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New Haven I June/July 2010

Connecticut’s coal caper, plus an ‘endangered’ Merritt

The K of C Museum celebrates Mother Teresa’s centennial

07 BIBLIOFILES Zen and the art of saltwater fly fishing

36 ONSTAGE ‘Annie’ hits its target at goodspeed

09 BODY & SOUL

42 WORDS OF MOUTH

Be a weekend warrior — not a weekend worrier

An old fave (Marjolaine) and a new love (Press 200)

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46 DISCOVERED

Connecticut’s fave festival returns to the Elm City

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20 YOUNG AT HEART Middle-aged and caring for elderly parents

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Foreign Coal Powers Your Kettle Some environmentalists and the Hartford Courant didn’t like the idea of importing clean natural gas, but now the Union of Concerned Scientists is blasting New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut for continued

use of coal, most of it imported from Columbia and Indonesia.

The UCS said Connecticut is the most foreign coal-dependent state in the union, shelling out some $79 million each year for an Indonesian variety that meets state air-pollution standards.

Connecticut’s coal plants meet 14 percent of energy needs, while the Millstone nuclear plant (now past its original planned lifespan) produces 28 percent of Connecticut’s electricity. The UCS says Connecticut could meet 37 percent of its electricity needs with “solar, bio-energy and smallscale hydropower” and that New England could meet its power needs with offshore windmills.

Road to Ruin?

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has named the Merritt Parkway to its 2010 list of “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.”

Even 70 years after it was constructed, the Merritt is still one of America’s loveliest stretches of road. Spanning 37.5 distinctive miles, the Merritt — celebrated for its rich adornment of Art Deco,

Gothic, French Renaissance and Art Moderne bridges — was the state’s first divided-lane, limitedaccess highway.

Now, to accommodate increased traffic on the parkway, the state’s Department of Transportation is undertaking road realignment, bridge modifications and interchange redesign — with the result that the parkway’s unique character is being undermined.

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In Connecticut, the company claims to have more than 18,000 advertisers and to have created $741 million of value for them and other businesses through advertising and unpaid search results. Google also says it has donated more than $1.3 million in advertising to more than 70 non-profit organizations.

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Fishy Story VERNON, Vt. — Forget worrying about mercury, a Connecticut River fish caught four miles from the Vermont Yankee nuclear reactor tested positive for strontium 90, a dangerous radioactive isotope recently found in soil outside the reactor.

Strontium 90 radioactive material and other radioactive materials were found to have leaked from Vermont Yankee last winter. The Brattleboro Reformer newspaper reports that the Vermont Department of Health says the radioactivity dates back to testing in the 1960s and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 20 years ago. A spokesman added, “Most fish in Vermont and New England would have similar levels of radioactivity”.

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Fish Story Zen and the art of saltwater fly fishing

By MICHAEL C. BINGHAM

Author Lambot with a ‘big mother’ tarpon.

(This is not the tarpon he lost in a mangrove tree.)

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know little about fishing and nothing at all about fly fishing. Worse yet, I have a serious objectivity issue reviewing The Last Fifty Feet by first-time author Bill Lambot, with whom I used to work in New Haven and Worcester, Mass. many lifetimes ago.

That said, I thoroughly enjoyed The Last Fifty Feet, on the surface a collection of essays about the arcane avocation of saltwater fly fishing, but really about life and living it to the fullest.

Lambot is a member of the disappearing tribe of what once were known as “sportsmen,” to-the-manor-born outdoorsmen for whom tools like fly rods and shotguns were second nature. Think

Leon Leonwood (L.L.) Bean, Maine hunting guides and blue-water sailboat racing. He is also a serious raconteur renowned among his associates for his ability spin a yarn as facilely as he spins an Orvis fly reel.

What does it mean to be a true old-school sportsman? “Beneath your polished veneer of urbanity,” Lambot explains, “you are really a tough and hawkeyed outdoorsman, who has calmly faced danger and has also harvested the wild bounty of nature.”

It’s a macho — or, as Lambot puts it elsewhere — a big-guy thing.

“The posture of the strong, calm, silent outdoorsman is deeply woven into the fabric of our fly-fishing tradition,” he writes. “It remains an archetypal theme, even today, after the sport has been overrun with yuppie punks, poseurs, metrosexual lightweights, drug store cowboys and other assorted cake-eaters and fops.”

Part of living up to that image is having the right tool for every possible contingency — fancy spinning rods with ball bearing reels filled with the newest generation, controlled stretch, UVresistant, long co-polymer monofilament line, boxes of artfully tied saltwater flies and precisely tapered leaders.

But the author learns a valuable life lesson when, on a flight from Newark to Panama City, Continental loses the bag with his fancy fishing gear. Instead, two days later he and his guide are trolling for tuna with 50-pound clear monofilament wrapped around a Coke can. And they catch fish.

Speaking of tools, Lambot waxes nostalgic about the 31-foot sport fishing boat he use to keep at Groton Long Point. “She was a John Luhrs design with twin, 318, freshwater-cooled Chryslers that allowed her to cruise at 15 knots while burning a gallon per nautical mile, per engine.”

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These days, with a carbon footprint like that Barack Obama would send Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to your home with a phalynx of jackbooted Carbon Nazis. To Lambot, the vessel was “incredibly sweet.”

In the end, the allure of fly fishing for the Big Ones, to the author, is the challenge.

“Smooth technique and constant pressure are important, but at a certain point stubbornness and determination become the deciding factors,” he writes. “It becomes a question of who is more determined: you or the tarpon? If you’re not as tough as a two-dollar steak, you should never get up on the casting deck.”

But it’s also about the connection to nature. “The rhythm of blind casting is smooth, unhurried, slow and steady,” Lambot writes. “You cast, and as the tide swings your line around, you make your slow, steady retrieve. It’s hypnotic. You cast again, the line swings, you retrieve it and go into the peaceful slow-motion trance. You wait for sunrise. You think about the turn of the seasons, about the passage of time which flows just like the tides. You empty your mind until it is an empty mirror reflecting nothing. You breathe with the rhythms of the moving water. You feel calm and a little distant, but still in the moment. The sunrise is coming and with it your enlightenment.”

Many of Lambot’s adventures involve that legendary game fish, the tarpon. One of these involves a hooked fish that leaps madly into a mangrove tree. (The author loses the fish, much to the amusement of his guide, Mario.)

Eventually, he lands his first big tarpon.

After Mario shoots the obligatory Big Guy photographs, the creature is gently released into the deep blue. “I ask the obvious question, ‘Mario, how much did that fish weigh?’” “’You mean in the boat or back at the dock?’”

“Here, in the boat.” “’In the boat he was thirty kilos, maybe sixty pounds. Back at the dock he will be sixty, maybe sixty-five. At dinner tonight he will be seventy. If you drink rum after dinner, seventy-five.’”

Mario then asks if Lambot’s company has a Christmas party. It does, the author replies. “They grow a lot for Christmas,” Mario says. “Your friends will see the pictures at Christmas, and ask you, and you’ll say a hundred.” v

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B O D Y & S OUL

Accidents Happen Being a weekend warrior without being a weekend worrier

By ELIZA HALLABECK

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ith both flowers and weeds fully taking bloom, residents are returning to work and play outside their homes on evenings and weekends. Weeds may be causing frustration for the avid gardeners who walk passed their lawns each morning, adding “weed” to their weekend warrior to-do list.

Principal of New Haven Fitness and personal trainer Tyler McCauley says he treated one patient after she had severely hurt her back pulling a weed out of her front yard.

A gardening injury? Not unusual in the least, say local experts who treat the hundreds of area residents who succumb to injuries large and small from outdoor acute episodes such as back injuries from activities they most recently performed gardening, he offers common-sense advice last autumn. With all summer weekend for people to practice when performing chores and activities can come injuries, physically demanding weekend activity. but there are preventive measures and people who can help when accidents occur. “The number one thing is to listen to your body,” McCauley says. From outdoor “We see a lot of lower back and knee recreational pursuits to working around injuries,” says McCauley. Those injuries the house, McCauley says jumping from can come from a range of activities, like idleness to vigorous physical activity can weekend sports, housework or yard-work. raise the likelihood of accidents. Every The return of sunny, warm weather draws body is different, he says, but if the body many people outdoors from inside the feels strain at all, take a step back and rest home, but whether climbing ladders to for a time before returning to the activity. clean gutters, starting up a new exercise A weekend warrior of a different stripe routine or heading out to practice a sport, is Kevin Pasley, a physician’s assistant focusing on preventative measures is one who spends his weekends overseeing thing local experts agree on for weekend Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists’ busy warriors to keep in mind. (especially this time of year) weekend While New Haven Fitness, McCauley walk-in clinic. From his experience explains, works to reduce the incidence of there, he says the most frequent weekend

accidents occurring around the home are hand, wrist, ankle and knee sprains, fractures and other injuries.

The walk-in clinic, explains Pasley, performs X-rays on site and, depending on the severity of the injury, schedules followup appointments for patients during the week.

No age group is immune to injury, Pasley cautions. For older adults he suggests making sure rooms are well lit to prevent falls. For people in their 30s and 40s he recommends staying within the range of activity they are normally accustomed to.

For children, he says, injuries tend to be from recreational sports activities.

“People can get hurt doing just about everything,” says Pasley, “and we are here for that.”

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A number of specialists with the Center for Orthopaedics say some injuries from indoor and outdoor weekend activities are inevitable, but others are preventable.

Vincent Williams, MD of the Center for Orthopaedics says the most frequent outdoor weekend warrior activity that can cause injuries is climbing a ladder to clean gutters. “Springtime maintenance,” he says, “we see a lot of falls.”

Falls can cause serious trauma. However, most ladders, Williams says, come with instructions which include weight limits and fall prevention information.

Another hazard that may be concealed for people venturing outside for the first time since winter are potholes created by latewinter snow removal work or frost heaves.

Paying attention can help prevent ankle sprains when running, he says.

“Inside the home you have to be careful of rugs on tile floors,” says Williams. Rugs can slip out from under people when on tile flooring, and should have mats under them to control this, especially for seniors.

Tile floors along can also be dangerous when wearing socks, he says.

Williams, like McCauley, calls straining the lower back a classic spring and

summer injury for people doing gardening work.

Acute sprains and pulled muscles are some injuries that can occur when people are outside exercising. In addition, Williams says, athletes returning to vigorous physical activity should pay attention to the ground, wear helmets and wrist guards when practicing sports where falling is possible or common.

Power tools, Williams adds, can cause a different — and in some cases much more grave — form of harm to weekend warriors fixing up the home. To prevent more harmful injuries Williams recommends wearing long sleeves and gloves.

“It’s amazing what a pair of gloves on your hands can prevent,” he advises.

Other common-sense precautions, says Williams, to take while the weather is warm include taking special care when walking on grassy hills covered in wet morning dew, staying hydrated and wearing sunscreen.

The Center for Orthopaedics’ therapy manager, Lisa Cyr, notes that sports such as baseball, softball and tennis bring in a fair number of spring and summer injuries

as players work (and often overwork) longdormant muscles used for specific tasks like throwing a softball or swinging a tennis racquet.

“We get a lot of strains and pains from people just overdoing it,” Cyr says.

Like other local specialists, Cyr says stretching and warming up before starting an activity can go a long way in preventing injury later.

As an occupational therapist and a hand therapist, Cyr says each patient at the Center for Orthopaedics is educated on the prevention issues they can address in their daily lives. Treatments for injuries focus on what caused the patient to be referred to the center.

Overuse injuries are particularly evident to the Center for Orthopaedics’ Stephanie Arlis-Mayor, MD on weekends. “And it typically comes from people doing things they are not in shape for,” she says.

While weekend injuries are mostly seasonal, she says the risk of falling off equipment outdoors is always high.

Wearing protective eye gear, when appropriate, is also a high priority for people active on the weekends, says ArlisMayor. v

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In its 15th year, Arts & Ideas makes history

Bassekou Kouate & Ngoni Ba perform captivating music on four ngoni (west African lutes), the key instrument of the griot culture of Mali.

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M

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art.

The executive director of New Haven’s annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas, the 50-year-old Aleskie describes herself as a “multilayered credible festive person.” In a talk this spring at Center Church on the Green, Aleskie placed the event in its historical and sociological context.

The 2010 Arts & Ideas is the 15th annual fest, and Aleskie’s fifth. Each year, she says, festival organizers “drape [the festival’s] programming around a set of words or a theme. This year, it’s ‘Celebrating shared experiences.’”

The key word being “shared.”

“You have to wonder if human beings need to be together,” Aleskie said. “What is it in the DNA of a place that makes it a great destination for people to come together?”

Clearly, she asserted, New Haven is such a place. Arts & Ideas “takes what is beautiful and world-class about our community and puts it onstage,” she says. “We have the [physical] beauty, we have infrastructure, we have the venue[s] of Yale.”

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In Western culture, Aleskie explained, the arts were the near-exclusive domain of the ruling classes until relatively recently. The dawn of the Classical period saw the creation of performance spaces — La Scala and London’s Royal Opera House, to name two — large enough to accommodate the “rabble” as well as the patrician classes, she said.

And not only major cities such as Vienna and Paris, Aleskie said. “Audacious little New Haven was the smallest [American] city to start a major orchestra” — the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, which traces its roots to 1894,

making it the fourth-oldest symphony orchestra in America after the New York Philharmonic (1842), Boston (1881) and Chicago (1891) symphony orchestras.

It was the immigration tsunami at the turn of the 20th century that brought with it an explosion of culture both high and low from the Old World. Aleskie’s own immigrant grandfather “regarded [opera titan Giuseppe] Verdi like I did Mick Jagger,” she said.

As a multi-day, multimedia extravaganza of the performing arts, Arts & Ideas traces its roots to Scotland’s Edinburgh International Festival, founded in 1947 by opera impresario Rudoph Bing. His overarching idea, as Europe still lay prostrate and broken by the cataclysm of World War II, was to provide “a platform for the flowering of the human spirit.”

That same year actor and impresario Jean Vilars founded an annual arts festival in the French city of Avignon. Today the Avignon Festival endures as the oldest extant festival in France and one of the world’s greatest.

But Edinburgh and Avignon are historic and inspirational touchstones for Aleskie.

However, she avers, in the United States “We have not matured to the place Europe has in using art and culture to respond to community needs.”

