Events

Check out the Connecticut Public Community Calendar for events in your local community. If you have an event you would like to add, submit it through the calendar below and it will go through our approval process.

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Fourth of July at Quassy!

Quassy Amusement and Waterpark 2132 Middlebury Rd, Middlebury, CT, United States

Quassy is hosting a Blast at the Beach party on the 4th of July! For just $20, guests can attend the beach party which takes place from 8 PM-11 PM. Fireworks go off at 10 PM. For $36.99 guests can also get access to amusement park rides from 4 PM – 11 PM. Food and […]

$20.00

Acrylic Landscape Painting Workshop | Kathleen Smits

New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, United States

Join artist Kathleen Smits for a two-day Acrylic Landscape Painting Workshop. Paint the landscape! Advanced beginners and intermediates welcome. Explore color and value to create depth while learning brush techniques for textures. Learn to analyze compositions and create exciting paintings that draw the viewer in. Individual attention provided in a workshop atmosphere to improve your style […]

First Friday | Theresa Wright

New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT, United States

Our signature social event features live music, art, food, spirits, and good friends. New Britain’s best Happy Hour, since 1995! Cash bar available; access to Museum galleries is included with your ticket. Event doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Please Note: First Friday is a 21+ event. For the safety of all patrons, the attendance of […]

Norfolk Festival Echoes: Ukraine | Russia

Music Shed 49 Battell Road, Norfolk Historic District, CT, United States

A look into the musical history of Ukraine and Russia. MYKOLA LYSENKO: Prayer for Ukraine VASYL BARVINSKY: Piano Trio No. 1 in a minor PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 Misha Amory, viola Serena Canin, violin Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin Nina Lee, cello and Norfolk Fellows Tickets: $70 – $35, $10 Young Adults (19-35), […]

Free – $70.00

Mark Twain’s Companions & Cohorts

Cedar Hill Cemetery 453 Fairfield Ave, Hartford, CT, United States

While Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain, is laid to rest in Elmira, New York, many of his Hartford companions and cohorts are interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Learn about Twain's life and his many Nook Farm friends, neighbors, and colleagues during this tour led by Steve Courtney. Admission to the program is $10.00 and free […]

$10

Celebration of Avalonia Land Conservancy’s “Excellence in Community Engagement” award

Cedar Wood Preserve North Wawecus Rd., Groton, CT, United States

Avalonia Land Conservancy and the Connecticut Land Conservation Council will cosponsor a celebration on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at Cedar Wood Preserve, 180 North Wawecus Hill Road, Norwich at 11:00 AM. The event will honor Avalonia for receiving the Council’s 2023 Excellence in Community Engagement Award and will feature brief remarks from elected officials, as […]

Free

Botanical Prints Workshop

Arts Center East 709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT, United States

Learn the art of botanical printing! Students will create a scarf or runner using an immersion technique, while learning about the fabrics and leaves suitable to make an impression. An introduction to natural dyes will be included. Botanical Printing is a natural dye process in which images are extracted from plants and transferred to fabric […]

$80.00

Womanimation! 2023 Film Festival

Greenwood Features 269 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, United States

Womanimation! visits Greenwood Features on Saturday, July 8th, allowing animation aficionados the chance to sample some of the world’s best animated short film stories, culled from hundreds of submissions from women around the globe. It features a select program of twelve short films from nine countries, all of which are US or International Premieres. In […]

$12.00

Litchfield County, Jumping Boundaries

Alofft Gallery 41 West Street, Litchfield, CT, United States

LITCHFIELD COUNTY, JUMPING BOUNDARIES: ARTISTS AND FRIENDS IN A GROWING CREATIVE COMMUNITY Litchfield County, Jumping Boundaries is a snapshot of a growing creative community that includes those who were born here, those who have been here for decades, and those who have arrived in the past few years. It also includes friends of local artists […]