11/18/2023 - 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala The Southbury Community Trust Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of the 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala The evening of November 18, 2023 will be a special one for the Town of Southbury as the community comes together for a night to remember. Guests will walk down memory lane in an evening dedicated to remembering its history and celebrating the present. The 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala will be the capstone event in a year-long series of events celebrating 350 years of community, culture and history, that highlight the past and progress of the one and only Southbury. Guests will be entertained with live music, dancing and dining, memorable speeches and recognitions. Highlights will include yarns of yesteryear; a musical selection from the Golden Age of Broadway; guest appearances; Southbury Poet Laureate Faith Vicinanza reciting her 350th Anniversary Commemorative Poem; presentation of the inaugural award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts to painter and muralist David K. Merrill, and the unveiling of the 350th Anniversary Community Quilt. Tickets are $75.00 and include a three-course dinner and a specialty cocktail with souvenir glass - click to purchase tickets. Proceeds will benefit the Southbury Historical Society. ### Event: 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala Event Date: 11/18/2023 Event Time: 5:00pm Admission Fee:$75 Tickets: southburyct.myrec.com Event Organizers/Contact: 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | www.southbury-ct.org/350 | Kevin Bielmeier at EcoDevDirector@southbury-ct.gov Event Location: Wyndham Southbury, 1284 Strongtown Rd, Southbury, CT 06488 The Town of Southbury is holding events and activities all year long to celebrate 350 years of community, culture and history (1673-2023), aimed at highlighting the past and progress of the one and only Southbury. The 350th Anniversary Steering Committee consists of John Dwyer and Kevin Bielmeier (co-chairs), Brian Jones (vice-chair), Justin Bette, Lynn Dwyer, Melinda Elliott, Michael Ganem, Kara Kenney, Mary Korsu, and Gosia Liedlich. Archives
The Southbury Community Trust Fund at Connecticut Community Foundation is the Presenting Sponsor of the 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala
The evening of November 18, 2023 will be a special one for the Town of Southbury as the community comes together for a night to remember. Guests will walk down memory lane in an evening dedicated to remembering its history and celebrating the present. The 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala will be the capstone event in a year-long series of events celebrating 350 years of community, culture and history, that highlight the past and progress of the one and only Southbury.
Guests will be entertained with live music, dancing and dining, memorable speeches and recognitions. Highlights will include yarns of yesteryear; a musical selection from the Golden Age of Broadway; guest appearances; Southbury Poet Laureate Faith Vicinanza reciting her 350th Anniversary Commemorative Poem; presentation of the inaugural award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts to painter and muralist David K. Merrill, and the unveiling of the 350th Anniversary Community Quilt.
Tickets are $75.00 and include a three-course dinner and a specialty cocktail with souvenir glass - click to purchase tickets. Proceeds will benefit the Southbury Historical Society.
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Event: 350th Anniversary Commemorative Gala Event Date: 11/18/2023 Event Time: 5:00pm Admission Fee:$75 Tickets: southburyct.myrec.com Event Organizers/Contact: 350th Anniversary Steering Committee | www.southbury-ct.org/350 | Kevin Bielmeier at EcoDevDirector@southbury-ct.gov Event Location: Wyndham Southbury, 1284 Strongtown Rd, Southbury, CT 06488
The Town of Southbury is holding events and activities all year long to celebrate 350 years of community, culture and history (1673-2023), aimed at highlighting the past and progress of the one and only Southbury.
The 350th Anniversary Steering Committee consists of John Dwyer and Kevin Bielmeier (co-chairs), Brian Jones (vice-chair), Justin Bette, Lynn Dwyer, Melinda Elliott, Michael Ganem, Kara Kenney, Mary Korsu, and Gosia Liedlich.