Business Directory

Nurture with Nature Farm Camp is a fun-filled outdoor camp experience at Abbotts Hill Farm and Rescue in Newtown. Sessions will include interacting with friendly farm animals, yoga, mindfulness, arts and crafts, and more! Educational opportunities include connecting with nature, learning about respectful animal interactions, animal & nature related arts & crafts, coping skills, friendship skills, emotional regulation skills, social problem solving, meditation, mindfulness, yoga and more. Camp runs Monday through Friday during select weeks in July and August. Join us!

Connecticut’s premier organization for healthier gaming experiences for all generations. The Newtown Esports Studio is nestled along the Pootatuck River (inside Rocky Glen State Park). With 20+ Omen Gaming PCs, 280Hz TUF Gaming Monitors, and HyperX Peripherals, it’s a perfect, unsuspecting location for balanced esports success. The space features two gaming rooms that include streaming setups, big screen TVs, whiteboards, and Nintendo Switches. Classes are run out of this space, along with open studio hours. Full space rentals are available for partners with special needs as well as birthday parties.  

Arts Escape encourages engagement in the arts through an extensive range of programs and classes. Our community of adult learners explore the arts in a welcoming and nonjudgmental environment. At Arts Escape, our values and goals support the research that participating in creative activities improves adults’ problem-solving skills, self-esteem, and well-being.

Get on-stage and make music with Bach to Rock® Ridgefield! Our music school is the place where tomorrow’s singers, musicians, songwriters, and DJs hone their skills and talents. Bach to Rock music camps give kids the chance to unleash their inner rock star — even if they’ve never played an instrument before! We offer spring, winter, and summer music camps for kids and teens, including week-long, partial-week, half-day, and day camps. Kids have a blast learning to play hit songs and performing with other campers! In addition to summer music camps, we offer year-round programs for every age group, every skill level, and every musical genre. We have something for every budding musician: one-on-one lessons, music camps, band and glee club programs, and much more!

The Music Source: for all your music needs. Sales, Rentals, Repairs, Lessons and Sheet Music all in one roof!

The Parks and Recreation Department provides Bethel residents the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of active and passive activities for pre-school age through senior citizens. Each summer, The Bethel Park and Recreation Department is offering a wide variety of summer programs for Bethel residents. Sports programs like baseball, basketball, tennis, track & field and lacrosse, theater with ELA Productions, STEM Enrichment programs, Jr. Chef cooking class and Summer Playground Camp. Also being offered: Ben's Bells Camp Kind, Nature Program with Find Us Outside, BYSA Soccer Camp, Bethel SuperCross BMX and more 

Brookfield Craft Center is dedicated to teaching traditional and contemporary craft skills and fostering the appreciation of fine craftsmanship. Our camps, classes and workshops are taught by nationally acclaimed, local, and visiting artists. Learn and grow with our artistic community of talented faculty, inspired students, and generous volunteers and supporters. 

The 2025 Hands-On Summer Youth Program at the Brookfield Craft Center will offer inspired opportunities to explore creative projects in a variety of classes offered for ages 8-16 in themed studios to explore the joy of crafting: Forge, Modern Craft Studio, Ceramics Studio, Glass Studio, Woodturning Studio, Fiber Arts and Multi-Mediums. Weekly half-day and full day programs will be offered. 

We offer Judy’s Music for babies, toddlers, twos with parent; theater classes (preschool-Gr. 8) with performances;  group ensemble classes as well as individual music and voice lessons for all ages and levels (piano, strings, brass, woodwinds, guitar, bass & drums). Opportunities for recital performances, ensembles & recording.  

EverWonder Children's Museum is a 501(c)3 organization located in Newtown CT. EverWonder Children’s Museum cultivates a lifelong love-of-learning in children by encouraging them to think, inquire, and wonder about the world around them. We offer hands-on exhibits and programming to spark imagination in the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math. We offer fabulous birthday parties and an amazing line-up of summer camps!

Muse Squad is a non-profit creative writing program for tweens and teens. The club-like atmosphere is designed for age groups: 8-12 and 13+. There are multiple opportunities in each class to read your work aloud. 

This summer, join Muse Squad in New Milford and/or Ridgefield for a week-long summer writing program! The Anthologies is a separate series of handbooks that combines music history and studying song lyrics to inspire creative writing. During the week-long summer course, each 2-hour gathering navigates the world of one of Joni Michell’s songs (New Milford) or the artistry of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Ridgefield Park & Rec). The week concludes with a Final Reading and reception. Join us! 

Early Childhood Music Specialist Nancy J. Hershatter can provide quality entertainment for your child’s birthday party. She also leads music and movement classes at local Parks & Recreation facilities for 2-5 year-olds.

Music Together is a music and movement approach to early childhood music development for infant, toddler, preschool, and kindergarten children and their parents, teachers, and other primary caregivers.  The Music Together approach develops every child's birthright of basic music competence by encouraging the actual experiencing of music rather than the learning of concepts or information about music. Classes held in fall, winter, spring and summer in various towns in the Greater Danbury area. NOW ENROLLING FOR FALL 2024 - Classes Begin Sept. 16th! Mac Kid Readers Save $40! Includes Siblings!

A community music school offering Suzuki-based violin, viola, cello and early childhood instruction to families in Ridgefield, CT and the surrounding towns.  We strive to provide a nurturing environment where students develop lifelong learning skills, musical excellence and a profound love of music!

The Suzuki Music School of Sandy Hook was founded in 1977 by W. Jeanne Luedke and has since strived to develop the whole child through music education. The school offers a variety of year-round programs for all ages: Baby & Pre-School Music Classes for Ages 6 Weeks - 5 Years old as well as Instrumental Program for ages 4 and up, which includes Piano, Classical Guitar, Violin and Viola. Students are given the opportunity to perform and showcase their talents at multiple performances throughout the year and are backed by award winning teachers who share over 200 years of experience. Now enrolling for Spring and Summer 2024! Summer Session Begins June 17th!

WorkspaceCT offers a wide variety of after-school and summer enrichment programs to children in areas like theater, performance, production, culinary arts, woodworking, STEM and more. Programs and events are open to all; no membership required!  Join us for Summer 2025 for programs in STEM, Theatre (Shrek The Musical Jr. and Theory of Relativity), Design, Cooking and more! Sibling discount available. Register by March 31st and save 15% with Code: EARLYBIRD15