Putnam First Fridays return for the season, May 3.
It’s that time of year again – First Fridays in Putnam are kicking off this weekend! Friday, May 3 is the beginning of the season, and we are so ready. This is one of the best events in the Quiet Corner, mostly because we love Putnam! You’ll find it all here – art, food, wine, theater, shopping, antiques. This is a celebration of all we have to...
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It’s hunting season again…Easter eggs that is.
For those celebrating the Easter season, it’s time to get your spring pastels out and check out the best Easter egg hunts in Mystic Country. Even though spring hasn’t quite sprung yet, we’re going to get you in the right mindset! So where to hunt? Friday, March 29 from 10 am – 11 am or 1-2 pm there is a Wild Egg Hunt at Denison Pequotsepos...
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Christmas under the sea. Winter Waterland at Mystic Aquarium, weekends all month.
Sea creatures love Christmas too. This year, help the aquatic life of Mystic Aquarium celebrate during Winter Waterland, every weekend in December through Tuesday, Jan. 1. Santa will be on site (and maybe even underwater), and elves will be diving to help the fish with their lists, accompanied by live local music, scavenger hunts and other holiday activities. The...
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Go green this weekend. The Last Green Festival, 80+ bands & 0 waste.
This weekend is a BIG and fun one for music, entertainment and green living. The Last Green Festival, three days of art, music, film and food happening Sept. 28-30 at the Brooklyn Agricultural Fairgrounds, will be New England’s first environmentally-focused zero waste event (go green in the Last Green Valley) - and it will feature some big names. More than...
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It’s all about the garlic this weekend. The Fifth Annual Garlic Festival.
The Fifth Annual Garlic Festival is coming again to Olde Mistick Village in Mystic September 15-16. No breath mints required if you love garlic as much as I do. Five years later, this is still one of the favorite festivals in eastern Connecticut. And while the garlic crazed are over the moon, there’s plenty of reasons for everyone to attend. The event is...
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A Connecticut favorite. The Brooklyn Fair, August 23-26.
One of the Quiet Corner’s biggest end-of-summer events is on tap for this coming weekend. The Brooklyn Fair, known for the big name country stars it draws to its stage every year, is happening this Thursday through Sunday, August 23-26, 2012 in Brooklyn, CT. It is, btw, the OLDEST agricultural fair in the USA. This year, Jack Ingram, Tyler Farr and Steve Holy...
Continue ReadingThe Last Green Festival in Brooklyn September 28-30, 2012. Music, food and fun in celebration of The Last Green Valley.
The Last Green Festival from Wirtalla Visual on Vimeo. Celebration Time in the Last Green Valley. In Heinlein’s classic science fiction story The Green Hills of Earth a blind song writer, “Noisy” Rhysling, struggles to return from a far away galaxy to the peace of his beloved earth. Just as in Llewellyn’s How Green was My Valley the emphasis is on...
Continue ReadingIt’s another fab First Friday in Putnam, July 6. Check out their video.
First Friday hits Downtown Putnam Connecticut again on July 6. Here’s a quick video from past events. It’s a great time: Visit the First Friday Facebook page for more info and detail. All ages are invited. FREE to join this summertime street party!
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It’s time for the Tall Ships! Tips that make OpSail 2012 CT and SailFest a festival of fun.
This is a big week in Mystic Country. The tall ships of OpSail2012CT sail into Niantic, New London and Groton on the tail of our region’s July 4 events. That’s over 40 ships from more than 12 nations sailing into our area for a 4 day party (July 6-9, 2012)! SailFest will also be in gear July 6-8. Arrive and be very entertained. The ships sail in July...
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Mystic Country fireworks and a very independent 4th of July, 2012.
Summer is humming now. Next up is our nations’s birthday. If you are in Mystic Country come the fourth here are some of the special events planned: Mystic Seaport celebrates Independence Day circa 1876 9 am – 5 pm. Parade at 1 pm and 7-9 pm Barefoot Truth performs on the green. This is a fabulous local band that has hit it pretty big. Come enjoy...
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