Flitter among exotic tropical butterflies while savoring and favoring fine wines during a fun evening fund-raiser on Wednesday, June 15 to benefit The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
The “Flutter & Flights” event will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. outside on the Aquarium’s riverfront courtyard, alongside the new “Flutter Zone” exhibit.
Guests can sample wines and beers from around the world while enjoying special access into “Flutter Zone” and its dozens of varieties of beautiful butterflies from South America and Asia.
Photo from Maritime Aquarium
Wines will be provided by Ninety Plus Cellars in association with World of Beverages in Norwalk. Wine orders will be taken.
Plus, new this year will be beer samples from 212 Beer in New York and Charter Oak Brewing Co. of Connecticut.
The event also will include tasty samplings from local restaurants, including Local, Winfield Deli, Chocopologie, Johnny Utah’s, Prime Burger, The Little Pub, Stew Leonard’s and Mama’s Boy.
Presenting sponsor is Darien Rowayton Bank.
“Darien Rowayton Bank is proud to support The Maritime Aquarium’s ‘Flutter & Flights’ event,” said Robert Kettenmann, President and Chief Operating Officer of Darien Rowayton Bank. “We are pleased to support organizations that enhance the quality of life in the communities that we serve.”
Aquarium educators will be on hand to introduce guests to the varieties of beautiful butterflies in “Flutter Zone.” Some of the butterflies may even land on guests!
“ ‘Flutter & Flights’ is a fun and different evening out; a great chance to socialize and network in a unique setting along the river and among these gorgeous butterflies,” said Alicia Wettenstein, the Aquarium’s Director of Development. “It’s also a unique way to support the Aquarium, as well as local businesses that support the Aquarium.”
“Flutter & Flights” is open to ages 21 and older. Tickets are $35 ($30 for Aquarium members), with proceeds going to The Maritime Aquarium. Purchase tickets at the door or in advance at www.maritimeaquarium.org or (203) 852-0700, ext. 2206.
The Maritime Aquarium is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to educate visitors about – and to create stewards for – Long Island Sound.
It accomplishes this by allowing visitors to get close to more than 250 species native to the Sound and its watershed, including sharks, seals, sea turtles, river otters, jellyfish and other animals.
One of the top places for family fun in Connecticut, the Aquarium also features hands-on educational programs and displays, public study cruises out onto the Sound, and Connecticut’s largest IMAX movie theater, with a screen that’s six stories high.