Celebrate Veterans Day in Torrington

TORRINGTON — The Torrington Veterans Memorial Committee, and its member groups, invites the public, military personnel and all veterans to join them in the annual Veterans Day Observance ceremony on Saturday.

The ceremony will be held, rain or shine, at Torrington’s Coe Memorial Park and will begin approximately 10:30 a.m. If it rains, the ceremony will be held inside the Coe Memorial Park Civic Center.

This year, to memorialize this historic event, the city of Torrington and the Torrington Veterans Memorial Committee have partnered to promote participation in the “Bells of Peace.” The committee is “calling on our faith community, residents and institutions to join us in the tolling of bells in remembrance of the armistice,” organizers said in a statement. “Our goal is to join communities across the nation when at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, bells will toll 21 times.”

The public is invited and encouraged to participate by downloading an app created by Bells of Peace for smartphone owners. Just have the app open before 11 a.m. on Sunday and the Bells of Peace will toll from every device.

If anyone has an American flag that is torn, faded or otherwise damaged they may bring them and a member of a veterans organization will take the flag and see that it is properly retired.

Housatonic Musical Theatre Society to hold fundraiser

FALLS VILLAGE — The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society is marking its 15th year with a gala fundraiser. Tickets on sale now for Gala 2018: Celebrating 15 Years of Musical Theatre Magic.

The event will be performed Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Housatonic Valley Regional High School. Buy online from www.HMTS.org , from an HMTS student, at the Salisbury and Sharon Pharmacies, or at the door subject to availability.

Theater students join more than 25 HMTS alumni performing songs from each of the past 15 productions. HMTS alumni in the audience will be invited to join onstage for the final number, “There’s No Business Like Show Business” and will be invited to a post-performance dessert reunion reception in the cafeteria.

On sale in the lobby will be concessions, a soft-cover souvenir program book with photos and cast lists from past shows, 50/50 raffle tickets for $1 and a special raffle for $10 per ticket for chances to win one of three prizes. First prize is four tickets to “Hamilton” on Broadway.

All proceeds go toward the 2019 HMTS production “Rip Van Winkle,” an original musical written by Michael Berkeley and Ray Roderick, with music and lyrics by Michael Berkeley, to be performed March 14-16 at HVRHS.

Flag football game supports food bank

TORRINGTON — Christopher DeBerry, a Torrington High School alumnus who played college football at the University of Connecticut, is hosting a flag football charity event in Torrington on Nov. 17. The game will be played at Torrington High School. The cost is $5 per player with 10 non-perishable food items. Players age 16 and older are welcome to participate with parental consent.

To register, go to https:// www.facebook.com/ CTSPORTSLEAGUE/photos/gm. 172597590326470/1996466547057 837/?type=3

CHWC holding community breakfast

TORRINGTON — Community Health and Wellness Center is hosting its Third Annual Community Thanksgiving Breakfast on Wednesday from 9-11 a.m. in the lobby of its Torrington medical facility located at 469 Migeon Ave.

The public is invited to attend and enjoy a complimentary breakfast buffet featuring hot dishes and continental fare.

Holiday wreath workshops planned

BETHLEHEM — Connecticut Landmarks’ Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden invites interested members of the public to make a wreath for the upcoming holiday season using greens, pinecones, dried flowers and other natural materials. Back by popular demand, George and Carol McCleary, site horticulturists, will lead the workshops. scheduled for Nov. 24, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Nov. 25 from noon to 2 p.m.; or Nov. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m.

This event is for individuals and families at a cost of $30 per wreath ($25 for CTL Members) – including materials and admission to the festively decorated house. Participants should bring their own clippers. Reservations required as space is limited. Register by contacting the BellamyFerriday House & Garden at 203.266.7596 or bellamy.ferriday@ctlandmarks.org.

Landmark to hold auditions

THOMASTON — Landmark Community Theatre is holding auditions for its first production of the 2019 season, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” Sunday and Monday at the Arts Center Theatre at the Thomaston Opera House. Auditions will be on a first come, first served basis.

Ed Bassett will direct the show, with music direction by Sean Lewis. The show dates are Feb. 2-3, 8-10, 15-17 for a total of eight performances. Rehearsals will begin Nov. 25 and be held three times a week, 6-9 p.m.

Rehearsals are tentatively scheduled for Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday evenings. In case of inclement weather and cancelled rehearsals, they will be rescheduled.

Auditioners must bring sheet music with them and be prepared to sing 32 bars (about a minute) of a fully memorized musical theater song showcasing the style and vocal range of the character for which they are auditioning. Songs from the show are allowed. Additional vocalizing may also be a part of the audition to determine vocal range and harmonizing skills. An accompanist will be provided; no recorded accompaniment is permitted. Auditioners will be asked to read following their vocal audition. Dance auditions will not be held.

Plot summary: There's a new tenant at Armadillo Acres — and she's wreaking havoc all over Florida's most exclusive trailer park. When Pippi, the stripper on the run, comes between the Dr. Phil–loving, agoraphobic Jeannie and her tollbooth collector husband — the storms begin to brew.