The Stonington Intelligencer
Coming Events
Saturday & Sunday, 29 & 30 September 2007
Stonington Vineyards 9th Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival, from 11 am to 5 pm. Free admission, rain or shine, with live music & gourmet food vendors. A pre-Festival Concert featuring Sugar Free will take place on 28 Septemer, from 6 to 9 pm (tickets are $7 on lin and $10 at vineyard on day of concert).
Stonington Vineyards are located at 523 Taugwonk Road (exit 91 off I-95, north on Taugwonk Road). Check out www.stoningtonvineyards.com for more information.
Sunday, 30 September 2007
The artist members of the United Church of Stonington, which include painters, musicians and photographers, will participate in an Art Show on Sunday, 30 September 2007, from 2 to 5 pm at the Church, located at 67 Main Street, Stonington Borough. Admission is $5, which goes towards the Church's Piano Fund.
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The public is invited to the St Mary Church Annual Picnic on Sunday afternoon, 30 September 2007, from 3 to 6 pm, to be held on the St Mary Rectory grounds, 95 Main Street, Stonington Borough. There will be food, races, games, pie-eating, bingo and much more. The community will also have a chance to welcome Monsignor Richard P. LaRocque to the parish and neighborhood. The picnic is free and all are welcome.
Thursday, 4 October 2007, at 12 noon
Friends of the Stonington Free Library present "Books Sandwiched In", a periodic noon-time discussion of books and literature open to the public. On Thursday 4 October, at noon, at the Stonington Free Library, Wadawanuck Square, Stonington Borough, Belinda deKay will discuss Anthony Trollope's "The Warden" [Editor's note: this is a truly fabulous novel, by the way, on "doing the right thing" no matter what the apparent cost, a very Trollopian theme certainly of interest in these times]. All interested in discussing this book are invited to come by the Library at noon with a sandwich (or something to nibble on for lunch, as you see fit), beverages will be provided. It is free and casual and interesting and another example of what makes Stonington truly special.
Friday, 5 October 2007, at 8 pm
The truly extraordinary Salt Marsh Opera will perform Gioacchino Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (full libretto here) on Friday evening, 5 October 2007, at 8 pm, at the George Kent Performance Hall in Westerly RI. If this production is only half as good as previous ones (La Traviata, La Bohˆ®me, Cosˆ¨ fan tutte, etc), it will still be one of the finest opera productions you are likely to see anywhere this year (and I do include the Met and La Scala). For ticket prices and availability for Friday and Sunday matinˆ©e performances, please call 860.535.0753 or 888.788.4188.
Saturday, 6 October 2007, starting at 5.30 pm
Laurie Moffatt, director of the Norman Rockwell Museum of Stockbridge MA will give a talk entitled "Norman Rockwell - His Life and Times and The Art of Illustration" on Saturday, 6 October 2007, starting at 5.30 pm at the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club, 9 Stonington Commons (the ex-Monsanto factory), Stonington Borough. The price is $10 per person for non-members, free for yacht club members. Please call 860-535-0112 for ticket reservations or information.
Sunday, 7 October 2007, at 3 pm
The truly extraordinary Salt Marsh Opera will perform a matinˆ©e of Gioacchino Rossini's Il barbiere di Siviglia (full libretto here) on Sunday afternoon, 7 October 2007, at 3 pm, at the George Kent Performance Hall in Westerly RI. If this production is only half as good as previous ones (La Traviata, La Bohˆ®me, Cosˆ¨ fan tutte, etc), it will still be one of the finest opera productions you are likely to see anywhere this year (and I do include the Met and La Scala). For ticket prices and availability for Friday and Sunday matinˆ©e performances, please call 860.535.0753 or 888.788.4188.
Saturday, 13 October 2007
Run (or Walk) for the Penguins, at 9 am
Who doesn't like penguins, anyway? Well, these irresistible critters are under quite a bit of environmental pressure, it seems, and so the Mystic Aquarium is hosting 5K Run and Fun Walk, with proceeds going towards its Penguin Research & Conservation efforts. Entry is $20 before 1 October or $25 on day of race (children aged 3 to 12 are $10) ’Äì participants who raise more than $50 in pledges can waive fee and get a free race T-shirt. Entry forms are downloadable at www.mysticaquarium.org.
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COMO Silent Auction and Wine-Tasting, starting at 5.30 pm
The Annual Silent Auction and Wine-Tasting benefiting the Stonington Community Center will take place on Saturday, 13 October 2007, at the Stonington COMO, 25 Cutler Street, Stonington. The gala event will begin with a Wine-Tasting from 5.30 to 6.30 pm, and the Silent Auction to follow, from 6.30 to 8.30 pm. Tickets for the Wine-Tasting and Silent Auction are $15 per person; tickets for the Silent Auction only are $12 per person. For tickets and further information, please call 860-535-2476.
Sunday evening, 14 October 2007, at 5 pm
The Stonington Free Library Sunday Evening Lecture Series will host Borough polymath Geoffrey Little, who will speak at 5 pm on Sunday 14 October at the Library on "Getting out of Low Earth Orbit". This lecture is free and open to the public and takes place at the Stonington Free Library in the middle of Wadawanuck Square, Stonington Borough.
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, starting at 5.30 pm
Scarecrows and Stories ’Äì The Stonington Free Library and the Stonington Community Center (COMO) invite everyone (but especially kids and their parents) to participate in "Scarecrows and Stories" at the COMO with "Monster Minstrel" Mary Jo Maichack. Festivities start at 5.30 pm - 6 pm with pizza and cider, 6 pm-6.30 "Pumpkin Fun" - a storytime for kids 6 and under, with apple crisp and "scarecrow voting" for everyone else, 6.30-7.30 "Howlarious Halloween" storytime for children 6 and up, with apple crisp and scarecrow voting for everyone under 6, 7.30 pm, the winning Scarecrow creators will be announced.
Tix in advance: $5 for ages 3-12, $7 for 13 and up
Tix at door: $6 for ages 3-12, $8 for 13 and upTickets are available at the COMO, 28 Cutler Street, Stonington, or in the Children's Room (downstairs) at the Stonington Free Library, Wadawanuck Square, Stonington Borough.
Saturday, 20 October 2007, starting at 5 pm
The United Church of Stonington will host a Turkey Supper at 67 Main Street, Stonington Borough, on Saturday, 20 October, 2007. Seatings will be at 5 pm and 6.15 pm and take-away dinners will be available after 5.30 pm. A full turkey dinner with homemade dessert costs $9 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Reservations are not necessary, and the dining room and restrooms are handicapped-accessible. All are welcome.
Friday, 26 October 2007, 6-8 pm
COME IF YOU DARE! (Well, it's only to the COMO, but still...!)
"Visit a scary world of ghosts and goblins. Dance the monster mash with the DJ. Join friends for an evening of games, prizes, lots of "treats" and especially our famous Costume Parade."
This hugely popular family event is free to members of the COMO who bring goodies to share. So, join our growing family and come to have fun.
$10 per family or free to COMO member families who bring a baked good to share.
The Stonington Community Center is located "just over the viaduct", at 28 Cutler Street, Stonington.