Antiques Shows______

Every Fri-Sun (year-round): Redwood Country Flea Market, 170 South Turnpike Rd, Wallingford, 6 am-2:30 pm, free adm & parking, 50-80 dealers; 203-269-3500.

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 $2, free ages 12 & under, leave pets home, vendors offer antiques, collectibles & misc, refreshments available; 508-896-1975.

Sundays (through fall): 10th season Clinton Village Antiques & Collectibles Flea Market, 327 East Main St/Rte 1, Clinton; 860-669-3839.

Oct 2-4: 23rd Annual Washington Antiques Show, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, 2 Bryan Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot, Fri 6:30-9 pm (gala preview party, call for ticket info & reservations), Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, proceeds to benefit Gunn Memorial Library & Museum; 860-868-7586.

Art Exhibits____ _____

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

Through Oct 31: “Art of the Unexpected,” works by Bethlehem artist & biologist Mary Havermale, who crafts box constructions of natural materials; Oct 4, nature walk w/ Ms Havermale, 3:30 pm, join the artist in gallery for show, then walk in nearby woods to discover her inspiration: the everyday weeds & seeds & their array of design.

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

*(new show) Through Oct 31: “Inside Missions,” photos by Richard Close taken at Bridgeport Rescue Mission & Sons of Thunder Mission in Africa; Oct 2, opening reception, 7-9 pm.

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

On main floor: Through Oct 23: “Gray Plus One,” works by members of Scrapbag Art Quilters using gray plus only one other color.

In Olga Knoepke Meeting Room (lower meeting room) — *(new show) Oct 3-30: “The Life & Talent of Arthur A. Anderson,” photographs by the late Newtown resident, organized by friends in his honor; Oct 4, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

Brookfield Museum & Historical Society, 165 Whisconier Rd (Rtes 133 & 25), Brookfield Center; 740-8140.

Through Oct 25: “September 11, 2001: Connecticut Responds and Reflects,” traveling exhibition by CT Historical Society salutes the 152 state residents of the terrorist attacks, shares responses by residents & relief workers, & incl mementos, oral histories, media response & more.

Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury;

778-8337.

Through Nov 4: “Foley Photos,” favorite photographic images by Dan Foley.

Permanent exhibitions on railroad history (museum is along old New Haven RR line & housed in former Danbury station & railyard), also original & restored rolling stock incl a New Haven RR Mack FCD railbus, Alco RS-1 diesel locomotive, fully operating turntable, etc.

Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Rd (at corner of Center St), Easton; 261-0134.

Through Oct 13: portrait & landscape paintings & giclée prints by Howard Aaron incl many contemporary scenes of Easton & Fairfield County.

The Galleries at The Fraser-Woods School, 173 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown. Gallery hours by appt only. Call 426-3390 x312.

*(new show) Oct 5-Nov 27, “A Picture’s Worth A Thousand Words...,” works by Elizabeth Bullis-Wiese, Jodi Carlson, Judy Corrigan, Linda Dohanos, Adam Kaplan, Gus Moran, Karen Pinto & Joan Pollack; Oct 9, artists’ reception (public invited), 6:30-8:30 pm.

Glebe House Museum & The Gertrude Jekyll Garden, 49 Hollow Rd, Woodbury; 203-263-2855.

Through Oct 18: “Treasures of Historic Woodbury, 1700-1850,” Woodbury furniture & decorative arts from museum’s collection, plus other sources.

Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, 5 Wykeham Rd, Washington Green; 860-868-7756.

Through Oct 31: “The Keepers of History: Scrapbooks and Albums,” scrapbooks from local residents & museum’s collection celebrate a quintessential shared American art form of time capsules of bygone people, places & times, also incl items from Jessica Helfand’s new book Scrapbooks: An American History; Oct 3, “Virtual Scrapbooking: An Introduction to Facebook,” 1 pm, free one hour workshop will learn how social networking sites are considered contemporary scrapbooks, learn how to use Facebook, registration requested.

Stairwell Gallery — Through Oct 17: “Urban Energy,” watercolors by Ruth Newquist, NWS.

Highstead Arboretum, 37 Lonetown Rd/Rte 107, Redding. Call 203-938-8809.

