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.
March
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, March 10, 8:15-1 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, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Meeting, Thursday, March 10, 6:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, South Hall, 203-313-4395
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/, 203-894-5750
Exhibition, We Fight For Roses Too, Ridgefield Library, Thursday, March 10 to Sunday, March 20, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
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, 2-4 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, Ridgefield Playhouse, 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
The Bolshoi Ballet’s ‘Spartacus,’ live in HD, Sunday, March 14, noon, Ridgefield Playhouse, tickets ($25, $20 members/seniors, $15 students, free for children 18 and under), ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Songs of WWII, performance, presented by The Two of Us Plus One, Monday, March 14, 1:30 p.m., free, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
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, returns 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, 8:15-1 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, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768,
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
Stand-up comedians debut their acts, students of Christine O’Leary’s Comedy Writing Workshop, 11 a.m., $12, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 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
An Evening with Groucho, 7:30 p.m., a two-act show highlighting Marx Brothers routines, Ridgefield Playhouse, $40, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
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, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768,
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, 8:15-1 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, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
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
Sinbad-comedian, Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $65, VIP package includes Q&A with Sinbad, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
April
The Machine performs Pink Floyd, Friday, April 1, 8 p.m., $45, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Seminar, Charles Babbage, The Man who Invented the Computer, presented by Richard Frisch, Friday, April 1, 1 p.m., free, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
Special Evening with Stephen Schwartz, premier American musical theater composer, will chat about his life and career, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $65, ridgefieldplayhouse.org; 203-438-5795
Sixth Annual Juried Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists’ member show, Saturday, April 2 through Sunday, May 1, juried by Robbin Zella, director and curator at the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, opens with a reception 4-6 p.m., free and open to all, 34 Halpin Lane,rgoa.org, 203.438.8863
National Tartan Day with the Tartan Terrors, Wednesday, April 6, 6-8 p.m., Celtic music, dance and folklore, $30, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, April 7, 8:15 to 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, April 7, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Rid Litter Days, Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10, all day, Ridgefield, barbara-hartman@sbcglobal.net or 203-438-8288
Encaustic/Working with Wax Workshop, with Kathy Coe at Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Sunday, April 10, 10-3, open to all, 34 Halpin Lane, for info and to register,
203.438.8863, rgoa.org
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, April 14, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Distinguished Speaker, Chris George, Integrated Refugee & Immigration Services, Friday, April 15, 1 p.m., free, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
Bloodmobile, Tuesday, April 19, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org, 800-433-1879
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, April 21, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Seminar, The Salk Polio Vaccine: The Story behind the Story, presented by David Shafer, Friday, April 22, 1 p.m., free, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, April 28, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Antique Appraisal Day, Friday, April 29, 1 p.m., $5 per item/3 item limit, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
May
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, May 5, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
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-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org, 800-433-1879,
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, May 12, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Distinguished Speaker, RSO Maestro Gerald Steichen, Thursday, May 12, 1 p.m., free, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
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
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, May 19, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Seminar, Before Oscar – Inventing Motion Pictures, presented by Robert Frisch, Friday, May 20, 1 p.m., free, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org, 203-431-7000
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, May 26, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
June
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, June 2, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
The Western Connecticut Youth Orchestra, featuring the string and wind ensemble, Saturday, June 4, Scotts Ridge Middle School at 4 p.m.
Battle of the Chefs, sponsored by Fairfield County Bank, Sunday, June 5, 4-7 p.m., at Founders Hall, details and ticket information at founders-hall.org or 203-431-7000
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, June 9, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, June 16, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
Bloodmobile, Thursday, June 16, 1:30-6:30 p.m., St. Stephen’s Church Hall, 800-433-1879, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, June 23, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
MidDay Home Bible Study, Thursday, June 30, 12-1:30 p.m., or 3-4 p.m., or 7-8 p.m., contact Priscilla Black, pblack35@comcast.net, 203-431-9768
July
Bloodmobile, Thursday, July 7, 1:30-6:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church Hall, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org, 800-433-1879
August
Bloodmobile, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, Danbury Road, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org, 800-433-1879
September
Bloodmobile, Thursday, Sept. 8, 1:30-6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org, 800-433-1879
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