WASHINGTON — Every spring since its inception, ASAP! (After School Arts Program) has held a celebration of young writers. Youngsters from around the area submit an original piece of writing; all of these are read by a committee and a dozen or so are chosen as finalists. These were then, in t…

NORFOLK — The Yale Norfolk School of Art Lecture Series: The Ethics of Color, presents guest speaker Tomashi Jackson with “Color Problems,” on May 23 from 7 to 8 p.m. with a reception to follow.

FOUND: Phil Goldstein of Bethany wrote, “Is it possible to get the recipe for Lender’s salmon chowder you wrote about in 2008?” His wife grew up in New Haven and the Lender’s chowder was a favorite childhood memory. He also requested the “Babkaman’s” babka recipe.

SALISBURY — On a sunny day just before Mother’s Day, in the very Northwest corner of Connecticut, The Boathouse began to hit its stride with the social season.

LITCHFIELD — On Saturday, May 18, the Marie Louise Trichet Art Gallery at Wisdom House, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield will open a one of a kind interactive art exhibit, “The Enduring Presence of Wisdom Through the Years” celebrating 70 Years of the Daughters of Wisdom in Litchfield.

NEW MILFORD — On Friday April 26, TheatreWorks New Milford opened Ronald Harwood’s poignant comedy, “Quartet.” Production dates for Quartet are May 10, 11, 12, 17, and 18.

LAKEVILLE — The Tremaine Art Gallery is pleased to present the exhibit “Chicks with Guns” featuring work of photographer Lindsay McCrum. The exhibit will run May 14 to June 16 with an artist talk scheduled for Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. and an opening reception Saturday, May 18, 4 to 6 p.m.…

NEW MILFORD — Village Center for the Arts, 12 Main St., New Milford, is holding several classes and workshops for the month of May, for all ages and abilities.

FALLS VILLAGE — The David M. Hunt Library in Falls Village will have a reception with refreshments for artist Danielle Mailer’s exhibition Magical Reality: New Works on Saturday, May 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. The exhibit will include the artist’s distinctive narrative-themed paintings featuring br…

WOODBURY — The Community Theatre at Woodbury’s season finale is “The Dixie Swim Club.”

TORRINGTON — Five Points Gallery, located at 33 Main St. in downtown Torrington, will open three concurrent shows, “In Honor of the Life and Work of Curtis Hanson,” Steven Holmes’s “Remains” and Phyllis Crowley’s “Partial Vision: Blizzard,” all solo exhibitions that will run through June 1.

NORFOLK — Popa Chubby’s new album, “Prime Cuts: The Very Best of the Beast from the East,” was released in November 2018, and he’ll perform from the album live at Infinity Music Hall May 3.

OAKVILLE — Members of the Phoenix Stage Company will stage the popular story of women and friendships, “Steel Magnolias,” through May 11 at the theater in Oakville.

WASHINGTON — Musicologist, music theorist and award winning professor, Gil Harel, PhD will join us for an engaging program on jazz. This musically enhanced visual presentation, A Journey Through Jazz will take place on Thursday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Gunn Memorial Library in Washington.

LITCHFIELD — Susan Grisell will have her artwork on display in the Jamie Gagarin Community Room & Gallery at the Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South Street, Litchfield, from May 2 through June 27.

ROXBURY — “Atmospheric Landscapes,” an exhibit of paintings by Ed Muszala, will open at the Minor Memorial Library, 23 South Street, Roxbury, with a reception for the public on Saturday, May 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.

LAKEIVLLE — The Hotchkiss Concert Series presents cellist Alexander Hülshoff and pianist Andreas Frölich in concert Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Katherine M. Elfers Hall, Esther Eastman Music Center. Both musicians hail from Germany. The program includes Claude Debussy’s “Sonata in D Min…

WASHINGTON DEPOT — The paintings of houses that artist Donald Florence is creating have one thing in common: They are all empty and all the windows are dark.

NEW PRESTON — Litchfield County is teeming with beautiful gardens and ambitious gardeners. Whether you actually till the soil in your own garden or simply page through and covet beautiful photographs of them, nature influences our lives. As with most things there are trends in gardening. Fro…

FALLS VILLAGE — On Saturday, May 4, Twelve Moons Coffee House welcomes Scott Bravo, an acoustic, instrumental, virtuoso guitarist from N.Y.

