Antiques Shows______

Saturdays (through mid-Dec): 38th Season Woodbury’s Famous Antiques & Flea Market, 787 Main St South (Rte 6, near Rte 64), Woodbury, 7 am-1 pm, 150± vendors each week; 203-263-2841.

Sundays (through Dec 11): Elephant’s Trunk Country Flea Market, Rte 7, New Milford, 7 am-2:30 pm (early buying 5:45 am, $20), adm $1; 508-896-1975.

Sept 3-4: Farmington Antiques Weekend, Farmington Polo Grounds, Town Farm Rd, Farmington, Sat 8 am-5 pm, Sun 120 am-5 pm, adm $10 Sat (good for both days), $7 Sun, free parking available inside polo grounds, 600± dealers from US & Europe exhibiting outdoors under tents, refreshments; 317-431-7154, show phone 860-677-7862.

Sept 10: Russell Carrell’s Original Antiques in A Cow Pasture, Carrell Homestead/John Spencer Antiques, 92 Canaan Rd/Rte 4, Salisbury, 11 am-5 pm, adm $5 (early buying 9 am, $15), 100+ dealers, proceeds to benefit Salisbury VNA; 845-876-0616.

Sept 11: 33rd Antiques al Fresco, Bates-Scofield Homestead, 45 Old King’s Highway North (off Boston Post Rd), Darien, 11 am-5 pm, adm $5 (early buying & opening of Homestead Treasures at 10 am, $20), 50 dealers, outdoor settings; 508-674-9186.

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places__ _____

Bachelier Cardonsky Gallery, Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Hours: Fri-Sun 11 am-5 pm & by appt. Call 860-927-3129.

Through Sept 11: celebration of summer w/ paintings by Margaret Crenson, Silvius Krecu & Eleanor Miller & sculpture by Rhoda Keller.

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 12-5 pm. Call 426-4533.

In Olga Knoepke Meeting Room (lower meeting room) — *(new show) Through Sept 30: “History In The Making: Faces Of Newtown,” 13 new portraits honoring current & former (deceased) residents of distinction, nominated by library’s Board of Trustees, created by award-winning members of CT Society of Portrait Artists; Sept 10, opening reception, 6-8 pm.

In first & second floor display cases — Through Sept 30: “The Prehistory of Newtown,” artifacts from collection of Town Historian Dan Cruson that illustrate the development of Native American culture in the area & the science of archaeology that enabled conclusions to be reached about development.

On library’s main floor — Through Sept 20: hand hooked rugs by award-winning rug hooker Liz Alpert Fay.

City Lights Gallery, 37 Markle Court, Bridgeport. Hours: Tues 12-5 pm, Wed-Fri 11 am-6 pm, Sat 11 am-2 pm & by appt. Call 203-334-7748.

*(new show) Sept 2-Oct 15: “The New Landscape,” landscape paintings by Ira Barkoff & Don Bracken, sculpture by David Colbert, all of Cornwall; Sept 2, opening reception, 5:30-8 pm.

Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum Gallery, 314 Unquowa Rd, Fairfield. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-319-1419.

*(new show) Sept 2-30: “Intimate Connection,” first solo exhibit by lifelong naturalist & nature photographer Laurie Jane Bepler will examine the relationship betw humans & nature; Sept 11, artist’s reception (public invited), 3-5 pm.

Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Rd (at corner of Center St), Easton. Hours: Mon & Fri 10 am-5 pm, Tues & Wed 10 am-8 pm, Thurs 10 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-3 pm. Call 261-0134.

*(new show) Through Oct 18: “The Body Eclectic,” a collection of mixed media monotypes by Monroe artist Lisa P. Oswald, who uses texture & color to present abstractions of the human figure; Sept 21, artist’s reception (public invited), 5:30-7:30 pm.

Fenn Gallery of Contemporary Art, 345 Main Street/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Thurs-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 203-263-2821.

Through Sept 11: “Layers,” abstract encaustics by Carol Padberg & inventive mixed media works by Gloria Santoyo Ruenitz.

*(new show) Sept 15-Oct 23: “Vibrant Rhythms,” modernist paintings by Diran Deckmejian & Howard Fussiner; Sept 17, artists’ reception (public invited), 4-6 pm.

