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Books

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:44am

[The] Amenia Free Library, Main St, (3309 Rte 343), Amenia, NY, 845-373-8273, www.amenia.lib.ny.us

Beardsley and Memorial Library, 40 Munro Pl, Winsted, CT, 860-379-6043, www.beardsleyandmemorial.org History Book Discussion Group: Last Tues of each month, 6:30 pm. Discussion led by Virginia Schultz-Charette, a different non-fiction book is chosen each month.

[The] Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 860-672-6874, www.cornwalllibrary.org

David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village, CT, 860-824-7424 www.huntlibrary.org

Classes

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:44am

Beardsley and Memorial Library, 40 Munro Pl, Winsted, CT, 860-379-6043, www.beardsleyandmemorial.org

Cornwall Library, Pine Street, Cornwall, CT, 860-672-6874, www.cornwalllibrary.org Traditional Hatha Yoga with Nancy Opgaard, Mon, 9 am-10:30 am and Fri, 8:30-10 am (fee involved) go to www.nancyopgaard.com; Pilates with Alice Wolfe, Thurs, 8:30-9:30 am. Contact library for information.

Cornwall Tai Chi Group,Cornwall Town Hall, Cornwall Village, CT Instructor David Colbert, every Wed, 6 pm, Call 860-672-0064 for information.

Clubs

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:43am

Beardsley and Memorial Library, 40 Munro Pl, Winsted, CT, 860-379-6043, www.beardsleyandmemorial.org The Nutmeg Writers Club: First Tues of each month, 10:30 am; Scrabble Club: Last Fri of each month, 10 :30 am. All meet in the community room.

Housatonic Camera Club, Noble Horizons, Learning Center, 17 Cobble Rd, Salisbury, CT, 518-789-3532, www.housatoniccameraclub.org Professional photographer Joseph Meehan presents, Is It Photography or Computer Art?, May 21, 7 pm.

Dance

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:41am

The] Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 845-473-2072, www.bardavon.org Dance Beacon/Ballet Arts Studio presents, “Alice, The Looking Glass Dances,” June 1, 2 pm, 5:30 pm; Mid-Hudson Performing Arts Group/ Poughkeepsie City Ballet presents, “Gaite Parisienne,” June 8, 2 pm, 6:30 pm.

Food

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:40am

Amenia Farmer’s Market, Amenia Town Hall, Rte 22, Amenia, NY Open 1st and 3rd Sat of each month.

Cornwall Farm Market, West Cornwall, CT, on the Wish House Lawn just above the Covered Bridge, www.cornwallfarmarket.org Every Sat, 9 am-1 pm. Plenty of free parking available in Railroad Square.

Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Rd., Litchfield, CT, 860-567-8302, www.CancerProject.org Cooking for Cancer and Healthy Living, May 21 and May 28, 5:30-7:45 pm. Fee involved.Contact person, Jane Sirignano, 860-491-3788, cell 860-480-2421, jane@janesirignano.com

Galleries

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:39am

Argazzi Art, 22 Millerton Rd, Rte 44, Lakeville, CT, 860-435-8222, www.argazziart.com Exhibition of Joshua Meyer paintings through May 19. Gallery hours: Fri.-Sun, 11 am-5 pm.

Behnke Doherty Gallery, 6 Green Hill Rd, Washington Depot, CT, 860-868-1655, www.behnkedoherty.com Gallery hours: Fri, noon-5 pm, Sat, 11 am-5 pm, Sun, noon-
4 pm.

Berkshire Museum, 39 South St,Pittsfield, MA, 413-443-7171, www.berkshiremuseum.org Nature Magnified, Photographs by Andreas Feininger, through June 2, exhibited concurrently with Ansel Adams, Masterworks, through June 2.

Kids

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:38am

[The] Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St, Cornwall, CT, 860-672-6874, www.cornwalllibrary.org Toddler Play Group, each Thursday, 10:30-11:30 am. Go to website for program information.

Scoville Memorial Library, 38 Main St, Salisbury, CT, 860-435-2838, www.scovillelibrary.org Drop-in children’s craft every Sat 10 am-3:30 pm; Wee Readers, Wed, May 15, 22 and 29, 10:30 am-11 am.

TheatreWorks,TWKids, 5 Brookside Ave,New Milford, CT, 860-350-6863, www.theatreworks.us Making a Puppet and Bringing it to Life, a two hour workshop on May 18. Call for information.
Movies

Movies

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:37am

Bank Street Theater, 46 Bank St,New Milford, CT, 860-354-2122, www.bankstreettheater.com

Bantam Cinema, 115 Lake Rd, Rte 209, Bantam, CT, 860-567-0006, www.bantamcinema.com Week of May 17-23: “Mud” and “The Great Gatsby.”

Beacon Cinema, 57 North St, Pittsfield, MA, 413-358-4780, www.thebeaconcinema.com Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF): “The Specatular Now,” May 31. Go to website for information.

Cinerom, 89 Farley Place, Torrington, CT, 860-489-4111, www.cinerom.com See Compass movie page.

Museums

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:37am

Beckley Furnace Historic Industrial Site, Low Rd, North Canaan, CT Historic remains of blast iron furnace, 1832 to 1923. Docents on site Saturdays, thru mid-Oct.

Berkshire Museum, 39 South St, Pittsfield, MA, 413-443-7171, www.berkshiremuseum.org Museum hours: Mon-Sat, 10 am-5 pm, Sun, noon-5 pm.

Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum, 10 Willow Creek Rd, Lenox, MA, 518-392-2620 5-min. narrated train rides. Go to website for information.

Chesterwood National Trust, 4 Williamsville Rd, Stockbridge, MA, 413-298-3579 Studio and gardens of famous sculptor, Daniel Chester French.

Music

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:34am

[The] Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 845-473-2072, www.bardavon.org Bardavon 2013 Gala: Liza Minnelli, May 17,
8 pm; The Met: Live in HD, Bizet’s, “Carmen,” June 22, 1 pm.

Bard College,Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Sosnoff Theater, Red Hook, NY, 845-758-7900, www.bard.edu Shelter, a concert to benefit victims of domestic violence in the Hudson Valley, June 2, 7 pm; Bard College Aston Magna Concerts: June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 12 at 8 pm, Olin Humanities Building.

Nature

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:33am

Berkshire Botanical Garden, Rtes
183 & 102, Stockbridge, MA, 413-527-4900, www.berkshirebotanical.org Courses and lectures in plant anatomy, physiology and botany. Go to website for information.

Breadloaf Mountain Hiking Trail, Corner of Routes 4 and 7, Cornwall Bridge, CT Hiking with beautiful views of the valley at the peak. The trail is clearly marked and well maintained. Breadloaf can be used as a starting point for further hikes. At the peak is the Appalachian Trail which can be followed north to Pine Knob Loop, or south towards Kent, CT.

Potpourri

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:32am

Canaan Pavillion, across from McDonalds, Canaan, CT Celebrate the beginning of summer with Community Connection Day, May 19, noon - 5 pm. Family social, 3-5 pm, bring your own picnic. Not school sponsored, children must be accompanied by an adult. For information call 781-413-7604.

David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village, CT, 860-824-7424 www.huntlibrary.org Annual Hunt Homegrown Plant Sale, May 25, 26, 9 am-3 pm.

Regional

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:31am

Mohawk Mountain, 46 Great Hollow Rd, Cornwall CT, 800-895-5222, www.mohawkmtn.com Go to website for latest news and events for the 2013 season. Hours: Mon-Fri, 9:30 am-10 pm, Sat, 8:30 am-10 pm, Sun, 8:30 am-4 pm.

Mohonk Mountain House, Lake Mohonk, New Paltz, NY, 845-255-1060, www.mohonk.com Go to website’s event and program calendar for details on current happenings. Mohonk Mountain House is a member of the National Trust of Historic Hotels of America.

Talks

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:30am

Hotchkiss Library, 10 Upper Main St, Sharon, CT, 860-364-5041, www.hotchkisslibrary.org An Afternoon with Ed Herrmann: The Tony and Emmy award winning actor and prolific narrator of audio books will present, Adventures in Audio Book Narration, June 9, 4 pm.

Hotchkiss School,11 Interlaken Rd, Lakeville, CT, 860-435-4423, www.hotchkiss.org Political satirist and author, Christopher Buckley, May 22, 7 pm. Free and open to the public.

Theater

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:28am

[The] Bardavon, 35 Market Street, Poughkeepsie, NY, 845-473-2072, www.bardavon.org Hip Hop Theater with Yako 440, Mtume and Playback (NYC), May 16,
7 pm; Circus Goes Green, June 13, 7 pm.

[The] Center for Performing Arts, Route 308, Rhinebeck, NY, 845-876-3080, www.centerforperformingarts.org “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” through May 19.

Chester Theatre Company (Chester Town Hall) 15 Middlefield Rd, Chester, MA, 413-354-7771, www.chestertheatre.org “Arms on Fire,” June 26-July 7; “Tryst,” July 11-21; “Body of Awareness,” July 31-Aug 11; “An Iliad,” Aug 15-25.

Auditions

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:45am

Kent Art Association, Route 7, Kent CT, 860-927-3989, www.kentart.org The Gallery at the Kent Art Association invites artists to enter the annual KAA Spring Juried Show which runs from April 21-May 27. Receiving will take place April 19, 1-4 pm and April 20, 10 am-1 pm. All work must be original and for sale. A copy of the prospectus can be found at www.kentart.org.

Conferences

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 12:08pm

UCONN, Lewis B. Rome Commons, Storrs, Ct 2013 UCONN Garden Conference: March 22, 8 am-4:30 pm. Featuring top national speakers and local experts on various aspects of garden design, maintenance and plant selection. For information contact Dr. Richard McAvoy at 860-486-0627, email: Richard.McAvoy@uconn.edu or go to www.2013garden.uconn.edu.

Recreation

Thu, 01/05/2012 - 10:55am

Lourdes Shrine in Litchfield, Rte. 118, 50 Montfort Rd., Litchfield, CT, 860-567-8434, www.shrinect.org Grotto gift shop and cafe. Open Mon.-Sat., 10:30 am-4 pm.
Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, 46 Great Hollow Rd., Cornwall, CT, 860-672-6100, www.mohawkmtn.com Celebrating 65th season. 4 trails, 3 lifts, skiing, snowboarding, lessons, rentals, and retail shop. Open every day until 10 pm, Sundays, 4 pm.
Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration, 55 Coogan Blvd., Mystic, CT, 860-572-5955, www.mysticaquarium.org Open year round. Call for information.

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