April 28-30: 36th Annual Southport-Westport Antiques Show, Fairfield County Hunt Club, 174 Long Lots Rd, Westport, Fri 11 am-8 pm, Sat 11 am-6 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, adm Nov10, ###also, 6-home Cameron Clark House Tour, Fri 10 am-3:45 pm, tickets Nov40/adv, Nov50/day of, Nov150 “Premium” incl transportation 10:28 A11/P11 champagne reception 10:28 A11/P11 luncheon, show adm, Isabel O’Neil Workshop demo); 203/846-4408.April 30: 19th Annual Postcard Show, Holiday Inn North Haven, 201 Washington Ave/Rte 5, North Haven, 10 am-4 pm, adm Nov2.50, 40+ dealers; 203/272-2841.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 April 30, “Olafur Eliasson: New Work,” three new series of photos by Mr Eliasson, being shown publicly for 1st time. Through May 29, “Faith: The Impact of Judeo-Christian Religion on Art at the Millennium,” exploration of complex ways contemporary artists examine 10:28 A11/P11 interpret Jewish 10:28 A11/P11 Christian traditions, in museum 10:28 A11/P11 off-site installations incl 3 local churchs 10:28 A11/P11 a synagogue.Beaux Arts Gallery, Barclay Square/16 Sherman Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: M-F 9:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 263-3939.Through May 20, “Celebrating The Garden,” new works by painter ###10:28 A11/P11 gardener) Anda Jasmine Styler; April 29, artist’s reception ###public invited), 4-6 pm.Bruce Museum, One Museum Dr, Greenwich. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 2-5 pm. Call 203/869-0376.Through April 23, “Mystery/Ambiguity/Narrative: The Paintings of Kathryn Myers,” recent oil paintings by the contemporary artist. Permanent exhibit, “Changes in Our Land,” environmental history 10:28 A11/P11 science exhibitions w/ minerals gallery, wigwam, woodland habitat 10:28 A11/P11 marine touch tank.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 April 29, “Riverscapes, Landscapes and Seascapes,” photography by the award-winning photographer Lee Rogers of Washington ###CT).Fine Line Art Gallery, Sherman Village, 682 Main St So ###above Gepetto’s Toys), Woodbury. Hours: Th-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 266-0110.Through May 28, “March Into Spring,” works by gallery member-artists devoted to florals, spring landscapes 10:28 A11/P11 similar warm temperature topics.Grey Horse Gallery, 3 Washington Ave/Rte 34 ###in old Masonic Temple, 1st floor; behind St John’s Episcopal Church), Sandy Hook. Hours: Tues-Sat 10:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 270-1199.Permanent display of works by Dick McEvoy, Ken Evans, et al.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.*###new show) Through  “Windows Into The Sacred: The Work of Father John B. Giuliani,” collection of traditional iconography celebrating the soul of the Native American as the original spiritual presence on this continent, all by Fr Giuliani; April 29, public reception, 2-4 pm ###Fr Giuliani will lead a gallery walk at 3 pm).Kent Art Assn, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Hours: Th-Sun 1-5 pm. Call 860/927-3989.*###new show) April 22-May 14, “KAA Spring Show,” 1st show of assn’s 77th season will present approx 140 members 10:28 A11/P11 non-members in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphics 10:28 A11/P11 small sculpture; April 22, opening reception 1-5 pm ###awards ceremony 3 pm).Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St, Norwalk. Hours: daily 10 am-6 pm. Call 203/852-0700.Through April 23, “In Style On The Nile: Boats of the Pharaohs,” 14 large-scale models of vessels used by ancient Egyptians, on loan from collection of The Pharaonic Village, Egypt. Through Jan 1, “Dinosaurs 10:28 A11/P11 Sea Creatures,” special exhibit of moving, roaring, life-sized robotic beasts incl T-rex, Triceratops 10:28 A11/P11 Thalassomedon, also hands-on Fossil Lab. Permanent exhibit featuring river otters Bell 10:28 A11/P11 Sprite; Shark Touch Pool; hands-on displays about fish; “Sandy Shore” habitat; “Jellyfish Encounter,” displays about 10:28 A11/P11 close studies of sea creature common to Long Island Sound. ###See film calendar for IMAX listings.)Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/753-0381.Through May 31, “Ties That Bind: African-Americans in Waterbury, Connecticut, 1920-1940,” oral histories 10:28 A11/P11 photographs from Waterbury’s African-American community recording experieces from early decades of 20th Century. Through June 30, “Touch Of Light,” 48 ptgs given to museum earlier this year by Mildred Thaler Cohen focusing on American artistic accomplishments 10:28 A11/P11 incl wks of Cropsey, Inness, Shinn, Sargent, et al, now part of museum’s permanent collection; April 27, “A Curious Aggregation: J. Alden Weir and His Friends,” 7 pm, Nov5, program by Hildegard Cummings ###retired curator of education, William Benton Museum).Military Museum of Southern New England, 125 Park Ave, Danbury. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Jan 1-March 31 Hours: Fri-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Open Martin Luther King Day 10:28 A11/P11 Presidents’ Day 10 am-5 pm. Call 790-9277.Permanent life-size interior dioramas w/ major military vehicles, extensive outdoor displays, also “Names on the Wall,” computer program to help locate names on Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.New Britain Museum of Art, 56 Lexington St, New Britain. Hours: Tues-Fri 1-5 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 860/561-0674, 800/747-3548.Through May 20, “5th Annual Art For The Cure,” 31 works of art ###paintings, sculpture, photography, watercolors 10:28 A11/P11 works on paper) 10:28 A11/P11 30 written works ###poetry 10:28 A11/P11 prose) focusing on artists who have survived breast cancer, done by artists, friends, family 10:28 A11/P11 other survivors, exhibition focuses on future rather than the past.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.Through July 4, “Children’s Nature Books: Connecticut’s Legacy,” stories, original illustrations 10:28 A11/P11 rare memorabilia of past 10:28 A11/P11 present CT authors 10:28 A11/P11 illustrators incl Samuel Goodrich, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hugh Lofting ###“Dr Doolittle”), Lynn Reiser, et al. Also, on view indefinitely, “Martian Perspectives: 3-D Images of the Red Planet,” view detailed maps of Mars incl canyons, the volcano Olympus Mons 10:28 A11/P11 6-mile high Tharsis Bulge through 3-D glasses. Permanent collection incl dinosaurs, mammals, human origins 10:28 A11/P11 cultures, minerals 10:28 A11/P11 meteorites, etc.Randall Tuttle Fine Arts, 742 Main St So/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Tues-Fri 9:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am-4 pm, Sun 12-4 pm, Mon by appt. Call 263-2458.Through April 30, works by Elaine Anthony, Carol Anthony, Donald Bracken, Dmitri Cavander, Jacqueline Chesley, Steven DiGiovanni, Robert Kipniss, Janice Mauro, William McCarthy, Richard McDermott Miller, Robert Myer, Robert Andrew Parker, Michael Patterson, Ellen Pliskin, Paul Suttman, and William Thomson.Thirteen Gallery, 13 Library Place, Danbury. Hours: Tues-Fr 7-10 pm, Sat-Sun 12-4 pm, 10:28 A11/P11 by appt. Call 790-6754.Through April 29, “Lost Highways,” new photographic works by Weston artist Bob Mitchell, who takes Polaroid pictures of built landscapes 10:28 A11/P11 then transfers onto watercolor paper.Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St, Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 860/278-2670.Through June 4, “Jacob Lawrence and Expressions of Freedom,” 15 recent screenprints from the artists’s celebrated “Toussaint L’Ouverture” series, also contemporary Haitian paintings 10:28 A11/P11 related photos 10:28 A11/P11 prints.