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The 25th anniversary edition of A Taste of the Litchfield Hills will be held September 4 to 6 at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury. There will be "grazing sized" portions of house specialties prepared by chefs from regional restaurants and purveyors of fine food with prices ranging from $4 to $8 per item. Table seating will be available in the Culinary Tent and guests are invited to picnic on the grounds with their own lawn chairs and blankets. The festival's beverage tent will offer wine served by the glass from area wineries; draught beer, plus a variety of soft drinks will also be served. There will be live entertainment, an outdoor bazaar featuring everything from handcrafted chocolates to luxury picnic and tailgate accessories. A Taste of the Litchfield Hills is part of Lime Rock's traditional Labor Day Weekend Historic Festival 28, which will offer vintage racing Saturday and Monday and a Sunday concours and car show. Hours will be 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Directions, tickets and more information are available on line at LitchfieldFestivals.com and LimeRock.com or by phone at 800-722-3577.
A Labor Day weekend ESTATE SALE, run by Collin Forbes & O'Brien, takes place at 39 Calkinstown Road in Sharon, starting Friday, September 3rd from 5 to 7:30PM with a wine, cheese & early buying event to benefit The Chore Service ($15 admittance fee on Friday only). Sale continues Saturday and Sunday, September 4th and 5th from 9 AM to 3 PM. The antique home at 39 Calkinstown Road is also listed for sale by Elyse Harney Real Estate at the reduced price of $499,000.
The 98th Annual Goshen Fair is a Labor Day Weekend Family Event! There will be entertainment, rides, games, exhibits, animals, Lynch's Draft Horse Team show and much more, going on from 8 AM to 8 PM Saturday and Sunday and 8 AM to 6 PM Monday, Labor Day. Address is Route 63, 116 Old Middle Street in Goshen. Visit www.goshenfair.org for more information.
Time for Lakeville Gallery Association GALLERY NIGHT again -- this Saturday, September 4, from 5 to 7 PM. Please visit Argazzi Art at 22 Millerton Road (Rte 44); Morgan Lehman Gallery at 24 Sharon Road (Rte 41) and The White Gallery at 342 Main Street (Rte 44) in Lakeville, mingle with other gallery goers and enjoy the exhibits.
The Scoville Memorial Library presents two films in September. One is the live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney's book, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," on Friday, September 3, at 7 PM. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. And on September 5, at 4 PM, the featured film is "Stormy Weather" from 1943, with Lena Horn, Bill Robinson, Fats Waller, Dooley Wilson and Cab Calloway. The films will be shown in the Wardell Community Room. For more information, call 860-435-2838.

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There will be Chamber Music and Jazz at Music Mountain in Falls Village this weekend. On Saturday, August 28, at 6:30 PM, come hear the Joe Carter Samba Rio Trio, a unique import hot from Rio where Joe Carter learned it all -- Brazilian jazz that combines straight-ahead and bebop with samba, bossa nova and Northeast styles of Brazilian music. On Sunday, August 29, at 3 PM, the Daedalus String Quartet will perform in an All Mozart evening - a triple treat of one string and two piano quartets played by a brilliant young ensemble noted for their vibrant and insightful performances, joined by noted pianist Jonathan Yates. For tickets, go to www.musicmountain.org or call 860-824-7126.
Don't miss Divas do More Broadway! at Tri-Arts in Sharon this weekend. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 PM and Sunday at 5 PM. Call 860-364-7469 for tickets.
The 98th Annual Goshen Fair is a Labor Day Weekend Family Event! There will be entertainment, rides, games, exhibits, animals, Lynch's Draft Horse Team show and much more, going on from 8 AM to 8 PM Saturday and Sunday and 8 AM to 6 PM Monday, Labor Day. Address is Route 63, 116 Old Middle Street in Goshen. Visit www.goshenfair.org for more information.
The Scoville Memorial Library presents two films in September. One is the live-action adaptation of Jeff Kinney's book, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," on Friday, September 3, at 7 PM. Popcorn and drinks will be provided. And on September 5, at 4 PM, the featured film is "Stormy Weather" from 1943, with Lena Horn, Bill Robinson, Fats Waller, Dooley Wilson and Cab Calloway. The films will be shown in the Wardell Community Room. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
The 25th anniversary edition of A Taste of the Litchfield Hills will be held September 4 to 6 at Lime Rock Park in Salisbury. There will be "grazing sized" portions of house specialties prepared by chefs from regional restaurants and purveyors of fine food with prices ranging from $4 to $8 per item. Table seating will be available in the Culinary Tent and guests are invited to picnic on the grounds with their own lawn chairs and blankets. The festival's beverage tent will offer wine served by the glass from area wineries; draught beer, plus a variety of soft drinks will also be served. There will be live entertainment, an outdoor bazaar featuring everything from handcrafted chocolates to luxury picnic and tailgate accessories. A Taste of the Litchfield Hills is part of Lime Rock's traditional Labor Day Weekend Historic Festival 28, which will offer vintage racing Saturday and Monday and a Sunday concours and car show. Hours will be 11 AM to 6 PM on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Directions, tickets and more information are available on line at LitchfieldFestivals.com and LimeRock.com or by phone at 800-722-3577.

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The 13th annual Blackberry River Walk will begin at 9:30 AM on Saturday, August 21st, at the North Canaan Congregational Church on Lower Road in East Canan. All are invited. Admission is free, but donations to the Friends of Beckley Furnace, which is sponsoring the walk, will be accepted. At the church, historian Lou Bucceri will speak on "Samuel Forbes, the Iron Prince." Forbes, John Adam and Elisha Forbes developed a very successful mid-18th-century iron industry along the Blackberry River and also operated the Salisbury Blast furnace, producing cannons during the American Revolution. The walk extends 0.6 mile. There will be guest speakers and visits to the Barnum Richardson Company office, where visitors can view the award-winning documentary film, "Visions of Iron," and more. Refreshments will be provided at the Land of Nod Winery by Walt Michaels, the grandson of the last ironmaster of the Beckley and East Canaan No. 3 furnace. Wine, made from grapes grown in the charcoal-rich soil of the former iron industry land, will be available for purchase.
Coming up Saturday, August 21, at the Scoville Memorial Library is the Summer Reading Water Carnival -- and an evening with the Salisbury Band. Summer reading program participants who read a total of 2,000 hours will have the chance to send Erin the Librarian into the Dunk Tank. There will also be a variety of games, crafts an activities such as a water balloon toss, sand art, a watermelon-seed spitting contest and a scavenger hunt. The carnival begins at 2 PM. At 5 PM, the Salisbury Band will perform on the Scoville Memorial Library lawn. In case of rain, the performance will be moved indoors. All are invited to bring a picnic and some friends.
Montgomery Lodge No. 13 will hold a lobster sale Saturday, August 21, with pickup from 4 to 6 PM. Proceeds from these summer sales help fund scholarships and other activities of the lodge. Lobsters, available live or cooked, are an average of 1 1/3 pounds and cost $15 each. Raw or steamed clams are available for $7 per dozen. To order, call 860-435-9722. Orders may be made through August 21, but to guarantee an order, reserve by 8 PM on August 20.
"Private Lives," Noel Coward's comic look at love, marriage and divorce, presented by Taconic Stage Company in Copake, NY, opens at the Lighthouse Marina and dinner theater on Copake Lake, August 20 through September 4. The company's artistic director, Carl Ritchie, plays Elliot. Ritchie also directs this gem written in 1930. Dinner starts at 7 PM, show starts at 8 PM. For tickets, call Ritchie at 518-325-1234.
The Salisbury Association Historical Society's exhibit, "Independent Schools' Heritage," features displays from the three schools currently in town - The Hotchkiss School, Indian Mountain School and Salisbury School - and two panels (created by historian Katherine Chilcoat) dealing with earlier independent schools here. There is also a display of recollections from students and faculty who live in Salisbury, a history of the schools and an exploration of the school's interactions with the town. Historical Society member Ron Jones said a committee began working on the project last summer. The exhibit runs through the end of October. The Academy Building is open weekday mornings throughout the summer, and, depending on staffing, on Saturday mornings as well. For more information, call 860-435-0566.

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The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Yale School of Music, presents NORFOLK ARTISTS & FRIENDS at the Battell Stoeckel Estate Gallery. There will be an art show and sale August 13, 14 and 15. Opening night with Live Jazz: Friday, 13 from 4 to 7:30 PM. Saturday hours: 1 to 7:30 PM and Sunday: 12 noon to 4 PM. Featuring original art, prints, jewelry and photography by Peter J. Ketchum and 34 other artisans. Follow signs at Rtes 44 and 272. More information at www.peterjketchum.com.
There will be a FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL at Music Mountain in Falls Village next weekend, Saturday, August 14, from 11 AM to 4 PM. On the schedule of performances: 11:30 AM to 12:05 PM: Kenn Morr's folk/rock band; 12:15 to 1:00 PM: OffBeats drumming circle (on the lawn); 1:00 to 1:35 PM: TriArts "Oklahoma" and "Alice in Wonderland Jr."; 1:45 to 2:20 PM: Roberta Frank, piano, with "The Magic of Music"; 2:30 to 3:05 PM: Nutmeg Dance Conservatory, a "Pas de Deux"; 3:15 to 4:00 PM: Bob Parker's "Swing That Music" jazz combo. Performers on the lawn: Pied Piper John Truman and other musicians, stilt dancers, Mortal Beasts & Dieities, mimes, Matica interactive performers. Food supplied by Falls Village Fire Department, or bring your own picnic. For more information, call 860-824-7126.
The 43rd annual Sharon Audubon Festival will be held on Saturday, August 14, and Sunday, August 15, at the Audubon Center on Route 4. The festival will include nature walks, programs about the environment, live animal presentations, children's activities, food, music and exhibits. Various programs will be held throughout each day of the festival, including exploring Ford Pond by canoe, papermaking and letterboxing. Two keynote presentations will take place each day of the event, which start at 9:30 AM and end at 5:30 PM. The festival will close on Sunday with a performance by singer and comedian Nancy Tucker. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children 12 and under. A complete schedule of the events can be found at sharon.audubon.org or by calling 860-364-0520.
"Private Lives," Noel Coward's comic look at love, marriage and divorce, presented by Taconic Stage Company in Copake, NY, opens at the Lighthouse Marina and dinner theater on Copake Lake, August 20 through September 4. The company's artistic director, Carl Ritchie, plays Elliot. Ritchie also directs this gem written in 1930. Dinner starts at 7 PM, show starts at 8 PM. For tickets, call Ritchie at 518-325-1234.


