Jan 8-9: 37th Papermania Plus — Antique Paper Show Plus Advertising & Photography, Hartford Civic Center, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, adm $6, 150 exhibitors; 860/529-7582.

Jan 8-9: Mystic Antiques Show & Sale, Mystic Hilton, (Exit 90 off I-95), Mystic, Sat 11 am-5 pm (early buying 10 am, $10), Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm $4.50, 38 exhibitors; 860/536-7729.

Jan 9: 20th Annual Mount Holyoke College Winter Antiques Show & Sale, Greenwich Civic Center, Harding Rd, Old Greenwich, 10 am-5 pm (early buying 9 am, $15), adm $6.

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Hours: T-Sun 1-5 pm. Docent tours every Sun 2 pm. Call 438-4519.

Through Jan 9, “Playing Off Time: Contemporary Photographers in Dialogue with the Past,” results of 11 contemporary photographers’ influenced by area antique photos, new works coupled w/ each photographer’s historical source materials. Through Jan 9, “Best of the Season: Selected Highlights from the 1998-99 Manhattan Gallery Season,” biennial group exhibition surveys the best contemporary art shown in Manhattan w/ pcs by 28 artists at all levels of their careers, variety of media presented.

*(new show) Jan 23-April 30, “Olafur Eliasson: New Work.”

*(new show) Jan 23-May 29, “Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium”; Feb 3, participating artist Allan Wexler will discuss his work & its evolution, 6:30-8 pm, $5; Feb 10, participating artist Jo Yarrington will discuss her work & its evolution, 6:30-9 pm, $5; Feb 17, participating artist Matthew Ritche will discuss his work & its evolution, 6:30-8 pm, $5; Feb 24, participating artist Barbara Broughel will discuss her work & its evolution, 6:30-8 pm, $5; March 19, “Contemporary Context: The Architecture of Sacred Aspaces with Alexander Gorlin,” 4-6 pm, $10, lecture by the architect will concern the design of sacred spaces from ancient to contemporary times; April 2, “Contemorary Context: Andres Serrano,” 4-6 pm, $10, the photographer Serrano will look at exhibition & also discuss how his own work has dealt w/ religious issues.

Beaux Arts Gallery, Barclay Square/16 Sherman Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: M-F 9:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 263-3939.

Through Jan 31, “2M: The Crossroads,” multi-dimensional “artistic event” w/ works by Danielle Mailer, Carey McDougal, Paula Renee, Clare Chapman, Tom Adkins, Anda Styler, Nick Scalise & Lindsey Ruppel, also interior spaces designed by Country Loft Antiques & Eleish Van Breems Antiques.

Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House (Wilton Hist Scty), 224 Danbury Rd (Rte 7), Wilton. Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-4 pm, Sun 1-4 pm. Call 203/762-7257.

Through Jan 31, “The World of A Child, 1870-1970,” dolls, toys, dollhouses & trains incl motionless & running trains, historic memorabilia, also re-created Ambler Family Parlor w/ Victorian holiday decorations.

Bruce Museum, One Museum Dr, Greenwich. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 2-5 pm. Call 203/869-0376.

Through Jan 17, “Greenwich Miniaturists,” collection of houses & rooms on a small scale, all created by Greenwich Miniaturists. Through March 19, “Ancient Andean Textiles,” mantles, tunics & featherwork spanning 2,500 yrs from pre-Columbian cultures. Through March 19, “The Art of Time,” museum’s major winter exhibition explores concept of time & the means by which it is measured, throughout history & around the world. Through April 2, “Marking Time,” family exhibition examines concept of time & action of timepieces. Permanent exhibit, “Changes in Our Land,” environmental history & science exhibitions w/ minerals gallery, wigwam, woodland habitat & marine touch tank.

Burnham Library, Rte 133, Bridgewater. Hours: Tues 1-5 pm, Wed 9 am-6 pm, Th 9 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-1 pm. Call 354-6937.

*(new show) Through Jan 29, “Stillness, Paths and Relationship,” oil paintings by Valerie Culbertson.