Glebe House Museum & The Gertrude Jekyll Garden, 49 Hollow Rd, Woodbury. Hours: (May-Oct) Wed-Sun 1-4 pm, (Nov) Sat-Sun 1-4 pm. Call 203-263-2855.

Through Oct 9: “The Marshall Family at Home,” special exhibit celebrating 80th anniv of Glebe House Museum will portray members of Marshall family, their slaves & friends as they would have gone about typical day in Sept 1776 of an 18th Century well-educated middle class family (Marshalls moved into Glebe House ca 1771), exhibition will feature mannequins dressed in carefully researched & hand sewn clothing by curators Sandie Tarbox & Hallie Larkin.

Haas Library at Western CT State University, Osborne St (midtown campus), Danbury. Call 837-8486.

*(new show) Sept 10-Oct 7: “Excursions – An Exhibition of Recent Works by Herm Freeman, Thomas Hamann, Kim Hanna & Phil Demise Smith,” 25+ original engravings, paintings & mixed media works by well respected artists; Sept 10, opening reception, 7-9 pm.

Housatonic Museum of Art/Burt Chernow Galleries at Housatonic Community College, 90 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5:30 pm (Thurs until 7), Sat 9 am-3 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 203-332-5000.

*(new show) Sept 15-Nov 4: “The 2005 Weir Farm Visiting Artists Exhibition,” works by 5 regional artists who spent past year exploring bucolic setting of Nat’l Historic Site on Wilton-Ridgefield line – works by CT artists Bob Keating, Rob Loebell, Jane Miller & Eve Stockton, & NJ artist Pat Brentano; Sept 15, opening reception, 5:30-7 pm.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860-868-0518.

Through Sept 30: “Inuit Artists – Inuit Hunters: Arctic Stories in Ivory, Bone and Stone,” Inuit sculpture carved from walrus ivory, soapstone, whalebone & musk ox horn loaned from IAIS member’s private collection.

Kent Art Association, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Hours: Thurs-Sun 1-5 pm. Call 860-927-3989.

Through Sept 5: “President’s Show & Sale,” representational work by more than 100 member & non-member artists in oil, watercolor, pastel, graphics & sculpture.

Mark Twain House & Museum Center, 351 Farmington Ave, Hartford. Hours: 9:30 am-5:30 pm (open to 8 pm first Thurs/month). Call 860-247-0998.

Through Sept 5: “Marks on Paper: Mark Twain’s Personal Library,” selections from Twain’s personal library, many w/ notes about the writing and/or the authors.

Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm. Call 203-753-0381.

Through Sept 18: “Flood!” images, oral histories, original film footage & maps (& 28 diff banners extending outside museum, along town green), re-explore the immediate & long-term impacts of the Flood of 1955, which stuck Waterbury & neighboring towns along Naugatuck River on Aug 19, 1955 & caused $54 million property damage.

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 Oct 23 (show dates extended): “Tercentennial Celebration: En Plein Air Exhibit of Newtown and Sandy Hook,” brand-new works done en plein aire in Newtown & Sandy Hook by 16 award-winning CT-based artists incl gallery-represented artists, also incl Newtown artists Pat Barkman, Betty Christensen, Ron DeFelice, Ruth Newquist.

Sherman Library, 1 Sherman Center, Sherman. Hours: Tues-Fri 11 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-4 pm. Call 860-354-2455.

Through Sept 30: “Chairs by Kristine Tino,” paintings by Ms Tino that depict chairs & shadows in series that incorporates the bold use of complementary colors in plance of actual colors of chairs & their shadows.

Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 203-966-6668.

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.

*(new show) Sept 10-Dec 4: “Works on Paper: Post-Independence Art from a Private Collection,” watercolors, pen & ink, gouache drawings on paper & Indian prints culled from one of the largest collections of its kind in the country, icnl works produced in India since its independence in 1947.

Washington Art Association, Bryant Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860-868-2878.

*(new show) Sept 3-25: “Mystic Realms” paintings by Sandra Lerner that reflect her Japanese influence of closed planed, sacred architecture, subtle luminosity & intense energy, paintings by Carol Diamond that incorporate found tile & broken glass to raise the plane of the works & works by Juliann Cydylo that reference the history & cultural experience of women as reflected in restrictions of costume, gesture & outer appearance; Sept 3, opening reception, 3-5 pm.

