July 9: 28th Westbrook Lodge Outdoor Antiques Show, Westbrook, 9 am-4:30 pm; 860/399-9191.July 15-16: 3rd Annual Wethersfield Glass Show, Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St, Wethersfield, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm Nov4; 860/257-3647.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 Sept 6, “Speed of Vision,” single-channel videotapes 10:40 A11/P11 mixed media installations by 11 performance artists will explore how video medium can manipulate 10:40 A11/P11 influence a viewer’s sense of time ###see Films calendar for related film series); July 7, Acts of Art: A Performance Series   Eiko 10:40 A11/P11 Koma, 8-9:30 pm, free w/ musem adm but reservations required, “Caravan Project 2000” imitates motion in nature in a performance that takes place entirely in a custom-designed, open-ended trailer; July 9, Contemporary Context: Judy Linn, 4-6 pm, Nov10, photographer will discuss her project for “Speed of Vision”; July 14, Acts of Art: A Performance Series   Stephen Vitiello, 8-9 pm, free w/ musem adm but reservations required, multi-media piece “’Twister’ in Slow Motion” involves a video projection of a manipulated clip from the feature film Twister, accompanied by sampled music 10:40 A11/P11 live electric guitar.The Barnum Museum, 820 Main St, Bridgeport. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-4:30 pm, Sun 12-4:30 pm. Call 203/331-1104.Through Aug 13, “P.T. Barnums Presents The Divine Jenny Lind,” celebration of 150th anniv of coloratura soprano Lind’s 1850 concert tour of America w/ artifacts loaned from collections 10:40 A11/P11 organizations alongside pcs from museum’s own collections; July 8, curator’s gallery tour, 11 am-noon.Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place, Bethel. Hours: Wed 12-5 pm, Thurs-Sat 12-9 pm. Call 798-2193.*###new show) July 8-Aug 5, “Shades of Summer”; July 8, opening reception, 6-9 pm, live music by Walter Lewis.Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd ###Rte 25), Brookfield. Hours: M-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 775-4526.Through Aug 14, “Horizons 2000: Artist Woodturners,” contemporary woodturning work by 38 international profile woodturners ###30 Americans, 8 foreigners) w/ each piece speaking of artist’s personal exploration 10:40 A11/P11 artistic growth.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.Through July 31, handmade quilts created by The Hill Top Quilters, ladies who regularly visit Bridgewater’s senior center 10:40 A11/P11 work out of barn on Hut Hill Rd.Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/372-3521.*###new show) July 17-Aug 11, “Mural Studies from the Museum Collection,” works of late CT artists Ralph L. Boyer, James H. Daugherty 10:40 A11/P11 Robert Lynn Lambdin ###also in Balcony Gallery, works done by public inspired by pieces in “Mural Studies…”).Gregory James Gallery, 16 Bridge St, New Milford. Hours: Mon, Wed 10:40 A11/P11 Fri 10 am-6 pm, Thurs 10 am-8 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm. Call 860/354-3436.Through July 30, “From New York to Connecticut,” more than 30 works from the latter half of Woldemar Neufeld’s 70-year painting career.Gunn Memorial Library 10:40 A11/P11 Museum, Wykeham Rd at Rte 47, Washington Green. Hours: ###museum) Thurs-Sun 12-4 pm 10:40 A11/P11 by appt, ###library) Mon 10:40 A11/P11 Fri 9:30 am-5 pm, Tues 2-8 pm, Thurs 9:30 am-8 pm, Sat 9:30 am-3 pm. Call 860/868-7756.*###new show) July 15-Aug 19, oil paintings by Susan Monserud; July 15, opening reception, 2-4 pm. Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Hours: Mon-Tues, Th-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/868-0518.Through Aug 6, “Shield Of Dreams,” mixed media on large, colorful silk canvases portraying Southwestern textures by Pat Travis.Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/753-0381.