranton, Pennsylvania and Daniel Hand's brothers? Come see its recreated classroom, sit in period desks and discover what both boys and girls read and studied. And learn. |
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"Nonn'a Summer Wine Party" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
June 12-Sept. 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Consiglia's Restaurant |
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Description: |
Outdoor dinner theater. A musical comedy which Nonna takes you back to her Italian winery to tell a zany tale about her delightfully wacky twin daughters. |
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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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"Seeing Double: Portraits, Copies & Exhibitions in 1820s London" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 24-Sept. 29, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Center for British Art |
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Description: |
This exhibition invites viewers to explore the relationship between display and replication in early-19th century Britain by examining the John Scarlett Davis painting "Interior of the British Institution" (1829). Davis's ambitious canvas contains no fewer than 28 references to other works of art aimed at attracting the interest of some of Britain's most influential (and affluent) patrons. Today's viewers are challenged with decoding the puzzle. |
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"Structured Elegance: Bookbindings & Jewelry" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
June 24-Sept. 29, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Yale Center for British Art |
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Description: |
A passion for both materials and process fueled by Tomilly Saumarez Smith's 25 year career as one of Britain's most highly acclaimed bookbinders. In the 1990s she began to use metal more frequently in her binding, gradually turning her attention to making jewelry. "Structured Elegance," which features a selection of her elegantly bound books along with a number of her subtle and intricate brooches, rings and necklaces, is the first exhibition to feature both facets of Saumarez Smith's distinctiv |
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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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Vito's by the Park Summer Wine Dinner Series |
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Category: |
Culinary |
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Date(s): |
June 26, July 10, 24, Aug. 7, 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Colchester |
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Venue: |
Priam Vineyards |
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Description: |
Each evening begins with a wine tasting then onto a five course gourmet meal prepared and served on the outdoor winery patio. Call for reservations. |
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"Greenbrier Ghost" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
June 20-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Spirit of Broadway Theater |
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Description: |
A new musical based on a true story of the circumstances surrounding the 1897 death of Zona Heaster Shue who's ghost appears to Mary Jane Heaster and recounts how she died. |
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Marine Life Study Cruises |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 1-Aug. 31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Norwalk |
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Venue: |
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk |
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Description: |
Participants are put to work in collecting and examining animals from all levels of the water column: tiny wriggly plankton gathered at the surface, little crabs and worms grabbed from the muddy bottom, and an always-unique variety of fish, crabs, lobsters and other surprises. |
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"Connecticut Treasures: Works from Private Collections" |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
July 3-Sept. 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Old Lyme |
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Venue: |
Florence Griswold Museum |
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Description: |
This exhibition unearths gems from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that would otherwise not be available to the public. |
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Cirque Equinox |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
July 4-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
Quassy Amusement Park |
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Description: |
Incredible troupe of world champion thrill performers from Bern, Switzerland with more than seven generations of entertainment expertise. Show filled with daredevil acrobatics. |
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Raspberry Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 4-Aug. 10, 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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Summer Enrichment Program |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 5-Aug. 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Danbury |
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Venue: |
Danbury Music Centre and Rogers Park Middle School |
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Description: |
Offer summer programs open to the pubic - Chorus (Mon.-Fri., 6 p.m.), bands (Tue. and Thu., time varies), strings (Mon. and Wed., time varies), Afrikan drumming (Tue. and Fri., 4 p.m.). |
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"Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 7-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Ivoryton |
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Venue: |
Ivoryton Playhouse |
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Description: |
A celebration of youth and lust for life in a recreation of his last concert at Clear Lake. Experience the ups and downs of Holly's budding musical career as he strive to fulfill his potential genius. |
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50th Anniversary Show |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
July 8-Aug. 8, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Canton |
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Venue: |
Gallery on the Green |
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Description: |
Celebrating 50 years of art, artists and community. Opening reception and summer party, July 10, 6 p.m.-9 p.m. |
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"Carnival!" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 9-Sept. 18, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Haddam |
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Venue: |
Goodspeed Opera House |
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Description: |
The magical and heart-warming tale of a naive young woman who eagerly joins a traveling circus. Surrounded by a riot of acrobats and jugglers, music maker and clowns, she is dazzled at first by the troupe's manipulative magician. In the end she finds happiness with a disillusioned puppeteer who can only express himself through his delightful puppets. |
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CityCenter Summer Concerts Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Festivals |
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Date(s): |
July 9-Aug. 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Danbury |
