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Local 11-year-old Newtown driver Jake Fattibene recently won a Grand National Auto Racing Championship at the Silver City Quarter Midget track in Meriden, in the QMA, Quarter Midgets of America, 2022 Eastern Grand Nationals that were July 13 through July 16. A photo from the event is shown.
Local 11-year-old Newtown driver Jake Fattibene recently won a Grand National Auto Racing Championship at the Silver City Quarter Midget track in Meriden, in the QMA, Quarter Midgets of America, 2022 Eastern Grand Nationals that were July 13 through July 16. A photo from the event is shown.
Bethel filmmaker Justin Fargiano is having his film, “Thumbtale,” shown at the Greenwood Features movie theater in Bethel this weekend.
The movie will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A final show is on Thursday, Aug. 11.
The film will be shown before the movie theater’s showing “The Little Shop of Horrors: Director’s Cut.”
The movie theater is located at 269 Greenwood Ave.
The movie recently won an Audience Award at Seattle’s National Film Festival for Talented Youth, where it was also selected as an audience favorite amongst his block of short films.
Fargiano recently graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in New York.
The Brookfield Library Art Gallery has opened an art show, “Oceans of Possibilities,” that will run throughout August.
A reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The show is an exhibition of ocean-themed artwork that has been created by pre-K through high school students.
The exhibition may be viewed in-person in the library’s community room and virtually on the library’s website at https://brookfieldlibrary.org.
The Brookfield Police Department is hosting its second annual National Night Out 2022 on Tuesday at the Brookfield Town Hall.
There will be tournaments like a cornhole tournament with 24 teams, double elimination and a $50 buy-in per team.
Prizes range from $100 for third place, $200 for second place and $400 for first place.
Registration is available at https://give.soct.org/brookfieldpdcornhole.
There will also be a Homerun Derby with a $5 entry fee for each set of 10 outs.
The most home runs in a 10 out set wins.
Interested people can enter as many times as they want.
People of all ages are welcome.
There will also be a home run fence for different age groups.
A prize for the derby will be an Xbox Series S game console.
More information is available at bpdcommunity@brookfieldct.gov.
All proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics, which is a nonprofit organization.
Activities will also include bouncy houses and a dunk tank with an opportunity to dunk department officers.
There will also be a tug-of-war, a potato sack race, face painting, a children’s tattoo station, games, Narcan training, and more.
There will also be demonstrations that will include multiple K-9 demos, the New Milford Police Department’s helicopter flyover,and landing, SWAT gear, and SCUBA gear.
The event will have the Bluesy Land band as its live music.
There will be food from the Twins BBQ Co. caterer, which is located at 401 Federal Road in Brookfield.
There will also be beer from the Tapville restaurant and mobile taproom in Connecticut.
The event will also have raffles of restaurant gift cards, a golf package, a Bridgewater Chocolate gift box, a Bauer Hockey Saucer Kit, a Yogibo Bean Bag, a spa package, a television and more.
The Congregational Church of Salisbury has welcomed Danbury resident David Baranowski as the church’s music director.
He succeeds Samuel Lord Kalcheim, who has been the transitional music director at the church for two years, and is departing to focus on his passions for composing, and teaching.
Baranowski is also the music director for the Westchester Choral Society and a music professor at Western Connecticut State University, where he teaches music theory, ear training, and piano.
He has been touring internationally for the past 18 years with rock icon Blackmore, as both keyboardist and singer.
He is on several concert DVDs that have earned Double Gold status in Germany and other European countries. Baranowski has collaborated with Irish pop singer and composer Julie Feeney.
Baranowski lives in Danbury with his wife, Jennifer, and their son, Vincent.
The church is located at 30 Main St. in Salisbury.
Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation’s grant applications are available for nonprofit agencies and organizations to apply.
Applications are due by Sept. 30 and available on the bank’s website at https://www.sbdanbury.com.
The foundation is administered by a committee of Savings Bank of Danbury Corporators, directors and bank officers.
The Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of phase one of the downtown streetscape.
