Antiques Shows______

Saturdays (through mid-Dec): 39th Season Woodbury’s Famous Antiques & Flea Market, 787 Main St South (Rte 6, near Rte 64), Woodbury, 7 am-1 pm, 150± vendors each week; 203-263-2841.

Sundays (through Dec): Elephant’s Trunk Country Flea Market, Rte 7, New Milford, 7 am-2:30 pm (early buying 5:45 am, $20), adm $1; 508-896-1975.

May 19: Antiques & Collectibles Market, Iron Horse Blvd, Simsbury, 9 am-4 pm (rain date May 20), adm $3 (early buying 8 am, $6), 90 exhibitors, appraisers & educational programs on site all day, refreshments & concessions, presented by Civitan Club of Simsbury & The Farmington Valley; 860-658-7794.

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places__ _____

Black Rock Art Center, 2838 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport. Hours: Wed-Sat 1-5 pm. Call 203-367-7917.

Through May 30: “Migration,” assemblages, sculptures, collages & oil paintings by Lydia Viscardi and drawings in traditional Vietnamese techniques by Thuan Vu.

Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 am-8 pm, Fri 12-5 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 426-4533.

In Olga Knoepke Meeting Room (lower meeting room) — Through May 31: collages, assemblages & paper sculpture by mixed media abstract artist & musician Rosalie Tisch.

Bruce Museum of Arts & Sciences, One Museum Dr, Greenwich. Call 203-869-0376.

*(new show) May 12-Sept 9: “Fakes and Forgeries: The Art of Deception,” 60 examples of western paintings, works on paper, sculpture & decorative arts that have been recognized as imposters incl examples of rarest & more deceptive works, also examination of themes incl connoisseurship, authentication, conservation & the evolving scholarship of stylistic development.

Through May 27: “New Acquisitions: Photography from The Bruce Museum Collection,” approx 30 selections from collection of 100+ photographs by leading 20th Century photographers recently given to museum incl examples of soft-focus pictorialism, 20th Century modernism, photojournalism, Italian street photography of 1940s & 50s, & contemporary mixed media.

Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Rd (at corner of Center St), Easton. Hours: Tues-Wed 10 am-8 pm, Thurs 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-3 pm. Call 261-0134.

*(new show) May 17-June 30: “Kristina Lunch: A Collection of Pen & Inks and Watercolors,” artwork by native New Yorker & current Easton Arts Council board member incl scenes of Easton; May 10, opening reception, 12-2:30 pm.

Fenn Gallery of Contemporary Art, 345 Main Street/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-263-2821.

Through May 13: “Pattern Play,” porcelain sculpture by Diana Chamberlain & oil paintings by Anne Hebebrand.

The Gallery at Woodbury Antiques & Fine Art, 473 Main St South, Woodbury. Call 203-266-4753.

Through May 14: “Still Lifes & New England Landscapes: The Recent Works of Vincent Giarrano,” realist paintings by Washington Art Association instructor, whose “masterful use of rich oil paints w/ figures” depict the artist’s impressions in a natural unstaged manner.

Gregory James Gallery, 13 Main St (on the green), New Milford. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun & eves by appt. Call 860-354-3436.

Through May 19: “Spring Show 2007,” season-opening group show will incl many regularly featured artists incl master pastelist Rainie Crawford, plein air painter Christopher Magadini, oil painter Woldemar Neufeld, portrait artist Alain Picard, et al; April 28, portrait demo by Mr Picard, 4-7 pm.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Call 860-868-0518.

Through June  30: “All Across America: Adaptation, Ingenuity and Artistry,” cultural items incl pottery, beadwork, textiles & basketry illustrating the adaptation, ingenuity & creativity of North American tribes as they began to embrace new materials of European settlers incl cotton, glass, beads & metal.

Through June 30: “Written In Bone,” discover anatomical similarities between human & animal bones, basic bones that make up animal skeletons, how to tell is a bone was used as a tool or if it had disease & more.

Through June 30: “Weaponry,” traditional weaponry used by pre-contact North American Peoples incl bows, arrows & clubs, also recent innovations popular during “horse culture.”

Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby. Call 734-2513.

Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Hours: Sat-Sun 12-4 pm. Call 860-927-3989.

*(new show) Through June 10: “Annual KAA Spring Art Show & Sale,” 100+ works in oils, watercolors, pastels, graphics & sculpture by prize-winning local & regional artists; May 11, opening reception, 5-7 pm; May 12, awards reception (public also welcome), 2-4 pm (awards at 3).

