Ice Cream for a Playground, Parallel Post Dining

Here's what's happening this weekend, Aug. 17 and 18, in and around Trumbull:

• Frozen Treats to Help Sandy Ground Project Build 26 Playground, Aug. 16 and 17, 10 a.m., participating shops in Trumbull and Shelton.
• Kidologie at the Westfield Trumbull Mall, Aug. 18, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  
• Joanna M. Leone, author of Slices of Life Italian-American Slices of Life to Sign Books at Stamford Fiat, Aug. 17, 12 p.m.- 5 p.m.
  
• Parallel Post’s Farm-to-Trumbull Dining Series, Aug. 18, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., Gilbertie's Herb Gardens, 65 Adams Road, Easton
• The Monroe Summer Show, Aug. 18, 5 p.m., United Methodist Church, Monroe,515 Cutlers Farm Road