Name: Bethany First Church Strawberry Festival
Start: 2026-06-06T10:00:00-04:00
Location: Bethany First Church

Bethany First Church

Start your summer with a day full of flavor and community spirit featuring delicious breakfast, lunch, and our famous homemade strawberry shortcake. This rain or shine event offers something sweet for everyone, including kids' activities, games, craft vendors, and local artisans.

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Bethany First Church Strawberry Festival

Start your summer with a day full of flavor and community spirit featuring delicious breakfast, lunch, and our famous homemade...

New England Brewing Company - Woodbridge

Come celebrate the launch of our 2026 Adult Summer Reading at the Woodbridge New England Brewing Company!
There will be a free book exchange, 
free supplies for bedazzling your books, and sign-ups for our Adult 
Summer Reading program. No purchase necessary to attend.
With all the money you save on books 
from the library, indulge with some New England Brewing Company drinks, 
and the on-site Zuppardi’s Pizza Truck!
Be
 sure to register and complete the questionnaire (even if you’re only 
attending the book swap!) so we can prepare enough materials and keep 
you informed of any updates. <a href="https://woodbridgetownlibrary.libcal.com/event/16787701" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Click here to register for our Adult Summer Reading Kickoff</a>Sponsored by the Friends of the Woodbridge Town Library

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 Adult Summer Reading Kickoff 

Come celebrate the launch of our 2026 Adult Summer Reading at the Woodbridge New England Brewing Company!
There will be a free...

Woodbridge Town Library

Please join the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society at the Woodbridge Town Library for an Exhibit Opening and Reception of artwork by 6th&nbsp;graders of Beecher Road School, created in response to their recent social studies unit on slavery in Woodbridge and Connecticut.&nbsp; Thursday, June 4th,&nbsp;5:30 to 7:30, Woodbridge Town Library,&nbsp; 10 Newton Road, Woodbridge, CT.&nbsp; &nbsp;Light Refreshments will be served.&nbsp;

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Opening Exhibit and Reception

Please join the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society at the Woodbridge Town Library for an Exhibit Opening and Reception of...

The United Church of Christ Southbury

UCC Southbury invites the community to join them for the 50th Annual Southbury Strawberry Festival on the spacious Church Green, located at 283 Main Street North, in Southbury, CT, to be held on Saturday, June 6th, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm (rain or shine).
There will be fresh strawberry shortcakes with homemade whipped cream, live music by Band o’ Brothers, Nick Depuy and Adelaide Punkin, assorted baked goods, grilled foods and Food Trucks including Cousins Maine Lobster and Red Apple Catering with Ben &amp; Jerry’s Ice Cream on hand. Also featuring raffle prizes, Kids Zone bouncy house, games and activities, and 40 different vendors and artisans for interested shoppers. 
We encourage all attendees to take advantage of the FREE PARKING SHUTTLE from 22 Old Waterbury Rd (only 500 yards away).
Entry to the Strawberry Festival is free. All activities benefit Local Missions and Outreach Programs of the United Church of Christ, Southbury. We look forward to seeing you there!

Local Event: 50th Annual Southbury Strawberry Festival

Southbury

50th Annual Southbury Strawberry Festival

UCC Southbury invites the community to join them for the 50th Annual Southbury Strawberry Festival on the spacious Church...

First Church Of Christ

The 69th Annual Strawberry Festival will be held of Friday, June 12th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the Woodbridge First Church of Christ Green. Please bring your family and friends and join us! As always, Boy Scout Troop 907 will be grilling the main meal.&nbsp; Michelle Urban will lead children and adults in singing and there will be activities for the children, including a Bounce House.

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Annual Strawberry Festival

The 69th Annual Strawberry Festival will be held of Friday, June 12th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the Woodbridge First...

Darling House Museum

The Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society's Witness Stones project will conclude with a stone laying dedication and ceremony on the grounds of the Darling Farmstead and History Museum. This free event will honor and shed light on the lives of the enslaved people who lived at the Darling House. We will be joined by sixth-graders from Beecher Road school who have been studying this topic, as well as other dignitaries.

Local Event: Witness Stones Dedication and Ceremony

Witness Stones Dedication and Ceremony

The Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society's Witness Stones project will conclude with a stone laying dedication and ceremony...

