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Theater in Sharon: Donald Sosin as King Billy, an Australian aboriginal, gets a beating in Lynne Kaufman's "Daisy in the Dreamtime." Aglet is presenting a couple of staged readings of this two-act play, directed by Gloria Miller and featuring Sosin, Joanna Seaton and Laurie Ellington. The reading is scheduled March 13, at TriArts' Bok Gallery in Sharon, starting at 7 PM with refreshments. The performance, followed by discussion, begins at 7:30 PM.
An Era of Elegance, the final lecture in a series of 3 parts presented by The Salisbury Association Historical Society & The Sharon Historical Society is called "The Gardener's Crystal Jewel: The Greenhouse in America". Venue: The Wardell Room in the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury, at 2 PM on March 13. The lecture is free and open to the public. Refreshments. Info: 860-435-0566; 860-364-5688.
The Northwest Connecticut Arts Council invites you to a Spring 2010 CULTURE MIX, Thursday, March 18, from 5:30 to 7 PM at Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, 62 Main Street Entrance in Torrington. There will be a "Connect and Network" with the region's Cultural Community. Explore the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, and learn about current & future projects of the Arts Council. Refreshments by Cuisine with Jill Nicolson, free admission (donations welcome). For directions & information: www.artsnwct.org or call (860) 618-0075
"Rhapsody in Blue," Hollywood's version of a biography of George Gershwin's life, stars Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, and Al Jolson; music by Geroge Gershwin, Max Steiner and Ira Gershwin includes: Rhapsody in Blue, Fascinatin' Rhythm, Somebody Loves Me, and Swanee. The film will be shown Tuesday, March 23, at 5 PM, in the Wardell Community Room in the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury. For more information, call 860-435-2838. Door opens 30 minutes in advance.
Everyday, 94-year old Marc Simont, award-winning cartoonist, artist and illustrator, plies his trade from his studio in his home in West Cornwall. Known especially well locally for his political cartoons that have appeared for decades in The Lakeville Journal, Simont's latest effort is his compendium, "The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose," an impassioned anti-war book that chronicles five decades of Simont's political cartoons beginning with the Vietnam War and concluding with the war in Afghanistan. To commemorate the publication of "The Beautiful Planet," Simont's self-curated exhibit of his political cartoons will be on display at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, beginning March 6. The community is invited to an opening reception and book signing Sunday, March 14, from 2 to 4 PM in the Learning Center Gallery. Simont's exhibit at Noble Horizons will be available for viewing on Fridays, 1 to 5:30 PM, and weekends 11 AM to 4 PM, March 6 to 28. Simont's book will be published in March and copies will be available at the March 14 reception. For more information, call 860-435-9851, ext. 190.
The Audubon Society needs maple volunteers. Responsible adults are needed to help with the sugaring process in the Sharon Audubon Center's sugarhouse during the month of March. Duties include boiling sap, stoking the evaporator fire and drawing off and finishing and filtering syrup. No experience is necessary; training will be provided. Volunteers are needed for the evenings and on the weekends. MapleFest will be Saturday, March 20. Volunteers are needed to guide tour groups through the three "stations". Some teaching will be necessary, but volunteers will be trained. Tours are approximately 40 minutes long and go out between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM. Guides will meet their group, walk them down Maple Trail and explain the tapping process and how sap is collected before leading them to the Sugarhouse and recreated Native American camp. Contact Wendy at 860-364-0520, ext. 21, to volunteer.
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The Audubon Society needs maple volunteers. Responsible adults are needed to help with the sugaring process in the Sharon Audubon Center's sugarhouse during the month of March. Duties include boiling sap, stoking the evaporator fire and drawing off and finishing and filtering syrup. No experience is necessary; training will be provided. Volunteers are needed for the evenings and on the weekends. MapleFest will be Saturday, March 20. Volunteers are needed to guide tour groups through the three "stations". Some teaching will be necessary, but volunteers will be trained. Tours are approximately 40 minutes long and go out between the hours of 10 AM and 4 PM. Guides will meet their group, walk them down Maple Trail and explain the tapping process and how sap is collected before leading them to the Sugarhouse and recreated Native American camp. Contact Wendy at 860-364-0520, ext. 21, to volunteer.
An Era of Elegance, the final lecture in a series of 3 parts presented by The Salisbury Association Historical Society & The Sharon Historical Society is called "The Gardener's Crystal Jewel: The Greenhouse in America". Venue: The Wardell Room in the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury, at 2 PM on March 13. The lecture is free and open to the public. Refreshments. Info: 860-435-0566; 860-364-5688.
Jan Kardys, literary agent and publishing executive with 30 years experience, will present "Getting Published: How Publishers Think and How to Win Them Over" on Sunday, March 7, at 3 PM at the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon. Learn how to find a literary agent, write a winning book proposal and query letter, submit a manuscript to a publisher, negotiate a contract, take advantage of subsidiary rights, create a marketing plan and ad campaign, cross-market on the Internet to boost sales, understand royalty statements and get properly paid. Wine and cheese will be served. For more information, call 860-364-5041 or visit hotchkisslibrary.org.
"Rhapsody in Blue," Hollywood's version of a biography of George Gershwin's life, stars Robert Alda, Joan Leslie, Alexis Smith, Charles Coburn, and Al Jolson; music by Geroge Gershwin, Max Steiner and Ira Gershwin includes: Rhapsody in Blue, Fascinatin' Rhythm, Somebody Loves Me, and Swanee. The film will be shown Tuesday, March 23, at 5 PM, in the Wardell Community Room in the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury. For more information, call 860-435-2838. Door opens 30 minutes in advance.
Everyday, 94-year old Marc Simont, award-winning cartoonist, artist and illustrator, plies his trade from his studio in his home in West Cornwall. Known especially well locally for his political cartoons that have appeared for decades in The Lakeville Journal, Simont's latest effort is his compendium, "The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose," an impassioned anti-war book that chronicles five decades of Simont's political cartoons beginning with the Vietnam War and concluding with the war in Afghanistan. To commemorate the publication of "The Beautiful Planet," Simont's self-curated exhibit of his political cartoons will be on display at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, beginning March 6. The community is invited to an opening reception and book signing Sunday, March 14, from 2 to 4 PM in the Learning Center Gallery. Simont's exhibit at Noble Horizons will be available for viewing on Fridays, 1 to 5:30 PM, and weekends 11 AM to 4 PM, March 6 to 28. Simont's book will be published in March and copies will be available at the March 14 reception. For more information, call 860-435-9851, ext. 190.

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Salisbury Central School's SOAR Theatre presents Winnie The Pooh, inspired by The Stories and Characters of A.A. Milne in the Black Box Theatre at The Hotchkiss School Main Building, 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville, Friday, February 26th at 6 PM and Saturday, February 27th at 2 PM. Light refreshments will be served after the Saturday performance. Open admission and seating.

The Hotchkiss Dance Department presents a Student Choreographed Dance Concert on February 26 and 27 at 7:30 PM in the Walker Auditorium at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. More information at www.hotchkiss.org/arts.
Tom Shachtman, a Salisbury resident and author, filmmaker and educator, will be discussing his book The Forty Years War: the Rise and Fall of the Neocons from Nixon to Obama, written with Len Colodny, in the Wardell Community Room of the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury at 4 PM on February 27.
Oblong Books & Music in Millerton, NY, will host Ralph Nader, author of "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", Saturday, February 27, at 3 PM. In "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", a fictional account, three-time presidential candidate and best-selling author Ralph Nader asks: What if several of America's wealthiest individuals decided it was time to work for the collective good? For more information, email events@oblongbooks.com or visit oblongbooks.com/event/ralph-nader-millerton-rhinebeck.
The 29th Student Open Recital will be held on Sunday, February 28, at 3 PM at the Salisbury Congregational Church Fellowship Hall. Student artists range in age from 8 to 18. Among some of the many students participating are the Chorus Angelicus Advanced Training Choir and the Salisbury School Jazz Ensemble. The recital is free and open to the public.
Everyday, 94-year old Marc Simont, award-winning cartoonist, artist and illustrator, plies his trade from his studio in his home in West Cornwall. Known especially well locally for his political cartoons that have appeared for decades in The Lakeville Journal, Simont's latest effort is his compendium, "The Beautiful Planet: Ours to Lose," an impassioned anti-war book that chronicles five decades of Simont's political cartoons beginning with the Vietnam War and concluding with the war in Afghanistan. To commemorate the publication of "The Beautiful Planet," Simont's self-curated exhibit of his political cartoons will be on display at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, beginning March 6. The community is invited to an opening reception and book signing Sunday, March 14, from 2 to 4 PM in the Learning Center Gallery. Simont's exhibit at Noble Horizons will be available for viewing on Fridays, 1 to 5:30 PM, and weekends 11 AM to 4 PM, March 6 to 28. Simont's book will be published in March and copies will be available at the March 14 reception. For more information, call 860-435-9851, ext. 190.

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Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be performed by the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association in the Walker Auditorium of The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, in Lakeville, February 20 at 7:30 PM and February 21 at 2:30 PM. For info/tickets, call 860-435-3202.
"Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North" by film maker Katrina Browne will be shown at St. John's Episcopal Church in Salisbury on Sunday, February 21, at 3 PM. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, call 860-435-9290.
The Hotchkiss Dance Department presents a Student Choreographed Dance Concert on February 26 and 27 at 7:30 PM in the Walker Auditorium at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. More information at www.hotchkiss.org/arts.
Oblong Books & Music in Millerton, NY, will host Ralph Nader, author of "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", Saturday, February 27, at 3 PM. In "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", a fictional account, three-time presidential candidate and best-selling author Ralph Nader asks: What if several of America's wealthiest individuals decided it was time to work for the collective good? For more information, email events@oblongbooks.com or visit oblongbooks.com/event/ralph-nader-millerton-rhinebeck.


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The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will be held February 12 to 15 this year and Audubon Sharon is kicking it off with an early morning bird walk at 8:30 AM. Learn how to identify common winter birds found in the area and help collect data for the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count. Audubon Sharon will also have data sheets set up by the birdfeeding station window for anyone who would like to stop by and help count birds on Saturday and Sunday. The event is free. Call 860-364-0520 for more information.

Attention all parents and grandparents! The 2010 Summer Camp Brochure and registration forms are now available on the Center's website, as well as frequently asked questions and scholarship information! Brochures are also available for pickup at the Audubon Center, too. For more information, visit www.sharon.audubon.org/education/camp.
At Hotchkiss School, the Tremaine Gallery will feature photographs by accomplished photographers (local resident) Anne Day and John Isaac. Each has spent a lifetime documenting important social and human issues around the globe and in this country. The exhibit runs from February 10 to March 6 with a Meet-the artists Reception on February 12 from 4 to 6 PM. For more information, visit www.Hotchkiss.org
There will be a Group Art Show at the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon (located on the Historic Green in Sharon), at 10 Upper Main Street. Featured will be pet portrits by Nadia Block. The show runs till March 30th but there will be a reception on Sunday, February 14th, from 3 to 5 PM. For questions/more info, email noodelle66@yahoo.com.
On February 13, there will be a lecture by Chris Brennan titled "An Era of Elegance, Neuclassical Wallpapers", co-sponsored by the Sharon Historial Society, at 2 PM in the Wardell Room, Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury.
Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" will be performed by the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association in the Walker Auditorium of The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, in Lakeville, February 20 at 7:30 PM and February 21 at 2:30 PM. For info/tickets, call 860-435-3202.
Oblong Books & Music in Millerton, NY, will host Ralph Nader, author of "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", Saturday, February 27, at 3 PM. In "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", a fictional account, three-time presidential cadidate and best-selling author Ralph Nader asks: What if several of America's wealthiest individuals decided it was time to work for the collective good? For more information, email events@oblongbooks.com or visit oblongbooks.com/event/ralph-nader-millerton-rhinebeck.
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Ski jumping returns for its 84th season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest Weekend February 5 to 7. Top-ranked ski jumpers in the east will take part in the ski jumping championships. Jumpfest kicks off Friday evening, February 5, at the John Satre Memorial Hill with a chili cook-off at 6:30 PM. There will also be an ice-carving demonstration. Target jumping begins at 7 PM. The official competition begins on Saturday morning with the 20 and 30-meter jumps beginning at 9 AM, with new jumpers (some as young as 6!) and master jumpers (some as old as 70!). At 11 AM, SWSA hosts the Salisbury Invitational Championships beginning with practice at 11 AM and the competition at 1 PM. Visit jumpfest.org for a complete schedule and ticket information.
The Sharon Historical Society will hold a Valentine's Day tea party on Saturday, February 6, from 2 to 4 PM. The party, which is being sponsored by both the Historical Society and The Hotchkiss Library, is for children ages 7 to 10, and will include stories about the history of Valentine's Day, tea and Victorian valentines. An adult is required to attend the tea with children. Admission is free but limited to the first 20 children. For more information contact Liz Shapiro at 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.
The Salisbury Rotary Club presents a Haiti Benefit Concert in support of Albert Schweitzer Hospital on Sunday, February 7, from 3 to 5 PM at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. There will be Irish Music, the Paton Family and Friends with special guest World Champion Irish Fiddler, Dylan Foley. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students.
The Hotchkiss School Music Department presents the Peter Madsen Trio featuring Andy McKee and Gerald Cleaver on February 9 at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center/Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Free admission.

Also at Hotchkiss School, the Tremaine Gallery will feature photographs by accomplished photographers (local resident) Anne Day and John Isaac. Each has spent a lifetime documenting important social and human issues around the globe and in this country. The exhibit runs from February 10 to March 6 with a Meet-the artists Reception on February 12 from 4 to 6 PM. For more information, visit www.Hotchkiss.org
A free screening of the 1922 silent film comedy, "Grandma's Boy," starring Harold Lloyd, will take place in the Hollenbeck Room at Geer Village Friday, February 12, at 7 PM, with live piano, vocal and percussion accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton, Lakeville residents and two of the world's most renowned silent film musicians. Harold Lloyd was the most successful silent comedian of the 1920's. The film, a coming-of-age story with hapless Harold outwitting bullies and winning the girl of his dreams, is filled with gags courtesy of writer Hal Roach ("Our Gang," Laurel and Hardy).
Oblong Books & Music in Millerton, NY, will host Ralph Nader, author of "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", Saturday, February 27, at 3 PM. In "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!", a fictional account, three-time presidential cadidate and best-selling author Ralph Nader asks: What if several of America's wealthiest individuals decided it was time to work for the collective good? For more information, email events@oblongbooks.com or visit oblongbooks.com/event/ralph-nader-millerton-rhinebeck.
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SAVE THE DATE! Ski jumping returns for its 84th season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest Weekend February 5 to 7. Top-ranked ski jumpers in the east will take part in the ski jumping championships. Jumpfest kicks off Friday evening, February 5, at the John Satre Memorial Hill with a chili cook-off at 6:30 PM. There will also be an ice-carving demonstration. Target jumping begins at 7 PM. The official competition begins on Saturday morning with the 20 and 30-meter jumps beginning at 9 AM, with new jumpers (some as young as 6!) and master jumpers (some as old as 70!). At 11 AM, SWSA hosts the Salisbury Invitational Championships beginning with practice at 11 AM and the competition at 1 PM. Visit jumpfest.org for a complete schedule and ticket information.
The Quink Vocal Ensemble from the Netherlands will perform a free concert at The Hotchkiss School Sunday, January 31, at 7 PM. This concert is one of several sponsored by the Hotchkiss Music Department for the Winter Concert Series. Most music concerts are free and held in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Visit Hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423 for more information on this and other events.
The Sharon Historical Society will hold a Valentine's Day tea party on Saturday, February 6, from 2 to 4 PM. The party, which is being sponsored by both the Historical Society and The Hotchkiss Library, is for children ages 7 to 10, and will include stories about the history of Valentine's Day, tea and Victorian valentines. An adult is required to attend the tea with children. Admission is free but limited to the first 20 children. For more information contact Liz Shapiro at 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.
A discussion of "The 40 Years War" with authors Tom Schachtman of Salisbury and Len Colodny, moderated by USA Today's national security editor Ray Locker, will air at several different times on C-SPAN, January 31 at 12:30 AM, 2:30 PM, and 10:15 PM.

The Salisbury Rotary Club presents a Haiti Benefit Concert in support of Albert Schweitzer Hospital on Sunday, February 7, from 3 to 5 PM at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. There will be Irish Music, the Paton Family and Friends with special guest World Champion Irish Fiddler, Dylan Foley. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students.
Auditions for TriArts 2010 Summer Season will begin in February. Auditions will take place at the TriArts Bok Gallery, by appointment only, on February 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. For complete audition information, visit the TriArts Web site at Triarts.net. Tri-Arts' summer season has been providing onstage opportunities for more than 100 community actors, singers and dancers each year. Performers at all levels of experience work with professional directors, choreographers and designers. TriArts is a nonprofit theater, entering its 21st season at its permanent home at the Sharon Playhouse.
A free screening of the 1922 silent film comedy, "Grandma's Boy," starring Harold Lloyd, will take place in the Hollenbeck Room at Geer Village Friday, February 12, at 7 PM, with live piano, vocal and percussion accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton, Lakeville residents and two of the world's most renowned silent film musicians. Harold Lloyd was the most successful silent comedian of the 1920's. The film, a coming-of-age story with hapless Harold outwitting bullies and winning the girl of his dreams, is filled with gags courtesy of writer Hal Roach ("Our Gang," Laurel and Hardy).
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SAVE THE DATE! Ski jumping returns for its 84th season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest Weekend February 5 to 7. Top-ranked ski jumpers in the east will take part in the ski jumping championships. Jumpfest kicks off Friday evening, February 5, at the John Satre Memorial Hill with a chili cook-off at 6:30 PM. There will also be an ice-carving demonstration. Target jumping begins at 7 PM. The official competition begins on Saturday morning with the 20 and 30-meter jumps beginning at 9 AM, with new jumpers (some as young as 6!) and master jumpers (some as old as 70!). At 11 AM, SWSA hosts the Salisbury Invitational Championships beginning with practice at 11 AM and the competition at 1 PM. Visit jumpfest.org for a complete schedule and ticket information.
Nature's Perfect Predator -- Mountain Lions in CT. Learn more about Mountain Lions and their presence in Southern New England from Bill Betty, a RI native who studies these amazing creatures. Sunday, January 24th, from 7 to 9 PM. Bill's presentation covers all aspects of their behavior from reproduction to predation, life span to habituation. The various theories that explain how Mountain Lions are rapidly reoccupying the Northeast will be explored. Bill has had more than a dozen sightings and close encounters in the last 35 years with this shy and secretive animal. His narrative of these encouters gives compelling testimony about the presence of these animals in our region. Many "show and tell items" -- such as a skull, tracking maps, a motion detection camera, cougar lurs, scat samples and more will be available for attendees to examine. Registration is required for this program! Please call Sharon Audubon Center to sign up. The program is FREE, but donations to help cover costs are greatly appreciated! Location: 325 Cornwall Bridge Road (Route 4) in Sharon, 860-364-0520 x21.
Auditions for TriArts 2010 Summer Season will begin in February. Auditions will take place at the TriArts Bok Gallery, by appointment only, on February 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. For complete audition information, visit the TriArts Web site at Triarts.net. Tri-Arts' summer season has been providing onstage opportunities for more than 100 community actors, singers and dancers each year. Performers at all levels of experience work with professional directors, choreographers and designers. TriArts is a nonprofit theater, entering its 21st season at its permanent home at the Sharon Playhouse.
A free screening of the 1922 silent film comedy, "Grandma's Boy," starring Harold Lloyd, will take place in the Hollenbeck Room at Geer Village Friday, February 12, at 7 PM, with live piano, vocal and percussion accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton, Lakeville residents and two of the world's most renowned silent film musicians. Harold Lloyd was the most successful silent comedian of the 1920's. The film, a coming-of-age story with hapless Harold outwitting bullies and winning the girl of his dreams, is filled with gags courtesy of writer Hal Roach ("Our Gang," Laurel and Hardy).


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SAVE THE DATE! Ski jumping returns for its 84th season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest Weekend February 5 to 7. Top-ranked ski jumpers in the east will take part in the ski jumping championships. Jumpfest kicks off Friday evening, February 5, at the John Satre Memorial Hill with a chili cook-off at 6:30 PM. There will also be an ice-carving demonstration. Target jumping begins at 7 PM. The official competition begins on Saturday morning with the 20 and 30-meter jumps beginning at 9 AM, with new jumpers (some as young as 6!) and master jumpers (some as old as 70!). At 11 AM, SWSA hosts the Salisbury Invitational Championships beginning with practice at 11 AM and the competition at 1 PM. Visit jumpfest.org for a complete schedule and ticket information.
You are cordially invited to a Reception remembering The Cedars Country Club 1917-1955. The Country Club was located on Long Pond here in Lakeville. The reception takes place on Saturday, January 16, from 4 to 5:30 PM at The Academy Building in Salisbury. The retrospective will be on display January 16 to May 7.
The Salisbury Association features a lecture, co-sponsored by the Sharon Historical Society, at 2 PM on Saturday, January 16, in the Wardell Room at the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury. Lecture by Derin Bray; topic: "An Era of Elegance: Furniture in Northwest CT." Free and open to the public. For information on this and future lectures in the series, call 860-435-0566, 860-364-5688, or visit sharonhist.org.

Gene Dattel of Lakeville will give a talk about his book, "Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power," on Sunday, January 17, at 3 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church. He will discuss his historical research on the subject of race in the making of wealth in the North as well as the South in the past 200 years For more information, call 860-435-9290 or visit gene-dattel.com
More than 75 photographs by members of the Housatonic Camera Club will be on display at Noble Horizons' Life-long Learning Center, January 22 through February 28. An opening reception for the public will be held Friday, January 22, from 5 to 7 PM. Hours for general viewing are weekends 11 AM to 4 PM.
The club will meet Tuesday, January 19, at 7 PM at the Learning Center. The program for the evening will be a presentation by former club president Rita Mathews, who will talk about properly framing and matting photographs. The public and guests are welcome. For more information, call 518-789-3523 or visit housatoniccameraclub.org.
Auditions for TriArts 2010 Summer Season will begin in February. Auditions will take place at the TriArts Bok Gallery, by appointment only, on February 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. For complete audition information, visit the TriArts Web site at Triarts.net. Tri-Arts' summer season has been providing onstage opportunities for more than 100 community actors, singers and dancers each year. Performers at all levels of experience work with professional directors, choreographers and designers. TriArts is a nonprofit theater, entering its 21st season at its permanent home at the Sharon Playhouse.

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SAVE THE DATE! Ski jumping returns for its 84th season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest weekend with target jumping, a chili cook-off, light show, an ice carving competition, the Snow Ball, the Salisbury Invitational Championships and the U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Championships, all from February 5 to 7. Watch out for more details in next week's Journal.
On Sunday, January 10, at 2 PM, the Sharon Audubon Center invites you to a Winter Tracking Walk. Naturalist Jamie Fischer of White Memorial Conservation center in Litchfield will discuss how mammmals survive the bitterly cold winters -- whether they hibernate or forage throughout the season. Dress for the weather with appropriate footwear for a hike around the Center grounds. The program is geared toward adults and older children (age 10 and up). Registration is highly recommended. Call 860-364-0520 or email wmiller@audubon.org to sign up.
Please come to the Moviehouse in Millerton on Sunday, January 10, 1:00PM to 3:00PM, for an Artist’s Reception to celebrate “IMMERSION”, an Exhibit of Landscape Paintings by Hudson River Valley Artist Dean Nicyper. There will be Wine & Cheese, Tea & Cookies…. Discussion by Artist in the newly re-designed Gallery Café at The Moviehouse, 48 Main Street, Millerton, New York. The exhibit runs to April 8, 2010
Auditions for TriArts 2010 Summer Season will begin in February. Auditions will take place at the TriArts Bok Gallery, by appointment only, on February 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. For complete audition information, visit the TriArts Web site at Triarts.net. Tri-Arts' summer season has been providing onstage opportunities for more than 100 community actors, singers and dancers each year. Performers at all levels of experience work with professional directors, choreographers and designers. TriArts is a nonprofit theater, entering its 21st season at its permanent home at the Sharon Playhouse.
Upcoming events at Infinity Hall in Norfolk: Thursday, January 14, brings the Brooklyn group called The Wiyos, whose rural and urban roots music has a fresh sound and has captivated fans here and across Europe and the United Kingdom. Showtime is 8 PM and tickets are $20 and $30. And on Sunday, January 17, at 3 PM, the current edition of the Yale Whiffenpoofs will waft in with their classic a capella tunes. $23 and $35. Reservations and information on all events are available at infinityhall.com or at 866-666-6306.

Historic Site: You are cordially invited to a Reception remembering The Cedars Country Club 1917-1955. The Country Club was located on Long Pond here in Lakeville. The reception takes place on Saturday, January 16, from 4 to 5:30 PM at The Academy Building in Salisbury. The retrospective will be on display January 16 to May 7.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

All of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Year 2010!


The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, will feature "Bach at New Year's", six Brandenburg Concerti, at 6 PM on New Year's Eve, December 31. More information at www.BerkshireBach.org.
Artful Season 2009 is The White Gallery's annual holiday show for some of Susan and Tino Galluzzo's favorite artists, both old and new to the gallery. Thirty-one works are spread over two floors -- but, unusually, the exhibition will be changed from time to time through January in order to showcase more artists. The White Gallery is at 342 Main Street in Lakeville. Telephone: 860-435-1029. "Artful Season 2009" is open Friday to Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, through January 31.
The Falls Village Children's Theater winter schedule starts in January with classes held by Lanny Mitchell. There will be Theatrical Dance & Song; Hip Hop; and Theater/Drama classes for children ages 5 to 9 and ages 10 and up. Each class is $100.00. Class size is limited. Contact FVCT at 860-824-4303 to enroll.


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All of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous Year 2010!

The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau will hold its annual Family Ice Skating Party on Sunday, December 27, from 1 to 3 PM at Hotchkiss School's Dwyer Ice Rink in Lakeville. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children and teens, payable at the door. Hot chocolate will be served. All skaters must wear a hat. Proceeds will benefit the programs of the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau, which serves youth and families of the Region One School District. For more information, call 860-824-4720 or visit hysb.org.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) invites area youngsters to learn how to fly over the Christmas holiday week. SWSA will sponsor a two-day ski juming clinic for anyone age 7 and older, Monday and Tuesday, December 28 and 29, at Satre Hill in Salisbury (behind LaBonne's market). The fee for the two-day event is $30 per skier. Call 860-435-8088.
Artful Season 2009 is The White Gallery's annual holiday show for some of Susan and Tino Galluzzo's favorite artists, both old and new to the gallery. Thirty-one works are spread over two floors -- but, unusually, the exhibition will be changed from time to time through January in order to showcase more artists. The White Gallery is at 342 Main Street in Lakeville. Telephone: 860-435-1029. "Artful Season 2009" is open Friday to Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, through January 31.
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, also in Great Barrington, will feature "Bach at New Year's", six Brandenburg Concerti, at 6 PM on New Year's Eve, December 31. More information at www.BerkshireBach.org.
The Falls Village Children's Theater winter schedule starts in January with classes held by Lanny Mitchell. There will be Theatrical Dance & Song; Hip Hop; and Theater/Drama classes for children ages 5 to 9 and ages 10 and up. Each class is $100.00. Class size is limited. Contact FVCT at 860-824-4303 to enroll.

Historic Site: You are cordially invited to a Reception remembering The Cedars Country Club 1917-1955. The Country Club was located on Long Pond here in Lakeville. The reception takes place on Saturday, January 16, from 4 to 5:30 PM at The Academy Building in Salisbury. The retrospective will be on display January 16 to May 7.

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Artful Season 2009 is The White Gallery's annual holiday show for some of Susan and Tino Galluzzo's favorite artists, both old and new to the gallery. Thirty-one works are spread over two floors -- but, unusually, the exhibition will be changed from time to time through January in order to showcase more artists. The White Gallery is at 342 Main Street in Lakeville. Telephone: 860-435-1029. "Artful Season 2009" is open Friday to Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM, through January 31.
The First Congregational Church in Great Barrington, MA, will feature "Bach's Christmas Oratorio" on December 19 at 8 PM; the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, also in Great Bartrington,will feature "Bach at New Year's", six Brandenburg Concerti, at 6 PM on New Year's Eve, December 31. More information at www.BerkshireBach.org.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) invites area youngsters to learn how to fly over the Christmas holiday week. SWSA will sponsor a two-day ski juming clinic for anyone age 7 and older, Monday and Tuesday, December 28 and 29, at Satre Hill in Salisbury (behind LaBonne's market). The fee for the two-day event is $30 per skier. Call 860-435-8088.
The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau will hold its annual Family Ice Skating Party on Sunday, December 27, from 1 to 3 PM at Hotchkiss School's Dwyer Ice Rink in Lakeville. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children and teens, payable at the door. Hot chocolate will be served. All skaters must wear a hat. Proceeds will benefit the programs of the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau, which serves youth and families of the Region One School District. For more information, call 860-824-4720 or visit hysb.org.
The Falls Village Children's Theater winter schedule starts in January with classes held by Lanny Mitchell. There will be Theatrical Dance & Song; Hip Hop; and Theater/Drama classes for children ages 5 to 9 and ages 10 and up. Each class is $100.00. Class size is limited. Contact FVCT at 860-824-4303 to enroll.

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HOLIDAY MUSIC GALORE!
On Saturday, December 12, at 8 PM, The Salisbury Association presents "A Victorian Christmas Concert" at The Academy Building, 24 Main Street in Salisbury. There will be Classical Works and Music of the Season performed by Judith Dansker on Oboe and Recorders, Daniel Swenberg on Lute, Theorbo and Guitar, and Philip Anderson as Tenor. Tickets are $20, space is limited, so reserve seats early by calling 860-435-0566.

Salisbury School on Canaan Road invites you to Nine Lessons and Carols in the Chapel on Sunday, December 13, at 4:30 PM.

Salisbury Congregational Church will feature a Christmas Concert with Choir and Bell Choir performing traditional Christmas music on Sunday, December 13, at 2:30 PM.
There will be a Breakfast with Santa at the Wake Robin Inn, 106 Sharon Road, Route 41, in Lakeville on Saturday, December 12, from 8:30 to 10:30 AM. The breakfast is sponsored by Lime Rock Park and will benefit Toys for Tots. Admission is a new unwrapped toy. Have pancakes with Mrs. Claus. Santa visits from 9 to 10:30 AM. Gifts and raffle prizes.
FilmWorks Forum at The Moviehouse in Millerton, NY, will present Channel 13's American Masters film, "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women,'" the first film biography of the beloved author. The screening will be Sunday, December 13, at noon. FilmWorks Forum at The Moviehouse is an independent film series open to the public free of charge. The screening will be followed by a discussion in the gallery. The film stars three-time Obie winner Elizabeth Marvel as Alcott and Tony winner and Oscar nominee Jane Alexander as Alcott's first biographer, Ednah Dow Cheney. The dialogue is taken exclusively from writings or firsthand reports of conversations. The film is shot on original locations in Massachsetts. Interwoven with dramatic scenes are interviews with Alcott scholars and with novelist Geraldine Brooks. Additional info at www.themoviehouse.net or The Moviehouse, 860-435-2897, sadlon@snet.net Additional Info: American Masters’ www.pbs.org/americanmasters or www.alcottfilm.com
On Saturday and Sunday, December 12 & 13, from 10 AM to 4 PM, there will be a Hometown Holidays Artisans' Sale at "The Tedder Barn" on Railroad Street in Salisbury (behind LaBonne's). Partial proceeds to benefit Salisbury Family Services. Please shop locally for holiday gifts such as fresh wreaths, swags, ornaments, fiber arts, quilts, pottery, topiaries, roping, pillows, specialty yarns, baskets, fresh & dried arrangements, jewelry, hooked rugs, and gourmet gift goodies.
The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau will hold its annual Family Ice Skating Party on Sunday, December 27, from 1 to 3 PM at Hotchkiss School's Dwyer Ice Rink in Lakeville. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children and teens, payable at the door. Hot chocolate will be served. All skaters must wear a hat. Proceeds will benefit the programs of the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau, which serves youth and families of the Region One School District. For more information, call 860-824-4720 or visit hysb.org.

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The Tri-State Chamber Regional Hometown Holidays 2009 will feature area Tree Lightings and Parades of Lights on Sunday afternoon, December 6. For detailed information on your hometown's tree lighting, please refer to the Lakeville Journal's COMPASS section of this week. Or go to the Journal's website www.TCExtra.com and click on your home town.

The Festival of Trees runs through Saturday, December 5, in the Community Room at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. The hours will be Monday-Friday, noon to 4 PM; Thursday-Friday, 4 to 6 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; and Sundays, noon to 4 PM. Admission is free. The Gala Festival Party is on the evening of December 5 (reservations required). During the Festival, hand-decorated small trees, swags, wreaths, and other holiday decorations are on exhibit and available in a silent auction. New this year, holiday doll houses, perfect gifts for children or grandchildren. All funds raised go for special events and equipment to enhance the lives of Noble residents. For more info, call Joanne Moore at 435-9851, ext. 154.
On December 4 & 5 from 4 to 6 PM, Arts in Motion will present "Art for a Winter's Day", a benefit for Habitat for Humanity, with a reception with refreshments at 27 Academy Street in Salisbury.
An Asian Longhorned Beetle Workshop will take place on Saturday, December 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Audubon Center on Route 4 in Sharon.

The Asian Longhorned beetle and Emerald Ash Borer are wood boring beetles that came to us from China in wooden pallets or packing material. The larval form can also be transported unknowingly in firewood. Rose Hiskes of the CT Agricultural Experiment Station will present what these beetles look like, the damage they can cause to our trees, and how you can help report any sightings of the beetle to the state. If you spend a lot of time outdoors in the winter time, whether it be during walks in the woods, bird counts or hunting trips, you can help us look for and report these damaging insects before they begin to destroy Connecticut’s forests. Registration is recommended. Please email wmiller@audubon.org or call the Center at (860) 364-0520 to sign up.
FilmWorks Forum at The Moviehouse in Millerton, NY, will present Channel 13's American Masters film, "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women,'" the first film biography of the beloved author. The screening will be Sunday, December 13, at noon. FilmWorks Forum at The Moviehouse is an independent film series open to the public free of charge. The screening will be followed by a discussion in the gallery. The film stars three-time Obie winner Elizabeth Marvel as Alcott and Tony winner and Oscar nominee Jane Alexander as Alcott's first biographer, Ednah Dow Cheney. The dialogue is taken exclusively from writings or firsthand reports of conversations. The film is shot on original locations in Massachsetts. Interwoven with dramatic scenes are interviews with Alcott scholars and with novelist Geraldine Brooks.
On Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6 and 12 & 13, from 10 AM to 4 PM, there will be a Hometown Holidays Artisans' Sale at "The Tedder Barn" on Railroad Street in Salisbury (behind LaBonne's). Partial proceeds to benefit Salisbury Family Services. Please shop locally for holiday gifts such as fresh wreaths, swags, ornaments, fiber arts, quilts, pottery, topiaries, roping, pillows, specialty yarns, baskets, fresh & dried arrangements, jewelry, hooked rugs, and gourmet gift goodies.
On Saturday, December 12, at 8 PM, The Salisbury Association presents "A Victorian Christmas Concert" at The Academy Building, 24 Main Street in Salisbury. There will be Classical Works and Music of the Season performed by Judith Dansker on Oboe and Recorders, Daniel Swenberg on Lute, Theorbo and Guitar, and Philip Anderson as Tenor. Tickets are $20, space is limited, so reserve seats early by calling 860-435-0566.
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From all of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate come the Warmest Best Wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday!

