Weekend Events

Plethora of Pearls at Norwalk’s 40th Annual Oyster Festival This Weekend

FRIDAY NIGHT: Friends of Freddie Free Concert to Help Raise Funds for Darien Man with Cerebral Palsy

Free ‘Back to School Indoor Carnival’ at Darien Sport Shop on Saturday

Last Chance: After Labor Day, Aquarium’s Flamingos Will Be FlaminGONE

Darien Band ‘Wingmen’ Performs Friday at Grove Street Plaza

Country Band ‘Gunsmoke’ to Perform Friday Night at Grove Street Plaza

SoNo Arts Fest This Weekend: Find Some Art, See the Puppet Parade, Catch a Band

‘Kong: Skull Island’ — Friday Night Feature at Darien Library

‘Little Mermaid Jr.’ Musical, with 70 Local Kids at Darien High School, Thursday to Saturday

Darien Road Race Registration Now Open, Event Takes Place Sept 17

Darien Summer Nights: Bud Johnson of Kind Buds, Waynard Scheller Play Friday at Grove St Plaza

‘Barnstorm’ Plays in Friday’s Darien Summer Nights Concert at Grove St Plaza

Mars Project to Play at Grove Street Plaza in Darien Summer Nights Series

Replicas of the Nina and the Pinta in Bridgeport Over the Next Few Days

Spadtastics Play Friday Night at Tilley Pond Park

Events Calendar

Arts & Entertainment

By David Gurliacci | September 8, 2017

Community Organizations

By David Gurliacci | September 8, 2017

Business

By David Gurliacci | September 5, 2017

Maritime Aquarium

By David Gurliacci | August 30, 2017

Music

By David Gurliacci | August 30, 2017

Music

By Alex Wang | August 2, 2017

Art Exhibits

By David Gurliacci | August 1, 2017

Darien Library

By David Gurliacci | July 26, 2017

Parents & Kids

By David Gurliacci | July 25, 2017

Around Town

By David Gurliacci | July 25, 2017

Music

By David Gurliacci | July 19, 2017

Music

By David Gurliacci | July 12, 2017

Music

By Alex Wang | July 7, 2017

Beyond Darien

By David Gurliacci | July 2, 2017

Music

By David Gurliacci | June 30, 2017

The 2017 Norwalk Oyster Festival will feature live music from dozens of bands on multiple stages, amusement rides, and, of course, oysters. Friday night’s musical highlight on the main stage is the Billy Joel tribute band, Mike DelGuidice & Big Shot. Attendees will also enjoy these other Festival entertainment and attractions: the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, the Nerveless Nocks Thrill Show with motorcycle acts and other daredevil stunts, a craft beer tent with more than 40 beers, an Arts & Crafts Pavilion with items from more than 100 artisans and crafters, an oyster slurping contest, and more. More About that Music
DelGuidice was hand picked and hired by Billy Joel himself, and is currently on tour with Billy Joel playing rhythm guitar and vocals, along with other members of Big Shot. Saturday’s entertainment will include Latin Rock Santana tribute band, Sacred Fire, and Desert Highway, a band celebrating the music of the Eagles.

Friends of Freddie Tuccinardi Darien Summr Nitez 08-30-17

The Spadtastics will be playing at Tilley Pond Park at a “Friends of Freddie” event to raise funds to help a local man with cerebral palsy. The event is free, but there will be opportunities to contribute. Food trucks will be nearby. Here’s information about the event, with more information about the fundraising campaign further down:
More About the Friday Night Concert
The “Friends of Freddie” Web page on Go Fund Me also has this information about the concert:

Come listen to the jazzy tunes of Free Flow, followed by the Spadtastics at Tilley Pond Park. As always, the Darien Summer Nights concerts are free but tonight is also a fundraiser for Darien’s own Freddie Tuccinardi.

