MERRYALL GALA 2025
Featuring Frank Brocklehurst & His Merry All-Star Band& & Local Favorite Guest Singers, Hosted by Karen Valentine
6:30-8 Small Bites & Cocktails - Dress: Black & White Attire Encouraged
8-10 Performance
Don't miss this special event featuring Frank Brocklehurst on bass, Lanny Ball on piano, John Keilty on guitar and Avery Collins on drums. This talented quartet of musicians will add their jazz chops to the music performed by: Felicia Michael, Nick Petrone, Violet Willows (Brianne Chasanoff & Mary Gardner) Missy Alexander and Bill Petkanas.
Doors Open for this Gala Event at 6:30 PM. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres served until the concert begins, at 8. Beer and wine available for suggested donation throughout evening.
Frank Brocklehurst and His Merry All-Star Band - Merryall Gala
Join us for a PAWsome time !
BRING YOUR PET!
Shopping, Rescues, Adoptables, Animal Blessing, and more!
4th annual, Pets in the Park New Milford
Sunday, June 1, 2025
11:00am to 4:00pm
(Rain date: June 8th)
Pettibone Park
2 Pickett District Rd
New Milford, CT 06776
(Parking at Pettibone School)
Animal Blessing at 1PM with Pastor Kriss from the First Congregational Church of Danbury!
FREE Face Painting by Happy Cheeks Face Painting!
Jesse’s Ice Cream!
Streetside Hot Dogs!
Admission is Free!
$3.00 donation is suggested and appreciated!
Going directly to a local area animal shelter!
Hosted by Crazy For Events CT!
Contact crazyforeventsct@gmail.com
203-894-6455
https://www.crazyforeventsct.com
4th annual Pets in the Park New Milford
Children will explore with paint, oil pastels, clay and other medium to create their own masterpieces. They will complete and take home a different art project each week!
Requirements:
Clothes that you don't mind getting paint on!
Coordinator:
Roberta Baker
Ages 6-9
Grades 1-4
Crafty Art for Kids
This class will give students the fun of playing the guitar, and with Musical Associates’ methods, a beginner learns how to play a tune in the very first lesson! Students will have the opportunity to perform for each other and for their parents in a recital at the end of the year.
All genres of music will be included as part of the program so that students get a well-rounded artistic experience. The music club will pick up where school music programs leave off, a chance for students to get that extra attention and increased opportunity to perform.
Instruments: K-2 children will need a half sized (30”-34”), nylon-strung acoustic guitar for the program, such as this:
ADM 30” Classical or a
one of these by Best Choice Products
Older children may need a three-quarter sized (36”-39”) nylon-strung acoustic guitar for the program such as this one: Pyle Beginner Acoustic Guitar
Please retain your receipts in the unfortunate case that the class does not meet our 4 student minimum.
Instrument rental for use during class is available. Rental fee is $20 for the 6 week session.
Guitar Lessons - Grades K-5
Join us this summer for our annual Teddy Bear Festival on the New Milford Green!
Bring your favorite stuffed friend to enjoy a day outdoors filled with games, food, and fun!
Visit our Adoption Center to find your new best friend
Stop by the Teddy Bear Hospital for a check up
Then celebrate your new friendship in the Teddy Bear Parade!
Fun for all ages!
Raffles Vendors Food Trucks Games Entertainment and more
Teddy Bear Festival (WCGNM's 28th Annual)
Our annual Summer Great Works Concert will feature two of Mozart's most iconic choral works: his beloved Requiem and the lesser known Coronation Mass. The concert will take place on Sunday, June 8th, 2025, at 3 pm at St. John's Church in New Milford, CT.
The concert will be conducted by music director James Knox Sutterfield and will feature professional soloists and orchestra.
Parking is available on the street, behind the church, and at the public library across Whittlesey Avenue.
St. John’s in New Milford is wheelchair accessible at the side entrance on Whittlesey Ave. Accessible bathrooms are available on the same floor as the sanctuary.
Tickets are $25 in advance at https://kentsingers.com/tickets/ and $30 at the door. For further information contact tickets@kentsingers.org.
