Oct 16-17: Greenwich Kiwanis Club Autumn Antiques Show & Sale, Greenwich Civic Center, Harding Rd, Old Greenwich, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 11 am-5 pm, adm $6, approx 60 participating dealers.

Oct 23: 2nd Outdoor Antiques Show, River Road Antiques, 333 River Rd, Willington, 10 am-4 pm (rain date Oct 24); 860/429-4971.

Oct 23-24: 38th Annual Giant Valley Antiques Show, Miller Library & Cultural Center, 2901 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm $3 (free parking); 269-3017.

Oct 24: 12th Annual Newtown Antique & Collectible Doll Show & Sale, The Fireside Inn, Rte 25/123 Main St So, Newtown, 10 am-4 pm, adm $4.50, exhibits/displays, doll & doll-related vendors, appraisals; 881-1369, 860/628-8896.

Oct 24: Ridgefield Indoor Antiques Show Market, East Ridge Middle School, 10 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 10 am-4:30 pm, adm $4 (early buying 9 am, $10); 222-2259.

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 Oct 16, “Celebration,” pastels & oil paintings by Peter Seltzer.

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

Through Oct 24, “Intimate Containers,” artistic wooden containers by 18 nat’l profile woodworkers & furniture makers.

Bruce Museum, One Museum Dr, Greenwich. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 2-5 pm. Call 869-0376.

Through Oct 17, “The Woodstock Art Colony,” work by over 25 leading Woodstock (NY) artists circa 1900-1950.

Grey Horse Gallery, Berkshire Ave/Rte 34 (in old Masonic Temple, 1st floor), Sandy Hook. Hours: Tues-Sat 10:30 am-4:30 pm. Call 270-1199.

Permanent display of pastels by Diane Dutchick, Ken Graff, Carol Hubbard, Richard McEvoy & Leslie Hudson-Tolles.

Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Rd, Washington. Hours: Mon-Tues, Th-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Jan 1-March 31 Hours: Wed-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/868-0518.

Through Oct 17, “The Imaginative Art of Alexander Shundi & Original Kachinas by Fredericks Chapella,” paintings by Mr Shundi & hand carved kachina figures by Mr Chapella (Hopi-Tewi descent).

Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Hours: T-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 966-5617.

*(new show) Oct 17-Nov 14, “Spectra ‘99: The Second National Photography Biennial Competition,” 90 pcs by photographers from across the country; Oct 17, opening reception, 2-5 pm (Gallery Talk by juror Tom Gitterman, 2 pm); Oct 24, gallery tour, 2 pm; Nov 7, gallery tour, 2 pm.

Weston Public Library, 56 Norfield Rd, Weston. Call 222-2656.

Through Oct 16, abstract & representational collages by Liz Ward.

*(new show) Oct 24-Nov 20, “The Fascination of Water Towers,” cityscapes by Dale Reinker, also landscapes; Oct 24, artist’s opening reception, 4-6 pm.

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 432-2800.

*(new show) Oct 15-Jan 9, “A Treasure House In Farmington: The Lewis Walpole Library,” treasures from the collection donated to Yale Center incl furniture, accessories & artwork; Oct 15, “Britain and Islam, 1650-1750” lecture, 4 pm, free; Oct 19, “Some Thoughts On Hogarth’s Jew: Issues in Current Hogarth Scholarship” lecture, 4 pm, free; Oct 20, “The Origins of The Gothic Revival Revisited” lecture, 5:15 pm; Oct 19, “A Treasure House in Farmington,” Art in Context program by Walpole Library curator, 12:30 pm, free; Dec 7, “What Comes Down Goes Back Up: Restoring A Late 17th Century Picture Frame Attributed To Grinling Gibbons” lecture, 12:30 pm, free.

CT Choral Society, PO Box 42, Southbury. Call 877/843-2827.

Auditions being set up for singers interested in joining for 20th anniv season, new music director & conductor John Robert Liepold, call for appt & details.

Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield. Call 431-9850, 894-9671.

Oct 17-18: Auditions for A Christmas Carol, 7-10 pm, need 8 men & women (teens & children also welcome), performance dates Dec 3-18, leave msg at theatre barn (first # above) or contact director Kevin McDonough (second #).

