April 21-22: Westchester Glass Club 2001 Collectors’ All Glass Show 11:12 A11/P11 Sale, Greenwich Civic Center, Old Greenwich, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 10 am-4 pm, adm Nov6, 60 nat’l dealers, lecture by auctioneer Jeffrey Evans ###“Current 11:12 A11/P11 Future Market Trends…,” Sat 2 pm 11:12 A11/P11 Sun 9 am), ID booth, luncheon 11:12 A11/P11 afternoon tea available; 973-763-4524, 203-966-1777.April 22: 4th Annual Meridian Lodge/Daffodil Festival Antiques Show 11:12 A11/P11 Sale, Hubbard Park, West Main St, Meriden, 10 am-4 pm rain or shine ###under tent), adm Nov3.50 ###early birds 9 am, adm Nov10), 50+ dealers, on-site concessions, free parking; 203-440-1625.April 22: CT Postcard Club 20th Annual Postcard Show, Holiday Inn North Haven, 201 Washington Ave/Rte 5, North Haven, 10 am-4 pm, adm Nov3, 40+ dealers; 203-272-1143.April 22: 41st Edition Greater Hartford Vintage Clothing 11:12 A11/P11 Jewelry Show 11:12 A11/P11 Sale, Emanuel Synagogue, Mohegan Dr, West Hartford, 10:30 am-4 pm, adm Nov5, 50 booths; 860-342-2540.Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Hours: Tues-Thurs 11:12 A11/P11 Sat-Sun 1-5 pm, Fri 12-8 pm. Call 203-438-4519.Through April 20, “Systematic Drawing: Janet Cohen 11:12 A11/P11 John F. Simon, Jr,” drawings inspired by the basic human impulse to categorize, rationalize 11:12 A11/P11 systemize by Ms Cohen 11:12 A11/P11 Mr Simon. 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.*###new show) April 16-May 19, “The Garden Variety,” new works focusing on “garden” as a theme by Janice Baragwanath, Stella Bloch, Linda Casey, Laura Evans, Susan Falato, Robert Holden, Ella C. Knox, Carey McDougall, Patricia Melvin, Paula Renee, Georgia Sheron, Anda J. Styler, Suzy Taylor 11:12 A11/P11 Edie Van Breems; April 21, opening reception, 4-6 pm.Booth Library, 25 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 am-8 pm, Fri 12-5 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 426-4533.Through April 30, “Ten Years of Fun with Photography,” approx 80 photos by longtime Newtown residents Mary Mitchell 11:12 A11/P11 Al Goodrich depicting wide variety of subjects 11:12 A11/P11 locations; April 8, opening reception, 2-4 pm.Gunn Memorial Library 11:12 A11/P11 Museum, Wykeham Rd at Rte 47, Washington Green. Hours: ###museum) Thurs-Sun 12-4 pm 11:12 A11/P11 by appt, ###library) Mon 11:12 A11/P11 Fri 9:30 am-5 pm, Tues 2-8 pm, Thurs 9:30 am-8 pm, Sat 9:30 am-3 pm. Call 860-868-7586 ###library), 860-868-7756 ###museum).*###new show) In Stairwell Gallery: April 14-May 19, oil 11:12 A11/P11 watercolor landscapes by artist 11:12 A11/P11 teacher Jon Allen; April 14, opening reception, 2-4 pm.Kent Art Assn, 21 South Main St/Rte 7, Kent. Hours: Th-Sun 1-5 pm. Call 860-927-3989.*###new show, season opener) April 14-May 6, “Spring Show,” 140 pieces in various mediums in juried show; April 14, 1-5 pm, opening reception ###awards presentation 3 pm).Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 12-5 pm. Call 203-753-0381.Ongoing: “Ties That Bind: African-American in Waterbury, 1920-1940,” special exhibit on portable panels ###intended also for use by local cmmty organizations 11:12 A11/P11 schools) combining photos w/ oral histories to offer glimpse into part of city’s history, binder w/ full transcripts 11:12 A11/P11 Exhibition Companion also available.Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury. Call 860-350-2181.*###new show) April 14-May 3, “En Plein Aire: Lee Haber,” show 11:12 A11/P11 sale of en plein aire ###done outdoors) paintings by NYC artist Lee Haber; April 14, opening reception, 1-3 pm.Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd, New Canaan. