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Bulletin Board
Jun 3, 2008
Wilton Bulletin Board
The Bulletin Board is a guide to events of public interest in Wilton or sponsored by Wilton clubs and organizations, designed to let you know what’s happening and when, and to help schedule important events. Chairmen may send listings to The Wilton Bulletin, Box 367, or e-mail them to
newsroom@wiltonbulletin.com
by 5 p.m. Wednesday for the coming Thursday’s paper.
Hands-on Computer Classes: Basic Internet, Tuesday, June 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Learn the basics of the Internet in an interactive class with Wilton Library’s computer guru, Mary Anne Franco. No prerequisites. No charge for program. Advance registration required: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Final Senior Center luncheon, Wednesday, June 4, at 12 p.m. at Ogden House on River Road. A Musical Extravaganza featuring songs by Tom Shulz and Bill Kohler, with lunch prepared by the Wilton Congregational Church. Reservations: 834-6240.
Tip-A-Cop for Special Olympics, Wednesday, June 4, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Outback Steakhouse in the Gateway Shopping Center, 14 Danbury Road. Police officers will help Outback employees wait on tables and serve entrees for the evening. Guests of the restaurant will be asked to tip the law enforcement wait staff, with all proceeds benefiting Special Olympic athletes in Connecticut. Information: Lt. John Lynch at 858-6762, or Outback Steakhouse at 762-0920.
Wilton High School Film Festival, Wednesday, June 4, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Brubeck Room at the Wilton Library. For the fifth consecutive year, Wilton High School Video Production students have assembled the best of their video projects to be viewed by the public. No charge for the program. Co-sponsored by Wilton Library and Wilton High School. Advance registration suggested: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Teddy Bear Picnic, Thursday, June 5, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Wilton Library. This program is a sharing time for toddlers ages one and two and their caregivers. The finger plays, songs, books and activities are selected to introduce children to the library and to story times. Children are welcome to bring their teddy bears or any snuggly. No program charge.
Hands-on Computer Classes: Basic Internet, Thursday, June 5, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Learn the basics of the Internet in an interactive class with Wilton Library’s computer guru, Mary Anne Franco. No prerequisites. No charge for program. Advance registration required: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Sis Boom Spring Show, Thursday, June 5, through Saturday, June 7, at the home of Jennifer Paganelli, 40 East Meadow Road. Ms. Paganelli’s newest line, Bell Bottoms Collection, will be featured. Information, directions: 761-0442, or sisboom.com
Jewelry-making workshop, Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center at Comstock. Viola Galetta will lead a jewelry workshop for seniors. Fee: $5. Information: 834-6240.
Opening Reception for “Behind the Blossoms: Six Views of Botanical Art,” Friday, June 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wilton Library. Botanical artists, all instructors at The New York Botanical Gardens, are: Carol E. Hamilton and Dick Rauh of Wilton, Lauretta Jones, Kathie K. Miranda, Louisa Rawle Tiné, and the late Eleanor Wunderlich. Exhibit runs through Saturday, June 28.
Artist's reception — Summer On The Island, Friday, June 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rockwell-Wilton Gallery on Danbury Road. Paintings by Carey Parks, an art instructor at Silvermine Guild Arts Center will be on exhibit from Wednesday, June 4, through July 22.
Congregational Church car wash, Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Wilton Congregational Church. Wilton teens will be running a car wash to help fund their upcoming trip to Gulfport, Miss., where they will be repairing homes that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More than 100 teens and adults are heading to the Gulf Coast town June 22 through 29.
History of Wilton lecture, Sunday, June 8, at 2 p.m., at the Wilton Historical Society. Bob Russell, Wilton’s historian and author of the book Wilton, Connecticut: Three Centuries of People, Places and Progress, will talk about what Wilton was like before World War II. He will focus on a Wilton that was home to the old families whose names are still familiar today, and home to summer residents whose descendants are also still here. Information: 762-7257, or wiltonhistorical.org
Georgetown Day Street Festival, Sunday, June 8, from noon until 7 p.m. on Main Street in the Redding section of Georgetown. Organized by Georgetown Village Restoration, Inc., the Georgetown Community Association, Georgetown Lions Club, and the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. Admission is free with a variety of attractions including more than 60 craft booths, food vendors, a beer tent, dunk tank and chili cook-off. There will also be a screening of the movie “A Georgetown Story” at the Georgetown Bible Church and live bands on stage at both ends of the street. The Wilton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor The Georgetown Gallop 5K Road Race and Fun Run at 10:30 a.m. with check-in at 9:30. To pre-register: active.com or call the Chamber office at 762-0567. Information: 544-1082, or georgetownct.org.