That’s why a more pertinent antecedent may be the Spoleto Festival USA, created in 1977 in Charleston, S.C. by composer Gian Carlo Menotti (Amahl and the Night Visitors), who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi (the Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy. The annual 17-day event established and emerging artists in more than 120 performances of opera, dance, theater, classical music, and jazz.

New Haven Symphony Music Alive composerin-residence Jin Hi Kim is an innovative virtuoso of the kumungo, a Korean fretted board zither.

Comme Toujours Here I Stand reinvents Agnes Varda’s 1962 French New Wave film Cleo From 5 to 7 for the stage, blurring the lines between theater, dance and film.

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education? It’s an experience.”

Arts & Ideas, Aleskie says, ‘takes what is beautiful and world-class about our community and puts it onstage .’

So now the festival turns 15 — officially part of New Haven’s history, “part of the DNA of this community,” as Aleskie puts it.

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Obviously, Aleskie and her team find they must do more with less — a 30-percent smaller budget than 2009, to a total budget of about $2.8 million, including about $750,000 from state government.

Aleskie & Co. moved mountains to create a festival on the scale of previous years with nearly a third less in resources. “If you have to knock off a third of your budget, does that mean you have to knock off a third of the festival?” Aleskie asks rhetorically. “A rational person might say, ‘Gee, we can no longer do free [admission events].’ But the DNA of this event is all about inclusiveness, so instead we tried to make cuts that would not change the character of the festival.”

What kind of cuts? “Our opening weekend [June 12-13] we’re not doing any free outdoor events — the free stuff is indoors,” Aleskie explains. “It helps us to save the rental on the outdoor infrastructure [sound, lighting, staging, etc.]. Also, where we are doing major outdoor concerts on the Green like Dan Zanes [& Friends, 7 p.m. June 26] and the Blind Boys of Alabama [7 p.m. June 19], we have move the curtain time earlier” than in previous years to take advantage of daylight for illumination. “That way the end of the concert will be in twilight rather than starting in pitch-dark. We also made our program more family-friendly.”

When the founding trio of Jean Handley, Roslyn Meier and Anne Calabrese unveiled their idea for a New Haven festival a decade and a half ago, one of the concept’s selling points was the successful example of Spoleto as a powerful tourism generator.

created a film of dancers performing passages that echo the live performance onstage. The June 12 performance at the Shubert Theater is also being mounted in tandem with Spoleto USA, which will stage Dance the weekend before it comes to New Haven.

Beyond that, Aleskie asserts, creating the festival represented an act of “community healing and self esteem-building.” Daring to create a work of art of this magnitude, she adds, reflected New Haven’s “ambition and audacity.”

Beyond the many examples of artistic collaborations enriching this year’s event are institutional collaborations as well. A statewide self-guided tour of LeWitt’s work brings together the Yale University Art Gallery, Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum, the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Benton Museum at UConn/Storrs. “It’s a great way to bring people across barriers that might not otherwise be permeated,” observes Aleskie.

vvv The organizing principle of “shared experiences” is a thread that extends through the programming of this year’s festival. The multi-genre, multi-media Dance is the product of a collaboration among three minimalist pioneers: choreographer Lucinda Childs, composer Philip Glass and conceptual artist (and Connecticut native) Sol LeWitt, who 14

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“Chautauqua! [by the National Theater of the United States of America; see accompanying story] is very much the same thing,” she adds. “Is it lecture, is it high art, is it entertainment, is it

Another cost-saving measure is that scheduled outdoor events are not “rainspaced,” Aleskie notes. That means sound, lighting and staging doesn’t have to be installed in backup indoor performance spaces. “They go rain or shine,” she says.

“There’s no cancellation — unless it’s dangerous.”

So overall, “We looked for opportunities, rather than just ‘What can we cut?’ We wanted to still embrace what our charge is, which is to be inclusive.”

Overall, Aleskie describes herself as “very optimistic” about the future of Arts & Ideas. And her goals are clear. “We want a festival that is of regional importance,” she says, citing generous coverage in the May 9 New York Times summer arts preview. “We’re starting to see national press that we believe we deserve at this stage of our life.” Because the festival is 15 — “We made it through puberty,” Aleskie jokes. It’s part of New Haven history now. v

ALL NEW HAVEN’S A STAGE Children’s Film Festival. Two 90-minute screenings mark the fourth annual Children’s Film Festival, featuring inspiring and award -winning independent short films for young audiences. Enjoy popcorn and live entertainment before the shows. Most appropriate for children ages 3 to 10. Audience members may come and go as they please. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. June 12 at the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Free.

Dance. Dance brings together three minimalist pioneers in a tightly structured dialogue that conveys the elemental desire to move to music. Choreographer Lucinda Childs’ meticulous, unaffected dancing; composer Philip Glass’ mesmerizingly ethereal soundtrack; and an engrossing visual décor and film of dancers performing passages that echo the live performance, created by the late conceptual artist and Connecticut native Sol LeWitt, combine to create a gorgeous and historically important experience. 8 p.m. June 12 at the Shubert Theater, 247 College St. $12-$47.

Box City featuring the Jolly Beggars. Bring Box City to life during two afternoons filled with whimsical, educational, and interactive experiences in design principles, sustainability awareness, and urban planning.

Imagine what the ideal place to live, work, and play looks like; then construct with hundreds of other people a model city out of cardboard and other recycled materials. Boxes and art supplies are provided. Noon-5 p.m. June 12; Noon-6 p.m. June 13. 900 Chapel St. Free.

Susurrus by David Leddy. Susurrus is part radio play, part avantgarde sonic art, and part stroll in the park— a poignant story of misplaced passion and betrayal that sensuously refracts the themes of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and includes music from Benjamin Britten’s opera. Edgy young Scottish playwright David Leddy’s site-specific work melds dramatically spiraling theatrical writing and performance art in an unconventional location: the audience listens to Susurrus through the headset of an iPod while following a charted path through the exquisite Edgerton Park. Every 30 minutes noon-6 p.m., June 12-26. Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff St. $30.

Dancing Across Borders. A documentary film directed by Anne Bass, Dancing Across Borders depicts a young man’s intimate and triumphant journey from the serene countryside of Cambodia to the halls of America’s premier ballet training academy, New York’s School of American Ballet, and the stage of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. The film is an inspiring story of growth, adaptation, and belonging, as well as of the development of talent and the mastery of an art form.

Noon June 13 at the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St. Free.

Philip Glass. Philip Glass’ solo piano work immerses the listener in a sonic tapestry of elegant melodic structures. Over the past 25 years, Glass has composed over 20 operas, eight symphonies, five concertos, movie soundtracks and string quartets. This is a rare opportunity to catch an intimate performance by one of the most

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Amir ElSaffar & Two Rivers Ensemble. Iraqi-American jazz trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar performs his Two Rivers sextet, which includes Middle Eastern (Arabic lutes oud, buzuq; percussion) and Western instruments (saxophone, bass, and drumset).The hypnotic and arresting repertoire of the group is focused on joining the melodic and rhythmic structures of the maqam tradition of Iraq with contemporary jazz. 8 p.m. June 15 at Yale Law School Courtyard, 127 Wall St. $30.

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Joyce Moreno. One of the most influential musical treasures of Brazil, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and guitarist Joyce Moreno mellifluously combines samba rhythms and jazz harmonies with sublime, intelligent lyrics. Described as “one of the greatest singers of all time” by Antonio Carlos Jobim, since the late 1960s Moreno has written over 400 tunes that have reinvented the bossa nova genre. 8 p.m. June 16 at the Yale Law School Courtyard, 127 Wall Street. $30.

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Critic’s Pick: Stuck Elevator Stuck Elevator is an operatic solo performance about a Chinese restaurant deliveryman trapped in an elevator for three days.

Prompted by the real-life story of Ming Kuang Chen (who survived 81 hours in a Bronx elevator in April 2005), the work is a surprising, engrossing and hallucinogenic roller-coaster ride through the swirling and claustrophobic mind of an illegal immigrant, who is terrified the authorities will discover his status and deport him back to China if he pushes the call button for help.

Both Byron Au Yong and Aaron Jafferis received MFAs in Musical Theatre Writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Mr. Jafferis’ Shakespeare: The Remix (with music by Gihieh Lee) was performed at Arts & Ideas in 2006.

This will be a workshop reading of Stuck Elevator featuring a company of professional actors and singers as well as Yale students. Presented in association with the Yale Institute for Music Theatre, a collaboration between Yale School of Drama and Yale School of Music. 7 p.m. June 25 and 1 p.m. June 26 at the Off Broadway Theater, 41 Broadway. $15.

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8 p.m. June 16-18; 3 & 8 p.m. June 19. Frederick Iseman Theater, 1156 Chapel St. $25.

A sparkling recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Space Panorama is an entrancing solo theater performance by Andrew Dawson.

Moby Dick. A stunning stage adaptation of Herman Melville’s great American novel, Moby Dick is a vital one-man performance by Conor Lovett, accompanied by original music

by Caoimhin O’Raghallaigh on fiddle, viola and uileann pipes. Lovett starred in Samuel Beckett’s First Love at the 2009 Arts & Ideas. 8 p.m. June 16-19 at

the Long Wharf Theatre, Mainstage, 222 Sargent Dr. $40-$15.

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba. Bassekou Kouyate and his sensational group perform their captivating hipshaking music on four West African lutes — the key instrument of the griot culture of Mali, as well as percussion.

Drawing upon his roots in the Bambara music from the banks of the Niger River, Bassekou and his band lift your mind and soul. 8 p.m. June 17 at Yale Law School Courtyard, 127 Wall St. $30.

Jin Hi Kim. New Haven Symphony Orchestra Music Alive Composer-inResidence Jin Hi Kim is an innovative virtuoso of the komungo (Korean fretted-board zither) who has introduced the indigenous instrument into Western contemporary music in a wide array of compositions over the past 20 years. Presented in association with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. 5:30 June 18 at Firehouse 12, 45 Crown St. $15.

Christopher Rouse String Quartet No. 3. Celebrate the chamber ensemble repertoire of Pulitzer Prize winning American composer Christopher Rouse featuring the world premiere of his String Quartet No. 3, written for the adventurous Calder Quartet. The Calder Quartet will be joined by flutist Tara O’Connor, clarinetist Michael Byerly, and harpist Bridget Kibbey for “Compline”. The Yale Percussion Group will perform “Kuka Ilimoku” and “Ogoun Badagris.” The Calder Quartet

performed Rouse’s String Quartet No. 2 at Arts & Ideas in 2006. 8 p.m. June 18 at Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St. $25.

Blind Boys of Alabama. The Blind Boys of Alabama started singing together in 1939 and have flourished as the premier purveyors of gospel music for over seven decades. Their close three-part harmonies and gutsy improvisations on over 60 albums have received multiple Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. The group also performed on the recent PBS special “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement” hosted by President and Mrs. Obama.

7 p.m. June 19 on the Elm Street Stage, New Haven Green. Free.

The Rouse Effect: The Next Generation.

Celebrate the influence of Christopher Rouse on the work of three of today’s leading composers: Kevin Puts, Marc Mellits & Michael Torke — all former students of Rouse. There will be three sets of exciting new music (one focusing on each composer), performed by Real Quiet, who will be joined by members of the Calder Quartet and other special guests.

Limited cabaret-style seating. 8 p.m.

June 19 at Long Wharf Theatre, Stage II, 222 Sargent Dr. $25.

La Excelencia. This 12-piece salsa orchestra was formed in New York City in 2005. La Excelencia’s music is both socially conscious and contagiously

danceable. Their style of salsa, known as “salsa dura,” is characterized by the driving rhythms of the bongos, congas and timbales; the blaring brass of the trombones and trumpets; and the call and response of the vocalists. 6 p.m.

June 20 on the Elm Street Stage, New Haven Green. Free.

Four Nations Ensemble. The Four Nations Ensemble returns to the Festival with special guest mezzosoprano Stephanie Houtzeel for a program featuring the arias and songs of Barbara Strozzi, Antonio Caldara and George Frideric Handel, and sonatas by Caldara, Biagio Marini, and Francesco Turini. Presented in association with the Yale University Art Gallery exhibit Italian Paintings from the Richard L. Feigen Collection. 7 p.m. June 20 at Sprague Memorial Hall, 470 College St. $25.

Palestrina Choir. Since 1923, the Palestrina Choir of St. Mary’s ProCathedral in Dublin has continued the time-honored tradition of sacred cathedral music with consistently excellent expressions of creativity. The 48-voice boys choir is led by Blánaid Murphy, Choral Director at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. 8 p.m. June 22 at Battell Chapel, 300 College St. $15.

Space Panorama with Andrew Dawson. A sparkling recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Space Panorama is a solo theater performance that will delight children and adults. In 30 brilliantly conceived

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minutes, Andrew Dawson dexterously takes the audience from Houston to the moon and back down to Earth again, conveying the colossal distances

To 7 for the stage. The movie, shot in Paris, is an intimate portrait of a pop singer shadowed by death, while caught up in the breezy pleasures of her early evening visits with friends and strangers. 8 p.m. June 23-25, 2 & 8 p.m.

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The Daughters. This is a coming of age story that follows the three daughters of Zeus as they embark on separate and intersecting journeys of self-discovery: the child prodigy Athena, the iconic vixen Aphrodite, and the reclusive rocker Artemis. Shaina Taub, who received her BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2009, infuses the work with an eclectic and exhilarating blend of soul, jazz and pop. This workshop reading of The Daughters features a company of professional actors and singers as well as Yale students. 4 p.m. June 25-26 at Off Broadway Theater, 41 Broadway. $15.

The Yale Institute for Music Theatre performs a workshop reading of Shaina Taub’s The Daughters.

and risks involved simply through the arrangement of one hand in relation to the other, accompanied by a narrator and music from Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10. 6 p.m. June 22, 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. June 23 through June 26. $15.

Comme Toujours Here I Stand blurs the lines between theater, dance and film, reinventing Agnes Varda’s 1962 French New Wave film Cleo From 5

Dan Zanes & Friends. The latest project

by Dan Zanes & Friends, 76 Trombones embodies the Festival’s theme of “shared experiences,” delving into a vital part of America’s musical heritage and introducing a new generation of kids to classic Broadway songs that everyone knows and loves. Bring the whole family for the Festival Grand Finale, featuring Zanes and his band plus a youth chorus, African drumming and dancers, and a parade of dozens of local trombone players from across the state of Connecticut. 7 p.m. June 26 on the New Haven Green. Free.

‘NOON TO NIGHT’ ON THE GREEN A family-friendly mix of music, dance and all-out fun on the Elm Street Stage on the New Haven Green. All events in this program are free.

