Antiques Shows______

Jan 15: 55th Edition of Greater Hartford Vintage Clothing & Jewelry Show & Sale, Emanuel Synagogue, Mohegan Dr, West Hartford, 10:30 am-4 pm, adm $6, 50 booths; 860-342-2540.

Jan 28-29: 2nd Annual Vintage Clothing, Jewelry & Textile Show & Sale, Sheraton Hotel, 2701 Summer St, Stamford, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm $10 (free indoor parking), free ages 12 & under w/ adult, 70 available booths; 914-248-4646.

Jan 29: 40th Anniversary Tolland Antiques Show, Tolland High School, Old Cathole Rd, Tolland, 10 am-4 pm (early buying 8:30 am, adm $15), adm $5, 65 booths; 860-872-7716.

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places__ _____

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-4519.

*(new show) Jan 22-May 14: “Catherine Opie – The 2004 Larry Aldrich Award Winner: 1999 & In and Around Home,” images by the Los Angeles-based photographer offering tender portraits of her family plus sweeping landscapes of her 1999 road trip offering unique perspective on life in contemporary America; Jan 22, exhibition tour, 2 pm, to be led by Ms Opie; Jan 22, opening reception, 3-5 pm.

*(new show) Jan 22-June 18: “Killamanta Kutimusaq (To the Moon and Back),” sculpture, collage & video by Jennifer Zackin inspired by excursions to South America & the artist’s relationship w/ native Peruvians; Jan 22, opening reception, 3-5 pm.

Through March 12: “Karkhana: A Contemporary Collaboration,” works by 6 contemporary Pakistani artists – Aisha Khalid, Hasnat Mehmood, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Nusra Latif Qureshi, Talha Rathore & Saira Wasim.

Through March 12: “Todd Hebert: 2005 Aldrich Emerging Artist Award Recipient.”

Through March 12: “Cyrilla Mozenter: More saints seen,” series of small-scale vessels made primarily from cream-colored felt.

Through March 12: “John Giglio: BlowHomes – A Main Street Sculpture Project,” site-specific soft sculpture is inflatable one-third scale replica of Victorian house that serves as front of Aldrich.

The Barnum Museum, 820 Main St, Bridgeport. Call 203-331-1104.

Through Jan 9: “Celebrate The Season,” annual holiday exhibition interprets history of Victorian holiday era through display of 19th Century Christmas trees & period costumes (also, children’s craft activities offered daily).

Permanent exhibit: “Grand Adventure: A Celebration of the American Spirit in Bridgeport,” permanent exhibit on museum’s 2nd floor provides in-depth exploration of Bridgeport’s 19th Century industrialization & urbanization w/ emphasis on P.T. Barnum’s role in the city’s growth.

Black Rock Art Center, 2838 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-367-7917.

Through Feb 11: “Artists Choose Artists,” works by Colleen L. Coleman, Rick Molina, Daniel Amazu Wasser & Cate Leach.

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.

In Olga Knoepke Meeting Room (lower meeting room) — Through Jan 31: “Waterborne,” 16 paintings by Beverly Branch, many featuring children at play in surf, sand & waves, few also depicting figures & landscapes of local interest.

In first floor display cases — *(new show) Through Jan 31: jewelry dolls by Ivett Worrell.

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

Through Jan 8: “American Impressionism: The Beauty of Work,” exploration of an overlooked aspect of Impressionism will analyze how a group of turn of the century artists the theme of celebrating recreations, collections offers 46 works by 20 artists incl Chase, DeCamp, Hassam, Sargent, Spencer, Twachtman, Weir, et al

Through Jan 29: “Small Scales IV: Miniature Rooms & Houses,” update of a favorite Bruce Museum exhibition offers some of the most professional & comprehensive examples – 38 rooms & houses – representing many types of miniatures, some works in half-inch & even quarter-inch scale.

Through March 5: “Animals in Winter: Survival at Zero Degrees,” exploration of how animals deal w/ winter & cold is explored through 50+ specimens from museum’s animal mount collections, also touchable fur & hands-on activities for all ages

City Lights Gallery, 37 Markle Court, Bridgeport. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am-5:30 pm, Sat 11 am-4 pm, also by appt. Call 203-334-7748.

Through Feb 18: “Bridgeport: Past, Present & Future,” city will be the major theme of first exhibit of the year w/ works showing & by artists new & established to the city incl Eric Coleman, Doris B. Giammatteo, Suzanne Kachmar, Phil Levine, Andy Pinto, Nathaniel W. Plotkin, Rab Thornton, Lou Trapasso & Mary Witkowski; Jan 12, opening reception, 5:30-8 pm.

Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St, Hartford. Call 860-236-5621.

Through Jan 22: “A Camera At War: World War II Photographs of The Pacific Theater by Arthur J. Kiely, Jr,” selections from the late West Hartford’s resident’s wartime work that vividly depict the struggle against Japan also celebrates the evolution of American battlefield photography.

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

Through Feb: “Danbury: Floods of 1955,” 50th anniv commemorative exhibit depicting flooding of 1955 & changing face of city’s Main St as flood recovery necessitated demolition & replacement of key areas.

Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury. Call 778-8337.

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. (see Misc calendar for ongoing programs schedule)

Fenn Gallery of Contemporary Art, 345 Main Street/Rte 6, Woodbury. Call 203-263-2821.

Through Jan 29: “Simple and Complex,” contemporary still life paintings in pastel & oil by Peter Seltzer, figurative sculpture “w/ a touch of whimsy” by Michael McLaughlin.

Golden Age of Trucking Museum, 1101 Southford Rd/Rte 188, Middlebury. Call 203-577-2181.

Through April 16: “Big Boys & Little Treasures,” new series of paintings by self-taught artist Kiki Michalek depicting classic trucks, also hand painted cigar boxes BY Ms Michalek featuring classic trucks.

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

Through March 6: “Poetry in Color,” abstract oils on paper & canvas by Anne Hebebrand.

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 Jan 29: “Fifth Annual Christmas Tree Festival,” annual festival exhibit of 25 trees decorated w/ ornaments created by CT school children in grades K-5, this year’s theme is “The Nativity.”

Through Jan 29: “Christmas In Miniature: Crèches from Around the World,” examples of crèches from Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia & the US, incl 3rd Century gravestone of Severa (first recorded display of Nativity).

Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Call 203-753-0381.

*(new show) Jan 20-March 20: “Connecticut Seen/Connecticut Scene,” paintings from CT’s premier mid-size museums incl Mattatuck, New Britain Museum of American Art, Florence Griswold Museum, Lyman Allyn Museum & Bruce Museum explores the evolving view of nature in 19th Century CT.

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury. Hours: Mon 12-7 pm, Wed 10 am-7 pm, Thurs-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat 10 am-2 pm. Call 860-350-2181.

Through Feb 6: “Three Men, Three Journeys,” photography by Richard Denisevich, Michael Frohne & Jonathan Gordon, each of whom used his camera to chronicle his travels across US & around the world.

Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven. Call 203-432-5050.

Through Jan 30: “Gargantua The Great,” presentation of skeleton & photos of Gargantua, one of most famous circus attractions of all time.

Through spring (exhibition dates extended): “Landscape Under Siege: Invasive Plants of Connecticut,” botanically accurate watercolors by members of Greater New York chapter/Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, w/ identifying names & descriptions, highlight plants besieging the New England landscape.

River Glen Fine Arts Gallery, 3 Washington Ave/Rte 34, Sandy Hook. Hours: Tues 12-4 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am-4 pm. Call 270-1199.

Through Jan 29: “American Impressionists in France,” paintings by Frank Federico & Dick McEvoy done in Paris, Giverny & Provence.

Paintings by Rainie Crawford, Frank Federico, Leslie Lillien Levy, Dick McEvoy, Alain J. Picard & Peter Seltzer, sculpture by Sterett-Gittings Kelsey.

Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Call 203-966-9700.

Through Feb 5: “Annual New Members’ Show,” works by 17 artists recently accepted into Guild.

Through Feb 5: “Sea Level,” works by Judith Orseck.

Through Feb 5: “Director’s Choice: Original Repetition,” works by 17 Guild artists recently on view at GE.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford. Call 860-278-2670, TDD 860-278-0294.

Through Jan 15: “Old Masters/New Directions: A Decade of Collecting,” approx 120 works drawn from more than 2,100 gifts, bequests & purchases by the museum during past 10 yrs.

Through Feb 8: “Drawn From Memory,” works by 12 contemporary artists who are fascinated w/ the theme of memory, its nature & persistence, while wrestling w/ incongruities & issues of veracity & subjectivity of memory, ancestry & cultural heritage, nostalgia & loss, & construction of collective identity.

Washington Art Association, Bryant Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot. Call 860-868-2878.

Through Jan 29: “Young Talent 2006,” annual celebration this year will incl abstract paintings by Kyle Bowman, landscape paintings by Brian Kierman, drawings and paintings by Jay Noble interior paintings by Jennifer O’Connell, figurative paintings by Amanda Rogers, still life paintings by Nicole Salva, & a graphic novel by Amber Scoon.