Oct 15: 4th Annual Joseph P. Grasso Marching Band Festival, Newtown High School’s Bruce Jenner Station, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, begins 6 pm, adm $7, $5 students & seniors, performances by bands from 7 towns incl Newtown, Bethel, Danbury, Shelton, et al; 426-1341.

Oct 15: Cellist Julie Albers, St John’s Church, Rte 47, Washington Green, 8 pm, tickets $15, opening concert for 1999-2000 St John’s Concert Series, works of Bach, Shostakovich, Kodaly & de Sarasate; 860/868-2527.

Oct 16: Bucky Milam, Temple Sholom, New Milford, 7:30 pm, free performance by trumpet virtuoso & his jazz ensemble, works of Irving Berlin, contemporary & traditional jazz selections; 354-0273.

Oct 16: The Connecticut Lyric Quartet, Brookfield Playhouse, Rte 25, Brookfield Center, 8 pm, tickets $15, performance of theatre music, works of Keats, Strauss waltz, etc, fundraiser for Playhouse’s Millennium Capital Campaign; 775-0023.

Oct 17: The Mitchell-Ruff Duo, St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 351 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield, 4 pm, free concert of jazz & spirituals (donations invited); 438-3789.

Oct 22: Mad Hatters Halloween Costume Ball, Hayestown Avenue School, Danbury, begins 8 pm, student-level costume dance, soft-soled shoes required, refreshments; 746-5985.

Oct 24: Ridgefield Symphony Wind Quartet, Keeler Tavern Museum’s Cass Gilbert Garden House, 132 Main St, Ridgefield, 3 pm, tickets $15, $12 seniors & students, $10 age 12 & under, works of Barthe, Taffanel, Bozza, Gould, Hindemuth & Joplin; 431-3388.

Oct 24: Danbury Community Orchestra (selected performers), Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 3 pm, free, program of chamber works performed by members of DCO; 748-1716.

Oct 31: Cellist Dimitry Yablonsky, Heritage Village Activities Building, Heritage Rd, Southbury, 3 pm, tickets $12 (part of Heritage Concert Scty series).

Community Coffeehouse, 7 Madison Ave, Danbury. Call 748-4972.

Monthly coffeehouse events, music starts 7:30 pm, free (donations welcome), refreshments: Oct 16, singer & guitarist Ken Stanley headlines, opening set by Outpouring.

Hartford Symphony Orchestra, The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford. Music Director Michael Lankester. Call 860/246-6807.

Performances 8 pm, tickets $15-$49: Oct 15-16, Hartford Symphony Pops!, favorites of Maestro Lankester to incl Wagner, Handel & Tchaikovsky.

Family Matinees, 11 am, tickets $10 & $12, children $8 & 10:

Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 438-5485.

1999-2000 Louise McKeon Chamber Music Series, performances 3 pm, tickets $15, $12 seniors, $10 children (series tickets available).

New Music New Haven, Morse Recital Hall/Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St, New Haven. Music director Ezra Laderman. Call 432-4158.

Concerts 8 pm, free, guest composers as follows: Oct 21, Joseph Schwantner.

Quick Center for the Arts/Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 254-4010.

Performances 8 pm unless noted: Oct 15, Washington Ballet, tickets $28-$38, classical & contemporary performances, post-show “Art To Heart” (question & answer) program w/ dancers; Oct 16, Chamber Music Scty of Lincoln Center, tickets $30, all-Mozart program (pre-concert “Art To Heart” discussion w/ journalist Robert Sherman, 7 pm).

Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Rd (Rte 116), Ridgefield. Music director Sidney Rothstein. Call 438-3889.

Special Concert: Oct 17, “Phantoms and Fables,” 3 pm, tickets $15, $10 children, special Halloween Family Concert w/ guest narrator Giustino Capodilupo, performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf (A symphonic fairy tale).

Sweet Harmony’s Coffee House, St Andrew’s Church, Rte 202 & Wheaton Rd (at light), Marble Dale. Call 860/868-2275.

Oct 16, Jonathan Edwards, 8 pm, tickets $20/adv, $25/at door.