Knights of Columbus Museum, 1 State St, New Haven, Wed-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 203-865-0400.

*(new show) Through Sept 3: “Joan of Arc: Medieval Maiden to Modern Saint,” exhibition originally presented at Corcoran Gallery of Art (Nov 2006-Jan 2007) focuses on both historical figure & the manner in which Joan of Art has been characterized or portrayed through time w/ 200+ works incl paintings, sculpture, prints, illustrated books, posters & popular art on loan from 20+ public & private collections in US & France, curated by Laura Coyle & Nora Heimann (who did original exhibition).

Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven. Call 203-432-5050.

Through Dec 31: “Dinosaurs, Mammals & Forests Primeval: Celebrating the Great Zallinger Murals at Yale,” memorabilia related to the monumental murals at Peabody museum – 110-ft long “The Age of Reptiles” (created in 1947) & “The Age of Mammals” (1967) – created by Rudolph F. Zallinger, incl first dinosaur toys & other products reproducing vivid images of ancient animals, preliminary drawings & paintings for murals, archival memorabilia, photos of Mr Zallinger at work & much more; May 17, “Where Art Meets Science: The Zallinger Murals,” 5 pm, free lecture by Armand Morgan (senior museum educator).

Sculpture Barn (formerly Boyajian’s Sculpture Barn), 3 Milltown Rd (at Rte 39), New Fairfield. Hours: Wed-Sun 10 am-6 pm. Call 746-6101.

Through May 27: “Humanity: Figurative Sculpture, Painting and Works on Paper by David Gesualdi, Gregory Stone and Jak Kovatch”; May 13, artists’ talk, 3 pm, discussion by Mr Gesualdi & Mr Kovatch.

Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, Wilton. Hours:  Mon-Thurs 10 am-4 pm, Sun 1-4. Call 762-7257.

*(new show) Through July 15: “Made In Connecticut: Toys for American Kids,” clockwork toys made of tin made in central CT, showing relationship between CT-made clocks, tinware & toys, also wide selection Ives trains & other toys.

Wisdom House/Marie Louise Trichet Gallery, 229 East Litchfield Rd, Litchfield. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-4 pm. Call 860-567-3163.

Through Sept 8: “Simply Landscapes: Pixels and Prints,” photographic landscapes from around the world by C. Sandra Lopez-Isnardi, who specializes in traditional gelatin silver prints & pigment inkjet digital prints.

Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St at York, New Haven. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-6 pm. Call 203-432-0600.

Through July 8: “Responding To Kahn: A Sculptural Conversation,” special exhibition of works from YUAG collection highlights restored Kahn Building & the relationship between modern art & architecture w/ special emphasis on postwar sculpture.

Through Aug 26: “Made For Love: Selections from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana,” 39 folk & decorative art objects from 18th & 19th Centuries that contain expressions of affection between men & women, parents & children, students & teachers, & friends, examines the material symbols Americans used to express bonds of affection.

Auditions, Juried Events  _____

Town Players of Newtown, at The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 512-5621.

May 14-15: Auditions for Don Nigro’s Ravenscroft, 7-9 pm, directors seeking 1 male actor (Ruffing, inspector, age 25-60) & 5 females – Marcy (governess, in her 20s), Mrs Ravenscroft (head of house, age 30-45), Gillian (daughter, 17-22), Dolly (maid, age 17-22) & Mrs French (housekeeper, age 35-55), call phone # above or visit Danbury.org/TownPlayers for production dates & other info.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

May 12: Jenna Bollard in concert, Bridgewater Pavilion, 28 Sarah Sanford Rd East (town park), Bridgewater, 3-5:30 pm, free adm (donations accepted & will be forwarded to Associated Neurologists for Alzheimer’s research), performance by Shepaug High School senior will incl folk, blues, jazz & pop music, also performances w/ Tom Kean & Conor Calabro, picnic-style event open to all, families encouraged; 860-213-2362.

May 12: Full performance of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, St James Episcopal Church, 25 West St, Danbury, 8 pm, free performance will feature full 100-voice Danbury Concert Chorus & 50-pc Danbury Symphony Orchestra w/ guest soloists Elisabeth Baer (soprano, as the Widow & an Angel), Laura Vlasek Nolen (mezzo-soprano, as Queen Jezebel & an Angel), tenor Christopher Pfund (Obadiah & Ahab) & Michael Riley (bass, as Elijah), also 11-year old Libai H. F. Jordan will sing the role of the youth, to be performed in English, presented by Danbury Music Centre; 748-1716.

