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The dispatch · Tuesday Wednesday
Happy Tuesday Wednesday, neighbor.
April 21 – April 27, 2026
Earth Day weekend lands on Saturday, and the Green will be crowded. Seventy-five exhibitors, live music, and the fifth year of the festival. Before and after, the rest of the week is quietly busy: a book swap, a musical, a symphony open house. Ten things worth putting on the calendar.
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The Pearl · this week in norwalk
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Tue, Apr 28 · 4–6 PM · Free
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Norwalk Business Owners Unite.
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Finding other people who get what it takes to run a business in Norwalk is harder than it should be. This is an informal meetup at Spacecat Brewing. No agenda, no panel, no keynote. Bring a beverage and your questions, leave with a brain trust.
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Spacecat Brewing · 22 Woodward Ave, Norwalk
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This week · three to circle
The picks.
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№ 01 · headline · Sat, Apr 25 · 12–4 PM
Fifth annual. Seventy-five-plus exhibitors, live music, kids’ activities, food, and the whole length of the Green in a festival mood. Free, rain or shine.
Details →
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№ 02 · Thu, Apr 23 · 5:30 PM
Celebrating the new Lighthouse & Triangle Community Center partnership serving marginalized youth. Light refreshments.
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№ 03 · Sun, Apr 26 · 2–4 PM · Norwalk City Hall
Grades 4–12. Meet the conductors, try out the orchestras and ensembles, ask about scholarships. Q&A at 3 PM. Registration required.
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The table · one to book this week
SoNo · oysters, a long bar, and a hundred years of wood
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Opened in 1889 as a shot-and-a-beer saloon for the oystermen working the harbor, still run by the same family. The tin ceiling is original, the bar is older than the plumbing, and the raw bar changes with whatever the boats bring in.
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What to order
The Blue Point platter.
A dozen cold oysters on crushed ice with mignonette, cocktail, and lemon — pair it with a Narragansett and you’ve got the whole idea.
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Address
138 Washington St
SoNo · 06854
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Hours
Tue–Sun
11 AM – late
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Plates
$$
Reservations OK
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Visit donovanssono.com →
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Also on the calendar
Seven more, Wed to Mon.
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Wed 22
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Norwalk Public Library · Full Auditorium
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2:30–3:30 PM
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Thu 23
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314 Beer Garden · National Book Day kickoff
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5–8 PM
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Fri 24
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Outside Allora Cafe · build-your-own bouquet
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All morning
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Fri 24
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Norwalk Public Library · streamed on YouTube
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4–6 PM
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Fri 24
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MTC MainStage · season closer
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8–10:30 PM
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Sun 26
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Center for Contemporary Printmaking · free & open
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2–4 PM
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Mon 27
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Rec & Parks · registration open
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Mondays
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Mon 27
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Rec & Parks · registration open
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Mondays
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Shuck yeah · a fact from the harbor
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Circa 1880 · Norwalk Harbor
Norwalk was the “Oyster Capital of the World.” The harbor produced millions of bushels a year and supported over a hundred working boats. Watermen built a flat-bottomed vessel specifically for the shallow Sound — the Norwalk Sloop — to harvest them.
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