Through Oct 30: “Birds of Prey of the Eastern United States,” works by artists from Greater NY Chapter of The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators.

Housatonic Museum of Art/Burt Chernow Galleries at Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport; 203-332-5000.

*(new show) Through Oct 21: “Post Apocalyptic Tattoo,” reverse paintings, sculptures, prints & drawings by NY-based tattoo artist D. Dominick Lombardi.

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

*(new show) Through Feb 7: “F. Luis Mora and The Expression of Beauty,” 45+ works incl paintings, murals, drawings & preparatory studies by master painter (1874-1940) who made his home in Gaylordsville.

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury;

860-350-2181.

Through Oct 19: “Collage Art,” collages & artist’s books by Rita Valley & sm collages by Peter Wooster.

Visual Impact Gallery, 4 Eagle Rd, Danbury. Call

790-9650.

Through Oct 31: “Endangered,” original paintings & limited edition prints by Nancy Moore, who combines images of nature w/ her own prose.

Wisdom House/Marie Louise Trichet Gallery, 229 East Litchfield Rd, Litchfield; 860-567-3163.

Through Dec 31: “15th Anniversary Retrospective #3,” works by artists who have had solo shows in gallery since its 1994 opening incl Norell Gudaitis, Linda Hoffman, Barbara Wilk, Danielle Mailer, David Skora, Elizabeth MacDonald, Florin Firimita, Gus Moran, Inge Morath, Michael Sundra, Natasha Cohen, Susan Rood, Ruth Middleton & Warren Prindle.

Auditions, Juried Events  _____

Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road, Newtown. Call 268-1342.

Nov 8: Vendors sought for Health & Wellness Fair, 11:30 am-3:30 pm, no booth fees, contact Robin at above phone or AvenueofDesign@yahoo.com.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

Oct 3: NUMC Coffee House, 7:45-10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, adm $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see separate Misc listing), $5 otherwise, live bluegrass & folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-9998.

Oct 16: The Westgate Trio at Richter Arts Center, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, 3 pm, donations accepted, works of Shubert, Dohnany & Beethoven;

798-2245.

Oct 16: Go Fish Family Concert, Walnut Hill Community Church, 156 Walnut Hill Rd, Bethel, 7 pm, $12.50 (family pack $50, must purchase at church office), high-energy family concert w/ biblical values; 796-7373.

Midtown Coffeehouse, Western CT State Univ Alumni Hall, Dr James Roach Ave, Danbury. Call 837-9700.

Performances 8 pm (open mic, then featured act): Oct 8, vocalist Rebecca Loebe; Oct 15, Michael Kent, comedy & magic.

Newtown Friends of Music, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown. Call 426-6470.

Concerts at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 3 pm, tickets $20, $16 seniors, free ages 5-14 w/ ticket-holding adult, reception follows performances: Oct 18, pianist Daria Rabotikina, works of Bach, Busoni & Prokofiev.

Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies & Performing Arts, 80 East Ridge Ave, Ridgefield. Call

203-438-5795.

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Oct 9, The Bacon Brothers, $75; Oct 11, Susan Tedeschi, $65.

For Kids & Families _________

Oct 3: Fall Fair, Head O’Meadow Elementary School, 94 Boggs Hill Rd, Newtown, 12-5 pm, carnival games and prizes, face painting, baked goods, inflatables, pumpkin decorating & sand castle building, visits with EMT Dave, also Child ID Fingerprinting service, indoors if rain; 426-7670.

Oct 10: Masque Theater, Animan…Plus, Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield, 10 am & 1:30 pm, $12 (4 for $40), free ages 2 & under with online reservations; 203-431-9850.

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

Children’s programs, free unless specified: Oct 2, Musical Story Time w/ Fanfare Music Studio, 4 pm, ages 3-6 (& parent/adult guardian) invited for story time w/ certified music teacher & music school director Danielle Tusch.

Young Adult programs, free unless specified: Oct 18, “Freaky Phil’s Costume Shop” by The Mask & Wig Players, 3 pm, original play by NHS student AnnaMaria Marini, plus dramatic readings of thrills & chills, for ages 10 & up.