Western CT State University’s Warner Hall, Fifth Ave (off White St, on midtown campus), Danbury. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 am-8 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-4 pm. Call 837-8486.

*(new show) Sept 10-Sept 23: “Freedom: A History of US,” historical documents & early American artifacts incl a draft of US Constitution, rare printing of Declaration of Independence, photos, daguerreotypes, speech transcripts, etc, many not available to public prior to inclusion in exhibit being presented in collaboration w/ Smithsonian Institution Affiliations Program; Sept 14, ”The Ten Commandments in the Public Sphere,” 7 pm, in WCSU’s Alumni Hall, on White St, free discussion by Dr Paul Finkelman will be followed by Q&A moderated by Todd Brewster.

White Silo Farm & Winery, 32 Rte 37 East, Sherman. Hours: Fri-Sun 11 am-5 pm & by appt. Call 860-355-0271.

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

*(new show) Sept 10 - Dec 31: “Dreams, Myths & Subconscious Doodles,” paintings, drawings & sculpture by New Hartford artist David J. Skora, whose work seeks to unfold the metaphoric & symbolic meanings of the subconscious dramas that appear through dreaming; Sept 10, opening reception, 1-3 pm.

Woodbury Public Library, 269 Main St South/Rte 6, Woodbury. Call 203-263-3502.

*(new show) Through Sept 29: “Scrapbag Quilt Artists’ 20th Anniversary,” collection of works by members of guild that originated 20 yrs ago in Newtown & now incl members from Brookfield, Easton, Danbury, Monroe, Newtown, Norwalk, Oxford, Weston & Woodbury offers look at traditional & contemporary quilting; Sept 10, artists’ reception (public invited), 2-4 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.

*(new show) Through Dec 31: “The Worlds of Francis Wheatley,” highlights from YCBA’s rich holdings of Wheatley’s work in all genre & media incl oils, watercolors, drawings & prints.

Auditions, Juried Events  _____

Connecticut Master Chorale, at South Britain Congregational Church Parish Hall, Rte 172 at East Flat Hill Rd, South Britain. Call 775-2602.

Opening for 2005-06 season for bass voice, rehearsals begin after Labor Day & are Tues eves 7:30-9:30 pm, director is Tina Johns Heidrich, performances scheduled for Nov, March & May, also performance planned in Nov at Carnegie Hall under direction of John Rutter, visit CMChorale for details, contact Ms Heidrich for audition appt.

Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury. Call 748-1716.

Sept 7: Auditions for 80-pc Danbury Community Orchestra, openings for area teens & adults who play orchestral instrument (vacancies in all string sections, certain wind sections & percussion), Stephen Michael Smith is director, rehearsals Wed eves, group performs symphonic & other orchestral music in 2 concerts/season, call for details & appt.

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

Sept 9-10: Receiving for KAA Fall Art Show & Sale, Fri 1-4 pm, Sat 10 am-1 pm, juried show seeking entries of oils, watercolors, pastels, graphics & sculpture, no collage or computer art accepted, all work must be representational, awards reception will be Sept 17, show will run Sept 16-Oct 16, visit KentArt.org or call gallery (phone # above) for additional info.

Newtown Choral Society, Newtown. Call 426-3769.

Openings in all sections for new season, preparing for Dec performance of Britten’s Ceremony of Carols & other works, director Mary Andreotta seeking singers w/ love of singing & willingness to learn, weekly rehearsals Wed pm, call for details.

Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield. Call 203-431-9850, 917-699-4045.

Sept 12-13: Auditions for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 7:30-9:30 pm, director is Craig David Rosen, all auditioning should prepare uptempo Broadway tune & ballad (may only be asked to sing 16 bars of one song), be prepared to learn short dance/movement (so dress appropriately), rehearsals will be Mon-Fri & some weekends mid-Sept to opening night, performance dates are Fri-Sat Nov 11-Dec 10 plus Sun matinee on Dec 4, contact theater barn (first phone #) above or visit www.TheaterBarn.org for full cast breakdown, contact director (second phone #) for specific info.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

Sept 3: Easton Banjo Society at New Milford Green, Main St, New Milford, 7:30 pm, free performance continues 2005 Concerts on The Green series, picnics welcome; 860-354-6768, 860-355-2873.

