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April 23
Crafters Wanted for St, Michael’s Fifth Annual Craft Fair to be held just off the Litchfield Green on Sept. 10, 2006 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Arts & Crafts show with a medieval flair, children’s entertainment, costumed performers ...more

April 12
Candlelight Vigil for Shaken Baby Syndrome, 6-7:30pm at NVCC campus, main stage, 750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury. Presentations will be made by professionals in the medical and legal field as well as parents of ...more

April 13
History Bites: Rochambeau’s Historic March, 12 noon at the Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St., Waterbury. Comte de Rochambeau march 5,000 French roops through Connecticut to support Washington’s army at the his ...more

April 15
Timexpo presents the 4th Annual Easter Island Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt. 10:30 – 1.30pm. Hunt for hidden clues scattered throughout the museum in colorful Easter Eggs. Design and color an Easter Egg Bag, ...more

April 16
Moving Beyond our Limitations: Understanding the Yogic Practice of Self Inquiry lead by Janet Cunningham. Free, 7pm at the Woodbury Yoga Center, 122 West Side Road, Woodbury. Call 203-263-2254 or visit www.WoodburyYogaCenter.org.
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April 17
Belcanto: Tenors of the 78 Era at the Silas Bronson Library at 6:30pm. Before there were Pavarotti, Domingo and Carreras, there were Carso, Gigli and Slezak. Mario Rossi, singer, voice coach and music lover, ...more

April 19
National Poetry Month will be observed at the Bronson Library with evening programs on the last two Wednesdays of April. Both programs will be held in the auditorium at 7pm. Members of the Connecticut Poetry ...more

April 21-23
The Hartt School presents a Spring Dance Recital from April 21-23 in Millard Auditorium on the campus of the University of Hartford in West Hartford. The recital will feature choreography by Dance Division seniors for ...more

April 29 & 30
Music For a Great Space featuring the Rachmaninoff All Night Vigil (Vespers) and six centuries of glorious choral and brass masterworks. Presented by Chorus Angelicus, Gaudeamus, and the Battell Brass with Paul Halley, ...more

April 29
The Hartt School Presents Hartt Celebrates 2006. Join the Hartt School for their annual fundraising gala in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hartford on Saturday, April 29 at 6 p.m. This elegant affair will feature Hartt’s talented students ...more

April 29
Fairy Tale Magic with Pumpernickel Puppets at 11am at the Silas Bronson Library Children’s Services, 267 Grand St, Waterbury. Classic fairy tales of the “Frog Prince: and “The Lion and The Mouse” come alive through ...more

April 29
The Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Music Director and Conductor Leif Bjaland will present the final concert of the 2005-2006 season on Saturday, April 29 at 8:00 p.m. at the Palace Theater, 100 East Main St. ...more

May 6
Naugatuck’s Kollege Kapers will present, “A NEW ERA”- its 51st Annual Musical Variety Show of songs, dance and comedy on Saturday, May 6th at 7:30 p.m. in the Naugatuck High School Davis Auditorium. Admission is $8.00 per ticket. ...more

May 6-13th
Annual Bicycle Rodeo at Library Park at Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand Street in Waterbury, CT 06702. The Bicycle Rodeo takes place on Saturday, May 2006, on three, one hour sessions at 10 a.m.: 11 a.m.: 12 p.m. Come to learn some ...more

May 23
A Variety Show will be held on May 23 from 1-3 p.m. at the Seven Angels Theater in Hamiton Park Pavilion. The show is a tribute to the armed forces and includes musical selections and vocals with guitars, accordions, sing-a-longs, ...more

August 12
The 49th annual Mystic Outdoor Art Festival will be held Saturday, August 12, 2006 from 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sunday, August 13, from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. along the streets of historic downtown Mystic, CT. The oldest of its kind in the Northeast, ...more

Shakesperience Productions Seeks Local Actors
Shakesperience Productions, Inc., a professional, educational touring theatre company, is casting for their summer series, Shakespeare in Library Park. Actors will be performing Romeo & Juliet. Rehearsals will run from June 12 – 21. ...more

Artists & Craftspeople sought
The Shed Program, an adjunct of the Prospect Historical Society and the Hotchkiss House Museum, located at 61 Waterbury Road, Prospect, is now accepting submissions of artwork and crafts for exhibit and sale. Opening date for The ...more