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 spring: “Private Faces of Public People: 1750-1900,” 29 portrait miniatures of notable Americans incl George Washington taken soon after his election as President & Capt James Lawrence, War or 1812 naval hero & commander of Chesapeake;

Through summer: “American Paintings, Sculpture and Decorative Arts,” comprehensive selection of works from YUAG’s American art collection incl paintings by Edward Hopper & Thomas Hart Benton, also examples of furniture, turned wood, glass & pewter.

Through summer: “Selections from The Permanent Collection,” highlight of masterpieces incl van Gogh’s “The Night Café,” also works by Frans Hals, Edouard Manet & Peter Paul Rubens, plus works from African, Asian & ancient American collections.

Through summer: “Our Sculpture Hall,” over 120 works from collections of ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Near Eastern, early European & Asian art.

Auditions, Juried Events  _____

Adesso Choral Society, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-2980.

Choral society is expanding to soprano, alto, tenor & bass (SATB), openings available for all male & female sections, rehearsals Tues in Ridgefield, contact director Meg Collins Stoop for details & audition appt (online at AdessoChoralSociety.com or phone # above).

Newtown Choral Society, rehearsals at Newtown Middle School, Queen St, Newtown. Call 426-3769.

Jan 18: First rehearsal for spring concert in May, 7-9 pm, director Mary Andreotta has openings for all voices, all ages (ages 8 & up; young singers must have parent accompaniment), weekly rehearsals, group welcomes area residents (not just Newtown residents) who enjoy singing, have desire to learn & to be challenged musically, spring concert will celebrate last 100 years of song.

 

Concerts, Musical Events ____

Jan 14: “Soaring – The Music of Italy,” Fanfare Consort at St Stephen Church, 6948 Main St, Trumbull, 8 pm, sugg donation $15, modern-day premieres of works by the Baroque composers Girolamo Fantini, Girolomo Frescobaldi, et al, by 4-member ensemble that performs on historically accurate instruments; 203-258-9103.

Jan 15: Marian Anderson String Quartet at Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 2 pm (doors open 1:15), adm $25, performance by nationally acclaimed quartet, proceeds to benefit Hord Foundation; 748-1716.

Jan 20: Ballroom Dancing at Portuguese Cultural Center, 65 Sandpit Rd, Danbury, 7-10:30 pm (snow date Jan 22), adm $10, comp dessert & coffee, door prizes, cash bar; 748-1278.

Jan 28: Monthly ballroom dance, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 4070 Park Ave, Bridgeport, 7 pm-midnight, adm $15, free lesson at 8 pm, performance by US 10-dance champions Gherman Mustuc & Iveta Lukosuite at 9:30, singles & couples welcome, complimentary snacks, reservations suggested; 203-374-7308.

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, $18 adults, $16 seniors, free ages 5-14 w/ ticket-holding adult (subscriptions available), reception follows performances: Feb 12, pianist Katia Skanavi.

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

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Jan 14, John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, $40 & $45; Jan 23, The Golden Angels Jazz Band (rescheduled from Nov), 1 pm, tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors, $7.50 students, performance by 9-mbr band will incl classic Dixieland, standard swing, blues & ragtime; Jan 28, Blue Oyster Cult, $60.

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. Call 203-574-4283.

Concerts at Naugatuck Valley College Fine Arts Center, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, 3 pm, tickets: $25-$40 adults, $5 students: Jan 15, “A Mozart Celebration,” Mozart’s Violin Concerto #3 “Straussburg” (feat violinist Timothy Fain) & Bruckner’s Symphony #7.

Films _________________

Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 748-3355 (United Jewish Center).

Fourth Annual Free Film Festival, presented by the Robert S. Young Foundation of the United Jewish Center, free: Jan 15, Modigliani, 11 am.

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

Alliance Française Cinémathèque series, free, screenings 2 pm: Jan 29, Cyrano de Bergerac.

Independent Film Festival, free, screenings 7:30 pm: Feb 7, Le Grand Voyage.

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

Jan 13-19: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of The Were-Rabbit (G), Fri-Sun 7 & 9 pm, Mon-Thurs 7 pm, mat Fri 4:30 pm, Sat-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Mon 11:30, 2 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Maritime Aquarium, 10 North Water St, South Norwalk. Call 203-852-0700.

Through June 15: Bugs!, Mon-Fri 11 am, 1, 2 & 3 pm, Sat-Sun 1 & 3 pm; also double feature Fri-Sat 7 pm.