Yale Concert Band, Woolsey Hall, Grove & College St, New Haven. Music director Thomas C. Duffy. Call 432-4111.

Performances 8 pm: Oct 15, music of film composers Alfred Newman & Franz Waxman, also works of Thomas C. Duffy & Darin Hagen.

Yale School of Music, Morse Recital Hall/Sprague Hall, 470 College St, New Haven. Call 432-4158.

Great Organ Music at Yale series, at Woolsey Hall (Grove & College St), performances 8 pm, $5: Oct 17, Thomas Murray.

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 438-4519.

The Art of Collaboration, screenings of works by Kenneth Tyler, 7-9 pm, $15 (pre-registration required), each screening followed by discussions: Oct 19, James Rosenquist: Time Dust; Oct 26, Frank Stella: Imaginary Places.

Bank Street Theater, 46 Bank St, New Milford. Call 860/354-2122.

Oct 15-21: American Beauty (R), daily 6:45 & 9:15 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 3:30 pm; Inspector Gadget (PG), mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15 pm; Random Hearts (R), daily 7 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 3 pm; Tarzan (G), mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1 pm; The Story Of Us (R), daily 7& 9 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1, 3 & 5 pm; Three Kings (R), daily 9:30 pm.

Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 778-2100.

Oct 15-21: American Beauty (R), daily 7 & 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:30 & 4:15 pm; Illuminata (R), daily 7:15 & 9:35 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15 & 4 pm; Guinevere (R), daily 6:45 & 9:15 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1 & 3:30 pm; My Life So Far (PG-13), daily 7:45 & 9:45 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:45 & 3:45 pm.

Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 426-2475.

Oct 15-21: The Blair Witch Project (R), daily 7 & 9 pm.

Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk/IMAX Theatre, 10 N. Water St, Norwalk. Call 852-0700.

IMAX titles: Through Oct 21: Everest Sat-Sun 5 pm; Island of the Sharks, Mon-Fri 11 am, 12, 1 & 3 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am, 12, 1, 3 & 4 pm; T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous, daily 2 pm.

IMAX double features: Through Oct 17: Island of the Sharks and Mission To Mir, Fri-Sun 7 pm.

Science Center of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Rd, West Hartford. Call 860/231-2824.

check Web page to keep currentNow Showing at Gengras Planetarium (call to confirm, schedule subject to change): The Motown Sound, Tues, Wed & Fri 3:30 pm, Thurs 6 pm, Sat & holidays 10:30 am, 1 & 3:30 pm, Sun 1 & 3:30 pm; Where In The Universe Is Carmen Sandiego?, Sat & hoidays 11:30 am, 2 & 4:30 pm, Sun 2 & 4:30 pm.

Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St (at High St), New Haven. Call 432-2800.

Free screenings, Wed 6:45 pm, Sat 2 pm: Oct 16, The Importance of Being Earnest, 6:45 pm; Oct 20 & 23, The French Lieutenant’s Woman.

Oct 16: “Paper Marbling For Parent and Child,” Wooster Cmmty Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, 1-4 pm, workshop for parents & children ages 9-13, learn marbling process & make hand-made sheets of marbled paper, pre-registration required; 744-4825.

Oct 17: Newtown Youth Services’ Annual Bikes, Boards & Blades Day, Fairfield Hills campus (near former library building), off Mile Hill Rd, Newtown, 12-3 pm (rescheduled from Oct 10), $7 adults, $5 age 13 & under, bike routes for different skill levels, roller blading & skateboarding areas set up, food, prizes, raffles, etc; 270-4335.

Oct 17: “Phantoms and Fables: A Halloween Family Concert,” Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Rd (Rte 116), Ridgefield, 3 pm, tickets $15, $10 children, performance of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf (A symphonic fairy tale), guest narrator Giustino Capodilupo; 438-3889.

Oct 17: Harry Potter Game Day, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury, 3 pm, free (reservations not needed), for ages 7-11, non-competitive games & crafts based on J.K. Rowling’s magical protagonist; 730-2733.

