The DateBook is a guide to Ridgefield special events. Events may be submitted up to three years in advance. Email submissions, in DateBook format, to news@TheRidgefieldPress.com to reach us by Thursday noon to appear in the following week’s calendar. Include a phone number. The DateBook is often abbreviated in the newspaper; the complete listing appears online at TheRidgefieldPress.com.
February
Mario Cantone, Comedian, Friday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, irreverent humor and funny impersonations, $60, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Educating Rita, a play by Willy Russell, Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m., cabaret seating, $24/adults, $20/students, seniors and veterans, Ridgefield Theater Barn, reservations at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
The Smithereens, Saturday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $42.50, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” Sunday, Feb. 28, 11:30 a.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, National Theatre in HD, $25, $20 members/seniors, $15 students, free for children 18 and under, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Jazz Masters Series: Nicki Parrott Trio, Sunday, Feb. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sarah’s Wine Bar, 20 West Lane, $27.50 cover, $15 minimum, reservations at 203-438-8282
Cowboy Junkies, An evening with Cowboy Junkies in their Blowin’ and Driftin’ 13thAnniversary Tour celebrating the release of Notes Falling Slow, will perform at The Ridgefield Playhouse, Sunday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($50), ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Beth Hart Concert, Monday, Feb. 29, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $57.50, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
March
The Nonfictioneers, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstam, Ridgefield Library, Tuesday, March 1, 7 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
The Writer’s Guild of Ridgefield, A Networking Group for Writers, Ridgefield Library, Tuesday, March 1, 7 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
A Great Big World, Wednesday, March 2, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, duo Ian Axel and Chad King, $55 orchestra, $45 mezzanine/balcony, 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, March 3, 8:15 to 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
Murder by the Book Mystery Discussion, Kissing the Gunner’s Daughter by Ruth Rendell, Ridgefield Library, Thursday, March 3, 10:30 a.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, March 3, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., Priscilla Black, 203-431-9768, pblack35@comcast.net
RVNA Free Blood Pressure Screening, Thursday March 3, 12-1 p.m. at Founders Hal,l 203-438-5555, ridgefieldvna.org
Bloodmobile, Thursday, March 3, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
Hangmen, screening broadcast live in HD with Martin McDonagh at the Ridgefield Playhouse, Thursday, March 3, 2 p.m. Tickets: ($25, $20 members/seniors; $15 students; free for children 18 and under), 203-438-5795 or ridgefieldplayhouse.org
RSO Maestro Gerald Steichen, distinguished speaker, Founders Hall, Thursday, March 3, 3 p.m., free, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
Laser Spectacular’s “The Spirit of Michael Jackson,” Ridgefield Playhouse, Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $47.50 adults, $37.50 children. 203-438-5795 or ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Educating Rita, a play by Willy Russell, Friday, March, 4 and Saturday, March, 5, 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m., cabaret seating, $24/adults, $20/students, seniors and veterans, Ridgefield Theater Barn, reservations at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Met Opera Live in HD, Ridgefield Playhouse, Saturday, March 5, 12:55 p.m., $25, $20 members/seniors, $15 students, free for children 18 and under,ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Memoir Writing Group, Ridgefield Library, Saturday, March 5, 1 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Classical Contemporaries, Haydn, Telemann, Mozart, with Sara Della Posta and Robert Hoyle, horn, Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m., Clune Auditorium, Wilton, $25-$60, ridgefieldsymphony.org, 203-438-3889
Martin Sexton, fingerstyle guitarist, Ridgefield Playhouse, Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m. $65. 203-438-5795, ridgefieldplayhouse.org
Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be, with Frank Bruni, Ridgefield High School, Sunday, March 6, noon, $10 adults,18 and under free, parenting workshops to follow, register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Let’s Sing! Community Sing-Along, Ridgefield Library, Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m., Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Community sing-along, at Ridgefield Library, Sunday, March 6, 3-4 p.m.
