K's Cafe Grand Opening Feb 1

K's Cafe, in the Danbury Library is open. You can grab sandwiches, soups, salads, coffee, and more. Read and refresh.


What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Open Mic Poetry, February 2nd

The Danbury Music Centre will host Words to live By, a verbal open mike expression, two. This evening is for all poets, lyricists and wordsmiths featuring Amanda Bloom and Stefanie Botelho. Words to live By begins at 8 P M on February second at the Marian Anderson Recital Hall, Two Fifty Six Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut. Advance Sign up is at the Danbury Music Centre Facebook page.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

  

Jim St. Germain Author Discussion Monday, January 29 - 6:00 pm Reception Center

  Wooster School is excited to announce guest speaker, Jim Saint Germain, an author and activist, who will be speaking at Wooster on Monday, January 29, 2018.

Jim will be joining the Wooster Community, for a meet the author discussion event. He will be sharing his story beginning at 6 p m and then the evening will open up into a Q and A opportunity for the audience. This event is free and open to the entire community. Following the Q and A, Jim will be available to sign autographs of his book, A Stone of Hope, which will also be available for purchase. We encourage you to R S V P at woosterschool dot org by completing our short form to ensure your seat at the author's discussion.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Bob Marley live at The Palace Danbury Feb 3

Just to make it absolutely clear, Bob Marley the Maine based comedian is coming to The Palace Danbury, not Bob Marley the late Jamaican reggae superstar.

On Friday, February second the Palace Danbury hosts Comedy Night. Bob Marley loves being a comedian. And he’s wicked good at it! He’s featured regularly on Sirius XM radio and he even won their Superbowl of Comedy. Curtain is at 8 o'clock P M at the Palace, 165 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Western Connecticut State Univeristy Gallery to present ‘Parallel Practices’ exhibition this winter

Works in diverse mediums, by 11 artists will be featured from Jan. 25 to March 4 at the Western Connecticut State University Gallery.
Eleven critically acclaimed artists who work in more than one medium will participate this winter in Parallel Practices, an exhibition that will run from Thursday, January 25, through Sunday, March 4, 2018, in the Visual and Performing Arts Center Art Gallery at Western Connecticut State University.

Parallel Practices, will showcase present the participating artists’ works in mediums that include painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, ceramics, animation, installation and photography.

Reservations are required for an opening reception which will be held from 6 to 8 pm on January 25 in the V-PAC Art Gallery on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The exhibition will be open for public viewing during gallery hours from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A closing reception and Art Gallery walk will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 4. Admission to the closing reception is free and the public is invited. Sync to the link w c s u dot edu for additional information and a link for opening night reservations.

  http://www.wcsu.edu/news/2017/12/26/wcsu-gallery-to-present-parallel-practices-exhibition-this-winter/

Promote, Engage, and Connect Your Community with the CivicLift Platform

The Danbury community is rated year after year as one of the best places to live. One of the reasons is the cultural and artistic diversity on our city. Now adding your event to the roster of amazing things to see and do in Danbury, has become easier through CivicLift, where local residents, businesses, and organizations can submit event information for free.

Businesses and event coordinators can create a free CivicLift profile through discover danbury dot live.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.  

Hat City Ball 2018 Jan 26

Quiet. It's a Speakeasy!
You will not want to miss the Danbury Museum's fourth annual Hat City Ball on Friday, January twentysixth, 2018! This year, the Ball has a speakeasy theme, and will be featuring fun new activities, like a wine pull, and a Prohibition Prize Pull.
The Hat City Ball, the museum's major fund-raiser, is sponsored by The Friends of the Danbury Museum. The money raised at the Ball benefits the Danbury Museum and Historical Society, and helps support the mission of acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting Danbury's past.
What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

Evita, an Encore Performance January 28 at 7 PM

Evita, an Encore Performance by the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.
EVITA directed by Tim Howard.
the WCSU Department of Theatre Arts is proud to announce that EVITA has been selected to perform at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 1 this year. Please join the University in an encore performance on January 28th, 2018 prior to its performances at the festival.

Curtain is at 7 PM on the Mainstage Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts Center, on the WCSU Westside Campus, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, Connecticut.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

  

Open Mic Poetry, February 2nd

The Danbury Music Centre will host Words to live By, a verbal open mike expression, two. This evening is for all poets, lyricists and wordsmiths featuring Amanda Bloom and Stefanie Botelho. Words to live By begins at 8 P M on February second at the Marian Anderson Recital Hall, Two Fifty Six Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut. Advance Sign up is at the Danbury Music Centre Facebook page.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT KICKS OFF 2018 "ACCESSIBLE ART" SERIES ON FEBRUARY 5TH

The Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut will kick off a new year of its multi-site series of visual art shows, Accessible Art, on Monday, February 5th. With five rounds of exhibitions spread over the course of twenty eighteen, Accessible Art will provide those who live, work, and play in, or visit, the Greater Danbury region with a sense of the importance of Art in our everyday lives. This round of Accessible Art runs through Friday, April 13th.