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 203-966-5617.All on view through April 22: “Memorial Exhibition,” paintings by the late Diane Alexander incl egg tempera paintings from 1940s 11:12 A11/P11 acrylic still lifes from her 1990s Prism Series. “Contradictions,” paintings by Mikhail Gubin.“Signs,” installations by Adam Niklewicz. “Director’s Choice: Illusions of the Present,” monotypes by Aleksandr Razin. “Director’s Choice: Virtual Journey To The Red Empire   A Russian-born Artist’s Experience in Russia 11:12 A11/P11 America,” a retrospective of the paintings of Leonid Lamm.Washington Art Association, Bryant Plaza, Washington Depot. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 am-5 pm ###closed Wed), Sun 2-5 pm. Call 860-868-2878.Through April 22, “2001 Members’ Show: Mixed Mediums,” annual presentation of works by gallery members incl works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, photography 11:12 A11/P11 sculpture, presented in memory of Mary Harrison; March 31, opening reception, 3-5 pm.Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd/Rte 7, Wilton. Hours: Mon 11:12 A11/P11 Fri 10 am-6 pm, Tues-Thurs 10 am-7 pm, Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1-5 pm. Call 203-762-3950.*###new show) Through April 30, “Spring Awakenings,” colorful daffodils, pansies, tulips 11:12 A11/P11 magnolias in watercolors, gouache, etchings, acrylic, woodprint 11:12 A11/P11 colored pencil by members of Guild of Natural Science Illustrators.Connecticut Master Chorale, by appt only ###a few locations available). Call 775-2602.Auditions being conducted by director Tina Johns Heidrich for May 20 spring concert “Handel With Care,” openings in also section, rehearsals Tues evenings, concert will feature “great 11:12 A11/P11 glorious choruses from Handel’s most famous oratorios,” concert will be at St Peter’s Church, Danbury, contact Ms Heidrich to arrange appt.Country Players of Brookfield, Rte 25, Brookfield Center. Call 775-0023.April 22-23: Auditions for Godspell, Sun 4-8 pm, Mon 7-9 pm, need 10 spiritual actors who can sing, all ages welcome, have 16 bars of song prepared ###piano accompanist provided), production dates weekends July 6-28, director is Erik Tonner, producer is Lori Volpe.April 15: Yamaha Salon Series Concert: Richard Cameron-Wolfe, Connecticut Conservatory of the Performing Arts, 79 West St, New Milford, 2 pm, free contemporary music concert by composer 11:12 A11/P11 pianist Wolfe will incl his work, also works of Erik Satue, Flanagan 11:12 A11/P11 Rudhyar; 860-354-2978.April 20: Rebecca Riots at Ridgefield Playhouse, 80 East Ridge, Ridgefield, 8 pm, tickets Nov10, “fresh radio folk” trio blends distinctive voices into “amazing” harmonies w/ catchy, thoughtful, uptempo songs about modern life 11:12 A11/P11 love; 203-438-5795.April 20: Fractured Fairy Tales by CT Gay Men’s Chorus, Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield Univ, North Benson Rd, Fairfield, 8 pm, tickets Nov20 11:12 A11/P11 Nov25, familiar songs of childhood stories 11:12 A11/P11 fables will be re-told in playful new ways 11:12 A11/P11 w/ non-traditional takes on the lives of well-known characters incl Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, et al; 800-644-2462.April 20: Danbury Brass Band season opener, Danbury Music Centre, 256 Main St, Danbury, 8 pm, free adm, original composition by Bucky Milam, also works of music director Alan Raph, Henry Purcell, Handel, Levitt 11:12 A11/P11 Bill Werner; 746-4222.April 21: Psalm 150 at Community Coffeehouse, 7 Madison Ave, Danbury, 7:30-10:30 pm, free adm 11:12 A11/P11 refreshments, guest performers are gospel/jazz quintet from New Haven; 748-4972.April 21: The Salvation Army