The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
CALENDAR
Sunday, Sept. 9
MILFORD SPEAKS OUT: Meeting 2 p.m. Sept. 9, Fowler Memorial Building, 45 New Haven Ave., Milford, next to Milford Public Library. STATE UKRAINIAN DAY FESTIVAL: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 9, 161 Glenbrook Road, Stamford, Ukrainian Catholic liturgy at 11 a.m.; Ukrainian and picnic food at 12:30 p.m.; entertainment at 2:30 p.m.; dance at 5 p.m.;$5 in advance, $10 day-of, 203-269-5909.
GAELIC SPORTS DAY: New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club, football, hurling, free, Sept. 9, Irish Club, 9 Venice Place, East Haven, 11 a.m. hurling clinic, noon bagpipe band procession, football games, food sold, John McCormack, 203-651-9634.
Monday, Sept. 10
FOR AGE 60-PLUS: Lunch, discussion of Ivoryton Playhouse by Jacqueline Hubbard, executive director, and Krista May, managing director, Q&A, $5 donation for lunch, noon-2 p.m. Sept. 10, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 56 Great Hammock Road, Old Saybrook. RSVP: Charlotte Schlesselman, 520-560-0183, chars1961@gmail.com. info: 860-388-2398.
BRANFORD CHORALE: Signup for new singers for non-audition winter season, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 10, United Methodist Church, 811 E. Main St., Branford, Judy, 203-214-4366, www.branfordchorale.com.
MISTER ROGERS’: 2018 documentary screened, PG-13, 94 minutes, 1 p.m. Sept. 10, free, Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, free popcorn.
‘VOICES FROM THE ATTIC’: Author Carleton Young talk on collection of letters written by two Vermont brothers, 1 p.m. Sept. 10, Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, 203-877-5131.
LOW VISION SUPPORT: Group meets, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 10, Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, Eileen Torow, 203-878-8904.
DURHAM 60+ CLUB AND TRAVEL: Meeting, bake, produce variety sale, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10, Durham Activity Center, second floor, 350 Main St., blood pressure clinic at noon, President Sue Giuffrida, 860-346-0724.
WOMEN REDEFINING RETIREMENT: Potluck picnic, 5 p.m. Sept. 10, Devon Rotary Pavilion, 85 Viscount Drive, Walnut Beach, Milford, wrrofmilford@google.com.
BREASTFEEDING: La Leche League meets 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 10, Grace & St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, lower level, 2927 Dixwell Ave., Hamden, Marcella, 203-435-8512 or Alyssa, alyssa.d@lllct.org.
DUNBAR HILL CIVIC ASSOCIATION: Meeting 7:15 p.m. Sept. 10, Dunbar Hill Fire Station, 420 Dunbar Hill Road, speaker Jim Sirch, Hamden Land Trust.
SPRING GLEN GARDEN CLUB: Speaker Yonghao Li on “Pruning 101,” first meeting of season, 11:45 a.m. Sept. 10, Lockwood Cottage, 890 Evergreen Ave., Hamden, bring lunch, dessert, beverage provided, $5, Dorothy, 203934-5975.
Tuesday, Sept. 11
BIC RETIREES MEET: 1 p.m. Sept. 11, American Legion Hall, 630 Grassy Hill Road, Orange, coffee, doughnuts, Pat Rua, 203-283-5581.
LATEST IN DIABETES CARE: Talk by endocrinologist Dr. Liqun Song, of Griffin Faculty Physicians, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, free, Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St., Derby, info: Mary, 203-732-1137.
‘BOOK CLUB’: Free screening, PG-13, 104 min., 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11, comedy about lifelong friends Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergin, Mary Steenburgen who read “50 Shades of Grey,” North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St., 203-239-5803.
RED SOX, FENWAY: Sports journalist Mike Shalin author talk, “The Hometown Team: Four Decades of Boston Red Sox Photography,” with photos by Steve Babineau, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11, North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St. RSVP: 203-239-5803. Copies of book will be sold.
HAMDEN ART LEAGUE: Artist-educator Christine Ivers demonstrates how she captures light in nighttime cityscapes on handmade board, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Miller Memorial Library Senior Center social hall, 2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. Socializing at 7 p.m., weather may cancel, 203-287-1322. ADULT CRAFT: Paint some stones with inspiring designs, sayings, leave them in public spaces for others to find, free, materials, refreshments, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton.