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The 51st annual Sharon on the Green Arts and Crafts Show will be held Saturday, August 7, on the historic town Green. This event features 90 New England artists and craftspeople exhibiting original works. The show runs from 10 AM to 5 PM, rain or shine. There is no admission charge and food and drinks will be for sale. Call 860-364-1400 for more information.

Also on Saturday, August 7, from 5 to 7 PM, The Sharon Historical Society has an Exhibit Opening Reception of "Farm II" - Ancient Farmsteads of the Berkshire, Taconic, and Hudson Hills. There will be photographs by Emery Roth II. The exhibit will be on display until September 17.
The annual Habitat for Humanity tag sale will be August 6 to 8 in Hotchkiss School's Mars Athletic Center, Rte 112 in Lakeville. August 6: preview 6 to 8 PM, early admission: $10; August 7: main sale from 9 AM to 3 PM; August 8: bag sale, noon to 3 PM. Tax-deductible donations sought. Excluding: clothing, TVs and older electronics, books. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) will sponsor the first annual Sun Ball, a casual concert/dance and barbecue, on Saturday, August 7, at the Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville. The outdoor festivities will run from 5 to 10 PM. Joe Bouchard and his Tree Top band will perform. Bouchard is one of the founding members of Blue Oyster Cult. Admission is $12 per person; children under 12 are free. Food will be available for purchase and there will be a cash bar. All proceeds will benefit SWSA's fundraising efforts to build a new ski jump in preparation for the Junior Olympics here in February 2011. For more information, go to jumpfest.org.
This is opening weekend for Rodgers and Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA! at Tri-Arts Playhouse in Sharon, sponsored by Elyse Harney Real Estate, Founders Insurance Group and Harrington's. Premiere takes place Thursday, August 5 and the musical runs until August 22.
There will be a FREE FAMILY FESTIVAL at Music Mountain in Falls Village next weekend, Saturday, August 14, from 11 AM to 4 PM. On the schedule of performances: 11:30 AM to 12:05 PM: Kenn Morr's folk/rock band; 12:15 to 1:00 PM: OffBeats drumming circle (on the lawn); 1:00 to 1:35 PM: TriArts "Oklahoma" and "Alice in Wonderland Jr."; 1:45 to 2:20 PM: Roberta Frank, piano, with "The Magic of Music"; 2:30 to 3:05 PM: Nutmeg Dance Conservatory, a "Pas de Deux"; 3:15 to 4:00 PM: Bob Parker's "Swing That Music" jazz combo. Performers on the lawn: Pied Piper John Truman and other musicians, stilt dancers, Mortal Beasts & Dieities, mimes, Matica interactive performers. Food supplied by Falls Village Fire Department, or bring your own picnic. For more information, call 860-824-7126.
The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Yale School of Music, presents NORFOLK ARTISTS & FRIENDS at the Battell Stoeckel Estate Gallery. There will be an art show and sale August 13, 14 and 15. Opening night with Live Jazz: Friday, 13 from 4 to 7:30 PM. Saturday hours: 1 to 7:30 PM and Sunday: 12 noon to 4 PM. Featuring original art, prints, jewelry and photography by Peter J. Ketchum and 34 other artisans. Follow signs at Rtes 44 and 272. More information at www.peterjketchum.com.
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A Special Cabaret in Tri-Arts Bok Gallery on Amenia Road in Sharon - One Night Only: Saturday, July 31st at 8 PM. Enjoy A Boy with Dreams, a Magical Musical Journey with Trevor McQueen Eaton as he takes us from the Tri-Arts stage to Broadway (with Bernadette Peters in "Annie Get Your Gun") and continues to follow his dreams in this premier performance of a new one-man cabaret. Accompanied by Benjamin Rauhala on the Steinway, with music from the American Songbook, jazz standards, songs by Sondheim and more. Only $15 general admission. www.triarts.net.
The July 31 Traditional New England Clambake Supports the Jane Lloyd Fund.
"Helping Cancer Patients Day to Day" is the mission of The Jane Lloyd Fund which will present its fifth annual Traditional Lobster and New England Clambake on Saturday, July 31, from 2:00 to 8:00 PM on Salisbury Winter Sports Association's Satre Hill in Salisbury. Preparations for the clambake include the assembly of a large kiln to which a bed of seaweed is added and on which the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn are cooked. The Jane Lloyd Fund, which helps cancer patients in Connecticut's Northwest corner cope with the terrible financial pressures of this devastating disease, will host the popular community event on the Salisbury Winter Sports Association's Satre Hill, the site of The United States Ski and Snowboard Association's (USSA) 2011 Junior Olympic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined competition.
The clambake offers plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, lobsters, potatoes, corn, beer and wine, not to mention a traditional hamburger/hot dog BBQ and hand made desserts! Guests may bring their own picnics and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live entertainment will feature the "Jane Gang", a band of diverse musicians including Eliot Osborn, Louise Lindenmyer, and several other accomplished musicians who perform together but once a year at the Clambake. A limited number of Clambake tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493. 100% of the Clambake's proceeds go directly to support local cancer patients. More information is available at http://www.janelloyfund.org or by calling 860-435-9661 or 860-824-5493.
The 51st annual Sharon on the Green Arts and Crafts Show will be held Saturday, August 7, on the historic town Green. This event features 90 New England artists and craftspeople exhibiting original works. The show runs from 10 AM to 5 PM, rain or shine. There is no admission charge and food and drinks will be for sale. Call 860-364-1400 for more information.
The annual Habitat for Humanity tag sale will be August 6 to 8 in Hotchkiss School's Mars Athletic Center, Rte 112 in Lakeville. August 6: preview 6 to 8 PM, early admission: $10; August 7: main sale from 9 AM to 3 PM; August 8: bag sale, noon to 3 PM. Tax-deductible donations sought. Excluding: clothing, TVs and older electronics, books. Drop-offs July 24-31 from 10 AM to 4 PM. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) will sponsor the first annual Sun Ball, a casual concert/dance and barbecue, on Saturday, August 7, at the Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville. The outdoor festivities will run from 5 to 10 PM. Joe Bouchard and his Tree Top band will perform. Bouchard is one of the founding members of Blue Oyster Cult. Admission is $12 per person; children under 12 are free. Food will be available for purchase and there will be a cash bar. All proceeds will benefit SWSA's fundraising efforts to build a new ski jump in preparation for the Junior Olympics here in February 2011. For more information, go to jumpfest.org.

