Antiques Shows______

Feb 23-24: Orange Historical Society Antiques Show, High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Rd, Orange, 10 am-4 pm, adm $4.50; 203-795-6465.

March 1: Newtown Historical Society Annual Spring Antiques Show & Sale, Newtown High School, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, 10 am-4 pm, adm $7, diverse collection of merchandise offered by returning and new dealers, presented by & main fundraiser for historical society; 426-5937.

March 8-9: 34th Annual Spring Antiques Show, Cheshire Academy, 10 Main St, Cheshire, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, free appraisals (Sun only, 1-3 pm); 203-393-0211, 203-907-7801.

 

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 Feb 24: “2007 Emerging Artist Award Exhibition: Marti Cormand,” paintings & drawings that focus on tightly-rendered landscapes which explore the nature of representation in the digital age.

Through May 26: “Charlotte Schulz: An Insufficiency in Our Screens,” first solo museum exhibition by artist who participated in Aldrich’s 2003 Radius program features 2- & 3-dimension charcoal drawings that “invite the viewer to explore strange composite architectural spaces in which dreams blend w/ memory & reality.”

Through June 8: “James Prosek: Life & Death – A Visual Taxonomy,” latest work of the CT artist, falling during 300th anniv year of birth of Carl Linnaeus (father of modern taxonomy), incl works depicting 24+ species of birds where artist has replaced the names of birds w/ an alternate taxonomy based on geometric lines & shapes, showing the artist’s great love & respect for natural work while offering viewers an opportunity to consider the real & metaphorical significance of birds.

Black Rock Art Center, 2838 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport. Hours: Wed-Sat 1-5 pm. Call 203-367-7917.

Through Feb 29: “Black History Celebration,” photographs by Yves Francois Wilson & Deana Lawson, also slave artifacts collected by Craig Kelly; Feb 22, Black Power: Now & Then, 7:30 pm, panel discussion featuring former members of Black Panther Party, Craig Kelly (NAACP), Dr Georgia Day (Rainy Faye Bookstore), musician James Moss & youth counselor Kenny Jackson will cover the history of “The Movement” & how Black Power Movement of 60s helped change America forever; Feb 24, screenings of Fatal Flood (documentary about MS River flood of 1927) & Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker, 3 pm.

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 Feb 29: “A Quartet of Photographers,” favorite images by award-winning photographers Art Anderson, Bob Berthier, Frank Gardner & Carol Gibson.

Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd (Rte 25), Brookfield. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 775-4526.

Through March 16: “PMC Decade,” traveling exhibition of 60+ pcs of artist-designed, handmade jewelry made of Precious Metal Clay by nearly 3 dozen of country’s most innovative metalsmiths, showcasing how PMC & its applications have evolved since its introduction 10 yrs ago.

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

Through Feb 24: “A Taste For Chocolate,” the natural & artistic history of chocolate, which has been consumed worldwide as confection & beverage but also traded as currency, given yearly as token of enduring love, & inspires passion bordering on obsession & addiction.

Through March 22: “Navajo Textiles from the Bruce Museum,” 10 examples from Transitional period to Rug period, exploring important period in the history of Navajo artistic when technological advances & growth of commercial interest in Navajo craft replaced traditional methods of weaving.

Through April 20: “Robotics,” exploration of the science behind the operation of robots in environment designed for fun, also presentation of fictional robots that inspire the imagination; Feb 24, Robotics for Families, 1-4 pm, fun & educational activities for all incl making robot masks & exploratory gallery hunt through exhibition, also special interactive presentation by James McLurkin (Kid-in-the-Box Consulting & MIT Computer Science-Artificial Intelligence Lab), 3 pm, starting w/ Hollywood robots & progressing to real working robots; Feb 24, Family Movie Night, at Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Ave, 8 pm (doors open 7:40), special free screening of Forbidden Planet; March 2, “Robots At Work,” 3 pm, $5 (reservations strongly recommended), lecture by William “Red” L. Whittacker (Fredkin professor of robots, The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon Univ), current projects at institute incl winning entry in 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge.

Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Mathews Park, 299 West Ave, Norwalk. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm. Call 203-899-7999.

Through March 15: “Not Printed on Paper,” prints on anything other than paper incl leather, steel, copper, plastic, plaster, wax, carpet & fabric, curated by master printer Anthony Kirk.