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Darien Sport Shop is holding its second annual “back to school indoor carnival” at the store from 12 noon to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 9. Here’s more information from the store’s announcement:

Guests will enjoy complimentary face painting, hair braiding, balloon making, games, prizes snacks, refreshments and more! Vote for your favorite charity! We are pleased to donate a percentage of B2S [back-to-school] sales to the following organizations: Kids in Crisis, Make-A-Wish Connecticut, and United Way of Coastal Fairfield County. Embody Fitness Gourmet will be serving healthy juices, Darien’s Lanphier Day Spa & Salon will be doing fun hair braiding and styles for girls. Sponsors include: Johnnie-O, Patagonia, Tractr, Vineyard Vines, AG Jeans, Candy Pink, Splendid, Flow Society, Iscream, DL 1961, North Face, Two’s Company. We are accepting gently used children’s and teens clothing and back packs to be donated toKids in Crisis and Person-to-Person. Come join the fun, get everything you need for back to school, and help to give back to some great local causes supporting children in need.

Time is running out to see flamingos in their only Connecticut location this summer: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. The birds of a pink feather will be going south to a Louisiana Zoo together when the aquarium’s exclusive summer exhibit of the popular birds ends on Labor Day, this Monday, Sept. 4. The flamingos have been standing — often, on one leg — in the aviary on the aquarium’s riverfront courtyard since Memorial Day weekend. The exhibit is free with Aquarium admission.

The Wingmen Darien band Darien Summr NITEZ 08-30-17

Returning to Darien Summer Nights concerts for the second year, the home-grown band “Wingmen” performs this Friday, Sept. 1. Last year, Wingmen rocked Grove Street Plaza to a full house. The Wingmen are one of Darien’s hometown bands, featuring Robert McMullan, Tom Travaglini, Charlie Howe, John Markham, Ray Bartone and Larry LeHan — six Darien dads holding on tightly to their day jobs but who occasionally rock the place at local bars and private parties in town. ________

— an announcement from Darien Summer Nights

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The Wingmen performs 60s and 70s rock and pop tunes mixed with an improvisational style that keeps fans coming back for more.

This Friday, Gunsmoke, a homegrown band is set to perform at the Grove Street Plaza at 6 p.m. as part of the Darien Summer Nights concert series. Gunsmoke has been playing for many different audiences for over 25 years, including two sitting presidents of the United States and the world famous Ernest Tubb’s Midnight Jamboree in Nashville, following the Grand Ole Opry. With six recorded albums under their belt, Gunsmoke was inducted into the Connecticut Country Music Hall of Fame, and was elected band of the year six years in a row by the New York Metro Country Music Association. __________

– an announcement from Darien Summer Nights

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The band was created by Nick DeMaio Jr. and his younger brother Jeff, and for many years they were joined by their father, Nick Sr. The band continues to welcome younger family members into the band, with Christina Mae and Nick DeMaio III joining the tradition. The family affair is joined by lead guitarist Van Mankas and expert fiddler Fooch Fischetti.

The SoNo Arts Festival happens live in historic South Norwalk on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5 and 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine. Admission to the Arts Festival is free. This juried event will feature more than 125 artisans, children’s activities, performing artists, musical performances, an artists lounge with specialty drinks, amazing local restaurants and a puppet parade. On Saturday and Sunday, artist booths will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring one-of-a-kind ceramics, wearable art and a wide variety of other fine arts and crafts.

Thumbnail square from movie poster Kong: Skull Island 07-26-17

The 2017 movie “Kong: Skull Island” will be shown at 6:30 and again at 8:45 p.m. Friday at Darien Library. The movie is free and lasts 1 hour and 58 minutes. A diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong.

Over 70 kids and teens are presenting “The Little Mermaid Jr” this weekend as part of the Musical Theatre Workshop’s Darien Summer School program at Darien High School.

This adaptation of the hit Broadway musical is colorful, whimsical, and perfect for the whole family! ___________

— an announcement from Musical Theatre Workshop

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The show will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 27 and 28, and at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 29 at Darien High School Auditorium. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and seniors. Tickets will be available at the door!