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The July 31 Traditional New England Clambake Supports the Jane Lloyd Fund.
"Helping Cancer Patients Day to Day" is the mission of The Jane Lloyd Fund which will present its fifth annual Traditional Lobster and New England Clambake on Saturday, July 31, from 2:00 to 8:00 PM on Salisbury Winter Sports Association's Satre Hill in Salisbury. Preparations for the clambake include the assembly of a large kiln to which a bed of seaweed is added and on which the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn are cooked. The Jane Lloyd Fund, which helps cancer patients in Connecticut's Northwest corner cope with the terrible financial pressures of this devastating disease, will host the popular community event on the Salisbury Winter Sports Association's Satre Hill, the site of The United States Ski and Snowboard Association's (USSA) 2011 Junior Olympic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined competition.
The clambake offers plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, lobsters, potatoes, corn, beer and wine, not to mention a traditional hamburger/hot dog BBQ and hand made desserts! Guests may bring their own picnics and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live entertainment will feature the "Jane Gang", a band of diverse musicians including Eliot Osborn, Louise Lindenmyer, and several other accomplished musicians who perform together but once a year at the Clambake. A limited number of Clambake tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493. 100% of the Clambake's proceeds go directly to support local cancer patients. More information is available at http://www.janelloyfund.org or by calling 860-435-9661 or 860-824-5493.
The Summer Baroque Concerts at the air-conditioned St. John's Episcopal Church on Main Street in Salisbury, presented by The Northwest Music Association, premiered on Wednesday night with a beautiful program. There will be three more concerts, all at 5 PM (for a tad over an hour), on July 28, August 4, and August 11. All concerts are followed by a wine & cheese reception. Both concerts and receptions are free, but donations are accepted at the door. For information, call 860-435-9290.
Handyboysent.com presents Dancing under the Stars on July 24th, beginning at dusk, at The Eddie Collins Field in Millerton, NY. This is going to be Summer Fun for the Entire Family! Professional dancers will be on site. Bring your chairs, food, drinks and dancing shoes; handyboysent.com will bring the Stars. Admission is free. For more information, call 860-318-5557.
The Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA) will sponsor the first annual Sun Ball, a casual concert/dance and barbecue, on Saturday, August 7, at the Wake Robin Inn in Lakeville. The outdoor festivities will run from 5 to 10 PM. Joe Bouchard and his Tree Top band will perform. Bouchard is one of the founding members of Blue Oyster Cult. Admission is $12 per person; children under 12 are free. Food will be available for purchase and there will be a cash bar. All proceeds will benefit SWSA's fundraising efforts to build a new ski jump in preparation for the Junior Olympics here in February 2011. For more information, go to jumpfest.org.
The Falls Village Children's Theater Company will present Disney's "Cinderella" at Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Friday, July 23, at 6:30 PM. Admission is free but donations are greatly appreciated. The performers are ages 4 through 9 and are directed and choreographed by Lanny Mitchell. The score includes "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and "Bibbidi-Bobbedi-Boo." For more information, call 860-824-4303 or go online to fvct.org.
The annual Habitat for Humanity tag sale will be August 6 to 8 in Hotchkiss School's Mars Athletic Center, Rte 112 in Lakeville. August 6: preview 6 to 8 PM, early admission: $10; August 7: main sale from 9 AM to 3 PM; August 8: bag sale, noon to 3 PM. Tax-deductible donations sought. Excluding: clothing, TVs and older electronics, books. Drop-offs July 24-31 from 10 AM to 4 PM. For more information, call 860-435-4747.
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The July 31 Traditional New England Clambake Supports the Jane Lloyd Fund.
"Helping Cancer Patients Day to Day" is the mission of The Jane Lloyd Fund which will present its fifth annual Traditional Lobster and New England Clambake on Saturday, July 31, from 2:00 to 8:00 PM on Salisbury Winter Sports Association's Satre Hill in Salisbury. Preparations for the clambake include the assembly of a large kiln to which a bed of seaweed is added and on which the clams, lobsters, potatoes and corn are cooked. The Jane Lloyd Fund, which helps cancer patients in Connecticut's Northwest corner cope with the terrible financial pressures of this devastating disease, will host the popular community event on the Salisbury Winter Sports Association's Satre Hill, the site of The United States Ski and Snowboard Association's (USSA) 2011 Junior Olympic Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined competition.
The clambake offers plenty of clam chowder, a raw clam bar, lobsters, potatoes, corn, beer and wine, not to mention a traditional hamburger/hot dog BBQ and hand made desserts! Guests may bring their own picnics and are only asked to make a donation to the Jane Lloyd Fund. Live entertainment will feature the "Jane Gang", a band of diverse musicians including Eliot Osborn, Louise Lindenmyer, and several other accomplished musicians who perform together but once a year at the Clambake. A limited number of Clambake tickets, which sell out every year, are available by calling Tanya Tedder at 860-435-9661 or Donna Lloyd at 860-824-5493. 100% of the Clambake's proceeds go directly to support local cancer patients. More information is available at http://www.janelloyfund.org or by calling 860-435-9661 or 860-824-5493.
The David M. Hunt Library in Falls Village will hold its first Guided Garden Tour on Saturday, July 17, 2 to 4 PM. Proceeds will benefit the library. Visitors can enjoy Katie Gannet's lush summer garden, which will feature colorful lilies and dahlias. Wine and cheese will be served after the tour. Limited tickets are $20 and available at the Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, or call to reserve at 860-824-7424. Tours will begin at 2:30 PM. Pre-registration is required; directions are on the tickets.
Own a Piece of History! Come to the Holley-Rudd Estate Sale at 56 Millerton Road (Rte 44) in Lakeville on Friday, July 16, from 5 to 7 PM. There will be wine, cheese and early buying for $15 per person (Friday only) to benefit Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association. Saturday & Sunday, July 17 and 18, there is no admission and the estate sale goes on from 8 AM to 3 PM. Shop for a great deal of interesting and beautiful items from the ancestral home of Alexander Hamilton Holley, Governor of CT from 1857 to 1858, and his heirs. Cash and checks only. For photos and directions, visit www.collinforbesobrien.com
The Montgomery Masonic Lodge on Route 41 in Lakeville will hold a Lobster Sale on Saturday, July 17, with pickup from 4 to 6 PM. Call in advance (860-435-9722) and get orders in early. The lobsters are 1 1/4 to 1 1/3 pounds on average, cost $15 each, and can be picked up either live or cooked. Bags or raw or steamed clams are also available at $6.50 per dozen.
Big Easy Rhythm returns to Music Mountain Saturday, July 17, at 6:30 PM for an evening of jazz, blues and swing. The band performs a hot mix of jazz, blues and swing as well as pre-1950's pop tunes. Fans of all ages dance, sway and tap their feet as the band bridges musical tastes between young and old. Music Mountain's new beer and wine bar is open for the concert. Bring a picnic and enjoy the evening. Tickets for this concert are $30 at the door, $27 in advance, or $17 for students (children 5-18 are free). Tickets are available online at musicmountain.org, at the door the day-of, or by phone at 860-824-7126. Group rates are available.
Don't buy it... sell it... throw it away... before you call PRIME FINDS at 860-364-5737. Read on, but first: Prime Finds is a pretty store at 1 Gay Street in Sharon. They will price your donated items to sell and the proceeds will benefit Prime Time House - a clubhouse which helps people with serious mental illness find pathways back to recovery, independence, freedom.
So, are you redecorating, decluttering, downsizing? If you have good, used furniture, decorative accessories, housewares you don't want, don't need or simply can't use anymore... call Prime Finds. They will pick up, take away, and give you a generous tax deduction. Are you collecting, antiques hunting, an estate sale fan? Visit Prime Finds, a place that's brimming with affordable treasures for the home; indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, paintings and prints, rugs, dinnerware, kitchen items. They are open Thursdays through Sundays. You'll find great prices, great stuff you won't see elsewhere. Everything at Prime Finds is donated. And everything you buy there helps someone battling mental illness to find a better life.
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The Falls Village Children's Theatre will present "Bugsy Malone Jr." this summer.. This musical includes a classic pie fight fought with "splurge blasters" (which spew forth "silly string" instead of pies). "Bugsy Malone Jr." includes young thespians from the Tristate area, who design costumes, paint sets and learn media relations to get their musical from rehearsal to show time. The show features a score by Paul Williams (the composer of "The Muppet Movie") and a book by Alan Parker, and is choreographed and musically arranged by Lanny Mitchell. The show will be Saturday, July 10, 7 PM, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. For more information, visit fvct.org or call 860-824-4303. The show is free; donations are welcome.
The Salisbury Association Historical Society's exhibit, "Independent Schools' Heritage," opens with a reception at the Academy Building Saturday, July 10, at 4 PM. The exhibit will feature displays from the three schools currently in town - The Hotchkiss School, Indian Mountain School and Salisbury School - and two panels (created by historian Katherine Chilcoat) dealing with earlier independent schools here. There will also be a display of recollections from students and faculty who live in Salisbury, a history of the schools and an exploration of the school's interactions with the town. Historical Society member Ron Jones said a committee began working on the project last summer. The exhibit runs through the end of October. The Academy Building is open weekday mornings throughout the summer, and, depending on staffing, on Saturday mornings as well. For more information, call 860-435-0566.
Don't buy it... sell it... throw it away... before you call PRIME FINDS at 860-364-5737. Read on, but first: Prime Finds is a pretty store at 1 Gay Street in Sharon. They will price your donated items to sell and the proceeds will benefit Prime Time House - a clubhouse which helps people with serious mental illness find pathways back to recovery, independence, freedom.
So, are you redecorating, decluttering, downsizing? If you have good, used furniture, decorative accessories, housewares you don't want, don't need or simply can't use anymore... call Prime Finds. They will pick up, take away, and give you a generous tax deduction. Are you collecting, antiques hunting, an estate sale fan? Visit Prime Finds, a place that's brimming with affordable treasures for the home; indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, paintings and prints, rugs, dinnerware, kitchen items. They are open Thursdays through Sundays. You'll find great prices, great stuff you won't see elsewhere. Everything at Prime Finds is donated. And everything you buy there helps someone battling mental illness to find a better life.
The David M. Hunt Library in Falls Village will hold its first Guided Garden Tour on Saturday, July 17, 2 to 4 PM. Proceeds will benefit the library. Visitors can enjoy Katie Gannet's lush summer garden, which will feature colorful lilies and dahlias. Wine and cheese will be served after the tour. Limited tickets are $20 and available at the Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, or call to reserve at 860-824-7424. Tours will begin at 2:30 PM. Pre-registration is required; directions are on the tickets.
Let the Northwest Corner’s natural beauty inspire your creativity this summer! Grab a friend, colleague or a family member and unleash your imagination through summer morning art and ceramic classes! Make fabulous ceramic pieces with well-known ceramicist Charmaine Riva on Tuesdays throughout July, beginning July 6. If painting brings out your inner muse, please join artist Pieter Lefferts in his Thursday morning acrylic and water color classes beginning July 8, and running through August 5. Both classes are taught from 10:00-11:30 am in the Community Room; registration is on line at www.noblehorizons.org or at 860-435-9851, ext. 190. A modest fee will be collected for the classes.

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The date for the holiday fireworks at Lime Rock Park this year is, weather permitting, Saturday, July 3; the proposed rain date is the following evening, Sunday, July 4. The infield and outfield gates at the track will open for picnicking and parking one hour later this year, at 7 PM. The cost per vehicle (excepting buses) is $15. The fireworks are sponsored by the Salisbury Rotary Club. No personal fireworks are allowed in the park and no pets. Dugway Road will be closed during the events.

Once again, the Salisbury Association is sponsoring the 4th of July celebrattion at the Town Grove in Lakeville, rain or shine, on July 4th! The Salisbury Band will entertain. Heman Allen (Lou Bucceri) will remind us what the celebraion is all about, EXTRAS will cater the food. Holly Reid will engage the children in games, and Carl Williams will be master of ceremony. Don't miss this! For information, please call Laura at 860-435-0566.
The Sharon Historical Society will hold "A Taste of Sharon" on Friday, July 2, from 6 to 8 PM and Saturday, July 3, from 10 AM to 4 PM, on the Green. On Friday, the Historical Society will host a cocktail party and cake auction. It will feature cakes baked and donated by area residents. A silent cake auction will be held as well. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in advance. On Saturday, there will be an open house with a scavenger hunt and games for children, and an exhibit featuring a pictorial history of the Green by the Sharon Green Preservation Association. There will be a tour of six private homes located around the Green (tickets are $20). For more information, call 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com.
The Lakeville Gallery Association presents on of the Summer's Gallery Nights on Saturday, July 3, from 4 to 7 PM. Visit Argazzi Art at 22 Millerton Road (Route 44); Morgan Lehman Gallery at 24 Sharon Road (Route 41); and The White Gallery at 342 Main Street (Route 41-44). For more information, call 860-435-8222. Always a pleasurable Saturday afternoon, a great venue for meeting the gallery owners and your fellow community residents.
Summer Portals 2010 is Lakeville's Best Kept Secret. The Hotchkiss summer concerts take place in the Katherine M. Elfers Hall, Ester Eastman Music Center, at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. They are free and the school grounds are open for picnics prior to all concerts.
Let the Northwest Corner’s natural beauty inspire your creativity this summer! Grab a friend, colleague or a family member and unleash your imagination through summer morning art and ceramic classes! Make fabulous ceramic pieces with well-known ceramicist Charmaine Riva on Tuesdays throughout July, beginning July 6. If painting brings out your inner muse, please join artist Pieter Lefferts in his Thursday morning acrylic and water color classes beginning July 8, and running through August 5. Both classes are taught from 10:00-11:30 am in the Community Room; registration is on line at www.noblehorizons.org or at 860-435-9851, ext. 190. A modest fee will be collected for the classes.

