Antiques Shows______

Saturdays (through mid-Dec): 39th 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): 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.

Sundays (through fall): 8th season Clinton Village Antiques & Collectibles Flea Market, 327 East Main St/Rte 1, Clinton; 860-669-3839.

Nov 10-11: Wilton Historical Society American Craftsmanship Show, Wilton High School Field House, Rte 7, Wilton, 10 am-5 pm both days (early buying Sat 8-10 am, adm $25 incl breakfast & drawing for $200 gift certificate), regular show adm $10, 150 artists & artisans working in style of 18th & 19th Centuries; 203-762-7257.

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places__ _____

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Hours: Tues-Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-438-4519.

The Barn Gallery, 82 Route 37 (Creative Corners), New Fairfield. Hours: Tues-Sat. Call 746-4502.

*(new show) Nov 1-Dec 29: “Small Works, Smaller Works & Miniatures,” holiday gift show & sale featuring works by Paula Renee, known for multi-media works in sizes ranging from 1 sq ft to nearly 100 sq ft, will present pcs of 3x4 inches to 12x14 inches in acrylic on paper & masonite, painted & dimensionally sculpted, plus collage, tapestries & woven paintings; Nov 10, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

Barn Hill Studio & Gallery, Rte 110, Monroe. Hours: Fri-Sat 12-6. Call 268-4225.

*(new show) Oct 27-Jan 5: “Through The Generations,” celebration of artistic family lineages – works by Julia Provey of Newtown plus her mother Lucy Sikes & grandfather Ben Durand, also works by Linda Dohanos of Monroe, her mother Florence Dohanos & her grandfather Stevan Dohanos; Oct 27, opening reception, 4-7 pm.

Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place, Bethel. Call 798-2193 or 740-7351.

Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Hours: Mon, Wed-Thurs 9:30 am-8 pm, Tues, Fri-Sat 9:30-5 pm (closed Sundays during summer). Call 794-8756.

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

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 31: “Visual Music,” acrylics on canvas by concert pianist & choral director Vadim Prokhorov, who uses his talent “to create & connect art & music [in] paintings [that] burst w/ color & rhythmically entrances the viewer.”

*(new show) Nov 1-30: “A collection of Spirit Dolls by Paula Brinkman,” 40+ unique handmade dolls, each approx 7” tall, by Newtown native who began creating the dolls while still living in Key West; Nov 4, opening reception, 2-4 pm.

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

Brookfield Museum & Historical Society, 165 Whisconier Rd (Rtes 133 & 25), Brookfield Center. Hours: Sat 12-4 pm, first Sun of month, by appt & chance. Call 740-8140.

Chase Collegiate School/St Margaret’s Hall, 565 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury. Call 203-236-9591.

Through Nov 21: group exhibit of works by teaching artists will feature mixed media & acrylics on panel by Chase School faculty chair Rusty Brockmann, oils on canvas by Andrea Carter & mixed media photography by professional photographer & artist Lincoln Turner.

Fenn Gallery of Contemporary Art, 345 Main Street/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Wed-Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-263-2821.

*(new show) Nov 1-Dec 9: “Russia Revisited,” figurative paintings by Moscow artist Sveta Rumak, whose work is “a rich synthesis of modern visual vocabulary & medieval Russian iconography”; Nov 3, opening reception, 4-6 pm.

Golden Age of Trucking Museum, 1101 Southford Rd/Rte 188, Middlebury. Hours: Thurs-Sat 10 am-4 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 203-577-2181.

Good News Café & Gallery, 684 Main St/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Wed-Mon 11:30 am-10 pm. Call 203-266-4663.

Oct. 28, 3 to 5 p.m.: opening reception at the restaurant for Ridgefield painter Nancy Moore and Newtown ceramic artist Marcia Taylor to celebrate the serendipitous discovery of Moore and Taylor’s shared artistic vision of the natural world in their new exhibition, “Wild,” continuing through January 7. The reception also will mark the opening of Simsbury artist Susan Prentice’s series “Roosters!” showing through January 7 in the Radio Room.

Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, 5 Wykeham Rd, Washington Green. Hours: Thurs-Sat 10 am-4 pm, Sun 12-4 pm. Call 860-868-7756.

Through Jan 1: “55 Years of Washington Art Association,” photos, documents, words, memories & art examine the history of Washington Art Assn.

Stairwell Gallery —

Koenig Frameworks, 97 Main Street South, Newtown. Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-6 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 270-1887.

Miller Studio & Gallery, 495 Main St/Rte 6, Woodbury. Hours: Tues-Sun 9:30 am-5:30 pm, also Sun-Mon by chance or appt. Call 203-263-3939.

Through Nov 5: “2007 Autumn Solo Exhibition: Pete Bergeron,” new collection of oil paintings by the Redding resident who has been focusing recently on the Classical Academic method of painting.

Morrison Gallery, Kent Village Barns, 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 Oct 28: new work by conceptual artist Sandra Filippucci incl paintings, drawings, sculpture & boxes.

Southbury Public Library, 100 Poverty Rd (new location now open), Southbury. Call 262-0626.

Washington Art Association, 4 Bryan Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Sunday 12-5 pm. Call 860-868-2878..

White Silo Farm & Winery, 32 Rte 37 East, Sherman. Hours: Fri-Sun 11 am-6 pm. Call 860-355-0271.

Through Nov 4: “Glass Act IV,” fused glass by Linda Banks, Alice Honeck, Judy Mirrer & Maryann Mekin-Silvestri.

Auditions, Juried Events  _____

Edmond Town Hall, Main Street, Newtown

Winter Wonderland of Gifts Craft Fair, November 18, 10 am to 3 pm. Crafters wanted. Call Robin 268-1342.

Palm Rebekah Lodge, at Odd Fellows Lodge, 25 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford. Call 860-355-0243.

Nov 17: Vendors needed for Craft Fair, will run 9 am-4 pm, non-refundable vendor fee (call for details), event will incl crafts vendors, raffle baskets, lunch & beverages.

Stamford Symphony Orchestra

Instrumental Scholarship Competition, deadline November 30, entry fee $40. Jeniam Foundation Scholarship, $20,0000; Janet Meeker Scholarship, $4,000; Sandwich Maestro Prize, $500. Information call 325-1407, ext. 12.

St Joseph School, 5 Obtuse Hill Rd, Brookfield. Call 860-355-8585.

Dec 1-2: Vendors sought for annual craft fair & bazaar, fair will run Sat 9 am-4 pm, Sun 8:30 am-2 pm, contact Nancy Guydan for details.

St Jude Church Christmas Fair, at parish center, Rte 111, Monroe. Call 261-6404.

Nov 19: Application deadline for this year’s fair, will run Sat, Dec 1, 10 am-4 pm (snow date Dec 2, 1-4 pm), tables $50 & $90 sold first-come, first-served, contact parish office for details, applications.

Thomaston Opera House, 158 Main St, Thomaston. Call 860-283-6250.

Nov 4-5: Open auditions for Ain’t Misbehavin’, begin 7 pm both nights (callbacks Nov 11 if needed), director Foster Evans Reese seeking 2 African-American men & 4 women for singing & dancing roles, bring sheet music if audition song isn’t from Ain’t Misbehavin, also be prepared to dance, production will have 8 performances Jan 26-Feb 10, 2008, visit ThomastonOperaHouse.org for add’tl info.

Woodbury United Methodist Church, 3 Church St (at Main St/Rte 6), Woodbury. Call 203-267-7676.

Dec 1: Openings available for WUMC Christmas Luncheon & Crafts Show, 11 am-3 pm, classroom space $35 (larger classrooms will be shared by 2 or more vendors), BYO tables & signs (latter cannot be larger than 11x17), contact Regina Barcello for details.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

Nov 3: 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.