New York Staff Band, Rogers Park Middle School, Danbury, 7:30 pm, Nov8/person, Nov15/family, program of classical transcriptions 11:12 A11/P11 traditional marches to contemporary gospel arrangements, also vocal selections; 792-7505.April 21: Kevin Briody at St Paul’s Coffee House, St Paul’s Church, 294 Main St/Rte 6, Woodbury, 8:30 pm, performance of country-tinged folk music by 2001-02 CT State Troubadour; 203-263-3541.April 21-22: Bethel Blooms concert event, P.T. Barnum Square, Greenwood Ave, Bethel, 1:30 pm, free, program by Bethel High School Chorus of tunes from Guys and Dolls, etc, part of town-wide observation of spring sponsored by Chamber of Commerce.Acoustic Café, 2926 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-335-FOLK ###3655).Open mic every Tues, sign ups 7 pm, performances begin at 8; Video Nights Wed 11:12 A11/P11 Thurs, 8:30 pm ###call for each night’s selection, or just show up).April 13, Stephan Kellogg, 8:30 pm, Nov8, high energy performance will open w/ set by Alistar Mook; April 14, Monthly WPKN Benefit featuring singer-songwriter Peter Spink, edgy-moody contemporary singer Mila Drumke, acoustic performance by X-It 11:12 A11/P11 solo performance by Laurie Geltman, 9 pm, Nov10; April 18, musicians’ workshop, 8:30pm, Nov5, tailoring your press kit for the media, by Jennifer Canning ###The Weekly); April 19, Danzig 11:12 A11/P11 Wooley, 8:30 pm, Nov5, husband-wife duo offers entertainment a la Cat Stevens 11:12 A11/P11 Jethro Tull, Simon 11:12 A11/P11 Garfunkel, Crosby Stills 11:12 A11/P11 Nash, et al, Rebecca Hart opening.Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-4519.Stage A Performances, 7-9 pm, Nov20, eclectic music 11:12 A11/P11 multi-media series w/ the latest in contemporary performance 11:12 A11/P11 music trends: April 13, Brad Mehldau, jazz.Armstrong Chamber Concerts. Call 860-868-0522.Performances at First Congregational Church, Rte 47/On the Green, Washington, concerts Sat 5 pm, Nov20 ###series tickets available): April 21, performance by violinist Helen Armstrong, cellist Warren Lash, clarinetist Paul Green 11:12 A11/P11 pianist Kazuko Hayami.Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Klein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-576-0263.Performances 8 pm, tickets Nov17-Nov47 w/ student, senior 11:12 A11/P11 group discounts, **temporary venue: Univ Bridgeport’s Bernhard Center Mertens Theatre, University at Iranistan Ave.Hartford Symphony Orchestra, The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Ave, Hartford. Call 860-246-6807.Performances 8 pm, tickets Nov10-Nov50 ###Nov5 students): April 17-18, “Mendelssohn 11:12 A11/P11 More,” guest conductor Enrique Arturo Diemecke, guest violinist Ani Kavafian, works of Mendelssohn 11:12 A11/P11 Bruckner; April 20-21, “Peter Schickele Meets PDQ Bach,” humor 11:12 A11/P11 spoofs by Prof Schickele, guest soprano Michéle Eaton, guest tenor David Düsing, program of “orchestral 11:12 A11/P11 vocal dementia ranging from Shakespeare a la 50s rock to selections from the staggering oratorio Oedipus Rex.”Next Stop Café, 102 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 730-9940.Acoustic blues, 7-10 pm, free adm ###unless noted) but reservations sugg: April 13, Chance Browne 11:12 A11/P11 Friends, blues guitarist 11:12 A11/P11 vocalist joined by guitarist 11:12 A11/P11 vocalist Don Cooper; April 14, Satan and Adam ###Charlie Hilbert 11:12 A11/P11 Adam Gussow), Nov10; April 20, guitarist 11:12 A11/P11 vocalist Walter Lewis 11:12 A11/P11 stand-up bassist David Anastasia, acoustic blues duo does Delta blues 11:12 A11/P11 spirituals.