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

Through March 1: “Bridgeport: Showing Our Colors,” colorful perspectives of the Park City as seen by 30 local artists incl Gibbs College faculty member Andy Pinto.

Fairfield Arts Council, 70 Sanford St, Fairfield. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am-4 pm, Sat 1-4 pm. Call 203-319-1419.

Through Feb 28: “A Printer’s Eye: The Print Collection of James Reed,” approx 50 selections from the extensive print collection of artist, master printmaker & teacher James Reed.

Through Feb 28: mixed media drawings by e.b. tierney. 

Gallery of Contemporary Art at Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Call 203-365-7650.

Through Feb 28: “Women Of A Certain Age,” works by Dotty Attie, Louise Bourgeois, Ann Chernow, Nancy Spero & Selina Trieff, all depicting or referring to women or the female of a species.

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 April 6: “Crosses and Crucifixes,” more than 160 works of art symbolizing the death & resurrection of Jesus Christ through mix of antique & contemporary examples.

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 March 23: “Cover Stories: Quilts and Bed Coverings from Regional Collections,” 30-plus quilts, bed coverings & other needlework, most never before displayed, chronicle the lives of Colonial era families, the development of textile production, sewing machine manufacturing & needle & button making, all circa 1770-1900.

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.

*(new show) Feb 23-March 31: “Michael Chelminski: Recent Work,” oils by Bridgewater resident who has been studying the Maine coast for years; Feb 23, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

Morrison Gallery, Kent Village Barns, 8 Old Barn Rd (near Rte 7 at Rte 341), Kent. Hours: Wed-Sat 10:30 am-5:30 pm, Sun 1-4 pm. Call 860-927-4501.

Through March 16: exhibition featuring works by internationally acclaimed artists Chris Armstrong, Bascove, Alexander Liberman, Billy Martin, Robert Andrew Parker, Eric Sloane, Michael Steiner, Yuri Vaschenko & Peter Woytuk.

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

Through Feb 24: “Seeing Wonders: The Nature of Fly Fishing,” comprehensive overview of the history & techniques of fly fishing & fly tying, also displays of historic & celebrity rods, reels & entomology, supplemented w/ specimens from museum’s vertebrate zoology collections.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford. Hours: Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm, Tues-Fri 11 am-5 pm (open to 8 pm first Thurs/month). Call 860-278-2670, TDD 860-278-0294.

*(new show) Feb 23-July 13: “Making A Splash: American Beach Fashions, 1850-1920,” complement to “Impressionists By The Sea” offers original costume items plus period photos & prints to explore fashions worn at American seaside during Victorian & Edwardian eras while exploring the roots of American bathing costumes in reform dress for water cures & private exercise, also exploration of beach as a setting for relaxation, public recreation & the promenading of latest fashions on the boardwalk.

Through April 27: “Martin Luther King, Jr: Life, Times, and Legacy,” reflection on Dr King’s quest for freedom & equality displays imagery from Civil Rights era incl work by contemporary artists (Elizabeth Catlett, Jeff Donaldson, David Driskell, Terrence Hammonds, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gordon Parks, Alexis Peskine, Sheila Pree-Bright, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Moneta Sleet, Travis Somerville, et al) who examine themes of race & injustice in America.

Through May 11: “Impressionists By The Sea,” exploration of the transformation of Normandy & Brittany coasts as depicted by French artists of 19th Century (incl Monet, Renoir & Manet), compared to works of predecessors (Corot, Courbet, Isabey, Jongkind & Whistler) & contemporaries allied w/ Paris Salon (Boudin, Daubigny & Pelouse), all arranged chronologically, also travel books & postcards of the period, **note: exhibition has addt’l $10 adm fee on top of regular museum adm (plus $3 adm added to all admissions April 24-27, during Fine Art & Flowers).

Through Nov 9: “Pop To The Present: New Questions, New Responses,” paintings, sculpture, collage, prints, installations & photography from museum’s permanent collection of contemporary art, w/ more than 40 artists represented.

Wisdom House/Marie Louise Trichet Gallery, 229 East Litchfield Rd, Litchfield. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-4 pm. Call 860-567-3163.

Through April 19: “Portals,” drawings by Mary Lou Alberetti based on studies & travels through Italy, Spain & Turkey, plus works by her husband Robert Alberetti in oil, collage, mixed media, watercolor & encaustic.

