Oct 8-10: 13th Annual Washington Connecticut Antiques Show, Bryan Memorial Town Hall, Rte 47, Washington Depot, Fri (gala preview party, adm $75 incl cocktails & wandering feast) 6:30-9:30 pm, Sat 10 am-6 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, adm $6, 22 nat’l dealers, benefit for Gunn Memorial Library & Museum; 860/868-7574.

Oct 9-10: East Lyme Antiques Show & Sale, East Lyme Middle School, Society Rd, East Lyme, Sat 11 am-5 pm (early buying 10 am, $10), Sun 11 am-4 pm, adm $4; 860/536-7729.

Oct 16-17: Greenwich Kiwanis Club Autumn Antiques Show & Sale, Greenwich Civic Center, Harding Rd, Old Greenwich, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, adm $6, approx 60 participating dealers.

Beaux Arts Gallery, Barclay Square/16 Sherman Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: M-F 9:30 am-5:30 pm, Sat 9:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 263-3939.

Through Oct 16, “Celebration,” pastels & oil paintings by Peter Seltzer.

Fine Line Art Gallery, Sherman Village, 682 Main St So, Woodbury. Hours: Th-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 266-0110.

*(new show) Through Oct 31, “Octoberfest,” works by gallery artists featuring the images & energy of a fall festival incl fields of gold, fall foliage, mums, pumpkins, etc; Oct 9, opening reception, 2-5 pm.

Gallery of Contemporary Art/Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Hours: M-Th 12-7:30 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 365-7650.

Through Oct 14, “Transient Light, Enduring Form,” landscape paintings & monotypes by Robert Dente.

Grey Horse Gallery, Berkshire Ave/Rte 34 (in old Masonic Temple, 1st floor), Sandy Hook. Hours: Tues-Sat 10:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 270-1199.

Permanent display of pastels by Diane Dutchick, Ken Graff, Carol Hubbard, Richard McEvoy & Leslie Hudson-Tolles.

Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, Wykeham Rd at Rte 47, Washington Green. Hours: (museum) Thurs-Sun 12-4 pm & by appt, (library) Mon & Fri 9:30 am-5 pm, Tues 2-8 pm, Thurs 9:30 am-8 pm, Sat 9:30 am-3 pm. Call 860/868-7756.

Through Oct 10, “Faces Make Places: Portraits of Washington, 1790-1999,” portraits of Washington residents spanning late 18th-20th Century incl formal large-format photos, paintings, drawings, sculpture & other media.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Hours: Mon-Tues, Th-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Jan 1-March 31 Hours: Wed-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/868-0518.

*(new show) Through Jan 8, “The Probability of a Copper Culture for Southern New England,” findings of work done during field seasons at Peninsula Site, Thompson Site & Lime Kiln Mountain Site (all eastern CT); Oct 10, lecture by research associate David Wagner concerning his work at the sites, 2 pm.

Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby. Hours: Tues-Sat 9 am-4:30 pm. Call 734-2513.

*(new show) Through Oct 31, “Fall Landscapes,” photos by J. Bruce Whyte of “the simple beauty of nature in brilliant autumn colors.”

*(new show) Through Oct 31, “Patchworks Of History: A Quilt Exhibit,” celebration of cultures, bodycopy, designs & uses of quilts from 1800s to present.

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

Through Oct 11, “KAA Fall Show,” approx 120 representational pcs art by members in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphics & small sculpture.

Walsh Art Gallery at Quick Center, Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 254-4000 x2969.

Through Oct 24, “Jan Aronson: Portraits of Place,” large-scale landscapes by Jan Aronson.

Washington Art Association, Bryant Plaza, Washington Depot. Hours: M-Sat 10 am-5 pm (closed Wed), Sun 2-5 pm. Call 868-2878.

Through Oct 24, “Reality and Fantasy: Works by Park Potter (1929-1995),” oil paintings, watercolors, drawings & constructions by the late Woodbury artist & teacher.

Weston Public Library, 56 Norfield Rd, Weston. Call 222-2656.

