Dec 17: 15th Annual Antique Stocking Stuffers Show 11:00 A11/P11 Sale, Greenwich Civic Center, Harding Rd, Old Greenwich, 10 am-5 pm, adm Nov5, Nov4.50 seniors 11:00 A11/P11 teens; 914/273-4667 ###show phone 203/637-4583).Jan 1: 21st Glastonbury Antiques 11:00 A11/P11 Collectibles Gala New Year’s Show, Glastonbury High School, Hubbard St, Glastonbury, 9 am-4:30 pm, adm Nov5, 130 dealers from New England, NY 11:00 A11/P11 RI; 860/342-2540.Jan 1: New Year’s Day Antiques Market, Norwalk Armory, New Canaan Ave/Rte 123, Norwalk, 10 am-5 pm, adm Nov4.50 ###early adm 9 am, Nov10), partial show proceeds to Parents 11:00 A11/P11 Friends of Lower Fairfield Center; 203/222-2259.Jan 6-7: 39th Papermania Plus, Hartford Civic Center Exhibition Halls, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm Nov6, 150 exhibitors; 860/529-7582.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 Jan 9, “Luminary Landscapes: Scenes of Woodbury, Southbury and Martha’s Vineyard,” major exhibit presenting two years of work by painter Tom Adkins.Danbury Museum 11:00 A11/P11 Historical Society, 43 Main St, Danbury. Hours: Wed Sun 1-4 pm. Call 743-1131.Through Dec 16, “Well Documented: Ephemera from the Archives of Danbury Museum,” artifacts from the library 11:00 A11/P11 archical collections of Danbury Museum incl objects connected to the history of the greater Danbury area incl maps, wills, deeds, valentines, diplomas, etc.Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury. Hours: 10 am-4 pm daily ###April 1-Nov 26). Call 778-8337.Permanent exhibitions on railroad history ###museum is along old New Haven RR line 11:00 A11/P11 housed in former Danbury station 11:00 A11/P11 railyard), also original 11:00 A11/P11 restored rolling stock incl a New Haven RR Mack FCD railbus, Alco RS-1 diesel locomotive, fully operating turntable, etc. ###see Misc calendar for ongoing programs schedule)The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/372-3521.Through Dec 31, “Mindscapes: A Visual Journey of The Mind,” original color photographs of the natural world by Dave Pressler. Through Jan 7, “The Hay House 11:00 A11/P11 The Mandala,” two-part exhibit, first is installation by David Brown which replicates the rectangular house may of hay in which the artist lives, “mandala” portion presents works by artists who create art in the form of the mandala, often a circle or other shape w/ a center. Fine Line Art Gallery, Sherman Village, 682 Main St So ###above Gepetto’s Toys), Woodbury. Hours: holiday hours through Dec 23, daily 11 am-5 pm. Call 266-0110.Through Dec 23, “Deck The Walls,” holiday show featuring works by gallery members. ###note extended holiday hours for this show).Grey Horse Gallery, 3 Washington Ave/Rte 34 ###in old Masonic Temple, 1st floor; behind St John’s Episcopal Church), Sandy Hook. Hours: Tues-Sat 10:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 270-1199.Permanent display of works by Dick McEvoy, Ken Evans, et al.Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Hours: Mon-Tues, Th-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/868-0518.Through Dec 30, “The Spirit of The Mask: Danced Masks of American Indians from Mexico,” 150 Mexican danced masks from Coleccion Ouroboros, private collection on public display for first time, portraying wide array of cultural concepts in spectacular colors 11:00 A11/P11 designs.Maritime Aquarium, 10 N. Water St, Norwalk. Hours: daily 10 am-6 pm. Call 203/852-0700.Through Jan 28 ###exhibition date extended), “Dinosaurs 11:00 A11/P11 Sea Creatures,” special exhibit of moving, roaring, life-sized robotic beasts incl T-rex, Triceratops 11:00 A11/P11 Thalassomedon, also hands-on Fossil Lab. Through March 15, “Sounds of the Sea,” explore the “surprising symphony” of animal, natural 11:00 A11/P11 manmade sounds beneath the ocean surface through audio samplers 11:00 A11/P11 computer echolocation game, et al. Permanent exhibit featuring river otters Bell 11:00 A11/P11 Sprite; Shark Touch Pool; hands-on displays about fish; “Sandy Shore” habitat; “Jellyfish Encounter,” displays about 11:00 A11/P11 close studies of sea creatures common to Long Island Sound. ###See film calendar for IMAX listings.)Military Museum of Southern New