NEW PRESTON — The Loft Gallery at The Smithy, 10 Main Street, New Preston, welcomes an exciting exhibit, “BEAUTY + BOUNTY Farm to Table Squared” which will open with an Artist’s Reception on Saturday, April 27 from 4 to 6 p.m. Guests can meet the artists, enjoy locally sourced light Smithy f…

SHERMAN — The Sherman Library announces Part II of “Vanishing Cultures,” photographs by Nancy Astor-White. A few years ago at the Sherman Library, she presented her images of Tibet, “Vanishing Cultures Part I.” Her new exhibit will take you from Genghis Kahn to Tamerlane to present-day Russi…

WASHINGTON DEPOT — The “Points of View” exhibition showcases photographs from members of the Washington Art Association in a group exhibit of 63 images. The title, “Points of View,” also applies to the curating of the work. Chris Zaima and Hugh O’Donnell have selected this work and it reflec…

WOODBURY — Fine Line Art Gallery in Woodbury announces its annual event, Fine Line Art Gallery’s Spring Show, on May 3, 4 and 5. See the newest creations of award-winning local and regional artists. Included in the show will be oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel paintings, as well as prints…

WASHINGTON DEPOT — Byrde + the b announces an exhibition of recent paintings by Jim Napierala May 1 to June 28 at Byrde + the b, 10 Titus Road, Washington Depot. There will be an opening reception Saturday, May 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.

A visit to the iconic Belleview Inn takes you on a trip back in time to a hotel once known as the White Queen of the Gulf, a vacation haven to athletes, celebrities and presidents until it closed in 2009.

LITCHFIELD — On Saturday, April 27 from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center, 229 East Litchfield Road, Litchfield, will present a program,“Waging Love: Toward Healthier World Through Music and Beyond” presented by musician, Lara Herscovitch.

LAKEVILLE — ShowTown has scheduled two very different events, following its debut production, the play “Race,” which was presented to nearly sold out audiences during three performances in March.

WOODBURY — Restoration is a growing series of fine art prints created by the artist Marlow Shami that was launched in 2010. Each mosaic-like piece within the Restoration series, captured during one of New England’s seasons, is a segment of one of hundreds of digital photographs taken for eac…

LITCHFIELD — Author Bob Gluck had long admired the uber original musical works of Litchfield’s Paul Winter, first becoming aware of the famed musician upon the release of Winter’s “Icarus” in 1972.

The calendar says spring has arrived, and the weather is seasonably indecisive.

WOODBURY — The Doox of Yale Concert is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, 4 p.m. at the Woodbury Senior Community Center, 265 Main Street S, Woodbury. Sponsored by the nonprofit Friends of Woodbury Senior Community Center, Inc., the Doox of Yale will offer a refreshing take on a cappella music …

TORRINGTON — Torrington resident Patricia Martin has had poems selected for publication in two prestigious upcoming anthologies.

ROXBURY — To celebrate National Poetry Month, two poets will share their work at the Hodge Memorial Library and Museum on 4 North Street in Roxbury on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. Howie Faerstein and Roger Netzer will read from their recent work. Refreshments will be served.

KENT — The highly anticipated Kent Art Association’s Spring Juried Show opens with a Gala Reception at 2 p.m. and Presentation of Awards at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13.

BRIDGEWATER — Join Burnham Library on Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m., in celebrating Leonard Bernstein, “An American Treasure.”

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TORRINGTON — The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Auxiliary is featuring the artwork of Linda Sardilli now through early May in the hospital’s main lobby hallway, 540 Litchfield St., Torrington. The public is invited to view and buy the works during regular visiting hours as part of the Auxilia…

Many of us are planning a spring road trip, perhaps a well-deserved long-weekend getaway. There are places that are getaways; then there are getaways so special and enchanting that they become personal escapes — sweet escapes that we immediately, intuitively know we’ll return to time and tim…

WATERTOWN — The Taft School Music for a While concert series continues Sunday, April 7, with a performance by Wykeham Consort, featuring music from the Sephardic Jews. The concert begins at 4 p.m. in Walker Hall on the Taft School campus, at 50 DeForest Street in Watertown. The event is free…