Miscellaneous ___________

Oct 3: NJWC Annual Fall Plant Sale, Newtown Middle School, Queen St, Newtown, 8 am-2 pm,  sale of chrysanthemums, asters, ornamental cabbage & kale, etc, also collection of gently used Halloween costumes for Covenant For Care For Children, presented by Newtown Jr Women’s Club.

Oct 3: Donut Stop, St John’s Episcopal Church, 5 Washington Ave, Sandy Hook, 9 am-noon rain or shine, cake style apple cider donuts made on-site, also coffee, hot chocolate and orange juice also available; 426-9938.

Oct 3: Crazy Whist Card Party, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Mt Pleasant Rd, Newtown, begins at noon, $5/advance, $6/door, join members of Newtown Woman’s Club & Bethel Women’s Club for card games & refreshments, proceeds divided between CT Vets OASIS Centers and local community projects; 426-2336, 748-6243.

Oct 3: “Raging Runoff: How Impervious Surfaces Impact Water Quality,” C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main St, Newtown, 2-4 pm, free presentations and Q&A hosted by Newtown’s Conservation & Inland Wetlands Commission (approx 20-30 min each); 270-4350.

Oct 3: NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 5-7:30 pm, adm $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children, full spaghetti dinner incl salad, desserts, and soft drinks/coffee raises funds each month for church, all welcome, coffee house/musical event follows (see separate Concerts listing); 426-9998.

Oct 3: Putting on The Dog IV, Taunton Press, 63 South Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 5-9 pm, $40 ($30 Canine Advocates members), wine, beer and spirits tastings, serving stations, appetizers and desserts, silent auction, presented by Canine Advocates of Newtown, proceeds to benefit Newtown Pound Veterinary Expense Fund; 426-5327.

Oct 3: Safe Haven South House Tour, 10 am-4 pm, $25/av, $30/day of, 5 private homes in Southbury open for tours, gift basket raffles in each home, all proceeds to benefit Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury, directions & maps w/ ticket purchase or reservation; 203-575-0388.

Oct 3: “Virtual Scrapbooking: An Introduction to Facebook,” Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Rd (at Rte 147), Washington Green, 1 pm, free one hour workshop will learn how social networking sites are considered contemporary scrapbooks, learn how to use Facebook, registration requested; 860-868-7756.

Oct 3: Friends of Easton Public Library Country Fair, Library Green, 691 Morehouse Rd, Easton, 1-4 pm rain or shine, pony rides, potato sack races, bean bag toss,pie eating contest, face painting, refreshments, apple pie baking contest winners & cow chip raffles; 261-0134.

Oct 3: Annual Roast Beef Dinner, Jesse Lee United Methodist Church, 25 Flat Rock Rd, Easton, 6 pm, $13, $7 ages 12 & under, all-you-can-eat dinner served family style; 203-372-8250.

Oct 3: 5th Annual Oktoberfest, First Congregational Church of Bethel, 46 Main St, Bethel, 6-9 pm, $12/adv, $15/door, $6 age 6-12, free age 5 & under, full German dinner, sides & seasonal desserts; 794-0937.

Oct 3: An Evening of the Arts, Center For New Media And The Arts, 186 Greenwood Av (2nd floor), Bethel, 6:30-11 pm (performances begin 7:30), suggested donation $20, comedy by Andrew Kennedy, music by Artie Tobia & Michael James (separate sets), screenings of 2 short films, multimedia performance, poetry jam, live illustrations & exhibition of works by local artists, proceeds to benefit CNMA Fire Escape Fund; 797-1786.

Oct 4: “The Anatomy of a Yoga Class: Selecting Your Home Practice,” Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury, 7 pm, free program by yoga instructor Megan Lutz will incl basic elements of traditional yoga class & tips on setting up a meaningful practice at home, group meditation (instruction available) & reception follows; 263-2254.

Oct 6: “No Room of One’s Own: The Law in James Baldwin’s Early Writings,” Western CT State Univ Warner Hall (Room 102), Fifth Ave, Danbury, 12:30 pm, lecture by Dr Quentin Miller; 837-9329.

