Oct 6-14 in Hamden*
Beautiful. Diverse. Community.
Fall Feature: Defending National Champions
Hamden, home of the defending national champion QU Bobcats Men’s Ice Hockey team. Season opener this weekend vs #6 Boston College @ M&T Bank Arena in Hamden. QU opens the season ranked #1 in the nation, again.
The season opener will be broadcast on NESN TV.
Here is a link to the team’s 23-24 schedule. Tickets are on sale here.
Check out the national championship rings!
The QU Women’s Ice Hockey team is preseason ranked #8 in the nation. They are 2-0 already. Here is a link to their schedule, with plenty of great home games for Hamden fans to attend.
ICYMI:
Special Edition: Guide to New Restaurants in Hamden
Italian-American Festival in Hamden’s Town Center Park
Friday Oct 6
Yale Concert Band’s “Season Opener” @ Woolsey Hall @ 7:30pm. Free admission. Link for more details.
Westville Beer Garden. Beer, music, food, games. 4-9pm. Details below.
Saturday Oct 7
East Rock Brewing Company’s 4th annual Oktoberfest celebration in the beer hall and game garden. 12-9pm, split into 2 separate sessions. Contests: Stein holding competition(s), yodeling competitions, pretzel throwing, and more. Games: Dunk tank, floor shuffleboard, corn hole, pretzel toss, and more. German-inspired food, made locally. Link for more details.
Saturday Family Entertainment Series presented by the Hamden Arts Commission. 1-2pm @ Thornton Wilder Hall in Miller Memorial Library. Details below.
Pop Culture Celebration and Market. BVFCC presents the very first “BEST from 1 - 8 pm. Vendors of VHS, vinyl, vintage video games and consoles, vintage clothing, action figures, food, and general festivities will take place from 1 - 6 pm both inside and outside. The day will close out with a live music performance at 7 pm. Link for more details.
Intro to Coffee Roasting & Tasting @ Make Haven. In this 2.5-hr class you will learn how to roast your own coffee beans on a Behmor Coffee Roaster as well as normal machine cleaning and maintenance. Try 5 different types of freshly roasted coffee and take home 1/2 pound of ready-to-grind beans. Link for more details.
Children’s Concert @ BVFCC. 10:30am. Link for more details.
Audubon Street Arts Festival. 12-6pm. Details below.
Season Opener for QU Men’s Ice Hockey. Link for more details.
Italian-American Heritage Festival 12-6pm @ Town Center Park in Hamden. Festivities will include on-stage acts & performances, a car show, food trucks, music, touch-a-truck, kids activities, and family fun to celebrate Italian-American heritage. Link for more details.
Sunday Oct 8
“The Big Sit” organized by the New Haven Bird Club. A semi-competitive bird watching event. (You read that correctly, not a typo.) Link for more details.
Join the Sleeping Giant Park Association for a guided hike exploring the history of Sleeping Giant State Park. This hike will be led by Julie Hulten and Trina Learned, who have each done extensive research into the history of the park and the Association. Both will talk about the construction of the tower and the quarrying that gave rise to the movement to save the Giant a century ago. 1-3pm. Link for more details.
Hindinger Farm Fall Festival. 11am-4pm. Link for more details.
Monday Oct 9
Hamden’s free youth hockey “Learn to Play” program. Link for more details.
Tuesday Oct 10
Perler Bead Design @ HPL. This program is for teens in grades 7-12. All supplies are provided. Link to register.
Wednesday Oct 11
Sleep Wellness Group @ Keefe Community Center, led by QU Occupational Therapy. 9:30-10:30am. Free. Link for more details.
Teen Program @ Yale University Art Gallery. 3-4:30pm. Free. Bring your friends, explore the museum’s diverse collection, and make art. Recent sessions have focused on drawing, painting, and photography. Bus passes will be provided. For teens ages 13–19. Link for more details.
Thursday Oct 12
Opening Night: NH Docs Film Festival. Link for more details. And the schedule packed with options for 11 days.
Friday Oct 13
Free HSA soccer skills clinics @ West Woods. Led by Everson Soccer coaches. 5:30-6:30pm. Every Friday night this fall. Note: these clinics are only for current Hamden Soccer Association u8 and u10 registered players.
Jazz at the Institute Library. 5:30-7pm. Link for more details.
Saturday Oct 14
The 2nd Annual Amplify the Arts Festival will be hosted at the Eli Whitney Museum Barn. 1-7pm. This festival strives to amplify the voices and perspectives of youth, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC communities in Hamden, CT. Link for more details.
“Getting StARTed” family art program @ YUAG. Engaging activities to guide families and kids in looking at art together. The 30-minute sessions focus on a range of works from the collection and build in time for participants to try the month’s activity on their own. Link for more details.
Q+ Youth Group @ NHFPL. 1-3pm. Join Q+ and NHFPL Teens for two hours of board game fun in a respectful and inclusive environment. Pizza and snacks will be provided! Open to all teens. Link for more details.
Yale Camerata's Fall Concert @ Woolsey Hall. 7:30-9pm. Sponsored by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Free. Link for more details.
More Hamden Programs:
Boundless Education Sunday Morning Math @ Eli Whitney Museum. Boundless Education has been teaching talented math students in CT for over 25 years. Registration for the fall 8-week Sunday morning sessions is now open. Grades 6-9 beginning October 15th. Link for more details.
Registration is open for bowling leagues at Johnson’s Duckpin Lanes. Details below.
Hamden after-school youth programs led by Hamden’s “We Are the Village” @ Hamden Youth Center. Every Monday-Friday 2:30-6pm. Free for Hamden youth. Link for more details and registration.
Youth basketball registration:. Details below.
Youth basketball registration. Details below.
Intro to Artistic Swimming. Details below.
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