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

Lost & Found Film Series, 7:30 pm screenings followed by guest speakers for Q&A, tickets $15 adults, $10 seniors, $7.59 students: Jan 20, screening of Off the Map followed by Q&A w/ Campbell Scott.

For Kids & Families _________

Jan 13: Family Fun Night at YMCA Boughton Street branch, 12 Boughton St, Danbury, 7-9 pm, free & open to all ages, try basketball, gymnastics, karate, dance, open swim, swim lessons & water aerobics, also door prizes; 744-1000.

Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave/Rte 302, Bethel. Call 794-8756.

Jan 14, Harry Potter Book Discussion, 10-11:30 am, teens invited to discuss Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone & how author used book to set up Potter’s universe & her story arc, refreshments will be served;

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

Children’s programs, free unless specified: Jan 25, Nutmeg Book Discussion, 6:30 pm, readers in grades 4-6 invited to discuss their favorite nominees, then vote for Newtown’s favorite.

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

 Jan 21, Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix, performances at 11 am & 2 pm, tickets $15, unique circus acts coordinated by Mr Peers & performed by dogs who have been rescued from pounds, opening performance by comedienne Beautiful Marcia.

 

Miscellaneous ___________

Jan 14: CT ConTacts Singles Dance, Anthony’s Lake Club, Vespucci Dr, Danbury, 8 pm-1 am, adm $17 incl dinner & dessert buffets, dancing to DJ selections (Top 40, soft rock, recent oldies & requests), no blue jeans; 203-468-1144.

Jan 14: Indoor Flea Market, The Church of the Good Shepherd, 680 Racebrook Rd, Orange, 8 am-2 pm; 203-934-4446.

Jan 14: “Relax and Rejuvenate,” Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Rd, Litchfield, 9:30 am-noon, $25, hatha yoga teacher Suzanne Kukolla will offer yoga practice incl relaxation exercises & meditation, bring blanket or mat; 860-567-3163.

Jan 15: Single Scratch Bowling Tournament, at Brookfield Lanes, 840 Federal Rd/Rte 7, Brookfield, starts at 1 pm (check in by noon), walk-ins welcome, hosted by Danbury Bowling Assn; 775-4343.

Jan 16: The Life & Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr, at First Congregational Church Meeting House on the Green, Rte 47, Washington Green, 7 pm, free public program hosted by The Gunnery will feature readings by school’s students & performances by members of Sounds of Afrika; 860-868-7334 x251.

Jan 17: “The King and The Wanderer,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, 7:30 pm, suggested donation $4, slide lecture by licensed raptor bander Lawrence B. Fischer will focus on life histories of Great Horned Owl & Northern Saw-Whet Owl, breeding histories & hunting preferences; 734-2513.

Jan 21: Sock Hop & Spaghetti Supper at Woodbury United Methodist Church, 3 Church St (at corner Main St South/Rte 6), Woodbury, 4:45-7 pm, adm $8 adults, $7 seniors, $3 children, all you-can-eat spaghetti dinner (meatballs 50¢ each), also soda jerk serving ice cream floats, regular dessert selections, costumes & dancing encouraged; 203-263-4775.

Jan 21: CT ConTacts Singles Dance Party, Colonial Tavern, 24 Hawley Rd (off Rte 67), Oxford, 8 pm-1 am, adm $17, dinner & dessert buffets, dancing to DJ selections (Top 40, soft rock, recent oldies & requests), no bluejeans; 203-468-1144.

Jan 22: CT Catholic Singles Winter Brunch & Dance, Fireside Inn, 123 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown, 11 am-3 pm, $25, all welcome; 261-2414.

Jan 23: Nighttime BookTalk discussion at Danbury Public Library, 170 Main St, Danbury, 6:30 pm, free two-hour program will concert 100 Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia, newcomers welcome; 797-4527.

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

Programs free unless noted: Jan 14, computer class for beginners, 9 am-noon; Jan 15, King’s Day, 1 pm, free afternoon of Scrabble, cards & other games, all played in French, hosted by Alliance Française of Northwestern CT, light refreshments; Jan 19, Evening Book Group, 7:30 pm, King Leopold’s Ghost by Adam Hochschild, newcomers welcome; Jan 22, poetry reading by Don Singer, 3 pm, Newtown resident will read from his book Pain Suffering Hope, reception to follow; Jan 28, computer class for intermediates, 9 am-noon, $10 supply fee; Jan 31, author talk & book signing, 7:30 pm, program by David Shugarts (Secrets of The Widow’s Son: The Mysteries Surrounding the Sequel to The Da Vinci Code); Feb 7, Non-Fiction Book Group, 1 pm, discussion of Peter Bergen’s Holy War Inc, newcomers welcome.