Oct 23: “Halloween On The Green,” Danbury’s CityCenter Green, Ives St & Patriot Dr, Danbury, 2-4 pm, free, children’s costume parade, magicians, face painting, goodie bags, photos w/ ghosts, ghouls & goblins, prizes for most original, scariest & funniest costumes, live music; 792-1711.

Oct 23: Danbury Railway Museum’s “Haunted Railyard,” 120 White St, Danbury, 7 pm, haunted train rids, costumes encouraged, spooky railyard set up, etc; 778-8337.

Borders Books*Music*Cafe, 110 Federal Rd, Danbury. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-11 pm, Sun 9 am-9 pm. Call 798-1100.

Story Times every Wed, Thurs & Sat, 10 am, free, general subjects unless specified: Oct 23, program w/ Nancy Tafuri (I Love You Little One), author will introduce her new book, Snowy Flowy Blowy.

Danbury Public Library, 170 Main St, Danbury. Call 797-4505, 797-4528 (Jr Library Dept).

Programs, free: Oct 23, “Spooky Stories, Treats & Crafts,” 12:30-2 pm, costumes encouraged for reading of seasonal stories by costumed storytellers, candy treats, crafts.

Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 371-1903.

Wonder Workshop, 10-11:30 am, $11, grades K-2, reservations required: Oct 23, “Go Batty,” learn about these fascinating & useful creatures, take-home bat project.

Downtown Cabaret Children’s Theatre Co., 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport. Call 576-1636.

The Creeps!, through Nov 14, curtain Sat 12 & 2:30 pm, Sun noon, all tickets $10.50.

Science Center of Connecticut, 950 Trout Brook Dr, West Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm (Thurs until 8 pm), Sun 12-5 pm. Call 860/231-2824.

Through Jan 2, “Beakman’s World On Tour,” biology, chemistry & physics for the young & young-at-heart based on Emmy Award-winning television show Beakman’s World, learn about rain forest, dinosaurs, human body, outer space, et al, through hands-on activities & demonstrations.

South Shore Music Festival, Pequot Library, 720 Pequot Ave, Southport. Call 259-0346, 227-0695.

Young Persons Concerts series, 2 pm, free, audience participation, door prizes: Oct 23, Trio Voronezh, works of Mozart & Bach by Russian ensemble, also folk melodies on balalaika, domra & drums.

Tarrywile Park & Mansion, 70 Southern Blvd, Danbury. Call 744-3130.

Oct 21, Oct 28, Magic Story Hour programs, 11 am-noon, free (pre-registration requested), storyteller Joyce Marie Rayno will read stories appropriate for preschoolers.

Oct 15: 4th Annual Joseph P. Grasso Marching Band Festival, Newtown High School’s Bruce Jenner Station, 12 Berkshire Rd/Rte 34, Sandy Hook, begins 6 pm, adm $7, $5 students & seniors, performances by bands from 7 towns incl Newtown, Bethel, Danbury, Shelton, et al; 426-1341.

Oct 16: Community Chicken BBQ, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Rd, Newtown, 4-7 pm, $8, $7 seniors, $5 children, full chicken dinner w/ corn on the cob, salads, dessert bar, coffee/soda; 384-2729, 205-6836.

Oct 16: “Morning Walk: Migrating Birds,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby, 9-11 am, free, volunteer Tom Sharp will lead early morning walk in search of migrating birds, bring binoculars & field guides (few available for loan); 734-2513.

Oct 16: Quilt Show, Bridgewater Congregational Church, Rte 133 at Clapboard Rd, Bridgewater, 9 am-5 pm, adm $5, displays, vendors, raffle, luncheon, proceeds to support local female cancer survivors; 355-3013.

Oct 16: Western CT Orienteering Club meet, Tarrywile Park, 70 Southern Blvd, Danbury, 10 am-2 pm (must start walking by noon), $5 ($9 max for families), courses set up for beginners to experts, competitive & non-competitive, find way along marked trail using map & compas; 860/653-7963.

Oct 16: 30th Annual Yankee Fair, Brookfield Congregational Church, Rtes 25 & 133, Brookfield Center, 10 am-3 pm, free adm, Grandma’s Attic & Collectibles Cottage (opens 9 am; everything else opens at 10), teddy bear parades (11 am & 2 pm, children should bring their favorite bears), booths w/ hand crafted items, lunch,etc; 775-1259.

