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aprilNow-4/28: Atmospheres Art Show Opening. Etchings and

paintings; Koenig FrameWorks 97 South Main Street (Route

25), Newtown; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

Now-4/10: MFA Thesis Exhibition featuring works of WCSU

MFA students; WCSU, 181 White Street, Danbury; Art

Exhibit; All ages; Free.

4/1: Jason Vieaux with the Escher Quartet; Presented by

the Newtown Friends of Music; Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main

Street, Newtown; Concert; All ages; $

4/1: Songs & Guitar; Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd.,

Danbury; Music; Adults; Free.

4/1: In the Footsteps of Weir; Weir Farm National Historic

Site, 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton; Gallery Talk; Free.

Now-5/31: Weir Was Here: Secret Rooms, Doors, and Windows; Burlingham House Visitor Center, 735 Nod Hill

Road, Wilton; Art Exhibit; Free.

Now-4/5: Aquamarine: Danbury City Hall, 55 Deer Hill Ave.,

Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

Now-4/5: Carousel Folk Art; CityCenter Danbury, 186 Main

Street, Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

4/5-6/29: Intellectual Property: New Work by Gene Gort; The Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 East Liberty Street,

Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

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4/5: Poetry Reading with Alison Woods and Barbara Fisher; The

Ridgefield Library 472 Main Street, Ridgefield; Literary Arts; Adults; Free.

4/10: Barry Denenberg Author Visit; The Ridgefield Library 472 Main

Street, Ridgefield; Author Talk; Children; Free.

4/10: Chamber Singers and Concert Choir: Kevin Jay Isaacs + Kathleen

Theisen, Conductors; WCSU, 181 White St., Danbury; Music; All ages;

Free.

Now-4/13: Hatchet Job: Art Exhibit; Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Ave,

Bethel; Art Exhibit; Adults; Free.

4/13: John Lennon Imagined: featuring The Nutopians; The Palace

Theatre Danbury, 165 Main Street, Danbury; Music; All ages; $

NEW MILFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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4/14: Singer & Songwriter Lys Guillorn plays dreamy, lyric-driven folk

music; Danbury Museum & Historical Society 43 Main Street, Danbury;

Music; All ages; Free.

4/14: An Eclectic Mix Opening Reception; Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm,

44 Upland Rd New Milford; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

4/14: Opening of Members’ Show; Richter House 100 Aunt Hack Rd.,

Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

4/14: A Trip to the British Isles: Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra;

Ridgefield High School 700 North Salem Road, Ridgefield; Symphony; All

ages; $

4/14: Whose Barn is it Anyway? The Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin

Lane, Ridgefield; Theater; Adults; $

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A TRIP TO THE BRITISH ISLESRIDGEFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | APRIL 14

• Walton Crown Imperial March• Vaughan Williams Fantasia on

Greensleeves• Delius On Hearing the First

Cuckoo in Spring• Delius The Walk to the

Paradise Garden• Britten Dances from

Gloriana• Elgar Pomp and Circumstance

March No. 1 in D Major• Enigma Variations• Maestro Steichen “Sets the

Stage” in a pre-concert lecture

One of Ridgefield’s cultural treasures, the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra (RSO)

performed its debut concert on April 4, 1965 and became a fully professional ensemble in 1968. Since then, the orchestra has continuously grown in size and in the quality of its performances and attracts appreciative audiences from as far as 50-100 miles away. Performances at Richardson Auditorium feature an orchestra with 70-90 musicians, depending on the music that has been programmed. Con-certs at the Ridgefield Playhouse use a chamber-sized orchestra of 20 to 30 musi-cians. The musicians come to Ridgefield from more than 30 different communities and are well respected orchestra players throughout the greater New York and New England area.

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4/15: Popular Irish songs; Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd., Danbury;

Music; All ages; Free.

4/15: Ridgefield Folk With Peppino D’Agostino; The Ridgefield Library,

472 Main Street, Ridgefield; Music; All ages; Free.

4/15: Ridgefield In Love: An Evening of Romance with New York Times

Bestselling Authors; The Ridgefield Library, 472 Main Street, Ridgefield;

Author Talk; Adults; Free.

