Magician to perform show for all ages at Seymour Public Library

SEYMOUR - Magician Matt Matthews will present his family magic show at 11 a.m. Aug. 7 at Seymour Public Library. The program is fun for all ages.

For more information, please call 203-888-3093 or stop in! The Library is at 46 Church St.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Family magic show on tap at Seymour Public Library

Seymour Public Library is located at 46 Church St.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Schedule of events posted for Seymour Pumpkin Festival

Shared from the Seymour Pumpkin Festival Facebook page.

Huntington Branch Library to host summer reading kickoff magic show

SHELTON - Registration for the Huntington Branch Library Summer Reading Kick Off event, Magic with Bryan Lizotte, is now open.

Join us at the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club Pavilion June 25 at 10:30 a.m. to watch an amazing magic show, followed by a free frozen treat from Ice Cream Jim's truck!

Registration is required, use the link below to reserve your spot!

Register here: http://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=461595&PK=

This is shared from the Huntington Branch Library Kids and Teens Facebook page.

Children's Health and Safety Fair on tap at Warsaw Park in Ansonia

ANSONIA - The Annual Children’s Health and Safety Fair is back for its 19^th year May 15 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Warsaw Park on Pulaski Highway. 

The goal of the event is to help families get ready for a fun and healthy summer.

Griffin Hospital Community Outreach and Valley Parish Nurse Program, Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley, Griffin Faculty Physicians, and area health and safety organizations will offer free healthy treats, free raffles, games, and information on a variety of health, wellness and safety programs. 

The event will be held rain or shine.

Interactive health, wellness, and safety displays at the event will include water and summer safety, child passenger safety, pedestrian safety, exercise and sports safety, medication and poison prevention safety, pet safety, nutrition, social emotional learning, safe sleep for infants, germ busters, backpack safety, CPR, fire and home safety, and more. 

Safe Kids and Griffin Health will also host a bike helmet clinic, with free, fitted bike helmets available for the first 300 children.

Griffin Faculty Physicians and Ansonia Public Schools will provide healthy snacks. 

There will also be a magic show at 1 p.m. by Bryan Lizotte of Magic Moments, story time throughout the event, a garden planting activity sponsored by Home Depot and the Valley Community Foundation, touch-a-truck, photo booth, free books, raffles and a prize wheel.

For more information, call 203-732-1337.

About the Valley Parish Nurse Program

The Griffin Hospital Valley Parish Nurse program was established in 1990 and is now one of the oldest in the country, with nearly 40 participating churches, more than 125 parish nurses, and 350 additional volunteers who support the nurses and who serve on the health cabinets of the individual churches.

About Safe Kids

Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley works to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the number one cause of death for children in the United States. Its members include local police, fire, EMS, schools, LNV Boys & Girls Clubs, TEAM Headstart, Derby Elks, and APW. Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury. Safe Kids Greater Naugatuck Valley was founded in 2004 and is led by the Griffin Hospital Valley Parish Nurses. For more information, visit safekids.org.

About Griffin Faculty Physicians

Griffin Faculty Physicians Primary Care is a multi-specialty medical group affiliated with Griffin Hospital, offering exceptional, personalized care to residents in the Lower Naugatuck Valley and the surrounding communities at our conveniently located offices in Derby, Oxford, Southford, Seymour and Shelton.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital. 

Derby Cultural Commission to host Easter event on Green

 

Celebrate Shelton to present virtual Downtown Sounds summer concert

Pictured from left: Jimmy Tickey, Nicole Mikula, Michael Skrtic.

SHELTON - Celebrate Shelton creators Nicole Mikula, Michael Skrtic, and Jimmy Tickey have scheduled a one-night, virtual Downtown Sounds Summer Concert at 5 p.m. July 17.

The evening will kick-off with Kids Hour with Danny Magic, followed by live music from Phat A$tronaut, The Alpaca Gnomes, and other performers to be announced.
Hailing from New Haven, Phat A$tronaut is an organically grown, experimental soul ensemble that certainly won’t disappoint.

The Alpaca Gnomes is a vibrant, foot-stomping seven-piece original rock/folk/jam band out of Bridgeport consisting of violin, electric and acoustic guitar/vocals, bass, drums, percussion and saxophone.

The four-hour livestream can be found LIVE on Celebrate Shelton’s Facebook page (@CelebrateShelton) and on bit.ly/CelebrateSheltonLIVE at 5 p.m. July 17.

This event is made possible by Liberty Bank, Tuttle Insurance, MKDEVO Productions, Center Stage Theatre, the City of Shelton, Gardner Heights, Hawks Ridge of Shelton, D'Addario of Shelton, Curtis Ryan Honda of Shelton, Marks of Design, Cohen & Thomas, Christopher Douglas, Venmo & Co., and the Boys Scouts of America Housatonic Council.

Celebrate Shelton was formed in 2014 by small business owners Nicole Mikula, Michael Skrtic and Jimmy Tickey. 

