Need to Know - Danbury

A Glimpse of what's happening this week from the Danbury Cultural Commission

Saturday October 14, 2017

From 1:00pm to 7:00pm Harvest Jam - Charles Ives Authority for the Performing Arts
Where: Ives Concert Park, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT, United States
Description: Featuring James Otto 5:30 - 7 pm
Bursting with festive fall fun for country music fans, beer lovers and families.
Harvest Jam delivers a unique and robust experience filled with live music featuring national recording artists James Otto & AJ Jansen, Danbury's own Whitewood and Mike Collins Band. Delicious local food and plenty of October brews all available for purchase.

Tickets $15 Advance      $20 at the Door
Children ages 2 and under are FREE!
Sync to the Link [http://www.ivesconcertpark.com]

From 8:00pm to 9:30pm The Corvettes: A Doo Wop Celebration! - The Palace Danbury
Where: The Palace Theatre, 165 Main St, Danbury, CT 06810, USA
Description: A Corvettes show is more than a concert - it’s an all out Doo Wop Celebration! From New Hampshire to New Orleans and Virginia to Vegas, The Corevttes perform the great music of the Doo Wop era with a fresh new energy.
Sync to the Link [thepalacedanbury.com]
 

Sunday October 15, 2017

From 3:00pm to 5:00pm Celebrate Richter Open House - Richter Association for the Arts Fall 2017 season. Sponsored, in part, by the Danbury Cultural Commission
Where: Richter Association for the Arts 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, Connecticut 06811, USA
Description: An afternoon of Richter Awareness – View the renovations renditions, talk to FORe members about Richter, meet the artists from the Juried Art Show and enjoy the voices and music from Musicals at Richter.  Refreshments will be served. 

 

Concurrently, the Juried Art Show - Richter Association for the Arts
Where: Richter Association for the Arts 100 Aunt Hack Rd, Danbury, Connecticut 06811, USA
Description: 39th Annual Juried Art Show & Sale
Sync to the Link [http://www.richterarts.org]
 

Saturday October 21, 2017 

From 8:00pm to 5:00pm Taylor Hicks - The Palace Danbury
Where: The Palace Theatre, 165 Main St, Danbury, CT 06810, USA
Description: TAYLOR HICKS is one of the most beloved AMERICAN IDOL WINNERS of all time. Hicks' material on the mega-hit show set him apart with his unique take on Southern soul, R & B, country, and blues. More than 200 million viewers worldwide tuned in to crown Hicks the Season 5 winner of AMERICAN IDOL, making it one of the most-watched TV events of the last decade.

Sync to the Link [thepalacedanbury.com] 

 

Culinary Contentment

Danbury Restaurant Week Oct 9-15.

Almost two dozen City Restaurants will offer a special price menu for your Culinary Contentment. Eat out before or after one of the many Cultural/Arts events scheduled for the second week of October. Restaurant Week is your opportunity to try as many restaurants as your schedule allows for one incredibly low fixed price, your chance to give it a try with the security of knowing exactly what you will be spending. Restaurant Weeks happen several times a year in towns all over Connecticut as well as an annual state-wide week. Usually both lunch and dinner are fixed price menus offering several courses.

A prix fixe menu 

Simply a menu of pre-determined items presented as a multi course meal (typically an appetizer, entree and dessert) at a set price. Please keep in mind that beverage, tax and gratuity are not included in the special pricing. There may be some restaurants that do offer a beverage, consult individual menus for specifics. Gratuity, however, is never included and the wait staff works very hard this week. Please tip generously!

Danbury Participating Restaurants: 