International String Trio, alumni of the Berklee College of Music in Boston and originally hailing from Russia, Japan and England, prides itself on its stylistic diversity, ranging from gypsy jazz to Appalachian folk, classical arrangements, and songs from movie soundtracks. Noon June 15.

Karim Nagi Mohammed gives a dynamic and entertaining bi-cultural demonstration of various Arabic instruments, including an array of drums and the buzuq (longneck lute). The audience then participates by clapping Arabic rhythms as he performs Dabka line dances. 1:45 p.m.

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faculty member Caroline Lucy Smith’s River of Diversion, a modern piece set to Mozart’s Divertimento 136, inspired by the Quinnipiac River. Addition pieces will be performed by the New Haven Ballet Apprentice Company and students from the Ballet’s Outreach Program including New Haven’s Mauro-Sheriden Science, Technology and Communications Magnet School, Christopher Columbus Family Academy under the direction of Apollo Smile, and the Calvin Leete Shool in Guilford under the direction of Diana Harris. New Haven Ballet’s Shared Ability Project, under the direction of Brad Roth and Dancing Day, will round out the program with a performance by children with disabilities and members of the New Haven Ballet Company.

Noon June 16.

Nepo/Asante. A survivor of the Rwandan civil war, guitarist-bassist and singer Nepo Soteri’s music is influenced by the raw rhythms of Tanzania, Kenya and Ethiopia, as well as the stylized sounds of funk, R&B and jazz of his current home of New York City. 6:30 p.m. June 15.

Nicki Mathis’ Afrikan Amerikan Jazz.

Texas native Nicki Mathis’ innovative ideas, effervescent classic performance style, and selection of original material as well as jazz standards reflect her ties to Africa as well as Mexico and Brazil. Children are invited to sing, dance, clap their hands, tap their feet, and keep the beat as Mathis returns to the Festival. 1:45 p.m. June 16.

New Haven Ballet Co. will perform Sei por Quattro, a wild romp to the music of Italian composer Nino Rota

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Living the good life at Home!

By Lesley Mills Owner/Director GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE

After 17 years helping families with homecare, I’ve found the silver lining and helpful techniques, whether you’re just diagnosed or you’re caring for a stricken loved one.

I want to spare you some of my journey. My silver lining: Mum’s 4pm visit. I’m English; 87 year old Mum is Welsh; it’s tea time. She, her dog, and Regina - her live-in caregiver - walk over. My busy world stops; I relax to appreciate my world and my mother in it. No phone calls; no references to those beyond our view or to past happenings or future plans. We simply share what she has: the present. And the present is good enough.

No one would ever guess that this gentle soul was a beauty queen in her youth, a harried, often sharp, farm worker mother, or a needy and difficult alcoholic from her 50’s on. There was no comfort with hugs then. Now, they dominate our rituals.

And we laugh - my reward as a life-long dutiful daughter.

“Alzheimer’s” bring shudders from the fears of losing one’s mind or nightmares of end stage with no control over bodily functions. Truth: there can be a lot of enjoyment between those bookend stages, as patient or caregiver. The year Mum was diagnosed, I saw every minute loss of faculties as a step closer to a ravaged end-stage and death. I felt cheated out of our relationship; I was angry with far-away siblings; I struggled with depression.

But I developed a tripod of self-support. One: The Connecticut Alzheimer’s Association taught me the perspective of a family member. Caring for, and counseling, others professionally was very different than caring for Mum while simultaneously fighting my own demons! But as Mum’s grip on reality loosened, her demons went into remission. The more focussed on the present she became, the more relaxed she became, teaching by example.

I take better care of myself now, and we both benefit, yet I could never have done this without Regina, Mum’s live-in caregiver. No longer do I fret about her before I sleep and the moment I wake. Nor is waxy yellow build up a cause for concern! Meds are taken on time; supplies are on hand; meals are regular. And Mum has a doting, patient companion who has given me back my life. Finally, I live the advice I’ve given

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Mum is happier and more peaceful now than at any other time in my life. Surprised she has Alzheimer’s?

Lesley Mills and her Mum Ivy.

my clients’ families for so long, “you must take care of yourselves in order to care for them.” I dance often; I eat a healthier diet; I sleep more; I spend time with friends; my garden has once again become my sanctuary and when I’m tired, I rest.

Two: I learned from When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chodron, to face my fear. I forced myself to imagine fully a world without my mother. I grieved, but only then did I become free to enjoy every remaining day.

Three: humor. Be prepared for people to look at you aghast as you tell your tales. “How can you possibly laugh at that??” they ask. “How can I possibly not?” I counter.

Just diagnosed? You can overcome fear sooner, rather than later: either way, it will disappear. Caring for one already afflicted?

Your challenges and options may be similar to mine. Fearful that this is your future? It’s a kick in the butt for the life you can yet create. Caring for a combative patient or one already in the end stage? The hard truth: you can do nothing but make choices to bring you more happiness. It’s what your loved one would want.

I planned to follow the advice of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, "Do not go gentle into that good night." I intended to "Rage, rage against the dying of the light with vengeance". Given Mum’s peace, now I am not sure at all.

About the author Lesley Mills is a Yale Associate Fellow, and past CBS radio host.

She owns 5 GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE offices named CT SBA Business of the Year. Current boards: Yale School of Nursing Writing Awards; The Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame; Women & Girls’ Fund, Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.

GRISWOLD SPECIAL CARE was founded by Dr. Jean and Reverend Lincoln Griswold in 1982. Contact her at 203 776-2273 or lesley.mills@griswoldspecialcare.com (www.homecare-ct.com).

Caring for aging parents can be the most important job no one wants to take on

By MELISSA NICEFARO

The Mary Wade Home’s (l-r) Susan Redman, Kara Taylor, Tracy Gilbert, Joy DeMarchis, Ruffina Durazzo and Teresa Wells. DeMarchis says the facility fosters ‘a real sense of community.’

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aking care of needy older loved ones can be a trial. It’s a daunting responsibility that falls into most adults’ lap at least once in mid-life and it’s a fight most of us are ill-prepared for. In addition to our daily obligations, you’re checking in on Mom or Dad, scheduling doctor’s appointments and hoping they don’t burn the house down at lunchtime.

You know it’s time to have ‘the talk,’ but who has the energy? You know it’ll end in an awful, heart-breaking fight. And who has the time?

“Make time,” says Dena Schulman-Green, a Yale gerontologist who studies patients at the end of life. She advises individuals with aging parents to communicate and have conversations early and often.

“Really talk about what your aging family

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member would like and what their goals are before you’re in a crisis or a situation where you need to make decisions rather quickly,” she advises. “You’re faced with making many different transitions at once and don’t have the chance to fully consider what all of the options are. Be sure.”

Schulman-Green says it’s not a conversation most people want to have, but dodging the subject only makes matters worse.

“Over a lifetime, people should have conversations about what they think about aging and what their preferences are,” she says.

Her own father has been telling her for a long time what his preferences are — long before he really needed to be talking about aging. Now Schulman-Green is very clear

on what her father would like and what he would not like.

Talking early and often helps to avoid regrets. As far as having “the talk” more than once, she says that thoughts and opinions can change over time, so it’s best to be comfortable with what they really want.

“Having the benefit of time takes away that doubt,” she says.

“It’s about things like advance directives and true medical wishes, but it’s also about if you can’t take care of yourself independently anymore, would you prefer to go to a nursing home, or would you prefer to be at home with an attendant?”

Schulman-Green says.

Some people are very sociable and like

being part of a group and they may like having access to the organized activities that assisted living provides.

The transition is easier if the individual doesn’t have a particular attachment to his or her home.

“Other people, my grandmother for example, had been in her apartment for 25 years,” says Schulman-Green. “She and my grandfather were both losing their sight and we all agreed it was time to move them to another environment.”

“When you’re faced with quick decisions, you’re putting a Band-Aid on things very quickly without knowing if it’s what your loved one would have wanted,” she adds.

When Lesley Mills cared for her aging grandfather many years ago, she learned the hard way that being prepared for the end of his life would’ve been a blessing.

Mills, principal of Griswold Special Care, a New Haven home health-care provider, realized there were holes that needed to be filled when it came to caring for the aging.

She brought her grandfather here from England when she was 22 and he lived with her until he was 89.

“He fell and broke his hip. It wasn’t the hip fracture that he died from,” she says.

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After he was released from the hospital, he was sent to a nursing home for rehabilitation. From there, the plan was for him to return home after he regained his mobility.

“He got into his mind that that was his last stop and he gave up the will to live and he died within three weeks. It’s a very common story,” Mills says.

Now she runs a business with five offices and about 350 caregivers who go into clients’ homes and care for the aging.

“What we do is keep people out of the nursing home,” Mills says. “They heal better at home, they live longer and happier at home.”

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She says that with about 85 percent of her company’s clients, it’s the children calling for help.

“By the time they call us, they’re exhausted and have stretched their abilities to the max,” she says.

Humans by nature don’t want help and we don’t want to be a burden to loved ones. That doesn’t change when we age.

Add finances into the equation and many dangerous situations are created by elderly who want to stay home alone.

“When we talk to the parents, I say, ‘We

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Comfort Keepers Carol Carbutti (left) got into the home-care business with personal experience in caring for an aging loved one. With her are (l-r) Denise Gryzbek, Heather Sabota and Jackie St. Peter.

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understand how much you don’t want to be a burden to your children, and we think they need a little help, so would you be willing to let us help them?’ It’s all in the approach,” Mills says.

Doreen Lammer of Lyme helped get in-home care for her friend Muriel eight years ago. She communicated early on with her friend and knew she wanted to stay in her own house. At 95 years of age, Muriel has a full-time live-in companion with whom she has formed a warm and close relationship.

“I had some experience with Griswold and I knew they were kind and loyal and they treat the client with dignity,” says Lammer. Her friend, who has three adult children, all of whom live out of state, “gets one-on-one attention and she’s not pushed into the corner to look out the window.”

Carol Carbutti also came into the homecare business with personal experience in caring for an aging loved one. Two years ago, she bought a Comfort Keepers franchise and provides non-medical caregivers — homemaking companions and personal care — in Wallingford, 22

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North Haven, Cheshire, Southington, Wolcott and parts of Hamden and Meriden.

She agrees with Mills and provides whatever is needed to help people stay in their homes as they age.

Carbutti knows it’s not easy to let a stranger into your house. She understands the client is giving up a measure of his or her independence. She does background, criminal and motor vehicle checks and three interviews before she hires caregivers.

“Let’s think of the continuity of one’s life. If you’ve been in your home for your entire life and forced with a change at a time in life when change is difficult, even if it’s a beautiful institutional setting, it’s not home and it causes some difficultly.

There are some people who have always had a desire to stay in their own home,” Carbutti says. And she helps that happen.

“You should know what to do before a crisis occurs and then you don’t have to just rely on whomever you see first,” she explains. “What I try to do is tell people that we’re here whenever you need us.

That way, you can really trust and have the right kind of commitment when the time comes.”

vvv But who decides when is “the time” and how is it communicated? That conversation is never an easy one.

“Sometimes we have to push a little — or help the family member push the parent,” Carbutti says. “Many people in their hearts are still young, but it’s the family members who start to see problems. My mother-in-law’s arthritis was so bad that she couldn’t open cans and jars. I look back and wish we had reacted to it quicker.

“They don’t want to give up their independence, but when they can hand over the stresses of daily living to someone else, it’s good,” she says.

There are multiple options for care for every level of need. Care Source, for example, is a private duty agency that provides nursing, home health aide services and homemaker services and companions. Care Source also offers livein care.

For the stressed-out family members, ďŹ nding help with care can provide muchneeded peace of mind. “These adult children are managing their own homes, their own children and their careers. I’ve been in that place personally when I’ve cared for aging family members and it’s hard,â€? says Veronica Carter, clinical director at Care Source, the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central Connecticut’s geriatric care business.

Carter visits each potential client to assess his or her needs.

Knowing that it’s a difďŹ cult time for the family, she puts the paper and pencil down and has a heartfelt conversation. “I let them know up front that I’m sure they may be feeling strange about a stranger in their house,â€? she explains. “I help them to verbalize their feelings and give them as much comfort as I can.â€?

However, sometimes, Carter says, the potential care recipient will say, “Wow — where have you been all my life?� “It’s hard when you have that elderly parent who is trying to hang on to their independence. We can see and understand

that having someone come in to your home is taking away from independence,� she says.

Care Source also offers a “weekend package� for times when adult children have out-of-town plans or simply need a break.

A key component of the Mary Wade day program is the transportation, which allows individuals who live alone or are conďŹ ned to wheelchairs to attend. “You want to make sure that they’re happy, but we also need to know that they’re safe.

Will Mom remember to turn off the stove?

Will she be able to use the bathroom on her own? Our hope is that people realize the alternatives and that these alternatives are here to support them,� DeMarchis says. “It brings comfort to know that there are people who are caring, compassionate to their parents and who will take care of them during the day.�

“A caregiver can come in for a few days while you go away and enjoy the weekend,� explains Carter. “Get the rest that you need so you can be a better caregiver.�

The next step for many aging parents is day center where individuals spend daylight hours.

Mary Wade also offers assisted living at its Boardman Residence, a skilled nursing care center and a center for outpatient rehabilitation.

The Mary Wade Home’s Joy DeMarchis explains that the adult day center is a medical model as opposed to a strictly social model. “There is a real sense of community,â€? she says. “It’s peace of mind for adult children who want to know that their parents are in a safe place and will have something to talk about when they come home,’ she says. With more aging adults trying to stay home longer, the socialization aspect is important both for mental stimulation and to obviate feelings of isolation that can afict older adults.

“It’s a true continuum of care and we help elders from beginning to end. It’s hard for families to face what’s happening to Mom or Dad,� she says.

Socialization helps people avoid the depression they can experience from being alone.

Rajesh Tampi, a geriatric psychiatrist and Yale professor, says that depression is not uncommon in people who are taking care

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“Care-giving is a very stressful event — you have to put in the time, the money and mental effort to make sure they’re doing well,” Tampi says. It can leave even the strongest of us with feelings of sadness, decreased energy, appetite, sleep, concentration, hopelessness and lack of enjoyment.

Depression is a syndrome, but there are ways to alleviate the heartache it causes.

“See if someone in the family can share with care-giving. Ask for help,” he says.

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Then, if you’re still feeling not up to par, he suggests visiting your own doctor. Routine bloodwork will ensure that you’re not missing anything vital.

