Weekends in Connecticut

It’s going to be a great weekend in Connecticut! Spring is here! Flowers, Easter Egg Hunts, Movies and more…

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPRING/EASTER FUN - check out some great movies and events below!

Ambulance: A thriller from director-producer Michael Bay, decorated veteran is desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, and asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t—his adoptive brother Danny. Think of the movies speed – but this time with an Ambulance! Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Eliza Gonzalez, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and more!!!!

The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2.. From the filmmakers behind The Fast and the Furious and Deadpool, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, Lee Majdoub and Jim Carrey returning, alongside new additions Shemar Moore, with Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as the voice of Tails. Jim Carrey - by the way announced his retirement from Hollywood after the Oscars incident….

Easter Bunny Visits the Shore Line Trolley Museum running April 9 – 16 at the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven. Take a trolley ride, pay a visit and take LOTS of photos. The bunny is giving out a small gift to every child, too! Space is limited, reserve your space today. Schedule: April 9-10, 15-16. For more info visit www.shorelinetrolley.org

Middletown 10K & 5K Run/Walk, April 10 Back in Middletown for a springtime road race through the idyllic campus of Wesleyan University! Both races loop around campus, while the 5K finishes, the 10K takes another loop before a fast downhill finish on Old Church Street. The 10K is a USATF-CT State Championship race - expect an exciting, competitive race finish.

More than 100 Rotary clubs and 4,000 Rotarians from Connecticut and Massachusetts will volunteer in their communities on Saturday, April 9 for a record-breaking ‘Rotary Day of Service,’ collecting clothes for the homeless, refurbishing parks, building shelters, and much, much more. With the involvement of clubs from the entire state of Connecticut, as well as Western Massachusetts, the Day of Service is an unprecedented Rotary effort to improve the lives of individuals and families in communities they serve.YOU DON’T NEED TO BE IN ROTARY TO VOLUNTEER For more information, please visit, http://www.rotarydayofservice.org. 

This is the last weekend to get in on all the prizes and fun for the Connecticut Winter Wine Get your passport stamped at each winery for a chance to win one of a vast variety of prizes, totaling over $5,000. Must be 21+ to participate. There lots of CT Wineries pulling out all the corks for this event! Visit ctwine.com for details!