Update! The Friday BDB Arts Section

The Gilleoghan Irish Dance School will be performing at the Municipal Center on Saturday night at 7pm. 

Bethel Photoworks juried Youth Photography Art Show begins Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. 14 Depot Place, Bethel

The event will be judged by Gary Burdick, a professional photographer from Famous Photographers. Ray Flanagan, owner of the gallery said there were close to 40 submissions from kindergarten through high school. Topics covered nature, still lifes, birds, sea scapes, vacation spots and more. “There are some beautiful pieces here,” Flanagan said.

Flanagan said that among notable photos were eight year old student, Lauren Pruner's Hermit Crab with Toys and Cupcake, Jonathon Schaffer, 5, Spin Photo.

The Grand Prize will include time in the studio using professional photography equipment, enabling a family to achieve a professional quality family photo, all on their own.

Bethel Cinema Show Times 

This week, Friends With Kids Opens. Synopsis from the Bethel Cinema website:

Friends With Kids is a daring and poignant ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes. The last two singles in the group observe the effect that kids have had on their friends' relationships and wonder if there's a better way. They decide to have a kid together - and date other people. There are big laughs and unexpected emotional truths as this unconventional 'experiment' leads everyone in the group to question the nature of friendship, family and, finally, true love.

A SEPARATION

(PG13) Running Time 2:13

1:10p 4:10p 7:00p 9:40p

DESCENDANTS

(R) Running Time 2:05

1:30p 4:10p 6:45p 9:10p

FRIENDS WITH KIDS

(R) Running Time 1:57

12:15p 2:35p 4:55p 7:15p 9:35p

THE ARTIST

(PG13) Running Time 1:51

2:55p 7:30p 9:50p

THE IRON LADY

(PG13) Running Time 1:55

12:35p 5:10p

Stray Kats Theatre Company presents "By The Heirs of St. Patrick" by Steve Bellwood

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, an "Irish Commedical Eclectica Profundis with the Ballygas All Blarney and Blatherin Dramatics, Poetics and Phonetics Club."

SKTC presents staged readings of contemporary classics and new works with professional actors. All evenings include a post-play discussion, coffee and dessert by Andrea's Pastry Shop. (And maybe even a pint...) Edmond Town Hall - Alexandria Room, 45 Main St, Newtown, CT $25.00 

SKTC is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization

Live Music @ Proud Mary's!

The Inn at Newtown, 19 Main St, Newtown, CT 

Join us for Emily Colt!  Enjoy Emily's sultry voice and a mix of classic and modern country and rock, busting out covers by Melissa Etheridge and the Black Crows, among others.

The Genevans, the choir of Geneva College

The Newtown Bible Church and Community Presbyterian Church will co-sponsor THE GENEVANS.

“Choral Favorites” is the theme of a concert of sacred and secular choral music to be presented by The Genevans, the choir of Geneva College in western Pennsylvania,  on Friday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m.  The location of the concert is the Newtown Bible Church, 35 Sugar Street, Newtown, CT, 06470.

            Concert selections represent a variety of eras and styles. The principal work is J. S. Bach’s great motet “Jesu, meine Freude” (“Jesus, my joy”).  Included are sacred and secular works, ranging from the Renaissance to the contemporary, including folk-songs, spirituals and hymns, Russian church music, and selections from Broadway musicals.  The Genevans always feature settings of the Book of Psalms prominently.  Composers represented in the program include Tchaikovsky, Byrd, and Gesualdo, as well as Claude-Michel Schönberg, George Gershwin, and Moses Hogan.  The theme of the concert was chosen because the director, Dr. Robert Copeland, will retire at the end of this school year, and many alumni made special requests for some of their favorite pieces.To learn more, click

Newtown Bible Church, 35 Sugar St, Newtown, CT. Admission is free, and the public is cordially invited.  A free-will offering will be received to defray expenses. 