Carole Peck’s Good News Cafe, 694 Main St, Woodbury. Call 266-4663.

Through Jan 18, colored pencil drawings by Clare Chapman, hand-built clay horses by Louise W. King & paintings by Nancy Lasar.

Erector Square Gallery, 315 Peck St, New Haven. Hours Wed-Sat 1-4 pm & by appt. Call 203/865-5055.

Through Jan 20, “Kathryn Frund & Steven Whinfield: Spiritual And Earthly Matters, a dialogue in paint and clay,” highly manipulated mixed media & oil paintings (Frund) & raku ceramic sculpture w/ complex patina (Whinfield) by husband & wife team; Jan 5, opening reception, 5-7 pm.

Gallery of Contemporary Art/Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Hours: M-Th 12-7:30 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 203/365-7650.

Through Jan 20, “SHU Faculty Exhibit,” works by 9 SHU faculty members in various mediums (incl Virginia Zic of Newtown); **NOTE: show closed during SHU’s winter break, Dec 20-Jan 10, plan gallery visit accordingly.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Hours: Wed-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/868-0518.

Through Jan 8, “Indigenous Peoples’ Shared Spirit: The Living Tradition of Russian Folk Art,” folk art & dolls from Russia from private local collection. Through Jan 8, “The Probability of a Copper Culture for Southern New England,” findings of work done during field seasons at Peninsula Site, Thompson Site & Lime Kiln Mountain Site (all eastern CT).

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury. Hours: Mon 11 am-7 pm, Wed 10 am-7 pm, Fr 10 am-8 pm, Sat 9 am-4 pm. Call 860/350-2181.

*(new show) Jan 8-Feb 16, “People, Portraits and Places,” realistic oils by Jay Pinchbeck; Jan 8, opening reception, 1-3 pm.

Putnam Imaging Center, 23 Sugar Hollow Rd, Danbury. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:30 pm. Call 790-9650.

Through Feb 28, photos by Philip Jensen-Carter.

Randall Tuttle Fine Arts, 742 Main St So/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Tues-Fri 9:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am-4 pm, Sun 12-4 pm, Mon by appt. Call 263-2458.

Through Jan 30, “1999-2000, The Millennium Exhibition,” final exhibition of season will feature works by ten CT artists.

Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 203/966-5617.

*(new show) Jan 9-Feb 6, “Annual Exhibition of New Silvermine Guild Members,” work by 15 newly elected Guild members incl Nancy Richter of Newtown, various media represented; Jan 9, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

*(new show) Jan 9-Feb 6, “Director’s Choice — Enid Munroe: Appropriations and Affinities,” collage constructions by the Southport artist; Jan 9, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

*(new show) Jan 9-Feb 6, “Director’s Choice — Bruce Dunbar: Ceteris Paribus (Other things being equal),” photos by the Stratford artist; Jan 9, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

*(new show) Jan 9-Feb 6, “Director’s Choice — Don Nice: Earthscapes,” paintings on aluminum by one of the country’s leading figurative artists; Jan 9, opening reception, 2-4 pm; also Jan 9, gallery talk w/ Mr Nice, 4 pm; Jan 17-21, painting workshop (for all levels) w/ Mr Nice, contage gallery for details, adv registration required.

*(new show) Jan 9-Feb 6, “Mitchell Friedman: Domesticated Animals,” monotypes by the Weston resident; Jan 9, opening reception, 2-4 pm; also Jan 9, gallery talk by Mr Friedman.

Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St, Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 860/278-2670.

Through Jan 30, “About Face: Andy Warhol Portraits,” paintings, print series & unique prints by the Pop artist, rarely-seen Polaroid photos, Warhol films (incl Blow Job, Eat and Screen Tests); Jan 28-30, An Andy Warhol Film Festival, call for details incl schedule. Through Feb 27, “Images of Childhood: 1800-1900,” mannequins dressed in children’s clothing of 19th Century, also schoolgirl samplers, antique toys & dolls, pint-size furniture, embroidered mourning pictures, & portraits of infants, children & young mothers from same era.

