Antiques Shows __________________

Saturdays (through fall): Woodbury Flea Market, 44 Sherman Rd (Rte 64 near Rte 6), Woodbury, opens 7:30 am, free adm & parking, up to 42 vendors w/ emphasis on early items & antiques, also plants & flowers; 203-263-62147.

Sundays (through Nov 27): 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.

Art Exhibits _____________________

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

Through Oct 2: “MTAA — All the Holidays All at Once,” holiday themed lawn ornaments, set up in museum’s sculpture gardens, collected & places by Brooklyn-based artist’s collective MTAA.

Art & Frame of Danbury, 60 Newtown Rd (within Route 6 Plaza), Danbury; 203-748-0197.

Through Sept 28: “Country and City Life,” collection of watercolors & oils by Newtown-based award winning artist Ruth Newquist.

Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd/Rte 25, Brookfield; 203-775-4526.

Through Sept 10 (exhibition extended): “A Legacy of Fine Craft,” stories & works by 50+ accomplished teaching artists in craft mediums incl jewelry, ceramics, glass, wood, fiber & metal.

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

Through Sept 27: “Working with The Set-Up,” oil paintings by Susie Tarnowicz, who works simultaneously as a farmer, a woodworker, an installation artist, a writer , a pasta maker, a milker, a failed bread baker, a book binder, a collector & a teacher.

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

Through Sept 5: “President’s Show,” representational oils, watercolors, pastels, graphics, acrylics, sm sculpture & collage works by regional artists (KAA members & non-members) as selected by Melody Asbury, Deborah Chabrian & Roger Kastel.

Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main St/Rte 7, Kent; 860-927-3761.

Through Oct 31: “America … Home Sweet Home: Photographs of Flag Houses Since 9/11,” photos by Darien photographer Robert Carley taken across the country since 9/11 incl Newtown’s “Flag Trees” owned by Howard & Jeanette Lasher; Sept 11, opening reception, 2-4 pm (registration requested).

Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose St, Newtown; 203-270-4201.

*(new show) Through Sept 23: drawings & paintings by Newtown based artist Diane Dutchick; Sept 23, closing reception, 6-8 pm.

Auditions, Juried Events  __________

Town Players of Newtown, at The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Rd, Newtown; 203-270-9144, www.NewtownPlayers.org.

Sept 12-13: Auditions for Sam Shepard’s Buried Child, 7-9 pm each night, no appointment, director Pam Meister seeking 5 men (ages 22-70) & 2 women (ages 19-25 & 55-65), character breakdowns available at theater’s website (above), all roles available, readings from the script, rehearsals to begin in Sept, performances Nov 4-20 (Fri-Sat evens, Sun mats), call above phone # or send email to info@NewtownPlayers.org for addt’l info.

Concerts, Musical Events ________

Sept 4: Danbury Brass Band at Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, 3 pm, free concert on Richter House lawn (call if rain); 203-798-2245.

Ives Concert Park, WCSU westside campus, University Blvd, Danbury; 203-837-9226 (or TicketMaster, 203-744-8100).

Fine Arts & Family Series: Sept 11, Remembrance Concert: Ives Celebrates America, 2 pm.

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

Concerts at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, start times as noted, tickets $20, free ages 5-14 w/ ticket-holding adult, reception follows performances: Sept 11, Winsor Music concert, 3 pm, season opening concert “A Song Without Words,” commissioned for tenth anniversary of 9/11, also works of Haydn, Bach & Mendelssohn, performed by chamber group directed by Peggy Pearson.

 

For Kids & Families _______________

Sept 10: 6th Annual Fan The Fire Youth Rally, St Rose of Lima, 46 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 9 am-9 pm, $45 (incl lunch & dinner), open to all students in grades 8-12, day-long event offers opportunity to learn more about Catholic faith with hundreds of young adults from across the state through music, local, regional & national Catholic youth speakers, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confessions, contemporary Mass, concert, dinner, etc; 203-426-1014.

C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533 (children’s dept 203-426-3851).

Young Adult programs, free unless specified: Sept 14, Anklets & Bracelets for Teens & Tweens, 3 pm, $3 due at class, join Newtown artist Pat Martin to make woven anklet or bracelet, limited to 15 students in grades 5-10, online registration requested.

Miscellaneous _____________________

Sept 3: Celebrating Unconditional Love Arts Festival & Fundraiser, McLaughlin Vineyard, 15 Albert’s Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 12-6 pm, upbeat animal-inspired art by Richard Budman, Karen Kensek, et al, also hors d’oeuvres, wine tastings, proceeds to benefit The Animal Center; 203-942-4764, 203-426-1533.