The ribbon cutting is from 5 to 5:15 p.m. Thursday, followed by a ticketed network reception at the Los Rivera Cafe at 1 Ives St.
Tickets must be purchased by Monday. Tickets are available for purchase at https://www.eventbrite.com or by calling 203-743-5565. Tickets for chamber members are $45 and cost $55 for non-members.
Parking will be available on the street or the Patriot Garage.
The New Milford Commission on the Arts is hosting an Art Walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine.
Interested people will be able to stroll through the event’s interactive art gallery around the Village Green and downtown.
Local artists will showcase and demonstrate their talents.
From interactive tours and stunning formal gardens to new exhibits and exciting programs, Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center, 152 Main St. in Ridgefield, has something for everyone this summer.
Additionally, thanks to the state’s Connecticut Summer at the Museum initiative, all Connecticut residents ages 18 and under and an accompanying adult receive free site admission now through Sept. 5.
New for this summer, the museum will be prototyping “War at Home,” which shares the experiences of the residents of the site during the 1777 Battle of Ridgefield. As part of the museum’s reinterpretation project, staff are making sure the stories told are inclusive and representative with special emphasis on amplifying the voices of former residents whose stories have not been told.
The museum will also be offering a series of collaborative public programs with community partners like the Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra and the Ridgefield Poet Laureate all summer long.
For more information about site admission, CT Summer at the Museum discounts, public programs and Keeler Kids visit www.keelertavernmuseum.org. Additional information including updates about on-site and virtual programming and event and rental availability of the Garden House, can be found by visiting @KeelerTavernMuseum on Facebook and Instagram, @KeelerTavern on Twitter, or by emailing info@keelertavernmuseum.org. For inquiries about school programs, and digital learning experiences, email education@keelertavernmuseum.org.
The Charles Ives Music Festival will be held from Aug. 1 to Aug. 14 at various venues throughout town.
The festival celebrates the history and legacy of Ives, a Danbury native and famed composer, through a series of concerts and educational events, led by Artistic Director Paul Frucht.
Artists enjoy careers as principals in major American orchestras, touring chamber musicians, and successful Broadway free-lance musicians.
The concert series begins with “Pulse” at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Keeler Tavern Garden House in Ridgefield. The second concert, called “Dedication,” will be held on Wednesday at a private home in Ridgefield.
At 7 p.m. Friday, “An Evening of Chamber Music” will be held at the First Congregational Church in Ridgefield.
A free outdoor concert and community expo, called “Simple Gifts,” will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Ridgefield PlayHouse tent.
The concert series continues with “The Unanswered Question” at 7 p.m. Aug. 10 at the First Congregational Church in Ridgefield.
The series concludes with “New Works and New Worlds” at 7 p.m. Aug. 12. at the Richardson Auditorium at Ridgefield High School.
The series is associated with the Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra.
A complete schedule can be found here: https://charlesivesmusicfestival.org/concerts/
The Sherman ARTFEST 2022, a first-year collaborative endeavor by the Sherman Artists Association and the Sherman Jewish Community Center, will be held this weekend.
The event begins with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the JCC at 9 Route 39 in Sherman. Light refreshments and live music will be offered. Show hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
There will be jewelry, paintings, watercolor, acrylic, and oils, photographs, and fused glass art, all by local artists.
The public is invited to an opening reception showcasing the work of four New England artists at Arts Escape’s Gallery 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
“Landscapes and Seascapes” features work by Diane Brown, Alison Litke, Roberta Shea, Anda Styler. Two of the artists — Brown and Styler — teach classes at Arts Escape.
The reception gives the public and interested students an opportunity to view the styles of each artist, who teach in different media and at different levels, and to meet the artists that evening.
Questions about the exhibit can be directed to the Gallery Manager, Lynne Gingras, at lgringras@artsescape.org or by calling 203-586-1474.
Details on all classes can be found on the Arts Escape website: www.artsescape.org. or by calling 203-586-1474.
Arts Escape is at 493 Heritage Road, Suite 4C in Southbury.
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