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 April 30, “WAA Members’ Show,” works by members, both established 10:28 A11/P11 up-and-coming artists, in variety of mediums incl oils, acrylics, watercolors, photography, works on paper 10:28 A11/P11 sculpture.Weston Public Library, 56 Norfield Rd, Weston. Call 203/222-2656.Through April 29, mixed media works by Leslie Giuliani.Wooster Community Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury. Gallery hours: M-F 9:30 am-6:30 pm. Call 744-4825.Through May 31, drawings by Antonio L.R. Carvalho; April 14, artist’s reception, 6-8 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 April 30, “The 20th Century Collection: Paintings, Sculpture and Works of Art on Paper,” comprehensive display of center’s holdings in 20th C art, drawn from every curatorial dept. Through May 7, “C.R.W. Nevinson,” 1st retrospective ever in US of works by British artist Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson ###1889-1946), a key proponent of Futurism in Britain.Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield, and Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Halpin La, Ridgefield. Call 203/438-8863.May 15: Entries due for “Third Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition,” open to artists living anywhere in CT, also Westchester, Duchess 10:28 A11/P11 Putnam Counties ###NY), work in all media will be considered ###video must be in VHS format), exhibition will be presented at Aldrich this summer of selected artists’ work, opening reception July 30; contact RGA for details.The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203/372-3521 x113.May 19: Deadline for submitting entries for 42nd Annual Discovery Museum Juried Art Exhbition, categories are oil/acrylic, painting/drawing on paper, mixed media, sculpture, photography, awards 10:28 A11/P11 cash prizes to top winners, exhib will be at museum June 18-July 7, open to artists age 18 10:28 A11/P11 older living or working in New England, contact museum for full prospectus.Housatonic Art League, New Milford. Call 860/355-7558.Applications available 10:28 A11/P11 booths filling quickly for 5th Annual New Milford Outdoor Art Festival, June 17-18 at New Milford Green, openings for photographers, sculptors, watercolor, oil 10:28 A11/P11 pastel artists, mixed media artists, et al, contact chairman Diane Dubreuil for details, application.Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc., c/o Susan Deming, 39 The Boulevard, Newtown 06470. Call 270-8587.May 3: Receiving day for artwork for 30th Annual Juried Spring Show, 3-7 pm, open to all artists who work in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, mixed media, graphics or sculpture, show at C.H. Booth Library in Newtown, opening 10:28 A11/P11 awards ceremony May 6, cash prizes in each category, show continues through May 14; contact Susan Deming ASAP for prospectus, details.April 22: Guitarist John Judd at Newtown Starbucks, Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 7-9 pm, free adm, jazz guitar performance.April 25: “Music Masters in Concert,” Joel Barlow High School auditorium, Rte 58, Redding, 7:30 pm, tickets Nov12 10:28 A11/P11 Nov15, Nov8 students 10:28 A11/P11 seniors, performances by The Rilke Trio, soprano Juliana Janes-Yaffe w/ pianist Vladimir Valjarevich ###Mr Valjarevich will also perform solo pcs), The Joyce DiCamillo Trio; 203/938-2508 x213, 203/334-8003 x213.April 27: Dar Williams at Quick Center/Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield, 8 pm, tickets Nov25/adv, Nov14/adv students, Nov30/door ###or Nov75 for select seating 10:28 A11/P11 post-show reception w/ Williams), performance by the popular folk artist, pre-show presentation by Solar Works, Inc. ###6-8 pm); 203/254-4010, 877-ARTS-396.April 29: Children’s concert by Tom Weber, Barnes 10:28 A11/P11 Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury, 3 pm, free, Norwalk musician will entertain w/ catchy tunes, zany lyrics 10:28 A11/P11 high energy from his new release, I Like Being A Kid; 730-2733.April 29: “Inspired Gospel,” performance by baritone John David Allen, Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 67 Turkey Plain Rd/Rte 53, Bethel, 3 pm, free performance of vocalist of works from his latest CD; 800/780-3966.April 