The Bridgeport Bluefish, along with two new corporate marketing partners and food concessionaire Centerplate, will offer a new promotion that brings even further value to what is already one of the best values in Southern Connecticut: Each Monday and Tuesday during the 2009 baseball season, kids (12 and under) will eat for free at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, courtesy of ABI-JAY Novelty Foods and Stew Leonard's, respectively. During each Monday and Tuesday home game, children 12 and under will receive a voucher upon entering the stadium that can be redeemed for one hot dog, a bag of chips and one 12 oz. fountain soda.   More >

What's Happening

Apr 2	Legendary Writer-Director Paul Schrader at Stamford's Avon As part of its 70th anniversary series, Stamford's Avon Theatre presents an evening with legendary screenwriter-director Paul Schrader who wrote the films Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and directed Affliction and Auto Focus, among others. The event includes a special screening of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, with added scenes and new narration as well as a Q&A with Mr. Schrader following the screening. The evening begins at 7 PM. Admission is $10. More >
Apr 2	An Evening with Cartoonist Matt Davies in Ridgefield From 6:30-8:30 PM, go inside the fascinating mind of Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Matt Davies at the Aldrich Museum's First Thursday get-together. During an interactive discussion about political satire, learn Davies' views on Washington and get insight into the creation of an award-winning cartoon. More >
Apr 3	Sha Na Na Performs at Ridgefield Playhouse The Ridgefield Playhouse presents a concert with Sha Na Na, who take you back to the high school hop, the a capella street corner, the Sha Na Na Greaser Olympics and of course, all things oldies. Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to doo wop. Their performance takes place at 8 PM. Tickets are $55. More >
Apr 4	On the Edge, New Stars on Ice Show in Bridgeport The Arena at Harbor Yard presents Olympic, World and National Skating Champions including Sasha Cohen, Ilia Kulik, Todd Eldredge, Shen & Zhao, Michael Weiss and more, who are featured in the new Smucker's Stars on Ice show, On the Edge, produced by Scott Hamilton. Special guests include Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto, Kimmie Meissner, and Evan Lysacek. There is one performance at 3 PM. Tickets are $25-$120. More >
Apr 4 - Apr 5	Brookfield Museum's Model Train Exhibit Brookfield Museum presents its nineteenth annual Model Railroad Exhibition, from 10 AM to 5 PM, featuring more than six operating model train layouts from N-scale to G-scale as well as train collections, photos, railroad antiques, artwork, videos, and railroad memorabilia. Toy trains are available for children to operate. Admission is $4 for adults; $1 for children 7-14; children under 7 are free; senior citizens and Historical Society members pay $3. More >
Apr 5 - Apr 23	April Fools, Whimsical Art, at Stamford Art Association Stamford Art Association presents April Fools, an exhibit of humorous and whimsical art. The 40-plus pieces on display - drawings, paintings, sculptures, and printed media - are sure to entertain. Winners are chosen by a popular vote at the opening reception on Sunday, April 5, 4 - 6 PM. The event is free and open to the public. The gallery is open Thursdays and Fridays from 11 AM- 3 PM and Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 PM. More >
Apr 11	Annual Egg Hunt at Stamford Museum & Nature Center Children can hunt for eggs on a real farm at the 5th annual Egg Hunt on Heckscher Farm Saturday, from 10 AM to noon, at Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Children ages six and younger cam bring their own baskets and hunt for the thousands of eggs that are hidden all over the farm. At the end of the hunt, eggs can be turned in for goody bags. Admission is $8 for adults; students and seniors are $6, children are $4, children 3 & under are free. More >