May 18-20: Fairfield Follies 2007 – The Best of All Possible Worlds, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets $18 adults, $15 students (special $13 group rate available for Sun), a mix of classics of American musical theater & highlights from big Broadway hits performed by student performers from 17 high schools in greater Bridgeport & New Haven areas (incl 4 this year from Newtown); 203-367-2002.

May 19: Connecticut Master Chorale Spring Concert, St Rose of Lima, 46 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 8 pm, tickets $18 advance, $23 at door, performance to feature A Caribbean Mass w/ steel drum band, also “Songs From My Heart” by André Thomas; 743-0473.

May 19-20: Coppelia by Main Street Ballet, at Nonnewaug High School, Minortown Rd, Wodbury, curtain Sat 7 pm, Sun 3 pm, tickets $15 adults, $12 seniors & students age 18 & under; 264-4364.

Danbury Concert Assn, WCSU/Ives Concert Hall, Fifth Ave at White St, Danbury. Call 748-0522.

Subscription $36 (good for all season), concerts 8 pm, $15 single ticket, students age 18 & under free, post-performance receptions w/ performers: May 19, Walden Chamber Players.

Ives Concert Hall at Western CT State University, White Hall, Fifth Ave & White St, Danbury. Call 837-8350.

Free concerts, 8 pm unless noted: May 13, WCSU Orchestra concert, 3 pm, free (donations accepted for music dept) performance of classical selections from Mozart ( Serenade for Winds No 11  &  Piano Concerto No 23, K 488) & Arcangelo Corelli (Concerto Grosso Opus 6 #1 for strings & continuo).

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. Call 203-574-4283.

Concerts at Naugatuck Valley College Fine Arts Center, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, 3 pm, tickets: $15-$40 adults, $5 students: May 12, performance w/ guest pianist Gleb Ivonov, program to incl Higdon’s Shine, Ravel’s Piano Concert in G Major & Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.

 

Films _________________

Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm & most Monday holidays (call ahead). Call 203-372-3521.

Planetarium shows: Rock on Mars! Mon-Fri 3:30 pm, Sat-Sun 1 & 3 pm, designed for ages 8 & up; Wonderful Sky, Mon-Fri 1 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm, designed for ages 7 & under.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 426-2475.

May 11-16: Music and Lyrics (PG-13), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Wed 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St, South Norwalk. Call 203-852-0700.

Through June 14: The Human Body, Mon-Fri 11 am, 1 & 3 pm; Sat-Sun, 11 am, 1, 3 & 4 pm; Ocean Wonderland; daily 2 pm; Whales, daily at noon.

For Kids & Families _________

May 12: The Little Light Horse puppet play, Housatonic Valley Waldorf School, 40 Dodgingtown Rd/Rte 302, Bethel, 10 am, free performance of Waldorf-style puppet play is suitable for young children’s attention spans & level of awareness, reservations suggested; 364-1113.

May 12: Earth Art for Kids, Flanders Nature Center, Flanders at Church Hill Rd, Woodbury, 10 am-12:30 pm, $15 members, $20 non-members, program for help budding artists develop drawing & paintings skills while developing lifelong love of art & nature, dress for messes, program to incl outdoor hiking & working on art using wet & dry mediums, reservations required; 203-263-3711.

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

Young Adult programs, free unless specified: May 9, YA Book Talk, 4 pm, readers in grades 5 & up invited to discuss The Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-394-6565.

Programs incl w/ zoo adm ($9 adults, $7 ages 3-11 & seniors, free ages 3 & under, group rates available): May 12, Dinosaurs at The Zoo, 12-3 pm, representatives from Dinosaur State Park, Nature’s Art & Dinosaur Crossing and Peabody Museum will be on hand w/ artifacts, info, crafts & fun, zoo will also be unveiling its new interactive display of life-size dino footprints.

Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts, at Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Call 203-371-7908.

Patty’s Place, next show May 19, curtain 2 pm, tickets $10-$18, live musical show for young children promotes artistic creativity & exemplifies that it is each person’s uniqueness & differences that make them special, hosted by performer & singer Patty Carver & CT resident John Banker, also features local artistic guests.

Charlotte’s Web, May 18-26, curtain Fri (May 18 only)-Sat 7 pm, mat Sat (May 26 only) 2 pm, tickets $10-$18, performed by CT Family Theatre.

Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and The Performing Arts, 80 East Ridge Ave, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-5795.