Sites include,
Pour Me Coffee & Wine Cafe,
Filosa/Hancock Hall,
Hodge Insurance Agency,
Mothership Bakery & Cafe,
Danbury City Hall,
CityCenter,
YMCA's ESCAPE to the Arts, and,
Bethel Public Library.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Jim St. Germain Author Discussion Monday, January 29 - 6:00 pm Reception Center

Wooster School is excited to announce guest speaker, Jim Saint Germain, an author and activist, who will be speaking at Wooster on Monday, January 29, 2018.

Jim will be joining the Wooster Community, for a meet the author discussion event. He will be sharing his story beginning at 6 p m and then the evening will open up into a Q and A opportunity for the audience. This event is free and open to the entire community. Following the Q and A, Jim will be available to sign autographs of his book, A Stone of Hope, which will also be available for purchase. We encourage you to R S V P at woosterschool dot org by completing our short form to ensure your seat at the author's discussion.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Classic Movie Matinee Jan 21

  Just as in days gone bye, The Palace Danbury will be the place for Sunday afternoon movies.
On January 21st the Hearst Media Film Club sponsors And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies. Film historian John DiLeo will present a Film Journey Through Hollywood and America at 2:00 PM.

DiLeo's presentation is a fun, informative, and idiosyncratic history of Hollywood’s Golden Age, while telling a parallel story of America itself. During this multi-media event, DiLeo will spotlight film clips from movies featuring many of Hollywood’s great stars.

For more information Sync to the Link ThePalace Danbury dot com. Parking can be found in the rear of the Danbury Palace Theatre at 165 Main Street.   Classic Movie Matinee

The Female Perspective works by KAREN BONANNO

January Twenty, Twenty eighteen is the opening art exhibit at 287 Gallery.

Each work starts with a figurative gesture that is either invented from memory or interpreted from sketches of the figure. Through expressive mark making and color choice, the figure is formed and solidified in its environment, whether it be an interior, exterior or ambiguous atmospheric space. Influences are the artists of the Bay Area Figurative movement including, David Park, Richard Deibenkorn and Elmer Bischoff as well as Cezanne, Bonnard and Matisse.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Western Connecticut State Univeristy Gallery to present ‘Parallel Practices’ exhibition this winter

Works in diverse mediums, by 11 artists will be featured from Jan. 25 to March 4 at the Western Connecticut State University Gallery.
Eleven critically acclaimed artists who work in more than one medium will participate this winter in Parallel Practices, an exhibition that will run from Thursday, January 25, through Sunday, March 4, 2018, in the Visual and Performing Arts Center Art Gallery at Western Connecticut State University.

Parallel Practices, will showcase present the participating artists’ works in mediums that include painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, ceramics, animation, installation and photography.

Reservations are required for an opening reception which will be held from 6 to 8 pm on January 25 in the V-PAC Art Gallery on the university’s Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury. The exhibition will be open for public viewing during gallery hours from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A closing reception and Art Gallery walk will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 4. Admission to the closing reception is free and the public is invited. Sync to the link w c s u dot edu for additional information and a link for opening night reservations. 

  http://www.wcsu.edu/news/2017/12/26/wcsu-gallery-to-present-parallel-practices-exhibition-this-winter/ 

Evita, an Encore Performance January 28 at 7 PM

Evita, an Encore Performance by the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Western Connecticut State University.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND.
EVITA directed by Tim Howard.
the WCSU Department of Theatre Arts is proud to announce that EVITA has been selected to perform at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 1 this year. Please join the University in an encore performance on January 28th, 2018 prior to its performances at the festival.

Curtain is at 7 PM on the Mainstage Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts Center, on the WCSU Westside Campus, 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, Connecticut.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

  

 

Everyday

Everyday,

Danbury has more than a dozen art gallery displays throughout the City. If you have some time off why not spend some of it taking in the art.
To find out what you Need to know, Sync to the link at DanburyArts dot Com.

CALL TO ARTISTS: Art at Ives Returns June 2018

Returning for its third year, friends of the Ives, will present Art at Ives, a Juried Fine Art and Crafts Show. This two day show opens in June.

Continuing to increase access to visual arts in the Greater Danbury Community, the show features accomplished artists from across the nation. Artists apply at zapplication dot org. All major categories are included with high-quality original works, in a diverse scope of art forms, from painting and digital art to fiber, paper, and drawing. Food and live music, along with student art displays, demonstrations and more will be showcased. The application deadline is March 31, 2018.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.

Hat City Ball 2018

Shhhh. It's a Speakeasy!
You will not want to miss the Danbury Museum's fourth annual Hat City Ball on Friday, January twentysixth, 2018! This year, the Ball has a speakeasy theme, and will be featuring fun new activities, like a wine pull, and a Prohibition Prize Pull.
The Hat City Ball, the museum's major fund-raiser, is sponsored by The Friends of the Danbury Museum. The money raised at the Ball benefits the Danbury Museum and Historical Society, and helps support the mission of acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting Danbury's past. 
What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

DANBURY RAILWAY MUSEUM: WE NEED YOUR HELP

THE DANBURY RAILWAY MUSEUM NEEDS YOUR HELP.