The organization focuses on community arts engagement in Shelton and over the last six years has hosted Downtown Sounds Summer Concerts, Food Trucks on the River, Mamas & Mimosas, and the annual Community Tree Lighting. 

This year, in light of COVID-19, the group developed a Virtual Downtown Sounds Concert in place of their usual three-week concert series. 

Celebrate Shelton events are free and family-friendly. For more information, visit CelebrateShelton.com.

This is a press release from Celebrate Shelton.

Save the date: Local magician to perform fundraiser at Ansonia Armory

Ansonia Public Schools, Library to co-sponsor Summer Reading Rocks

2nd annual Summer Reading Rocks slated in Ansonia

Time change: Derby to host egg hunt at noon Saturday on Green

Seymour Public Library to host evening magic show for families

SEYMOUR - Join us for a Halloween Magic show with Pete and Chris at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 23! 
It will be an exciting and funny evening family program. 
The event is hosted by Seymour Public Library and Pete and Chris Amusements.

Registration is requested. The Library is at 46 Church St.
For more information, call the library, 203-888-3903.


This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Ansonia Harvest Festival to feature fun for everyone

Ansonia Harvest Festival is just 2 weeks away!

Legion Post in Shelton to hold dinner, magic show to benefit Fisher House

SHELTON - Sutter-Terlizzi American Legion Post 16 is hosting a Family Pasta Dinner and Magic Show to benefit Fisher House. 
The fundraiser will be held Jan. 26 at the Post home, 295 Old Bridgeport Ave.

Spaghetti, meatballs, French bread, and salad will be served at 6 p.m., followed by the magic of Brian Lizotte at 7 p.m. 
The cost is $15 per person, kids 12 and under $6 and pre-school age children and under are free. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Post 16 most afternoons. Buying in advance is encouraged. 
Call the Post at 203-924-9887 to make sure it is open prior to coming to purchase tickets.

The members of American Legion Post 16 are U.S. veterans still serving America. Please join us in supporting the Fisher House. 

On April 11 the Fisher House Foundation broke ground on a new Fisher House at the VA Medical Center in West Haven. The Connecticut Fisher House will provide accommodations for the families of Connecticut veterans when facing a medical crisis. The house is scheduled to open early 2018.

The Fisher House Foundation builds and maintains long-term residential facilities near military hospitals nationwide for the families of seriously injured soldiers who need a place to stay during the long rehabilitation process. 
This is a vital need, which is not covered by any other resource. 
The facilities are supported by contributions and the VA Hospital and openings are granted in reverse order of rank, so that the lower enlisted soldier has first chance at the housing. 
The stay is free for the soldiers and their families for the entire time they are there.
Currently there are more than 45 Fisher Houses worldwide, mostly in the United States. 
Since 1990 they have provided services to more than 8,500 military families who have stayed more than 1.5 million days supporting their soldier during rehabilitation.

This is a press release from Post 16.

Halloween celebration slated on Derby Green

Magicians entertain crowd at Ansonia Harvest Festival

Kids of all ages are mesmerized by magic tricks performed Saturday by Presto Pete and Incredulous Chris at the Ansonia Harvest Festival on Main Street.


Stay tuned for more photos from the festival in an upcoming Valley Voice newsletter.

Legion Post 16 in Shelton to host dinner, magic show

Seymour Public Library slates fun programs for children in April

SEYMOUR - The Seymour Public Library has scheduled a variety of fun and educational children's programs in April.

     

4/6 -10:30 a.m. - Science Snoopers ‘Animal Babies.’ Natural science, story and craft for ages 2 and up.  Must be able to sit and listen.

4/6 - 4 p.m. - StoryKids’ Book Club for K-Grade 2. Book talks, craft, and a snack. Child must have some reading ability.

4/7 -  3:45 p.m. - YA Origami – create Origami art – for ages 10 and up.

4/11 - 10:30 a.m. - Animal Show on the Go!  Live animals visit us – for all ages.

4/11 -  2 p.m. - Danny Magic! An amazing comedic magic show – for all ages.

4/12 - 10:30 a.m. - Lionheart Puppets presents ‘The Little Red Hen,’ a classic tale.

4/12 - 4 p.m. - Nutmeggers’ - YA Book Club for Grades 5 - 8. Book talks, craft, and a snack - features the Intermediate Nutmeg Nominees.

4/13 - 10:30 a.m. - Cartooning Clay Workshop! For ages 5 and up - limited space.

4/13 - 4 p.m. – BookChatters’ Book Club for Grades 2-4. - Book talks, craft and a snack - features the Magic Tree House Series. 

4/18 - 10:30 a.m.- Lynn Lewis - Music and Movement for ages 0-6.  A fun time for everyone!!

4/20 - 4 p.m. - ‘The Club’ book club for grades 8 and up.  Teen advisory - Book talk, snacks, and more!

All programs are free! fun! and formative!

Some programs have limited enrollment; registration is required for all programs.

For information call 203-888-3903, visit us on Facebook or at www.seymourpubliclibrary.org.

This is a press release from Ann Szaley, children's librarian, Seymour Public Library.

Seymour Rec to hold vacation camps