50 Things to do this weekend in Connecticut, July 24-26

Katie Barton and Riley Wadehra at Beldotti's Bakery stand at the New Canaan Farmers Market. click through to see 49 other ways to enjoy your weekend.

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The Two Planks Theater Company is back for its second season at Wolfe Park in Monroe featuring the talents of young people from Monroe and Bridgeport. The season opens with “Hairspray,” a family friendly musical on Thursday, which will be followed by two more nights of performances. Find out more.
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The Two Planks Theater Company is back for its second season at Wolfe Park in Monroe featuring the talents of young people from Monroe and Bridgeport. The season opens with “Hairspray,” a family friendly ... more

Bobby Steggert plays French artist Toulouse-Lautrec in the new musical "My Paris" at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester starting Thursday. Find out more.

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Catch Daryl Hall and John Oates performing at Foxwoods this Friday. Find out more.

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Every Friday night at 6:30, you can catch a concert at the Brookfield Bandstand at Town Hall, followed by a drive-in movie. Get more details here.

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Cabaret Night at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk is every Friday this summer. Click here for the schedule.

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Check out the Rowayton Farmers Market on Fridays in Pinkney Park. Find out more

Head to Mohegan Sun every Friday through September 4 for a summer rooftop party. Find out more.

Head to the Danbury Farmers Market this Friday. Find out more

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The movie may be nearly 90 years old, but the music that will be accompanying it will be entirely current. The Alloy Orchestra, from Cambridge, Mass., will be making its way to Stamford on Friday to provide live musical entertainment for the silent 1926 Douglas Fairbanks‘ film, “The Black Pirate.” It is being shown as part of the Movies in the Park summer series at Mill River Park. Find out more.
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The movie may be nearly 90 years old, but the music that will be accompanying it will be entirely current. The Alloy Orchestra, from Cambridge, Mass., will be making its way to Stamford on Friday to provide ... more

The feature film during this Friday's Park City Movie Nights in Bridgeport is "Penguins of Madagascar." Find out more.

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Animation Celebration continues in Stamford this Saturday with "Big Hero 6." You can also catch the movie on Friday during Fairfield's Family Movie Nights. Find out more.

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The Pequot Library summer book sale is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Find out more.

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Jim Spinnato brings his “Hypnotic Hysteria” show to Foxwoods on Friday. Find out more.

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L. Nagle, of Torrington, takes aim playing the role of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley and Robert Bria, of Redding, is her Wild West Show rival and love interest, Frank Butler, in “Annie Get Your Gun,” the Irving Berlin musical at Musicals at Richter in Danbury. The show starts Friday and runs through August 8. Find out more.
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L. Nagle, of Torrington, takes aim playing the role of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley and Robert Bria, of Redding, is her Wild West Show rival and love interest, Frank Butler, in “Annie Get Your Gun,” ... more

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Mad Satta will perform on the green in Danbury this Friday. Find out more.

Catch a Bridgeport Bluefish game at the Ball Park at Harbor Yard this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Find out more.

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Catch a WNBA all-star game at Mohegan Sun on Saturday. Find out more.

Alternate Universe will perform on the green in Danbury this Saturday. Find out more.

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Catch the "Indie Under the Stars" concert this Saturday at the Ives Concert Park in Danbury. Find out more.

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"Southpaw" starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams opens this weekend. Watch the trailer.

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“The Murder of Thomas Arden of Faversham” will be performed by the Hudson Shakespeare Company of New Jersey at the Stratford Library Saturday. Find out more.

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Don Felder, a former member of the Eagles, will be at the Levitt Pavilion in Westport for a concert on Saturday. Find out more.

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The Saturday movie at Shady Beach in Norwalk is "Paddington." Find out more.

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The Greenfield Hills Farmers' Market in Fairfield is open Saturdays from 11:00a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Find out more.

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The New Canaan Farmers Market is in full swing at the Old Center School Parking Lot every Saturday. Find out more

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Ryan Cabrera will perform at Mohegan Sun Saturday. Find out more.

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Catch Brad Paisley at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford on Saturday. Find out more.