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Project Troubador's 21st Annual Grove Festival will be held on Saturday, June 26, from 5 to 10 PM. As always, the outdoor concert will be held at the Grove, situated on the shores of Lakeville's beautiful Lake Wononscopomuc, and will begin with mellow music -- a perfect accompaniment for a picnic -- and end with a rocking dance band. The Festival is enjoyable entertainment for all ages. As a courtesy, parking spaces closer to the Grove should be left available to families with small children and seasoned citizens. To learn more, visit the Project Troubador website at projecttroubador.org or call 860-435-0561.
TriArts 2010 Season (Broadway quality in your backyard!) starts the season June 24 to July 11 with The Wedding Singer, followed by Spelling Bee, July 16-25; Oklahoma!, August 5-22; Divas Do More Braodway!, August 27-29; and Special Events: A Boy with Dreams, July 31; and The Playhouse Stomp, August 17. TriArts theatre is located at 49 Amenia Road in Sharon. www.triarts.net.
For all of you who have been looking forward to the Portals summer concerts at Hotchkiss School, they start June 28th at 7:30 PM in the Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center with a concert by Faculty Artists - Melvin Chen & 2010 Resident Quartet. On the program you will find Prokofiev Sonata for two violins; Beethoven Trio for violin, viola, and cello in G major, op. 9 no. 1; and Brahms A major piano quartet. Subsequent concerts will take place July 2 and 3, July 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, and 17. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on the concerts. All concerts but the last one, July 17, are free, and the school grounds are open for picnicking beside Lake Wononscopomuc before performances. For complete concert information, go to www.hotchkiss.org/summer.
The date for the holiday fireworks at Lime Rock Park this year is, weather permitting, Saturday, July 3; the proposed rain date is the following evening, Sunday, July 4. The infield and outfield gates at the track will open for picnicking and parking one hour later this year, at 7 PM. The cost per vehicle (excepting buses) is $15. The fireworks are sponsored by the Salisbury Rotary Club. No personal fireworks are allowed in the park and no pets. Dugway Road will be closed during the events.
The Sharon Historical Society will hold "A Taste of Sharon" on Friday, July 2, from 6 to 8 PM and Saturday, July 3, from 10 AM to 4 PM, on the Green. On Friday, the Historical Society will host a cocktail party and cake auction. It will feature cakes baked and donated by area residents. A silent cake auction will be held as well. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in advance. On Saturday, there will be an open house with a scavenger hunt and games for children, and an exhibit featuring a pictorial history of the Green by the Sharon Green Preservation Association. There will be a tour of six private homes located around the Green (tickets are $20). For more information, call 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoocom.

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The Independent School Gender Project, The Human Development Institute & Hotchkiss School present Edie Carey, folk-pop singer in concert, Friday, June 18, at 8:30 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center, Katherine M. Elfers Hall at Hotchkiss School on Interlaken Road in Lakeville. Tickets are $20. Call 860-435-3891 for tickets or purchase at the door. All proceeds to benefit the WISER foundation.
Project Troubador's 21st Annual Grove Festival will be held on Saturday, June 26, from 5 to 10 PM. As always, the outdoor concert will be held at the Grove, situated on the shores of Lakeville's beautiful Lake Wononscopomuc, and will begin with mellow music -- a perfect accompaniment for a picnic -- and end with a rocking dance band. The Festival is enjoyable entertainment for all ages. As a courtesy, parking spaces closer to the Grove should be left available to families with small children and seasoned citizens. To learn more, visit the Project Troubador website at projecttroubador.org or call 860-435-0561.
For all of you who have been looking forward to the Portals summer concerts at Hotchkiss School, they start June 28th at 7:30 PM in the Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center with a concert by Faculty Artists - Melvin Chen & 2010 Resident Quartet. On the program you will find Prokofiev Sonata for two violins; Beethoven Trio for violin, viola, and cello in G major, op. 9 no. 1; and Brahms A major piano quartet. Subsequent concerts will take place July 2 and 3, July 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, and 17. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on the concerts. All concerts but the last one, July 17, are free, and the school grounds are open for picnicking beside Lake Wononscopomuc before performances. For complete concert information, go to www.hotchkiss.org/summer.
TriArts 2010 Season (Broadway quality in your backyard!) starts the season June 24 to July 11 with The Wedding Singer, followed by Spelling Bee, July 16-25; Oklahoma!, August 5-22; Divas Do More Braodway!, August 27-29; and Special Events: A Boy with Dreams, July 31; and The Playhouse Stomp, August 17. TriArts theatre is located at 49 Amenia Road in Sharon. www.triarts.net.
The Sharon Historical Society will hold "A Taste of Sharon" on Friday, July 2, from 6 to 8 PM and Saturday, July 3, from 10 AM to 4 PM, on the Green. On Friday, the Historical Society will host a cocktail party and cake auction. It will feature cakes baked and donated by area residents. A silent cake auction will be held as well. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in advance. On Saturday, there will be an open house with a scavenger hunt and games for children, and an exhibit featuring a pictorial history of the Green by the Sharon Green Preservation Association. There will be a tour of six private homes located around the Green (tickets are $20). For more information, call 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoocom.
Want to become a Tennis Player? Edgar Giffenig, former National Coach in the U.S., Germany and Mexico, directs the Giffenig Tennis Summer Camp 2010 with professional tennis instruction, June 15 to August 15 at Sharon Country Club and The Salisbury School. Juniors (ages 4-17) and adults all levels are welcome. Just go to info@giffenigtennis.com, or call 860-435-9691.

Northlight Art Center -- Art Classes for All Ages -- at 5 Calkinstown Road in Sharon, has summer courses in DRAWING,PAINTING, and PHOTOGRAPHY. There are six-week classes and one-day workshops, as well as a five-day adult Art Week with Moira Kelly, August 23-27. Children's Programs are also available. For details, call Pieter at 860-364-5675. A website is in the works!
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Please come to this exciting Fundraiser: A Shopping Party at Ruth Adams' home in Sharon, CT this Friday and Saturday, June 11 and 12. Proceeds from the shopping party will send Afghan children to school — and it's unlike any other you've attended! Learn about what's happening behind the headlines — hear stories and meet the children through Wendy's photos. And of course, browse through the unique and beautiful new finds she's brought back from her travels. Bring your friends! Spread the word! You'll be glad you did ... A portion of all sales benefits Afghan children. Address: 164 East Street off Route 4, Sharon, CT.
The Music Mountain opening benefit takes place Sunday, June 13, at 3 PM. The Paras/Serkin Trio opens the 81st season with Debussy's Sonata in G Minor for violin and piano, Chopin's Sonata in G Minor for cello and piano, and Ravel's Trio in A Minor for piano and strings. Benefit tickets include a wine reception after the concert to meet the musicians. Tickets: www.musicmountain.org or 860-824-7126.
For all of you who have been looking forward to the Portals summer concerts at Hotchkiss School, they start June 28th at 7:30 PM in the Katherine M. Elfers Hall in the Esther Eastman Music Center with a concert by Faculty Artists - Melvin Chen & 2010 Resident Quartet. On the program you will find Prokofiev Sonata for two violins; Beethoven Trio for violin, viola, and cello in G major, op. 9 no. 1; and Brahms A major piano quartet. Subsequent concerts will take place July 2 and 3, July 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, and 17. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information on the concerts. All concerts but the last one, July 17, are free, and the school grounds are open for picnicking beside Lake Wononscopomuc before performances. For complete concert information, go to www.hotchkiss.org/summer.
The Sharon Historical Society will hold "A Taste of Sharon" on Friday, July 2, from 6 to 8 PM and Saturday, July 3, from 10 AM to 4 PM, on the Green. On Friday, the Historical Society will host a cocktail party and cake auction. It will feature cakes baked and donated by area residents. A silent cake auction will be held as well. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased in advance. On Saturday, there will be an open house with a scavenger hunt and games for children, and an exhibit featuring a pictorial history of the Green by the Sharon Green Preservation Association. There will be a tour of six private homes located around the Green (tickets are $20). For more information, call 860-364-5688 or email sharonhistoricalsociety@yahoocom.
TriArts 2010 Season (Broadway quality in your backyard!) starts the season June 24 to July 11 with The Wedding Singer, followed by Spelling Bee, July 16-25; Oklahoma!, August 5-22; Divas Do More Braodway!, August 27-29; and Special Events: A Boy with Dreams, July 31; and The Playhouse Stomp, August 17. TriArts theatre is located at 49 Amenia Road in Sharon. www.triarts.net.
Want to become a Tennis Player? Edgar Giffenig, former National Coach in the U.S., Germany and Mexico, directs the Giffenig Tennis Summer Camp 2010 with professional tennis instruction, June 15 to August 15 at Sharon Country Club and The Salisbury School. Juniors (ages 4-17) and adults all levels are welcome. Just go to info@giffenigtennis.com, or call 860-435-9691.