*See Miscellaneous listings for “Art Lovers’ Lunch” series details.Through July 31 ###exhibition dates extended), “Touch Of Light,” 48 ptgs given to museum earlier this year by Mildred Thaler Cohen focusing on American artistic accomplishments 10:40 A11/P11 incl wks of Cropsey, Inness, Shinn, Sargent, et al, now part of museum’s permanent collection.Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/432-5050.*###new show) July 15-December 31, 2001, “The African Roots Of The Amistad Rebellion: Masks of the Sacred Bush,” exploration of cultural traditions behind the epochal events that burned the name “Amistad” into history, incl West African masks 10:40 A11/P11 other artifacts from private Sierra Leone collection, plus rare photos 10:40 A11/P11 field recordings of Mende initiation rites.Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 203/966-5617.Through July 23, “a little of Chelsea comes to Connecticut, Part I,” works by artists represented by Paul Morris Gallery, Matthew Marks Gallery 10:40 A11/P11 Pat Hearn Gallery in various media. Through July 23, “Cultural ###Ex) Change: A Guild Artist Group Show.” Through July 23, “Director’s Choice   Jean Woodham: Sculpture,” small works 10:40 A11/P11 limited editions by Ms Woodham.Thirteen Gallery, 13 Library Place, Danbury. Hours: Tues-Fr 7-10 pm, Sat-Sun 12-4 pm, 10:40 A11/P11 by appt. Call 790-6754.*###new show) July 5-29, “Chris Durante: New Drawings”; July 14, opening reception, 7-10 pm.The Upstairs Gallery of Washington Art Assn, Bryan Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot. Call 860/868-2878.Through Aug 31, folk art 10:40 A11/P11 paintings by WAA member Sue Elliott, a self-taught artist who specializes in expressions of early American life 10:40 A11/P11 New England Colonial towns.Walsh Art Gallery at Quick Center, Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 203/254-4000 x2969.Through July 17, “Realism: The Spirit of Soviet Art, 1932-1980,” 35 works of “official” Soviet art of 20th C portraying everyday life of common people, all designed to inspire workers to labor harder for the success of Communism.Washington Art Association, Bryant Plaza, Washington Depot. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm ###closed Wed), Sun 2-5 pm. Call 860/868-2878.Through July 23, “Homage,” exhibition honoring the late Claude Saucy w/ collection of his etchings, woodcuts 10:40 A11/P11 paintings.Wooster Community Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury. Gallery hours: M-F 9:30 am-6:30 pm. Call 744-4825.Through July 31, “My Year of Dragons,” recent collection of drawings 10:40 A11/P11 paintings by Kent artist Barbara Bush celebrating 2000 as Chinese Year of the Dragon; June 16, public reception, 5-7 pm.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 Sept 3, “The Art of Bloomsbury,” comprehensive 10:40 A11/P11 definitive overview of The Bloomsbury Group, a coteric of writers, artists, intellectuals 10:40 A11/P11 “general hangers-on in modern British culture,” incl photos, books, publications 10:40 A11/P11 works of art.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.Through July 30, “Imaging African Art: Documentation and Transformation,” exploration of some of the ways artists have imaged 10:40 A11/P11 imagined Africa in the 20th Century; July 11, “Imaging African Art,” 2 pm, gallery talk by docent Daphne Blackwell; July 13, “Imaging African Art,” noon, gallery talk by docent Daphne Blackwell. Through July 30, “Modern Gothic: The Revival of Medieval Art,” w/ 100 works of Medieval 10:40 A11/P11 Gothic Revival incl paintings, sculpture, architectural drawings 10:40 A11/P11 decorative arts by Pugin, Davis, Upjohn, et al, is 1st major exhibition focusing on interaction between Gothic Revial in England 10:40 A11/P11 America, also first to present Gothic Revival art in the context of its social 10:40 A11/P11 intellectual history. Through July 30, “Philip Guston: A New Alphabet,” focus on works of the American artist Guston ###1913-1980) during the years 1968-1972, during which he made a dramatic transition from lyrical abstract expressionism to figurative painting. _Sherman Players, Sherman Playhouse, Rte 37 at 39, Sherman. Call 380/354-3622, 