New Shanghai Circus, stunts and acrobatics, Ridgefield Playhouse, Sunday, March 6, 4 p.m. $40/adults, $35/children, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Author Talk, Palm Beach Panache: Infusing Island Style with Serendipitous and Re-Imagined Finds with Carolina Fernandez, Ridgefield Library, Tuesday, March 8, 7 p.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Queen: A Night in Bohemia, live in HD, Ridgefield Playhouse, Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m., tickets: ($15), ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Skillsbox: Tools for Business Success, Learning with Lynda.com with Dorothy Pawlowski, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 9, 8 a.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Create a Personal Memory Book Using MS PowerPoint with Jeanne Lanzetta, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 9, 10:30 a.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Ridgefield Theater Barn Playwrights Collective, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 9, 6 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
RVNA Fourth Annual Spelling Bee, Wednesday, March 9, 7 -9 p.m., at The Ridgefield Playhouse 203-438-5555, ridgefieldvna.org, tickets: $20 adults/$5 student
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, March 10, 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, March 10, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., Priscilla Black, 203-431-9768, pblack35@comcast.net
Comedian Ron White, Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m., with special guest Josh Blue, VIP tickets $242 or regular tickets $65/person, ridgefield playhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Cabaret, Anne S. Richardson Auditorium at Ridgefield High School, March 10-12, 7:30 p.m.; matinee performances, March 12-13 at 2 p.m., snow date: March 20, at 2 p.m., tickets $15 for adults, $10 for college students and younger, $10 for seniors age 60 and up, tickets sold at the door or rhsperformingarts.info/ Info: 203-894-5750
Exhibition, We Fight For Roses Too, Ridgefield Library, Thursday, March 10 to Sunday, March 20, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Inaugural Breakfast and State of the Town address, Friday, March 11, 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Silver Spring Country Club, honoring Personal Touch Welcome as Business of the Year, $45, destinationridgefield.com/events or 203-438-5992
Donnie Osmond in Concert, Friday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $125/person, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce Annual Breakfast & State of the Town Address, Friday, March 11, 7:30-10 a.m., Silver Spring Country Club, 439 Silver Spring Road, $45/person, DestinationRidgefield.com/Chamber, 203-438-5992
Educating Rita, a play by Willy Russell, Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12, 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m., cabaret seating, $24/adults, $20/students, seniors and veterans, Ridgefield Theater Barn, reservations at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Meeting of the Shutterbugs, Ridgefield Library, Saturday, March 12, 9 a.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
A Dozen Women Who’ve Made a Difference, with Jack Sanders, Ridgefield Library, Saturday, March 12, 1 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Exhibition Reception and Family Day, We Fight For Roses Too, Ridgefield Library, Saturday, March 12, 2 to 4 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Georgie Brennan, Ridgefield singer/songwriter, Irish Night, Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., free admission, 850 Degrees, 203-894-5395, 850degrees.com
ARTalk, with sculptor James Grashow, Ridgefield Library, Sunday, March 13, 2 p.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
6th Annual Ridgefield Chili Festival, Sunday, March 13, 2-4 p.m., Ridgefield Community Center, ridgefielddems.org, 203-403-7080
McCartney tribute, The Ridgefield Playhouse brings The McCartney Years to the stage on Sunday, March 13, at 8 p.m. Note-for-note, harmonies and riffs– every song is played live with nothing pre-recorded. Tickets ($45), ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Books and Breakfast, Ridgefield Library, Monday, March 14, 10:30 a.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
RVNA Free Blood Pressure Screening, Monday, March 14, 10-11 a.m., at Ballard Green, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
Songs of WWII, performance, presented by The Two of us Plus One, Monday, Founders Hall, March 14, 1:30 p.m., free, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
Spartacus, The Ridgefield Playhouse presents Live in HD, an encore performance of the Bolshoi Ballet’s Spartacus on Sunday, March 14, at 12 p.m. Tickets ($25, $20 members/seniors, $15 students – tickets are free for children 18 and under) ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Winter Concert, Tuesday, March 15, 6:30 p.m., The Jim Scianna Trio, Ridgefield Crossings, 640 Danbury Road, free, refreshments, 203-431-2255
