Antiques Shows______

March 6-7: 35th Annual Cheshire Academy Antiques Show, 10 Main St, Cheshire, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-4 pm, adm $4, appraisals (Sun 3 pm, free, limit 2 items); 203-393-0211.

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.

Art Exhibits____ _____

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

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; Jan 17, artist’s tour, 2 & 3:15 pm, intimate look at exhibition led by the artist.

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.

Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St, Hartford; 860-236-5621.

Through March 25: “Amistad – A True Story of Freedom,” award-winning, multi-media exhibit throughout five galleries explores the Africans’ struggle for freedom and the Connecticut people who helped them achieve it in New London, New Haven, Hartford & Farmington, following the 1839 revolt on the ship Amistad.

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.

Through March 8: “Into the Light,” paintings embedded w/ history by Katie Danahy Samuelson, who paints abstractly w/ oil in a style reminiscent to 1950s abstraction.

Through March 8: “Lost and Found,” paintings enhanced w/ collage by Joy Floyd.

*(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.

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.

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

Though March 22: “Roxbury and Beyond,” oil paintings by Carol Brightman Johnson of Roxbury & the American West.

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.

Through March 7: “Promiscuous Assemblage, Friendship, & The Order of Things,” works by London-based artist Jane Wildgoose, commemorating the friendship between Mary Delany & the Duchess of Portland, through installations of exotic & curious natural history specimens, as well as china and rare books selected in response to descriptions of the domestic settings in which the Duchess housed her museum.

Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St at York, New Haven; 203-432-0600.

Through March 7: “Jane Davis Doggett: Talking Graphics,” works by artist known for a career of creating graphic identities & wayfinding systems for massive public spaces, including 40 international airports.

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.

Kent Art Association, KAA Gallery, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Call 860-927-3989.

March 13: Receiving for Non-Juried Members’ Show (artists may join KAA during receiving), 11 am-2 pm, $20 entry fee for up to 3 works in representational & non objective original oils, watercolors, pastels, graphics, acrylics, small sculpture & artistic collage, show on view March 14-April 11, judges Edward DeVoe, Marija McCarthy & Adele Moros will determine awards for March 20 ceremony, visit KentArt.org for details & prospectus or call above phone #.

Concerts, Musical Events ____

March 6: 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.

March 6: The Stars of Bellydance at Center for the New Media and The Arts, 186 Greenwood Ave, Bethel, 7 pm, $15/adv ($18/door), $7 children/adv ($10/door), performance by Middle Eastern-inspired dance troupe that rehearses at Newtown’s Dance, Etc studio; 845-519-7058.

March 11: Brewer & Shipley in concert, 7:30 pm, Edmond Town Hall theater, 45 Main Street, $35, concert by folk-rock legends will double as fundraiser for radio station WPKN; 203-426-2475.

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 & 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.

Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport; 203-576-0263.

Performances 8 pm, tickets $24-$58, student & group discounts: March 6, “Magic Mozart,” program to incl Divertimento K 146, Clarinet Concerto K 622 in A Major w/ guest clarinetist David Shifrin, Eine Kleine Nachmusik K 525 & Symphony #35, K 385 (Haffner).

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 _________

March 6: Altered T-Shirt workshop, Bethel Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel, 10:15 am, teens invited to decorate shirts using fabric paint, iron-ons & various trimmings, registration required; 203- 794-8756 x0.

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.

For Ages 6-12 (programs 4-5 pm, $10): March 11, Maple Syrup, help tap a sugar maple tree & participate in each step required to transform the sweet sap into delicious maple syrup; 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.

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.

Miscellaneous ___________

March 6: 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.

March 6: “Connecticut at Gettysburg,” Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Rd (at Rte 47), Washington Green, 2 pm (snow date March 13), free lecture by author & historian Dr Walter L. Powell will cover the important role CT soldiers played in the Civil Wat battle, book signing to follow; 860-868-7756.

March 7: Church Women United-Newtown Human Rights Celebration, C.H. Booth Library community room, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 2 pm, all invited for panel discussion w/ theme of “Living the Challenge — Differently Enabled, and Uniquely Called,” light refreshments; 203-426-3496, 203-426-5192.

March 7: Flanders Nature Center Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Woodbury Emergency Services Building, Quassuk Rd, Woodbury, $7, $5 ages 5-11, free ages 4 & under, pancakes w/ maple syrup made at Flanders, also sausage, juice & hot beverages; 203-263-3711 x10.

March 7: “Spring Cleaning: Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Renewal,” Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury, 7 pm, free program led by JoAnn Livolsi will be followed by silent group meditation (free instruction available) & tea reception; 203-263-2254.

March 8: “The Life of Amelia Earhart,” C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 7:30 pm, free one-woman performance by Karen Tracy will follow the life of the famous aviator (brief business meeting to precede performance), reception follows; 203-426-5937.

March 10: “Finding Immigrant Ancestors Who Arrived Through New York City,” C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St, Newtown, 7 pm, free presentation by professional genealogist Penny Hartzell, hosted by The Genealogy Club of Newtown; 203-270-7887.

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.

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

March 10, Independent Film Series, 1 pm, Sunshine Cleaning (US, 102 min); March 11, Bluebird Nesting Box workshop, 5:30-7:30 pm, $20 supply fee, presentation by staff from Flanders Nature Center followed by hands-on workshop to build boxes from predrilled red cedar, parent-child teams encouraged; 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.

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

(FILM) March 5-10: Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (PG), Fri-Sat 7 & 9 pm, Sun-Wed 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

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.

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

March 11, “The King & The Wanderer,” 6:30 pm, $12 ($10 members), raptor researcher Larry Fischer (president, Western CT Bird Club) will offer slide presentation & talk about owls w/ special focus on largest & smallest owls found in eastern North America; 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.

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 6, Al’s Trail & McLaughlin Vineyard-Winery, Sandy Hook (leader Hugh Fullman, 203-270-1747); March 13, Upper Paugussett, Newtown (leader Carol Fullman, 203-270-1747).

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.

Shepaug Eagle Observation Area, Shepaug Housatonic Hydroelectric Station, River Rd, Southbury; 800-368-8954 (reservations line open Tues-Fri 9 am-3 pm).

Seasonal: Observation area open to March 7 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; 203-426-6654.

Programs 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, public welcome, artist demonstrations, refreshments: March 10, guest artist David Dunlop will demonstrate in oil how to invest motion, space and luminance into paintings.

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 10, Dick Allen; March 17, Reggie Marra.

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, March 11-14, curtain 7:30 each night, tickets $10.

Newtown Middle School Drama Dept, at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen St, Newtown; 203-426-7642.

The Music Man, March 5-7, curtain Fri-Sat 7 pm, mat Sun 2 pm, tickets $13, $10 students.

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 Wed (March 3 only)-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun & Sat (March 13 only) 2 pm, tickets $20, $15 seniors & students.

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