The Fourth Annual "SNOW MOON" Dance to benefit The Jane Lloyd Fund, helping cancer patients day to day, takes place at The Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville on Saturday, November 28, from 7 to 11 PM. Tickets are $20 per person at the door. Music by The Joint Chiefs & Advanced Phunk. For more info, send an email to info@thejanelloydfund.org or call Jeff Lloyd at 860-435-9541.
The Festival of Trees runs through Saturday, December 5, in the Community Room at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. The hours will be Monday-Friday, noon to 4 PM; Thursday-Friday, 4 to 6 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; and Sundays, noon to 4 PM. Admission is free. The Gala Festival Party is on the evening of December 5 (reservations required). During the Festival, hand-decorated small trees, swags, wreaths, and other holiday decorations are on exhibit and available in a silent auction. New this year, holiday doll houses, perfect gifts for children or grandchildren. All funds raised go for special events and equipment to enhance the lives of Noble residents. For more info, call Joanne Moore at 435-9851, ext. 154.
To benefit Habitat for Humanity of NW CT, there will be a Family Skating Party on Friday, November 27, at The Hotchkiss School, the Schmidt Rink on Route 112, from 1:15 to 3:00 PM. Refreshments will be available; hats are required; and a donation of $2 for children/$3 for adults will be expected.

On Friday and Saturday, November 27 & 28 and December 4 & 5 from 4 to 6 PM, Arts in Motion will present "Art for a Winter's Day", a benefit for Habitat for Humanity, with a reception with refreshments at 27 Academy Street in Salisbury.


Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse is pleased to announce a special benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" at the Bok Gallery at TriArts over Thanksgiving Weekend. Edward Herrmann and his wife Star Herrmann will star in this poignant two-person play. Mr. Herrmann performed in the show on Broadway in 1989, where he was paired with Jane Curtin. The play centers on the two characters, sitting side by side and reading the notes, letters and cards that have passed between them throughout their separated lives and over a 50 year period. The Pulitzer Prize nominated drama explores their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats. A reception with the Herrmanns will follow the opening night performance, on Friday, November 27th. The cocktail reception will be held at the beautiful home of Sharon residents Kenneth and Marabeth Tyler, featuring their extraordinary and extensive art collection. Love Letters will be performed on November 27 and 28 at 5 PM. The Friday night benefit performance is $150 and includes the above-mentioned reception as well as entry in a drawing for a Robert Motherwell lithograph (valued at $8,500) generously donated by the Tylers. The Saturday night performance is $50 per ticket. Seating in the Bok Gallery is limited. Call the Tri-Arts Box Office at 860-364-7469 for tickets.
The Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury will host a Tea Party featuring Rebecca Rubin, the new American Girl doll, on Saturday, November 28, at 2 PM. There will be games, crafts, and refreshments in the Wardell Community Room. This program is open to children ages 5 and up with a caregiver. Register by calling 860-435-2838.

Join Jacob Carter at St. John's Episcopal Church for a presentation on Safe Passage (Camino Seguro), a non-profit organization that works with children in Guatemala. The talk will be Sunday, November 29, at 11:15 AM in the lower parish hall. Safe Passage works with the poorest at-risk children of families working in the Guatemala City garbage dump. There will be Guatemalan handicrafts and other items for sale between the 8 AM and 10 AM services at the church, as well as at the 11:15 AM event. Proceeds from sales will go to Safe Passage.
On Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6 and 12 & 13, from 10 AM to 4 PM, there will be a Hometown Holidays Artisans' Sale at "The Tedder Barn" on Railroad Street in Salisbury (behind LaBonne's). Partial proceeds to benefit Salisbury Family Services. Please shop locally for holiday gifts such as fresh wreaths, swags, ornaments, fiber arts, quilts, pottery, topiaries, roping, pillows, specialty yarns, baskets, fresh & dried arrangements, jewelry, hooked rugs, and gourmet gift goodies.
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This year, the Festival of Trees opens Saturday, November 21, and runs through Saturday, December 5, in the Community Room at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. The hours will be Monday-Friday, noon to 4 PM; Thursday-Friday, 4 to 6 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; and Sundays, noon to 4 PM. Admission is free. The Gala Festival Party is on the evening of December 5 (reservations required). During the Festival, hand-decorated small trees, swags, wreaths, and other holiday decorations are on exhibit and available in a silent auction. New this year, holiday doll houses, perfect gifts for children or grandchildren. All funds raised go for special events and equipment to enhance the lives of Noble residents. For more info, call Joanne Moore at 435-9851, ext. 154.
On Saturday, November 21, from 2 to 5 PM, come celebrate Wine and Design as Andrew Gates toasts Samantha Nestor and Alice Feiring on their new publication "Living with Wine". There will be book signing, a reception, and Viennese-Austrian wine tasting courtesy of Darcy & Huber. All this at Little Gates Wine, 56A South Center Street in Millerton, NY.
The Fourth Annual "SNOW MOON" Dance to benefit The Jane Lloyd Fund, helping cancer patients day to day, takes place at The Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville on Saturday, November 28, from 7 to 11 PM. Tickets are $20 per person at the door. Music by The Joint Chiefs & Advanced Phunk. For more info, send an email to info@thejanelloydfund.org or call Jeff Lloyd at 860-435-9541.
To benefit Habitat for Humanity of NW CT, there will be a Family Skating Party on Friday, November 27, at The Hotchkiss School, the Schmidt Rink on Route 112, from 1:15 to 3:00 PM. Refreshments will be available; hats are required; and a donation of $2 for children/$3 for adults will be expected.

On Friday and Saturday, November 27 & 28 and December 4 & 5 from 4 to 6 PM, Arts in Motion will present "Art for a Winter's Day", a benefit for Habitat for Humanity, with a reception with refreshments at 27 Academy Street in Salisbury.


Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse is pleased to announce a special benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" at the Bok Gallery at TriArts over Thanksgiving Weekend. Edward Herrmann and his wife Star Herrmann will star in this poignant two-person play. Mr. Herrmann performed in the show on Broadway in 1989, where he was paired with Jane Curtin. The play centers on the two characters, sitting side by side and reading the notes, letters and cards that have passed between them throughout their separated lives and over a 50 year period. The Pulitzer Prize nominated drama explores their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats. A reception with the Herrmanns will follow the opening night performance, on Friday, November 27th. The cocktail reception will be held at the beautiful home of Sharon residents Kenneth and Marabeth Tyler, featuring their extraordinary and extensive art collection. Love Letters will be performed on November 27 and 28 at 5 PM. The Friday night benefit performance is $150 and includes the above-mentioned reception as well as entry in a drawing for a Robert Motherwell lithograph (valued at $8,500) generously donated by the Tylers. The Saturday night performance is $50 per ticket. Seating in the Bok Gallery is limited. Call the Tri-Arts Box Office at 860-364-7469 for tickets.
On Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6 and 12 & 13, from 10 AM to 4 PM, there will be a Hometown Holidays Artisans' Sale at "The Tedder Barn" on Railroad Street in Salisbury (behind LaBonne's). Partial proceeds to benefit Salisbury Family Services. Please shop locally for holiday gifts such as fresh wreaths, swags, ornaments, fiber arts, quilts, pottery, topiaries, roping, pillows, specialty yarns, baskets, fresh & dried arrangements, jewelry, hooked rugs, and gourmet gift goodies.
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The Salisbury School Dramatic Society presents Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel, at the Seifert Theter. Performance dates are Thursday, November 12, and Friday, November 13, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, November 15, at 2:30 PM. Admission to the show is free and open to the public.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut and Crescendo present the following two concerts this weekend: Oratorio Kapitansmusik, Cantata & Concerto by Georg Philipp Telemann, directed by Christine Gevert: Saturday, November 14, at 7:30 PM at First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA (pre-concert talk at 7 PM); and Sunday, November 15, at 4 PM at Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville (pre-concert talk at 3:30 PM). For tickets, call 860-435-4866.
The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association will present a special performance of "Into the Woods" in the Walker Auditorium on Sunday, November 15, at 2:30 PM. Each year, the theater company donates the proceeds of its matinee performance to an area nonprofit. This year's performance will benefit the Audubon Center in Sharon. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information or tickets, call 860-435-3203. The Hotchkiss School is located at 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville.
Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse is pleased to announce a special benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" at the Bok Gallery at TriArts over Thanksgiving Weekend. Edward Herrmann and his wife Star Herrmann will star in this poignant two-person play. Mr. Herrmann performed in the show on Broadway in 1989, where he was paired with Jane Curtin. The play centers on the two characters, sitting side by side and reading the notes, letters and cards that have passed between them throughout their separated lives and over a 50 year period. The Pulitzer Prize nominated drama explores their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats. A reception with the Herrmanns will follow the opening night performance, on Friday, November 27th. The cocktail reception will be held at the beautiful home of Sharon residents Kenneth and Marabeth Tyler, featuring their extraordinary and extensive art collection. Love Letters will be performed on November 27 and 28 at 5 PM. The Friday night benefit performance is $150 and includes the above-mentioned reception as well as entry in a drawing for a Robert Motherwell lithograph (valued at $8,500) generously donated by the Tylers. The Saturday night performance is $50 per ticket. Seating in the Bok Gallery is limited. Call the Tri-Arts Box Office at 860-364-7469 for tickets.
This year, the Festival of Trees opens Saturday, November 21, and runs through Saturday, December 5, in the Community Room at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. The hours will be Monday-Friday, noon to 4 PM; Thursday-Friday, 4 to 6 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; and Sundays, noon to 4 PM. Admission is free. The Gala Festival Party is on the evening of December 5 (reservations required). During the Festival, hand-decorated small trees, swags, wreaths, and other holiday decorations are on exhibit and available in a silent auction. New this year, holiday doll houses, perfect gifts for children or grandchildren. All funds raised go for special events and equipment to enhance the lives of Noble residents. For more info, call Joanne Moore at 435-9851, ext. 154.

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The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society will hold its seventh annual Kitchen Tour on Saturday, November 7, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This year's event features nine kitchens in homes that range from an 1890 Colonial to a passive solar home. The Kitchen Tour will provide a packet of information about the materials, products, sources and professionals behind each kitchen. Visitors will also be able to take home a fact sheet and a recipe. This year, there are four kitchens in Sharon, two in Lakeville, two in North Canaan, and one in Falls Village. The Kitchen Tour benefits the Housatonic Musical Theatre Society, now entering its seventh year of providing musical theater at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, under the direction of Michael Berkeley and Lori Belter. This spring, HMTS supports the high school's production of "Grease" March 18 to 20, 2010.
Violin recitals are a common occurrence in the concert world, but when was the last time you went to hear a viola soloist? Thus it is a pleasure to report that Luke Fleming, an up-and-coming star of "the big fiddle," will be at the Norfolk Library on Saturday, November 7, at 7:30 PM, accompanied by pianist Linda Bell, a Norfolk resident. Fleming's Alice Tully Hall debut was sold out, and this summer he was invited to perform at that sine qua non of chamber music venues, the Marlboro Festival. The program will include music by Bach, Faure, Wienawski, and a movement from the haunting Shostakovich sonata (his final opus) with nods to Beethoven. Free admission, reservations requested. 860-542-5075.
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Danny Magic will use his super powers to delight and entertain all ages with his hilarious magic show on Saturday, November 7, at 2 PM.

Sharon Charde has been published in over twenty-five journals and anthologies, has been nominated six times for the Pushcart, and has won many prizes and honorable mentions for her work. On Saturday, November 7, at 4 PM, she will read from her collection "A Branch in His Hand", in the Wardell Community Room. For more information, call 435-2838.
The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association will present a special performance of "Into the Woods" in the Walker Auditorium on Sunday, November 15, at 2:30 PM. Each year, the theater company donates the proceeds of its matinee performance to an area nonprofit. This year's performancer will benefit the Audubon Center in Sharon. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information or tickets, call 860-435-3203. The Hotchkiss School is located at 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville.
Tri-Arts Sharon Playhouse is pleased to announce a special benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's "Love Letters" at the Bok Gallery at TriArts over Thanksgiving Weekend. Edward Herrmann and his wife Star Herrmann will star in this poignant two-person play. Mr. Herrmann performed in the show on Broadway in 1989, where he was paired with Jane Curtin. The play centers on the two characters, sitting side by side and reading the notes, letters and cards that have passed between them throughout their separated lives and over a 50 year period. The Pulitzer Prize nominated drama explores their hopes and ambitions, dreams and disappointments, victories and defeats. A reception with the Herrmanns will follow the opening night performance, on Friday, November 27th. The cocktail reception will be held at the beautiful home of Sharon residents, Kenneth and Marabeth Tyler, featuring their extraordinary and extensive art collection. Love Letters will be performed on November 27 and 28 at 5 PM. The Friday night benefit performance is $150 and includes the above-mentioned reception as well as entry in a drawing for a Robert Motherwell lithograph (valued at $8,500) generously donated by the Tylers. The Saturday night performance is $50 per ticket. Seating in the Bok Gallery is limited. Call the Tri-Arts Box Office at 860-364-7469 for tickets.
This year, the Festival of Trees opens Saturday, November 21, and runs through Saturday, December 5, in the Community Room at Noble Horizons in Salisbury. The hours will be Monday - Friday, noon to 4 PM; Thursday-Friday, 4 to 6 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; and Sundays, noon to 4 PM. Admission is free. The Gala Festival Party is on the evening of December 5 (reservations required). During the Festival, hand-decorated small trees, swags, wreaths, and other holiday decorations are on exhibit and available in a silent auction. New this year, holiday doll houses, perfect gifts for children or grandchildren. All funds raised go for special events and equipment to enhance the lives of Noble residents. For more info, call Joanne Moore at 435-9851, ext. 154.
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Rumpelstiltskin's Town and Country Sale, presented by Collin Forbes and O'Brien, will be held Friday, October 30, through Sunday, November 1, at Green Acres (29 Graham Road in Sharon). An opening reception will be held Friday, October 30, from 5 to 8 PM to benefit charity: water. Tickets to the Friday event are $25 per person.

Charity: water is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing fresh water to people in developing nations. With projects mostly in Africa, the group has created new wells and rehabilitated old ones. For more information, visit charitywater.org. The opening reception on Friday will include classic scary films, snap-apple cider, wine and cheese. Costumes are welcome. Sale hours Saturday and Sunday are 9 AM to 3 PM. There is no fee to come to the sale on these days. For full details and photographs, go to www.collinforbesobrien.com.
Filmworks Forum at the Moviehouse on Main Street in Millerton presents a screening of Crescendo's 'Dance of Death' on Sunday, November 1, at 12 noon. Crescendo, a music performance organization based at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lime Rock, brings the Dance of Death to life, followed by a Q&A session with Artistic Director Christine Gevert and other members of the artistic team. The showing of the film is approximately 40 minutes and is free and open to the public.
The Faure Requiem will be sung at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Litchfield on Sunday, November 1, at 4 PM. Marguerite Mullee will conduct the St. Michael's Festival Choir, with Lakeville resident Monte Stone the baritone soloist. There is no admission charge; a free will donation at the door. The church is on Route 63, just south of the traffic light.
SAVE THE DATE.The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society will hold its seventh annual Kitchen Tour on Saturday, November 7, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This year's event features nine kitchens in homes that range from an 1890 Colonial to a passive solar home. The Kitchen Tour will provide a packet of information about the materials, products, sources and professionals behind each kitchen. Visitors will also be able to take home a fact sheet and a recipe. This year, there are four kitchens in Sharon, two in Lakeville, two in North Canaan, and one in Falls Village. The Kitchen Tour benefits the Housatonic Musical Theatre Society, now entering its seventh year of providing musical theater at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, under the direction of Michael Berkeley and Lori Belter. This spring, HMTS supports the high school's production of "Grease" March 18 to 20, 2010.


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Meet the Artist Reception will take place October 24 from 4 to 6 PM at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road in Salisbury. New York Times photographer Ozier Muhammad will be exhibiting photographs of New Orleans After Katrina. For further information, please go to www.hotchkiss.org.
ARE YOU GAME? Fall For Art in Millerton on Saturday, October 24, from 5 to 8 PM. One Village, Three Hours, 30 Parties, 50 Local Artists. There will be prizes, entertainment & art. For more information, go to www.enjoymillerton.com
Theater in Sharon! Anna (Deann Halper) takes the news hard as she learns that young Claire (Vashti Poor) is taking another lover in David Mamet's "Boston Marriage." Aglet Theatre is giving a staged reading of this witty and original play this Saturday, October 24, at TriArts' Bok Gallery. Doors open at 7 PM for refreshments; play begins at 7:30 PM. For reservations: 860-364-6928.
Noble Horizons in Salisbury will host presentations by Head of School, Malcolm McKenzie and Assistant Head of School, Manjula Salomon. Their discussions inaugurate the 2009-10 Hotchkiss Colloquium Series at Noble Horiozns, a collaboration which was launched in 2008.

On Sunday, October 25, at 4:00 PM, Malcolm McKenzie will speak to the community and Manjula Salomon will present on Sunday, November 8, at 2:00 PM.
Malcolm McKenzie personifies the global scholar. Born and educated in South Africa, Malcolm McKenzie is well-known as a leader in international education. He became Head of the Hotchkiss School in 2007. He has taught and served as Head of School on three continents (North America, Africa and Europe) and enjoys the distinction of having been a Rhodes Scholar. Mr. McKenzie’s topic will be “Learning From and For the World: Reflections of an International Educator”.

Dr. Manjula B. Salomon is a native of India who originally came to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship. She has taught in the United States, India, Iran, and Indonesia.

Dr. Salomon’s discussion explores three paths of ethical conduct that human moral evolution has carved out — systems based on correctness, fairness and goodness. She will reference collective moral exercises such as the response to disasters, the UN endeavors, Green movements, and ethical entrepreneurship to examine the emerging concept of bio-altruism or care of the species.

More information about these free presentations, which will be held in the Learning Center, is available at 860-435-9851, ext. 190 or at www.noblehorizons.org.
SAVE THE DATE.The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society will hold its seventh annual Kitchen Tour on Saturday, November 7, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This year's event features nine kitchens in homes that range from an 1890 Colonial to a passive solar home. The Kitchen Tour will provide a packet of information about the materials, products, sources and professionals behind each kitchen. Visitors will also be able to take home a fact sheet and a recipe. This year, there are four kitchens in Sharon, two in Lakeville, two in North Canaan, and one in Falls Village. The Kitchen Tour benefits the Housatonic Musical Theatre Society, now entering its seventh year of providing musical theater at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, under the direction of Michael Berkeley and Lori Belter. This spring, HMTS supports the high school's production of "Grease" March 18 to 20, 2010.

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The Salisbury Forum begins the 2009-2010 season with a talk at the Salisbury School by Jeffrey Sachs, renowned author, economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Bill Blakemore, a correspondent for ABC News for more than 35 years. They will discuss "Four Global Crises: on Friday, Ocober 16, at 7:30 PM at the school's Seifert Theater. Salisbury Forum invites experts to provide their insights, followed by a question-and-answer period. All forums are free to the public. For more information, visit salisburyforum.org.
The 12th Annual Words & Music to benefit the D.M. Hunt Library will be presented on Sunday, October 18, at 2 PM at Music Mountain. This year's presentation will feature a reading of the play "84, Charing Cross Road." Based on Helene Hanff's epistolary memoir documenting her friendship with an English bookshop owner across the Atlantic, the story spans two decades from post-World War II rationing England to the end of the 1960s. The reading will be performed by local author and playwright Betsy Howie and playwright Lonnie Carter. To illustrate the cultural changes that take place in the era of the story, a musical journey will be presented during interludes in the reading. It will take the audience from the swing jive of the Andrews Sisters and Benny Goodman to the rock and roll of The Beatles. The music will be performed by area musicians, including the Housatonic Valley Regional High School Jazz Combo and Sweethearts. Joshua Stone, musical director, said he sees the show as similar to a radio play. "It's thematic and has a post-war feel," he said. "My take was to do a musical survey" of the time.
Two upcoming events offered by The Audubon Center in Sharon: An Enchanted Forest on October 16 and 17, from 6:30 to 8 PM, with guided groups meeting friendly costumed animal characters along the trail and hearing how the animals live on the Audubon grounds. After the 45-minute tour, participants may enjoy a cup of hot chocolate inside the center building before returning by hayride to the parking area. This non-scary program is for children up to age 8 and their families. Tours begin every 10 to 15 minutes and participants should bring an extra flashlight. Admission is $4 per person.

Fall Colors Paddling Trip on October 18 from 9 AM to 4 PM is the second event. Join Art Gingert, an avid kayaker and outdoor photographer/naturalist, for an adventurous day of river paddling on the upper reaches of the Housatonic River, from Sheffield, MA, to Bartholomew's Cobble in Ashley Falls. This section of the river is slow, Class 1, with some riffles but no rapids, PFD's (life vests) are required, and no small children will be allowed on this trip. Kayaks or canoes are welcome, and participants are limited to 14 in number. Meet in Sheffield at 9 AM. Registration is required. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children. For more information, call 860-364-0520.
Meet the Artist Reception will take place October 24 from 4 to 6 PM at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road in Salisbury. New York Times photographer Ozier Muhammad will be exhibiting photographs of New Orleans After Katrina. For further information, please go to www.hotchkiss.org.
SAVE THE DATE.The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society will hold its seventh annual Kitchen Tour on Saturday, November 7, from 10 AM to 4 PM. This year's event features nine kitchens in homes that range from an 1890 Colonial to a passive solar home. The Kitchen Tour will provide a packet of information about the materials, products, sources and professionals behind each kitchen. Visitors will also be able to take home a fact sheet and a recipe. This year, there are four kitchens in Sharon, two in Lakeville, two in North Canaan, and one in Falls Village. The Kitchen Tour benefits the Housatonic Musical Theatre Society, now entering its seventh year of providing musical theater at Housatonic Valley Regional High School, under the direction of Michael Berkeley and Lori Belter. This spring, HMTS supports the high school's production of "Grease" March 18 to 20, 2010.

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The 2009 Fall Festival is Columbus Day weekend, Friday, October 9, through Sunday, October 11. Salisbury churches, civic organizations, merchants, and institutions bring an array of activities to town, beginning 10 AM on Friday. There will be food for sale every day at a variety of booths, including the traditional St. John's Church blueberry pancake breakfast on Friday and Saturday and the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance pancake breakfast Sunday, October 11. Tag sales, book sales, live music, the Noble Horizons chili cook-off, sidewalk sales and a scarecrow contest provide something for everyone. For a complete listing of events, see the ad in The Lakeville Journal on October 8. A brochure with events and times will soon be available at locations around town.
Noble Horizons, in Salisbury, CT, welcomes chili lovers and music lovers to their Ninth Annual Fall Festival Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, October 11, from Noon to 2:00 PM on The White Hart Green. In 2008, hundreds of chili tasters enjoyed over 40 amateur and professional chilies while rocking to the salsa beat of New York City band Los Ciegos del Barrio. New to the cook-off this year are professional food critics from Food and Wine magazine, Ladies Home Journal, and the Television Food Network who will judge professional chilies prepared by chefs in the tri-state region!
Cook-Off guests are invited to sample the savory professional chilies as well as taste and vote on their favorite amateur chilies. Voting ends at 1:30 and awards will be announced at 2:00pm. Vegetarian and traditional chilies will be available for take out, or to eat in amidst the rollicking revelry of Los Ciegos. More information and registration are available at 860-435-9851 or www.noblehorizons.
FilmWorks Forum at The Moviehouse in Millerton presents a premiere screening of a new PBS documentary based on Michael Pollan's book "The Botany of Desire." Produced and directed by Michael Schwartz. Sunday, October 11, at 11:30 AM, and open to the public free of charge.
The Salisbury Forum begins the 2009-2010 season with a talk at the Salisbury School by Jeffrey Sachs, renowned author, economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Bill Blakemore, a correspondent for ABC News for more than 35 years. They will discuss "Four Global Crises: on Friday, Ocober 16, at 7:30 PM at the school's Seifert Theater. Salisbury Forum invites experts to provide their insights, followed by a question-and-answer period. All forums are free to the public. For more information, visit salisburyforum.org.

The Salisbury Forum also hosts a Sneak Peek and Benefit Dinner at the new Cafe Giulia (formerly Chives) on Friday, October 16. Seatings are at 5:15 and 9:15 PM. For reservations, call Wendy Hamilton at 860-435-6268. Cafe Giulia is located at 2 Ethan Allen Street and expects to be open by the end of October.
Here's what's on the Calendar for the Millerton Business Group! On Saturday, October 24, Millerton Businesses will host the first annual Fall for Art event from 6 to 8 PM. Each participating shop will feature a local artist in their shop for the public to view, temporarily transforming the entire village into an Art Gallery. Art installations may remain after the opening night for a few days. Jonathan Bee (at the HunterBee antiques shop) is spearheading the effort. Shops will be offering nibbles of light fare and beverage, in true Fall spirit. Please visit www.enjoymillertonny.com for more information.

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The Housatonic Child Care Center is proud to celebrate 40 years of education-based child care in the northwest CT community. To celebrate, and as its major fund-raiser, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that this year, in lieu of the traditional House Tour, it will host a special 40th Anniversary Open House Gala Party at the magnificent Salisbury property known as Deer Run, the home of Ira Levy and Stan Gurell. The Neo-Palladian Main House, designed by the Italian modernist architect Gabriel Sedis, was built in 1986 on 28 park-like acres which include a unique and important conifer collection brought to Salisbury from around the world in the 1920's and 30's. The property also includes an 1803 Summer Kitchen, a Guest House, and an 18th Century Vermont Barn which has been adapted as a pool house.
In addition to touring the entire Deer Run property and the catalogued conifer collection, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a limited edition, signed, matted and framed Eric Forstmann print entitled "Cops, Cloth, Cash, Container, Constable" donated by Eckert Fine Art in Kent.
The 40th Anniversary Open House Gala Party (hors d'oeuvre, wine and beer will be served) will take place on Saturday, October 3, from 3 to 6 PM at 94 Salmon Kill Road in Salisbury, with parking at the Child Care Center located at 30 Salmon Kill Road. Tickets cost $75 and are available at The Salisbury Pharmacy or by calling or stopping by the Housatonic Child Care Center, 860-435-9694.
The 2009 Fall Festival is Columbus Day weekend, Friday, October 9, through Sunday, October 11. Salisbury churches, civic organizations, merchants, and institutions bring an array of activities to town, beginning 10 AM on Friday. There will be food for sale every day at a variety of booths, including the traditional St. John's Church blueberry pancake breakfast on Friday and Saturday and the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance pancake breakfast Sunday, October 11. Tag sales, book sales, live music, the Noble Horizons chili cook-off, sidewalk sales and a scarecrow contest provide something for everyone. For a complete listing of events, see the ad in The Lakeville Journal on October 8. A brochure with events and times will soon be available at locations around town.
Noble Horizons, in Salisbury, CT, welcomes chili lovers and music lovers to their Ninth Annual Fall Festival Chili Cook-Off on Sunday, October 11, from Noon to 2:00 PM on The White Hart Green. In 2008, hundreds of chili tasters enjoyed over 40 amateur and professional chilies while rocking to the salsa beat of New York City band Los Ciegos del Barrio. New to the cook-off this year are professional food critics from Food and Wine magazine, Ladies Home Journal, and the Television Food Network who will judge professional chilies prepared by chefs in the tri-state region!
Cook-Off guests are invited to sample the savory professional chilies as well as taste and vote on their favorite amateur chilies. Voting ends at 1:30 and awards will be announced at 2:00pm. Vegetarian and traditional chilies will be available for take out, or to eat in amidst the rollicking revelry of Los Ciegos. More information and registration are available at 860-435-9851 or www.noblehorizons.
FilmWorks Forum at The Moviehouse in Millerton presents a premiere screening of a new PBS documentary based on Michael Pollan's book "The Botany of Desire." Produced and directed by Michael Schwartz. Sunday, October 11, at 11:30 AM, and open to the public free of charge.
The Salisbury Forum begins the 2009-2010 season with a talk at the Salisbury School by Jeffrey Sachs, renowned author, economist and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University; and Bill Blakemore, a correspondent for ABC News for more than 35 years. They will discuss "Four Global Crises: on Friday, Ocober 16, at 7:30 PM at the school's Seifert Theater. Salisbury Forum invites experts to provide their insights, followed by a question-and-answer period. All forums are free to the public. For more information, visit salisburyforum.org.

The Salisbury Forum also hosts a Sneak Peek and Benefit Dinner at the new Cafe Giulia (formerly Chives) on Friday, October 16. Seatings are at 5:15 and 9:15 PM. For reservations, call Wendy Hamilton at 860-435-6268. Cafe Giulia is located at 2 Ethan Allen Street and expects to be open by the end of October.
Here's what's on the Calendar for the Millerton Business Group! On Saturday, October 24, Millerton Businesses will host the first annual Fall for Art event from 6 to 8 PM. Each participating shop will feature a local artist in their shop for the public to view, temporarily transforming the entire village into an Art Gallery. Art installations may remain after the opening night for a few days. Jonathan Bee (at the HunterBee antiques shop) is spearheading the effort. Shops will be offering nibbles of light fare and beverage, in true Fall spirit. Pleasae visit www.enjoymillertonny.com for more information.
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The John Pizzarelli Quartet, including jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli, his brother Martin, a bass player, Larry Fuller on piano and Tony Tedesco on drums, will perform, along with other members of the Pizzarelli family, John's father, Bucky Pizzarelli, and John's wife, vocalist Jessica Molaskey, at The Hotchkiss School Saturday, September 26 at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased in advance by calling 860-435-4442 or at the door. Seating is limited and is general admission only.
"Creature Comforts: The Oddly Reassuring Art of Sandra Boynton" opens at The Salisbury School Tremaine Gallery with the fundraiser September 26, from 5 to 7 PM. ($35 per person.) It will continue Sunday, September 27, from noon to 4 PM and Saturdays and Sundays, October 3 & 4 and 10 & 11 from noon to 4 PM.

Greeting card designer, cartoonist, children's book author, record producer and now music video director, Boynton is a marketing force. So much so that in February last year, The New York Times ran an extensive piece on Boynton called "The Power of Whimsy," not in Arts & Leisure but in Business, as one might expect for an artist who has designed more than 4,000 greeting cards and sold more than 40 million children's books she wrote and illustrated.
The Housatonic Child Care Center is proud to celebrate 40 years of education-based child care in the northwest CT community. To celebrate, and as its major fund-raiser, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that this year, in lieu of the traditional House Tour, it will host a special 40th Anniversary Open House Gala Party at the magnificent Salisbury property known as Deer Run, the home of Ira Levy and Stan Gurell. The Neo-Palladian Main House, designed by the Italian modernist architect Gabriel Sedis, was built in 1986 on 28 park-like acres which include a unique and important conifer collection brought to Salisbury from around the world in the 1920's and 30's. The property also includes an 1803 Summer Kitchen, a Guest House, and an 18th Century Vermont Barn which has been adapted as a pool house.
In addition to touring the entire Deer Run property and the catalogued conifer collection, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a limited edition, signed, matted and framed Eric Forstmann print entitled "Cops, Cloth, Cash, Container, Constable" donated by Eckert Fine Art in Kent.
The 40th Anniversary Open House Gala Party (hors d'oeuvre, wine and beer will be served) will take place on Saturday, October 3, from 3 to 6 PM at 94 Salmon Kill Road in Salisbury, with parking at the Child Care Center located at 30 Salmon Kill Road. Tickets cost $75 and are available at The Salisbury Pharmacy or by calling or stopping by the Housatonic Child Care Center, 860-435-9694.
Here's what's on the Calendar for the Millerton Business Group! On Saturday, October 24, Millerton Businesses will host the first annual Fall for Art event from 6 to 8 PM. Each participating shop will feature a local artist in their shop for the public to view, temporarily transforming the entire village into an Art Gallery. Art installations may remain after the opening night for a few days. Jonathan Bee (at the HunterBee antiques shop) is spearheading the effort. Shops will be offering nibbles of light fare and beverage, in true Fall spirit. Pleasae visit www.enjoymillertonny.com for more information.