Hot & Cool: Jazz at the Brubeck Room — Taylor Eigsti, Sunday, June 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wilton Library. The two-time Grammy award nominee, Taylor Eigsti, returns. The 22-year-old pianist’s sound is rooted in jazz history, but it also incorporates the progressive jazz sound of the 21st century. Reception following. Funded by William and Karen Tell Foundation with special thanks to Ed and Catherine Romer. Suggested donation - $10. Registration highly recommended: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Comstock Knitters and Crafters June lunch, Tuesday, June 10, from 12 to 2:30 p.m., at the Senior Center. Lunch will be followed with the usual knitting session. Lunch is $3. Reservations: 834-6240.
Hands-on Computer Classes: Intermediate PowerPoint, Tuesday, June 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Wilton Library. Participants learn to add and format charts and graphs in a presentation. Basic computer skills, including mouse proficiency, required. No charge for program. Advance registration required: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Irish singer to perform, Tuesday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Heart Church in Georgetown. Fiona Molloy, an Irish-born singer, will perform. Tickets are $10, with the proceeds donated to the church. Information: 544-8481
Hands-on Computer Classes: Intermediate PowerPoint, Thursday, June 12, from 12:30 to 2 p.m., at the Wilton Library. Participants learn to add and format charts and graphs in a presentation. Basic computer skills, including mouse proficiency, required. No charge for program. Advance registration required: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Introduction to Tango and Swing with Sharyn Berman, Thursday, June 12, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Come for a fun evening of dance — no experience or partner required. Dress comfortably — leather soled shoes preferable. No charge. Reservations recommended: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Walking tour of the Norwalk River, Friday, June 13, from 4 to 6 p.m. Jeff Yates, a fourth generation Wilton resident, editor of The Wilton Bulletin and secretary of the Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited, will lead a guided tour of the river, from Schenck’s Island in Wilton Center north through Merwin Meadows to School Road. Topics will include the history of the river, the challenges facing it and ongoing restoration efforts. Particularly highlighted will be stretches of the river which have been restored by Trout Unlimited over the years, and area where restoration work is planned for coming years. Information: 877-679-2463, or norwalkriver.org.
Drop-in Father’s Day Craft, Friday, June, 13 and Saturday, June 14, at the Wilton Library. Children of all ages can drop by during library hours for a Father’s Day-themed craft. Materials supplied by library. Sample provided for children to follow. No charge and no reservation required.
Travel the 50 States —Wilton Library’s Summer Reading Program Registration, Monday, June, 16 through Friday, June, 20, at the library. Wilton Library’s children’s summer reading program kicks off this week with the theme of exploring the United States. Each week kids will see a different focus, from the South and Appalachia to the Prairies to California. Craft programs, live animal events, musical programs and Drop-In Story Times throughout the summer. Children may sign-up, decorate their automobile-shaped posters and keep a reading log. Children can join in at any point during the program which ends Friday, Aug. 15. For ages 2 to 12. Information: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Wilton Library Association’s Friends of the Library 113th Annual Meeting, Sunday, June 15, at 4 p.m. General meeting and election of officers; presentation by architect Frederick Noyes, son of the late Eliot Noyes, original architect on which the library’s new expansion is based. Reception after meeting. Open to the public. Information: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Museum Trip Preview with Joan Kaskell, Monday, June 16, from 11 to noon, at the Wilton Library. Art historian and guest lecturer Joan Kaskell returns to discuss the Florence Griswold Museum. This talk will be a prelude to the bus trip on Wednesday, June 18 co-sponsored by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and the library. Attendees of Ms. Kaskell’s talk do not have to be going to the museum to enjoy her presentation, which will touch on the Impressionist Giverny exhibit and the museum itself. No charge, registration suggested: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Fades to Gray teen band concert, Tuesday, June 17, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Local teen band Fades to Gray will play classic rock tunes. Members include: Greg Golterman, Will Boudreau, Devon Jeffries, John Liebowitz and Jeff Liebowitz. No charge. Refreshments will be served.