Woodbury Antiques and Fine Art, 473 Main St South, Woodbury. Call 266-4753.

Through Feb 24: “New England: We shall be as a City upon a Hill,” historic New England landscape paintings incl works by Carolyn M. Bell, E.C.Coates, George Mitchell, J.W. Bell, et al.

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

Through April 27: “Pearls To Pyramids: British Visual Culture and The Levant, 1600-1830,” complement to “The Lure of The East,” exhibition explores the history of British cultural interchange w/ Middle East through trade, tourism, archaeological exploration & military interest; Feb 28, exhibition tour, 11 am.

Through April 27: “The Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting, 1830-1925,” approx 90 paintings, prints & drawings that depict sites & subjects that interested British artists, focusing on encounters between 19th Century British artists & the people & places of the Middle East; Feb 24, exhibition tour, 2 pm; Feb 26, Art in Context – East Meets West and The Birth of Discount: The Tale of Haj Sayyah,” 12:30 pm, led by journalist & author Roya Hakakian; Feb 27, “An Empire Between: Britain and the Mediterranean, 1600-1830,” 5:30 pm, lecture by Dr David Armitage (prof of history, Harvard Univ).

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.

*(new show) Feb 26-May 4: “Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy,” exploration of couple who served as inspiration for Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night offers all 7 of Mr Murphy’s surviving canvases along w/ paintings, watercolors, drawings & photos by artists within their circle, also personal correspondence & artifacts.

Through May 4: “Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth Century France,” more than 100 images from the most groundbreaking period in the history of color printmaking, organized by National Gallery of Art, many presented in multiple impressions or alongside related drawings; Feb 26, gallery talk, call for start time; also Feb 26, “France and England Showing Their Colors: Rivalry, Emulation & Printmaking Innovation in the 18th Century,” 4 pm, lecture by Stéphane Roy (postdoctoral research assoc, dept prints & drawings, Yale Center for British Art); Feb 27, gallery talk, call for start time; also Feb 27, “True Colors: Genius and Innovation in French Printmaking of the 18th Century,” 12:20 pm, lecture by Margaret Morgan Grasselli (curator of Old Master drawings, National Gallery).

 

Auditions, Juried Events  _____

Brookfield Theater for the Arts, Rte 25, Brookfield Center. Call 775-0023.

March 2: Open auditions for Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, 3-6 pm, director Suzanne Kinnear is seeking actors & actresses betw ages 30-45 for first show of 2008 season, sides from script will be provided for auditions, production will run weekends April 25-May 10.

Town Players of New Canaan, Powerhouse Performing Arts Center at Waveny Park, 667 South Ave, New Canaan. Call 203-253-4271.

March 3-4: Open auditions for Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, 7:30 pm, poss callbacks March 5, roles for 4 men & 3 women, British accents required, performances planned for May 2-17, contact director Bob Doran at info@tpnc.org or call him at phone # above.

Western CT chapter of CT State Music Teachers Assn, at WCSU Ives Concert Hall, 181 White St, Danbury. Call 792-6985.

March 9: CSMTA chapter will sponsor 2nd Annual Ensemble Festival, open to vocal & instrumental student ensembles, 2 pianos to be available, teachers interested in having their students participate should call phone # above.

 

 

Concerts, Musical Events ____

March 1: NUMC Coffee House, 7:45–10:30 pm, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Road, adm $3 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see separate Misc listing), $4 otherwise, live bluegrass & folk music, refreshments, suitable for all ages; 426-9998.

March 1: FairWestSwing Swing Lessons & Dance, Norfield Grange, 12 Good Hill Rd, Weston, doors open 7 pm, introductory swing lesson at 7:30, supplemental swing dance lesson 8:30, dancing 9:30-midnight, adm $15 (incl 1 dance lesson), $20 (for both lessons), $5 student discount, very beginner friendly event, no partner required, music by swing DJ, air conditioned & dehumidified hall, dances held 1st & 3rd Sat each month; 203-522-5341.  

March 9: Connecticut Master Chorale Winter Concert, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 3 pm, tickets $20/adv, $25/door, program to feature John Rutter’s Winchester Te Deum, also Gounod’s St Cecilia Mass and Rózsa’s Ben-Hur Chorale Suite, w/ guest soloists & CT Master Chorale Orchestra accompaniment; 743-0473;.

