November 14, 2009, 8:00 P.M.

“Piano Virtuoso”

A Veterans Memorial Garden is an installation created by Connecticut artist Noelle Carr to honor American Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the global war on terror. "My intent is to express gratitude to our troops and their families and remember all of the men and women who have served in America's Armed Forces, especially our fallen heroes," said Ms. Carr.

A Veterans Memorial Garden  will include an A Million Thanks receptacle for visitors to leave their own letters of thanks to the troops that will be sent at the close of the exhibit. A portion of proceeds from the exhibit will be donated to Wounded Warrior Project.

Monthly Story and Fun Hours at Newington Children's Theatre Company

Performing Arts Theatre

743 North Mountain Road • Newington, CT  06111• www.nctcarts.org

NCTC will begin monthly Story and Fun Hours on the third Saturday of each month beginning the 17th October at 9:00am.  Each month will be themed and the first event will be HALLOWEEN and costumes and cameras are welcome. Children will be given the chance to meet and greet characters, listen to Halloween stories and get involved in activities. 

Suitable for children aged 3-8 years

Admission: $3 for children under 8 and all others admitted free of charge.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Limited space so call the theatre on 860-666-6282 to preregister.

If you have any further inquiries then Darren Farrington, Executive Director can be contacted via the following:

860-666-6282 (Office)

860-601-0296 (Mobile)

darren@nctcarts.org (email)

10:00am – 4:30pm Daily; Sunday, 12:00pm-4:30pm

10:00am – 4:30pm Daily; Sunday, 12:00pm-4:30pm

10:00am – 4:30pm Daily; Sunday, 12:00pm-4:30pm

10:00am – 4:30pm Daily; Sunday, 12:00pm-4:30pm

Showtimes are at 8:00pm AND Midnight

It’s Alive! Following last fall’s smash hit production, The Rocky Horror
Show returns to the Playhouse. Experience this new Bridgeport tradition
for the first time, or come “do the Time Warp Again!” Recommended for
Mature Audiences.  Tickets and showtimes at www.playhouseonthegreen.org

10:00am-5:00pm

The Discovery Museum’s Big Read Mystery Lab will bring out your inner
detective, whether you’re a puzzle ponderer by nature or not. Visitors can
gather clues and examine evidence to solve totally fictional, historically
hokey “Crimes of Science”. Included with general admission.

6:00pm-7:00pm

Participants share and write about their personal and family memories of
how the stock market crash of 1929 impacted their lives and how they made
it through the years of the Great Depression.
 

The works in this exhibition reflect the visions of Swedish women who broke from their traditional roles of women, mothers and homemakers to explore their creativity as textile designers, weavers, painters, sculptors and glass artists. Their art resonates with dream-like images of free-flying birds evoking flight and escape from domestic confinement, year-round idyllic visions of midsummer blossoms, and spare Nordic landscapes filled with greenery, water, space, and light.  

Women's Work, Women's Dreams celebrates a remarkable legacy from a country whose art and artists are little known to American viewers.  The Benton Museum is grateful to Samuel and Ann Charters for sharing their extraordinary collection of Swedish Art and Art Glass and for curating this exhibit.

Gallery Hours: 

Thursday & Friday: 10 am - 4:30 pm

Saturday & Sunday: 1 - 4:30 pm

The Benton will be closed:

November 23 - December 2

Three decades of wars have deeply marked the entire culture of Afghanistan, yet artistic expression, particularly through carpets, has been maintained in spite of hardships including displacement to refugee camps.  

In traditional Afghan carpet-weaving, patterns tended to be geometric or floral, reflecting the Islamic rejection of anthropomorphic depictions.  However, by the mid-1980s, in response to the 1979 Soviet Invasion, Afghani weavers, principally women, were creating carpets that showed Russian tanks, helicopters and guns.  The subtle geometric borders often contained rows of bullets and grenades.  Most recently, these "war carpets" have included references to the American conflict and even to 9/11.  Although many of the carpets have Arabic or Persian woven into their designs, the Afghani who created them found a market for these rugs in the West.  In part this may be presumed anti-war sentiments but also, while the rugs are generally traditional in design and relatively inexpensive, they are nonetheless a contemporary artistic expression of a century old craft.  

In this exhibition of over fifty contemporary Afghan carpets showing both war and traditional designs, the rugs offer a commentary on modern Afghan history and, in their maintenance of a vibrant tradition, a measure of hope for the future.

Gallery Hours:

Thursday & Friday: 10 am-4:30 pm

Saturday & Sunday: 1-4:30 pm

The Benton will be closed:

November 23-December 2

Solve infectious disease mysteries by examining interactive patients, analyzing lab tests and identifying culprit microbes. Running Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m. through Jan. 31.