Through Oct 16, abstract & representational collages by Liz Ward.

Wooster Community Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury. Gallery hours: M-F 9:30 am-6:30 pm. Call 744-4825.

Through Oct 31, figure & landscape paintings & drawings by Marsha Doran; Oct 15, opening reception, 5-7 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 432-2800.

*(new show) Oct 15-Jan 9, “A Treasure House In Farmington: The Lewis Walpole Library,” treasures from the collection donated to Yale Center incl furniture, accessories & artwork; Oct 15, “Britain and Islam, 1650-1750” lecture, 4 pm, free; Oct 19, “Some Thoughts On Hogarth’s Jew: Issues in Current Hogarth Scholarship” lecture, 4 pm, free; Oct 19, “A Treasure House in Farmington,” Art in Context program by Walpole Library curator, 12:30 pm, free; Oct 20, “The Origins of The Gothic Revival Revisited” lecture, 5:15 pm; Dec 7, “What Comes Down Goes Back Up: Restoring A Late 17th Century Picture Frame Attributed To Grinling Gibbons” lecture, 12:30 pm, free.

CT Choral Society, PO Box 42, Southbury. Call 877/843-2827.

Auditions being set up for singers interested in joining for 20th anniv season, new music director & conductor John Robert Liepold, call for appt & details.

Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield. Call 431-9850, 894-7671.

Oct 17-18: Auditions for A Christmas Carol, 7-10 pm, need 8 men & women (teens & children also welcome), performance dates Dec 3-18, leave msg at theatre barn (first # above) or contact director Kevin McDonough (second #).

Oct 9: “Songs Of Sinatra,” St Stephen Church, 6948 Main St, Trumbull, doors open 7:30 pm, performance begins 8 pm, tckets $12, performance by vocalist Don Peluso, also dancing, singalong, audience requests, door prizes, BYOB; 268-6793, 452-8333.

Oct 10: “Comic Masterpieces,” Nutmeg Opera Theatre, WCSU’s Ives Concert Hall, 181 White St, Danbury, 3 pm, call for tickets, music by Rossini, Donizetto, Mozart, Strauss, et al; 753-0572, 212/989-3293.

Oct 14: Orphea Dranger (men’s chorus from Uppsala, Sweden), Battell Chapel, Elm & College St, New Haven, 8 pm, tickets $10, $5 students, Swedish & American music, also other selections, to be performed by the award-winning chorus; 432-4136.

Oct 15: 4th Annual Joseph P. Grasso Marching Band Festival, Newtown High School’s Bruce Jenner Station, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, begins 6 pm, adm $7, $5 students & seniors, performances by bands from 7 towns incl Newtown, Bethel, Danbury, Shelton, et al; 426-1341.

Oct 15: Cellist Julie Albers, St John’s Church, Rte 47, Washington Green, 8 pm, tickets $15, opening concert for 1999-2000 St John’s Concert Series, works of Bach, Shostakovich, Kodaly & de Sarasate; 860/868-2527.

Oct 16: Bucky Milam, Temple Sholom, New Milford, 7:30 pm, free performance by trumpet virtuoso & his jazz ensemble, works of Irving Berlin, contemporary & traditional jazz selections; 354-0273.

Oct 16: The Connecticut Lyric Quartet, Brookfield Playhouse, Rte 25, Brookfield Center, 8 pm, tickets $15, performance of theatre music, works of Keats, Strauss waltz, etc, fundraiser for Playhouse’s Millennium Capital Campaign; 775-0023.

Armstrong Chamber Concerts. Call 868-0522.

First Congregational Church, Rte 47/On the Green, Washington, concerts Sat 5 pm (new day & time change this season), $20 (series tickets available): Oct 9, Helen Armstrong (violin) w/ pianist Kazuko Hayami, Joseph Anderer on French horn, works of Mozart, Hindemuth & Brahms.

Chamber Music Scty at Yale, Morse Recital Hall/Sprague Hall, 470 College St at Wall, New Haven. Call 432-4158.