Sept 6: Willie Nininger & John Kuhner at Pomperaug Woods, 80 Heritage Rd, Southbury, free concert will conclude summer series presented at gazebo within senior community, moves into Pomperaug Woods’ Wilson Hall if rain, BYO chairs/seating; 262-6555.

Sept 8: New England Symphonic Band at St John’s Episcopal Church, on the green/Main St, New Milford, 7 pm, tickets $20, performance by ensemble of 43 professional musicians will offer arrangements of works from John Phillip Sousa & Bach to ethnic & popular tunes, event is fundraiser for The Oratory of The Little Way (Gaylordsville-based spiritual healing center); 860-354-8294, 860-354-5583.

Sept 10: Malone & Hutch at New Milford Green, Main St, New Milford, 7:30 pm, free performance concludes 2005 Concerts on The Green series, picnics welcome; 860-354-6768, 860-355-2873.

Sept 10: “Journey To The East,” at Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 8 pm, free performance by Larry Deming (viola, violin, Bulgarian tambura, African thumb pianos, strumstick & Chinese banjo), Alison Breisler (violin), Jordan Jancz (cello & bass), Dave Savitsky (alto sax), Matt Moadel (dumtek, tabla, shakers, cymbals, timpani & other percussion) & mystery guest will offer compositions that conjure the experience of travel over time & continents incl folk sons, dances & character pieces; 748-1716.

Sept 17: “Sandip Burman and Friends: A Concert of Indian Tabla & Tabla Torung, with a Hint of Jazz,” WCSU Student Center theater, White St/Rte 6, Danbury, 6:30 pm, tickets $17 adults, $10 students, performance of classical & folk dances of India by local students of Indian dance will be followed by concert by Burman, who has spent his life studying a circle of tablas tuned to 12-tone scale, adding jazz fusion to mix of Indian melodies & rhythms; 748-1131.

Sept 17-18: Bluegrass Festival at Woodbury Ski Area, Rte 47, Woodbury, 10 am-8 pm, Sat will feature competition, Sun music all day, performances by David Davis & The Warrior River, Northern Lights, Dan Paisley & The Southern Grass, Digger David & Tombstones, et al,  tickets $40/adv for both days, $25/adv per day or $30/day at gate, skate park also open both days (exhibition team Sat), arts & crafts & food vendors; 203-263-2203.

McLaughlin Vineyards, Albert’s Hill Rd, Sandy Hook. Hours: daily 11 am-5 pm. Call 426-1533.

Sunday Music Series, 1-4 pm, $10/adv, $12/day of: Sept 4, Bluegrass & Folk, $12/adv, $15/day of; Sept 11, Garden Jazz, $10/adv, $12/day of.

Merryall Center for the Arts, Chapel Hill Rd (off Merryall Rd), New Milford. Call 860-354-7264.

Performances 8 pm (unless noted), tickets $15, season tickets available: Sept 17, Penny Schnell & Home, contemporary folk ensemble offers memory-stirring songs incl ballads & blues delivered in rich blend of vocal & instrumental arrangements.

Sherman Chamber Ensemble. Call 860-355-6155.

Fri performances @St Andrew’s Church, North Main St, Kent; Sat performances @Lake Mauweehoo Clubhouse, Rte 37 at Leach Hollow Rd, Sherman, tickets $20 adults, $15 students & seniors ($10 lawn seats available for Sat performances, free lawn seating for age 12 & under), series tickets $45: Sept 2-3, Labor Day Season Finalé will feature flutist Susan Rotholz, violinists Jill Levy & Paul Woodiel, violist Sarah Adams & cellists Eliot Bailen & Peter Sanders in works of Salomon (arrangement for flute & strings of Haydn’s Symphony No 104), Brahms (Sextet #2 in G Major, Op 36) & Peter Schiekele (string sextet).

Films _________________

Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 778-2100.

