Antiques Shows      _________________________

Saturdays: Woodbury Flea Market, 44 Sherman Rd (Rte 64 near Rte 6), Woodbury, opens 7:30 am, free adm & parking, up to 42 vendors w/ emphasis on early items & antiques, also plants & flowers; 203-263-62147.

Sundays: Elephant’s Trunk Country Flea Market, Rte 7, New Milford, 7 am-2 pm (early buying 5:45, $20), adm $2, free ages 12 & under, leave pets home, vendors offer antiques, collectibles & misc, refreshments available; 508-265-9911.

Aug 14: 37th Annual Exchange Club of Madison Antique Exhibit & Sale, on the green, Boston Post Rd/Rte 1 at Meetinghouse La & Copse Rd, Madison, 9 am-4 pm (early buying 8 am, $10), $4; 203-245-7139.

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places ____________________________

Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St/Rte 61, Bethlehem; 203-266-7596.

Through Sept 6,”Art Exhibit: Linda Cookson,” watercolor botanicals, landscapes, portraits & animal life paintings by the Morris artist.

Blue Z Coffee House, 127 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-364-1003, 203-364-0631.

Through July 31: “Art for Autism – Autism Specialist Exhibits Photographs for Autism Research,” photos by Tyler Fovel.

Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533.

On main floor: “Newtown’s Growth During the 20th Century,” items from Newtown Historical Society’s permanent collection incl items related to founding of VFW/Newtown chapter, Vol 1 of The Bugle (ca 1919), photos from Boys’ Social & Athletic Club, Eden Hill Golf Course, etc.

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

Through Oct 31: “Our Vintage Wedding Gowns,” wedding gowns from museum’s collection offering a survey of fashion trends from Victorian era to late 20th Century.

Good News Café & Gallery, 684 Main St/Rte 6, Woodbury; 203-266-4663.

Through Sept 20: “Painting With My Camera,” new works by CT artist Fern Berman.

Gregory James Gallery, 13 Main St, New Milford; 860-354-3436.

Through Aug 14: “Two Artists — Two Ways of Interpreting Nature,” works by nature-inspired artists James Coe & Ralph Della-Volpe.

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

Through July 31: “The Artist’s Corner: Janis Us,” jewelry & crafts by artist of Mohawk-Shinnecock descent who learned the traditional art form from her father as a young girl.

Koenig Frameworks and Art Gallery, 97 South Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-1887.

Through Aug 6: “Equine Expressions,” works by former Newtown resident Lesie Hudson-Tolles (drawings in pencil, pencil & colored pencil, monoprints, block prints & paintings), Adele Goodman & Shelley Hunter.

Mattatuck Museum Art & History Center, 144 West Main St, Waterbury; 203-753-0381.

Through Sept 5: “The Lost Villages of Fluteville and Campville,” oral histories & other items tell the story of a pair of villages developed during 19th Century along Humiston Brook & Naugatuck River, only to be destroyed to make room for flood control dam following Flood of 1955.

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury; 860-350-2181.

*(new show) July 31-Sept 4: “Urban and Rural Landscapes,” landscape photography by high school art teacher Kaitlin Clark & photographer Silvia Marinari; July 31, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

Morrison Gallery, 5 Maple St, Kent; 860-927-4501.

Through Aug 8: “Robert Lenz: oils and monoprints,” works of contemporary realism by an artist who places a great emphasis on drawing.

Newtown Municipal Center, Fairfield Hills campus (off Wasserman Way), 3 Primrose St, Newtown; 203-270-4201.

Through July 30: “Newtown Images: New England Charm,” collection of art by regional artists focusing on scenes of Newtown and related areas.

Sculpture Barn, 3 Milltown Rd (at Rte 39), New Fairfield; 203-746-6101.

Through Sept 26: “Joseph Fucigna: A Decade of Plastic,” exploration of plastic w/ a selection of sculpture & drawings from 2000 to 2010 in which “utilitarian material goes beyond the superficial.”

Walsh Art Gallery, at Fairfield University, North Benson Rd, Fairfield; 203-254-4000, x 2969, 203-254-4242.

*(new show) Aug 3-20: “Director’s Choice,” multi-media works by contemporary Fairfield County artists.

Yale Center For British Art, 1080 Chapel St (at High St), New Haven; 203-432-2800.

Through Sept 19: “Seeing Double: Portraits, Copies and Exhibitions in 1820s London,” exploration between display & replication in early 19th Century Britain w/ focus on John Scarlett Davis’s 1820 painting “Interior of the British Institution; July 31, exhibition tour, 1 pm, led by docent.

