The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Calendar May 8
Today CITYSEED
New Haven: CitySeed kicks off farmers market season, Edgewood Park, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. May 7, activities, vendors, music.
MILFORD SPEAKS OUT
Milford: Mayor Benjamin G. Blake Q& A with Milford Speaks Out, 3:30 p.m. May 7, Fowler Memorial Building, 45 New Haven Ave.
100TH ANNIVERSARY
West Haven: 100th anniversary high tea, 1 p.m. May 7, St. Lawrence School, scones, finger sandwiches, desserts, $15. RSVP: Olympia Connolly at 203933-2518, saintlawrenceschool100@gmail.com.
MATTER OVER MIND?
Branford: “Matter Over Mind?” talk by John Bargh, Yale professor of psychology, 2 p.m. May 7, Blackstone Memorial Library auditorium, 758 Main St., MarcDSchwartzMD@gmail. com, 203-974-4793.
MOTHER’S DAY
Ansonia: Pack 7, BSA, Mother’s Day all-you-caneat pancake breakfast, bake sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. May 7, Ansonia High School cafeteria, 20 Pulaski Highway, $8 adults, $5 for under 12. RSVP: 203-535-5487.
PONIES
Cheshire: Cheshire Horse Council pony rides, free, 2-4 p.m. May 7, Cheshire Historical Society, 43 Church St., 203-272-2574.
AUDUBON BIOGRAPHY
Milford: History professor Gregory Nobles talk on biography: “John James Audubon – The Nature of the American Woodsman,” 1 p.m. May 7, Audubon Coastal Center at Milford Point, 1 Milford Point Road, members $5; nonmembers $8. RSVP: 203-878-7440, ext. 502.
CRAFT FAIR
West Haven: Craft fair, Harugari German American Club, 66 Highland St., free admission, 1 p.m. May 7, Sue, 203-623-9093, 203933-9930, http://www. harugari.org/.
SAFE BOATING
Milford: Coast Guard Auxiliary 24-3, 1 Helwig St., 8-hour safe boating class, 8 a.m. May 6, completion satisfies state licensing requirements for boats, personal watercraft, $60, walk-ins welcome, 860663-5505, skperrone@ hotmail.com.
BINGO
East Haven: Bingo, 1:30 p.m. May 7, East Haven Senior Center, 91 Taylor Ave.
CEMETERY TOUR
Oxford: Historical Society tour of Episcopal and Congregational cemeteries on Governor’s Hill Road, meet at 2 p.m. May 7 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 421 Oxford Road, free.
EAGLE WATCH
Hamden: Hamden Land Conservation Trust gathers, 1 p.m. May 7, W.B. Mason lot, 2460 State St., to see bald eagle nest across the street, beer follows at No Worries Brewery, 2520 State St.
UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB
New Haven: University Glee Club spring concert, 4 p.m. May 7, Bethesda Lutheran Church, 450 Whitney Ave., donation $15.
ALZHEIMER’S SERIES
Hamden: Alzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Series, dinner, talk on financial, legal issues of dementia care, 6-7:30 p.m. May 8, free, Clelian Adult Day Center, 261 Benham St. RSVP: 203-230-1777, ext. 14, mtomasetti@alz.org.
NORMAL AGING
Hamden: What is Normal Aging? Dr. Susann Varano, Yale-trained geriatric physician, lighthearted look at ups, downs of aging, 1:30 p.m. May 8, Benchmark Senior Living, 35 Hamden Hills Drive, free. RSVP: 203248-1864.
HITCHCOCK FILM
Guilford: Music in the Movies by Paul Hawkshaw, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much” featuring music of Bernard Hermann, 7 p.m. May 8, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St., 203-453-8282, www.guilfordfreelibrary.org.
LOW VISION
Milford: Low Vision Support group meets, 10:30 a.m. May 8, Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, Eileen Torow, 203-878-8904.
BREASTFEEDING
Hamden: La Leche League meets, 9:30-11:30 a.m. May 8, Grace & St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, lower level, 2927 Dixwell Ave., Marcella, 203-435-8512, Anne, anne.m@lllct.org.
STATE BUDGET FORUM
New Haven: Action Together Connecticut State Budget Forum with state Reps. Mike D’Agostino, D-Hamden, Josh Elliott, D-Hamden, Robyn Porter, D-New Haven, James Albis, D-East Haven, and Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, 7:30-9 p.m. May 8, Activity Fitness Center, 285 Nicoll St.