Oct 12, Tokyo String Quartet (incl new member, cellist Clive Greensmith), 8 pm, tickets $23-$28, $12 students w/ ID, works of Beethoven, Ravel & Shostakovich.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra, The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford. Music Director Michael Lankester. Call 860/246-6807.

Performances 8 pm, tickets $15-$49: Oct 12-13, “HSO: The Masterworks Series” (free preview 7 pm), works of Rossini, Bizet, Thomas, Berlioz, et al, guest mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne; Oct 15-16, Hartford Symphony Pops!, favorites of Maestro Lankester to incl Wagner, Handel & Tchaikovsky.

Family Matinees, 11 am, tickets $10 & $12, children $8 & 10:

Laszlo’s Arts Cafe, 179 Main St/Rte 25, Monroe. Hours: Mon-Thurs 7-11 pm, Fri 7 am-1 am, Sat 9 am-1 am. Call 459-8889.

Jazz & blues performances Thurs, 7 pm. Local bands Fri, 7 pm (open mic 9:30). Open mic & performances Sat, 7 pm.

Newtown Friends of Music, Newtown. Call 426-6470.

Concerts at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 3 pm, $14, $12 seniors/students, free ages 5-14 10 w/ adult (subscriptions available), reception follows performances: Oct 10, The Elm Elm City Ensemble, works of Hindemuth, Schiff, Mozart & Schubert (with guest soprano Sarah Wolfson), opening concert for 1999-2000 season.

Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, Norwalk Concert Hall (City Hall), 125 East Ave, Norwalk. Music director & conductor Jesse Levine. Call 866-2455.

Performances 8 pm, tickets $20-$35, student & senior discounts: Oct 9, “The Beloved Immortal” (60th anniv season opener), all-Beethoven concert w/ guest pianist Anton Kuerti.

Philharmonia Orchestra of Yale, Woolsey Hall/Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St, New Haven. Conductor Lawrence Leighton Smith. Call 432-4157.

Performances 8 pm, free: Oct 8, works of Mozart, Debussy & Tchaikovsky.

Quick Center for the Arts/Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 254-4010.

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Oct 8, Celtic Heart, $30, traditional Irish & Scottish music w/ contemporary edge, featuring singer Maura O’Connell; Oct 15, Washington Ballet, tickets $28-$38, classical & contemporary performances, post-show “Art To Heart” (question & answer) program w/ dancers; Oct 16, Chamber Music Scty of Lincoln Center, tickets $30, all-Mozart program (pre-concert “Art To Heart” discussion w/ journalist Robert Sherman, 7 pm).

Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Rd (Rte 116), Ridgefield. Music director Sidney Rothstein. Call 438-3889.

Special Concert: Oct 17, “Phantoms and Fables,” 3 pm, tickets $15, $10 children, special Halloween Family Concert w/ guest narrator Giustino Capodilupo, performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf (A symphonic fairy tale).

Sweet Harmony’s Coffee House, St Andrew’s Church, Rte 202 & Wheaton Rd (at light), Marble Dale. Call 860/868-2275.

Oct 16, Jonathan Edwards, 8 pm, tickets $20/adv, $25/at door.

Yale Concert Band, Woolsey Hall, Grove & College St, New Haven. Music director Thomas C. Duffy. Call 432-4111.

Performances 8 pm: Oct 15, music of film composers Alfred Newman & Franz Waxman, also works of Thomas C. Duffy & Darin Hagen.

Yale School of Music, Morse Recital Hall/Sprague Hall, 470 College St, New Haven. Call 432-4158.

Faculty Artist Series, 8 pm, free: Oct 10, The New York Songwriters featuring baritone Richard Lalli, w/ soprano Tboe Malawista, baritone Scott Murphree, pianists Richard Pearson Thomas, Christopher Berg & Alan Darling, works of Bach, Dohnanyi & Brahms.

Great Organ Music at Yale series, at Woolsey Hall (Grove & College St), performances 8 pm, $5: Oct 17, Thomas Murray.

Yale Symphony Orchestra, Woolsey Hall, College & Grove St, New Haven. Music director Shinik Hahm. Call 432-4140.