4/18: The Connecticut Film Festival Monthly Film & Reception Series;

Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave. Bethel; Film; Adults; $

4/18: The Wolf Conservation Center of South Salem, NY visits for a

special School Break Week program; Danbury Museum & Historical

Society, 43 Main Street, Danbury; History; All ages; Free.

4/18: Gallery Opening: Senior Thesis Exhibition. Works of WCSU

undergraduate students; WCSU, 181 White Street, Danbury; Art Exhibit;

All ages; Free.

4/19: Symphony Orchestra: Fernando Jimenez, Conductor; Ives Hall,

WCSU, 181 White St., Danbury; Symphony; All ages; Free.

4/21: The Connecticut Film Festival Dinner & Movie Series; Stone River

Grille, 1 Glen Rd., Sandy Hook; Film; Adults; $

4/21: Nancy Winston: Jazz cabaret singer and pianist; The Silo Gallery,

44 Upland Road, New Milford; All ages; $

4/21: Featuring WCSU Saxophone Quartets; Ives Hall, WCSU, 181 White

St., Danbury; Concert; All ages; Free.

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4/23: Percussion Ensemble: Matt Curley and Deanna Baran, Performers;

WCSU, Ives Concert Hall, 181 White Street, Danbury; Concert; All ages;

Free.

4/26: CT Film Festival Opening Night Confidence Game world premiere

at the Palace Theatre Danbury, 165 Main Street, Danbury; Film Festival;

Adults; $

4/26-4/29: CT Film Festival Danbury; The Palace Theatre Danbury.

165 Main Street, Danbury, Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave. Bethel,

Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street Danbury; Film Festival; Adults; $

4/26: Hats Off to Baseball! Kick-off celebration of Danbury baseball

history and upcoming exhibit: Covering All the Bases: Danbury Baseball History from the Civil War to WWII. Silent auction of baseball hats with

proceeds to benefit the Danbury Westerners and Danbury Museum &

Historical Society, 43 Main St., Danbury, CT 06810; All ages; $

4/27-28: Advancing Creative Thinking: Imagination to Innovation:

Ridgefield Library and other locations; Conference; Adults; $

4/28: Singer/Songwriter Dave King: Danbury Museum & Historical

Society, 43 Main St., Danbury, Music; All ages; Free.

4/28: Christine R. Howlett, Danbury Concert Chorus, Recital; Danbury

Music Centre, Marian Anderson Recital Hall, 256 Main Street, Danbury;

Concert; All ages; Free.

4/28: Art Show: Tony Carvalho, Katie Basset; Richter House, 100 Aunt

Hack Rd., Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

4/28: Mendelssohn Concert by the Sherman Chamber Ensemble; Jewish

Community Center, 9 Route 39 South, Sherman, Music; All ages; $

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CONFIDENCE GAMEPALACE THEATRE DANBURY | APRIL 26 | OPENING NIGHT FILM, PANEL & RECEPTIONCONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL APRIL 26-29 | DANBURY & BETHEL

This is not a typical, sensational Wall Street’s gone wild film, but rather a jaw dropping street level, 360-degree view of systemic malfeasance and widespread corruption. It reveals how an amalgam of Washington policy and regulatory fail-ures, compliant ratings agencies, media manipulation and fraud in the subprime mortgage market on a massive scale short-circuited Wall Street nearly destroy-ing the American Economy. As Jack Webb used to say, “just the facts ma’am” and that’s how this film plays out in a very understandable fashion for even the least knowledgeable viewer. Through the eyes of former Bear Sterns employees, shyster mortgage brokers, devastated homeowners, whistle blowers and eminent financial journalists including Bryan Burrough, Wil-liam D. Cohan and Andrew Ross Sorkin, Confidence Game reveals to the viewer that this crisis was in fact, ten years in the making. Featuring a take-no-prisoners, yet empathetic approach to story telling, we come to understand just how far reaching the tenta-cles of Bear Sterns were and how, to this day, we are all paying the price for their own personal confi-dence game that nearly destroyed the American economy.