SUMMER GREAT WORKS CONCERT: MOZART'S REQUIEM AND CORONATION MASS
Children will explore with paint, oil pastels, clay and other medium to create their own masterpieces. They will complete and take home a different art project each week!
Requirements:
Clothes that you don't mind getting paint on!
Coordinator:
Roberta Baker
Ages 6-9
Grades 1-4
Crafty Art for Kids
This class will give students the fun of playing the guitar, and with Musical Associates’ methods, a beginner learns how to play a tune in the very first lesson! Students will have the opportunity to perform for each other and for their parents in a recital at the end of the year.
All genres of music will be included as part of the program so that students get a well-rounded artistic experience. The music club will pick up where school music programs leave off, a chance for students to get that extra attention and increased opportunity to perform.
Instruments: K-2 children will need a half sized (30”-34”), nylon-strung acoustic guitar for the program, such as this:
ADM 30” Classical or a
one of these by Best Choice Products
Older children may need a three-quarter sized (36”-39”) nylon-strung acoustic guitar for the program such as this one: Pyle Beginner Acoustic Guitar
Please retain your receipts in the unfortunate case that the class does not meet our 4 student minimum.
Instrument rental for use during class is available. Rental fee is $20 for the 6 week session.
Guitar Lessons - Grades K-5
Join our community of artists! Bring a couple of songs, a story, a few poems, or your tight 8 minutes of standup to the Merryall Center's Open Mic. Signups start at 6:30 for our 7:00 open mic.
Merryall Center's Open Mic
The Town Wide Tag Sale is Saturday, June 14th from 8AM - 12PM.
There will be tables set up at John Pettibone Community Center, 2 Pickett District Rd in addition to those having tag sales at their home!
A link to the map of houses included in this event will be available once registration has closed. Addresses will also be listed below.
Vendors can begin setting up at 7 AM.
All houses registered will be added to our town-wide tag sale map.
All interested participants must register by June 12th to be included on the map.
There are several ways for you to be a part of this town-wide event...
1) Have a tag sale at your house.
ALL MONEY MADE AT YOUR SALE IS YOURS TO KEEP!
2) Get together with neighbors and have a group tag sale.
ALL MONEY MADE AT YOUR SALE IS YOURS TO KEEP!
3) Register to have a seller's table (not provided) at the John Pettibone Community Center (2 Pickett District Road).
Space is limited. Advance registration is required.
ALL MONEY MADE AT YOUR SALE IS YOURS TO KEEP!
To take full advantage of all promotions, you must pre-register for this event. The registration fee will cover advertising, sign for you to post for your sale, and inclusion on our town map so people can find your sale. A registration fee also applies to seller tables at the John Pettibone Community Center.
Registration Fee $25.00
In the event of rain, the tag sale will be moved indoors to the cafe at John Pettibone.
Town Wide Tag Sale
If you enjoy watching and listening to birds and want to help them, please come, discover ways to make your property bird-friendly. We will identify some of the birds that live in our area, and discuss how to help them by providing the plants they depend on. Bring a 2-liter soda bottle or a similar container if you would like to make a birdhouse to bring home. Sponsored by the New Milford Garden Club.
Making Your Yard Bird Friendly
Children will explore with paint, oil pastels, clay and other medium to create their own masterpieces. They will complete and take home a different art project each week!
Requirements:
Clothes that you don't mind getting paint on!
Coordinator:
Roberta Baker
Ages 6-9
Grades 1-4
Crafty Art for Kids
Join our FREE block party concert series downtown with live music on Bank Street, street games, local eats, sidewalk sales and fun! Grab your chairs and join us downtown for an evening of safe and community-involved entertainment:
June 19, with a Rain Date of June 26: Anchor Management
+ 9-Hole Mini Golf
July 17, with a Rain Date of July 18: Nashville Drive
+ Cotton Candy Cart
August 21, with a Rain Date of Aug 28: Pop Rocks
+ Henna By Elyse
Sept 18, with a Rain Date of Sept 19: Struggle Monkey
Rock The Block
Children will explore with paint, oil pastels, clay and other medium to create their own masterpieces. They will complete and take home a different art project each week!
