Category: Connecticut Travel

The David M. Hunt Library is now selling tickets for its 15th Annual Auction in the Village to be held on Saturday, October 15 from 5-8pm at the Center on Main in Falls Village. Tickets are $30 in advance and $40 at the door on the day of the event. Tickets can be purchased at the library, by calling 860-824-7424, or by visiting www.huntlibrary.org.

This year’s Auction in the Village will feature live and silent auctions, catering by Ciesco Catering Company, music by Vance Cannon and wine, beer, and the library’s signature Green Man Grog. A silent auction will take place 5 and 7pm with a live auction conducted by Betsy Howie starting at 7:15pm sharp.

The Silent Auction will feature a broad selection of quality auction items including artisan crafts, artworks, items for the home, kitchen and garden, and the season’s hottest new books. Day passes to Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, a Kate Spade handbag, tickets to the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and gift certificates from area restaurants.

The Live Auction will have Betsy Howie returning as auctioneer to celebrate the library’s 125 years of service the community. In addition to a pair of premium tickets and a backstage tour of the Broadway hit WICKED, there will be two nights at the top-rated New Orleans B&B La Belle Esplanade. The jewel of the Live Auction will be a European Holiday Markets Viking River Cruise for two with travel taking place by the end of this year. This 8-day cruise focuses on European holiday traditions old and new and includes a Category D cabin and on-board meals. Air travel not included. Choose between four different cruises along the Danube, Rhine, or Seine. Destinations include Paris and Normandy, or Austria, Hungary, Germany, and Slovakia. Plan now for your holiday cruise from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. Full details can be found at huntlibrary.org/events/auction-in-the-village.

Auction in the Village is one of the NW Corner’s most popular social events and a great opportunity for the community to support the Hunt Library and make new friends. Dress is casual. Cash and checks only. All proceeds benefit the David M. Hunt Library, a 501 ( c ) 3 non-profit organization.

In October the David M. Hunt Library located on 63 Main Street in Falls Village will host artist Robert Cronin’s self-curated exhibit, “Now ‘n Then” featuring a small selection of his artworks from various years within his very full career. The exhibit will be in on display through Saturday, October, 29.

Mr. Cronin recently turned 80 and, as many know from his Facebook postings, he offers a look at work from various years throughout his career, both abstract and figurative. Lately there are the minimalist paintings on paper in solid colors. In reference to how many pieces he may have in a given series, he said “Some series of paintings through the years are not extensive enough for full exhibitions but can be just as good as those that go on and on.”

At his 80th Birthday Party, a private affair hosted by Mary O’Brien at her now-closed restaurant, Chaiwalla, in Salisbury, Mr. Cronin had selected work to suit the occasion–one piece each from certain series throughout his career. “Now ‘n Then” offers various examples of paintings from such histories over a span of sixty years including student works from R.I.S.D. in the late 1950s, a unique collage/combine from his MFA days at Cornell University in 1961, a small series of strictly black and white oil paintings from 2010 which were done between a larger group of imaginary still life paintings and a following group of minimalist color paintings. Going further through the present, there will be a few very small framed color works from 2011 which were the beginnings of a much larger commitment. Unframed works on paper will round out the exhibit.

Public high points in Mr. Cronin’s career started when he moved to Manhattan in 1980 and lived there until he moved in June 1987 to Connecticut. In those years Cronin was well received with six one-man exhibitions in NYC as well as in England, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and Canada. Notable top level exhibitions include a fine show again at the Zabriskie Gallery in NYC in 2007. He muses….”There is still a hopeful feeling that it could always happen again”.

Robert Cronin’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Brooklyn Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Worcester Art Museum, the National Academy and the National Air and Space Museum in D.C., among others. He was awarded two Massachusetts Artists Foundation Grants in the 1970s, an Individual Support Grant from the Gottlieb Foundation in 1991 and in 2008 won First Prize in the Member’s Exhibition at the Washington Art Association in Washington Depot, Ct.

As the sun sets, the spirits come out to play… Take a lantern-lit tour through the old Mill Hill graveyard at the Norwalk Historical Society’s 6th annual, “A Haunting at Mill Hill”, Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22, 2016. Mill Hill is located at 2 East Wall Street, Norwalk, CT.

Listen to NEW chilling tales from eerie Norwalk spirits at 6:00pm, 7:30pm & 9:00pm. Each tour is approximately 1 hour. Space is limited; purchase tickets online at http://www.norwalkhistoricalsociety.org, starting October 1st. Early bird tickets are available through October 19th. Refreshments follow each tour in the historic 1826 “Little Red Schoolhouse”. Bring a flashlight and a friend! Not recommended for children under 8 years old.

