WTIC Community Calendar: January 2007
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Adoption: How to Get StartedA program "Adoption: How to Get Started" will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m., January 3, 2007, at Broders Bookstore at Waterford Commons. A social worker from Child Adoption Resource Association (CARA) will discuss making the decision to adopt, types of adoption and procedures, medical and financial considerations and answer any questions. Participants will leave with a folder of information to begin the adoption journey. Information, www.adoptacarakid.org.
January 4
Thursday, January 4 at 5:30 p.m. for an Opening Reception: For Your Eyes Only. Riveting political art by John Murphy. Wine and hors d’oeuvres served. Free. Exhibit runs through February 23. For tickets to our events, please call us at 860.249.1207. For more information about these and other events, please visit our website at www.charteroakcenter.org.
January 5
Art Show Opening in Canton"Resolutions," a members and guest art show featuring works in all media, will be on exhibit from January 5 through February 4, 2007, at the Canton Artists' Guild, Gallery on the Green, off Route 44, Canton. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., January 6, 2007. Also showing will be Jerome Blanchard with pencil drawings of personal importance, portraits and places in the Upstairs Gallery and Lynn Grayson, "Fractions and Distractions," showing digitally manipulated photographry, altered scenes, bits and pieces, in the Spotlight Gallery. Information, 860-693-4102 or www.galleryongreen.org.
Cabaret Night and Silent AuctionThe second annual Cabaret Night and Silent Auction will be held at 7:30 p.m., January 5, 2007, at Wethersfield High School, 411 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield. Admission is $10 at the door. The event will be hosted by WFSB's Scot Haney and talented current students and alumni will perform musical numbers from shows never before seen at WHS. A New York City theater weekend will be raffled along with other items. Proceeds benefit the Auditorium Renovation Fund. Sponsored by the WHS Drama Club.
January 6
E-Junk Drive in HebronAn E-Junk Collection will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., January 6, 2007, at RHAM High School, 85 Wall Street, Hebron. Bring old computers, televisions, keyboards, and any other electronic devices. Everything that is donated will be recycled. A small fee for some items may apply to help with the recycling process. The drive is sponsored by the Freshman Honors Science Class.
Three Kings Day Parade in Hartford. The Spanish-American Merchants Association sponsors a Three Kings Day Parade, leaving 95 Park Street at 10 a.m. and ending in the Pope Park Recreation Center.
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Open House at Magnet SchoolAll school-age children ages 3 or 4 to grade eight are invited to attend an open house recruitment at the Annie Fisher Magnet School of Multiple Intelligences from 6 to 8 p.m., January 10, at the school in Hartford. Lottery information and applications will be available. For information, 860-695-3500.
January 11
Open House at Magnet School All school-age children ages 3 or 4 to grade eight are invited to attend an open house recruitment at the Annie Fisher Magnet School of Multiple Intelligences from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., January 11 and February 6, at the school in Hartford. Lottery information and applications will be available. For information, 860-695-3500.
January 12
Hartford Community King Day Observance - The Capitol Region Conference f Churches, The Connecticut Interdenominational Church Ushers, The Men of Coloir Initiative, the United Church Ushers of Hartford and the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut will sponsor a community celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior from noon until 3 p.m. at the House of Restoration Church, 1655 Main Street, Hartford. Keynote speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond, pastor of Bethel AME Church in Boston.
January 13
Charter Oak will host a screening of Mozart and the Whale, 8pm. This movie, starring Josh Hartnett, is based on the real-life love story between two savants with Asperger’s Syndrome, a kind of autism, whose disabilities sabotage their budding relationship. Proceeds will benefit The Autism Society of Connecticut. Author Jerry Newport, the inspiration for Josh Hartnett’s character, will attend the screening, sign books and discuss the film. Free and open to the public. For tickets to our events, please call us at 860.249.1207. For more information about these and other events, please visit our website at www.charteroakcenter.org.
"Putting the Men Back in Mentoring:" 9:30 at Clark Elementary School in Hartford. Mayor Eddie Perez welcomes men, and boys in grades 3 through 6 to a program designed to bring male role models to city youths.
