Center Stage Theatre in Shelton to hold reading of comedy Saturday

SHELTON - This weekend marks the world premiere of a brand-new play – Smiling: a sad, weird, neurotic comedy - at Center Stage Theatre. 

From playwright Ben Souza (2x winner of the Ernie DiMattia Emerging Young Artist Award for playwriting) and Shelton High School senior, Smiling follows Barry Adler, a struggling comedian - trapped in his own thoughts, navigating his life and relationships in New York City. 

The play is a relevant examination of humanity and relationships, questioning where we find true happiness in life.

This performance will be a staged reading at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11. 

The theater is at 54 Grove St.

For general admission tickets ($10), please visit https://ci.ovationtix.com/29405/production/1225918...

This is shared from Center Stage Theatre Facebook page.

City of Ansonia shares links for 2025 trash/recycle calendar

Attached please find the two links for the 2025 Trash/Recycle calendar with the A/B Schedule and the street listing link denoting whether your street is on the A or B schedule.

A reminder that trash is picked up weekly and recycle is picked up bi-weekly.

Holidays are noted in red when they delay the pick up schedule by one day.

https://www.cityofansonia.com/.../2025-calendar-landscape..

https://www.cityofansonia.com/.../Ansonia_Street_Listing...

Adults invited to join Winter Reading Club at Derby Public Library

 

Derby Little League to hold in-person registration at Payden Field House

 

Create gemstone bracelet in workshop at Seymour Public Library

 

From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Second Congregational Church

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" photo features The Birmingham Congregational Church, daughter of the First Congregational Church of Derby, which was organized Feb. 25, 1846. 

It is now known as the Second Congregational Church, located on Elizabeth Street across from the Derby Green. 

The land for the church was donated by Anson G. Phelps and can only be used for church purposes. The Second Congregational Church was built in the traditional New England Greek Revival style. Its simple, strong proportions and well-designed classical features are characteristic of its building type, while its Colonial Revival/Federal Revival, early-20th century-added, Adamesque trim makes it a good example, as well, of the Colonial Revival movement. 

The top of the steeple was damaged by Hurricane Gloria in 1985 and has not been replaced. This photograph was taken in the late 1930s.

[This was originally posted on Jan. 4, 2016. A new steeple was installed on June 26, 2021.]

Thanks goes to the Derby Neck Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

Assumption Church in Ansonia to offer free breakfast Saturday