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.

Sundays (through fall): 8th season Clinton Village Antiques & Collectibles Flea Market, 327 East Main St/Rte 1, Clinton; 860-669-3839.

Aug 4: 34th Annual Antiques Festival On the Green, Main St at Hubbard, Glastonbury, 9 am-4 pm rain or shine (early buying $15), show adm $5; 860-633-6890.

Aug 11: 34th Annual Exchange Club of Madison Antiques Exhibit & Sale, on the green, Rte 1, Madison, 9 am-4 pm (early buying 8 am, $10), show adm $4; 203-245-7139.

 

 

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places__ _____

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Hours: Tues-Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-438-4519.

Through Aug 12: “Norm Magnusson: On The Site Stood,” series of cast aluminum sculptures by Mr Magnusson play off familiar state historical markers, focusing attention on contemporary social & political issues incl 3 new markers created specifically for the installation, one directly inspired by Aldrich’s historic building.

Through Aug 12: “Michael Somoroff: Illumination I,” outdoor installation by Mr Somoroff was created after first US attack on Iraq in 2003 & artist’s analysis of the light conditions in the Rothko Chapel in Houston, where work will travel after Ridgefield presentation.

Through Aug 12: “David Abier: Tekrar,” sound installation by Mr Abir intended to develop an emotional & physical experience from a pc of music.

Through Aug 12: “Elana Herzog & Michael Schumacher: W(E)AVE,” first-time collaboration between sound artist & Juilliard musician Schumacher & upcoming artist Herzog.

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 30: “Oil Drum Art – a juried exhibition,” collection of work created by CT artists using 55-gal oil drums as juried by art professor, historian & author Sid Wertham & sculptor Matthias Elfen; Aug 30, closing reception, 5-8 pm, special guests will incl Polly Brody (At the Flower’s Lip, The Burning Bush & Other Nations) & other members of CT Poetry Society doing readings from their works.

*(new show) Permanent exhibition: “Come One Come All: The Barnum Festival,” exhibit highlighting the history & significance of the festival as an event & an organization in constant operation since 1949 incl ballgowns, portraits of past Ringmasters, pins, posters & props, photos & other paraphernalia to reflect upon as symbols of community spirit & historical significance the festival has given to city of Bridgeport.

Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Hours: Mon, Wed-Thurs 9:30 am-8 pm, Tues, Fri-Sat 9:30-5 pm (closed Sundays during summer). Call 794-8756.

Through Aug 12: “The Work of Adele Moros,” oil, acrylic & watercolor landscapes, portraits & still lifes by the local artist & art teacher.

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.

On library’s main floor — Through Aug 31: “Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales: A Display of Art Quilts by the Scrapbag Quilt Artists,” collection of 10 art quilts by members of local quilt guild.

Brookfield Museum & Historical Society, 165 Whisconier Rd (Rtes 133 & 25), Brookfield Center. Hours: Sat 12-4 pm, first Sun of month, by appt & chance. Call 740-8140.

Through Aug 26: “Brookfield and The Underground Railroad,” display of items owned by former slaves who used Underground Railroad to reach Brookfield, terms that members of RR society used to cover their work & more.

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

Through Aug 19: “The Bruce Museum – A Century of Change,” highlights of museum’s nearly 100-year old history & celebration of Greenwich Library Oral History Project’s book of same name offers photographs, fine art & natural history objects associated w/ each of the museum’s 7 directors, from some of museum’s most valued pcs to some of collection’s most unusual specimens & artifacts.

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.

Through Sept 4: “Peter Landa: Paintings of the Far East, Scenes from China, Japan and Korean,” paintings & monotypes by Easton resident who spent more than 3 years in Far East & has intimate knowledge of people & landscapes.

Good News Café & Gallery, 684 Main St/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Wed-Mon 11:30 am-10 pm. Call 203-266-4663.

Through Aug 27: “David Eugene Bell: His Life, His Art,” special retrospective of unique abstract needlepoint creations of the late Washington (CT) artist David Eugene Bell.

Gregory James Gallery, 25 North Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Call 860-927-7133.

Through Aug 26: “Rooftops and Ridgelines,” paintings by Robert Ferrucci depicting farms w/ their old structures & distance open spaces, also works by Thomas Adkins, Frank Federico, Michael Patterson & Rick Daskam.

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

Through Aug 31: “Weaponry,” traditional weaponry used by pre-contact North American Peoples incl bows, arrows & clubs, also recent innovations popular during “horse culture.”

Through Aug 31: “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, organized by IAIS volunteer Kimberly Parent (hods degree in Human Osteology & Paleopathology from University of Bradford).

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

Through Sept 3: “Joan of Arc: Medieval Maiden to Modern Saint.”

Mattatuck Museum Art & History Center, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-753-0381.

