May 1st – May 31st. The 6th Annual Bicycles Along Main Spring is here along with National Bike Month. From May 1st to May 31st, on a beautiful spring day come visit the heart of Wethersfield’s historic and cultural district to see decorated bicycles in front of colonial homes, museums, and the local shops, restaurants, […]
May 14th, 6:30pm. Lecture: Founding Mothers As part of its American Revolution Program Series, Wethersfield Historical Society presents historian Dr. Amanda Goodheart Parks. Parks will deliver Founding Mothers, a lecture about women in Wethersfield and across the colonies who made significant contributions to the American Revolution. Despite Abigail Adams famously exhorting her husband and his […]
May 14th, 7:00pm. The Art of Collecting LECTURE | With Ned Lazaro at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum What drives someone to seek out a two-hundred-year-old sampler—and what does that impulse tell us about who we are? Join textile historian Ned Lazaro, Associate Curator of Textiles and Costumes at The Wadsworth Atheneum and former curator […]
October 11th, 10:00am – May 16th, 10:00am. Saturday Morning Arts: Free-Movement Dance Class with The Hartford Dance Collective Join WDS one Saturday a month at 10am to awaken your creativity and get you moving. Each month, a choreographer from the Hartford Dance Collective will lead a free movement class designed to build curiosity, strength, range […]
May 16th, 10:00am Arts & Letters Admission: $10.00; Members Free – Reservations Encouraged Discover Cedar Hill Cemetery’s creative residents including its most distinguished artists, actors, and authors. Learn about the noteworthy artist William Glackens, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Wallace Stevens, and legendary actress Katharine Hepburn. And meet lesser-known personalities such as actress Fern Andra and sculptor […]
May 16th, 10:00am - 3:00pm. Feuding Founders Collective: The Untold Drama of Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lees of Virginia Three sites. Three perspectives. Three stories of imperfect men trying to build something that had never existed before. They were allies and rivals. Collaborators and critics. Sometimes all at once. This spring, the Feuding […]
May 16th, 10:00am - 3:00pm Annual Spring Market (Rain Date: May 16th) Join Cottonwood & Church for the 3rd Annual Spring Market featuring some of their favorite makers, artists & small businesses! Want to join as a vendor? Still a few spots available! Click here to apply: https://forms.gle/9vMh8pAG1PGmRfwu6
May 16th, 11:00am. 19th Century Vintage Base Ball What's more American than Baseball? How about Base Ball the way it was ment to be played! Come see the Red Onions for a double header vs. the Woodstock Hilltoppers at the Wethersfield Cove. Parking available at DMV 60 State Street. 2026 Red Onion Base Ball Schedule: […]
Sundays, 10:00am - 1:00pm Open Sketch with Live Model (clothed) Poses generally last for the entire open studio session and may run multiple sessions. Models are clothed, and costumed themes, such as Victorian dress and Steampunk, will be introduced. Artists provide their own supplies and media. No instruction; facilitated by artist. Fee: $15 No fee […]
May 4th, 11th, 18th, & 25th, 5:30pm. May Mondays in the Meadows Join Bike Walk Wethersfield for a leisurely afternoon ride of approximately 4-5 miles exploring the Great Meadows via Old Wethersfield. We'll be celebrating National Bicycle Month with this Monday series. Meet at the Keeney Memorial Center, 200 Main Street. Helmets and a working […]