“Often, caregivers aren’t taking care of themselves,” Tampi says. “Depression is a treatable condition. It increases morbidity and mortality and affects medical problems.

“Have some time for yourself, take a vacation, take a break if you can and share the care-giving role,” he adds.

It really does all come back to communication, recognizing when there is a problem and acting on it.

Knowing that everyone involved is in agreement can help keep that peace of mind that we work so hard to achieve.

One last word of advice from Schulman-Green: “When it comes to talking about it, meet people where they’re at. Some are going to be able to be moved a bit and some will stick to their guns. If you bring it up in a way that’s heartfelt and you show you want to respect their wishes and goals, they’ll be more receptive.”

On the other hand, “Some people will just never want to hear it — ever,” she acknowledges. “That’s what gets messy about these situations. Within a family, people are in different stages of readiness to discuss. Sometimes it gets messy.” v

A marriage of convenience on the Quinnipiac

By DUO DICKINSON Newly opened up space slides into a new extension to the backyard (top) – light and wood, color and books dance with several levels to create a top-lit flow that ultimately connects with the newly civilized back yard.

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Paved terraces, carefully detailed steps and accommodation of plantings extends the opened up interior of the renovated home into a sloped hillside.

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Below: Len Suzio’s original house, renovated in 1989, is seen at left. The Mallory House can be seen to the right. Both have first floors set up from street level and look across Front Street to the Quinnipiac River. A new entry is recessed between the two renovated houses.

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hen the first bridge was built spanning the Quinnipiac River in 1791, the little community of Dragon sprung up at its eastern terminus.

That initial span has long since been replaced by the Grand Avenue Bridge, but the little settlement grew rapidly and in 1824 changed its name to Fair Haven.

In 1870 the community was incorporated into the city of New Haven.

While New Haven has a palpable urban affect, Fair Haven has a distinct feeling — more like a seafaring coastal town than a mid-sized southern New England city. This unique in-town ambiance is most discernable in Fair Haven’s historic district, where the 18th- and 19th-century homes along the Quinnipiac River remain largely unchanged in appearance.

The fortunes of Fair Haven have risen and fallen with the ebbs and flows of the economy, but the undeniable appeal of its coastal New England ambiance just minutes from downtown New Haven has endured.

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Sometimes it takes visionary people to see the promise in situations that are not picture-perfect. Len Suzio is just such a visionary. Besides his forward-thinking contributions to many Elm City civic organizations, he has put his house where his heart is — in Fair Haven.

move. And Fair Haven suffered greatly as many new homeowners who had leapt at the chance to gentrify an undervalued part of a wonderful little New England city in the early and mid-1980s found their property values crashing to the point where many could no longer afford to live there.

But Len Suzio realized that riverfront residential property near an eclectic city like New Haven is not something that has an open ended supply and so when the house next door (including a fairly large lot behind it) became available in 2004, Suzio bought it.

In the 1980s Suzio purchased a classic Greek Revival house — the Edward Mallory House, built some time around 1830 — and spent a full year, 1989, restoring it. Deciding to invest money in renovating a home during a period of national economic anxiety was a gutsy

That house had sat abandoned for three years, and Suzio realized that he needed to reach out to a design professional who could see the potential in both a marriage of convenience and opportunity between the two adjacent structures. He found architect Matthew Breisch, who had likewise seen the virtues of Fair Haven, having moved there after graduating from Yale. Both architect and homeowner saw this duet as an extraordinary opportunity to make a fully

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Respecting original window locations, a bedroom had its ceiling removed, and bathroom fixtures carefully located to create a lively place of personal hygiene.

inhabited residence — one where Suzio could also finally have a “real” kitchen.

As they dug into the project, research and examination revealed that the potential symbiant structure to the Mallory House was probably built in the 18th century as a working oyster-shucking house that sat on pilings directly on the Quinnipiac River.

At some point it was relocated to the other side of Front Street away from the river’s edge and its original shack-scaled footprint quintupled in size. Breisch determined that sometime during the mid 19th century the house was given (as he put it) “an Italianate facelift with notable Greek Revival influences rather than the more prominent flair that came a bit later.”

The bold move in joining the two homes comes at the point of connection, and here

Breisch and Suzio opted to make that joint entry a memorable feature celebrating the alley between the two buildings with a new front door that employs terraces to allow people to ascend to the elevated firstfloor level.

The entire interior of the “new” house was gutted down to bare studs and completely reworked. A new stair down to the finished lower level was added to the rear of both homes — set in a new sunroom bathed in light.

The new glass mass added to the rear of the house allows a full appreciation of the large back yard that is still in the process of being civilized and made into the sort of outdoor living space that most people have come to expect even in urban settings.

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vvv From the outside, the two homes’ masses complement each other. The 18th century former shucking house presents the classic Federal/gable face to the river view. By contrast, the original Mallory House as renovated by Suzio is a classic Italianate structure not unlike a number of Wooster Square houses featuring elevated full covered porches almost a full story above the streetscape. The result is a wonderful ensemble that leaves the original character of each house intact, but the new work is filled with light and air and color as well as endless quantities of built-ins.

Not only did Breisch bring an exceptional insight to the history of this incorporated extension to the Mallory House, but he also brought along a sensibility that is now facilely ascribed to the word “green.”

“Green”’s kissing cousin — “sustainability” — has become nearly a religion, whose core tenet is conceptual energy efficiency measured by a rating point system called LEED certification, complemented by an ethic of low site impact and low energy expenditure in building and occupying any structure the LEED system grades.

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Finally — a ‘real’ kitchen for someone who loves to cook.

Homeowner Suzio at long last achieved a fully optioned kitchen in his newly expanded home.

creating an extremely airtight envelope (which necessitated subtle active and passive ventilation features), radiant floor heat and even a grass roof over the new entry piece, the greenest principle he and Suzio both adhered to was the core testament that the “greenest building is the one that already exists.”

When all the “embodied energy” of any given building is simply discarded like a candy wrapper, not only are landfills

fed yet more engorging waste, the effort and resources it took to erect the original building must be re-spent when a new structure is built to replace its predecessor.

The irony here is that the very essence of what makes many of the coastal towns around New Haven so special is that they reflect that distinctive Yankee spirit imbued by settlers who made their living so close to the inhospitable coastal climate — often on the wrong side of the

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Awaken your little one’s love of learning. tracks. For these creators of places like Fair Haven, “green” was not a politically correct choice — it was the only way they could survive in a harsh climate and handto-mouth economic model.

In previous centuries, the poorest people lived near the water. It was a place where there was the most risk and the ongoing impact of transient populations who were drawn to the mills and factories that needed to be set close to water (for power) rendered much of coastal Connecticut a less desirable place for homes compared to more inland residential communities until the 20th century.

The Swamp Yankees who created communities like Fair Haven never threw anything away that might be reused, and never built something that was beyond their need or ability to pay for. In that way it could be said that the Swamp Yankee

is the very model of the New Age green sustainability crusader.

Len Suzio’s domestic dyad celebrates history while simultaneously venerating the essence of New England’s coastal living in the brave new world of sustainable design. The hardest path for any homeowner or architect is to see the best potential elements within an existing environment, enhance those, and at the same time fully live up to a more modern sensibility of connectedness to the landscape, environmental sustainability — and in Len Suzio’s case celebrating the creation of a “real kitchen.”

Seldom if ever do architect, homeowner the surrounding community mesh as well as they have in this project — and the results are proudly present in a reviving Fair Haven. v

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The Tiny Giant of Calcutta Mother Teresa’s rich legacy comes home to New Haven

Mother Teresa’s long association with the Knights of Columbus is memorialized in the current exhibition on view at the Knights’ Museum on State Street.

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oliness is not the luxury of the few. It is a simple duty for you and me.” That was the insightful message Mother Teresa of Calcutta delivered to the Knights of Columbus at a 1992 convention in New York City. The event was the Knights’ 110th Supreme Convention where she received its Inaugural Guadium et Spes medal.

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Eighteen years later the message of the diminutive Catholic nun, who dedicated her life and mission work to the world’s poor and disadvantaged, can be heard echoing through the exhibition rooms of the Knights of Columbus Museum at on State Street in New Haven. A looped video from the ceremony is part of an extensive exhibit, Mother Teresa: Life, Spirituality and Message, which runs through October 4.

The exhibit took several months to plan and honors the founder of the Missionaries of Charity on the 100th

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anniversary of her birth on August 26, 1910.

“The Knights of Columbus had several interactions and a special relationship with Mother Teresa since the 1980s, including a visit from her to the offices here, in New Haven, in 1988. This is a way of sharing the message about her special gifts,” explains Mary Lou Cummings, museum curator.

The exhibit includes many of the documents used to record her selfless works of charity as part of the Vatican files used in the canonization process for Mother Teresa , who died September 5, 1997 at her Motherhouse in Calcutta, India.

She was beatified by the late Pope John Paul II in 2003 on the path to sainthood.

The massive boards lining the walls of the three exhibit rooms capture her life and extensive mission works around the world were from the slides presented at the Vatican by the postulator of the cause for Mother Teresa’s canonization, the Rev.

Brian Kolodiejchuk in Tijuana, Mexico.

Beyond the extensive photos, excerpts of her speeches, and historical account of her life and establishment of her charities, the relics, now holy emblems of her life, and a full-scale replica of her simple convent room, or cell, at the Motherhouse, are what grab the attention of visitors. The convent room includes a bed covered with linens used by the nun, as well as her personal washcloth and bucket used for washing, since there were no indoor bathing facilities.

Cummings says the museum was fortunate to have so many mementoes made available for the public viewing, and the help of local craftsmen in reproducing the full-scale furniture of her bed, table and desk.

Included are the expected belongings including a sari worn by Mother Teresa, rosary beads and prayer cards she signed and handed out to the throngs she

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greeted. Among the unusual items are a heating pad, bandages and a physician’s stethoscope used to treat her in her last days.

The sari is being displayed on a Plexiglas body form, which the Sisters from Bridgeport helped properly arrange.

Despite its diminutive dimensions, the form, Cummings says, was still a bit taller than Mother Teresa, so adjustments needed to be made to the draping of the material. “You really get a sense of how small in stature she was, yet taken with the whole exhibit, you get a sense of her massive impact.”

Mother Teresa was born in Skopje in the former Albania (now Macedonia) as Gonxha Agnes, which means “little flower bud,” to a merchant father and a mother who is said to have greatly influenced her five children to lives of charity and vocations.

The K of C museum will also be the site of the unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service stamp commemorating the Mother Teresa in August.

Among the many visitors who have already visited the exhibit was Mother Teresa’s successor as superior general, Sister Nirmala Joshi, accompanied by many other members of the order of the Missionaries of Charity.

The Knights’ interactions with Mother Teresa, Cummings says, include financial support, printing services for documents for the order including its constitutions and volunteer work at North American soup kitchens.

In addition to the Knights’ medal for Christian faith and service, Mother Teresa won many other awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997.

The museum opened at its current location in 2001, and its expansive space annually features a Christmas nativity scene starting each November. This year’s exhibit, Cummings explains, will highlight Christmas in Asian nations.

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Arts and Ideas Continued from 17 of Claude Debussy, arranged for contemporary chamber-jazz quintet, featuring guitarist David Veslocki, pianist Dan Campolieta, bassist Samuel Adams and percussionist Charlie Dye. 6:30 p.m. June 16.

Balla Kaouyate & World Vision. An extraordinary balafon player from the Djeli or griot tradition in Mali, Kouyate can be heard on Angelique Kidjo’s most recent album Oyo. Kouyate’s band World Vision, which includes acoustic guitar, bass, djembe and calabash (talking drum), returns to the Festival for two performances. Noon and 1:45 p.m. June 17.

MacTalla Mor. This hard-driving Celtic roots band’s bagpipes, bodhran, organ, flute and singing gets the whole family dancing. 6:30 p.m. June 17.

Michael Cleary Band. Celebrating 19 years of original grooves and funky rock music, this Hartford-based group’s monstrous solos and epic jams have been compared to the Allman Brothers.

Singer/songwriter and guitarist Cleary’s band has performed with Tower of Power , Little Feat, Average White Band and Joan Osbourne. Noon June 18.

Slim Harrison Sunnyland Band.

“Exploring the Roots of American Folk Music” teaches children about the many different cultural flavors that are part of the American musical gumbo.

Kids play along on spoons, jugs, washboards, washtub bass, African tambourines, Cajun frattrois, Chinese gaos, Latin maracas, claves and guiros, among other instruments. 1:45 p.m.

June 18.

InfiniTango. Violinist Jessica Meyer, accordionist Markus Centola, pianist Maria Centola and bassist Sean Rubin evoke the essence of Tango Argentino.

Joined by dancers, this dynamic ensemble will bring tango to life. 6:30 p.m. June 18.

Iyeoka & the Rock by Funk Tribe.

Boston-based Iyeoka intertwines spoken word and melodic lyrics with jazz, R&B and funk music. She has been compared to Lauryn Hill and Sade, and her group has performed with Femi Kuti and Zap Mama. Noon June 22.

Surcari. Originally from Chile, Ecuador, and Puerto Rico, this wind, string and percussion trio returns to the festival to perform traditional and contemporary Latin American, Andean, AfroCaribbean, and Spanish music. The group derives their name by combining sur (the Spanish word for south, as in Suramérica) and cari, the first four letters of the word Caribbean. 1:45 p.m.

June 22.

Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade. Miss Tess plays an eclectic array of originals on a 1920s archtop guitar that stem from roots in jazz, swing, blues, and folk, drawing comparisons to Jolie

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Holland, Madeleine Peyroux, and Regina Spektor. 6:30 p.m. June 22.

a “hoedown” dance contest. 1:45 p.m.

June 24.

Electric Junkyard Gamelan. A world fusion project with inspirations from the Gamelan music of Bali and the modal traditions of India and the Middle East to American funk, jazz and hip-hop, Electric Junkyard Gamelan performs hypnotic melodies on selfinvented instruments. Their Family Series concert will include sing-alongs as well as an exploration of their innovative musical contraptions, from electric rubber band harps and copper pipe horn to a three-octave tuned clay pot marimba. Noon and 1:45 p.m.

June 23.

Semi-Free. Singer Janine Nichols has collaborated with Hal Willner on anthology shows highlighting the music of Doc Pomus, Tim Buckley, and Leonard Cohen, some of which have been produced at Celebrate Brooklyn and the Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver. 6:30 p.m. June 24.