Northlight Art Center -- Art Classes for All Ages -- at 5 Calkinstown Road in Sharon, has summer courses in DRAWING,PAINTING, and PHOTOGRAPHY. There are six-week classes and one-day workshops, as well as a five-day adult Art Week with Moira Kelly, August 23-27. Children's Programs are also available. For details, call Pieter at 860-364-5675. A website is in the works!
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The Northwest Center for Family Services will hold its annual Evening Under the Stars fundraiser on Saturday, June 5, in Lakeville. This year's event will feature performances from best-selling author Gail Sheehy and actors Jill Clayburgh, Ed and Star Herrmann, and Rick Trabucco. The event begins at 5 PM with Sheeby's "Chasing the Tiger" at Lakeville United Methodist Church. The gala follows the performance at the Northwest Center just next door to the church. Gala attendees will enjoy dinner, dancing to live music by the band Swamp Yankee, and a "Summer of Fun" auction. All proceeds from An Evening Under the Stars will support vital counseling and behavioral health services provided by the Northwest Center for Family Services. Tickets are limited and cost $150 per person for the performance and gala or $50 for the performance only. For information and reservations, contact Priscilla McCord at 860-435-2529, ext. 114, or visit cmhaccc.org/tickets to register online.
The Salisbury Forum (where ideas come together) presents Good Books, Quality News: Publishing & Journalism in the Digital Age, Friday, June 4, at 7:30 PM in the Katherine M. Elfers Hall at the Esther Eastman Music Center, The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville. Speaker: Peter Osnos, Founder of Public Affairs Books; Vice-Chairman of Columbia Journalism Review. Admission is free. www.salisburyforum.org.
The Falls Village Children's Theater, the five-year-old northwestern CT not-for-profit troupe, is expanding to the Berkshires, where it will present the Broadway musical "13" at the Consolati Performing Arts Center at Mount Everett Regional School in Sheffield, MA, June 4 - 6. A musical about contemporary adolescence (and a classic fish out of water story), "13" is the story of Evan Goldman of New York City whose parents get divorced, and he must move with his mother to Appleton, Indiana, where he will have his bar mitzvah away from his family and friends. The cast features 15 experienced actors from the Tri-State area who range in age from 12 to 17, under the direction of Broadway veteran Lanny Mitchell. A five-piece high school band will perform the score, under the musical direction of Cindy Gutter. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students, and they are available at Tune Street in Great Barrington, the Canaan Apothecary in North Canaan, the Falls Village Citgo or online at FVCT.org. Showtimes are Friday, June 4, at 7 PM, Saturday, June 5, at 2 and 7 PM, and Sunday, June 6, at 2 PM. For more information, call 860-824-4303.
Want to become a Tennis Player? Edgar Giffenig, former National Coach in the U.S., Germany and Mexico, directs the Giffenig Tennis Summer Camp 2010 with professional tennis instruction, June 15 to August 15 at Sharon Country Club and The Salisbury School. Juniors (ages 4-17) and adults all levels are welcome. Just go to info@giffenigtennis.com, or call 860-435-9691.
TriArts 2010 Season (Broadway quality in your backyard!) starts the season June 24 to July 11 with The Wedding Singer, followed by Spelling Bee, July 16-25; Oklahoma!, August 5-22; Divas Do More Braodway!, August 27-29; and Special Events: A Boy with Dreams, July 31; and The Playhouse Stomp, August 17. TriArts theatre is located at 49 Amenia Road in Sharon. www.triarts.net.
Northlight Art Center -- Art Classes for All Ages -- at 5 Calkinstown Road in Sharon, has summer courses in DRAWING,PAINTING, and PHOTOGRAPHY. There are six-week classes and one-day workshops, as well as a five-day adult Art Week with Moira Kelly, August 23-27. Children's Programs are also available. For details, call Pieter at 860-364-5675. A website is in the works!
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Don't miss the BIRDHOUSE EXHIBIT to benefit Habitat for Humanity of NW CT, featuring over 80 original, charming, outrageous, stunning birdhouses by local artists. Free preview exhibit May 15 to May 29 from Noon to 5 PM in the Community Room at Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury. Bidding is encouraged. Auction (by Star and Ed Hermann) & Reception (wine and hors d'oeuvre) takes place May 30th at 5:30 to 7 PM. Please call 860-435-4747 for more information.
FODfest (Friends of Danny Festival) was founded by Todd Mack as a way to honor his friend Daniel Pearl, the late Wall St. Journal reporter. In addition to being a journalist, Danny was a talented musician who believed in the power of music to bring people together regardless of the cultural, political, religious, and economic differences between them. FODfest produces free community concerts and school programs that promote this ideal. Now in its sixth year, FODfest has grown considerably from its humble beginnings as an informal backyard jam to an internationally touring organization.
The first concerts of the year are:
Friday May 28th 8:00 PM – The New Club Helsinki Hudson - Hudson, NY
Saturday May 29th 7:00 PM - The Colonial Theatre - Pittsfield, MA
Sunday May 30th 8:00 PM - Infinity Music Hall - Norfolk, CT
The concerts are free of charge, however, should you prefer a reserved seat, tickets may be purchased for $25 for each concert, or for $50 for all three concerts. You can purchase tickets through www.fodfest.org/tickets.
The Northwest Center for Family Services will hold its annual Evening Under the Stars fundraiser on Saturday, June 5, in Lakeville. This year's event will feature performances from best-selling author Gail Sheehy and actors Jill Clayburgh, Ed and Star Herrmann, and Rick Trabucco. The event begins at 5 PM with Sheeby's "Chasing the Tiger" at Lakeville United Methodist Church. The gala follows the performance at the Northwest Center just next door to the church. Gala attendees will enjoy dinner, dancing to live music by the band Swamp Yankee, and a "Summer of Fun" auction. All proceeds from An Evening Under the Stars will support vital counseling and behavioral health services provided by the Northwest Center for Family Services. Tickets are limited and cost $150 per person for the performance and gala or $50 for the performance only. For information and reservations, contact Priscilla McCord at 860-435-2529, ext. 114, or visit cmhaccc.org/tickets to register online.
Time Out Foundation will host a family festival and fundraiser Sunday, May 30, from 11:30 AM to 6 PM. The festival features live music with local bands and solo artists, a horsemanship display, horse care 101, Tyrolean Traverse (an adventure-based activity), inter-active games, a Native American enactment of archery, food and door prizes. Time Out Foundation is located at 408 Lime Rock Road (Route 112). Admission is $10 per person and $25 per family (three or more). Call 860-318-1848 for more information.
The Falls Village Children's Theater, the five-year-old northwestern CT not-for-profit troupe, is expanding to the Berkshires, where it will present the Broadway musical "13" at the Consolati Performing Arts Center at Mount Everett Regional School in Sheffield, MA, June 4 to 6. A musical about contemporary adolescence (and a classic fish out of water story), "13" is the story of Evan Goldman of New York City whose parents get divorced, and he must move with his mother to Appleton, Indiana, where he will have his bar mitzvah away from his family and friends. The cast features 15 experienced actors from the Tri-State area who range in age from 12 to 17, under the direction of Broadway veteran Lanny Mitchell. A five-piece high school band will perform the score, under the musical direction of Cindy Gutter. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for students, and they are available at Tune Street in Great Barrington, the Canaan Apothecary in North Canaan, the Falls Village Citgo or online at FVCT.org. Showtimes are Friday, June 4, at 7 PM, Saturday, June 5, at 2 and 7 PM, and Sunday, June 6, at 2 PM. For more information, call 860-824-4303.

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The Hotchkiss Orchestra & Right Brain Logic jazz ensemble will perform at 7 PM on May 21 in the Esther Eastman Music Center, Katherine M. Elfers Hall at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville. www.hotchkiss.org.

Photographs by Fred Cray will be on exhibit at the Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School through June 13. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday from noon to 4 PM.
The Salisbury Congregational Church presents a Choir Concert, "Five Mystical Songs" on Friday, May 21, at 7:30 PM. Guest soloist is Jack Brown, choir director is Al Sly. Free & open to the public.

The White Hart Inn in Salisbury invites you to a Community Open House on May 22 from 1 to 3 PM. Meet their new Chef, tour the new rooms, and taste the new menu.
The Northwest Center for Family Services will hold its annual Evening Under the Stars fundraiser on Saturday, June 5, in Lakeville. This year's event will feature performances from best-selling author Gail Sheehy and actors Jill Clayburgh, Ed and Star Herrmann, and Rick Trabucco. The event begins at 5 PM with Sheeby's "Chasing the Tiger" at Lakeville United Methodist Church. The gala follows the performance at the Northwest Center just next door to the church. Gala attendees will enjoy dinner, dancing to live music by the band Swamp Yankee, and a "Summer of Fun" auction. All proceeds from An Evening Under the Stars will support vital counseling and behavioral health services provided by the Northwest Center for Family Services. Tickets are limited and cost $150 per person for the performance and gala or $50 for the performance only. For information and reservations, contact Priscilla McCord at 860-435-2529, ext. 114, or visit cmhaccc.org/tickets to register online.
This year's Garden Conservancy Open Days Program features the garden of Robin Magowan and Juliet Mattila in the Taconic section of Salisbury, at 24 Taconic Road. The garden is open on May 23 from 10 AM to 4 PM. This property has an extensive alpine rock garden which, after 15 years, has been reconfigured by the Czech plant explorer and garden designer, Josepf Halda. Also on the tour, which costs $5 per garden, is Cobble Pond Farm on West Woods Road near South Main Street in Sharon. This garden is open from 1 to 4 PM. In Copake Falls, NY, the garden of Magaret Roach is featured. Roach is a former editor for Martha Stewart Living and now has a gardening blog called awaytogarden.com and weekly radio show on Robin Hood radio. The garden is open from 10 AM to 4 PM. And in Ancramdale, visit Cricket Hill Farm, the garden of Sue and Art Bassin on a 200-acre horse farm, from 10 AM to 4 PM. For directions and for descriptions of the gardens, go online to opendaysprogram.org or call the Garden Conservancy toll-free weekdays, 9 AM to 5 PM, at 888-842-2442.
The Scoville Memorial Library will screen "The Clouded Yellow," a 1951 mystery film directed by Ralph Thomas, Tuesday, May 25, at 5 PM in the Wardell Community Room. For information, call 860-435-2838.
There will be a BIRDHOUSE EXHIBIT to benefit Habitat for Humanity of NW CT, featuring over 80 original, charming, outrageous, stunning birdhouses by local artists. Free preview exhibit May 15 to May 29 from Noon to 5 PM in the Community Room at Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury. Bidding is encouraged. Auction & Reception takes place May 30th. Please call 860-435-4747 for more information.
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Come support a Great Cause and complete your garden with a unique look! Trade Secrets, a benefit for Women's Support Services of Sharon, CT, are celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year! Saturday, May 15, features a Garden Antiques and Plant Sale (early buying 8 to 10 AM at $100; regular admission 10 AM to 3 PM at $35). There is also a Lecture on Saturday, May 15, at 1:30 PM. Tom Armstrong, Director Emeritus, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chairman, Garden Conservancy, talks about "Abstraction - Art, Home, Landscape" at $20. On Sunday, May 16, there are Garden Tours in Kent and Falls Village. All four gardens (10 AM to 4 PM) are $60 (tickets bought in advance $50). For further information: www.tradesecretsct.com or call WSS at 860-364-1080.
There will be a BIRDHOUSE EXHIBIT to benefit Habitat for Humanity of NW CT, featuring over 80 original, charming, outrageous, stunning birdhouses by local artists. Free preview exhibit May 15 to May 29 from Noon to 5 PM in the Community Room at Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury. Bidding is encouraged. Auction & Reception takes place May 30th. Please call 860-435-4747 for more information.
There will be an Afternoon Art Reception under the tent at 7 Academy Street in Salisbury, Saturday, May 15, from 4 to 6 PM. The "Salisbury Scenes" show gives a sense of our local community, and Terre Lefferts, a long time resident of Salisbury, who has been drawing and painting professionally for over 25 years, will be donating a percentage of her sales to the Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Services, a very important town resource. Music to be provided by Hal Lefferts. In this show, working in oils and pastels, Terre has depicted the natural pastoral beauty of this area with its hills, views and farms.
The Sports Car Club of America will be visiting Lime Rock Park this Friday and Saturday, the 14th and 15th of May. The SCCA is the quintessential grassroots motorsports program, from open-wheel formula cars to big-bore production machines and everything in between. They have been providing thrills for fans and participants alike for over fifty years. Often described as "amateur road racing at its best," the SCCA races ar a perfect setting for weekend warieors. Please visit www.Limerock.com for more information.
The Salisbury Forum, where ideas come together, presents The Constitution in our Midst on Friday, May 14, at 7:30 PM at Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village. Free admission. This is a joint project between HVRHS Student Film Makers and The Connecticut Project for the Constitution and Global Village Media. www.salisburyforum.org