Through Sept 19: “Structured Elegance: Bookbindings & Jewelry by Romilly Saumarez Smith,” sm exhibition is first to show both facets of distinctive work & explore relationship between them by of Britain’s most highly acclaimed bookbinders.

Auditions, Juried Events _________________

Newtown United Methodist Church, at Reed School, 3 Trades Lane, Newtown; 203-426-2336.

Oct 16: NUMC seeking applicants for its annual juried Fall Arts & Crafts Show, to run 10 am-4 pm at Reed School, approx 35 spaces available, jury process began in March & applications reviewed in order they are received (so apply ASAP), all work must be handmade, contact Debbie Stakel at above phone # or TheFair@NUMC.us.

Nichols Arts & Crafts Fair, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Tpke/Rte 108, Trumbull; 203-375-1503.

Sept 11: Vendors sought for arts & crafts fair to be held at church, call phone # above for details.

St Peter’s Episcopal Church, 175 Old Tannery Rd/Rte 111 (opposite green), Monroe; 203-268-4265.

Sept 11-12: Artists & craftspeople invited for annual Apple Festival, to be presented on Monroe Green, Sat 10 am0-5 pm & Sun 10 am-4 pm, note: jewelry category already filled, contact Judy Hamilton at church office (phone # above) or visit StPetersOnTheGreen.com.

Concerts, Musical Events ________________

July 29: Marybeth Sippin & Goldrush in concert, Dickinson Park, Elm Dr, Newtown, 6:30 pm, free performance sponsored by Parks & Rec, bring seating, picnics welcome, under pavilion if light rain; 203-270-4340.

July 29: Harm’s Way at Nunnawauk Meadows Community Building, 3 Nunnawauk Rd, Newtown, 7, free, reservations requested by July 26; 203-426-5600.

Aug 2: CT Choral Society Annual Summer Sing-In, Valley Presbyterian Church, 21 West Whisconier Rd, Brookfield, registration opens 7 pm, singing begins 7:30, $7 incl music & refreshments, CCS conductor Eric Dale Knapp will lead this year’s selection (Vivaldi’s Gloria), all singers welcome; 203-206-7186.

Aug 5: Swing 39 at The Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center, 144 West Main St, Waterbury, 5:30-7:30 pm, $15 ($7 members), live gypsy jazz by trio featured during next Jazz First Thursday event presented in museum’s lobby & courtyard; 203-753-0381.

Aug 7: The Albert Rivera Quartet at Hurlburt Park pavilion, Apple La, Roxbury, 6 pm, free concert w/ members of Litchfield Jazz festival as special guests, part of 2010 Shepaug Friends of Music Summer Concerts, bring seating, picnics welcome; 203-788-4716.

Aug 12: John Voket & Brendan Walsh at Dickinson Park, Elm Dr, Newtown, 6:30 pm, free performance sponsored by Parks & Rec, bring seating, picnics welcome, under pavilion if light rain; 203-270-4340.

Gate House Coffee House, Rte 172 (in front of training school), Southbury; 203-586-2144 (Southbury Training School).

Summer Concert Series, Tues 6:30 pm (under pavilion if rain), free adm, bring chairs or blankets for seating: Aug 3, Surcari, performance group w/ members originally from Chile & Puerto Rico; Aug 10, The Bernstein Bard Trio, acoustic group from Hudson Valley is “eclectic in their repertoire, imaginative in their arrangements & captivating in their sound.”

Ives Concert Park, WCSU westside campus, University Blvd, Danbury; 203-837-9226 (or TicketMaster, 203-744-8100).

Summer Concert Series, shows 8 pm unless noted, all shows rain or shine: July 31, Willie Nelson & Family, $27-$77 ($108 family 4-pack also available); Aug 18, Garrison Keillor/Prairie Home Companion’s Summer of Love Tour, $37-$77 ($128 family 4-packs available).

Masonicare of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 203-426-5847, 203-364-3128.

Summer Sounds Concert Series, 7 pm, free, bring chairs/blankets, light refreshments for purchase, call if rain predicted: Aug 4, Second Co. Governor’s Foot Guard Swing Band (rain date Aug 5); Aug 11, The Big Beat Band (rain date Aug 12), music of 50s-60s.

For Kids & Families _______________________

July 31: Rapunzel by Shakesperience, McLaughlin Vineyards, 14 Albert’s Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 5 pm, $12, $5 children, $20 family max, performance by Waterbury-based theater company suitable for all ages, bring seating, picnics welcome; 203-754-2531, 203-426-1533.