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St. Stephen's church in Ridgefield is holding its annual Nutmeg Festival this Saturday. Find out more.

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"Pixels" opens in theaters this weekend. Watch the trailer.

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Milford Arts Council's Sand Sculpture Competition is this Saturday at Walnut Beach in Milford. Find out more.

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The 39th annual Milford Rotary Lobster Bake is this Saturday at Milford Boat Works. Find out more.

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Imaginative sculptures will rise from the sand at Tod's Point Beach during the annual Greenwich Sand Blast Sculpture competition on Saturday and Sunday. Find out more.

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More than 100 juried artists are expected to be showing their wares first Stamford Art Festival at Harbor Point this Saturday and Sunday. Find out more.

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Stratford's annual Blues on the Beach Music Festival at Short Beach is this Saturday. Find out more.

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Slide down a two lane, 1,000-foot slip-and-slide during "Slide the City," described as a "family friendly slip-and-slide water party" with "live music, food, drinks, water, and of course the biggest slip and slide ever to hit asphalt." The event comes to Stamford this Sunday. Find out more.
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Slide down a two lane, 1,000-foot slip-and-slide during "Slide the City," described as a "family friendly slip-and-slide water party" with "live music, food, drinks, water, and of course the biggest slip ... more

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“Fresh” is the theme of a new exhibition at Art/Place gallery on Sanford Street. An opening reception is planned Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibition will run through Aug. 24. Find out more.
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“Fresh” is the theme of a new exhibition at Art/Place gallery on Sanford Street. An opening reception is planned Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibition will run through Aug. 24. Find out ... more

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"Paper Towns" starring Cara Delevigne opens in theaters this weekend. Watch the trailer.

Incendio will perform at Westport's Levitt Pavilion this Sunday. Find out more.

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A public reception for artist Amy Oestreicher and her show, “Canvas Talk: Tree Dreams,” will take place on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Discovery Museum in Bridgeport. Find out more.

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Sound Beach Community Band will perform at the Showmobile at Binney Park in Greenwich Sunday. It is one of two appearances the band will make this season in the concert series. Find out more.

David Pittsinger is the sophisticated French planter Emile de Becque and Adrianne Hick is the naive nurse Nellie Forbush in "South Pacific" at the Ivoryton Playhouse through Sunday. Find out more.

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Shekin Guab, of the High School of Art & Design in New York City, was selected to display artwork at the “iCreate” exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. The show runs through Sunday. Find out more. less

Shekin Guab, of the High School of Art & Design in New York City, was selected to display artwork at the “iCreate” exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. The show runs through Sunday. Find out ... more

Head to Liquid Sundays at Foxwoods Resort Casino, billed as the northeast's only Vegas-style pool party. Find out more.

Survivor Swing Band will perform at the Clifford J. Hurgin Municipal Center in Bethel this Sunday. Find out more.

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An exhibition of photographs and paintings by artist Eric Fischl will be showcased at the Westport Arts Center through Sept. 5. Find out more.

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Copies of Sloth, a newspaper dedicated to the art of loafing, are available as part of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s seven deadly sins exhibition. See it now through October 18. Find out more.

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An IMAX movie designed to "help and respect" the one-time monster stars of "Jaws" - "Great White Shark" is playing now at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Find out more.

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Learning to sew is just one of the activities at Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk in the new exhibition, "Mega Making" running through September 7. Find out more.

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"Fairfield's Fairways: 120 Years of Golf" runs through Oct. 4, offers a historical perspective on the game, highlighting Fairfield's golf courses, their founders and designers, the tournaments they've hosted, and the great players to emerge from the local links, according to publicity for the event. Find out more. less

"Fairfield's Fairways: 120 Years of Golf" runs through Oct. 4, offers a historical perspective on the game, highlighting Fairfield's golf courses, their founders and designers, the tournaments they've ... more

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Tropical butterflies will be spending the summer in Norwalk for "Flutter Zone," at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. This walk-through exhibition brings the creatures close to the guests as they flitter around their enclosed riverfront courtyard. Find out more.

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Tropical butterflies will be spending the summer in Norwalk for "Flutter Zone," at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. This walk-through exhibition brings the creatures close to the guests as they flitter

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