Double Deals for Your Cook-out; Create Funky Jewelry and Treat Two with Ice Cream

Steamy summer days call for ice cream! And what if you can top your fave flavor with a little scoop of kindness? Head over to Thursday for your favorite Blizzard and they will donate $1 to the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.

Ready for some funky new jewelry? Head to the , Aug. 17 from 2-4 p.m., for a hands-on jewelry making workshop. Open to creative types ages 10 and up. Free but registration required.

Have dinner at the New Mill Restaurant in Plantsville at a bargain rate. Go on-line to buy a $25 gift certificate for just $10! Restrictions apply: Click here for details and the coupon.

has some great buy-one-get-one-free deals in their flyer this week, good through Thursday.

Here is a sampling: 

• strawberries
• Purdue boneless chicken breasts
• grape tomatoes
• Hebrew National franks
• Alouette spreadable cheese
• jumbo cantaloupes 

The Square Foot Theatre in Hamden offers live family theatre at the bargain price of $10 a ticket. Today through Saturday, Aug. 10-13, watch a cast of 30 local kids perform The Music Man Jr., featuring con- man Harold Hill, who organizes a boy’s marching band to try and scam a small Midwestern town – until he falls for the local librarian. Purchase tickets at the door, or order in advance: 203-464-8212. Shows are at noon on Aug. 10, and at 7:30 PM Aug. 11-13.