May

ARTalk: Art Lovers in Ridgefield, Thursday evening, May 8, 7 p.m. Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Gardening and retirement talk and lunch, with Susan Weenink, master gardener, sponsored by Merrill Lynch, Thursday, May 8,  noon, free, Stonehenge Restaurant, reservations David Lewson, 894-7828.

Gin Blossoms, Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m., $55, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Mother’s Day Luncheon, Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, May 9, 11:30 to 3 p.m., $55, Salem Golf Club, North Salem, N.Y. 798-1599.

Seeds of Sun, special music Shabbat in honor of Israel’s 60th anniversary, led by Mattan Klein, Friday, May 9, 8 p.m., Temple Shearith Israel, 46 Peaceable Street, 438-6589, tsiridgefield.org. 

Ballard Greenhouse Plant Sale, Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, 8:30 to 2 p.m., Ballard Park, 438-5816.

“Sleeping Beauty,” Pepsi Children’s Series, Saturday, May 10 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., $15, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Shutterbugs, monthly meeting of local photography group, Saturday, May 10, 9:30 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Sheila’s Gifts and Craft sale, jewelry, tablecloths, placemats, napkins, quilted books and quilted learning apparatus for children, baby items and much more, Saturday, May 10, 9 to 4, 25 Gilbert Street.

Book Club, Tuesday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. Community Center, 438-6962, rcuffari@prudentialct.com

Afternoon Tea for TBICO,Wednesday, May 14, 3 to 6, $50, Community Center, 743-6695.

Bird walk with Jamie Good, Wednesday, May 14, at 8:30 a.m., Founders Hall, 431-7000.

Art Lab: Open House for Teens, Thursday, May 15, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Aldrich Museum, 438-4519; aldrichart.org.

Bobby “Blue” Bland & Koko Taylor, Friday, May 16 at 8 p.m., $75/$70, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

“Aladdin” staged by SPHERE (Special people’s Housing Education Recreation and Employment), Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17, Jesse Lee Memorial United Church.

Book Sale by Friends of the Ridgefield Library, Friday, May 16 through Monday, May 19, regular library hours, Ridgefield Library, 431-8766.

Camerata d’Amici, choral concert of works of Handel, Bach, Whitacre, Saturday, May 17, 4 p.m.,$15, Jesse Lee Methodist Church, 938-3711.

“Killing Us Softly,” Series for Women and Girls, Sunday, May 18 at 4 p.m., $20/$15, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Settlement of the Oblong, talk by Harlan Jessup, Sunday, May 18, 2 p.m., Keeler Tavern Museum, 438-5821, ridgefieldhistory@sbcglobal.net.

Nalini Jones, author, Sunday, May 18, noon, $40, Bernard’s Restaurant, 20 West Lane, AAUW annual book author luncheon, 743-3336.

Bloodmobile, Monday, May 19, 1:30 to 7 p.m., Recreation Center, 800-433-1879, bloodct.org.

Senior Luncheon, Monday, May 19, noon, Community Center, 438-6962. 

“The Science of Magic,” Tuesday, May 20, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Critics’ Circle Book Group, Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland, Tuesday, May 20, 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Inspiring Girls in Science: The Future is Now-Robots, Ridgefielder Bala Krishnamurthy and two other engineers on careers in robotics, for grades four to eight, Wednesday, May 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Marilyn Higbee Walker, The Sunni-Shiite Split, speaker, Wednesday, May 21, at 1 p.m., Founders Hall, 431-7000.

Overview of Planning Issues in the Greater Danbury-Ridgefield Area, with Jonathan Chew, of the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials, Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m., League of Women Voters large conference room-lower level of town hall, 438-5784.

Poetry Group, Poetry of Philip Larkin, Friday, May 23, 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Alan Holdsworth, Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m., $35, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Memorial service for two centuries of veterans, Sunday, May 25, 4 p.m., Ridgebury Congregational Church, 748-2806, ridgeburychurch.org.

Memorial Day Parade, starts at 11:30, Monday, May 26, Main Street.

Free Film, Hollister Series, call for title , Tuesday, May 27, 1:30 and 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

AM Book Group, Birds without Wings by Louis De Bernières, Wednesday, May 28, 10 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Health and Fitness Day, Wednesday, May 28, 9 to 1:30, sponsored by Danbury Hospital, Founders Hall, 431-7000.

A Literary Evening with the Writers’ Guild of Ridgefield, Thursday, May 29, 7 to 9 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Patriotic Concert, sonic fireworks, with choir, bellringers, orchestra, organ, Friday, May 30, 8 p.m., free, First Congregational Church, 438-8077.

Martin Sexton, Friday, May 30, at 8 p.m., $70/$65, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

Music Shabbat in honor of Rabbi Jon Haddon, Friday, May 30, 8 p.m., Temple Shearith Israel, 46 Peaceable Street, 438- 6589, tsiridgefield.org. 

Popa Chubby, Saturday, May 31 at 8 p.m., $35, Ridgefield Playhouse, 438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org.

New Ridgefield Farmers’ Market, panel discussion, Saturday, May 31, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Colonial Day at 18th Century activities for children, demonstrators, crafters, music and dancing, refreshments available, Saturday, May 31, 10 to 4, $5/$3, Keeler Tavern Museum, 438-5485.

Alternative Approaches to Treating Chronic Illness Stress or Pain, panel discussion, Saturday, May 31, 1 to 3 p.m., Ridgefield Library, 438-2282, ridgefieldlibrary.org.

Open House for Artists, Saturday, May 31, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Aldrich Museum, 438-4519, aldrichart.org