Dear Neighbors,
September is a brazenly busy month in terms of stuff to do with your family, so today marks the return of “The Valley Independent Sentinel’s Complete List Of Things To Do This Weekend,” also known as TVISCLOTTDTW.
This time TVISCOTTDTW, oh, wait I’m sorry, I left out the L in list, lemme try that again …
This time TVISCLOTTDTW, or SCLOTT for short, features cycling, pumpkins, firefighters on Harleys and lots more.
Have a look below.
Oh — if you don’t see your event on here, that’s because you didn’t tell us about it.
Upload your own events to our calendar, gosh darnnit. DIRECTIONS HERE!
TTYL LMAO YOLO
— The Staff
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Estate And Garage Sale In Derby
Leather couch, love seat clothing, toys, toddler bed, garage fridge, more.
Also — 2003 Dodge Ram SLT 2 wheel Drive, 50,000 miles, one owner, excellent condition: $10,750 or best offer.
306 Silver Hill Road
Derby
More info.
10:30 a.m.
PARK TOTS: Jiminy Crickets!
Ranger Stef will introduce you to this musical insect living in the park’s grassy areas. Find out why these six-legged singers sing!
Tuition: $4 for FANCI members and Ansonia residents. Others, $6 per child. Geared for toddlers and other little ones with an adult.
Please pre-register. Class size is limited.
Ansonia Nature Center
203 736 1053
10 Deerfield Lane
Ansonia
Website
4 p.m.
PINWHEELS FOR PEACE
Oxford Girl Scouts will be planting pinwheels with messages for peace on the lawn in front of Oxford Town Hall.
Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two Art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan, of Coconut Creek, Florida, as a way for students to express their feelings about what’s going on in the world and in their lives.
Click here for more info.
Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Road
Oxford
6 p.m.
AUTUMN EQUINOX DRUMMING CIRCLE
Join our drumming circle with Ranger Dawn. If you have your own percussion instrument, bring it.
Celebrate our most colorful season and bring a canned food item or packaged food for the local homeless shelter.
For adults and children over 12 with a parent.
Gather at Pavilion #1.
FREE.
Ansonia Nature Center
203 736 1053
10 Deerfield Lane
Ansonia
Website
7 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Ansonia versus Woodland
Nolan Field
Ansonia
7 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Derby versus Naugatuck
Ryan Athletic Complex
Derby
7 p.m.
MORE FOOTBALL
Seymour versus Sacred Heart
Seymour High School
Seymour
7 p.m.
EVEN MORE FOOTBALL
Shelton versus Foran
Shelton High School
Finn Stadium
Shelton
7 p.m.
THE CAMPAIGN
A movie. Will Ferrell and the chubby hipster from The Hangover yuck it up as two political rivals running for federal office. One made a fortune off a man with hairy shoulders named George the Animal Steele while the other often forgets to pay the rent. Oh wait …
(Rated R) ($4.50)
The Strand Theater, 165 Main St.
203 881 5025
Seymour
7 p.m.
COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Funny guy Dave Reilly takes the stage, may insult you.
$25
Colonial Tavern
24 Hawley Road
Oxford
9 p.m.
SPARKLE
A movie. RIP Whitney Houston.
(Rated PG-13) ($4.50)
The Strand Theater, 165 Main St.
203 881 5025
Seymour
11 p.m.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Estate And Garage Sale In Derby
Leather couch, love seat clothing, toys, toddler bed, garage fridge, more.
Also — 2003 Dodge Ram SLT 2 wheel Drive, 50,000 miles, one owner, excellent condition: $10,750 or best offer.
306 Silver Hill Road
Derby
More info.
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tag Sale In Ansonia
Giant fall tag sale. Unique tag sale items such as, antiques, furniture and a bake sale, too.
Special early buyer entry for $5 at 8 a.m.
Free coffee while shopping.
Three Saints Orthodox Church
203 – 922-2953
26 Howard Avenue
Ansonia
10 a.m.
2012 Derby Greenway Walk-a-Thon
Proceeds to benefit Griffin Hospital’s cancer center
A 3.55 mile walk. Parking in the BJ’s Wholesale parking lot off Division Street in Derby.
Click here for the website.
Derby Greenway
Division Street
Derby
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FALL FUN FEST!
Food, crafts, fire trucks, music, and vendors, vendors, vendors.
Boy Scout Troop 25 is holding a tag sale as part of the event.
First UMC Shelton
203 929 3537
Rocky Rest Road and Long Hill Avenue
Website!