Sept 3: NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 5-7:30 pm, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children, optional coffee house w/ live music follows (see listing under Concerts); 203-426-9998.

Sept 3-5: 99th Goshen Fair, Goshen Fairgrounds, 116 Old Middle St/Rte 63 South, Goshen, Sat-Sun 8 am-8 pm, Mon 8 am-6 pm,  $8, $5 seniors (Sat only), free ages 12 & under, midway w/ rides & food, exhibits of arts & crafts, photography, needlework, baked goods & more, live entertainment, animals incl dairy & beef cattle, goats, sheep, swine & more, new event Great Fair Dare, children’s events, truck pull, horse & oxen drawing & more; 860-491-3655, www.GoshenFair.org.

Sept 4: “Wildman” Steve Brill Wild Food & Ecology Walk at Sticks & Stones Farm, 201 Huntingtown Rd, Newtown, 2:30-4 pm, $25, $10 ages 12 & under, 30-min talk, then 90-min tour to find, identify & gather seasonal edible shoots, leaves, weeds, mushrooms & more from the land, wear good walking shoes & bring sm trowel & paper bag, reservations requested; 203-270-8820, www.SticksAndStonesFarm.com.

Sept 4: Antique Car Cruise, Ice Cream Heaven, 10 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook, 6-9 pm, owners of antique cars & those who appreciate them all invited, weekly until Sept 25; 203-426-3560.

Sept 4: Giant Labor Day Weekend Tag Sale, Congregation B’nai Torah, 5700 Main St, Trumbull, 8 am-4 pm (indoors, air-conditioned facility), clothing, sm appliances, electronics, etc, cash only sales, proceeds to benefit synagogue’s educational programs; 203-268-6940, info@BnaiTorahCT.org.

Sept 5: 50th Newtown Labor Day Parade, steps off 10 am from Main Street at Hanover Rd, Grand Marshal Lee W. Glover will return to reprise role he held for first parade, leading Newtown’s fire companies & bands, local schools & regional groups & clubs, dancers, floats, military vehicles, politicians & much more incl special appearance by Well Fargo stagecoach, debut of Newtown Police Department Honor Color Guard, and flyover by B-25 and two Texan T-6 Flyers, plus pre- and post-parade fair at Newtown Middle School with refreshments & vendors, parade route follows Main St to Glover Ave, then northwest onto Queen St, ending at Church Hill Rd.

Sept 9-11: 87th Bethlehem Fair, Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 384 Main St North/Rte 61, Bethlehem, Fri 5-10 pm, Sat 8 am-11, Sun 8 am-5 pm, $8 ($6 seniors Sat-Sun only), free ages 12 & under, $16/3-day pass, free parking, rides, games of chance, live entertainment, Agri-Olympics (Sun, incl cow milking, hay bale throwing, farm chores, etc), horse show & Gymkhana, children’s pedal tractor pull, hollerin’ contest, scarecrow display, competitions in baking, caning, hobbies, gardening & much more; 203-266-5350, www.BethlehemFair.com.

Sept 9-11: 34th Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival, Veterans Park, Seaview Ave (adjacent to Norwalk Harbor), Norwalk, Fri 6-11 pm, Sat 11 am-11 pm, Sun 11 am-8 pm, adults $10 Fri, $12 Sat-Sun, seniors $10 (all weekend), $3 ages 5-12, free ages 4 & under & active US military personnel, plenty of food incl BBQ Pit & International Food Court in addition to Oyster Pavilion, plus BMX & motor-cross stunt shows, live music, rides, cooking & oyster shucking competitions, arts & crafts, Kids Cove (games, rides & entertainment), sand sculpture, Go Greener Pavilion, etc; 203-838-9444, www.seaport.org.

Sept 10: Trinity Church Arts & Crafts Fair, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1734  Huntington Tpke, Trumbull, 10 am-4 pm, jewelry, floral arrangements, unique crafts, also bake sale w/ cakes, cookies & tea breads, children’s activities, book sale, plants, lunch & more; 203-375-1503.

Sept 10: Brookfield Craft Center Annual Fall Open House, 285 Whisconier Rd/Rte 25, Brookfield, 1-4 pm, studio tours & crafts demos by skilled artisans in jewelry, blacksmithing, glass arts, ceramics, woodturning, weaving & basketry, also “A Legacy of Fine Art” exhibit (stories & works by 60+ teaching artists in jewelry, ceramics, glass, wood, fiber & metal; 203-775-4526, www.BrookfieldCraft.org.

