Name: Music on the Green: Perfect Manhattan
Start: 2023-9-29T17-17-30-00
End: 2023-9-29T19-19-00-00
Location: Washington Green

Event Types Family Fun

september

octalldayKaren Pepper's "Just Now" ExhibitByrde + the bMonth Long Event (october) Byrde and the b, 10 Titus Road, Washington Depot CT 06794

01sep12:00 am02oct(oct 2)12:00 pmFeatured13th Annual Celebration of Young PhotographersSubmissions Open September 1st12:00 am - (october 2) 12:00 pm ASAP!, Online

29sep5:30 pm7:00 pmFeaturedMusic on the Green: Perfect ManhattanThe Washington Green5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Washington Green, 78 Green Hill Road, Washington CT, 06793

sepalldayFeatured"Washington, Connecticut: An American Story" ExhibitGunn Historical MuseumMonth Long Event (september) Gunn Historical Museum, 5 Wykeham Road, Washington, CT

sepalldayFeaturedWigwam EscapeThe Institute for American Indian StudiesMonth Long Event (september) Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington, CT 06793

Event Details

In an immersive forest setting with no locks, keys or clocks, Wigwam Escape’s thematic puzzles challenge game players to hunt, find water and prepare food similar to how Native people did for thousands of years prior to European contact. The Institute for American Indian Studies, proudly presents a new way to interact with history, a themed escape room, Wigwam Escape.

Our museum’s mission is to “preserve and educate through discovery and creativity the diverse traditions, vitality and knowledge of Native American cultures”. We chose an escape room setting as an interactive and captivating way to educate the public about how pre-contact Native peoples lived within their environment over 500 years ago. This hand-on experience of history is demonstrated through a series of custom puzzles and hand crafted set, complete with a full sized traditionally sourced wigwam.

The full experience is 90 minutes in the museum’s Research Center. This includes a pre-game orientation, the one hour escape room centerpiece, and post-game popcorn snack and discussion when your team returns to the 21st Century. The game is set for 3 to 7 players and the cost is $25 per person, or $20 for our museum members or students.

More than just a game, Wigwam Escape is built to teach through experience and foster dialogue in a game that’s dynamic, challenging and entertaining. Visit Wigwam Escape for this must-do team building experience for friends, families and co-workers.

For more information or to book your escape room, go to: wigwamescape.org.

Time

Month Long Event (september)

Location

Institute for American Indian Studies

38 Curtis Rd, Washington, CT 06793

Organizer

The Institute for American Indian Studies

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30sep9:30 am12:30 pmFeaturedFarmers MarketJudy Black Memorial Park and Gardens9:30 am - 12:30 pm Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, 1 Green Hill Rd, Washington, CT 06794

30sep11:00 am2:00 pmFeaturedTunnel Road Connector HikeSteep Rock Preserve11:00 am - 2:00 pm Steep Rock Preserve, 2 Tunnel Rd, Washington Depot, CT 06794

Event Details

Discover two of western Connecticut’s most pristine nature preserves, learning of their natural communities, history, and unique attributes from guides who intimately know and steward the land. On Saturday, Sept. 30, from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., join Steep Rock Association (SRA) and Roxbury Land Trust (RLT) on a 4-mile inter-town hike along Tunnel Road. Rory Larson (SRA’s Director of Conservation) and Jamie Curren (RLT’s Land and Property Manager), both Roxbury natives, will lead the walk. This partially closed town road connecting protected lands owned by the two organizations offers unparalleled views of the Shepaug River as it follows the waterway’s course into expansive core forests. It also lies adjacent to the old Shepaug Valley Railroad bed, rich in history for discussion along the way.

The group will take two slight detours off Tunnel Road to investigate RLT’s Battle Swamp Brook Preserve and the Tunnel itself, a 235-foot passage through bedrock in SRA’s Steep Rock Preserve, from which the road received its name.

The program will start at the main parking lot of Steep Rock Preserve located at 2 Tunnel Road, Washington Depot, CT. Due to the Tunnel Road bridge closure, access to the main parking lot is only obtained via Spring Hill Road off Route 199. Once reaching RLT’s Battle Swamp Brook Preserve on Judd’s Bridge Road in Roxbury, a shuttle bus will bring all participants back to Steep Rock Preserve. We’ll finish the program with a short hike from our drop off point at the Institute of American Indian Studies back to the Steep Rock main parking lot. Participants should wear appropriate footwear for a long, moderately difficult hike and bring plenty of water. Inclement weather will postpone the program until the following day, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, at the same time. All ages are welcome, but please take note of the hike’s length.