Oct 9, concert w/ guest soprano Nacole Palmer, works of Mozart, Mussorgsky/Ravel, et al.

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

The Art of Collaboration, screenings of works by Kenneth Tyler, 7-9 pm, $15 (pre-registration required), each screening followed by discussions: Oct 12, Roy Lichtenstein: The Art of the Graphic Image; Oct 19, James Rosenquist: Time Dust.

Bank Street Theater, 46 Bank St, New Milford. Call 860/354-2122.

Oct 8-14: A Dog Of Flanders (PG), mat Sat-Mon, Wed 1:15 pm; Random Hearts (R), daily 6:45 & 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Mon, Wed 1 & 3:45 pm; The Sixth Sense (PG-13), daily 7 & 9:10 pm, mat Sat-Mon, Wed 3:30 pm; Tarzan (G), mat Sat-Mon, Wed 1 pm; Three Kings (R), daily 6:45 & 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Mon, Wed 1 pm.

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

Oct 8-15: American Beauty (R), daily 7 & 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:30 & 4:15 pm; King Of Masks (NR), daily 7:30 & 9:45 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15, 3:20 & 5:25 pm; My Life So Far (PG-13), daily 7:45 & 9:55 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:45, 3:45 & 5:45 pm; Romance (NR, French w/ subtitles), daily 7:20 & 9:35 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1, 3:05 & 5:10 pm.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 426-2475.

Oct 8-14: Star Wars — Episode One: The Phantom Menace (PG), daily 7 & 9:20 pm, mat Sat & Mon 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 438-2282.

Free screenings, 1 & 7:30 pm, preceded by Movie Chat: Oct 12, Casablanca.

Science Center of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Rd, West Hartford. Call 860/231-2824.

Showing at Gengras Planetarium (call to confirm, schedule subject to change): The Motown Sound, Tues, Wed & Fri 3:30 pm, Thurs 6 pm, Sat & holidays 10:30 am, 1 & 3:30 pm, Sun 1 & 3:30 pm; Where In The Universe Is Carmen Sandiego?, Sat & hoidays 11:30 am, 2 & 4:30 pm, Sun 2 & 4:30 pm.

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

Free screenings, Wed 6:45 pm, Sat 2 pm: Oct 9, The Age of Innocence; Oct 13 & 16, The Importance of Being Earnest, 6:45 pm.

Oct 10: Newtown Youth Services’ Annual Bikes, Boards & Blades Day, Fairfield Hills campus (near former library building), off Mile Hill Rd, Newtown, 12-3 pm (rain date Oct 17), $7 adults, $5 age 13 & under, bike routes for different skill levels, roller blading & skateboarding areas set up, food, prizes, raffles, etc; 270-4335.

Oct 10: A Visit With Ms Frizzle, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury, 3:30 pm, free, main character from “Magic School Bus” series will greet young readers & then read one of her stories; 730-2733.

Oct 16: “Paper Marbling For Parent and Child,” Wooster Cmmty Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, 1-4 pm, workshop for parents & children ages 9-13, learn marbling process & make hand-made sheets of marbled paper, pre-registration required; 744-4825.

Downtown Cabaret Childen’s Theatre Co., 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport. Call 576-1636.

The Creeps!, Oct 9-Nov 14, curtain Sat 12 & 2:30 pm, Sun noon, all tickets $10.50.

New Pond Farm Education Center, 101 Marchant Rd, West Redding. Call 938-2117.

*Pre-registration & pre-payment required for all programs.

Oct 9, Native American Sand Painting, call for time, $8, for ages 3-5; Oct 10, Honey Harvest Festival, 1-2:30 pm, $4/person, all ages welcome; Oct 11, Stuffing Scarecrows & Carving Pumpkins, 10:30-11:30 am, $12, for ages 6-12.

Through Oct 10: Housatonic Art League (HAL) Annual Fall Exhibit, New Milford Railroad Station, 11 Railroad St, New Milford, daily 12-4 pm, works in photography, drawings & hand-pulled prints; 355-0349.

