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List: Hot Spots Greater New Haven
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F/T CT Emply.
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2004 Revenue
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Senior Officer
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Why be there?
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Where is it?
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Food & Drink
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Year round
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Irish restaurant and pub features fine food and brews
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144 Temple St.,
New Haven
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Place of Interest
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Labor Day Weekend
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Celebration of the art, culture & food of Greece
featuring marketplace and entertainment
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St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church,
480 Racebrook Rd., Orange.
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Sports
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May-September
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Home to the Atlantic League (Ind.) Bridgeport
Bluefish baseball club
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North Frontage Rd., Bridgeport
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Place of Interest
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March-September
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One of New England’s largest summer festivals
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Greater Bridgeport
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Place of Interest
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Year round
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Pick-your-own strawberries, apples
& pumpkins June-October, hay maze in fall
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1355 Boston Post Road, Guilford
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Entertainment
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July-September 2005
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A lunchtime concert series accompanies a
farmers market every Wednesday at noon
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Temple Street Plaza, New Haven
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Food & Drink
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Year Round
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24 flavors of fresh gelato, Italian espresso bar,
live nightly entertainment, feature cocktail list
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910 Chapel St., New Haven
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Kaye Williams
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Owner
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Place of Interest
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Year round1
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Shops, restaurant, harbor cruise,
entertainment, maritime exhibits
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Black Rock Harbor,
Bridgeport
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Art
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October 2005
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Eighth annual event features area
artists’ work and workspace
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The New Haven area
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Shopping
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Year round
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Shopping heaven for bargain hunters
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Intersection of
Rte. 81 & I-95, Clinton
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Theater
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Year round
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Professional cabaret-style theater is cabaret.
Bring your own picnic
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263 Golden Hill St.,
Bridgeport
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Place of Interest
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September 23-25, 2005
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One of state’s largest fairs
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Durham Fairgrounds,
Rt. 68, Durham
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Entertainment
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September 2005
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Film festival celebrates films & videos
from around the world
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York Sq. Cinema,
Whitney Humanities Ctr.
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Place of Interest
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July 14, 15, 16, 2005
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Connecticut’s largest outdoor juried
show of fine American crafts
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Guilford Green
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Retail
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Year Round
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A wide range of home furnishings
at affordable prices
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450 Sargent Dr., New Haven
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Mary Miller
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Festival director
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Place of Interest
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June 10-25, 2005
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Features international and local artists,
innovative thinkers, family events
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Downtown New Haven, New Haven Green & other venues around the city
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Sports
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September 5, 2005
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28th annual 20K, 5K and kids’ race attracts
hundreds of participants
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All courses start
at the New Haven Green
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Food
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Year round
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Purported birthplace of the hamburger
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261-263 Crown Street, New Haven
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Place of Interest
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August 20, 2005
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Event features arts & crafts, entertainment,
car show, exhibits
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Milford Green &
Fowler Field
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Entertainment
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July-August 2005
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Open-air concerts feature some of the country’s
best jazz performers
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Various outdoor
New Haven venues
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Sports
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August 19-27, 2005
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A stop on WTA women’s and USTA men’s tours
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Conn. Tennis Ctr. at Yale,
New Haven
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Theater
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Aug-Sept, 20052
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Elm Shakespeare Co. performs a Shakespearean
play every summer free of charge (donations accepted)
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Edgerton Park, Whitney Ave.
& Cliff St., New Haven
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Outdoor Recreation
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Year round
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The “sleeping giant” features 1,439 acres of hiking trails, stream fishing, picnic areas & stunning views of the New Haven area
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Mount Carmel Ave.
(off Rt. 10), Hamden
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Place of Interest
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July 8-10, 15-17, 2005
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Fourth annual festival takes place during the
day and by candlelight at night
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Warsaw Park,
Ansonia
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Food & Drink
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Year round
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Major touring acts appear here
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300 York St.,
New Haven
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