Antiques Shows______

Sundays (final weekend Nov 28): Elephant’s Trunk Country Flea Market, Rte 7, New Milford, 7 am-2 pm (early buying 5:45, $20), adm $2, free ages 12 & under, leave pets home, vendors offer antiques, collectibles & misc, refreshments available; 508-265-9911.

Nov 27: Holiday Antiques Show, K of C Hall, 333 Unquowa Rd, Fairfield, 8 am-5 pm, free adm; 203-660-8899.

Dec 5: Wilton Holiday Antiques Show, Wilton High School Field House, 395 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, Wilton, 10 am-4 pm (early buying 9 am, $20 incl continental breakfast), regular show adm $10, 75+ dealers

Art Exhibits____ _____

The Behnke Doherty Gallery, 6 Green Hill, Washington Depot; 860-868-1655.

Through Dec 19: “Light’s Subtle Touch: The Changing Seasons of the Litchfield Hills — Landscape Paintings by Tom Yost,” new paintings by Mr Yost, whose works has its deepest roots in Hudson River School, also wooden bowls of John Talbot, shorebird & duck decoys by Mark McNair.

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

Through Nov 30: “When Fall Comes to New England: A Short Lived Gift to Behold,” photos by former Newtown resident Tom Kretsch that celebrate the moods & feelings of autumn’s changing colors in New England, inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler.

Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St, Danbury; 778-8337.

Permanent exhibitions on railroad history (museum is along old New Haven RR line & housed in former Danbury station & railyard), also original & restored rolling stock incl a New Haven RR Mack FCD railbus, Alco RS-1 diesel locomotive, fully operating turntable, etc.

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

Through Dec 17: “Easton Arts Council’s Annual Juried Photography Exhibit,” 59 works depicting the scenic beauty of Easton; Nov 27, reception & awards ceremony, 7-10 pm.

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

Through Nov 30: “RE-VISIONS,” collages by Irwin Berger that “are strikingly original & intricately balanced.”

Through Nov 30: “A Morning With Norman Rockwell,” black & white photos by Garry Burdick from a 1968 photo session with Rockwell at the artist’s Stockbridge studio.

*(new show) Dec 1-Jan 10: “Storms and Other Skies,” photos & paintings by Suzan Scott that capture the changing skies & shifting atmosphere of storms; Dec 5, opening reception, 3-5 pm.

Koenig FrameWorks, 97 Main St South/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-270-1887.

*(new show) Dec 3-24: “Scapes,” collection of photo landscapes, seascapes & cityscapes taken around the world by photographers near & far; Dec 3, opening reception, 6-9 pm.

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury; 860-350-2181.

Through Nov 30: “Barn Stories from Roxbury: The Exhibition,” paintings & photos of Roxbury barns by 9 area artists, coincides w/ publication of Roxbury Historic Commission’s Barn Stories from Roxbury, Connecticut: A Survey & Oral History.

Sculpture Barn, 3 Milltown Rd (at Rte 39), New Fairfield; 203-746-6101.

Through Nov 28: “Art in the Landscape: The 7th Annual Atelier Exhibition,” new sculpture & installations by developing regional artists Barbara Stogo, Cary Roberts, Chelsea Steinberg Gay, Cindy Booth, David McNeil,  Denis Folz, Giovanna Schwartz (a/k/a gioVanna), Judith Rowley, Karen Gentile, Matt Rink, Murray Bodin, Nancy Smith, Paul Krause, Richard Pitt, Steve Brooks & Ted Rotante, all of whom have studied under David Boyajian.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

Dec 3: Woodbury Christmas Festival Concert, North Congregational Church, 11 Main St North (opposite Canfield Corners), Woodbury, 7:30 pm, freewill offering, performances by CT Choral Society Chamber Singers & Naugatuck Valley Gospel Choir, separate & then together, reception to follow; 203-263-0788, 203-263-2410.

Dec 4: Flagpole Radio Café, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7 pm, $18, $15 students & seniors, special guests The Roger Ball Quintet will join evening of music by Jim Allyn & The Flagpole Radio Café, also radio style comedy sketches by Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theatre; 203-364-2898.

Dec 4: NUMC Coffee House, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 7:45-10:30 pm, adm $4 for those attending earlier pasta dinner (see listing under Miscellaneous), $5 otherwise, live bluegrass & folk music, light refreshments; 203-426-9998.

For Kids & Families _________

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

Children’s programs, free unless specified: Dec 8, “The Landscapes of Hundertwasser,” 4:15 pm, $3 materials fee due day of program (online registration requested), ages 5-9 invited to join artist & educator Randi Rote to learn about the Austrian painter; Dec 9, Gingerbread House Workshop, 4 pm, $3 due day of program (online registration requested), ages 4-9 invited to use royal icing & festive candies to decorate gingerbread house.