Son7. An eight-piece band from Bridgeport, pianist Edwin Rivera Jr.’s Son7 combines salsa, Latin and alternative rock, Spanish pop, and jazz, from the hits of Puerto Rican singer Héctor Lavoe to a salsa rendition of Coldplay’s “Clocks.” 6:30 p.m. June 23.

Ansambi Mastika’s music synthesizes the tumultuous sounds and irresistible grooves of Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East with the spontaneity of downtown jazz in an approach they like to call the “New Balkan Uproar.” Noon June 24.

Astrograss explores the history of bluegrass and folk standards as well as interprets Shel Silverstein poems. Children learn about the craft of songwriting, and take part in

Elm City Dance Collective’s “Snap,” created by Kellie Ann Lynch, is a movement performance that explores the glamorous, hyper-stylized world of high fashion, from signature runway walks to explosive dance. Adele Myers & Dancers will feature “8 Views,” a collaboration with jazz bassist and composer Ben Wolfe, inspired by the colorful abstract paintings of painter Karen Dow of Hamden. Noon June 25.

Artfarm: Circus for a Fragile Planet. An exciting educational circus performance featuring juggling, clowning, physical comedy, acrobatics, unicycling, and other circus arts built around a strong environmental message, this show is a side-splitting, mind-opening blend of circus and science, featuring a lively contemporary and classical musical score. 1:45 p.m. June 25.

Dangerzone. An alternative R&B band, Dangerzone has backed up numerous artists including Case, Carl Thomas, Nokio, Mary J.Blige, Ludacris, Bobby Valentino, Chingy, Amerie, and T-Pain.

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Visual Puzzles in John Scarlett Davis’ ‘Interior of the British Institution,’ 1829, lecture by Catherine Roach, postdoctoral associate in Cornell’s Department of the History of Art and co-curator of Seeing Double: Portraits, Copies, and Exhibitions in 1820s London (see below). 12:30 p.m. June 24 at Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. Free. 203-432-2800, ycba. info@yale.edu

Continuing

EXHIBITIONS Opening American Scene, a group exhibition of “typically American” scenes or landscapes across all visual media.

Juror is painter J. Robert Greiner. June 24-July 22 at Firehouse Art Gallery, 81 Naugatuck Ave., Milford. Open noon-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. Free. 203-306-0016, milfordarts.org.

Seeing Double: Portraits, Copies, and Exhibitions in 1820s London. In 1829 young artist John Scarlett Davis sought to make a splash on the London art scene with his painting, “Interior of the British Institution.” An image of an art exhibition, the painting is also an elaborate visual puzzle. Seeing Double invites viewers to decode this puzzle and in the process explore the relationship between display and replication in early 19th-century Britain. Davis’ painting has long been recognized as a valuable record of an early 19th-century exhibition venue, representing in miniature works by Sir Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough, among others. June 24-September 19 at Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily except Mon., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Free. 203-432-2800, ycba.yale. edu.

The small exhibition Structured Elegance: Bookbindings and Jewelry

by Romilly Saumarez Smith is the first exhibition to show both facets of the artist’s distinctive work and to explore the relationship between them.

A passion for materials and process has fueled Saumarez Smith’s 25-year career as one of Britain’s most highly acclaimed bookbinders. In the 1990s she began to use metal increasingly in her binding, gradually turning her attention to making jewelry. Structured Elegance features a selection of her sophisticated and elegantly-bound books, commissioned in the 1980s by the British artist Eileen Hogan for Hogan’s own works for Camberwell Press. Also on view will be a number of subtle and intricate brooches, rings and necklaces. June 24-September 19 at Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily except Mon., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Free. 203432-2800, ycba.yale.edu.

Marine Art Exhibition, featuring more than 200 works by Lyme Art Association member artists and

Louis Paul Dessar’s ‘The Young Mother,’ oil on canvas, 38 1/2 X 29 inches, from the exhibition Connecticut Treasures at the Florence Griswold Museum.

Signature Members of the American Society of Marine Artists. In organizing this special exhibition, the LAA invited select marine artists from across the country to exhibit exceptional marine landscapes in a variety of media. June 25-August 8 (opening reception 6-8 p.m.

June 25) at Lyne Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Mon., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Free. 860-4347802, lymeartassociation.org.

Connecticut Treasures: Works from Private Collections. Much of the state’s rich artistic heritage is privately held; these works have been preserved by their owners, often over several generations. Through the willingness of private lenders, visitors will enjoy access to pieces usually only seen by family and friends. Connecticut Treasures comprises works in a variety of media, including painting, works on paper, and sculpture, all reflecting the diversity of Connecticut’s contributions to American art, the vitality of its artistic community, and the beneficence of its patrons over the past two centuries.

July 3-September 19 at Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Mon., 1-5 p.m.

Presence is a two-person exhibition of new paintings by Deirdre Schiffer and Lawrence Morelli. Schiffer portrays solitary figures in varying states of contemplation. She employs expressive strokes that illuminate the psychological states of mind of her subjects in a limited palette reminiscent of Morandi. Morelli likewise creates works that explore the ability of paint to illuminate mind-body relationships. Through June 27 at Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whitney Ave., New Haven. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri-Sat, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends or by appt. Free.

203-389-9555, kehlerliddell.com.

The Artist’s View Gallery continues its Spring Show featuring works by new members of the Madison gallery in a range of styles and media. Also, many early works, studies, sketches, preliminaries and unframed experiments. A great opportunity to own original art at terrific prices. Through June 27 at Artist’s View Gallery, 25 Boston Post Rd., Madison.

Open 11 as.m.-5 p.m. Thurs.-Sun. 203-3188009, theartistsviewgallery.com.

Tula Telfair: Landscapes in Counterpoint pairs new paintings by the artist with her selection of works from the Griswold Museum collection. Telfair’s poetic landscapes seem strangely familiar, their grandeur recalling the picturesque panoramas captured by artists of the Hudson River School. Telfair composes her romantic scenes from memory, drawing upon the vistas of her youth in West Africa.

Through June 27 at Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Mon., 1-5 p.m.

Sun. $9 ($8 seniors, $7 students, free under 12). 860-434-5542, flogris.org.

The special installation Jane Davis Doggett: Talking Graphics features the work of Jane Davis Doggett, (Yale MFA 1956), known for her career in creating

ART graphic identities and wayfinding systems for massive public spaces, including 40 international airports.

Through July 11 at Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St., New Haven.

Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Mon. (until 8 p.m. Thurs.), 1-6 p.m. Sun. Free.

203-432-0600, artgallery.yale.edu.

Old Lyme’s Cooley Gallery offer concurrent exhibition of works anchored in the Hudson River school of American painting. Works by Clark G. Vorhees (1871-1933), one of the earliest masters of the Old Lyme Art Colony, are represented in The Light Lies Softly in Old Lyme. Close to Home features New England landscapes of painter Aaron Draper Shattuck (1832-1928). Through July 17 at the Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme St., Old Lyme. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat. Free. 860-434-8807, cooleygallery.com.

Works by Connecticut artists Emilia Dubicki and Tom Peterson explore abstraction through the use of color and light. Painter Dubicki’s work has been exhibited in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, and Japan. Peterson’s photography has been exhibited throughout Connecticut, most recently in Passing By, a solo show at City Gallery in New Haven. Through August 27 at Gallery 195, NewAlliance Bank, 195 Church St. (4th fl.), New Haven. Free.

203-772-2788, newhavenarts.org.

In observance of the centennial of the sainthood candidate’s birth on August 26, 1910, the Knights of Columbus Museum hosts the American premiere of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. (See story, page XX.) Through October 4 at Knights of Columbus Museum, 1 State St., New Haven. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.

Free. 203-865-0400, kofcmuseum.org.

Critic’s Pick: All Aboard!

Art for All: British Posters for Transport. In 1908 the London Underground undertook an aggressive promotional campaign that became one of the most successful, adventurous and best sustained branding operations ever attempted. This poster campaign not only encouraged ridership on the public transport system, but also helped to foster a civic identity for the city of London, and the more than 5,000 images produced include some of the greatest achievements of poster art.

Art for All features more than 100 outstanding posters executed for both the Underground, by designers

such as Edward McKnight Kauffer, Frederick Herrick, and Hans Schleger, and for the British railways by designers such as Tom Purvis and Frank Newbould. The exhibition will explore the evolution of transport posters in twentieth century Britain, highlighting specific features such as the career of Kauffer, the work of women artists, how the posters were initially displayed, and the larger implications of these advertising campaigns.

Through August 15 at the Yale Center for British Art, 1080 Chapel St., New Haven. Open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily except Mon., noon-5 p.m. Sun. Free. 203-4322800, ycba.yale.edu.

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MUSIC Special Events The World’s Greatest Music, a video lecture on the best-loved music of the world, presented by popular musicologist, pianist and lecturer Charlotte D’Aniello. 6:30 p.m. June 15 at Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., East Haven. Free. Registration. 203468-3890, hagamanlibrary.info.

Classical The Four Seasons Plus Summer Concert features organist Christopher King, soprano Suzanne Clune, mezzo soprano Jennifer Ponzoni and tenor Anthony Cinelli in a performance of music for voices and organ by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Moye and others. 4 p.m. June 13 at Emmanuel Church, 50 Emmanuel Church Rd., Killingworth. $15 ($10 students; children free). 860-663-1109, churchinthewilderness.org.

Pianist/composer Sharon Ruchman and cellist Mary Contanza take the Kate stage for a program of Ruchman’s original compositions for piano and cello. A graduate of Yale School of Music and New England Conservatory of Music, Ruchman released her first CD of 18 original compositions, Sharon Ruchman Chamber Music, featuring “Sea Glass”, last fall and these compositions provide the core of the afternoon’s performance. Ruchman’s music is lyrical, romantic and energetic — the perfect complement to a lovely summer afternoon. 3 p.m. June 20 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook. $25.

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Summer simply isn’t summer until the New Haven Symphony Orchestra performs its annual free concert on the New Haven Green.

Music Director William Boughton conducts a seasonally themed program of: MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides, BRITTEN Four Sea Interludes, RINSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, BEETHOVEN excerpts from Symphony No. 6, TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Ballet Suite, STRAUSS Blue Danube Waltz.

Concert also features the most unusual group of guest artists you’ll ever hear — a family of humpback whales that accompany And God Created Whales

by Alan Hovhaness. 7 p.m. July 24 on New Haven Green. Free. 203-865-0831, newhavensymphony.org.

Popular Palm Beach Productions LTD presents the Stevie Ray Vaughan Experience, performed by Eddie Jelley & Cold Shot, which pays homage to and celebrates the music of one of the

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most influential American blues guitar legends of this or any time. Front man Eddie Jelley recreates the tone and attack of Vaughan’s distinctive guitar sound and playing style, incorporating simultaneous lead and rhythm parts flawlessly in delivering classic hits like “Pride and Joy,” “Texas Flood,” and “Tightrope.” Eran Troy Danner & Hot Dallas open. 8 p.m. June 12 at the Palace Theater, 100 E. Main St., Waterbury. $43$33. 203-346-2000, palacetheaterct.org.

Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs.

Golightly started her musical career as co-founder of all-girl garage band Thee Headcoatees. She spent four years as a Headcoatee, breaking away to release her debut record, The Good Things, in 1995. Since then she has been beyond prolific, releasing 14 LPs and scads of singles on many labels and touring America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe regularly.

8 p.m. June 13 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $8. 203-789-8281, cafénine. com.

with six (count ‘em — six) acts. The Whomping Willows is the solo project of singer/songwriter Matt Maggiacomo.

You have to be a total nerd to even understand the band name ALL CAPS (yah, we’re looking in the mirror). The Moaning Myrtles kind of speaks for itself, while Justin Finch-Fletchley, spoiled rich girls the Parselmouths and ORCumentary (the brainchild of Orc Adams, self-described “Hero of the Orcs”) round out the carte du jour. 8 p.m. June 25 at the Space, 295 Treadwell St., Bldg. H, Hamden. $10. 203-288-6400, thespace.tk.

Antigone Rising, an NYC-based allfemale rock band, is best known for its grass roots indie ethic and non-stop touring schedule. Hard work and dedication has earned the group a fiercely loyal following resulting in sales

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You might have been able to figure out on your own that Beatles A to Z is a Fab Four tribute band. But what you didn’t know is that they’ll be in Milford for a family-friendly show. Twist and shout! 6 p.m. June 27 at Daniel Street, 21 Daniel St., Milford. $10. 203-877-4446, danielstreetclub.com.

Swing into summer with the swingband music of the Paul King Orchestra as the Summer Nights by Harbor Lights concert series kicks off its 2010 season. 7 p.m. July 2 at Rotary Pavilion, Fowler Field, Milford. Free.

The Evan Dando fan club reconvenes for a gig by the legendary Lemonheads

It seems a little uncharitable to call Terry Adams the “NRBQ Madman” (wouldn’t that be all of them?), but the mop-haired piano player is now fronting his own Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet with Scott Ligon (guitar and vocals), Pete Donnelly (ex-Graham Parker, bass) and drummer Conrad Choucroun. Much like his former band, Adams & Co. never play the same show twice. An adventure! 9 p.m. June 18 in Lilly’s Pad, Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven. $15 advance, $20 at door.

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Brooklyn-raised La La Brooks is the original lead singer of the Crystals, the girl group famous for the hits “Da Doo Ron Ron” and “Then He Kissed Me” (featured in Goodfellas). She’s worked alongside Phil Spector, Elvis, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Jackie Wilson, Diana Ross, the Supremes, Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations and Cher, and is a seasoned Broadway pro to boot.

Jenny Dee & the Deelinquents open. 8 p.m. June 18 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $15. 203-789-8281, cafénine. com.

It’s that maniacal guitar-slinging, automatic weapons-brandishing Republican from the wilds of the upper Peninsula, Ted Nugent. Val Halla opens.

8:30 p.m. June 20 at Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven. $30 advance, $35 at door. 203-624-8623, toadsplace.com.

The 27-year-old singer/songwriter and fiddle player Sara Watkins spent nearly two decades — all of her teenage and young adult life — as one-third of Nickel Creek, the Grammy Award–winning acoustic trio that used contemporary bluegrass as a starting point for its no-genre-barred sound. 8 p.m. June 23 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $15. 203-789-8281, cafénine. com.