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4/28: Stray Kats Theatre Company presents: Wonderful World by

Richard Dresser; Edmond Town Hall, Alexandria Room, 45 Main St.,

Newtown, Performance; Adults; $

4/28: WCSU Jazz Festival with Guest Artist, WCSU: Ives Concert Hall,

181 White Street, Danbury; Jazz; Adults; Free.

4/29: Shop Local Expo and Taste of Bethel; Stony Hill Inn, 50 Stony Hill

Road, Route 6, Bethel, CT; Fair; All ages; Free.

4/29: Solo violinist; Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd., Danbury; Music;

All ages; Free.

may5/4-6: Broadway Our Way Café: A delicious musical revue featuring

the Theater Barn Kids; The Ridgefield Theater Barn 37 Halpin Lane,

Ridgefield; Musical Theater; All ages; $

5/5: Local folk artist Nancy Moore & Ceramist Marcia Taylor; Live

music; Art and Frame of Danbury, 60 Newtown Rd, Route 6 Plaza,

Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

5/5: AZTEC TWO-STEP: A Special Evening of Stories and Songs; The

Palace Theatre Danbury. 165 Main Street, Danbury, Music; All ages; $

5/5: THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL SONGBOOK: An Evening of Songs and Stories; The Palace Theatre Danbury, 165 Main Street, Danbury; Concert;

Adults; $

5/5: 50th Annual Ridgefield Antiques Market and Fair; Ridgefield

Community Center at the Lounsbury House, 316 Main St., Ridgefield;

Fair; All ages; $

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MENDELSSOHN CONCERT BY SHERMAN CHAMBER ENSEMBLEJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, SHERMAN | APRIL 28

The Sherman Chamber Ensemble is pleased to present an all-Mendelssohn concert on Satur-day. On the program will be the Piano Trio in D minor, Song without Words for violin and piano, Sonata in D Major for cello and piano, and Rondo Capriccioso Op. 14, transcribed for flute and piano. Performers for this concert include Mr. Bailen on cello and his wife, flutist Susan Rotholz, who co-founded the Sherman Chamber Ensemble in 1983 and have performed in virtually every concert for the 30 years since then. Joining them will be more recent additions Margaret Kampmeier, piano, and Michael Roth, violin. Tickets for the concert, which is open to the general public, are $25 per person ($20 for students, seniors and JCCS members) and include a post-concert reception with the musicians. The Jewish Community Center is located at 9 Route 39 South near the center of Sherman. For information and reservations, call the Sherman Chamber Ensemble at 860-355-5930. Celebrating its 30th anniversary season in 2012, the Sherman Chamber Ensemble was founded in 1983 to bring world-class live classical music performance to West-ern Connecticut. Its signature summer chamber music series (to take place this year on July 6 - 7, August 10 - 11 and August 31 - September 1) has been described in The New York Times as “about as close as it gets to the Platonic ideal of a chamber music concert.” The April 28th performance at the JCCS is only the beginning of what promises to be an exciting year of music with the Sherman Chamber Ensemble. For more information, contact the Sherman Chamber Ensemble at P.O. Box 578, Sherman, CT 06784, online at www.shermanchamberensemble.org or by phone at 860-355-5930.

FEATURED PIANIST MARGARET KAMPMEIER

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5/6: Danbury Community Orchestra Concert: “South of the Border”;

WCSU, Ives Concert Hall 181 White Street, Danbury; Music; All ages;

Free.

5/6: In the Footsteps of Weir; Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod

Hill Road, Wilton; Gallery Talk; Free.

5/6: Cello, Violin classical concert; Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd.,

Danbury; Music; Adults; Free.

