Antiques Shows______

March 3: American Antique Toy & Coin-Op Show, Eastern Civic Center, 90 Harding Rd, Old Greenwich,

9 am-3 pm (early buying Fri 6 pm & Sat 7 am, $20), $10, free ages 12 & under, free parking; 717-542-0567.

Art Exhibits____ _____

Avancé Esthétiques Day Spa, Sand Hill Plaza, 228 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-8911.

*(new show) March 1-28: photographs by members of Flagpole Photographers Camera Club; March 4, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown;

203-426-4533.

*(new show) March 1-31: “Eyes of March!” drawings by longtime Newtown resident Joan Pollak, who enjoys using Impressionist & Pop influences, with bold colors, to create illustrations from unusual points of view; March 4, opening reception, 3-5 pm.

Through March 31: “Nothing Exciting Ever Happens in Newtown,” artifacts & photos of the War Maneuvers of 1812, which attracted more than 10,000 spectators during “battles” between Red Army & Blue Army in Newtown in Aug 1912.

Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main St, Danbury; 203-743-5200.

Through March 20: “Locally Grown Authors & Artists: Photography — Sculpture — Painting,” works by Jane Bennett, Eric Camiel, Barry Collins, Giada Crispiels, Randy Lagana, Honorah O’Neil & Lys Guillorn incl framed pcs, butterflies hanging from ceiling, sculpture that travels on model RR track & more, part of new series presented by museum in partnership w/ Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance.

Kent Art Association, The Gallery at KAA, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent; 860-927-3989.

*(new show) March 10-18: “17th Annual Secondary School Student Show,” works by regional high school students; March 10, opening reception, 12-4 pm (awards at 2).

Koenig FrameWorks, 97 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-1887.

Through March 17: “Stone Soup,” works by Judith Secco, Mally DeSomma & Thomas Nackid, diverse artists producing interpretive takes on famed folk art story that shares exhibition’s name, exhibition also celebrates recently created partnership between FrameWorks Gallery & Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance. 

Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury; 203-753-0381.

Through March 18: “Shared Sensibilities: The Art of Sol LeWitt and His Friends,” two-part exhibition features LeWitt’s art since 1990s incl structure from his Incomplete Open Cube series & 20 addt’l works on paper, also look at contemporary art collection artist & wife Carol created, featuring works by 18 friends & colleagues of LeWitt incl paintings, sculpture, photography & prints.

Peter Lawrence Gallery, 703 Kent Road/Rte 7, Gaylordsville; 203-746-5533.

Through March 4: “Odyssey,” 24 encaustic paintings by Marilee O’Gorman.

Still River Editions, 128 East St, Danbury; 203-791-1474.

Through March 30: “Fourteen Threadless Needles: Photographs by Vita Pasquale.”

Stone River Grille, 1 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook; 203-270-1200.

Through March 31: “Art About Town,” works by Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) members Pam Danneman, Adele Moros, Margaret Moss, Glen River & Roberta Shea, in special events room (non-diners welcome to visit show any time restaurant is open).

WCSU Higgins Gallery, within Higgins Hall, 181 White St (behind Fairfield Hall), Danbury; 203-837-8486,

860-868-2878.

Through March 8: retrospective exhibition of works by WCSU Professor Emeritus Robert Alberetti incl paintings, prints & mixed media spanning 50+ years.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

March 3: NUMC Coffee House, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 7:45-10:30 pm, adm $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see separate listing under Miscellaneous), $5 otherwise, bluegrass and folk music by Roger Sprung & Friends, refreshments available; 203-426-9998.

March 3: “Ella & Me: A Tribute to The First Lady of Song,” The Palace Danbury, 165 Main St, Danbury, 8 pm, $20/adv, $25/door, performance by award-winning singer Sue Matsuki honors Fitzgerald & the tunes that made her famous during her American Songbook Series on Capitol & Verve Records; 203-794-9944.

March 9: “Choral Favorites” by The Genevans, at Newtown Bible Church, 35 Sugar St/Rte 302, free, 7 pm, free (freewill offering will be received), concert of sacred & secular music by the choir of Geneva College, co-hosted by Bible Church and Newtown Community Presbyterian Church; 203-426-6484, 203-364-7041.

March 11: Connecticut Master Chorale concert, St Rose of Lima Church, 40 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 3 pm, $20/adv, $25/door, performance by 55-voice professional caliber group will incl Miklós Rózsa’s King of Kings Choral Suite, also Gloria and Te Deum by Karl Jenkins, w/ accompaniment by The CMC Orchestra; 203-743-0473.

March 11: Lenten Organ Recital by Dr Robert Kwan, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 5 pm (Community Sing-In at 4), works of J.S. Bach, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Mendelssohn, et al, reception to follow; 203-426-9070.

Newtown Friends of Music, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown; 203-426-6470.