January 14
Royal Concert in Waterbury A Royal Concert with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra will be held at 3 p.m., January 14, 2007, at Naugatuck Valley Community College Fine Arts Center in Waterbury. Tickents are $40, $30, $15 and $5 for students. The WSO will feature Handel's "Royal Fireworks Music" and Brahms' "Symphony No. 1." WSO oboist Olav Van Hezewijk will perform Bach's "Concerto for Oboe d'amore." A preconcert discussion begins at 2 p.m. Purchase tickets by calling 203-574-4283 or on-line at www.waterburysymphony.org.
SecondSundays at South ChurchThe music series, SecondSundays at South, will present organist Dan Campolieta from 12:05 to 12:35 p.m., January 14, 2007, at the church, 90 Main Street, New Britain. A free-will offering will be collected. The performance will be followed by a brunch in the church parlor.
11th Annual Festival honoring Dr. Martin Luther King's Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice. - noon-4:30 Co-sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Yale's Peabody Museum, the two-day event includes world music, dance, storytelling, hands-on activities, and poetry slams.
"The Drum Major - Doing Together What None of Us Can Do Alone" - 7 p.m. First Cathedral, 1151 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield. First Cathedral and The Bushnell Performing Arts Center collaborate in the event featuring Broadway star Maurice Hines.
January 15
King Day Observance -- The Connecticut Martin Luther King Junior Holiday Commission holds the official state ceremony to commemorate the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from 11 a.m. until noon at the State Capitol.
King Day Observance -- The Wadsworth Atheneum will be open, with free admission and King Day activities from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., including art-making, storybook-reading, a family tour, and two performances: the "Lift Every Voice and Sing Community Choir" at 1 p.m. and the "Saint Michael Gospel Choir" at 3 p.m.at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 500 Main Street, Hartford.
11th Annual Festival honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy of Environmental and Social Justice - 10 to 4:30 . Second day of events co-sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Yale's Peabody Museum. including world music, dance, storytelling, hands-on activities, and poetry slams.
Flu Shot Clinic-- noon- 2 p.m. Walk-in clinic on first-come, first-served basis at House of Restoration Church, 1655 Main Street. The Capitol Region Emergency Planning Committee will provide free flue shots for any eligible person older than 18 who has not been vaccinated this season. Health care is this year's focus of The Capitol Region Conference of Churches King Day event.
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"Heroes for Hire" Veterans Job Fair -- Noon to 4 p.m., Rentschler Field, East Hartford
Bird Feeding Seminar - 2 p.m., at Canton Feed and Supply, Route 44, Canton. For more information call (860) 693-8760
January 22
Connecticut's Dutch Heritage -- Luncheon discussion of the state's Dutch heritage, with Wesleyan professor Johan Varekamp, who has researched Adriaen Block, and with Don Ritner, New York historian building a replica of Block's ship Onrust. $10 for luncheon. Contact Judy Greene (860) 571 9247
January 24
Flu Clinic -- 3:30 to 5:30 -- The Northeast District Department of Health and the Visiting Nurse Association, in partnership with Putnam Supermarket will hold a flue clinic for adults. Medicare coverage accepted, or $20 for those without Medicare.Fundraiser Play in West Hartford -- The Farmington Junior Women's Club will present "Lend Me a Tenor," at the Park Road Playhouse, 244 Park Road, West Hartford, at 6:30 p.m., January 31, 2006. Tickets are $35 each and include a wine tasting, hors d'oeurves, silent auction, coffee and dessert and the play. Information, www.farmingtonjuniorwomen.org.
January 25
Issues in Education -- 7 p.m. discussion hosted by Congressman Joe Courtney , faculty lounge of Blaustein Humanities Center, Connecticut College.
Benefit Concert for Homeless Youth. 7:30 p.m. at Vernon Social Center, Trinity College, Hartford. Proceeds willgo toward the "Public Allies April Lunches" week to provide free lunch to Hartford students during school vacation. Performers include Hartford gospel group Trent Von’ Lee and Seventh Dispensation, the Ben Jencks Jazz Quintet, Steel Harmony from the Hartt School, and the salsa band Orquesta Fiebre.