Nov 3: 6th Annual Student Concerto Competition concert, Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 3 pm, free performance by the student musicians vying for concerto performance w/ Danbury Symphony Orchestra in Jan 2008, performers incl guitarist Yossi Kohman-Glaser & pianist Felicia Pan, both of Newtown; 748-1716.

Nov 3: Warfield Suite, Rick Snyder & Free Thought at Roots Music Coffeehouse, at Common Ground Annex dance studio, 345 Main St, Danbury, doors open 7:30 pm, open mic at 9, featured acts at 9, suggested donation $10/adv, $12/door, performances by trio of Laura Warfield (guitar), Susan Gordon-Clark (autoharp) &  Christine Anderson (percussion), Mr Snyder (a self-professed “open mic junkie”) & duo Jen & Kate Moncuse; 798-7044, 994-1903.

Nov 10: Camerata d’Amici in concert, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 4 pm, freewill donations accepted, performance of 40-plus member auditioned group of choral singers will include works ranging from well-known spirituals & classical works to early 20th Century pcs.

Booth Library Concert Series, at Sandy Hook Bandstand, 3 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook. Call 426-4533.

Summer Concert Series, free, 7 pm, concerts move to library’s meeting room if rain (25 Main St):

Danbury Concert Assn, WCSU/Ives Concert Hall, Fifth Ave at White St, Danbury. Call 748-0522.

Subscription $36 (good for all season), concerts 8 pm, $15 single ticket, students age 18 & under free, post-performance receptions w/ performers:

Gate House Coffee House, Rte 172 (in front of training school), Southbury. Call 586-2144 (Southbury Training School).

Summer Concert Series, Tues 6:30 pm (under pavilion if rain), free adm, bring chairs or blankets for seating:

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:

Newtown Choral Society, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St (at the flagpole), Newtown. Call 426-1849.

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

Concerts at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 3 pm, tickets $18, $16 seniors, free students in grades K-12 w/ ticket-holding adult, reception follows performances:

Portuguese Cultural Center, 65 Sand Pit Rd, Danbury. Call 268-8570.

Weekly Ballroom Dancing, Wed 7-11 pm, adm $15 (incl buffet), music provided by DJ, free dance lesson (7:15-7:45 pm), cash bar, door prizes, singles, couples & beginners all welcome.

Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield Univ, 1073 North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 203-254-4010, 877-ARTS-396 (877-278-7396).

Performances 8 pm unless noted:

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

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Oct 26, Spin Doctors, $57.50; Nov 2, Clint Black (headliner for Playhouse Gala), 7 pm, $125-$225; Nov 4, Allen Toussaint, $45; Nov 6, Blues Traveler, $65; Nov 8 & 9, Dark Star Orchestra, $52.50; Nov 18, Madeline Peyroux, $56 & $61, with special guest Ruthie Foster; Nov 30, Suzanne Vega, $45 & $55; Dec 2, Sha Na Na Rockin’ Christmas Show, $55, with special guests The Retrotones; Dec 7, Tim Reynolds (solo acoustic), $30; Dec 8, The Blind Boys of Alabama Holiday Show, $68; Dec 12, Wishbone Ash, $40; Dec 21, The Alternate Routes, $30

Sandy Hook Village Summer Festival, Sandy Hook Bandstand, 5 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook. Call 426-2427.

2007 Music by the River series, free adm, performances 7 pm:

Sherman Chamber Ensemble. Call 860-355-6155.

Fri performances 8 pm @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:

Films _________________

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

Alliance Française Cinémathèque series, free, screenings 2 pm:

Independent Film Festival, free, screenings 7:30 pm:

Searching For Shakespeare:

Danbury Library, 170 Main St (at West), Danbury. Call 797-4533.