England, 125 Park Ave, Danbury. Hours: Fri-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 790-9277.Permanent life-size interior dioramas w/ major military vehicles, extensive outdoor displays, also “Names on the Wall” computer program to help locate names on Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury. Call 860/350-2181.Through Jan 17, woven paintings ###loom-woven oils on canvas) by Paula Renee reflecting the artist’s studies of ancient Peruvian weaving 11:00 A11/P11 travels through France, Morocco, Mexico, Brazil 11:00 A11/P11 Hudson River Valley.New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St, New Britain. Hours: Tues, Thurs-Fri 11:00 A11/P11 Sun 12-5 pm, Wed 12-7 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm. Museum Highlights Tour offered each Sun at 2 pm. Call 860/229-0257.Through Dec 31, “The Imagination Highway: The Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration,” works by 18 of the best illustrators currently working children’s book illustrations, w/ original artworks coupled w/ the books they are found in for visitors to discover. Through Dec 31, “New/Now: William De Lottie,” installations by the New Britain native who has “been engaged in a decades-long wrestling match with the nature of painting.” Through March 7, two loaned works by Georgia O’Keeffe ###“Trees in Autumn” 11:00 A11/P11 “Mule’s Skull with Pink Poinsettia”).New Haven Colony Historical Society, 114 Whitney Ave, New Haven. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 am-5 pm, Sat-Sun 2-5 pm. Call 203/562-4183.Through Dec 31, “Osborn Hall And The Conspicuous Corner: 1888-1926,” souvenirs, photos 11:00 A11/P11 memorabilia recalling the city landmark 11:00 A11/P11 former Yale Univ campus building located on College St at Chapel.Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203/432-5050.Through Dec 31, “Children’s Nature Books: Connecticut’s Legacy,” stories, original illustrations 11:00 A11/P11 rare memorabilie of such past 11:00 A11/P11 present CT authors 11:00 A11/P11 illustrators as Worthington Hooker, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Hugh Lofting, John Himmelman, Lynn Reiser 11:00 A11/P11 Jean Zallinger. Permanent collection incl dinosaurs, mammals, human origins 11:00 A11/P11 cultures, minerals 11:00 A11/P11 meteorites, etc.Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield. Call 203/438-2282.Through Dec 31, photos by members of Candlewood Camera Club.Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 203/966-5617.Through Dec 23, “Spiritus: Small Works, Small Prices,” annual holiday exhibition 11:00 A11/P11 sale w/ works of guild artists in wide variety of mediums, priced for holiday gift-giving. Through Dec 23, “Small Prints by Old Masters,” special collection of works loaned by Pace Wildenstein Gallery, curated by Helen Klisser.Wadsworth Atheneum, 600 Main St, Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sun 11 am-5 pm. Call 860/278-2670.Through Dec 17, “Meditations On Modernism: The Life and Work of Sarah G. Austin,” collage boxes by Austin ###1935-1994), daughter of former Wadsworth director A. Everett Austin, inspired by Miss Austin’s response to Surrealism, School of Paris 11:00 A11/P11 other 20th Century art movements, coincides w/ restoration of Nat’l Hist Landmark The Austin House. Through Jan 7, “Christian Jankowski: The Matrix Effect/Matrix 142,” video installation by Berlin-based video artist reflecting on the 25-yr history of the atheneum’s Matrix program.Walnut Hill Cmmty Church/The Corner Gallery, 156 Walnut Hill Rd, Bethel. Call 796-7373.Through Jan 31, “A Wintry Mix: Snow Paintings by Gardella, Barkman, Macon 11:00 A11/P11 Newquist,” works by Maggie Gardella, Pat Barkman, Kita Macon and Ruth Newquist depicting winter scenes.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.Through Dec 17, “Universal Dimensions   Scrolls and Screens,” traditional Chinese calligraphy combined w/ western abstraction by Wang Ming.