This weekend in Stamford: Perreoland brings Jowell and Randy to Mill River Park, plus a Sunday farmers market at Harbor Point

Morning, Stamford. The Summer in the Park season finally has its first big Saturday, and it is a loud one: reggaeton, Mill River Park, and a headliner most of the state would drive for. Around it the week is quieter, so this is a weekend to pick your one big thing and plan the rest around a market and some shade.

Best for families this week: the Sunday farmers market at Harbor Point, and Bluey's Big Play lands at the Palace next Thursday with tickets moving now.

Karaoke Thursdays at RIZZ at RIZZ Lounge and Grill (downtown Stamford). A low-stakes weeknight room for anyone who has a song in them and needs a stage to put it on. 21+, evening; the ticket page has the address and start time. Details.

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Summer in the Park is back, and this weekend is the proof. Patch has the full lineup for the downtown series, and it opens big with Saturday's Perreoland reggaeton festival at Mill River Park before rolling through a summer of concerts and festivals. If you only clock one thing from this issue, clock the calendar. Source: Patch.

The Urby apartment tower downtown has new owners and a new name after a $221 million deal. The Stamford Advocate reports the sale of one of the South End's signature residential buildings, a real read on where downtown rents and ownership are heading. Source: Stamford Advocate.

Stamford Public Schools shuffled assistant principals at Westhill, AITE (the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering), and several other buildings ahead of the fall. The Advocate has the list of who is moving where, worth a look if you have a kid changing schools or a favorite administrator on the move. Source: Stamford Advocate.

Perreoland Festival featuring Jowell and Randy at Mill River Park, 1040 Washington Boulevard (downtown). The old-school-versus-new-school reggaeton festival headlines the Puerto Rican duo Jowell and Randy alongside DJ Pope, J Balvin's touring DJ, with Latin food, drinks, and a dance floor that runs until it stops. Gates at 3 PM. This is the anchor of the whole weekend and the loudest Mill River Park gets all summer. 18+, ticketed, outdoors. Tickets.

Harbor Point Farmers Market at Commons Park, Harbor Point (South End). The Sunday market runs all season with produce, dairy, prepared food, flowers, and the walkable South End waterfront around it. Bring a bag and make a morning of it. Free, outdoors, all ages. Details.

Bluey's Big Play comes to the Palace Theatre, 61 Atlantic Street (downtown), on Thursday, July 23. The stage version of the show every household with a small kid already knows by heart. Tickets are moving; do not wait until the week of. Family-friendly. Details.

Stamford magazine's 14th Annual Best Bartender Contest pours at Harbor Point on Wednesday, July 22. The city's bartenders compete while you drink the evidence. 21+, ticketed. Details.

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