North Branford and Northford Happenings: July 9 to 15

Happy Monday North Branford! Hopefully everyone had a great holiday weekend and enjoyed the . I can't believe we're already heading into the middle of the month. With such a packed calendar, the time seems to fly by!

We headed to New London's SailFest to check out the fireworks. It turned out to be a great night, but we all enjoyed the fireworks, especially my youngest, who clapped and cheered for most of the show!

Be sure to have your cameras and phones ready to take pictures so you can share some of your summer memories with Patch by uploading them to our  gallery.

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Support a Good Cause

. Eat at  in Branford on Monday, July 9 to help the shelter, based in North Branford.

The  is Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. at Tradition in Wallingford.

Buy your  on Friday, July 13 beginning at 2 p.m. at Stop & Shop in Branford

All that Jazz

Check out  on Thursday, July 12 at 6 p.m. at the .

Park and Rec Programs

The North Branford Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of programs for all ages including  and . For full descriptions, check out their website.

Kids' Fun at the Library

Now that school is out, the calendar at the  and  are packed with things for the kids to do. Here's a look at this week's activities:

•  on Monday, July 9 at 6 p.m. (Smith)
•  on Tuesday, July 10 at 10 a.m. (Smith) and  at 11:30 a.m. (Atwater)
•  on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. (Atwater)
•  is back at the on Tuesdays at 3 p.m. (Smith)
•  on Tuesday, July 10 at 6:30 p.m. (Smith)
•  at  all day on Tuesday, July 10
•  on Wednesday, July 11 at 10 a.m. (Smith)
•  on Wednesday, July 11 at 4 p.m. (Smith)
•  visits the library on Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. ($3)
•  on Thursday, July 12 at 6 p.m. with a showing of Happy Feet Two (Smith)
•  on Friday, July 13 at 10 a.m. (Smith)

Town Meetings

Interested in what's happening in town government? Take in a town meeting–they're all open to the public. Most town meetings are held at  at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted.

•  on Monday, July 9
•  on Tuesday, July 10
•  on Wednesday, July 11 (5 p.m.)
•  on Thursday, July 12

Check out our calendar for more events. Know of event that's not listed? ! Want your photo featured as the North Branford Happenings picture next week? Add your photos to our .