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Burkina Electric is the first (and maybe only) electronica band from Burkina Faso in western Africa, fusing traditional instruments, ‘found’ sounds and contemporary dance. The group performs July 1 at Wesleyan. of over 40,000 independently released CDs. Exit 6 (that’s a band) from Chester opens. 8 p.m. June 25 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook. $25. 877-5031286, katharinehepburntheater.org.

Painting with Guitar is a new, personal, up-close, improvised multi-media presentation of the best state-of-art music legendary guitarist Adrian Belew (King Crimson, Power Trio) has to offer. The one-man show is an electric guitar feast demonstrating the latest technology he’s been working with and the new music it is helping create. 8 p.m. June 25 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $20. 203-789-8281, cafénine. com.

All-American crooner Steve D’Agostino has been performing the songs from the Great American Songbook for 20 years, giving new life to music and lyrics made popular by immortal vocalists such as Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. 8 p.m. June 26 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook. $35.

courtesy of Manic Productions. The Candles open. 8 p.m. July at Daniel Street, 21 Daniel St., Milford. $15 advance, $18 at door. 203-877-4446, danielstreetclub.com.

Can you say “Zungguzungguguzungguzeng”? We neither. But we know it’s the brainchild of one Winston Foster, better known to the dub-grooving masses as His Excellency Yellowman, who returns, righteously, to York Street.

9 p.m. July 8 at Toad’s Place, 300 York St., New Haven. $30 advance, $35 at door.

203-624-8623, toadsplace.com. Über-cool crooner Steve D’Agostino (see above) continues the Summer Nights by Harbor Lights concert series.

7 p.m. July 9 at Rotary Pavilion, Fowler Field, Milford. Free.

Manic Productions presents musician/ songwriter/producer Vic Ruggiero (ex-Slackers) with Canadian ska-meister (think about it) Chris Murray (ex-King Apparatus). Brooklyn ska/rocksteady purveyor the Forthrights open. 7 p.m.

July 9 at the Space, 295 Treadwell St.,

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The Southford Falls Quartet serves up a savory rock and pop stew for the Summer Nights by Harbor Lights concert series 7 p.m. July 16 at Rotary Pavilion, Fowler Field, Milford. Free.

Cameron McGill is a Chicago singer/songwriter that fans of alt-country mainstays like Ryan Adams and Rocky Votolato will totally groove on. McGill just released his third CD, Warm Songs for Cold Shoulder.

7 p.m. July 16 at the Space, 295 Treadwell St., Bldg. H, Hamden. $10. 203-288-6400, thespace.tk.

Go Kat Go presents Sonny Burgess and the Legendary Pacers backed up by Johnny Carlevale & the Rollin’ Pins. In the early 1950s, Burgess played boogie woogie music in dance halls and bars around Newport. Burgess, Kern Kennedy, Johnny Ray Hubbard and Gerald Jackson formed a boogie-woogie band they called the Rocky Road Ramblers. In 1954, following a stint in the Army, Burgess re-formed the band, calling them the Moonlighters. After advice from record producer Sam Phillips, the group expanded to form the Pacers. 9 p.m. July 16 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $15. 203-789-8281, cafénine.com.

The Milford Concert Band performs a family-friendly soufflé of popular music and show as part of the Summer Nights by Harbor Lights concert series. 7 p.m. July 23 at Rotary Pavilion, Fowler Field, Milford.

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The New York Times called Sarah Borges “A modernminded honky-tonker with a retro streak.” The Boston artist released The Stars Are Out in 2009 and was nominated for an award from the Americana Music Association. With the Reducers. 10 p.m. July 24 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $10. 203-789-8281, cafénine.com.

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From June 1977 to June 1979, the Avengers played just over 100 shows, appearing with the Sex Pistols at Winterland in that group’s legendary last show, recording with Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and headlining dates with the X, the Go-Go’s, and the Dead Kennedys. Lead singer Penelope Houston was one of the pioneering women of American punk. And now they’re back! With the Pleasure Kills. 9 p.m. July 31 at Café Nine, 250 State St., New Haven. $12. 203-7898281, cafénine.com.

World Burkina Electric is the first electronica band from Burkina Faso, in the deep interior of western Africa.

Their music combines the traditions and rhythms of Burkina Faso with contemporary electronic dance culture, sampling unusual rhythms and incorporating sounds of traditional African instruments and “found” sounds recorded in Burkina Faso. The group includes four musicians and two dancers who collaborate to create a one-of-a-kind fusion of music and dance. 7 p.m. July 1 in CFA Courtyard (rain site: CFA Theater), Wesleyan University, Middletown. Free. 860-685-3355, wesleyan.edu/cfa.

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Number One, with a Bullet Goodspeed’s Annie hits its mark Annie Get Your Gun, music and lyrics

by Irving Berlin. Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields. Directed by Rob Ruggiero.

Choreographed by Nora Racey. Through July 3 at Goodspeed Musicals, East Haddam. 860873-8668, goodspeed.org.

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oodspeed Musicals’ production of Annie Get Your Gun has been held over until July 3, and the show deserves its success as a sharp-shootin’ winner. Irving Berlin’s music and lyrics are a deceptively brilliant combination of terrifically funny character songs and glorious ballads. The story of Annie Oakley and her scrappy romance with Frank Butler (first created by Herbert and Dorothy Fields and revised by Peter Stone) still feels offbeat and original: Who would have thought of creating a musical comedy around the competition of two trick shooters in a Wild West show?

Whether a given production succeeds or fails hinges on the casting of Annie (as the woefully miscast 1999 Broadway revival, with Bernadette Peters in the title role, reminds us). Even the incomparable Ethel Merman, who created the role, powered through the score with her signature Queens, N.Y. accent, making little distinction between “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” and the swooning “I Got Lost in His Arms” With all due respect (and I’ve got plenty of that for Miss Merman), subtlety was never her strong point.

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Jenn Gambatese is an especially appealing Annie.

scene and sometimes moment to moment, although her strutting self-confidence endears her to us instantly and forever.

This ability to play both cocky and vulnerable, sometimes within the space of a line or two, is one of the many qualities that the marvelous Jenn Gambatese brings to this production.

We first see her Annie as beyond poor and ignorant: she’s filthy, illiterate, impoverished and wonderfully blithe about it all: Her great joy is shooting and knowing she’s the best. Gambatese brandishes a strong Western dialect (Dialect Coach Gillian Lane-Plescia has done masterful work with all the actors), and it serves her well. She uses

her accent for humor in numbers like “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly”, but when Annie is longing for love (“They Say It’s Wonderful”), Gambatese lightens the backwoods dialect just enough so that it measures her distance from the world she longs for.

Physically too Gambatese presents an especially winning Annie Oakley.

Small and delicate, she looks believably underfed in the initial scenes. Later — and especially when the competition heats up between Annie and Frank in their shooting matches and musical spats — her size only shows off her confident core. The story requires a Cinderella transformation, and the wrong actress

can lose Annie’s fundamental character as she gets gussied up and enjoys looking more and more like the “soft and pink” girl that Frank imagines he wants to marry. No matter the costume, though, Gambatese remains the funny, strong, unpretentious Annie we met at the show’s beginning. She’s sharp-tongued to those who deserve a dressing down and kind to those who deserve a hand. Above all, she can do anything better than Frank Butler — in between the moments when she winningly melts into his arms.

The one misstep in Gambatese’s performance has to be laid at the feet of Director Rob Ruggiero and Music Director Michael O’Flaherty. “You Can’t Get a Man with a Gun” is Annie’s best character number, and it’s meant to be sung by a genuinely frustrated woman: that’s what makes it funny to the rest of us. The pace should be fast, allowing the rhymes to build and surprise us even if we’ve heard the song many times before. For reasons unknown, Gambatese has been directed to sing as if this were “The Star Spangled Banner”: Each phrase builds, all right, but it builds in the same stately, ringing way, so the surprise and the meaning are drowned out by the showy, elongated tones. It’s a shame to lose all this humor, but Gambatese never makes another vocal mistake. Her voice is lovely and unselfconscious, and it moves with a supple quality through every one of Berlin’s tunes, using each to establish a milestone along the path of Annie’s development as a woman.

This development begins when she first sets eyes on Frank Butler, and here the casting is somewhat problematic.

Kevin Earley has a marvelous voice — marvelous enough to inspire love in any woman with an ear — but otherwise he doesn’t project the smooth magnetism and tough competitiveness to go with it. Since the story depends on Frank and Annie’s instant chemistry, as well as their constant battle of wills, Frank has to be as full of fight as his Annie. By Act II, it seemed that Ruggiero had perhaps decided to direct Earley as a somewhat confused Frank: too old-fashioned for the spunky woman he grudgingly discovers he loves.

This is at least a choice, but it’s the wrong one given Frank’s songs and words as well as Annie’s reaction to him. Earley’s voice, though, is a true pleasure, and if his boyish charm is wrong for Frank, it’s charming nevertheless.

As the ingénue Winnie Tate, Chelsea Morgan Stock is especially delightful,

as is her beau, Andrew Cao. Both are exceptional singers and dancers, and their numbers — especially the delicious “Who Do You Love, I Hope” — sparkle with energy and fun. David McDonald makes a warm and likeable Buffalo Bill Cody, and Michael Nichols brings dignity to the nearly impossible role of Chief Sitting Bull. Annie’s two little sisters and younger brother all deserve praise for their strong singing voices and their avoidance of all things cute: Joy Rachel Del Valle (Jessie),

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As a fan of original cast albums, the highest praise I can give this production is high indeed: I wish there were a CD that captured these vocal performances.

They surpass any we have so far. The only consolation is that Goodspeed Musicals has wisely chosen to extend its hit. Don’t miss it. This is no clay pigeon: It’s the real deal. v

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ONSTAGE Special Events Goodspeed Musicals presents its ninth annual Goodspeed Gala headlined by that impish musical dynamo, composer/performer Paul Williams.

Also, live auction with WTNH-TV anchor Ann Nyberg and emceed by Alan Kalter of the Late Show with David Letterman. 6:30 p.m. June 12 at the Riverhouse at Goodspeed Station, 55 Bridge Rd., Haddam. $500 (and up). 860873-8664, ext. 367, goodspeed.org.

PlayMakers Theatre hosts is biannual Shorts Play Festival, sponsored by the Hamden Arts Commission. Staged readings of new one-act plays by aspiring (and inspiring) Connecticut playwrights, performed by local and regional actors and directors. 7 p.m.

June 18 at Thornton Wilder Auditorium, 2901 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. Free. playmakersct.webs.com.

Why Theater Today? How can we re-center the value of live performance in our changing digital and global world? Long Wharf Theatre Associate Artistic Director Eric Ting, recognized

by American Theatre Magazine as one of 25 “artists to watch” in its 25th anniversary issue, will discuss how theater is being redefined in the 21st century. His LWT directing credits

include Underneath the Lintel, The Bluest Eye, the world premiere of his adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea, and most recently, A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia.

12:10 p.m. July 20 in CFA Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown. Free. 860-6853355, wesleyan.edu/cfa.

Cabaret Hedwig & the Angry Inch, text by John Cameron Mitchell, music by Stephen Trask. To be free, internationally ignored East German songstress Hedwig Schmidt left a little part of herself behind. Will she ever find her missing half, or did he take the good stuff and run? John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask’s celebrated rock musical opens the Summer Cabaret season with an unforgettable bang.

Jesse Jou directs; music directed by Nathan A. Roberts. 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat through June 19 (11 p.m. performance June 12) at Yale Summer Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. $25 ($10 student).

203-432-1567, summercabaret.org.

Consiglio’s restaurant kicks off its Outdoor Garden Theatre season with Nonna’s Summer Wine Party!, a musical by Elizabeth Fuller, who also penned last summer’s popular production of The Luigi Board on Wooster Street. Nonna’s is an interactive Italian entertainment that tells the amusing love story of twin girls (of a certain age) and their feisty Calabrese mama played by Gary Cavello.

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The audience is drawn into joining the fun as they sing, clap and dance along to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Connie Francis, Louie Prima and others. 6 p.m. (doors open) Fri.-Sat. June 12-September 12 (4:30 p.m. Sun. beginning July 11) at Consiglio’s, 165 Wooster St., New Haven. $54.95 (includes prix fixe dinner).

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at Yale Summer Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. $25 ($10 student). 203-4321567, summercabaret.org.

Comedian Steve Solomon reprises the comedy chaos of last summer’s popular LWT production with a new “prequel,” My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish and I’m Still in Therapy. A nutty journey about growing up, mixed marriages, ex-wives, dogs, cats, dieting and dozens of other side-splitting situations that audience members can all relate to. 8 p.m. July 6-10, 13-17 (2 p.m. matinees Wed., Sat.Sun.) at Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Sargent Dr., New Haven. $40. 203-787-4282, longwharf.org.

The Buddy Holly Story. A feel-good musical tribute to the seminal rocker, adapted from the 1978 film of the same name that starred Gary Busey in the title role. July 7-August 1 at Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., Ivoryton. $38-$15.

860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse.org.

Ivoryton’s ‘Grande Dame,’ Joan Shepard performs her touching one-woman show about her life on stage June 21.

Muse, conceived and directed by Brenna Palughi. Zelda Fitzgerald, the First Flapper, was a muse of the Great American Novel and the spirit of the Jazz Age. This bold new theater piece examines the public glamour and the private turmoil of F. Scott Fitzgerald and his mysterious wife and the impact of their love on their art. 8 p.m. Tues.-Sat July 29-August 14 (2 p.m. performance August 7) at Yale Summer Cabaret, 217 Park St., New Haven. $25 ($10 student). 203-432-1567, summercabaret.org.

Opening Confessions of Old Lady #2. The “Grande Dame of the Ivoryton stage,” Joan Shepard performs her wise and funny and wonderfully touching one-woman show about her life on stage. Beginning when Joan was a child evacuated from England at the start of World War II, the show charts her fascinating career as a child actor on Broadway to her more recent starring role as a grandmother. Poignant melodies are leavened by some hilarious musical moments. Performance followed by a talk-back with Shepard and reception.

7:30 p.m. June 21 at Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., Ivoryton. $20. 860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse.org.

The Phoenix, from the short story by Isobelle Carmody. Adapted and directed

by Devin Brain. In this beautiful tragedy of poetic faith, two teenagers living on the edges of society escape the grit of life by creating an elaborate fantasy world that is threatened when one falls in love with an outsider. 8 p.m. Tues.Sat July 1-17 (2 p.m. performance July 10)

Middletown’s ArtFarm Collaborative presents Shakespeare in the Grove.

