Governor Lamont to recognize Ridgefield as state’s first Cultural District, state dignitaries to visit the Aldrich Museum on May 21 Written by Geoffrey Morris
On May 21, Governor Ned Lamont and other state dignitaries will visit Ridgefield to announce that the town has been granted the state’s first Cultural District designation.
The Governor; Elizabeth Shapiro, from the Connecticut Office of the Arts; Hal Kurfehs, representing the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut; along with Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi; Ridgefield Playhouse Executive Director Allison Stockel; Keeler Tavern Museum Executive Director Hilde Grob; West Lane Inn owner Christine Carnicelli; and Ridgefield Economic & Community Development member Glori Norwitt will discuss the arts & cultural community in Ridgefield as it relates to its Cultural District designation at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum at 1 pm.
Cultural District designation recognizes that Ridgefield has an artistic and economic center of cultural activities Written by Geoffrey Morris
Walk from Keeler Tavern to ACT, and the entire time you are within singing distance of a handful of other leading cultural institutions – the Aldrich Museum, Lounsbury House, the Ridgefield Library, Ballard Park, Ridgefield Playhouse, the Theater Barn, the Guild of Artists, and more. While we all knew the bounty in our midst, the state of Connecticut has given Ridgefield a standing ovation.
You see, this section of Ridgefield has been designated by the State as a “Cultural District” – the first designation made anywhere in Connecticut!
Updated: 1:45 PM EDT April 28, 2021
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. A part of the town of Ridgefield has been designated as a Cultural District - the first of its kind in Connecticut.
In October 2019, a law originally proposed by then-State Rep. John Frey became effective, allowing the State to designate a specific area of a city or town as a “Cultural District”.
The Cultural District designation recognizes that Ridgefield has an artistic and economic center of cultural activities that makes its community stand out.
Credit: Ridgefield ECDC
“The people of Ridgefield have long appreciated the abundance of arts and culture in town, stated Rudy Marconi, First Selectman of the Town of Ridgefield. We are thrilled that the state also recognizes all that Ridgefield has to offer, by giving us the first Cultural District designation.