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Barnum Festival’s Annual Great Street Parade

Barnum Festival’s Annual Great Street Parade
Barnum Festival closes out the season with a real showstopper- the annual Great Street Parade! Join them as a procession of firetrucks, bands, floats, clowns, performers, and community members travel around Bridgeport’s scenic Seaside Park. Bring the whole family to celebrate and support the city of Bridgeport and surrounding communities. Date/Time Sunday, July 1st, 2018…
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Nominations for Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Community Impact Awards

Nominations for Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Community Impact Awards
Nominate extraordinary nonprofits working to close the opportunity gap in Fairfield County. Applications accepted through July 9, 2018 Two nonprofit organizations will be awarded as winners of the inaugural Fairfield County’s Community Foundation Community Impact Awards. Each winner will receive a $2,500 grant and a year of free trainings and workshops from FCCF’s Center for…
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City Lights and Bridgeport Art Trail Presents Make Music Connecticut

City Lights and Bridgeport Art Trail Presents Make Music Connecticut
Thursday, June 21st Broad Street Steps, McLevy Green, Bijou Square, Bijou Theatre Make Music Bridgeport is a live, free musical celebration on June 21, the longest day of the year, with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city. CELEBRATE COMMUNITY THROUGH A GLOBAL DAY OF FREE MUSIC. Bridgeport CT joins the international Make…
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BCYL 2018 Spring/Summer Family Banquet

BCYL 2018 Spring/Summer Family Banquet
Date/Time Sunday August 12, 2018 10:00am Location Quassy Amusement Park 2132 Middlebury Rd Middlebury, CT 06762 FREE for ALL BCYL members and children under 3 $25 per person when purchased in advance Ticket price includes entrance to the park, free parking, lunch, rides, Water Park, swimming, horseshoes, volleyball, basketball and softball. Tickets for the banquet…
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SavorCity at Trattoria ‘A Vucchella

SavorCity at Trattoria ‘A Vucchella
Date/Time Tuesday, June 19, 2018 6:00pm-9:00pm Location Trattoria 'A Vucchella 272 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport, CT 06604 SavorCity features monthly visits to neighborhood restaurants where guests can experience the authentic local cuisine of Bridgeport’s many neighborhoods including Brazilian, Chinese, Thai, Puerto Rican, Colombian, Italian, Jamaican, Mexican, Portuguese, Turkish, Vietnamese and more, as well as the works…
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Bridgeport Anti-Racism Collective One Year Celebration

Bridgeport Anti-Racism Collective One Year Celebration
Join CTCORE-Organize Now, Make The Road CT, and Bridgeport Generation Now for a one-year celebration of anti-racist learning and organizing in Bridgeport! Location Make the Road CT 850 State Street Bridgeport, CT Date/Time Thursday, June 7th, 2018 6:00pm - 8:00pm One year ago, we collaborated to bring The People's Institute for Survival and Beyond's "Undoing…
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Passport Day Event Presented by the CT Passport Agency

Passport Day Event Presented by the CT Passport Agency
Location Margaret E. Morton Government Center 999 Broad Street Bridgeport, CT Conference room A,B Event Date/Hours June 13th, 2018 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Walk-ins Welcome! Passport applications can be downloaded from the web (DS-11 & DS-82). To apply for your U.S. passport, you must: Renewing a passport Bring a completed Passport Application Form DS-82…
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Become a Literacy Volunteer

Become a Literacy Volunteer
Share your knowledge, and make a difference in someone’s life in 2018! Looking for a way to get involved in your community, or to help those in need? Becoming a Literacy Volunteer tutor is a great way to make a positive impact! Literacy Volunteers help adult students learn to speak English, or improve their basic…
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