Hartford Public Library Exhibit

The American Mural Project (AMP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of the largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world – a mural 120 feet long, 5 stories high, and up to 10 feet deep. Over 10,000 people have worked on it since artist Ellen Griesedieck conceived of it ten years ago. This exhibition at Hartford Public Library will feature some of the finished pieces of the mural, as well as a scale model and plans for elements in progress. Visitors will also have the chance to work on an eight-foot paper-pulp sculpture, one of many AMP is now sending across the country to be painted before their eventual installation in the mural. Throughout the month of the exhibit, AMP will also be coordinating projects with kids from local schools, the Wadsworth Atheneum, the Hartford Stage, and other arts organizations around the city.

The Artist’s Vision

In the American Mural Project, Ellen Griesedieck celebrates the engineers and ironworkers, heart surgeons and athletes, cattle workers and craftsmen, and many others who have defined our nation through their work. Ellen paints on a large scale but with an intimate relationship to each of her subjects.

To make the mural as large in spirit as it is in size, Ellen asked people in all 50 states to contribute. Thousands of artists, scientists, teachers and children from coast to coast have responded. Children have worked together with remarkable people, including the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, an inner-city dance troupe, scientists of the 2003 Mars Explorer Rover Mission, survivors of a Japanese-American internment camp, and an intergenerational foster-home community.

About one quarter of the mural is finished. Collaborative projects are in progress around the country, and work on the mural’s new home, in the Whiting Mills complex in Winsted, CT, is about to begin. With soaring ceilings, open floor plans, and long rows of windows, this 19^th century complex of mills and warehouses is an ideal setting for a monumental mural about working Americans. The future includes a visitor’s center with spaces for a theater, studios, and classrooms, as well as a woodland park for outdoor summer concerts and special events.

It’s the 1920s again! Become a gangster or a flapper as the museum turns into a notorious speakeasy! The evening will include live music and dancing featuring singer Carol August and dancers Prudence Sloane and Joel Silvestro. Other events include a martini tasting, silent auction, silent movies, and more. $35 per person, or $50 which gets you into the back room (specialty drinks, music, etc).

Our Lady of Mercy Christmas Boutique & Craft Fair, 19 South Canal St., Plainville -- Friday, Nov. 13 from 11 - 5 and Saturday, Nov. 14 from 9 - 3.  Featuring arts and crafts, bake sale, parish boutique, Holiday Cafe. Admission $1.00.

Hayrides are available every WEEKEND in November as well as SCHOOL holidays. Rides begin at the W.O.L.F. Cabin and are $2.00 each.

Hunt Hill Farm invites you to “A Home Town Holiday” at The Silo Gallery, the theme of this year’s 37^th annual Christmas tree beginning Saturday November 7^th, at 44 Upland Road, New Milford, CT.  View the 27 ft. towering tree decorated with hand-crafted wooden ornaments by folk artist Joy Gaiser.  Adorning the tree are 21 well-known New Milford buildings, over 40 snow-capped pine trees and a moon with the silhouette of Santa and his eight reindeer at the top.  Gaiser’s garland of festive picket fences and snowflakes made by 4^th graders at Sarah Noble Intermediate School add the finishing touches to this spectacular tree!  The New Talent Gallery will feature artist Diana Luscombe for a second year, displaying her “Healing Strokes” paintings and a new line of note cards.  Silo tastings from The Silo Cooking School will be served throughout the exhibit’s opening day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Joy Gaiser and her father started “Handmade by Dad and Me” in 1985 consisting mostly of Christmas ornaments, wooden jewelry, birdhouses, home decorations and historic buildings of New Milford.  After her father passed away in 1997, Joy’s husband John took over the task of cutting the wood, formerly her father’s job, so the business could continue and renamed it “Dad and Me Too”.  The husband and wife team with the help of their daughter and Joy's sister worked over a year to complete the ornaments in time for this year’s show.  Over 200 additional ornaments and decorations made by the artist will be for sale in The New Talent Gallery.

Diana Luscombe’s acrylic paintings continue to be inspired by scenes from nature.  Her study on birds has progressed with more sensitivity to detail compared with last year's paintings which were derived primarily from memory and imagination.  After a serious car accident over two years ago resulted in Diana being paralyzed, painting became an emotional release for her.  She is having fun with her new endeavor and is amazed at what flows from her paintbrush!  Prior to the accident, being an artist had never crossed her mind.  The gift of painting, Diana says is “an emotional and spiritual place for me to heal and let go because it’s peaceful.”   It also is much needed “me time” for the painter who is married with two young children, all who are extremely supportive of her efforts.  “Hannah is my biggest fan!  With Cole, I just have to keep his fingers out of the paint!”  Donations from her “Healing Strokes” exhibit will go towards a handicap accessible van for Diana.

