Art Exhibits ___________________

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

Through June 10: “Found at The Aldrich,” 6 exhibitions by artists working with appropriated ideas & salvaged materials incl collections by Barrao, Jim Dingilian, Roy McMakin, Regina Silveira, Kathryn Spence & Xu Bing.

Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main St, Danbury; 203-743-5200.

*(new show) June 9-Oct 26: “Covering All The Bases: A Pictorial History of Danbury Baseball”; June 9, opening day, 10 am; also June 9, Vintage Base Ball Game, The Newtown-Sandy Hook Vintage Team vs The Westfield Wheelmen, at Westerners Field, Rogers Park, Main St at South St, Danbury, $3, ball game following vintage base ball rules; also June 9, Danbury Museum Night by Danbury Westerners, 6:30 pm, $5 ($2/ticket will benefit museum), local minor league team will host North Adams SteepleCats.

Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose St, Newtown; 203-270-4201.

First Selectman’s office: *(new show) Through June 15: original oil paintings by Newtown artist Martha LaMarche.

Concerts, Musical Events ______

June 10: The Kent Singers & Sherman Chamber Ensemble at The Kent School Chapel, 1 Macedonia Rd (off Rte 341), Kent, 3 pm, $20, special combined concert for one group celebrating its 40th anniv (Kent) & other celebrating 30th (Sherman) will incl works of Fauré, Ravel & Bach; 860-619-8110, 860-355-5930.

June 16: “Cool Jazz by Jade,” 8:30 pm (doors open at 7:30), Congregation Adath Israel, 115 Huntingtown Road, $20 (if reserved by June 11), $25 at door, ages 21 & up invited for evening of live jazz by Westchest-based jazz quartet Jade, hors d’oeuvres, desserts and coffee included, BYOB allowed; 203-459-0089, 203-426-8787.

Masonicare of Newtown, 139 Toddy Hill Rd, Newtown. Call 203-426-5847, 203-364-3128.

Summer Sounds Concert Series, 7 pm, free, bring seating: June 13, Berkshire Big Band (rain date June 14).

For Kids & Families _____________

June 9: Mad Dash Challenge, Newtown Youth Academy, 4 Primrose St, Newtown, $25/adv, $15 children/adv (day of $35 & $20, respectively), $150 team of 10, fitness competition for advanced athletes, beginners & families (start times 8:30, 9 & 9:30, arrive 30 min before your race) over course designed to be completed w/ partner will have participants jump, crawl, carry & climb their way to finish line, starts from & returns to NYA but course runs across much of Fairfield Hills (visit NYA website for map); 203-426-0088.

June 9: Kids’ Craft Table, Ice Cream Heaven, 10 Glen Rd/Rte 6, Sandy Hook, 3-5 pm, ages 5-10 invited to create  Father’s Day craft, weekly until June 16; 203-903-7277.

June 9: Family Fun Day Celebration, Danbury Moose Family Center, 75 Boulevard Dr, Danbury, 12-5 pm, sugg donation $5/person, $15/family of 4, cancer survivors & ages 5 & under free, celebration co-hosted by Moose Lodge & Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-CT chapter w/ live music, food, raffles, games & more; 203-665-1400.

June 10: Sample Camp at Dickinson Park, Elm Dr, Newtown, 1-4 pm, fundraiser for Newtown Parks & Recreation Summer Camp w/ demos, games & chance to meet camp counselors & staff, also grilled & picnic foods, live music, camp registration available, donations will help cover 2012 camp season; 203-270-4340.

June 16: Open House at The Little Gym, 266 South Main St, Newtown, 10 am-1 pm; 203-304-9504.

 

Miscellaneous __________________

June 8: Womanologie at Capellaro’s Grove, 42 Vail Rd, Bethel, 7-10 pm, $15 (discounts for 2 or more tickets), presentations by personal stylist Allison McConnell (Analogue Chic blogger), also author Laurie Bellesheim (Surviving Emily), keynote by Patty Lennon (CEO & founder, Mom Gets A Life), vendor showcase, cocktails & hors d’oeuvres, raffles & silent auction, reservations suggested, partial proceeds to benefit everwonder children’s museum; 203-223-0762.