29: Concordia Chorale spring concert, St John’s Episcopal Church, on the green, New Milford, 4 pm, tickets Nov5/adv, Nov7/door, performance by intergenerational choir will feature Faure’s Requiem 10:28 A11/P11 Mozart’s Te Deum; 860/354-2978.April 29: “Broadway Comes To Ridgefield,” spring concert of The Ridgefield Chorale, Veterans Park School, 8 Governor St, Ridgefield, 7:30 pm, free adm ###freewill offering will be taken), program of memorable tunes from American musical theatre, reception follows; 203/431-1250.April 29: Bucky Pizzarelli, Randy Sandke 10:28 A11/P11 The New York All Stars/Artists For Hospice Fundraising Concert, Canterbury School, New Milford, 8 pm, tickets Nov25 incl performance and wine 10:28 A11/P11 cheese intermission, proceeds benefit New Milford VNA’s hospice program; 860/354-2216.April 29: “Spring Rites” by Waterbury Chorale, St John’s Church, On the Green, Waterbury, 8 pm, tickets Nov18/adv adults, Nov12/adv age 12 10:28 A11/P11 under, all tickets Nov20 at door, performance of Orff’s Carmina Burana, also Brahms’ Nanie; 264-7120.April 29: Lucinda at Bank Street Coffee House, Bank St, New Milford, 8 pm, free adm, native Newtown singer-songwriter will perform works from her 1st album, also songs from her soon-to-be-released follow-up.April 30: “88 Keys Times Two: Piano Duo,” performance on piano by Michael Ferrari 10:28 A11/P11 Rami Haxhi, St Margaret’s-McTernan School, 565 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, tickets Nov12, Nov10 seniors 10:28 A11/P11 students, Nov5 age 12 10:28 A11/P11 under, works of Moszkowski, Milhaud, Brahms, Stravinsky 10:28 A11/P11 Mozart, concert sponsored by Greater Waterbury Classic Concerts, will open w/ brief performance by past-GWCC competitors soprano Lindsay Krin 10:28 A11/P11 baritone Dillon Ford; 203/754-5590.April 30: The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, St James Church, 25 West St, Danbury, 3 pm, tickets Nov25 ###concert only), Nov40 ###concert 10:28 A11/P11 reception w/ musicians), original compositions, well-known jazz standards 10:28 A11/P11 works of Dave Brubeck will be performed during benefit concert for Assn of Religious Communities ###ARC)’ 792-9450.April 30: “Remembering Robert Show,” performance by CT Choral Scty, Pomperaug High School, Judd Rd, Southbury, 3 pm, ticekts Nov15, performance will celebrate choral’s 20th anniv, also life, spirit 10:28 A11/P11 influence of Shaw on 84th anniv of his birth, program incl works of Bernstein, Brahms, Handel, et al; 800/555-5250.April 30: Danbury Community Orchestra recital, Marian Anderson Hall at Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 3 pm, free, members of regional orchestra will be featured performing in string ensembles, flute duos 10:28 A11/P11 trios, traditional folk harp music, 10:28 A11/P11 other combinations; 748-1716.Laszlo’s Arts Cafe, 179 Main St/Rte 25, Monroe. Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-11 pm, Fri 7 am-1 am, Sat 9 am-1 am. Call 459-8889.Jazz 10:28 A11/P11 blues performances Thurs, 7 pm. Local bands Fri, 7 pm ###open mic 9:30). Open mic 10:28 A11/P11 performances Sat, 7 pm. Upcoming programs: April 21, Amnesty Underground 10:28 A11/P11 Orange Glow; April 22, Electric Mayhem 10:28 A11/P11 Hash Clyde; April 28, Snotty Sox, Circle Cindy 10:28 A11/P11 Flip You For Real; April 29, Shadablu 10:28 A11/P11 Bakwash.Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 778-2100.April 21-27: The Cider House Rules ###PG-13), daily 7 10:28 A11/P11 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:30 10:28 A11/P11 4:15 pm; The Cup ###G, Tibetan w/ subtitles), daily 7:15 10:28 A11/P11 9:15 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1, 3 10:28 A11/P11 5 pm; Hitchcock’s Rear Window ###NR), daily 9:05 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 3:45 pm; Train Of Life ###NR, French w/ subtitles), daily 6:45 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:45 pm; Where The Money Is ###PG-13), daily 7:30 10:28 A11/P11 9:35 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15, 3:20 10:28 A11/P11 5:25 pm.Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 426-2475.Through April 26: Toy Story 2 ###G), daily 7 10:28 A11/P11 9 pm, mat Sat 1 10:28 A11/P11 3:45 pm.Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk/IMAX Theatre, 10 N. Water St, Norwalk. Call 203/852-0700.Through June 30: Mysteries of Egypt daily 2 pm; Everest, Sat-Sun 5 pm. Through Sept 28: Dolphins, Mon-Fri 11 am, 12, 1 10:28 A11/P11 3 pm, Sat-Sun also 4 pm screenings.IMAX double features: Through June 25, Dolphins and Across the Sea of Time, Fri-Sun 7 pm.Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203/438-2282. Hollister Film Series, free screenings, 1 10:28 A11/P11 7:30 pm, preceded by Movie Chat: April 25, Elizabeth.Open Door Alliance Film Festival, screenings 7:15 pm, free: April 28, To Kill A Mockingbird.Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St ###at High St), New Haven. Call 203/432-2800.Spring Film Series, “Unreal City: The Urban Experience,” screenings 2 pm, free: April 22, Wings of Desire ###Der Himmel uber Berlin) ###1987, 130).April 24: A Celebration of The Arts, Newtown Middle School, Queen St, Newtown, 6:30-8:30 pm, free, public invited to view 10:28 A11/P11 enjoy skills of 6th-8th grade students in visual arts, written arts 10:28 A11/P11 performing arts incl artwork, computer demonstrations, Special Olympians’ demos, musical performances, etc; 426-7638.April 28: St. Rose Junior Youth Group, St Rose Church Hall, Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 7-9 pm, free 10:28 A11/P11 open to all Newtown 6th-8th graders, celebrate Easter season, bring a flashlight; 426-2572, 426-3227.May 6: May Day Mural 10:28 A11/P11 Music, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield, children of all ages invited to visit museum’s outdoor sculpture garden 10:28 A11/P11 help local artists in collaborative May Day mural ###12-4 pm), also short concert by Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra ###12:30-1 pm) 10:28 A11/P11 “Musical Petting Zoo” where children allowed to meet musicians 10:28 A11/P11 their instruments, free; 203/438-4519.Barnes 10:28 A11/P11 Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury. Call 730-2733.April 29, performance by Tom Weber, 3 pm, Norwalk singer-songwriter-guitarist will perform songs from his newest album, suitable for all ages; April 30, reading 10:28 A11/P11 book signing with Michael Garland, author of Icarus Swinebuckle, 3 pm, pcs of Mr Garland’s original artwork will be on display.Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203/371-1903.Museum Magic Hour programs, story-telling 10:28 A11/P11 craft programs for ages 2½-5 w/ adult, 10:30-11:30 am, Nov12, reservations, workshop dates 10:28 A11/P11 featured books as follows: May 6, What Have You Done, Davy?, professional story teller will read Brigitte Weninger’s story aloud, followed by parent-child craft time.Science Center of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm ###Thurs until 8 pm), Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/231-2824.Through June 4, “Hunters of the Sky,” bird’s-eye view of a wildlife adventure offers look at life of raptors incl eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, ospreys, etc; April 22, Wild Bill’s Raptor Adventures: Hawks, Harriers 10:28 A11/P11 Falcons, 10:30 am for ages 3-5, 1 pm for ages 6-8, 3 pm for ages 9+, incl w/ msm adm, discover differences between hawks, harriers 10:28 A11/P11 falcons, hawk art projects for younger children, learn about DDT 10:28 A11/P11 its effects for older children.April 22: Spotlight Offstage Open Mic Night, Seven Angels Theatre, Hamilton Park, Plank Rd, Waterbury, 7-10:30 pm, Nov5, performances by Nanu-Nanu ###acoustic guitar duo), also area performers invited to share poetry, music, etc during open mic; 203/591-8223.April 24: A Celebration of The Arts, Newtown Middle School, Queen St, Newtown, 6:30-8:30 pm, free, public invited to view 10:28 A11/P11 enjoy skills of 6th-8th grade students in visual