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: April 17, trumpet player Tony Kadleck w/ Fairfield Univ Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 11:12 A11/P11 9:30 pm, tickets Nov8 adults, Nov5 students, highly sought-after NYC-area trumpet player will be guest artist in concert of orig works by ensemble members 11:12 A11/P11 traditional covers; April 20, Fractured Fairy Tales by CT Gay Men’s Chorus, tickets Nov20 11:12 A11/P11 Nov25, familiar songs of childhood stories 11:12 A11/P11 fables will be re-told in playful new ways 11:12 A11/P11 w/ non-traditional takes on the lives of well-known characters incl Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, et al ###call 800-644-2462).Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Ridgefield High School, 700 North Salem Rd ###Rte 116), Ridgefield. Music director 11:12 A11/P11 conductor Sidney Rothstein. Call 203-438-3889.Performances 8 pm, tickets Nov25-Nov35 ###series tickets available): April 21, guest violinist Stephanie Jeong, works of Adams, Bizet/Schedrin 11:12 A11/P11 Paganini.Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 778-2100.April 13-19: Amores Perros ###R), daily 6:40 pm, Fri-Sat also 9:35 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 12:45 11:12 A11/P11 3:45 pm; Bridget Jones’s Diary ###R), daily 7:15 11:12 A11/P11 9:25 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1, 3:05 11:12 A11/P11 5:10 pm; Chocolat ###PG-13), daily 6:50 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:15 pm; Memento ###R), daily 7:25 11:12 A11/P11 9:45 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 1:30 11:12 A11/P11 4:15 pm, also Freudian Flicks program Sat 11 am ###screening 11:12 A11/P11 discussion of film); Pollock ###R), daily 9:15 pm, mat Sat-Sun, Wed 4 pm.Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 426-2475.April 13-19: Miss Congeniality ###PG-13), Fri-Sat, Mon-Thurs 7 11:12 A11/P11 9 pm, mat Fri-Sat 111:12 A11/P11 3:45 pm, Mon-Thurs 1 pm.Wadsworth Atheneum, 800 Main St, Hartford. Call 860-278-2670 x3027.Spring 2001 Film Series, tickets Nov6 ###unless noted), series continues to April 28, contact museum for full schedule: April 21, The Polish Bride ###1998, Netherland w/ subtitles), 2 11:12 A11/P11 7:30 pm; April 27, Chocolat ###PG-13, United States), 7:30 pm, then April 28 at 2 11:12 A11/P11 7:30 pm.Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St ###at High St), New Haven. Call 203-432-2800.“British Directors In 11:12 A11/P11 On America,” free film series ###continues to April 28, call museum for full schedule), screenings 2 pm: April 14, Blade Runner ###Ridley Scott, 1982); April 21, The Whales of August ###Lindsay Anderson, 1987); April 28, High Fidelity ###Stephen Frears, 2000).April 18: The Fossil Guy at Monroe Town Hall Council Chambers, Fan Hill Rd, Monroe, 3:30 pm, free program ###limited to 50; registration strongly suggested) by scuba diver 11:12 A11/P11 fossil collector Walter Hines will incl discussion of fossil hunting adventures, display of collection, questions 11:12 A11/P11 answer session w/ children; 452-5459.Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St/Rte 35, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-4519.April 14, Paper Power, 10 am-noon, Nov15, ages 7-11 will explore paper’s strengths 11:12 A11/P11 weaknesses w/ artist Nell Tresselt, then create paper pieces of their own; April 21, Aldrich All-Stars: Visual Baseball, 10 am-noon, Nov15, ages 7-11 will explore the movements, perspectives 11:12 A11/P11 speed of baseball by playing a game in the sculpture garden 11:12 A11/P11 then visually reinterpreting it.Barnes 11:12 A11/P11 Noble Booksellers, Danbury Square, 15 Backus Ave, Danbury. Call 730-2733.Free public programs: April 19, Magic 11:12 A11/P11 Mystery Book