Friday, June 26, 2009

OnwWorld Community Playgroup

Today's playgroup will meet inside because of the rain. We meet in the basement of the Baptist church on the corner of Livingston and Edwards in New Haven.

This is an open playgroup and anyone is invited to come!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thumbelina

Saturday, June 27th at 1:00 pm.
Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk.
Hans Christian Anderson’s Thumbelina – a reader’s theatre presentation.
No bigger than a thumb, tiny Thumbelina embarks on a series of adventures through which she finds her true love in this charming, Danish fairytale.

What's Going On This Weekend?

June 26-29 - Essex
Hot Steamed Jazz Festival. Essex Steam Train, 1 Railroad Ave. Traditional jazz, ragtime, and Dixieland bands perform in various places on the grounds of the Valley Railroad, food vendors. Fri. 7 p.m.-midnight, Sat. 12-5:30 p.m. & 6 p.m.-midnight, Sun. 12-5 p.m. Admission: $25-$50. (800) 348-0003

June 27 – Clinton
St. Mary's Summer Fair. St. Mary's Church Summer Fair on Liberty Green, Rte. 1. Crafters, baked goods, food and raffle. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 860-669-8512

June 27-28 - North Haven
Connecticut Irish Festival, North Haven Fairgrounds, Washington St. (Rte. 5). Offers the best in Celtic dance, sports, crafts, music and culture. Enjoy great traditional and contemporary Irish music, and much more. Sat. 12:30 p.m.-11 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Admission: $10, children (under 16) free. (203) 488-4902

June 28 – Guilford
Taste the Shoreline in Guilford. On the Town Green. Entertainment, food booths, kids area and Business expos. 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free admission. www.guilfordct.com 203-453-9677

June 28 - Middlebury
Karate Day - Quassy Amusement Park, Rte. 64. Get your kicks out of this entertaining event. Noon-6 p.m. Admission: Parking $5. www.quassy.com (800) FOR-PARK

You-Groove Dance Party

Celebrate July 4th at LOVE TO DANCE
Saturday 7:30 til 10:30

http://you-groove.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Summer Clearance Sale!


Once Upon A Child is having a huge Summer Blow-Out Sale this Thursday!

The sale is from 2:00-9:00 pm. As they advertise, the later you go, the more you save. Here's the breakdown:

From 2:00-5:00, you save 60%
From 5:01-7:00, you save 70%
From 7:01-9:00, you save 80%

If you've never shopped at Once Upon A Child, you are truly missing out! My little family went to a wedding last weekend and my two-year old son had nothing to wear. I ran over to Once Upon A Child and got him the cutest Gymboree dress shirt and sweater vest set for $5.00!

Here are the participating CT locations:

Bristol
Weathersfield
Manchester
Hamden
Milford

Happy Shopping!

Monday, June 22, 2009

FREE Weekly Kids' Film Series


Bow Tie Cinemas in TRUMBULL (*not* New Haven ... but not too far away) is offering a weekly free movie for kids starting tomorrow, June 23! Sounds awesome. Click on this link for more info.

UPDATE: Just to add to Fleur's earlier post, I (Pokolodi) just spoke to someone at Bow-Tie Cinemas, and there are several locations participating in the Free Kids Club Film Series. Here is a link to the list of participating theaters and the films.