Antiques Shows _________________________

Every Fri-Sun (year-round): Redwood Country Flea Market, 170 South Turnpike Rd, Wallingford, 6 am-2:30 pm, free adm & parking, 50-80 dealers; 203-269-3500.

Saturdays (opens for 2010 season March 20): 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.

March 13-14: 37th annual CT Spring Antiques Show, CT Expo Center, 265 Rev Moody Overpass, Hartford, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, adm $10, 60+ dealers, booth chats, special exhibit “ Haddam Collects: Quilts Comfort Your Soul,” tea room, proceeds benefit Haddam Historical Society & Thankful Arnold House Museum; 860-345-2400.

March 19-20: 48th annual Manchester Antiques Show, Second Congregational Church, 385 North Main St, Manchester, Sat 11 am-8 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm $5, tea room; 860-649-7770.

March 20-21: Ephemera 30, Hyatt Regency, 1800 East Putnam Blvd/Rte 1, Old Greenwich, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, adm $12, $6 ages 12-21, free ages 11 & under, approx 70 dealers, appraisals (Sun 12:30-2, $5/item); 603-509-2639.

March 21: Northwestern CT Antiques & Collectibles Show, Northwest Regional High School #7, 100 Battistoni Dr (Rte 44 at Rte 8), Winsted, 9:30 am-4 pm (early buying 8:30, $10), adm $5, verbal appraisals $5; 860-489-9188.

March 21: 25th Spring Edition of Glastonbury Antiques & Collectibles Show, Glastonbury High School, Hubbard St, Glastonbury, 10 am-4:30 pm, $7 (incl adm to Hartford Vintage Clothing Show, below), 75 booths; 860-342-2540.

March 21: Special Edition of The Greater Hartford Vintage Clothing & Jewelry Show & Sale, Glastonbury High School, Hubbard St, Glastonbury, 10 am-4:30 pm, $7 (incl adm to Glastonbury Antiques Show, above), approx 40 booths; 860-342-2540.

Art Exhibits, Museums Historic Places ___________________________

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

*(new show) March 21-May 30: “Adad Hannah: Masterpieces in Motion,” first solo US museum exhibition of Hannah’s work features selection of the artist’s recent videos created in relation to historical works of art incl Hieronymus Bosch’s “Garden of Earthly Delights,” Velázquez’s “Las Meninas” & Géricault’s mammoth “The Raft of the Medusa,” while paying homage to 19th Century entertainment of tableau vivant, where models held poses for sev minutes in order to stage a painting; March 21, Creative Conversation, 4 pm, $10 (members free).

Through March 14: “Chad Kleitsch: White Box — Photographs of the Unseen Museum,” photos taken during exhibition changes, views rarely seen by the public, incl The Aldrich, The Menil Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, et al.

Through April 17: “Edward Tufte: Seeing Around,” first major exhibition of Tufte’s sculpture, in museum’s garden, of rusting weathered pcs against new plantings of white pine, spruce, red cedar & bamboo; March 13, artist’s tour, 2 & 3:15 pm, intimate look at exhibition led by the artist; March 14, artist’s tour, 2 & 3:15 pm.

The Barnum Museum, 820 Main St, Bridgeport; 203-331-1104.

Through May 23:  “Awareness – Ending Homelessness: An Exhibition of Photographs by Ronnie E. Maher.

Blue Z Coffee House, 127 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-364-1003, 203-364-0631.

Through Feb 28: mixed media works by Doug Calderone, many of which depict rock & roll musicians.

Brookfield Museum & Historical Society, 165 Whisconier Rd (Rtes 133 & 25), Brookfield Center; 740-8140.

Through March 31: “Toys,” Civil War & Victorian era dolls, collections of lead soldiers, vintage Disney toys, pre war games, 19th C child’s sewing machine, early Gilbert erector sets, vintage cowboy caps & pistols & much more for children of all ages.

Easton Public Library, 691 Morehouse Rd (at corner of Center St), Easton; 203-261-0134.

Through March 31: “Scanner Photography,” works by Ellen Hoverkamp, who uses a flatbed scanner as a camera to document floral cuttings, bird nests & other objects of nature.

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

*(new show) March 14-May 10: “All Dolled Up,” unique, handmade spirit dolls by Newtown resident & artist Paula Brinkman; March 14, opening reception, 3-5 pm.

Mattatuck Museum Art & History Center, 144 West Main St, Waterbury; 203-753-0381.