“European Film Classics: From Silents to the New Wave,” free screenings, Sun 2 pm, optional discussions follow, sound films will be subtitled (not dubbed): Nov 11, The Passion of Joan of Arc (France, 1928); Jan 13, M (Germany, 1931); Feb 10, Grand Illusion (France, 1937); March 9, call for planned feature; April 13, call for planned feature; June 8, call for planned feature.

Independent Film Series, free, screenings at 2 pm: November 4, the Romania film “The Way I Spent the End of the World.”  The film was awarded the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. No reservations required.  January 6, the Australian film, “The Rage in Placid Lake.” A complete list of movie titles and descriptions is available in the library or online at danburylibrary.org.  

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

Oct 26-Nov 1: Mr Bean’s Holiday (French Bean) (G), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Tues, Thurs 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

For Kids & Families _________

Oct 27-28: Ride the Pumpkin Patch Trains, Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury, museum open Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm, rides begin 30 min after opening, adm $9 adults, $7 ages 2-12, free under age 2, rides through historic railyard on 1920s passenger coach or restored 1953 Rail Diesel Car (RDC) pulled by vintage locomotive to pumpkin patch, all riders can pick a free pumpkin, museum will be open all weekend, coloring stations set up, temporary tattoos, cider & cookies; 778-8337.

Oct 28: Harvest Festival, The Golden Age of Trucking Museum, 1101 Southford Rd/Rte 188, Middlebury, 12-3 pm rain or shine, included w/ museum adm ($8 adults, $7 seniors, $5 ages 3-16, free ages 2 & under, $20 family), children’s costume parade, hay rides to pumpkin patch, refreshments, face painting, balloon sculptures & Tractor Mac; 203-577-2181.

Oct 28: “Hannah Cranna & Other Halloween Stories,” Monroe Historical Society’s Eliot Beardsley Homestead, 31 Great Ring Rd, Monroe, story telling sessions at 4, 4:30 & 5 pm (reservations requested), children’s school librarian & storyteller Sue Selk will share Halloween stories incl those of Monroe’s fabled witch Mrs Hannah Hovey (a/k/a Hannah Cranna); 261-1383.

Oct 28: “Classical Kids” by Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, at East Ridge Middle School, 10 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 4 pm, tickets $15, performance of Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery, suitable for all ages; 203-438-3889.

Nov 3: 6th Annual Student Concerto Competition concert, Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 3 pm, free performance by the student musicians vying for concerto performance w/ Danbury Symphony Orchestra in Jan 2008, performers incl guitarist Yossi Kohman-Glaser & pianist Felicia Pan, both of Newtown; 748-1716.

Nov 3, rain date Nov 4: New Pond Farm’s Native American Celebration. For audiences ages 4 years and up. Tours run one and a half hours and will begin every half hour starting at 11 a.m. The last tour will begin at 1:30 p.m. Reservations are required. Please call New Pond Farm at 203-938-2117. Fee: $10/member of New Pond Farm, $12/non-member. Participants will visit teaching stations to cover topics including home life, cooking, clothing, agriculture, hunting and fishing. The program will include a chance to make a clay pinch pot and sample a variety of Native American foods and a stop in the new Native American museum.

Audubon Center at Bent of the River, 185 East Flat Hill Rd, Southbury. Call 264-5098.

Free programs unless noted, reservations requested, call if weather is questionable:

Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury. Call 730-2733.

Free public programs:

Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave/Rte 302, Bethel. Call 794-8756.

Free public programs (unless noted):

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

Children’s programs, free unless specified: Oct 29, Make a Mummy workshop, 3-5 pm, $5 supply fee, ages 6 & up invited to join Katie Stevenson for workshop to paint 12-inch plaster mummies w/ glow in the dark paint (participants need to bring empty 1-liter plastic bottle & an old shirt).

Young Adult programs, free unless specified:

Flanders Nature Center, Flanders at Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Call 203-263-3711.

Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust presents their 3rd Annual Halloween Hayride Adventure. At the Trail House on Friday and Saturday, October 26 and 27 from 6 to 8 p.m., or Sunday, October 28 from 4 to 6 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Call the office, ext. 10. Help Flanders capture the mess making villain “Captain Trash”, as families learn to “reduce, reuse, recycle”. Non-scary event geared toward small children. The cost is $20 per family (members only family price); $10 per person for members and $15 per person for nonmembers.  

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

Oct 26, Haunted Trail Walk, 7-10 pm, $6 adults, $4 children, join IAIS staff, board members & volunteers for ongoing guided half-mile walks along haunted trail leading back to village for cider, popcorn & marshmallows toasted over campfire.

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

Young Performers Musical Theater Workshop: through Oct 28, Once On This Island, Junior, curtain Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm, tickets $10.

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:

Miscellaneous ___________

Oct 27: Gala Tasting of Wines, Champagne and Single Malt Scotches, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 6-8 pm, tickets $35, reservations required, wines from around the world & unique scotch liquors, light refreshments, live music, presented by The Mary Hawley Society to benefit town hall kitchen fund; 270-4285.

Oct 27: “Kitchen Literacy: Where Our Food Comes From,” Southbury Public Library, 100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, 2 pm, slide program by author Ann Viliesis (Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We Need to Get It Back), will concern today’s food sources, also historical & contemporary patterns of putting food on the table, reception to follow, presented/sponsored by Flanders Nature Center; 263-3711.

Oct 27: “Tropical Forests and Biodiversity – A Global Perspective,” Highstead Arboretum, 127 Lonetown Rd, Redding, 2 pm, $20 donation, reservations required, Professor Peter Ashton will share insights concerning forest ecology, management & protection, also the opportunities & roles that organizations like Highstead have in addressing such challenges; 203-938-8809.

Oct 27: “Witches, Goblins and Magic Mirrors: Early Halloween Post Card Greetings,” The Barnum Museum, 820 Main St, Bridgeport, 3 pm, $5 adults, $4 senior citizens & college students, $3 ages 4-17, free ages 3 & under, presentation by noted postcard collector Bob Berthelson (charter member & past president, CT Post Card Club) will cover historic postcard images & explain some superstitions that existed ca 1905-1915, when Halloween cards were exchanged like today’s valentines; 203-331-1104.

Oct 27-28: Ride the Pumpkin Patch Trains, Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury, museum open Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm, rides begin 30 min after opening, adm $9 adults, $7 ages 2-12, free under age 2, rides through historic railyard on 1920s passenger coach or restored 1953 Rail Diesel Car (RDC) pulled by vintage locomotive to pumpkin patch, all riders can pick a free pumpkin, museum will be open all weekend, coloring stations set up, temporary tattoos, cider & cookies; 778-8337.

Oct. 29: WCSU Program Activities Council will present a talk by famed ghost hunter Lorraine Warren at 8 p.m. in the Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the university’s Midtown campus. Tickets $15, and are available at the Westside Campus Center Info Desk, Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury; online at www.wcsu.edu/tickets; or by calling (203) 837-8499.

Oct 30: Love & Knishes: With A Song in Your Heart, Walzer Family Jewish Community Campus, 444 Main St North, Southbury, sugg donation $6 adults, $5.50 ages 60-plus (reservations requested by Oct 23), fresh-prepared lunch by personal chef Heather Bingham followed by show of songs from yesterday performed on accordion & piano by Arlene Beck; 267-3177 x105.

Oct 31: Telescope viewing, Western CT State University Science Building Observatory, Osborne St at Dr James Roach Ave, Danbury, 1-3 pm, free, special viewing of the sun w/ solar-filtered telescopes; 837-8672.

Nov 1: Annual Hamloaf Noon Dinner, Stepney Baptist Church, 423 Main St, Monroe, noon, donation $10, take-out orders available, lunch of hamloaf & raisin sauce, potatoes, butternut squash, coleslaw, rolls, apple crisp & coffee, presented by The Ladies Aid Society; 268-9680.

