| Harbor Seal Feedings |
September 9, 2006 (No End Date)
Location: Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St., Norwalk
Phone: (203) 853-0070
Admission: $10.50Adult/$9.50Senior/$8.50Children
Event Time: 11:45AM; 1:45PM & 3:45PM
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
The Aquarium's seals are fed daily at 11:45AM, 1:45PM & 3:45PM. Find out all about these seasonal visitors to Long Island Sound. |
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| Pick Your Own at Silverman's Farm |
January 2, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: 451 Sport Hill Rd., Easton.
Phone: (203) 268-0321
Admission: Fee for Petting Zoo & Fruit Picking
Event Time: 9AM-5PM
http://www.silvermansfarm.com
Open farm market with fresh baked pies and pastries and local honey. Florist, greenhouse and animal park. Pick your own seasonal flowers, fruits and vegetables such peaches in the mid-July, apples in Aug (see Apple-picking chart on website), pumpkins in the fall and Christmas trees in winter. Special events held throughout the year. Please check website for special events listings and current crop pickings. Open year-round, closed only on New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and upon inclement weather. |
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| Philip Johnson Glass House Tours |
April 30, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Philip Johnson Glass House Visitors Center, 199 Elm St. (across from the New Canaan Railroad Station), New Canaan
Phone: ((866) 811-4111
Admission: Pls Call for Info
Event Time: Pls Call for Info (866) 811-4111
http://www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org
This famous modern home designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson and nested off Ponus Ridge in New Canaan is opening as a museum under the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Johnson bequeathed the 45-acre property to the national trust in 1986 and lived in the Glass House until he died two years ago.
For tickets to tour Philip Johnson's Glass House, visit www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org or call (866) 811-4111.
For tickets to the Grand Opening Gala Picnic on June 23 or to book the Glass House, e-mail Meri Erickson at Meri_Erickson@nthp.org.
The Glass House tours close down during the winter months and open up again in the Spring. |
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| Sundays in the Planetarium at The Stamford Museum & Nature Center |
August 23, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT
Phone: (203) 322-1646
Admission: Adults $3; Children (5 & older) $2; Members Free. Children younger than 5 are not admitted.
Event Time: 3 pm; 2nd Sundays each month
http://www.stamfordmuseum.org
Join us 2nd Sundays in the Planetarium at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center! Planetarium Shows begin promptly at 3 pm. Please note: children younger than 5 are not admitted. |
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| Toy Boat Workshop |
September 13, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St., Norwalk
Phone: (203) 852-0700
Admission: $5 per Child/Plus Admission to Aquarium $10.50Adult/$8.50 Child/$9.50 Senior
Event Time: 11AM-4PM
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
Drop in to the Martime Aquarium's Boat Shop every Saturday and Sunday between 11AM and 4PM for a fun 20-minute Toy Boat Workshop. Build and decorate a toy sail boat and take home this special souvenir of your visit. |
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| Healthyville, The exhibit for kids about the human body |
December 2, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT
Phone: (203) 899-0606
Admission: $9 per person
Event Time: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays from 1 to 5 p.m.
http://www.steppingstonesmuseum.org
Take a trip to Healthyville, A major exhibit about the human body. Children will be able to step up their knowledge of nutrition, fitness, hygiene and safety as they explore familiar settings like the home, park, market & cafe. They’ll enjoy role-playing doctors and dentists, mastering ten different computer games; driving an ambulance and riding a bike with a human skeleton, among other fun activities. This interactive children’s health expo will
take place throughout the museum. The 1500 square foot exhibit is free with museum admission and will remain at Stepping Stones for approximately five years. |
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| African Penguins |
February 12, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Location: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 N. Water St.
Phone: (203) 852-0700
Admission: Included with gen. admission: $11.75 adults, $10.75 seniors, $9.75 children 2-12
Event Time: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
Come fall in love with this small colony of African penguins, in a new outdoor exhibit on the Aquarium's riverfront courtyard. Plenty of viewing windows to watch above & below the water. A complement to the Aquarium's other current special exhibit, "African Underwater Safari." |
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| Stratford BioBlitz |
July 31, 2009 - August 1, 2010
Location: Friday, July 31, 5 PM - Short Beach. Saturday, August 1, 11 AM at Roosevelt Forest
Phone: (203) 394-6565
Admission: Free
http://www.peabody.yale.edu/explore/bioblitz
Join us for our next BioBlitz, sponsored by Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, with insect gathering to be held in Stratford. Insect sampling with Larry Gall of the Yale Peabody Museum Division of Entomology. More Bioblitz at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo on Saturday, August 1, 11 AM - 3 PM(see listing).