Miscellaneous _________

Nov 26: Annual Tree Lighting Festival, PT Barnum Square & area, Greenwood Ave at Main St, Bethel, horse-drawn carriage rides (12:30-4 pm), tree lighting w/ Santa (5:30), refreshments, hot chocolate & cider; 203-743-6500.

Nov 26-27: 23rd Annual Christmas Shopping in the Country, Stoneledge Hollow Farm, 262 West Purchase Rd, Southbury, 9:30 am-4 pm, gifts incl decorated trees, jewelry incl turquoise & silver, jams, Santa figures, fleece, pet gifts, aprons, gift baskets & more, refreshments; 203-267-5889.

Nov 27: Seymour Public Library Monthly Book Sale, 46 Church St, Seymour, 10 am-noon; 203-888-3903.

Nov 27-Dec 11: Monroe Historical Society Annual Christmas Fair, The Old Schoolhouse, Wheeler Rd, Monroe, Sat-Sun 9 am-3 pm (also 5-9 pm Dec11), Thurs-Fri 4-7 pm, vintage & collectible Christmas items; 203-445-1082, 203-261-8554.

Nov 28: Pancake Breakfast & Pictures with Santa, Palm Rebekah Lodge/Odd Fellows Hall, 25 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, New Milford, breakfast $5 all ages, photos $5, also baked goods; 860-355-9331.

Nov 30: “Mass Media Today & Tomorrow,” WCSU Higgins Hall Room 108, Dr James Roach Ave, Danbury, 5:30 pm, free discussion by Kevin Hogan (Channel 3 Eyewitness News bureau chief & former WCSU student whose career began while working at campus radio station WXCI); 914-548-4948.

Dec 1: Newtown Toastmasters meeting, Town Hall South (Parks & Rec conference room), 3 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7 pm, guests welcome; 203-313-5507.

Dec 3-4: 30th anniversary Christmas Town Festival, Bethlehem Center & Town Green, Rte 61 at Rte 132, Bethlehem, Fri 5-20 pm (tree lighting w/ Santa & live music at 6), Sat 10 am-4 pm, shuttle buses to & from nearby Bethlehem Fairgrounds, arts & crafts, food, strolling musicians, hay rides, photos w/ Santa, Christmas Town pewter ornament & more; 203-266-5557.

Dec 3-4: Holiday Bazaar, Gaylordsville United Methodist Church, 685 Kent Rd/Rte 7, Gaylordsville, Fri 7-9 pm, Sat 9 am-3 pm, handmade crafts & ornaments, Cookie Walk, baked goods, silent auction, children’s activities, Never Ending Bowl of Soup (Sat 11-2); 860-355-0553.

Dec 3-4: Celebration of Wreaths Gala & Open House, Glebe House Museum, 49 Hollow Rd, Woodbury, Fri 5:30-8 pm (gala event, $25 incl silent auction, wine & appetizers, first dib at buying decorated wreaths), Sat 10 am-5 pm (free adm, tours by costumed docents), artistic wreaths & holiday decorations by local artists, crafters, volunteers & local businesses, Holiday Gift Shoppe open both days; 203-263-2855.

Dec 3-5: “You Can Never Have Enough Christmas” Boutique, Fri 6:30-10 pm ($10 adm incl early buying, wine, appetizers & desserts, also entry to “Bethlehem Night” collection of 50+ crèches from around the world), Sat 10 am-7 pm (free boutique adm; $5 for “Bethlehem Night”, $20 family 5 or more), Sun 8 am-

2 pm, Christmas decorations & gifts in variety of prices & styles; 203-426-1014.

Dec 3-5: Christmas Town Festival at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden, 9 Main St/Rte 61, Bethlehem, Fri 5-9 m, Sat 10 am-4 pm, suggested donation $3 or donation for Bethlehem Food Bank, property will be open & festively decorated for holidays during Bethlehem Christmas Town Festival, refreshments & hot cider; 203-266-7596.

Dec 4: 50th Annual Rotary Pancake Breakfast, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St, Newtown, 8 am-1 pm,$7, $3 ages 10 and under, all you can eat pancakes & sausage, applesauce & beverages.

Dec 4: Garden Club of Newtown Annual Greens Sale, Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St, Newtown, 9 am-1 pm, wreaths, swags & table arrangements decorated w/ plants grown & dried by members, also tabletop items, book signings & visits w/ author Sydney Eddison (9-11 only), proceeds benefit local scholarship fund & community projects; 203-270-1108.

Dec 4: Gold & Silver Exchange, Newtown Congregational Church library (use lower entrance), 14 West St, Newtown, 11 am-3 pm, hosted by Newtown Woman’s Club, club’s annual pewter ornament also available for purchase; 203-426-1035.

Dec 4: NUMC Monthly Pasta Dinner, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 5-7:30 pm, $9 adults, $8 seniors, $3.50 children, optional coffee house w/ live music follows (see listing under Concerts); 203-426-9998.