SCAN GENEALOGY GROUP: Meeting, presentation on Irish genealogy by Kathy Gallagher, 7-9 p.m. Sept. 11, Hamden Miller Library Senior Center, Dixwell Avenue, https://sites.google.com/site/scancestrynetwork/.
MUSIC & MOVEMENT: Lynn Lewis, all-ages singing, dancing, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11, Seymour Public Library, 46 Church St. RSVP: 203-8883903.
SUMMER OF ’42, LESSONS FOR TODAY: Talk by Robert Berkowitz of Guilford, writer of “The Long Damn Summer of ’42: An Untold Story of Stolen Dreams,” (medium.com), 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Guilford Free Library. RSVP: 203-453-8282, www.guilfordfreelibrary.org.
CHESS CLUB: For players K-12 of all skill levels, presentation on fundamentals of chess, 6:307:30 p.m. Sept. 11, sponsored by Milford’s Promise, Milford Police Union, club meets second Tuesday of month, Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave. RSVP: 203-783-3312, milfordlibrary.org.
STORY, CRAFT PROGRAM: 10:30 a.m. starts Sept. 11, 12, for ages 3 and up, caregiver, Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Ave., 203-7833312, milfordlibrary.org.
TEEN VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 11, for Shelton teens in grades 7 and up interested in working on community service requirement at Plumb Memorial Library, 65 Wooster St., Shelton. RSVP: Adam, 203-9249461.
NORTH HAVEN CAMERA CLUB: Technical skills workshop, 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Hope Christian Church, 211 Montowese Ave., North Haven, socializing at 6:30 p.m., $40 yearly membership, NorthHavenCameraClub.com. MILFORD GARDEN CLUB: Milford Audubon Society Director Patrick Comins talk on coastal birds, 1 p.m. Sept. 11, DAR Chapter House, 55 Prospect St., Milford, $5 guests, info: 203-8747470, http://milfordctgardenclub.org/. MEMORIAL: Milford Fire Chief Douglas Edo rings bell in honor of Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m. Sept. 11, East Side Fire Station, 980 New Haven Ave., victims included Michael Miller, Avnish Patel, Seth Morris, who attended city schools.
Wednesday, Sept. 12
AARP DRIVER SAFETY: Sharpen driving skills, noon-4 p.m. Sept. 12, Johnson Community Center, 201 Noble St., West Haven, $15 AARP members, $20 nonmembers, payable to AARP. RSVP: 203-937-3507. Participants must complete class to get certification for insurance purposes.
ORGANIZING YOUR CLUTTER: With Anita Taylor, 6 p.m. Sept. 12, Derby Neck Library, 307 Hawthorne Ave., 203-724-1492.
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION: Caregiver’s Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 12, Mary Wade Home chapel, 118 Clinton Ave., New Haven, call Gail Donahue weekends, 203-562-7222.
MILFORD CAMERA CLUB: First meeting of year, program selecting photos for competition 7 p.m. Sept. 12, Margaret Egan Center, 35 Mathew St., milfordcameraclub.com, Josh Goldin, 203-804-3058, visitors, members under 18 must be with adult.
‘I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG’: Picture book author Brad Meltzer; illustrator Christopher Eliopoulos discussion, signing, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12, R.J. Julia Booksellers, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison.
SHORELINE BRANCH, AAUW: Carry-in supper, speaker is Barbara Solomon, school psychologist, founder, former executive director of Guilford Youth Mentoring, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12, Madison Congregational Church, 26 Meetinghouse Lane, Marcia Myhre, 203-453-5116.
AARP FRAUD WATCH: Workshop on ID theft, fraud, scams, footage of scammers, 6 p.m. Sept. 12, Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton. RSVP: hchlibrary.org/event/ fraud-watch, 860-669-2342.
WRITING INJUSTICE: “Home” by Toni Morrison, discussion led by Hazel V. Carby, Yale professor of African American studies, American studies, and Donna Daniels, management consultant, cultural anthropologist, 7 p.m. Sept. 12, Guilford Free Library, 67 Park St. RSVP: 203453-8282, www.guilfordfreelibrary.org.