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Hug A Horse
Join us for our annual open house event! Hug A Horse is a great, family fun event, held on Memorial Day. This year includes: FREE Pony Rides 12Noon -1:00 p.m. Vendor Fair Donkey and goat meet- and- greets and more! Please feel free to call or visit our website for more info! Red Skye is a horseback riding center that offers Horseback Riding Lessons, Summer Horsemanship Program, Pony Rides, Birthdays parties, and Scouting Events. They strive to make every person…
DJ Skate Nights
Ice skating is exhilarating, exciting and most importantly fun and a great recreational sport that can be enjoyed all year round by all ages especially at DJ Skate Nights with the hottest tunes playing! Skating is a fun form of aerobic exercise with proven cardiovascular benefits. Veterans Memorial Skating Rink is a friendly, clean, safe, and comfortable environment for everyone and currently offers the most public skating sessions in the area. Don't have skates? That's ok! Our Riedell soft skate rentals…
Family Program: Kicking Off Blue Star Museums
Help us kick off Blue Star Museums by visiting the CHS for a special family program! Starting on May 18th, Armed Forces Day, Blue Star Museums will be offering free admission to active military personnel and their families until Labor Day on September 2nd. All are invited to help us honor the men and women who serve this country by engaging in a fun craft and activity. Stop by the CHS to make a picture frame for someone in your…
United Choir School Auditions
The United Choir School will be holding auditions for all interested girls, ages 6-17! No musical experience is necessary. Auditions will be held from on June 13, 2019, from 4-5 pm at Church of the Good Shepherd in Shelton, CT. To schedule an audition, or to inquire about additional audition opportunities, please contact us at (203)-787-1244 /info@unitedchoir.com
Klingberg Motorcar Series June 2019
Saturday, June 15, 2019, New Britain, Connecticut Vintage Motorcar Series Show at Klingberg Family Centers, 370 Linwood Street, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Featuring a traditional antique car show (cars 1979 and earlier) and a Concours d’Elegance of rarely seen, pre-war automobiles. Trophies will be awarded at 1:30. Activities for all ages include a photo scavenger hunt and a hands-on display of cars. Food trucks will be on site with an assortment of delicious options. Other attractions include the Klingberg…
Father’s Day Open Cockpit and Helicopter Day
At Father's Day Open Cockpit and Helicopter Day visitors will be permitted to climb into the cockpits of up to 8 vintage aircraft, a full-motion flight simulator and two static flight simulators. We will feature many helicopters from our collection with over 20 helicopters and equipment on display. Including some that have been in storage for several years and are not normally open to the public. These will comprise helicopters from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, as well as, from…
Cirque du Soleil LUZIA Hartford Outdoor Arena June 19 – July 21
Cirque du Soleil LUZIA Hartford Outdoor Arena June 19 - July 21 under the Big Top at 302-408 Market Street in downtown Hartford (near the intersection of I84 and I91). Cirque explores Mexico's rich culture in their latest spectacular subtitled, "A Waking Dream of Mexico." LUZIA takes you to an imaginary Mexico, like in a waking dream, where light (“luz” in Spanish) quenches the spirit and rain (“lluvia”) soothes the soul. With a surrealistic series of grand visual surprises and…
Soar into Summer Fun with Airplanes
Soar into Summer Fun with Airplanes -- educational and fun day activities offered all summer long for CT kids at the New England Air Museum. Family fun activities to "aviate" minds all summer long! Hands-on day activities like straw rocket competition, LEGO contests, aero modeling workshop. Soar into Summer Fun with Airplanes daily activities include: Open Cockpit Experiences 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Climb inside real aircraft cockpits and experience the view from the pilot's seat! Build & Fly Challenges 10:30 a.m.-2:30…
Buena Vista Summer Camps
Veterans Memorial Ice Skating Rink offers summer time activities for children (ages 6 to 14) at its Buena Vista Summer Camps. All of the recreational amenities of the Buena Vista Recreation Complex is utilized to create a varied, fun and age-appropriate schedule of activities for campers ages 6-11 with children being places in groups by grade level. Activities will include, but are not limited to: ice skating, swimming, outdoor sports and games and arts & crafts. Indoor activities will be planned in…
Summer Science Camps
Weekly sessions Summer Science Camps at Connecticut Science Center are filling up already! Kids grades 1-6 experience hands-on science enrichment through fun and engaging activities -- so don't wait to register. Campers in Camps include structured activities with our STEM Educators, as well as supervised free time to explore the Science Center's galleries and exhibits. We offer Day Camps during school vacation as well as week-long programs in the summer. Each camp's theme helps develop science concepts, guiding campers to greater understanding of…
Peppa Pig Comes Back to CT
Peppa Pig Comes Back to CT Saturday, September 8 with the ALL NEW action-packed live show featuring your favorite characters as life size puppets and costume characters in her new live show, Peppa Pig’s Adventure! Come join Peppa on an exciting camping trip to the woods with George and her school friends, including Pedro Pony, Suzy Sheep and Gerald Giraffe. With lunchboxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventure, full of…
Win Tickets to Disney Junior Holiday Party in November
Win Tickets to Disney Junior Holiday Party in November Disney Junior Holiday Party! is a dazzling musical wonderland where children and their families can sing and dance along to their favorite Disney Junior songs plus Holiday classics with their favorite Disney...
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