5/6: Children’s Show: Into the Woods; WCSU, Berkshire Theatre, 181

White St., Danbury, Theater; All ages; $

5/12: Danbury Concert Chorus and Danbury Symphony Orchestra perform “Requiem and Gloria”; St. James Episcopal Church, 25 West

Street, Danbury; Chorus; All ages; Free.

5/12: National Train Day: Train rides, children’s activities; Danbury Railway

Museum, 120 White St., Danbury; Museums/Galleries; All ages; $

5/12: Stray Kats Theatre Company presents: The Subject Was Roses

by Frank D. Gilroy; Edmond Town Hall, Alexandria Room, 45 Main St.

Newtown, Performance; adults; $

5/12-13: How I Became a Pirate; The Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin

Lane, Ridgefield; Theater for Young Audiences; Children; $

5/12-6/22: 2nd Annual Juried Member Show; Ridgefield Guild of Artists,

34 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

5/13: Mother’s Day: Mom rides free with child’s paid admission; Danbury

Railway Museum, 120 White Street, Danbury; Museums/Galleries; All

ages; $

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50TH ANNUAL RIDGEFIELD ANTIQUES MARKET AND FAIRRIDGEFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE L0UNSBURY HOUSE | MAY 5

Come join us at the 50th Anniversary Antiques Market & Fair opening night party! 2012 is a very special year for the Ridgefield Community Center. We have the privilege of running the longest continuously operating outdoor Antiques Market in Connecticut. This year to tie in with the history of the Lounsbury House and home to the Ridgefield Community Center, the celebration will add the excite-ment of a Country Fair. This year’s event will include local organizations hosting food booths, a Ferris wheel for all to ride, and many other forms of entertain-ment not to be missed. Vintage clothing and jewelry for sale; beer, wine and hors d’oerves served.

LOUNSBURY HOUSE, RIDGEFIELD

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5/13: Instrumental Group; Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd., Danbury;

Music; Adults; Free.

5/16: The Connecticut Film Festival Monthly Film & Reception Series; Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave. Bethel; Film Festival; Adults; $

5/19: The Connecticut Film Festival Dinner & A Movie Series; Stone

River Grille, 1 Glen Rd., Sandy Hook, CT, Newtown; Film Festival, Dinner

& Movie; Adults; $

5/19: Danbury Music Centre’s Dance Band: Music of the Greatest

Generation 1940’and 1950’s; Danbury Music Centre; Marian Anderson

Recital Hall, 256 Main Street, Danbury; Band Music; All ages; $

5/19: Artist Meet and Greet, Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm 44 Upland Rd.,

New Milford, CT; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

5/19: Flagpole Radio Café; Edmond Town Hall, Alexandria Room, 45 Main

St., Newtown; Performance; All ages; $

5/20: Outdoor band concert; Richter House, 100 Aunt Hack Rd., Danbury;

Music; All ages; Free.

5/20: Ridgefield Folk with Sally Barris; The Ridgefield Library, 472 Main

Street, Ridgefield; Music; All ages; Free.

5/26: An afternoon of Irish and Irish-American tunes; Danbury Museum

& Historical Society, 43 Main St., Danbury; History/Music; All ages; $

5/27: Stories, music from the ‘40’s in Danbury; Richter House, 100 Aunt

Hack Rd., Danbury; Variety; All ages; Free.

5/29: Author Talk with Prill Boyle and Barbara Traynor; The Ridgefield

Library 472 Main Street, Ridgefield; Author Talk; Adults; Free.

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SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!WESTERN CT STATE UNIVERSITY BERKSHIRE THEATRE | MAY 4-6 Schoolhouse Rock Live!, based on the Emmy Award-winning 1970s Saturday morning cartoon series, is now a musical! Tom, a nerve-wracked school teacher nervous about his first day of teaching, tries to relax by watching TV when various characters representing facets of his personality emerge from the set and show him how to win his students over with imagination and music, featuring songs such as “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly,” “I’m Just a Bill,” and “Conjunction Junction!” Schoolhouse Rock Live! brings its infectious zest to children of All ages. It is just plain and simple good, clean, and educational fun!