Oct 16: 11th Annual Democratic Town Cmmtee Craft Fair, Center Elementary School, Rte 133, Brookfield, 10 am-4 pm; 364-0029.

Oct 16: Roast Beef Dinner, Church of the Epiphany, 262 Main St No, Southbruy, seatings 4 & 6 pm, tickets $8, $7 seniors, $5 age 12 & under, reservations by Oct 13, take-out dinners available; 264-8150.

Oct 16-17: 9th Annual Wilton Woman’s Club Autumn Craft Festival, Wilton High School Fieldhouse, 395 Danbury Rd/Rte 7, Wilton, 10 am-5 pm, adm $6, juried show of 150 exhibitors w/ find,hand-crafted works in various media, entertainment (live music), auction, homemade food, proceeds shared by 30 Fairfield Cty non-profit agencies; 834-2458.

Oct 17: America Recycles Day Celebration, CityCenter Green, Patriot Dr & Ives St, Danbury, 11 am-3 pm, free, recycled arts & crafts projects, live music, used computers collection site, etc; 775-6256.

Oct 17: Monroe Hist Scty Fall Market Day, Beardsley House, 31 Great Ring Rd, Monroe, 12-3 pm, free adm, spinning, weaving, candle-dipping & craft demos, puppet show, antique cars display (weather permitting), refreshments; 261-1383.

Oct 18: “Raptors Of Connecticut: The Mysteries of Flight & Migration,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby, 8 pm, $2, program will cover how birds fly & migrate, non-releasable birds will be presented; 734-2513.

Oct 20: Candlewood Valley Knitting Guild meeting, Brookfield Community Center, Pocono Rd, Brookfield, 7:30 pm, free (non-members & levels of knitting expertise welcome), program on “Knitting From the Top Down,” refreshments; 775-8010, 775-9054.

Oct 21: Mattatuck Astronomical Society monthly meeting, Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College (Room E431B), 750 Chase Pkwy, Waterbury, free (non-members welcome; call for time); 235-2563.

Oct 21: Western CT Bird Club meeting, Rochambeau Middle School, Peter Rd, Southbury, 7:30 pm, free (non-members welcome), short business mtg followed by “A Trip Through the National Parks of Northern Tanzania” slide-lecture by Neil Currie; 744-8223, 938-9165.

Oct 22: Danbury Garden Club meeting, at home of member (directions upon reservation), business meeting 10 am, guest speaker/program 11:30 am, garden designer & horticulturist Jane Brook Barba will speak on “Garden Design, Cottage Garden Style, The Winter Garden, and more,” lunch follows 12:30 pm (reservations required); 860/355-1270.

Oct 22: “Formal Wear ‘99: A Fall Fasion Show,” St Joseph High School, 2320 Huntington Tpke, Trumbull, doors open 7:30 pm, tickets $15, refreshments; 371-4471.

Oct 22-24: 34th Annual Fall Festival of Art, Old Town Hall, Main St So/Rte 6 at Mountain Rd, Woodbury, Fri 12-8 pm, Sat-Sun 10 am-8 pm, free adm, show & sale of over 150 original works in various mediums by members of Watertown Art League incl extensive gallery of small paintings; 860/274-8222.

Oct 23: “Good Gourd,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby, 10 am-noon, $5/family materials fee, program on history of pumpkins & gourds, bring pumpkin to carve (addt’l pumpkins available for purchase), refreshments, suitable for all ages, children MUST be accompanied; 734-2513.

Oct 23: “Natural History Myths and Legends,” Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby, 6 pm, free (registration required), program of truths behind myths & hear legendsof CT, suitable for all ages but children MUST be accompanied; 734-2513.

Oct 23-24: 4th Annual Agricultural & Food Expo, CT State Armory, Broad St & Capitol Ave, Hartford, 10 am-5 pm, adm $3 (free age 12 & under), 100 booths featuring animals, food, entertainment, educational exhibits & interactive displays celebrating CT agriculture, roaming costume characters, demonstrations, face painting, etc; 860/713-2503.

