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AUG. 5 – 9          THEATRE PRODUCTION: WCSU theatre students, alumni and faculty will participate in the CT Free Shakespeare production, “Mornings of April and May.” Performances will be at 6 p.m. at the Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave. in Bridgeport. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, visit www.ctfreeshakespeare.org/.

AUG. 5                LITERARY READING: The WCSU Master of Fine Arts in Creative and Professional Writing program will present a reading by A.B. Westrick, winner of the 2014 Housatonic Book Award in Writing for Young Adults and Middle Grades, at 7 p.m. in Room 218 of the Westside Classroom Building on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The event is part of the program’s Summer Residency. It will be free and the public is invited. For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/newsevents/2015-Summer-literary-readings.asp or call (203) 837-8878.

 

AUG. 8                CONCERT SERIES AT IVES CONCERT PARK: As part of the Summer Concert Series, “The Fourth Annual Westside Reggae Festival” will be at Ives Concert Park on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Gates will open at 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.ivesconcertpark.com. For tickets, go to www.etix.com/ticket/p/7835540/4th-annual-westside-reggae-festival.

AUG. 9                ECUADORIAN FESTIVAL: The Ecuadorian Festival, a daylong family event, will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Ives Concert Park on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Tickets can be purchased at the gate. For more information, visit www.ivesconcertpark.com.

AUG. 15              CONCERT SERIES AT IVES CONCERT PARK: As part of the Newtown Savings Bank Fine Arts & Family Series, Ives Concert Park will host the “Danbury Fields Forever Beatles Music Festival” at noon at Ives Concert Park on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. For tickets, go to www.eventbrite.com/e/beatles-music-festival-2015-danbury-fields-forever-fab-4-music-festival-tickets-14945919648?aff=erelexporg. For more information, visit www.ivesconcertpark.com.

 AUG. 21             CONCERT SERIES AT IVES CONCERT PARK: As part of the Newtown Savings Bank Fine Arts & Family Series, Ives Concert Park will present “Pickin’ at the Ives” featuring Michael Daves and Tony Trischka at 6:30 p.m. at Ives Concert Park on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Get tickets at www.eventbrite.com/e/pickin-at-the-ives-bluegrass-tickets-17698390362. For more information, visit www.ivesconcertpark.com.

 AUG. 26             CONSTITUENT RESOURCES FAIR: Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty will host a Constituent Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. in the Bill Williams Gym in Berkshire Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The fair is designed to assemble local, state and federal support service agencies in one place to provide assistance in addressing needs faced by area constituents. It will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8549.

AUG. 28 –           WELCOME WEEK: WCSU will host “Welcome Week” for new and returning

SEPT. 6               students at various locations on the Midtown campus, 181 White St., and the Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. Part of the university’s Orientation Program, “Welcome Week” provides incoming students and their families with a set of shared experiences, setting the tone for student academic success and personal growth while facilitating the transition to university life. For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/orientation/full-schedule-ww.asp.

AUG. 28              ENTERING THE GATES CEREMONY (Welcome Week event): WCSU will hold its traditional “Entering the Gates” ceremony at 1:30 p.m. through the gates on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Faculty, staff, alumni and new and returning students will take the ceremonial walk through the gates to signify the start of another school year. The event will be free and the public is invited. For more information, visit www.wcsu.edu/orientation/ww.asp or call (203) 837-9700.

AUG. 28              CONCERT SERIES AT IVES CONCERT PARK: As part of the Newtown Savings Bank Fine Arts & Family Series, Ives Concert Park will present “Summer Breeze Jazz” featuring Jimmy Greene at 6:30 p.m. at Ives Concert Park on the WCSU Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. For more information, visit www.ivesconcertpark.com.

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