Sept 11: Western CT Hamfest, Edmond Town Hall gymnasium, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, $6, free ages 10 & under, ham radio equipment, computer gear, door prizes, vendors indoors & tailgating outdoors, refreshments, seminars; 203-938-4880, www.Danbury.org/CARA/Hamfest.

Sept 11: 9/11 Memorial Service, home of Howard & Jeanette Lasher, 68 Dodgingtown Road/Rte 302, Newtown, 8:15 am, public invited for annual event at Flag Memorial to honor those who were lost on September 11, 2001, guest speakers to include First Selectman Patricia Llodra, Rabbi Shaul Praver, State Rep Christopher Lyddy, et al.

Sept 11: 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Memorial Ceremony, Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue main station, 18-20 Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, tenth anniversary event to memorialize the events of September 11, 2001; 203-270-4392.

Sept 11: Antique Car Cruise, Ice Cream Heaven, 10 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook, 6-9 pm, owners of antique cars & those who appreciate them all invited, weekly until Sept 25; 203-426-3560.

C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St, Newtown; 203-426-4533.

Sept 6, Nonfiction Book Group, 1 pm, discussion of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris, newcomers welcome; Sept 8, “What Foreign Policy?” 7 pm, LCP Capital Managing Director & World Affairs Forum Vice Chair George Paik will suggest measures that would shape an overall strategy for America; Sept 11, 9/11 Memorial Concert, 3 pm, performance by violinist Lindsey Jones to commemorate tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001.

Newtown Chess Club, at C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-4533.

Weekly games, Sat 1-5 pm, drop-in chess open to all skill levels, sets & boards provided, hosted by US Chess Federation expert Glenn Budzinski.

Newtown Hikers. Call 203-788-1398 (Ester Nichols), 203-270-4340 (Newtown Parks & Rec).

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 9 am (spring & fall start), free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders (in parentheses) as follows: Sept 10, Upper Paugussett, Newtown (John & Vicki Boecuzzi, 203-364-0360); Sept 17, Bear Mountain, Danbury (Molly Schleiss, 914-945-2996); Sept 24, Rampoa State Park, N.J., 2 hr drive w/ car pooling, waterfall, lake & ruins, easy 4.6 mile hike (Nancy Ziegler, 203-732-2618).

Newtown Toastmasters, Town Hall South Parks & Recreation Conference Room, 3 Main St, Newtown; 203-313-5507.

Local chapter (NewtownToastmasters.FreeToastHost.cc) of nat’l/international organization meets 1st & 3rd Wed/month, guests & newcomers welcome: next meeting Sept 7.

Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall (lower level, use rear parking lot), 45 Main Street, Newtown; 203-270-4377.

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.

Sandy Hook Organic Farmers’ Market, at Fairfield Hills campus, Primrose St, Newtown; 203-313-9908.

Weekly event runs Tuesdays (to mid Oct), 2-6 pm, featuring local food & craft vendors w/ fruits, vegetables, jams, baked goods, cut flowers, eggs & more.

 

Theatre __________________________

Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, 182 Whisconier Rd/Rte 25, Brookfield Center; 203-775-0023.

The Book of Liz, through Sept 10, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets $20, $15 students.

Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield; 203-431-9850, www.RidgefieldTheaterBarn.

Round and Round the Garden, Sept 9-Oct 1, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (Sept 18 & 25) 5 pm, $24, $290 students & seniors (cabaret seating, bring food & beverages)

Sherman Players, Sherman Playhouse, 5 Route 39 North (Rte 37 at 39, behind the firehouse), Sherman; 860-354-3622, www.ShermanPlayersorg.

An Inspector Calls, Sept 9-Oct 1, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (Sept 18 only) 2 pm, tickets $20.

Town Players of Newtown, at The Little Theatre, 18 Orchard Hill Rd, Newtown; 203-270-9144, www.NewtownPlayers.org.

Picasso at The Lapin Agile, Sept 9-25, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, $20, $10 ages 10 & under.

Westport Country Playhouse, 25 Powers Court, Westport; 203-227-4177, www.WestportPlayhouse.org.

Suddenly Last Summer, to Sept 10, curtain Tues-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 3 pm, Wed 2 pm, contact theater for ticket prices & details.

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 Shannon Hicks is the calendar editor for The Newtown Bee. To submit an item for the Enjoy Calendar, send her an email at shannon@thebee.com no later than Tuesday at 5 pm for each week’s calendar. For the Community Calendar (Newtown events, which can be found under the Calendar tab near the top of this page), emails must be received no later than 5 pm Wednesday. For additional information contact Miss Hicks at The Newtown Bee, 203-426-3141.