Antiques Shows   __________________________

Sundays: Elephant’s Trunk Country Flea Market, Rte 7, New Milford, 7 am-2 pm (early buying 5:45, $20), adm $2, free ages 12 & under, leave pets home, vendors offer antiques, collectibles & misc, refreshments available; 508-265-9911.

April 9-10: 6th Annual Vintage Clothing, Accessories, Textiles & Jewelry Show & Sale, Police Athletic League building, 25 Hayestown Rd, Danbury, 10 am-5 pm, $7, free age 13 & under, dealers from tri-state area & MA participating; 914-273-4667 (show phone 914-589-1355).

April 10: 7th annual Simsbury Civitan’s Antiques & Collector’s Show, The Master’s School, 36 Westledge Rd, West Simsbury, 9 am-4 pm; 860-658-7794.

April 17: 30th annual Postcard Show, Holiday Inn, 201 Washington Ave/Rte 5, North Haven, 10 am-4 pm (club members’ entry begins 9 am), $3, 20+ dealers, refreshments, hosted by CT Postcard Club; 860-319-4022, 203-837-2877.

Art Exhibits ____________________________

Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533.

In Olga Knoepke Meeting Room (lower meeting room): Through April 27, Flagpole Photographers Annual Exhibit, over 100 photographs by members of local photographer club to be exhibited.

Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Rd (at corner of Center St), Easton; 203-261-0134.

*(new show) Through May 17: “The Will Variations: a two-generation study of color and texture,” acrylics, pastels, sculpture & watercolors by Connie Will, art quilts & wearable art by (her daughter) Mary Will Sussman; April 9, opening reception, 12-2:30 pm.

Gallery at The Historic Arcade Mall, 1001-12 Main St, Bridgeport; 203-522-4154.

Through April 8: “Paper or Plastic?” works by William Corprew, Mark DeRosa, Diane DiMassa, Jahmane, Richard Killeaney, Marcella Kovac, Philip Lique, Alan Neider & Rita Vally, who appropriate, reference & harness materials, branding strategies, symbols & themes found in consumer culture, juxtaposed w/ images of historic figures (such as Jahmane’s “MLBK Jr” or “Malcolm Exxon”).

Haas Library at Western CT State Univ, Osborne St at Fifth Ave, Danbury; 203-837-9110.

*(new show) Through April 30: “The Legacy of Our Civil War: 150 Years After Fort Sumter,” letters, photos, newspapers & period literature from Civil War & its immediate aftermath from WCSU Archives.

Kent Art Association, The Gallery at KAA, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent; 860-927-3989.

Through April 10: “KAA Member Show I,” original representational & non-representational work by members of KAA.

Koenig FrameWorks, 97 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-1887.

Through April 23: “Small Works: art for small spaces,” sm original works  in acrylic, oil, watercolor, mixed media, pen & ink, charcoal, pastel, sculpture, etchings & monoprints, none measuring more than 12 united (length plus width) inches.

Richter Association for the Arts, Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack La, Danbury; 203-798-2245.

*(new show) April 9-10, “Members Art Show,” works by members of  Richter Association for the Arts; April 9, opening reception, 3 pm.

Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro, 97 South Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-0805.

Through April 17: “Edge of Reality: Recent Paintings by Virginia Zic,” new works ranging from semi-abstract garden images to abstract landscape views by the Newtown artist.

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

*(new show) April 9-May 7: “In Extremis: The Stations of the Cross, 14 Abstractions,” abstract paintings by Cornwall artist Harvey Offenhartz, inspired by the Stations of the Cross, circa 1995; April 9, opening reception, 3:30-5:30 pm (artist’s talk at 3:45).

Auditions, Juried Events  __________________

Lakeside Spring Fling Community Tag Sale, VFW Post 1607, 150 Lee Farm Dr, Southbury; 203-264-2023.

April 16: Spaces available for fundraiser tag sale to benefit The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, set up 7 am, sale to run 9 am-1 pm, tables $25 tax-deductible, contact Vicky at above #ASAP.

Creative Music Center, 701 Main St, Monroe; 203-261-7301.

April 12, 14-15: Auditions for vocalists & instrumentalists who would like to perform national anthem at Bridgeport Bluefish game May 4-5, auditions to run 3-6 pm each day, appointments required, call above phone # or visit TheCreativeMusicCenter.com for details, those auditioning do not need to be students of CMC to participate, those selected will also receive 5 free game tickets for friends & family.

Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras, at Roger Ludlowe Middle School, 789 Unquowa Rd, Fairfield; 203-452-0003.