11 a.m.
Rededication Of The Monuments Of PFC Frank P. Witek
The monuments have been beautifully refurbished with laser etching in black granite stone and decorative lighting added to the surrounding grounds.
PFC Witek died fighting in World War II fighting the Japanese in Guam. He received the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice. The monuments in his honor were stolen last year.
Witek Park
Click here for a map.
Derby
11 a.m.
Creating Musical Readers
Presented by New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Aimed at pre K‑through second graders
Sponsored by the Derby Public Library thanks to a grant from the Valley Community Foundation.
The Derby Public Library is pleased to host a series of children’s music programs presented by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra called Creating Musical Readers.
Literacy and music combine in this program geared for pre‑K to 2nd graders.
NHSO musicians bring musical stories to life as they read to students and their instruments become a part of the story.
The first book to be read will be “Ralph’s Secret Weapon” featuring a musical instrument called the bassoon.
Registration is required.
203 736 1482
Please be sure to register each child separately.
Also, parents/caregivers do not need to be registered, only their children.
FREE
Derby Public Library
Third Floor
313 Elizabeth St.
Derby
12 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Oxford versus Westport
Oxford High School
Oxford
12 p.m.
Creature Feature!
“Join us every Saturday at noon to learn about some of our resident animal ambassadors.”
FREE
Ansonia Nature and Recreation Center
203 736 1053
10 Deerfield Lane
Ansonia
Website
3 p.m.
Take a nap, you earned it.
Your House
The Valley
7 p.m.
THE CAMPAIGN
A movie. Will Ferrell and the chubby guy from The Hangover yuck it up as two political rivals running for federal office. One made a fortune off a man with hairy shoulders named George the Animal Steele while the other often forgets to pay the rent. Oh wait …
(Rated R) ($4.50)
The Strand Theater, 165 Main St.
203 881 5025
Seymour
9 p.m.
SPARKLE
A movie. RIP Whitney Houston.
(Rated PG-13) ($4.50)
The Strand Theater, 165 Main St.
203 881 5025
Seymour
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
All Day
EXPLORE THE NAUGATUCK!
A day-long bicycle tour from Torrington to Derby will celebrate the selection of the greenway as an America’s Great Outdoors (AGO) project by the Department of Interior.
Explore the Naugatuck! will highlight existing trails, recreational access to the river and promote the big-picture vision of what this greenway can be some day. A core group of cyclists will ride the entire route, to be joined in each town and city by local riders.
Local stops include Beacon Falls, Seymour and Derby.
Story.
9 a.m. (registration)
10 a.m. (vroom vroom)
CHARITY POKER RUN
To benefit the Connecticut Burns Care Foundation Children’s Burn Camp.
$20.00 Entry Fee
$10.00 Extra Rider
Includes Lunch & Drink & Entry Fee for Motorcycle Show
Food – Drinks – Music – 50/50 Raffle
(Followed by a car show)
Website
Enterprise Corporate Towers
4 Corporate Drive
Shelton
9 a.m. to 11 a.m. (registration)
Firefighter Poker Run
The Renegade Knights Firefighter M. C. – Battalion 2 chapter is hosting its 2nd Annual Poker Run Sunday, September 23, 2012.
Proceeds from the event are donated to fire victims in the Naugatuck Valley area.
The starting point will be the Tri-Town Plaza at 814 Derby Avenue, off Exit 19 of Route 8.
Registration starts at 9 a.m. and closes at 11 a.m.
The end point will be at the Catholic War Veterans building at 112 Derby Avenue in Derby.
For more information check out http://www.renegadeknightsffmcbat2.com.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Seymour Pumpkin Festival
Full of unique arts and crafts, with over 110 vendors expected to attend. There will also be food, rides, and children’s contests. Please visit our “pick of the patch:” a raffle showcase of crafts.
Stop by festival headquarters and purchase a program, for a small monetary donation, and you will receive raffle tickets to win an item from one of our craft vendors. Each program will also contain valuable coupons for local merchants.
More information
On Facebook
French Memorial Park
Seymour
Click for map
Noon to 4 p.m.
Nutmegger Cheese And Wine Festival
Featuring the very best of Connecticut cheese and wine, with eight cheese makers and four wineries.
Enjoy vineyard tours, hayrides, corn maze, cheese maker talks, contests, book signings and more!
More information
Jones Family Farm
120 Beardsley Road
Shelton
Click for map