Through March 14: “Banding Together: The Story of the Naugatuck Valley Project,” exploration of the churches, trade unions & business & community groups who banded together to create jobs, affordable housing, and critical public & private services for one of the oldest and poorest industrial areas in the nation; March 14, “How The Brookside Community Was Built,” 1-3 pm, gallery talk & tour led by former Naugatuck Valley Project executive director Carol Burkhart Lyons.

Through May 30: “Our Beautiful City – Vintage Postcards & Photographs of Waterbury,” turn of the century photos by amateur photographer Frederick Stone & vintage postcards that depict Waterbury at its zenith; March 14, Museum Sunday, free adm all day, also guided exhibition tour by museum exhibit educator Judy Kollias & exhibit co-curators Michael Dooling & John Wiehn (1 pm), also history gallery tour at 2; March 19, opening reception, 5:30 pm, guest speaker Charles Monaghan (editor, CT magazine will talk about Waterbury’s history & beauty.

Mocha Coffee House, 3 Glen Rd, Sandy Hook; 203-364-9200.

Through March 31: mixed media works (pastels, charcoals, colored pencil, watercolor, etc) by Sandy Hook native Caitlin Dalton.

Morrison Gallery, 5 Maple St, Kent; 860-927-4501.

Through March 28: collection of 30 oils by CT artist Lou Hicks.

Peabody Museum of Natural History, 170 Whitney Ave, New Haven; 203-432-5050.

Through April 25: “A Diorama Takes Shape: Bringing the Genius of James Perry Wilson to Life,” evolving exhibition featuring a Perry painting will offer visitors a behind the scenes look at the creation of a museum diorama as museum staff prepares plants & other foreground elements for future display.

Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield; 203-438-8863

Through March 27: “12th annual Radius,” work of rising regional artists Mia Brownell, Geoffrey Detrani, Thomas Doyle, Brad Guarino, The Ladies Auxiliaries, Sabrina Marques & Blake Shirley, annual event done in conjunction w/ The Aldrich Museum.

Yale Center For British Art, 1080 Chapel St (at High St), New Haven; 203-432-2800.

*(new show) March 24-June 2: “Art in Focus: Installation, Interpretation, Narration,” look at how the text accompanying works of art may affect the narratives generated by the objects.

Through April 25: “Varieties of Romantic Experience: Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp,” 200+ drawings by British artists from the Romantic period w/ emphasis on consideration of the place of British art in a European milieu.

Auditions, Juried Events  _________________

North Congregational Church, 11 Main St North, Woodbury; 203-263-4585.

April 17: Vendor openings for 12th Annual Indoor Flea Market, Bake Sale & Raffle, will run 9 am-2 pm, spaces $35 or $60, vendors can bring table or rent (8 ft long) for $6, call above phone # for info, reservations.

Concerts, Musical Events________________

March 13: Vaneese Williams at Flagpole Radio Café, Edmond Town Hall auditorium, 45 Main St, Newtown, 7 pm, $15, headlining performance by R&B sensation, also music & theater by regional musicians (including special guests Mary Beth & Gary Sippin) & actors; 203-364-0898.

March 13: Messiah Sing-Along w/ Fanfare Consort, St Stephen Church, 6948 Main St, Trumbull, 8 pm, $15, $10 students & seniors (max $30/families), public invited to join ensemble that performs on historically accurate instruments for Parks I & II of Handel’s classic work, guest soloists incl soprano Claudia Rosenthal, mezzo-soprano Nadine Kulberg, tenor & conductor Robyn Gangi, & baritone Jason Steigerwalt, BYO score or borrow one; 203-258-9103.

March 14: Connecticut Master Chorale Winter Concert, St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 3 pm, $20/adv, $25/door, performance by 55-voice ensemble will incl Rutter’s Magnificat & Mack Wilber’s Great Hymns of Praise, guest soloist soprano Louise Fauteux, accompaniment by CT Master Chorale Orchestra & organist Joseph Jacovino, Jr; 203-743-0473.

March 14: “A Festival of Purcell and Britten,” Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main St, Newtown, 4 pm, free performance by church’s Choir of Men & Women and Trinity Choristers (church’s children’s choir) w/ sacred & secular, plus folk songs by the two composers, freewill offering to be collected, reception to follow; 203-426-9070 x11.

March 14: Doug Hartline & Friends at Long Ridge United Methodist Church, 201 Long Ridge Rd, Danbury, 3 pm, free concert by guitarist & composer w/ musical friends keyboardist Nick Bariluk, bassist Dave Anderson & vocalist Ginny Hartline, program of traditional music & church hymns played in jazz, folk & country styles, reception follows, freewill offering will benefit The Haiti Relief Fund; 203-744-2337.