Critics’ Circle Book Discussion, The Children Act by Ian McEwan, Ridgefield Library, Tuesday, March 15, 7 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Orthopedic Talk at Laurel Ridge, Wednesday, March 16, noon, Laurel Ridge Health Care Center, 642 Danbury Road, speaker Dr. Robert Daher, orthopaedic specialist, lunch, open to public, space limited, reservations, 203-438-8226
Powerful Voices: Connecticut Women Changing Democracy, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 16, 7 p.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
America, Perennial classic-rock favorite, America, will return for a fifth time at The Ridgefield Playhouse on Wednesday, March 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets ($87.50), ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-579
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, March 17, 8:15-15 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, March 17, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., Priscilla Black, 203-431-9768, pblack35@comcast.net
Poetry Discussion Group, New and Selected Poems by Samuel Menashe, Ridgefield Library, Friday, March 18, 1 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Educating Rita, a play by Willy Russell, Friday, March 18 and Saturday, March 19, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Theater Barn, doors open at 7 p.m., cabaret seating, $24/adults, $20/students, seniors and veterans, reservations at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Jessica Lynn in Concert, Friday, March 18, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $25, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, Spring Fling Fundraiser Dinner-Dance, Saturday, March 19, 6-10 p.m., $150, Lounsbury House, 316 Main Street, ridgefieldsymphony.org, 203-438-38889
Ridgefield Folk with Tall Heights, Ridgefield Library, Sunday, March 20, 2 p.m., free tickets 1 p.m., doors open at 1:30 p.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org or 203-438-2282
Habana Sax Band, Sunday, March 20, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $30, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Skillsbox: Simple Steps For Starting Your Business: a five part series, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 18, 6 p.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
AM Book Group, Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 23, 10 a.m., ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
The Ten Commandments film, Wednesday, March 23, 2 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $10, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Learn Through Film screening and discussion series, Ridgefield Library, Wednesday, March 23, 7 p.m., register, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Drug and Alcohol Lecture with actor Lillo Brancato, Wednesday, March 23, 7:30 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, free, registration required, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, March 24, 8:15 to 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, March 24, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., Priscilla Black, 203-431-9768, pblack35@comcast.net
RVNA Free Blood Pressure Screening, Monday, March 28, 2-3 p.m., at Parks & Recreation ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, March 31, 8:15 to 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, March 31, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, 203-431-9768, pblack35@comcast.net
The Refugee Crisis: Faces Behind the Headlines with filmmakers Gus Ford and Irena Patkanian,Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, register, ridgefieldlibrary.org or 203-438-2282
April
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, April 7, 8:15 to 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
Rid Litter Days, Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10, all day, Ridgefield, 203-438-8288 or barbara-hartman@sbcglobal.net
Bloodmobile, Tuesday, April 19, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
May
Community sing-along, Ridgefield Library, Sunday, May 8, 3-4 p.m.
Bloodmobile, Tuesday, May 10, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, First and Last, Diamond, Strauss, Mahler, with Jennifer Black, soprano, Saturday, May 14, 8 p.m., Anne S. Richardson Auditorium, Ridgefield High School, $25-$60, ridgefieldsymphony.org, 203-438-3889
June
The Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra, featuring the string and wind ensemble, Saturday, June 4, Scotts Ridge Middle School at 4 p.m.
Bloodmobile, Thursday, June 16, 1:30-6:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Church Hall, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
July
Bloodmobile, Thursday, July 7, 1:30-6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church Hall, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
August
Bloodmobile, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, Danbury Road, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
September
Bloodmobile, Thursday, Sept. 8, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
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