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July wraps up this weekend but not to worry, we've only just reached the summer's midpoint with plenty of family festivities still to unfold. Here's what's happening this weekend:
Friday, July 29 Get an uptempo start to your time off when from 6-7:30 p.m. Pequot Library's lawn becomes the stage for New Orleans storyteller and musician Papillion who brings his Zydeco/Cajun music to Southport. Families can enjoy a picnic supper and boogie along between bites. If it rains, the music moves indoors. For more information, visit the Libary's website.
Fri. July 29 and Sat. July 30Mark midsummer on Friday and Saturday by shimmying over to historic Old Lyme's quintessential New England Midsummer Festival. On Friday evening, The Wolverine Jazz Band performs a free concert on the banks of the Lieutenant River at the Florence Griswold Museum. On Saturday, sample a French-styled farmers market. Then, pop over to the parading paws dog show, or visit art exhibitions and sales, tune in to musical performances, an artisan-fair, book signings and hands-on kids crafts and entertainment. A Shoreline Chef Competition will likely yield some good eats. For more information, visit the Festival's webpage.
Sat. July 30
Starting Saturday, Lyman Orchards opens its three acre maze, with 235,000 stunning sun flowers arranged in winding and twisting pathways for families to explore. Play hide and seek as you navigate the maze's paths and, weather permitting, take a ride on the Remax Hot Air Balloon (it's tethered) from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with proceeds (cost is $5) going to charity. For more information, visit the Orchards' website.
If you genuflect at the altar of classic cars, The Ferrari Challenge, a six event/12 race North American amateur championship which returns to Limerock Park Saturday might be your holy grail. Joining the event is the popular Shell Ferrari Historic Series, two non-championship races featuring vintage racing Ferraris. In addition to the Ferraris, family members will worship the food concessions, Big Y Kids Club, kids karting and bounce house. Admission: $30-$45 and free for children 12 and under. For details, visit Limerock's website.
The Wolf Conservation Center's family has expanded -- two new ambassador wolf pups have joined the pack! Come meet them from 11 a.m. to 12:30 and learn about the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families. Guests also meet Ambassador wolf Atka as well as the WCCs critically endangered red wolves and Mexican gray wolves. (Be sure to bring your camera!) Pre-registration is required. For more informaiton, visit the Center's website.
Feel a hankering for more time outdoors this summer? Stamford Museum & Nature Center's annual Summer Family Campout will satisfy your craving. Pitch your tent on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on their grounds. Then, enjoy a barbeque dinner, animal programs, night sky viewing in the Observatory, and roasting marshmallows over the campfire. In the morning, pack up after a pancake breakfast featuring their own maple syrup. Openings are available but call for reservations at (203) 977-6521. For more information, visit SM&NC's website.
Sun. July 31
From noon to 4 p.m. Fairfield Museum and History Center throws open its doors for a thoroughly family friendly tour and activities, including scavenger hunts and several "Learning to Look" games, built around its current photography exhibit "IMAGES." For more informaiton, visit the Museum's website.
At 2 p.m. Sherwood Island State Park's Nature Center welcomes winged wonders from A Place Called Hope, an organization specializing in the rescue and care of Connecticut's wild injured, orphaned or ill birds of prey. Meet Todd Secki and Christine Cummings-Secki, the group's founders and learn about these majestic birds. For more information, visit The Friends of Sherwood Island's website.
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