They say that everyone has a twin somewhere, and little Luke Ferrari found his twin just outside the C.H. Booth Library, one morning. Two-year-old Luke and his grandma, Mary Tomasiewicz, go to story hour every week. On their way out, Luke stopped to commiserate (and snack on a sandwich) with his doppelganger - the statue of a child reading, near the library's side entrance.Dawn, performed by the American Composers Orchestra, Tuesday, June 14, at 7:30 pm, at the Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, in New York City. The performance is part of the 25th Annual Underwood New Music Readings. After the 12/14 shootings, Paul tells me, he wrote the piece, dedicated to Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung, who was killed that day, as well as in memory of the other victims and their families. Paul, now an adjunct faculty member at New York University Steinhardt School and artistic director of the Danbury Chamber Music Intensive, knew Ms Hochsprung as a student at Rogers Park Middle School, where she served as assistant principal from 2000 to 2003. Dawn has been performed at various venues around Connecticut since he first penned it. Inspired by those who work for gun safety reform, Paul reworked the piece for a full symphony orchestra, and that is what you will hear, should you head into the City for this event. Tickets are free and can be reserved at www.americancomposers.org/2016/03/29/orchestra-underwood-25th-anniversary.www.treasury.gov, or call 800-366-4484. You should report it to the Federal Trade Commission, as well, at www.ftc.gov, using the FTC Complaint Assistant.

Danbury Resident and musician/composer Paul Frucht will have his piece of music,

After devouring the contents of this bird feeder and making a mess of the feeder and pole, Saturday morning, this bear sauntered off into the woods behind Carol Ann Drive, reports Ray Keegan.

Looking for something to do this Sunday evening? The Jeff McGill Group, led by Newtowner Jeff McGill, will be providing live jazz music at Pizzeria Laurentano, 291 Greenwood Avenue in Bethel. The musicians, including Jeff on piano, Lou Pappas on bass, Tom Devino on drums and special guest, Smokey Robinson saxophonist Ken Gioffre, will perform from 6 to 8 pm, June 5. Call 203-792-1500 for reservations.

By the time this issue hits the street, you will have noticed a plethora of orange around town, no doubt. Wear Orange was the rally cry to honor National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Thursday, June 2, a day that has received proclamations from both Gov Malloy and Newtown First Selectman Pat Llodra. Newtown Action Alliance scheduled a walk to begin at 6 pm, at NYA in Fairfield Hills, to Edmond Town Hall, where a lineup of speakers was scheduled, including Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence.

Before the Newtown High School Senior Dinner Dance, which was held on May 26 at Ethan Allan Inn in Danbury, Jess Shairer, Jackie Sgobbo, Katie Cappelli, Casey Klein and Hannah Logan, pictured from left, visited The Pleasance and took photos, like this one with Steve, the iconic dog walker on the property.

Even if you are no longer a kid, you can still color away your troubles. The C.H. Booth Library hosts coloring sessions for grown-ups, as a way to release tension and enjoy some fun conversation with other coloring aficionados. The next coloring event takes place on Monday, June 6, in the café area of the library's main floor, from noon to 2 pm. Contact the library at 203-426-4533 for more information.

I hear from Ken and Maggie Mahony, who left Newtown for sunny California a few years back, that they were on the East Coast this past weekend for a special occasion - their youngest child, Molly, graduated from Washington and Lee University in Virginia. Of course, the Mahony family took it upon themselves to give the occasion a Southern flavor, with straw fedoras for all the gentlemen - Molly's dad, and brothers Will and Ben. Congratulations to all!

A concerned resident called to remind us that the IRS scam continues to plague people in the area. Telephone callers claim to be from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and scare those who answer, by saying the person contacted owes the IRS money, and if they don't pay up, they will be arrested. Of course, this is not true. The IRS would contact only by US mail, if there truly was an issue - and certainly not threaten anyone. If you receive this kind of call, do not give out any information and hang up the phone. Then, contact the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration at its IRS Impersonation Scam Reporting at

Thanks to Animal Control for responding to an SOS this past holiday weekend. A Canada goose met its match with a vehicle, apparently, and limped to the side of Route 302 on Monday afternoon, where it huddled in shock. Animal Control and Newtown Police responded to calls, and the wounded goose received the proper attention.

You would give me proper attention if next week you agree to… Read me again.