March 16: Hearts For Harmon, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 2-5 pm, free adm (donations accepted for Kim Harmon Family Fund), live music, raffles, heart healthy recipes, snacks and refreshments, fundraiser for family of late Newtown Bee Sports Editor Him Harmon; 203-509-2246.

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

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Feb 24, Taj Mahal & The Trio Band, $65; Feb 29, Dionne Warwick, $90; March 1, Dickey Betts & Great Southern, $70 & $75.

 

 

Films _________________

Feb 23: Screening of Marian Anderson: A Portrait in Music, Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main St, Danbury, free screening of film that celebrates the life & performances of late Danbury resident whose courage & convictions helped reshape the musical world; 743-5200.

Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm & most Monday holidays (call ahead). Call 203-372-3521.

Planetarium shows: One Small Step and Larry – Cat in Space, call museum for screenings schedule.

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

Feb 22-28: Enchanted (PG), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Thurs 7 pm, mat Fri-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Western CT State University in Student Center, 181 White St/Rte 6, Danbury. Call 837-8486.

12th Annual African Film Festival, screenings Wed at noon (unless noted) & Fri 7 pm, free & open to public: Feb 22, Witches in Exile (2005, in Dagbani & English w/ subtitles); Feb 27 & 29, Umgig (Shadow Dancing; in Dagbani & English w/ subtitles).

 

 

For Kids & Families _________

Feb 24: Indoor Historic Games, Tapping Reeve House, 82 South St, Litchfield, 2-4 pm, adm $3 ($8 max/families), board games, game-rhymes, histories & guessing games from American history, also hot chocolate, cookies & conversation, registration required; 860-567-4501.

Flanders Nature Center/Van Vleck Farmhouse, Flanders & Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm. Call 203-263-3711.

Misc programs: Feb 24, Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast, at Woodbury Emergency Services Building, Quassuk Rd, 8 am-1 pm, adm $7 adults (ages 12 & up), $5 ages 5-11, free ages 4 & under, annual event presented by Flanders will offer pancakes, sausages, fresh juice & hot beverages to celebrate start of maple season.

 

Miscellaneous ___________

Feb 23: Saturday Morning Bird Walk, Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, 9 am, free relaxing walk in search of local birds, all levels of birders welcome, meet in lobby; 734-2513.

Feb 23: Death on the Rock(s), Portuguese Cultural Center, 65 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury, dinner 6:30-8 pm, performance to begin at 8:30, tickets $35 (incl dinner & coffee/soft drinks; cash bar available), reservations required (can be made until mid-afternoon Saturday), Stage Door Productions will present murder-mystery set on Alcatraz; 470-7528.

Feb 24: Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast, Woodbury Emergency Services Building, Quassuk Rd, Woodbury, 8 am-1 pm, adm $7 adults (ages 12 & up), $5 ages 5-11, free ages 4 & under, annual event presented by Flanders Nature Center will offer pancakes, sausages, fresh juice & hot beverages to celebrate start of maple season; 263-3711.

Feb 26: “Restoring and Renovating Existing Gardens,” C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 1 pm, free program by NY Botanical Gardens instructor Cathy Beauregard will be hosted and sponsored by The Garden Club of Newtown; 270-1108.

Feb 26: “Dare To Discuss Drugs III: The Recent Facts,” Newtown Middle School, Queen St, Newtown, 7-9 pm, free public forum & panel discussion sponsored by The Parent Connection will address recent information regarding young adult & teen alcohol & drug use in Newtown & surrounding areas, panel to be led by substance abuse expert Elizabeth Driscoll-Jorgensen; 426-9280, 994-5394.

Feb 26: Love & Knishes: Too Much Stuff, Too Little Space!,  Walzer Family Jewish Community Campus, 444 Main St North, Southbury, lunch at noon, program at 1, suggested donation $8 adults, $5.50 ages 60 & above, reservations requested by Feb 22, freshly prepared lunch will be followed by presentation by Bonnie Dewkett (The Joyful Organizer), who can offer practical & low cost ways to overcome too little time, money & space; 267-3177 x105.

Feb 27: “The Amistad Court Cases,” Tapping Reeve House & Law School, 82 South St, Litchfield, 6:30 pm, adm $3, discuss the story behind the Amistad events & Litchfield County’s ties to the historic court case, view a mock trial & even dress up as prosecutor, defense lawyer, judge or witness; 860-567-4501.