January 27
Winter Ice Festival -- The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection will host a "Winter Ice Festival" at Black Rock State Park, Watertown, as the closing event of the fall/winter edition of the "Child Left Inside Great Park Pursuit." Winter outdoor activities will be offered from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., including ice skating, snow tubing, snow sculptures, snowshoe races, hiking, wildlife tracking, orienteering, ice fishing demonstrations, letterboxing, demonstrations on winter camping, cooking demonstrations and a large bonfire with a marshmallow roast. The Festival is free and there is no registration or sign-up. In case of a major snowstorm, the event will be postponed until Saturday, February 3, 2007.
Backyard Maple Sugaring - 2 p.m., at Canton Feed and Supply, Route 44, Canton. For more information call (860) 693-8760
January 28
Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast Buffet
January 31
February 3 - UConn's 8th Annual Gospel Festival in observance of Black History Month. Vickie Winans, UConn's Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir, Bishop Frankie Charmichael and the Love Center Ministry. 5 p.m. at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs. Tickets $25 for the general public, $15 for students, with discounts available for senior citizens.
hosted by the Old Saybrook Fire Department's Junior Division. 8 a.m. to noon at the Old Saybrook Fire House, 310 Main Street, Old Saybrook. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee and tea for $5/person
Vagina Monologues Casting Call on Tuesday, January 16 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This is an open call to women who want to be part of this powerful community production, directed by Julia B. Rosenblatt of Hartbeat Ensemble. No experience necessary. All women are welcome. For tickets to our events, please call us at 860.249.1207. For more information about these and other events, please visit our website at www.charteroakcenter.org.
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February 11
Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast Buffet hosted by the Old Saybrook Fire Department's Junior Division. 8 a.m. to noon at the Old Saybrook Fire House, 310 Main Street, Old Saybrook. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee and tea for $5/person
February 25
Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast Buffet hosted by the Old Saybrook Fire Department's Junior Division. 8 a.m. to noon at the Old Saybrook Fire House, 310 Main Street, Old Saybrook. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee and tea for $5/person
March 11
Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast Buffet hosted by the Old Saybrook Fire Department's Junior Division. 8 a.m. to noon at the Old Saybrook Fire House, 310 Main Street, Old Saybrook. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee and tea for $5/person
March 25
Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast Buffet hosted by the Old Saybrook Fire Department's Junior Division. 8 a.m. to noon at the Old Saybrook Fire House, 310 Main Street, Old Saybrook. Eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, juice, coffee and tea for $5/person
Little Bighorn Archeology TalkDr. Douglas Scott, National Parks Service Ret., will speak on "New Archeological Perspectives on the Battle of Little Bighorn," at 2 p.m., January 27, 2007, at Smith Middle School, 216 Addison Road, Glastonbury. Snow date is January 28. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students. Scott's presentation will feature the iconic Battle of Lilttle Bighorn which symbolized the U.S. government's conflict with native Americans during the westward expansion. The talk is sponsored by the CT State Museum of Natural History and the CT Archaeology Center. Information, http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar
"Russian White Nights Concert"The New Haven Symphony has re-engaged guest conductor William Boughton to lead its "White Russian Nights" concert at 8 p.m., January 27, 2007, at Woolsey Hall in New Haven. The program includes "Danses Concertantes" by Stravinsky, "Violin Concerto No. 2" by Prokofiev, "Vocalise" by Rachmaninov and "Symphony No. 1" by Shostakovich. Information, www.newhavensymphony.org.
Symphony Concert in WaterburyThe winter concert by the Greater Waterbury Youth Symphony will be held at 7 p.m., January 27, 2007, at the Naugatuck Valley Community College, Main Stage Theater, Waterbury. Tickets are $8. The winter concert is an opportunity for all three orchestras and chamber groups to perform together. Information, 203-525-3939.
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