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Congratulations to Townscape in Millerton, NY, for its successful nomination of the Main Street Historic District! The nomination will be signed by the NYS Commissioner and forwarded to the Federal Government. Townscape and the Historic Committee in Millerton express their sincere thank you to all for their support throughout this process.
Chair-ish the Arts and Tour de Chair -- is being held from August 8th to October 12th. Discover 100 plus art chairs in Northwest CT. Take the Tour and win prizes. Map sites listed at chairishthearts.org. The chairs will be auctioned off on October 17th at Mohawk Mountain Ski Lodge in Cornwall. Doors open at 2:00 PM, Silent Auction takes place 2:00 to 4:30 PM, Live Auction is at 4:30. Check the website or call for further information, 860-618-0075.
The John Pizzarelli Quartet, including jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader John Pizzarelli, his brother Martin, a bass player, Larry Fuller on piano and Tony Tedesco on drums, will perform, along with other members of the Pizzarelli family, John's father, Bucky Pizzarelli, and John's wife, vocalist Jessica Molaskey, at The Hotchkiss School Saturday, September 26 at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Tickets are $30 and may be purchased in advance by calling 860-435-4442 or at the door. Seating is limited and is general admission only.
The Housatonic Child Care Center is proud to celebrate 40 years of education-based child care in the northwest CT community. To celebrate, and as its major fund-raiser, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce that this year, in lieu of the traditional House Tour, it will host a special 40th Anniversary Open House Gala Party at the magnificent Salisbury property known as Deer Run, the home of Ira Levy and Stan Gurell. The Neo-Palladian Main House, designed by the Italian modernist architect Gabriel Sedis, was built in 1986 on 28 park-like acres which include a unique and important conifer collection brought to Salisbury from around the world in the 1920's and 30's. The property also includes an 1803 Summer Kitchen, a Guest House, and an 18th Century Vermont Barn which has been adapted as a pool house.
In addition to touring the entire Deer Run property and the catalogued conifer collection, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on a limited edition, signed, matted and framed Eric Forstmann print entitled "Cops, Cloth, Cash, Container, Constable" donated by Eckert Fine Art in Kent.
The 40th Anniversary Open House Gala Party (hors d'oeuvre, wine and beer will be served) will take place on Saturday, October 3, from 3 to 6 PM at 94 Salmon Kill Road in Salisbury, with parking at the Child Care Center located at 30 Salmon Kill Road. Tickets cost $75 and are available at The Salisbury Pharmacy or by calling or stopping by the Housatonic Child Care Center, 860-435-9694.
Renowned trumpeter and Summit Records recording artist Louise Baranger will perform with her quartet at Music Mountain in Falls Village on October 3 at 7 PM to benefit the Kellogg School 8th grade class trip to Quebec in the Spring. Ms. Baranger has an extensive resume, including performing with Harry James, John Pizzarelli, Clark Terry and Dionne Warwick. She has worked for television and on Broadway and has recorded with the Stan Kenton Alumni Tribute Orchestra, Holly Near, and Joe Cocker among others. Tickets are $25. Seating is limited and this show is expected to be sold out. To purchase tickets in advance, contact Denise Cohn at 860-824-8025. Visit the Trumpet Blues website http://www.trumpetblues.com for information on Louise Baranger and her tribute to the life and music of Harry James.
The picturesque town of Riverton (on Route 44) is holding its second Wilderness & Wellness weekend on September 18 to 20 (Friday, 6-8 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM; Sunday 9 AM to 5 PM). Visit www.rivertonct.com for a detailed schedule, that promises to include a Champagne Preview Antiques Show on Friday; Glass Blowing workshops, Hitchcock Chair Restoration & Stenciling decoration, Goulet Pony cart rides, Concerts, Buffet at the Firehouse on Saturday; and a Wellness Walk, Colonial Cooking demo, Face painting, and a lot more on Sunday. Well worth a trip.
Historic Site: The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area has announced this year's calendar of Heritage Walks, scheduled for September 19 and 20 and October 3 and 4. More than 40 free, guided walks are offered in the heritage area that includes portions of Litchfield and Berkshire counties. The Heritage Walks feature short and long nature hikes, walking tours of towns and historical buildings, birding walks, tours of industrial ruins and a canoe/kayak trip on the Housatonic River. Most walks are free. Brochures have been distributed throughout the area and are available at most libraries and town halls. More information is available at heritage-hikes.org or by calling the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area at 860-435-9505.

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The fourth annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill (site of the winter ski jumps) on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 7 PM. A large kiln and bed of seweed will be used to cook clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine as well as hamburgers and hot dogs prepared by the volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live music will be provided by a band of Sharon Hospital physicians, including Dr. Joe DeDonato from the emergency room and his fellow doctors; and by Project Troubadour's Eliot Osborn and Louise Lindenmeyr. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493.
The Church of St. Joseph in East Canaan will be open to all people of good faith for prayer and reflection for over 40 hours, from 5:45 PM on Thursday, September 10 until 10:30 AM, September 12. Bring your children, bring your parents, bring friends and neighbors. More than 3,000 people died because of the events that occurred in 1 hour and 43 minutes on September 11, 2001. Prayers will be offered during each scheduled ceremony. For a complete schedule, visit www.wdpp911.com or call 888-467-5741.
Quarry Hill Farm, the Arabian horse breeding farm at 345 Sharon Road (Route 41) in Lakeville, is holding its fifth annual Open House on Saturday, September 12, from 12:30 to 4 PM. The day will consist of open barns, lunch, and presentation of horses including farm stallions, 2009 foals, and sale horses. Reservations are required. For more information, call 435-2571, email info@quarryhillfarm.com or log on to www.quarryhillfarm.com. All are welcome.

On Sunday, September 20th, Riga Meadow Equestrian Center at 339 Undermountain Road (Route 41) in Salisbury, presents the 52nd annual Lakeville Pony Club Benefit Open. A program and entry form can be downloaded at www.RigaMeadow.com, or call 435-9991. $1,500 Prize Money!
The reviews are in, and Taconic Stage Company's new musical, "I Know I Came In Here For Something... (The Middle-aged Musical!) is keeping them laughing - so much so that it was held-over four times. Even with that many added performances, however, many people couldn't get tickets so the show is coming back for another two weeks. Tickets are currently available for performances on September 18, 19 & 20 and September 25, 26 & 27. The show includes full buffet dinner with cash bar at 6:30 PM, show at 8:00 PM on Fridays & Saturdays and lunch with cash bar from 12:30 and show at 2:00 PM on Sundays. Cost is $30 for dinner and show. The Lighthouse Marina and Restaurant is located at 351 Lakeview Drive, Copake Lake (Craryville). Seats are at family-sized tables and are filled as reservations come in. The theatre is small - there are no bad seats. All tickets can be prepaid by check after calling or emailing to reserve. The bar is open before and after the show and during intermission, at which time dessert will be laid out. Dessert is being catered by Sinful Confections. For reservations, call 518-325-1234 or visit their website at www.TaconicStage.com.
The picturesque town of Riverton (on Route 44) is holding its second Wilderness & Wellness weekend on September 18 to 20 (Friday, 6-8 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 9 PM; Sunday 9 AM to 5 PM). Visit www.rivertonct.com for a detailed schedule, that promises to include a Champagne Preview Antiques Show on Friday; Glass Blowing workshops, Hitchcock Chair Restoration & Stenciling decoration, Goulet Pony cart rides, Concerts, Buffet at the Firehouse on Saturday; and a Wellness Walk, Colonial Cooking demo, Face painting, and a lot more on Sunday. Well worth a trip.
The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area has announced this year's calendar of Heritage Walks, scheduled for September 19 and 20 and October 3 and 4. More than 40 free, guided walks are offered in the heritage area that includes portions of Litchfield and Berkshire counties. The Heritage Walks feature short and long nature hikes, walking tours of towns and historical buildings, birding walks, tours of industrial ruins and a canoe/kayak trip on the Housatonic River. Most walks are free. Brochures have been distributed throughout the area and are available at most libraries and town halls. More information is available at heritage-hikes.org or by calling the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area at 860-435-9505.
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The Light Opera Company of Salisbury (LOCOS) will perform Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," in English, on Labor Day weekend at The Hotchkiss School. Shows are Friday, September 4, at 7:30 PM, Saturday, September 5, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, September 6, at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $20 and are available at local retailers and at the LOCOS website, locosct.org. The artistic director is Ray Calderon, and the cast will include regional artists as well as professional opera singers from New York City Opera, Bronx Opera and Amato Opera in New York City. The chorus, as always, is made up of area residents. Debuting in 1786, "The Marriage of Figaro" is one of opera's most staged pieces. It is based on the play by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais and is a comic opera with revolutionary undertones. Cast in the Opera is a friend of Elyse Harney Real Estate and local talent Brooke Schooley, an up and coming star to be.
Celebrating 80 Years of Making Music at Music Mountain in Falls Village with the Shanghai String Quartet making its annual appearance on Saturday, September 5, at 6:30 PM, with an all-Beethoven program. On Sunday afternoon, at 3 PM, the musicians, including pianist Juana Zayas, will play Beethoven, Ravel and Schumann, replicating Music Mountain's inaugural concert performed August 22, 1930. For tickets, call 860-824-7126.
The fourth annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill (site of the winter ski jumps) on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 7 PM. A large kiln and bed of seweed will be used to cook clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine as well as hamburgers and hot dogs prepared by the volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live music will be provided by a band of Sharon Hospital physicians, including Dr. Joe DeDonato from the emergency room and his fellow doctors; and by Project Troubadour's Eliot Osborn and Louise Lindenmeyr. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493.
The three Lakeville art houses will host their last Gallery Night of this summer on Saturday, September 5, from 4 to 7 PM. Two of them - the White Gallery and Argazzi Art -- will present new shows. Morgan Lehman will continue its exhibit titled "Stranger in a Strange Land." Argazzi Art is at 22 Millerton Road (Route 44); Morgan Lehman Gallery is at 24 Sharon Road (Route 41); The White Gallery is at 342 Main Street (Route 44). Call 860-435-8222 for more information.
The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area has announced this year's calendar of Heritage Walks, scheduled for September 19 and 20 and October 3 and 4. More than 40 free, guided walks are offered in the heritage area that includes portions of Litchfield and Berkshire counties. The Heritage Walks feature short and long nature hikes, walking tours of towns and historical buildings, birding walks, tours of industrial ruins and a canoe/kayak trip on the Housatonic River. Most walks are free. Brochures have been distributed throughout the area and are available at most libraries and town halls. More information is available at heritage-hikes.org or by calling the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area at 860-435-9505.

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"RHAPSODY" UNDER THE STARS. Concert pianist and owner of nearby Torrington's Studio 59 Timothy Alexandre Wallace will delight audience members of all ages this Saturday evening, August 29th, as he takes the featured position in The Riverton Theatre open-air concert, "River," at the Riverton Fairgrounds. Mr. Wallace will perform his special arrangement of George Gershwin's beloved "Rhapsody in Blue." The "River" concert, produced for the benefit of Riverton's Tiny Tim Fund to help needy local children, will be hosted by the company's own "George and Gracie" doing their zany renditions of classic Burns & Allen routines. Adding to the musical offerings will be a mix of popular tunes and original compositions from acclaimed performers John Carroll and Rebecca Bridges. Tickets for this benefit concert can be ordered by phone at 860-738-0377, or in person at the Riverton General Store. Advance tickets are available for a $10 donation, or $15 at the box office on the evening of the concert. Children under 12 are admitted free of charge. Rain date: Sunday, August 30.
Celebrating 80 Years of Making Music at Music Mountain in Falls Village. In addition to two concerts this Sunday, August 30, at 3 and 6:30 PM (more information at www.musicmountain.org), the Shanghai String Quartet will make its annual appearance on Saturday, September 5, at 6:30 PM, marking the festival's 80th year with an all-Beethoven program. On Sunday afternoon, at 3 PM, the musicians, including pianist Juana Zayas, will play Beethoven, Ravel and Schumann, replicating Music Mountain's inaugural concert performed August 22, 1930. For tickets, call 860-824-7126.
The Light Opera Company of Salisbury (LOCOS) will perform Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," in English, on Labor Day weekend at The Hotchkiss School. Shows are Friday, September 4, at 7:30 PM, Saturday, September 5, at 7:30 PM and Sunday, September 6, at 2:30 PM. Tickets are $20 and are available at local retailers and at the LOCOS website, locosct.org. The artistic director is Ray Calderon, and the cast will include regional artists as well as professional opera singers from New York City Opera, Bronx Opera and Amato Opera in New York City. The chorus, as always, is made up of area residents. Debuting in 1786, "The Marriage of Figaro" is one of opera's most staged pieces. It is based on the play by Pierre-Augustin Beaumarchais and is a comic opera with revolutionary undertones. Cast in the Opera is a friend of Elyse Harney Real Estate and local talent Brooke Schooley, an up and coming star to be.
The 27th annual Trinity Invitational Art Show opens with a reception on Friday, August 28, at 5:30 PM. The show brings local artists to the forefront and is a Labor Day weekend tradition. The show runs Saturday, August 29, through Labor Day, Monday, September 7, and is open from noon to 4 PM. A $5 donation is suggested. Trinity Church is at 484 Lime Rock Road (Route 112, opposite the outfield entrance of Lime Rock Park.) For more information, visit trinity-limerock.org or call 860-435-2627.
The fourth annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill (site of the winter ski jumps) on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 7 PM. A large kiln and bed of seweed will be used to cook clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine as well as hamburgers and hot dogs prepared by the volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live music will be provided by a band of Sharon Hospital physicians, including Dr. Joe DeDonato from the emergency room and his fellow doctors; and by Project Troubadour's Eliot Osborn and Louise Lindenmeyr. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493.

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The Salisbury Rotary Club will sponsor a benefit concert, "Musicians for a Sustainable Bolivia," Saturday, August 22, 7:30 PM, at St. John's Curch. Proceeds from the concert will go toward a college scholarship fund for the children of La Colonia Ecologica, an orphanage in Cochabamba, Bolivia. During the summer of 2008, Lakeville resident Alicia DePaolo traveled to Bolivia on a trip funded by a summer grant from Smith College. The orphanage is run by a non-profit organization called Sustainable Bolivia. The facility works with about 100 children. They provide shelter meals and education - services that are hard to come by for the poorest families. The concert seeks to raise money to send a group of 15 teens to college. Tuition for four years in Bolivia is about $2,000. The suggested donation for the concert is $25. Reservations can be made by calling 860-435-2170 or by email at hevrehmusic@gmail.com.
"Indians and Nature," a program of the Sharon Audubon Center, will be held Saturday, August 22, from 10 AM to Noon. The Native Americans of northwest Connecticut knew so much about nature because they depended on the plants and animals for food, clothes and shelter. Hunt through the fields and woods of Audubon Sharon with teacher/naturalist Lynn Meehan for some of the materials and methods that the Indians used to survive. For more information, call 860-364-0520.
"Taking Woodstock". Be one of the first to see the movie! Here are a number of reasons to attend the area premiere screening of "Taking Woodstock" at The Moviehouse, Millerton, NY, on Thursday, August 27, at 6.30 PM and 9:00 PM, a benefit event for the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. The movie was filmed on Route 22 at scenic Lone Pine Farm in Millerton; those responsible for making Woodstock happen were Salisbury residents; local resident Mamie Gummer, daughter of Meryl Streep and Don Gummer, plays Tisha in the movie; there will be munchies, hash-less brownies and wine from Little Gates Co. Wine Merchants; you get a chance to dress in denim, tie dye, velvet and fringe (if you like); you get to bid on an original and authenticated 1969 "Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music" poster as well as the 1969 "Woodstock: An Aquarian Exposition" poster, auctioned by John Harney, King of Teas; there will be surprise guests, great raffle prizes, posters, tee shirts, books and CDs. And it will all be GREAT FUN!
The fourth annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill (site of the winter ski jumps) on Saturday, September 12, from noon to 7 PM. A large kiln and bed of seweed will be used to cook clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine as well as hamburgers and hot dogs prepared by the volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live music will be provided by a band of Sharon Hospital physicians, including Dr. Joe DeDonato from the emergency room and his fellow doctors; and by Project Troubadour's Eliot Osborn and Louise Lindenmeyr. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493.
The 27th annual Trinity Invitational Art Show opens with a reception on Friday, August 28, at 5:30 PM. The show brings local artists to the forefront and is a Labor Day weekend tradition. The show runs Saturday, August 29, through Labor Day, Monday, September 7, and is open from noon to 4 PM. A $5 donation is suggested. Trinity Church is at 484 Lime Rock Road (Route 112, opposite the outfield entrance of Lime Rock Park.) For more information, visit trinity-limerock.org or call 860-435-2627.
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Salisbury Rotary invites you to join them in A Night to Change a Life with "Dancing Under the Stars" at Lime Rock Park Vintage Weekend, Saturday, September 5th, from 7 to 11 PM. There will be hors d'oeuvre buffet and a cash bar. Music by Maximum Dosage. The event will benefit Local Scholarships, Community Gifts, and International Projects.
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JAZZ -- AND DELICIOUS FOOD -- THIS SUNDAY! It's billed as "Jazz at the Grove" but what the signs don't mention is the alluring menu of foods that will be served this Sunday, August 16, from 9 AM to 1 PM at the fire company fundraiser. This is the second jazz brunch of the summer (rain canceled the July event). Once again, music will be provided by a quartet that includes Scott Heth and Charlie Snyder, performing standards and jazz favorites. The firefighters will also be cooking sweet surprises in the recreation building kitchen and on the patio. Breakfast service will begin with scrambled eggs, bacon, ham, sausage and blueberry-stuffed French toast. Lunch will include macaroni and cheese and a menu that will change depending on what's fresh and available at local markets and what the chefs are in the mood for. Admission is $15 for adults and $7 for youngsters. All proceeds benefit the Lakeville Hose Company.
The 12th Annual Blackberry River Walk will feature Yale Professor Robert Gordon, author of "American Iron: 1607-1800", "A Landscape Transformed" and other books on regional iron heritage, speaking on "Canaan Iron for Connecticut and the Nation." The talk will begin at 9:30 AM Saturday, August 15, at North Canaan Congregational Church (located on the Route 44 end of Lower Road in East Canaan). Coordinated by Friends of Beckley Furnace, the talk and participation in the following River Walk will be free and open to the public. Following Professor Gordon's presentation, participants will walk (or ride) down Lower Road to the 1867 Beckley Iron Furnace and other iron heritage sites. New signage identifies and describes key sites. On-site talks and demonstrations will describe many aspects of the Northwest Corner's 1734 to 1923 iron industrial heritage. Stone Mason Denis Picard, using period tools, will show how the region's furnaces were constructed.
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The 4th Annual Music Mountain Family Festival takes place on Saturday, August 15, from 11 AM to 4 PM. There will be musicians, dancers, jugglers, puppets and more! For additional information, please call 860-824-7126 or go to www.musicmountain.org
"A Tribute to Wanda Landowska", a Harpsichord Recital and Reception, featuring Genevieve Soly, a Canadian Harpsichordist and Artistic Director of "Les Idees Heureuses", in a concert to benefit The Crescendo, Inc. Music Program. Concert: 4:30 to 5:30 PM; Reception: 5:30 to 7 PM; Venue: Trinity Episcopal Church at 484 Lime Rock Road (Rte 112) in Lakeville. Tickets for the complete event (concert and benefit reception) are $75. On the program: works by George Friderick Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christoph Graupner. A limited number of tickets for the concert only will be sold at $25. For more information, call 435-4866 or email sales@CrescendoBerkshires.org.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! HandyBoysEnt.com presents Movie in the Park at Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY (along Route 22). Featuring Madagascar 2 on August 15, at 8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Bottled water will be available. For more information, please call 860-318-5557 or log on to www.Handyboysent.com
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Salisbury Rotary invites you to join them in A Night to Change a Life with "Dancing Under the Stars" at Lime Rock Park Vintage Weekend, Saturday, September 5th, from 7 to 11 PM. There will be hors d'oeuvre buffet and a cash bar. Music by Maximum Dosage. The event will benefit Local Scholarships, Community Gifts, and International Projects.
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KICK IT TO THE CURB -- a SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE! Millerton Business Group is presenting this event on Saturday, August 8, from 10 AM to 5 PM, rain or shine, on Main Street in Millerton, the most exciting shopping strip within miles! You'll find everything from designer clothing, casual clothing, second-hand & vintage clothing, antiques, the Harney Tea Tasting Store and Tea Room, books, gift shops galore, florists, a picture framing store, fine wines, a glass blowing showroom/store, movie theatre, an Elyse Harney Real Estate office, and several restaurants, to mention just a small selection...
Opening at TriArts in Sharon, with premiere Thursday, August 6, and running through August 23: THE MUSIC MAN, the 1957 Broadway hit (five Tony Awards) with book, music and lyrics by Meredith Wilson. For tickets and information, call 860-364-7469.
The 42nd Sharon Audubon Festival takes place August 8 and 9 at the Sharon Audubon Center, 325 Cornwall Bridge Road (Route 4) in Sharon. There will be Live Animals, Annie and the Natural Wonder Band, Forest Park Zoo, Crumbling Cryphons Children's Theater, Skyhunters in Flight Falconry Demonstration, Merry Marsh Children's Activity Tent, Vendors and much more! For more information, please call 860-364-0520 or go to www.sharon.audubon.org.
Yale Summer School of Music in Norfolk features the Tokyo String Quartet in a program of Haydn, Berg and Beethoven on Friday, August 7, at 8 PM in the Music Shed. For tickets, go to www.NorfolkMusic.org or call 860-542-3000.
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Salisbury Rotary invites you to join them in A Night to Change a Life with "Dancing Under the Stars" at Lime Rock Park Vintage Weekend, Saturday, September 5th, from 7 to 11 PM. There will be hors d'oeuvre buffet and a cash bar. Music by Maximum Dosage. The event will benefit Local Scholarships, Community Gifts, and International Projects
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! HandyBoysEnt.com presents Movie in the Park at Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY (along Route 22). Featuring Madagascar 2 on August 15, at 8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Bottled water will be available. For more information, please call 860-318-5557 or log on to www.Handyboysent.com
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Featured at Music Mountain, Saturday, August 1 at 6:30 PM and Sunday, August 2, at 3 PM: A Weekend of Nuevo Tango and Latino Classics. The award-winning Cuarteto Latinoamerican, devoted to the Latin American repertoire for strings, are joined by Daniel Binelli, Argentina's master of the bandoneon, in a special tribute to composer Astor Piazzolla, whose unique blend of jazz, dissonance, and classical music produced the nuevo tango. There will be Tango demonstrations on the outdoor stage during Saturday's intermission and on Sunday at 2:30 before the concert. Tickets: www.musicmountain.org or 860-824-7126.

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The 42nd Sharon Audubon Festival takes place August 8 and 9 at the Sharon Audubon Center, 325 Cornwall Bridge Road (Route 4) in Sharon. There will be Live Animals, Annie and the Natural Wonder Band, Forest Park Zoo, Crumbling Cryphons Children's Theater, Skyhunters in Flight Falconry Demonstration, Merry Marsh Children's Activity Tent, Vendors and much more! For more information, please call 860-364-0520 or go to www.sharon.audubon.org.
The Hotchkiss Library in Sharon will hold its annual book sale August 1 and 2 from 10 AM to 4 PM. There will be a wide variety of books, videos, CDs and tapes to choose from, and an especially good selection of children's boooks, adult fiction and nonfiction and military history. Of special interest this year will be volumes of Connecticut history and items offered for bid in a silent auction. All items included in the sale are in good condition and are rasonably priced. For more information on this event and others happening at the Hotchkiss Library, visit the Website hotchkisslibrary.org or call 860-364-5041.
The Indoor track at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 to 10 AM for those wishing to walk indoors. The cost is $2 per use. Call 860-364-1400 with questions.
The Northwest Music Association presents a Summer Concert Series with the New England Baroque Soloists. The concerts are being held on four consecutive Wednesday afternoons, August 5 and 12, (the first two concerts have taken place), all at 5 PM. The concerts take place at St. John's Church (now A/C'd) at 12 Main Street in Salisbury. Admission is free. The concerts are about an hour in length, and are all followed by a reception with light refreshments. Donations to help defray the costs of the concert may be offered at the door.
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Welcome to a Collin Forbes & O'Brien Estate Sale at 80 Belgo Road in Lakeville from Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26. There will be a Wine, Cheese & early Buying event from 5 to 7 PM on Friday to benefit Salisbury Youth Work Program (fee is $25 per person) that provides first formal job experiences for the youth of Salisbury & Lakeville for more than 25 years - funded entirely by private donations. The Estate Sale (no fee) continues Saturday and Sunday from 8 AM to 3 PM. Belgo Road runs from Route 44 west of Lakeville across the mountain and down to Rudd Pond Road in Millerton. Cash and checks only.
The Falls Village Children's Theatre presents a production of Disney's "The Aristocats" on Friday, July 24 at 6:30 PM at Cornwall Consolidated School. A group of 18 Northwest Corner kids ages five to nine sing, act and dance under the direction of Lanny Mitchell. This feline adventure has a hip, jazzy beat and includes the songs, "The Aristocats," "Scales and Arpeggios" and "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat." Admission is free but donations are welcome. For more information, call 860-824-4303.
The Northwest Music Association presents a Summer Concert Series with the New England Baroque Soloists. The concerts are being held on four consecutive Wednesday afternoons, July 29, August 5 and 12, (the first concert was this week), all at 5 PM. The concerts take place at St. John's Church (now A/C'd) at 12 Main Street in Salisbury. Admission is free. The concerts are about an hour in length, and are all followed by a reception with light refreshments. Donations to help defray the costs of the concert may be offered at the door.
The Hotchkiss Library in Sharon will hold its annual book sale August 1 and 2 from 10 AM to 4 PM. There will be a wide variety of books, videos, CDs and tapes to choose from, and an especially good selection of children's boooks, adult fiction and nonfiction and military history. Of special interest this year will be volumes of Connecticut history and items offered for bid in a silent auction. All items included in the sale are in good condition and are rasonably priced. For more information on this event and others happening at the Hotchkiss Library, visit the Website hotchkisslibrary.org or call 860-364-5041.
FIEST IN THE FIELD features a seasonal homemade gourmet brunch, a tour of an organic farm, and fun activities for the whole family, run by the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center just east of the intersection of Rte 126 and Johnson Road in Falls Village. The fundraising event takes place on Sunday, August 2, from 11 AM to 2 PM, rain or shine. All proceeds support ADAMAH: The Jewish Environmental Fellowship. Please RSVP ASAP to registrar&isabellafreeedman.org. $100 for adults, free for children.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! HandyBoysEnt.com presents Movie in the Park at Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY (along Route 22). Featuring Kung Fu Panda on July 18th, and Madagascar 2 on August 15, both at 8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Bottled water will be available. For more information, please call 860-318-5557 or log on to www.Handyboysent.com
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Lime Rock Park will be the host to the annual Northeast Grand Prix this Friday, July 17, and Saturday, July 18. Practice and qualifying laps will be held on Friday; races will begin Saturday at 9 AM. The main event, the timed Grand Prix, begins Saturday at 2:05 PM. The race will be two hours and 45 minutes long.
Le Mans is sports car racing typically done on road circuits and street courses. There are two types of cars: prototypes and Grand Touring models. Grand Touring cars come off the same kind of asssembly line that a Porsche, Ferrari or Corvette would, but they're modified for racing. A prototype car is not a production-built car. They are more of an exotic car. For more information, contact Lime Rock Park at 860-435-5000 or visit the website at limerock.com.
TriArts Big Band comes to Music Mountain this Saturday, July 18, at 6:30 PM. Dance under the stars to Rich Conley and his 11-piece band playing the best of the oldies and your favorite show tunes. TriArts artistic director Michael Berkeley will introduce TriArts' popular "Andrew Sisters" sing-a-likes.

On Sunday, July 19, at 3 PM, the Cassatt String Quartet, who have played the Stradavarius at the Library of Congress and toured top concert halls around the globe to rave reviews, will perform Dvorak's String Quartet, Opus 105, and Shubert's Cello Quintet with the acclaimed cellist, Marc Johnson. Music Mountain is located in Falls Village; go to www.musicmountain.org. for more information.
The Lakeville Hose Company presents a Lakeside Brunch on Sunday, July 19, from 9 AM to 1 PM with LIVE JAZZ under the oaks at Lakeville Town Grove.
FIEST IN THE FIELD features a seasonal homemade gourmet brunch, a tour of an organic farm, and fun activities for the whole family, run by the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center just east of the intersection of Rte 126 and Johnson Road in Falls Village. The fundraising event takes place on Sunday, August 2, from 11 AM to 2 PM, rain or shine. All proceeds support ADAMAH: The Jewish Environmental Fellowship. Please RSVP ASAP to registrar&isabellafreeedman.org. $100 for adults, free for children.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! HandyBoysEnt.com presents Movie in the Park at Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY (along Route 22). Featuring Kung Fu Panda on July 18th, and Madagascar 2 on August 15, both at 8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Bottled water will be available. For more information, please call 860-318-5557 or log on to www.Handyboysent.com

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Wine for a Summer's Eve is the theme of this year's wine tasting and silent auction held by Habitat for Humanity NWCT. There will be fine wines and tasty tidbits from local restaurants, as well as many beautiful, adventuresome and interesting items up for auction. Please join them on Saturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on the lawn at the home of Elyse and John Harney. The address is 11 East Main Street in Salisbury. Tickets are $25. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
Featured at Music Mountain in Falls Village this Saturday, July 11, at 6:30 PM: THE NEW BLACK EAGLES. Hottest jazz ticket north of New Orleans, the Black Eagles carry on the legacy from Jelly Roll Morton to the Preservation Hall Band. Bring the family, take a spin on the new outdoor dance floor, or tap your feet in Gordon Hall to jazz in the best tradition.

The New Black Eagles have been a fixture on the international jazz scene since 1971, bringing the sounds of traditional New Orleans Jazz to audiences all over the world. They do not copy earlier jazz performances note for note, but are – at all times – aware of the legacy and influence from such legendary New Orleans musicians as Louis Armstrong, George Lewis, Kid Ory, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll Morton, Paul Barbarin and, of course, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band - just to name a few of those who represent the best in the history of New Orleans Jazz. They also play a good selection of Duke Ellington and Ragtime to spice the pot. In the 15 years we’ve been doing jazz concerts they’re one of the most popular groups we have had at Music Mountain. Put on your dancing shoes and have a great time!
The Chamber Music Festival at Yale Summer School of Music in Norfolk presents Mendelssohn's Octet featuring the Tokyo String Quartet with the Jasper String Quartet on Friday, July 10 at 8 PM in the Music Shed, and Haydn & Mendelssohn with Peter Frankl, Shmuel Ashkenasi and Ole Akahoshi on Saturday, July 11, at 8 PM, also in the Music Shed.
A New Theater presents a New Show. When John Viscardi and Fiona Hutchison closed The Copake Theatre Company last year, Ritchie, artistic director, actor and fellow in charge of most everything there for two seasons figured that was that. He would continue writing musicals, which get produced all over North America, but running a playhouse, well, that was done. Until he realized he could have a theater without a home, and Taconic Stage Company was born. "In a way, that's good," Ritchie says. "It means I have to be inventive." So Ritchie's latest musical revue, "I Know I Came in Here for Something (The Middle-Aged Comedy)," will debut at the Liththouse Marina and Restaurant overlooking Copake Lake on July 17, 18, 24 and 25. This musical marks the ups and downs of middle age with lyrics by Ritchie and music by Los Angeles composer Wayne Moore who will be accompanying the performers for this opening. Buffet dinner and cash bar opens at 7 PM, and the show starts at 8:30 PM. For reservations, call 518-325-1234 or go to www.taconicstage.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!HandyBoysEnt.com presents Movie in the Park at Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY (along Route 22). Featuring Kung Fu Panda on July 18th, and Madagascar 2 on August 15, both at 8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Bottled water will be available. For more information, please call 860-318-5557 or log on to www.Handyboysent.com

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This year's annual Rotary/Lime Rock Park fireworks extravaganza will actually take place Saturday, July 4 (rain date is the following evening, July 5). The club is offering a "green" event with a pricing system designed to minimize the celebrations's carbon footprint. All vehicles will be charged $10, regardless of how many passengers each has. (Note: While walk-ins are charged only $5, four walk-ins together in a car or truck would save a combined $10.) Infield and outfield gates at Lime Rock Park, just off Route 112, will be open at 6 PM for picnicking and refreshments (the park's refreshment stands also will be open). Fireworks will go off shortly after 9 PM. Pets are not allowed, nor are personal fireworks. Dugway Road will be closed for the event.
The Chamber Music Festival at Yale Summer School of Music in Norfolk presents a Mendelssohn Octet featuring the Tokyo String Quartet with the Jasper String Quartet on Friday, July 10 at 8 PM in the Music Shed, and Haydn & Mendelssohn with Peter Frankl, Shmuel Ashkenasi and Ole Akahoshi on Saturday, July 11, at 8 PM, also in the Music Shed.
A New Theater presents a New Show. When John Viscardi and Fiona Hutchison closed The Copake Theatre Company last year, Ritchie, artistic director, actor and fellow in charge of most everything there for two seasons figured that was that. He would continue writing musicals, which get produced all over North America, but running a playhouse, well, that was done. Until he realized he could have a theater without a home, and Taconic Stage Company was born. "In a way, that's good," Ritchie says. "It means I have to be inventive." So Ritchie's latest musical revue, "I Know I Came in Here for Something (The Middle-Aged Comedy)," will debut at the Liththouse Marina and Restaurant overlooking Copake Lake on July 17, 18, 24 and 25. This musical marks the ups and downs of middle age with lyrics by Ritchie and music by Los Angeles composer Wayne Moore who will be accompanying the performers for this opening. Buffet dinner and cash bar opens at 7 PM, and the show starts at 8:30 PM. For reservations, call 518-325-1234 or go to www.taconicstage.com.
An exhibit, "Made in Salisbury," featuring examples of the many things made in town over the years, opens Wednesday, July 1, at the Academy Building, the brick building across the street from Town Hall on Main Street. The exhibit is organized by the Salisbury Association Historical Society. On display will be items from the early iron industry, manufactured pieces from the Salisbury Cutlery Handle Company, Salisbury Artisans and the Acme Rule Company. Plastics from Illinois Tool Works and Keuffel & Esser slide rules are included, as well as goods from the House of Herbs, Sarum Tea, Harney Tea, Jim Harvey Fishing Lures and Dard Hunter Handmade Paper. Craftsmen represented will include Don Stevens and his decoys, the weaving of Eric Gerstel and violins by Delber Bishop. There will also be a sampling of Salisbury inventors and their patents.