March 20: Irish music at Danbury Library, 170 Main St, Danbury, 2 pm, free hour-long performance of music by Damien Connolly, w/ song & dance by Sally Connolly; 203-797-4505.

March 20: Mezzo-soprano Margaret Capen & soprano Sarita Valentine at North Congregational Church, 11 Main St North/Rte 6, Woodbury, 3 pm, sugg donation $10, performances by Ms Capen (accompanied by King Bosworth) & Ms Valentine (accomp by Jan Gregory) to incl works of Beethoven, Bizet, Copland, Donizetti, Foster, Grieg, Hahn, Mendelssohn, et al, proceeds to benefit Dhyanyoga Centers, Inc; 203-947-2848.

March 21: Ilya Itin Piano Trio at Heritage Village Sarah Cooke Hall, Southbury (call for driving directions), $15, 3 pm; 203-264-1102.

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

Concerts at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 3 pm, tickets $20, free ages 5-14 w/ ticket-holding adult, reception follows performances: March 14, Violist Jennifer Stumm & Pianist Tom Poster, works of Clarke, Britten, Schubert, et al.

For Kids & Families _______________________

New Pond Farm, 101 Marchant Road, West Redding; 203-938-2117.

For Ages 4-5 & Adult (programs 1:15-2 pm, $8/child): March 15, Snowflake Mobile, join artist in residence Kris Holm to look at the structure & beauty of snowflakes & then make your own from recycled paper to take home; March 24, Celebrate Spring Hike, head onto the trails and look for signs of the new season.

For Ages 6-12 (programs 4-5 pm, $10): March 15, Snowflake Mobile, join artist in residence Kris Holm to look at the structure & beauty of snowflakes & then make your own from recycled paper to take home; March 18, Hot Air Balloons, discover what makes hot air balloons rise while working w/ a team to launch one of your own creation.

Family Programs: March 14, Winter Farm Chores, 2:30 pm, $12/family, bundle up & help Farmer Travis for an hour of afternoon chores incl caring for cows, calves, sheep & chickens; March 20, Spring Skies & the planet Saturn, 8 pm, $6/person (max $24/family), join staff for 90-min first look at spring sky.

Miscellaneous____________________________

March 12: “The Yoga of Laughter,” Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury, 7 pm, suggested donation $5, Janaki Pierson & Joann Livolsi will co-lead program to rediscover “the joy of spontaneous & contagious laughter”; 203-263-2254.

March 13: Third Annual International Food & Wine Tasting, Edmond Town Hall’s Alexandria Room, 45 Main St, Newtown, 7-10 pm, $25, selection of international wines, food, also entertainment, silent auction, cash for gold (Becker’s Jewelry), presented by Trinity Church, proceeds to benefit youth pilgrimage and Haiti earthquake relief; 203-426-9070.

March 13: St Rose Irish Cabaret, St Rose Gathering Hall, 42 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, begins 7:30 pm, $25 (includes entertainment, coffee & Irish soda bread; BYOB and snacks), live music by Keltic Kick, early reservations strongly suggested; 203-270-1838, 203-426-1696.

March 13: Corned Beef Dinner, Palm Rebekah Lodge #43, 25 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford, 4:30-7 pm, $10, $8 seniors, $5 ages 5-12, free age 4 & under, take out available; 860-355-0243.

March 13-14: Maple Syrup Demos at Flanders Nature Center, Flanders at Church Hill Rd, Woodbury, 1-4 pm, free ongoing demos by staff on turning sap into syrup, combined w/ science, stories & humor; 203-263-3711 x10.

March 14: Greater Danbury St Patrick’s Day Parade, steps off 2 pm from North Main St at Kennedy Ave, the follows West to Lake Ave, stopping at new cultural center, marching & pipe bands, local dignitaries incl Hibernians of the Year Mike George, Joe Putnam & Maureen Davis, food & refreshments available at hall following parade.

March 14: “Deep Silence: The Joyful Healing of Meditation,” Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury, 7 pm, free program by yoga center founder & director Janaki Pierson about some of the benefits of meditation will be followed by group meditation (free instruction available) & tea reception; 203-263-2254.

March 15: “How Much Can You Save With A Home Energy Audit?” C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, free, presentation by Cory O’Neill (owner of an energy auditing business) will cover how cutting energy usage is a step toward controlling global warming, hosted by Housatonic Valley group/The Sierra Club; 203-775-9644.

March 20: Roast Beef Dinner, Good Shepherd Lodge #65/Odd Fellows Hall, 25 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford, $10, $8 seniors, $5 ages 5-12, free age 4 & under, full dinner, take-out available; 860-355-0243.

