Concierge Calendar - Jan 2024

Happy Holidays! Sending the year out in style, Fairfield County is buzzing with activity in December. Curated for you, we hope the following events & ideas will enlighten, entertain, inspire and help you & yours enjoy this holiday season to its fullest. Click on any image below for details — cherish each & every day!

12/1 Tix, Shop & Lights Staples High School presents its 83rd Candlelight Concert. Get your free tickets to this always-sold-out event starting at 9 am today (shows on 12/15 & 12/16). Then head to a Holiday Gift Sale at Weston's Senior Center (9am - 2pm). End the day with a tree lighting at Wakeman Town Farm from 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Whew! 12/2 Another Busy Day! KMS is divided. As sponsors of Fairfield's Winter Whimsy some of us will be passing out treats near Old Town Hall (4-7 pm). Others will be partaking in Westport 06880's Holiday Stroll from 5-7pm. Many will start the day at Lachat's Winter Market (10-2pm). Where will you kick off the holiday season?

12/3 Folk Sunday Not quite ready for holiday music? Come to the VFW Hall in Westport for a raucous brunch with the Flying Fingers Jug Band & Suzanne Sheridan. Later in Easton, the Friends of the Library Tree lighting happens at dusk. 12/4 Skate Away After a busy weekend, get out and skate away those Monday blues. Bring your skates, or rent them, the PAL rink at Longshore Club Park awaits. Open skate the next few Mondays from noon until 6:45.

12/5 Trains, Trains! Bring your budding engineer to Fairfield Museum's special train-themed story hour at 9:30. Then enjoy the Holiday Express Train Show and other wonderful exhibits like Stephen Wilkes' Day to Night series on Fairfield's Jennings Beach. 12/6 Explore the Music Chanukah begins at sundown on Thursday. Be prepared and inspired for its eight nights of celebration by exploring the beautiful music of the festival over lunch. Westport's Menorah lighting (at Post & Main) is on Thursday, 12/7 at 5pm.

12/7 Pearl Harbor Day Hear of the “Connecticut Military Heroes of Pearl Harbor” from author Jeffery DeWitt at the Weston History & Culture Center. After the 1 pm lecture & book signing, tour the Coley House to imagine life at Christmastime in the 1940s. 12/8 Farm Festival By day, Hope River Farm enriches lives through the power of horses, with both standard and therapeutic riding. By night, it offers a festive family experience including a sing-a-long with Buddy the elf & light show. Fridays & Saturdays, 6 - 9pm

12/9 Uplifting Blues The Harbor Blues, an a capella group from Green Farms Academy will entertain as you shop at the Artisan Marketplace. MoCA Westport hosts its Holiday Edition today, from noon to 4pm. Enjoy the captivating Purvis Young exhibition too! 12/10 SHU Orchestra The Sacred Heart University Orchestra presents its Holiday Concert today at 3pm. Held in the Community Theatre, this concert presents both classical and light holiday music to "fill your heart with the spirit of the season".

12/11 Spring Delight Find inspiration and create a rhythm in your landscape through the diversity of bulbs. Join Sheri Forster, principal of the Scottish Gardener as she provides techniques and strategies for a beautiful spring garden. Wakeman Town Farm, 7 pm 12/12 Celebrations Immerse yourself in the magic of Diwali, Chanukah, Persian Solstice, Chinese Solstice, Kwanzaa, Watch Night, and Three Kings Day tonight at the Westport Museum. Treats & traditions highlight the winter festivities.

12/13 Audubon Trees Cut your own fresh Christmas Tree right here on Sasco Creek Road in Westport! Pre-cut trees, stands, wreaths, firewood and other decorations are available too. 12/14 Mall Movies Catch the last flick of the year at SONO Mall - The Muppets Christmas. Shows at 10:30 and 4:30, leaving plenty of time for shopping before or after the movie.