Feb 28: “The Founding: The Constitution Series,” Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd/Rte 7, Ridgefield, 2 pm, free lecture by Akhil Amar (Southmayd professor of law & political sciences, Yale Univ & author) will discuss the defining elements of the Constitution & the Bill of Rights, the various interpretations of the Constitution & issues that nearly scuttled the formation of nat’l gov’t, Q&A session to follow, reservations suggested, second in ongoing series of events co-sponsored by library & Wilton Historical Society; 203-762-3950.

March 1: NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, Newtown United Methodist Church’s Rauner Hall, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 5-7:30 pm, adm $8 adults, $7 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.

March 1: Indoor Master’s Table Farm Market, Nonnewaug High School, 5 Minortown Rd, Woodbury, 11 am-2 pm, adm $2, fresh CT Grown food, also CT chefs cooking w/ food, special guest Colin McEnroe (WTIC 1080 radio), also info about MTFM pilot program creating senior farmers’ market nutrition program for CT Dept of Agriculture; 860-619-0075.

March 6: MFA Lecture Series: Norman Green, Western CT State Univ White Hall Viewing Room 1, 181 White St, Danbury, 11 am, free lecture by Mr Green will continue spring series of lectures by leading contemporary fine artists sponsored by school’s Master of Fine Arts program; 837-8881.

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

Programs free unless noted: Feb 26, Searching For Shakespeare: King Lear lecture, 7 pm, Dr Mark Schenker will offer lecture on this month’s featured Shakespeare title; Feb 28, Searching For Shakespeare: King Lear discussion, 7 pm, Prof Bill O’Connell will lead discussion on this month’s featured Shakespeare title.

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.

Flanders Nature Center/Van Vleck Farmhouse, Flanders & Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm. Call 203-263-3711.

Misc programs: Feb 24, Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast, at Woodbury Emergency Services Building, Quassuk Rd, 8 am-1 pm, adm $7 adults (ages 12 & up), $5 ages 5-11, free ages 4 & under, annual event presented by Flanders will offer pancakes, sausages, fresh juice & hot beverages to celebrate start of maple season.

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

Feb 23, “Making Herbal Remedies,” hands-on workshop, 1-2:30 pm, $20 adults ($15 IAIS members) incl supplies, community herbalist Lupo Connell will show how to make safe & effective herbal remedies incl custom healing teas & winter wellness syrup for cold & flu.

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

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 10 am (winter start), free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders (in parentheses) as follows: Feb 23, rail trail, Monroe – walk, snow shoe or cross country ski, depending on weather (Rita Qubick, 268-4119); March 1, Stratford Rail Trail (Morie Colburn, 203-888-3046).

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 to March 12 only, Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free adm but reservations absolutely required (reservations line now open).

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

Programs 4th Wed/month, 1:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: Feb 27, watercolor demo by Adele Moros.

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 $24/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): Feb 22, Johnny Rizzo, tickets $17.50.

Shows at The New Sorrento, 32 Newtown Rd, Danbury (call 744-5575), shows 9 pm & tickets $15 unless noted: Feb 23, Rich Vos & Bonnie McFarlane co-headlining, tickets $20, opening set by Jonny Bensen.

 

Theatre ______________

Feb 23: Death on the Rock(s), Portuguese Cultural Center, 65 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury, dinner 6:30-8 pm, performance to begin at 8:30, tickets $35 (incl dinner & coffee/soft drinks; cash bar available), reservations required (can be made until mid-afternoon Saturday), Stage Door Productions will present murder-mystery set on Alcatraz; 470-7528.

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

On Stage II: Shipwrecked! An Entertainment — The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as told by himself), through March 16, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun, Tues-Wed 7 pm, mat Sat 3 pm, Sundays 2 pm, call for ticket details.

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

Love Letters, through Feb 23, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, tickets $22 adults, $18 seniors & students.

Play readings, new works read by area actors, reservations not needed: Feb 26, Jean Goldsmyth’s 5 Minute Date, reading begins 7:30 (doors open at 7), free but donations accepted for new building fund.

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

Tea At Five, through Feb 23 (production extended), curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets $20.

Western CT State University’s Berkshire Theater, Osborne St, Danbury. Call 837-8732.

Tommy, Feb 27-March 1, curtain Wed 7:30 pm, Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, tickets $20 adults, $15 students & seniors.

 

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