The 38th annual Darien Road Race is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 17 at Pear Tree Point Beach and includes a 10K and 1.5 mile Loop. Registration for the race is now open, and the first 500 registered runners will receive an official 2017 Darien Road Race performance t-shirt on race day. This year’s race will begin at 3:30 p.m. for the 1.5 mile Fun Run and 4:00 pm for the 10K. The race will feature “The Finish Line” tent with music, games, food trucks, sponsor booths, silent auction and an awards ceremony.

Kind Buds Darien Summer Nights concert 07-19-17

Bud Johnson of the Kind Buds will play Friday, July 21 with Waynard Scheller at Grove Street Plaza as part of the Darien Summer Nights concert series. Bud Johnson has been on the jam band scene for 12 years, and in that time has shared the stage with many talented artists. Waynard Scheller has been performing and traveling with Rainbow Full of Sound. Inspired by the love of Jerry Garcia music, the two soulfully blend keys and acoustic guitar to produce a groovy sound unlike any heard on Grove Street so far this summer. Together they bring their own sound to the best of The Grateful Dead.

Barnstorm band Darien Summer Nights 07-12-17

After their debut at Darien Summer Nights last year, Barnstorm returns to Grove Street Plaza this Friday, July 14. Barnstorm got their start practicing and recording in a horse barn located in South Salem, N.Y.

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— an announcement from Darien Summer Nights

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They possess a unique blend of styles including acoustic and electric bluegrass, folk, country, pop and rock. Barnstorm’s dynamic sound has amassed them a large following in both Westchester and Fairfield counties. __________

Barnstorm website | on Facebook

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The band members include lead singer Anne-Marie Nordgren Stewart, Birks Erskine on lead guitar and vocals, Mickey Mallardi strumming on both rhythm guitar and lead guitar, Brian Coralian on drums, Paul Seymour on bass, and John Stuart with some Latin percussion. Please join us in welcoming them back to Darien Summer Nights at 6 p.m.

Baywater Properties, Grove Street Plaza and The Darien Chamber of Commerce encourage residents to come out this summer to Darien Summer Nights at what has become an incredible community gathering.

Kick off your weekend this Friday, July 7, with Darien Summer Nights. The concerts return to Grove Street Plaza with fan favorite, Mars Project. John Gerardi and his band, also known as Ratso and Friends, have been playing their spirited blues on Grove Street for many years to a large audience. These long-time friends came together in 2008, and have since become a local sensation. Listen to percussionist Mike Marble hammering on his drums, bassist Scott Spray slappin’ the strings, and lead guitarist John “Ratso” Gerardi pluckin’ away with the accompaniment of Bill Harris on the saxophone.

Replicas of two of the three small ships that carried Christopher Columbus’ expedition to America more than 500 years ago have docked in Bridgeport, and you’re welcome aboard. You’ve only got until Tuesday, July 4 (or maybe Monday). On Tuesday, the boats set sail from Bridgeport on a trip to Newburgh, N.Y. on the Hudson River (where you can see them for several days starting July 7). “We are a floating museum, and we visit ports all over the Western Hemisphere,” says the website of the Columbus Foundation, headquartered in the British Virgin Islands.

“The Niña is a replica of the ship on which Columbus sailed across the Atlantic on his three voyages of discovery to the new world beginning in 1492,” the foundation says.

Spadtastics publicity photo Darien Summer Nights 06-30-17

Darien Summer Nights continues Friday night, June 30 with a local favorite, The Spadtastics. The band band formed in 2006, consisting of members from earlier local Darien bands. Their name was inspired by the late Darien resident and former band leader, David Spadacinni. The band covers the popular music of the Grateful Dead, and the members are all extremely talented musicians! We have an extra special evening planned for all ages as we host this concert at Tilley Pond Park.

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