Oct 6: “The American Divide: The Henry Louis Gates Incident – A Panel Discussion,” White Hall, 181 White St/Rte 6, Danbury, 6:30 pm, panelists to incl Deputy Commissioner of CT Dept of Education Dr George Coleman; Danbury Police Chief Al Baker; Glenn Cassis, from CT African-American Affairs Cmmsn; David Dear, publisher of The News-Times; WCSU Professor of Economics Dr Oluwole Owoye; Kerri Forrest, senior producer for The Early Show and CBS News; community leader Alice Hyman; & WCSU Professor Emeritus of Justice & Law Administration Dr Harold Schramm; 837-8486.

Oct 7: Newtown Woman’s Club Coffee-Tea, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main Street, Newtown, 2-3:30 pm, meet members & learn about club’s project, mission, etc; 426-1252, 426-2351.

Oct 7: “The Strategic Choice for Europe: The EU-Russia Power Struggle in the Eastern Neighborhood,” Western CT State Univ Student Center Theater, 181 White St/Rte 6, Danbury, 2 pm, lecture by University of Tartu Professor Kristian Nielsen; 837-3270.

Oct 8: “Slave No More: The Problem of Emancipation in American Memory,” Western CT State Univ Student Center Theater, 181 White St/Rte 6, Danbury, 7 pm, free talk by Yale University Professor of History Dr David Blight; 837-8309.

Oct 10: A Showcase of Quilts, Shepardson Community Center, 1172 Whittemore Rd, 9 am-4 pm, $6, works by members of Southford Falls Quilt Guild, also demos, vendors, raffle baskets & food.

Oct 10: Planetarium Show & Telescope Viewing, Western CT State Univ Westside Observatory & Planetarium, 43 Lake Ave Ext, Danbury, free, 6:30 pm planetarium show (Early Autumn Skies), then viewings of Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus & the autumn sky 7:30-9:30 pm, viewings canceled if rain, call if cloudy; 837-8672.

Oct 10-12: Annual Friends of Danbury Library Book Sale, at PAL Building, 35 Hayestown Rd, Danbury, Sat 9 am-5 pm (early buying 8 am, $10), Sun 10 am-4 pm (books half price), Mon 9 am-1 pm ($5/bag), 75,000+ items in 50+ categories; 797-4568.

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

Oct 6, The Nonfiction Book Group, 1 pm, A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz, newcomers welcome; Oct 15, Job Search Skills workshop, 3 pm, 90-min workshop w/ career consultant Cheryl Schwartz will cover format, content, accomplishments & other résumé pointers, registration requested; Oct 15, The Evening Book Group, 7:30 pm, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum.

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

 (FILM) Oct 2-8: Bandslam (PG), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Thurs 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun 1 & 4 pm.

Newtown Chess Club, at C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 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 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 (spring & fall start), free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders (in parentheses) as follows: Oct 3, Peterson Park, Wolcott (Pat Callan, 264-2153); Oct 10, Four Lakes, Oxford, easy (Tim Hanbury, 203-888-3025).

Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall (lower level, use rear parking lot), 45 Main Street, New-town. 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.

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, behind St John’s Episcopal Church, 3 Washington Ave, Sandy Hook. Call 313-9908.

Weekly event runs Tuesdays, June 23-Mid Oct, 2-6 pm, featuring local food & craft vendors w/ fruits, vegetables, jams, baked goods, cut flowers, eggs & more.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. (SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Call 426-6654 or 798-0560.

Programs 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: Oct 14, guest artist Beverly Branch w/ demo of acrylic figure in landscape.

Southbury Farmers’ Market, at Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main St South, Southbury. Call 262-0634 (Southbury Town Hall).

Market each Thurs, 2-6 pm, until Oct 15, locally harvested fruits, flowers & vegetables, also baked goods, soap & body products, etc.

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

Theatre ______________

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

The Fantasticks, Oct 7-Nov 1, curtain Tues-Wed & Sun 7 pm, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 3 pm, Sun & Wed 2 pm, tickets $30-$70, discounts available.

Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield. Call 203-431-9850.

Beyond Therapy, through Oct 3, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 5 pm, tickets $24, $20 students & seniors, season tickets available.

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