Through Aug 12: “Other Worlds: Fact and Fiction,” approx 30 paintings, sculptures, photos, prints & drawings by Catherine Doocy, Ann Holley, Mary Mattingly, Karen Ruenitz & Kate Ten Ecyk, works will examine different perspectives & approaches toward the unseen, the overlooked & the fantastic.

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 Aug 12: “Abstractions of Time, Place & Nature,” sculpture by Roger Majorowicz, Vincent Baldassano & David Boyajian.

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 29: “Emptiness,” sculpture by Michael Rivera.

Washington Art Association, 4 Bryan Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 12-5 pm. Call 860-868-2878.

Through Aug 26: “Freefall in Form,” “organic yet sharply defined watercolors” by Janet Niewald, photographs by Judith Petrovich & oils on canvas by Craig Stockwell.

White Silo Farm & Winery, 32 Rte 37 East, Sherman. Hours: Fri-Sun 11 am-6 pm. Call 860-355-0271.

Through Aug 12: “Earth, Water, Fire,” hand thrown pottery reflecting themes of nature by Marcia Taylor, watercolor landscapes by Paul D. Harrington & large-scale illustrations of animals in crayon, water & pencil by Nancy Moore.

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 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  _____

Newtown Prevention Council, 10 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook. Call 270-4335.

Aug 7: Deadline for entries for posters to be considered for Family Dinner Night in Sept, 1st place winners will be picked in age groups of K-2, 3-6, 7-8 & 9-12, grand prize winner from that group will have his or her design turned into billboard on Rte 25, no computer-generated entries allowed, posters must measure betw 8½ x 11” & 11 x 17”, no text other than “Family Dinner Night” on poster, visit NewtownPrevention.org or contact Beth Agen at beth.nys@sbcglobal.net.

Aug 15: Deadline for recipe & optional photo submissions from families interested in participating in Newtown Family Recipe Book, families invited to submit full recipe & a story explaining why it is a family favorite, photos of the dish, someone preparing it or of family consuming it also welcome, those submitting recipes will receive copy of cookbook when published in Sept to correspond with Family Day 2007, visit NewtownPrevention.org for full details & recipe submission form or contact Beth Agen at beth.nys@sbcglobal.net.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

Aug 3: The Kane Sisters in concert, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 8 pm, adm $20 adults, $5 children, performance by award-winning Irish fiddlers Liz & Yvonne Kane, presented by Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society; 203-259-1036.

Aug 3: Pianist Matei Varga at Heritage Village Activities Building (Sarah Cooke Hall), Southbury, 3 pm, tickets $10, program of works by Scarlatti, Schubert, Chopin, Brahms, Beatles & others will be performed by young award-winning pianist as part of Village’s 40th anniversary celebrations; 264-9644.

Aug 3: Living Colour & Native Lands in concert, McLevy Green, corner Main & State St, Bridgeport, 6 pm, free concert by Grammy & MTV Music award-winning band will conclude Black Rock Art Center’s Sweetport Festival, opening set by Will Calhoun’s Native Lands Experience; 203-367-7917.

Aug 5: No World Improvisations at Went Field, corner Went St at Railroad Ave, Bridgeport, 2 pm, free concert by group featuring musicians from Africa, the Caribbean & the Americas who create multi-cultural celebration of musical diversity, , part of Black Rock Art Center’s 10th Annual Summer Sounds Concert series; 203-367-7917.

Aug 7: The O’Brien String Trio at The Homesteads at Newtown, 166 Mt Pleasant Rd/Rte 6, Newtown, 7 pm, free jazz concert will conclude summer concert series, complimentary refreshments; 426-8118.

Aug 7: Richter Rising Stars performance, Richter Arts Center, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, 7:30 pm, tickets $10, outdoor performance (BYO seating) by young musical theater performers who offer repertoire from contemporary musical theater incl Wicked, Mamma Mia, Rent, Jersey Boys, Light in the Piazza, Big River, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee & others; 748-6873.

Aug 9: Danbury Music Centre Summer Bands concert, at Rogers Park Middle School, Memorial Dr, Danbury, 7:30 pm, free concert of jazz & symphonic band standards; 748-1716 (Danbury Music Centre).

Aug 12: What Up Funk Band at Washington Park, corner Washington at Barnum Ave, Bridgeport, 2 pm, free performance by than that offers the best of American soul music incl Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, James Brown, et al, part of Black Rock Art Center’s 10th Annual Summer Sounds Concert series; 203-367-7917.

Ashlar of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 426-5847.

20th Annual Summer Sounds Concert Series, 7 pm, free, bring chairs/blankets, call if rain predicted: (Wed) Aug 15, The Galvanized Jazz Band, Dixieland style music.

Booth Library Concert Series, at Sandy Hook Bandstand, 3 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook. Call 426-4533.