Children’s series, performances 11 am & 2 pm: May 19, Pippi Longstocking by the American Family Theater, 11 am & 2 pm, tickets $15.

Miscellaneous ___________

May 11: Housatonic Valley Paddlers Club meeting, Brookfield Community Center, 100 Pocono Rd, Brookfield, 7 pm, free (non-members welcome), presentation by professional digital photographer Wally Kolek, who specializes in architecture, lighthouses, landscapes & seasonal scenes; 263-3281.

May 12: 10th Annual Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown Plant Sale, The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main St, Newtown, 9 am-2 pm rain or shine, sale of member-grown perennials, also shrubs, small trees, ornamental grasses & vines, also master gardeners on hand; 426-5359.

May 12: Charity Car Show, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, 11 am-5 pm (rain date May 19), adm $3 spectators ($15 to enter a car), trophies to be awarded in categories of domestic, foreign, classic, truck & Best in Show, raffles & refreshments available, proceeds to benefit a Ugandan school.

May 12: Flowers N’ Things Sale, St Andrew’s Church, Rte 202, Marble Dale, 9 am-2 pm, 4” potted geraniums & New Guinea impatiens $5 each or 5 for $20, also other “things”; 860-868-2275.

May 12: Flying Wild Bird Festival, Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, 10 am-3 pm, free adm, day of activities & entertainment incl live birds of prey, guided bird walks, scavenger hunts, games, activities & more; 734-2513.

May 12: One-Day Vase Give-Away & Sale, The Thrift Mart of New Milford, 146 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford, 10 am-4 pm, each $5 purchase will earn shopper a free vase for Mother’s Day or to keep for themselves, shop staffed by volunteers & proceeds benefit local scholarships, New Milford Hospital, society services & other community organizations; 860-350-2153.

May 12: “From Rails to Trials” program by Sue DelBianco, The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, 733 Monroe Tpke, Monroe, 1 pm, free slide show & talk by the author of The Last Phantom Train will cover the former Housatonic Railroad line & its current use as open space, book signings to follow; 452-2850.

May 12: Odd Fellows Fund-Raising Roast Pork Dinner, Odd Fellows Hall, 25 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford, 5-7 pm, adm $8 adults, $7 senior citizens, $5 ages 5-12, free ages 4 & under, all-you-can-eat meal; 860-354-7966.

May 12: Roast Beef Dinner, Bridgewater Grange 153, Rte 133, Bridgewater, seatings at 5:30 & 6:30 pm, adm $10 adults, $5 ages 12 & under, full roast beef dinner w/dessert & drinks; 860-354-2581.

May 14: “Webster’s Dictionary: The Man Behind The Book,” C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, free presentation by Christopher Dobbs (executive director, The Noah Webster House) will look at early dictionaries and what set Webster’s apart from the pack, light refreshments to follow, presented by Newtown Historical Society; 426-5937.

May 15: “Plants Out of Place,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, 7:30 pm, suggested donation $4 adults, $2 students, slide program by Rose Hiskes (agricultural research technician, CT Agricultural Experiment Station Valley Lab, Windsor) on CT’s common weeds & suitable management options, also some edible wild plants; 734-2513.

May 16: WCSU solar observation, Western CT State University Science Building Observatory (midtown campus), Osborne St at James Roach Ave, Danbury, 1-3 pm, free daylight observations will use telescopes specifically designed for safe viewing of sunspots, prominences & other aspects of solar surface; 837-8672.

May 18-20: Friends of Easton Public Library Used Paperback Book Sale, 691 Morehouse Rd (at corner Center Rd), Easton, Thurs 7-9 pm (adm $5 this night only), Sat 9 am-4 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, free adm Sat-Sun, most books 50¢-$1, some specially priced books; 459-9964.

May 18-20: Annual Heritage Village Library Book Sale, Heritage Rd, Southbury, Fri-Sat 9:30 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-3:30 pm, hardcover & paper back books incl current best-sellers, fiction & non-fiction for all ages, also puzzles, CDs, DVDs, tapes & other media, proceeds to benefit library; 264-5381.

May 18-20: Second Annual Roxbury Regional Azrt Show, at Roxbury Congregational Church, 24 Church St, Roxbury, Fri 6-9 pm (awards ceremony & opening reception), Sat 9 am-6 pm, Sun 12-5 pm, works by representational artists from CT & NY, selected by jurors Ann Smith (Mattatuck Museum), Roger Kastel & Patricia Billeci, proceeds to benefit church’s mission work; 860-350-4178, 775-1434.

