We have a wide range of vendor including artisans who make beautiful handcrafted artwork pieces in their studios and dealers of unique products such as a semi precious stones, crystals, seed beads, buffalo bone and horn, shells, Sterling Silver findings and Hill Tribe Silver. We offer both retail and wholesale.

Local Event: BeadShow

Middletown

Connecticut

BeadShow

Friday May 10, 2024: We have a wide range of vendor including artisans who make beautiful handcrafted artwork pieces in their studios and...

Come dressed in your glow clothes, dance to a live DJ and create some original glow paintings. $10, free food and drinks. 6th grade and up.

Local Event: Teen Glow Dance

East Hampton-Portland

Teen Glow Dance

Friday May 10, 2024: Come dressed in your glow clothes, dance to a live DJ and create some original glow paintings. $10, free food and...

T-Mobile Tuesdays app

T-Mobile customers: <a href="https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N3671.274030PATCHMEDIA/B31748593.392243452;dc_trk_aid=584247897;dc_trk_cid=214110639;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;ltd=;dc_tdv=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">download the T Life app</a> and go to T-Mobile Tuesdays to get free stuff and great perks from the brands you love, including food, gas, entertainment, and more.
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Local Event: T-Mobile Tuesdays: Get Delighted Every Week

T-Mobile Tuesdays: Get Delighted Every Week

Tuesday May 14, 2024: T-Mobile customers: download the T Life app and go to T-Mobile Tuesdays to get free stuff and great perks from the...

Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater

Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company presents Shakespeare’s As You Like It May 16 - 25. All performances will be held at Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington Street, Middletown.
As You Like It, written in 1599, is one of Shakespeare’s most popular and accessible comedies. The play mostly takes place in the mythical Forest of Arden, and director Dic Wheeler has placed the production in a world which he refers to as “Clown Contemporary”. The fast-paced production features politics, love, exile, cross-dressing, great music, misplaced passion, wrestling, and includes some of Shakespeare’s most famous speeches ( including “All the world’s a stage…”) and, in the protagonist Rosalind, the largest role that he wrote for a female character.
 
The play, which features a cast of 19 performers ages 14 - 20, is directed by Oddfellows Artistic Director Dic Wheeler, with original choreography by Marcella Trowbridge. Costume Design is by Christian Milik, Scenic Design by Tina Hurlbert, Sound and Music by Joseph Getter, Lighting Design by Aaron Wescott, and Properties Design by Pam Lang, 
Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for kids and students. “Big Heart” tickets are available for $25 for anyone who really loves and values theater and its impact on the lives of young people.
Thursday, May 16 is a “Pay-What-You-Can” Preview
Tickets may be purchased at <a href="https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/oddfellowsplayhouse/as-you-like-it" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/oddfellowsplayhouse/as-you-like-it</a>.
For more information, call (860) 347-6143, email <a href="mailto:info@oddfellows.org">info@oddfellows.org</a>, or go to <a href="https://www.oddfellows.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.oddfellows.org</a>.

Local Event: Teen Repertory Company Presents: As You Like It

Teen Repertory Company Presents: As You Like It

Thursday May 16, 2024: 
Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company presents Shakespeare’s As You Like It May 16 - 25. All performances will...

Valley Regional High School

Help light up the night at the 5th Annual Lantern Illumination Celebration on May 18th at Valley Regional High School! Enjoy great&nbsp;music, family activities, lantern decorating, and delectable treats from the Nest Food trailer. Engage in sensory-safe and sensory-seeking activities, explore and purchase one-of a kind artwork at the Neurodiverse Artists' Showcase, and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere! This year you'll take your lantern creations home with you to remember this enchanted evening filled&nbsp;with compassion, creativity and connection!&nbsp;&nbsp;This event is free registration!&nbsp; Donations will be graciously accepted to help with our programs.&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't miss out,&nbsp;register today to reserve your lantern!&nbsp;&nbsp;

Local Event: 5th Annual Lantern Illumination Celebration

Essex-Chester-Deep River

5th Annual Lantern Illumination Celebration

Saturday May 18, 2024: Help light up the night at the 5th Annual Lantern Illumination Celebration on May 18th at Valley Regional High...

