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
A Suite Shabbat, Friday, March 25, 7:30 p.m., Gunnar Sahlin, cello, Suzanne Corey Sahlin, viola, Congregation Shir Shalom, 203-438-6589
Blood Pressure Screening, Monday, March 28, 2-3 p.m., RVNA, free, Parks & Recreation, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
Ribbon Cutting for NuWeigh Wellness with the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, March 30, 5-6:30 p.m., 409 Main Street, free, destinationridgefield.com, 203-438-5992
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
Filmmaker Talk, 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
Comedian Sinbad, Thursday, March 31, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $65, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
April
Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening, Friday, April 1, 11-1 p.m. at RVNA, 27 Governor Street, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
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 or 203-431-7000
Business Networking, 1-Year Anniversary Celebration at the Cucumber & Chamomile Tea Shop, Friday, April 1, 6-8 p.m., 3 Danbury Road, free, destinationridgefield.com, 203-438-5992
The Machine performs Pink Floyd, Friday, April 1, 8 p.m., $45, ridgefieldplayhouse.org, 203-438-5795
Piano Bar(n), a musical cabaret, Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m., doors open at 7, bring food and drink, tickets $25, Ridgefield Theater Barn, 37 Halpin Lane, reservations at ridgefieldtheaterbarn.org
Memoir Writing Group, Saturday, April 2, 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Art Exhibition, Visions of South East Asia by Gayle Gleckner and Tony Woolner, April 2 through 29, reception Saturday, April 2 from 2–4 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Evening with Stephen Schwartz, American musical theater composer, Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m., Ridgefield Playhouse, $65, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Juried Member Show, Saturday, April 2, Sunday, May 1, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, reception 4-6 p.m., free, open to all, 34 Halpin Lane, rgoa.org or 203-438-8863
The Edna Project, Sunday, April 3, 2 p.m., free tickets at the door starting at 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
MidDay Home Bible Study, movie night, Sunday, April 3, 5:30 p.m., Priscilla Black, 203-431-9768, pblack35@comcast.net
Health and Wellness Council meeting, Monday, April 4, 8:15 a.m., Cucumber & Chamomile Tea Shop, 3 Danbury Road, health and wellness professionals welcome, RSVP to RidgefieldChamber.org under Events or 203-438-5992
The Nonfictioneers, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War by David Halberstram (part 6 to end), Tuesday, April 5, 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Ribbon Cutting, for Tewes Cares Aging & Disability Manager Advocate with the Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce, 9 Bailey Avenue, Wednesday, April 6, 5-6:30 p.m., free, destinationridgefield.com, 203-438-5992
National Tartan Day, with the Tartan Terrors, Wednesday, April 6, 6-8 p.m., Celtic music, dance and folklore, $30, ridgefieldplayhouse.org or 203-438-5795
Celebrating Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s Tragedies with Dr. Mark Schenker, Wednesday, April 6, 7 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
AARP TaxAide, free income tax preparation, Thursday, April 7, 8:15-1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, appointments required, 203-438-4288
Blood Pressure Screening, Thursday, April 7, noon-1 p.m. RVNA at Founders Hall, free, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
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 or 203-431-9768
Murder by the Book, mystery discussion, The Art Forger by B.J. Shapiro, April 7, 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
C.A.R.E.S. Group, Thursday, April 7, 7-9 p.m., Insight Counselling, 103 Danbury Road #1, drop-in support group, meets every Thursday, free, thecaresgroup.org or 1-855-405-0246
Adult Coloring, Friday, April 8, 1–3 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Shutterbugs Monthly Meeting, Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Health & Wellness Fair, Saturday, April 9, 10-2 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School, free, health screenings for all ages, no appointments necessary, RVNA, 203-438-5555 or ridgefieldvna.org
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, information and registration at rgoa.org or 203-438-8863
It Could Be Verse, with Ira Joe Fisher, Sunday, April 10, 2 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Blood Pressure Screening, Monday, April 11, 10-11 a.m. RVNA at Ballard Green, free, , ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
Books and Breakfast, Monday, April 11, 10:30 a.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Currier & Ives Lecture, Monday, April 11, 7 p.m., at Keeler Tavern Museum, $10 per person, $5 per member, keelertavernmuseum.org or 203-438-5485
Art of Journaling Workshop with Kathy Coe, Wednesday, April 13, 10 a.m., $5 materials fee at the door, register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Business Networking, & 1-Year Anniversary Celebration at Turning Point Healing Arts, Wednesday, April 13, 5-6:30 p.m., 100B Danbury Road, Suite 101, free, destinationridgefield.com, 203-438-5992
Theater Barn Playwrights Collective meeting, Wednesday, April 13, 6–9 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
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
Poetry Discussion Group, Samuel Menashe with Dr. Alan Holder, Friday, April 15, 1 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Glassware Presentation, Sunday, April 17, 4 p.m., at Keeler Tavern Museum, colonial and continental glass,$10 per person, members $5, keelertavernmuseum.org or 203-438-5485
Bloodmobile, Tuesday, April 19, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Center, 800-GIVE LIFE or bloodct.org or 800-433-1879
Critics’ Circle Book Group, We Are Not Ourselves by Matthew Thomas, Tuesday, April 19, 7 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Poetry Reading, Sky Gazer with Alan Holder, Wednesday, April 20, 7 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
RVNA CPR & AED Training, Wednesday, April 20, 7-9:30 p.m. at RVNA, 27 Governor Street, $55/person, space limited, to reserve a spot 203-438-5555, ridgefieldvna.org
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
Tips and Tricks for Ancestry.com, with Toni McKeen, Thursday, April 21, 7 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Seminar, 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
Shake-scene with Stephen Collins, Saturday, April 23, 2 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Poetry, Dare You See a Soul at the White Heat? What a poet can learn from Emily Dickinson, a workshop with Dr. Joanne Dobson, Sunday, April 24, 1–4 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
Blood Pressure Screening, Monday, April 25, 2-3 p.m. RVNA at Ridgefield Parks & Recreation, free, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
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
Tick Prevention Solutions, Thursday, April 28, 7 p.m., register, Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
RVNA Spring Breakfast, Friday, April 29, 7:30 a.m. at the Amber Room, Danbury, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
Antique Appraisal Day, Friday, April 29, 1 p.m., $5 per item/3 item limit, at Founders Hall, founders-hall.org or 203-431-7000
RVNA Open House, Saturday, April 30, 10-4 p.m. at RVNA, 27 Governor Street, ridgefieldvna.org or 203-438-5555
Beatrice and Juliet, Vignettes from Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet with the Barefoot Shakespeare Company on the library lawn, Saturday, April 30, 2 p.m., Ridgefield Library, ridgefieldlibrary.org, 203-438-2282
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
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, 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
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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