Sept 2-8: The Aristocrats (NR), daily 6, 7:45 & 9:35 pm, mat Fri 4:15 pm, Sat-Mon, Wed 12:45, 2:30 & 4:15 pm; Broken Flowers (R), daily 7:20 & 9:45 pm, mat daily 5 pm, also Sat-Mon, Wed 12:20 & 2:40 pm; The Constant Gardener (R), daily 6:45 & 9:25 pm, mat Fri 3:50 pm, Sat-Mon, Wed 1 & 3:50 pm; Mach of The Penguins (G), daily 7:30 & 9:15 pm, mat daily 5:45 pm, also Fri 4 pm, Sat-Mon, Wed 12:30, 2:15 & 4 pm.

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

Sept 2-8: Millions (PG), Fri-Sun, Tues-Thurs 7 & 9 pm, mat Fri 4 pm, Sat-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

For Kids & Families _________

Sept 3: Family Art Adventures, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield, 12-5 pm, free, families invited to enjoy drop-in activities during first Sat of each month, explore galleries through docent-led tours & then visit Education Center for hands-on activities based on topics, methods & materials addressed in current exhibitions; 203-438-4519.

Sept 4: Fashion Show for Make-A-Wish Foundation, at Sandy Hook Farmers’ Market, 1 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook, 12-2 pm (rescheduled from Aug 28), sugg donation $5, fashion show organized by local teens will feature kids’ and teens’ clothing & accessories provided by local merchants, proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish, , bring chairs for seating, show will move to Booth Library (25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown) if rain.

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

Young Adult programs, free unless specified: Sept 14, YA Book Talk, 4 pm, one-hour discussion about Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling.

New Haven Colony Historical Society, 114 Whitney Ave, New Haven. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat 12-5 pm (museum library open Wed-Fri 10-5 only). Call 203-562-4183.

Through Jan 14: “The Faithful Friend: New Haveners & Their Pets, 1880-1920,” New Haven family photos from 40-year period, also paintings, engravings, literary works, needlework & 3-D objects explore cultural changes during 19th C that led to the new definition of the American family, one that began to incl domestic pets.

Sherman Chamber Ensemble, at Lake Mauweehoo Clubhouse, Sherman. Call 860-355-5930.

SCE’s Children & Family Concert Series, performances 2 pm, free educational & entertaining programs that introduce young people to the delight of listening to & making live music: Sept 3, 7th Annual SCE Bluegrass Jamboree, free program featuring virtuoso fiddler Paul Woodiel & The Sherman Bluegrass All-Stars will incl sing-along fun for children & adults of all ages, program repeats Sept 4 in Kent; Sept 4, 7th Annual SCE Bluegrass Jamboree, 1 pm, at St Andrew’s Church, Main St/Rte 7, Kent, free (repeat of Sept 3 program, see listing for details).

Miscellaneous ___________

Sept 2: CT ConTacts Labor Day Weekend Bash at Fireside Inn, 123 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown, 8 pm-1 am, adm $15, dinner & dessert buffets, dancing to DJ selections (Top 40, soft rock, recent oldies & requests), “dress to impress” (no jeans); 203-468-1144.

Sept 2-5: 45th Annual Mark Twain Library Book Fair, at Redding Community Center, Rte 107, Redding, Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat 9 am-6 pm, Sun 11 am-6 pm, Mon 9 am-noon, free adm & parking, book prices double on Fri, remainders free on Mon, 50,000+ donted used & new books incl Collector’s Room, Children’s/Young Adults/Parenting area, new sets area & huge selection general books, also silent auction (Sept 2-4); 203-938-2545.

Sept 3: 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); 426-0617.

Sept 3: Bird Walk at Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, 7:30 am, free program for new & experienced birders & families will be led by volunteer Jay Connolly, participants will search for late summer nesting birds; 734-2513.

Sept 3-4: Annual Student & Faculty Pottery Sale, Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd/Rte 25, Brookfield, Sat 10 am-2 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, functional ceramic treasures & unique sculptural pcs in all price ranges, also open house on Sun (1-4 pm, full campus will be open, ongoing demos & info available); 775-4526.