April 10: Music students in Fairfield & New Haven counties entering grades 5-12 for 2011-12 invited to open rehearsal, 2-3:30 pm, audition info available, tours of rehearsal areas, meet current members & parents, learn about  GBYO’s 5 performing ensembles (Principal, Symphony, Concert, String Orchestra & Wind Ensemble), visit www.gbyo.org or contact Executive Director Barbara Upton at above phone # for addt’l info.

Concerts, Musical Events _______________

April 8: Craobh Rua at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 8 pm, $20, $5 children, live performance by one of Belfast’s leading traditional Irish music bands, hosted by The Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society, reservations strongly suggested; 203-254-1271.

April 9: “Of Piano and Cello,” Henderson Cultural Center/The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Rd, New Milford, 6 pm, $35 ($25 members), $5 children, performance by pianist Sharon Ruchman & pianist Mary Costanza will incl piano-cello duets composed by Ms Ruchman from her 2 CDs; 860-355-0300.

April 10: “Look At The World: A Benefit for The Jericho Partnership,” First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Ave, Danbury, 4 pm, $20, performance by CT Choral Society, w/ organist Mark Pacoe & organist & pianist Linda Sweetman-Waters, will incl works of John Rutter & Louis Vierne, also song honoring Nelson Mandela & Pieter de Klerk, concert to raise awareness of & proceeds to benefit The Jericho Partnership (serving youth, homeless & other at-risk communities); 203-206-7186.

Newtown Friends of Music, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown; 203-426-6470.

Concerts at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 3 pm, tickets $20, free ages 5-14 w/ ticket-holding adult, reception follows performances: April 10, The Anteres Ensemble w/ guest soprano Sarah Wolfson, concert dedicated to the memory of Alfred T. Parrella will incl works of Schubert, Brahms & Ravel, also special pre-concert performance by The XY Chromotones.

For Kids & Families    _______________________

April 8: St Rose Friday Night Bingo, St Rose School Gathering Hall, 40 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, doors open 5:45 pm, games begin at 6,  $17 covers all regular & many special games, door prizes, refreshments available for purchase, all ages welcome; 203-426-5102.

April 10-23: Easter Bunny at Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury, museum open 10 am-4:30 pm Fri-Sat, 12-4:30 pm Sun, trains depart every 30 min (12:30-3:30), $9, ride restored 1953 New Haven RR diesel car to Easter Bunny Car (reservations sugg), sm gift for every child, museum also open w/ coloring, temporary tattoos & more; 203-778-8337.

Miscellaneous ___________________________

Through April 10: Annual Benefit Tag Sale, Lourdes of Litchfield, 83 Montfort Rd, Litchfield, Thurs-Sat 9 am-4:30 pm, Sun 11:30 am-4:30 pm, one of shrine’s major fundraisers to prepare for upcoming Pilgrim-age Season; 860-567-1041.

Through April 10: Super Train Exhibition XXI, Brookfield Museum & Historical Society, Rte 25 at Rte 133, Brookfield Center, Sat-Sun 10 am-5 pm, $4, $3 senior citizens (& museum members), $1 ages 7-14, free ages 6 & under, model train layouts in gauges Z.N, HO, S, O & G, also railroad memorabilia, photos, videos, antiques, artwork, displays, tours & model trains for children to operate, also vending area, proceeds to benefit historical society & museum programs; 203-740-8140.

April 9: 13th Annual Indoor Flea Market & Bake Sale, North Congregational Church, 11 Main St North (Rte 6 at 47), Woodbury, 9 am-2 pm, free adm, 30+ vendors, proceeds to support church missions, programs & projects; 203-263-2410.

April 9: Spring Fling Silent Bid Auction, Bethel United Methodist Church, 141 Greenwood Ave, Bethel, 6-8:30 pm, free adm, desserts & coffee, bid on goods & services, from antiques to toys; 203-743-6835.

April 9: “Line Up To Give Back,” Christ Church Parish, 184 Cross Hwy, Redding Ridge, 6:30 pm, $40 (reservations requested due to space & meal planning), country-western themed evening will incl BBQ pulled pork, baked beans, etc, line dancing, silent auction, pick-a-prize offerings, etc, adults only, proceeds to benefit church’s mission programs, thematic apparel encouraged; 203-938-0328, 203-938-2872.

April 9-10: 6th Annual Vintage Clothing, Accessories, Textiles & Jewelry Show & Sale, Police Athletic League building, 25 Hayestown Rd, Danbury, 10 am-5 pm, $7, free age 13 & under, dealers from tri-state area & MA participating; 914-273-4667 (show phone 914-589-1355).