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Venue: |
CityCenter Danbury Green |
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Description: |
Variety of live music ranging from 50s and 60s and Southern Rock tribute bands all the way to Afrikan Drumming and the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra. |
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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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"High" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 9-Aug. 22, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
TheaterWorks |
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Description: |
When Sister Jamison Connelly (Kathleen Turner) agrees to sponsor a 19 year-old drug user in an effort to help him combat his addiction, her own faith is ultimately tested. Struggling between the knowledge she possesses as a rehabilitation counselor and a woman of religious conviction, she begins to question the belief in miracles and whether people can find the courage to change. "High" explores the universal themes of truth, forgiveness, redemption and human fallibility. |
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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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Far Away Places |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
July 18-Aug. 26, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Stamford |
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Venue: |
Stamford Art Association |
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Description: |
Juried, open artist show. |
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"Sheila's Day" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 22-Aug. 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
West Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Stage at the Roberts Theatre |
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Description: |
Musical play that interweaves the personal stories of two groups of women which lay bare racial injustice through the eyes of domestic workers, known as "Sheilas." |
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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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Plum Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 23-Sept. 26, 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 plums. |
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"The Lost Boy" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 28-Aug. 1, 4-8, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
West Hartford |
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Venue: |
Playhouse On Park |
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Description: |
Story explores the psyche of James M. Barrie as he creates the little boy who would not grow up; interweaving two divergent tales as Peter Pan's story mirrors the creator's own. |
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"Bye Bye Birdie" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 29-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Downtown Cabaret Theatre |
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Description: |
Exuberant rock and roll musical comedy, it is 1960 and hip-swinging teen idol superstar Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the army. Birdie's manager Albert and his secretary Rosie have cooked up a plan to send him off with a swell new song and one last kiss from a lucky teenage fan ... on the Ed Sullivan Show. |
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Gathering of the Vibes |
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Category: |
Festivals |
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Date(s): |
July 29-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Seaside Park |
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Description: |
Located in historic park with 370 acres on Long Island Sound, this festival features non-stop musical entertainment, ranging from jazz, rock, reggae to rhythm and blues. Headlining this year are Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, with their new band Furthur. |
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"Radio Girl!" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
July 29-Aug. 22, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Chester |
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Venue: |
The Norma Terris Theatre |
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Description: |
Rebecca is a spunky ten year-old with a "can do" attitude and enormous talent. She does not let anything get her down ... not even being an orphan, or living during the Depression, and especially not her cantankerous Aunt Miranda. With charm, street smarts, pluck and a glorious voice, Rebecca triumphs as Lucky Little Radio Girl and lifts the spirit of America. Based on "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." |
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Back to School & Fall Preview Sale |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 29-Aug. 2, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets |
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Description: |
Save even more this weekend while enjoying the charming village-like setting, featuring 70 designers and name brand outlets. |
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Graveyard Shift Ghost Tours |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
July 30, Aug. 11-13, 27, 2010 |
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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: |
Take an hour long tour of Mark Twain's house and hear how guests and guides have heard unexplained knocks, seen uncanny apparitions and smelled unauthorized cigar smoke. Reservations required. |
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The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Fest |
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Category: |
Festivals, Major |
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Date(s): |
July 30-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Meriden |
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Venue: |
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel |
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Description: |
Features live popular music from early America, including New Orleans-style jazz, swing and big band sounds with several indoor and outdoor venues. |
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Connecticut Wine Festival |
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Category: |
Festivals |
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Date(s): |
July 31-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Goshen |
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Venue: |
Goshen Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
Celebrate the bounty and diversity of Connecticut wines. Sample fine local wines and delectable specialty foods. Fine arts and crafts and live entertainment. |
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Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Pairing |
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Category: |
Culinary |
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Date(s): |
July 31-Aug. 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Litchfield |
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Venue: |
Haight-Brown Vineyard |
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Description: |
Learn about and taste their wines with delightful combinations of cheeses and wines and learn how to pair them at home. Reservations are required. |