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The Geer Auxiliary of Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation will hold its annual Plant Sale on May 13, 2010 in conjunction with the FFA of Housatonic Valley Regional High School. Order plants in advance by calling Debbie Wright at 860-824-2600 or Jean Perotti at 860-824-5509. Plants may be picked up between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The Salisbury Forum will present a program on May 14 at 7:30 PM at Housatonic Valley Regional High School called "The Constitution in our Midst." HVRS students will show documentaries they created as part of a program with global village media in conjunction with the Connecticut project for the Constitution, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of public dialogue on constitutional issues. Aimed at demonstrating how the Constitution intersects with the students' own local communities, the films will be used for audience discussion with the film makers about the role and responsibility of public discourse in a democracy.
You are invited to Trade Secrets, a very special garden benefit for Women’s Support Services, Saturday, May 15, 2010, at LionRock Farm in Sharon. A select group of rare plant and garden antique vendors will offer unusual and specimen plants, unique garden antiques and horticultural books old and new. Michael Trapp will showcase his decorating touch at the pool house, and The Farmer’s Wife will offer gourmet lunches, snacks and beverages throughout the day. At 1:30 PM, Tom Armstrong, Director Emeritus, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chairman, Garden Conservancy, will give a lecture entitles “Abstraction – Art, Home, Landscape.”

Sunday, May 16, from 10 AM to 4 PM, Bunny Williams Joan Larned, Buddy and Monika Nixon, and Robert Couturier and Jeffrey Morgan will graciously open their gardens for your enjoyment. Tickets for the plant and antiques sale on Saturday are $35 for regular admission (10 AM -3 PM) and $100 for early buyers (beginning at 8AM). Admission to Tom Armstrong’s lecture is $20. Sunday garden tours are $50 in advance or $60 on the day. Additional information and directions can be found at www.tradesecretsct.com. Unfortunately, pets are not welcome to the event on either day.
Spotlight 2010, a fundraiser to benefit TriArts Sharon Playhouse, will be held Saturday, May 29, from 5:30 to 8 PM at the Salisbury School boathouse. Spotlight 2010 will feature cocktails, hors d/oeuvre, music by Artistic Director Michael Berkeley and friends, and a live and silent auction. Tickets are $100 per person and reservations can be made by calling 860-364-7469.
An Evening of Dinner, Dancing, Dance Lessons, & Entertainment. Saturday, June 5th at 7 PM. All proceeds benefit the choirs of Joyful Noise, Inc. Dancing Demonstration & Instruction by Sid Grant of “Mad Hot Ballroom” and a performance by Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus, plus more! Menu includes Traditional tapas & Latin American fare. Venue: 70 Litchfield Street, Torrington, CT 06790. $75 per ticket; festive attire. Purchase tickeys online at www.ChorusAngelicus.org or call 860-496-8841.

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The Millerton Business Group presents Spring for Art on May 1 & 2, sponsored by Salisbury Bank & Trust. 50 artists, 32 locations. Shop. Eat. Stroll. Stay. In Millerton. For more information, visit www.enjoymillerton.com.
A benefit for the music program of the Church of St. Mary in Lakeville, dubbed A Little Night Music, will be held at the Salisbury Congregational Church parish hall Saturday, May 1, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. The event will include performances from eight musicians, a silent auction, and live auction and a small “fun” raffle. Upon entrance, attendees will hear the musical trio of Judith Dansker on oboe, Michael Nix on guitar and Sue Kurian on flute. Following the silent auction there will be hors d’oeuvre, drinks and a light buffet as the Rev. Joe Kurnath sings, accompanied by the Rev. Stephen Austin’s piano playing. After the live auction, vocalists Wanda Houston and Carrie Wilson will accompany Maurice Oyanadel on guitar. For tickets, which will be $25 per person, call St. Mary’s rectory at 860-435-2659.
It’s Kentucky Derby Day on May 1, starting with a Reception from 4:30 to 8 PM, and the Annual Art Show at Maplebrook School on Route 22 in Amenia, NY. Showcasing fine regional paintings, sculpture, photography, prints and equine art for sale. Weekend Gallery Hours on 5/2-6/5/10 (1-4 PM) Open to the public. For more info: 845-373-9511, ext. 256.
You are invited to Trade Secrets, a very special garden benefit for Women’s Support Services, Saturday, May 15, 2010, at LionRock Farm in Sharon. A select group of rare plant and garden antique vendors will offer unusual and specimen plants, unique garden antiques and horticultural books old and new. Michael Trapp will showcase his decorating touch at the pool house, and The Farmer’s Wife will offer gourmet lunches, snacks and beverages throughout the day. At 1:30 PM, Tom Armstrong, Director Emeritus, Whitney Museum of American Art; Chairman, Garden Conservancy, will give a lecture entitles “Abstraction – Art, Home, Landscape.”

Sunday, May 16, from 10 AM to 4 PM, Bunny Williams Joan Larned, Buddy and Monika Nixon, and Robert Couturier and Jeffrey Morgan will graciously open their gardens for your enjoyment. Tickets for the plant and antiques sale on Saturday are $35 for regular admission (10 AM -3 PM) and $100 for early buyers (beginning at 8AM). Admission to Tom Armstrong’s lecture is $20. Sunday garden tours are $50 in advance or $60 on the day. Additional information and directions can be found at www.tradesecretsct.com. Unfortunately, pets are not welcome to the event on either day.
The Salisbury Forum will present a program on May 14 at 7:30 PM at Housatonic Valley Regional High School called "The Constitution in our Midst." HVRS students will show documentaries they created as part of a program with global village media in conjunction with the Connecticut project for the Constitution, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of public dialogue on constitutional issues. Aimed at demonstrating how the Constitution intersects with the students' own local communities, the films will be used for audience discussion with the film makers about the role and responsibility of public discourse in a democracy.
Spotlight 2010, a fundraiser to benefit TriArts Sharon Playhouse, will be held Saturday, May 29, from 5:30 to 8 PM at the Salisbury School boathouse. Spotlight 2010 will feature cocktails, hors d/oeuvre, music by Artistic Director Michael Berkeley and friends, and a live and silent auction. Tickets are $100 per person and reservations can be made by calling 860-364-7469.
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Gospelfest 2010 features The Hotchkiss & Salisbury Gospel Choirs with special guests: Westover Gospel Choir on April 25 from 5 to 7 PM in the Katherine M. Elfers Hall/Esther Eastman Music Center at 11 Interlaken Road in Lakeville. Admission is free and all are welcome. www.Hotchkiss.org.
It is the 5th Annual Kent Film Festival this Weekend. The Kent Film Festival is a grass roots organization dedicated to the development and education of artists with an independent vision and to create a platform for filmmakers to reach the best possible audience for their work. The Festival screens films created by a richly diverse group of talent; students of film and independent filmmakers alongside well-seasoned film professionals. Films from the famous and not-yet-famous comprise four days of inspired choices in feature, documentary, animation, and film short categories that deliver stories of deep poignancy, gentle observation, artistic perspective and unfettered imagination. Stories which mirror and direct our lives. The festival runs for four days starting this Thursday April 22nd. For tickets and information, please visit www.kentfilmfestival.org

Weekend line-up: 14 excellent feature films; 22 thought-provoking documentaries; 61 diverse & awe-inspiring shorts; 9 stunning animations; 16 impressive student films; 11 magnifique foreign films.

Workshops: The Documentary Process; Red One Digital Cinema Camera

Receptions: Opening Night at Kent Art Association; Friday Night at the Ober Gallery; Saturday Gala at the Morrison Gallery. All receptions from 5:30-7:00. Admittance to the receptions are included with the Aficionado and Founders Pass and a limited number tickets will be made available at the door for $25 per person, as space permits.