arts, written arts 10:28 A11/P11 performing arts incl artwork, computer demonstrations, Special Olympians’ demos, musical performances, etc; 426-7638.April 26: 8th Annual Book 10:28 A11/P11 Author Luncheon, East Hill Woods, 611 East Hill Woods Rd, Southbury, begins at noon, Nov25/person, Susan Kinsolving ###Dailies 10:28 A11/P11 Rushes) will discuss “Flowers, Movies and Poems,” mystery novelist Dr Gerald Labriola will discuss “Physician to Politician to Mystery Writer,” and romance novelist Sharon Schulze will discuss the romance novel industry, reservations needed ASAP; 264-4753.April 27: Lillinonah Audubon Scty Annual Dinner Meeting, Thatcher’s Restaurant, Rte 6 at 172, Southbury, non-members welcome, social hour begins 6 pm, dinner at 7 followed by program by CT DEP wildlife biologist Jenny Dickson, program will concern state’s songbird conservation 10:28 A11/P11 research, reservations requested ASAP; 264-4124.April 29: Annual Friends of Middlebury Library Book Sale, at the library, 65 Crest Rd, Middlebury, 10 am-4 pm, hardcovers Nov1, paperbacks 50¢, wide selection, sale continues same hours May 6; 203/758-8130.April 29: Open Turret Day at Military Museum of Southern New England, 124 Park Ave, Danbury, 10 am-5 pm ###rain date April 30, 12-5 pm), adm Nov4 adults, Nov2 seniors 10:28 A11/P11 children age 6 10:28 A11/P11 up, free age 5 10:28 A11/P11 under, visitors will be allowed inside the museum’s collection of military vehicles; 790-9277.April 29: “Gemstone Jewelry and Enamelwork… A Look at The Work of Pamela Hochstetter,” The Firehouse Shop, 19 Church St, New Milford, 1 pm, free program by the Bridgewater artist will cover the materials she uses 10:28 A11/P11 techniques utlized for her gemstone, metal 10:28 A11/P11 kiln-fired glass pcs, will also discuss cloisonné, champleve, Limoges 10:28 A11/P11 basse-taille; 860/355-2790.April 30: “Witness: Poetry at St John’s” program, St John’s Episcopal Church, Washington Green, 3 pm, free, William Luce’s Belle of Amherst will be read by actress Melora Mennesson, tea reception follows; 860/868-2527.April 30: Lecture by Jane Goodall, Western CT State Univ, 181 White St, Danbury, 8 pm, tickets Nov15 adults, Nov10 senior citizens, Nov5 students 18 10:28 A11/P11 under, world-renowned ethologist, primatologist 10:28 A11/P11 crusader for environmental causes 10:28 A11/P11 education will discuss her work at Gombe Stream Research Center in Tanzania; 837-8800, 837-8798.Active Singles. Call 860/489-9611.May 13, Spring Ball, The MIC Club, 66 Crown St, Meriden, 6 pm-midnight, tickets Nov25 ###***must be reserved in and by May 1), semi-formal dinner dance w/ full buffet dinner, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, coffee, full bar svc available, dancing 10:28 A11/P11 dance contests, door prizes, et al.Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 794-8756.Danbury Railyard Museum, 120 White St, Danbury. Hours: 10 am-4 pm daily ###April 1-Nov 26). Call 778-8337.1st Sat each month ###April-Nov), Rail Yard Local, adm to msm incl rides through rail yard in 1920s era passenger coach w/ stop on state’s only operating turntable.Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.All events free, reservations required: April 30, Annual Earth Day Hike, 9 am-3:30 pm, moderately easy pace, bring snack lunch 10:28 A11/P11 water, dress appropriately.Flanders Nature Center/Van Vleck Farmhouse, Flanders 10:28 A11/P11 Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm. Call 263-3711.Friday Evenings at The Studio programs, 7 pm, adm Nov5 incl light refreshments: May 19, “Stella Bloch: Movement Into Image,” slide lecture by Stella Bloch’s personally-appointed archivist 10:28 A11/P11 keeper of her work, Michael Coleman ###curator, Beaux Arts Gallery).Katherine Ordway Preserve, 165 Goodhill Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.Programs free, reservations required: April 29, Earth Day Project: Trails 10:28 A11/P11 Natural Landscaping, 9 am-noon, all ages invited to help preserve staff members spruce up trails 10:28 A11/P11 surrounding area for visitors later this spring.Newtown Scottish Country Dancers, Hawley School, Church Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 938-2881, 263-3578.Group meets each Mon ###Sept-May except school holidays 10:28 A11/P11 closings), 7 pm, free, anyone interested in dancing is welcome ###beginners encouraged), no partner necessary, singles 10:28 A11/P11 couples welcome, soft-soled shoes recommended.Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall ###lower level), 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 270-4377.Shop is open every Wed 12-3 pm 10:28 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 10:28 A11/P11 private donors incl clothing 10:28 A11/P11 sm home accessories, etc.Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203/438-2282.Free programs: April 24, Critic’s Circle Book Group will discuss Murray Bail’s Eucalyptus, 8 pm, free ###non- 10:28 A11/P11 new members invited); April 30, Poetry In Motion: Ira Joe Fisher 10:28 A11/P11 Kevin Pilkington, 10:30 am, CBS-TV weatherman 10:28 A11/P11 his friend will read their original works, breakfast munchies to be served.Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. ###SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, Main St, Newtown. Call 426-6654.Meetings 4th Wed/month, 1:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: April 26, watercolor program by guest artist Ruth Newquist.Sunrise Herbal Remedies, 35 Codfish Hill Rd, Bethel. Call 794-0809.Free 2-hour workshops w/ slide programs 10:28 A11/P11 handouts, registration required: April 22, Herbal Cooking and Gardening, 10 am; April 26, Natural Healthy Weight Loss, 7 pm; April 29, Don’t Worry Be Happy   Herbs for Wellness 10:28 A11/P11 Balance, 10 am.Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport. Call 203/576-1636.Dames at Sea, through May 14, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 5:30 10:28 A11/P11 8:30 pm, Sun 5:30 pm, tickets Nov28-Nov30; rush 10:28 A11/P11 student rush tickets available ###call for details).Goodspeed Opera House, Rte 82, East Haddam. Call 860/873-8668.Man of La Mancha, through July 1, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, Wed-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 10:28 A11/P11 Wed 2 pm, tickets Nov20-Nov42.Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford. Call 860/527-5151.The Comedy of Errors, through May 7, curtain Sun, Tues-Thurs 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Wed-Thurs 2 pm, Sat-Sun 2:30 pm, tickets Nov17.50-Nov43.New Fairfield High School, Gillotti Rd, New Fairfield. Call 203/312-5864.My Favorite Year, April 28-May 6, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov8, Nov5 students.Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr, New Haven. Call 203/787-4282.On Mainstage: The Good Person of New Haven, April 28-June 4, Tues 7 pm, Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 7 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 2 pm ###also some 2 pm Wed mats, call for details), tickets Nov10-Nov45.On Stage II: Hedda Gabler ###world preview of work by Henrik Ibsen), through May 21, call for curtain times, tickets Nov10-Nov45, senior discounts available, rush seats ###30 min before show) also available; April 13, Pay-What-You-Can performance; April 25, Talkback Tuesday; April 30, Sunday Symposium ###follows matinee); May 2, Talkback Tuesday.Seven Angels Theatre, Hamilton Park Pavilion, Plank Rd, Waterbury. Call 203/757-4676.Beehive: The 60s Musical, April 27-May 14 ###previews through April 29 mat; opening night April 29), curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Thurs, Sat-Sun 2 pm.Sherman Players, Sherman Playhouse, Rtes 37 10:28 A11/P11 39, Sherman. Call 860/354-3622.The Lady’s Not For Burning, through May 6, curtain Fri-Sat 8:30 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, tickets Nov14, Nov12 seniors and students.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 10:28 A11/P11 white or very sharp color prints.