June 8-9: 25th Annual Sandy Hook LobsterFest, Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Co. main station, 18-20 Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, Fri 5-9 pm, Sat 4-9 pm, $24/adv, $26/door, full lobster or steak dinner (surf & turf available, addt’l charge), also raw bar, kids’ meals, live music, fundraiser for volunteer fire company; 203-270-4392.

June 9: Mad Dash Challenge, Newtown Youth Academy, 4 Primrose St, Newtown, see details in listing under For Kids & Families.

June 9: Benefit Car Wash, Berkshire Motors, 25 Berkshire Rd, Sandy Hook, 10 am-2 pm, car washes by members of NHS Military Assistance Program Club in exchange for donations, all proceeds will benefit American troops stationed overseas.

June 9: Auto Clinic at  Berkshire Motors, 25 Berkshire Rd, Sandy Hook, 10 am-3 pm, free check of belts, hoses, antifreeze, etc, free consultation, raffle, refreshments, free tire pressure gauge; 203-270-0660.

June 9: Newtown Republican Town Committee Tag Sale Fundraiser, Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main St, Newtown, 10 am-3 pm; 203-364-0803.

June 9: Family Fun Day Celebration, Danbury Moose Family Center, 75 Boulevard Dr, Danbury, 12-5 pm, see details under Fod Kids & Families.

June 9: Community Shred Day, Union Savings Bank, 126 North St, Danbury, 9 am-noon, bring up to 10 boxes of papers to be shredded safely & securely through on-site company Shred-It Connecticut; 203-830-4210.

June 9-16: 42nd Annual SCAN Spring Juried Show, at C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main St, Newtown, free, paintings, prints, sculpture & mixed media pcs by members of The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, reception & awards ceremony on June 10 (2-4 pm, awards at 3; 23-270-7031, 203-264-3921.

June 10: Open House & Garden Anniversary Celebration, Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main St/Rte 25, Newtown, 12-4 pm, free (donations accepted), 1-year anniv of building’s dooryard garden, open house & tours; 203-426-5937.

June 10: Sandy Hook Walking Tour, stepping off from The Glen, Washington Ave at Church Hill Rd, Sandy Hook, 1 pm, free, Town Historian Dan Cruson will lead 45-minute walking tour, wear comfortable shoes; 203-426-5937.

June 10: Sample Camp at Dickinson Park, Elm Dr, Newtown, 1-4 pm, see details in listing under For Kids & Families.

June 12-13: “Word Around Town: An Evening of Original Poetry,” at The Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7), $7, evenings of freeform & prose poetry directed by Patti Azzara will feature contributions from local wordsmiths, theater style seating, light refreshments available, reservations suggested; 203-431-9820.

June 13: Family Caregiver’s Training: Dementia & Alzheimer’s and Caring For The Caregiver, Brookfield Senior Center, 100 Pocono Rd, Brookfield, 5:30-8 pm, free program will offer basic skills to care for elderly, chronically ill or disabled family members, free (registration required), light refreshments, co-hosted by American Red Cross & Western CT Area Agency on Aging;  203-757-5449.

June 15: “End-Stage Dementia and Hospice,” Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Rd, Sandy Hook, lunch at noon, program at 1, free presentation by Linda Pinkney will cover common symptoms are indicative of end-stage dementia & how hospice can help patients & caregivers, reservations requested; 203-702-7400.

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

FILM: June 8: Safe House (R), 7 & 9 pm; June 9-14: 21 Jump Street (R), Sat-Thurs 7 & 9 pm, mat Sat 1 & 4 pm, Tues 1 pm.

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

Programs 2nd Wed/month, 7:30 pm, free: June 13, landscape painting demo by James Grabowski.

Theatre _________________________

Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin La, Ridgefield;

203-431-9850.

Through June 23: Nuts, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (June 10 & 17) 5 pm, $24, $20 students & seniors.

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

June 8-30: Golda’s Balcony, curtain Fri-Sat 8 pm, mat Sun (June 24) 2 pm, $20; also June 14, Pay-What-You-Want performance, 8 pm, name your ticket price.

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Shannon Hicks is the calendar editor for The Newtown Bee. To submit an item for the Enjoy Calendar, send her an email at shannon@thebee.com no later than Tuesday at 5 pm for each week’s calendar. For the Community Calendar (Newtown events, which can be found on page A-2 each week), emails must be received no later than 5 pm Wednesday. For additional information contact Miss Hicks at The Newtown Bee, 203-426-3141.