860/210-9693.July 8-11: Auditions for John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation, Sat-Sun 2-6 pm, Tues 7-9 pm, need 13 men ages 18-65 incl an African-American, 4 women ages 18-65, all will be asked to read from script, time 10:40 A11/P11 pace important, rehearsals begin Aug 28, performances will be Fri-Sat Oct 6-Nov 4, one Sun matinee, directors Berger 10:40 A11/P11 Carol Haines; call theatre ###first phone 12) or directors ###second phone 12) for additional info.Town Players of Newtown, The Little Theatre, Orchard Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 203/438-4468.July 9-10: Auditions for By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea, three one-acts, Sun 2-4 pm, Mon 7-9 pm, need 1-3 men, 2-6 women, all in their 30s, also need crew, director is Mary Poile, production dates weekends Sept 1-23.July 8: Annual Pickin’ and Fiddlin’ Contest, Hurlbut Town Park, Apple La, Roxbury, contestant registration begins 4:30 pm, performances begin soon after, spectators’ adm Nov8, picnics welcome, concessions stand will also be available, oldest bluegrass concert in the NW Hills of CT, rain date July 9 ###**starting at noon); 860/355-6114.July 9: J10:40 A11/P11B 2000: The Millennium Band, Bethel Municipal Center lawn, School St, Bethel, 6 pm, free outdoor concert suitable for all ages, picnics welcome; 794-8501.July 12: Flashpoint at The Bellamy-Ferriday House 10:40 A11/P11 Garden, 9 Main St So ###Rte 61 at 132), Bethlehem, 7 pm, free concert by jazz quintet of original 10:40 A11/P11 contemporary jazz, second in three-part Concerts Under the Stars series; 203/266-7596.July 13: Mary Bergen ###tin whistle) 10:40 A11/P11 Antoinette McKenna ###harp), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 8 pm, adm Nov10, Nov5 children, evening of traditional Irish music and song presented by Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society; 203/256-8453.July 14: The Jackson Pike Skifflers, C.H. Booth Library lawn, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7 pm, free outdoor concert is part of library’s Summer Concert Series, picnics welcome, indoors if bad weather; 426-4533.July 16: 102nd Army Band, Bethel Municipal Center lawn, School St, Bethel, 6 pm, free outdoor concert suitable for all ages, picnics welcome; 794-8501.July 16: “Jazz in the Jekyll Garden,” Glebe House, Hollow Rd, Woodbury, 4:30-6:30 pm, “evening garden party” will be highlighted with performance by The Nicholas Walker Group, dancing, “high tea” and wine; 203/263-2855.July 21: “Music Under The Stars,” Dickinson Park, Elm Dr, Newtown, gates open 7 pm, performances 8-10 pm under the park’s pavilion, adm Nov5, music by Playback and Sci-Fi Lullaby, proceeds benefit youth programming in Newtown; 270-4335 ###call if bad weather).July 22: “The Great American Sound”/11th Annual Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Picnic 10:40 A11/P11 Pops Concert, The Hollow, Hollow Rd, Woodbury, 4 pm, tickets Nov10/adv ###lawn seating), Nov15/day of ###lawn), free ages 18 10:40 A11/P11 under, reserved seating in Patrons tent Nov50, all-American tribute performance by WSO to the American Pops sound, rain location Pomperaug High School, Southbury ###announcements on WATR/1320 AM or call WSO office); 203/574-4283.Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203/438-4519.Aldrich After Hours, jazz concert series, 7-9 pm, Nov15 ###series tickets available), light refreshments: July 15, Odetta, performance by the folk 10:40 A11/P11 blues legend, note special day 10:40 A11/P11 time of concert, Saturday performance will run 4-6 pm.Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 426-4533.Summer Concert Series, performances 7 pm, free, on library’s back lawn ###in meeting room if bad weather): July 14, The Jackson Pike Skifflers.CityCenter Danbury Summertime Festival of the Arts, CityCenter Green, Patriot Dr 10:40 A11/P11 Ives St, Danbury. Call 792-1711. **Some concerts have rain locations; call if inclement weather.Free outdoor concert series, Family Night/Thurs programs begin 6:30 pm: July 13, Les Julian; 3-octave voice, “guitar pyrotechnics” 10:40 A11/P11 humor bring popular children’s performer continued raves; July 20, Tune Train, unique variety show combines music, theatre 10:40 A11/P11 costume.Free outdoor concert series, Fri-Sat programs begin 7:30 pm: July 7, Southside Johnny 10:40 A11/P11 The Asbury Jukes; July 8, The Bearcats, jazz, firmly rooted in New Orleans w/ flair for the free-wheeling formats of Chicago 10:40 A11/P11 NY; July 14, Skin Tight, 10-member NYC nightclub dance band w/ backing horn section; July 15, Harmony Street, perennial faves, New England’s premier doo-wop vocal group.Ives Concert Park, WCSU westside campus, University Blvd, Danbury. Call 837-9226 ###or TicketMaster, 744-8100).Summer 2000 concerts, 8 pm unless noted, senior 10:40 A11/P11 group discounts: July 8, Natalie Merchant, tickets Nov25-Nov50, Nov10 children, Wilco 10:40 A11/P11 Carrie opening; July 15, The Moody Blues, tickets Nov25-Nov60, Nov10 children, The Peter Spink Group opening; July 29, Jethro Tull, tickets Nov25-Nov50, Nov10 children, XRC opening; Aug 11, “The Motown Concert: The Temptations, Martha Reeves 10:40 A11/P11 The Vandellas, The Marvelettes, and The Sentinels, tickets Nov25-Nov50, Nov10 children; Aug 25, Smokey Robinson, Kevin Briody opening, **start time 7:30 pm, tickets Nov25-Nov50, Nov10 children; Sept 4, BB King Blues Festival, **start time 4 pm, tickets Nov25-Nov60, Nov10 children, performances by B.B. King, Buddy Guy, James Montgomery 10:40 A11/P11 The New England Blues All-Stars, The Blue in the Face Duo, et al.Merryall Center for the Arts, Chapel Hill Rd ###off Merryall Rd), New Milford. Call 860/354-7264. Performances 8:30 pm ###unless noted), tickets Nov15, season tickets available: July 8, The Vokes-Walker Duo, soprano Sara Vokes 10:40 A11/P11 mallet percussionist James Walker will perform art songs from the 18th C to the present; July 15, Handcrafted Swing, guitarist Judith Handler 10:40 A11/P11 bassist Mark Lesvesque will return w/ unique arrangements of jazz, bossa nova, blues 10:40 A11/P11 ballads; July 22, pianist King Bosworth 10:40 A11/P11 vocalist Janet Somonoff Lubell.Music Mountain, Music Mountain Rd ###near Rtes 63 10:40 A11/P11 126), Falls Village. Radio broadcasts on WMNR ###Monroe, 88.1 FM). Call 860/824-7126.Chamber Concerts: July 9, Blair String Quartet w/ pianist Craig Nies, 3 pm, works of Haydn, Schubert 10:40 A11/P11 Dohnanyi; next concert July 23 ###Whitman String Quartet, 3 pm).Jazz Concerts: July 8, The Mark Templeton Trio, 8 pm, jazz standards 10:40 A11/P11 classical selections w/ unique flair 10:40 A11/P11 style.Special Events: July 21, The Hanoverian Ensemble with John Solum and Friends, 8 pm, Baroque concert w/ works of Handel, Vivaldi, Quantz, J.S. Bach 10:40 A11/P11 Telemann.Sherman Chamber Ensemble. Call 860/355-6155.Fri performances @St Andrew’s Church, Main St, Kent; Sat performances @Lake Mauweehoo Clubhouse, Sherman, single concert tickets Nov15 ###Nov10 lawn seats available for Sat performances, free lawn seating for age 12 10:40 A11/P11 under), series tickets Nov35: July 7-8, works of Dvorak, Beethoven 10:40 A11/P11 Wigglesworth.Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk/IMAX Theatre, 10 N. Water St, Norwalk. Call 203/852-0700.Through Sept 25: Cirque du Soleil™: Journey of Man, daily 12, 2 10:40 A11/P11 4 pm.Through Sept 28: Dolphins, daily 11 am, 1 10:40 A11/P11 3 pm.IMAX double features: Through Sept 24, Dolphins and Cirque du Soleil™: Journey of Man, Fri-Sun 7 pm.July 7: Harry Potter 124 Release Party, Barnes 10:40 A11/P11 Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury, 11 pm-1 am ###times are correct), young readers 10:40 A11/P11 parents invited to special late-night party for release of Harry Potter IV, games, refreshments, giveaways, magic show 10:40 A11/P11 chance to purchase book when it goes on sale at midnight; 730-2733.July 10-12: Family Fun, Summer Fun Daze, CityCenter Green, Patriot Dr 10:40 A11/P11 Ives St, Danbury, 10 am-10:30 pm daily, kids’ entertainment, good, games 