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Potted Potter
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
7:00pm
Family History Scavenger Hunt
Keeler Tavern
Various times
Story Trek Self-Guided Hike
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
9:00am
Teddy Bear Picnic
Southeastern Children's Museum
11:30am
Open Studio at the Mystic Arts Center
Mystic Arts Center
1:00pm
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Potted Potter
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
7:00pm
Family History Scavenger Hunt
Keeler Tavern
Various times
Story Trek Self-Guided Hike
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
9:00am
Story and Craft Hour With Miss Jane
Barnes & Noble Somerset Square
10:30am
Music and Rhyme for children from Birth to 3s!
Kent Memorial Library
10:30am
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Potted Potter
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
7:00pm
Family History Scavenger Hunt
Keeler Tavern
Various times
Story Trek Self-Guided Hike
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
9:00am
Fun and Friends Stories and Songs
Brookfield Library
10:00am
Mommy and Me Story Time
Giant Steps Toy and Baby
10:30am
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Potted Potter
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
7:00pm
Family History Scavenger Hunt
Keeler Tavern
Various times
Bird Walks at CT Audubon Society at Trail Wood in Hampton
CT Audubon Society - Trail Wood
8:00am
Story Trek Self-Guided Hike
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
9:00am
Traveling Fire Safety House Exhibit at Imagine Nation in Bristol
Imagine Nation Museum
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Potted Potter
The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
7:00pm
Family History Scavenger Hunt
Keeler Tavern
Various times
Story Trek Self-Guided Hike
Stamford Museum and Nature Center
9:00am
Baby Tunes Music and Movement
Giant Steps Toy and Baby
9:30am
Mom's Morning In - Farewell Picnic at Cherry Lawn
Cherry Lawn Park
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Wethersfield Memorial Day Parade
Parade Starts on State Street in front of DMV
9:00am
Revolutionary War Encampment in Wethersfield
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
10:00am
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The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
7:00pm
Sheffield Island Cruises and Lighthouse Tours
Norwalk Seaport
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The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts
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Stamford JCC
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Welcome to your FREE online resource for families where you can find the inside scoop on what to do and where to go all over the Nutmeg State. Stay up-to-date with on-going FUN activities and FREE events occurring daily in your  area. Come play, splash, paint, eat, read, bounce, paddle, run, pet, see & dance with us! Feel free to email me with any questions. I'd love to hear from you. Mary Beth

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