Oct 8: PHD Fall Psychic Fair, Holiday Inn, Newtown Rd/Rte 6, Danbury, 6-11:30 pm, adm $3, $2 students & seniors, psychics, clairvoyants, astrologers, vendors, free lectures on metaphysics, creativity, et al; 792-2939.

Oct 8: Plus-Level Square Dance, Hayestown Avenue School, Danbury, 8 pm, hosted by Mad Hatters Square Dance Club, square & round dances, soft-soled shoes required, refreshments; 746-5985.

Oct 8: “Flying Home,” Naugatuck Valley College Mainstage Theatre, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, 8 pm, call for ticket prices, multicultural collaboration by Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble, Sankofa Kuumba and Women of the Cross; 575-8179.

Oct 9: CT Gravestone Network conservation workshop, Old Field Hill Road Cemetery, Southbury, 9 am-2 pm, free (bring lunch & chair), program by Dr Ruth Shapleigh-Brown (executive director, CT Gravestone Network), hands-on program concerning gravestone rubbings & conservation/preservation; 264-8825.

Oct 9: Washington Depot Fall Festival, Washington Primary School, 11 School St, Washington Depot, 10 am-4 pm, silent auction, refreshments, artists & crafters, children’s games, cake wheel, Region 12 Basement Sale (used school furniture, etc), etc; 860/868-3309.

Oct 9-10: Annual Fall Festival, Steck’s Nursery, 100 Putnam Park Rd/Rte 58, Bethel, 9 am-4 pm, hay maze & hay rides, pony rides & petting zoo, food, pumpkin decorating, free seminars, pumpkins & gourds (etc) for purchase, Christmas shop, etc; 748-1385.

Oct 9-10: 21st Annual Richter Assn for the Arts Juried Show, Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, 2-5 pm (awards ceremony Oct 2, 2 pm), free adm, works by area artists in a variety of medias; 798-2245.

Oct 9-10: Gunn Memorial Library Book Sale, 5 Wykeham Rd (at Rte 47), Washington, Sat 9-10 am (adm $10) then 10 am-3 pm (free adm), Sun 11 am-3 pm (free adm); 860/868-7586.

Oct 10: Open House & Living History Program, Matthew Curtiss House, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 1-4 pm, free, guided tours of 18th Century museum-house, authentic Colonial meal preparations over open hearth, sponsored by Newtown Historical Scty; 426-5937.

Oct 10: “A British Soldier at East Farms Cemetery,” East Farms Cemetery, East Main St, Waterbury, 2 pm, $3, program by Guy Morin (in costume) sponsored by The Mattatuck Museum for Arts & Humanities Month (rain location Generali School, across street from cemetery); 753-0381.

Oct 11: “Columbus Day: Honoring Native American Traditions,” The Institute For American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington, 1-3 pm, adm $5, $3 children, story telling (2 pm), games, children’s activities, campfire cooking w/ Native American foods, etc; 860/868-0518 x3.

Oct 12: Newtown Jr Women’s Club Open House, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7:30 pm, all women ages 18 & over invited to learn about club, refreshments, in lower level meeting room; 426-6416.

Oct 12: “Protecting New England’s Early Burying Grounds,” C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free program by Dr Ruth Shapleigh-Brown (CT Gravestone Network), sponsored by Newtown Hist Scty; 426-5937, 426-0864.

Oct 12: Newtown Jobseekers Group meeting, St Rose School (Monsignor Conroy Room), Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free, program on “How To Get The Most Out Of Working With Recruiters”; 270-9885.

Oct 12: Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest (Division D), Naugatuck Valley College Cafe West, 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, 7 pm, free, a humorous speech and evaluation contest will be conducted by area Toastmasters (sponsored by Brass City Toastmasters); 575-8220.

Oct 13: Town & Country Garden Club meeting, Newtown Senior Center, Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, 7:30 pm, free (non-members always welcome), guest speaker Carol King w/ program on “Redesigning Your Garden”; 426-3469.