The Salisbury Associaion is once again sponsoring the annual July 4 picnic at the Town Grove.
HandyBoysEnt.com presents Movie in the Park at Eddie Collins Field, Millerton, NY (along Route 22). Featuring Kung Fu Panda on July 18th, and Madagascar 2 on August 15, both at 8:30 PM. Free and open to the public. Bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Bottled water will be available. For more information, please call 860-318-5557 or log on to www.Handyboysent.com

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The Project Troubador Grove Festival takes place on Saturday, June 27th, from 5 to 10 PM, at the Salisbury Town Grove in Lakeville. This is the Project's 20th Annual Grove Festival and this year they will feature Pistolera. They're fun, awash in cumbia rhythms, bouncy accordion melodies, heavy walking bass lines, rock guitar, and sing-a-long choruses in Spanish, the political debate gives way to a dance party attitude that's utterly irresistible. A-minor comes out of a tradition of collegiate a capella groups that has exploded across the nation in the last decade. Hailing from UCONN, A-minor is a smokin' pile of sound that creates both grinding syntho-pop sounds as well as extraterrestrial harmonies from nothing more than their vocal chords. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, games, music, and dance. Participants form a circle, and take turns either playing musical instruments, singing, or ritually sparring in pairs in the center of the circle. The sparring is marked by fluid acrobatic play, feints, and extensive use of sweeps, kicks, and headbutts. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Bring a lawn chair, picnics are encouraged, and in case of rain, bring protective gear. For more information, call 860-435-0661 or projecttroubador.org.
Something to laugh about and something to dance about. That's the idea behind the upcoming TriArts/Music Mountain Day on Saturday, June 27, beginning with the Stephen Sondheim musical, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" at 2 PM at Tri-Arts in Sharon. At 6:30 PM, there will be jazz and dancing at Music Mountain with "Swingtime" and a 100th anniversary salute to Benny Goodman. Tickets for the two events are $40. The band Swingtime has female and male vocalists and evokes the memories of Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Nat "King" Cole and Frank Sinatra. Tickets are available online at music-mountain.org, at the door, by phone at 860-824-7126, or at the TriArts box office at 860-364-7469, extension 200.
A New Theater presents a New Show. When John Viscardi and Fiona Hutchison closed The Copake Theatre Company last year, Ritchie, artistic director, actor and fellow in charge of most everything there for two seasons figured that was that. He would continue writing musicals, which get produced all over North America, but running a playhouse, well, that was done. Until he realized he could have a theater without a home, and Taconic Stage Company was born. "In a way, that's good," Ritchie says. "It means I have to be inventive." So Ritchie's latest musical revue, "I Know I Came in Here for Something (The Middle-Aged Comedy)," will debut at the Liththouse Marina and Restaurant overlooking Copake Lake on July 17, 18, 24 and 25. This musical marks the ups and downs of middle age with lyrics by Ritchie and music by Los Angeles composer Wayne Moore who will be accompanying the performers for this opening. Buffet dinner and cash bar opens at 7 PM, and the show starts at 8:30 PM. For reservations, call 518-325-1234 or go to www.taconicstage.com.
An exhibit, "Made in Salisbury," featuring examples of the many things made in town over the years, opens Wednesday, July 1, at the Academy Building, the brick building across the street from Town Hall on Main Street. The exhibit is organized by the Salisbury Association Historical Society. On display will be items from the early iron industry, manufactured pieces from the Salisbury Cutlery Handle Company, Salisbury Artisans and the Acme Rule Company. Plastics from Illinois Tool Works and Keuffel & Esser slide rules are included, as well as goods from the House of Herbs, Sarum Tea, Harney Tea, Jim Harvey Fishing Lures and Dard Hunter Handmade Paper. Craftsmen represented will include Don Stevens and his decoys, the weaving of Eric Gerstel and violins by Delber Bishop. There will also be a sampling of Salisbury inventors and their patents.

The Salisbury Associaion is once again sponsoring the annual July 4 picnic at the Town Grove.
Summer Portals Chamber Concerts begins its sixth season at Elfers Hall at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville on June 29, with concerts featuring the Miami String Quartet, Friday, July 3, and the Miami with the Portals Faculty Artists and Pianist Melvin Chen, Saturday, July 4. Both concerts begin at 7:30 PM. Sunday, July 5, Portals vocal students and faculty perform at 4:30 PM. All concerts are free. For information and a complete schedule, go to www. hotchkiss.org/summer or telephone 860-435-3173.
SAVE THE DATE! Wine for a Summer's Eve is the theme of this year's wine tasting and silent auction held by Habitat for Humanity NWCT. There will be fine wines and tasty tidbits from local restaurants, as well as many beautiful, adventuresome and interesting items up for auction. Please join them on Saturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on the lawn at the home of Elyse and John Harney. The address is 11 East Main Street in Salisbury. Tickets are $25. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
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TriArts Sharon Playhouse presents Stephen Sondheim's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" from June 18 to July 4. First produced in 1966 and set in ancient Rome, this comedy has been revived many times in many theaters, from Broadway to Housatonic Valley Regional High School. It features music by Stephen Sondheim and lyrics by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove. John Simpkins is the director and Michael Berkely, TriArts artistic director, is music director. For tickets, call the box office at 860-364-7469, ext. 200, or go online to triarts.net.
Summer 2009 has started at Norfolk's Chamber Music Festival, Yale School of Music shed. This Saturday, June 20, at 8 PM, you'll hear Piano Concerto # 11 with Sejong and Robert Blocker on piano. Also on the program are works by Jay Greenberg, Michael Haydn, and Astor Piazzolla's Four Seasons. Tickets are available by calling 860-542-3000.
Cornwall's own Michael Moschen, world-renowned juggler and performer, will present his one-man show at The Hotchkiss School's Walker Auditorium at 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 20, for the benefit of The Arts Fund for Region One. This is the first time Moschen has brought his unique form of entertainment to the Northwest Corner, where he makes his home. There will be a reception following the performance for a select group of audience members, who will take part in a question-and-answer session with him. Tickets will be $10 for children, $25 for adults and $50 for preferred seating, which includes the post performance interaction with Moschen as well. Tickets are available at the door, or before the performance by calling Liz at 860-927-4646.
The Lakeville Hose Company will host the first of its summer brunches at The Grove with live jazz on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Food will be provided by area restaurants and firehouse chefs. The cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children under 12. The brunch will be held rain or shine.
The Masonic Lodge will hold the FIRST LOBSTER SALE OF THE SUMMER, Saturday, June 20. As a thank-you gesture, and to celebrate the 50th year of the tradition, at each monthly sale ths year the Lodge is giving away one order for free. All orders placed by noon on the day of the sale will be assigned a number, and a ticket will be drawn. The sale is Saturday from 4 to 6 PM, the lobsters are 1 1/3 pounds and are sold on a reserve-only basis. Call 860-435-9722 and leave a message on the answering machine. Someone will return calls to confirm the order. The price will be determined in the week prior to the sale, and buyers will be informed. At the June sale the Lodge will present a scholarship award to a student from Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
SAVE THE DATE! Wine for a Summer's Eve is the theme of this year's wine tasting and silent auction held by Habitat for Humanity NWCT. There will be fine wines and tasty tidbits from local restaurants, as well as many beautiful, adventuresome and interesting items up for auction. Please join them on Saturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on the lawn at the home of Elyse and John Harney. The address is 11 East Main Street in Salisbury. Tickets are $25. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
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SAVE THE DATE! Wine for a Summer's Eve is the theme of this year's wine tasting and silent auction held by Habitat for Humanity NWCT. There will be fine wines and tasty tidbits from local restaurants, as well as many beautiful, adventuresome and interesting items up for auction. Please join them on Saturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on the lawn at the home of Elyse and John Harney. The address is 11 East Main Street in Salisbury. Tickets are $25. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
The Masonic Lodge will hold the FIRST LOBSTER SALE OF THE SUMMER, Saturday, June 20. As a thank-you gesture, and to celebrate the 50th year of the tradition, at each monthly sale ths year the Lodge is giving away one order for free. All orders placed by noon on the day of the sale will be assigned a number, and a ticket will be drawn. The sale is Saturday from 4 to 6 PM, the lobsters are 1 1/3 pounds and are sold on a reserve-only basis. Call 860-435-9722 and leave a message on the answering machine. Someone will return calls to confirm the order. The price will be determined in the week prior to the sale, and buyers will be informed. At the June sale the Lodge will present a scholarship award to a student from Housatonic Valley Regional High School.
The Lakeville Hose Company will host the first of its summer brunches at The Grove with live jazz on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Food will be provided by area restaurants and firehouse chefs. The cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children under 12. The brunch will be held rain or shine.
The HousaTonics invite you to a Serenade Feast - a Scintillating Repertoire of Old Songs. This is an annual event not to be missed! Come and enjoy good music, food, friends, wine and all out musical merriment at Salisbury School Dining Hall on Saturday, June 13th, at 6 PM and Sunday, June 14th, at 12:30 PM. Each performance will start with a reception of wine & cheese, followed by a great meal and performance by the HousaTonics. Proceeds to benefit Owl's Kitchen & Music Awards to HVRHS students. Tickets are available at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury or by email: tickets@housatonics.org. $30 for each performance.

The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau presents Music on the Mountain on June 6. This is an Open Recital featuring young musicians from Region One at Gordon Hall, Music Mountain in Falls Village. Time: 2 to 3 PM. Reception to follow. Adults: $15; Students: $10; Families (4): $35.
Mary Randolph Carter will give an informal talk, "For the Love of Old," Saturday, June 13, at 3 PM at the Sharon Historical Society. The program wil be a preview for the museum's giant fundraising tag sale and silent auction, The Great Attic Classic, at the museum on Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5. The talk will be held in conjunction with Connecticut's Open House program held in museums across the state. Carter is the author of six books, including the "Junk" series: "American Junk," "Garden Junk," "Kitchen Junk" and "Big City Junk." The Great Attic Classic kicks off with an early-buying cocktail party Friday, July 3, from 6 to 8 PM. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $35. The event continues with an open sale Saturday, July 4, from 10 AM to 4 PM and continues Sunday, July 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM. The silent auction begins Friday evening and closes Sunday at noon. For information and to reserve tickets, call 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.

The Sharon Audubon Center has limited space available for children ages 4 to 11 in the summer nature programs. The costs of the programs range from $100 to $295 and scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance. For more information on the camp programs and which sessions still have spaces available, contact Wendy at 860-364-0520, ext. 21, send an email to wmiller@audubon.org or go online to sharon.audubon.org.
Cornwall's own Michael Moschen, world-renowned juggler and performer, will present his one-man show at The Hotchkiss School's Walker Auditorium at 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 20, for the benefit of The Arts Fund for Region One. This is the first time Moschen has brought his unique form of entertainment to the Northwest Corner, where he makes his home. There will be a reception following the performance for a select group of audience members, who will take part in a question-and-answer session with him. Tickets will be $10 for children, $25 for adults and $50 for preferred seating, which includes the post performance interaction with Moschen as well. Tickets are available at the door, or before the performance by calling Liz at 860-927-4646.
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SAVE THE DATE! Wine for a Summer's Eve is the theme of this year's wine tasting and silent auction held by Habitat for Humanity NWCT. There will be fine wines and tasty tidbits from local restaurants, as well as many beautiful, adventuresome and interesting items up for auction. Please join them on Saturday, July 11, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM on the lawn at the home of Elyse and John Harney. The address is 11 East Main Street in Salisbury. Tickets are $25. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
Textile expert, Dr. Mary Dusenbury, research curator at the Spencer Museum of Art at the University of Kansas (and Salisbury home owner), describes her trip to Central Asia to explore the resurgence of silk production and other hand crafts that has occurred after the collapse and withdrawal of the Soviet Union in 1991. Dusenbury traveled from ancient oasis cities that once were important caravan stops along the Silk Road, to remote villages in the mountains along the Afghan/Uzbekistan border, and to the Fergana Valley, historically famous for horses and silk, and the heart of contemporary silk weaving today. The lecture and slide presentation takes place on Saturday, June 6, at 4 PM in the Wardell Room of the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury. For more information, call 435-2838.
The 14th annual "Murphy Open" golf tournament to celebrate the life of Lakeville's Bill "Murphy" Mayberry (1933-1996) is scheduled for Monday, June 8, at the Egremont (MA) Country Club. The barbecue lunch gets underway at 11 AM with a shotgun start at noon. This year's proceeds are destined for the Sharon Volunteer Ambulance Services as a prelude to their official launch of a fund drive to finance a new ambulance. The entry fee of $110 per player includes lunch, cart and green fees, on course beverages and buffet dinner after the event. Mixed and ladies teams are welcome, as are junior players with an adult. To reserve a slot or for further information contact Fred Stevenson at Lakeville Golf Technology at 860-435-0811, lakegolf@sbcglobal.net, or log onto murphyopen.com.
Mary Randolph Carter will give an informal talk, "For the Love of Old," Saturday, June 13, at 3 PM at the Sharon Historical Society. The program wil be a preview for the museum's giant fundraising tag sale and silent auction, The Great Attic Classic, at the museum on Saturday and Sunday, July 4 and 5. The talk will be held in conjunction with Connecticut's Open House program held in museums across the state. Carter is the author of six books, including the "Junk" series: "American Junk," "Garden Junk," "Kitchen Junk" and "Big City Junk." The Great Attic Classic kicks off with an early-buying cocktail party Friday, July 3, from 6 to 8 PM. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $35. The event continues with an open sale Saturday, July 4, from 10 AM to 4 PM and continues Sunday, July 5, from 10 AM to 1 PM. The silent auction begins Friday evening and closes Sunday at noon. For information and to reserve tickets, call 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.

The Sharon Audubon Center has limited space available for children ages 4 to 11 in the summer nature programs. The costs of the programs range from $100 to $295 and scholarships are available for those needing financial assistance. For more information on the camp programs and which sessions still have spaces available, contact Wendy at 860-364-0520, ext. 21, send an email to wmiller@audubon.org or go online to sharon.audubon.org.
The HousaTonics invite you to a Serenade Feast - a Scintillating Repertoire of Old Songs. This is an annual event not to be missed! Come and enjoy good music, food, friends, wine and all out musical merriment at Salisbury School Dining Hall on Saturday, June 13th, at 6 PM and Sunday, June 14th, at 12:30 PM. Each performance will start with a reception of wine & cheese, followed by a great meal and performance by the HousaTonics. Proceeds to benefit Owl's Kitchen & Music Awards to HVRHS students. Tickets are available at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury or by email: tickets@housatonics.org. $30 for each performance.

The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau presents Music on the Mountain on June 6. This is an Open Recital featuring young musicians from Region One at Gordon Hall, Music Mountain in Falls Village. Time: 2 to 3 PM. Reception to follow. Adults: $15; Students: $10; Families (4): $35.
Cornwall's own Michael Moschen, world-renowned juggler and performer, will present his one-man show at The Hotchkiss School's Walker Auditorium at 7:30 PM on Saturday, June 20, for the benefit of The Arts Fund for Region One. This is the first time Moschen has brought his unique form of entertainment to the Northwest Corner, where he makes his home. There will be a reception following the performance for a select group of audience members, who will take part in a question-and-answer session with him. Tickets will be $10 for children, $25 for adults and $50 for preferred seating, which includes the post performance interaction with Moschen as well. Tickets are available at the door, or before the performance by calling Liz at 860-927-4646.
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The Garden Conservancy's Open Days Program for 2009 begins in Litchfield County on Sunday, May 31, featuring the garden of Robin Magowan and Juliet Mattila, 24 Taconic Road in Salisbury (10 AM to 4 PM). Additional Litchfield County Open Days include 12 private gardens to visit on June 14 in Barkhamsted, Bridgewater, and Washington; June 27 in Falls Village, Kent, Sharon, Washington and Washington Depot. Days are rain or shine, and no reservations are required. Call 1-888-842-2442 or visit opendaysprogram.org for more information.
The Morris Dancers, continuing a 27-year tradition in the Northwest Corner, will perform on Saturday, June 6, dancing the ancient dances of the English countryside and celebrating the arrival of springtime. The dancers wear colorful traditional costumes complete with bells strapped to their legs. The dances feature the clashing of sticks and vigorous stepping and leaping, all to live music. There will be participating Morris Teams from Boston, Binghamton, New York City, Great Barrington and Albany going out on three separate dancing "tours." At 6:30 PM, the teams come together in Falls Village. Tour A: 10:15 AM at Geer Retirement Community in North Canaan; Tour B: 10 AM near LaBonne's in Salisbury, 11 AM on the Sharon Green, 12 noon at Simmon's Way in Millerton; Tour C: 10 AM at the Norfolk Library. For additional performances, see this week's Lakeville Journal.
The Salisbury Recreation Commission has put out its Summer Program Schedule & Registration Form covering Kayaking, Life Guard Training, Sailing, Swim Lessons, Swim Team, Tennis. The programs are for all ages and levels of competency. For information and/or registration and fees, pick up a program at Town Hall in Salisbury or email Lisa McAuliffe, Director of Recreation, at salisburyctrec@yahoo.com, phone: 860-435-5186.
The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau presents Music on the Mountain on June 6. This is an Open Recital featuring young musicians from Region One at Gordon Hall, Music Mountain in Falls Village. Time: 2 to 3 PM. Reception to follow. Adults: $15; Students: $10; Families (4): $35.
The HousaTonics invite you to a Serenade Feast - a Scintillating Repertoire of Old Songs. This is an annual event not to be missed! Come and enjoy good music, food, friends, wine and all out musical merriment at Salisbury School Dining Hall on Saturday, June 13th, at 6 PM and Sunday, June 14th, at 12:30 PM. Each performance will start with a reception of wine & cheese, followed by a great meal and performance by the HousaTonics. Proceeds to benefit Owl's Kitchen & Music Awards to HVRHS students. Tickets are available at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury or by email: tickets@housatonics.org. $30 for each performance.

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A HAPPY AND SAFE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TO ALL!
Memorial Day Services in Salisbury (to which all veterans are welcome, whether in uniform or not) begin at the Scoville Memorial Library at 9 AM; the parade forms at 9:30 AM; there will be a salute off the bridge at 9:45 AM, in memory of servicemen and servicewomen buried at sea. The parade begins at 10 AM and continues to Salisbury Cemetery. Please come and join this beautiful event!

For Parades in our neighboring towns, please see announcement on the front page of the Lakeville Journal.
A Summer of Fun Starts Memorial Day Weekend at TriArts at Sharon Playhouse: To start the Summer on May 23-24, if you like the Diva series, you'll love Kids 2009! All singing, all dancing, all kids! June 18-July 4 features "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"; July 10-26 features High School Musical 2; August 6-23 features The Music Man; July 18 features TriArts Big Band Goes to Music Mountain; August 11 features The Playhouse Stomp, and August 28-30 features Divas do it All - 10 Years of "Divadom". For more information go to www.triarts.net.
The Salisbury Recreation Commission has put out its Summer Program Schedule & Registration Form covering Kayaking, Life Guard Training, Sailing, Swim Lessons, Swim Team, Tennis. The programs are for all ages and levels of competency. For information and/or registration and fees, pick up a program at Town Hall in Salisbury or email Lisa McAuliffe, Director of Recreation, at salisburyctrec@yahoo.com, phone: 860-435-5186.
Celebrating Music Mountain's 80th year. The youngest cultural group in Falls Village will honor the town's oldest cultural institution Saturday, May 23, at 5 PM, when the Falls Village Children's Theater presents a family-friendly evening of popular all-American songs in honor or Music Mountain's 80th birthday. The program features Michael Brown, Wanda Houston, Lanny Mitchell and Vance Cannon. Michael Brown teaches music at the Salisbury School, Mitchell is the director of all of the FVCT's musicals and Houston is a jazz singer who performs all over the Berkshires. Cannon is an accomplished musician who is vice president of the FVCT board. He said of the program, "Lanny, Wanda and I will be playing together and soloing. "We are working on American music that lends itself to collaboration. There will be some kids doing some music and dance as well. Concert-goers can picnic on the Music Mountain campus from 5 PM on and parking is free. Donations to the Falls Village Children's Theater Company will be accepted.
The Lakeville Gallery Association will feature a Gallery Night on Saturday, May 23, from 4 to 7 PM. Come stroll from gallery to gallery, enjoy the art exhibits and, perhaps, a glass of wine, at Argazzi Art, 22 Millerton Road (Rte 44); Morgan Lehman Gallery at 24 Sharon Road (Rte 41); and The White Gallery at 342 Main Street (Rte 44). Call 860-435-8222 for more information.

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Trade Secrets will kick off Saturday, May 16, with a garden antiques and rare plant sale at Lion Rock Farm. The event benefits Women's Support Services, a nonprofit organization in northwestern Connecticut, which offers free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence. On Sunday, May 17, Trade Secrets continues with tours of Old Farm nursery in Lakeville, Nancy McCabe's garden in Falls Village, and Michael Trapp's garden in Cornwall. Saturday's early buying tickets, for entry at 8 AM, are $100 and include a continental breakfast. Regular admission from 10 AM to 3 PM is $35. Sunday's garden tour is $50 with advance purchase. For further information on the event, go to tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080.
The Hotchkiss Music Department presents the Hotchkiss Orchestra & Jazz Ensemble - Right Brain Logic - on May 21 at 7 PM in Katherine M. Elfers Hall, Esther Eastman Music Center at the Hotchkiss School on Interlaken Road in Lakeville.
A Summer of Fun Starts Memorial Day Weekend at TriArts at Sharon Playhouse: To start the Summer on May 23-24, if you like the Diva series, you'll love Kids 2009! All singing, all dancing, all kids! June 18-July 4 features "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"; July 10-26 features High School Musical 2; August 6-23 features The Music Man; July 18 features TriArts Big Band Goes to Music Mountain; August 11 features The Playhouse Stomp, and August 28-30 features Divas do it All - 10 Years of "Divadom". For more information go to www.triarts.net.
Blue and Gold at The White Gallery. The fifth annual "Blue and Gold at The White" art show opens May 15th at The White Gallery in Lakeville. A great new collection of artwork by student artists at Housatonic Valley Regional High School will be for sale at the gallery from May 15 through May 17. There will be an artists' reception at the gallery with the student artists on Saturday, May 16, from 4 to 7 PM.
The Salisbury Recreation Commission has put out its Summer Program Schedule & Registration Form covering Kayaking, Life Guard Training, Sailing, Swim Lessons, Swim Team, Tennis. The programs are for all ages and levels of competency. For information and/or registration and fees, pick up a program at Town Hall in Salisbury or email Lisa McAuliffe, Director of Recreation, at salisburyctrec@yahoo.com, phone: 860-435-5186.
FALLS VILLAGE SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
The Falls Village Children's Theater will be holding musical theater workshops for the third summer at Housatonic Valley Regional High School as well as a one-week filmmaking program for students ages 9 - 13. The theater programs will be under the direction of Lanny Mitchell, and will culminate in a performance with sets and costumes. There will be two three-week workshops (9 AM - 3 PM) for students ages 10 - 17, which will run June 22 - July 10 (with a performance on July 11) and July 27 - August 14 (with a performance on August 15). A two-week program (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM) for children ages 5 - 9 will run July 13 - 24 with a performance on July 24.
The new film workshop will be taught by Elizabeth Berrien, Tory Jadow and Clifton Jaeger at Miner Hall in downtown Falls Village; it will run July 13 - 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM. The three week musical theater workshop is $695; the two week workshop is $300. The film workshop is $200.
For registration and information: www.fvct.org or 860-824-4303
Dan Shaw
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Falls Village, CT 06031
860.824.5582; 860.248.9601 (cell)
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Trade Secrets will kick off Saturday, May 16, with a garden antiques and rare plant sale at Lion Rock Farm. The event benefits Women's Support Services, a nonprofit organization in northwestern Connecticut, which offers free and confidential services to victims of domestic violence. On Sunday, May 17, Trade Secrets continues with tours of Old Farm nursery in Lakeville, Nancy McCabe's garden in Falls Village, and Michael Trapp's garden in Cornwall. Saturday's early buying tickets, for entry at 8 AM, are $100 and include a continental breakfast. Regular admission from 10 AM to 3 PM is $35. Sunday's garden tour is $50 with advance purchase. For further information on the event, go to tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080.
The Hotchkiss Chorus will host a spirited celebration of Spring on Sunday, May 10, at 7 PM in the Hotchkiss Chapel when they present Spring Sing. The choral group, led by music instructor Laurie Ellington, is comprised of Hotchkiss students. A joyful program is planned. The concert is free and open to the public. Call 860-435-4423 for more information.
Celebrating Mothers and the great Wanda Landowska. Remember the music for the movie "Tom Jones"? Or the original, quirky "Casino Royale"? What helped make them so distinctive was the sound of the harpsichordist. But for the dedicated work of stellar harpsichordist and Bach Scholar Wanda Landowska, who lived in Lakeville for many years and died 50 years ago, the instrument might not have gained the wide acceptance it enjoys today.. Crescendo is presenting a number of intriguing events celebrating the great musician in coming months, starting with a screening of the 1997 film "Wanda Landowska: Uncommon Visionary" at Scoville Memorial Library on Sunday, May 10, at 2 PM. A reception will follow. There is no admission charge.
FALLS VILLAGE SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
The Falls Village Children's Theater will be holding musical theater workshops for the third summer at Housatonic Valley Regional High School as well as a one-week filmmaking program for students ages 9 - 13. The theater programs will be under the direction of Lanny Mitchell, and will culminate in a performance with sets and costumes. There will be two three-week workshops (9 AM - 3 PM) for students ages 10 - 17, which will run June 22 - July 10 (with a performance on July 11) and July 27 - August 14 (with a performance on August 15). A two-week program (9:30 AM - 12:30 PM) for children ages 5 - 9 will run July 13 - 24 with a performance on July 24.
The new film workshop will be taught by Elizabeth Berrien, Tory Jadow and Clifton Jaeger at Miner Hall in downtown Falls Village; it will run July 13 - 17 from 10 AM to 3 PM. The three week musical theater workshop is $695; the two week workshop is $300. The film workshop is $200.
For registration and information: www.fvct.org or 860-824-4303
Dan Shaw
PO Box 375
151 Dublin Road
Falls Village, CT 06031
860.824.5582; 860.248.9601 (cell)
IN SURE AND CERTAIN HOPE
Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus, with Kate Jensik - Cello, Douglas major - Organ Nicholas White - conductor
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In Sure And Certain Hope - Nicholas White (CT Premiere)
Lo! The Full Final Sacrifice - Gerald Finzi
Ne Irascaris, Domine - William Byrd
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis for Trebles - Nicholas White
Evening Hymn - H. Balfour Gardiner Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 4:00pm Trinity Church, 220 Prospect Street, Torrington, CT Tickets: $20 ($10 students) Order HERE online, or at the door
Contact Joyful Noise, Inc.; PO Box 1051; Torrington, Connecticut 06790; 860-496-8841; joyful.noise@snet.net; www.chorusangelicus.org

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The 24th Sharon Classic Road Race and Family Festival to benefit SHARON DAY CARE will take place Saturday, May 2, 2009 (rain or shine) from 9 AM to 1 PM. The Sharon Classic Road Race is a scenic 5-mile run through some of the most beautiful parts of Sharon. Runners and walkers of all ages wanted! Children's Race Events, too. Come join the fun as a runner or spectator and enjoy a morning full of family fun on Sharon's historic town green. There will be a silent auction, a plant sale, bounce house, children's activities, Sharon Audubon exhibit, food & beverage concessions.
The Hotchkiss dance department will stage the annual Spring Dance Concert Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2, at 7:30 PM, and a matinee Sunday, May 3, at 2:30 PM in the school's Walker Auditorium. All performances are free and open to the public. For more information on this and other arts events, visit hotchkiss.org/arts or phone 860-435-4423.
For the art enthusiast, local artist Allen Blagden presents a selection of paintings, drawings and etchings from May 1 to June 14 at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville. Reception with the artist: Saturday, May 2, from 4 to 6 PM.
Lakeville Hose Company No. 1 holds its Annual Chicken Barbeque on Sunday, May 3 from 12 Noon to 5:30 PM. Price: Adults $10; Children $5; Seniors $9. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Takeouts are available. Orders may be called in on Sunday, May 3, at 860-435-9981.
SAVE THE DATE! Trade Secrets will kick off Saturday, May 16, with a garden antiques and rare plant sale at Lion Rock Farm. The event benefits Women's Support Services, a nonprofit organization in northwestern Connecticut, which offers free and confideential services to victims of domestic violence. On Sunday, May 17, Trade Secrets continues with tours of Old Farm nursery in Lakeville, Nancy McCabe's garden in Falls Village, and Michael Trapp's garden in Cornwall. Saturday's early buying tickets, for entry at 8 AM, are $100 and include a continental breakfast. Regular admission from 10 AM to 3 PM is $35. Sunday's garden tour is $50 with advance purchase. For further information on the event, go to tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080.

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The Hotchkiss School Dramatic Association presents "Buried Child" by Sam Shepard in the Walker Auditorium at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville on April 24 and 25 at 7:30 PM and April 26 at 2:30 PM. For information and tickets, call 860-435-3203.
The Church of St. Mary in Lakeville invites the community to a spring concert by The Hotchkiss School boys and girls a cappella singing groups on Sunday, April 26, at 4 PM. Calliope, the female group, and The Bue Notes, the male ensemble, often use their voices to elicit instrumental sounds as accompaniment for their vocal selections. Their diverse repertoire features doo-wop, barbershop, spirituals and pop favorites. The performance is free; donations of money or of nonperishable food items to OWL's Kitchen will be welcomed. Call 860-435-9553 for more information.
On Wednesday, April 29, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM, the Northwest Connecticut Arts Council will present a !CULTURE MIX! at Infinity Music Hall & Bistro on Route 44 in Norfolk. Connect with members and supporters of the Cultural Community, learn about the Arts Council’s new projects, and explore our co-host - Infinity Hall. Enjoy a bite to eat and a drink while connecting with our region's cultural community. Admission is free -- donations are welcome. For directions and information, visit www.artsnwct.org or call (860) 618-0075.
For the art enthusiast, local artist Allen Blagden presents a selection of paintings, drawings and etchings from May 1 to June 14 at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville. Reception with the artist: Saturday, May 2, from 4 to 6 PM.
Solar homes in the northwestern Connecticut towns of Norfolk, Falls Village and North Canaan will be featured on a spring Eco-Tour Saturday, May 16. The self-guided tour will be held, rain or shine, from noon to 5 PM. Sponsored by People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE) and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), the tour will showcase passive solar, solar hot water and solar electric technologies, geothermal energy, radiant floor heating and a variety of unique energy-efficient conservation systems. Tour-goers will have an opportunity to talk with installers, architects and homeowners about clean energy and affordable green lifestyles. CCEF programs, including the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, will also be discussed. Ticket booklets, with maps, have been reduced in price from other years out of respect for the challenging economy. The nonrefundable tickets can be ordered by sending $15 per person to PACE c/o Donna Grant, 128 Melrose Road, Broadbrook, CT 06016. For ticket information, call 860-623-5487. For more tour information, call 860-693-4813 or go to pace-cleanenergy.org.
SAVE THE DATE! Trade Secrets will kick off Saturday, May 16, with a garden antiques and rare plant sale at Lion Rock Farm. The event benefits Women's Support Services, a nonprofit organization in northwestern Connecticut, which offers free and confideential services to victims of domestic violence. On Sunday, May 17, Trade Secrets continues with tours of Old Farm nursery in Lakeville, Nancy McCabe's garden in Falls Village, and Michael Trapp's garden in Cornwall. Saturday's early buying tickets, for entry at 8 AM, are $100 and include a continental breakfast. Regular admission from 10 AM to 3 PM is $35. Sunday's garden tour is $50 with advance purchase. For further information on the event, go to tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080.
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Gospelfest 2009, featuring The Hotchkiss & Salisbury Gospel Choirs and Friends under musical director Michael Whitney Brown, takes place on April 19 from 3 to 5 PM. Venue: Katherine M. Elfers Hall/Esther Eastman Music Center, The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, visit www.Hotchkiss.org/arts or call 435-2591.
The Hotchkiss School Dramatic Association presents "Buried Child" by Sam Shepard in the Walker Auditorium at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville on April 24 and 25 at 7:30 PM and April 26 at 2:30 PM. For information and tickets, call 860-435-3203.
The Church of St. Mary in Lakeville invites the community to a spring concert by The Hotchkiss School boys and girls a cappella singing groups on Sunday, April 26, at 4 PM. Calliope, the female group, and The Bue Notes, the male ensemble, often use their voices to elicit instrumental sounds as accompaniment for their vocal selections. Their diverse repertoire features doo-wop, barbershop, spirituals and pop favorites. The performance is free; donations of money or of nonperishable food items to OWL's Kitchen will be welcomed. Call 860-435-9553 for more information.
Solar homes in the northwestern Connecticut towns of Norfolk, Falls Village and North Canaan will be featured on a spring Eco-Tour Saturday, May 16. The self-guided tour will be held, rain or shine, from noon to 5 PM. Sponsored by People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE) and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), the tour will showcase passive solar, solar hot water and solar electric technologies, geothermal energy, radiant floor heating and a variety of unique energy-efficient conservation systems. Tour-goers will have an opportunity to talk with installers, architects and homeowners about clean energy and affordable green lifestyles. CCEF programs, including the Connecticut Solar Lease Program, will also be discussed. Ticket booklets, with maps, have been reduced in price from other years out of respect for the challenging economy. The nonrefundable tickets can be ordered by sending $15 per person to PACE c/o Donna Grant, 128 Melrose Road, Broadbrook, CT 06016. For ticket information, call 860-623-5487. For more tour information, call 860-693-4813 or go to pace-cleanenergy.org.
SAVE THE DATE! Trade Secrets will kick off Saturday, May 16, with a garden antiques and rare plant sale at Lion Rock Farm. The event benefits Women's Support Services, a nonprofit organization in northwestern Connecticut, which offers free and confideential services to victims of domestic violence. On Sunday, May 17, Trade Secrets continues with tours of Old Farm nursery in Lakeville, Nancy McCabe's garden in Falls Village, and Michael Trapp's garden in Cornwall. Saturday's early buying tickets, for entry at 8 AM, are $100 and include a continental breakfast. Regular admission from 10 AM to 3 PM is $35. Sunday's garden tour is $50 with advance purchase. For further information on the event, go to tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080.