BioBlitz BACKGROUND: During a BioBlitz researchers and biological surveyors collect data for 24 hours on the diversity of species that occur within a town’s open spaces. There are several BioBlitz events each year throughout Connecticut. One of the main goals of a BioBlitz is to collect data from a single town in multiple seasons to see how the species diversity of a place changes annually. Habitats available for the Stratford survey include 2 beaches, a salt marsh, a cranberry bog, rivers, streams, ponds, and a mixed hardwood forest. |
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| Monthly Book Nook |
December 27, 2009 - December 2, 2010
Location: 33 Quality Street, Trumbull
Phone: (203) 452-5197
Admission: 0
Event Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Friends of the Trumbull Library
Monthly Book Nook Sale in the Community Room of the Trumbull Library
SATURDAY, JAN 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The Friends of the Trumbull Library will hold their monthly Book Nook sale on Saturday,
Jan. 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Community Room of the Trumbull Library on Quality Street off Main Street. Great selection of hardcover books, paperbacks, CD’s, DVD’s and Videos, Puzzles, and Small Toys. Donations of gently used items accepted during sale hours. (Tax receipts available ) There will be a wonderful selection of non-fiction at half price. |
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| Read Around the World in Eight Months at The South Norwalk Branch Children's Library |
 January 20, 2010 - May 18, 2011
Location: South Norwalk Branch Library, 10 Washington Street, South Norwalk, CT
Phone: (203) 899-2790
Admission: Free
Event Time: 4 pm - 5 pm
http://www.norwalkpubliclibrary.org
South Norwalk Branch Library
Read Around the World In Eight Months Book Club - Registration Required - 12 Limit
The South Norwalk Branch Children’s Library invites children in grades 5 - 8 to participate in The Stew Leonard III Children's Library Read Around the World in Eight (8) Months book club on the third Wednesday of each month, from January to August, 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm. Books should be read prior to attending the book club each month.
The following books will be discussed and each location STOP is mentioned:
January 20, 2010, "The Way of Our People" by Arnold Griese, STOP: Alaska;
February 17, 2010, "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen, STOP: Canadian Wilderness;
March 17, 2010, "The Watsons go to Birmingham (1963)"by Christopher Paul Curtis, STOP: Detroit MI and Birmingham, AL;
April 21, 2010, "Paco, A Latino Boy in the United States"by Margarita Moguel Robleda, STOP: Guatemala;
May 19, 2010, "The Other Side of Truth"by Beverly Naidoo, STOP: Nigeria;
June 16, 2010, "Drita, My Homegirl"by Jenny Lombard, STOP: Kosovo/Kosova;
July 21, 2010, Tangled Threads"by Pegi Deitz Shea, STOP: Thailand;
August 18, 2010, "The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner"by Laurence Yep, STOP: China.
Multiple copies of each title are available in the Branch Children’s Department.
The book club is limited to 12 children. Registration is necessary. Please call 203 899-2790 x3 for more information or to register. Please do not register via voicemail.
The book club will run the following school year from October 2010 - May 2011.
The South Norwalk Branch Library, 10 Washington Street, South Norwalk, CT 06854. 203-2790.
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| Round Hill HIghland Games |
 July 3, 2010
Location: Cranbury Park, Norwalk
Phone: (203) 229-9797
Admission: Adults (ages 13-64) - $15, Seniors(65+) - $10, Children (5-12) - $5, Children under 5 - FREE
Event Time: 8am-6pm
http://www.roundhill.org/
Enjoy traditional Highland dancing, drum major, piping and drumming competitions,
Scottish country dancing, athletic competitions, amateur sports, children’s games & crafts, and fabulous food & drink. |
| Harbor Seal Feedings |
September 9, 2006 (No End Date)
Location: Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St., Norwalk
Phone: (203) 853-0070
Admission: $10.50Adult/$9.50Senior/$8.50Children
Event Time: 11:45AM; 1:45PM & 3:45PM
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
The Aquarium's seals are fed daily at 11:45AM, 1:45PM & 3:45PM. Find out all about these seasonal visitors to Long Island Sound. |
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| Pick Your Own at Silverman's Farm |
January 2, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: 451 Sport Hill Rd., Easton.