Tickets $20, free ages 5-14 w/ ticket-holding adult, reception follows: March 11, Pianist Ann Schein, 3 pm, works of Beethoven, Ravel, Debussy, Liszt & Chopin.

For Kids & Families _________

March 3: Free Sample Class, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Rd, Newtown, 9-11:30 am, parents of children ages 3-6 invited for hands-on program about play-based curriculum, registration required; 203-364-1113.

March 3: CT CHIP ongoing session, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 9:30 am-2:30 pm, free, parents & guardians invited to bring children in for Connecticut Child Identification Program packets, which can be used if children go missing, sponsored by Hiram Lodge #18; mstimmel@biodel.com, www.HiramLodge18.org.

March 10: Open House: “Before & After” The Learning Experience, 274 South Main St/Rte 25 (Plaza South), Newtown, 12-3 pm, free open house for parents to learn about childcare center’s new program that will offer before & after school events for grades K-4, children encouraged to attend w/ parents, face painting & playtime available; 203-304-9130.

C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533 (children’s dept 203-426-3851).

Children’s programs, free unless specified: March 7, Think Big: Building Bridges, 4 pm, $3 materials fee due at program, one-hour hands-on workshop for children in grades K-2 w/ science educator Laurie Borst, registration requested; March 8, “Picasso: His Life and His Work,” 4 pm, $5 materials fee due at program, ages 6-10 invited to join artist Kristine Humber to explore paintings of Picasso & create your own masterpiece during 60-min program, register online.

Family programs: March 3, CT CHIP ongoing session, 9:30 am-2:30 pm, free, parents & guardians invited to bring children in for Connecticut Child Identification Program packets, which can be used if children go missing, sponsored by Hiram Lodge #18.

 

Miscellaneous ___________

March 3: NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, Sandy Hook, 5-7:30 pm, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children, full pasta dinner w/ beverages & homemade desserts, take-out available; 203-426-9998.

March 3: Shared Open House Day: Robotics And Beyond and Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main St (VCA headquarters, on New Milford green) & 11 Railroad St (RR station), New Milford, 10 am-4 pm, free, all ages invited to learn about non-profit organizations dedicated to educational & enrichment opportunities, etc in areas of science, technology, arts & more, for grades K-12, events will offer hands-on activities, class demos, games, refreshments, live music; 860-354-4318 (VCA), 203-788-5971 (Robotics).

March 3: Planetarium Show & Sky Viewing at WCSU Observatory, Western CT State Univ westside campus, 43 Lake Ave, Danbury, free, planetarium show 6 pm, viewings (7-9 pm) through univ’s 20” Ritchey-Chretien reflector telescope of Pleiades star cluster, Orion Nebula, waxing gibbous moon & Mars, cancelled if cloudy or inclement weather; 203-837-8672 (Observatory), 203-837-8486 (office of public relations), www.wcsu.edu/starwatch.

March 4: The Last Supper Enactment, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, presentations 2:30 & 5 pm, $10 ($30 family), reenactment of events leading up to DaVinci’s famous painting, with music and drama, by The Immanuel Lutheran Players and Newtown Clergy Association (also being performed in Danbury, March 31-April 1); 203-426-9024.

March 7: “Memory Loss: Communication Techniques & Identification of Behavioral Challenges,” Masonicare of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Rd, Newtown, 5:30-7:30 pm, free program (and complimentary light supper at 5:30) by Patty O’Brien (north central regional director, Alzheimer’s Association) will continue series of seminars for individuals and families that will provide information and cover skills needed to care for persons with memory loss, reservations requested, hosted by The Connecticut chapter of Alzheimer’s Association; 888-679-9997.  

March 9: Friday Bingo Night, St Rose of Lima Gathering Hall, 46 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, doors open 5:45 pm, games begin 6:30, $17 incl all regular & most special games, baked goods & dinner items available for purchase, sponsored by St Rose of Lima Home School Assn; 203-426-5102.

March 10: Turn Nickels Into Gold: NHS Varsity Winter Guard Fundraiser, Newtown High School front parking lot, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, 9 am-noon, team will be receiving donations of returnable cans & bottles, to be turned in & used to defray costs of team attending Winter Guard International Championships in April; 203-304-1339, 203-426-3742.

March 10: Turn Nickels Into Gold: NHS Varsity Winter Guard Fundraiser, at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen St, Newtown, 9 am-noon, see details above (within listing for NHS).

March 10: Turn Nickels Into Gold: NHS Varsity Winter Guard Fundraiser, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades La, Newtown, 9 am-noon, see details above (within listing for NHS).

March 10: St Rose Irish Cabaret, St Rose Gathering Hall, 42 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 7:30 pm, $25, live music by Keltic Kick, also coffee & Irish soda bread, attendees BYOB & snacks for cabaret atmosphere, event sells out every year, early reservations strongly recommended; 203-270-1838, 203-426-1696.