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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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Wonders of Wildlife |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo |
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Description: |
Come on over and meet some of the world's most fascinating animals. Explore exotic places like deserts, rain forests, wetlands and even Connecticut's backyard forests while learning about the amazing adaptation that allow animals to call these places home, |
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Shoreline Jewish Festival |
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Category: |
Festivals, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Guilford |
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Venue: |
Guilford Green |
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Description: |
Featuring music from around the world, puppet shows, food, vendors, craft activities for kids, books for sale and more. |
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Tour des Farms |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Hamden |
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Venue: |
Begins at Hamden Public Library |
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Description: |
A 25-mile leisure bicycle ride to farms, greenhouses and orchards in Hamden, Cheshire and North Haven. |
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Guided Canoe Tours |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 14, 28, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Milford |
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Venue: |
Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center |
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Description: |
Enjoy a guided canoe trip of the Charles Wheeler Salt Marsh led by an experienced naturalist. The tours explore the birds, wildlife, scenery and local history of the marsh. Registration is required. |
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Summer Sunday Evenings |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2010 |
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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: |
Stroll through the Museum's historic ground and 19th century village, walk along the picturesque waterfront and listen to live music performed by local musicians. Outdoor dining available at Schaefer's Spouter Tavern. All exhibits are closed. |
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2010 Nutmeg State Games Track & Field Meet |
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Category: |
Sport Events |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Description: |
Represent your region and state in a competitive field and track meet. |
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John Hammond W/Johnny I |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
John Hammond w/Johnny I perform the Blues. |
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Village Fair |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 1, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Stonington |
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Venue: |
Village Green |
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Description: |
Fun and entertainment for all including a book fair, arts and crafts, face painting, games, children?s activities, demonstrations, food. |
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Animal Tales |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo |
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Description: |
Story time, make a special craft and even have an animal encounter each day. |
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Kent Family Magic Circus |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 2-15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
Quassy Amusement Park |
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Description: |
Fantastic family entertainment with magic, juggling, fire eating and more. |
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Summer Band Concerts |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 2, 9, 16, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Thomaston |
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Venue: |
Seth Thomas Park |
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Description: |
Spend an evening of music under the stars, bring your lawn chair and blanket and enjoy the sounds of live music. |
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Fireman's Carnival |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 3-7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Easton |
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Venue: |
Easton Firehouse |
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Description: |
Old fashioned carnival is great fun for the entire family, featuring games, rides, food, bingo and other attractions. |
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Summer Music Festival |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Naugatuck |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
Featuring Aces & Eights performing country music. |
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Martin Sexton |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 3, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Martin Sexton performs Acoustic/Soul/Rock. |
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Sunken Garden Poetry Festival |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 4, 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: |
Enjoy two hours of world-class poetry with Taylor Mali, Night of Fresh Voices. |
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Blizzard Day |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 4, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Niantic |
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Venue: |
Children?s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut |
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Description: |
Special events include ice experiments and ice painting. Build a snowman with special indoor snow. Coats and boots not needed. |
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Lizzie & Baba w/Michael Brown |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 4, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Lizzie & Baba w/Michael Brown performs Acoustic/Folk. |
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Festa! 2010 |
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Category: |
Ethnic Festivals |
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Date(s): |
August 5-7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Ansonia |
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Venue: |
Holy Rosary Church |
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Description: |
Celebration of the Italian heritage with freshly prepared food, musical entertainment, rides for children, games, marketplace and more. |
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NewAlliance Bank Concert Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Vece Gazebo |
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Description: |
Featuring music The Convertibles performing rock and roll. |
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Podunk Bluegrass Festival |
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Category: |
Festivals |
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Date(s): |
August 5-8, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
Martin Park |
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Description: |
An astounding array of nationally known bluegrass performers with this year's line-up includes Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Hot Buttered Rum. Free workshops, kids' academy and camping on site. |