Book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall and George Keating; Music and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Kathy Mandry, George Newall and Tom Yohe. Based on the ABC-TV educational animated series which aired from the 1970s -1980s. Directed by Erik Tonner; Produced by Pam McDaniel and Sal Trapani; Technical Direction by Frank Herbert; Artistic Consultant: Liz Popiel; Musical Direction by Tom Cuffari; Costume Design by Corey Pumroy; Lighting Design by Suzie Immarigeon; Set and Prop Design by Kim Girardi; Sound Design by Paul Dente; Make-Up and Hair by Bri Sassone; Stage Manager: Laura O’Donoghue. For show times and ticket information, visit website.

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WEIR GALLERY TALKWEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, WILTON | MAY 6 Have you ever wondered what’s hidden inside the historic structures of Weir Farm National Historic Site? Here is your chance to catch a glimpse of what lies behind those locked doors. Join Weir Farm National Historic Site’s 2012 Visiting Artist, Xiomaro, as he discusses his experience photographing the Weir House, Weir Stu-dio, and Young Studio. Xiomaro was commissioned in 2011 to create a photographic record of the interiors of the buildings, in order to document the present state of the structures prior to the completion of the restoration project now underway. All three buildings are currently empty, which offered Xiomaro the chance to focus on the details of these spaces -- features that might otherwise go unnoticed in a fully furnished setting. Learn about Xiomaro’s experiences walking In the Footsteps of Weir, and view the resulting collection of photographs in the current exhibit, Weir Was Here: Secret Rooms, Doors, and Windows.

There is no fee to attend the gallery talk, but registration is required. To register or for more information, please call (203) 834-1896 x12.

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june6/1-23: Nuts; The Ridgefield Theater Barn 37 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield; Theater;

Adults; $

6/3: Poetry and Music; Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm; 44 Upland Rd., New

Milford, CT, Performing Arts; All ages; Free.

6/8-30: “Golda’s Balcony”; TheaterWorks New Milford, 5 Brookside Ave., New

Milford; Theater; Adult; $

6/9: Greater Danbury Open House Day: Arts, culture, and history events various

locations; All ages; See website.

6/9: Exhibit Opening! ‘Covering All the Bases: Danbury Baseball History from the Civil War to WWII’; Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main St., History;

All ages; $

6/12-13: Word Around Town: An Evening of Original Poetry; The Ridgefield

Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane, Ridgefield; Poetry; Adults; $

6/16: Danbury Symphony POPS Concert on the Green; CityCenter Danbury,

between 2 Ives Street and 7 National Place, Danbury. Music; All ages; Free.

6/16: New Milford Outdoor Arts Festival: Fifty + fine artists display their work for

show and sale; New Milford Historical Society, 6 Aspetuck Ave., Festival; All ages;

Free.

6/16: Textile Artist: Paula Renee; Live music; Art and Frame of Danbury,

60 Newtown Rd., Route 6 Plaza, Danbury; Art Exhibit; All ages; Free.

6/17: Father’s Day: Dad rides Free with child’s paid admission Special Caboose

Trains; Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White Street, Danbury, Museum; All ages; $

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GOLDA’S BALCONYBY WILLIAM GIBSON DIRECTED BY JANE FRANOL FEATURING SONNIE OSBORNE | THEATERWORKS NEW MILFORD | JUNE 8-30

GOLDA’S BALCONY is a riveting portrait of Golda Meir, one of the most fascinating and complex women of our time. From Russian immigrant to American school-teacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel, this tight-knit story of war and peace opens in 1973, on the eve of the Yom Kippur War, and uses flashbacks as Golda recounts the story of her life. She describes her role as a socialist Zionist, her emigration to Palestine in 1921, the birth of her two children, and the breakup of her marriage. These details form an intriguing back-drop for a dramatic look at idealism, power, and the strength it takes to shape the destiny of a nation. Reservations can be made online at WWW.THEATREWORKS.US or by calling the box office at (860) 350-6863. TheatreWorks is an award-winning, regional theatre company located on 5 Brookside Avenue, just off Route 202 (next to the CVS), in New Milford, Conn.