May 19: HRRA Hazardous Waste Collection Day, Newtown Public Works Garage, 4 Turkey Hill Rd, Newtown, 9 am-2 pm,  residents of Newtown, Danbury, New Fairfield, Redding & Ridgefield will be able to drop off unwanted materials, call or visit HRRA.org for full list of accepted materials; 775-6253 x304.

May 19: Saturday Morning Bird Walk, Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave (off Rte 34), Derby, 9 am (will last up to 2 hours), guided hike along grounds of center will incl opportunities to observe birds in the wild & sharpen bird ID skills; 734-2513.

May 19: Guided walk through Orenaug Park, meet at Woodbury Library, 269 Main St South, Woodbury, 10 am, free guided walk led by Dick Leavenworth will incl history of the park & why Woodbury Open Space Strategy & Implementation Committee is trying to keep the park as open space, dress for weather, hike/walk will be 90-min, moderate pace, mostly uphill, ending at library (group will carpool to park’s nearby entrance to start walk); 263-3467, 266-4651.

May 19: Odd Fellows Hospice Fund-Raising Chili Challenge, Odd Fellows Hall, 25 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford, cook 8 am-12:30 pm, judging 12:30-3:30 pm, eat 3:30-6:30 pm, entry $10, tickets $7 adults, $3 ages 12 & under, all-you-can-eat meal is also fundraiser for Odd Fellows’ hospice fund; 860-354-7966.

May 19: WCSU telescope viewing, Western CT State University westside campus, off Lake Ave Extension, Danbury, 8-10:30 pm, free, viewings through university’s 20” Ritchey-Chretien reflector telescope, call if cloudy or inclement weather; 837-8672.

May 19-20: Candlewood League of Artists Annual Spring Show & Sale, New Fairfield Senior Center, Highland Plaza, 28 Rte 39, New Fairfield, Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm, works by member artists in oils, watercolors, pastels, mixed media & sculpture; 746-1526.

May 20: “Unlacing the Victorian Woman,” Litchfield History Museum, 7 South Main St, Litchfield, 3:30-5:30 pm, $15 Litchfield Historical Society members, $20 non-members, $5 ages 12 & under, one-woman fashion show & social history lesson by Barbara Meyer Darlin explains women’s role in Victorian society incl daily routines, social customs & etiquette, tea reception follows; 860-567-4501.

May 21: Nighttime BookTalk at Danbury Library, 170 Main St at West, Danbury, 6:30-8 pm, Catherine Riordan will lead discussion of Verlyn Klinkenborg’s Timothy, or, Notes from an Abject Reptile, part of library’s ongoing “Perspective Is Everything: Ways of Looking at The World” series; 797-4505.

May 23: Dan Cruson at Brookfield Historical Society Museum, Rte 133 at Rte 25, Brookfield Center, 7:30 pm, free lecture by Newtown’s Town Historian will focus on Mr Cruson’s recently-published The Slaves of Central Fairfield County; 740-8140.

C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 426-4533.

Programs free unless noted: May 11, Mother-Daughter Workshop, 6:45 pm, author CJ Golden (The Tao of The Defiant Woman) will lead workshop designed to celebrate & promote mothers & daughters working together to support strong confident women; May 14, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol, newcomers welcome; May 15, “The Future of the Internet,” 1 pm, Net Attitude author & “Internet visionary” John Patrick will offer his vision about the power & potential of the Internet, how it will continue to advance, potential limitations & a glimpse of the future beyond the Internet as it’s known today; May 17, Tertulia Literaria, 7 pm, book discussion in Spanish (not a class) will concern Los pasos perdidos by Alejo Carpentier, monthly book programs are led by Laura Humphries Ross.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-394-6565.

Programs incl w/ zoo adm ($9 adults, $7 ages 3-11 & seniors, free ages 3 & under, group rates available): May 16, Evening Lecture Series: A Chat About Bats, 7 pm, free lecture by Geraldine Griswold Greb-Lasky (a/k/a “The Bat Lady”); May 19, Stratford Bioblitz, 10 am-3 pm (ongoing, in Hanson Exploration Station), zoo adm not required, watch scientists identity animal & plant species that were collected in open spaces in Stratford, see live animals that represent those species & learn about conservation programs.

Danbury BNI Trailblazers, meetings at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Clapboard Ridge Rd, Danbury. Call 797-1122.