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Open Studio Night |
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Category: |
Museum/Gallery Exhibit |
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Date(s): |
August 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
New Britain |
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Venue: |
Downtown Gallery |
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Description: |
Exhibit opening of "Iconic Compositions": Mixed Media Works by Harriet Cianci. |
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Firefall |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Firefall performs Classic Rock. |
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Chef to Farm Dinner |
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Category: |
Culinary |
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Date(s): |
August 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Simsbury |
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Venue: |
Rosedale Farms & Vineyards |
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Description: |
Dinner series showcases the finest foods and wines produced by Rosedale Farm and the incredible culinary creativity of Max Restaurant Group. Tonight's dinner "Mediterranean Nanchetto." Call for reservations. |
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Lake After Dark |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 6, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Bristol |
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Venue: |
Lake Compounce Theme Park |
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Description: |
Live performance by a favorite local band on the Croc Pot deck. |
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The E.N.D. World Tour - Black Eyed Peas in Concert |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 6, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
XL Center |
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Description: |
Six-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum artists The Black Eyed Peas perform in Hartford on the North American tour. |
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Litchfield Jazz Festival |
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Category: |
Festivals, Major |
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Date(s): |
August 6-8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Kent |
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Venue: |
Kent School |
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Description: |
World class jazz in a festival setting with arts and crafts, great food and drink. Designateas one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2009 by the American Bus Association (ABA). |
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Ryan Montbleau Band w/Dietrich Strausse |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 6, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Ryan Montbleau Band w/dietrich Strausse performs Soul/Acoustic/Folk. |
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Potato & Corn Festival |
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Category: |
Festivals, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 6-8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
North Branford |
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Venue: |
Augur Farm |
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Description: |
Enjoy fresh fire-roasted potatoes and corn while listening to live bands; unique games, contests, business expo, carnival, farmer's market, classic car show, crafts and fireworks. |
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First Fridays |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 6, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
60-64 Broadway |
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Description: |
Downtown Norwich comes alive with arts and entertainment every first Friday of the month. View original art at the Norwich Arts Council and other galleries or enjoy a musical or theater production in the theaters. |
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Animal Enrichment Day |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Bridgeport |
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Venue: |
Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo |
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Description: |
Animal environmental enrichment helps keep animals active mentally and physically. Information available on ways people can enrich the lives of their pets at home. |
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Story Time & Scavenger Hunt |
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Category: |
Special Community, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 7, 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: |
Enjoy reading of an historical tale or two and hunt for unique artifacts in the museum. |
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Great American Sand Sculpture Competition |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
August 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Milford |
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Venue: |
Walnut Beach |
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Description: |
Enjoy the day at the beach and watching the sand sculptures be created. |
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Leon Redbone |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Leon Redbone with Pat McCool performs the Blues. |
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SoNo Arts Celebration |
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Category: |
Major, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
August 7-8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
South Norwalk |
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Venue: |
Washington & North Main Sts. |
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Description: |
Outdoor celebration in a unique presentation of visual and performing arts in historic South Norwalk. Live music, juried fine art and craft show, children's art area, film festival and interactive activities. |
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Green Corn Celebration |
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Category: |
Festivals |
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Date(s): |
August 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Washington |
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Venue: |
Institute for American Indian Studies |
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Description: |
Celebrate this special time of the year when the first corn is ready to eat. Experience traditional Native American music, dance, food and activities for the children. |
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Native American Indian Market |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 7-8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Washington |
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Venue: |
Institute for American Indian Studies |
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Description: |
Featuring local Native American crafters, jewelers and artists for a special weekend around the Green Corn Festival. Take advantage to meet and buy directly from the artists while learning about contemporary Native American art and cultures. |
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The Robert Cray Band |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 7, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor |
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Venue: |
SS&C SummerWind Performing Arts Center |
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Description: |