There are currently several projects. They receive no funding from the State of Connecticut or any other government agency, and rely on four sources for funding: direct admission and/or event ticket sales, merchandise sales in the Gift Shop, grants, and donations. It is in the latter area where we need your help. For more information on projects currently underway at the Museum that need additional funding go to danbury railway museum dot org.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut Gallery @287

One of the many art galleries in Danbury is the one on Main Street, associated with the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut. Their next exhibit will be, The Female Perspective, works by KAREN BONANNO.

The show premiers with an opening night party on January 19, 2018 at 5:50 pm. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays, and by appointment. The exhibit runs through April 20 at the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, 287 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

Library Card Design Contest Submission Deadline: February sixteenth at 5pm

Get your art materials out and your creativity flowing. The Danbury Library wants you to design the next generation of library cards! The competition is open to Students, Kindergarten to grade 12.

Design a colorful card, either using traditional materials, or in a digital medium. Your original artwork must fit inside a horizontal rectangle measuring 8 by 5 inches and be free of copyright restrictions. For full details of design guidelines, go to danburylibrary dot org.

The library judging panel will choose two winning designs, one from a student in Kindergarten to grade 5, and another from grades 6 to 12. Each winner will receive a $100 Amazon gift card.

Submissions must be made by February sixteenth at 5pm. Entries may be submitted at the Junior Floor Desk or by email to, t c a r v a l h o at danburylibrary dot org.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

Classic Movie Matinee

Just as in days gone bye, The Palace Danbury will be the place for Sunday afternoon movies.
On January 21st the Hearst Media Film Club sponsors And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies. Film historian John DiLeo will present a Film Journey Through Hollywood and America at 2:00 PM.

DiLeo's presentation is a fun, informative, and idiosyncratic history of Hollywood’s Golden Age, while telling a parallel story of America itself. During this multi-media event, DiLeo will spotlight film clips from movies featuring many of Hollywood’s great stars.

For more information Sync to the Link ThePalace Danbury dot com. Parking can be found in the rear of the Danbury Palace Theatre at 165 Main Street.   Classic Movie Matinee

CERTIFIED FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER COURSE Throughout 2018

The Culinary Arts gets limited attention here at the Danbury Cultural Commission. But that doesn’t mean those arts are not well represented in the City. And to be a part of that art scene you need certifications. To help, the Department of Health and Human Services, offers a Certified Food Manager course, developed by the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals. The Certified Food Manager course meets the Connecticut Public Health Code requirements for Qualified Food Operator Certification for food service establishments. Certified Food Manager Certificate and re-certification program fees are one hundred sixty dollars per person. The 8 hour class includes a textbook, examination, and certificate of completion.

Sync to the link Danbury dash CT dot gov for more information.  

     http://www.danbury-ct.gov/government/departments/health-and-human-services/land-use-environmental-services/foodprotection/certified-food-manager-course/

Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut Gallery @287

One of the many art galleries in Danbury is the one on Main Street, associated with the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut. Their next exhibit will be, The Female Perspective, works by KAREN BONANNO.

The show premiers with an opening night party on January 19, 2018 at 5:50 pm. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Fridays, and by appointment. The exhibit runs through April 20 at the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, 287 Main Street, Danbury, Connecticut.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com. 

Everyday

Everyday,

Danbury has more than a dozen art gallery displays throughout the City. If you have some time off why not spend some of it taking in the art.
To find out what you Need to know, Sync to the link at DanburyArts dot Com.

Auditions 2018 Danbury Music Centre's Madrigal Singers

  Danbury Music Centre's Madrigal Singers auditions will be held January 4, 2018 from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Marian Anderson Recital Hall, 256 Main Street Danbury, Connecticut. There are openings for sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. Please call the DMC for an appointment 203-748-1716.

Auditions are open to the public as well as to DMC members, ages 16 and up.

Singers are asked to bring a solo piece of music sung in your range (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, or Bass Baritone) that shows your vocal range, voice quality and expression and be prepared to sing 16 measures (no pop music please!) For example, you could sing the Star Spangled Banner, a folk song, or a piece performed with the Community Chorus.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.  

CALL TO ARTISTS: Art at Ives Returns June 2018

Returning for its third year, Friends of the Ives, will present Art at Ives, Juried Fine Art and Crafts Show. This two day show opens in June.

Continuing to increase access to visual arts in the Greater Danbury Community, the show features accomplished artists from across the nation. The application deadline is March 31, 2018. Artists apply at zapplication dot org. All major categories are included with high-quality original works, in a diverse scope of art forms, from painting and digital art to fiber, paper, and drawing. Food and live music, along with student art displays, demonstrations and more will be showcased.

What you need to know, can be found when you sync to the link, Danbury Arts dot com.