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: Aug 2, Stories with Curtis, 10 am, drop-in story time for ages 4-6 w/ guardian, led by Curtis Urbina; Aug 3, Water Wizards: Filtering H2O, 3:30 pm, ages 7-10 invited for 1-hour workshop w/ educator Bonnie Shugrue to learn about effective water filtering; Aug 10, Water Wizards: Who Needs Wetlands?, 3:30 pm, ages 7-10 invited for 1-hour workshop w/ educator Bonnie Shugrue to build a model of wetlands; Aug 7, Read To Trixie, 11 am-noon, 15-min time slots available (register in adv) for children who would like to read aloud to a certified therapy dog (Australian shepherd mix); Aug 12, Drawing Exotic Birds, 3:30 pm, $5 materials fee (payable day of program, online registration requested), ages 8-12 can join former Disney artist Kristine Humber.

Miscellaneous ___________________________

July 31: Seymour Public Library Monthly Book Sale, 46 Church St, Seymour, 10 am-noon; 203-888-3903.

Aug 1: “Yoga and Life: Keeping It Simple,” Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury, 7 pm, free discussion led by certified yoga instructor Vin D’Alessio will be followed by silent group meditation (free instruction available) & chanting for world peace; 203-263-2254.

Aug 7: “Who’s Barn Is It Anyway,” Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield, doors open 7 pm, performance at 8, $22, cabaret seating, improv comedy by The Role in the Hay Players; 203-431-9850.

Aug 14: Cake Decorating & Tasting Competition, Danbury Museum & Historical Society’s Huntington Hall, 43 Main St, Danbury, $10, free ages 12 & under, public invited to sample & vote for their favorite cakes, fundraiser for museum; 203-743-5200.

Aug 15: 8th Annual Gardening Fair, Fairfield County Extension Center 67 Stony Hill Rd/Rte 6, Bethel, 12:30-5 pm, free, array of gardening activities incl presentations by experts on aspects of edibles (this year’s theme), also info booths, free soil sample testing, plant raffle, used book sale, refreshments & more, presented by UConn Cooperative Extension Master Garden Program of Fairfield County & CT Master Gardener Assn; 203-207-3262.

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

Aug 11, Haiti Through His Eyes, 7 pm, program by Haitian photojournalist Marc-Yves Regis will cover current situation in Haiti & his experiences in the country.

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

Through Aug 29: Village Interpreter Program, Sat-Sun 12-4 pm, meet members of Eastern Woodland Tribes as they demo traditional activities & lifeways skills, also answer questions concerning history, culture & contemporary Native American issues.

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 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.

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.

Treehouse Comedy Productions. Call 203-702-7577.

Shows at The Holiday Inn, 80 Newtown Rd, Danbury, 9 pm, $15 unless noted: July 31, Tommy Savitt headlining, 8 pm show, Darren Dillon Pas & John Iavarone opening.

Theatre __________________________________

July 31: Rapunzel by Shakesperience, McLaughlin Vineyards, 14 Albert’s Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 5 pm, $12, $5 children, $20 family max, performance by Waterbury-based theater company suitable for all ages, bring seating, picnics welcome; 203-754-2531, 203-426-1533.

Congregational Church of New Fairfield, 20 Gilotti Rd, New Fairfield; 203-746-2855.

Oklahoma! through Aug 8, curtain Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, $13-$14 adults, $10-$11 seniors, students & children.

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

Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main St, Newtown; 203-364-4455 (Sabrina’s Encore Performances)

Thoroughly Modern Millie Junior, Aug 6-7, $12-$17, performances by 6th-8th grade student performers from Sabrina’s Encore Productions.

Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Kids, Aug 7, curtain 1 & 3 pm, $12-$14, performances by 1st-5th grade student performers from Sabrina’s Encore Productions.

Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr, New Haven; 203-787-4282.

Defending the Caveman, Aug 11-22, contact theater for curtain schedule, $32.

Musicals At Richter, Richter Arts Center, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury; 203-748-6873.

Carousel, through Aug 14, curtain Fri-Sun 8:30 pm (grounds open 7:15 for picnics), tickets $23, $18 seniors, $15 students.

Sherman Players, Sherman Playhouse, Rte 37 at 39 (behind firehouse), Sherman; 860-354-3622.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, through July 31, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, $20.

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Events that appear by date have Newtown items listed first, with additional events listed by their start time. At the time of printing, the information here is accurate as presented; a call ahead is always a good idea to be safe.

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