Friday
Movies @ the Park: Driving Miss Daisy
On July 7 at 8:00 PM, viewers will get a chance to experience a free screening of the film Driving Miss Daisy at the Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens. Not just this, but there will be a live, in-person Q&A with screenwriter Alfred Uhry before the film! This event is free and open to the public. BYO blankets, chairs, food and beverages. Leashed pets are allowed. Movie rolls at dusk!
Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens
1 Green Hill Rd
Washington Depot, CT 06794
Something Rotten
On Friday July 7 from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM, head over to Sharon Playhouse to see one of the last performances of Something Rotten! Purchase tickets online. Three other performances will be offered; two will be on Saturday July 8 from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM or from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM. There will also be a performance on Sunday July 9 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
The Bobbie Olsen Theater at Sharon Playhouse
49 Amenia Road, Sharon, CT 06069
Saturday
Wanda Houston Project
Music Mountain in Falls Village is America’s oldest continuing summer music festival featuring jazz, chamber music, and choral concerts in Gordon Hall. Buy tickets online to see Wanda Houston Project on July 8 at 7:00 PM!
Gordon Hall, Music Mountain
255 Music Mountain Road
Falls Village, CT 06031
Roxbury Pickin ‘n Fiddlin Contest 2023
Sponsored by the Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department on July 8th is the 47th annual Roxbury Pickin ‘n Fiddlin Contest! For a bluegrass festival like no other, head over to Hurlburt Town Park for great food, amazing music, and a good time! Gates open at 12:00 PM and it is recommended that attendees bring a lawn chair/blanket!
Hurlburt Town Park
18 Apple Lane
Roxbury, CT 06783
Clinton Kelly at KML
On July 8 at 2:00 PM join Kent Memorial Library for a workshop and fundraiser with the one and only Clinton Kelly to learn the nuts and bolts of style! Clinton Kelly is best known for hosting TLC’s wildly popular makeover show, What Not to Wear, for a decade. He also won an Emmy as well as wrote several books. He lives in New York City and Kent (but likes Kent better). Free & Open to the Public. Mr. Kelly kindly requests a suggested donation of $20 to attend the event; all donations benefit the library directly. Register online!
Kent Memorial Library
32 North Main Street
Kent, CT
John John Brown
On Saturday July 8 from 8:00 PM-9:30 PM the Merryall Center will be hosting John John Brown, artist who brings giant comics, iconic photographs, and moving panoramas to the stage. John John Brown mixes storytelling songs with the visual arts creating “an imaginative musical performance woven into a unique visual experience.” Those wishing to attend can purchase tickets online!
Merryall Center
8 Chapel Hill Road
New Milford, CT 06776
Second Saturdays
Join us on the second Saturday of each month for this highly anticipated day in Kent Barns. There is always excitement in the air and so much to experience in our beautiful setting. Local growers, makers, and artisans bring forth a selection of regionally sourced flowers, food & wares for our outside markets, and our shops, galleries, and eateries are prepared with new exhibitions and inventory to tantalize all visitors. As you explore, we hope you enjoy all we have to offer on this special day.
6 N. Main Street Kent Barns
Kent, CT
FEAST
On July 8 from 4:30-7:30 PM, Standard Space will be presenting FEAST, a delicious group exhibition curated by Will Hutnick featuring painting, sculpture, and video by Taylor Lee Nicholson, Max Benjamin Sarmiento, Dana Sherwood, Lucy Stark, and Heather Yeo! Join the feast and discover first hand the ways in which artists are using shared experiences with food and drink to spark new encounters with the world around us!
Standard Space
147 Main Street
Sharon, CT 06069
Ellie and the Clouds: S.T.E.A.M. Education Program
Kids from grades 8-12 are invited to join the Eric Sloand Museum on Saturday, July 8th, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM for a fun-filled day of activities! This free program examines the of Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War Two, as well as activities including Cloud Making, Foretelling the Weather, Drawing and Painting the Sky, and so much more!
Eric Sloane Museum
31 Kent Cornwall Road Kent, CT 06757
Sunday
Ariel Quartet
Music Mountain in Falls Village is America’s oldest continuing summer music festival featuring jazz, chamber music, and choral concerts in Gordon Hall. Buy tickets online to see Ariel Quartet on July 9 at 3:00 PM!
Gordan Hall, Music Mountain
225 Music Mountain Road
Falls Village, CT 06031
WSO’s Annual Picnic and Pops
Get out the picnic basket and a parasol, it’s time for Waterbury Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Picnic and Pops on July 9 at 5:30 PM! This three-decade old tradition serves up the sounds of summer and features music by Gershwin, Ellington, Sousa and Woodbury’s own Leroy Anderson, and the beguiling vocal stylings of WSO fan favorite broadway sensation Maria Wirries. An outdoor concert in a beautiful setting, bring your lawn chairs and/or blankets and picnics and … don’t forget your favorite bubbly and buddies!
Hollow Park
43 Hollow Road
Woodbury CT
Annual Bethlehem Firefighters Association Annual Car Show
The 23rd Annual Bethlehem Firefighters Association Annual Car Show will take place on Sunday, July 9th, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The show will be held at the Bethlehem Fair Grounds, where motorcycles, cars, and trucks are all welcome to come! The Bethlehem Lion’s Club will also be there selling food all-day. It is 10$ per entry, and only 2$ for spectators! Come by to see Dash Plaques for the first 100 cars, Sponsorship Trophies, Door Prizes, and the People’s Choice Award!
Bethlehem Fair Grounds
384 Main Street North, Bethlehem, CT 06751
Family Fun Day! by Time Out Foundation
On Sunday, July 9th, the Time Out Foundation is hosting a Family Fun Day full of music, mindful movement, and activities for all ages! Although officially kicking off of 11:00 AM and ending at 3:00 PM, they are also hosting a trivia night later in the day. Although the trivia night is a bit of a drive, it will be a fun filled evening at the Great Fall Brewery in North Canaan from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
Time Out Foundation
408 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville, CT