Requirements:
Clothes that you don't mind getting paint on!
Coordinator:
Roberta Baker
Ages 6-9
Grades 1-4
Crafty Art for Kids
Learn the history of honey harvest, the history of purposeful beekeeping, hives of past and present, the composition of honey and why honey crystallized. What makes honey so dark or so light? How many varietals of honey are there? Why does honey crystallize? Why doesn't honey need to be pasteurized? Learn the answers to these questions and much more during this engaging talk and taste five varietals of honey from The Humble Bee Honey Company!
The Sweet History of Honey with a Honey Tasting
The New Milford Commission on the Arts hosts the third annual Arts Festival on the Green. It features over fifty fine artists and some artisans who exhibit their work from tents on the New Milford Green. Local dance, theatre, and music groups perform under a big tent near the bandstand. The event is free and runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
New Milford Arts Festival
The New Milford Commission on the Arts invites artists to submit their work for its third annual Arts Festival on the Green, taking place on June 28, 2025.
The Arts Festival is a juried fine art and artisan show that also features performances by local students, as well as dance, theater, and music groups.
Artists may submit up to five images. Registration deadline is May 31, 2025.
For more information and to apply, visit our website at artsnewmilfordct.org.
Call for Artists
Merryall Center is thrilled to welcome Joe Crookston to our stage. From touring with Gordon Lightfoot, headlining major US festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International "Album of the Year," releasing NINE BECOMES ONE (2023) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in- Resident, Joe is on fire. He's played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins, and hundreds more.
Special Guest Opener - John John Brown
John John has been chosen as a Kerrville New Folk winner and an Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. He is known for mixing storytelling songs with the visual arts creating “an imaginative musical performance woven into a unique visual experience.”
Joe Crookston with special guest opener John John Brown
New Milford Youth Agency presents Nature Unplugged. Promoting friendship, team building, kindness and self esteem. Activities include: kickoff at club getaway, various hiking trips, state park explorations, beach time, ice cream, etc
Kids entering 6th - 8th grades
$15 / week
Nature Unplugged
New Milford Youth Agency presents Nature Unplugged. Promoting friendship, team building, kindness and self esteem. Activities include: kickoff at club getaway, various hiking trips, state park explorations, beach time, ice cream, etc
Kids entering 6th - 8th grades
$15 / week
Nature Unplugged
Robotics And Beyond is offering the following camps for grades K-6:
- LEGO Makers for grades K-4 (half-day am)
- STEM Explorers for grades K-2 (half-day pm)
- Bundled topics for grades 3-6 in Robotics and Mechanics, Coding, and Design (full-day)
Financial assistance available. Register at https://www.roboticsandbeyond.org/summer-stem-camp/.
STEM & Design Camps for grades K-6
Bring a couple of songs, a story, a few poems, or your tight 8 minutes of standup to the Merryall Center's Open Mic. Sign-ups at 6:30, performances start at 7:00.
Open Mic
Robotics And Beyond is offering the following camps for grades K-6:
- LEGO Makers for grades K-4 (half-day am)
- STEM Explorers for grades K-2 (half-day pm)
- Bundled topics for grades 3-6 in Robotics and Mechanics, Coding, and Design (full-day)
Financial assistance available. Register at https://www.roboticsandbeyond.org/summer-stem-camp/.
STEM & Design Camps for grades K-6
New Milford Youth Agency presents Nature Unplugged. Promoting friendship, team building, kindness and self esteem. Activities include: kickoff at club getaway, various hiking trips, state park explorations, beach time, ice cream, etc
Kids entering 6th - 8th grades
$15 / week
Nature Unplugged
Robotics And Beyond is offering the following camps for grades K-6:
- LEGO Makers for grades K-4 (half-day am)
- STEM Explorers for grades K-2 (half-day pm)
- Bundled topics for grades 3-6 in Robotics and Mechanics, Coding, and Design (full-day)
Financial assistance available. Register at https://www.roboticsandbeyond.org/summer-stem-camp/.
STEM & Design Camps for grades K-6
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