Phone: (203) 268-0321
Admission: Fee for Petting Zoo & Fruit Picking
Event Time: 9AM-5PM
http://www.silvermansfarm.com
Open farm market with fresh baked pies and pastries and local honey. Florist, greenhouse and animal park. Pick your own seasonal flowers, fruits and vegetables such peaches in the mid-July, apples in Aug (see Apple-picking chart on website), pumpkins in the fall and Christmas trees in winter. Special events held throughout the year. Please check website for special events listings and current crop pickings. Open year-round, closed only on New Years Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and upon inclement weather. |
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| Philip Johnson Glass House Tours |
April 30, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Philip Johnson Glass House Visitors Center, 199 Elm St. (across from the New Canaan Railroad Station), New Canaan
Phone: ((866) 811-4111
Admission: Pls Call for Info
Event Time: Pls Call for Info (866) 811-4111
http://www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org
This famous modern home designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson and nested off Ponus Ridge in New Canaan is opening as a museum under the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Johnson bequeathed the 45-acre property to the national trust in 1986 and lived in the Glass House until he died two years ago.
For tickets to tour Philip Johnson's Glass House, visit www.philipjohnsonglasshouse.org or call (866) 811-4111.
For tickets to the Grand Opening Gala Picnic on June 23 or to book the Glass House, e-mail Meri Erickson at Meri_Erickson@nthp.org.
The Glass House tours close down during the winter months and open up again in the Spring. |
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| Sundays in the Planetarium at The Stamford Museum & Nature Center |
August 23, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT
Phone: (203) 322-1646
Admission: Adults $3; Children (5 & older) $2; Members Free. Children younger than 5 are not admitted.
Event Time: 3 pm; 2nd Sundays each month
http://www.stamfordmuseum.org
Join us 2nd Sundays in the Planetarium at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center! Planetarium Shows begin promptly at 3 pm. Please note: children younger than 5 are not admitted. |
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| Toy Boat Workshop |
September 13, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St., Norwalk
Phone: (203) 852-0700
Admission: $5 per Child/Plus Admission to Aquarium $10.50Adult/$8.50 Child/$9.50 Senior
Event Time: 11AM-4PM
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
Drop in to the Martime Aquarium's Boat Shop every Saturday and Sunday between 11AM and 4PM for a fun 20-minute Toy Boat Workshop. Build and decorate a toy sail boat and take home this special souvenir of your visit. |
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| Healthyville, The exhibit for kids about the human body |
December 2, 2008 (No End Date)
Location: Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT
Phone: (203) 899-0606
Admission: $9 per person
Event Time: Open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays from 1 to 5 p.m.
http://www.steppingstonesmuseum.org
Take a trip to Healthyville, A major exhibit about the human body. Children will be able to step up their knowledge of nutrition, fitness, hygiene and safety as they explore familiar settings like the home, park, market & cafe. They’ll enjoy role-playing doctors and dentists, mastering ten different computer games; driving an ambulance and riding a bike with a human skeleton, among other fun activities. This interactive children’s health expo will
take place throughout the museum. The 1500 square foot exhibit is free with museum admission and will remain at Stepping Stones for approximately five years. |
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| African Penguins |
February 12, 2009 - December 31, 2010
Location: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 N. Water St.