Oct 14: Newtown Woman’s Club Dessert Card Party, Newtown United Methodist Church hall, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 1-4 pm, adm $5 (bring your own cards, non-members welcome); 426-4760.

Oct 14: Afternoon Nature Walk, Bent of the River Audubon Center, 185 East Flat Hill Rd, Southbury, 3:30 pm, free, leisurely walk to enjoy the season’s changes; 264-5098.

Oct 15: 4th Annual Joseph P. Grasso Marching Band Festival, Newtown High School’s Bruce Jenner Station, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, begins 6 pm, adm $7, $5 students & seniors, performances by bands from 7 towns incl Newtown, Bethel, Danbury, Shelton, et al; 426-1341.

Oct 16: “Morning Walk: Migrating Birds,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby, 9-11 am, free, volunteer Tom Sharp will lead early morning walk in search of migrating birds, bring binoculars & field guides (few available for loan); 734-2513.

Oct 16: Quilt Show, Bridgewater Congregational Church, Rte 133 at Clapboard Rd, Bridgewater, 9 am-5 pm, adm $5, displays, vendors, raffle, luncheon, proceeds to support local female cancer survivors; 355-3013.

Oct 16: Western CT Orienteering Club meet, Tarrywile Park, 70 Southern Blvd, Danbury, 10 am-2 pm (must start walking by noon), $5 ($9 max for families), courses set up for beginners to experts, competitive & non-competitive, find way along marked trail using map & compas; 860/653-7963.

Oct 16: 30th Annual Yankee Fair, Brookfield Congregational Church, Rtes 25 & 133, Brookfield Center, 10 am-3 pm, free adm, Grandma’s Attic & Collectibles Cottage (opens 9 am; everything else opens at 10), teddy bear parades (11 am & 2 pm, children should bring their favorite bears), booths w/ hand crafted items, lunch,etc; 775-1259.

Oct 16: Roast Beef Dinner, Church of the Epiphany, 262 Main St No, Southbury, seatings 4 & 6 pm, tickets $8, $7 seniors, $5 age 12 & under, reservations by Oct 13, take-out dinners available; 264-8150.

Active Singles. Call 860/489-9611.

Monthly bus trips: Oct 23, overnight trip to Vermont, call for details.

Bethel Farmers’ Market, Fairfield County Extension grounds, Stony Hill Rd/Rte 6, Bethel.

Farmers’ Market Sat 9 am-1 pm & Wed 2-5:30 pm through Oct, home-grown fruits, vegetables, flowers & baked goods.

Booth Library, 25 Main Street, Newtown. Hours: Mon-Th 10 am-8 pm, Fri 12-5 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm (closed Sun during summer). Call 426-4533.

Programs free unless noted, in cmmty room: Oct 13, discussion of An Unsuitable Job For A Woman, 7:30-9 pm, led by Prof Gary Storhoff, part of mystery fiction discussion series, prior reading not necessary to participate.

Burnham Library, Rte 133, Bridgewater. Call 354-6937.

“Spirit of Place: Contemporary Regional Fiction By Women” book discussion series, led by independent scholar Patricia Barkman, 7:30 pm, free.

CityCenter Farmer’s Market, CityCenter Green, Patriot Dr & Ives St, Danbury. Call 792-1711.

Weekly Farmer’s Market, ev Thurs 3-6:30 pm through mid-Oct, featuring CT Farm Fresh vegetables, fruits, cut flowers, baked goods from Danbury, Redding & Sherman farms, WIC coupons accepted.

Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.

All events free, reservations required: Oct 11, Columbus Day 5-Mile Hike, 1-4 pm, follow Limekiln Trail Area in Redding (call for meeting location); Oct 12, Adult Hike, 1-3 pm, hike through fall foliage, no reservations needed; Oct 17, The Expedition: Redding To Easton, 7:30 am-4 pm, 15-mile hike from West Redding Firehouse to trails at Trout Brook Valley; Oct 17, Family Nature Walk, 1-3 pm, enjoy foliage while learning about the nature preserve & its inhabitants.