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.Through Jan 7, “ The School of London And Their Friends: The Melvin and Elaine Merians Collection,” 70+ masterpiece drawings 11:00 A11/P11 paintings from Merians’ private collection of works by School of London artists ###considered to be the finest 11:00 A11/P11 most comprehensive collection in the world) offers a fresh introduction to contemporary figure painting in England.Through Jan 14, “Edward Lear and The Art of Travel,” landscapes of Mediterranean, the Middle East 11:00 A11/P11 India by Lear ###1812-1888) and his contemporaries of the Victorian era, also celebration of 1997 gift to YCBA by Yale Univ alumnus 11:00 A11/P11 former YCBA curator Donald C. Gallup.Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St at York, New Haven. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-6 pm. Masterpiece Tours of Permanent Collection every Sat 1:30 pm, Sun 3 pm. Call 203/432-0600.*###new show) Dec 16-March 25, “Call and Response: Journeys of African Art,” African masks, sculpture 11:00 A11/P11 mixed media works from 2 private collections augmented by postcards, books, maps 11:00 A11/P11 textiles to guide visitors on journey of changing forms, circumstances 11:00 A11/P11 definitions; Jan 16, gallery talk w/ doctoral candidates Lyneise Williams 11:00 A11/P11 Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, 2 pm, free; Jan 18, gallery talk w/ doctoral candidates Lyneise Williams 11:00 A11/P11 Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, noon, free.*###new show) Dec 19-April 1, “Printed Portraits from the Time of Elihu Yale,” 50 printed portraits by contemporaries of Yale ###1649-1721) incl kings, queens 11:00 A11/P11 others in power, writers, artists, architects 11:00 A11/P11 composers constituting a time capsule of the world of Yale incl first mezzotint made in America 11:00 A11/P11 “almost certainly” the first printed portrait from life of a Native America; Jan 10, “Circa 1701” Art à la Carte program, 12:20 pm, free.Through Dec 30, “Love And Loss: American Portrait and Mourning Miniatures,” major exhibition of nearly 140 works of art selected from gallery’s collection of American portrait miniatures alongside promised bequests 11:00 A11/P11 important loans, show combines painting 11:00 A11/P11 decorative arts painted in watercolor on thin disks of ivory, housed under glass in finely worked gold lockets, brooches 11:00 A11/P11 bracelets.Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place, Bethel. Call 798-2193, 744-7690.Jan 5-7: Delivery dates for Children’s Art Show at BAJ, receiving Fri-Sat 12-9 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, open to all area children age 18 11:00 A11/P11 under, all work must be framed 11:00 A11/P11 ready to hang, sculpture 11:00 A11/P11 fine crafts accepted, up to 3 pcs per child accepted, each work must be labeled w/ name, address, phone, age 11:00 A11/P11 price ###30November of sales will go to Scotty Fund, remainder back to artist), unsold work to be picked up Feb 2-4.Connecticut Choral Society. Call 264-0012, 264 3010 or 740-1636.Jan 20: Completed applications due for 4th Annual Kannengeiser Scholarship Award, will go to 11th or 12th grade student in public or private school, call either of the above numbers or talk to choral directors at high school ###packets were mailed to all choral directors in late Nov).Connecticut Poetry Society, PO Box 4053, Waterbury 06704-0053.Dec 31: Deadline for postmarked entries for annual Wallace W. Winchell Poetry Competition, three cash prizes ###Nov150, Nov100, Nov50) 11:00 A11/P11 publication in CPS’ The Connecticut River Review, send SASE for complete rules to above address.Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield. Call 203/431-0555.Dec 17-18: Auditions for Kaufman 11:00 A11/P11 Hart’s You Can’t Take It With You, 7-10 pm, need 7 women ###incl 2 age 40s-50s, 1 age 20s, 1 late 20s/early 30s who dances) 11:00 A11/P11 10 men ###incl 1 age 60+, 1 age 20s, et al), rehearsals begin Jan 4, production dates ###weekends) Feb 16-March 10, contact director Barry Corn for addt’l info.Dec 15: “Psalms And Carols   A Holiday Celebration,” holiday concert by CT Choral Society, St Rose of Lima Church, Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 8 pm, tickets Nov15 adults in advance ###Nov18/door), Nov15 students 11:00 A11/P11 seniors, 100-voice chorus will perform CT premiere of James Bassi’s Carol Symphony, also Monteverdi’s