Friday March 14, 2025
At Lachat: “Seared”
7:30 pm
Also:
Sat. March 15: 7:30
Sun. March 16: 3:00
Fri. & Sat. March 21 & 22: 7:30
Sun. March 23: 3:00
The Off-Broadway hit comedy about a small Brooklyn restaurant, its mercurial chef, and great questions about art vs. commerce. Tickets, $45 and $55 at the link below. The play includes real-time cooking of seafood (none of it served), so a caution for those with seafood sensitivities. The bar will be open before the show and during intermission.
Sunday March 16, 2025
Sunday Soundscapes Jazz
4:00 pm
Weston Public Library
Straight from the New York jazz scene, guitarist Matthew Rotker-Lynn and vocalist Ariana Stefanidis perform jazz classics, bossa nova hits, and original compositions. Reservations recommended, at the link below. Donations of $20 adults for adults or $10 for students are suggested and helpful, but not required.
Tuesday March 25, 2025
Bees and Pesticides
7:30 pm
Norfield Church parish hall
The Back Yard Beekeepers Association hosts an in-person talk by Cornell associate professor Dr. Scott McArt, speaking about how evidence-based legislation on the use of neonicotinoid insecticides can be improved by public engagement and a study that spawned attempts to undermine the science and spread misinformation. Free and open to the public, but please register. Feel free to arrive at 7:00 to meet others.
Saturday March 29, 2025
The Rosies of World War II
2:00 pm
Weston History & Culture Center
Park Ranger Susan Ashman of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site discusses “Soldiers of Production: Women Ordnance Workers at Springfield Armory,” real Rosie the Riveters of the second world war. WHCC Executive Director Samantha Fargione discusses Weston’s own Rosies. Free, with registration recommended, but walk-ins are welcome too.
Sunday March 30, 2025
Intro to Veggie Gardening
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Lachat Town Farm
A workshop by master gardeners Paula Koffsky and Orna Stern on the art of planning a thriving vegetable garden. Topics include the art of plant companionship and seasonal rotations, the ideal place for a vegetable garden, preparing the soil, creating a plan, sowing seeds for continual harvests, succession planting, and transplanting seedlings. Free, but given space constraints, please register.
Hidden History in Your Backyard
3:00 pm
Weston History & Culture Center
For those who love backyard archaeology, metal detecting or treasure-seeking, a last chance to see “Weston … What Lies Beneath”, the exhibition of treasures excavated by Maryclare Roos on her antique property. Afterwards, a wine and cheese reception. Registration in encouraged, but walk-ins are welcome, and there is a suggested donation at the door.
Friday April 4, 2025
Jewelry in Bloom
12:00 pm
Blackstones Grille
2600 Post Road, Southport
All are invited as the Women’s Club of Weston hosts a “Jewelry in Bloom” luncheon featuring speaker Dianne Batista, a senior vice president at Freeman’s-Hindman auction house, jewelry expert on PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow,” and expert on nature-inspired jewelry. Enjoy a three-course prix-fixe lunch. Please send checks ($45 per person, payable to WCW, Inc.) by March 28 to Women’s Club of Weston, care of Leslie Weiss, 99 Eleven O’Clock Road, Weston, CT 06883.
Saturday April 5, 2025
Caravan of Thieves
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Lachat Town Farm
Doors open at 6:00
It’s high-energy gypsy swing by Caravan of Thieves, a duo of Fuzz and Carrie, performing energetic, audience-engaging jams inspired by swing, absurd theater, and early American folk. Clap, snap, and sing along. Tickets, from $28.52 (including the service fee), available at the link below.
Saturday April 12, 2025
Easter on Mulberry Street
2:00 pm
Weston History & Culture Center
A concert reading by the Acme Stage Company of “Easter on Mulberry Street,” a bittersweet comedy about three Italian-American daughters and their mothers on the home front during WWII, keeping the family structure intact while their husbands and sons are deployed overseas. Tickets in advance (link below) are $15 for members, $20 for non-members. At the door, $25.
Saturday April 19, 2025
Spring Egg Hunt
11:00 am & 1:00 pm
Lachat Town Farm
Children will hunt for colorful eggs and earn exciting prizes on the farm’s meadows and hills. They will meet real bunnies, enjoy live music, get their faces painted, or create fun crafts. Special features: a s’mores bar and a photo op with the Spring Bunny. Rain or shine, ticket sales open on March 14 at 10:00 am, $20 per child, adults free. Bring your own basket.