Things To Do in Fairfield County – November 2013

By Deborah Laemmerhirt | October 28, 2013

Looking for something to do in Fairfield County, Connecticut in November? Check out this list!

Accessibility Day

Date and Time: November 9, 9:00am – 11:00am

Admission: FREE

Address: 303 West Avenue, Norwalk

Phone: 203-899-0606

Email: info@steppingstonesmuseum.org

Stepping Stones will offer free admission to families of children with special needs. This provides families with an opportunity to enjoy the museum’s exhibits, mingle with other families and learn with their child in a safe and welcoming environment.

 

Family Garden Hike

Date and Time: November 11, 10:00am

Admission: $5 for Members, $10 for Non Members

Address: Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford, CT

Phone: 203-322-6972

Email: tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org

Website: www.bartlettarboretum.org

Join us for a morning hike to tour our garden collections, search for insects and investigate seeds getting ready to travel to new places to grow. Program begins at the Silver Educational Center.

If you are planning to attend this program, please contact Todd DuPont at education@bartlettarboretum.org.

 

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo

Date and Time: Tue, November 12 – 8:00pm

Address: Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, CT 06877

The only Connecticut stop of their fall tour dates!

Admission: Gold Circle $125.00 / Orchestra $110.00 / Mezzanine $98.00

She’s always been a rule-breaker and a trail-blazer, she remains a bold and distinctive artist both on stage and on record, and now, after more than three decades in rock ‘n’ roll, she’s a bonafide living legend. Songs like “Love is a Battlefield”, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot”, “Heartbreaker”, “Promises In The Dark” and “We Belong” are as unforgettable now as they were at the dawn of MTV, when Pat emerged, fearless, fighting and forging a path for other female rock stars around the world.

Neil “Spyder” James Giraldo, has been a professional musician, producer, arranger and songwriter for over four decades now, changing the face of the pop charts throughout the 1980s with his collaborator, muse and wife, Pat Benatar. More than just an explosive steel-bending guitar player, Giraldo’s innovative vision helped him create the signature Benatar sound, from its inception.

 

Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens

Dates and Times: Every day, 9:00am – dusk

Admission: $6 per adult, FREE for children under 12, FREE for all on Wednesdays

Address: Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens, 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford, CT

Phone: 203-322-6972

Email: tdupont@bartlettarboretum.org

Website: www.bartlettarboretum.org

This extraordinary natural resource is open to the public every day of the year! Offering ten different walking trails and nine unique gardens, visitors can also enjoy the Silver Education Center, art exhibits, outdoor summer concerts as well as education classes for adults and children.

 

French Market

Dates and Times: June 1st through November 30th, 9:00am – 5:00 pm

Address: Spring St. between Summer and Bedford St., Stamford

Phone: 203-348-5285

Email: events@stamford-downtown.com

Website: www.stamford-downtown.com

Visit our farmers’’ market with vendors offering the freshest fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods and more! Straight from the farm and right to your home.

 

New Canaan Farmers Market

Dates and Times: May 11th – November 23rd, 10:00am – 2:0mmpm

Address: Corner of South Avenue, Maple Street, and Main Street, New Canaan

Phone: 203-723-8885

Email: admin@newcanaanfarmersmarket.net

Website: www.newcanaanfarmersmarket.net

Locavores rejoice! Bring your reusable tote bags and join local farms and food producers at the Old Center School Parking Lot in New Canaan each Saturday for the finest, freshest farm products in Fairfield County, offering local musicians, bouquets of fresh flowers, delicious baked goods, and ready-to-eat food for your picnics.

 

Masters & Mixers

Dates and Times: the first Thursday and Saturday of the month, 7:00pm – 9:30 pm

Admission: $35

Address: Georgetown School of the Arts, 25 Old Mill Road, West Redding, CT

Phone: 203-544-8551

Email: gvrbooth@optonline.net

Website: www.georgetownarts.com/masters-mixers

Sip your favorite wine or spirits with friends old and new, rekindle your creativity, and make your own original painting. Beginner painters will be offered guidance, seasoned painters are welcome to follow their own path. A great way to de-stress, socialize with fun people, and express your creative self on canvas.

To register and for more information, visit www.georgetownarts.com.

 

Parent / Child Pottery and Ceramic Art Weekend Workshops

Hand Building Workshop

Date and Time: November 3rd, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Admission: $75 per person

Address: 543 Newfield Avenue, Stamford

Phone: 203-323-2222

Email: studio@lakesidepottery.com

 

We are offering a wonderful day to share the joy of creativity and imagination with your child. Spend 2-½ hours side-by-side learning the basic skills needed for each of you to construct a beautiful clay project.

For more information on these events and others in Fairfield County in the month of November, check out Fairfield County Online.

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