Yale Center For British Art, 1080 Chapel St (at High St), New Haven. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/432-2800.

Through Jan 9, “Patrick Caulfield: A Retrospective,” major retrospective by England’s foremost Pop artist (only US venue for traveling exhibition), includes over 50 paintings by Caulfield. Through Jan 9, “A Treasure House In Farmington: The Lewis Walpole Library,” treasures from the collection donated to Yale Center incl furniture, accessories & artwork.

Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St at York, New Haven. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-6 pm. Masterpiece Tours of Permanent Collection every Sat 1:30 pm, Sun 3 pm. Call 203/432-0600.

*(new show) Jan 11-April 16, “Female Images, Female Lives In Asian Art,” primarily Chinese & Japanese paintings & ceramic objects, also contemporary Japanese prints, calligraphy & ceramics, all w/ women as the subject or created by women.

Through Feb 13, “Changing Impressions: Marcantonio Raimondi and 16th Century Print Connoisseurship,” detailed exploration of alterations of Raimondi’s 1508 print “Mars, Venus and Cupid,” also addresses matters of print connoisseurship, deception, reception & collecting, 20 masterworks by Raimondi & Albrecht Durer on view.

Through Feb 27, “Four Centuries of American Art and Design,” works from collections of American decorative arts, paintings, sculpture & photos exhibited around themes such as labor, idleness, patriotism & the West, dating from 17th Century to early 1990s.

American Classical Orchestra (formerly The Fairfield Orchestra/Orchestra of the Old Fairfield Academy), Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave, Norwalk. Call 203/838-6995.

Jan 15: Child chorister auditions for Feb 19 performance w/ ACO of Mozart’s Ave Verum & Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, need 30 children (boys age 9-12, girls age 9-15), no professional experience necessary but child must be able to attend all 6 scheduled rehearsals (Jan 29, Feb 5, Feb 12, Feb 16, Feb 17, Feb 19 pre-concert warm-up), be able to read music & have some choral singing experience; call for details, audition sign-up.

The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford. Call 860/987-6082.

Jan 11: Auditions for role of Little Coalhouse in Ragtime, registration begins 5:30 pm, auditions 6 pm, need 2 young African-American boys (age 4-6), must have considerable concentration & be no taller than 42”, non-speaking role, limited stage time during finale scene, Equity Production Contract paying role, bring current snapshot w/ note outlining contact info, age, height & any prev experience, production runs Jan 12-30 (accepted actors will be needed for 4 performances/week).

CT Poetry Society, PO Box 4053, Waterbury 06704-0053.

Feb 27: Deadline for Lynn DeCaro Poetry Competition 2000, open to all CT students in grades 9-12 (public, private or alternative), 3 cash prizes & publication in Connecticut River Review, write to DeCaro Contest, 41 Sunnybrook Bend, Waterbury 06708 for complete details.

St John’s Chorale, Saint John’s Church, On the Green/Rte 47, Washington Green. Call 860/868-2140.

Jan 11-12: Auditions for chorale 6-7 pm, spring concert will incl works of Bach & handel, contact Zemma White for audition time.

Jan 8: Coleman Brooks at Newtown Coffee House, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, doors open & open mic begins 7:30 pm, featured performer 8:30 pm, adm $5 incl performance & refreshments, Kent guitarist will perform children’s songs, also his own songs & covers.

Jan 8: Maura Kelly (harp, guitar, vocals), Margie Manion (fiddle) & Tom Doyle (boghran & bones) at Starbucks, 34 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 7-9 pm, free adm, refreshments for purchase, trio will perform traditional Irish music.

Jan 9: Pianist Oleg Polianski, St Margaret’s-McTernan School, 565 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, tickets $12, $10 seniors & full-time students, $5 age 12 & under, works of Chopin, Liszt, Schubert & Stravinski, informal reception during intermission; 203/754-5590.

