SHELTON - Join Valley Shakespeare Festival's fifth annual Staged Reading of Charles Dickens' perennial classic "A Christmas Carol" at 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at Plumb Memorial Library.
Audience members will join Ebenezer Scrooge on his transformational journey through his own personal darkness of bitterness and disillusion on that fateful Christmas Eve and emerge with him on that brilliant Christmas morning with renewed faith in humanity.
Presented without elaborate period costuming and staging, VSF's production puts the emphasis on the true meaning of the story.
The Library is at 65 Wooster St.
*Information shared from a Facebook event page.
Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti, right, Thursday accepts a Partnership Award on behalf of the City of Ansonia from TEAM, Inc. President and CEO David Morgan.
The presentation was made at TEAM's annual meeting at Race Brook Country Club in Orange.
ANSONIA - The Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center will offer a variety of fun programs in November.
NATURE EXPLORERS – Oct. 24, 31, and Nov. 7, 14; 10–11:30 a.m.
Join us for a four-week preschool/toddler program for children ages 2-5 and their adult explorer.
Participants will have fun exploring nature every week in these outdoor classes. The classes are loosely structured and influenced by the seasons and the interests of the children. We will go outside for a short hike and to explore nature every class so please dress for the weather.
Classes will end with a light snack (provided or bring your own) and conversation. Tuition: $40 for all four weeks, space permitting (cash or check payable to Ansonia Nature Center), due at first class.
Class is limited to 10 children. Call to register.
SUNDAY GUIDED HIKE: Fall Foliage – Nov. 4, 1 p.m.
Join the Nature Center naturalist for a stroll through our woodlands, old fields, and wetlands. Enjoy the beauty and the crisp fall air while learning about New England’s flora and fauna. Wear appropriate shoes for this moderate hike. Free. Please call to register.
NATURE PHOTO WALKABOUT WITH PHOTOGRAPHER SOPHIE ZYLA – Nov. 10, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Bring your camera; we’ll meet in the Nature Center and then wander the grounds taking photographs of all that captures our attention, from insects to landscapes!
Please take some time to study your camera instruction book as Sophie has used only Canon and may not know about options on other brands. She will have some Canon accessories to give you an idea of options and possibilities. No camera is too small; cell phones welcome! The photographer, not the equipment, makes the image. Bring water and a bag lunch if you like; we can find a picnic spot to chat about photography.
Please register for this free program for adults and youth 14 and up.
BEARS IN CONNECTICUT – Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m.
Join Master Wildlife Conservationist Paul Benjunas from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for an educational talk, highlighting Connecticut’s only native bear species and the statistics on its growing population.
Free; call to register.
MAKE YOUR OWN CIDER – Nov. 17, 1:30 p.m.
Using an old-fashioned wood cider press, we will prepare apples (possibly other fruit as well) and press our own cider just like the colonial settlers did! Take your cider home in a mason jar to drink and share. Ages 10 and up; children must be accompanied by an adult. Fee: $12 per person. Please call to register.
NATIVE DRUM WORKSHOP – Nov. 18, 2:30 p.m.
Ojibway artist and musician Allan Madahbee will demonstrate and discuss the significance of his instruments as well as explain the importance of the drums throughout history, and especially in Native American history. We will learn how to make the drums and play them. Supplies will be provided.
Materials fee: TBA. Call to register.
For information on any program call 203-736-1053.
The nature center is at 10 Deerfield Road.
***ONGOING PROGRAMS***
Creature Features – Saturdays, noon
Come to meet our furry, scaly, and feathery animal ambassadors. You’ll have the chance to touch and hold them in this free family program for all ages.
Sunday Guided Hikes – Sundays, 1 p.m.
Join a Nature Center guide on Sunday afternoons for fun, exercise, and learning about our trails! See the above listings for hikes with a specific theme.
Fiber Arts Group – Tuesdays, 6 p.m.
Get together with others to work on your fiber arts projects! Bring any kind of fiber work—knitting, felting, crocheting, etc.
This is a press release from the Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center.
ANSONIA - Christ Episcopal Church will hold its annual Christmas Fair from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 10.
It will feature a basket raffle, vendors, cookie walk, breakfast, lunch, books, and much more!
The church is at 56 S. Cliff St.
*Shared from a Facebook event page.
Come POUND for Seymour Pink at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Tad-g's Fitness, 386 E. Main St., Ansonia.
This is a fundraiser to benefit a great organization that helps women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
What is POUND?
Instead of listening to music, you become the music in this exhilarating, full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements.
Using Ripstix®, lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, POUND transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out.
$10 donation/raffle prizes from local businesses
**All proceeds benefit Seymour Pink**
Light refreshments will be served
**For ALL fitness levels**
*Information shared from a Facebook event page.
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and for seven years the nonprofit Seymour Pink has hosted a Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5K fundraiser.
