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Weekend Planner: Dinners At The Farm, HotHouse At Donahue's, Fireworks, Vdubs At The Beach, Century Ride, Antiques And More

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Dinners at the Farm is coming home to Madison this week. Running through Sunday night, the ticket price includes a fabulous locally sourced meal, great company, and the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting a whole host of great causes near and dear to the heart of anyone who loves food and all things local. Read more in our story and find out how you can get tickets.  

Have you had enough of fireworks?
No?

You're in luck.

Guilford will be celebrating Independence Day this weekend, on Saturday. The festivities start with a community picnic at 4 p.m. on Saturday on the town green. Then, there will be a band playing at the fairgrounds on Lover's Lane starting at 7 p.m. with fireworks scheduled to start at 9:25 p.m. For more information, and to read about who to thank for the fireworks, check out our earlier story. 

It's a great weekend to learn more about Guilford. There will be a historical walking tour of the town at 11 and an architectural tour at 2 p.m. 

Anyone who has seen Shoreline Soul probably has a favorite or two among the singers. Jillian Grey is a favorite for many. She'll be at Donahue's on Friday, along with the HotHouse Band, starting at 9:30 p.m. Donahue's is at 1320 Boston Post Road in Madison. Check out the rest of the Donahue's schedule by following this link. 

At Ballou's Wine Bar in Guilford, Frank Lind will be playing starting at 8 p.m. Ballou's is at 51 Whitfield Street in Guilford, within walking distance of the Guilford Town Green. For the full schedule at Ballou's check out this link. 

Crazy week? Feel like you need to chill? Check out Yoga by the Sea on Saturday at the Mercy Center in Madison. 

Also on Saturday, The 40th annual Madison Antiques Show will be on the Madison Green from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "The beautiful New England Green setting in Madison is just a brief stroll from the shops and in historic homes in Downtown Madison. The Madison Antiques Show, which is a project of the North Madison Congregational Church and benefits NMCC outreach projects, will be held rain or shine. The cost to attend is $4 per person and children under 10-years-of-age free with an adult." Find out more by following this link. 

Century Ride on Saturday: The Southern Connecticut Cycle Club and the Madison Jaycees are teaming up once again to bring you the 2013 Summer Breeze Century Ride for Autism. For more information, or to register online, please visit our website at www.SummerBreezeCentury.org .  The ride will be held at Daniel Hand High School in Madison on Saturday July 13, 2013.  Last year’s ride was a huge success and generated over $10,000 to benefit individuals with autism and their families. Find out more by following this link. 

On Saturday in Guilford, 18th century French and Italian Baroque music will be featured. "The period music ensemble, Nash Baroque, is pleased to offer two performances of Les Gouts Reunit or Styles Reunited, a program of lovely 18th century music of the French and Italian Baroque. Former Guilford resident and baroque flutist, Vicki Melin joins cellist Hannah Collins, period violinist, Daniel Lee, harpsichordist, Ruth Mckay, and guest soprano, Sarah Reed to form the Nash Baroque Ensemble, which is dedicated to performing chamber music of 18th century France and Italy. The program is named after Francois Couperin’s 1724 publication of works that artfully aimed to unify French and Italian musical styles of the period." Find out more by following this link. 

On Sunday, check out the Connecticut Volkswagen Association's 9th Annual Volks-Meet! Show is open to all Volkswagen and German cars, owners and fans. Dash plaques and goody bags to the first 100 cars. Swap Meet. Come and spend a summer day with vdub's at the beach! Westbrook Elks Club 142 Seaside Ave. Westbrook, Ct. 06498. Directions, I-95 North or South take Exit 65, turn South onto Rt.153, turn South onto Rt.1, and turn left onto Seaside Ave. Time: 9am-2pm. $10 for show cars, $20 for any size swap space, and general admission is FREE!http://www.ctvwa.org  For more info please call: Bill Arute (860) 395-9964 bill@ctvwa.org or Chris chris@ctvwa.org. Find out more by following this link. 

From the Shoreline Arts Alliance, here are some additional events coming up: 

Thursday, July 11 - July 18
New This Week:

Below is a sampling of the many ongoing exhibitions and performance.  Visit the Shoreline Arts Alliance arts-filled calendar for ALL listings.

Exhibition: Madison Town Hall (Madison): Artists: Patricia Barone & Paula Emery.

Performance:  Long Wharf Theatre (New Haven): Smokey Joe's Cafe. Through July 28
Performance: CT Repertory Theatre (Storrs): Music Man. ThroughJuly 21

Exhibition: Guilford Town Hall (Guilford): ArtSpace Series: Artist Pam Carlson

Performance: Goodspeed Musicals (East Haddam): Hello Dolly!Exhibition: Willoughby Wallace Library (Stony Creek): Whimsical Creations. Through July 24

Performance: Ivoryton Playhouse (Ivoryton): Footloose 
Jazz: Blue Plate Radio-Internet Jazz Station 24 hours a day

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