12/15 Cheers! John Ratzenberger returns to his alma mater SHU to play Scrooge in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Friday & Saturday at 8pm, plus matinees on Saturday & Sunday. 12/16 Farm Family Fun Over the meadow and through the woods, kids with flashlights will hunt for candy canes at Lachat Town Farm. Afterwards, make s'mores, grab a beverage and enjoy the carolers.

12/17 On the Big Screen A holiday favorite, best seen on the big screen. Ride on over to Sacred Heart University's Community Theatre in Fairfield to catch a viewing at 1 or 4 pm today. Wonder never fades for those who believe! 12/18 While you shop... According to estimates from Feeding America, about 1 in 10 CT residents struggle with hunger & more than 83,000 of those are children. So many ways to help — one of our favorites is Operation Hope in Fairfield where donations are accepted M-F, 9 - 4:30

12/19 Mysterious Twist Grown-up Tiny Tim enlists Sherlock Holmes to investigate the death of Ebenezer Scrooge. Two classics, one new mystery combined for a heart-warming holiday show at Westport Country Playhouse 12/19 - 12/23. 12/20 Drummin Realtor Our own David Weber plays the Park City Music Hall with the Logical Pretzels tonight. With David on drums, you'll enjoy the songs of Steely Dan - and maybe a holiday tune or two. Tonight at 8 pm

12/21 Festive Thursday Looking for a magical place to meet a colleague or friend for happy hour? An "old-world culinary saloon", Hudson Malone's in Westport has perfected the cocktails. Food's pretty good too! Tell them the martini crowd from KMS sent you — cheers! 12/22 Movies in CT Make Friday night movie night, and pick a Christmas movie that was filmed in CT! While we have a beef with the Noel Diary credits (Westport had a starring role), you'll get a pretty impressive list when you click on the photo. Get the popcorn popping & enjoy!

12/23 Time to De-stress Reading aloud to a registered therapy dog has benefits for both your child and the pup. Westport Library offers this unique experience in the Children's library, on a first-come, first-served basis. Sign in at the reference desk for a 2 -3pm slot. 12/24 Build a House! Group activities are what it is all about this time of year. Make the mess outside of your home, especially if you have visitors. Bring your creativity to Aquila's Nest Vineyards in Newtown, where building a gingerbread house has never been more fun.

12/25 Celebrate! Who knows if there will be snow for Christmas? However you celebrate, we hope you are surrounded by family and friends this holiday season. Eat, drink and be merry — and sneak in a beach walk if you can! 12/26 Gift of Life The gifts are all unwrapped and feasts have been had. Now its time to give the gift of life - by donating blood at Easton's Red Cross Blood Drive. Today, 11am - 4pm, in the community room of the library.

12/27 Interstellar Nights Channel your inner child and head to Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort in Middlefield, CT, where you can ski, board, tube and/or snowbike. Special nights will have you rockin' & rolling with neon lights down the tube hill. 12/28 Glow Painting It might be dark in the Fairfield Library, but the black light will be on! Using luminous paints, kids will create their own glow-in-the-dark masterpiece. Morning class for those in grades K - 2; afternoon for those 3 - 5.

12/29 Artrageous Blue Man group meets Picasso. Come see this family-friendly show this afternoon at the Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport. Interactive with singing & lights with brave audience members invited to join the troupe up on stage! 12/30 A New Twist You just couldn't bring yourself to see the traditional Nutcracker this season? This version will have you viewing Clara & the Nutcracker Prince in a whole new way! Experience the Hip-Hop Nutcracker at the Palace Theater in Waterbury — tonight only.

12/31 Noon Year's Eve No need to suggest how adults should ring in 2024, but here's an idea to make it special for the kids. Stepping Stones Museum for Children has a rockin’ Noon Year’s Eve party! Watch New Year’s Eve celebrations from around the world on their huge, immersive multimedia screen and dance, sing and have a blast while counting down to noon with DJ Lou.

Newcomer or long-timer, we hope you all find something new to enjoy near home this month. Reach out to chat!

KMS Team at Compass 203.295.4375 kmsteam@compass.com kmscompass.com

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