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There is always something interesting going on in the three villages of Essex! All of our members are encouraged to add information about their upcoming events here, where visitors can find them either in the calendar view below, or the list view further down the page.

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Venue
  • Essex Library Association
  • The Essex Art Association
  • The Griswold Inn
  • Spectrum Art Gallery
  • First Church of Christ
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Indoor Golf
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Village Main Street Park
  • Grove Street Park
  • Essex Library Association
  • Ivoryton Library Association
  • The Marshmallow Factory
  • Essex Library Association
  • Brickside Pizza
  • Foot of Main
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Ivoryton Green
  • Essex Library Association
  • Ct River Artisans
  • Essex Library Association
  • Chester Meeting House
  • Essex Library Association
  • The Hosting Company
  • Hills Academy
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Yacht Club
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Essex Library Association
  • Valley Regional High School
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17
July

Food Group: The Good Egg (Ages 4+)

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Essex Library Association
Program designed around The Food Group book series by Jory John, written for an audience age 4-8. Kids ages 4-12 are welcome to join!

Today we will be reading The Good Egg! Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed. But trying to ...

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17
July

EAA Summer Juried Show Opening Reception

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Essex Art Association

You’re invited! Please join us Friday July 17 at 6 PM for the Opening Reception of the EAA Summer Juried Show, juried by Paul Baylock. Running concurrently in the Gantner Gallery will be ...

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20
July

Fashion Week At Spectrum Ages 10-14

9:00 am - 5:30 pm Spectrum Art Gallery
The days are spent working with professional designers and seamstresses on two projects. The first is sketching, designing and sewing a re-fashion of a pair of jeans into a unique skirt. The second project is learning to read, pin and cut a commercial pattern of your ch...

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20
July

The SummerSings Series

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm First Church of Christ
Since 1991 the annual program of SummerSings, co-sponsored by Con Brio and Cappella Cantorum, has provided an opportunity to enjoy choral works without the pressure of preparing for performance. It offers the ex...

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21
July

Plant the Seed Learning Series: Coding with LEGO® WeDo! (Ages 5-12)

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Essex Library Association
Program for kids ages 5-12.

Join Miss Nicole to build, engineer, and code with LEGO® WeDo! Create exciting projects like a light-up snail, a spinning fan, and Milo the moving Mars rover while exploring the basics of engineering, robotics, and coding. With end...

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23
July

National Vanilla Ice Cream Day

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ivoryton Library Association
Kids can join the Ivoryton Library in celebrating National Vanilla Ice Cream Day by making their own ice cream using just 3 ingredients, ice, and our arms!

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24
July

Food Group: The Smart Cookie (Ages 4-12)

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm Essex Library Association
Program designed around The Food Group book series by Jory John, written for an audience age 4-8. Kids ages 4-12 are welcome to join!

Today we will be reading The Smart Cookie! This cookie has never felt like a smart cookie no matter how hard...

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25
July

Brickside Pizza’s 10th Birthday!

12:00 pm - 8:00 am Brickside Pizza
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since we first fired up the oven in Ivoryton. From our tiny takeout shop to our new home across the street, none of it would have been possible without this incredible community.

To celebrate, we're throwing a birthday party on...

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25
July

Essex Village Walking Tour

5:00 pm - 6:15 pm Foot of Main

Take a trip down Main Street in Essex Village to capture the rich maritime history of 18th century “Potapaug,” its working waterfront and ship-building prominence in the early 19th century as well as its development as a beautiful visitor d...

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