Celebrate Shelton brings live music back to downtown
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Celebrate Shelton founders Jimmy Tickey, left, Nicole Mikula and Michael Skrtic.Contributed photo
SHELTON With COVID restrictions being lifted, Celebrate Shelton is once again bringing its Downtown Sounds Summer Concerts back to Veterans Memorial Park.
The seventh annual Downtown Sounds concerts, presented by Celebrate Shelton and Liberty Bank, will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Fridays: July 23, July 30, and Aug. 6. We are thrilled to gather again this summer in Downtown Shelton, said Jimmy Tickey, co-creator of Celebrate Shelton. We have heard from business owners about the foot-traffic and vitality this has brought to our downtown each summer, and we are so pleased to bring families together for the concert series again.”
By Liese Klein
The pandemic has been devastating for some membership groups, but leaders of Connecticut’s Opus Organization are looking on the bright side.
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Ted Hsu
This statewide coalition of minority entrepreneurs calls themselves “a digital mastermind group” and leaders say the shift to online meetings has deepened and strengthened their bonds and their businesses.
“We’ve connected all online,” said Ted Hsu, an Opus board member and organizer. “That’s proliferated to external events matching our individual customers with the broader membership.”
At Opus’ virtual weekly meetings, members share their capabilities and challenges, then seek help and networking support from fellow business owners. The virtual format allows for focused attention on each business and saves members time and energy once spent on getting to in-person events.