Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Brookfield Arts Commission presents 4th Annual Brookfield Film Festival, "Shorts and to the Point."
The Brookfield Arts Commission is proud to present the fourth annual Brookfield Film Festival (BFF), to be held Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31, 2012. Now in its fourth year, the 2012 BFF, “Shorts and to the Point,” will include an arrangement of short films that have been nominated for or received awards from other industry competitions and festivals, such as the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival and the Academy Awards®. Organized by the Brookfield Arts Commission, the Brookfield Film Festival was created to cultivate appreciation for quality filmmaking and to provide screening opportunities for local audiences to view unique and entertaining films from around the world. The short film collection will be showcased in three screenings…
Monday, January 9, 2012
Would you get a tattoo? See those who see their body as a work in progress.
The tattoo artist etched the outline of a cross on Tony Grillo's back as he lay face down on a soft leather bench. Grillo, from Beacon Falls, is getting his fifth tattoo, and he explains his addiction. "I like the way they look, and some of them have meaning," he said. "I am getting the cross to match the one my girlfriend has. The Southern Comfort tattoo is because I am from New Orleans; it has nothing to do with alcohol. I am going to have my son's name tattooed next.” Rob Gramlich, one of the owners of the tattoo studio, No Regrets Tattoo, at 195 Rubber Ave. in Naugatuck, said that over the last few years, tattoos have become more mainstream. "People from 18 to 80, from all walks of life, have them done," he said. "We had a woman who …
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
2012 Accessible Art Project group exhibition opens at “The Gallery” at Danbury City Hall Jan. 9.
The following press release was sent in by Lisa Scails of the Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance. Three local artists, two from Brookfield, have been selected to display their creative talents in one of four venues as part of the 2012 Accessible Art Project sponsored by the Housatonic Valley Cultural Alliance (HVCA). Deanne Komlo and Aparna Phadnis, both Brookfield residents, each bring their talents to the forefront in a collection of photography and art that can be viewed at “The Gallery” on the third floor of Danbury City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Ave. The exhibit is on view during normal business hours from January 9 through February 16. A reception will be held on Wednesday, January 18 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and is open to the general …
Friday, December 30, 2011
Danbury's First Night runs from 4 to 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve.
Watch First Night organizers talk about New Year's Eve fun. The acts include "Marty the Magician;" "Ice Matters," an ice carving company; a stiltwalker Adam Auslander and a rock, bluesy alternative trio. The venues for the event include: Danbury Music Center, CityCenterOffice, St. James Church, Danbury LibraryPlace, Danbury Museum, The Palace Danbury, The Galleria, Escape to the Arts, and The Danbury Arena.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Here is the latest book list from the regional libraries' Book Clubs, plus links to free books for your eBook device.
Are you expecting a Kindle for Christmas? If you are, or if you are simply looking for a good book to read while you take some time off, Patch is here to help. Check out our library links to download the best eBooks in the region. If you will be reading books the good, old fashioned way, the list of the regional libraries' Book Club selections will give you some new ideas for brain food and entertainment. Most library book clubs are finished for the month of December, but if you have the week off and are looking for a good book to relax with during the downtime, we have you covered! The towns that are noted to be reading a particular book will have the most copies of that book, and with a single library card from any Connecticut library…
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Residents in Danbury, Newtown and Bethel entered their homemade creations in the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium's 2011 Festival of Lighthouses.
Amid the calm of the deep, blue swirling walkways of the Maritime Aquarium, beacons of light flash out to light the way. The sound of foghorns fill only the imagination as visitors proceed from one exhibit to the next when they come upon this year's entries to the 2011 Lighthouse Competition. Submissions came in from throughout Fairfield County and beyond. Some were fanciful and decorated with all manners of candy and toys while others were perfect scale recreations of existing lighthouses within the borders of Connecticut. All reflected some aspect of the designers life. Newtown's Frank LaBanca, a former educator, created a replica of the Black Rock lighthouse that exists at the end of Seaside Park in Bridgeport. His work with the …
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
From tiny tots to grandmothers, there is something about dance that moves the soul.
Many movements in dance could be described as a physical expression of freedom. For those who devote their lives to it, however, dance serves many more purposes than that. Grace Barton Harvey, the co-owner of The Graceful Planet in Newtown, said that even after a hard day at school and piles of homework, her 10-year-old daughter chooses to dance eight hours a week. The young girl said that dance relaxes her. Dance is as much about work as play, and there is tremendous discipline to the activity. Ballerinas balance gracefully on tip toes while the youngest dancer works as hard as she can to keep her legs straight. Delores Riskallah Matzen has been teaching belly dancing for 40 years and is still shakin' it, grateful that in this …
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Friday, December 9, 2011
Looking for a great homemade craft or beautiful piece of locally created artwork?
Tis' the Season to hunt for some unique hand-crafted gifts and Patch is here to help you find every great buy out there. Every Friday between now and Christmas, log onto Patch to read our Holiday Craft Fairs & Bazaars Round-up. BETHEL Holiday Craft Market, Holbrook Farm, 45 Turkey Plain Road (Rt.53), Saturday, December 10, 9 am - 4 pm. There will be locally made, hand crafted goods, fresh baked goods, organic produce from the greenhouses and Billy's Barbeque will be serving lunch. Please contact Jacqueline Maisonpierre at Holbrook Farm for more information (203) 792-0561. DANBURY First Annual Holiday Bizarre, Crown Point at the Reserve, 50 Saw Mill River Road, Saturday, December 10, 1 pm - 5 pm. Come enjoy a day of holiday shopping. …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Author Mary Curran-Hackett grew up in Danbury and returns to the Danbury Museum on Saturday to talk about her book, "Proof of Heaven."
Mary Curran-Hackett, 35, will return to Danbury to speak about her book, "Proof of Heaven." Faced throughout her life with close calls with death, the book seemed to have come about as a catharsis for her own past. Curran-Hackett, the daughter of City Counsel member Phillip Curran, said the book poured out of her in only two weeks. "I feel in some ways it manifested itself; it kind of kept me up at night," she said. "It seems so inexplicable. I felt the story was bound to come to earth one way or another. Whenever you write, time disappears. I felt like I was not present when I was writing, I kept wondering what was going to happen next." While the book is fiction, many of her own experiences are mirrored in the book, she said. Curran-…
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
All the defendants below are innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
The driver of last week's hit-and-run in front of WestConn has come forward and is working with police. "The driver came forward, and he is working with us," according to Danbury Police Chief Al Baker. The victim in this incident was Dong Ling, of Brookfield. Read more here: http://patch.com/A-pb1X A man who was arrested around this time last year of burglarizing several homes in Oxford, Monroe, Southbury and other communities is now serving time in prison. Raymond Reynolds, 29, who told police he lived in both Newtown and Oxford, was sentenced recently to six years in prison, according to the state. Reynolds was charged last fall with several counts of burglary, and first-degree larceny, according to the DOC website. He broke into …
Country Mouse
1:37 pm on Friday, January 13, 2012
If indeed that was the angle of that comment, then it is sad that a typo was the most he was able to take from the post. Immature citizen x. Too bad. more ›