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The Aglet Theatre Company will present a novel program, "A Tennessee Williams Menagerie," Saturday, April 18, at TriArts' Bok Gallery, Sharon, and Saturday, April 25, at Berkshire Theatre Festival's Unicorn Theatre. While Williams was developing "The Glass Menagerie," he wrote a one-act play entitled "The Pretty Trap," which ultimately became the famous "gentleman caller scene." This reading will be only the second time "The Pretty Trap" will be seen in America. To complement these two works, a third-piece, Christopher Durang's take-off of the same scene, "For Whome the Southern Belle Tolls," in which Laura becaomes Lawrence, will also be read. The cast, directed by Aglet's Artistic Director and Co-founder Macey Levin, features Aglet's Executive Director and Co-founder Deann Halper as Amanda. Complimentary wine and refreshments will be served at 7 PM; the reading begins at 7:30 PM with a talk-back led by dramaturge Gloria Miller. Tickets are $25; $20 for students. For further information, write aglettheatre@comcast.net, go to aglet-theatre.net or call 860-435-6928.
Gospelfest 2009, featuring The Hotchkiss & Salisbury Gospel Choirs and Friends under musical director Michael Whitney Brown, takes place on April 19 from 3 to 5 PM. Venue: Katherine M. Elfers Hall/Esther Eastman Music Center, The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville. Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information, visit www.Hotchkiss.org/arts or call 435-2591.
The Church of St. Mary in Lakeville invites the community to a spring concert by The Hotchkiss School boys and girls a cappella singing groups on Sunday, April 26, at 4 PM. Calliope, the female group, and The Bue Notes, the male ensemble, often use their voices to elicit instrumental sounds as accompaniment for their vocal selections. Their diverse repertoire features doo-wop, barbershop, spirituals and pop favorites. The performance is free; donations of money or of nonperishable food items to OWL's Kitchen will be welcomed. Call 860-435-9553 for more information.
SAVE THE DATE! Trade Secrets will kick off Saturday, May 16, with a garden antiques and rare plant sale at Lion Rock Farm. The event benefits Women's Support Services, a nonprofit organization in northwestern Connecticut, which offers free and confideential services to victims of domestic violence. On Sunday, May 17, Trade Secrets continues with tours of Old Farm nursery in Lakeville, Nancy McCabe's garden in Falls Village, and Michael Trapp's garden in Cornwall. Saturday's early buying tickets, for entry at 8 AM, are $100 and include a continental breakfast. Regular admission from 10 AM to 3 PM is $35. Sunday's garden tour is $50 with advance purchase. For further information on the event, go to tradesecretsct.com or call 860-364-1080.
MAD HATTER FARM. Pick fresh and delicious vegetables all summer long. Join the 2009 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program. Full, half and weekend share sizes are still available. For more information, contact Mad Hatter Farm, 135 Music Mountain Road, Falls Village. Phone: 860-824-7635 or go to www.madhatterfarm.com

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Sneak Peek: Portrait of Connecticut. A multimedia exhibit by Joe Standard (www.portraitofameria.org) taking place at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville. March 28 to April 25, with a reception on April 4 from 4 to 6 PM.
The famed Guarneri String Quartet will make its final Connecticut appearance April 3 at 7 PM at the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. Joining them onstage, in a performance of the Brahms piano quintet, will be pianist and Hotchkiss Music Department Chair Fabio Witkowski. The concert is free and open to the public. Other pieces on the evening's program are quartets by Haydn and Kodaly. The Guarneri announced its retirement earlier this year after 45 years of performing chamber music around the globe. Three of the group - Arnold Steinhardt, first violin, John Dalley, violin, and Michael Tree, viola-- are original members of the Guarneri and have been joined in recent years by Peter Wiley on cello.
Noble Horizons in Salisbury till host nationally recognized ornithologist John Rogers on Thursday, April 9, at 2 PM in the Community Room. Co-Founder of the New York State Bluebird Society and an authority on bluebird conservation, Rogers will discuss the life and history of the eastern bluebird. Rogers has maintained a trail of hundreds of bluebird nestboxes in central New York for decades, and has fledged more than 11,500 eastern bluebirds. For more information, call 860-435-9851, ext.190
MAD HATTER FARM. Pick fresh and delicious vegetables all summer long. Join the 2009 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program. Full, half and weekend share sizes are still available. For more information, contact Mad Hatter Farm, 135 Music Mountain Road, Falls Village. Phone: 860-824-7635 or go to www.madhatterfarm.com
The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon presents "Danny Magic" on Wednesday, April 8, at 1 PM at the Congregational Church. It's a magic show for kids of all ages. There is no admission charge. There will be refreshmetns at the library after the program. For more information, call 860-364-5041.
The Church of St. Mary in Lakeville invites the community to a spring concert by The Hotchkiss School boys and girls a cappella singing groups on Sunday, April 26, at 4 PM. Calliope, the female group, and The Bue Notes, the male ensemble, often use their voices to elicit instrumental sounds as accompaniment for their vocal selections. Their diverse repertoire features doo-wop, barbershop, spirituals and pop favorites. The performance is free; donations of money or of nonperishable food items to OWL's Kitchen will be welcomed. Call 860-435-9553 for more information.
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Falls Village Children's Theater Company presents Disney's Alice in Wonderland at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, Friday, March 27, at 7 PM, Saturday, March 28, at 7 PM and Sunday, March 29, at 2 PM. Admission is free but donations gratefully accepted. Come early, seating is limited. Refreshments available before and after the shows.
Sneak Peek: Portrait of Connecticut. A multimedia exhibit by Joe Standard (www.portraitofameria.org) taking place at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville. March 28 to April 25, with a reception on April 4 from 4 to 6 PM.
A Murder Mystery takes place at The Boathouse, 349 Main Sreet in Lakeville on Thursday, April 2 starting at 6:30 PM. It's Amanda Marcum's Birthday party, and you're invited. Poor old girl just hasn't been the same. Her family and friends are throwing this big bash because it could be her last birthday. What will happen to all her money? Hmmm... people are dying to find out!!! This mystery is presented by Partners and Crime, and promises to be a great way to "kill an evening". $50 includes dinner, show, tax and gratuity. For information and resevations, call 860-435-2111. Tickets must be purchased in advance.
This spring, families in Connecticut's Northwest Corner are invited to take part in a series of free programs offered by the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau in collaboration with Joseph Jude Brien, a master teaching artist of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts. The first project will be on Saturday, April 4, from 10 AM to 4 PM when families are invited to "Build a Birdhouse" with Brien at the Parish House of Kent Congregational Church. The program is geared for children ages 10 and up, along with a parent or other close adult relative. Project material and all tools are provided, and participants will get to take their creation home. Other programs include "Build a Bat House" on Saturday, April 18, from 10 to 4 at the Bitterman Center in North Canaan, "Carve a Wooden Spoon" on May 9 from 9 to Noon at The Grove in Lakeville. Other programs take place at Lindell's in Canaan. Participants may sign up for one, several or all in the series. Most of the workshops are geared for children ages 10 and up. There is no charge, but space is limited and reservations should be made by calling 824-4720 or visit hysb.org or Brien's website, lostartworkshops.com.
MAD HATTER FARM. Pick fresh and delicious vegetables all summer long. Join the 2009 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Program. Full, half and weekend share sizes are still available. For more information, contact Mad Hatter Farm, 135 Music Mountain Road, Falls Village. Phone: 860-824-7635 or go to www.madhatterfarm.com
The famed Guarneri String Quartet will make its final Connecticut appearance April 3 at 7 PM at the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. Joining them onstage, in a performance of the Brahms piano quintet, will be pianist and Hotchkiss Music Department Chair Fabio Witkowski. The concert is free and open to the public. Other pieces on the evening's program are quartets by Haydn and Kodaly. The Guarneri announced its retirement earlier this year after 45 years of performing chamber music around the globe. Three of the group - Arnold Steinhardt, first violin, John Dalley, violin, and Michael Tree, viola-- are original members of the Guarneri and have been joined in recent years by Peter Wiley on cello.
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Fun for the whole family: The 17th Annual Tri-State Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trades, Arts & Crafts takes place on Sunday, March 22 from 10 AM to 3 PM, rain, snow or shine. Admission is free, venue is Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Route 7 in Falls Village. There will be raffles, door prizes, giveaways, and a food court. Plenty of parking and handicapped accessible. New this year: The Steve Dunn Band performs their new hit song "Drunk Dial". Performances at 11 AM and 1 PM. For more information, visit www.tristatechamber.com
Aglet Theatre Company will present a staged reading of David Hare's "Amy's View" Saturday, March 21, at TriArts' Bok Gallery in Sharon, and Saturday, March 28, at Berkshire Theatre Festival's Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, Mass. Directing the cast is Thomas Gruenewald, who recently staged Aglet's "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Helen Gahagan Douglas." Gruenewald has directed at regional theaters across the country as well as on and off Broadway. Complimentary wine and refreshments are served at 7 PM; the reading begins at 7:30 PM with a talk-back led by dramaturge Gloria Miller. Tickets are $25 and $20 for students. For more information, email aglettheatre@comcast.net, or call 860-435-6928.
Be sure and see..... ANYTHING GOES! The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society is performing Cole Porter's Anything Goes! on Thursday, March 19, Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 PM at the Henry Burgess Auditorium at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students.
A Tribute to Mendelssohn will take place on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 PM (pre-concert talk at 7 PM) at the First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street in Great Barrington, and Sunday, March 22, at 4 PM (pre-concert talk 3:30 PM) at Trinity Church in Lime Rook. There will be choral works by the Crescendo Choir with Julianne Baird, soprano, Kevin Jones, organist, and all directed by Christine Gevert. Tickets are $35 through sales@CresendoBerkshires.org or 860-435-4866.
Lou Bucceri discusses Richard Smith, a Revolutionary War-era entrepreneur who owned, among other things, the Salisbury Furnace and what is now the Holley-Williams House. His legacy is examined on Saturday, March 21, at 2 PM in the Wardell Community Room of the Scoville Library in Salisbury. The Salisbury Assocition Historical Society is co-sponsoring this lecture.

The Mystery Book Club discusses "Salamander Cotton" by Richard Kunzmann on Thursday, March 19, at 5 PM in the history room of the Scoville Library. There will not be a discussion leader. Books are available at the Library.

The Scoville Library's monthly film night screens John Ford's 1939 classic, "Stagecoach," on Tuesday, March 24, at 5 PM in the Wardell Community Room of the Scoville Library.
The famed Guarneri String Quartet will make its final Connecticut appearance April 3 at 7 PM at the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. Joining them onstage, in a performance of the Brahms piano quintet, will be pianist and Hotchkiss Music Department Chair Fabio Witkowski. The concert is free and open to the public. Other pieces on the evening's program are quartets by Haydn and Kodaly. The Guarneri announced its retirement earlier this year after 45 years of performing chamber music around the globe. Three of the group - Arnold Steinhardt, first violin, John Dalley, violin, and Michael Tree, viola-- are original members of the Guarneri and have been joined in recent years by Peter Wiley on cello.
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SAVE THE DATE! Fun for the whole family: The 17th Annual Tri-State Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trades, Arts & Crafts takes place on Sunday, March 22 from 10 AM to 3 PM, rain, snow or shine. Admission is free, venue is Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Route 7 in Falls Village. There will be raffles, door prizes, giveaways, and a food court. Plenty of parking and handicapped accessible. New this year: The Steve Dunn Band performs their new hit song "Drunk Dial". Performances at 11 AM and 1 PM. For more information, visit www.tristatechamber.com
Lou Bucceri discusses Richard Smith, a Revolutionary War-era entrepreneur who owned, among other things, the Salisbury Furnace and what is now the Holley-Williams House. His legacy is examined on Saturday, March 21, at 2 PM in the Wardell Community Room of the Scoville Library in Salisbury. The Salisbury Assocition Historical Society is co-sponsoring this lecture.

The Mystery Book Club discusses "Salamander Cotton" by Richard Kunzmann on Thursday, March 19, at 5 PM in the history room of the Scoville Library. There will not be a discussion leader. Books are available at the Library.

The Scoville Library's monthly film night screens John Ford's 1939 classic, "Stagecoach," on Tuesday, March 24, at 5 PM in the Wardell Community Room of the Scoville Library.
A Tribute to Mendelssohn will take place on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 PM (pre-concert talk at 7 PM) at the First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street in Great Barrington, and Sunday, March 22, at 4 PM (pre-concert talk 3:30 PM) at Trinity Church in Lime Rook. There will be choral works by the Crescendo Choir with Julianne Baird, soprano, Kevin Jones, organist, and all directed by Christine Gevert. Tickets are $35 through sales@CresendoBerkshires.org or 860-435-4866.
Aglet Theatre Company will present a staged reading of David Hare's "Amy's View" Saturday, March 21, at TriArts' Bok Gallery in Sharon, and Saturday, March 28, at Berkshire Theatre Festival's Unicorn Theatre, Stockbridge, Mass. Directing the cast is Thomas Gruenewald, who recently staged Aglet's "Don't Blame Me, I Voted for Helen Gahagan Douglas." Gruenewald has directed at regional theaters across the country as well as on and off Broadway. Complimentary wine and refreshments are served at 7 PM; the reading begins at 7:30 PM with a talk-back led by dramaturge Gloria Miller. Tickets are $25 and $20 for students. For more information, email aglettheatre@comcast.net, or call 860-435-6928.
Upcoming Event at Noble Horizons: Professional Move Managers Lila Cummings, MSW, CSW, and Susan Church of GET A MOVE ON, will present "Downsizing: How to Plan a Stress-Free Move into your New Home" on Wednesday, March 25 at Noon in the Community Room. A free light buffet lunch will be served. Please call 860-435-9851, x 190 for reservations.

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The opening of Erica Prud'homme's new exhibit, "Paintings and Drawings," will be Friday, March 6, from 5 to 7 PM at Noble Horizons. The exhibit may be viewed on weekends from 11 AM to 4 PM through April 19.

The Tremaine Gallery at Hotchkiss hosts an unusual, large-scale mural project: "The American Mural Project: The Art of Work." The exhibit, which depicts all professions and walks of life, runs through March 7. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday, from 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday, from noon to 4 PM. Visit Hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423 for more information.

TsuYoshi Sugimoto is visiting the Harney & Sons Tea Tasting Room in Millerton for an in depth Japanese Tea Tasting on Monday, March 9, at 1 PM. Sugimoto is the producer of some of Japan's best teas and is anxious to share his experience and knowledge with you. If you can't make it to Millerton, stop by the Harney website and take advantage of the sale on Japanese Green Teas. For directions, phone number or any other information, please visit their blog: harneyteashop.blogspot.com

SAVE THE DATE! Fun for the whole family: The 17th Annual Tri-State Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trades, Arts & Crafts takes place on Sunday, March 22 from 10 AM to 3 PM, rain, snow or shine. Admission is free, venue is Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Route 7 in Falls Village. There will be raffles, door prizes, giveaways, and a food court. Plenty of parking and handicapped accessible. New this year: The Steve Dunn Band performs their new hit song "Drunk Dial". Performances at 11 AM and 1 PM. For more information, visit www.tristatechamber.com
The Light Opera Company of Salisbury (locosct.org) seeks singers for its 2009 performances of "The Pirates of Penzance" September 4, 5, and 6. Performers must be available for weekly Monday evening rehearsals in Salisbury starting in June, and nightly rehearsals during production week. Principals will receive a small honorarium. Comprimarios, covers and ensemble are volunteers. Singers will also have the opportunity to perform a solo or small ensemble work in the summer benefit concert. Role/cover audition will be Sunday, March 15, from 1:30 to 5:30 PM at the Salisbury Congregational Church. Prepare one piece from "The Pirates of Penzance". Accompanist will be provided. Email a resume and headshot to contact@locusct.com for an appointment. Ensemble auditions will be first come, first served on Sunday, March 15, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM and Saturday, April 4, from 2 to 4 PM at the Salisbury Congregational Church. Prepare an English song or aria of your choosing. Accompanist will be provided.
Upcoming Event at Noble Horizons: Professional Move Managers Lila Cummings, MSW, CSW, and Susan Church of GET A MOVE ON, will present "Downsizing: How to Plan a Stress-Free Move into your New Home" on Wednesday, March 25 at Noon in the Community Room. A free light buffet lunch will be served. Please call 860-435-9851, x 190 for reservations.


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The Hotchkiss School Dance Department presents a Student Choreographed Dance Concert on Friday, February 27, at 7:30 PM and Saturday, February 28, at 7:30 PM in the Walker Auditorium. Free admission. Hotchkiss School is at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville.
At Infinity Music Hall & Bistro on Route 44 in Norfolk, the amazing John Waite and his band will rock on February 27 at 7:30 PM. With his many hits, including "Missing You", this concert is not to be missed..... and a good selection of seats are still available!

One thing John Waite has come to understand during his illustrious career in music is that the best way to live and learn is also the hardest way: accept that there can be no highs without lows, no gain without loss, and certainly no love without pain. Take nothing for granted, maintain your integrity. Then, at least, you give yourself every chance of going the distance. Ticket Price: $29, $34, $45. For more information please go to www.infinityhall.com or call 866-666-6306.
The Salisbury School Dramatics Society will perform Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" Sunday, March 1, at 2:30 PM in the Miles P.H. Seifert Theater. Admission is free and open to the public. One of the most beloved of all American musicals, this classic has entertained audiences since its Broadway debut in 1957. The score includes numbers such as "Trouble," "Seventy-Six Trombones," "The Wells Fargo Wagon," "Gary, Indiana," and "Til There was you."
"Herbs and Their Many Uses" will be he title of the Sharon Garden Club's program Monday, March 2, at Christ Church, Episcopal at 8 PM. The program will be presented by Alicia North of North Star Botanicals, a community herbalist, teacher, medicine maker, flower essence practitioner and garden coach who has trained with world renowned herbalists and healers. She holds certifications in herbal healing and indology. In 1997 she founded North Star Botanicals to provide quality herbal products and offer education on the varied uses of herbs. A past instructor at Northwestern Connecticut Community College's Center for Holistic Studies, she continues to offer herbal courses, weed walks, and lectures. North is a member of United Plant Savers, the Northeast Herbal Association and the Connecticut Herb Association. The program will take place in the meeting room at Christ Church, Episcopal. The public is invited.


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The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association will present the Tony Award-winning musical "Urinetown" February 19 to 21 at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 22, at 2:30 PM in the school's Walker Auditorium. The story revolves around a 20-year drought that has caused all private toilets to be replaced by pay-as-you-go public bathrooms that are managed by Urine Good Company and monitored by Officers Lockstock and Barrell. Proceeds from Sunday's matinee performance will benefit the Northwest Corner Fuel Bank (NCFB). The fund, which was started in 1991 was created to provide assistance with heating bills to citizens in the Northwest Corner of CT. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Phone 860-435-3203 for reservations or more information. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
An American Architectural Program will be presented by Thomas McGowan (amongst other hats, he wears the Elyse Harney Real Estate hat as an agent with our Norfolk Office) on Sunday, February 22, at 3 PM at the Chapel on the Green in Norfolk. Tom will feature American Architectural Styles -- Victorian, Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque, Gothic, and others, and their representation in Norfolk. There will be live music with Liz Allyn & Friends, home-made desserts and refreshments. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. All proceeds will benefit Church of Christ Congregational. For more information, call (860) 542-5721 or email church01@snet.net for info and tickets.
Claudia Cayne, director of the Scoville Library, leads a series of monthly seminars on technology and the Internet. The hour-long workshops and demonstrations are held the third Saturday of each month at 10 AM. On Saturday, February 21, she will explain how to use Google as more than a search engine. For information, call 860-435-2838.
The Hotchkiss School Dance Department presents a Student Choreographed Dance Concert on Friday, February 27, at 7:30 PM and Saturday, February 28, at 7:30 PM in the Walker Auditorium. Free admission. Hotchkiss School is at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville.
The second film in the 2009 Sharon Historical Society and Noble Horizons mini film festival will be shown on Sunday, February 22, at 3 PM in the Community Room at Noble Horizons. This month's film is "The Five Pennies" with Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Harry Guardino, Louis Armstrong and Tuesday Weld. This musical follows Kaye, a small-town corner player, as he moves to New York City in the 1920's and finds work in a band. There, he meets and marries a singer played by Bel Geddes, and together they form a Dixieland band called "The Five Pennies." Next month's selection is "Lili" with Leslie Caron and will be shown March 22 at Noble Horizons. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more information, call the Sharon Historical Society at 860-364-5688.

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Celebrate Valentine's Day with Nick Colionne with special guest Brian Simpson at Infinity Hall in Norfolk! Concert goers enjoy a free pre-concert cocktail reception sponsored by Prosecco and St. Germain and every couple gets a Valentine! The event takes place Saturday, Friday 14th with Cocktail reception at 7:30 PM, Showtime at 8:30 PM. Buy a pair of tickets, get $5.00 off. Use the Code 'VDay'.

With a jazz style that is both urban and contemporary, Nick Colionne has blazed a trail to the top of the ranks of today's stars. Combining all of the various influences of his music career from jazz to R&B to blues to rock, he has created an unmistakable sound and vibe that is instantly recognizable. Placing his success in pop aside, Brian Simpson has always been a working jazz musician and you have most recently seen Brian on stage with Dave Koz as his Musical Director. He has toured with some of the greats of recent jazz history, including George Duke, Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, George Howard, Billy Cobham, and Gerald Albright. Ticket Price: $35, $40, $55.
Oblong Books & Music will host book signings with two children's authors as part of Kids Authors Day, a regionwide celebration of children's authors and independent bookstores, Saturday, February 14, from 10 AM to noon. Nancy Castaldo, author of "Keeping Our Earth Green," and Kekla Magoon, author of the young adult novel "The Rock and the River," will sign at Oblong Books in Millerton. For more information, visit kidsheartauthors.com or call Oblong Books and Music in Millerton, 518-789-3797, email events@oblongbooks.com, or visit oblongbooks.com
American Mural Project has been moving some of the 'smaller' pieces of the mural into the Tremaine Gallery at Hotchkiss for the American Mural Project show which opens on February 14th with a reception from 4-6 on Valentine's evening. If you are within 100 miles of Lakeville, CT, this is one not to miss. The show runs through March 8. Gallery Hours are Monday - Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 12 noon to 4 p.m. All Tremaine Gallery shows and receptions are free and open to the public.

Directions and Parking: The Tremaine Gallery at the Hotchkiss School is located at the intersection of Routes 41 and 112 in Lakeville.

The American Mural Project is a three-dimensional painting -- so large that a special building is being created for it. It is a celebration of American ingenuity and commitment to work. The Project seeks to inspire, to invite collaboration, and to reveal to people of all ages the many contributions they can make to American culture. It is intended as a tribute and a challenge. Visit www.americanmuralproject.org for more information.
The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association will present the Tony Award-winning musical "Urinetown" February 19 to 21 at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, February 22, at 2:30 PM in the school's Walker Auditorium. The story revolves around a 20-year drought that has caused all private toilets to be replaced by pay-as-you-go public bathrooms that are managed by Urine Good Company and monitored by Officers Lockstock and Barrell. Proceeds from Sunday's matinee performance will benefit the Northwest Corner Fuel Bank (NCFB). The fund, which was started in 1991 was created to provide assistance with heating bills to citizens in the Northwest Corner of CT. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Phone 860-435-3203 for reservations or more information. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
An American Architectural Program will be presented by Thomas McGowan (amongst other hats, he wears the Elyse Harney Real Estate hat as an agent with our Norfolk Office) on Sunday, February 22, at 3 PM at the Chapel on the Green in Norfolk. Tom will feature American Architectural Styles -- Victorian, Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque, Gothic, and others, and their representation in Norfolk. There will be live music with Liz Allyn & Friends, home-made desserts and refreshments. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. All proceeds will benefit Church of Christ Congregational. For more information, call (860) 542-5721 or email church01@snet.net for info and tickets.

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Congratulations to Jumpfest weekend in Salisbury, returning for its 83rd season on February 6 to 8! Everyone is invited to share the excitement as the best ski jumpers in the eastern U.S. defy gravity to compete in the U.S. Eastern States Ski Jumping Championships.

The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts the weekend, starting with Friday Night Lights, when skiers attempt to land on a lit target after sunset. Gates open at 5 PM, jumping and a chili cook-off at 7 PM.

Saturday morning dawns with the youngest jumpers competing on the small 20- to 30-meter slopes. The juniors practice from 8:30 AM and compete from 10 AM. On Saturday and Sunday, practice on the 64-meter slope starts at 11 AM and competition begins at 1 PM.

There is an Ice Carving Contest on Saturday on the Green in front of The White Hart Inn.

The White Hart Inn is also the host on Saturday night to the Snow Ball, a dance party with live music from 8 PM to midnight. Admission is $10.

Sunday morning begins with a Pancake Breakfast across the street from the inn, at the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Squad garage. Meals are served from 8 to 11 AM. For more details, visit www.jumpfest.org.
Michael Harney of Harney & Sons Tea will speak about and sign his new book, "The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea," on Saturday, February 7, at 2 PM in the Learning Center at Noble Horizons. A guide for tea neophytes to tea lovers, the book explains the complex agricultural, historical and cultural significance of tea. It also includes a compendium of 56 guided tea tastings, as well as tasting menus that pair tea with food. Following the book discussion, Harney will offer a tea tasting with Harney & Sons teas. For more information on this event, call 860-435-9851, extension 190, or visit noblehorizons.org.
Under the direction of Pat McMullan, the Scoville Library in Salisbury will begin a film society dedicated to sharing all manner of film genres, from classic to contemporary, animated to documentary, foreign to indepenent. The society meets on the second Sunday of each month at 7 PM. The first selection, on Sunday, February 8, will be the 1946 film noir, "The Postman Always Rings Twice," directed by Tay Garnett. Garnett's daughter (and local resident) Tiela Garnett, will be on hand to lend observations and background on her father. Wine and nibbles will be served.
Another Community Event from Noble Horizons and its Life-Long Learning Center, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury:

Keith Moon, The Hotchkiss School faculty member, will speak on "Russia in the 21st Century", an examination of the complex issue of Russian identity and Russia's legacy as a global super power, on Sunday, February 15, at 2 PM. Free and open to all.
An American Architectural Program will be presented by Thomas McGowan (amongst other hats, he wears the Elyse Harney Real Estate hat as an agent with our Norfolk Office) on Sunday, February 22, at 3 PM at the Chapel on the Green in Norfolk. Tom will feature American Architectural Styles -- Victorian, Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque, Gothic, and others, and their representation in Norfolk. There will be live music with Liz Allyn & Friends, home-made desserts and refreshments. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. All proceeds will benefit Church of Christ Congregational. For more information, call (860) 542-5721 or email church01@snet.net for info and tickets.

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SAVE THE DATES for Jumpfest weekend in Salisbury, February 6 to 8! Ski jumping returns for its 83rd season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest weekend with target jumping, a chili cook-off, light show, an ice carving competition, the Snow Ball, the Salisbury Invitational Championships and the U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Championships. For more details, check this week's Lakeville Journal supplement, or visit jumpfest.org.
Another Community Event from Noble Horizons and its Life-Long Learning Center, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury:
Tom Drake, history instructor at The Hotchkiss School and Yale Pier Fellow, will speak on "Immigration, Integration and Education in the New Europe". The talk will examine the European Union's role regarding immigrant populations, Wednesday, February 4 at 2 PM.
Keith Moon, The Hotchkiss School faculty member, will speak on "Russia in the 21st Century". An examination of the complex issue of Russian identity and Russia's legacy as a global super power, on Sunday, February 15, at 2 PM. Free and open to all.
Recreation and Youth hosts a community ice skating program each Sunday in January and February from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at The Hotchkiss School's Schmidt Rink in Lakeville. The cost is $1 for children and $2 for adults. Call 860-364-1400 with any questions.

The indoor track at The Hotchkiss School is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 to 10 AM for those wishing to walk indoors. The cost is $100 for the season, October to May, or $2 per use. Payment can be made at the track. Call 860-364-1400 with any questions.
Michael Harney of Harney & Sons Tea will speak about and sign his new book, "The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea," on Saturday, February 7, at 2 PM in the Learning Center at Noble Horizons. A guide for tea neophytes to tea lovers, the book explains the complex agricultural, historical and cultural significance of tea. It also includes a compendium of 56 guided tea tastings, as well as tasting menus that pair tea with food. Following the book discussion, Harney will offer a tea tasting with Harney & Sons teas. For more information on this event, call 860-435-9851, extension 190, or visit noblehorizons.org.
Under the direction of Pat McMullan, the Scoville Library in Salisbury will begin a film society dedicated to sharing all manner of film genres, from classic to contemporary, animated to documentary, foreign to indepenent. The society meets on the second Sunday of each month at 7 PM. The first selection, on Sunday, February 8, will be the 1946 film noir, "The Postman Always Rings Twice," directed by Tay Garnett. Garnett's daughter (and local resident) Tiela Garnett, will be on hand to lend observations and background on her father. Wine and nibbles will be served.
An American Architectural Program will be presented by Thomas McGowan (amongst other hats, Tom wears the Elyse Harney Real Estate hat as an agent with our Norfolk Office) on Sunday, February 22, at 3 PM at the Chapel on the Green in Norfolk. Tom will feature American Architectural Styles -- Victorian, Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque, Gothic, and others, and their representation in Norfolk. There will be live music with Liz Allyn & Friends, home-made desserts and refreshments. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door. All proceeds will benefit Church of Christ Congregational. For more information, call (860) 542-5721 or email church01@snet.net for info and tickets.
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SAVE THE DATES for Jumpfest weekend in Salisbury, February 6 to 8! Ski jumping returns for its 83rd season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest weekend with target jumping, a chili cook-off, light show, an ice carving competition, the Snow Ball, the Salisbury Invitational Championships and the U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Championships. For more details, check Elyse's Journal next week, or visit jumpfest.org.
A LITTLE BAROQUE, A LOT OF JAZZ: If you are in a baroque mood, the acclaimed New England Baroque Soloists will be performing music by Bach, Telemann and Heinichen at St. John's Episcopal Church in Salisbury on January 24 at 5 PM. Free admission. Reception follows.

Or if you are in the mood for Jazz, jazz guitarist and composer Michael Musillami will lead the Musillami Trio and other jazz performers in performance at The Hotchkiss School on Friday, January 30, at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Also performing in this free concert will be multi-instrumentalist Marty Ehrlich, trumpeter Ralph Alessi and vibraphonist Matt Moran. The event is the first of several free major winter and spring concerts sponsored by the Hotchkiss Music Department. Visit hotchkiss.org/arts/calendar for the complete schedule.
Lakeville Poet Sharon Charde will read from her new book of poetry, "Branch in His Hand," Sunday, January 25, at 2:30 PM at Oblong Books & Music in Millerton. Charde, a retired family therapist, is a writing teacher who has been published in more than 20 journals and anthologies and has won a number of awards for her poems, including six Pushcart nominations. Sharon Charde has lived in Lakeville with her husband, John, since 1970. For more information, call Oblong Books and Music in Millerton at 518-789-3797, email events@oblongbooks.com, or visit oblongbooks.com.
Recreation and Youth hosts a community ice skating program each Sunday in January and February from 3:30 to 4:30 PM at The Hotchkiss School's Schmidt Rink in Lakeville. The cost is $1 for children and $2 for adults. Call 860-364-1400 with any questions.

The indoor track at The Hotchkiss School is available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 to 10 AM for those wishing to walk indoors. The cost is $100 for the season, October to May, or $2 per use. Payment can be made at the track. Call 860-364-1400 with any questions.
"SNOW AND ICE" is the theme of an exhibit on 19th and early 20th century winter experiences, including the harvesting of ice from Salisbury's lakes. Actual equipment will be on display, as well as photos and text about the process. The exhibit will be open during regular Academy Building hours (M-F, 9:00 - 1:00), as well as on the Ski Jump and Presidents' Day weekends.
Michael Harney of Harney & Sons Tea will speak about and sign his new book, "The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea," on Saturday, February 7, at 2 PM in the Learning Center at Noble Horizons. A guide for tea neophytes to tea lovers, the book explains the complex agricultural, historical and cultural significance of tea. It also includes a compendium of 56 guided tea tastings, as well as tasting menus that pair tea with food. Following the book discussion, Harney will offer a tea tasting with Harney & Sons teas. For more information on this event, call 860-435-9851, extension 190, or visit noblehorizons.org.
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SAVE THE DATES for Jumpfest weekend in Salisbury, February 6 to 8! Ski jumping returns for its 83rd season, as the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts Jumpfest weekend with target jumping, a chili cook-off, light show, an ice carving competition, the Snow Ball, the Salisbury Invitational Championships and the U.S. Eastern Ski Jumping Championships. For more details, check Elyse's Journal next week, or visit jumpfest.org.
Lakeville Poet Sharon Charde will read from her new book of poetry, "Branch in His Hand," Sunday, January 25, at 2:30 PM at Oblong Books & Music in Millerton. Charde, a retired family therapist, is a writing teacher who has been published in more than 20 journals and anthologies and has won a number of awards for her poems, including six Pushcart nominations. Sharon Charde has lived in Lakeville with her husband, John, since 1970. For more information, call Oblong Books and Music in Millerton at 518-789-3797, email events@oblongbooks.com, or visit oblongbooks.com.
Jazz guitarist and composer Michael Musillami will lead the Musillami Trio and other jazz performers in performance at The Hotchkiss School on Friday, January 30, at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Also performing in thie free concert will be multi-instrumentalist Marty Ehrlich, trumpeter Ralph Alessi and vibraphonist Matt Moran. The event is the first of several free major winter and spring concerts sponsored by the Hotchkiss music Department. Visit hotchkiss.org/arts/calendar for the complete schedule.
Auditions for TriArts' 2009 Season will begin in January. TriArts Sharon Playhouse will be producing "Kids 2009!," an original cabaret-style revue written and directed by artistic director Michael Berkeley. Rehearsals start in April, performances are May 23 and 24. Other shows include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", June 18 to July 4; "Disney's High School Musical 2", July 10 to 26; and "The Music Man", August 6 to 23. All roles are available and those who have never auditioned before are welcome. Auditions will take place at TriArts' Bok Gallery by appointment only, on January 30 and 31 and February 1, 3 and 4. For complete audition information, visit triarts.net or call 860-364-SHOW, ext. 100.
The Metropolitan Opera's "Live in HD" closed circuit opera performances at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA, are a wonderful way to experience opera, and much more affordable than a trip to Manhattan. This year begins with Puccini's "La Rondine," on Saturday, January 10, at 1 PM; Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice," January 24 at 1 PM; Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," on February 7 at 1 PM; another Puccini favorite, "Madama Butterfly," on March 7 at 1 PM; a new production of Bellini's "La Sonnambula," on March 21 at 1 PM; and Rossini's "La Cenerentola," on May 9 at 12:30 PM. Tickets are $23, $21 for seniors, and $16 for students under age 13. For information, call 413-528-0100.

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There will be a Public Reception for the Housatonic Camera Club Annual Exhibit and Sale at The Life-Long Learning Center at Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury on Friday, January 9, from 5 to 7 PM. The show may be viewed 11 AM to 4 PM weekends through Sunday, February 15.
The Metropolitan Opera's "Live in HD" closed circuit opera performances at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA, are a wonderful way to experience opera, and much more affordable than a trip to Manhattan. This year begins with Puccini's "La Rondine," on Saturday, January 10, at 1 PM; Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice," January 24 at 1 PM; Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," on February 7 at 1 PM; another Puccini favorite, "Madama Butterfly," on March 7 at 1 PM; a new production of Bellini's "La Sonnambula," on March 21 at 1 PM; and Rossini's "La Cenerentola," on May 9 at 12:30 PM. Tickets are $23, $21 for seniors, and $16 for students under age 13. For information, call 413-528-0100.
Auditions for TriArts' 2009 Season will begin in January. TriArts Sharon Playhouse will be producing "Kids 2009!," an original cabaret-style revue written and directed by artistic director Michael Berkeley. Rehearsals start in April, performances are May 23 and 24. Other shows include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", June 18 to July 4; "Disney's High School Musical 2", July 10 to 26; and "The Music Man", August 6 to 23. All roles are available and those who have never auditioned before are welcome. Auditions will take place at TriArts' Bok Gallery by appointment only, on January 30 and 31 and February 1, 3 and 4. For complete audition information, visit triarts.net or call 860-364-SHOW, ext. 100.