“Hammer-In” at the Brookfield Craft Center`  Blacksmithing, the ancient art of shaping iron with fire, hammer and anvil, will be on display at a “Hammer-In” at the Brookfield Craft Center`March 10th from 10am to 6pm. This gathering of  smiths, which is open to all interested members of the public, will include demonstrations of smithing, tailgate sales of blacksmithing equipment, and a hotdog (veggiedog for those so inclined) lunch. Admission will be $20 for the day and includes lunch. 286 Whisconier Rd, Brookfield, CT

$20.00

WSCU Events

MAR. 9 FILM SCREENING: The WCSU German Studies Center will present a screening of “Marlene,” an award-winning documentary about movie star Marlene Dietrich, at 7 p.m. in Screening Room 1 of White Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. This Women’s History Month event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call (203) 837-8482 or visit  www.wcsu.edu/newsevents/2012WomensHistoryMonth.asp.

MAR. 9 JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT: The WCSU Jazz Combos will perform at 8 p.m. in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the WCSU Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The concert will be free and the public is invited. Donations to support the department of music will be accepted. For more information, call (203) 837-8350 or visit www.wcsu.edu/music/concerts.asp.

MAR. 9 – 11 THEATRE PRODUCTION: The WCSU theatre arts department will present “Lysistrata by Aristophanes” in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9; 2 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 10; and 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. Call the Berkshire Theatre Box Office at (203) 837-8732 for information. To purchase tickets, call (203) 837-TIXX or visit www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

Last Weekend: WCSU production has the ‘411’ on the battle of the sexes

WCSU will stage an adaptation of “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes Saturday, March 10; and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, in the Berkshire Theatre in Berkshire Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The public is invited. Tickets will be $20 plus ticketing fees. WCSU students with valid I.D. will be admitted free. Because of the subject matter, the show is recommended for mature audiences.

For tickets or more information, call the Box Office at (203) 837-TIXX or go to www.wcsu.edu/tickets.

Coming Soon:

The Palace Danbury will present "The Brothers Grimm and a Showgirl" for two performances, on Saturday, March 31st. 

The new family musical is the latest production from Pantochino Productions Inc, Connecticut's ridiculously entertaining, award-winning, theatre company.  

"The Brothers Grimm and a Showgirl" features book and lyrics by Bert Bernardi and music by Justin Rugg. The show is a super fun, wildly imaginative family musical featuring spoofs and goofs of favorite fairy tales such as Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and many others. In the play, the Brothers Grimm themselves arrive to perform their best-loved stories and are joined by a sequined and feathered Showgirl who helps tell the tales in her own special way. 

"It's a great musical for all ages" said Bernardi. "Young audiences are going to love this one, and I know grown-ups will enjoy it just as much" he added. http://bethel.patch.com/announcements/new-family-musical-coming-to-palace-danbury-theatre-52f14d41

Grease Sing-A-Long Coming To Palace Danbury Theatre

Grease is the original high school musical. Now, 34 years after it was first released by Paramount Pictures, the hit film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, is back in theaters in a newly restored sing-a-long version. It's like having karaoke at the movies!

 On March 24 at 8:00 p.m., for one night only, The Palace Danbury will host a special screening of the film, Grease, customized with animated subtitles. The entire audience can join in the fun by singing along with some of the most memorable songs in motion picture history--songs like “You’re The One That I Want,” ”Hopelessly Devoted To You,” and “Go Greased Lightning.”

To complete the Grease Sing-a-Long experience, audience members are invited to dress in their fifties finest. It's time to iron your poodle skirt and shine up your saddle shoes, roll up those dungarees and put on your black leather jacket. You can even wear your prom dress, because The Palace will be choosing their own Palace Prom Queen and King!

Grease premiered in 1978 and continues to be one of the highest grossing movie musicals of all time. The film is rated PG-13 and has a running time of 110 minutes. The Sing-A-Long version has sold out in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Ocala, San Diego, and San Francisco. Not bad for a 34 year old movie!

Tickets are $15 in advance and $18 the night of the show. Discounted group rates are available for those coming with their own crew of Pink Ladies or T-Birds.