March 10: “Hammer-In” at Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd, Brookfield, 10 am-6 pm, $20 incl hot dog (or veggie dog) lunch, gathering of smiths will incl demos of smithing (making tomahawks, tongs, knife finishing & forging fire pokers, making armor & more), also tailgate sales of related equipment; 203-775-4526.

March 11: CWU Human Rights Day Celebration, C.H. Booth Library community room, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 1:30 pm, all invited to join members of CWU Newtown & Danbury chapters for presentation by Dorothea LaBelle and celebrate theme of “Embracing Our Oneness,” national CWU Human Rights Award to be presented, light refreshments, all welcome; 203-426-5192,

203-426-3496.

March 12: “The Wonderful 50s — Change, Change, Change,” C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free program by retired history teacher Gordon Williams will reflect on a decade with many historic landmarks, hosted by Newtown Historical Society, light refreshments to follow; 203-426-5937.

C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown;

203-426-4533, www.CHBoothLibrary.org.

March 6, Non-Fiction Book Group, 1 pm, discussion of Cleopatra by Tracy Schiff; March 7, Independent Film Series: screening of Protekor, 1 pm; March 7, Good Reads For Cold Nights: Samaritan by Richard Price, 7:30 pm, Julie Stern will lead discussion in Antiques Room; March 9, Basic Computer Class, 9-11 am, class for absolute beginners will cover how to turn on a computer, what software is, how keyboard & mouse work, how to get onto Internet, etc, registration requested (use rear or side entrance to access third floor, library not open to public until 11).

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown;

203-426-2475.

(FILM) March 2-8: The Adventures of Tintin (PG), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Thurs 7 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington; 860-868-0518, www.IAISmuseum.org.

Winter Film Festival, screenings 2 pm, incl w/ museum adm ($5, $4.50 seniors, $3 children): March 3-4, March Point, story from 3 troubled teens’ point of view incl the impact of 2 oil refineries on their tribal community.

Newtown Chess Club, at C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533.

Weekly games, Sat 1-5 pm, drop-in chess open to all skill levels, sets & boards provided, hosted by US Chess Federation expert Glenn Budzinski.

Newtown Hikers. Call 203-788-1398 (Ester Nichols), 203-270-4340 (Newtown Parks & Rec).

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 10 am, free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders (in parentheses) as follows: March 3, Oxford Bridle Trail (Louann Chevalier, 203-426-2072).

Newtown Toastmasters, Town Hall South Parks & Recreation Conference Room, 3 Main St, Newtown; 203-313-5507.

Local chapter of international organization meets 1st & 3rd Wed/month, guests & newcomers welcome.

Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall (lower level, use rear parking lot), 45 Main Street, Newtown; 203-270-4377.

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

Shepaug Eagle Observation Area, Shepaug Housatonic Hydroelectric Station, River Rd, Southbury;

800-368-8954.

Observation area open to March 14 for 2011-12 season, Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free adm but reservations absolutely required (reservations line now open).

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-6224 (ask for Betty) or 203-264-3728 (ask for Krista).

Non-profit weight loss support group meets every Mon 6:30-7:30 pm (weigh-ins 5:45-6:15, meetings 6:30-7:30), meetings $2/week, membership $24/year.

Wednesday Night Poetry Series, temporary new location: at Molten Java Coffee Roasters, 213 Greenwood Ave, Bethel; 203-739-0313.

Open mic 7:30 pm, featured poet at 8:45, poetry editing workshop follows featured poet: March 7, Exotic, Neurotic, Erotic Open Mic Night, doors open at 7, sign-ups begin 7:15.

Theatre ______________

Stray Kats Theatre Company, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown;

203-514-2221.

Staged readings, 7:30 pm, $25/adv, $30/door, Q&A w/ actors & reception follows: March 10, Steve Bellwood’s By the Heirs of St Patrick.

TheatreWorks New Milford, 5 Brookside Ave, New Milford; 860-350-6863.

March 2-24: The Irish Curse, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (March 18) 2 pm, $20; March 8, Pay What You Want performance, 8 pm, name your ticket price; NOTE: show is recommended for mature audiences.

Western CT State University’s Berkshire Theater, Osborne St, Danbury; 203-837-8732.

Through March 4: Lysistrata, Feb 29-March 4, curtain Fri-Sun 8 pm, call for ticket prices & reservations.

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Shannon Hicks is the calendar editor for The Newtown Bee. To submit an item for the Enjoy Calendar, send her an email at shannon@thebee.com no later than Tuesday at 5 pm for each week’s calendar. For the Community Calendar (Newtown events, which can be found on page A-2 each week), emails must be received no later than 5 pm Wednesday. For additional information contact Miss Hicks at The Newtown Bee, 203-426-3141.