Oct 23-25: Ridgefield Library Book Sale, 472 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield, Sat 8-10 am (early buying, adm $5), then 10-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm, Mon 10 am-5 pm, free adm (except early buying hours), hardcover & paperbacks in adult & children’s categories; 431-0553.

Oct 24: 12th Annual Newtown Antique & Collectible Doll Show & Sale, The Fireside Inn, Rte 25/123 Main St So, Newtown, 10 am-4 pm, adm $4.50, exhibits/displays, doll & doll-related vendors, appraisals; 881-1369, 860/628-8896.

Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.

All events free, reservations required: Oct 17, The Expedition: Redding To Easton, 7:30 am-4 pm, 15-mile hike from West Redding Firehouse to trails at Trout Brook Valley; Oct 17, Family Nature Walk, 1-3 pm, enjoy foliage while learning about the nature preserve & its inhabitants; Oct 24, Pinchbeck Trail hike, 11 am-2 pm, approx 4-5 miles, to celebrate recent improvements & upgrades to trail area.

Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 372-3521.

Sunday Celebrations, noon-4 pm, free w/ msm adm ($6, $4 ages 3-18 & students & seniors): Oct 17, “Celebrating Latin History,” performances by Mestizzo Manta (music of Peru, Bolivia & Ecuador on native instruments) & Flamenco For Two Guitars (solo & duet performances w/ dancer), “Preserving Famiy Photographs” workshop (age 12 & older), children’s workshop “Honoring the Family,” etc.

Flanders Nature Center/Van Vleck Farmhouse, Flanders & Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm. Call 263-3711.

Friday Evenings at The Studio programs, 7 pm, adm $5 incl light refreshments: Oct 15, “The Surrealists In Connecticut,” slide-lecture concerning CT’s ca 1940s movement by Stephen Robeson Miller.

Sunday at The Studio, 3 pm, adm $5 incl light refreshments: Oct 17, “Art Critiques,” bring samples to be looked at by Marija Pavlovich McCarthy.

Hickory Stick Book Shop, 1 Greenhill Rd/Rte 47, Washington Depot. Call 868-0525.

Book signings: Oct 16, Ann Hodgman (One Bite Won’t Kill You), 2-4 pm; Oct 23, author Jean Craighead George & illustrator Wendell Minor, 2-4 pm.

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.

Oct 17, Native American Journal Workshop, 1-3 pm, $12, participants will assemble & embellish their own journals; Oct 17, “The Larson Site in New Milford,” 2 pm, lecture by archaeologist Dr Lucianne Lavin concerning recent site excavation in New Milford.

New Pond Farm Education Center, 101 Marchant Rd, West Redding. Call 938-2117.

Pre-registration and payment required for all workshops/programs.

Oct 16, Apple Harvest Festival & Tag Sale, 11 am-4 pm (rain date Oct 17), $2/person (max $8/family), celebration of fall harvest incl Colonial crafts, pumpkin decorating, giant tag sale, NO DOGS PLEASE.

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): Oct 16, Bartholomews Cobble, Ashley Falls, MA (Claire Sivacek, 744-0086); Oct 23, Talcott Mtn (hike or bike), Simsbury (Tim Handbury, 888-3025).

Newtown Scottish Country Dancers, Hawley School, Church Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 938-2881, 263-3578.

Group meets each Mon (Sept-May except school holidays & closings), 7 pm, free, anyone interested in dancing is welcome (beginners encouraged), no partner necessary, singles & couples welcome, soft-soled shoes recommended.

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 (separate door for thrift shop), shop carries discounted items from local businesses & private donors incl clothing & sm home accessories, etc.

Quick Center for the Arts, at Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield. Call 254-4010.

Open Visions Forum Series, lectures by guest speakers, tickets $15, $10 seniors, $5 students: Oct 17, author Frances Mayes (Under The Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany), 7 pm; Oct 27, Gloria Steinam (author, publisher, women’s rights activist), 7:30 pm.

Wednesday Night Poetry Series, Bethel Depot Artists Cooperative (formerly Art Tenders), 186 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 426-3388 (Faith Vicinanza), 270-6202 (Michael Seri), 748-2828 (BDAC).