Magnificat, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms ###to be sung in Hebrew), conclusion of traditional carols w/ candlelight procession ###program will be repeated Dec 17 at 4 pm); 800/555-5250.Dec 16: “Christmas Angelicus” featuring Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus, First Congregational Church, Washington, 7:30 pm, tickets Nov30 reserved seats, Nov15 gen adm, holiday music 11:00 A11/P11 readings performed by children’s choir ###Angelicus) 11:00 A11/P11 adult vocal ensemble ###Gadeamus) w/ special guest narrator John McDonough; 860/496-8841.Dec 16: The Soul Lifters and Mighty Angels of Faith at Community Coffee house, 7 Madison Ave, Danbury, 7:30 pm, free adm, performances by Waterbury-based gospel groups will celebrate the holiday season; 748-4972.Dec 16: Survivor Christmas, Wallace Stevens Center, The Hartford complex, Hartford, 8 pm, tickets Nov20 11:00 A11/P11 Nov25, reservations suggested, an original holiday concert production by CT Gay Men’s Chorus; 800/644-2462.Dec 16: Sloan Wainwright at Acoustic Café, 2926 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, 9 pm, tickets Nov18, performance by the singer-songwriter The Washington Post calls “introspective but not self-absorbed”; 203/335-3655.Dec 16-17: Nutcracker by New England Dance Theater 11:00 A11/P11 New England Academy of Fance, New Canaan High School, Farm Rd, New Canaan, Sat 4 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov16 adults, Nov12 seniors 11:00 A11/P11 children 12 11:00 A11/P11 under, semi-professional production w/ professional dancers 11:00 A11/P11 members of two dance companies; 203/966-3294.Dec 17: “Psalms And Carols   A Holiday Celebration,” holiday concert by CT Choral Society, St Rose of Lima Church, Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 4 pm, tickets Nov15 adults in advance ###Nov18 at door), Nov15 students 11:00 A11/P11 seniors, 100-voice chorus will perform CT premiere of James Bassi’s Carol Symphony, also Monteverdi’s Magnificat, Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms ###to be sung in Hebrew), conclusion of traditional carols w/ candlelight procession; 800/555-5250.Dec 17: “The Greatest Story Ever Told” Annual Christmas Pageant, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street, Newtown, 4 pm, service of costumes, music 11:00 A11/P11 re-enactment of the Savior’s birth by 4th 11:00 A11/P11 5th grade church school classes 11:00 A11/P11 Youth Choirs.Dec 17: “An American Christmas,” First Presbyterian Church, 178 Oenoke Ridge/Rte 124, New Canaan, 10 am 11:00 A11/P11 4 pm, sugg donation Nov10, journey from Colonial New England 11:00 A11/P11 the Blue Ridge Mountains of 19th C Virginia to 20th C w/ Church Choir, Monumental Brass Quintet 11:00 A11/P11 tenor Geoff Gartner; 203/966-0002.Dec 17: “Welcome To Our World,” performance by Immanuel Lutheran Church Ecumenical Choir, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 25 Great Hill Rd, Oxford, 2 pm, freewill offering, reception to follow concert; 203/888-4713.Dec 17: 18th Annual Handel’s Messiah Sing-In, Battell Chapel, on the green, downtown New Haven, 2:30 pm, adm Nov5, scores Nov10 ###or bring your own), conductors Fenno Heath 11:00 A11/P11 Marguerite Brooks, organist David Connell, soprano Judith Caldwell 11:00 A11/P11 tenor Kyle Pruett; 203/432-4136.Dec 17: Survivor Christmas, Ives Auditorium at Western CT State University, White Street, Danbury, 4 pm, tickets Nov20 11:00 A11/P11 Nov25, reservations suggested, an original holiday production by CT Gay Men’s Chorus; 800/644-2462.Dec 17: “Come To The Light,” Rowayton Christmas Pageant, Rowayton School Field, 1 Roton Ave, Rowayton, 6-6:30 pm, free adm, live outdoor nativity w/ local schoolchildren, live animals 11:00 A11/P11 carolers set against backdrop of 500 evergreen trees; 203/855-9670.Dec 17: Handel’s Messiah by 100-voice Danbury Concert Chorus 11:00 A11/P11 Danbury Chamber Orchestra, at St Peter Church, Main St, Danbury, 7:30 pm, doors open 6:30, free adm, full performance directed by James E. Humphreville w/ guest soloists; 748-1716.Dec 20: Madrigals Choir Concert, First Presbyterian Church, 178 Oenoke Ridge/Rte 124, New Canaan, 8 pm, free annual Christmas choir concert hosted by New Canaan Hist Scty; 203/966-1776.Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203/576-0263.Performances 8 pm, tickets Nov17-Nov47 w/ student, senior 11:00 A11/P11 group discounts: Dec 15, “Viva Tchaikovsky11,” guest conductor Hajime Teri Murai, guest violinist Alexander Markov.Hartford Symphony Orchestra, The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford. Call 860/246-6807.Performances 8 pm, tickets Nov10-Nov50: “A Viennese New Year,” Jan 5 11:00 A11/P11 6, works of Leoncavallo, Ponchiello, Korngold, love theme from The Godfather, etc, guest conductor Martin Fischer-Dieskau returning.Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 203/254-4010, 877/ARTS-396 ###877/278-7396).Performances 8 pm unless noted: Dec 16, Leon Redbone 11:00 A11/P11 Dr John, tickets Nov35 11:00 A11/P11 Nov40, holiday show w/ musicians’ animated brand of old-time blues, jazz 11:00 A11/P11 vaudeville for evening of fun, music 11:00 A11/P11 festivity.Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 778-2100.Dec 15-21: Billy Elliot ###R), daily 7 11:00 A11/P11 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:20 11:00 A11/P11 4 pm; Best in Show ###NR), daily 6 11:00 A11/P11 9:55 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1 pm; Into The Arms of Strangers ###PG), daily 6:45 11:00 A11/P11 9:15 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:10 11:00 A11/P11 3:45 pm; Meet The Parents ###PG-13), daily 7:45 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 3:30 pm; You Can Count On Me ###R), daily 7:15 11:00 A11/P11 9:40 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:30 11:00 A11/P11 4:15 pm.Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 426-2475.Dec 15-21: Nurse Betty ###R), daily 7 11:00 A11/P11 9 pm, mat Sat-Sun 1 11:00 A11/P11 3:45 pm, Tues 1 pm.Dec 16-17: Santa Visits the Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury, 2-6 pm each Sat-Sun, adm Nov5, Santa, Mrs Claus 11:00 A11/P11 helpers will be on special Christmas Train, sm gifts for each visitor, model railroads set up in mueum, outdoor light displays, refreshments, music, surprises, etc; 778-8337.Dec 16: Bridgeport Hospital’s “Breakfast at The Barnum: Deck the Halls,” The Barnum Museum, 820 Main St, Bridgeport, 10:30 am, admission Nov5, Nov4 for seniors, Nov3 for children 12 and under, a merry holiday musical will be performed by CT Opera Express, continental breakfast 11:00 A11/P11 museum adm incl, reservations not necessary; 203/331-1104.Dec 16-17: “Holiday Memories,” Theatre Artists Workshop program at Polka Dot Playhouse, 177 State St, Bridgeport, Sat 8 pm ###tickets Nov20), Sun 2 pm ###Nov15), concert reading of adaptation by Russell Vandenbrouke of Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory; 203/333-3666.Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203/371-1903.Museum Magic Hour programs, story-telling 11:00 A11/P11 craft programs for ages 2½-5 w/ adult, 10:30-11:30 am, Nov12, reservations, workshop dates 11:00 A11/P11 featured books as follows: Dec 16, The Dog Who Found Christmas by Linda Jennings; Dec 30, Let’s Go Home, Little Bear by Martin Waddell.Wonder Workshop, 10-11:30 am, Nov16, grades K-2, reservations required: Dec 28, Toy Soldiers.Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby. Hours: Tues 11:00 A11/P11 Thurs 10 am-3 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-4 pm. Call 922-7832.Victorian Games and Crafts, 3rd Sat each month, 11 am, create 11:00 A11/P11 play games children enjoyed 100 yrs ago incl shooting marbles, making shadow puppets, etc ###different activities each month).Through Dec 24: Washington Art Assn Annual Christmas Sale, WAA Gallery, Bryan Memorial Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot, Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm, handmade arts 11:00 A11/P11 crafts objects by area artists incl hand-crafted papers 11:00 A11/P11 cards, candles, ornaments, sweaters 11:00 A11/P11 scarves, table runners, fused 11:00 A11/P11 blown glass, and more; 860/868-2878.Through Dec 31: 24th Annual Brookfield Craft Center Holiday Exhibition 11:00 A11/P11 Sale, Brookfield Craft Center, 286 Whisconier Rd/Rte 25, Brookfield, Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm, region’s largest