This year’s production is the comedy As You Like It. Each performance preceded by a headliner musical act. 7 p.m. July 8-11, 15-18 at Cedar Grove, Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Rd., Middletown. Free (suggested donation $10). 860-346-4390, info@art-farm.org.

Continuing Swing! Swing! Swing! Conceived and arranged by Brian Pia. An affectionate valentine to the great big bands and swing music of the 1940s. A rousing, infectious masterpiece of music and dance. Through June 27 at Seven Angels Theatre, 1 Plank Rd., Waterbury. $37.50$29. 203-757-4676, sevenangelstheatre. org.

Ivoryton launches its summer season with Joseph Kesselring’s beloved 1939 chestnut Arsenic & Old Lace. A drama critic learns — on his wedding day, no less — that his aunts are homicidal maniacs and that insanity runs in his family. Don’t you just hate it when that happens?! Local hook alert: Kesselring may have been inspired by actual events that took place in Windsor (Conn.), where a woman named Amy Archer-Gilligan took in boarders and alleged poisoned them for their pensions. Through June 27 at Ivoryton Playhouse, 103 Main St., Ivoryton. $38-$15.

860-767-7318, ivorytonplayhouse.org.

Saddle up for a Wild West adventure with Annie Get Your Gun. Ride along with Annie Oakley, the backwoods babe with the sure shot and quick wit, as she challenges dashing marksman Frank Butler to be the star of Buffalo Bill’s traveling show. Featuring some of Broadway’s most memorable songs: “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “Anything You Can Do,” “ I Got the Sun in the Morning,” and “You Can’t Get a Man With a Gun.” This Irving Berlin classic hits the bulls-eye.

Through June 27 at Goodspeed Opera House, 6 Main St., East Haddam. $70.50$35. 860-873-8668, goodspeed.org.

BELLES LETTRES The Mystery Book Club meets the first Wednesday to discuss a pre-selected book. Books are available for check out prior to the meeting. 3-4 p.m. July 7 at Blackstone Library, 758 Main St., Branford. Free. 203-483-6653, blackstone. lioninc.org/booktalk.htm.

New members are welcomed to the Blackstone Library Second Tuesday Book Club. The group meets on the second Tuesday to discuss a preselected book. Books available for loan in advance of discussion. 6:45-8 p.m.

July 13 at Blackstone Library, 758 Main St., Branford. Free. 203-488-1441, ext. 318, blackstone.lioninc.org/booktalk.htm.

COMEDY The New Haven County Bar Foundation is the beneficiary of the comedy show Stand-Up for Charity. Hosted by Rick Roberts, event features Keith Alberstadt, who has appeared on the Late Show, and Jimmy Kimmel vet Moody McCarthy. 7:30 p.m. June 17 at the Wicked Wolf Tavern (formerly Playwright), 144 Temple St., New Haven. $35. 203-5629652, NHCBAinfo@newhavenbar.org.

The Summer Comedy Jam Tour 2010 comes to the Brass City. Hosted by DJ Mann of WZMX-FM radio, event features stand-up performances by Donnell Rawlings (Ashy Larry from the Dave Chappelle Show), Michael Blackson from the movie Next Friday, T.K. Kirkland (Smokey from the movie Paper Soldiers) and NYC’s Rip Michaels.

8 p.m. June 26 at the Palace Theater, 100 E. Main St., Waterbury. $40-$25. 203-3462000, palacetheaterct

Release your inner poet. Time Out for Poetry meets third Thursdays and welcomes those who wish to share an original short poem, recite a stanza or simply to listen. Ogden Nash, Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, Dr. Seuss and even the Burma Shave signs live again. 12:30-2 p.m. June 17, July 15 at Scranton Library, 801 Boston Post Rd., Madison. Free. 203-245-7365.

Lee Wulff: ‘Each fly is a dream we cast out to fool fish.’ Manuscripts, correspondence, clippings, magazine articles and photographs documenting the life and times of legendary fly fisherman/naturalist/bush pilot Lee Wulff (1905-91). June 25-September 16 at Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 121 Wall St., New Haven. Free.

Open 9 a.m.-7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri., noon-5 p.m. Sat. 203-432-2977, beineckelibrary@yale.edu.

The Hagaman Library’s Classics Discussion Group tackles a toughie — Othello, by You Know Who! Join the discussion. 3 p.m. July 26 (Pt. I, Pt. II 8/2) at Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., East Haven. Free. 203-4683890, hagamanlibrary.info.

BOTANICAL GardenFest is a two-week celebration of “Miss Florence” Griswold’s historic gardens, featuring special events, garden tours, demonstrations and family activities. Visitors to the museum instinctively understand the site’s appeal to the artists who stayed at Griswold’s boardinghouse over a century ago. Her house, gardens, and river view were favored subjects of her artistic boarders. ” June 11-27 at Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily except Mon., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $9 ($8 seniors, $7 students, free under 12). 860-434-5542, flogris.org.

Secret Gardens of Guilford Tour. View lovely private gardens and landscapes in historic Guilford in the 16th year of this self-guided tour that takes place rain or shine. Tour proceeds support Guilford A Better Chance, an educational non-profit. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

June 12 on Guilford Green. $20. 203-4531530, guilfordabc.org.

featured appearances on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central; acting credits for ABC’s According to Jim and Maverick Square and writing credits including Caroline’s Comedy Hour on A&E, Nickelodeon’s Family Double Dare and many others. Del Harrison and Pat Oates open. 8 p.m. June 25, 8 & 10:30 p.m. June 26 at Joker’s Wild, 232 Wooster St., New Haven. $15. 203-773-0733, jokerswildclub.com.

CULINARY Cook the Book. Cook, taste, sip, read and blog your way through Barcelona’s cookbook. Find out what it takes to go behind the bar and into the kitchen to whip up the tasty tapas this restaurant is known for. Takes place every second Tuesday. 7 p.m. June 8 at Barcelona Wine Bar and Restaurant, 155 Temple St., New Haven. $25. 203-848-3000, barcelonawinebar.com.

A collaboration of choreographer Lucinda Childs, composer Philip Glass and artist Sol LeWitt, Dance juxtaposes live performance and projected images to the accompaniment of an ethereal soundtrack. It takes place June 12 at the Shubert.

The Comedy Zone. The Kate goes all Comedy Club with two nights of sidesplitting, cringe-inducing comedy. This time the side-splitters are Al Ernst, whose TV credits include Comedy Central, HBO and A&E, and Sid Davis, whose experience in psychology keeps his howling audience wondering if he’s the practicioner or the patient. 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. June 18-19 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook. $25. 877-503-1286, katharinehepburntheater.org.

Yamaneika’s unorthodox brand of humor has enlightened and entertained audiences from Los Angeles to New York. The Baltimore native’s comedic range goes far beyond the typical “female” humor. Dealing with such topics as the Baptist Church and why women have to go kayaking in the middle of the Pacific Ocean to discuss feminine hygeine, Yamaneika entertains women and men with her intense energy and quick wit. Jay Nog opens. 8 p.m. June 18, 8 & 10:30 p.m. June 19 at Joker’s Wild, 232 Wooster St., New Haven. $15. 203-773-0733, jokerswildclub.com.

With talents as a singing impressionist, accomplished musician and comedian, triple-threat showman Gary DeLena delivers a mix of comedy and music that will keep audiences laughing all night long. His résumé includes

Consiglio’s Cooking Class Club.

Chef Maureen Nuzzo explains and demonstrates how to prepare mouthwatering southern Italian dishes that have been passed down from generation to generation. This month’s menu features grilled polenta with summer vegetables and sausage, linguini with arugula and pecorino, filet of sole and shrimp Florentine. Are you hungry yet? 6:30 p.m. July 1 & 15 at Consiglio’s Restaurant, 165 Wooster St., New Haven. $65. Reservations. 203-8654489, consiglios.com.

City Farmers Markets New Haven.

Eat local! Enjoy seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs from local farms including seafood, meat, milk, cheese, handcrafted bread and baked goods, honey, and more. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturdays at Wooster Square Russo Park, corner Chapel St. and DePalma Ct. 203773-3736, cityseed.org.

DANCE The International Festival of Arts & Ideas presents Lucinda Childs’ Dance. An entrancing multi-genre collaboration, Dance brings together three minimalist pioneers in a tightly structured dialogue that conveys the elemental desire to move to music: choreographer Lucinda Childs’ meticulous, unaffected dancing; composer Philip Glass’ mesmerizingly ethereal soundtrack; and an engrossing visual décor and film of dancers performing passages that echo the live performance, created by the late conceptual artist and Connecticut native Sol LeWitt. 8 p.m. June 12 at the Shubert Theater, 247 College St., New

CALENDAR Haven. $50-$15. 203-624-1825, shubert. com.

The Neighborhood Music School’s Dance Department presents its Spring Dance Concert in three parts: ballet (11 a.m.), modern, jazz, tap and ensembles (1 p.m.) and hip-hop, adult/teen and guest dancers (3:30 p.m.). June 19 at ECA Arts Hall, 55 Audubon St., New Haven. $15 (under 13 free). 203-624-5189, nmsmusicschool.org.

Beginner/Intermediate Salsa classes explore the roots and rhythms of salsa music. Participants will learn the major forms of the basic steps and turns involved in the dance as well as individual footwork and shines. 6-7 p.m. July 8 at Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green St., Middletown. $10 ($8 members/students/seniors). 860-685-7871, wesleyan.edu/greenstreet.

Connecticut Ballet presents New Ballet Fest 2010, a not-to-be missed dance event. Curated by Artistic Director Brett Raphael, Connecticut Ballet’s versatile dancers will perform four commissioned works from Connecticutbased choreographers including Mitzi Adams and Ted Thomas. 7 p.m. July 15 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook. $38 ($17 children). 877-503-1286, katharinehepburntheater.org.

FAMILY EVENTS Lyman Orchards’ ninth annual Strawberry Fest showcases the first fruit of the summer season with a strawberry scavenger hunt, pie-eating contests for children and adults, facepainting, horse-drawn wagon rides with Foxglove Farm, food samplings, strawberry treats and pick-your-own strawberries (11 varieties!). The country/bluegrass group the Monthei Brothers performs on the Apple Barrel market deck from 1 to 3 p.m. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 12 at Lyman Orchards, 32 Reeds Gap Rd., Middlefield. 860-349-1793, lymanorchards.com.

Green Street Arts Festival. Each June the Green Street Arts Center opens its doors to families, friends and future members for a day of live music and dance performances, mini-classes and fabulous food. Teaching artists will be on hand to lead performances of after-school, evening and weekend classes in a celebration of local arts education. Watch performances, participate in mini-classes and take in displays of visual arts. 1-3 p.m. June 12 at Green Street Arts Center, 51 Green St., Middletown. Free. 860-685-7871, wesleyan.edu/greenstreet.

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Shore Line Trolley Museum uses to maintain the trolley line will also come out to show visitors what happens when the museum is Workin’ on the Railroad. Narrated shows will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Trolleys will run every few minutes between shows. The car barns will be open for visitors to get an up-close look at the preserved vehicles, many of them more than a century old. Plus, three-mile round trip trolley through scenic woods and wetlands. June 26 at Shore Line Trolley Museum, 17 River St., East Haven.

Trolley rides 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $8 ($6 seniors, $4 children). 203-467-6927, bera.org.

Derby Day. Enjoy live music, fun and food for the whole family at this townwide celebration. Talented crafters and artisans from throughout New England will be selling their wares, tours of the historic Opera House will be available and visitors can either watch or participate in the Derby Duck Race and the Derby Dash 5K race. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 26 on Derby Town Green. Free.

Information: 203-906-4343, invalley. org/derby.

The annual Connecticut Irish Festival, Feis & Agricultural Fair highlights the best in Celtic dance, sports, music and culture. On Saturday the O’Keefe and Lenihan Schools of Irish dance will perform. On Sunday, hundreds of dancers will participate in a competition that prepares many of them for world-class events. Enter

the Haggis head the musical lineup, featuring MacTalla Mor, Calley McGrane, Cliudan, Kitty Kelly, Liz McNicholl and legendary button accordianist John Whelan. Also, Celtic Interlude and The Moonshiners. The festival has something for everyone — from the best traditional and contemporary Irish music and set dancing, to great food and a 5K-road race to benefit ALS, from cultural and agricultural displays, to children’s activities and rides, as well as an Irish shopping and craft village. 12:30-11 p.m. June 26, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. June 27 at North Haven Fairgrounds, Washington Ave., North Haven. $10 advance, $12 at door (children under 16 free). ctirishfestivaltickets@gmail.com, ctirishfestival.com.

The Oddfellows Playhouse in Middletown, renowned for its youth circus program, brings its talented teens to the Kate for Spring in Your Step. Join this extraordinary troupe under the direction of Children’s Circus founder Dic Wheeler (of ArtFarm) in a magical romp through the joys of springtime. Marvel as a band of fairies and mystical creatures juggle, stilt, tumble, unicycle and clown their way into your imagination. Fun for all ages!

3 p.m. June 27 at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook. $25 ($10 children). 877-5031286, katharinehepburntheater.org.

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scavenger hunt, free face-painting, horsedrawn wagon rides with Foxglove Farm, blueberry pie-eating contest, and pick-your-own blueberries, raspberries and jostaberries (a hybrid cross of black currants and gooseberries — who knew?). The rock band Remember September perform on the Apple Barrel deck from 1 to 3 p.m. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 17 at Lyman Orchards, 32 Reeds Gap Rd., Middlefield. 860-349-1793, lymanorchards.com.

MIND, BODY & SOUL Led by Nelie Doak, Yoga promotes a deep sense of physical, mental and emotional well-being. Classes are designed to help cultivate breath and body awareness, improve flexibility, strengthen and tone muscles, detoxify the body and soothe the spirit. All levels welcome. Bring a yoga mat. 56:15 p.m. Fridays at Blackstone Library, 758 Main St., Branford. $10. 203-4881441, ext. 313, yogidoakie@earthlink. net or events@blackstone.lioninc.org, blackstone.lioninc.org.

East Havener Janet Messina became interested in Positive Thinking and the Law of Attraction after suffering a heart attack 20 years ago. She was physically, emotionally and financially spent and unsure of what life had in store for her. She developed Jewell’s Thought Centering Stones, a handheld tool that enables users to focus positive thoughts. 7 p.m. June 16 at

Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main St., East Haven. Free. 203-468-3890, hagamanlibrary.info.

SPORTS/RECREATION Cycling Elm City Cycling organizes Lulu’s Ride, weekly two- to four-hour rides for all levels (17-19 mph average).