Sept 3-7: 30th Annual Friends of Booth Library Labor Day Weekend Book Sale, at Fairfield Hill campus, Wasserman Way, Newtown, 9 am-5 pm daily, adm (Sat only, 9-11 am, $10, numbers will be handed out beginning at 7 am), free adm remainder of sale, 100,000+ books clearly-marked 75 categories, building is handicapped accessible, refreshments, books half-price on Mon, $5/bag on Tues, remainders free on Wed, proceeds benefit Booth Library; 426-4533.

Sept 4: Fashion Show for Make-A-Wish Foundation, at Sandy Hook Farmers’ Market, 1 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook, 12-2 pm (rescheduled from Aug 28), sugg donation $5, fashion show organized by local teens will feature kids’ and teens’ clothing & accessories provided by local merchants, proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish, , bring chairs for seating, show will move to Booth Library (25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown) if rain.

Sept 4: Baseball Card & Sport Memorabilia Show, Ramada Inn, 225 Lordship Blvd, Stratford, 9:30 am-2:30 pm, adm $3 adults, 99 CENTS ages 10 & under, special appearance by former NY Yankees legend Joe Pepitone (12-1 pm only), also dealers from 5 states w/ sport & vintage cards, new sets, wax boxes, supplies, memorabilia, etc; 364-1209.

Sept 4: Brookfield Craft Center Open House, 286 Whisconier Rd/Rte 25, Brookfield, 1-4 pm, full campus will be open w/ dozens of faculty members demonstrating craft processes incl woodturning, weaving, pottery, blacksmithing, etc, info available on upcoming classes (student & faculty pottery sale will also be occurring, see sep Sept 3-4 listing for details); 775-4526.

Sept 4: “A Day of Tragedy: Moving Beyond Egoic Cycles of Hatred & Revenge,” Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury, 6:45 pm, free discussion led by WYC teacher Vincent D’Alessio will concern how daily meditation can lead anyone to a place where they can face tragedies w/ courage & grace, group meditation (free instruction available) & informal tea reception follows; 203-263-2254.

Sept 6-8: WWII Wings Of Freedom Tour at Waterbury-Oxford Airport, off Rte 188, Oxford, Tues 11 am-5:30 pm, Wed 9 am-5:30 pm, Thurs 9 am-1 pm, requested donation $8 adults, $4 children allows visitors to tour through Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress & Consolidated B-24 Liberator (30-min private flights also available by reservation, $400), 120-city tour sponsored by The Collins Foundation; 860-276-0749.

Sept 10: Newtown Forest Association Guided Nature Walk, Hattertown Pond Preserve, Castle Meadow Rd at Maltbie Rd, Newtown, 11 am (rain date Sept 11), join NFA board members for easy hike while learning the history of the property & discussion of plants & wildlife that might be found along the walk, will last about an hour, NFA is offering monthly walks until mid-Oct to celebrate Newtown’s Tercentennial; 270-3650.

Sept 10: Church of the Good Shepherd Flea Market, 680 Racebrook Rd (at corner of Shepherd Lane, betw Post Rd & Rte 34), Orange, 8 am-2 pm rain or shine, refreshments available; 203-934-4446.

Sept 10: Redding Antique Car Show, Lonetown Farm & Museum, 101 Marchant Rd/Rte 107, Redding, 10 am-3 pm, adm $5 adults, free ages 12 & under, over 120 pre-1942 cars expected to be shown, also flea market featuring car parts & memorabilia, refreshments also available, proceeds to benefit Redding Historical Society; 203-866-5551 x230.

Sept 10: Nichols Arts & Crafts Fair, at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Tpke, Trumbull, 10 am-4 pm, vendors from across New England will offer jewelry, hand-decorated clothing, toys, unique flower arrangements & other specialty arts & crafts, also children’s activities, book table, plants, refreshments; 203-375-1503.

Sept 10: Planetarium Show & Telescope Viewing at WCSU Observatory & Planetarium, Lake Ave Extension (westside campus), Danbury, free, planetarium show starts at 7 pm, then telescope viewings of the moon near the star Antares will run from 8-10 pm; 837-8672.

Sept 10-11: Annual Monroe Apple Festival, on the green, Rte 110 at 111, Monroe, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, crafters, children’s games, Country Kitchen, mums sale, snack bar, Apple Central (fresh apples, cider, caramel apples & other related items), raffle, sponsored by St Peter’s Episcopal Church; 268-4265.