Summer Concert Series, free, 7 pm, concerts move to library’s meeting room if rain (25 Main St): Aug 4, Easton Banjo Society.

CityCenter Danbury, Danbury Green, Patriot Dr at Ives St, Danbury. Call 792-1711.

Thurs (Family Night), performances begin 6:30: Aug 9, Movie Nite, fun & games will precede movie screening on lg digital screen.

Fri-Sat, performances 7:30 pm: Aug 3, Future Tense, classic rock; Aug 4, The Young Ambassadors Brass Band.

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

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Aug 3, Jonatha Brooke, $45; Aug 8, Great Big Sea, $45 & $50, Stephen Kellogg (of The Sixers) opening.

Sandy Hook Village Summer Festival, Sandy Hook Bandstand, 5 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook. Call 426-2427.

2007 Music by the River series, free adm, performances 7 pm: Aug 4, Easton Banjo Society (sponsored by C.H. Booth Library, concert will be at library, 25 Main St, if rain).

Wednesday Carillon Concert Series, St James Episcopal Church, 25 West St, Danbury. Call 748-3561.

2007 series, Wed 12:30-1 pm, bring seating & lunch, cool beverages served, performers as follows: Aug 8, Marietta Douglas, carillonneur, The Maquire Memorial Carillon Tower, First Presbyterian Church, Stamford.

Yale University Guild of Carillonneurs, Harkness Tower in Saybrook College courtyard, Elm at High St, New Haven. Call 203-432-2309.

Summer Carillon Concert Series, 7 pm, free performances, picnics welcome (but no dogs), indoor listening space available if rain, guest performers as follows: Aug 3, Brendan Wood Yale, ‘08) & Carrie Smith (Yale ’09); Aug 10, George Matthew (Middlebury College).

Films _________________

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

Independent Film Festival, free, screenings 7:30 pm: Aug 4, Who’s Camus Anyway?

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

Aug 3-9: Evan Almighty(PG), daily 7 & 9 pm, mat Fri-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Mon-Thurs 1 pm.

Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St, New Haven. Call 203-432-8842.

Spotlight on Dame Judi Dench, free, screenings 2 pm: Aug 4, Casino Royale (2006; rated PG-13); Aug 11, Mrs Brown (1996; rated PG).

For Kids & Families _________

Aug 4: Lake Lillinonah Family Day, Pond Brook boat launch, Hanover Rd, Newtown, 12:30-5:30 pm, demos of water skiing, wake boarding & wake surfing, instruction on kayaking, fishing & rowing, food available (for a fee), presented by Friends of The Lake to draw attention to & celebrate lake’s offerings; 860-210-8064.

Aug 5: Keep On Truckin’ With Canine Advocates: Touch A Truck Event & Car Show, Fairfield Hills campus, Wasserman Way, Newtown, 12-5 pm, adm $5 adults, $3 children, children invited to inspect police & fire vehicles, Army trucks, construction vehicles, also demonstrations by Baro (Newtown canine), motorcycle & car show, art show, vendors, refreshments, face painting & more, presented by & proceeds to benefit Canine Advocates of Newtown; 426-5327.

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

Children’s programs, free unless specified: Aug 6, Summer Craft: Make A Birdhouse, 3 pm, free one-hour workshop w/ Marie Walker, registration required; Aug 8, PJ Story Time, 6:30-7:15 pm, ages 3-7 & parents invited for 45-min program of stories, songs & puppet show (call for titles, or just be surprised); Aug 9, Meet the Mascot, 1 pm, hear baseball stories & meet Rocky, the mascot from New Britain Rock Cats; Aug 9, Nutmeg Book Discussion: White Star: A Dog on Titanic, 4 pm, readers entering grades 4-6 invited to weekly one-hour program.

Young Adult programs, free unless specified: Aug 8, Mosaics Crafts with Katie Stevenson, 1-2:30 pm, $4 supply fee due at sign-up, students entering grade 5 & up invited to bring 3-4 natural items they have found (shells, stone, glass pcs, etc; none to measure more than 1½” square); Aug 11 (**note change of date & time), Hands-On Digital Photography, 10-11:30 am, students entering grads 6 & up invited to join Flagpole Photographers Club President John Tucci for hands-on workshop, spent 90-min taking photos w/ digital camera (bring your own) & get points & suggestions as you go, registration requested.

Quick Center for the Arts/Fairfield Univ, 1073 North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 203-254-4010.

Missoula Children’s Theatre performances, curtain Fri 7:30 pm, tickets $12 adults, $10 children, public performances featuring local young actors who are participating in summer program: Aug 3, Tales of Hans Christian Andersen; Aug 10, Robinson Crusoe.