The Hotchkiss Library in Lakeville offers a story time for very young children, ages 6 months to 2.5 years. "Mother Goose Story Time" is held every Friday at 10:30 AM. This program consists of books and stories for very young children, as well as nursery rhymes, finger plays, and other activities that encourage audience participation. Story Hour for older children, ages 3 to 5, continues to be held on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. For further information or to register for either of these story times, phone the library at 860-364-5041.


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All of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate send to all our Family of Friends, Customers, Neighbors, and Realtors our Warmest Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the Year to Come!

The Hotchkiss Library in Lakeville offers a story time for very young children, ages 6 months to 2.5 years. "Mother Goose Story Time" is held every Friday at 10:30 AM. This program consists of books and stories for very young children, as well as nursery rhymes, finger plays, and other activities that encourage audience participation. Story Hour for older children, ages 3 to 5, continues to be held on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. For further information or to register for either of these story times, phone the library at 860-364-5041.




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All of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate send to all our Family of Friends, Customers, Neighbors, and Realtors our Warmest Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the Year to Come!
The 13th Annual Community Breakfast, hosted by the Lakeville United Methodist Church and sponsored by local businesses, will be held Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, from 9 to 11 AM in the church's fellowship hall. Everyone is invited and there is no charge. For more information, call Norma Baker at 860-435-6405.
Please join in an old-fashioned Christmas: A Community Family Celebration that harkens to an earlier time (with a surprise guest in red!) on Sunday, December 28, at 5:30 PM at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury. The History, stories, songs, and music of Christmas past, present, and future, featuring the talents of Wanda Houston, Joyce Lyons, Kath Bloom,The Jay Bradley Trio, Michael Brown, Nance Finlay, Tom Hanford, Scott Heth, the Four Housatonics, Renee Milo, Maurice Oyanadel, David Paton, Hernan Sanhoeza, Dick Vreeland, and Lloyd Wallingford. An evening for the young, the old, and the young at heart: Admission: Adults $20, children under twelve $10. Holiday Drawing! Holiday Snacks! Cash Bar! Please bring a non-perishable or canned item! Net proceeds to benefit the OWLS Kitchen Food Pantry.
The Hotchkiss Library in Lakeville offers a story time for very young children, ages 6 months to 2.5 years. "Mother Goose Story Time" is held every Friday at 10:30 AM. This program consists of books and stories for very young children, as well as nursery rhymes, finger plays, and other activities that encourage audience participation. Story Hour for older children, ages 3 to 5, continues to be held on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM. For further information or to register for either of these story times, phone the library at 860-364-5041.


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All of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate send to all our Family of Friends, Customers, Neighbors, and Realtors our Warmest Best Wishes for the Holiday Season and for the Year to Come!

The Salisbury Association presents A Victorian Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 20, at 8 PM in The Academy Building, 24 Main Street in Salisbury. Judith Dansker, Alicia De Paolo, Linda Skernick and Susan Thompson will present works by Handel, Telemann, Dowland, Scarlatti, Corelli and Music of the Season. Tickets are $15 and include a Victorian Dessert Buffet. Please make reservations (860-435-0566) as space is limited.
Please join in an old-fashioned Christmas: A Community Family Celebration that harkens to an earlier time (with a surprise guest in red!) on Sunday, December 21, at 5:30 PM at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury. The History, stories, songs, and music of Christmas past, present, and future, featuring the talents of Wanda Houston, Joyce Lyons, Kath Bloom,The Jay Bradley Trio, Michael Brown, Nance Finlay, Tom Hanford, Scott Heth, the Four Housatonics, Renee Milo, Maurice Oyanadel, David Paton, Hernan Sanhoeza, Dick Vreeland, and Lloyd Wallingford. An evening for the young, the old, and the young at heart: Admission: Adults $20, children under twelve $10. Holiday Drawing! Holiday Snacks! Cash Bar! Please bring a non-perishable or canned item! Net Proceeds to benefit the OWLS Kitchen Food Pantry.
The December film selection at the Scoville Library is the 1935 musical "Top Hat," starring Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire dancing to an Irving Berlin score and the classic duet, "Cheek to Cheek." Astaire stars as Jerry Travers, a singer-dancer who auditions some new moves for producer Horace Hardwick at his hotel. The beautiful Dale Tremond (Rogers) is staying downstairs and the wackiness begins when she mistakes Jerry for Horace. Show time for the film is Tuesday, December 23, at 5 PM; the doors open at 4:30 PM. The film is unrated; running time is 100 minutes.
The 2008 Christmas Music Program at Trinity Episcopal Church, 484 Lime Rock Road, Lakeville, features two concerts on December 24th: at 6:30 PM, mainly baroque music with, at 7 PM, festive services with many favorite Christmas Carols; at 10 PM, another festive service with many favorite Christmas Carols as well as Chamber Music; on December 25th at 9:30 AM, an organ recital with, at 10 AM, a festive service with many favorite Christmas Carols.
The Housatonic Youth Service Bureau will sponsor its annual Family Ice Skating Party on Saturday, December 27, from 1 to 3 PM at The Hotchkiss School's Dwyer Rink. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for children and teens, payable at the door. Proceeds will benefit the programs of the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau. For more information, call 860-824-4720 or visit hysb.org.
Young Poet's Corner invites submissions. Are you or your child a young poet who would like the chance to publish your work? Young poets in our area are invited to submit their work to The Lakeville Journal for publication in The Young Poet's Corner. Poets up to 18 years old are invited to submit up to three poems on any subject. Though there is no restriction on length, shorter poems will have a greater chance of being selected. Submissions should be sent by mail to Priscilla Ellsworth, Young Poet's Corner, The Lakeville Journal, P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039. If you would like your work to be returned, please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. If you would like acknowledgement that your work has been received, please include a self-addressed stamped postcard.
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Welcome to Local Art, Local Giving, artwork by Malcolm Kirk and Steven Sorman, featured at The Moviehouse Studio Gallery, 48 Main Street in Millerton. Opening Reception is Sunday, December 14 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The exhibit continues till January 29, 2009. Fifty percent of sales will benefit the Fund for Columbia County and Northeast Dutchess Fund, funds of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
On Sunday, December 14, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM, The Harney Tea Shop on Main Street in Millerton presents book signing by Florence de Dampierre, renowned French interior designer and decorative arts historian, who gives us a sumptuous room-by-room tour of French-inspired design in her book FRENCH CHIC.
Habitat for Humanity for Northwest Connecticut has announced plans to dedicate its seventh home on Saturday, December 13. It is locted at 30 River Road (opposite Housatonic Valley Regional High School) in Falls Village. The Dedication and Open House is scheduled for 3 PM. The public is encouraged to attend and meet the latest Habitat family, Leslie and Dinnie Light and their three children, Katherine, Noah and Maya. Music and refreshments will be offered.
There will be a Christmas Concert at Salisbury Congregational Church on Sunday, December 14, at 2:30 PM, featuring Handel's "Messiah" sing-along, he Bell Choir, and Christmas Medley.
The Salisbury Association presents A Victorian Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 20, at 8 PM in The Academy Building, 24 Main Street in Salisbury. Judith Dansker, Alicia De Paolo, Linda Skernick and Susan Thompson will present works by Handel, Telemann, Dowland, Scarlatti, Corelli and Music of the Season. Tickets are $15 and include a Victorian Dessert Buffet. Please make reservations (860-435-0566) as space is limited.
Please join in an old-fashioned Christmas: A Community Family Celebration that harkens to an earlier time (with a surprise guest in red!) on Sunday, December 21, at 5:30 PM at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury. The History, stories, songs, and music of Christmas past, present, and future, featuring the talents of Wanda Houston, Joyce Lyons, Kath Bloom,The Jay Bradley Trio, Michael Brown, Nance Finlay, Tom Hanford, Scott Heth, the Four Housatonics, Renee Milo, Maurice Oyanadel, David Paton, Hernan Sanhoeza, Dick Vreeland, and Lloyd Wallingford. An evening for the young, the old, and the young at heart: Admission: Adults $20, children under twelve $10. Holiday Drawing! Holiday Snacks! Cash Bar! Please bring a non-perishable or canned item! Net Proceeds to benefit the OWLS Kitchen Food Pantry.
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HOMETOWN HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS will be going on throughout the whole weekend in the Tri-State Area. (Please consult the local newspapers for details.) A most exciting event is the Tree Lighting on The White Hart Inn Green on Sunday, December 7 at 5 PM. There will be a Parade of Lights (Lakeville Hose Company's trucks dressed in beautiful Christmas decor), there will be Caroling with the Salisbury Band Christmas Brass and Hot Chocolate Society led by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton; Santa will be around from 3 to 5 PM, and there will be refreshments on the Inn porch.
Noble Horizons Auxiliary (17 Cobble Road, Salisbury) presents the Festival of Trees Party & Silent Auction on Saturday, December 6, from 5 to 7 PM. ($30, $60, $120 admissions; reservations required; phone: 860-435-9851.) Sponsored by Salisbury Bank & Trust, Mary and Irwin Ackerman; Ruth Adotte; Elyse Harney Real Estate; John Harney Associates; Herrington's; Robinson Leech Real Estate; Mary and Philip Oppenheimer.
The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville will host a Festival of Lessons and Carols in the chapel on Sunday, December 7, at 7 PM. The Hotchkiss Chorus, led by Laurie Ellington and accompanied by Albert Sly on the organ, will lead the congregation in singing Christmas songs. Hotchkiss Chaplain Louis Pressman will lead the candlelight service that includes readings by audience members of biblical lessons that foretell the birth of Christ. All are welcome on this occasion of reflection and celebration. Come early, space is limited.
CHRISTMAS IN RIVERTON – Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Celebrate the start of the holiday season at Riverton’s annual Candlelight Wine Tasting Tour on Friday evening, Dec. 5.
Bring your friends and stroll thru the candle lit streets, stopping at the various shops and restaurants to sample fine wines from local vineyards and area wine shops. Join the caroling at the tree lighting celebration. Warm your hands at the bonfire.
And be sure to return on Saturday to visit Santa and have your children’s pictures taken with the jolly old elf. Step back in time and enjoy the horse drawn wagon rides; see the puppet show, marvel at the ice sculptures and more. Fun for all ages.
Be sure to enjoy a very special highlight of the Holiday Celebration, “A Christmas Carol” performed by the Riverton Theater group. Tickets to this annual event sell out quickly, so order early. Performances are Thursday, Dec 4, Friday Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6. Click on www.rivertontheater.com. Tickets are also available at the Riverton General Store. 860-379-0811.
For dinner before or after the performance make a reservation at:
Sweet Peas, 860-379-7020, or
The Old Riverton Inn, 860-379-8678 or 1-800-EST-1796.
You may want to book a room and stay the weekend for this annual celebration. Click on “Inns” at top of page. Or call either:
* The Old Riverton Inn 860-379-8678 or 1-800-EST-1796.
* On The River Bed and Breakfast 860-738-9660

Nestled along the Farmington River, the town of Barkhamsted, and the village of Riverton within, has something to offer everyone. History, nature and outdoor activities abound. Riverton appears today just as it must have 100 years ago with its colonial houses, general store, churches, inns and trees lining the streets. The landmark factory, Hitchcock Chair Company Store, began manufacturing chairs here in 1826. By 1928, the elaborately stenciled chairs and cabinets made in Hitchcocksville, now called Riverton, became famous throughout America. Stroll through our little village by the river with its collection of shops, restaurants and places to stay. Riverton is truly a treasure every season of the year!
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts its annual ski-and-skate swap on Saturday, December 6, at the grove from 8 to 11 AM. The popular event allows area residents to either sell their unwanted skate and ski equipment or pick up needed items at significant savings. "Equipment will range in price from $5 to $250," estimated SWSA Director Digby Brown. Residents must bring their sale items to the recreation building at the Grove on Friday, December 5 between noon and 5 PM. Organizers will tag and price equipment. No equipment will be accepted after 5 PM on Friday. Equipment for sale is limited to downhill and cross-country skis, boots and poles; skates; snowboards and boots and snowshoes. There will be some new equipment for sale by area vendors. SWSA will donate proceeds from the swap to the downhill ski program at Salisbury Central School. For more information, email Ken Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com.
The Salisbury Association and the Friends of the Scoville Library invite you to a special seasonal celebration: A Selection of Holiday Stories, Saturday, December 6, at 4 PM in the Sarah Belcher Wardell Community Room of the Library. Selections include Susie's Letter from Santa (Mark Twain); The Boy Who Laughed at Santa (Ogden Nash). Read by local celebrities to benefit the Scoville Library and the Salisbury Association. Tickets: $15. As space is limited, please call 860-435-0566 for reservations.
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With Lincoln's Thanksgiving Declaration, all of us at Elyse Harney Real Estate wish you and yours a very happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday!
The words of Abraham Lincoln’s Proclamation, in 1863 and the first declaring Thanksgiving as a national holiday, seem particularly apt for this Thanksgiving also.
“The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God . . . Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defence, (sic) have not arrested the plough, the shuttle, or the ship; the axe had enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. . . the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom.
No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility (sic) and Union.” Abraham Lincoln
These excerpts are taken from the collection of Lincoln's papers in the Library of America series, Vol II, pp. 520-521.

The third annual Snow Moon Dance will be held on Saturday, November 29, from 7 to 11 PM to benefit the Jane Lloyd Fund, which helps cancer patients. The dance will be held at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury. Tickets are $20 per person at the door. Music will be provided by the Joint Chiefs and Advanced Phunk. For more information, call Jeff Lloyd at 860-435-9541; email info@thejanelloydfund.org.; or visit the Website at thejanelloydfund.org.
The Salisbury Association and the Friends of the Scoville Library invite you to a special seasonal celebration: A Selection of Holiday Stories, Saturday, December 6, at 4 PM in the Sarah Belcher Wardell Community Room of the Library. Selections include Susie's Letter from Santa (Mark Twain); The Boy Who Laughed at Santa (Ogden Nash). Read by local celebrities to benefit the Scoville Library and the Salisbury Association. Tickets: $15. As space is limited, please call 860-435-0566 for reservations.
CHRISTMAS IN RIVERTON – Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Celebrate the start of the holiday season at Riverton’s annual Candlelight Wine Tasting Tour on Friday evening, Dec. 5.
Bring your friends and stroll thru the candle lit streets, stopping at the various shops and restaurants to sample fine wines from local vineyards and area wine shops. Join the caroling at the tree lighting celebration. Warm your hands at the bonfire.
And be sure to return on Saturday to visit Santa and have your children’s pictures taken with the jolly old elf. Step back in time and enjoy the horse drawn wagon rides; see the puppet show, marvel at the ice sculptures and more. Fun for all ages.
Be sure to enjoy a very special highlight of the Holiday Celebration, “A Christmas Carol” performed by the Riverton Theater group. Tickets to this annual event sell out quickly, so order early. Performances are Thursday, Dec 4, Friday Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6. Click on www.rivertontheater.com. Tickets are also available at the Riverton General Store. 860-379-0811.
For dinner before or after the performance make a reservation at:
Sweet Peas, 860-379-7020, or
The Old Riverton Inn, 860-379-8678 or 1-800-EST-1796.
You may want to book a room and stay the weekend for this annual celebration. Click on “Inns” at top of page. Or call either:
* The Old Riverton Inn 860-379-8678 or 1-800-EST-1796.
* On The River Bed and Breakfast 860-738-9660

Nestled along the Farmington River, the town of Barkhamsted, and the village of Riverton within, has something to offer everyone. History, nature and outdoor activities abound. Riverton appears today just as it must have 100 years ago with its colonial houses, general store, churches, inns and trees lining the streets. The landmark factory, Hitchcock Chair Company Store, began manufacturing chairs here in 1826. By 1928, the elaborately stenciled chairs and cabinets made in Hitchcocksville, now called Riverton, became famous throughout America. Stroll through our little village by the river with its collection of shops, restaurants and places to stay. Riverton is truly a treasure every season of the year!
TriArts Sharon Playhouse will offer "Tea at Five" in the Bok Gallery at TriArts over Thanksgiving weekend. The one woman show, written by Matthew Lombardo, is an intimate and compelling portrayal of Katharine Hepburn as told by the fiery redhead herself. "Tea at Five" is set in 1938 after the 31-year old Hepburn (Noel Desiato) has just been labeled "box office poison," ensconced in her beloved home in Old Saybrook, CT, she waits by the phone to hear whether she got a part. The story moves to 1983 in Act II. Hepburn's convalescence affords her an opportunity to reflect on the triumphs of her careeer and her heartbreaking romance with Spencer Tracy. "Tea at Five" will be performed at the TriArts' Bok Gallewry in Sharon on Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29, at 7 PM and on Sunday, November 30 at 2 PM. Seating is limited and tickets are $25 per person and $20 for seniors and students. Call the TriArts Box Office at 860-364-7469 or visit triarts.net. The performance is sponsored by Sharon Health Care Center.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts its annual ski-and-skate swap on Saturday, December 6, at the grove from 8 to 11 AM. The popular event allows area residents to either sell their unwanted skate and ski equipment or pick up needed items at significant savings. "Equipment will range in price from $5 to $250," estimated SWSA Director Digby Brown. Residents must bring their sale items to the recreation building at the Grove on Friday, December 5 between noon and 5 PM. Organizers will tag and price equipment. No equipment will be accepted after 5 PM on Friday. Equipment for sale is limited to downhill and cross-country skis, boots and poles; skates; snowboards and boots and snowshoes. There will be some new equipment for sale by area vendors. SWSA will donate proceeds from the swap to the downhill ski program at Salisbury Central School. For more information, email Ken Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com.
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Jazz and more on November 15 at Scoville Library in Salisbury. Jazz vocalist and part-time Salisbury resident Audrey Silver and her ensemble will appear at the Scoville Library singing favorites on Saturday, November 15 at 5 PM in the Wardell Jazz Cafe (also known as the community room). Complimentary wine and nibbles will be served. Seats are limited and reservations are suggested. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
The Falls Village Children's Theater Company presents the musical "Schoolhouse Rock Live! Junior" on Saturday, November 17, at 7 PM and Sunday, November 16 at 2 PM in the Housatonic Valley Regional High School auditorium. "Schoolhouse Rock Live! Junior" is billed as "a hip, entertaining and educational treat that shows young people that learning can be as fun as you choose to make it." Directed by Lanny Mitchell, the show features 25 children from Northwest Corner towns, and includes the hit songs "I'm just a Bill," "Great American Pot," "Three is a Magic Number" and, "Conjunction Junction." Admission is free, but donations are accepted. For more information, call 860-824-4303.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) hosts its annual ski-and-skate swap on Saturday, December 6, at the grove from 8 to 11 AM. The popular event allows area residents to either sell their unwanted skate and ski equipment or pick up needed items at significant savings. "Equipment will range in price from $5 to $250," estimated SWSA Director Digby Brown. Residents must bring their sale items to the recreation building at the Grove on Friday, December 5 between noon and 5 PM. Organizers will tag and price equipment. No equipment will be accepted after 5 PM on Friday. Equipment for sale is limited to downhill and cross-country skis, boots and poles; skates; snowboards and boots and snowshoes. There will be some new equipment for sale by area vendors. SWSA will donate proceeds from the swap to the downhill ski program at Salisbury Central School. For more information, email Ken Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com.
TriArts Sharon Playhouse will offer "Tea at Five" in the Bok Gallery at TriArts over Thanksgiving weekend. The one woman show, written by Matthew Lombardo, is an intimate and compelling portrayal of Katharine Hepburn as told by the fiery redhead herself. "Tea at Five" is set in 1938 after the 31-year old Hepburn (Noel Desiato) has just been labeled "box office poison," ensconced in her beloved home in Old Saybrook, CT, she waits by the phone to hear whether she got a part. The story moves to 1983 in Act II. Hepburn's convalescence affords her an opportunity to reflect on the triumphs of her careeer and her heartbreaking romance with Spencer Tracy. "Tea at Five" will be performed at the TriArts' Bok Gallewry in Sharon on Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29, at 7 PM and on Sunday, November 30 at 2 PM. Seating is limited and tickets are $25 per person and $20 for seniors and students. Call the TriArts Box Office at 860-364-7469 or visit triarts.net. The performance is sponsored by Sharon Health Care Center.


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Steve Martin Comedy Up Next on Hotchkiss Stage. November 7 and 8 at 7:30 PM and November 9 at 2:30 PM, the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile by Steve Martin in the Walker Auditorium of the school at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville.

"Ideas are like children. You have to watch over them or they might go wrong!" Such is the philosophy comic Steve Martin expounds in his hilarious Picasso at the Lapin Agile. The plot of the play turns around an imagined meeting of the minds of Picasso and Einstein at a bar in Paris, 1904. One year later, Einstein will publish his special Theory of Relativity; three years later Picasso will paint his famous Les Demoiselles D'Avignon. Perhaps had this night not taken place, perhaps had the mysterious messenger from the twentieth century not arrived "all shook up" and ready to sing, these amazing feats of art and science might never have been created. Well, at least that's the way Martin sets us up for an evening of matinee or good-natured laughter just right for an early winter weekend.
The Crescendo choir, soloists & period instrument orchestra will present two concerts featuring Requiem a 15 with H.I.F. Biber and Tenebrae (R. Tarraza: Jazz improvisations) with C. Gesualdo on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM in First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, and Sunday, November 9th at 4 PM at Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Road in Lakeville. Tickets are $25 ($10 under 18). Call 860-435-4866 for tickets. Reservations strongly recommended.
Jazz and more on November 15 at Scoville Library in Salisbury. Jazz vocalist and part-time Salisbury resident Audrey Silver and her ensemble will appear at the Scoville Library singing favorites on Saturday, November 15 at 5 PM in the Wardell Jazz Cafe (also known as the community room). Complimentary wine and nibbles will be served. Seats are limited and reservations are suggested. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
Shop locally, benefit child care center. The Housatonic Child Care Center in Salisbury will host its third annual Holiday Shopping Night on Friday, November 7, from 6 to 9 PM. Area vendors will present locally made products including jewelry, scarves, fine arts and crafts, and health and beauty products. Wine and cheese will be served. Fifteen percent of all proceeds will be donated to the center. Call 860-435-9694 for directions or additional information.


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The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society's 6th Annual Kitchen Tour -- sponsored among others by Elyse Harney Real Estate --takes place Saturday, November 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Proceeds from the Tour help support the 2009 production of ANYTHING GOES, March 19-21, 2009, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Tickets are $30 and are available at Salisbury Pharmacy, Agapanthus and Four Seasons Foods in Lakeville, Sharon Pharmacy, Harney Tea in Millerton, and House of Books and Kent Pharmacy in Kent.
Culture Calendar at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville:
The Tremaine Gallery mounts six major exhibitions throughout the academic year. It serves as a teaching and learning center for the visual arts and as a regional hub for the exhibition of artists' work in all media from throughout the world. Norman Gorbaty's "Works of a Modern Master" will be at the Tremaine October 24 through December 17. A meet-the-artist reception is planned for October 25 from 4 to 6 PM. The gallery is open seven days a week (Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, noon to 4 PM.)
The Hotchkiss Music Department offers a series of free guest concerts - eight major concerts are lined up for the year - that include world-class musicians, in addition to numerous smaller-scale student and ensemble recitals. All are performed in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Among the many concerts being planned are a finale performance (April 3) by the Guarneri String Quartet who, after 45 years of performing around the globe, will retire at the end of their 2008/9 concert year.
The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association is offering four productions this year -- the upcoming one features "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," a play by Steve Martin, on November 7 and 8 at 7:30 PM and November 9 at 2:30 PM.
The Hotchkiss Dance Department will stage an ambitious student-choreographed dance concert in the winter.
For a complete listing of Arts at Hotchkiss calendar events, visit hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423.
The Crescendo choir, soloists & period instrument orchestra, will present two concerts featuring Requiem a 15 with H.I.F. Biber and Tenebrae (R. Tarraza: Jazz improvisations) with C. Gesualdo on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 PM in First Congregational Church, 251 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA, and Sunday, November 9th at 4 PM at Trinity Church, 484 Lime Rock Road in Lakeville. Tickets are $25 ($10 under 18). Call 860-435-4866 for tickets. Reservations strongly recommended.
Shop locally, benefit child care center. The Housatonic Child Care Center in Salisbury will host its third annual Holiday Shopping Night on Friday, November 7, from 6 to 9 PM. Area vendors will present locally made products including jewelry, scarves, fine arts and crafts, and health and beauty products. Wine and cheese will be served. Fifteen percent of all proceeds will be donated to the center. Call 860-435-9694 for directions or additional information.


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The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society's 6th Annual Kitchen Tour -- sponsored among others by Elyse Harney Real Estate --takes place Saturday, November 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Proceeds from the Tour help support the 2009 production of ANYTHING GOES, March 19-21, 2009, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Tickets are $30 and are available at Salisbury Pharmacy, Agapanthus and Four Seasons Foods in Lakeville, Sharon Pharmacy, Harney Tea in Millerton, and House of Books and Kent Pharmacy in Kent.
Sharon Audubon Center's Kids' Day will be Sunday, October 26, from noon to 3 PM. This family event features various nature crafts and games, an animal menagerie touch station, hay bale maze, food and more. Following the crafts and games at 2 PM, children are invited to join a costume parade around the center grounds led by the Salisbury Band and some of the friendly animal characters from Audubon's Enchanted Forest. All children (as well as adults) are encouraged to wear a costume. Admission to the event is $7 per carload. The event is non-scary and appropriate for pre-K through second grade. For more information, contact the Sharon Audubon Center at 860-364-0520.
Culture Calendar at Hotchkiss School in Lakeville:
The Tremaine Gallery mounts six major exhibitions throughout the academic year. It serves as a teaching and learning center for the visual arts and as a regional hub for the exhibition of artists' work in all media from throughout the world. Norman Gorbaty's "Works of a Modern Master" will be at the Tremaine October 24 through December 17. A meet-the-artist reception is planned for October 25 from 4 to 6 PM. The gallery is open seven days a week (Monday to Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, noon to 4 PM.)
The Hotchkiss Music Department offers a series of free guest concerts - eight major concerts are lined up for the year - that include world-class musicians, in addition to numerous smaller-scale student and ensemble recitals. All are performed in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Among the many concerts being planned are a finale performance (April 3) by the Guarneri String Quartet who, after 45 years of performing around the globe, will retire at the end of their 2008/9 concert year.
The Hotchkiss Dramatic Association is offering four productions this year -- the upcoming one features "Picasso at the Lapin Agile," a play by Steve Martin, on November 7 and 8 at 7:30 PM and November 9 at 2:30 PM.
The Hotchkiss Dance Department will stage an ambitious student-choreographed dance concert in the winter.
For a complete listing of Arts at Hotchkiss calendar events, visit hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423.
The Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury will host a magic show presented by Bob Conrad with music, puppets, ventriloquism and plenty of audience participation. The program will be held in the Wardell Community Room on Saturday, October 25, at 2 PM. Call 860-435-2838 for more information. This year also, the Library will decorate and donate a tree for Noble Horizons' Festival of Trees. Children of all ages are invited to the Wardell Community Room to help create a literary-themed tree on Saturday, November 1, from 2 to 3 PM. Again, call 860-435-2838 for more information.
Shop locally, benefit child care center. The Housatonic Child Care Center in Salisbury will host its third annual Holiday Shopping Night on Friday, November 7, from 6 to 9 PM. Area vendors will present locally made products including jewelry, scarves, fine arts and crafts, and health and beauty products. Wine and cheese will be served. Fifteen percent of all proceeds will be donated to the center. Call 860-435-9694 for directions or additional information.

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Don't forget to bring your family to Ellsworth Hill Farm on Route 4 out of Sharon. Not only do they still offer berry and apple picking but the farm has one of the only mazes in this corner of Connecticut.
Paintings by artist Steven Romm are on display in the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School through October 18. This grouping of Romm's work features some earlier pieces that are primitive in style, and others that are landscapes. The Tremaine Gallery is on the campus of The Hotchkiss School at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, from 10 AM to 4 PM and noon to 4 PM on Sunday.
Following the Romm exhibit, from October 24 to December 17, come works of a Modern Master, Norman Gorbaty. Meet the Artist Gallery Reception takes place October 25 from 4 to 6 PM.
Sharon Audubon Center's Kids' Day will be Sunday, October 26, from noon to 3 PM. This family event features various nature crafts and games, an animal menagerie touch station, hay bale maze, food and more. Following the crafts and games at 2 PM, children are invited to join a costume parade around the center grounds led by the Salisbury Band and some of the friendly animal characters from Audubon's Enchanted Forest. All children (as well as adults) are encouraged to wear a costume. Admission to the event is $7 per carload.
Enchanted Forest also takes place this weekend, Friday and Saturday, October 17 and 18, with on-going 40-minute candlelit walks between 6:30 and 8 PM. Both events ar non-scary and appropriate for pre-K through second grade. For more information on either event, contact the Sharon Audubon Center at 860-364-0520.
Toe-Tapping Music in Town. On Friday, October 17, at 7:30 PM, The Salisbury Association will present "Ballads & Toe Tapping Tunes," at the Salisbury Congregational Church. The performers include pianist Jacqueline Schwab, whose improvisations are heard on the soundtracks of nine Ken Burns documentaries. She will be joined by oboist Judith Dansker in works by Gershwin, Britten and Piazolla. Call 860-435-0566 for reservations and information.
The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society's 6th Annual Kitchen Tour -- sponsored among others by Elyse Harney Real Estate --takes place Saturday, November 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Proceeds from the Tour help support the 2009 production of ANYTHING GOES, March 19-21, 2009, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Tickets are $30 and are available at Salisbury Pharmacy, Agapanthus and Four Seasons Foods in Lakeville, Sharon Pharmacy, Harney Tea in Millerton, and House of Books and Kent Pharmacy in Kent.

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One of the most popular events of the year in Salisbury is the Fall Festival on Columbus Day weekend, October 10 to 12 (this year). The festival features delights for all the senses. There are mini tag sales with everything from antique linens to whimsical costume jewelry. Other sales feature everything from plants and ethnic crafts to used books (at the Scoville Library and the Parisian-style book stalls at St. John's Church). Pastry enthusiasts often make a beeline on the frist day of the festival to St John's Church, where the Twin Lakes-based All Saints Orthodox Church offers homemade Greek pastries dripping with honey and powdered sugar. There are also fresh baked breads, herbs and more. Other edible treats at the festival includes the popular lasagna meal at St. Mary's Church (Friday from 4 to 6:30 PM); the ham dinner at Lakeville's United Methodist Church on Saturday (5:30 to 7:30 PM); and the pancake breakfast Sunday to benefit the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service. The biggest food crowd at any one time during the festival ususally is in the chili contest tent, judging and sampling will be on Sunday from noon to 2 PM. Entertainment will be provided by Los Ciegos del Barrios. Right after the chili contest is the judging for the scarecrow contest, which begins at 2 PM.
CALLING ALL CHILI COOKS! The Salisbury Fall Festival's Noble Horizons' Chili Cook-Off is Sunday, October 12 from 12 to 2 PM on the White Hart Green in Salisbury. All chili chefs whose tantalizing chilies have dazzled hundreds, and all professional, amateur, or neophyte kitchen dabblers are invited to contribute to the fun. Tasters ($5 per person) may vote on their favorite pro, veggie, and traditional entries as well as for their favorite chili name. For more info, or to register (free), go to www.noblehorizons.org; email cburchfield@churchhomes.org; or phone 860-435-9851, ext. 190.
The Friends of Scoville Library in Salisbury will hold its annual book sale, party, and boutique with great prices and selections, and a 10% discount for FSL members. In addition to the wonderful book sale offerings on Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12 from 10 AM to 3 PM, is the wine and fabulous food at the preview party on Friday, October 10, 5:30 to 7:30 PM ($15 at the door in the Sarah Wardell Community Room). The preview party will host the Fashionable Friends Shoppe Boutique, featuring selected fashions, antiques, gifts and collectibles donated by friends of the library.
Toe-Tapping Music in Town. On Friday, October 17, at 7:30 PM, The Salisbury Association will present "Ballads & Toe Tapping Tunes," at the Salisbury Congregational Church. The performers include pianist Jacqueline Schwab, whose improvisations are heard on the soundtracks of nine Ken Burns documentaries. She will be joined by oboist Judith Dansker in works by Gershwin, Britten and Piazolla. Call 860-435-0566 for reservations and information.
The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society's 6th Annual Kitchen Tour -- sponsored among others by Elyse Harney Real Estate --takes place Saturday, November 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Proceeds from the Tour help support the 2009 production of ANYTHING GOES, March 19-21, 2009, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Tickets are $30 and are available at Salisbury Pharmacy, Agapanthus and Four Seasons Foods in Lakeville, Sharon Pharmacy, Harney Tea in Millerton, and House of Books and Kent Pharmacy in Kent.