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Design & Create A Sampler |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 8, 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: |
Make a small sampler similar to those worked by the students at Prudence's academy. Supplies provided. |
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Niantic Bay Triathlon |
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Category: |
Sport Events, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 8, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Niantic |
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Venue: |
McCook Beach Park |
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Description: |
Sprint triathlon with half-a-mile swim, 12 miles bike run, 5K run and food, fun and music. |
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Breakdancing Shakespeare: "Macbeth” |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 9, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
West Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Stage at the Roberts Theatre |
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Description: |
Hartford Stage Young Company, in conjunction with the Greater Hartford Art Council's Neighborhood Studios present this special youth theatre performance. A modern take on the classic horror story on the dangers of unchecked violence and ambition complete with witches, ghosts and unsolved murder. Students use breakdancing, hip hop, and stage combat to help make Shakespeare's language accessible to audiences of all ages. |
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"La Traviata" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 10, 12, 14-15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Andrews Memorial Theater |
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Description: |
Timeless story of the beautiful courtesan who falls in love with a handsome, adoring poet, leading to their individual heart-breaking conclusions. In Italian with orchestra and supertitlles. Presented by Opera Theatre of Connecticut. |
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2010 VISA Championship |
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Category: |
Sport Events |
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Date(s): |
August 10-14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
XL Center |
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Description: |
Featuring the country's best gymnasts at both the junior and senior levels vying for National titles and spots on the United States National Team. |
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Summer Music Festival |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 10, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Naugatuck |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
Featuring Rubber City Blues Band. |
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Nights With Shakespeare |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 10-31, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Shelton |
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Venue: |
Auditorium at Shelton Corporate Park |
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Description: |
One-hour exploration of Shakespeare's masterwork "Shakespear's Sonnets," with Bob Smith. Smith explores the complete text line-by-line, challenging the participants to through-provoking give-and-take discussions about the play, its history, its characters and its relationships. |
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"I Do, I Do" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 10-28, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Westport |
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Venue: |
Westport Country Playhouse |
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Description: |
Spans 50 years in the marriage of Agnes and Michael. One man, one woman and a slew of captivating songs encompass all the richness and variety of experience inherent in taking the plunge into a life spent with someone you love. |
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NewAlliance Bank Concert Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 12, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Vece Gazebo |
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Description: |
Featuring music the United State Navy Band Northeast, Rhode Island performing contemporary music and rock and roll. |
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Family Campfire |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 12, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Franklin |
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Venue: |
Blue Slope Country Museum |
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Description: |
Toast marshmallows, drink lemonade, listen to a tale or two, and participate in sing-alongs. |
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Les Dudek |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 12, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Les Dudek performs the Rock/Blues. |
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Summer Fair |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 13-14, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
First Church of Christ |
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Description: |
Old-time country fair with handcraft exhibitors, antique and collectibles dealers, children’s activities, entertainment, food booths, auctions. |
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Hartford Pops - Olmsted Summer Concert |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
East Hartford |
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Venue: |
Great River Park |
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Description: |
A 38-piece professional concert band featuring wind, brass and percussion instruments led by Conductor Gary Partridge. |
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Goowinds Balloowins |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Ivoryton |
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Venue: |
Ivoryton Playhouse |
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Description: |
Madcap balloon artist, Allynn Gooen, invited audience members into his stories as they become the actors, while he creates their sets, props, and costumes and other crazy objects from balloons. |
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Goowinds Balloowins |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids, Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Ivoryton |
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Venue: |
Ivoryton Playhouse |
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Description: |
Madcap balloon artist, Allynn Gooen, invited audience members into his stories as they become the actors, while he creates their sets, props, and costumes and other crazy objects from balloons. |
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Suzy Bogguss |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 13, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Suzy Bogguss performs Country. |
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Danbury Railway Day & Picnic |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Danbury |
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Venue: |
Danbury Railway Museum |
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Description: |
Special celebration with special activities. |
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Family Maritime Festival |
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Category: |
Festivals, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
Connecticut River Museum |
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Description: |