This holiday season, plan on spending some extra time on the farm to see all that The Henderson Cultural Center has to offer.  Find your traditional Silo favorites like Marzipan Stolen and Holly Berry Wreaths under the tree.  View a slice of Skitch’s life touring The Skitch Henderson Museum.  Stop by The Silo Cooking School to register for a holiday cooking class including; Gingerbread House Making, Rick Rodgers’ Thanksgiving Bash, Christmas Cookie Workshops for all ages and more!  A Home Town Holiday is free and open to the public.  Hunt Hill Farm hours are Wed. through Sat., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday’s noon to 5 p.m.  For more information, please call Valerie Culbertson, Silo Gallery Director at (860) 355-0300 or visit their website www.hunthillfarmtrust.org. 

Stanwyck Cromwell

Journey (2):  A Renewed Consciousness

Downtown Library, 3rd Floor

November 6, 2009-January 15, 2010

Artist Reception November 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

The American Mural Project will create the single largest piece of indoor collaborative artwork in the country.  A mixed-media painting and relief sculpture, it will ultimately be housed in the Whiting Mills Complex in Winsted, CT and measure 120 feet long, 5 stories high, and up to 10 feet deep. This exhibition features some of the huge finished pieces of the mural, a scale model, drawings and plans for elements in progress, and an eight-foot sculptural element.

Downtown Library

October 26-November 29, 2009

Artist Reception Friday, November 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m.

An evening of laughing at ourselves, the news, pop culture, the media and more.

Featuring Samantha Bee of The Daily Show, Seinfeld''s Jason Alexander and the hilarious writer David Javerbaum of The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, The Late Show and The Onion.

The event will be moderated by humorist and author Randy Cohen, aka "The Ethicist".

More than 200 of the nation’s most accomplished craftspeople, including renowned artisans from Connecticut, will display and sell their handmade works at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival in Hartford. Visitors will enjoy a wide variety of contemporary crafts and fine art in all mediums, including functional and decorative pottery, sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, furniture, home accessories, and photography. 

Dozens of specialty food purveyors will offer delectable confections and gourmet creations for sample and purchase.  

Visitors can learn how Sugarloaf artisans make their one-of-a-kind treasures during live demonstrations of pottery making and metal spinning. Interactive children’s entertainment will be provided by Middle Earth Studios. The show will also feature live music by pianists Bob Geresti and Ngu Mbandi. 

Show Hours:  

Friday, November 13  10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 14  10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, November 15  10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.   

Admission (valid all three days): 

Adults $7 online; $8 at the door

Children under 12 free 

Free parking is available on site. 

For more information about the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, directions, or to purchase discount admission tickets, visit www.SugarloafCrafts.com or call (800) 210-9900.
 

Exhibition tour of Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill at 12pm

10:30 am
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Picture This! Drawing Nature

Saturday, November 7, 10:30 am to noon, Peabody Museum of Natural History Saturday, November 14, 10:30 am to noon, Yale Center for British Art.
Exercise your powers of observation in this unique two-part program. At the Peabody participants will sketch plants and animals in the galleries. At the Center, children will explore the botanical drawings and paper cuts in the exhibition Mrs. Delany and her Circle, and will their own illustrations. The program is free and most appropriate for visitors 7-12 years of age. Registration is required. Register online at ycba.yale.edu/education. For more information, call 203 432 2858.

Opening Reception: Pegasus Gallery Wednesday, December 2, 5:30-7:00 PM

Middletown Artist Cooperative resident, Erika Arneson is a MxCC Fine Art Alumnus and recent B.F.A. graduate from the Hartford Art School.   Arneson’s paintings address the symbolic and introspective nature of self-portraiture and the expressive vehicle of color.  The personal nature of this series explores the dynamics of self as an interdependence of past and present.

Opening Reception: Pegasus Gallery Wednesday, December 2, 5:30-7:00 PM

Middletown Artist Cooperative resident, Erika Arneson is a MxCC Fine Art Alumnus and recent B.F.A. graduate from the Hartford Art School.   Arneson’s paintings address the symbolic and introspective nature of self-portraiture and the expressive vehicle of color.  The personal nature of this series explores the dynamics of self as an interdependence of past and present.

Pegasus Gallery is located within the library on the first floor of Chapman Hall

Hours: Monday & Wednesday 5pm-8pm & Saturday 9:30-1:30pm when classes are in session.

On January 25, 1787, Daniel Shays led an armed attack of veterans and militiamen on the United States arsenal in Springfield. Condemned to death for treason, Shays was pardoned in 1788 and died in 1825. On October 16, 1859, John Brown led an armed attack on Harper's Ferry Armory. He was hanged for murder and treason on December 2 of the same year. Join us for a discussion of violence, arms, citizenship, and democracy. Free and open to the public. The program features excerpts from the documentary, John Brown's Holy War, and a special guided tour of the Springfield Armory.

The Church of the Infinite Spirit

The Masonic Hall

80 Walsh Avenue

Newington, Connecticut 06111

(860-635-6396) (peggic@comcast.net)

http://newingtonspiritualistchurch.org/Spiritualist_Church.html

For Immediate Release

Saturday, November 14

Mediums Day, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   

20-minute readings; Donation: $20.00

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 Refreshments and Laying-On-Of-Hands Healing
downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.