Make Music Day returns to Danbury and Ridgefield June 21

Carmen Olivia, of Bethel, sings in the sculpture garden on Main Street in Danbury, Conn., during Make Music Day Danbury, part of the International Make Music Day movement, on June 21, 2022.H John Voorhees III/Hearst Connecticut Media

“Encouraging both instrumental and vocal, in which persons of a wide variety of musical backgrounds can study and perform classical and modern compositions to improve their musical ability and to share the joy of music with the people of the greater Danbury area,” the event’s website reads.

The event moves through different locations in Danbury throughout the day, including Mothership Bakery & Caf?, the DaSilva Building, Empire of the Incas, The Danbury Music Centre, Savings Bank of Danbury, the Danbury Library, Palace Theatre and the Los Rivera Caf?. In Ridgefield, the venues will be the Ridgefield Library, Ridgefield Town Hall, Lounsbury House, Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center, RPAC Gallery, D. Colabella Fine Art and First Congregational Church, according to its website.

From left; Chris Arnone, of Newtown, Malin Carta, of Glastonbury, and Austin Iesu, of Newtown, perform with the Bach To Rock Faculty Band during Make Music Day at Ballard Park in Ridgefield, Conn., on June 21, 2022.Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media