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GREATER DANBURY OPEN HOUSE DAY | ART, CULTURE, HISTORYVARIOUS LOCATIONS | JUNE 9 Art, culture, history; Kid-friendly; Artisan demos; Many events are free or at a nominal cost; Map of participating locations

Participate in a one-day statewide celebration of Connecticut’s fascinating world of art, history, and tourism. Local organizations and business open their doors to showcase unique cultural and tourism assets. A Common Ground33 Crosby Street, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.791.9850 |www.acommonground.netFree classes all day. All ages welcome! On display, art by Danbury High School students. Classes starting at 8:30am - 7pm. See website for complete schedule. The Gallery at Art & Frame of Danbury60 Newtown Road, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.748.0197 |www.artandframeofdanbury.com“Wild!” original mixed media paintings by Nancy Moore & ceramic pottery by Mar-cia Taylor. Custom framing demos all day. 10am-6pm Danbury Museum & Historical Society43 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.743.5200 |www.danburymuseum.orgExhibit opening “Covering All the Bases: A History of Danbury Baseball” 10am-4pm Danbury Railway Museum120 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.778.8337 |www.danbury.org/drmLarge display of American historical rail cars and artifacts. Bring this brochure for a free train ride with paid museum admission. Also on display “Urban Totem” series by Brian Walters. 10am-5pm YMCA ESCAPE to the Arts 293 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.794.1413 |www.regionalymca.orgJoin in designing a square for a community art project to be on display for the month of June. Exhibition of artwork by ESCAPE staff on display. All ages wel-comed. Noon-2pm

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GREATER DANBURY OPEN HOUSE DAY | ART, CULTURE, HISTORYVARIOUS LOCATIONS | JUNE 9 The Gallery at Still River Editions128 East Liberty Street, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.791.1474 |www.stillrivereditions.comPrint exhibit “Intellectual Property” by Gene Gort. Have your portrait taken for “Faces of Danbury” Receive a free 8x10 after the event. 10-5pm Jim Felice Studios15 Great Pasture Rd, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.797.0230 |www.jimfelice.comArtists Jim Felice, Katie Bassett, Kenny Hess, Dave Gesualdi, Eric Camiel and various graffiti artists. Sculpture and painting demonstrations throughout the day. 10am-4pm The Mercurial Gallery11 Library Place, Danbury, CT 06810 |203.417.2215 |www.themercurial.comOpening reception for “Body of Work” tattoo show. Artist meet and greet. Noon-5pm Molten Java213 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut |203.739.0313 |www.moltenjavaevents.comLive musical performance by Seth Lefferts at 8pm. Free local art gallery upstairs. 7am-10pm David Boyajian Studio3 Milltown Road, New Fairfield, CT 06812 |203.241.8204 |www.davidboyajian.comGroup show on display. Bronze casting demos all day by sculptor David Boyajian. 10am-5pm Rogers Park21 Memorial Drive, Danbury, CT 06810 |Hosted by Danbury Museum & Historical Society |www.danburymuseum.orgHome of the Danbury Westerners. Vintage baseball game at Westerners Field @ 1pm; Danbury Westerners Game @ 6:30pm. Please see Danbury Museum website for admission prices and participation details.

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6/20: The Connecticut Film Festival Monthly Film & Reception Series;

Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Ave.; Film Festival; Adults; $

6/21: Featuring works of WCSU MFA Visual Arts Students; The Blue

Mountain Gallery, 530 West 25 St., #403, New York, NY; Art Exhibit; All

ages; Free.

6/22-24: GREENfest; CityCenter Danbury Green, Ives Street, Danbury;

Outdoor Festival; Free.

6/26: Summer tour schedule begins! Tour our historic buildings and

view our exhibit; Danbury Museum & Historical Society; 43 Main Street,

Museum; All ages; Free.