Jay Heritage Center

Nothing says spring better than our popular Classic Design Luncheon and Lecture! We’re honored to feature Genevieve Wheeler-Brown, the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://beyondblueandwhite.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">“Beyond Blue and White.”</a>
Wheeler-Brown’s book explores the history of Delftware ceramics, focusing on the often-overlooked roles of women as makers, patrons, and collectors, from 17th-century factory owners like&nbsp;Barbara Rotteveel&nbsp;to Gilded Age collectors like&nbsp;Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan. A must for devotees of decorative arts and the history of material culture. 
Location: The award-winning Jay Estate Gardens designed by Nelson Byrd Woltz. Co-Chairs, Tracy Edwards, Liz Garrett, Emmy Lambert, Lindsay Bello Martin and Suzanne Clary.
Guests will enjoy botanical cocktails and a tour of the blue and white blooms of our gardens at 11:30am followed by lunch and lecture at 12 Noon. Booksigning at 1:30pm. Catering provided by Scarborough Fair Catering.
Spring garden attire and hats encouraged! 
Tickets start at $150. Tables of 10 start at $1500
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All proceeds will benefit JHC's family and adult horticulture programs.
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GENEVIEVE WHEELER BROWN
Founding Genevieve Wheeler Decorative Art Advisory in 2003, Genevieve comes to the advisory business with more than 12 years of experience in the auction world, strong generalist knowledge and a wide range of contacts in American, European and Asian decorative and fine arts.
Genevieve began her career with Christie’s in 1992 with the European Decorative Arts Department after working as an intern at The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. in 1990. She was then asked to run Overseas Consignments at Christie’s Park Avenue, a department that handled inquiries for European based auctions including Indian and Southeast Asian art, Islamic Art, Miniatures, Textiles and Cameras. In 1995 Genevieve became the New York contact for sales of Fabergé and Russian Silver at Christie’s Park Avenue and most recently was as a specialist in Fine Musical Instruments at Christie’s Rockefeller Center from 1998 to 2003.
While at Christie’s, she was involved with important sales such as ‘The Pine Cone Egg’ by Carl Fabergé and ‘The Taft’ Stradivari which fetched the auction record for an instrument sold in the United States. She has also been an appraiser on the PBS production ‘The Antiques Roadshow’.
A supporter of several fine and decorative art related institutions, Genevieve has served on the Board of the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York, served as a member of the Young Fellows Steering Committee of the Frick Collection from 1995 to 2005 and co-Chaired the Winter Antiques Show Young Collector’s Night, New York in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Genevieve currently advises several organizations including <a href="https://www.dumbartonhouse.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Dumbarton House</a>, a Federal period house museum in Georgetown, as a board member as well as for <a href="https://www.thewintershow.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Winter Show</a> as a vice-chair of Opening Night and as co-founder of The Winter Show Luncheon.About The Jay Heritage Center
The nonprofit Jay Heritage Center (JHC) is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and revitalizing a place that has meaning for all Americans: The Jay Estate. The property is the centerpiece of the Boston Post Road Historic District, Westchester County's only National Historic Landmark District,&nbsp;an irreplaceable cultural and natural resource.&nbsp;
Through lectures, workshops, volunteer opportunities, school programs, and concerts, JHC offers timely lessons in history, environmental conservation, architecture, and social justice, while tracing the evolution of democracy in the United States. It hopes to inspire the future historians, civic advocates, and stewards of our fragile cultural and natural resources.&nbsp;
Just as the architects of our nation’s government pursued self-improvement through dialogue about our nation’s most relevant topics, JHC promotes learning through programs led by prominent experts, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, and academics in a variety of disciplines from sustainability to legal history.
Sign up for our monthly newsletter to learn more about events or opportunities to volunteer!

Local Event: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown

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Veteran's Lodge

Join us for an exciting fundraiser to benefit Halfway Home Rescue, Inc. where you can bid just a quarter to win fantastic items! Entrance fee is $25 and includes your bidding paddle and numbered ball; dessert, coffee, and tea included&nbsp; Help support our animals!&nbsp; BYOB environment 50/50 raffle.

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