exhibition 11:00 A11/P11 sale of designer-quality handcrafted gifts by artisans across the country incl jewelry, ceramics, glassware, toys, dolls, clocks, candlesticks and tons more, gift certificates also available; 775-4526.Dec 15: CT Catholic Singles Christmas Dinner Dance, Three Door Restaurant, 1775 Madison Ave, Bridgeport, begins 7:30 pm, adm Nov25, all are welcome; 261-2414.Dec 16: St Thomas’ 4th Cookie Sale Event, St Thomas’ Episcopal Church, 95 Greenwood Ave/Rte 302 ###opposite Bethel Food Market), Bethel, 9:30 am-1:30 pm, thousands of cookies to choose from, all Nov6/lb ###pick-your-own selection), homemade fudge also available, free gift wrapping for cookies; 748-2089.Dec 16: Alliance Française Café Conversation, Starbucks, Southbury Green, 775 Main St So, Southbury, 10 am-noon, free, all levels of French speakers invited to participate in discussion based on an article to be distributed at beginning of program; 203/263-4096.Dec 16: All-You-Can-Eat Spaghetti Supper, Woodbury United Methodist Church, Main St/Rte 6 at Church St, Woodbury, 5-7:30 pm, adm Nov7 adults, Nov6 seniors, Nov3.50 age 12 11:00 A11/P11 under; 203/263-4775.Dec 17: “Toys from Wonderland,” Wonderland of Ice, 123 Glenwood Ave, Bridgeport, Christmas toy collection event features public skating session from 2-4 pm, followed by a one-hour ice-skating show presented by Bridgeport Figure Skating Club, admission is an unwrapped toy which will be distributed locally; 203/576-8118.Dec 17: Stone Walls Walking Tour, Weir Farm Nat’l Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd, Wilton, 2 pm, free but reservations required, learned about the walls constructed circa 1775-1930s that shaped CT’s landscape 11:00 A11/P11 inspired artists; 203/834-1896.Dec 19: Winter Solstice Labyrinth Walk, First Presbyterian Church, 178 Oenoke Ridge Rd/Rte 124, New Canaan, 6-9 pm, sugg donation Nov10, walk in meditation on the Chartres 11-circuit and/or Classical 7-circuit labyrinths in celebration of the Solstice; 203/966-5459.Dec 20: “Books Over Coffee: Timeline,” Stratford Library, 2203 Main St, Stratford, noon, free monthly book discussion series, Kathleen Faggella will lead discussion of Michael Crichton’s most recent best-seller involving quantum technology 11:00 A11/P11 science of the future; 203/385-4162.Dec 29: Singles’ Pre-New Year’s Eve Dance, Danbury Hilton 11:00 A11/P11 Towers, Old Ridgebury Rd, Danbury, 8 pm-1 am, adm Nov15 incl hors d’oeuvres, coffee 11:00 A11/P11 dessert, cash bar, prizes, prizes, dancing ###Top 40 11:00 A11/P11 oldies), dressy attire required, presented by For Singles Only…; 778-8673, 888/240-3253.Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 794-8756.Free programs: Dec 16, “Introduction to the Internet” class, 9:30-10:45 am, registration requested ###class size very limited); Dec 19, Holiday Cookie Exchange, 7:30-9 pm ###adv registration required), participants should bring 1 plate of 6 sampler cookies, 1 tray of 30 exchange cookies, 11:00 A11/P11 1 tray for take-home cookies.CT Contacts, New Haven. Call 203/468-1144.Dec 23, Christmas Party for Singles, at Anthony’s Lake Club, West Kenosia Ave, Danbury, 8 pm-1 am, adm Nov15, jackets for men, dressy attire for women, dancing, hot buffet, coffee 11:00 A11/P11 dessert buffet, candlelight 11:00 A11/P11 holiday decorations.Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury. Hours: 10 am-4 pm daily ###April 1-Nov 26). Call 778-8337.Wednesday Evening Events series, 7:30-8:30 pm, sm donation requested, weekly programs follow weekly museum member meetings, subjects as follows: Dec 20, “The Long Island Railroad” by Steve Gould; Jan 3, clinic on scenery, led by Ira Pollack.Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.All events free, reservations required: Dec 16, four-mile hike, 1-3 pm, moderately strenuous hike along small inner loops of trails from West Branch of Saugatuck River; Dec 17, Family Nature Walk, 1-3 pm, introduction to preserve incl some human 11:00 A11/P11 natural history of area while walking.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): Dec 16, Webb Mtn Park, Monroe, short hike then holiday luncheon 11:00 A11/P11 winter season hike planning, call for food coordination ###Rita Qubick, 268-4119).Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall ###lower level), 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 270-4377.Shop is open every Wed 12-3 pm 11:00 A11/P11 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 11:00 A11/P11 private donors incl clothing 11:00 A11/P11 sm home accessories, etc.Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203/438-2282.Free programs: Dec 15, Poetry In Motion: Ira Joe Fisher, 7:30 pm, performance of most recent poetry by Mr Fischer, finalé of library’s 2000 PIM series, reservations sugg.Wednesday Night Poetry Series, Bethel Arts Junction, 5 Depot Place ###in former railroad station bldg), Bethel. Call 426-3388 ###Faith Vicinanza), 270-6202 ###Michael Seri), 748-2828 ###BAJ).Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm ###doors open 7 pm, featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm Nov1 ###Nov3 if out-of-state or major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: Dec 20, no program; Dec 27, no program.Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury. Call 263-2254.Sunday programs w/ guest speakers, begin 6:45 pm, free, meditation instructions 11:00 A11/P11 silent meditation follows program, light refreshments: Dec 17, “Letting The Vibration of Sound Lift the Spirit” by Ann Purinton.Goodspeed Opera House, Rte 82, East Haddam. Call 860/873-8668.Red, Hot and Blue11, through Dec 31, curtain Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, Wed-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 11:00 A11/P11 Wed 2 pm, tickets Nov20-Nov42.Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford. Call 860/527-5151.A Christmas Carol   A Ghost Story of Christmas, through Dec 30, curtain Tues 7 pm, Wed 7 pm, Thurs-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 6:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm, weekday matinees also available, tickets Nov25-Nov48 adults, Nov20-Nov25 age 12 11:00 A11/P11 under.Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr, New Haven. Call 203/787-4282.High Dive, through Dec 17, Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, mat Sat 4:30 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov15, group discounts.Mainstage: Golden Boy, through Dec 17, curtain Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 11:00 A11/P11 Tues 7 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov15-Nov45, half-price rush tickets available 30 min before all performances, group discounts available.Polka Dot Playhouse, 177 State St, Bridgeport. Call 203/333-3666.Holiday Memories, Dec 16-17, Sat 8 pm ###tickets Nov20), Sun 2 pm ###Nov15), concert reading of adaptation by Russell Vandenbrouke of Truman Capote’s The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory.Parallel Portrait series, performances 8 pm, tickets Nov30:Seven Angels Theatre, Hamilton Park Pavilion, Plank Rd, Waterbury. Call 203/757-4676.A Child’s Christmas in Wales, through Dec 17, curtain Fri-Sun 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov25 adults, Nov15 students.TheatreWorks New Milford, 5 Brookside Ave, New Milford. Call 860/350-6863.The Taming of The Shrew, through Dec 31, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets Nov12.50 adults, Nov10.50 students 11:00 A11/P11 seniors; Dec 31, New Year’s Eve fundraiser/party performance, curtain 8 pm, tickets Nov20 incl post-performance champagne 11:00 A11/P11 hors d’oeuvres.WCSU’s Reimold Theatre, in Berkshire Hall, Osborne St, Danbury. Call 837-8732.Holiday Magic, Dec 16-17, all seats Nov6.50, original holiday production for the family by university’s communications 11:00 A11/P11 theatre arts dept.*******************Events that appear by date have Newtown events 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.DEADLINE INFORMATIONPress releases for the Enjoy calendar of events or the Enjoy section must be received by MONDAY NOON for publication in that week’s edition of The Newtown Bee. Send to the attention of Shannon Hicks, Arts Editor, Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown 06470, or to shannon@thebee.com. Photos are welcome and can be black 11:00 A11/P11 white or color prints; please call for details concerning photo files to be emailed.