Spring 2008 Art Series: Trip to The Florence Griswold Museum, Wednesday, June 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Co-sponsored by St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church and Wilton Library. The trip to Old Lyme includes a tour and exhibit entitled “Impressionist Giverny: The Americans, 1885 - 1915,” and lunch at the Bee and Thistle Inn. Bus departs Wilton Library at 9:30 a.m.; leaves museum at 3 p.m. Cost for bus, museum admission and tour, and lunch is $68. To register: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Teen Book Talk, Wednesdays, June 18 and 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Wilton Library. Weekly drop-in book discussions for teens through Aug. 13. Open to teens going into grades 7 to 12. Students can come in and talk about any book they just read with other teens in an informal roundtable format. Snacks provided. No registration required. Sponsored by the John and Patricia Curran Teen Fund.
College essay writing seminar, Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Wilton Library. Winning Applications, a college application consulting firm, is holding a seminar for high school juniors. To register: 938-3878, or stephaniekleinwassink@winningapplications.net
Drop-In Crafts —Travel the 50 States, Mondays, June 23 and 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Wilton Library. Kids of all ages can drop-in on Mondays, June 23 through Aug. 11 for crafts based on the weekly theme for the summer reading program. Materials supplied by the library. No charge.
Gotcha Reading teen photo contest, Monday, June 23 through July 25 at the Wilton Library. For teens entering grades 7 to 12 and 2008 high school graduates. Looking for 5x7 or 8x10 photos of people reading. Submissions accepted June 23 through July 25. Prizes awarded for the most original place found reading, the most humorous and the most artistic. Photos to be displayed in the library in August. Photos should be dropped at the circulation desk if the teen desk is closed. Sponsored by the John and Patricia Curran Teen Fund. Information: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Sleepytime Story Time, Monday, June 23, from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Children can put on their pajamas, grab a blanket, and come to Wilton Library for stories before they head home for bed. For ages 2 to 6; children under the age of 4 must be accompanied by adults. Additional dates: July 7, 21 and Aug. 4. No charge. No registration.
Drop-In Story Times — Travel the 50 States Story Times, Tuesday, June 24 and on Tuesdays through Aug 12 at the following times: Ones and Twos with caregivers, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; Twos and Threes with caregivers, 11 to 11:30 a.m.; Threes and Fours on their own, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; Fives through Eights, 2 to 2:45 p.m.
Kids’ Book Club, Tuesday, June 24, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Wilton Library. For children entering grades 3 to 6. Each meeting will have a different theme. Children read mystery novels, and then come to the library for a book talk. Additional dates: July 15, 29, Aug. 12. No charge for the program. Registration required for each individual meeting: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Travel the 50 States — Wild Goose Nation, Wednesday, June 25, from 3 to 4 p.m. Wild Goose Nation is a string band specializing in a range of traditional American music. These three multi-instrumentalists learned their music from some of the master tradition bearers of Appalachian, African-American, Cajun, French-Canadian and Irish-American culture. Ages 4 to 12. No charge. First 150 people (children and caregivers) will be admitted. Children must be accompanied by adults. Registration begins one-half hour before program. Sponsored by the Fannie Lienhard Fund.
Body Collage for Teens, Thursday, June 26, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Wilton Library. Teens entering grades 7 to 12 will create life-size images of themselves using paper, markers, yarn, fabric and other materials. No charge for program. Materials provided by the library. Sponsored by the John and Patricia Curran Fund. Registration suggested: 762-3950, or wiltonlibrary.org
Craft Workshops, Friday, June 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Wilton Library. Lesley Keogh, Wilton Library children’s assistant, provides an outlet for kids’ creativity with various themed craft workshops. For children entering grades 2 and up. Additional workshop dates: July 18 and Aug. 1. No charge and no registration.
American Tales, Monday, June 30, from 6 to 6:30 p.m., at the Wilton Library. Folk tales and stories for kids ages 5 and older. Additional dates: July 14, 28, Aug. 11. No charge. No registration.
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