Jan 14: Penguin City at The Garage (Newtown teen center), Church Hill Road, Newtown, doors open 7 pm, performance 7:30-10:30 pm, performance by middle school jazz quartet.

Jan 14: The Wiggins Sisters at Sweet Harmony’s Coffee House, St Andrew’s Church, Rte 202 at Wheaton Rd, Marble Dale, doors open 8 pm, adm $5; 860/868-2275.

Jan 16: New Canaan High School Madrigal Ensemble, St Stephen’s Church, 351 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield, 4 pm, free adm, performance of Renaissance madrigals, motets by Hassler, Stanford, Britten & Palestrina, international folk songs & Haydn & Debussy pcs; 203/438-3789.

Borders Books*Music*Cafe, 110 Federal Rd, Danbury. Call 798-1100.

Performances in Cafe, 8 pm, free: Jan 8, singer-songwriter Dana Masse.

Community Coffeehouse, 7 Madison Ave, Danbury. Call 748-4972.

Monthly coffeehouse events, music starts 7:30 pm, free (donations welcome), refreshments: Jan 15, rock band Jonah, also host band Outpouring.

Laszlo’s Arts Cafe, 179 Main St/Rte 25, Monroe. Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-11 pm, Fri 7 am-1 am, Sat 9 am-1 am. Call 459-8889.

Jazz & blues performances Thurs, 7 pm. Local bands Fri, 7 pm (open mic 9:30). Open mic & performances Sat, 7 pm. Upcoming programs: Jan 7, Lisa McGowan (folk), then open mic; Jan 10, Scott Sherwood, Mike Nunno & Paul Hannah (jazz); Jan 13, Johnny Obvious (folk); Jan 14, MD6 (rock), then open mic; Jan 15, Hour Zero & Adva (rock/heavy); Jan 17, Mike and Chris (folk/rock).

Newtown Coffee House, Newtown Congregational Church House, 41-A Main St/Rte 25, Newtown.

Events/performances 2nd/Sat each month, adm $5, open mic & featured performer, refreshments: Jan 8, featured performer is Coleman Brooks, children’s songs, then covers & originals for grown-ups.

Sweet Harmony’s Coffee House, St Andrew’s Church, Rte 202 & Wheaton Rd (at light), Marble Dale. Call 860/868-2275.

Jan 14, The Wiggins Sisters, doors open 8 pm, adm $5.

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra, Waterbury. Music director & conductor Leif Bjaland. 203/Call 574-4283.

Tickets $15-$40, senior discounts available: Jan 15-16, “A Salute To The 20th Century,” Sat 8:15 pm, Sun 3 pm, guest pianist Benedetto Lupo, works of Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich & Cage (unique percussion presentation).

Bank Street Theater, 46 Bank St, New Milford. Call 860/354-2122.

Jan 7-13: Bicentennial Man (PG), daily 6:45 & 9:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1 & 3:45 pm; Galaxy Quest (PG), daily 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15 pm; Man On The Moon (R), daily 9:15 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 3:30 pm; Toy Story 2 (G), Fri, Mon-Tues, Thurs 6:30 & 8:30 pm, Sat-Sun, Wed 5:30, 7:35 & 9:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1 & 3:15 pm.

Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 778-2100.

Jan 7-13: All About My Mother (R, Spanish w/ subtitles), daily 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15 & 3:45 pm; Being John Malkovich (R), daily 9:40 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 4 pm; Boys Don’t Cry (R), daily 7:10 & 9:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:45 & 4:15 pm; The Insider (R), daily 9:10 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 3:30 pm; Mansfield Park (PG-13), daily 6:45 & 9:20 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15 & 3:45 pm; Straight Story (G), daily 7:20 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:30 pm.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 426-2475.

Jan 7-13: American Beauty (R), daily 7 & 9:10 pm, mat Sat-Sun 1 & 3:45 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk/IMAX Theatre, 10 N. Water St, Norwalk. Call 203/852-0700.

Through March 10: Mark Twain’s America, daily 1 & 3 pm.