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

Friday Evenings at The Studio programs, 7 pm, adm $5 incl light refreshments: Oct 15, “The Surrealists In Connecticut,” slide-lecture concerning CT’s ca 1940s movement by Stephen Robeson Miller; Nov 5, “Theodate Pope Riddle: Pioneer Woman Architect,” slide lecture by Sandra Wheeler.

Highstead Arboretum, 127 Lonetown Rd, Redding. Call 938-8809.

Programs 10 am, $5 each, reservations suggested: Oct 9, “Native Viburnums,” learn to differentiate among the native species, program & short walk led by George Elkins.

New Pond Farm Education Center, 101 Marchant Rd, West Redding. Call 938-2117.

Pre-registration and payment required for all workshops/programs.

Oct 10, Honey Harvest Festival, 1-2:30 pm, $4; Oct 16, Apple Harvest Festival & Tag Sale, 11 am-4 pm (rain date Oct 17), $2/person (max $8/family), celebration of fall harvest incl Colonial crafts, pumpkin decorating, giant tag sale, NO DOGS PLEASE.

Newtown Hikers. Call 426-2897, 270-4340.

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 9 am, free, all welcome, bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations as follows (call hike leader if weather doubtful): Oct 9, Minnewaska Carriageway (Bill Troester, 426-9609); Oct 16, Bartholomews Cobble, Ashley Falls, MA (Claire Sivacek, 744-0086.

Newtown Scottish Country Dancers, Hawley School, Church Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 938-2881, 263-3578.

Group meets each Mon (Sept-May except school holidays & closings), 7 pm, free, anyone interested in dancing is welcome (beginners encouraged), no partner necessary, singles & couples welcome, soft-soled shoes recommended.

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 (separate door for thrift shop), shop carries discounted items from local businesses & private donors incl clothing & sm home accessories, etc.

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

Monthly meetings 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: Oct 13, watercolor program by Peter Spataro.

Wednesday Night Poetry Series, Bethel Depot Artists Cooperative (formerly Art Tenders), 186 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 426-3388 (Faith Vicinanza), 270-6202 (Michael Seri), 748-2828 (BDAC).

Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm (doors open 7 pm, featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm $1 ($3 if major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: Oct 13, Rennie McQuilken; Oct 20, James Scrimgeour.

Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury. Call 263-2254.

Sunday Meditation Programs, 6:45 pm, free, incl talk, instructions, group meditation, refreshments: Oct 10, “The Burdensome practice of Judging... Pearls from the Third Patriarch of Zen Buddhism,” program by Janaki Pierson; Oct 17, “Between A Rock and A Soft Place; Meditation and Adversity,” program by Curtiss Clark.

Center for the Performing Arts/Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Handicapped accessible. Call 374-2777.

Guys And Dolls, Oct 15-24, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, tickets $12-$18 (group rates available).

Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford. Call 860/527-5151.

Camino Real, through Oct 10, curtain Fri-Sat 7 pm, Sun, Tues-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm, Wed-Thurs 2 pm, tickets $17.50-$43.

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

On Stage II: The Shoulder, Oct 13-Nov 21 (previews Oct 13-19; opening night Oct 20), curtain Tues 7 pm, Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 4 & 8:30 pm, Sun 2 & 7 pm, tickets $10-$45; Oct 21, Pay What You Can performance; Oct 31, Sunday Symposium following matinee.

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

King O’ The Moon, through Oct 17, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Thurs, Sat-Sun 2 pm.

Sherman Players, Sherman Playhouse, Rtes 37 & 39, Sherman. Call 354-3622.

Frankenstein (adaptation), Oct 8-30, curtain Fri-Sat 8:30 pm, mat Oct 17 (Sun) 3 pm, tickets $12 adults, $10 students & seniors.

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

The Sum Of Us, Oct 8-30, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets $12.50 adults, $10.50 students & seniors; Oct 9, TheatreWorks Restoration Fund benefit performance, ***all tickets $25.

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

The Imaginary Invalid, through Oct 9, curtain Mon 7 pm, Tues-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, also Wed, Oct 9, ASL-interpreted matinee.

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