Weekend Highlights

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Weekend Highlights for May 12-13

Friday, May 11

Beauty & the Beast at the Shubert in New Haven (thru Sunday)
Westville Village Artwalk in New Haven (thru Saturday)
RJ Julia Annual Poetry Slam in Madison

Saturday, May 12

100 Years of the Carousel at Lighthouse Point in New Haven
Head Over Wheels, a performance by A Broken Umbrella Theatre Troupe in New Haven (& May 19) Always love anything by A Broken Umbrella!
Creating Readers at the Children’s Museum in New Haven
Bethesda Nursery School Spring Fair and Tag Sale in New Haven
Worthington Hooker School Spring Fair in New Haven
Mother’s Day Surprises Workshop in New Haven (ages 6 and up, pre-registration required)
National Train Day at Danbury Railway Museum in Danbury
Annual Race in the Park Kids’ K in New Britain
Family Wilderness Skills Day in Washington
Castles in the Sand in Westport

Sunday, May 13

Greater New Haven Youth Ensemble Spring Concert in New Haven
Hammonassett Kite Festival in Madison

Next Week & Beyond (organized by date):

Hamden Arts Commission Salute to Young Artists in Hamden (May 18)
Beardsley Zoo’s 90th Birthday Party in Bridgeport (May 19)
Connecticut Day at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield (May 19)
Leila Day Nursery Spring Fair in New Haven (May 19)
Common Ground Farm Festival and Seedling Sale in New Haven (May 19)
New Haven Ballet Spring Performances in New Haven (May 19)
Blue Man Group Exhibit in Norwalk (May 19)
Family Day — Arts for All Day at New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain (May 20)
Long Island Sound Day Celebration at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic (May 26)
Audubon Arts on the Edge in New Haven (June 2)
Connecticut Trails Day statewide (June 2-3)
Community Nursery School’s Little Folks Fair in Guilford (June 2)
Early Childhood Music & Movement Class in Guilford (June 2, 32 Church St. in the Faulkner Rm) FREE!
Audubon Arts on the Edge in New Haven (June 2)
Pierre Lallement Festival in Ansonia (June 3)
Hike-a-Giant in Hamden (June 3)
Touch-a-Truck in Milford (June 3)
Connecticut Open House Day statewide (June 9)
Tom Sawyer Day at the Mark Twain House in Hartford (June 9)
Canine Carnival at Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk (June 9)
Soupstock Arts and Music Festival in Shelton (June 9)
Cap’n Kidd Treasure Hunt, a.k.a. Pirate Day in Milford (June 10) An annual tradition for us. Arrrr.
Branford Festival in Branford (June 15-17)
Strawberry Fest at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield (June 16)
Open Cockpit at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks (June 17)
Quassy Amusement Park Summer Idol Competition (July 9-12) for kids ages 8-17

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Thinking about Summer Camp? Follow this link for a list of ideas.

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Tickets on Sale (organized by date)

International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven (Tickets on sale starting April 16)
Ringling Bros DRAGON in Hartford (May 10-13)
Beauty & the Beast (May 11-13) Shrek! the musical (Dec 28-30) The Addams Family (Feb 1-3, 2013) Blue Man Group (Mar 14-17, 2013) at the Shubert in New Haven
Connecticut Renaissance Faire in Guilford (weekends, May 12-Jun 3)
Cinderella at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield (May 19)
Dirty Sock Funtime Band in Woodbridge (May 20)
Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion in Bridgeport (Jun 13-17)
Allison Wonderland and Pinkalicious in Bridgeport (Sep 15-30)

Area Theatres

Downtown Cabaret Children’s Theatre in Bridgeport …shows including Frankenstein & Pinkalicious
Young Audience Sunday Series at the Quick Center in Fairfield …shows including Babes in Toyland and the Inflatable Theatre Company
Shubert’s 2011-12 Season in New Haven …shows including the Wizard of Oz & Beauty and the Beast
Hartford Children’s Theatre in Hartford
Westport Country Playhouse Family Series in Westport …shows including Skippyjohn Jones & A Season of Miracles

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Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-12) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” ~ A. McIntyre

Thank all the good teachers you know this week!

A List of Local Summer Camps

I know you’re already thinking about Camp options for the Summer! Follow this link to a list of local Camps. Have something to say about a Summer Camp experience your child loved or didn’t love so much? Write a review and send it to kidhaven@email.com. Thanks in advance!

Open House Mondays in May at CELC

Find out about CELC. A dynamic middle school program, CT Experiential Learning Center of Branford provides small classes that combine exceptional academics with hands-on and real-world learning experiences to fit the academic, social, and emotional needs of the 5th-8th grade student. Registering NOW for 2012-13 academic year. Contact us at mandm@ctexperiential.org or call 203-433-4658.

Saturday, May 19: Farm Festival and Organic Seedling Sale, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Enjoy Common Ground’s annual ORGANIC SEEDLING SALE and SPRING FARM FESTIVAL! We raise a variety of strong, healthy seedlings for your home garden. Choose from heirloom and hybrid tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, broccoli, kale, parsley, basil, cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, squash, beans, lettuce, melons, and more. Seedlings are priced from $1.00 – $4.00. At the Farm Festival, celebrate community and the beginning of a new growing season. Festivities include tractor-pulled hayrides, music, face-painting, ice cream making, games, and live sheep shearing! Admission to all events is FREE! For more information visit our website at www.commongroundct.org or call 203-389-4333 1213.

important upcoming dates:

Preparing for College 101 in New Haven
St. Thomas Information Session in New Haven (May 22)
New Haven Board of Education Meetings in New Haven - Meetings are held on the 2nd & 4th Mondays at 5:30p.m. in the Board Room. New Haven Public Schools Central Office is located at: 54 Meadow Street.

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