Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is known for offering special family programming during the summer months. In years past, the zoo has featured a free flight bird show, Rainforest Reptiles, and last year’s Galapagos tortoises were a huge hit with the public. Starting this weekend, two camels will call Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo home through Labor Day. “Kids [...]
Watershed Art Gallery Features Beatrice Coron
Renowned French paper cut artist Béatrice Coron will premiere her new work, “Etched in Stone,” an intricate interpretation of the story of Ridgefield, Connecticut, during her solo exhibition, Stories by a Thousand Cuts, at Watershed Gallery beginning Saturday, May 11th. Coron, who has developed a language of storytelling by paper cutting multi-layered stories in the [...]
18th Annual Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival
With an already stellar line up announced, the 18th Annual Gathering of The Vibes Festival is thrilled to welcome Blues Traveler, guitar impresario Steve Kimock & funky keyboard godfather Bernie Worrell, Jason Crosby Band, von Grey, Twiddle, and local festival favorites The Kind Buds, to its already impressive four-day lineup. They join the current roster of Jam Festival Favorites: [...]
Kids Bowl Free at Brookfield Lanes and Lores Lanes
It’s that time of the year again! Have you signed up your kids up for free bowling at Brookfield Lanes or Lore’s Lane yet? That’s right, FREE Bowling! Register your children and Kids Bowl Free will email you passes to bowl 2 free games a day all summer long! They make it easy to register… [...]
March of Dimes March for Babies Event at Chili’s
Head to Chili’s in Danbury on April 30th from 5pm-9pm to support the March of Dimes foundation! Just click on the flyer to the left, print, and bring to Chili’s. With each flyer presented Chili’s will donate 10% of all sales to the March of Dimes. Let Chili’s do the cooking and support March [...]
Pet Awareness and Adoption Day at Beardsley Zoo
Join the Beardsley Zoo for Pet Awareness and Adoption Day on Saturday, April 27th from 12pm-3pm! Together with regional animal adoption and rescue organizations, you’ll learn about the wonderful animals we live with every day – our pets! They’ll host experts on pet care and safety, present crafts for the kids and other surprises. Take [...]
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone Announces “Discovery Summer”
Webb Mountain Discovery Zone is excited to announce “Discovery Summer”, a half-day summer program to start the summer off with excitement and nature discoveries for adventurers in preschool through 5th grade. Half a day will be twice the fun, because summer fun is “natural” at the Discovery Zone! Plan to join us early summer for [...]
Hands‐on Nighttime Vernal Pool Investigation at Webb Mountain Discovery Zone
What may look like a calm little pond during the day comes alive at night as the creatures that inhabit the vernal pools at the Discovery Zone come out to hunt for food, migrate to a new home, or seek a mate. Join Hank Gruner, Vice President of Programs at the Connecticut Science Center in [...]
Ben’s Bells Newtown at Brookfield Library
Ben’s Bells Newtown is coming to The Brookfield Library on April 29 from noon to 2:00 p.m. Join them to make bells and help spread kindness! What are Ben’s Bells? Their mission is “to inspire, educate and motivate each other to realize the impact of intentional kindness and to empower individuals to act according to that awareness, [...]













