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Craig Bassam, chief designer and co-owner, left, and Scott Fellows, co-owner, of BassanFellows in their headquarters, studio, and gallery, a repurposed Philip Johnson building in Ridgefield, Conn. The exhibition Modern In Your Life: Design and Art will be at the Schlumberger Building from July 9 to September 4. Ridgefield, Conn. Wednesday, July 28, 2021.

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Summerfest draws crowds to village despite extreme heat

Stephen Coulter

July 22, 2019Updated: July 23, 2019 3:35 p.m.

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Emily Vides from the National Charity League's Nutmeg Chapter transforms Chadee into a tiger at Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20. — 1of11
Emily Vides from the National Charity League's Nutmeg Chapter transforms Chadee into a tiger at Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20.
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Charlotte, 6, of North Salem plays hockey at the Winter Garden Arena exhibit in Ballard Park at Ridgefield's annual Summerfest event on July 20. — 2of11
Charlotte, 6, of North Salem plays hockey at the Winter Garden Arena exhibit in Ballard Park at Ridgefield’s annual Summerfest event on July 20.
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Rachel Floegel of the National Charity League's Nutmeg Chapter tattoos the arm of Emory Strom at Ridgefield's Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20 — 4of11
Rachel Floegel of the National Charity League’s Nutmeg Chapter tattoos the arm of Emory Strom at Ridgefield’s Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20
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Harrison practices martial arts skills at the Steve DeMasco's Shaolin Studios exhibition at Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20. — 5of11
Harrison practices martial arts skills at the Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studios exhibition at Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20.
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He shoots, he scores! — 7of11
He shoots, he scores!
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Forrest breaks a martial arts board at the Steve DeMasco's Shaolin Studios exhibition at Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20, 2019. — 8of11
Forrest breaks a martial arts board at the Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studios exhibition at Summerfest in Ballard Park on July 20, 2019.
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Steve DeMasco's Shaolin Studios hosted an exhibition at Saturday's Summerfest in Ballard Park. — 10of11
Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studios hosted an exhibition at Saturday’s Summerfest in Ballard Park.
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Ridgefield’s annual summer bash, Summerfest, was attended by hundreds over the weekend in Ballard Park.

More than 50 vendors set up shop downtown, hosting everything from exercise demonstrations to faint-paint exhibitions.

The Press was there covering the summer fun that featured a trolley transporting residents around the village for the first time in several years.

Temperatures rose into the high 90s Saturday afternoon but that didn’t stop adults from listening to live music in the park during the event’s second session.