After Parties held at Doc’s Trattoria where all festival attendees can mingle with the filmmakers.
The Falls Village-Canaan Hisorical Society will open its museum and office for visitors for the season beginning Saturday, April 24, from 10 AM to 1 PM. The Historical Society is located in The Depot, 44 Railroad Street, in Falls Village. The museum is open for tours and some research will be available. For more detailed genealogical research or information, make an appointment by calling 860-824-8226.
There will be a Library Film Night in the Wardell Community Room of the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury on Tuesday, April 27, at 5 PM. The film, "A Man Called Horse", stars Richard Harris and is directed by Eliot Silverstein (1970). It is rated R and runs 114 minutes. For more information, call 860-435-2838.
Audubon Sharon invites you to an exhibition of Paintings of Birds and Nests by Peggy MacNamara, artist in residence at the Chicago Field Museum. Opening exhibition, reception and artist's talk takes place on Sunday, May 2, from 5 to 7 PM at the Sharon Country Club, Route 41 in Sharon (1.3 miles south of Sharon clocktower). $75 per person. Reservations at 860-364-0520 or online at www.sharon.audubon.org. The exhibition will continue at The White Gallery, Lakeville, from May 3 to 16. A portion of all sales proceeds to benefit Audubon Sharon.

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Celebrate Spring at Harney & Sons Tea Store Anniversary Party on Saturday, April 17, 5 to 7 PM. This upcoming tax day will be the 5th anniversary of the opening of Harney & Sons Tea Shop in Millerton. Along with tea and hors d'oeuvre, they will have John and Michael Harney present to sign their respective books on tea. There will also be a raffle for a tea set inspired by Michael's upcoming trip to the tea gardens of Asia. The tea set includes a yixing clay teapot, 4 ozs of Dong Ding Oolong in a Japanese washi tin, a bamboo tea scoop and a black lacquer tray valued at $155. The raffle will be held during the party only and the winner must be present at 7 PM to claim their prize. Harney & Sons Tea Store is located at 1 Railroad Plaza on Route 44 i Millerton.
Melissa Wolf and Jim Beaufin will feature in Aglet Thetre Company's staged reading of "Fifty Words," by Michal Weller. The performance will be on April 17 at TriArts' Bok Gallery in Sharon, CT, at 7:30 PM. For reservation, call 860-435-6928. The actors will take part in a post-performance discussion.
The Crescendo Chorus will present a Concert of Latin American Baroque & Contemporary Music on April 18 at 4 PM in the Trinity Episcopal Church in Lime Rock. Pre-concert talk by Juliet Mattila, 30 minutes before concert time. Tickets are $25 ($10 for under 18 years). sales@crescendoberkshires.org or 860-435-4866.
The Hotchkiss Haiti Aid group will host a Haiti benefit concert at St. John's Episcopal Church in Salisbury on Sunday, April 18, from 3 to 4 PM. The program by Hotchkiss students will consist of classical music featuring cello, violin, piano and vocalists, including a singing quartet. Refreshments will be served. The Haiti benefit is one of many fundraising events that the Hotchkiss Haiti Aid group is planning to raise funds for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, 10 Upper Main Street and located on the Historic Green in Sharon, presents All That Jazz! with Camilla Cloney, Bob Parker, Paul Bacon, Scott Heth and Joe Salamone. Sunday, April 18, at 4 PM. Wine and cheese will be served. For further information, call 860-364-5041 or visit www.hotchkisslibrary.org.

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The Hotchkiss Music Department presents a Music Faculty Concert on April 9, 2010 at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center/Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423.

Don't miss Peter Ketchum's art show "on the Walls and in the Rafters" of the Norfolk Library, entitled "Oh Pickles! 140 Tweet Nothings (BC*)" (*BC = Before Computers). The show runs from April 3 to 30 with a Gala Reception April 11 from 4 to 6 PM. For a preview of Peter's art, go to his website www.peterjketchum.com where I found this quote from the New York Times: "Peter J. Ketchum knows how to get the viewer's attention. Shown widely around the country, his pictures commingle colors, people, situations, commentary and mediums in a manner that is provocative, funny and to the point. Attempts to pigeonhole the work as Pop, folk, cartoon, mixed media, collage, anthropomorphic, or merely strange tend to fall short of the mark!"
On April 10, Noble Horizons welcomes the community to a 4:00 PM Book Talk and 5:00 PM Art Reception with internationally renowned public garden designer Lynden B. Miller. Miller, the Director of The Conservatory Garden in New York City’s Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in l982, works and speaks throughout the world about the power of plants to soften and civilize public life. Her civic restoration projects have demonstrated that beautiful public spaces, planted and maintained to high standards, have the power to transform the way people behave and feel. Miller will discuss how to apply the principles from her book, named by the New York Times as one of 2009's best gardening books for effective use in parks, public spaces and private gardens.

Following her book talk and signing (books will be available for purchase) a 5:00 PM reception will be held at which guests may meet Miller and view her art work. Formally trained as an artist, Miller began her career as a painter, and is exhibiting publically for the first time in almost thirty years. Her exhibit features many styles of work and media, and may be seen on weekends, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM through May 31. Additional information is available at 860-435-9851, ext. 190, www.noblehorizons.org or http://www.publicgardendesign.com/about/lynden_bio.htm. Noble Horizons is located at 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury, CT.
The Falls Village Children's Theater will present "Guys & Dolls" for its 4th annual all-town spring musical, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School on April 9 & 10. This year, 25 students who range in age from six to seventeen, have been rehearsing song-and-dance numbers such as "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat," and "If I Were A Bell," under the direction of Lanny Mitchell, who directed and choreographed the past four musicals, "The Wizard of Oz," "Cinderella," "Annie," and "Alice in Wonderland." This year's musical director is again Donald Sosin, an acclaimed composer and world-renowned expert on silent film scores, who lives in Lakeville, with his wife, Joanna Seaton, the play's assistant musical director. By tradition, admission to all three performances of "Guys & Dolls" is free, although donations to the not-for-profit Falls Village Children's Theater are encouraged. The Kellogg 8th Grade will sell refreshments before the show and during intermission to raise funds for its class trip to Canada. "Guys & Dolls" will play at HVRHS on Friday, April 9, at 7 PM, and on Saturday, April 10, at 2 and 7 PM. Information: 860-824-4303 or www.fvct.org

The Salisbury Forum will present three programs this spring. The first, "The Presidency in the Age of Obama," will be held at Salisbury School at 7:30 PM on Friday, April 9. Returning speakers, Todd Brewster and Akhil Reed Amar, will present a review of the first 444 days of the Obama presidency from the perspective of their 2008 forum, "The Perfect President," Reed Amar is Southmayd professor of Constitutional Law, Yale Law School, and Brewster is President of The Connecticut Project for The Constitution and Director of The Center for Oral History/U.S. Military Academy West Point.
Robert and Carol Sadlon, owners of The Moviehouse in Millerton, will host a screening of "Cinema Paradiso" Sunday, April 11, at 7 PM in the Wardell Community Room of Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury. The film is a memoir of a boy's life working at a movie theater in a small Italian town after World War II. Door opens at 6:30 PM. For more information, call 860-435-2838. A GREAT MOVIE!

Celebrate Spring at Harney & Sons Tea Store Anniversary Party on Saturday, April 17, 5 to 7 PM. This upcoming tax day will be the 5th anniversary of the opening of Harney & Sons Tea Shop in Millerton. Along with tea and hors d'oeuvre, they will have John and Michael Harney present to sign their respective books on tea. There will also be a raffle for a tea set inspired by Michael's upcoming trip to the tea gardens of Asia. The tea set includes a yixing clay teapot, 4 ozs of Dong Ding Oolong in a Japanese washi tin, a bamboo tea scoop and a black lacquer tray valued at $155. The raffle will be held during the party only and the winner must be present at 7 PM to claim their prize. Harney & Sons Tea Store is located at 1 Railroad Plaza on Route 44 i Millerton.
Melissa Wolf and Jim Beaufin will feature in Aglet Thetre Company's staged reading of "Fifty Words," by Michal Weller. The performance will be on April 17 at TriArts' Bok Gallery in Sharon, CT, at 7:30 PM. For reservation, call 860-435-6928. The actors will take part in a post-performance discussion.
The Hotchkiss Haiti Aid group will host a Haiti benefit concert at St. John's Episcopal Church on Sunday, April 18, from 3 to 4 PM. The program by Hotchkiss students will consist of classical music featuring cello, violin, piano and vocalists, including a singing quartet. Refreshments will be served. The Haiti benefit is one of many fundraising events that the Hotchkiss Haiti Aid group is planning to raise funds for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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The annual Easter egg hunt, hosted by Sharon Day Care, will be Saturday, April 3, at 11 AM, rain or shine, at Sharon Center School. Children age 10 and under are invited and encouraged to bring their own basket for collecting decorative eggs filled with either candy or small holiday-themed tokens. Beginning at 11 AM, participants should meet at the main entrance to Sharon Center School to be directed to an age-appropriate group. Ther race to collect eggs will begin promptly at 11:15 AM followed by a reception with free refreshments and a visit from the Easter Bunny. The hunt is free. For more information, call Sharon Day Care Director Roslyn Goldfarb at 860-364-5182.

It's all about eggs! Learn how chicks grow inside an egg, why eggs come in different shapes, sizes and colors, decorate an egg to take home, and participate in a small egg hunt on the front lawn. Registration is required for this event at the Audubon Center in Sharon, Saturday, April 3, at 2:00 PM. Appropriate for children ages 3-6. Event is free of charge.

Learn how to make natural egg dyes using food found in your refrigerator. Please bring your own hard-boiled eggs to dye on Saturday, April 3 from 2 to 3 PM, in the Wardell Community Room at the Scoville Memorial Library. All ages welcome. Please register for this program by calling 860-435-2838.
The Hotchkiss Music Department presents a Music Faculty Concert on April 9, 2010 at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center/Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423.

