Chester Townwide Tag Sale
Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012
Hours: 8am to 3pm
Location: all over town; maps at Town Center
Description: Usually over 60 tag sales throughout town run by local residents and businesses. Maps with locations of all sales are distributed at the Town Center for $1 each.
More info: kris.seifert@gmail.com
860-526-8440 / 860-510-3268
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Chester CT Townwide Tag Sale May 26, 2012
In Chester CT Events, Shopping on May 17, 2012 at 7:54 amAudition Notice for Live Action Sherlock Holmes ‘RADIO’ Play
In Near By Events, Theatre on May 17, 2012 at 7:45 am
AUDITIONS
FOR THE EAST HADDAM STAGE COMPANY’S
LIVE ACTION SHERLOCK HOLMES ‘RADIO’ PLAY
AT GILLETTE CASTLE STATE PARK, EAST HADDAM CT
6-week season runs from July 7th-August 12th, and consists of two 30-minute shows at 1:30pm & 3:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays, on outdoor stage. Rehearsals begin June 18, times will vary depending on actor’s schedules.
CASTING Non-Union:
THREE MEN, ONE WOMAN, AGES 18 AND OVER, TO PORTRAY SHERLOCK HOLMES, DR. WATSON, SOUND EFFECTS PERSON, AND VARIOUS CHARACTERS IN A LIVE ACTION SIMULATED ‘RADIO’ DRAMA OF A SHERLOCK HOLMES DRAMA.
A VARIETY OF ENGLISH ACCENTS WILL BE NEEDED.
AUDITIONS ARE:
and FRIDAY MAY 18TH 5-7:00PM
LOCATION IS:
ON STAGE OUTDOORS AT GILLETTE CASTLE STATE PARK
67 RIVER ROAD, EAST HADDAM
NO NEED TO SIGN UP PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, FIRST COME FIRST SEEN
Park in the lot, walk towards the castle, the stage is to your right
AUDITIONS WILL CONSIST MAINLY OF READING FROM THE SCRIPT, BUT PLEASE COME PREPARED WITH A SHORT, MEMORIZED, DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE IN AN ENGLISH ACCENT.
ALSO BRING A PICTURE AND RESUME.
STIPEND PAID FOR PERFORMANCES.
FOR DIRECTIONS AND MORE INFO ON THE COMPANY VISIT:
Also looking for volunteers, all ages to usher & assist, call to sign up!
Questions? Call the office at 860-873-3521
The Side Doors perform May 25, 2012, Ivory Pub
In Music, Near By Events on May 17, 2012 at 7:27 am
The Side Doors performed for FARM AID, a Benefit Concert for the farm at
Bushy Hill Nature Center on Saturday, May 12 to hundreds of supporters and
fans. They play next at the Ivory Pub in Deep River on May 25th.
Photo Caption:
From left to right are Matt Gyorog accoustic guitar and vocals, Leif
Nilsson banjo, Colleen Seymour guitar and vocals, Gary Parrington
percussion, Mike Conklin bass and vocals, Todd Schrager electric guitar
and vocals.
For more info http://www.nilssonstudio.com/sd
photo by Caryn B Davis Photography
A Conversation with “The Wheatgrass King”, Michael Bergonzi
In Chester CT Events, Health, Market on May 17, 2012 at 7:12 am
Tonight, May 17, 2012
6:30 – 9:30
1 Main Street, Chester, CT 06412, inside The Local Beet CO-OP
Michael Bergonzi aka “The Wheatgrass King” will be visiting JUSTFOOD to talk about the benefits of green juicing your way to better health! Get the facts on juicing, greens, oxygen, the best juicers and why juicing works!
Michael Bergonzi has spent the last 10 of his 20+ year career at Hippocrates Health Institute and is offering a lecture about juicing with greens and growing grass!
JUSTfact: wheatgrass is a superfood containing 90 out of a possible 102 minerals! Get your daily dose of medicine at JUSTFOOD!
The high chlorophyll content of wheatgrass and green juice causes increased
hemoglobin production in the body which carries oxygen to the blood cells.
This has a number of health benefits including purification of the blood,
improved blood sugar levels, higher brain functions and helping combat environmental toxins and heavy metals. Many people cite wheatgrass juice as having a cancer preventing properties due to its carcinogen and toxin neutralizing abilities.
Michael will also share his expertise on growing sprouts & wheatgrass!
Investment in your health: $10
Please reserve your seat in advance by visiting JUSTFOOD or calling (203) 218-3701.
Chester’s Norma Terris Theatre Presents: The Bikinis
In Theatre on May 3, 2012 at 8:22 pm
Get ready for a heat wave of hot tunes at The Norma Terris Theatre this summer! Goodspeed Musicals, the first two-time Tony Award-winning theatre in the country, announced today on Facebook and Twitter that the fab new musical The Bikinis will round out their three-show season. Destined to be a summer smash, this fun-loving, finger-snappin’ blast-from-the-past is chock-full of hit tunes from the 60s and 70s. Don’t miss The BikinisAugust 9 through September 2, 2012; it’ll be a gas!
Back together again! The sixties girl group that everyone loves is bringing back the sun, fun and all the great songs they sang on the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore…all to raise money to save Sandy Shores Mobile Home Beach Resort. These Jersey Girls relive their heyday in a non-stop celebration of song with over 30 hits like “It’s In His Kiss,” “Yellow Polka Dot Bikini,” “Heat Wave,”and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” The Bikinis are irresistible!