Nov 2: The Killers of Comedy at Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, tickets $30, performances scheduled by Beetlejuice, Sal the Stockbroker, Rev Bob Levy, The Iron Sheik, Jim Florentine, et al; 268-5857.

Nov. 2: “Days of the Dead: A Celebration of Life,” noon, in the lobby of Warner Hall, WestConn Midtown campus. Speakers will include assistant professor of World Languages and Literature Dr. Galina Bakhtiarova and history professor Dr. Joshua Rosenthal. A Day of the Dead Altar created by students will be on display. Discussion and light refreshments featuring Pan De Muertos, or Bread of the Dead.  

Nov 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); 426-9998.

Nov 3: Fall Foliage Hike, Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave, Derby, 10-11:30 am, free (pre-registration requested), explore glorious autumn forest while learning how & why leaves change color, about different CT trees & enjoy fall folklore; 734-2513.

Nov 4: 20th Annual Jenny Lind Doll Club Antique and Collectible Doll, Bear & Toy Show & Sale, at The Crowne Plaza, 1284 Strongtown Rd/Rte 188, Southbury, 10 am-4 pm, adm $5 adults, $1 children, doll appraisals (small fee per doll), raffles; 203-598-7600.

Nov 4: Ninth Annual WCSU Holiday Wine Tasting Benefit, Western CT State University Westside Campus Center, Lake Avenue Ext, Danbury, 4-7 pm, tickets $50 (reservations limited & strongly suggested), samples from diverse selection of domestic & international wines complemented by extensive buffet prepared by area restaurants & caterers, also live music by WCSU jazz groups, silent auction, proceeds benefit Caraluzzi Scholarship Endowment; 837-8832.

Active Singles. Call 860-253-9782, 860-489-9611.

Hikes for singles ages 30s-50s held 1st & 3rd Sun/month, hikes 9:30-11:30 am, free, hikes available in 4 difficulty levels, no dogs or children:

BNI-Business Networking International, is the world’s largest business referral organization. The Brookfield BNI Bobcats chapter meets every Tuesday, 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. at Franco’s Ristorante, 265 Federal Road in Brookfield, and welcomes area businesspeople as guests. Anyone interested in attending or learning more can visit bni.com or contact membership chairperson, Liz Rosiello at 860-350-9513.

Nov 6, 7 am, Brookfield BNI will feature a presentation by Huntington Learning Center of New Milford, Owner and Executive Director, Christine Matta, on enhancing learning skills.

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

Programs free unless noted: Nov 6, Nonfiction Book Club meeting, 1 pm, discussion of Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It, newcomers always welcome; Nov 19, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Ian McEwan’s Saturday, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; Dec 4, Nonfiction Book Club meeting, 1 pm, discussion of Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August, newcomers always welcome; Dec 10, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Henry James’s Daisy Miller, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; Jan 14, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; Feb 11, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Philippa Gregory’s The Other Boleyn Girl, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; March 10, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Simone de Beauvoir’s Woman Destroyed, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; April 14, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Colm Toibin’s The Master, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; May 12, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Elizabeth Strout’s Amy and Isabelle, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome; June 9, Daytime Book Discussion, 1 pm, discussion of Virginia Woolf’s The Waves, newcomers/drop-ins always welcome.

Flagpole Photographers, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main St, Newtown. Call 270-8576.

Meetings 3rd Thurs/month, 7:30 pm, non-members always welcome: next meeting

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

Oct 26, Haunted Trail Walk, 7-10 pm, $6 adults, $4 children, join IAIS staff, board members & volunteers for ongoing guided half-mile walks along haunted trail leading back to village for cider, popcorn & marshmallows toasted over campfire.

New Morning Natural & Organic, Middle Quarter Mall, 738 Main St South/Rte 6, Woodbury. Call 203-263-4868.