Don't miss Peter Ketchum's art show "on the Walls and in the Rafters" of the Norfolk Library, entitled "Oh Pickles! 140 Tweet Nothings (BC*)" (*BC = Before Computers). The show runs from April 3 to 30 with a Gala Reception April 11 from 4 to 6 PM. For a preview of Peter's art, go to his website www.peterjketchum.com where I found this quote from the New York Times: "Peter J. Ketchum knows how to get the viewer's attention. Shown widely around the country, his pictures commingle colors, people, situations, commentary and mediums in a manner that is provocative, funny and to the point. Attempts to pigeonhole the work as Pop, folk, cartoon, mixed media, collage, anthropomorphic, or merely strange tend to fall short of the mark!"
On April 10, Noble Horizons welcomes the community to a 4:00 PM Book Talk and 5:00 PM Art Reception with internationally renowned public garden designer Lynden B. Miller. Miller, the Director of The Conservatory Garden in New York City’s Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in l982, works and speaks throughout the world about the power of plants to soften and civilize public life. Her civic restoration projects have demonstrated that beautiful public spaces, planted and maintained to high standards, have the power to transform the way people behave and feel. Miller will discuss how to apply the principles from her book, named by the New York Times as one of 2009's best gardening books for effective use in parks, public spaces and private gardens.

Following her book talk and signing (books will be available for purchase) a 5:00 PM reception will be held at which guests may meet Miller and view her art work. Formally trained as an artist, Miller began her career as a painter, and is exhibiting publically for the first time in almost thirty years. Her exhibit features many styles of work and media, and may be seen on weekends, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM through May 31. Additional information is available at 860-435-9851, ext. 190, www.noblehorizons.org or http://www.publicgardendesign.com/about/lynden_bio.htm. Noble Horizons is located at 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury, CT.
The Falls Village Children's Theater will present "Guys & Dolls" for its 4th annual all-town spring musical, at Housatonic Valley Regional High School on April 9 & 10. This year, 25 students who range in age from six to seventeen, have been rehearsing song-and-dance numbers such as "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat," and "If I Were A Bell," under the direction of Lanny Mitchell, who directed and choreographed the past four musicals, "The Wizard of Oz," "Cinderella," "Annie," and "Alice in Wonderland." This year's musical director is again Donald Sosin, an acclaimed composer and world-renowned expert on silent film scores, who lives in Lakeville, with his wife, Joanna Seaton, the play's assistant musical director. By tradition, admission to all three performances of "Guys & Dolls" is free, although donations to the not-for-profit Falls Village Children's Theater are encouraged. The Kellogg 8th Grade will sell refreshments before the show and during intermission to raise funds for its class trip to Canada. "Guys & Dolls" will play at HVRHS on Friday, April 9, at 7 PM, and on Saturday, April 10, at 2 and 7 PM. Information: 860-824-4303 or www.fvct.org

The Salisbury Forum will present three programs this spring. The first, "The Presidency in the Age of Obama," will be held at Salisbury School at 7:30 PM on Friday, April 9. Returning speakers, Todd Brewster and Akhil Reed Amar, will present a review of the first 444 days of the Obama presidency from the perspective of their 2008 forum, "The Perfect President," Reed Amar is Southmayd professor of Constitutional Law, Yale Law School, and Brewster is President of The Connecticut Project for The Constitution and Director of The Center for Oral History/U.S. Military Academy West Point.
Celebrate Spring at Harney & Sons Tea Store Anniversary Party on Saturday, April 17, 5 to 7 PM. This upcoming tax day will be the 5th anniversary of the opening of Harney & Sons Tea Shop in Millerton. Along with tea and hors d'oeuvre, they will have John and Michael Harney present to sign their respective books on tea. There will also be a raffle for a tea set inspired by Michael's upcoming trip to the tea gardens of Asia. The tea set includes a yixing clay teapot, 4 ozs of Dong Ding Oolong in a Japanese washi tin, a bamboo tea scoop and a black lacquer tray valued at $155. The raffle will be held during the party only and the winner must be present at 7 PM to claim their prize. Harney & Sons Tea Store is located at 1 Railroad Plaza on Route 44 i Millerton.
The Catamount Adventure Park is going to celebrate its second year of operation by planning a friendly competition before the May 15th opening day. Since the park is intended purely for family recreation ages 8 and up (with adults outnumbering children by almost 3 to 1), we thought it important to allow only competitors in the course on this day of competition.
By invitation only, we have invited descendants of the Swiss family Robinsons and relatives of Rambo. The Ewok Villagers of Zimbabwe, which are considered by many to only be mythical folklore and fictional characters, are the third group to attend.
Spokespeople from each group have formed a committee and will finalize the date for the first week in May. Mr. Vanshure, Mr. Phun and Arial (Ewoks prefer first names only) have been working very hard to put this together. When the Catamount Adventure Park is open to the public, no reservations are required. But this special event will require pre-registration, and the committee is still determining if substitutions will be allowed.
While Catamount's Adventure Park design was originally believed to have been created by Swiss engineers, it apparently had been a covert collaborative between the innovative design of the Ewoks and the Swiss engineers. The engineers of the Catamount Adventure Park have brilliantly retained the quaint feel of the Ewok village while adding the necessary safety standards required for configuring such a village on US soil. And the Ewoks are pleased that their creative talents will now be recognized and their lifestyle choices can be experienced worldwide.
Adventure Park rules have already been agreed upon. The Swiss family group have agreed to wear sneakers or appropriate footwear for safety, the Rambo camp have agreed to only use our standard issue safety harnesses with carabiners and to follow our rules requiring all participants to be safely attached at all times, and the Ewoks have agreed not to blow their loud horns out of respect for the village of South Egremont MA and nearby Connecticut that is only 15 miles away. As always, yodeling, giggling and battle cries (Commando course only) are acceptable.
Arial Parx, Ed Vanshure and Forest Phun all agree this will be an unbelievable event. Arial did express concerns that credibility of this event may be jeopardized by releasing this announcement on the day of April Fools.
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The Manhattan Piano Trio will perform a free concert at The Hotchkiss School Friday, March 26, at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Heralded by critics as "a grand departure from the usual," this group has fast become one of the most creative and exciting young ensembles to appear on stage. Wayne Lee, violinist, is originally from San Francisco; the group's cellist, Dmitry Kouzov, grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Milana Strezeva, pianist, is a native of Kishinev, Moldova, and a naturalized American. Visit hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423 for information on this and other arts events at The Hotchkiss School (Interlaken Road in Lakeville).
Don't misss Peter Ketchum's art show "on the Walls and in the Rafters" of the Norfolk Library, entitled "Oh Pickles! 140 Tweet Nothings (BC*)" (*BC = Before Computers). The show runs from April 3 to 30 with a Gala Reception April 11 from 4 to 6 PM. For a preview of Peter's art, go to his website www.peterjketchum.com where I found this quote from the New York Times: "Peter J. Ketchum knows how to get the viewer's attention. Shown widely around the country, his pictures commingle colors, people, situations, commentary and mediums in a manner that is provocative, funny and to the point. Attempts to pigeonhole the work as Pop, folk, cartoon, mixed media, collage, anthropomorphic, or merely strange tend to fall short of the mark!"
On April 10, Noble Horizons welcomes the community to a 4:00 PM Book Talk and 5:00 PM Art Reception with internationally renowned public garden designer Lynden B. Miller. Miller, the Director of The Conservatory Garden in New York City’s Central Park, which she rescued and restored beginning in l982, works and speaks throughout the world about the power of plants to soften and civilize public life. Her civic restoration projects have demonstrated that beautiful public spaces, planted and maintained to high standards, have the power to transform the way people behave and feel. Miller will discuss how to apply the principles from her book, named by the New York Times as one of 2009's best gardening books for effective use in parks, public spaces and private gardens.

Following her book talk and signing (books will be available for purchase) a 5:00 PM reception will be held at which guests may meet Miller and view her art work. Formally trained as an artist, Miller began her career as a painter, and is exhibiting publically for the first time in almost thirty years. Her exhibit features many styles of work and media, and may be seen on weekends, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM through May 31. Additional information is available at 860-435-9851, ext. 190, www.noblehorizons.org or http://www.publicgardendesign.com/about/lynden_bio.htm. Noble Horizons is located at 17 Cobble Road in Salisbury, CT.
The 18th Annual Tri-State Chamber of Commerce Festival of Trades, Arts & Crafts takes place Sunday, March 28, from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Route 7 in Falls Village. Meet local businesses, organizations, artists & artisans. There will also be raffles, door pries, giveaways, great food, entertainment, live radio & TV broadcasts, and free demos. Rain, show, or shine!


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The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society presents GREASE at Housatonic Valley Regional High School on Thursday, March 18, at 7:30; Friday, March 19, at 7:30 PM; Saturday, March 20, at 7:30 PM. Tickets ($12 adults, $8 for seniors/students) available at the door and at Canaan Apothecary, Salisbury Pharmacy, Sharon Pharmacy, Kent Apothecary, Harney Tea, and Wandering Moose Cafe in West Cornwall.
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
It's time for the Spring Splash - the annual occasion in which otherwise sensible folk jump into Lake Wononscopomuc (aka Lakeville Lake) to celebrate the advent of spring. The Spring Splash is a benefit event. Proceeds go to the Housatonic FFA Alumni John Rice Scholarship and the Jane Lloyd Fund. Registration is at noon, Sunday, March 21, at the Town Grove. The event begins at 1 PM. To splash, pledge or for more information, call Jacquie at 860-435-9866, Denise at 860-435-2336, or Sara at 860-824-5667.
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.
"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.
The Manhattan Piano Trio will perform a free concert at The Hotchkiss School Friday, March 26, at 7 PM in the Esther Eastman Music Center's Katherine M. Elfers Hall. Heralded by critics as "a grand departure from the usual," this group has fast become one of the most creative and exciting young ensembles to appear on stage. Wayne Lee, violinist, is originally from San Francisco; the group's cellist, Dmitry Kouzov, grew up in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Milana Strezeva, pianist, is a native of Kishinev, Moldova, and a naturalized American. Visit hotchkiss.org/arts or call 860-435-4423 for information on this and other arts events at The Hotchkiss School (Interlaken Road in Lakeville).
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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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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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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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.
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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.

SAVE THE DATE for a free Family Festival on Saturday, August 15, 11 AM to 4 PM.
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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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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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
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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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