Dec 4: Flagpole Radio Café, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7 pm, $18, $15 students & seniors, special guests The Roger Ball Quintet will join evening of music by Jim Allyn & The Flagpole Radio Café, also radio style comedy sketches by Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theatre;

203-364-2898.

Dec 4: Christmas Fair, Harmony Grange, Rte 110 at 111, Monroe, 9 am-2 pm, crafters, baked goods, jewelry, Grandma’s Attic; 203-929-3171.

Dec 4: Annual Cookie Walk & Teacup Auction, Christ Church Quaker Farms, 470 Quaker Farms Rd/Rte 188, Oxford, 9 am-2 pm, thousands of cookies, breads & fudge for sale, auction to incl sailboat rides, Christmas ornaments, quilts, gift baskets & more, also jewelry table & gently used Christmas items; 203-888-2761.

Dec 4: Used Book Sale, Trumbull Library, 33 Quality St, Trumbull, 9 am-3 pm; 203-452-5197.

Dec 4: St Peter’s Holiday Fair, St Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 175 Old Tannery Rd/Rte 111 (opposite Monroe Green), Monroe, 9 am-3 pm, Grandma’s Attic, Cookie Walk, baked goods, Chinese Auction, knitted items, lunch (11:30-2:30) & refreshments; 203-268-4265.

Dec 4: Pot Roast Dinner & Christmas Concert, First Congregational Church of Bethel, 46 Main St, Bethel, $15, $7.50 ages 6-12, free ages 5 & under, dinner 6:30-

7 pm, pot roast & gravy w/ sides & dessert, performance to follow by First Congregational Church Sanctuary Choir to incl seasonal selections; 203-748-6112, 203-792-7085.

Dec 4-5: Holiday Book Sale, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, Sat 9:30 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-5 pm, large selection of books, DVDs & CDs in many categories, all in gift-giving condition, at deeply discounted prices, hosted by Friends of C.H. Booth Library, proceeds to benefit library; 203-426-4533.

Dec 5: 25th annual Newtown Holiday Festival, Main Street locations incl C.H. Booth Library, Edmond Town Hall & Trinity Church, 11 am-5 pm, $15 individual, $25 family (two adults & two children; $5 each addt’l child), Victorian Tea, ballet, children’s crafts, photos w/ Santa, Gingerbread House contest, Festival of Trees & tours of private homes, proceeds benefit Newtown Youth & Family Services; 203-426-4335.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown;

203-426-2475.

(FILM) Nov 26-Dec 2: Despicable Me (PG), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Thurs 7 pm, mat Fri-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Tues

1 pm.

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

Hikes leave from lower lot @Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 9 am (spring & fall start), free, all welcome (children must be accompanied), bring bag lunch/beverage, wear sturdy shoes, destinations & leaders (in parentheses) as follows: Nov 27, no scheduled hike — just show up to hike unplanned route; Dec 4, Lovers Leap State Park, New Milford, easy (Joe & Kandace Yuen, 203-26-8328).

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.

Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Inc. (SCAN), Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-426-6654.

Programs 4th Wed/month, 1:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: Dec 1, Carol Reeves landscape oil painting demo by Carol Reeves.

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, new location: at The Garage (Newtown teen center), 53 Church Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 203-426-6242, 203-364-0631.

Open mic 7:30 pm, featured poet at 8:45, poetry editing workshop follows featured poet: Dec 1, David Vincenti from NJ; Dec 8, Poetry Publishing Panel w/ Brian Clements, Cortney Davis, Tony Fusco, Lou Orfanella & Faith Vicinanza; Dec 15, Bah Humbug Open Mic.

Theatre ______________

Downtown Cabaret Theatre, 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport; 203-576-1636.

Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, through Dec 19, curtain Fri 7:30 pm, Sat 5:30 & 8:30 pm, Sun 5:30, tickets $29.50-$46.50.

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

Enchanted April, through Dec 11, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (Nov 28 & Dec 5) 2 pm, $24, $20 seniors & students.

Stray Kats Theatre Company, Edmond Town Hall Alexandria Room, 45 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown; 203-514-2221.

Staged readings, 7:30 pm, $25 (season subscription available), Q&A w/ actors & reception follows: Dec 10, The Man Who Came To Dinner.

TheaterWorks Hartford, 233 Pearl St, Hartford; 860-527-7838.

God of Carnage, through Dec 19, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, Tues-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30, tickets $40-$52.50, $15 student rush, free ages 14-17 (call for details); note: recommended for ages 14 & up.

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

Almost, Maine, Dec 3-Jan 8, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, $20; Dec 16, Holiday Party Night, reception 7 pm, curtain 8 pm, $40, hot & cold hors d’oeuvres, desserts, beverages, etc; Dec 24-25, no shows; Dec 31, New Year’s Eve gala, $60 ($40 subscribers).

Page 2 Stage reading series, free: Dec 15, Bell, Book and Candle, 8 pm.

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

A Child’s Christmas in Wales (adapted by director Mary Poile), Nov 26-Dec 5, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, $10, $5 ages 10 & under.

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