Flagpole Photographers, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main St, Newtown. Call 270-8576.

Meetings 3rd Thurs/month, 7:30 pm, non-members always welcome: next meeting Jan 19, members’ competition will be “Texture – Prints.”

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

Jan 14, Gourd Demo & Workshop, 10-11:30 am & 12-4 pm, $30 adults, $25 students (fees incl materials), Jeanne Kent will do skill & art of gourd carving & design, then (after lunch break) participants will create their own gourd bowl or rattle; Jan 28, Winter Walk, 12-2 pm, $8, survivalist Jamie Leffler will lead program to ID tracks & offr basic survival skills useful during winter months.

Kismet, programs at Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place, Bethel. Call 748-3125, 426-9448.

Dinner programs 4th Sat/month, 7-10 pm, potluck dinners (bring dish to share), RSVP requested: Jan 28, guest speaker Maia will discuss shamanism.

Newtown Hikers. Call 788-1398 (Ester Nichols), 270-4340 (Newtown Parks & Rec).

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 9:30 am (later start during winter season), free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders as follows: Jan 14, Steep Rock, Washington (Mary Jo Zemitis, 203-263-3683); Jan 21, Cranberry Mountain dirt road hike, Patterson, N.Y. (Liz Cowen, 845-878-6104); Jan 28, Huntington State Park, Weston (Evelyn Schonberg, 426-0425).

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 & more.

Shepaug Eagle Observation Area, Shepaug Housatonic Hydroelectric Station, River Rd, Southbury. Call (Tues-Fri 9 am-3 pm) 800-368-8954.

Seasonal: Observation area open Dec 28 to March 17 only, Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free adm but reservations absolutely required.

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

Non-profit weight loss support group meets every Mon 6-8 pm (weigh-ins 6-6:45, meetings 7-8), meetings $2/week, membership $20/year.

Treehouse Comedy Productions.

Shows at Marisa’s Ristorante, 6540 Main St, Trumbull (call 459-4225), tickets $10 unless noted, comedy shows start 10 pm, live music starts at 6 (unless noted), no cover charge (unless stated): Jan 14, Harold Zeno Orchestra w/ Walter Andrus, 8 pm; Jan 18, Dom Irrera headlining, 8 pm, tickets $17.50, Stan Stankos opening; Jan 21, The Steve D’Agostino Band, 8:30-11:30 pm; Jan 28, The Harold Zeno Orchestra w/ Walter Andrus, 8 pm, then Anthem Reggae Band, 10:30 pm.

Shows at The New Sorrento, 32 Newtown Rd, Danbury, 9:30 pm, first act, featured act & headliners as follows, tickets $15 unless noted: Jan 14, co-headliners Tom Van Horn & Jim Dalaikis, opening set by Larry Defelice; Jan 19, Dom Irrera headlining, opening set by Stan Stankos, 8 pm, tickets $17.50; Jan 21, co-headliners Melvin George & Billy Winn, opening set by Joey Novick; Jan 28, headliner Joe Matarese, opening sets by Steve Lazarus & Mike Burton.

Wednesday Night Poetry, NEW LOCATION: at Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 426-3388 (Faith Vicinanza), 739-0313 (Molten Java).

Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm (featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm $1 ($3 requested if out-of-state or major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: Jan 18, Jive Poetic; Jan 25, the performance troupe Shijn.

Theater__ ___________

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

Private Lives, through Feb 5, curtain Sun, Tues-Wed 7 pm, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun & Wed 2 pm, Sat 3 pm, tickets $20-$60, student, senior & group discounts available.

Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel St (at corner of York), New Haven. Call 203-432-1234.

The People Next Door, Jan 13-Feb 4 (previews through Jan 18, opening night is Jan 19), curtain Fri-Sat, Tues-Thurs 8 pm, mat some Sat & Wed (call for schedule), tickets $30-$50; Jan 13, First Friday, pre-show presentation by member of creative team, light refreshments; Jan 14, Grad Night, pre-show program for grads; (Mon) Jan 16, curtain 8 pm (only Mon performance); Jan 19, opening night, post-show reception at nearby restaurant; Jan 21, Talk Back, post-matinee Q&A w/ cast & crew members; Jan 25, Senior Reception, 1 pm, reception w/ members of creative team, light refreshments; Jan 27, Talk Back, post-show Q&A w/ cast & crew members; Jan 28, open captioning on mat performance; also Jan 28, Talk Back, post-matinee Q&A w/ cast & crew members; Feb 4, mat will be audio described.

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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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