SOUTHBURY, CT — The Southbury Land Trust opens its newest preserve to the public Saturday, and Sunday brings a doll show, a free brass concert and a documentary screening, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Sunday, Oct. 25.
This Weekend's Arts & Entertainment
- Spring Hill Farm Preserve grand opening — Saturday, Oct. 24, starting at 10 a.m. Explore new boardwalk trails, a wildlife observation deck and a hidden pond, with guided walks, a scavenger hunt, kids' games, a history display and fall snacks. It is free and held rain or shine; there's no parking on site, so park at Pomperaug High School's lower bowl lot, where shuttles start at 9:30 a.m. Southbury Land Trust, 453 Old Woodbury Road
- 36th Annual Jenny Lind Doll Show — Sunday, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors sell antique, vintage and collectible dolls, bears, toys and miniatures, and there's a doll hospital; admission is $7 for adults, and children under 12 are free. Jenny Lind Doll Club, Southbury Fire Station, 461 Main Street South
- "The Plastic Detox" — Sunday, Oct. 25, 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sustainable Southbury screens the documentary on microplastics and health, followed by a discussion; it is free, with registration. Southbury Public Library, 100 Poverty Road
- Connecticut Brass — Sunday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m. The 12-piece conductorless ensemble, formed from the former Danbury Brass Band, plays arrangements of Bach, Berlioz, Mahler, Holst, Mussorgsky, Rodrigo and Elgar plus popular tunes and marches; the concert is free. Church of the Epiphany, 262 Main Street North
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Walk the new boardwalks at Spring Hill Farm Saturday, then browse the doll show Sunday morning and choose between CT Brass and "The Plastic Detox" in the afternoon.
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