May 06 Monday
"Name Your Game" is an afternoon of game playing. Bring your own game or cards and your group of four friends. A sandwich and dessert lunch is provided by Sunshine volunteers. There will also be lovely raffle prizes. The event takes place at the Wharf House at Founders Landing in Southold, NY. The price is $20 a person. Reservations are required. Please call Anne Swanson at 631-765-5735 to secure a table.
The Southold Sunshine Society has been providing hospital equipment and cheer to residents of Southold Township for over a hundred years. Walkers, wheelchairs, shower chairs and crutches are available to borrow to those who may not be able to purchase them. Cards of cheer and sympathy, fruit plates and flowers are delivered by Sunshine volunteers throughout the year as well.
On view at the Old Academy on Fairfield's Town Green from April 30-May 19. Viewing hours are Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 3-5 PM; Thurs 3-7 PM; Sat & Sun 12-4 PMLearn about the Revolution through a unique fusion of biography and geography called “The American Revolution Experience”. Explore the people and places of America’s war for Independence thanks to a collaboration between the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Battlefield Trust. Coupling DAR’s archive of documents with the Trust’s digital content, this traveling exhibit shares the experiences of ordinary people who witnessed the dawn of a new nation. The exhibit is hosted by the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter in Fairfield, CT.
Guest speaker: Co-Director Jeremy Coon via ZoomQ&A moderated by Tom Needham, Host of The Sounds of Film at WUSB radio.
Summary: A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…In 1978 George Lucas was talked into cashing in on the STAR WARS craze by producing a holiday variety TV special. What could possibly go wrong? Answer: Everything… From the filmmakers of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, FANBOYS, and RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE comes the documentary about the infamous STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL.Principal Cast: Seth Green, Kevin Smith, Paul Scheer, Taran Killam, Bonnie Burton, Weird Al Yankovic, Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Donny Osmond, Miki Herman2023 / United States / EnglishCo-Directors: Jeremy Coon and Steve KozakRunning time: 90 minutes
Port Jefferson Village’s Red Shirt Comics will provide free comics! Come early before they run out! Also, costumes welcomed for all who want to show their love for STAR WARS!Individual tickets, $10 each, are available at: www.portjeffdocumentaryseries.com/ticketsvenues
May 07 Tuesday
The Upstairs Gallery is pleased to present the works of Sherry Davis and Cathleen Ficht. Sherry Davis is exhibiting a site-specific installation that blends recycled and modified textiles, industrial materials, and natural objects. Cathleen Ficht’s works on paper are based on her finely detailed drawings of waves and water; depicting images that hover between representation and abstraction. The exhibition runs daily from 8 March through the end of May.
Pop artist Leo Jensen (1926–2019) turned a winking eye on America, producing irreverent art that is nevertheless serious in its cultural observations. Known best regionally for his bronze frog sculptures on the Thread City Crossing bridge in Willimantic, Jensen infused his work with humor as well as thought-provoking reflections on modern American society.
The Tremaine Art Gallery at The Hotchkiss School at 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville CT is pleased to present Dialogue: Art in Conversation, featuring works by Valerie Hammond and Nathaniel (Tate) Klacsmann, from April 2 through June 2, 2024, with an opening reception on Saturday, April 6 from 4 to 6 p.m. This exhibition explores the creative processes of two artists whose work reverberates around questions of social inequity, magic, myth, and the environment. Together, their pieces begin a conversation filled with reflective echoes, offering opportunity for intersection around creativity and process. Curated by Joan Baldwin and Terri Moore, Dialogue also includes video and photography by Colleen Macmillan, Ann Villano, and Hotchkiss film students. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.
Think the true crime genre is a twenty-first century thing?--far from it. Connecticut's Museum of Culture and History (formerly Connecticut's Historical Society) will be at the Seymour Library to tell stories of long-ago crimes and punishments.
Forgeries, theft, murder and the famous trials that resulted will be discussed that kept Nutmeggers of the past appalled, fascinated and titillated.
For more information about this free program either call the Library at 203-888-3903 or email sgarvey@biblio.org. Registration is not necessary for this program.
May 08 Wednesday