April 10: Spring Victorian Tea, St Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish House, 175 Old Tannery Rd (Rte 111, opposite town green), Monroe, 12:30-3:30 pm, $15, $10 ages 12 & under, continuous seatings & servings of Bigelow tea varieties, sandwiches, scones, breads & desserts, proceeds to benefit various charities; 203-268-4265.

April 10: “Hawaiian Culture and Dance,” Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, 3 pm, donations accepted, lecture & dance program by Clare Capossela, Q&A & refreshments to follow; 203-797-1587.

April 11: “The Legacy of P.T. Barnum, The Greatest Showman on Earth!” at C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free program by Bob Berthelson will offer brief study of the legendary Bethel resident, hosted by Newtown Historical Society; 203-426-5937.

April 12: “The Legacy of Our Civil War: 150 Years After Fort Sumter,” WCSU Ruth Haas Library, Osborne St at Fifth Ave, Danbury, 11 am, free panel discussion w/ WCSU faculty will cover Civil War’s legacy from Union & Confederate perspectives, also ongoing exhibition of letters, photos, newspapers & period literature from Civil War & its immediate aftermath from WCSU Archives (on view to April 30); 203-837-8992.

April 13: “The Wildflowers of New England,” 7:30 pm, Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, free program by earth & life science teacher, also photographer, John Pawlowki on Native American & Colonial uses of wildflowers, & their ecological & environmental importance, hosted by The Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown; 203-426-5359.

April 14: Laurel Christian Women’s Connection Spring Luncheon, The Inn at Villa Bianca, 312 Roosevelt Dr/Rte 34, Seymour, 11 am-1 pm, $20 (incl lunch), lunch at 11:30, followed by program by Jane Burdett (Bigelow Tea) on the health benefits of tea, all welcome; 203-426-0106.

April 15: 20th Annual TGIF (Thank God I’m Female) Women’s Wellness Forum: “If You Thought You Were HOT at 20, Flash Forward to Menopause,” at Villa Rosa Wedding & Banquet Facility/The Ponte Club, 380 Farmwood Rd, Waterbury, 4:30-10 pm, $45, keynotes by John Lewis, MD & Marcia Tejeda, MD, also special guest Teresa LaBarbera (WTNH News 8), fundraiser for Waterbury Hospital’s Telemetry Unit will be “evening of education, fun & camaraderie”; 203-573-7691.

April 16: Lakeside Spring Fling Community Tag Sale, VFW Post 1607, 150 Lee Farm Dr, Southbury, 9 am-1 pm, donated items, also bake sale & raffle, fundraiser for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; 203-264-2023.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-2475.

April 8-14: The Fighter (R), Fri-Sat 7 & 9:10 pm, Sun-Thurs 7 pm, mat Sat 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main St, Newtown; 203-426-2316.

Through April 27, Flagpole Photographers Annual Exhibit, over 100 photographs by members of local photographer club to be exhibited.

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

April 10, “Late Archaic and Late Woodland Occupations at Cove River, West Haven,” 3 pm, $5, lecture by Holly Cuzzone hosted by Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. (SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-6654.

April 13, Anda Styler, 7:30 pm, free demo on painting landscape w/ acrylics.

Treehouse Comedy Productions; 203-702-7577.

Shows at Savin Rock Roasting Company, 946 Ferry Blvd, Stratford, 9 pm, $15 unless noted: April 9, Jim Mendrinos, Mike Siscoe & Dave Konig opening; April 16, Women in Comedy feat Carol Montgomery, Linda Belt & Andrea Mevinsky.

Theatre __________________________________

Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport; 203-576-1636.

Nunset Boulevard: The Nunsense Hollywood Bowl Show, to April 17, curtain Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 5:30 & 8:30 pm, Sun 5:30 pm, tickets $39.50.

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

On Stage II: The Caucasian Chalk Circle, April 14-17, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, $12, $8, special engagement by Quinnipiac University Theater for Community.

Stray Kats Theatre Company, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-514-2221.

Staged readings, 7:30 pm, $25 (season subscription available), Q&A w/ actors & reception follows: April 8, Fibber McGee & Molly.

WCSU Opera, at Western CT State University’s White Hall/Ives Concert Hall, 181 White St/Rte 6, Danbury; 203-837-8350, 203-837-8499.

Street Scene, to April 9, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, tickets $15, $10 senior citizens & ages 12 & under.

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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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