Club, 6:30 pm, book discussion for ages 9-12, group will meet 2nd-to-last Thurs on monthly basis to discuss fantasy 11:12 A11/P11 mystery stories aimed at young readers, April’s book will be The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson, refreshments 11:12 A11/P11 giveaways.Beardsley Zoological Gardens, 1875 Noble Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-394-6565.Tours of zoo every Sat 11:12 A11/P11 Sun through March, incl w/ zoo adm.April 16-20, Backyard Beasts Spring Programs, 1 pm daily at Prof Beardsley’s Research Station, programs are geared for kindergarten and elementary age children and their families during spring break ###for many schools), different animal featured each day w/ 45-minute interactive programs to introduce participants to animals, animal stories 11:12 A11/P11 animal facts; April 22, Wild CT Day, 12-3 pm, celebrate Earth Day by learning about CT’s wondrous animals and wild habitats, meet other conservation organizations working to keep Connecticut wild, and learn how to make a place for wildlife in your own backyard, also crafts, demos 11:12 A11/P11 other fun.Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport. Call 203-371-1903.Special Saturday Storytelling, 10:30 am-12:30 pm, Nov16 ###series tickets/4 programs, Nov55), for grades 1-4, featured books 11:12 A11/P11 projects as follows: April 21, The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen, the make Japanese 11:12 A11/P11 Chinese kites.Sunday Family Celebrations, 2-4 pm, incl w/ msm adm: April 22, guest storyteller Jeff Beniot ###2 pm, Chariot of the Sun), then mask making 3-4 pm.Downtown Cabaret Children’s Theatre Co., 263 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport. Call 203-576-1636.Cinderella, April 21-May 27, curtain Sat 12 11:12 A11/P11 2:30 pm, Sun noon only, tickets Nov10.50.Flanders Nature Center, Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Call 263-3711.Outdoor Rangers, programs for preschoolers, Mon-Tues 12:30-2:30 pm, Nov15, classes incl crafts, games, songs, stories, puppet shows, music 11:12 A11/P11 snack time, topics as follows: April 16-17, Water Wonders.April 13-14: DAWS Annual Easter Sale, Hatters Park, Hattertown Rd, Danbury, 10 am-3 pm, estate sale items, baked goods, lunch counter, annual fundraiser for Danbury Animal Welfare Scty; 798-5816.April 14: Portrait of Lincoln, one-man presentation at New Fairfield Senior Center, Rte 39 ###1228 Heritage Plaza), New Fairfield, 2 pm, free, presentation by Lewis Dube as The Great Emancipator incl Lincoln anecdotes, reading of “Mrs Bixby’s Letter,” “Gettysburg Address” 11:12 A11/P11 other speeches, etc; 746-3289, 791-1244.April 15: Audubon Scty Wildflower Walk, Bent of the River Audubon Center, 185 East Flat Hill Rd, South Britain ###off Rte 172), meet in parking lot at 10 am, free, led by botanist Martha Cushman, walk will last approx 2 hours, sponsored by Lillinonah Audubon Scty; 798-0477.April 18: 9th Annual Book 11:12 A11/P11 Author Luncheon, East Hill Woods, Southbury, noon, Nov25 ###reservations due ASAP), luncheon followed by presentation by area authors Roxbury historian Timothy Field Beard ###author, How To Find Your Roots), Lisa Hoffman ###co-author, The Ordeal of Stephan Dennison) 11:12 A11/P11 antiques dealer 11:12 A11/P11 columnist Wayne Mattox; 264-7890.April 18: “The Case Wagner: Confronting Family 11:12 A11/P11 General German History,” WCSU Student Union Building Room 201, White St, Danbury, 7 pm, free lecture by lecturer, director, music historian 11:12 A11/P11 writer Gottfried Wagner ###great-grandson of composer Richard Wagner 11:12 A11/P11 great-great-grandson of composer 11:12 A11/P11 piano virtuoso Franz List), book signing