Learn how to rope, caulk a ship and participate in maritime games. Tour a historic schooner and be entertained by maritime music. |
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Create Your Own Coat of Arms |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 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 heraldry and make a family crest. |
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Vintage Base Ball Game - CVBBL League Play-Offs |
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Category: |
Sport Events, Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Base Ball Grounds at Colt Meadows |
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Description: |
19th century rules base ball games. Family fun for all ages with living history, educational activities, demonstrations. Hartford Senators versus the Westfield Wheelmen. |
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Behind the Scenes Tour of Eric Sloane Studio |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Kent |
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Venue: |
Sloane-Stanley Museum |
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Description: |
Learn about the artist, author and illustrator of over 30 books and see his collection of Americana. |
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Peach Fest |
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Category: |
Festivals |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Middlefield |
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Venue: |
Lyman Orchards |
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Description: |
Celebrate peach season with a host of fun-family activities. Enjoy fresh baked peach pies in the Apple Barrel, live music on the deck, contests and prizes, horse-drawn wagon rides. |
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Mystic Outdoor Art Festival |
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Category: |
Major, Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
August 14-15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Historic downtown |
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Description: |
One of the country's finest and oldest art shows, showcased along the streets of the historic downtown area. More than 250 artists display and sell their work. Children's Art Park, entertainment and refreshments. |
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River Fire |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Putnam |
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Venue: |
Rotary Park |
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Description: |
Fires on the water are lit at dusk and burn for two hours accompanied by an eclectic mix of music from operatic arias to folk. Bring a picnic or purchase from vendors. |
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Mary Chapin Carpenter |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor |
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Venue: |
SS&C SummerWind Performing Arts Center |
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Description: |
By combining folk, country, acoustic, rock and blues, Carpenter has proven herself to be an artist for whom the conventional boundaries of the music business disappear. She has always professed a love for all kinds of music, and those influences come together in songs that speak to the most personal of life's details as well as to the most universal. |
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Space & Aviation Day |
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Category: |
Special Community, Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 14, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Windsor Locks |
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Venue: |
Bradley International Airport & New England Air Museum (36 Perimeter Rd.) |
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Description: |
Featuring static aircraft displays, live demonstrations, space exploration activities, music, entertainment, games, contests, Space Race 5K and more. |
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Sundae Social |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Brooklyn |
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Venue: |
Creamery Brook Bison |
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Description: |
Build your own sundae with New England ice cream. Take an evening ride to see the bison. Free ice cream cup and spoon for all paid participants 12 years and under. |
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Connecticut Sales Tax Free Week |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 15-21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets |
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Description: |
Save even more this weekend while enjoying the charming village-like setting, featuring 70 designers and name brand outlets. |
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Dance Day |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
Quassy Amusement Park |
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Description: |
From jazz to tap, and some elaborate group routines. Entertainment from all age groups at the Lakeside Theatre stage. |
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Greek & Turkish-Inspired Drumming & Rhythm Circle |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
New Milford |
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Venue: |
Hunt Hill Farm |
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Description: |
Participate in this energetic event. Bellydancing encouraged. You do not need to know how to drum. There are no wrong notes. Bring your own drum or a percussion instrument will be provided. |
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The Annie's - Kid's show |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
The Annie's - Kid's and Family Show. |
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The Wailin' Jennys |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
The Wailin' Jennys perform Folk Rock/Acoustic. |
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"A Step Back in Time": Celebration of Saybrook Colony's 375th Anniversary |
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Category: |
Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Old Saybrook |
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Venue: |
1698 Bushnell Farm |
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Description: |
Family fun featuring games, tours, demonstrations, hay rides, plow pull, barn-raising, historical characters in period costume, storytelling, fife and drum corps, weavers, spinners; refreshments available. Buffet dinner under the tent, reservations required. |
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Main Street Car Cruise |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Putnam |
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Venue: |
Putnam Parkade |
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Description: |
Plan to spend the day in Putnam discovering a wide array of antique cars in one of the region's largest car cruise events. Restaurants and shops offer specials and additional events for the entire family with music and games. |
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Summer Harvest & Corn Delight |
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Category: |
Festivals |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Simsbury |
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Venue: |
Rosedale Farms & Vineyards |
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Description: |
Enjoy the freshest foods and produce in the sublime beauty of Rosedale Farms featuring hay rides, live music and farm tours. Multiple food stations courtesy of the Max Restaurant Group. |
