Celebrated author Kevin Baker will discuss his latest book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City, which was voted Sports Illustrated #1 Book of 2024. This hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City is bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II. In Baker’s hands the city and the game emerge from the murk of nineteenth-century American life—driven by visionaries and fixers, heroes…

At School of Rockets, hosted by the Cub Scouts, build your own rocket, watch a live engine demo and qualify for the private launch event on April 29. Register in advance and reserve your rocket. $10 rocket cover but free for anyone joining Cub Scouts. Attendees must be accompanied by an adult.

Join us for our annual Earth Day Celebration, a day packed with nature-inspired learning and fun for all ages. Connect to the natural world by exploring the native landscapes surrounding the River building, and attend pop-up talks, demonstrations, and experiences led by our knowledgeable educators throughout the day. Our activities, inspired by art, architecture, and nature, include:  Open Arts Studio | Weaving in the Black Locust Tree Grove Search for Spring Birds alongside a Grace Farms expert Build a Perfect…

If you love the music of the original Allman Brothers Band, you will love Faster Things – the Allman Brothers Tribute Band! Faster Things conjures the twin guitar harmonies and searing slide guitar sounds, hammond organ, harmony guitar and unusual time signatures of the original Allman Brothers band with passion. Their tight sound recreates the energy of the ABB! Faster Things have played venues such as Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre, SOBs in NYC, Sugar Hollow Taproom in Danbury and…

Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, picnic lunch and favorite stuffed animal to the campus of the New Canaan Museum & Historical Society for an afternoon of family fun. Jumpin' Jams will entertain, Old Faithful will be giving rides around town, arts and crafts, games and more!

New Canaan Library 2025 Oldham Nature & Environment lecturer will be Carl Safina. Safina's lyrical non-fiction writing (he has been called a modern-day Thoreau) explores how humans are changing the living world, and what the changes mean for non-human beings and for us all. His work fuses scientific understanding, emotional connection, and a moral call to action.

Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar: Navigating Divorce for Parents of Special Education Students Date: Tuesday April 29th 2025 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. EST Register here on Zoom: https://bit.ly/56A217B Co-hosted online with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT). Speakers: Attorney Lawrence Berliner, Connecticut Special Education Law Jane Faherty, Stamford JCC JumpStart Director & Special Education Advocate Attorney Eric Broder and Attorney Carole Orland, Divorce & Family Law at Broder Orland Murray and DeMattie LLC, Westport & Greenwich CT. Often, the divorce…