to follow; 792-2795, 837-8445.April 18: Candlewood Valley Knitting Guild meeting, Brookfield Community Center, Pocono Rd, Brookfield, 7:30 pm, open to public/all levels of knitters welcome, video presentation will explore Elizabeth Zimmerman’s techniques, refreshments; 775-8010, 775-9054.April 19: “A Homestead’s History: The Van Vleck House, 1786 to Present,” Flanders Nature Center, Flanders Rd, Woodbury, noon, free lecture is part of Greater Litchfield Hills “History Bites” spring lunchtime series, bring lunch ###refreshment 11:12 A11/P11 dessert provided), presentation by Virginia Hart will explore history of the Van Vleck saltbox; 203-263-3711.April 19: Fairfield County Christian Women’s Club Spring Luncheon, Family Life Center, 498 White Plains Rd, Trumbull, noon, Nov10 ###reservations by April 16), guest speaker Frances Kidwell, music by Crystal Rudd, free nursery available; 268-9572, 203-375-2233.April 19: Lunchtime Poetry Series, WCSU Haas Library CyberCafé, 181 White St, Danbury, 12:30 pm, free public poetry readings by faculty 11:12 A11/P11 staff of WCSU, featured poet is Prof James Scrimgeous ###English dept co-chair); 837-8628.April 19: Western CT Bird Club meeting, Rochambeau Middle School, Peter Rd, Southbury, 7:30 pm, non-members welcome, slide lecture on “Spring Passerine Migrations at Silvio O. Conté Nat’l Fish 11:12 A11/P11 Wildlife Refuge” by senior biologist Trevor Lloyd-Evans; 203-938-9165, 860-868-7641.April 20: Baked Chicken Dinner, Danbury United Methodist Church, 5 Clapboard Ridge, Danbury, 5:30-7 pm, Nov8 adults, Nov6 seniors, Nov4 children; 743-1503.April 20: Spring Night Psychic Fair, Danbury Holiday Inn, Newtown Rd/Rte 6, Danbury, 6-11:30 pm, free adm, readings by psychics, clairvoyants, astrologers, tarot 11:12 A11/P11 gemstone readers; 792-2939.April 20: 4th Annual Fine Arts 11:12 A11/P11 Sports Memorabilia Auction, Danbury Sheraton ###formerly Danbury Hilton), Danbury, wine tasting 11:12 A11/P11 pvw begins 6 pm, bidding starts 7:30 pm, tickets Nov35 11:12 A11/P11 Nov50/couple, art by Chagall, Picasso, Wyeths, Neiman, et al, also sports collectibles, non-art items 11:12 A11/P11 services from local businesses, conducted by Ross Galleries of NY, fundraiser for Montessori Community School of Brookfield; 775-7888, 775-4016.April 20: Salsa 11:12 A11/P11 Western Dancing w/ Danbury No Kidding11, Mambo Café, 42-52 Elm St, Danbury, 8 pm, adm Nov5 incl dance demo, group will then gather at 9:30 for drinks 11:12 A11/P11 snacks at Ciao11 Café ###Ives St), reservations by April 19; 264-6604.April 21: Roxbury Land Trust Earth Day Celebration, RLT Office, South St, Roxbury, also at RLT locations around town, 9 am-3 pm, bluebird house workshop ###9 am-noon; public can build birdhouses to set out at RLT locations/preserves), trail clearing 11:12 A11/P11 marking ###bringhand tools, loppers, clippers 11:12 A11/P11 lunch; all ages welcome); hike 11:12 A11/P11 talk at Mine Hill Preserve ###meet 1 pm at Booth Free School parking lot, South St, guided walk 11:12 A11/P11 talk concerning the Nat’l Hist Site, approx 2 hours), trail maps available at RLT office, refreshments, info on recent acquisitions, etc; 860-354-4148.April 21: Alliance Française Café-Conversation, Starbucks, Southbury Green, 775 Main St, Southbury, 10 am-noon, all levels of French speakers invited to open discussion to be based on current events article handed out at beginning of program; 267-7548, 203-263-4096.April 21: “Experiments in Watercolor” workshop, Wooster Community Art Center, 73 Miry Brook Rd, Danbury, 10 am-4 pm, progress from basics to advanced elements of W/C through ongoing demos, designed to benefit students at various stages, will be led by set 