Month: June 2024

June 8: White Memorial Conservation Center Event

Please join us from 9 am until 5pm as we celebrate Connecticut Open House Day with FREE ADMISSION all day! Now in its 20th year, Connecticut Open House Day is an annual event held on the second Saturday of June. Its purpose is to inspire Connecticut residents to learn about all of the tremendous the experiences they can enjoy in their own backyard, anticipating that this will convert them into ambassadors who will recommend these experiences to other visitors.

We look forward to seeing you and sharing our beautiful Museum with you on Open House Day!

https://whitememorialcc.org/event/connecticut-open-house-day/

June 15: Save the Sound Event

Join us for “Save the Sound: Reconnected,” a documentary film screening and panel discussion on the restoration of Long Island Sound rivers through dam removal. Explore the ecological benefits of this initiative and engage with experts in a dynamic conversation on environmental restoration and conservation efforts.

https://www.artidea.org/event/2024/5420

June 15: Connecticut River Conservancy Event

Join us for a screening of “Save the Sound: Reconnected,” a documentary film screening and panel discussion on the restoration of Long Island Sound rivers through dam removal. Explore the ecological benefits of this initiative and engage with experts in a dynamic conversation on environmental restoration and conservation efforts.

CRC’s River Steward in CT, Rhea Drozdenko, will speak on a panel about river restoration after the film.

This event is part of the Ideas Summit at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas.

https://www.ctriver.org/event-details/save-the-sound-reconnected-film-screening 

June 15. Connecticut River Museum Event

https://ctrivermuseum.org/events/riverquest-kids-cruise/2024-06-15/

On select Saturday mornings 9:00am, we offer a special cruise, designed for young children and their parents, grandparents, etc., aboard RiverQuest. On this cruise, we will show young children how to use binoculars, teach them about the birds we see, nautical terms, river ecology and other points of interest including. This is a fun cruise to introduce young children to the fragile beauty of the Connecticut River and the unique area we live in. And, it allows kids to be kids!

All kids ages 2 to 12 ticket price will be only $10, ages 12 to 100 only $20. Online booking only.