10:40 A11/P11 prizes, music festival, sponsored by First Assembly of God; 775-5191.July 11: “Jump Right Over The Moon,” free concert by Les Julian, Monroe Town Green, Fan Hill Rd, Monroe, 2 pm, free 10:40 A11/P11 suitable for all ages, Mr Julian will perform works from his CD of the same name, also works from Living In The Land of Ooh Aah, rain location is Monroe Town Council Chambers at Town Hall; 452-5458 ###Monroe Library, if questions).July 16: Dimitri the Astronaut puppet show, Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 2 pm, free 10:40 A11/P11 suitable for all ages, performance by Robert Rogers Puppets, sponsored by Dby Cultural Cmmsn; 797-4508.concert/Christian faith 10:40 A11/P11 outreach through music 10:40 A11/P11 drama, open to all ages; 775-5191.Barnes 10:40 A11/P11 Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury. Call 730-2733.July 7, Harry Potter 124 Release Party, 11 am-1 am ###times are correct), young readers 10:40 A11/P11 parents invited to special late-night party for release of Harry Potter IV, games, refreshments, giveaways, magic show 10:40 A11/P11 chance to purchase book when it goes on sale at midnight.Hop Brook Lake State Park, Rte 63, Middlebury. Call 203/729-8840.Weekend Program Schedule, programs begin 2 pm, free, suitable for all ages: July 8, Nature Crafts Art Activities, explore outdoors 10:40 A11/P11 discover natural items that can be used in craft 10:40 A11/P11 art activities; July 9, Fire Prevention with Smokey Bear, fire prevention 10:40 A11/P11 safety tips for outdoors 10:40 A11/P11 at home for the entire family.Musicals at Richter, Richter Arts Center, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury. Call 748-6873.Fairy Tale Theatre children’s series, curtain 11 am, tickets Nov5, rain or shine ###performances move indoors if rain): July 8, The Princess and The Pea and The Musicians of Bremen Town; July 22, The Wizard of Oz.Quick Center for the Arts/Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 203/254-4010.Children’s Summer Theatre Camp performance ###open to public), Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am, tickets Nov8 adults, Nov6 children: July 7-8, Sleeping Beauty.July 7: DJ Ron Star’s “Singles Mingle” Dance, Tashua Knolls Restaurant at Tashua Knolls Golf Course, 40 Tashua Knolls La, Trumbull, 8 pm-midnight, adm Nov15, all ages welcome, hot buffet, coffee, door prizes; 261-5233.July 7-8: 10th Annual Appalachian Craft Fair, Holy Trinity R.C. Church, Rte 37, Sherman Center, Fri 12-8 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm, free adm, heirloom quality quilts, wooden wares, pottery, toys, weaving items, et al, also fresh baked goods; 860/354-1414.July 8: Newtown Hist Scty House 10:40 A11/P11 Garden Tour, Newtown, 11 am-5 pm rain or shine, tickets Nov20 ###limited 12 available, to avoid overcrowding), 6 Newtown properties will be open for public visits; 426-5937.July 8: Washington Green Fair, First Congregational Church of Washington, 6 Kirby Rd, Washington, 10 am-2 pm, silent auction, tag sale, books sale, The Plant Place, Ye Olde Bake Shoppe, BBQ lunch, etc; 860/868-0569.July 9: Butterfly walk, Bent of the River Audubon Center, 185 East Flat Hill Rd, Southbury, 2-4 pm, free adm; 264-5098.July 10: “J.B.S. Chardin: Still Life 10:40 A11/P11 Domestic Life in the 18th Century” lecture, Wooster Community Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, 7-9 pm, call for lecture fee; 744-4825.July 10-12: Family Fun, Summer Fun Daze, CityCenter Green, Patriot Dr 10:40 A11/P11 Ives St, Danbury, 10 am-10:30 pm daily, kids’ entertainment, good, games 10:40 A11/P11 prizes, music festival, sponsored by First Assembly of God; 775-5191.July 13: “The Gardener as Supermodel,” program by Roger B. Swain ###“The Man With the Red Suspenders”), Roxbury Town Hall, Rte 67, program begins 11 am, gourmet box lunch follows, tickets/reservations Nov45; 860/210-0397.July 15-16: Arts 10:40 A11/P11 Crafts Fair, Bethel Municipal Center lawn, School St, Bethel, 10 am-4 pm, free adm ###in conjunction