11:12 A11/P11 costume designer 11:12 A11/P11 artist Fred Voelpel; 744-4825.April 21: “Hats Off To Spring11” at Osborne Homestead Museum, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby, 11 am-12:30 pm, Nov3, learn how former practice of decorating hats w/ feathers led to conservationists protecting birds, then decorate your own straw hat w/ fun 11:12 A11/P11 enviro-friendly materials, also tours of museum 11:12 A11/P11 surrounding gardens; 203-734-2513.April 22: Open House at Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 1-4 pm, free, public invited to visit 18th C saltbox that is home to Newtown Hist Scty, demos also by broomsquire; 426-5937.Active Singles. Call 860-489-9611 or visit www.activesingles.org.Hikes for singles ###ages 30s-50s) 1st 11:12 A11/P11 3rd Sun/month, 10 am, free, no dogs or children allowed, 4 skill levels available, bring/wear hiking boots 11:12 A11/P11 bring water: April 22, hike at Paugausett State Forest, Newtown, optional brunch follows.Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, 258 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-4519.Adult Programs: April 21, readings by Cal Bedient 11:12 A11/P11 Lucie Brock-Broido, 3:30-5 pm, adm Nov20 11:12 A11/P11 reservations required, Bedient is author of He Do the Police in Different Voices 11:12 A11/P11 Candy Necklace, Brock-Broido is author of The Master Letter 11:12 A11/P11 A Hunger, refreshments incl in adm price.Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Ave, Bethel. Call 794-8756.Free programs: April 17, “The Proper Plant in the Proper Place,” program by master gardener 11:12 A11/P11 past Bethel Garden Club president Barbara Sullivan, 7:30 pm.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: April 18, “611 Stalls 11:12 A11/P11 Others” by Steve Gould; April 25, “Danbury 11:12 A11/P11 The Floods” by Tom Curtin.Devil’s Den Preserve, 33 Pent Rd, Weston. Call 226-4991.All events free, reservations required: April 17, “In Search of Spring,” 1-3 pm, hike for adults led by trained natural history guides Frank Conway 11:12 A11/P11 Helene Weatherill will have participants looking for early spring blooms.Flagpole Photographers, C.H. Booth Library meeting room, 25 Main St, Newtown. Call 270-1943, 426-0558.Meetings 3rd Thurs/month, 7:30 pm, non-members always welcome: Next meeting April 19, guest Bob Berthelson will offer program on “Photography: The Early Years,” members’ competition w/ theme “Curves.”Flanders Nature Center/Van Vleck Farmhouse, Flanders 11:12 A11/P11 Church Hill Rd, Woodbury. Hours: Mon-Sat 9 am-5 pm. Call 263-3711.April 18, Composting workshop, 7-9 pm, Nov10 ###registration required), master gardener John Clark will cover all phases of composting; April 19, “A Homestead’s History: The Van Vleck House, 1786-Present,” noon, free “History Bites” lecture by Virginia Hart will cover history of Natalie Van Vleck’s saltbox.Gunn Memorial Library 11:12 A11/P11 Museum, 5 Wykeham Rd at Rte 47, Washington. Call 860-868-7586.Discussion series “Opera: Then and Now,” free programs run Sun 2-4 pm w/ discussions, recollections, illustrations 11:12 A11/P11 illuminations on the search for the “golden age of opera,” special topics as follows: April 22, national 11:12 A11/P11 international approaches to opera.Highstead Arboretum, 127 Lonetown Rd, Redding. Call 938-8809.Programs 10 am, Nov5 each, reservations suggested: April 14, A Bark with Some Bite, learn composition 11:12 A11/P11 function of bark ###whether thick- or think-skinned) as an integral layer of tissue used to identify native 11:12 A11/P11 ornamental trees 11:12 A11/P11 shrubs.Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave/Rte 34, Derby. Call 203-734-2513.Saturday Bird Walks, free, bring bird guides 11:12 A11/P11 binoculars ###limited supply available for loan), suitable for all ages: Walks 1st Sat/month begin 8 am, leave from main parking lot; 3rd Sat/month begin 9 am, leave from center’s main lobby.Kismet, at DownTime OnLine Café, 4 Ives St, Danbury. Call 778-0220, 264-2537.Meetings of people “coming together having discussions, speakers, music, sharing of events in the area, to soar through the journey of life,” 7:30-9 pm: Meetings ###every other Wed) April 18, “Affirmations 11:12 A11/P11 Visualizations for Health 11:12 A11/P11 Well Being,” presented by Isobel McGrath;.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): April 14, Mahopac/Pleasantville, NY Rail Trail, hike/bike ###Ester Nichols, 426-2897, 788-1398); April 21, Burr Pond State Park ###Tim Hanbury, 203-888-3025); April 28, Block Rock State Park, Watertown ###Carol Kranyik, 426-1994).Newtown VNA Thrift Shop, Edmond Town Hall ###lower level), 45 Main Street, Newtown. Call 270-4377.Shop is open every Wed 12-3 pm 11:12 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 11:12 A11/P11 private donors incl clothing 11:12 A11/P11 sm home accessories, etc.Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St, Ridgefield. Call 203-438-2282.Free programs: April 17, Critic’s Circle Book Group will discuss Adeline Yen Mah’s Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter, 7 pm, new members always welcome; April 18, AM Book Group will discuss Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, 10 am, new members always welcome; April 20, reading 11:12 A11/P11 discussion by Ira Joe Fisher of favorite poets, 7 pm, reservations suggested, in honor of Nat’l Poetry Month.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: April 18, Cat Tyc ###author of chapbooks nymphet and baby’s first shoes).Center for the Performing Arts at Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave, Fairfield. Call 203-365-7541, 203-371-7908.Anything Goes, April 20-29, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun 3 pm, tickets Nov17-Nov20, group discounts.Country Players of Brookfield, Rte 25 ###next to library), Brookfield Center, Call 775-0023.Fifth of July, April 20-May 12, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat April 29 ###Sun) 2:30 pm, tickets Nov10.Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St, Waterbury. Call 203-753-0381 x10.A Midsummer Night’s Dream, April 22 11:12 A11/P11 27, mat Sun 4 pm, Fri evening performance 8 pm, tickets Nov4 adults ###Sun), Nov7 ###Fri), Nov3 children ###presented by Waterbury-based non-profit educational theatre for youth Shakesperience Productions, Inc.), 90-min performance is suitable for ages 11 11:12 A11/P11 up.Polka Dot Playhouse, 177 State St, Bridgeport. Call 203-333-3666.Sister Amnesia’s Country Western Nunsense Jamboree, through April 22, curtain Thurs 7 pm, Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat 4 pm, Sun 2 pm, tickets Nov23-Nov30.Square One Theatre Company, Stratford Theatre, 2422 Main St, Stratford. Call 203-375-8778.Earth and Sky, through April 14, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sat ###April 14 only) 4 pm, tickets Nov15, Nov14 seniors.TheatreWorks New Milford, 5 Brookside Ave, New Milford. Call 860-350-6863.Bent, April 20-May 12, Fri-Sat 8 pm, tickets Nov15 adults, Nov13 students 11:12 A11/P11 seniors; April 19, senior preview, 8 pm, free; April 21, benefit performance for Interfaith AIDS Ministry, all seats Nov25; April 26, Pay-What-You-Can performance, 8 pm.*******************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 11:12 A11/P11 white or color prints; please call for details concerning photo files to be emailed.