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THE FEED: Street Festivals, Lavender Farms, and Hot Dogs For All!

Every Friday in The Feed Kevin talks to Megan from CampByMama.com about all the great things to do in Connecticut with the family. The first weekend in June has a lot happening. Everything from Half-Marathons to Lavender Farms and farmer’s markets.  

Star 99.9 Events:

Stratford Main Street Festival: Saturday June 4th from 10am to 4pm on Main Street & Stratford Avenue in Stratford. The event is Rain or Shine

Fairfield Half-Marathon: Sunday, June 5th at Jennings beach. After the races, stick around for post-race beach parties with great food and live music. The event is supported by MJP Wealth Advisors, Fairfield University, Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, O’Reilly Electric and Connecticut Orthopaedics.

Megan’s Picks:

1. Lavender Farm, Killingworth, 10am – 4pm. Rain or shine. This 25-acre Lavender Pond Farm includes beautiful lavender fields. The farm offers a magical purple tram tour that explores the property or take a walk around the fields and visit the bees and chickens.

2. New Canaan Farmers Market, Saturday June 4th, 10:00am to 2:00pm, rain or shine, 244 Elm Street. CT Grown fruits, veggies, herbs, flowers, CT farm raised meats, eggs, breads, pastries, baked goods, granola, pestos, sauces, soups, and a whole lot more.

3. Danbury Street Festival, June 4th, 12-6pm Main Street. Artist, Innovators, Crafters, Musicians, Cultural Performances, Family Fun Zone, & more. 

4. Wienerpalooza Saturday, June 04, 12pm at The Wienery (17 Bridge Street) in Stamford. It’s a fun way to celebrate this with the community. Contestants need to eat as many hot dogs as they can within the 10-minute time limit. Bring the family, enjoy some hot dogs and check out the competition! It’s always a great time! 

5. Symphony in the Park, Bushnell Park in Downtown Hartford, Saturday June 4th, 2-4pm, ages 5 and up, free. Bring a blanket or chairs for sitting outdoors. Featuring musicians from the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, this performance features 55 musicians playing favorites from the silver screen by Latino and Black composers. In the case of rain, the concert will be moved to Mortensen Hall.

Megan’s Mom Quote of The Week: “Motherhood desperately seeking a break but, not wanting to miss a single moment.”

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Mayor surprises entire graduating class with generous gift

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Mayor surprises entire graduating class with generous gift

It’s graduation season which means there is a lot of stress for high school grads looking ahead to college and all the price tags that come along with it. Which is why a story like this is so great.

Up in Massachusetts there was a suburb outside of Boston who decided to use some of their leftover stimulus money to help some kids out going to college. 

While the Mayor of Malden was giving a speech at an awards ceremony earlier this week everyone was expecting him to announce the winner of a $1,000 scholarship. But then he flipped the script and announced that EVERYONE in the room would be getting $1,000 for their education. The entire room when crazy after hearing the news.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: When is the real start to summer?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: When is the real start to summer?

I’ve been hearing a lot of people lately talking about how summer has started now that it’s June. But is that true?

It depends who you ask. Meteorologists define summer as June 1st through August 31st based on the temperature being hot in those months. June, July August is summer. But from an astronomical standpoint the Summer Solstice begins on June 21st.

I always based it on the last day of school when I was a kid. So whenever that is for you or your kids… summer begins!

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Did You Get Fired?

Anna and Raven want to play a game! Callers tell Anna and Raven how they got in trouble at work, and then they guess if the caller got fired or not!

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THE FEED: Summer Snack Attack Ideas For Kids

THE FEED: Summer Snack Attack Ideas For Kids

Every Thursday in The Feed Kevin talks to Kallie from ButFirstCoffee Blog.com about all things parenting and mom life. Now that they kids are home from school for the summer that means snacking around the clock. This week Kallie has some great, fun food ideas to make at home with your kids. 

KALLIE’S FUN SNACKS WITH KIDS

POPSICLES: I love having a set of popsicle molds, they are SO easy to make and the kids love them plus you can make them healthier adding chia seeds, sweetening with dates and even throwing some greens in! My best tip is use a pineapple or banana base, they are a good strong flavor. My go to is banana, pineapple, one date, chai seeds, and coconut milk. 

FRUIT PIZZA: You bake sugar cookies (either individual or make one big one like a pizza) then when cooled you’ll frost it with a  cream cheese frosting (my easy go to for this recipe is 1 block of softened cream cheese, 1/2 a tub of cool whip and about a 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and you can add a little vanilla extract, then you’ll use chopped fruits as your toppings, kids love making these. 

OVERNIGHT OATS: I love making a couple of these to keep in the fridge and great for summer break because it’s quick and fillling, you can google ALL kinds of recipes but basically it’s quick oats and you fully submerge in your milk of choice, I like almond or hemp milk because it has a nutty flavor. Then you can have so much fun with this, add different sweeteners like ample syrup, brown sugar or honey, mix in cinnamon or vanilla extract, add cut up fruit, dried fruit, mini chocolate chips, coconut flakes, really the options are endless and you can really customize it to your kid’s preferences. 



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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: This former soldier proves why you should get going on your bucket list items

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: This former soldier proves why you should get going on your bucket list items

If you have a bucket list of life goals now is the time to get started on achieving them. If you need some motivation here’s a story for you.

Les Binns is a 48 year old veteran from the U.K. He was in Afghanistan in 2009 when a bomb went off and blinded him in one eye. Now all these years later he hasn’t let that set him back from his life goals. One of which was to climb Mount Everest. His first two attempts he never got to the summit because both times he turned back to help save other climbers who were struggling along the way. Then on his third try last month he finally did it! Proving why you should never give up, and also get going on that bucket list.

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