Here is a list of, you guessed it, things to do this weekend.
Be safe, have fun, and — most of all — God bless the people who gave their lives for the greatest nation on Earth.
FRIDAY, MAY 24
2013 Gallery of Art Showcase
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Meet the Artist reception and silent auction
(Showcase Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
NOTE: The Oxford Cultural Commission has a ton of activities happening this weekend. CLICK HERE for more info.
Oxford Town Hall — meeting room
486 Oxford Road
Oxford
St. Joseph Carnival
6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Rides, games, food!
420 Coram Ave.
Shelton
‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’
7 p.m.
Starring James Cagney
$5
Strand Theater
165 Main St.
Seymour
— — — — — -SATURDAY, May 25— — — — — -
SHS Redeemable Can and Bottle Drive
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Shelton High School Marching Band/Color Guard and Pompons
Shelton High School bus loop
120 Meadow St.
Friends of the Seymour Library Book and Bake Sale
10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Baked goods sold in the lobby. Book bargains downstairs
Seymour Library
46 Church St.
Seymour
Edward Cotter, Jr. Monument Unveiling
10 a.m.
O’Sullivan’s Island, along the Derby Greenway
Derby officials will honor the memory of the late Edward Cotter, Jr.
Click here for complete information
Derby
Seymour Ambulance Association Open House
10 am. to 3 p.m.
Tour the facility, tour the ambulances and meet the dedicated crews who serve Seymour.
4 Wakeley St.
Seymour
Creature Feature
12 p.m.
Go to the Ansonia Nature Center every Saturday at noon to learn about their “resident animal ambassadors.”
Ansonia Nature Center
10 Deerfield Lane
Ansonia
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Starring James Cagney
9 p.m., after FREE holiday concert
Free popcorn for veterans
$5 movie ticket
Strand Theater
165 Main St.
Seymour
St. Joseph Carnival
6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Rides, games, food!
420 Coram Ave.
Shelton
— — — — — -SUNDAY, MAY 26— — — — — -
Seymour Memorial Day Service
11 a.m.
Main Street
Seymour
From the town
Seymour Memorial Day Parade
11:30 a.m.
Starts at French Park, ends at Seymour Congregational Church
Seymour
107th Ansonia Memorial Day Parade
2 p.m.
Starts at Nolan Field and will proceed along Wakelee Avenue, down Jackson Street passing in review at City Hall. Proceeds to Big Y Shopping Plaza on Main Street.
- The parade is in honor of “All Veterans.” A brief ceremony will be held at the front of City Hall to honor our veterans.
- The parade will feature five (5) divisions, each led by an Ansonia Fire Company.
- This year’s Honor Fire Company will be the Eagle Hose Company.
- The parade will have many musical units including the Ansonia High School Band, The Connecticut Hurricanes Corps, New Haven * Gaelic Pipe Band, Washington Park Fife and Drum Corps, Naugatuck High School Band and others, plus floats.
- There will be Shuttle Bus Service starting at noon from the parking lot at Naugatuck Savings Bank in the Big Y mall.
Ansonia
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Starring James Cagney
5 p.m.
Free popcorn for veterans
$5 movie ticket
Strand Theater
165 Main St.
Seymour
Derby-Shelton Memorial Service
7 p.m.
Shelton High School
This annual service, organized by the Shelton Police Chief, honors every veteran from Derby and Shelton who has passed away in the last year.
The event lasts about two hours. Each name is read aloud. A keynote speaker will be in attendance.
The service is open to the public.
— — — — — — — — —MONDAY, MAY 27 (MEMORIAL DAY)— — — — — — — —
Oxford Freedom Run 5K
8 a.m. (kids)
8:15 a.m. (adults)
Net proceeds benefit military veterans
Oxford Town Hall
Oxford
More info
Even more information:
Oxford Memorial Day Parade
11 a.m.
Route is from Pleasant Valley Shopping Center north along Route 67 to the Stephen B. Church Memorial Town Hall.
A flyover of aircraft from the 103rd airlift wing could happen between 11:10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., weather permitting.
A reviewing stand will be across from the police station on Route 67.
Oxford
Derby-Shelton Memorial Day Parade
9 a.m.
Starts at Cottage and Elizabeth streets in Derby
It will go down Elizabeth Street to Main Street then on to Bridge Street. There will be a brief ceremony on the bridge.
The Parade will turn right off the bridge onto Howe Avenue in Shelton.
The parade will then go left onto White Street, left onto Coram Avenue, left onto Center Street and right onto Howe Avenue, ending at Cornell Street.
- (Per Shelton PD) there will be a parking ban in effect all along the parade route in both cities from 6 a.m. on Monday until about 2 p.m.
Reminder notices are being placed on vehicles parked along the parade route over the next several days. Vehicles that are not moved prior to the parking ban will be towed and ticketed.