The Bikinis is conceived and written by Ray Roderick and James Hindman. Ray Roderick, who is also choreographing and directing the show, has directed numerous Goodspeed Opera House hits including the current sensation Mame, Singin’ in the Rain, My One And Only and 42nd Street as well as last year’s tin pan alley tuner Hello! My Baby at The Norma Terris Theatre. Mr. Roderick served as the Associate Director of the 2000 Broadway revival of The Music Man and Co-conceived, Directed, and Choreographed the National Tour of Irving Berlin’s I Love A Piano. James Hindman has acted in several Broadway hits including Mary Poppins, 1776, and City of Angels. Music Arrangements are by Joseph Baker with additional music and lyrics by Joseph Baker and Ray Roderick.
The Bikinis will run August 9 – September 2, 2012. Curtain times are Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (with the exception of August 9 which begins at 8:00 p.m.), Fridays at 8:00 p.m., Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
The 2012 Norma Terris Theatre season will kick off with Amazing Grace, an epic new musical running from May 17- June 10. Beginning November 8 through December 2, The Great American Mousical.
The Norma Terris Theatre is located at 33 North Main Street in Chester. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now. For more information call the Goodspeed Box Office at 860.873.8668 or visit goodspeed.org.
3rd Annual Karmic Relief Fundraiser
In Near By Events on May 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm
The Sanctuary’s Third Annual Karmic Relief event will feature a fusion of creative antics, a light-hearted celebration of the spiritual path and all-ages participational involvement from the audience. This year’s fund-raising event will feature Comic Hypnotist Dan Larosa.
Watch your friends fly on magic carpets, land on a mysterious planet, and speak a “foreign” language. Don’t miss the opportunity to witness people right next to you fall asleep at the snap of a finger – and maybe even become hypnotized yourself.
Food, live jazz music, a silent auction, plus a great community of special people.
Proceeds from this event will support the Sanctuary 501(c)(3) organization, helping to finance the installation costs of a beautiful 8 KWH solar system which moves the Sanctuary forward in its mission to tread compassionately on the earth.
For all ages.
Location: The Deep River Town Hall
174 Main Street
Program: 6:30 Silent Auction and Hors d’oeuvres
7:30 The Dan Larosa Comedy Show
9:30 Lounge with Live Jazz
Tickets: $25
Students and seniors: Sliding scale $15 – $25
Purchase tickets online here using Paypal or at the Sanctuary, 59 Bogel Road, East Haddam. For more information please call the Sanctuary at (860) 319-1134. Purchased tickets can be picked up at the door the night of the performance.
Chester Gallery Presents: Choices by Peter Harron
In Art, Chester CT Events on April 16, 2012 at 10:26 am
C H E S T E R
G A L L E R Y
PRESENTS
“CHOICES”
PHOTOGRAPHY BY
Artist Reception
Friday, May 4th. from 5-7
76 Main Street
Chester, CT
Tues. thru Sat. 10 – 5 chestergallery@att.net
Goodspeed Opera House Presents: Mame
In Near By Events, Theatre on April 15, 2012 at 5:46 pmDue to popular demand Mame has been Extended!
DATES
April 20– July 7, 2012
Come along for the madcap adventures of Auntie Mame and her adoring nephew. Surrounded by an eccentric cast of characters, she celebrates the Roaring 20s, overcomes tragedy and sails through life without missing a fad or a dance step. Jerry Herman’s delightful score is packed with favorites “Bosom Buddies,” “We Need a Little Christmas” and more. Brimming with optimism and zest, Mame will keep you laughing while warming your heart!
THEATRE
Goodspeed Opera House
PO Box A, 6 Main Street
East Haddam, CT 06423
Seating Chart
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Wed/Thurs 2:00pm & 7:30 pm
Fri 8:00 pm
Sat 3:00 & 8:00 pm
Sun 2:00 & 6:30 pm
Meet the Cast of Mame with Richard Ridge of Broadwayworld TV
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Based on the novel by Patrick Dennis and the play “Auntie Mame” by
Lawrence and Lee
Directed by Ray Roderick
Choreographed by Vince Pesce
AGE ADVISORY
G – General Audiences
Meet The Author of Creating Healthy Children April 26, 2012
In Books, Chester CT Events, Dining, Health on April 15, 2012 at 5:03 pmLisa Sobolewski, owner of JUSTFOOD our new raw juice bar in Chester, met Karen Ranzi while living in Costa Rica and is thrilled to kick-off JUSTFOOD’s season of events with her in Chester!
Karen Ranzi MA, renowned Raw Food Expert and author will be offering an informational talk on: Creating Healthy Children
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The conversation will include such topics as:
* Pregnancy Nutrition and Lactation
* Learn healthy nutrition for infants, toddlers, older children and teenagers.
* Receive lots of fun tips to get your family on board for increasing the nutrient-dense fresh plant foods in their diets.
* Guidance on increasing your child’s physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
* Learn how to manage your child’s weight, relieve allergy symptoms, and increase attention span through solid nutritional principles.
* What to do when your child is sick.
* How to deal with party food and keeping your child on a healthy track.
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $15 pre-registration by 4/19. After, $20
Pre-register and receive 20% off Karen’s book ($20 instead of $25)
To reserve a spot we’re accepting payment in advance.
To pay/register visit JUSTFOOD, contact lisa@lisasobolewski.com, or call (203) 218-3701.
We accept payments over the phone.
*The valuable information in this conversation is for everyone, children and adults.
Leiva Jewelry Spring Trunk Show
In Chester CT Events, Shopping on April 15, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Mandy Carroll Leiva unviels her new collection
Friday, April 27th and Saturday, April 28th
11am – 6pm
Lori Warner Gallery is pleased to again welcome Mandy to the gallery to show some of her new work inspired by travels to Argentina. This two day event will unveil a new Spring collection bursting with color and new designs in colored diamonds, sapphires, tourmaline and more.
they’ll also have a limited number of past collections on sale for Friday and Saturday only.
The perfect Mother’s Day present! We hope you can join us!