March 20: Saint Mary School 16th Annual Dinner & Auction, 50 Stony Hill Rd/Rte 6, Bethel, 6-10 pm, $37.50, silent & live auctions; 203-778-2901.

March 21: Open House & Woodturning Demo at Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 12-4 pm, free, tours of Newtown Historical Society’s headquarters, also ongoing demo by Jim Degen (Lost Loon Wood Works, Brookfield) on portable lathe; 203-426-5937.

Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel; 203-794-8756.

March 23, “2010 Gardening Series: Gardening for a Lifetime,” 6 pm, 9-min program by author & master gardener Sydney Eddison will cover simplifying a garden & gardening techniques while still maintaining a beautiful home landscape, reservations strongly suggested.

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

March 17, “Literature and Life: The Role of Literature in Life,” 7 pm, lecture by Mark Schenker will open 3-part series to explore the relationship between literature & life; March 24, Independent Film Series, 1 pm, Mine (US, 81 min).

Danbury Library, 170 Main St, Danbury; 203-797-4505.

March 14, Small Business How-To Series: Saving Your Business Money Without Wasting Your Time, 2 pm, led by Kristin Delfau (owner, Delfau Tax & Financial Services & author, Turbo-Mom’s Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time), no registration needed, snow date March 21.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-2475.

(FILM) March 12: Alvin and The Chipmunks: he Squeakquel (PG), 7 & 9 pm.

March 14-18: The Blind Side (PG-13), 7 pm, mat Tues 1 pm.

Flagpole Photographers Camera Club, C.H. Booth Library lower meeting room, 25 Main St, Newtown; 203-270-9469.

Meetings 3rd Thurs/month, 7:30 pm, non-members always welcome: March 18, ”Scrapbooking in the Digital Age” by Creative Memories consultant Kirsten Bazuros, also members’ competition on “Booth Library.”

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

March 14, “Old Artifacts, New Ideas: The Current Interpretation of the Binette Site Rock Shelter,” 3 pm, $5, presentation by professional archaeologist David H. Thompson will concern a rock overhang in Naugatuck that was occupied for 10,000+ years, w/ focus to be on late Archaid Laurention (Vosburg) component.

New Pond Farm, 101 Marchant Road, West Redding; 203-938-2117.

March 14, Carmen Mathews Film Festival, 2-4 pm, free, celebrate career of New Pond Farm’s founder w/ screenings of an episode of The Twilight Zone & M*A*S*H, both featuring Ms Mathews, reservations strongly suggested; March 25, Homemade Bread, 7 pm, $22 ($18 member), 90-min hands-on workshop w/ resident bread baker Ann Taylor, also create fresh butter using cream from New Pond cows, bring mixing bowl, wooden spoon, bread pan & sm ramekin.

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, 10 am (winter start time), free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders (in parentheses) as follows: March 13, Upper Paugussett, Newtown (leader Carol Fullman, 203-270-1747); March 20, Sherwood Island, Westport (leader Evelyn Schonberg, 203-426-0425).

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.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-6224 (ask for Betty) or 203-264-3728 (ask for Krista).

Non-profit weight loss support group meets every Mon 6:30-7:30 pm (weigh-ins 5:45-6:15, meetings 6:30-7:30), meetings $2/week, membership $24/year.

Wednesday Night Poetry Series, at The Blue Z Coffee House, 127 South Main St, Newtown. Call 203-426-6242, 203-364-0631.

Open mic 7:30, featured poet follows: March 17, Reggie Marra; March 24, Marianela Medrano-Marra; March 31, Exotic, Neurotic, Erotic Open Mike (rescheduled from Feb).

Theatre__________________________________

Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr, New Haven; 203-787-4282.

Sylvia, through March 14, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun, Tues-Wed 7 pm, mat Wed & Sun 2 pm, Sat 3 pm, tickets $30-$65.

Newtown High School Drama Dept, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook; 203-426-7983.

Gypsy, through March 14, curtain Fri-Sat 7:30, mat Sun 2:30 pm, $10.

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

A Moon for the Misbegotten, March 12-April 10, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (March 21 & 28) 2 pm, tickets $20-$24; note: no performances Easter weekend (April 2-4).

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

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, through March 27, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, tickets $28.

Special Events: Sunset Boulevard play reading, March 18, 8 pm, free.

Western CT State University’s Berkshire Theater, Osborne St, Danbury; 203-837-8732.

A Flea in Her Ear, through March 13, curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun & Sat (March 13 only) 2 pm, tickets $20, $15 seniors & students.

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Events that appear by date have Newtown items listed first, with additional events listed by their start time. At the time of printing, the information here is accurate as presented; a call ahead is always a good idea to be safe.

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