Some Ideas for Mother’s Day Weekend

Artwalk in Westville
When: Sat, May 9, 9am – 9pm
Where: Westville Village, New Haven CT 06515 (map)
All-day Saturday entertainment on 4 stages and village-wide events.  Live music, arts, book signings, and historic walking tours.  For a full schedule visit http://www.westvillect.org/artwalk2009

Meet the Artists & Artisans
When: Sat, May 9, 10am – 5pm
Where: Milford Green, Milford, CT (map)
Mothers Day weekend will be the opening arrival of juried fine artists and handcrafters presenting their creative winter productions of beauty and skill to grace and energize Milford center . Many new participants introduce renewed, or unfamiliar styles, free to the public. On site demonstrations of painting, drawing, wood carved water and shore birds, portraiture, caricatures, spinning hand dyed yarn, mosaic frame making, tatted-shuttle lace, knitting, wood turned vessels, glass making.

May Market at Hill Stead Museum
When: Sat, May 9, 10am – 4pm
Where: Hill Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032 (map)
Enjoy Hill-Stead’s lush grounds and historic setting as you browse over 50 vendors offering hard-to-find perennials & shrubs, antiques & quality crafts for the home and garden. Expert horticulturalists and Master Gardeners are on hand to help select plants and garden implements.

Mother-Daughter Birding
When: Sun, May 10, 10:00am – 11:30am
Where: Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, CT (map)
This Mother’s Day bring your mother or your daughter, or just come on your own for a morning walk to enjoy the birds, wildflowers, dogwoods and other signs of spring in forest and field. Please call (860) 536-1216 to register. $3 members; $5 nonmembers.

Moms Ride Free at the Shore Line Trolly Museum
When: Sun, May 10, 10:30am – 4:30pm
Where: Shore Line Trolley Museum 17 River Street East Haven, CT 06512 (map)
Take the Trolley to the Turn of the Last Century! Moms ride FREE all day Sunday on the odest continuously operating suburban trolley line in the United States. The museum features a collection of nearly 100 vintage vehicles as well as artifacts and documents from the trolley era.

Mother’s Day at Quassy
When: Sun, May 10, 12pm – 6pm
Where: Lake Quassapaug, Rt. 64 (2132 Middlebury Road) – Middlebury, CT 06762 (map)
Sunday is Mother’s Day and you can treat mom to a free dinner and all-day wristband just by bringing her to Quassy! Mother’s that are accompanied by a child can take advantage of this great offer. Admission: Parking $5. Phone: (203) 758-2913.

25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
When: Sun, May 10, 8pm
Where: Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT 06320 (map)
In this Tony award-winning new musical, six young people in the throes of puberty, overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves, learn that winning isn’t everything and that losing doesn’t necessarily make you a loser. Orchestra $56, Loge $65, Balcony $44.  For tickets, click here.

For much more, check out the Event Calendar.

Category: This Weekend