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2020 Connecticut Winter Wine Trail
Opening Day for the Connecticut Winter Wine Trail is Saturday January 11th, 2020. Be sure to pick up this year's CT Wine Trail booklet at one of the 14 participating CT Vineyards and Wineries. Visit participating wineries and vineyards to get your book stamped for your chance to win amazing prizes. The 2020 Connecticut Winter Wine Trail will run from Saturday January 11th through Saturday April 11th, 2020. It’s an amazing chance to win over $5,000.00 in Prizes!!! Connecticut Winter…
Finding Neverland at Foxwoods Resort Casino
Finding Neverland is coming to Foxwoods Resort Casino February 26th - March 1, 2020 in the Fox Theater. Never grow up when the Broadway hit Finding Neverland flies into Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut! The winner of Broadway.com’s Audience Choice Award for Best Musical, this breathtaking smash “captures the kid-at-heart,” says TIME Magazine. Vogue cheers, “It’s a must-see you’ll remember for years to come!” Originally directed by visionary Tony-winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award winning film, FINDING NEVERLAND…
Gems of Napa Valley Wine Dinner at Saybrook Point Resort
Join Saybrook Point Resort & Marina for a five-course meal and five perfectly paired Napa Valley wines at the Gems of Napa Valley Wine Dinner. Guest speaker and wine professional Marc Perry, accompanied by the chef, will guide attendees through the food and wine pairings, which include Pan Seared Long Island Duck Breast and Sterling Merlot (Napa) 2014 and Blood Orange Panna Cotta with Beringer Nightingale late-harvest Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc. Good conversation and a taste of California await!
Annual Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cook-Off at Olde Mistick Village
Get ready to shake off that winter chill on Saturday, February 29, 2020, Olde Mistick Village. Celebrate the Annual Cabin Fever Festival and Charity Chowder Cook-Off. Over a dozen local restaurants will serve up their signature chowder and YOU choose the winner! Chowder tickets are $1 for each 3 oz. cup of chowder or you may purchase 12 tickets for just $10. Tickets will be on sale the day of the event within the village at various store locations. Proceeds…
Annual Old Saybrook Chili Fest
The Annual Old Saybrook Chili Fest heats up Main Street Old Saybrook on Saturday, February 29, 2020 from noon to 3pm. This friendly competition, presented by Guilford Savings Bank, features chili from 20+ chefs. You, the voting public, determine best chili! Ballots are $10 each and can be purchased at Ballot Stations along Main Street during the event, and in advance at the Chamber office, 1 Main Street, Old Saybrook. The top three winning chilis will be honored with a…
Pinkalicious The Musical at the Shubert Theater New Haven
Pinkalicious The Musical will be held at the Shubert Theater in New Haven on February 29th, 2020 from 3 pm to 5 pm. This 50-minute musical is based on the best-selling children's book “Pinkalicious” by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann. In Pinkalicious The Musical, Pinkalicious can't stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor's office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe - a dream come…
The Lumineers – III: The World Tour at the Mohegan Sun and Casino
The Lumineers will perform on February 29th from 7 pm to 10 pm as part of their third world tour at the Mohegan Sun and Casino. The Lumineers will once again partner with CID Entertainment to offer fans the opportunity to pair a premium concert ticket with merchandise or pre-show access to the III Lounge, with hospitality and entertainment. The tour dates are in support of their upcoming album III, out September 13th. Mt. Joy, who recently emerged as “a fast…
Wadsworth Mansion Wedding Show
The Wadsworth Mansion Wedding Show will be held at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown, CT on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 11:00 am to 3 pm. The cost is $10 per person at the door. The Wedding Show has been designed to inspire brides plan their special day. There will be a variety of vendors, each of whom have worked at Long Hill and are familiar with designing unique weddings in the historical building. There will be caterers, florists, photographers,…
Annual Wadsworth Mansion Wedding Show
Wadsworth Mansion Wedding Show will be held on March 1, 2020 from 11 am to 3 pm. Have you ever dreamed of a Mansion wedding or are you looking for some wedding inspiration? Then join us for our 20th annual Wedding Show! Unlike large bridal expos, The Wadsworth Mansion Wedding Show features an intimate, curated list of some of the Mansion’s favorite vendors. Representing a multitude of services, caterers, florists, photographers, videographers, rental companies, cake bakers, and the like, these…
Norwich St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival
The 7th annual Norwich St. Patrick's Parade and Festival will take place on Sunday, March 1st, 2020 in downtown Norwich. Get your Irish on! If your group would like to be in the parade, please follow the link to the application: https://forms.gle/EwcKcjUH1wu6UjhU9 If your food truck would like to be part of the street festival, please follow the link to the application: https://forms.gle/ixi25qeRGttAMXsG9
