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AAA Band Rentals

AAA Band Rentals is Connecticut’s leading musical instrument rental provider offering high quality, brand-name instruments, the best “Grow with You” string exchange program in the business, and a “Rental Assurance Plan” that provides you with 100% complete peace of mind!

AAA Band Rentals has been serving the local school music programs since 1979. We introduced our 50/50 program about four years ago.  In that time, we’ve donated tens of thousands of dollars to the music programs right here in Norwalk schools. With every first rental payment, we give 50% back directly to each child’s school music program. For the teachers, this helps them to avoid many hurdles when trying to run a program.  If they need repairs or accessories, they can get them without having to go through the process of requesting permission and the many related budgetary restraints. Additionally, they can “bank” their 50/50 monies for up to three years to accumulate a larger amount for bigger, more expensive instrument purchases. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, and we are thrilled to be able to help these programs that are so important to children’s overall well-being.

AAA Band Rentals is a full-service, school music dealer.  Our focus is on school music programs, both band and orchestra.  We have a massive inventory of new and used instruments, accessories and a large, on-site professionally staffed repair department.  We are open Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

AAA Band Rentals is proud to announce that Atelier for Fine Stringed Instruments is now part of the family, and proudly serving the Norwalk community from their newly renovated location at 20 Fitch St. A complete rental inventory, featuring predominantly Eastern European violins, violas, cellos, and basses, is now available at both AAA’s Norwalk and Greenwich locations. Students and musicians alike will find high-quality instruments offered at very reasonable, competitive rates. Learn more at www.atelierfinestrings.com.

Wheels2U

Introducing a new way to get around Downtown Norwalk. Wheels2U is a new shuttle service that will come to your location, pick you up and bring you where you want to go. Like a taxi or an Uber. Download the free app and we’ll pick you up in minutes.

District Music Hall

District Music Hall, (formerly known as Wall Street Theater), is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, has re-emerged as a 501c3 non-profit organization, whose mission is to provide diverse programming and promote arts education, thereby enriching the cultural life of the greater Norwalk community. Offering live shows, interactive entertainment, cinema, digital productions, art space, and a community arena in which to play, District Music Hall is poised to be the where to go destination in downtown Norwalk and a cultural asset for Fairfield County.

Walk Bridge Visitors Center

The Walk Bridge Welcome Center is a community space devoted to partnering with the SONO and greater Norwalk community about the Walk Bridge Program. Welcome Center visitors are invited to speak one-on-one with Program representatives, experience our virtual reality demonstration, and review program materials highlighting the integrated infrastructure improvement projects encompassed by the Program.

Troupe 429

Troupe429 is a gay-owned and operated LGBTQ+ bar at 3 Wall Street, Norwalk, CT. We are for ALL people EVERY day! Upon entering you’re greeted by 12 iconic one-of-a-kind framed portraits, including Ellen DeGeneres and George Michael. Handmade touches continue with custom crafted tap handles, a floor-to-ceiling rainbow wall, and a life-like tree house stage. Guests gather nightly for the best Happy Hour in CT, epic special events, Nintendo64 Mario Kart, BINGO Tuesday, karaoke Wednesday, weekly drag queen shows on Thursdays, DJs and dancing on Friday & Saturday!

Special events include: SIREN — Largest Monthly Women’s Party in CT, RuPaul’s Drag Race Watch Party, PRIDEtoberfest, Halloween Costume Party, New Year’s Eve Pajama Party, and June PRIDE Month! Troupe429 is a safe space of inclusivity and acceptance open 7 days a week. Visit today!

Triangle Community Center

Triangle Community Center (TCC) is Fairfield County’s leading provider of programming and resources to nurture growth and connection within the LGBTQ community. TCC is home to more than two dozen, free groups that meet weekly, bi-weekly or monthly at the center. Groups include peer support, recovery, older adult daytime programming, crafts, sober social events and youth groups. TCC’s team of highly trained client advocates assist community members with social service navigation, food, drop-in services, document updates, healthcare navigation and housing navigation at its Drop-In Center in Norwalk and at its satellite office at the Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport.

TCC works to make local area providers more welcoming and affirming through education with its LGBTQ Training Institute. TCC also produces CT’s largest Pride event each June, Fairfield County’s Pride in the Park in Norwalk. Triangle Community Center serves over 300 individuals who utilize its programs and services on a regular basis as well as over 5000 members of the Fairfield County community who attend a TCC program or event at least once a year. While our primary service area is Fairfield County, we often see people travel from Westchester, New Haven, and Litchfield counties to attend one of the programs we offer. TCC’s key target population is the LGBTQ community in Fairfield County, however, we welcome all who seek our services and have many clients who do not identify as LGBTQ.

Rowayton Library

Bringing our community together to learn, grow and connect.

In 1903 the Rowayton Library was organized by a group of public-spirited citizens and housed in a room in Craw’s Hall at 101 Rowayton Avenue. It opened with capital of $154, a loan of 100 books from the State of Connecticut for three months and 25 books from the Bodley Book Club to be exchanged monthly. The library was officially incorporated on July 12, 1905.

Having outgrown its first home, in 1926 the library purchased 145 Rowayton Avenue, the former firehouse of the Reliance Hook and Ladder Company (now the Rowayton Arts Center). The library paid owner Frank Machette $5,700 for the land and the building.

The present building and surrounding six acres at 33 Highland Avenue were purchased by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk in 1966 to become the Rowayton Library and Community Center. The Tudor-style building, constructed in 1912, was originally part of the extensive estate of James A. Farrell and housed the stables, tack room, and grooms’ facilities. The original windows in the horses’ stalls are still visible from the west side of the building. The library entered into an agreement with the Sixth Taxing District whereby the library gave the District the property and building at 145 Rowayton Avenue and agreed it would continue to perform the services of a “public library” for the community in exchange for their new home for the next 99 years and a yearly funding grant.

The existing Library space was renovated in 2007 down to the hay found in the ceiling. The renovation included the rejuvenation of prized artwork and a renovated children’s room plus improvements to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

In 2012 the building underwent exterior renovation with two major historic preservation matching grants from the State of Connecticut making the building more closely resemble what it looked like when originally constructed in 1912. These included repairs to the slate roof, copper flashing and gutters, restoration of other architectural structures such as the cupola and clock on the roof and installation of underground electrical power.

Rowayton Historical Society

Historic Rowayton was founded in 1959 as the Rowayton Historical Society to preserve Rowayton’s vibrant history by maintaining and exhibiting its archives, memorabilia and artwork.

The organization’s name was changed in 2021 to reflect a broader purpose, that of preserving and sharing the history of our town, our City, and our region in a 21st Century way.

Membership and public meetings are held regularly during the year at the Seeley-Dibble-Pinkney house including special programs and speakers. Displays and exhibits, addressing the history of our region are open to the public. We encourage researchers and other interested people to contact us with their questions.