• 21 Lake Restaurant & Bar – RW Menu – (203) 744-1776
• Bambu Modern Asian Restaurant – RW Menu – (203) 826-7369
• Basilico Casual Italian Bistro – RW Menu – (203) 730-0055
• Barbarie’s Black Angus Grill – RW Menu – (203) 826-7406
• Cafe on the Green – RW Menus – (203) 791-0369 – Make Reservations
• Castello Ristorante – RW Menu – (203) 743-3828 – Make Reservations
• Chuck’s Steakhouse – RW Menus – (203) 792-5555
• The Cue Restaurant – RW Menu – (203) 207-4669
• Dolce Restaurant & Wine Bar – RW Menu – (203) 744-9115
• Jim Barbarie’s Food and Drink – RW Menu – (203) 743-3287
• Koo Restaurant – RW Menus – (203) 739-0068
• La Mitad del Mundo – RW Menus – (203) 744-5499
• Max 40 Steak and Seafood – RW Menu – (203) 825-4444 – Make Reservations
• Molly Darcy’s – RW Menus – (203) 794-0449
• Nico’s Pizza and Pasta – RW Menu – (203) 792-6426
• Nikos Grill and Subs – RW Menu – (203) 917-4403
• Pizzeria Mazzo Mozzarella & Wine Bar – RW Menus – (203) 628-7188
• Pour Me Coffee & Wine Cafe – RW Menu – (203) 743-6246
• Terra Ristorante Italiano – RW Menus – (203) 730-9595
• Two Steps Downtown Grille – RW Menu – (203) 794-0032
• Vivo! Bar and Grill – RW Menu  – (203) 791-2202
• Widow Brown’s Café – RW Menu – (203) 743-7021 

Sync to the Link [http://www.connecticutrestaurantweek.com/] for menus and more. 

 

Autumn Arts

Artistic Smorgasbord 

 October 15th at 2PM is your opportunity to Celebrate Richter. The day includes the final day of the 2017 Juried Art Show and is packed with events to support the Richter Association for the Arts. You will also enjoy entertainment by Musicals at Richter. There will also be a chance to review and discuss upcoming renovations and improvements at Richter House and Richter Park. 
Speakers include Mayor Mark Boughton, State Rep. David Arconti, Friends Of Richter Park (FORe) members, Richter Park Authority members and more.

Refreshments will be served, parking available at the golf course parking lot, with handicap parking at Richter House. And you might want to participate in Danbury Restaurant Week by making a Sunday ​12pm​ ​to​ ​3pm reservation at ​Cafe on the Green right at Richter Park. The special 3 course menu is just $20, plus Tax and Tip. (See the next story for more details.)
Richter Arts Events are mostly on Sundays at 3pm. The Richter Arts Center is on the West side, just off I-84 Exit 2 at 100 Aunt Hack Road, Danbury, Connecticut. The Richter Association for the Arts is more than visual art. They have begun their Fall series, which continues through October. Next up, on October 22, is the Harmonia Chamber Players.

The entire music season contains:

• Oct. 22 Harmonia Chamber Players
• Oct. 29 Vladimiroff Trio

Sync to the Link  [http://www.richterarts.org/] for a complete update.

 

 

PUMPKIN PATCH PULLMAN

Vintage train to the pumpkin patch!

It’s the Fall harvest season so what better way to celebrate and welcome in the cooler weather than with a short ride on a vintage train to the Danbury Railway Museum’s Pumpkin Patch. This popular annual family event finishes it's three weekends, October 28-29 on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and Sunday from noon to 4:00 PM at the museum, with trains departing hourly beginning ½-hour after opening each day; last train at 3:30. Admission is $12.00 for ages 2 and over; children under 24 months are free.

Ride the Pumpkin Patch Train through the historic railyard in a 1920's passenger coach, pulled by a vintage ALCo RS-1 diesel-electric locomotive (or other vintage locomotive, subject to availability) to the special pumpkin patch where each child ages 2-12 will receive a free pumpkin. Of course, the exhibits, artifacts, and multiple operating model train layouts inside the restored over 100-year old Danbury station will be open for your education and entertainment. The kids can also enjoy the free activities such as the “coloring station,” temporary tattoos, cider & cookies, and more. There is a fully-stocked gift shop on the premises.  No reservations are required; the event will be held rain or shine.  Children are encouraged to come in costume.

The Danbury Railway Museum is a non-profit organization, staffed solely by volunteers, and is dedicated to the preservation of, and education about, railroad history. The museum is located in the restored 1903 Danbury Station and rail yard at 120 White Street, Danbury, CT and has many artifacts of area railroading on display, including over 70 vintage railroad cars and locomotives. For further information, visit the Web site at http://www.danburyrailwaymuseum.org, E-mail to info@danburyrail.org, or call the museum at 203-778-8337.
Admission: $12 age 2 and over (under 24 months, free)