Group meets Wednesdays, 8-9:30 am, members network & help build businesses, all visitors welcome, contact Mark Vendetti at above phone # for details.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Call 860-868-0518.

May 13, Cry Wolf, 1:30 pm, tickets $10/adv adults ($12/day of adults), $6/adv children ($8 day of), presentation by Wolf Conservation Center of South Salem, N.Y.,  4-year old Arctic gray wolf Atka will offer history of wolves in the US, the importance of wolves for healthy ecosystem & efforts to save the creatures, reservations strongly suggested; May 19 & June 2, Rawhide Rattle Workshop, 11 am-2 pm, 11 am-2 pm, $50 non-members ($5 members), join Terri Delahanty for history & importance of rattles ofr sacred ceremony & Native American culture, in May create rattle & hang to dry, in June adorn rattle; May 26, Make Your Own Bark Container, 11 am-4 pm, $70 non members ($60 members), make bark basket or tray w. primitive technologist Jeff Kalin, using stone, wood & bone tools to peel, fold & sew bark container (educators can earn 0.5 CEU).

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

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 9 am, free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders as follows: May 12, Mine Hill Preserve, Roxbury (Len Patti, 426-3632); May 19, White Memorial, Litchfield, new area (Jim Steck, 845-621-5559 or 203-263-0086).

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, 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. Call (Tues-Fri 9 am-3 pm) 800-368-8954.

Seasonal: Observation area open Dec 27 to March 14 only, Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free adm but reservations absolutely required.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. (SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 426-6654.

Programs 4th Wed/month, 1:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: May 23, silkscreen demo by Jo Ann Simon.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 426-6224.

Non-profit weight loss support group meets every Mon 6-8 pm (weigh-ins 6-6:45, meetings 7-8), meetings $2/week, membership $20/year.

Treehouse Comedy Productions.

Shows at The New Sorrento, 32 Newtown Rd, Danbury (call 744-5575), shows 9:30 & tickets $15 unless noted: May 12, Jimmy Brogan headlining, opening sets by Steve Lazarus & Leighann Lord; May 19, Johnny Rizzo headlining, opening sets by Stan Stankos & Carl Yard.

Wednesday Night Poetry, at Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 426-3388 (Faith Vicinanza), 739-0313 (Molten Java).

Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm (featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm $1 ($3 requested if out-of-state or major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: May 16, Ravi Shankar; May 23, Tony Fusco.

Theatre ______________

Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, Brookfield Playhouse, 182 Whisconier Rd (Rte 25, behind library), Brookfield Center. Call 775-0023.

Carnival!, through May 19, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets $20.

Goodspeed Opera House, Rte 82, East Haddam. Call 860-873-8668.

Singin’ in The Rain, through July 6 (production dates extended), curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, Wed-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat 3 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets $25-$66; also June 26 & July 3 at 6 pm, July 3-6 at 2 pm, July 6 at 8 pm, also some Thurs 2 pm & Sun 6:30 pm shows – call for full schedule.

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

I Am My Own Wife, through May 13, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, Tues-Thurs 7:30 pm (also Sun, April 29, May 6), mat Sat (April 14 & 21 only)-Sun 2 pm, tickets $22-$57.

Seven Angels Theatre, Hamilton Park Pavilion, Plank Rd, Waterbury. Call 203-757-4676.

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, through June 3, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Thurs, Sat-Sun 2 pm, call for ticket info; May 12, Mimosa Matinee; May 17, Deli Night; May 18, Dessert Night.

Square One Theatre Company, Stratford Theatre, 2422 Main St, Stratford. Call 203-375-8778.

The Constant Wife, May 11-26, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm (May 11-19), mat Sun 2 pm, final weekend Fri 8 pm, Sat 4 & 8 pm, tickets $16 adults, $15 students & senior citizens.

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

Brighton Beach Memoirs, through May 26, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (May 20 only) 2 pm, tickets $20; (Thurs) May 10, Pay-What-You-Want performance, curtain 8 pm, patrons name their ticket prices.

Town Players of Newtown, at The little Theater, Orchard Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 270-9144.

London Suites, May 11-26, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (April 13 & 20) 2 pm, tickets $18 evening shows, $15 mats; May 12, NCC Circle of Hope-sponsored performance, pre-show reception 7:30, curtain 8 pm, auction at intermission, tickets $20 (call 426-0231 or 426-9024); May 18, Newtown Woman’s Club-sponsored performance, tickets $25 (call 426-5283 or 426-2185).

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