Free classes, reservations requested:

Newtown Hikers. Call 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 (in parentheses) as follows: Oct 27, Storm King Mtn, N.Y., scramble/rocks (Nancy Zigler, 203-732-2618); Nov 3, Naugatuck State Forest (Carol Fullman, 270-1747); Nov 10, Lower Paugussett Trail (Rita Qubick, 268-4119); Nov 17, Mystery Hike – Surprise! (Eloise Muller, 740-8957); Dec 1, Fahnestock State Park, Carmel, N.Y. (Roe Sembler, 267-5567); Dec 8, short hike led by Tim Hanbury, to be followed by winter hike scheduling and pot luck lunch (call Maureen for food coordination, 203-888-3113).

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 Dec 27 to March 14 only, Wed, Sat-Sun 9 am-1 pm, free adm but reservations absolutely required.

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

Programs 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments:

Programs 4th Wed/month, 1:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments:

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 Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St/Rte 25: Nov 2, The Killers of Comedy Tour, 8 pm, tickets $30, sets by Beetlejuice, Sal the Stockbroker, Rev Bob Levy, The Iron Sheik, Jim Florentine, et al; Nov 30, Andrew Kennedy, 8:30 pm, tickets $19.50 & $25, stand-up performance by Sandy Hook resident will also have two openers.

Shows at Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St, Fairfield (call 203-259-1036), tickets $22 ($17 FTC members) unless noted, showtime 8:30: Nov 17, Gemini, Bob Gautreau & Peter Bales.

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): Nov 9, Carole Montgomery, Shelia Kaye & third performer TBA, tickets $17.50.

Shows at The New Sorrento, 32 Newtown Rd, Danbury (call 744-5575), shows 9:30 & tickets $15 unless noted: Oct 27, Michael Winslow, Tim Gage & Mike Fine, tickets $19.50; Nov 3, Jeff Norris, two addt’l comedians TBA, showtime 9 pm; Nov 10, Mitchell Walters, Shelia Kaye & Peter Vouras, showtime 9 pm; Nov 17, Mike Yard & Rob Falcone, plus opener TBA, showtime 9 pm; Nov 24, Joe Matarese, Marc Unger & Maris Walsh, showtime 9 pm.

Shows at Ocean Grille, 464 Boston Post Rd, Orange (call 203-795-4588), show at 10 pm unless noted: Oct 26, Michael Winslow, Mark DeMayo & Mike Fine, tickets $19.50; Nov 2, Dom Fig, two other performers TBA, $15; Nov 9, John Lampart, Shelia Kaye & Peter Vouras, $15; Nov 16, RC Smith, 2 addt’l comedians TBA, tickets $15; Nov 23, Joe Matarese, Marc Unger & Maria Walsh, $15; Nov 30, Johnny Rizzo & two addt’l comedians TBA, $17.50.

Theatre ______________

Brookfield Theatre for the Arts, Brookfield Playhouse, 182 Whisconier Rd (Rte 25, behind library), Brookfield Center. Call 775-0023.

Edgarton Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Call 203-371-7908.

Fairy Tale Theater, at Wooster School, 91 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury. Call 748-6873.

Play series for ages 3-12, part of Musicals at Richter offerings, offers shows Sat 11 am (grounds open 10:30), adm $5:

Kent Community Players, Kent Community House, Rte 7, Kent. Call 860-364-0971.

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

Play readings:  Young Performers Musical Theater Workshop: through Oct 28, Once On This Island, Junior, curtain Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm, tickets $10.

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

Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard. The classic literary work will be staged Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 1,2,3 and 8,9,10, in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 7:30 pm on Thursday, Nov. 1, and 8 pm all other evenings during the show’s two-weekend run. A Saturday matinee, featuring $10 tickets for seniors and students, 2 pm, Saturday, Nov. 3. Tickets for all other shows $17 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and students, available by calling (203) 837-8499 or at www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

 

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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.