Derby Neck Library offers new clubs for music, arts

DERBY - This post is about two new clubs for school-aged kids and tweens meeting on alternating Mondays. You're welcome to join one, both, or neither. 

No registration is necessary and members may drop in on whichever days they are available.

First and Third Mondays of the month: Monday Melodies, a club for aspiring musicians. You are welcome to bring your own instrument or use the guitars, ukuleles, and percussion instruments provided by the library. 

Beginners are welcome as well as experienced players, or just come to sing, shake a maraca, or enjoy the general vibe. Each week, we'll review a few basic chords and then jam out on songs that use those chords.

Second and Fourth Mondays of the month: Monday Masterpieces, a club for aspiring creators. This club is for kids with a passion for drawing, writing, film, acting, building, or any other creative endeavor to meet with other like-minded individuals in a collaborative space. 

We'll have creative prompts and activities to help inspire and practice, but the long-term goal is to have regular attendees who dream up long-term project ideas and then bring them to life.

We hope to see you there!

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

Kids to learn theater arts at Plumb Memorial Library class in Shelton

Taking the Stage

Ages: 7-11 years old
Day/Date: Saturday, Jan. 25
Time: 1-2:15 p.m.
Location: Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton  

Register online: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsRegister.cfm?SiteID=2661&BranchID=826&Branch=Plumb%20Memorial%20Library&EventID=543433&PK=
or call 203-924-1580.

Join Miss Maura as she hosts Thespian Guru Ms. Ingrid Schaeffer during a fun-filled and interactive hour and 15 minutes of theatre arts!

No prior acting experience is necessary. Caregivers must remain at Plumb during the program. The library will provide a light snack for our thespians to ensure optimum theatric energy as well!

Shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Acting workshop for kids slated Wednesday at Seymour Public Library

Seymour Public Library is at 46 Church St.

To register, please call 203-888-3903.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page. 

Oxford Public Library to host Story Time Theater fun for kids

 

Derby Public Library to hold Breaking into the Biz! workshop

DERBY - Have you ever been curious as to what it takes to become an actor? 
Does your child have talent and you want to give them an opportunity to be seen? 

Kathryn Sasha

Actress/Director/Producer Kathryn Shasha shares her 20 years experience in an informative workshop at 6:30 p.m. June 4 at Derby Public Library. 
She will talk about what it takes to break into the business of acting without breaking your wallet. 

Participants will:

• Gain a basic understanding of the business;
• Learn to avoid the scams;
• Learn what tools are truly necessary to become a working actor.

Space is limited; registration is required. Register online or by calling the Reference Desk, 203-736-1482.

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

*Information shared from the Library website.

Recuperation journey: Old movies galore

When one doesn't have a lot to do but rest and take care of oneself, one just might find classic movies on TV.

And that's what has happened to me over the past six weeks since having my transplant surgery.

I've especially liked tuning in to the black and white movies of the '30s and '40s. Such a different time and place!

From Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire to Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, and so many more too numerous to mention, I've enjoyed their work.

I'm currently watching Fred Astaire tap dance in the musical Swing Time, from 1936. The songs in this movie remind me of my mom!

Shelton troupe slates auditions for 'Mother Hicks'

SHELTON - Center Stage Theatre Director Gary Scarpa has announced auditions for the play "Mother Hicks," will be held from 10 a.m.-noon Aug. 23 at Center Stage, 54 Grove St.
      
Scarpa is seeking experienced and inexperienced actors of all ages.

For more information in the press release posted in the Valley Independent Sentinel, please click here.

Learn improv in September at Valley Center of the Arts in Derby

The Sterling Lion Theater Company is affiliated with the Valley Arts Council.

Improv classes slated today in Derby

Sharing from Sterling Lion Theater Company's Facebook page:

DERBY - The Sterling Lion Theater Company kicks off its inaugural season at 7 p.m. today with free improvisation classes at the Valley Arts Council's Valley Center of the Arts, 119 Caroline St.

Did you know improvisation classes are used by many corporations to promote quick and creative thinking? Did you also know that improv is a lot of fun?

Come and sharpen your skills, learn some new techniques, or just have a few laughs with the Valley’s newest theater group! (Recommended age 16+) 

For more information, please e-mail: Info@Sterlinglion.org.