FRIDAY
Litchfield Jazz Festival
From Friday July 28 to Sunday July 30, the 28th annual Litchfield Jazz festival will be taking place. Purchase tickets online for concerts, artist talks, and more!
Saturday
RCS & Zydeco Hogs
The Beekley Library presents – CONCERT ON THE FARMINGTON, New Hartford Pavilion. River City Slim and the Zydeco Hogs. Saturday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m. Kick back by the Farmington River in New Hartford and enjoy some classic zydeco rhythm and dance! Please bring your own lawn chairs or blankets and food/drinks.
Light and Shadow Exhibit
Please join KMR Arts for the opening of Light and Shadow, on Saturday, July 29, from 1-5pm. Light and Shadow is a group exhibition including works by Caio Fonseca, Lisa Elmaleh, David Heald, Stephanie Lear Henderson, Barbara Vaughn, Sandi Fellman, and Lollo Samuelson. The exhibition will be at the gallery through September 16, 2023.
amArtHouse Gallery Opening
Presents selected work of Janet Adler Schur, Helice Carrise Bernstein and Ken Elias. Opening reception July 29 4-8 PM. The evening is sponsored by Litchfield Distillery and Jazz music by Albert Rivera Trio.
New Milford Arts Festival
The New Milford Arts Festival is returning to the New Milford Green on Saturday, July 29th. All types of creative and performing arts will take over the Green from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The entire event is free and will have activities and art for all ages
Cornwall Day
Come celebrate all that Cornwall has to offer on July 29, with multiple events happening throughout the town like a farm market, talk and walk with Cornwall Historical Society, Theater Campers performance, and more!
Swingtime Big Band
On Saturday July 29 at 7 PM, Swingtime will be returning to Litchfield County for their 15th annual Music Mountain Concert! Inspired by our 2023 Music Mountain Summer Festival theme, this dynamic 20-piece band celebrates this musical homecoming with a program of swingin’ hits from the Great American Songbook–all focused on the concept of ‘Home.’
Hey Look! It’s Michael and Mardie!
New York City piano/vocal duo Michael Garin and Mardie Millit have been known to stir up delicious mayhem wherever they go. Now they bring their patented fizzy cocktail of musical virtuosity and goofy charm to this evening of standards, showtunes, original songs, surprises and laughs. Saturday July 29 at 7 PM.
Rob Brereton
Rob Brereton is considered one of the pioneers in contemporary mountain dulcimer playing. His years of studying classical guitar have polished his playing style while his degree in music theory and composition has given him a fresh approach to arranging.
Author Event: Martha Voutas Donegan, 3003 Days of Mike & Me / and the wars between us
Martha Donegan is a prizewinning author; this, her first book, was shortlisted for Best Nonfiction at the Faulkner/Pirate’s Alley competition, 2019. It’s been a labor or love–the book took eight years to write, and nearly a year and a half to see publication.
Book Reading: Wish House
Martha Voutas Donegan reads from her new book, she calls a Generational Memoir: 3003 Days of Mike & Me / And the Wars Between Us, at The Wish House, on “Cornwall Day, where most of the narrative action takes place. Open to all. 2-3:30 PM.
Grand Finale Concert
The Hotchkiss School is pleased to welcome back our Summer Portals Concert Series. Young Artists and Guest Artists share the stage for this exciting final performance of our summer series. This event is FREE and open to the public and begins at 7:30 pm.
The Spongebob Musical
The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world. The Spongebob Musical, sponsored by Torrington Savings Bank and presented by stage @ the warner, will run from Saturday July 29 to Sunday August 13.
Sunday
American String Quartet
On July 30 at 3 PM, American String Quartet will be participating in the Music Mountain Summer Festival! Purchase tickets online to experience their performance!