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CALLING ALL CHILI COOKS! The Salisbury Fall Festival's Noble Horizons' Chili Cook-Off is Sunday, October 12 from 12 to 2 PM on the White Hart Green in Salisbury. All chili chefs whose tantalizing chilies have dazzled hundreds, and all professional, amateur, or neophyte kitchen dabblers are invited to contribute to the fun. Tasters ($5 per person) may vote on their favorite pro, veggie, and traditional entries as well as for their favorite chili name. For more info, or to register (free), go to www.noblehorizons.org; email cburchfield@churchhomes.org; or phone 860-435-9851, ext. 190.
The 4th annual 6.2 mile (10K) run kicks off Saturday, October 4, at 10 AM at the bottom of Library Street in Salisbury. Walkers can enjoy a flat 3-mile course. Runners and walkers pre-registration is $15; day-of registration is $20, $10 for walkers. Only pre-registered participants will be guaranteed a free race t-shirt. Organized by the Health Care Auxiliary, proceeds fund cholesterol screening for HealthWise, our community health fair. For more information, contact Michael Hodgkins at 860-824-8474. Direct general inquiries and application requests to Harriet Weiss at 860-435-9332.
The Friends of Scoville Library in Salisbury will hold its annual book sale, party, and boutique with great prices and selections, and a 10% discount for FSL members. In addition to the wonderful book sale offerings on Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12 from 10 AM to 3 PM, is the wine and fabulous food at the preview party on Friday, October 10, 5:30 to 7:30 PM ($15 at the door in the Sarah Wardell Community Room). The preview party will host the Fashionable Friends Shoppe Boutique, featuring selected fashions, antiques, gifts and collectibles donated by friends of the library.
Recyclable Wreaths in CORNWALL
A free wreath-making workshop will be held Monday, October 13, 1 to 3 p.m. at Local Farm. Reuse discarded bailing twine to create a beautiful braided wreath for your door. For more information contact Debra @ Motherhouse.us or call 860-672-0229.
Toe-Tapping Music in Town. On Friday, October 17, at 7:30 PM, The Salisbury Association will present "Ballads & Toe Tapping Tunes," at the Salisbury Congregational Church. The performers include pianist Jacqueline Schwab, whose improvisations are heard on the soundtracks of nine Ken Burns documentaries. She will be joined by oboist Judith Dansker in works by Gershwin, Britten and Piazolla. Call 860-435-0566 for reservations and information.
The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society's 6th Annual Kitchen Tour takes place Saturday, November 1, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Proceeds from the Tour help support the 2009 production of ANYTHING GOES, March 19-21, 2009, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Tickets are $30 and are available at Salisbury Pharmacy, Agapanthus and Four Seasons Foods in Lakeville, Sharon Pharmacy, Harney Tea in Millerton, and House of Books and Kent Pharmacy in Kent.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 27, from 2 to 2:30 PM, Jeanine Behr Getz visits the Scoville Library in Salisbury to read and talk about her illustrated children's book, Think Green, that contains simple ideas kids an adults can do to keep the earth clean. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. The program is suitable for children ages 3-8, but all ages are welcome. Visit Ms. Behr Getz's website at www.kidsthinkbig.com
Recyclable Wreaths in CORNWALL
A free wreath-making workshop will be held Monday, October 13, 1 to 3 p.m. at Local Farm. Reuse discarded bailing twine to create a beautiful braided wreath for your door. For more information contact Debra @ Motherhouse.us or 860-672-0229.
KENT - The Inn at Kent Falls celebrates it's fifth anniversary
The Inn at Kent Falls celebrates it's fifth anniversary and the beginning of leaf season Sunday, September 28th, from 4 to 7 p.m., with cocktails and hors d' oeuvres.
LIME ROCK - Run, Walk, Roll at Lime Rock September 28th
The annual Run,Walk & Roll Community Day at Lime Rock Park, sponsored by Sharon Hospital, will be held this year on Sunday, September 28th from Noon to 3 p.m. The afternoon of free, family-oriented activities includes a barbeque lunch, popcorn, cotton candy, appearances by a clown, and bed races (bring your own bed or use one of ours) - call for details. The track will be open for cyclists, walkers, bladers and joggers. Helmets required for all cyclists; full protective equipment (helmet, wrist and knee pads) are recommended for all roller bladers. For more information about this event, call 800-666-6885 or 860-364-1637.
STEVE BLASS GOLF TOURNEY SEPTEMBER 29
The third annual Steve Blass Golf Tournament will be held Monday, September 29th at the Egremont Country Club. Tickets are available for golf and dinner. Enjoy a day of golf or a dinner with Blass. Hear stories of the major leagues, including stories of Clemente, Stargell and Mazorowski. Proceeds from the event benefit the Region One Athletic Fund. Contact Champ Perotti at fwperotti65@sgcglobal.net for more details.
Alturas Duo at Hotchkiss School, October 3, 2008
The Hotchkiss Music Department 2008-2009 Guest Concert Series will be held Friday, October 3rd,at 7 p.m.with free admission, featuring Alturas Duo with a firey program of South American folk rhythm and classical music in the Esther Eastman Music Center/Katherine M. Elfers Hall, located at the Hotchkiss School. For more information contact them at 860-435-4423 or visit their websire at www.Hotchkiss.org/calendars.
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LAKEVILLE- The Montgomery Masonic Lodge
will hold a lobster sale on Saturday,September 20 from 4 to 6 P.M. Lobsters are 1-1/3 pounds, either live or cooked, and are available by reservation only by calling 860-435-9722 and leaving a message. Your call will be returned to confirm the reservation and the price. Little neck clams are also available at market price per dozen.
SAVE THE DATE!
Saturday, September 27, from 2 to 2:30 PM, Jeanine Behr Getz visits the Scoville Library in Salisbury to read and talk about her illustrated children's book, Think Green, that contains simple ideas kids an adults can do to keep the earth clean. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. The program is suitable for children ages 3-8, but all ages are welcome. Visit Ms. Behr Getz's website at www.kidsthinkbig.com
Recyclable Wreaths in CORNWALL
A free wreath-making workshop will be held Monday, October 13, 1 to 3 p.m. at Local Farm. Reuse discarded bailing twine to create a beautiful braided wreath for your door. For more information contact Debra @ Motherhouse.us or 860-672-0229.
Golf Tourney for SWSA on September 20
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) will host a golf tournament and pig roast Saturday, September 20 at the Undermountain Golf Course in Boston Corners. For more information or to register, email SWSA President Ken Barker at kennethsbarker@gmail.com or call Willie Hallihan at 860-824-5243.
Howie at Oblong
Falls Village writer Betsy Howie will read from her new picture book, "The Block Mess Monster", Saturday, September 20 at 11 a.m. at Oblong Books & Music. Howie is also the featured artist for Oblong's Artist's Window Project for September. For more information, call 518-789-3797.

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SALISBURY--Lakeville resident and noted composer Ken Lauber will explain the art and mystery of composing music at the Scollville Library on Sunday, September 14,2008, at 4 P.M. Using his lifetime experience as a composer and musician, and his deep knowledge of the history of American syncopated music, he will explore creativity with regard to inspiration, sweat, perseverance and its roots in what came before. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
The third annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill Saturday, September 13, from noon to 7 PM, replete with the building of a large kiln and bed of seaweed used to cook the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine, and a traditional hamburger/hotdog cookout prepared by the dedicated volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 435-5493.
Noble Horizons in Salisbury hosts the opening of a multi-media art exhibit by siblinlgs Karin A. Wexler of Sharon and Peter Felske of Salisbury, on Friday, September 19 from 5 to 7 PM in the L3 Gallery. The show will be open weekends 11 AM to 4 PM through October 26.
LAKEVILLE The Montgomery Masonic Lodge will hold a lobster sale on Saturday,September 20,2008 from 4 to 6 P.M. Lobsters are 1-1/3 pounds, either live or cooked, and are available by reservation only by calling 860-435-9722 and leaving a message. Your call will be returned to confirm the reservation and the price. Little neck clams are also available at market price per dozen.
Barn Star Productions proudly presents Antiques in a Cow Pasture One Day Antiques Market, Saturday, September 13, 2008. Early buying 9 AM to 11 AM for $15, General Admission 11 AM to 4 PM for $7. This New England's favorite one-day outdoor market will be held rain or shine, in the beautiful setting of Salisbury with dealers and vans full of fresh, exciting antiques. Join Barn Star Productions as an early buyer or come during general admission to dicover American and European objects, including decorative arts, architectural elements and more. Located at John Spencer Antiques, 92 Canaan Road (Rte 44), just up the road from the White Hart Inn. This show is sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, Northwest CT, is pet friendly, and includes free parking and an outdoor cafe, Frank Gaglio, Manager.
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, September 27, from 2 to 2:30 PM, Jeanine Behr Getz visits the Scoville Library in Salisbury to read and talk about her illustrated children's book, Think Green, that contains simple ideas kids an adults can do to keep the earth clean. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. The program is suitable for children ages 3-8, but all ages are welcome. Visit Ms. Behr Getz's website at www.kidsthinkbig.com
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The 25th annual house tour to benefit the Housatonic Child Care Center will be held Saturday, September 6, from 10 AM to 4 PM. To celebrate its quarter-century milestone, the event will showcase five homes in the Litchfield Hills that have outstanding views, varied architecture, beautiful decor and lovely gardens and grounds. Tickets are $45 in advance and can be purchased at J. Stack in Salisbury, Salisbury Pharmacy, Four Seasons Food in Lakeville or Sharon Pharmacy. Gourmet bag lunches are available for pre-order from the brochure or by calling 860-435-9694. Children over 12 years old only, please.
The third annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill Saturday, September 13, from noon to 7 PM, replete with the building of a large kiln and bed of seaweed used to cook the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine, and a traditional hamburger/hotdog cookout prepared by the dedicated volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 435-5493.
The Summer concerts are not over at Music Mountain in Falls Village. On Saturday, September 6, at 6:30 PM, classical clarinet star Alex Fiterstein applies his Israeli roots to the joyous music of Eastern European wedding celebrations with his Klezmer Trio. On Sunday, Septmber 7 at 3 PM, the St. Petersburg String Quartet returns to Music Mountain with Alexander Mekinulov, award winning pianist, to perform Mozart, Piazolla, Brahms and Shostakovich. Tickets: www.musicmountain.org or 860-824-7126.
Noble Horizons in Salisbury hosts the opening of a multi-media art exhibit by siblinlgs Karin A. Wexler of Sharon and Peter Felske of Salisbury, on Friday, September 19 from 5 to 7 PM in the L3 Gallery. The show will be open weekends 11 AM to 4 PM through October 26.
Barn Star Productions proudly presents Antiques in a Cow Pasture One Day Antiques Market, Saturday, September 13, 2008. Early buying 9 AM to 11 AM for $15, General Admission 11 AM to 4 PM for $7. This New England's favorite one-day outdoor market will be held rain or shine, in the beautiful setting of Salisbury with dealers and vans full of fresh, exciting antiques. Join Barn Star Productions as an early buyer or come during general admission to dicover American and European objects, including decorative arts, architectural elements and more. Located at John Spencer Antiques, 92 Canaan Road (Rte 44), just up the road from the White Hart Inn. This show is sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, Northwest CT, is pet friendly, and includes free parking and an outdoor cafe, Frank Gaglio, Manager.
SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, September 27, from 2 to 2:30 PM, Jeanine Behr Getz visits the Scoville Library in Salisbury to read and talk about her illustrated children's book, Think Green, that contains simple ideas kids an adults can do to keep the earth clean. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. The program is suitable for children ages 3-8, but all ages are welcome. Visit Ms. Behr Getz's website at www.kidsthinkbig.com
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Barn Star Productions proudly presents Antiques in a Cow Pasture One Day Antiques Market, Saturday, September 13, 2008. Early buying 9 AM to 11 AM for $15, General Admission 11 AM to 4 PM for $7. This New England's favorite one-day outdoor market will be held rain or shine, in the beautiful setting of Salisbury with dealers and vans full of fresh, exciting antiques. Join Barn Star Productions as an early buyer or come during general admission to dicover American and European objects, including decorative arts, architectural elements and more. Located at John Spencer Antiques, 92 Canaan Road (Rte 44), just up the road from the White Hart Inn. This show is sponsored by Habitat for Humanity, Northwest CT, is pet friendly, and includes free parking and an outdoor cafe, Frank Gaglio, Manager.
Music lovers are hereby summoned to jury duty - that is, to the duty of hearing the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera "Trial by Jury," followed by the Light Opera Company of Salisbury, over the Labor Day weekend, at the Congregational Church. "Trial by Jury," one of the earliest collaborations between W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, is an opera burlesque about a breach of promise of marriage. There is a caddish defendant, Edwin, who has forsaken his fiancee for another woman, a lecherous judge, and a colorful cast of twittering bridesmaids, barristers and jurors drawn from the Northwest Corner. The evening's second act will consist of a selection of songs from "The Pirates of Penzance," "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Mikado" -- sung by a mix of LOCOS "ringers" (New York pros) and local talent with major pipes. The show will be performed Friday, August 29, at 8 PM and Saturday, August 30 at 2 and 8 PM. Children are welcome; all tickets are $20.
Local journalist and author Woody Hochswender will discuss his book, "The Buddha in Your Rearview Mirror: A Guide to Practicing Buddhism in Modern Life," as a special event of The Litchfield County Writers Project fall series in conjunction with the University of Connecticut Amercan Asian Studies Department on Tuesday, September 16, from 6:30 to 9 PM. A book signing will follow the discussion. The book is an accessible guide and study of Buddhism. Hochswender is a former reporter for the New York Times and editor at Esquire magazine. He writes about golf for Sports Illustrated from his home in Sharon. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, visit lcwp.uconn.edu or call 860-626-6852.

SAVE THE DATE! The 25th annual house tour to benefit the Housatonic Child Care Center will be held Saturday, September 6, from 10 AM to 4 PM. To celebrate its quarter-century milestone, the event will showcase five homes in the Litchfield Hills that have outstanding views, varied architecture, beautiful decor and lovely gardens and grounds. Tickets are $45 in advance and can be purchased at J. Stack in Salisbury, Salisbury Pharmacy, Four Seasons Food in Lakeville or Sharon Pharmacy. Gourmet bag lunches are available for pre-order from the brochure or by calling 860-435-9694. Children over 12 years old only, please.
SAVE THE DATE! The third annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill Saturday, September 13, from noon to 7 PM, replete with the building of a large kiln and bed of seaweed used to cook the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine, and a traditional hamburger/hotdog cookout prepared by the dedicated volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 435-5493.
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What could be more relaxing on a beautiful summer's evening than listening to live music and dining on an al fresco meal by your shady stream? Well, the Scoville Library in Salisbury has the answer. On August 23 at 5 PM the Scoville Library presents our very own Salisbury Band on the Library lawn. The Salisbury Band brings that sense of nostalgia we crave on a hot summer night. Since its founding in 1928, this community band has played every year 'on the street and on the green.' The sweet sound of traditional favorites and the mix of musicians, both young and old, add to the old-fashioned fun. This is a blend of music that is synonymous with summer. Pack a picnic dinner, spread a blanket, bring the family, lie back and savor a hot lazy evening outdoors. In case it rains, the concert will be held amidst the library's collection, which creates its own unique setting. For more information, call 435-2838.
TriArts Sharon Playhouse presents its annual "Divas" show for one weekend only on August 22, 23, and 24. "Divas Do Berkeley" is a glitzy variety show featuring the most talented women in the Tri-State area singing the original songs of composer/lyricist Michael Berkeley. Comedy, romance, up-tempo, ballads, production numbers and loads of showbiz pizazz contribute to the popularity of this annual event. Show times are Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 5 PM. Prices for tickets are $28.50 for standard, $42.50 for premium (front-and-center), senior/students are $18.50.
The Falls Village Children's Theater will present the musical "Seussical Jr." on August 23. Set in the Jungle of Nool, this musical based on the works of Dr. Seuss is written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. It brings to life many of Seuss' characters, including the Cat in the Hat, Jojo, Horton the Elephant, Gertrude McFuzz, Mayzie LaBird, Sour Kangaroo and all of the Who' in Whoville. The cast includes, among others, Becket Harney, grandson of Elyse Harney and son of John Harney Jr. and his wife Sharon. The performance will take place on Saturday, August 23, at 7 PM in the auditorium of Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Admission is always free, but donations are gratefully accepted. For more information or to contact the Falls Village Children's Theater Company, call 860-824-4303.
Lynn Meehan will host "Indians and Nature" at the Sharon Audubon Center Saturday, August 23, from 10 AM to noon. The Native Americans of Northwest CT knew a lot about nature because they depended on the plants and animals for food, clothes and shelter. Hunt through the fields and woods of Audubon Sharon with Meehan for some of the materials and methods that the Indians used to survive. The cost for members is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children (nonmembers: $5 adults, $3 children). For more information, call 860-364-0520.
SAVE THE DATE! The 25th annual house tour to benefit the Housatonic Child Care Center will be held Saturday, September 6, from 10 AM to 4 PM. To celebrate its quarter-century milestone, the event will showcase five homes in the Litchfield Hills that have outstanding views, varied architecture, beautiful decor and lovely gardens and grounds. Tickets are $45 in advance and can be purchased at J. Stack in Salisbury, Salisbury Pharmacy, Four Seasons Food in Lakeville or Sharon Pharmacy. Gourmet bag lunches are available for pre-order from the brochure or by calling 860-435-9694. Children over 12 years old only, please.
SAVE THE DATE! The third annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill Saturday, September 13, from noon to 7 PM, replete with the building of a large kiln and bed of seaweed used to cook the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine, and a traditional hamburger/hotdog cookout prepared by the dedicated volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 435-5493.
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The Scoville Library in Salisbury presents "Billy Elliot" on Tuesday, August 26, at 5 PM in the Wardell Community Room. When 11-year-old Billy Elliot (Jamie Bell) trades boxing school for ballet lessons, his father is less than pleased. The hardworking miner from northern England despises the idea of his son running around in toe shoes. But when the boy wins an audition for the Royal Ballet School, he experiences a change of heart. Soon, he becomes a strikebreaker to raise money for the audition in director Stephen Daldry's Oscar-nominated drama. The film is rated R and running time is 111 minutes. Dooors open at 4:30 PM; admission is free. For more information, call 435-2838.
Noble Horizons invites the community to the opening of a multimedia art exhibit by siblings Karin A. Wexler of Sharon and Peter Felske of Salisbury on Friday, September 19, from 5 to 7 PM in the L3 Galery. Wexler is known by many as the director of The Reiki Center for Natural Healing in Millerton. In addition to being an accomplished artist with a BFA from University of Connecticut, she is a former art instructor, a feng shui consultant, and a longtime teacher of reiki at Northwestern Connecticut Community College in Winsted. Felske, formerly an antiques dealer in Washington, D.C., moved to the Northwest Corner and began making reproductions of high-style English furniture. Today he devotes most of his time to creating lamps, mirrors and small whimsical furniture from materials that he discovers everywhere from local antiques dealers to the Paris flea markets. He has become widely known for his functional and decorative objects, which have found a ready market with interior designers and upscale retailers. Each of his pieces is one of a kind. He says simply, "I like beautiful things." The exhibit will be open from 11 AM to 4 PM on weekends through October 26. For more information, call 860-435-9851, ext. 190.
Music lovers are hereby summoned to jury duty - that is, to the duty of hearing the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera "Trial by Jury," followed by the Light Opera Company of Salisbury, over the Labor Day weekend, at the Congregational Church. "Trial by Jury," one of the earliest collaborations between W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, is an opera burlesque about a breach of promise of marriage. There is a caddish defendant, Edwin, who has forsaken his fiancee for another woman, a lecherous judge, and a colorful cast of twittering bridesmaids, barristers and jurors drawn from the Northwest Corner. The evening's second act will consist of a selection of songs from "The Pirates of Penzance," "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Mikado" -- sung by a mix of LOCOS "ringers" (New York pros) and local talent with major pipes. The show will be performed Friday, August 29, at 8 PM and Saturday, August 30 at 2 and 8 PM. Children are welcome; all tickets are $20.
SAVE THE DATE! The 25th annual house tour to benefit the Housatonic Child Care Center will be held Saturday, September 6, from 10 AM to 4 PM. To celebrate its quarter-century milestone, the event will showcase five homes in the Litchfield Hills that have outstanding views, varied architecture, beautiful decor and lovely gardens and grounds. Tickets are $45 in advance and can be purchased at J. Stack in Salisbury, Salisbury Pharmacy, Four Seasons Food in Lakeville or Sharon Pharmacy. Gourmet bag lunches are available for pre-order from the brochure or by calling 860-435-9694. Children over 12 years old only, please.
Music Mountain's third annual free Family Festival will be Saturday, August 16. Parking is free and picnickers are welcome to bring their own food or visit the Falls Village Volunteer Firemen. For more information, visit musicmountain.com or call 860-824-7126.
SAVE THE DATE! The third annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill Saturday, September 13, from noon to 7 PM, replete with the building of a large kiln and bed of seaweed used to cook the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine, and a traditional hamburger/hotdog cookout prepared by the dedicated volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 435-5493.
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Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut will once again hold its annual tag sale at The Hotchkiss School Field House, off Route 112. It will kick off with a special preview on Friday, August 8, from 6 to 8 PM. Admission is $10. The main sale will be held Saturday, August 9, from 9 AM to 3 PM, with no charge to enter. A bag sale will be held on Sunday, August 10, from noon to 3 PM. Tax-deductible donations (with the exception of books, clothing and out-dated electronic equipment, including all televisions) are appreciated. Items can be dropped off at the Field House July 26 and and 27, from 10 AM to 3 PM and July 28 to August 1 from 10 AM to 5 PM. All proceeds from the sale provide funds toward the building of affordable Habitat homes for families in the Northwest Corner. For more information, call Judi Moore at 860-435-0079.
The theme for this year's Audubon Festival is Healthy Habitats for Future Generations and it will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 9 and 10 at the Audubon Center on Route 4. There will be two full days of nature walks and programs, live animal presentations, children's crafts, food, music, exhibits, vendors and more. The Festival gates are open 8 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and 9:30 AM to 5 PM on Sunday. No pets are allowed inside the gates. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children. A complete schedule and description of programs can be found at sharon.audubon.org or by calling 860-364-0520 for more information.

Music Mountain's third annual free Family Festival will be Saturday, August 16. Parking is free and picnickers are welcome to bring their own food or visit the Falls Village Volunteer Firemen. For more information, visit musicmountain.com or call 860-824-7126.
SAVE THE DATE! The third annual Jane Lloyd Fund Clambake returns to Satre Hill Saturday, September 13, from noon to 7 PM, replete with the building of a large kiln and bed of seaweed used to cook the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn. There will be plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, beer and wine, and a traditional hamburger/hotdog cookout prepared by the dedicated volunteers of the Lakeville Hose Company. In addition, people are welcome to bring their own picnic and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 435-5493.

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Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" opens at TriArts Sharon Playhouse on Thursday, July 31, and runs for three weeks. "Aida" is a passionate story about love and loss and the triangle between the privileged daughter of an Egyptian pharao, an enslaved Nubian princess and the soldier they both love. For show times, and tickets, call the TriArts box office at 860-364-7469 or visit triarts.net. "Aida" is sponsored by Elyse Harney Real Estate and Founders Insurance Group.
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut will once again hold its annual tag sale at The Hotchkiss School Field House, off Route 112. It will kick off with a special preview on Friday, August 8, from 6 to 8 PM. Admission is $10. The main sale will be held Saturday, August 9, from 9 AM to 3 PM, with no charge to enter. A bag sale will be held on Sunday, August 10, from noon to 3 PM. Tax-deductible donations (with the exception of books, clothing and out-dated electronic equipment, including all televisions) are appreciated. Items can be dropped off at the Field House July 26 and and 27, from 10 AM to 3 PM and July 28 to August 1 from 10 AM to 5 PM. All proceeds from the sale provide funds toward the building of affordable Habitat homes for families in the Northwest Corner. For more information, call Judi Moore at 860-435-0079.
The North East Historical Society will hold a Historic House Tour and Garden Party on Saturday, August 2nd, from 2 to 5 PM (rain date: Sunday, August 3, same time). The tour will take place at the home of Merrill Sindler (who has a Master's Degree in Theater and Fine Arts from Yale University) off Mill Road by the bike trail, right outside of town. The tour will include the owner's stone house, studio, gallery and large, rambling gardens, followed by Raffle and a Silent Auction. Classical guitar by Jonathan Fritz. Entrance fee of $25 per person includes wine and hors d'oeuvre.
Win a $1,000 Prize at the Young Filmmakers Workshop, August 4 to 9. $1,000 Prize for actors for short film with Academy Award Winning Director, John Avildsen, "Rocky" and "Karate Kid." Auditions for three high school characters for a short film. $1,000 distributed between the lead actors. Auditions, Monday, 10 AM, August 4, at Indian Mountain School in Lakeville. For more information, check out www.indianmountain.org or email tory_jadow@indianmountain.org or mark_devey@indianmountain.org
This weekend Music Mountain features the Daedalus String Quartet, Lincoln Center favorites. On the program: Hayden and Shostakovich, plus the Brahms Clarinet Quintet with world acclaimed clarinetist David Shifrin. This is Saturday, August 2, at 6:30 PM. On Sunday, August 3, at 3 PM, the St. Petersburg String Quartet features an all Shubert program with NYC Opera's bass-baritone Jan Opalack, accompanied by noted pianist Ted Taylor.
The 49th annual Sharon on the Green Arts and Craft Fair, sponsored by Sharon Recreation and Youth, will be Saturday, August 2, on the Town Green. The show opens at 10 AM and runs until 5 PM. There is no admission charge and food services are available. This long-running show features 90 New England craftspersons and artists. Call 860-364-1400 for more information.
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Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida" opens at TriArts Sharon Playhouse on Thursday, July 31, and runs for three weeks. "Aida" is a passionate story about love and loss and the triangle between the privileged daughter of an Egyptian pharao, an enslaved Nubian princess and the soldier they both love. For show times, and tickets, call the TriArts box office at 860-364-7469 or visit triarts.net. "Aida" is sponsored by Elyse Harney Real Estate and Founders Insurance Group.
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut will once again hold its annual tag sale at The Hotchkiss School Field House, off Route 112. It will kick off with a special preview on Friday, August 8, from 6 to 8 PM. Admission is $10. The main sale will be held Saturday, August 9, from 9 AM to 3 PM, with no charge to enter. A bag sale will be held on Sunday, August 10, from noon to 3 PM. Tax-deductible donations (with the exception of books, clothing and out-dated electronic equipment, including all televisions) are appreciated. Items can be dropped off at the Field House July 26 and and 27, from 10 AM to 3 PM and July 28 to August 1 from 10 AM to 5 PM. All proceeds from the sale provide funds toward the building of affordable Habitat homes for families in the Northwest Corner. For more information, call Judi Moore at 860-435-0079.
"Catch the Reading Bug" is the summer reading program at the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury. Stop by to pick up a reading log and begin earning prizes for the reading you do this summer. Summer reading prizes have been donated to the Library. There are several weekly programs designed for young readers this summer. The following programs are held every week until Tuesday, August 12. Crafternoon: Tuesdays from 2 to 4 PM. A variety of different crafts will be available every week, including some suitable for older children and teens. Wacky Wednesday: Wednesdays from 2 to 3 PM. There will be a story and related craft and activities on the lawn. This program for children in kindergarten to grade three. A snack will be provided. Picnic storytime: Thursdays from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Bring a picnic lunch to the library and enjoy storytime on the lawn. All ages are welcome.
The 49th annual Sharon on the Green Arts and Craft Fair, sponsored by Sharon Recreation and Youth, will be Saturday, August 2, on the Town Green. The show opens at 10 AM and runs until 5 PM. There is no admission charge and food services are available. This long-running show features 90 New England craftspersons and artists. Call 860-364-1400 for more information.
The Tuesdays at Six lecture series, sponsored by the Falls Village/Canaan Historical Society, runs from 6 to 7 PM every Tuesday through August 12 at the South Canaan Meeting House at the junction of routes 7 and 63. Musical preludes at 5:45 PM precede start of lectures on certain nights, so it is best to arrive early. Admission is free; donations are accepted. The program July 29: "An Hour With Ralph Waldo Emerson," presented by Richard Grossman, psychotherapist and author.
Teens: spend a day at Shakespeare & Co. The Falls Village Children's Theater Company, with the support of John Harney and Associates, has room for children in grades seven through 12 for a day at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. A coach bus will leave the Lee H. Kellogg School in Falls Village at 11 AM on Saturday, August 9. There will be a performance of "The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid," a comedy/fantasy for all ages, followed by a discussion with the actors. Following the talk, the younger children will join an actors workshop and the older students will see a performance of Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello." Return is expected to be around 8 PM. The cost is $5 to help pay for the bus. Students should bring a bag lunch. Call Vance Cannon at 860-824-0799 to reserve a place.
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The third Build Green seminar will be held on July 19 from 10 AM to noon at the Scoville Library's Wardell Community Room here in Salisbury. Guest speakers Ray Furse and Buck Taylor will disuss alternative energy solutions, including residential photovoltaic energy systems, geothermal heating and cooling, forced air heat pumps and solar hot water. Should be very interesting!
The Audubon Center will host a Full Moon Hike on Friday, July 18, at 8 PM. Take a walk by the light of the full moon. Bring a flashlight and wear sturdy boots. Listen for munching beavers, chirping crickets and hooting owls. This event is appropriate for all ages. The cost for members is $3 for adults and $1.50 for children (non-members: $5 for adults, $3 for children). For more information, call 860-364-0520.
Teens: spend a day at Shakespeare & Co. The Falls Village Children's Theater Company, with the support of John Harney and Associates, has room for children in grades seven through 12 for a day at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. A coach bus will leave the Lee H. Kellogg School in Falls Village at 11 AM on Saturday, August 9. There will be a performance of "The Mad Pirate and the Mermaid," a comedy/fantasy for all ages, followed by a discussion with the actors. Following the talk, the younger children will join an actors workshop and the older students will see a performance of Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello." Return is expected to be around 8 PM. The cost is $5 to help pay for the bus. Students should bring a bag lunch. Call Vance Cannon at 860-824-0799 to reserve a place.
People's United Bank at 11 East Main Street in North Canaan invites us all for 2008 Canaan Railroad Days, July 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27. Stop by and bring the family. It will be a guaranteed good time. And enter to win an iPod nano!!! The Bank is open Wednesday to Friday 10 AM to 7 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday 11 AM to 4 PM.

Canaan Railroad Days take place beginning July 18 and ending July 27. The whole town will be celebrating with an abundance of Events. Please check the Lakeville Journal of Thursday, July 17, for a detailed list of ongoing Events!!
There will be an outdoor concert with Little Windows on the lawn of the Scoville Library on Sunday, July 20, at 5 PM. Mark Wheems and Julee Glaub of Little Windows create a mix of Appalachian and Irish music and traditionally-based originals on the guitar, fiddle, banjo, flute, piano and bodhran. Pack a picnic dinner, spread a blanket, bring the family, lie back and savor a hot lazy evening outdoors. In case of rain, the concert will be held amidst the library's collection, which creates its own unique setting. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
Music Mountain in Falls Village are presenting BARBERSHIP at TWILIGHT on Saturday, July 19, at 6:30 PM. SILK CITY CHORUS, repeat winners on the barbership circuit, blend their 40 rousing voices in four-part takes on show tunes, blues, doo-wop and gospel.

On Sunday, July 20, at 3 PM, the FORMOSA STRING QUARTET, winners of the coveted Amadeus award in London, performs Brahms Piano Quartet in A Major with celebrated pianist, Pamela Mia Paul, plus Beethoven and a Taiwanese piece written specially for them. Tickets: www.musicmountain.org or 860-824-7126.
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Opening Weekend at TriArts, Sharon Playhouse. From July 11 to July 20, come and enjoy Camelot, sponsored by Prindle Insurance, Salisbury Bank & Trust, and Sotheby's International Realty.
Also at TriArts, on Tuesday, July 15, Big Band Presents Swing Legends. Rich Conlon and the TriArts orchestra salute your favorite swing classics by Sinatra, Darin, Ella, Benny Goodman, and lots more! Featuring Mark Raisch, you won't want to miss this swingin' and swayin' sentimental journey! Sponsored by Robinson Leech Real Estate, Riley's Furniture, AM1020/WHDD.
The Lakeville Gallery Association will once again present a Gallery Night on Saturday, July 12, from 4 to 7 PM. Participating galleries are Argazzi Art, 22 Millerton Road (Route 44); Morgan Lehman Gallery, 24 Sharon Road (Route 41); and The White Gallery, 349 Main Streeet behind The Boathouse (Back Section). For more information, call 860-435-8222.
There will be an outdoor concert with Little Windows on the lawn of the Scoville Library on Sunday, July 20, at 5 PM. Mark Wheems and Julee Glaub of Little Windows create a mix of Appalachian and Irish music and traditionally-based originals on the guitar, fiddle, banjo, flute, piano and bodhran. Pack a picnic dinner, spread a blanket, bring the family, lie back and savor a hot lazy evening outdoors. In case of rain, the concert will be held amidst the library's collection, which creates its own unique setting. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
The seventh annual family Arts Festival at the North East Community Center in Millerton, NY, takes place Saturday, July 12, 2008. The Festival, sponsored by the Dutchess County Arts Council, First Niagara Bank, and M&T Bank, starts at 1 PM with Street Painting; 2-3 PM with a Drumming Workshop for ages 3 to 9; 3-5 PM Stiltwalkig workshop for ages 10 and up; 4-4:30 PM Eshu Bumpus will tell stories from Africa; 4:45-5:30 PM David Grover & the Big Bear Band - music for kids of all ages by a Berkshires favorite; 5:45-6:15 Window-Box Failures - original rock by HVRHS teens; 6:30-7:15 Two Dollar Goat - bluegrass trio; 7:30-8:30 Li'l Anne & Hot Cayenne - Zydeco and blues. For more info call 518-789-4259 or go to www.neccmillerton.org.
Eckert Fine Art is pleased to announce the grand opening of our fine art gallery located at 27 North Main Street, Unit 1, Kent.
Eckert Fine Art began in Indiana in the late 1970’s, where the emphasis was on 19th and early 20th century American Art. In 1995, Eckert Fine Art opened on the Gulf Coast of Florida where it specializes in Modern and Contemporary artists. The new location in Kent offers a wonderful blend of these galleries and will feature a wide variety of art work from the 19th to the 21st century.
Many of the artists we represent are from the Northwest corridor of Connecticut. They include Eric Forstmann, Don Gummer, Diana Levinson and James Meyer. The gallery will offer original paintings by Robert Rauschenberg, Alexander Calder and Darryl Pottorf, sculpture by John Chamberlain, Alexander Liberman, and Boaz Vaadia as well as quality prints by Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso and Larry Rivers.
The gallery will be open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from noon – 5:00 p.m. Open Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment only. For more information on the gallery, please contact us at 860-927-0012 or visit www.eckertfineart.com.
The third Build Green seminar will be held on July 19 from 10 AM to noon at the Scoville Library's Wardell Community Room here in Salisbury. Guest speakers Ray Furse and Buck Taylor will disuss alternative energy solutions, including residential photovoltaic energy systems, geothermal heating and cooling, forced air heat pumps and solar hot water. Should be very interesting!
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The annual Fourth of July event at the Grove will be held July 4 (no rain date) with the following schedule: Children's games from 10 AM to noon, band concert from noon to 1 PM, welcome and a brief speech at 1 PM.
The Salisbury Rotary Club Foundation and Lime Rock Park invite you to attend the annual Independence Day FANTASTIC FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA!, Saturday, July 5 (rain date Sunday, July 6), at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville. The park opens at 6 PM for picnicking; refreshment stands will be at hand. All vehicles (except buses) are $10; no pets, please.
Summer Portals Chamber Concerts at Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center of the Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville started Monday, June 23 and continues with nine more concerts ending on Saturday, July 12. Saturday, July 5, features a 4:30 PM Student Concert and a 7:30 PM Brentano Quartet & 2008 Resident Quartet performing Tower, Brahms, and Schoenberg. Picnicking on the grounds is allowed/welcomed, and all concerts are free. For more information, call 860-435-3173.
The seventh annual family Arts Festival at the North East Community Center in Millerton, NY, takes place Saturday, July 12, 2008. The Festival, sponsored by the Dutchess County Arts Council, First Niagara Bank, and M&T Bank, starts at 1 PM with Street Painting; 2-3 PM with a Drumming Workshop for ages 3 to 9; 3-5 PM Stiltwalkig workshop for ages 10 and up; 4-4:30 PM Eshu Bumpus will tell stories from Africa; 4:45-5:30 PM David Grover & the Big Bear Band - music for kids of all ages by a Berkshires favorite; 5:45-6:15 Window-Box Failures - original rock by HVRHS teens; 6:30-7:15 Two Dollar Goat - bluegrass trio; 7:30-8:30 Li'l Anne & Hot Cayenne - Zydeco and blues. For more info call 518-789-4259 or go to www.neccmillerton.org.
On Tuesday, July 8, Noble Horizons welcomes best-selling author John Neufeld, who will read from, discuss and sign copies of his recently published book, "April Fool." Author of the international bestseller, "Lisa, Bright & Dark," and the acclaimed "Edgar Allan" (a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, Neufeld's latest novel is a story of "suspense, romance, politics, manners and murder" set in the small Northwest Corner town of Salisbury!!! This event will take place in the community room at 4:30 PM, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 860-435-9851.