Cyclists leave at 10 a.m. from Lulu’s European Café as a single group; no one is dropped. 10 a.m. Sundays at Lulu’s European Café, 49 Cottage St., New Haven. Free. 203-773-9288, elmcitycycling.org.

The Little Lulu (LL) is an alternative to the long-standing Sunday morning training ride. The route is usually 20-30 miles in length and the ride is no-drop, meaning that the group waits at hilltops and turns so that no rider is left behind. The LL is an opportunity for cyclists to get accustomed to riding in groups. Riders should come prepared with materials (tubes, tools, pumps and/or CO2 inflators) to repair flats. 10 a.m. Sundays at Lulu’s European Café, 49 Cottage St., New Haven. Free. 203773-9288, paulproulx@sbcglobal.net, elmcitycycling.org.

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Critical Mass. Participants meet at the flagpole on the New Haven Green on the last Friday for a slow-paced ride throughout New Haven streets.

The ride ranges from 30 minutes to over an hour, depending on weather.

Critical Mass is not an organization; it’s an “unorganized coincidence” — a movement of bicycles in the streets as traffic. After the event, everyone is invited to a potluck dinner at the Devil’s Gear Bike Shop. 5:30 p.m. April 30 Temple and Chapel streets, New Haven. Free. elmcitycycling.org.

See 5/18 email with photo. Attached is a press release and a photo from Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists. The release announces their partnership with, The Ride for the Flame and Special Olympics Connecticut.

The Ride for the Flame is a 100-mile scenic ride along the Connecticut

You know you’ve always wanted it — now you can add a tri to your lifetime résumé: the Pat Griskus Olympic Triathlon, comprising a one-mile (lake!) swim, 25-mile bike and 10K run.

You’ll be a legend forever. 7 a.m. June 19 at Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury. $95. 860-868-0540, patgriskustri.com.

This Royal Wulff fly was tied by Lee Wulff, in his fingers without a vise. The fly fishing icon is the subject of an exhibition at Yale’s Beinecke library entitled ‘Each fly is a dream we cast out to fool fish.’

River to help raise money for Special Olympics Connecticut. Over 1,500 Law Enforcement officers and Special Olympics Athletes will participate in the event on June 27th 2010.

raised more than $20,000 for the state chapter of the national MS Society.

Noon June 18, at Grassy Hill Country Club, 441 Clark La., Orange. $175. 203623-3757, bobl@hartynet.com.

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The fourth annual Helen’s Heroes MS Golf Classic, established by East Havener Bob Lukaszek in honor of his sister Helen Langello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003. In three years the event has

It’s the second annual Bioblitz. Join the Sleeping Giant Park. Wear comfortable shoes and bring snacks and water. Be ready for any kind of weather condition.

No pets. 1 p.m. June 13 at Sleeping Giant Main Entrance, 200 Mt. Carmel Ave.,

You think you’re old? The Branford Road Race turns 30 this year!

The USATF-certified five-miler is accompanied by a two-mile “health walk” and one-mile (non-competitive) Fun Run. 10:15 a.m. June 20 at Branford Town Green. 203-481-5933, branfordroadrace.net.

It sounds so romantic — and it is! The Trumbull Sunset Run is a 5K sponsored by the Trumbull Rotary Club. 6:45 p.m.

July 23 at Twin Brooks Park, Trumbull. $20 ($15 18 and under) advance, $25 race day. 203-268-5934.

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Premium sakes and creative small plates are the attraction at Koji, the newest eatery on Temple Street. Here Chef Xaxier Santiago (left) and co-owner Darren Piquul with a Scorpion Bowl and Koji Nachos.

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here’s a lot more to sake, the Japanese rice wine traditionally drunk with sushi, than the brackish rotgut usually served hot with tuna rolls and seaweed salad. A good place to sample the range of this intriguing spirit is the new Koji lounge in New Haven, where nearly a dozen sakes and assorted sake-based drinks are on tap.

Named for the moldy rice that sparks sake’s fermentation, Koji offers an innovative menu of cocktails and small plates in a funky atmosphere suitable for both groups and couples. On a recent night, an older group celebrated at one table while a father and college-age daughter caught up nearby.

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Start your imbibing with Koji’s saketini, a mix of Sho Chiku Bai sake, cucumber vodka and a splash of triple sec. Bone dry with an alluring blend of vegetal and fruit flavors, it’s refreshing while packing a bit of a punch. For something a bit sweeter, try the lychee martini for its harmonious floral and sweet-tart flavors.

Move on to sample a few of the premium sakes, generously poured into wineglasses at about $8 a pop and served chilled. The brand names alone are beguiling: Well of Wisdom, Devil’s Shivering Tongue and Snow Maiden, to name a few.

There’s not much explanatory material on the menu, but look for the highest grades of sake: junmai and ginjo, followed by honjozo. Nigori sakes are unfiltered and generally a bit sweeter than the crisp junmai and ginjo grades.

Although it’s very drinkable, be aware that sake’s alcohol content ranges from

15 to 20 percent, similar to a strong wine.

(If you’re looking for something stronger, Koji also offers shochu, a Japanese distilled spirit enjoyable on the rocks or in mixed drinks.)

Koji’s small plates are creative if sometimes a bit on the stingy side: A “tofu scallop” special was $13 for three silver-dollar sized pucks of crispy bean curd. To be fair, the menu was in flux at press time as management transitioned from a yakitori concept of very small plates to a more traditional menu.

Sushi was generously portioned, with a rainbow roll offering fresh fish and a nice interplay of textures. Koji fried chicken was also tasty — lightly breaded and with a dipping sauce flavored with kimchi.

For a taste of something different in downtown, drop by Koji and enjoy its creative blend of East and West.

Koji, 182 Temple St., New Haven (203-772-7900).

Baking “wizard” Rusty Hamilton displays a tray of fresh fruit tarts from his huge variety of homemade baked-goods.

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EDITOR’S PICK: Marjolaine Pastry Shop

Restaurant Listings AMERICAN Bespoke, 266 College St., New Haven (203 562-4644). Cutting-edge presentation and flavor combinations take center stage at this successor to Roomba. Latin flavors are featured in the upstairs lounge, Sabor. Open for lunch.

Heirloom at the Study, 1157 Chapel St. (203503-3900). Re-imagined classics in a stunning setting of wood, marble and chrome. A great place to take a date or enjoy a leisurely brunch while people-watching.

Uncle Willies BBQ, 403 Saw Mill Rd., West Haven (203-479-4017). A BBQ joint that would do any Southern state proud, with lip-smacking ribs, chicken and brisket with succulent sides.

Foe, 576 Main St., Branford (203-483-5896).

The perfect setting for a romantic evening, Foe shines with sublime beef and pasta dishes. A black fig and cherry-glazed duck breast also showcases the chef’s sure hand with poultry. Lunch and bar menu.

Sage American Grill & Oyster Bar, 100 S. Water St., New Haven (203-787-3466). The tranquil harbor-front view sets off skilled seafood and raw bar selections. Excellent seasonal specials and a full bar add to the attractions of this veteran favorite.

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afés have sprung up all over New Haven in recent years, offering multiple variations on the theme of gourmet java and pastries. But most close to downtown have also become semipermanent study halls; host to scads of patrons absorbed by laptops, long-empty cups next to keyboards the only concession to the setting.

If you’re looking to escape the furrowed brows and clacking keys, Marjolaine on State Street is a welcome oasis of oldschool café ambience.

This veteran pastry shop doesn’t try to function as an adjunct university library but

instead offers quieter charms as a place to enjoy conversation or contemplative cup of joe.

Marjolaine’s brew comes as a rich French roast, kept hot and scorch-free in a thermos and made fresh several times a day. Enjoy it with a croissant, buttery if a bit bread-like, or one of the alluring pastries on display behind glass.

This writer’s favorite is the poppy-seed pastry, rich and nutty and lacquered in sweet glaze.

Owner and New Haven native Rusty Hamilton has run Marjolaine since the mid-1980s and is known across the region for his lipsmacking cakes and

pies. His baked goods have long been star attractions at special events at Yale and across New Haven.

If you peer into the back room you can watch him or his assistants decorate a multi-tiered masterpiece or just appreciate the beauty of a finished product in a case up front. Or you can just relax and watch the morning light play off the wood floors and tin ceiling or watch the world go by on State Street.

No pressure, no laptops — just a tranquil spot in the heart of the city.

Marjolaine Pastry Shop, 961 State St., New Haven (203-789-8589).

Foster’s, 56-62 Orange St., New Haven (203859-6666). The chef himself is likely to bring over your meal at this acclaimed newcomer in Ninth Square. Comfort food with cuttingedge flair like llama burgers on toasted brioche.

Zinc, 964 Chapel St., New Haven (203-6240507). Consistently excellent food, drinks and service in a central location. Innovative seafood like tamari-cured tuna with wasabi oil is a good choice, along with the drink specials and seasonal desserts. Artisan pizzas shine at the next-door Kitchen Zinc.

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f you haven’t been to downtown New Haven in a little while, a walk down Temple Street this summer might be a bit disorienting. A half-dozen restaurants and bars have turned over since the last snows fell and change is still in the air.

Diners have a few new options: Greek diner food and baked goods are on enticing view at Atlas, opened in the former Katz’s Deli, and Asian fusion and sake draw a nightlife crowd at the new Koji lounge. Irish food is now served at Kelly’s on the corner of Crown and Temple, even as the veteran Playwright Tavern has transmogriďŹ ed into the Wicked Wolf, an establishment more about valid IDs than authentic Guinness stew.

One new entrant at the Crown-Temple crossroads offers both an appealing bar setting and exciting food: Press 200. Named for the affordable-wine-bar concept and its address on Crown, Press 200 opened this spring in the renovated space once occupied by Nikita’s, under the same ownership. “We wanted to do a wine bar with small plates — not like traditional tapas but smaller dishes that can be shared so you

try many of the avors on the menu,� explains manager Tom Methot.

The focus on wine is evident as you ďŹ rst enter the restaurant, with an expansive bar lined with bottles stretching the length of the restaurant. The dozen or so wines by the glass are listed on a big blackboard with tasting notes and suggested food pairings, a big help for those seeking to expand their oenological range.

Sit near the bar if you appreciate a livelier atmosphere or in the back for conversation — just pray that you’re not subjected to the “’80s Lite� soundtrack playing on a recent evening. Good food and wine just aren’t complemented by Huey Lewis & the News in the year 2010, in this writer’s opinion.

And the wine we tried was very good, and affordable at about $9 a glass. A Lageder Pinot Grigio sparkled with fruit and a Malbec was mellow and rich. All bottles are under $35, Methot says, to help keep diners in an adventuresome mood.

The food also soon made up for Huey’s yodeling, with fresh and abundant bread ďŹ rst followed by the ďŹ rst in a

series of small gems. We started with a mushroom risotto special, creamy and redolent of trufe, yet held back from the brink of decadence by expertly cooked fresh spinach. That spinach made an appearance in another standout dish: sea bass in a salty-sweet BÊarnaise.

Duck was dense and meaty, pillowed in a bright celery-root purĂŠe.

Mussels made less of an impression in a mild fennel sauce but were plump, fresh and generously portioned.

Save room for the ďŹ nale: A deconstruction of Catalan cream for dessert brought together salted caramel ice cream, citrus marmalade and crisp almond wafer to excellent effect, strong avors clashing and then harmonizing with each bite.

Any small plate emporium downtown is not for those with huge appetites or thin wallets — a couple of plates each plus dessert for two at Press 200 will run you about $100 with a few rounds of wine.

But the innovative avors, warm service and pleasant atmosphere make it worth the splurge.

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y sweet 16-year-old, with almost no driving experience, broke the legal speed limit a bunch of times, spun out on a skid pad, left rubber on the tarmac, and raced against other driving newbies — and this wasn’t even behind her parents’ back!

I was right there watching at the road racing venue Lime Rock Park and walked away feeling better about a kid — my precious kid, who has only a Connecticut learner’s permit — operating 3,000-plus pounds of metal at a high rate of speed (at least a lot faster than her bike). The neighbors and the world should feel safer, too, because Bailey is now a graduate of the Skip Barber New Driver School.

When Bailey was little, I attended a Skip Barber driving and racing program. I had been driving for over two decades by then (although not well, according to my spouse). In fact, I hit and killed two beavers on my way to school that morning! By the afternoon, I knew standard training would not suffice for my kids, and I really had had no idea what to do if I were to face any of a number of emergencies. Come to think of it, I had also hit a deer and countless squirrels in my life — and always stay put if there’s 46

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snow or ice in the forecast. Both kids were signed up for the New Driver program, at least in my mind, years ago.

The secret to “good driving” is trained response. The Skip Barber Mazda Driving School is where experienced drivers and teenagers can learn and practice skills that could save them, and a great way to do this is in someone else’s car. Here, professional instructors, many with racing backgrounds, teach emergency braking, skid and slide control, proper cornering techniques and a variety of other auto-control skills. But it’s not at all like the boring drivers ed classes. The kids (and older drivers and even parent observers) get all lit up. The instructors are entertaining and really know their stuff, which helps the lessons sink in. The participants are pushed and challenged in ways they cannot be on roads and highways (at least not legally).

Skip Barber is the largest automotive education and entertainment company in the world. The Racing School operates at more than 20 of the most prestigious racetracks in the U.S. Driving school students learn in Mazda RX-8 sports cars, Mazda MX-5 roadsters and Mazda 3 sedans. Graduates are immediately

eligible to enroll in a Skip Barber Racing School Advanced Activity, Advanced CarControl Program. The school also offers a two-day driving school, a one-day high performance driving school and a two-day high performance driving school.

Founder John (Skip) Barber began racing in 1958 while studying at Harvard, where he earned a degree in English. In the mid 1960s, he won three Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) national championships and finished third in the 1967 U.S. Road Racing Championship. When his racing career ended, his belief that racing was teachable led him to begin the Racing School. Still active in motor sports, the 73-year-old Barber resides in Sharon.

The cost to attend the one-day New Driver School, $999, isn’t cheap, particularly since this is on top of the $500 for we shelled out for drivers ed — and who knows how much we’ll be paying for insurance (and whatever other teendriving related costs lie ahead). Then But putting a price on safety is impossible.

To learn more about the Skip Barber Racing School or the Skip Barber Mazda Driving School, visit SkipBarber.com or call 800-221-1131. v

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At the Skip Barber Mazda Driving School, drivers young and old can learn skills that may save lives.

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