March 10, 2013 ( Sunday )

Silvermine Guild Arts Center February 27 - March 24 Midnight - 5:00pm Guild Group Show: “The Human Touch: Five Printmakers” Showcasing a selection of new figurative works by Silvermine members Karen Brussat Butler, Helen Cantrell, Alanna Fagan, Nancy Lasar and Nomi Silverman. The five artists share a love of printmaking, exploring contemporary interpretations of the figure in a variety of print techniques. February 24th through April 5th, 2013 GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday: 12p.m. – 5 pm; Sunday: 1 – 5 pm. Location:   Silvermine Arts Center 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Cost:   Free Contact:   (203) 966-9700 ext. 20 or visit the website: www.silvermineart.org   View All Dates   Posted by:  Silvermine Arts Center, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 21-Dec-12 2:27pm EST

Ambler Farm Noon - 1:00pm Maple Syrup Open Houses Maple Syrup Open House Saturday, March 2nd and Sunday, March 10th from 12-1pm Come experience a New England tradition: turning sap into syrup! The history and process of making syrup is fascinating. Kids and families will have an opportunity to tap a tree, take the maple syrup taste test, learn about Native American, colonial, and modern ways to make syrup and of course taste Ambler Farm's very own maple syrup over vanilla ice cream. Bottles of our very own maple syrup will be available for sale. This event is free and open to the public. Location:   257 Hurlbutt Street, Wilton Cost:   Free Contact:   info@amblerfarm.org   View All Dates   Posted by:  Bennett Michele, Ambler Farm, 22-Feb-13 11:40am EST

Silvermine Guild Arts Center February 27 - March 24 Noon - 5:00pm Sharon Cavagnolo: “New Paradigms” In this exhibit of dazzling abstract paintings, the artist deals with chaos and the human need to control and come to terms with it. For the artist, a gestural or impulsive movement often serves as the beginning of an idea for a painting, with subsequent layers imparting balance, line, color and pattern, creating an alternate reality in the process. February 24th through April 5th, 2013 GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday: 12p.m. – 5 pm; Sunday: 1 – 5 pm. Location:   Silvermine Arts Center 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Cost:   Free Contact:   (203) 966-9700 ext. 20 or visit the website: www.silvermineart.org   View All Dates   Posted by:  Silvermine Arts Center, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 21-Dec-12 2:24pm EST

Silvermine Guild Arts Center February 27 - March 24 Noon - 5:00pm Anca Pedvisocar: “Take 2” An exhibit of works about second chances given to forgotten moments in forgotten lives of forgotten people, to be re-lived in a different way by people of our time. The central theme in these paintings is a mixture of tension and solitude that seems to bring people together, while simultaneously pulling them apart. February 24th through April 5th, 2013 GALLERY HOURS: Wednesday – Saturday: 12p.m. – 5 pm; Sunday: 1 – 5 pm. Location:   Silvermine Arts Center 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 Cost:   Free Contact:   (203) 966-9700 ext. 20 or visit the website: www.silvermineart.org   View All Dates   Posted by:  Silvermine Arts Center, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 21-Dec-12 2:27pm EST

Wilton Library Association 4:00pm - 5:30am WHS/WLA Matthew Warshauer: Andrew Jackson—Hero or Despot at Wilton Historical Society Sunday, March 10 WHS/WLA Matthew Warshauer: Andrew Jackson—Hero or Despot at Wilton Historical Society, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Professor Matthew Warshauer returns to the area to shed some light on the 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson. Was he a masterful politician who ushered in a new era of democratic politics or a loose cannon with no vision for the American republic. In his latest book, Andrew Jackson in Context, Prof. Warshauer examines differing perspectives on the subject. Warshauer has been a popular guest speaker in two previous Wilton Historical Society/Wilton Library scholarly lecture series. He is a Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University and author of Andrew Jackson and the Politics of Martial Law. See Wilton Library's website for speaker details. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Registration essential. Co-sponsored by the Wilton Historical Society and Wilton Library. Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton; www.wiltonlibrary.org; (203) 762-3950. Location:   Wilton Historical Society Posted by:  Kathy Trentos, Wilton Library Association, 5-Feb-13 1:00pm EST

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