Community Calendar

Performances and workshops include:

Carmen Agra Deedy - Cuban storyteller and author

Darlene Kascak - Native American history and stories

Carol Birch (Tom Callinan, music) Stories From The Heartland

Carolyn Stearns - Telling Historical Family Stories

Sharmont "Influence" Little - Poetry

Glenn Harper - Folk Tales, Original Tales

Big News NICE FEST is moving from July to October! CT’s premier Cultural Exchange festival is back for our 9th year. Same great LIVE entertainment, same great food, same great vendors, same great Family fun, same great location. Save the date October 4, 12-8pm Oyster Shell Park Norwalk CT. Learn more at norwalknice.org

The 28th Annual

MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

ONE WORLD – ONE WEEK – ONE FESTIVAL

Join us, when over 100,000 film lovers in over 500 cities across six continents gather for one reason…to view and vote on the Finalists’ Films in the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival.

Upon entry at all participating venues, festival attendees are handed a Voting Card and an Official Program and asked to vote for the ONE Film and Actor they feel should win. Votes are tallied by each host venue then emailed to our NYC headquarters.

Finalists will become eligible to enter the Oscars 2026

Every Film Selected for MANHATTAN SHORT 2025 will be Automatically Qualified for the Oscars of 2026. MANHATTAN SHORT does a full week’s run at a cinema in Hollywood which is advertised in the LA Weekly. This advertised run automatically qualifies each film for the Oscars.

Sponsored by: Liberty Bank

Celebrate community and creativity at the 8th Annual New Haven Chalk Art Festival, hosted by The Shops at Yale in Downtown New Haven.

Stroll the Broadway District to see more than 60 artists transform sidewalks and streets into vibrant works of art, enjoy live music from The RumRunners, and bring the kids for free activities in the Family Fun Zone—including chalk art lessons with The Giggling Pig New Haven, crafts, and face painting.

Guests can also enjoy exclusive shopping offers, $0.99 and $1.99 dining deals, plus complimentary kettle corn and Italian ice.

Free parking is available at the 150 York Street Garage with event validation.

Artists will compete for more than $2,800 in prizes, with categories for professionals, amateurs, teens, and groups. Visitors can cast their votes in the People’s Choice Awards for a chance to win one of five $50 restaurant gift cards just for voting! The festival is free and open to all, with festivities taking place on Broadway Island, Elm Street in front of Maison B Café, and in the courtyard behind Apple and Sherkaan Indian Street Food.

The rain date for this event is Sunday, October 12, 12–4 pm.

Visit our website for more information: https://theshopsatyale.com/chalkart/

The Outdoor Autumn Arts Festival is a two-day event on the Madison Town Green, Madison, Connecticut. There will be Representational and Abstract Painters, Sculptors, Illustrators, Photographers, Original Printmakers, Fabric Artists, Glass and Wood Artisans, Jewelry Designers, Crafters and artists working in oil, acrylic,

watercolor, photography, pencil and charcoal, pen & ink, paper, mixed media, fabric, glass, wood, stone and clay. It is Saturday, October 11, 10-5 pm and Sunday, October 12 from 12-5 pm.