Come celebrate the 7th anniversary at Autumn Ridge, the farm for the Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue (113 Chestnut Hill Rd, East Hampton, CT 06424) on Sunday, May 19th. Admission is FREE! Come meet the CDHR horses from 11am - 3pm. There will be vendors, raffles, wagon rides, and fun for the entire family! Delight your taste buds with offerings from two food trucks: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fireinthekitchenpizza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fire in the Kitchen</a>
and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100034170978347" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rustic Streats</a>. Explore the new barn and witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1pm. This event is rain or shine.&nbsp; The CT Draft Horse Rescue is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of neglected or abused draft horses as well as draft horses heading to slaughter. For more information visit <a href="https://www.ctdraftrescue.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ctdraftrescue.org</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ctdraftrescue" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/ctdraftrescue</a>, or send an email to <a href="mailto:ctdraftrescue@aol.com">ctdraftrescue@aol.com</a>.

Local Event: 7th Anniversary Open House & Ribbon Cutting for the CT Draft Horse Rescue

7th Anniversary Open House & Ribbon Cutting for...

Sunday May 19, 2024: Come celebrate the 7th anniversary at Autumn Ridge, the farm for the Connecticut Draft Horse Rescue (113 Chestnut...

7th Anniversary Open House & Ribbon Cutting for the CT Draft Horse Rescue

Enjoy three holistic, mind body spirit, sessions and one class for only $150 in our rustic and renovated Barn on Main Street in Durham. &nbsp;Aromatherapy, chair massage,auricular therapy, chakra alignment, cranial sacral therapy, biota, psychic readings, medical intuitive session, myofacial release, reflexology, reiki, reiki with lymphatic drainage, starseed integration, sound healing, tui an acupressure, qigong energy healing. &nbsp;
Please register by Venmo @Janice-Julilano or by check set to The Red Barn in Durham 352 Main Street Durham,Ct 06422

Local Event: Self Guided Healing Retreat

Self Guided Healing Retreat

Sunday June 2, 2024: Enjoy three holistic, mind body spirit, sessions and one class for only $150 in our rustic and renovated Barn on Main...

Zagray Farm Museum

Antique to current military vehicles, military displays, flea market.
Admission $5.00/adults, children 10 and younger free

Local Event: 46th Annual CT Military Vehicle Show

46th Annual CT Military Vehicle Show

Saturday June 15, 2024: Antique to current military vehicles, military displays, flea market.
Admission $5.00/adults, children 10 and younger...

Agogliati Field

$20 pre-registration; $25 day of event
All proceeds benefit clients in&nbsp;recovery at Rushford’s Stonehaven residential facility in Portland, CT.
This is a mixed course of road and trail - participants will receive a participation medal and a water bottle!&nbsp;
Contact Kate with any questions:&nbsp;203-752-6937 or email katherine.mcnulty@hhhealth.org&nbsp;

Local Event: Rushford Race for Recovery 5k Race & Fun Walk

Rushford Race for Recovery 5k Race & Fun Walk

Saturday June 22, 2024: $20 pre-registration; $25 day of event
All proceeds benefit clients in&nbsp;recovery at Rushford’s Stonehaven...

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New President Appointed For Eastern Connecticut...

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8 New Businesses Opening In East Hampton &...

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East Hampton Resident Wins Big On Scratch-Off...

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Friday, May 10

Featured Event

BeadShow

Local Event

Teen Glow Dance

Tuesday, May 14

Local Event

T-Mobile Tuesdays: Get Delighted Every Week

Thursday, May 16

Local Event

Teen Repertory Company Presents: As You Like It

Saturday, May 18

Featured Event

5th Annual Lantern Illumination Celebration

Sunday, May 19

Local Event

7th Anniversary Open House & Ribbon Cutting for the CT Draft Horse Rescue

Sunday, June 2

Local Event

Self Guided Healing Retreat

Saturday, June 15

Local Event

46th Annual CT Military Vehicle Show

Saturday, June 22

Local Event

Rushford Race for Recovery 5k Race & Fun Walk

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BeadShow

5th Annual Lantern Illumination Celebration