Sept 12: “Newtown Notables, gone but not forgotten… an encore presentation,” Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free presentation by costumed residents reenacting historic figures of Newtown’s past, complemented by slide show of Village Cemetery; 426-5937.

Sept 12: Ceremony To Honor Victims of 9/11, Western CT State University Student Center, 181 White St, Danbury, begins at noon, bagpipes performance by Prof David Machell, also narration by Dr Harold Schramm, WCSU President Dr James Schmotter & University Police Dept Color Guard, procession will begin in Student Center theater & move to just outside building, into Quadrangle, for conclusion; 837-8696, 837-8486.

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

Programs free unless noted: Sept 6, book discussion, 1 pm, program will cover Fred Ikle’s Every War Must End; Sept 12, Literary Group book discussion, 1 pm, group will discuss Edith Wharton’s The Age of Innocence, newcomers welcome; Sept 10, computer class for beginners, 9 am-noon, free course will be led by Dan Tannenbaum (Newtown Computer Training Center).

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

Sept 3, Basketmaking Demo, 1-3 pm, incl w/ museum adm, demo by master basketmaker Jeanne Brink (Abenaki) will show Obomaswin tradition of Abenaki ash splint & sweetgrass basket construction, also display of Ms Brink’s baskets; Sept 4, Bookmark Workshop, 1-3 pm, $5 (registration required), Jeanne Brink will talk about Abenaki culture & lead participants in making bookmark using ash splint & sweetgrass.

“Native American Lifeways,” weekends through Labor Day (Sat-Sun 12-4 pm), Native American will be resident in IAIS’s replicated village each weekend, demonstrating Native lifeways & answering questions.

McLaughlin Vineyards, Albert’s Hill Rd, Sandy Hook. Call 426-1533

Sept 10, The ABC’s of Wine Tasting, $35 (reservations required), 3 pm, learn about tasting wines by learning how to analyze wine through sight, smell & taste, learn to write tasting notes to help understand what wine is all about, good for all abilities & class incl 8 wines from around.

Newtown Hikers. Call 426-2897 or 788-1398 (Ester Nichols), 270-4340 (Newtown Parks & Rec).

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 9 am, free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders as follows: Sept 3, Ward Pound Ridge Reservoir, Cross River, N.Y. (note – entrance fee $8/car; leader is Dave Wesley, 203-438-1459); Sept 10, Bish Bash Falls, Copake, N.Y., day-long hike, difficult but beautiful (leader Ildiko Gramling, 203-263-0086).

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.

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.

Wednesday Night Poetry, Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place (in former railroad station), Bethel. Call 426-3388 (Faith Vicinanza), 270-6202 (Michael Seri), 748-2828 (BAJ).

Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm (featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm $1 ($3 if out-of-state or major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: Sept 7, writing workshop w/ Faith Vicinanza, “bring paper & pen, leave your internal critic home,” also open mic before & after writing workshop; Sept 14, Bessy Reyna (The Battlefield of Your Body, She Remembers, others), host is Eli Cleary.

Theatre ______________

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

Outward Bound, Sept 9-24, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, call for ticket details.

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

The Sunshine Boys, through Sept 18, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun 3 pm, tickets $38.50; no shows Labor Day weekend.

Goodspeed Opera House, Rte 82, East Haddam. Call 860-873-8668.

The Boy Friend, through Sept 24, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, Wed-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun & Wed 2 pm, tickets $25-$60.

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

The Shadow Box, Sept 9-Oct 8, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, also Sun (Sept 25 only) 2 pm, tickets $18 adults, $15 seniors & students; cabaret-style seating, audience welcome to bring food & beverages, doors open one hour before showtime.

Seven Angels Theatre, Hamilton Park Pavilion, Plank Rd, Waterbury. Call 203-757-4676.

Special Event: Gypsy, Sept 9-18, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, tickets $18/adv, $20/door.

Town Players of Newtown, at The Little Theater, theater is on Orchard Hill Rd (mailing address is PO Box 211), Newtown. Call 270-9144.

Fuddy Meers, Sept 2-24, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (Sept 18 only) 2 pm, tickets $15 evening shows, $12 mat.

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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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