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July 2024

21st Annual Sunflowers for Wishes

Sunday, July, 28, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 8:30 pm
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An event every day that begins at 10:00am, repeating until Sunday, July, 28, 2024

Buttonwood Farm, 473 Shetucket Turnpike
Griswold, CT 06351 United States
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Each year, the Button family plants 14 acres of sunflowers and harvests more than 300,000 blooms. Because of their incredible generosity, 100% of proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Connecticut. Join us for this fun, family-friendly 9-day festival and fundraiser. Pricing: $3 per person & $3 per sunflower

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Mary Poppins The Broadway Musical

Sunday, July, 28, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 2:00pm on Friday and Saturday, repeating until Saturday, July, 27, 2024

An event every week that begins at 2:00pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until Sunday, July, 28, 2024

11 Farm Road, 11 farm road
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
$25 – $89

Everyone's favorite ‘practically perfect’ nanny takes the Summer Theatre of New Canaan stage in this ‘Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’ family musical adventure. With unforgettable songs and breathtaking dance numbers this beloved Disney classic is a ‘jolly holiday’ for the whole family. This July, the Summer Theatre of New Canaan presents Mary Poppins for three weeks only! Don't miss this Broadway caliber production that will leave you singing, laughing, and believing that ‘anything can happen if you let it!’ Fri/Sat @7pm; Sat/Sun @2pm More…

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Fairfield County Dance Festival on the Library Green

Tuesday, July, 30, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
New Canaan Library, Merrill Event Lawn, 151 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
Free

Enjoy a glorious evening of dance on New Canaan Library’s Green. Now in its fifth year, the Ted Thomas Dance Foundation and East Coast Contemporary Ballet are proud to present a series of free outdoor dance performances throughout Fairfield County, to enable greater access to the arts and arts education. Attendees are asked to please bring their own chairs, blankets and food. Please register to attend. Guest dance companies include Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Garet & Company, Lydia Johnson Dance…

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August 2024

Broadway Cabaret with Gil Harel & the Naugatuck Valley Troupe

Thursday, August, 1, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
New Canaan Library – Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium, 151 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
Free

The thrill of Broadway Cabaret comes to New Canaan Library when students of CT State College, Naugatuck Valley, delight the audience with songs and scenes from beloved musicals. Under the direction of Professor Gil Harel, this theater troupe has performed in venues across New England. Their dynamic acts have been a hit with audiences of all musical interests and listening preferences. This set will include songs from shows such as Rent, Dear Evan Hansen, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as…

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Yoga and Movement with Pilin Anice

Saturday, August, 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Grace Farms, 365 Lukes Wood Road
New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 United States
$20

Step into the airy Court in the River building for a movement class designed for all levels led by Pilin Anice, a renowned yoga, dance, and meditation instructor, as well as faculty member at Kripalu and Ailey Extension.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

Saturday, August, 3, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
11 Farm Road, 11 farm road
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
$28 – $38

A tale that’s been told a thousand times, although never quite like this! Get ready for an imaginative twist on Robin Hood like never before! Two actors take the stage telling this classic tale with sporting equipment straight from the school gym – hockey sticks, jump ropes, basketballs, and more. Watch as they blur the lines between heroes and villains in this epic adventure that engages young audiences with concepts of right and wrong. Join us for a one-of-a-kind performance…

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Artists Walk & Talk At Silvermine Galleries

Saturday, August, 3, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Silvermine Galleries, 1037 Silvermine Road
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
Free

Please join us on Saturday August 3rd from 2-4pm for an Artist Walk and Talk at Silvermine Galleries. The Artist Walk and Talk will feature many talented artists from the current exhibition The Guild Summer Salon. The exhibition is on view Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm and runs through August 22nd.

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Planets Near and Far: Exploring our Solar System

Wednesday, August, 7, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
New Canaan Library – Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium, 151 Main Street
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States
Free

Humans have studied planets in the solar system, including our own Earth, for centuries. Garrett Levine, PhD candidate in astronomy at Yale, offers a fascinating exploration of exoplanets and the search for other Earth-like planets in our galaxy. Only in the mid-1990s did astronomers first find planets that orbit stars other than the Sun. In the thirty years since that monumental discovery, over 5000 additional planets have been discovered. Perhaps surprisingly, very few of these "exoplanets" resemble anything like the…

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Novelist To Be Men’s Club Guest Speaker

Friday, August, 9, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Morrill Hall at St. Mark’s Church, 111 Oenoke Ridge Rd
New Canaan, CT United States

Author Mark Perlman will speak to the New Canaan Men’s Club Friday, Aug. 9, about his historical novel, The Reluctant Soldier, which follows the exploits of an African American soldier assigned to the Harlem Hellfighters regiment in World War I to his return to France between the wars and his actions in the French Resistance during World War II. The Men’s Club meeting will be in Morrill Hall at St. Marks Episcopal Church beginning at 10 a.m. with Perlman’s talk…

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Open Doors Backpack Drive

Saturday, August, 17, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Open Doors Shelter, 55 Chestnut Street
Norwalk, CT United States
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Free

State Representative Lucy Dathan is hosting a Backpack/Back-to-School Supplies drive to support Open Doors Shelter at 55 Chestnut Street in Norwalk on Saturday, 8/17 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. The drive is co-hosted by State Senator Bob Duff, State Rep. Dominique Johnson, State Rep. Kadeem Roberts, and State Rep. Travis Simms. Open Doors and the group are urging area residents to stop by and bring donations to help with this effort. “Our local residents are notorious for their generosity and willingness…

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