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Peach Sunday |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 15, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Southington |
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Venue: |
Rogers Orchards - Shuttle Meadow Farm |
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Description: |
Rogers Orchards will be giving away one ticket for a free peach sundae for each $5 purchase made from Aug. 9 through Aug. 15. Come on Aug. 15 to enjoy your free peach sundae. |
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Peach Sunday |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 165, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Southington |
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Venue: |
Rogers Orchards - Sunnymount Farm |
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Description: |
Rogers Orchards will be giving away one ticket for a free peach sundae for each $5 purchase made from Aug. 9 through Aug. 15. Come on Aug. 15 to enjoy your free peach sundae. |
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Notables Tour |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 17, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Cedar Hill Cemetery |
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Description: |
Experience Cedar Hill's grandeur during this morning stroll highlighting most notable residents. Featured residents include Dr. Horace Wells, Gideon Welles, J.P. Morgan and Katharine Hepburn. |
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Cruise Night |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 17, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Middlebury |
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Venue: |
The Golden Age of Trucking Museum |
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Description: |
Live DJ, barbecue, trophies and prizes. |
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Summer Music Festival |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 17, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Naugatuck |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
Featuring The Kerry Boys, sounds of Ireland. |
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The Rippingtons |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 17, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
The Rippingtons perform Jazz. |
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NewAlliance Bank Concert Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Vece Gazebo |
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Description: |
Featuring music The Engine Room playing the blues, classic rock and pop. |
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Vienna Teng & Alex Wong |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Stage One |
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Description: |
She shares her name with the Austrian home of Mozart and Beethoven and she herself studied classical piano from the age five. |
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Cocktails with the Whales |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration |
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Description: |
Includes cash bar, hors d'oeuvres available for purchase and live music in front of the underwater viewing windows of the Arctic Coast exhibit, home to the Aquarium's three beluga whales. |
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Shakespeare in the Park |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 19-22, 24-29, 31-Sept. 5, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
New Haven |
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Venue: |
Edgerton Park |
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Description: |
The Elm Shakespeare Company presents William Shakespeare's "The Winter Tale." At 5 p.m. enjoy amazing food and drinks. |
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Joan Osborne |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 19, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Joan Osborne performs Pop/Rock. |
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Juliette Lewis |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Fairfield County |
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City: |
Fairfield |
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Venue: |
Stage One |
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Description: |
She commands the stage like someone singing with the Rolling Stones. Now in her second musical incarnation, the New Romantiques mark a growth in Juliette's raw blues and punk-infused sound. |
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Family Square Dance |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Franklin |
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Venue: |
Blue Slope Country Museum |
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Description: |
Open to singles, couples and families; no experience necessary. Dancing held in the Bank Barn. |
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Hamburg Fair |
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Category: |
Agricultural Fairs |
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Date(s): |
August 20-22, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Lyme |
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Venue: |
Grange Hall & Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
Old-fashioned country fair with baking contest, pony rides, farm exhibits, animals, demonstrations, contests and games, midway, musical entertainment. |
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Downtown Mystic Sidewalk Sale |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 20-22, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Mystic |
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Venue: |
Historic downtown |
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Description: |
Various merchants offer specials and sales throughout the weekend. |
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John Lee Hooker, Jr. |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
John Lee Hooker, Jr., performs the Blues. |
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Hartford County 4-H Fair |
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Category: |
Agricultural Fairs |
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Date(s): |
August 20-22, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Somers |
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Venue: |
Four Town Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
Traditional 4-H fair with food, fun and entertainment, 4-H shows and project exhibits, amusement rides and games, Sat. evening barbeque dinner. |
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Third Thursday Street Festival |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 20, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Willimantic |
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Venue: |
Main St. |
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Description: |
Celebrate the diversity of Willimantic through its music, food and culture. Local crafters and vendors showcase their talents. |
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Arts & Crafts Fair |
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Category: |
Arts and Crafts |
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Date(s): |
August 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Essex |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
Juried show with more than 50 exhibitors, food gazebo with homemade items. |
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What's a Baffle? |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 21-22, 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: |