Through March 17
St. Patrick’s Day Raffle! $2 per ticket or $8 for 10. Purchase tickets at The John Bale Book Company, 135 Grand Street, Waterbury. The Drawing will be held on March 17, 2006. All proceeds will benefit “Shakespeare in Library Park”. ...more

March 3-April 14
The Arts Council of Greater New Haven presents Narratives at the Small Space Gallery at 70 Auburn Street, 2nd floor at the Art Council’s offices. Regular gallery hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit, curated by Fethi Meghelli, ...more

March 6-April 26
Look Toward the Heavens: The Art of He Qi, a display at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, 409 Prospect St. He Qi, one of China’s most sought-after contemporary Christian artists, is the 2005-06 Paul T. Lauby artist in residence at the Overseas ...more

March 14
The Hartt School presents Cybeline, a music teacher work featuring trombonist and performance-artist Abbie Conant with video and quadraphonic sound, on Tuesday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in Millard Auditorium, Alfred C. Fuller Building, University of Ha ...more

March 31
The Hartt Symphony Orchestra will present a concert on Friday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Theater, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford. The program includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. ...more

March 15
Connecticut Seen / Connecticut Scene Exhibit overview with Ann Smith, Curator, at the Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St., Waterbury- As Connecticut changed, so did the perspective of artists painting the landscapes. This exhibit will help viewers tr ...more

March 15
The Naugatuck Historical Society presents the program “Naugatuck’s Place in Aviation History” with speaker, Kevin Nixon, son of John Nixon who built the “Nixon Special”. John Nixon’s homebuilt, “Nixon Special” flew for ...more

March 17 & 18; 24 & 25, March 31 & April 1 and April 8
The Pink Panther Strikes Again, Directed by Harold J. Pantely, based on the original film series by Blake Edwards At The Clockwork Theatre, 8:15pm, $15 reserved. Call 860-274-7247. ...more

March 18
The highly successful Women’s Images Conferences returns to Fairfield on Saturday, March 18 with two time Tony nominee, and award winning actress, Jayne Atkinson-Gill, kicking off the festivities with a keynote address in the morning. Atkinson retu ...more

March 19
Connecticut Seen / Connecticut Scene Bus Tour. Ann Smith, Curator of the exhibit will lead a bus tour in search of the scenes that inspired painters such as Frederic Church, Calvin Curtis and George Durrie. Our first stop will look at Eli Whitney’s ...more

March 19
The New England Air Museum - Open Cockpit Sunday. 12 vintage airplanes, craft activities, admission to all the Museum displays, the mini-theater, gift shop; food vendors available. The museum is open 10am - 5pm, cockpits close at 4pm. Admission $8.50 ...more

March 25
Twenty-four vendors, Indoor flea market and tag sale. Sponsored by the Scholastic Committee of the Church of St. Leo the Great, 14 Bentwood Drive, Waterbury (off Pierpoint Road) will take place in Guild Hall on Saturday March 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...more

April 1
Eastern States Doll, Toy and Teddy Bear Show and Sale- at the Young Building at Eastern States Exposition, 1305 Memorial Ave, West Springfield, MA. 9am - 5pm. 200 booths filled with highly collectible items. Doll appraisal clinic and teddy bear appra ...more

April 1
The Hermann Sohne Liederkranz of Thomaston will celebrate its 75th Anniversary with a gala concert at 8pm at the Thomaston Opera House. In 1931 a group of 26 German immigrants, many of whom came to Thomaston to work in the flourishing clodk industry, ...more

April 1
Open House at Forman School, 12 Norfolk Rd, Litchfield. A private, coeducational, college prep school for children with learning differences to achieve academic excellence. Call 860-567-1803. ...more

April 5
Therapeutic Touch Classes at the Metaphysical Center, 24 Depot St, Watertown. Beginners classes held on Wednesdays (4-5, 4-12 and 4-26). 7-9pm with a Certification certificate at the 3rd class. Call 860-274-9250 or 860-283-8813. ...more

April 8
Second annual Mystery Dinner Theater Murder at the Class Reunion. There is also a silent auction featuring unique and exciting items. Event takes place on Saturday, April 8, 6:30 at the Grand Oak Villa, 550 Sylvan Lake Road in Oakville, CT. Tickets a ...more

April 8
NVCC Foundation 2nd Annual Mystery Dinner Theatre - 6:30pm at the Grand Oak Villa, 550 Sylvan Lake Rd, Oakville. ...more

April 22
An Evening In Tuscany. Litchfield Montessori School Annual Auction at 6pm at the Torrington Country Club. ...more

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