Halloween Owl Prowl & Campfire at New Canaan Nature Center
Oct 10th
New Canaan Nature Center offers families a great natural way to prepare for Halloween, their Halloween Owl Prowl & Campfire from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Meet two live owls and learn how to recognize owl calls, then head out into the field to see if one of our local Great Horned or Screech owls will call in. End the evening with a campfire (weather permitting) and a chance to roast S'mores for an evening sweet treat. Registration deadline is: October 6th. Cost is $11 per person.
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The Harlem Gospel Choir in New Haven Concert
Oct 11th
New Haven's Shubert Theater presents The Harlem Gospel Choir, one of the pre-eminent congregations of spiritual voices, founded in 1986 by Allen Bailey during a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Harlem Gospel Choir has performed for Nelson Mandela and Pope John Paul II, with U2 in their movie "Rattle and Hum", Harry Belafonte, Lyle Lovett, The Chieftains, and Diana Ross. Their performance begins at 8 PM. Tickets are $15-$33.
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The Charlie Daniels Band Performs at Ridgefield Playhouse Gala
Oct 11th
Ridgefield Playhouse's 2008 Gala stars The Charlie Daniels Band, led by larger-than-life performer Charlie Daniels whose music incorporates rock, country, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and whose hits include: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," "The South's Gonna Do It," and "Long Haired Country Boy." The evening includes cocktails, a meet and greet with Charlie Daniels, dinner and the performance. Ticket prices range from $150 to $250. For information, call 203-438-5795.
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Halloween High School on Stage at Bridgeport's Downtown Cabaret
Oct 11th - Nov 2nd
Downtown Cabaret Theatre's Children's Company presents Halloween High School, a high energy, monster mash of a family musical -- with a classroom full of your favorite monsters, trying to navigate high school. Performances are Saturdays and Sundays with matinees on Wednesdays.
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Outdoor Arts Festival at The Bruce Museum in Greenwich
Oct 11th - Oct 12th
From 10 AM to 5 PM, the Bruce Museum's annual outdoor Arts Festival features over 80 exhibitors selected from across the country. The paintings, photography, drawings, sculptures, and mixed media pieces on exhibit during the Festival are all available for purchase. There is also live music on both days as well as fun, educational family activities,
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Professor Louie & The Cromatix at Westport Library
Oct 12th
Professor "Louie" & The Cromatix have been recording and touring nationally for seven years, playing in such well-known clubs as B.B. King's in NYC and the House of Blues in Los Angeles, and sharing the stage with musicians like The Wailers, Eric Burdon, Luther Alison, Jimmy Vaughn, Graham Parker, and Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame artist Garth Hudson from "The Band." Their performance at the Westport Library begins at 2 PM and is free.
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Badfinger with Rick Derringer at Ridgefield Playhouse
Oct 12th
Ridgefield Playhouse presents Badfinger with Rick Derringer, inc oncert. Badfinger's most memorable hits include "Come and Get It," "No Matter What," "Day After Day," and "Baby Blue." A legend in the world of rock, Rick Derringer has been dazzling audiences with his edgy guitar playing since 1965. Their concert begins at 8 PM. Tickets are $52.50.
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Fall 2008, Pick Your Own Apples & Pumpkins Season
Whether you like to pick them yourself or just pick them out yourself, an awful lot of the enjoyment of fall's bounty of apples and pumpkins is in the selection process. Of course, if you want apples to make a pie with, or for fritters or Brown Betty, certain varieties do the job best. But when it comes to picking extraordinary pumpkins, the field is wide open. Here are some places to pick your own:
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2008 Fairfield County Halloween Happenings
Luckily, Halloween’s off-beat pleasures now begin well before October 31st, with events and activities of varying scare power spread throughout the month. And, if we find we’re feeling just a little too spooked by it all, there’s always all that Halloween candy to soothe us and give us our second wind.
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