Currently showing: Everest, Sat-Sun 5 pm.

IMAX double features: Mysteries of Egypt and Mark Twain’s America, Fri-Sun 7 pm.

Science Center of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Rd, West Hartford. Call 860/231-2824.

Now Showing at Gengras Planetarium (call to confirm, schedule subject to change): The Great Treasure Hunt (an astronomy show), Sat-Sun 11:30 am & 2 pm, Tues-Fri 2:30 pm; Laser Matinee: Holiday Magic, Sat-Sun 10:30 am, 1 & 3:30 pm, Tues-Fri 3:30 pm, Thurs also 6 pm; More Than Meets The Eye, Thurs 7 pm; Myths & legends: StarQuest Sat-Sun, Thurs 4:30 pm.

Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House (Wilton Hist Scty), 224 Danbury Rd (Rte 7), Wilton. Hours: Mon-Thurs 12-4 pm, Sun 1-4 pm. Call 203/762-7257.

Through Jan 31, “The World of A Child, 1870-1970,” dolls, toys, dollhouses & trains incl motionless & running trains, historic memorabilia, also re-created Ambler Family Parlor w/ Victorian holiday decorations.

Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203/371-1903.

Museum Magic Hour programs, story-telling & craft programs for ages 2½-5 w/ adult, 10:30-11:30 am, $12, reservations, workshop dates & featured books as follows: Jan 8, Ezra Jack Keats’ A Snowy Day; Jan 15, Barbara Joosse’s Momma, Do You Love Me?; Jan 22, Don Freeman’s Corduroy; Jan 29, Margaret Wise Brown’s Red Light, Green Light.

Through Jan 10: Christmas Tree & Train Exhibit, The Galleria, 225 Main St, Danbury, Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm, free, visit 3-story tall decorated Christmas tree & enjoy running model train exhibit.

Jan 9: Photography Exhibit, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 2-5 pm, free, NHS senior Amanda Cruz will present 22 B&W images (2 hand-colored) from senior mentorship/honors course; 426-4533.

Jan 12: Town & Country Garden Club meeting, Newtown Multi-Purpose Bldg, Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, 7:30 pm, free (non-members welcome), guest speakers Wes Gillingham (president, Newtown Forest Assn) & Doug Rogers (member, Ntn Forest Assn); 426-3469.

Jan 12: Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) meeting, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free (non-members welcome), oil painting demo (animal in landscape) by Melody Asbury; 426-6654.

Jan 12: New Lesson Cycle for Square Dance Lessons, Hayestown Avenue School, Danbury, 7:30 pm, free introduction to western style square dancing offered by Danbury Mad Hatters Square Dance Club, couples & singles welcome, bring or wear sneakers or non-marking shoes; 746-5985.

Jan 14-23: Color In January Art Show & Sale, Lexington Gardens, 32 Church Hill Road, Newtown, Sat-Sun 8:30 am-5 pm, Mon-Fri 8:30 am-6 pm, free adm, show & sale of works by membersof Scty of Creative Arts of Newtown, artist demos each Sat & Sun at 12:30 (Jan 15, Melody Asbury, oil; Jan 16, Ruth Newquist, watercolor; Jan 22, Carol Reilley, watercolor; Jan 23, Kita Macon, pastel), opening reception w/ many artists in attendance will be Jan 15 2-4 pm w/ refreshments; 426-5063.

Jan 16: Classic Shows, LLC Model Train Show, Sheraton Four Points Hotel, 3580 East Main St, Waterbury, 9 am-2 pm, adm $4, free age 12 & under w/ adult, exhibitors from across Northeast will have toy trains of all sizes, gauges & manufacturers, trains & accessories for purchase, also train-related items (clothing, paintings, etc) also for purchase; 203/926-1327.

Jan 16: Millennium Psychic Fair, Ethan Allen Inn, Lake Ave, Danbury, 11 am-6 pm, free adm, lectures on various topics, readings by psychics, clairvoyants, astrologers, tarot & gemstone readers, jewelry, gemstone, et al vendors; 792-2939.

