Community Calendar

In partnership with Huntington Learning Center, students in grades K-5 build and program robots, work in teams and learn STEM skills while having fun. Classes held at the YMCA in Westport. Do not have to be a YMCA member to register for these classes.

Two singer-songwriters host two additional singer-songwriters every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Dunville’s LittlePub. We tell our stories in song and provide an encouraging environment for songwriters to ply their craft. Hosted by Erik Moses and Bill Dempsey

This exhibition examines depictions of the American flag through 75 works by a diverse group of artists, beginning during WWI with Childe Hassam’s Italian Day, May 1918 and continuing to the present day, including a textile sculpture commissioned for the show from Maria de Los Angeles. The exhibition includes work in a variety of media by artists including Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, and Julie Mehretu, and challenges viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all.

For Which It Stands… forms part of America250: The Promise and Paradox, an initiative through which Fairfield University Explores 250 Years of the American Experiment.

Curator: Carey Mack Weber, Executive Director, Fairfield University Art Museum
Faculty Liaison: Aaron Weinstein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Politics

This exhibition examines depictions of the American flag through 75 works by a diverse group of artists, beginning during WWI with Childe Hassam’s Italian Day, May 1918 and continuing to the present day, including a textile sculpture commissioned for the show from Maria de Los Angeles. The exhibition includes work in a variety of media by artists including Jasper Johns, Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey, and Julie Mehretu, and challenges viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all.

For Which It Stands… forms part of America250: The Promise and Paradox, an initiative through which Fairfield University Explores 250 Years of the American Experiment.

Curator: Carey Mack Weber, Executive Director, Fairfield University Art Museum
Faculty Liaison: Aaron Weinstein, PhD, Assistant Professor of Politics

Two singer-songwriters host two additional singer-songwriters every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Dunville’s LittlePub. We tell our stories in song and provide an encouraging environment for songwriters to ply their craft. Hosted by Erik Moses and Bill Dempsey

The Hotchkiss Orchestra and jazz ensemble Right Brain Logic take the stage on Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m. in Katherine M. Elfers Hall, Esther Eastman Music Center. Led by Fabio Witkowski, the orchestra performs works by Chopin, Grieg, and de Falla, while Michael Musillami directs Right Brain Logic in an engaging set of original compositions. Celebrating student musicianship and 20 years of performances in Elfers Hall, this dynamic evening of classical and jazz is free and open to all.

TheatreWorks New Milford presents a powerful 90-minute adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear, running April 30 through May 23. This timeless tragedy follows an aging king who divides his kingdom among his three daughters based on their flattery—sparking betrayal, chaos, and madness. Themes of power and family dynamics, familiar to fans of Succession, take center stage in this gripping production.

The cast Mark Feltch (Newtown) stars as King Lear, with New Milford’s Vicki Sosbe (Goneril), Erin Shaughnessy (Regan), and Abi Heydenburg (Cordelia) as his daughters. With a full cast of 19 talented actors from across the state of Connecticut, additional cast members include Sam Everett (Danbury), Colin McLoone (Brookfield), Jim Hipp (Sherman), Vincent Christoni (Trumbull), Tom Heydenburg (New Milford), Sean Gorman (Bethel), Todd Santa Maria (Cheshire), Michael Briney (Naugatuck), Thomas Ovitt (New Preston), David Regelmann (Bethel), Tim Heydenburg and Isabelle Bergman (New Milford), Ron Malszka (Bridgewater), Fred Thaler (Cornwall) and Billy Anderson (Bethel).

Directed by Jane Farnol, author of Shakespeare for Contemporary Theatre, this streamlined adaptation emphasizes action while preserving Shakespeare’s language.
Performances run weekends from April 30 through May 23. Tickets for reserved seats are available at theatreworks.us or by calling 860-350-6863.
TheatreWorks New Milford is an award-winning community theater located at 20 Elm Street Extension in New Milford, CT.

Kick off Memorial Day Weekend on Long Island at The Great American Food & Craft Festival, a premier outdoor festival featuring food trucks, artisan makers, handcrafted goods, live music, and a festive beer & wine garden in the heart of Deer Park.

This family-friendly community event brings together the best of local flavor and creativity with a curated marketplace of makers, chefs, and specialty vendors. Guests can shop unique handmade products, discover new foods, enjoy interactive activities, and experience a full day of entertainment in a walkable, open-air festival setting.

What You’ll Experience:

• Curated artisan & maker market with handcrafted goods

• Food trucks, specialty bites & local flavors

• Beer & wine garden with seating & live music

• Interactive activities for kids, teens & adults

• Memorial Day Weekend celebration in Deer Park

Whether you’re searching for things to do on Long Island Memorial Day Weekend, family events in Suffolk County, local food festivals, or artisan craft fairs near Deer Park, this event delivers a full day of food, shopping, music, and community fun.

Plan Your Visit

• Free parking available

• Open-air, walkable festival grounds

• All ages welcome

• Rain or shine event

Two singer-songwriters host two additional singer-songwriters every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at Dunville’s LittlePub. We tell our stories in song and provide an encouraging environment for songwriters to ply their craft. Hosted by Erik Moses and Bill Dempsey

“A powerful, fast-moving adaptation of King Lear - a story of family, power, betrayal, and madness that feels more like modern drama than classic Shakespeare.” The original “Succession” story is about the aging head of the family and what to do with 3 kids who want the kingdom. Adapted to a dynamic 90-minute play with “sword” action.

Please join us and experience presentations from our local cast, including Mark Feltch (Newtown), who stars as King Lear, with New Milford’s Vicki Sosbe (Goneril), Erin Shaughnessy (Regan), and Abi Heydenburg (Cordelia) as his daughters. The full cast of 19 talented actors from across the state of Connecticut, include Sam Everett (Danbury), Colin McLoone (Brookfield), Jim Hipp (Sherman), Vincent Christoni (Trumbull), Tom Heydenburg (New Milford), Sean Gorman (Bethel), Todd Santa Maria (Cheshire), Michael Briney (Naugatuck), Thomas Ovitt (New Preston), David Regelmann (Bethel), Tim Heydenburg and Isabelle Bergman (New Milford), Ron Malszka (Bridgewater), Fred Thaler (Cornwall) and Billy Anderson (Bethel).

Jane Farnol, Gaylordsville resident and author of "Shakespeare for Contemporary Theatre", directs this streamlined adaptation that emphasizes action while preserving Shakespeare’s language.