Phone: (203) 852-0700
Admission: Included with gen. admission: $11.75 adults, $10.75 seniors, $9.75 children 2-12
Event Time: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
http://www.maritimeaquarium.org
Come fall in love with this small colony of African penguins, in a new outdoor exhibit on the Aquarium's riverfront courtyard. Plenty of viewing windows to watch above & below the water. A complement to the Aquarium's other current special exhibit, "African Underwater Safari." |
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| Stratford BioBlitz |
July 31, 2009 - August 1, 2010
Location: Friday, July 31, 5 PM - Short Beach. Saturday, August 1, 11 AM at Roosevelt Forest
Phone: (203) 394-6565
Admission: Free
http://www.peabody.yale.edu/explore/bioblitz
Join us for our next BioBlitz, sponsored by Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo and the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, with insect gathering to be held in Stratford. Insect sampling with Larry Gall of the Yale Peabody Museum Division of Entomology. More Bioblitz at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo on Saturday, August 1, 11 AM - 3 PM(see listing).
BioBlitz BACKGROUND: During a BioBlitz researchers and biological surveyors collect data for 24 hours on the diversity of species that occur within a town’s open spaces. There are several BioBlitz events each year throughout Connecticut. One of the main goals of a BioBlitz is to collect data from a single town in multiple seasons to see how the species diversity of a place changes annually. Habitats available for the Stratford survey include 2 beaches, a salt marsh, a cranberry bog, rivers, streams, ponds, and a mixed hardwood forest. |
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| Monthly Book Nook |
December 27, 2009 - December 2, 2010
Location: 33 Quality Street, Trumbull
Phone: (203) 452-5197
Admission: 0
Event Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Friends of the Trumbull Library
Monthly Book Nook Sale in the Community Room of the Trumbull Library
SATURDAY, JAN 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The Friends of the Trumbull Library will hold their monthly Book Nook sale on Saturday,
Jan. 2, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM in the Community Room of the Trumbull Library on Quality Street off Main Street. Great selection of hardcover books, paperbacks, CD’s, DVD’s and Videos, Puzzles, and Small Toys. Donations of gently used items accepted during sale hours. (Tax receipts available ) There will be a wonderful selection of non-fiction at half price. |
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| Read Around the World in Eight Months at The South Norwalk Branch Children's Library |
January 20, 2010 - May 18, 2011
Location: South Norwalk Branch Library, 10 Washington Street, South Norwalk, CT
Phone: (203) 899-2790
Admission: Free
Event Time: 4 pm - 5 pm
http://www.norwalkpubliclibrary.org
South Norwalk Branch Library
Read Around the World In Eight Months Book Club - Registration Required - 12 Limit
The South Norwalk Branch Children’s Library invites children in grades 5 - 8 to participate in The Stew Leonard III Children's Library Read Around the World in Eight (8) Months book club on the third Wednesday of each month, from January to August, 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm. Books should be read prior to attending the book club each month.
The following books will be discussed and each location STOP is mentioned:
January 20, 2010, "The Way of Our People" by Arnold Griese, STOP: Alaska;
February 17, 2010, "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen, STOP: Canadian Wilderness;
March 17, 2010, "The Watsons go to Birmingham (1963)"by Christopher Paul Curtis, STOP: Detroit MI and Birmingham, AL;
April 21, 2010, "Paco, A Latino Boy in the United States"by Margarita Moguel Robleda, STOP: Guatemala;
May 19, 2010, "The Other Side of Truth"by Beverly Naidoo, STOP: Nigeria;
June 16, 2010, "Drita, My Homegirl"by Jenny Lombard, STOP: Kosovo/Kosova;
July 21, 2010, Tangled Threads"by Pegi Deitz Shea, STOP: Thailand;
August 18, 2010, "The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner"by Laurence Yep, STOP: China.
Multiple copies of each title are available in the Branch Children’s Department.
The book club is limited to 12 children. Registration is necessary. Please call 203 899-2790 x3 for more information or to register. Please do not register via voicemail.
The book club will run the following school year from October 2010 - May 2011.
The South Norwalk Branch Library, 10 Washington Street, South Norwalk, CT 06854. 203-2790.
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| Round Hill HIghland Games |
July 3, 2010
Location: Cranbury Park, Norwalk
Phone: (203) 229-9797
Admission: Adults (ages 13-64) - $15, Seniors(65+) - $10, Children (5-12) - $5, Children under 5 - FREE
Event Time: 8am-6pm
http://www.roundhill.org/
Enjoy traditional Highland dancing, drum major, piping and drumming competitions,
Scottish country dancing, athletic competitions, amateur sports, children’s games & crafts, and fabulous food & drink. |
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