Find out and see it down for the first time in decades. |
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Riverfront Dragon Boat Festival |
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Category: |
Sport Events |
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Date(s): |
August 21-22, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Mortensen Riverfront Plaza |
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Description: |
Colorful and competitive dragon boat races with Asian entertainment, food and culture. |
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Vintage Base Ball Game - CVBBL League Championship |
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Category: |
Sport Events, Historic Events |
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Date(s): |
August 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Hartford |
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Venue: |
Hartford Base Ball Grounds at Colt Meadows |
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Description: |
19th century rules base ball games. Family fun for all ages with living history. |
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Antique Marine Engine Exposition |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 21-22, 2010 |
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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: |
Experience the transition from sail to engine power as maritime collectors from around the country show off full size and miniature 19th and early 20th century marine engines. |
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Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks performs Americana/Swing/Jazz. |
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Family Fun Day on the Farm |
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Category: |
Especially For Kids |
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Date(s): |
August 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Quaker Hill |
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Venue: |
Waterford Country School |
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Description: |
Features a variety of free activities designed specifically for children and families, including hay rides, pony rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, sing-a-longs, face painting, animal exhibits, nature trails and more. |
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Steeple Chase Bike Tour |
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Category: |
Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 21, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Willimantic |
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Venue: |
Windham Mills |
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Description: |
20-, 35-, 50-, 62.5- and 100-mile bicycles routes through scenic Northwestern Connecticut, with rest stops at local churches (steeple!). Free refreshments throughout the ride. |
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Iris Dement |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 22, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Iris Dement performs Folk. |
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Patti Sinclair - Spirtual Medium |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 22, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Pattie Sinclair is a praticing Spritual Medium. |
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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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Summer Music Festival |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 24, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Naugatuck |
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Venue: |
Town Green |
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Description: |
Featuring Crosseyed Cat. |
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The Holmes Brothers |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 25, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
The Holmes Brothers perform Blues/Soul/Americana. |
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"The Day Boy & Night Girl" |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 25-Sept. 26, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Norwich |
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Venue: |
Spirit of Broadway Theater |
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Description: |
A new musical adapted from a 19th century short story of Watho, a witch who is driven to discover the answers to the endless questions of life and in an experiment to find those answers decides to raise two children. |
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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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Brooklyn Fair |
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Category: |
Major, Agricultural Fairs |
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Date(s): |
August 26-29, 2010 |
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Region: |
Mystic Country |
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City: |
Brooklyn |
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Venue: |
Brooklyn Fairgrounds |
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Description: |
Oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States. Draft horses, livestock shows, home and garden exhibits, live entertainment, historical displays, special daily events, midway and great food. |
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NewAlliance Bank Concert Series |
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Category: |
Performing Art, Special Community |
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Date(s): |
August 26, 2010 |
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Region: |
Greater New Haven |
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City: |
Clinton |
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Venue: |
Vece Gazebo |
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Description: |
Featuring music the Abbey Road, the number one complete Beatle's show reliving the Fab Four. |
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Donna The Buffalo |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 26, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Donna The Buffalo performs Folk/Rock. |
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Chef to Farm Dinner |
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Category: |
Culinary |
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Date(s): |
August 26, 2010 |
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Region: |
River Valley |
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City: |
Simsbury |
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Venue: |
Rosedale Farms & Vineyards |
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Description: |
Dinner series showcases the finest foods and wines produced by Rosedale Farm and the incredible culinary creativity of Max Restaurant Group. Tonight's dinner "Tapas under the Tent." Call for reservations. |
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Trombone Shorty |
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Category: |
Performing Art |
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Date(s): |
August 27, 2010 |
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Region: |
Litchfield Hills |
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City: |
Norfolk |
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Venue: |
Infinity Hall |
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Description: |
Trombone Shorty performs Rock./Soul/Funk. |
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