Community Calendar

Framework presents nearly twenty works by Connecticut artist Eddie Hall, who uses reclaimed house windows as both a canvas and a subject, combining reverse painting on glass with architectural abstraction, optical effects and geometric pattern.

The exhibition runs September 9–October 11, 2026, at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Avenue, New Haven, concurrently with Hank Paper’s photography exhibition See-Scapes. The opening reception will be held Saturday, September 19, from 2–5 pm, with artist talks at 3:30 pm; admission is free.

Hours are Friday, Saturday & Sunday 12pm - 5pm
Extended Hours 9/11, 9/26, 10/2 from 5pm - 8pm

The Lions Gate Trio presents "Echoes of Vienna" as part of Fairfield Public Library's Soundwaves series of concerts. The concert will feature pivotal masterpieces by Beethoven and Schubert, including Beethoven's Trio Op. No. 1 and Schubert's E-flat Major Trio. Attendees are invited to stay after the concert for light refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians.

This is a free event; please register to attend.

Beena Kamlani is a Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer. Her first novel, "The English Problem," is set against the backdrop of the Indian independence movement, with appearances by historical figures such as Virginia and Leonard Woolf and Mahatma Gandhi. Books on the Common will have copies for sale and signing.This event is co-sponsored with Ekta Community Center, a secular nonprofit organization based in Ridgefield with a mission to nurture and promote public interest in Indian and Indo American culture and affairs. Visit the Events Calendar at ridgefieldlibrary.org for more information and to register.

A young Indian man is tapped to help his country’s fight for freedom—but his heart engages him in a different war. Set against the backdrop of the Indian independence movement, this is the first novel from Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer Kamlani. This program is co-sponsored with Ekta Community Center. Books on the Common will have copies available for sale and signing. Visit the Events Calendar at ridgefieldlibrary.org for more information and to register.

Open to All, In the Lichtenstein Theater

September 20, 2 PM - 3 PM

Free for Members | Free for Resident Benefits PassHolders | $25 for Guests of Members | $30 Adults | Free for Students & Children

In conjunction with the exhibition Tony Bechara: An Artist of Many Worlds, on view through November 1, join us for a special conversation and book launch of the first posthumous monograph dedicated to Tony Bechara.

Advance registration is recommended. Limited spaces will be available at the door.

Books will be available for purchase in the Michéle & Steven Pesner Book and Gift Shop.

Course description:

College is a crucial institution in which our society works through its expectations for young people. This course explores the purposes of college education through the first great book on the philosophy of education, Plato’s Republic. We read The Republic in conversation with other thinkers including Aristotle, Confucius, John Stuart Mill, Virginia Woolf, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King. For the 325th anniversary of Yale’s founding, we also explore the changing conception of college education at Yale over the centuries and read some of the college’s and the university’s key founding documents. Themes include the development of personal character, participation in a community, preparation for citizenship, and conversation with others on intellectual matters. We also explore some of the social and economic functions of college education.

The 2026 DeVane Lecture series will be led by Pericles Lewis, Dean of Yale College and Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of Comparative Literature

The class is free and open to the public and will run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 to 3:20 p.m., from September 2 to December 9, 2026.

Come cut your own bouquet from the beautiful flowers being grown in the Earthplace garden! We’ll have a wide variety of flowers, including dahlia, sweet pea, zinnia, snapdragon, Chamois aster, cosmos, coreopsis, gomphrena, and more. (Please bring your own vase if you would like one! The number of stems per bouquet depends on the variety of flowers.)

The 77th annual Berlin Lions fair features exciting midway rides for the whole family, live music, Sea Lion Splash show, Royal Legacy Circus, motorsports, The Amazing Bubble Factory, Central K9 Performance Dogs, interactive Jurassic Kingdom LIVE show, livestock events, Antique Tractor Museum, exhibits, contests, vendors, a cocktail lounge, bourbon bar, beer & wine and favorite fair food.

Daily highlights:
• Thursday - Double Figure 8 Racing & Demo Derby (7 pm)
• Friday - Zac N' Fried - Zac Brown Tribute Band (8 pm)
• Saturday - Kart Racing Championship (5:30 pm); Stock Truck Pulls (6 pm); Voices of Rock tribute (7:30 pm)
• Sunday - Horse Draw (noon); The Amish Outlaws band (3:30 pm)

Admission: $21 ($18 cash); $11 ($10 cash) ages 62+; $10 veterans; free for kids 11 & younger and active military; free for ages up to 17 on Friday till 2 pm

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36" & taller) are $37 ($35 cash) Thursday-Friday, $42 ($40 cash) Saturday-Sunday and $34.25 online at DreamlandAmusements.com before 4 pm Sept. 17. Ride tickets are also available on site and discounted online pre-sale.

Fair hours: 4-10 pm Thursday, 11 am-10 pm Friday, 9 am-10 pm Saturday, 9 am-7 pm Sunday. See the website for details on parking and free shuttle bus service.

More information: 860-828-0063 or CTBerlinFair.com

Keeping sharp and staying active is vital for older adults.

The AFA Barbara Rabinowitz Center offers free, dementia-friendly activities for Long Island seniors every weekday in Amityville.

The Center’s free programs help seniors strengthen their brains, be creative, and socialize.

Programs include arts & crafts, music, games, chair yoga, dance, and movement.

Visit afalongisland.org or call 631-223-4000 to learn more.

TEN years ago, in a former helicopter factory in Flowerfield, St. James, NY, The Atelier was born. It was modeled after the great traditions of the early Florentine masters, where students could draw and paint alongside their teachers in an environment devoted to learning, mentorship and artistic excellence.

TEN years later, The Atelier continues to grow and flourish!

To celebrate TEN years of creativity, we are asking artists to submit a 10” x 10” canvas which includes TEN of anything…trees, music notes, flowers, boxes, birds, lines…the possibilities are up to you, the artist!

This non-juried exhibition is open to all artists, who may submit up to three works measuring 10” x 10” in any medium for $25. Artwork must be ready to hang, with a label attached to the back listing the artist’s name, title, and medium.

Artwork must be submitted by October 12th
Notification of acceptance will be by October 19th
Artwork must be delivered by October 26th

You may register online at https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheAtelier2/TENSquaredA10x10Exhibition
or call 631-250-9009 for more information.

Help us celebrate a powerful legacy—one brushstroke at a time!