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Project Troubador will bring its international flavor of music and dance to the Town Grove as part of the 19th annual Grove Festival, Saturday, June 28, from 5 to 10 PM. Project Troubador has brought musicians, dancers, mimes and even clowns to villages throughout the world. They have roamed the earth for the past 30 years, playing in plazas or on porches with the intent to spread cheer. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. This year's performers will include the New World Ceili Band, which specializes in traditional Irish music, the Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, which uses Chinese caligraphy and choreography, and the Rumbafrica group, which plays traditional African music. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, call 860-435-0561.
Joie de Livres, at 7 Academy Street in Salisbury, will be featuring Modern European Photography with an Opening Reception on Saturday, June 28, from 4 to 7 PM. The exhibit continues until August 9.
Summer Portals Chamber Concerts at Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center of the Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville started Monday, June 23 and continues with nine more concerts ending on Saturday, July 12. Friday, June 27 features the Shanghai Quartet at 7:30 PM, Saturday has two concerts. Picnicking on the grounds is allowed/welcomed, and all concerts are free. For more information, call 860-435-3173.
On Tuesday, July 8, Noble Horizons welcomes best-selling author John Neufeld, who will read from, discuss and sign copies of his recently published book, "April Fool." Author of the international bestseller, "Lisa, Bright & Dark," and the acclaimed "Edgar Allan" (a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, Neufeld's latest novel is a story of "suspense, romance, politics, manners and murder" set in the small Northwest Corner town of Salisbury!!! This event will take place in the community room at 4:30 PM, and refreshments will be served. For more information, call 860-435-9851.
The Salisbury Rotary Club Foundation and Lime Rock Park invite you to attend the annual Independence Day FANTASTIC FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA!, Saturday, July 5 (rain date Sunday, July 6), at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville. The park opens at 6 PM for picnicking; refreshment stands will be at hand. All vehicles (except buses) are $10; no pets, please.

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Habitat for Humanity NW CT invites you to Habitat Home Show: Exploring Creativity, at Lime Rock Park, 497 Lime Rock Road (Route 112), on Saturday, June 21, from 4 to 8 PM. Enjoy a live auction, a silent auction, live artisan demonstrations, flowing wine and delicious hors d'oeuvre. The NW CT chapter has done an excellent job at creating home ownership opportunities for the area's low and moderate income families. For more information, please call Jane Pinckney at 435-3590.
Where Broadway and Our Community Shine Together! TriArts Sharon Playhouse is opening its 2008 summer season with The Full Monty on June 19, followed by Camelot, July 11, Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA on July 31, and more. For tickets, go to www.triarts.net.
Young @ Heart, a documentary on a chorus of senior citizens from Massachusetts who cover songs by Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay, Sonic Youth and other unexpected musicians, opens at the Millerton Moviehouse on Friday, June 20, for one week only. The Young @ Heart Chorus has performed around the world since 1983. For additional information, about the film or to see the trailer, go to www.foxsearchlight.com/youngatheart. Or call the theater for information at 518-789-3408.
The Montgomery Masonic Lodge will hold its first Lobster Sale of the year on Saturday, June 21, from 4 to 6 PM. Lobsters are 1 1/3 pounds, either live or cooked, and are available by reservation only by calling 860-435-9722 and leaving a message. Your call will be returned to confirm the reservation and the price. Little neck clams are also available at market price per dozen. Proceeds support the Montgomery Lodge's scholarship funds and operating expenses.
Project Troubador will bring its international flavor of music and dance to the Town Grove as part of the 19th annual Grove Festival Saturday, June 28, from 5 to 10 PM. Project Troubador has brought musicians, dancers, mimes and even clowns to villages throughout the world. They have roamed the earth for the past 30 years, playing in plazas or on porches with the intent to spread cheer. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. This year's performers will include the New World Ceili Band, which specializes in traditional Irish music, the Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, which uses Chinese caligraphy and choreography, and the Rumbafrica group, which plays traditional African music. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, call 860-435-0561.
Joie de Livres, at 7 Academy Street in Salisbury, will be featuring Modern European Photography with an Opening Reception on Saturday, June 28, from 4 to 7 PM. The exhibit continues until August 9.
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Where Broadway and Our Community Shine Together! TriArts Sharon Playhouse is opening its 2008 summer season with The Full Monty on June 19, followed by Camelot, July 11, Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA on July 31, and more. For tickets, go to www.triarts.net.
Father's Day is Here! Families are invited to celebrate Father's Day with a fishing and ice cream expedition to the Noble horizons ponds on Sunday, June 15, from 1 to 3 PM. Gummy worms and wiggly fishing worms will be in abundance, along with lots of delicious ice cream, succulent toppings and oodles of hungry fish! The event is free and open to all ages. Please call 860-435-9851, ext. 190 for more information.
Rain or Shine, there will be a Giant Tag Sale/Flea Market at Arnoff Moving & Storage, 5979 N. Elm Avenue (Rte 22), across from Agway in Millerton on Saturday, June 14, starting at 9 AM. Food service available by Gian's Country Kitchen, thousands of items, new, antique & used will be for sale, including furniture, kitchen and household items, tools, outdoor furniture, children's items, art objects, pictures, knick knacks, box lots, and native American artifacts. Lowest prices in Town!
The Montgomery Masonic Lodge will hold its first Lobster Sale of the year on Saturday, June 21, from 4 to 6 PM. Lobsters are 1 1/3 pounds, either live or cooked, and are available by reservation only by calling 860-435-9722 and leaving a message. Your call will be returned to confirm the reservation and the price. Little neck clams are also available at market price per dozen. Proceeds support the Montgomery Lodge's scholarship funds and operating expenses.
Project Troubador will bring its international flavor of music and dance to the Town Grove as part of the 19th annual Grove Festival Saturday, June 28, from 5 to 10 PM. Project Troubador has brought musicians, dancers, mimes and even clowns to villages throughout the world. They have roamed the earth for the past 30 years, playing in plazas or on porches with the intent to spread cheer. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. This year's performers will include the New World Ceili Band, which specializes in traditional Irish music, the Nai Ni Chen Dance Company, which uses Chinese caligraphy and choreography, and the Rumbafrica group, which plays traditional African music. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, call 860-435-0561.
SAVE THE DATES! Hotchkiss Summer Portals is celebrating its Fifth Anniversary with Concerts with a View at Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center, 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville (860-435-3173). School grounds are open for picnics prior to all concerts which are free and open to the public. The concerts start on Monday, June 23 and run through Saturday, July 12. For program information, check Lakeville Journal every week, or go to www.hotchkiss.org/summer.
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Where Broadway and Our Community Shine Together! TriArts Sharon Playhouse is opening its 2008 summer season with The Full Monty on June 19, followed by Camelot, July 11, Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA on July 31, and more. For tickets, go to www.triarts.net.
The sixth annual guided bird walk at the Schlesinger Bird Preserve in Salisbury, sponsored by the Salisbury Land Trust, will be Saturday, June 7 at 8 AM. Well-known birding expert Tom Schaefer will lead the walk. Expected sightings include prairie warblers, field sparrows, indigo buntings, and a good selection of residents and lingering migrants. Wear walking shoes and bring binoculars if possible. The preserve is located on the south side of Scoville Ore Mine Road at Route 41, 2.4 miles north of The White Hart Inn. There's a small parking area at the preserve, but if that's full, park on the south side of Scoville Ore Mine Road, pulling off the road as much as possible. The walk should last approximately an hour and a half. All are welcome. For more information, or if in doubt of weather conditions, call 860-824-7823.
Music Mountain is featuring an OPENING BENEFIT CONCERT on Sunday, June 15, at 3 PM. St. Petersburg String Quartet, one of the world's leading string quartets, is joined by the acclaimed virtuoso pianist Charles Rosen in Shumann's Opus 44 quintet. Tickets: www.musicmountain.org or 860-824-7126.
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival opens Saturday, June 14, for its 67th year. Performances this summer will include the Tokyo Quartet, with the late quartets of Beethoven (in preparation for their newest release on the Harmonia-Mundi label): a recital by Midori; two programs by the Hungarian Keller Quartet, who were at Norfolk in 2006; and a weekend of free events to celebrate the Town of Norfolk's 250th Anniversary August 1 and 2. For a complete schedule and tickets, visit yale.edu/norfolk.
Father's Day is Near! Families are invited to celebrate Father's Day with a fishing and ice cream expedition to the Noble horizons ponds on Sunday, June 15, from 1 to 3 PM. Gummy worms and wiggly fishing worms will be in abundance, along with lots of delicious ice cream, succulent toppings and oodles of hungry fish! The event is free and open to all ages. Please call 860-435-9851, ext. 190 for more information.
SAVE THE DATES! Hotchkiss Summer Portals is celebrating its Fifth Anniversary with Concerts with a View at Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center, 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville (860-435-3173). School grounds are open for picnics prior to all concerts which are free and open to the public. The concerts start on Monday, June 23 and run through Saturday, July 12. For program information, check Lakeville Journal every week, or go to www.hotchkiss.org/summer.
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On Saturday, May 31st, 6 PM, and Sunday, June 1, 12:30 PM, The HousaTonics invite you to a Serenade Feast, a scintillating repertoire of OLD SONGS. The HousaTonics Serenade is an annual event not to be missed! It takes place at Salisbury School Dining Hall on Route 44, and the $30 (Saturday night) and $25 (Sunday matinee) entrance fees include food, wine, friends, and all out musical merriment! Tickets are available at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury (860-435-0030), or from any HousaTonics Member. For more information, please go to www.housatonics.org.
The sixth annual guided bird walk at the Schlesinger Bird Preserve in Salisbury, sponsored by the Salisbury Land Trust, will be Saturday, June 7 at 8 AM. Well-known birding expert Tom Schaefer will lead the walk. Expected sightings include prairie warblers, field sparrows, indigo buntings, and a good selection of residents and lingering migrants. Wear walking shoes and bring binoculars if possible. The preserve is located on the south side of Scoville Ore Mine Road at Route 41, 2.4 miles north of The White Hart Inn. There's a small parking area at the preserve, but if that's full, park on the south side of Scoville Ore Mine Road, pulling off the road as much as possible. The walk should last approximately an hour and a half. All are welcome. For more information, or if in doubt of weather conditions, call 860-824-7823.
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival opens Saturday, June 14, for its 67th year. Performances this summer will include the Tokyo Quartet, with the late quartets of Beethoven (in preparation for their newest release on the Harmonia-Mundi label): a recital by Midori; two programs by the Hungarian Keller Quartet, who were at Norfolk in 2006; and a weekend of free events to celebrate the Town of Norfolk's 250th Anniversary August 1 and 2. For a complete schedule and tickets, visit yale.edu/norfolk.
Studio Tour featuring 8 Artists of Sharon and Beyond to benefit The Sharon Historical Society. (www.sharonhist.org) The Art Party, celebrating the Arts in Sharon, takes place Friday, June 27, from 6 to 8 PM, on the grounds of the Sharon Historical Society, 18 Main Street. This event, including cocktails and hors d'oeuvre in the Sculpture Garden & The Artist and the Object exhibit opening in the Museum is $35 per person. RSVP to both events by emailing Sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com. The Studio Tour takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29 from noon to 5 PM. Meet many of the area's most talented artists on a self-guided tour of select creative spaces. The two-day Studio Tour ticket is $40 per person (tax deductible to the extent allowed by law). Your purchase supports the Sharon Historical Society thanks to the generosity of the artists. 20% of all art sold during the studio tour weekend and for 30 days following the tour will be donated to the Sharon Historical Society.
SAVE THE DATES! Hotchkiss Summer Portals is celebrating its Fifth Anniversary with Concerts with a View at Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center, 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville (860-435-3173). School grounds are open for picnics prior to all concerts which are free and open to the public. The concerts start on Monday, June 23 and run through Saturday, July 12. For program information, check Lakeville Journal every week, or go to www.hotchkiss.org/summer.
The Housatonic Child Care Center is requesting donations for a tag sale to benefit the center. The tag sale will be held at the Methodist Church in Lakeville on Saturday, June 14, from 9 AM to 3 PM. Any furniture, household or kitchen items, books and more are welcome. No clothing or electronics. The deadline to donate items is Wednesday, June 11. For information on drop-off or pickup of donated items, call the center at 860-435-9694.
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The most fabulous, moving event of the year: Memorial Day in Salisbury! Events begin at 7 AM on Monday, May 26, with a rifle salute to honor veterans buried in the town cemeteries. A salute at the Route 44 bridge will follow at 9:45 AM, to honor those buried at sea. The parade will begin at 10 AM in front of the library and proceed to the cemetery for the traditional ceremony of remembrance. All are encouraged to attend and join in honoring the veterans. This is an event not to ever be missed!
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What can you do to prepare your home for rising energy costs? Three speakers will address this issue at Scoville Memorial Library, Wardell Community Room, in Salisbury on Saturday, May 24, from 10 AM to 12 Noon. Seating is limited. For more information, contact Elvia Gignoux at 860-435-0345.
On May 24 from 2 to 5 PM, there will be a Book Signing at the Harney Tea Shop in Millerton, NY. Hiroko Shimbo is a recognized authority of Japanese cuisine. Her award winning book, "The Japanese Kitchen" was released in 2000. In 2006 she wrote the book, "The Sushi Experience". She is currently working on bringing her knowledge of Japanese Food to television. Her website is www.hirokoskitchen.com. Master Tea Blender John Harney's love for tea started back in the 1960's. He is the co-author of the fabulous book "Tea Cuisine". His love for tea inspired him to write another book, this time for the young tea lovers called, "Children's Tea & Etiquette". He continues his work as a master tea blender in Millerton, NY. Join in for Fun, Food, & Conversation! And TEA!!!
Calling all lovers...of dogs and fun! On Sunday, May 25, at 11:00 am, Noble Horizons and the Sand Road Animal Hospital and Kennel invite dog owners and dog lovers to join in a fun-filled afternoon of games, photo opportunities and hilarious competitions which will culminate in a dazzling parade of dogs (costumes welcome!) on the grounds at Noble Horizons! Dogs of all sizes, shapes and ages are welcome and must be leashed on a 6'-8' non-flexible leash at all times. Children are encouraged to attend, accompanied by a parent, as are those who do not own a dog, but would like to enjoy the spirited festivities! Scooby Doo will be greeting children, free 'doggie bags' filled with wonderful canine surprises will be distributed, and a raffle table will feature gift certificates, pet items, and other irresistible treasures! There will be prizes for all, and donations will be accepted to help support the Pet Therapy Fund at Noble Horizons which is located at 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury, CT. Please call 860-435-9851, ext. 190 to register and for more information. Registration is also available online at www.noblehorizons.org.

SOAR (Seek, Originate, Aim, Reach), the after school enrichment program at Salisbury Central School, is sponsoring a multi-generational Knowledge Bowl on Friday, May 23 at 7:00 PM in the Salisbury Central School Gym. This fun-filled competition invites teams of 4, consisting of students in grades 3 up through adults, to work together to share their unique reserves of knowledge. Multi-generational teams will be especially well equipped to answer questions of interest to ALL ages! Registration is limited to 30 teams, so please download your registration form early at www.salisburycentral.org or call Jennifer Law at 860-435-9871, ext. 131 for more information. There is a $1.00 entry fee for participants and spectators. Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.
Put on your fancy hats! It's Gallery Night time again. This Saturday, May 24, the galleries in Lakeville (the White, Argazzi, Morgan Lehman and the Tremaine) will stay open with new shows for early evening artists' receptions, 4-7 PM. Lakeville shops will be open as well, as will the town's restaurants. Gallery Night has really become a signature night for the village: a great opportunity to see terrific art, sip some wine, mingle with your neighbors. For more information, please call 860-435-8222.
Save these Dates: Saturday, May 31st, 6 PM, and Sunday, June 1, 12:30 PM. The HousaTonics invite you to a Serenade Feast, a scintillating repertoire of OLD SONGS. The HousaTonics Serenade is an annual event not to be missed! It takes place at Salisbury School Dining Hall on Route 44, and the $30 (Saturday night) and $25 (Sunday matinee) entrance fees include food, wine, friends, and all out musical merriment! Tickets are available at The White Hart Inn in Salisbury (860-435-0030), or from any HousaTonics Member. For more information, please go to www.housatonics.org.
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The 8th Annual Trade Secrets, the much-anticipated rare plant and garden antiques show, is happening this weekend in Sharon. For the past seven years, Trade Secrets has brought garden-lovers from around the world to the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut. Thanks to the incredible support from founder and renowned designer Bunny Williams, Trade Secrets is heading into its eighth year bigger and better than ever. The Trade Secrets garden tours are Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 on May 18. To order, or for more information, call Women's Support Services at 860-364-1080 or visit tradesecretsct.com The rare plant and garden antiques sale is on Saturday, May 17, at LionRock Farm in Sharon on Route 41, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Regular admission is $35, early admission at 8 AM (continantal breakfast is included) is $100.
BUILD GREEN 2 -- HUGE GLOBAL CHANGES ARE COMING!
What can you do to prepare your home for rising energy costs? Three speakers will address this issue at Scoville Memorial Library, Wardell Community Room, in Salisbury on Saturday, May 24, from 10 AM to 12 Noon. Seating is limited. For more information, contact Elvia Gignoux at 860-435-0345.
On May 24 from 2 to 5 PM, there will be a Book Signing at the Harney Tea Shop in Millerton, NY. Hiroko Shimbo is a recognized authority of Japanese cuisine. Her award winning book, "The Japanese Kitchen" was released in 2000. In 2006 she wrote the book, "The Sushi Experience". She is currently working on bringing her knowledge of Japanese Food to television. Her website is www.hirokoskitchen.com. Master Tea Blender John Harney's love for tea started back in the 1960's. He is the co-author of the fabulous book "Tea Cuisine". His love for tea inspired him to write another book, this time for the young tea lovers called, "Children's Tea & Etiquette". He continues his work as a master tea blender in Millerton, NY. Join in for Fun, Food, & Conversation! And TEA!!!
Calling all lovers...of dogs and fun! On Sunday, May 25, at 11:00 am, Noble Horizons and the Sand Road Animal Hospital and Kennel invite dog owners and dog lovers to join in a fun-filled afternoon of games, photo opportunities and hilarious competitions which will culminate in a dazzling parade of dogs (costumes welcome!) on the grounds at Noble Horizons! Dogs of all sizes, shapes and ages are welcome and must be leashed on a 6'-8' non-flexible leash at all times. Children are encouraged to attend, accompanied by a parent, as are those who do not own a dog, but would like to enjoy the spirited festivities! Scooby Doo will be greeting children, free 'doggie bags' filled with wonderful canine surprises will be distributed, and a raffle table will feature gift certificates, pet items, and other irresistible treasures! There will be prizes for all, and donations will be accepted to help support the Pet Therapy Fund at Noble Horizons which is located at 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury, CT. Please call 860-435-9851, ext. 190 to register and for more information. Registration is also available online at www.noblehorizons.org.

SOAR (Seek, Originate, Aim, Reach), the after school enrichment program at Salisbury Central School, is sponsoring a multi-generational Knowledge Bowl on Friday, May 23 at 7:00 PM in the Salisbury Central School Gym. This fun-filled competition invites teams of 4, consisting of students in grades 3 up through adults, to work together to share their unique reserves of knowledge. Multi-generational teams will be especially well equipped to answer questions of interest to ALL ages! Registration is limited to 30 teams, so please download your registration form early at www.salisburycentral.org or call Jennifer Law at 860-435-9871, ext. 131 for more information. There is a $1.00 entry fee for participants and spectators. Prizes will be awarded to the winning teams.
"The American Idea" and what it means. The Lakeville Journal and Noble Horizons will co-sponsor a talk by Robert Vare, editor-at-large of The Atlantic Monthly, on May 30 at 7:30 PM in the Noble Horizons Community Room. Vare was the editor of "The American Idea," a collection of essays by influential writers and thinkers that celebrates the 150th anniversary of The Atlantic. At his talk Vare will read selections from and discuss some of the topics addresssed in the book. The 78 works range from historic works such as writings by Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr., to more contemporary work by Robert Caro, Tracy Kidder and Eric Schlosser (author of "Fast Food Nation"). Vare will sign copies of his book following the program.

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Sunday, May 11, is Mother's Day! Most restaurants in the area are eager to help you celebrate Mother with a sumptuous brunch, lunch, or dinner. Do get a copy of a local newspaper and check out the ads. Mother deserves a day off and will love you so much more.... for a full year!
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What can you do to prepare your home for rising energy costs? Three speakers will address this issue at Scoville Memorial Library, Wardell Community Room, in Salisbury on Saturday, May 24, from 10 AM to 12 Noon. Seating is limited. For more information, contact Elvia Gignoux at 860-435-0345.
John Harney Associates is proud to sponsor a Silent Auction of Karen Stone's work "Reeds in Cornwall" for the benefit of the Housatonic Child Care Center. (The new works of Karen are currently on display at John Harney Associates on Academy Street in Salisbury.) Bids can be made at any time between now and the close of the auction. The auction will conclude at 6 PM the day of the reception, which is being held May 10 from 4 to 7 PM. To bid on the painting, please contact Chip Hoben at John Harney Asociates, 860-435-4600.
SAVE THE DATES! The Trade Secrets garden tours are Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 on May 18. To order, or for more information, call Women's Support Services at 860-364-1080 or visit tradesecretsct.com The rare plant and garden antiques sale is on Saturday, May 17, at LionRock Farm in Sharon on Route 41, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Regular admission is $35, early admission at 8 AM (continantal breakfast is included) is $100.
"The American Idea" and what it means. The Lakeville Journal and Noble Horizons will co-sponsor a talk by Robert Vare, editor-at-large of The Atlantic Monthly, on May 30 at 7:30 PM in the Noble Horizons Community Room. Vare was the editor of "The American Idea," a collection of essays by influential writers and thinkers that celebrates the 150th anniversary of The Atlantic. At his talk Vare will read selections from and discuss some of the topics addresssed in the book. The 78 works range from historic works such as writings by Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr., to more contemporary work by Robert Caro, Tracy Kidder and Eric Schlosser (author of "Fast Food Nation"). Vare will sign copies of his book following the program.

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TRANSFER STATION VOTE TAKES PLACE FRIDAY, MAY 2 at 7:30 PM. This meeting is expected to be well-attended. There will be a Salisbury town meeting vote on the purchase of the Luke-Fitting property as the site of the future transfer station. The vote will be Friday, May 2, at 7:30 PM at the Salisbury Congregational Church. First Selectman Curtis Rand recommends taxpayers arrive early to check in with the registrars of voters, who will be at the church by about 6 PM. Voters must be taxpayers in the town; call Town Hall with questions about eligibility. For eight frequently asked questions on the properties (and their answers), go to the town's website at salisburyct.us and click on Luke Fitting Q & A.
Donald Sosin, an internationally known accompanist to silent films, presents "Treasures with music: An evening of recent work" on Saturday, May 10, at 7 PM at the Seifert Theater of the Salisbury School. Admission is free; reservations are requested by email to dsosin@comcast.net or by phone to 860-435-4687. On the program are three short films by Georges Melies: "Manhattan," the 1920 film by Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand (a Twin Lakes-resident), and "I was born but...", a 1932 comedy by famed director Yasujiro Ozu. The program is suitable for all ages.
Visions of Iron, a documentary film on the Region's Iron Heritage, premieres at The Moviehouse in Millerton on Sunday, May 4th, at 11:00 AM. The film is narrated by local historian Ed Kirby and produced by The Sharon Historical Society. Reception to follow. For information, email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com or contact Liz Shapiro at 860-364-5688.
Runners and walkers are wanted for the 23rd annual Sharon Classic Road Race to benefit Sharon Day Care. Open to athletes of all ages and abilities, the 5-mile race will take place rain or shine on Saturday, May 3. The race also features a family festival on the historic Town Green, where the race begins and finishes. The entry fee for the classic is $15 for pre-registered participants and $20 on race day. Admission to the Children's Fun Run is $5 for children ages 3 to 10. The Sharon Classic starts at 10:15 AM, preceded by a Children's Fun Run at 9:30 AM and a Kid's 1-Mile Race at 9:45 AM. Following the classic, cash awards are presented to the first-place runners in each age division, with the following top three finishers receiving awards. Prizes are also presented to the top two overall finishers. Race details and registration applications are available online at sharondaycare.org, or by contacting Race Director Daren Dignacco at kdignacco@earthlink.net or 364-0407.
John Harney Associates is proud to sponsor a Silent Auction of Karen Stone's work "Reeds in Cornwall" for the benefit of the Housatonic Child Care Center. (The new works of Karen are currently on display at John Harney Associates on Academy Street in Salisbury.) Bids can be made at any time between now and the close of the auction. The auction will conclude at 6 PM the day of the reception, which is being held May 10 from 4 to 7 PM. To bid on the painting, please contact Chip Hoben at John Harney Asociates, 860-435-4600.
SAVE THE DATES! The Trade Secrets garden tours are Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 on May 18. To order, or for more information, call Women's Support Services at 860-364-1080 or visit tradesecretsct.com The rare plant and garden antiques sale is on Saturday, May 17, at LionRock Farm in Sharon on Route 41, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Regular admission is $35, early admission at 8 AM (continantal breakfast is included) is $100.
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The Third Annual Northwest Connecticut Environmental Legislative Forum will take place from 3 to 5 PM on April 26, at Sharon Town Hall, hosted by Audubon Sharon, Housatonic Valley Association, Sharon Woman's Club and the Sharon Land Trust. U.S. Congressman Chris Murphy, state Sen. Andrew Roraback, and state Rep. Roberta Willis will be on hand to take an in-depth look at the key environmental issues facing the region and the state. The Northwest Environmental Legislative Forum offers area residents a chance to bring questions and concerns about Connecticut's environment directly to their state and federal elected officials during key budget negotiations at both the Connecticut General Assembly, which adjourns on May 7, and the U.S. Congress, which adjourns December 31. The event is free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. To reply call Sandy Breslin at 860-264-5099, ext. 307, Scott Heth at 860-364-0520, or Elaine LaBella at 860-672-6678.
On April 27, at 2:30 PM, the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association features a special performance to benefit the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau with a production of "Runaways... a Musical", written & composed by Elizabeth Swados. For more information, call Info/Tickets at 860-435-3203.
Visions of Iron, a documentary film on the Region's Iron Heritage, premieres at The Moviehouse in Millerton on Sunday, May 4th, at 11:00 AM. The film is narrated by local historian Ed Kirby and produced by The Sharon Historical Society. Reception to follow. For information, email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com or contact Liz Shapiro at 860-364-5688.
John Harney Associates is proud to sponsor a Silent Auction of Karen Stone's work "Reeds in Cornwall" for the benefit of the Housatonic Child Care Center. (The new works of Karen are currently on display at John Harney Associates on Academy Street in Salisbury.) Bids can be made at any time between now and the close of the auction. The auction will conclude at 6 PM the day of the reception, which is being held May 10 from 4 to 7 PM. To bid on the painting, please contact Chip Hoben at John Harney Asociates, 860-435-4600.
SAVE THE DATES! The Trade Secrets garden tours are Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 on May 18. To order, or for more information, call Women's Support Services at 860-364-1080 or visit tradesecretsct.com The rare plant and garden antiques sale is on Saturday, May 17, at LionRock Farm in Sharon on Route 41, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Regular admission is $35, early admission at 8 AM (continantal breakfast is included) is $100.
Runners and walkers are wanted for the 23rd annual Sharon Classic Road Race to benefit Sharon Day Care. Open to athletes of all ages and abilities, the 5-mile race will take place rain or shine on Saturday, May 3. The race also features a family festival on the historic Town Green, where the race begins and finishes. The entry fee for the classic is $15 for pre-registered participants and $20 on race day. Admission to the Children's Fun Run is $5 for children ages 3 to 10. The Sharon Classic starts at 10:15 AM, preceded by a Children's Fun Run at 9:30 AM and a Kid's 1-Mile Race at 9:45 AM. Following the classic, cash awards are presented to the first-place runners in each age division, with the following top three finishers receiving awards. Prizes are also presented to the top two overall finishers. Race details and registration applications are available online at sharondaycare.org, or by contacting Race Director Daren Dignacco at kdignacco@earthlink.net or 364-0407.
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Gospelfest 2008 fetures The Hotchkiss & Salisbury Gospel Choirs and Friends under musical direction by michael Whitney Brown, on April 20, from 3 to 5 PM at the Katherine M. Elfers Hall/Esther Eastman Music Center, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville. Admission is free and all are welcome.
The Third Annual Northwest Connecticut Environmental Legislative Forum will take place from 3 to 5 PM on April 26, at Sharon Town Hall, hosted by Audubon Sharon, Housatonic Valley Association, Sharon Woman's Club and the Sharon Land Trust. U.S. Congressman Chris Murphy, state Sen. Andrew Roraback, and state Rep. Roberta Willis will be on hand to take an in-depth look at the key environmental issues facing the region and the state. The Northwest Environmental Legislative Forum offers area residents a chance to bring questions and concerns about Connecticut's environment directly to their state and federal elected officials during key budget negotiations at both the Connecticut General Assembly, which adjourns on May 7, and the U.S. Congress, which adjourns December 31. The event is free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. To reply call Sandy Breslin at 860-264-5099, ext. 307, Scott Heth at 860-364-0520, or Elaine LaBella at 860-672-6678.
On April 27, at 2:30 PM, the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association features a special performance to benefit the Housatonic Youth Service Bureau with a production of "Runaways... a Musical", written & composed by Elizabeth Swados. For more information, call Info/Tickets at 860-435-3203.
Happy birthday, Princess the crow! The staff of the Sharon Audubon Center will hold a birthday party for Princess the crow on Saturday, April 19, from 10 AM to noon. Princess, who is turning 13 this spring, has been at the center since the fall of 1995 and has been a favorite among staff, volunteers and visitors. The party will include crow crafts for children to make a birthday cake. There will be a sale on selected crow merchandise in the Nature Store and Princess will even be allowed out of her exhibit to "mingle" with her party guests. For more information, call 860-364-0520.
Runners and walkers are wanted for the 23rd annual Sharon Classic Road Race to benefit Sharon Day Care. Open to athletes of all ages and abilities, the 5-mile race will take place rain or shine on Saturday, May 3. The race also features a family festival on the historic Town Green, where the race begins and finishes. The entry fee for the classic is $15 for pre-registered participants and $20 on race day. Admission to the Children's Fun Run is $5 for children ages 3 to 10. The Sharon Classic starts at 10:15 AM, preceded by a Children's Fun Run at 9:30 AM and a Kid's 1-Mile Race at 9:45 AM. Following the classic, cash awards are presented to the first-place runners in each age division, with the following top three finishers receiving awards. Prizes are also presented to the top two overall finishers. Race details and registration applications are available online at sharondaycare.org, or by contacting Race Director Daren Dignacco at kdignacco@earthlink.net or 364-0407.
SAVE THE DATES! The Trade Secrets garden tours are Sunday, May 18, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Tickets are $50 in advance and $60 on May 18. To order, or for more information, call Women's Support Services at 860-364-1080 or visit tradesecretsct.com The rare plant and garden antiques sale is on Saturday, May 17, at LionRock Farm in Sharon on Route 41, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Regular admission is $35, early admission at 8 AM (continantal breakfast is included) is $100.
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Bunny Williams comes to Scoville April 12. Acclaimed home and garden designer Bunny Williams will welcome spring with a talk Saturday, April 12, at 1 PM at the Scoville Memorial Library. Williams, a part-time Falls Village resident, will also sign copies of her most recent book, "Bunny Williams' Point of View," which will be available for sale. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Light refreshments will be served. The event is free; donations will be accepted. Call the library for reservations or information at 860-435-2838. The event is sponsored by The Friends of Scoville Library.
The Harlem Valley Chamber of Commerce presents The Harlem Valley Expo on Sunday, April 13 from 10 AM to 4 PM at Silo Ridge Country Club, Route 22, Amenia. Spend a day of fun, family and business with vendors from local and surrounding communities, food and beverages from area restaurants, product demonstrations, great music, giveaways and raffles, and much more. Bring the kids to the Crafts Booth - A Spring Garden. And best of all: Free Admission and Free Parking.
A free concert to benefit Owl's Kitchen: The Hotchkiss School Blue Notes and Calliope a cappella groups in concert. Sunday, April 13, at 3 PM in the Community Room of Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury. Please bring canned goods or a donation to aid the local food bank.
Happy birthday, Princess the crow! The staff of the Sharon Audubon Center will hold a birthday party for Princess the crow on Saturday, April 19, from 10 AM to noon. Princess, who is turning 13 this spring, has been at the center since the fall of 1995 and has been a favorite among staff, volunteers and visitors. The party will include crow crafts for children to make a birthday cake. There will be a sale on selected crow merchandise in the Nature Store and Princess will even be allowed out of her exhibit to "mingle" with her party guests. For more information, call 860-364-0520.
Runners and walkers are wanted for the 23rd annual Sharon Classic Road Race to benefit Sharon Day Care. Open to athletes of all ages and abilities, the 5-mile race will take place rain or shine on Saturday, May 3. The race also features a family festival on the historic Town Green, where the race begins and finishes. The entry fee for the classic is $15 for pre-registered participants and $20 on race day. Admission to the Children's Fun Run is $5 for children ages 3 to 10. The Sharon Classic starts at 10:15 AM, preceded by a Children's Fun Run at 9:30 AM and a Kid's 1-Mile Race at 9:45 AM. Following the classic, cash awards are presented to the first-place runners in each age division, with the following top three finishers receiving awards. Prizes are also presented to the top two overall finishers. Race details and registration applications are available online at sharondaycare.org, or by contacting Race Director Daren Dignacco at kdignacco@earthlink.net or 364-0407.

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