Jurassic World Live Tour Comes to the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport
Jurassic World Live Tour produced by Feld Entertainment is coming to the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, March 5th - 8th, 2020. Jurassic World comes to life for the first time in a touring arena show! Your trip to Isla Nublar takes a terrifying turn after the Indominus rex escapes and causes chaos in the park! Join forces with a team of scientists to unravel a corrupt plan and save Jeanie, an all-new dinosaur, from a terrible fate. Along the…
2020 Elizabeth Park Spring Greenhouse Show and Sale
The 2020 Spring Greenhouse Show at Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Connecticut will take place on March 6-13, 2020 from 10 am to 5 pm each day in Elizabeth Park's historic greenhouse. The show is free and open to the public. Elizabeth Park Spring Greenhouse Bulb & Plant Sale Join us for a one-day plant sale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Elizabeth Park's historic greenhouse. Included in the floral display are French hyacinths, muscari,…
New England Tattoo Expo at Mohegan Sun
The First Annual New England Tattoo Expo will be held at Mohegan Sun will be held March 6, 2020 - March 8, 2020. You are invited to join Tom Ringwalt who has ran his own convention (Tommy’s Tattoo Convention) for the last 7 years, Steve Tefft winner of Ink Master 2 and some of the most talented tattoo artists in the world at the 1st Annual “New England Tattoo Expo” at the Mohegan Sun Expo Center. This is one of…
Annual Two Roads Brewing Company Cask Fest
On Friday March 16th, 2020, join Two Roads Brewing Company for our 1st Annual Two Roads Cask Fest. Hosted in their Tasting Room, there will be a variety of different casks made here at Two Roads specifically for this event! $45.00 includes entry, a specialty event taster glass and unlimited 3-oz. pours from 30 different Two Roads casks! Be sure to stop by the Brewer's Face-Off section to check out the 10 dueling casks made by our Two Roads Brew…
Shenanigans Irish Festival at Stony Creek Branford
The Shenanigans Irish Festival will be held at Stony Creek Branford on Saturday March 7, 2020 from 12 noon to 8 pm. The day will be filled with live music, games, dancing, food, fun, friends and of course delicious BEER! Tickets: $20 includes entry to the celebration, your first beer and a commemorative stein. The stein will be yours to keep and continue to use throughout the day! Tickets will be $25 at the door day of the event. Event…
Bird House Building Workshop at the Greenwich Audubon
Join the Greenwich Audubon Center for an afternoon of building and discovery on March 7th and 14th, 2020! Learn how to support birds through the creation of your very own nest box. Families will have the opportunity to construct their own nest boxes or purchase a pre-assembled box. Kits and pre-assembled boxes are available for pre-order from our center's Nature Store starting at $25 each. Ages 5 & up are welcome RSVP is requested Admission: $10 per person (plus nest…
Klezmer Dreams: Music for Strings and Klezmer Clarinet at Lutheran Church of St. Mark
Join us for an evening of beautiful music for string quartet and clarinet. On the program: Michael White: Quintet for Strings (world premier); Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 4; Golijav: Dreams and Prayers of Issac the Blind for klezmer clarinet and string quartet. The Cuatro Puntos Resident Musicians have performed across four continents. A review in Fanfare Magazine of a recent album on the Métier label stated that they are "virtuostic performers". They will be joined by clarinetist Alexander Kollias. ARTISTS:…
MasterChef Junior Live at the Oakdale Theater (Wallingford)
MasterChef Junior Live will be held at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford on March 7th from 7 pm to 9 pm. MasterChef Junior Live! brings the culinary hit TV show MasterChef Junior directly to fans and foodies alike LIVE on stage! The family friendly stage show will feature head to head cooking demonstrations and fun (sometimes messy!) challenges with past MasterChef Junior contestants and an overall immersive audience experience fun for all ages. Bring the whole family to see MasterChef…
Banff Mountain Film Fest at the Garde Arts Center
The Banff Mountain Film Fest at the Garde Arts Center will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 7 to 10 pm. Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival and Book Festival, one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world, is launching the 2019/2020 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour with stops planned in about 550 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe. This year’s tour features a collection of the most inspiring action,…
Rascal Flatts come to Foxwoods Resort Casino
Life Is A Highway that's bringing Country trio Rascal Flatts to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut on March 7, 2020 starting at 8:00 pm in the Grand Theater. One band. Ten albums. Seventeen No. One hits. Over 27 million records and 10 million tickets sold. Time and success have only put Rascal Flatts closer to their core with expert musicianship, razor-sharp vocals and songs that have shaped lives, loves and the genre of country music itself. The superstar vocal group…
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