Jan 16: Scrabble Training Session (for 6th Annual Eastern Scrabble Tournament next month), The Inn at Ethan Allen, Lake Ave, Danbury, 1 pm, program on skills & strategies for tournament play (vs playing at home) w/ past competitor Ed Neugroschl,

Jan 18: Project Feeder Watch Workshop, Bent of the River Audubon Center, 185 East Flat Hill Rd, South Britain (Southbury), 1 pm, free (registration requested), volunteers needed to count individual birds of each species that visit home bird feeders, workshop will help w/ bird identification; 264-5098.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury. Call 730-2733.

Book signings: Jan 13, book signing & discussion w/ author John Steinbreder (The New York Giants (Updated)), 7:30 pm.

CL&P/Shepaug Eagle Observation Area, Shepaug Housatonic Hydroelectric Station, River Rd, Southbury. Call 800/368-8954.

Through March 22, Eagle Observation Area open each Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free **but reservations required.

CT Contacts, New Haven. Call 203/468-1144.

Jan 15, Smoke-Free Dance Party at Anthony’s Lake Club, Kenosia Ave, Danbury, 8 pm-1 am, adm $15 incl dinner & dessert buffets, dress-up affair (jackets for men, dressy for women), DJ music (smoking allowed only in adjoining Vespucci Club).

Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.

All events free, reservations required: Jan 9, Family Nature Walk, 1-3 pm, informative walk will be led by Dr Ben Oko & Howard Pierpont; Jan 11, Adult Hike, 1-3 pm, registration not required, enjoy winter w/ leaders Dorothy Abrams & Harvey Franzel.

Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203/372-3521.

Sunday Celebrations, noon-4 pm, free w/ msm adm ($7, $5.50 ages 3-18 & students & seniors): Jan 16, “Celebrating Nature” theme for afternoon, performances by Framework Percussion Ensemble (2 pm), Motoko (3 pm, mime-story teller), Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra Woodwind Quintet (4 pm), also opening of new exhibition “Forces Of Nature: Earth, Air, Fire & Water” w/ many participating artists in attendance.

Newtown Scottish Country Dancers, Hawley School, Church Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 938-2881, 263-3578.

Group meets each Mon (Sept-May except school holidays & closings), 7 pm, free, anyone interested in dancing is welcome (beginners encouraged), no partner necessary, singles & couples welcome, soft-soled shoes recommended.

Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall (lower level), 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 270-4377.

Shop is open every Wed 12-3 pm & Sat 9 am-noon, access is from town hall’s back parking lot (separate door for thrift shop), shop carries discounted items from local businesses & private donors incl clothing & sm home accessories, etc.

Shepaug Eagle Observation Area, Shepaug Housatonic Hydroelectric Station, River Rd, Southbury. Call 800/368-8954.

Through March 22, Eagle Observation Area open each Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free **but reservations required.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. (SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, Main St, Newtown. Call 426-6654.

Monthly meetings 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: Jan 12, oil painting demonstration (animal in landscape) by Melody Asbury.

Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgebury Rd/Rte 7, Wilton. Call 762-3950.

Wilton Library Readers, monthly book group meets 2nd/Wed each month, noon, free, bring sandwich (beverages provided): Jan 12, Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway and Michael Cunningham’s The Hours.

Center for the Performing Arts/Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Handicapped accessible. Call 203/374-2777.

Millennium Melodies, through Jan 9, curtain Fri-Sat 7 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, tickets $15-$18.

Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport. Call 203/576-1636.

Guys and Dolls, through Feb 13, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 5:30 & 8:30 pm, Sun 5:30 pm, tickets $28-$30 (group, student rush & rush tickets available).

Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford. Call 860/527-5151.

Dutchman, Jan 13-Feb 13 (previews Jan 13-18, opening night Jan 19), curtain Sun, Tues-Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed-Thurs 2 pm, Sat-Sun 2:30 pm, tickets $17.50-$43.

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