Among the crooked stones of Mill Hill, the ghostly entities are waiting to share their stories of death, murder, destruction and mayhem. Norwalk mobster and murder victim, Luigi Apicella and rabies victim, Myron Olmstead, will be a couple of the ghosts you will meet from Norwalk’s colorful past. All the stories are true and researched by local historians, Madeleine and Ed Eckert.

Watch your back, as you make your way through the graveyard… new ghostly thrills will await you! Local haunted house and special effects experts Greg Kling and George Holomakoff have joined the Haunting team to incorporate a few bone-chilling surprises!

Ticket sales begin October 1, 2016 online at www.norwalkhistoricalsociety.org. Early bird tickets available through October 19th – Adults/Teen: $15.00 & Child (8-12): $10.00. Tickets purchased after October 19th or at the door (if available) – Adults/Teens: $18.00 & Child (8-12): $12.00. The net proceeds support the Norwalk Historical Society’s education programs and museum exhibits. The Norwalk Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

For more information visit www.norwalkhistoricalsociety.org, e-mail info@norwalkhistoricalsociety.org , or call 203-846-0525. For more area information and to sign up for a monthly newsletter www.visitfairfieldcountyct.com

As the leaves are changing color and the hint of the first frost is in the air get ready to celebrate autumn at the All Hollows Event event hosted by the Glebe House located on Hollow Road in Woodbury on Saturday, October 22. This celebration takes place during the witching hours of 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Ghosts, goblins, and assorted scary creatures will be on hand along Hollow Road, following a path lit by over 300 luminaries, some of Woodbury’s earliest citizens will come back from the dead to lead mystery tours of the nearby Ancient Burying Grounds.

Besides touring the cemetery, visitors should plan to enter the Haunted Glebe House to experience a spine tingling tour with the home’s frightening inhabitants and have a tarot card reading from Madame Suzolo. Complimentary refreshments of hot chocolate, cider and autumn treats will warm up our guests on this fall evening.

Parking for the evening will be in Hollow Park, whose entrance is next to the Glebe House. Only a limited number of tickets are available. Tickets purchased in advance are $10 per person or $5 for children 5-12. Tickets may be purchased at the Glebe House in person or by calling (203)263-2855; you can also send a check to: The Glebe House Museum. PO Box 245, Woodbury, CT 06798.

Howl-O-Ween is an annual Halloween themed event at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. This family fun event takes place on Oct. 15, 21, 22, 28 & 29 from 6:30 p.m. – 10 p.m.

This family-oriented event features activities and attractions geared toward children from 8-15, although brave youngsters have found the event to be quite enjoyable.

For the more timid, there are events such as magic shows, face painting, fortune tellers, dancers and more. Braver children (and parents!) can enter the zoo’s special haunted attractions: The Haunted Hayride, Farmer Beardsley’s Farmstead, and the Ghastly Greenhouse.

Tickets for this event are $12 presale and for Zoo members and $15 on the night of the event. The ticket purchase includes two haunted houses, a haunted hayride, all performances, face painting, carousel rides and more. Food and beverages are not included, but are available at the Zoo’s Peacock Cafe during the event. Parking at the zoo is free!

For tickets and more information http://www.beardsleyzoo.com/howl-o-ween. For more area information www.visitfairfieldcountyct.com

The Sharon Historical Society & Museum and The Gallery @the SHS located on 18 Main Street in Sharon is pleased to welcome the public to a The Artists Talk! program on Sunday, October 9th from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Exhibiting artists Zelina Blagden, Karen LeSage, Ellen Moon, Catherine Noren and Sally Pettus will discuss their work and their processes, motivations, influences, and experiences in creating the pieces on display in the current show,Distaff in Sharon: A Tribute to Melva Bucksbaum.

The exhibit drew its inspiration from the groundbreaking 2013 show The Distaff Side curated by Ms. Bucksbaum at the Granary in Sharon and features work by local women artists. In addition to the work of those participating in the October 9 event, the show also includes art by Debra Bilow, Tina Chandler and Kate Stiassni. This will be an informal interactive program during which those attending will have the opportunity to ask questions.

The event is free and light refreshments will be served. Distaff in Sharon: A Tribute to Melva Bucksbaum continues in the Gallery @the
SHS through October 28th during regular SHS
hours.

The Gallery @the SHS is in the Sharon Historical Society & Museum located at 18 Main Street, Route 41, Sharon, CT. The Gallery and Museum are open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 4:00 PM, and Saturday 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Visit the SHS website at www.sharonhist.org. For more information call 860-364-5688 and consult the SHS Facebook page for additional details about this event.

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