w/ other Bethel Downtown Festival events), artists 10:40 A11/P11 crafters from across New England expected to participate; 877/851-0684.July 16: Stone Walls Walking Tour, Weir Farm Nat’l Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd, Redding/Wilton, 2 pm, learn about the walls that shaped CT’s landscape during walking tour; 834-1896.July 22: CT Catholic Singles Dinner Dance, Tashua Knolls Restaurant, 40 Tashua Knolls La, Trumbull, begins 7 pm, adm Nov25; 261-2414.Active Singles. Call 860/489-9611.Summer Beach Parties: July 23, Hawaiian Festival at Hop Brook Lake, Naugatuck, 9 am-6 pm, adm Nov35 ###reservations by July 13), for singles ages 30s-50s, all-day refreshments, coed sports, dancing, etc.Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 794-8756.Programs free: July 11, discussion of Elizabeth Bishop’s The Farmer’s Children and Tennessee Williams’ The Resemblance Between A Violin Case and a Coffin, both found in The Best American Short Stories of the Century, discussion will concern each story 10:40 A11/P11 whether they are the best work of the century or not.CityCenter Farmer’s Market, CityCenter Green, Patriot Dr 10:40 A11/P11 Ives St, Danbury. Call 792-1711.Every Thurs through Oct, 3-6:30 pm, sale of locally grown fruits, vegetables, flowers 10:40 A11/P11 baked goods.Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.All events free, reservations required: July 8, Ferns, 9:30-11:30 am, program on identifying basic ferns 10:40 A11/P11 their intriguing methods of reproduction; July 11, adult hike, 9:30-11:30 am, hikers will be cooled by shade of preserve’s trees; July 14, Moth Walk, 8:30-10 pm, look for the species that appear this time of the year, program led by raptor expert Larry Fischer.Gunn Memorial Library 10:40 A11/P11 Museum, 5 Wykeham Rd ###at Rte 47), Washington. Call 860/868-7586.Poetry lecture series, 7-8:30 pm, free, facilitated by American lit 10:40 A11/P11 English teacher Kenneth Greif: July 11, “The Victorians,” concerning Tennyson, Browning 10:40 A11/P11 Arnold.Hop Brook Lake State Park, Rte 63, Middlebury. Call 203/729-8840.Weekend Program Schedule, programs begin 2 pm, free, suitable for all ages: July 8, Nature Crafts Art Activities, explore outdoors 10:40 A11/P11 discover natural items that can be used in craft 10:40 A11/P11 art activities; July 9, Fire Prevention with Smokey Bear, fire prevention 10:40 A11/P11 safety tips for outdoors 10:40 A11/P11 at home for the entire family.Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Call 203/753-0381.Art Lovers’ Lunch series, 12-1 pm, discussion of specific artwork from museum’s collection followed by lunch from Exhibition Café, lecture fee Nov5, lunch prices vary: July 7, Everett Shinn’s “Singer.”Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall ###lower level), 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 270-4377.Shop is open every Wed 12-3 pm 10:40 A11/P11 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 10:40 A11/P11 private donors incl clothing 10:40 A11/P11 sm home accessories, etc.Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. ###SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, Main St, Newtown. Call 426-6654.Meetings 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: July 12, professional critiques of members’ works by Marija Pavlovich McCarthy ###public welcome for educational purposes, but critiques done on SCAN members’ works only).Wednesday Night Poetry Series, Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place ###in former railroad station bldg), Bethel. Call 426-3388 ###Faith Vicinanza), 270-6202 ###Michael Seri), 748-2828 ###BAJ).Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm ###doors open 7 pm, featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm Nov1 ###Nov3 if out-of-state or major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: July 12, writer 10:40 A11/P11 “recovering student” Adam Stone; July 12, poetry workshop, to be hosted by Cheryl Panosian, participants should bring examples of their writing for critique session, then time to work with others on writing; July 16 ###special poetry event) The Barnum 10:40 A11/P11 Buddah Poetry Circus featuring poetry, music 10:40 A11/P11 comedy w/ Jack Powers 10:40 A11/P11 His Word Warriors 10:40 A11/P11 Magickal Musicians.Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury. Call 263-2254.Free Sunday programs, begin 6:45 pm w/ discussion by guest speaker, followed by meditation, then social gathering w/ tea: July 9, “Recapturing The Essential Breath: Good Health, Relaxation 10:40 A11/P11 Vitality” by Vin D’Alessio; July 16, “Love as the Healing Energy” by Nancy Bennington.Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport. Call 203/576-1636.Honky Tonk Angels, through Aug 6, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 5:30 10:40 A11/P11 8:30 pm, Sun 5:30 pm, tickets Nov28-Nov30.Goodspeed Opera House, Rte 82, East Haddam. Call 860/873-8668.George M11, July 7-Oct 7, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, Wed-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 10:40 A11/P11 Wed 2 pm, call for tickets.Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford. Call 860/527-5151.Eleanor, July 5-9, curtain Wed-Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2:30 pm, tickets Nov35.Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr, New Haven. Call 203/787-4282.On Mainstage: Waiting For Justice: The Trials of the Amistad, July 16, 7 pm, special free staged reading of new work by Will MacAdams will be final event of Amistad America’s Home Port Celebration Weekend.Musicals at Richter, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury. Call 748-6873.2000 Summer Season, outdoor performances 8:30 pm, grounds open 7:15 ###picnics welcome), tickets Nov15, Nov12 seniors, Nov10 children/students, group rates available: Evita, through July 22; 42nd Street, July 27-Aug 12 ###preview July 27, tickets Nov6; opening night July 28).Polka Dot Playhouse, 177 State St, Bridgeport. Call 203/333-3666.Nunsense: The Official 15th Anniversary Production, July 13-Aug 6, curtain Thurs 10:40 A11/P11 Sun 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov23-Nov30; July 15, gala opening night performance, 8 pm, tickets Nov50 incl post-performance reception 10:40 A11/P11 cast 10:40 A11/P11 director/author Dan Goggin.Sherman Players, Sherman Playhouse, Rtes 37 10:40 A11/P11 39, Sherman. Call 860/354-3622.Ruthless11, through July 8, curtain Fri-Sat 8:30 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, tickets Nov16, Nov14 seniors 10:40 A11/P11 students.Town Players of Newtown, Little Theatre, theatre is on Orchard Hill Rd ###mailing address is PO Box 211), Newtown. Call 270-9144.The Revenge Tragedy: A New Comedy in the Old Style, June 30-July 22, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets Nov10; one matinee Sun, July 16, 2 pm.Wilton Playshop, Lovers La at Rte 106, Wilton. Call 203/762-7629.2000 Summer Reading Series by Riverside Stage Company, all new material, performances 8 pm followed by discussion w/ playwright 10:40 A11/P11 refreshments, tickets Nov10: July 7-8, Louis Felder’s Tribune; July 14-15, Carol Chapman Galligan’s Hearts Remember.Yale Summer Cabaret, 217 Park St, New Haven. Call 203/432-1567.Poor Folk’s Pleasure, through July 8, curtain Wed-Sat 8:30 pm ###house opens for dinner 7 pm), tickets Nov10-Nov16 ###subscriptions available), discounts for students, seniors 10:40 A11/P11 groups.The Metamorphosis ###world premiere), July 12-22, curtain Wed-Sat 8:30 pm ###house opens for dinner 7 pm), tickets Nov10-Nov16 ###subscriptions available), discounts for students, seniors 10:40 A11/P11 groups.DEADLINE INFORMATIONPress releases for the Enjoy calendar of events or the Enjoy section must be received by MONDAY NOON for publication in that week’s edition of The Newtown Bee. Send to the attention of Shannon Hicks, Arts Editor, Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown 06470, or to shannon@thebee.com. Photos are welcome and should be black 10:40 A11/P11 white or very sharp color prints.