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REgional REsources Great Bridgeport and The Valley
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Business New Haven
4/17/2000
By: BNH
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CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS
Barnum Museum
820 Main Street, Bridgeport 203-331-9881
Exhibits on the life and times of P.T. Barnum, founder of “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Changing exhibits, educational programs and group tours. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tues.-Sat: noon-4:30 p.m. Sun; 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon. July-August only. Adults $5, students & seniors $4; children $3. www.barnum/museum.org.
Beardsley Zoological Gardens
1875 Noble Avenue, Bridgeport 203-394-6565
Only accredited zoo in Connecticut houses timber wolf, otters, toucans and naturalistic rain forest exhibit. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Adults $5, children & seniors $4, children under three free. www.beardsleyzoo.org.
Bridgeport Bluefish Baseball
Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport 203-334-8499
Independent Atlantic League professional baseball team. Games April through September. Tickets $4-$15. www.bridgeportbluefish.com
Captain's Cove Seaport
One Bostwick Avenue, Bridgeport 203-335-1433
Stroll on the boardwalk or have a waterside dinner. Enjoy specialty shops, sea cruise, lightship tours. Boardwalk band concerts every Sunday. Open spring-autumn. Free.
Discovery Museum
4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport 203-372-3521
More than 100 hands-on exhibits including planetarium, changing art exhibits and the Challengers Learning Center. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues-Sat; noon-5 p.m. Sun; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. July & August. Adults $4, children & seniors $4, children under three free. www.discoverymuseum.org.
Downtown Cabaret Theater
263 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport 203-576-1636
See original musicals as well as Broadway hits in an informal setting. Performances 8 p.m. Fri, 5:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. Sat, 5:30 p.m. Sun. Admission $20-$30. www.dtcab.com
Milford Jai-Alai
31 Old Gate Lane, Milford 203-877-4242, 800-972-9650
Mon, Wed-Sat matinees & evenings, Sun matinees, General admission $2, reserved $3-$6. hhpwwjaialai.com
Ansonia Nature & Recreation Center
10 Deerfield Rd, Ansonia 203-736-9360
Nature trails, gardens, hiking, fishing pond, cross-country skiing and picnic pavilions located on 148 acres. Also, inside exhibits. Park open year-round sunrise to sunset, inside exhibits open 9 a.m.-5 p.m., extended hours in summer. Free.
General David Humphreys House
37 Elm Street, Ansonia 203-735-1908
Restored 1698 home of General Washington's aide-de-camp. Open year-round
Osborn Homestead Museum
500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby
An 1850 estate with garden. Open May-December, Tues. & Thurs. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat & Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Donation
Kellogg Environmental Center
500 Hawthorne Avenue, Derby 203-734-2513
Provides environmental programs for students, teachers, and the general public, changing exhibits, formal gardens and butterfly gardens, adjacent to Osborn state Park. Open year-round Tues-Sat. 9 a.m.-4:30. Free.
CONVENTION, VISITORS &
TOURISM BUREAUS
Coastal Fairfield County Convention
& Visitors Bureau
383 Main Avenue
Norwalk 06851
203-840-0770
Covers Bridgeport, Norwalk, Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Wilton, Easton, Monroe, Weston, Fairfield, Stratford
Waterbury Region Convention
& Visitors Bureau
21 Church Street
Waterbury 06702
203-597-9227
Serves Beaccon Falls, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Seymour, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott.
Greater New Haven Convention
& Visitors Bureau
59 Elm Street
New Haven 06510
203-777-8550
Serves Ansonia, Bethany, Derby, East Haven, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Prospect, Shelton, Trumbull, West Haven, Woodbridge.
REGIONAL RESOURCES
Great Valley Chamber of Commerce, 900 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton 06484 203-925-4981
Bridgeport Regional Business Council, P.O. Box 999, 10 Middle Street, Bridgeport 06601 203-335-3800
Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, 1597 Post Road, Fairfield 06430 203-255-1011
Regional Workforce Development Board: The Workplace Inc., 350 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport 06604 203 576-7030. Serves Ansonia, Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Milford, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton. Joseph M. Carbone, president and COO. Founded 1983.
Regional Workforce Development Board: Greater Regional Workforce Development Board/Workforce Connection, 249 Thomaston Avenue, Waterbury 06702 203-574-6971. Serves Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Cheshire, Middlebury, Maugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Wolcott, Woodbury. Beth Barton, executive director. Founded 1993.
Greater Bridgeport Regional Planning Agency, 525 Water Street, Bridgeport 06604 203-366-5405. Serves Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull. John A. Wrabel, chairman; James T. Wang, executive director. Founded 1960.
Valley Regional Planning Agency, Derby Railroad Station, Derby 06418 203-785-8688. Serves Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby Oxford, Seymour, Shelton. Kenneth Moffat, chairperson; Richard Eigen, executive director. Founded 1966.
Valley Council of Elected Officials, Derby Railroad Station, Derby 06418 203-735-8688. Serves Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Shelton. Marc Garofalo, chairman; Richard Eigen, co-ordinators. Founded 1873.
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION RESOURCES
Regional & Municipal Transit Districts
Greater Bridgeport Transit District 1 Cross Street, Bridgeport, 06610 203-366-7070. Serves Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield, Trumbull. John Capell, interim general manager. Founded 1972.
Valley Transit District 41 Main Street, Derby, 06418 203-735-6824 Serves Ansonia, Derby, Seymour, Shelton. Joseph A. Ferrigno, director. Founded 1971.
REGIONAL AIRPORTS
Waterbury-Oxford Airport
Keystone Aviation Services Inc.
288 Christian Street Oxford 06478
203-264-6525
Offers sightseeing, charters, flight instruction, aircraft maintenance and cargo flights.
Bridgeport-Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Main Terminal Building No. 6
100 Great Meadow Rd. Stratford 06615
203-575-8162
Sikorsky is home to several charter airlines and one commercial airline, U.S. Air Express (1-800-428-4322). Sikorsky also does fly some cargo in conjunction with Federal Express.
BUS LINES
Arrow Line 1-800-243-9566
Departs from Foxwood, Hartford, New Haven and Storrs. Private charters available upon request.
Bonanza Bus Lines 860-677-5466
New York to Providence
Departs from Danbury, Danielson, Farmington, Hartford, Manchester, Southbury, Waterbury
and Willimantic.
Greyhound Bus Lines
1-800-231-2222
Departs from Stamford, Bridgeport, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven and
New London.
Peter Pan Trailways
1-800-343-9999 Departs from Enfield, Foxwoods, Hartford and Middletown.
RAIL SERVICE
Amtrack 1-800-872-7245 Boston to Washington
MetroNorth 1-800-638-7646
New Haven to New York
AIRPORT LIMOUSINES
Connecticut Limousine 800-472-LIMO
Prime Time Shuttle of Connecticut
800-733-8267
Red Dot Airport Shuttle 800-673-3358
FERRY SERVICE
Bridgeport to Port Jefferson
1-888-4432-3779
Dep. every 90 minutes. $35.50 for car & driver.
PORTS
Bridgeport Port Authority
330 Water Street
Bridgeport 06604
203-384-977750
Marc Garofalo, chairman; Richard Eigen, co-ordinators. Founded 1873.
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
Bridgeport Economic Resource Center
10 Middle Street, Bridgeport, CT Helps businesses access tax abatgements, employment and other tax credits,training grants and provides site selection assitance. www.bridgeport-econ.org.
877 -BPT-Conn, Kevin Nunn, president.
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