Series presented ev Wed 7:30-10 pm (doors open 7 pm, featured poets 8:30 pm, poetry workshop 9:15 pm), adm $1 ($3 if major guest poet), guest/featured poets as follows: Oct  20, James Scrimgeour; Oct 27, Ed Ciocys.

Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Rd, Woodbury. Call 263-2254.

Sunday Meditation Programs, 6:45 pm, free, incl talk, instructions, group meditation, refreshments: Oct 17, “Between A Rock and A Soft Place; Meditation and Adversity,” program by Curtiss Clark.

ARTS, Inc-New Fairfield/New Fairfield High School, 54 Gillotti Rd, New Fairfield. Call 312-5800, 312-5864.

My Sweet Juliette, Oct 21-23, curtain daily 8 pm, mat Sat 2 pm, tickets $8, $5 students & seniors.

Center for the Performing Arts/Sacred Heart Univ, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Handicapped accessible. Call 374-2777.

Guys And Dolls, Oct 15-24, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, tickets $12-$18 (group rates available).

Country Players of Brookfield, Inc., Rte 25, Brookfield. Call 775-0023.

Hartford Stage, 50 Church St, Hartford. Call 860/527-5151.

Book Of Days, Oct 21-Nov 20 (previews Oct 21-26; opening night Oct 27), curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun, Tues-Thurs 7:30 pm, mat Sat-Sun 2:30 pm, Wed-Thurs 2 pm, tickets $17.50-$43; no evening performance Nov 3; Pay-What-You-Can Previews Oct 21-22, 24 & 26; Afterwords discussions follow Nov 2, 9 & 16 evening performances, also Nov 3-4, 10 & 17 mats; Voices! (free playreading), Nov 8, 7 pm; Sunday Afternoons lecture follows Nov 14 mat.

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

Much Ado About Nothing, through Oct 31, curtain Tues 7 pm, Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 8:30 pm, Sun 7 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets $10-$43.

On Stage II: The Shoulder, through Nov 21 (previews through Oct 19; opening night Oct 20), curtain Tues 7 pm, Wed-Fri 8 pm, Sat 4 & 8:30 pm, Sun 2 & 7 pm, tickets $10-$45; Oct 21, Pay What You Can performance; Oct 31, Sunday Symposium following matinee.

Polka Dot Playhouse, 177 State St, Bridgeport. Call 333-3666.

Noises Off, through Oct 16, curtain Thurs 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 3 pm, tickets $18-$25, student & senior discounts Thurs & Sun only.

Seven Angels Theatre, Hamilton Park Pavilion, Plank Rd, Waterbury. Call 757-4676.

King O’ The Moon, through Oct 24 (dates extended), curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Thurs, Sat-Sun 2 pm.

Rant & Rave, Nov 4-21 (previews through Nov 5; opening night Nov 7), curtain Thurs-Sat 8 pm, mat Thurs, Sat-Sun 2 pm; **no shows Nov 6.

Players, Sherman Playhouse, Rtes 37 & 39, Sherman. Call 354-3622.

Frankenstein (adaptation), through Oct 30, curtain Fri-Sat 8:30 pm, mat Oct 17 (Sun) 3 pm, tickets $12 adults, $10 students & seniors.

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

The Sum Of Us, through Oct 30, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets $12.50 adults, $10.50 students & seniors.

Yale Repertory, 1120 Chapel St (at York), New Haven. Call 432-1234.

Betrayal, Oct 21-Nov 13 (previews Oct 21-25; opening night Oct 26, curtain Tues-Sat 8 pm, Mon 7 pm, mat Sat 2 pm (& Wed, Nov 10), tickets $26-$35, student & senior discounts available; Oct 30, Re:Play, post-play discussion follows matinee; Nov 1, Technically Speaking, post-play production w/ tech crew; Nov 13, ASL-interpreted performance, 2 pm.

Yale School of Drama, University Theatre, 222 York St, New Haven. Call 432-1234.

The Prince of Homburg, Oct 21-27, curtain Tues-Sat 8 pm, Mon 7 pm, tickets $12-$15 (student & senior discounts available).

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