 

Miscellaneous ___________

Aug 4: Lake Lillinonah Family Day, Pond Brook boat launch, Hanover Rd, Newtown, 12:30-3:30 pm, demos of water skiing, wake boarding & wake surfing, instruction on kayaking, fishing & rowing, food available (for a fee), presented by Friends of The Lake to draw attention to & celebrate lake’s offerings; 860-210-8064.

Aug 5: Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 5 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook, 9 am-noon, local & regional farmers & vendors, weekly event continues until Aug 26; 426-2427.

Aug 5: Keep On Truckin’ With Canine Advocates: Touch A Truck Event & Car Show, Fairfield Hills campus, Wasserman Way, Newtown, 12-5 pm, adm $5 adults, $3 children, children invited to inspect police & fire vehicles, Army trucks, construction vehicles, also demonstrations by Baro (Newtown canine), motorcycle & car show, art show, vendors, refreshments, face painting & more, presented by & proceeds to benefit Canine Advocates of Newtown; 426-5327.

Aug 9: “How Not To Sell A Novel To Hollywood,” Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Rd (at Rte 47, opposite green), Washington Green, 6:30 pm, free talk by author Leon Arden, who sued Columbia Pictures following release of the film Groundhog Day, which he said was a plagiarism of his novel One Fine Day, program will concern the $15 million lawsuit, the outcome & what it meant to his career as a writer; 860-868-7586.

Aug 11: Classic Car Cruise Night, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 25 Great Hill Rd, Oxford, 4-8 pm (rain date Aug 18), event will feature vintage cars & trucks of 1978 & earlier, music of 1950s & 60s will be played, 50-50 drawing, plaques awarded, refreshments to be sold by church’s youth group, proceeds will support Spooner House & youth group programs; 203-888-6259, 203-888-9952.

Aug 12: Sandy Hook Village Farmers’ Market, 5 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook, 9 am-noon, local & regional farmers & vendors, weekly event continues until Aug 26; 426-2427.

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

Programs free unless noted: Aug 13, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Jeannette Walls’s The Glass Castle, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome.

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

 Farmers’ Market, Sun 10 am-3 pm (weekly through Oct 28), set up in zoo’s parking lot (so zoo adm & Beardsley Park adm not required to shop), farms from across CT will have fresh, seasonal fruits & vegetables, also homemade baked goods, pesto & pasta sauces, jellies, jams, preserves, soap, CT honey, home décor & more.

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.

Farmers’ Market, Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St, Derby. Call 203-732-1265.

Through Oct 26: Fridays 2-6 pm, locally grown seasonal vegetables, herbs, fruits & flowers, also fresh baked goods, set up in portico just outside hospital’s main entrance, plus newsletters, recipes, demos & tastings in hospital cafeteria.

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

Through Sept 2, Sat-Sun 12-4 pm, Village Interpreter: Observe the Living Traditions of Indian New England, members of Eastern Woodland tribes will be at IAIS each weekend to demonstrate & discuss traditional activities & lifeway skills incl dreamcatchers, talking sticks, bead work, outdoor cooking, dancing & more.

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 and more.

Theatre ______________

Connecticut Free Shakespeare 2007 (formerly Bridgeport Free Shakespeare), at CT’s Beardsley Zoo, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-393-3213.

Love’s Labours Lost (and Won), through Aug 4, curtain Thurs-Sun 8 pm (grounds open 7 pm for pre-show picnics; zoo is not open during performances; BYO blankets or chairs for seating), free performances, no rain location.

The Gary-The Olivia Theatre at Abbey of Regina Laudis, Flanders Rd, Bethlehem. Call 203-266-7811.

Fiddler on The Roof, Aug 3-12, curtain Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sun 2:30 pm, suggested donation $15 (*note: theater is outdoor/open-air style).

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

Oklahoma! Aug 2-18, curtain Thurs-Sun 8:30 pm (grounds open 7:15, picnics welcome; BYO seating), tickets $20 adults, $15 seniors, $12 students & seniors; Aug 5, special pre-show performance by Richter Rising Stars, 8 pm, selections from contemporary musical theater by young adult performers; Aug 12, special pre-show performance by Richter Rising Stars, 8 pm, selections from contemporary musical theater by young adult performers.

Also, performances by Richter Rising Stars (young musical theater performers who offer repertoire from contemporary musical theater): Aug 7 & 14, 7:30 pm, tickets $10.

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

Reefer Madness — The “Hit” Musical, through Aug 11, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (July 29, Aug 5) 2 pm, tickets $27.50.

Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court (off Rte 1), Westport. Call 203-227-4177.

Sedition, Aug 2-18 (previews Aug 2-3, opening night Aug 4), curtain Tues-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 3 pm, Wed 2 pm, tickets $25-$55 during previews, $45-$65 opening night, $35-$55 remaining performances; Aug 5, Sunday Symposium, post-performance discussion of play’s themes; Aug 12, open captioning.

 

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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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