6/29: Opening day of summer-long market; Every Friday, CityCenter

Danbury Farners’ Market and Community Collaborative, Kennedy Park

and Main Street, All ages; Free.

6/30: Artist Meet and Greet; Silo Gallery at Hunt Hill Farm 44 Upland Rd.,

New Milford, CT, Concert; All ages; Free.

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NEW MILFORD OUTDOOR FESTIVALNEW MILFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY | JUNE 16-17

Fifty-plus fine artists display their work for show and sale. Outdoor art festival on New Milford Town Green. Sponsored by New Milford Historical Society. The 17th Annual New Milford Outdoor Art Festival will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2012 from 10am to 6pm and Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 12pm to 5pm. The event is held rain or shine. This year’s show is sponsored by the New Milford His-torical Society. It is being held on New Milford’s beautiful historic green. The show attracts approximately 30 artists from all over New England, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and beyond.

In addition to the art show, visitors can dine in any one of our excellent restaurants and shop in our many stores!

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NUNSENSE: THE MEGAMUSICALCO-DIRECTED BY DONALD BIRELY AND CHRISTOPHER GLADYSZ, NEW YORKMUSICALS AT RICHTER, DANBURY | JUNE 14-30 | JUNE 14TH SPECIAL DIS-COUNT PREVIEW PERFORMANCE! Five of the 19 surviving Little Sisters of Hoboken, a one-time missionary order that ran a leper colony on an island south of France, discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, accidentally killed the other fifty-two residents of the convent with her tainted vichyssoise while they were off playing bingo with a group of Maryknolls. Upon

discovering the disaster, Mother Superior had a vision in which she was told to start a greeting card company to raise funds for the burials. The greeting cards were an enormous success and, thinking there was plenty of money, the Reverend Mother bought a VCR and camcorder for the convent, leaving her with no money in the kitty to pay for the last four burials. With the deceased nuns on ice in the deep freeze, they decide to stage a variety show in the Mount Saint Helen’s School auditorium to raise the necessary amount. The entertainment that they present includes solo star turns, madcap dance routines, and an audience quiz. Musicals at Richter is now in its 28th season as the longest-running outdoor theater in Connecticut. Staged on the grounds of the Richter Arts Center in Danbury, performances take place outdoors on the weekends and under the stars at 8:30 p.m. Shows run Friday through Sunday evenings and ends Saturday, June 30. June 14th discounted preview per-formance. Other discounted performance dates: June 17, 24 and 28. Nestled in the hills of Western Connecticut, the Arts Center stage has served as the scenic backdrop for over 70 musicals produced by Musicals at Richter, as well as a professional springboard for hun-dreds of up-and-coming performers. Musicals at Richter is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organiza-tion. For further information, visit the website at www.musicalsatrichter.org, leave a message at 203-748-6873 or e-mail info@musicalsatrichter.org.

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GREENFEST DANBURYCITYCENTER DANBURY GREEN (IVES STREET) | JUNE 22-24

A three-day Green Living Festival & Benefit Concert for The BIOS World Peace Tour and The BIOS WaterCar Project, a car that uses water for fuel. http://BiosWorld-PeaceTour.info/ After the concert Steve Schappert and Peter Jam will travel the world for two years playing music, teaching green living and preaching peace. “The goal of GreenFest and The BIOS World Peace Tour is to create a powerful change in the world capable of bonding all race, creed, color and religion. We will accomplish this by spreading the BIOS Philosophy of Green, Healthy, Holistic, Organic, Sustainable and Energy Efficient living; teaching others to do well by doing good.” -Steve Schappert Green vendors will offer special one time deals and education to local businesses and charities on how to make there businesses more sustainable Healthy and prof-itable. Local, National and International bands will entertain the crowd. Our last event drew 23 bands from CT, NY, RI, DC and Armenia!!

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Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance39 West Street • Danbury, CT 06810203.798.0760

Created by HVCA Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance and in collaboration with the Brookfield Arts Commission, Danbury Cultural Commission, New Milford Commission on the Arts, Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, and Ridgefield Arts Council.

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