Cinderella Comes to Center Stage Theatre in Shelton CT

See Cinderella 

at the Center Stage Theatre

The Broadway adaptation of the classic musical, Cinderella, will kick off the 2022 season at Center Stage Theatre in Shelton (its 17^th season of shows!) on February 18.

 

Featuring an unforgettable score from Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, this version of the show, which debuted on Broadway in 2013, features a brand-new book from librettist Douglas Carter Beane. 

With several new characters and two new songs, “Me, Who Am I?” and “He Was Tall,” along with “Loneliness of Evening” and “There’s Music in You” from earlier versions, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella remains the heartfelt tale of the girl from the cinders who connects with her prince. 

 

Performances run February 18-27, with shows on Fridays at 7:30pm, Saturdays at 2:00pm and 7:30pm, and Sundays at 2pm.  Two special weeknight performances – Wednesday, February 23 and Thursday, February 24 - will start at 7:30pm.  Tickets are on sale now at centerstageshelton.org: $36 (adults) and $18 (students).

Where:

Center Stage Theatre

54 Grove Street 

Shelton, CT 06484

When:

February 18th-27th

Friday: 7:30pm

Saturday: 2:00pm and 7:30pm

Sunday: 2pm

Two Special Weeknight Shows

Wednesday February 23

ThursdayFebruary 24

Tickets:

Tickets are on sale now at centerstageshelton.org: $36 (adults) and $18 (students).

 

 

About Center Stage Theatre

Center Stage Theatre is an inclusive and intergenerational community-based theatre providing high quality and affordable performances, educational programming and volunteer opportunities.  Located in Shelton, Connecticut, the theatre produces five full scale productions a year including its annual Youth CONNection summer musical, as well as year-round theatre education for students grades K-12.  Founded in 2005 by Gary and Francesca Scarpa, Center Stage is a 501(c)3 non-profit theatre attracting actors and audiences from throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties.  

For more information, visit centerstageshelton.org, or the theatre’s Facebook (@centerstageshelton) or Instagram (@centerstageshelton) channels.

SoNo Works - Virtual Office Days

 SoNo Works at the SoNo Collection

Exclusive Event 

Virtual Office Days!

You're invited!

Here's a fun event to take a break from your 'remote' working at home - and work from the SoNo Collection's Magnificent Room.

This is quite a different event that The SoNo Collection is hosting called SoNo Works “Virtual Office Days” by The SoNo Collection. 

This February 15th, 16th and 17th from 11am-6pm, give yourself permission to take a break from your home office, and experience The SoNo Collection's Magnificent Room. 

Here you can enjoy a complimentary Café Oui coffee card, lunch discounts at their Marketplace eateries, and enjoy a special Happy Hour from 5-6 PM at Pinstripes. Now that sounds like a productive work day!

Register to work on any of those select days here at: https://bit.ly/SONOWORKS

Plus, you can register for a free D1 Fitness Workout (morning, afternoon, or evening) on those days. What a great way to unwind during after a stressful work day! 

Sign up for your workout here: www.d1training.com/norwalk/try-us-free/ 

Where: 

The SoNo Collection

100 North Water Street

Norwalk, CT 06854

When:

February 15th, 16th and 17th from 11am-6pm

Connecticut Flower and Garden Show 2022

The 40th Annual 

Connecticut Flower and Garden Show 

returns to Hartford CT

Discounted On-Line Admission Tickets On Sale Now

On Thursday, February 24^th, the four-day “Connecticut Flower & Garden Show”brings the colors and scents of Spring to Hartford CT!

 

Where:

Connecticut Convention Center

100 Columbus Boulevard

Hartford, CT

When: 

Thursday, Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 

Friday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 

Saturday, Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and 

Sunday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

New England’s only 2022 major flower exhibition and show is themed “Rhythm & Blooms” and will feature expansive live gardens, nonstop seminars and demonstrations, The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc.’s annual Standard Flower Show, and hundreds of vendors displaying and selling all types of items. 
 
“Gardening has been proven to reduce stress, elevate moods, help with socialization and self-esteem, and provide exercise, so this colorful event is exactly what we need right now,” explains Kristie Gonsalves, President of North East Expos, Inc., producer of the 40^th annual show. “Over the past two years of solitude, many people found indoor or outdoor gardening offers a calming, welcome escape, some discovering it for the very first time. This event showcases hundreds of ways for house, apartment and condo dwellers alike to make their home a more comfortable and beautiful place to live.”
 
As soon as attendees step inside the Exhibition Hall, they will be welcomed by more than a dozen live gardens in full bloom by professional landscape designers and nonprofit organizations, including naturalistic, low maintenance, native, containers, vegetables, organic, herb, and pollinator gardens. A fanciful Hobbit House also will be on display. New this year is a demonstration area where creative experts show how they do their work, from floral design to bonsai care to starting of wildflower seeds, to canning of fruits and vegetables. 

 

The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s annual Standard Flower Show will showcase over 12,000 square feet of beautiful design, horticulture, botanical arts, and photography competition with entries from members across the state. Since the theme is “Rhythm & Blooms”, the entry to that section of the Exhibition Hall explores the music in our gardens as created by wind, water and wildlife in individual mini-parks with distinct musical genres.

 

Over 70 hours of seminars and demonstrations will be presented by horticulturalists, landscapers, and industry professionals, and are free with admission. Every day, Mar Jennings, America's Top Lifestyle Expert and a 10-time Emmy-nominated and Telly Award-winning TV host and best-selling author, tells How to Best Increase Your Home’s Value. 

The list of impressive speakers and their topics also includes:

• Charlie Nardozzi - Grow a Pollinator Garden;
• Bob Buettner - Floral Arranging
• Karen Bussolini - Gardens in the Winter and Where Bulbs Shine
• Denise Ciastko - Starting Your Native Wildflower Seeds
• Pamm Cooper - Gardening for Butterflies, Bees & Birds
• Jeffrey Eleveld - How to Kill A Houseplant;
• Len Giddix - Rain Gutter Gardening with Sprouts, Herbs & Greens, without Draining your Wallet;
• Dr. Nick Goltz - Plant Problems
• Anna Hackman - Culinary Herbs for Year-Round Enjoyment
• Trish Manfredi - Creative Floral Design with Fun and Flair;
• Laurie Masciandaro - Connecticut's Historic Gardens;
• Thomas Mickey - Victorian Flowers We Still Love
• Dawn Pettinelli - When Good Worms Go Bad and The Dirty Dozen: 12 Facts about Soil that Every Gardener Should Know;
• Peter Picone - Plants Make a Difference for Wildlife
• Jen Plasky - Perfect Performing Planters;
• Paul Split - Organic Container Gardening;
• Diane St. John - How to Create a Healthy Monarch Butterfly Habitat at Home;
• George Trecina - Diverse & Versatile Succulents and A Walk Through the Seasons in My Garden;
• Rob Townsend - Water Garden Basics; and
• Steve Walowski - An Organic Approach To Lawn Care.

Full schedule of seminar speakers and topics is at www.CTFlowerShow.com]

 

Always popular are hundreds of booths of displays, activities, shopping: artisans, handcrafted gifts, fresh flowers, plants, garden ornaments, metalwork sculptures, herbs, bulbs, seeds, fertilizers, soils, gardening books, patio furniture, lawn and garden tools, equipment and more. 

 

At the show entrance will be an eight-foot-tall live sculpture, enhanced with florals and plants, by artist Shauna Shane of FentonRiver Studio in Storrs, Conn. Bring 1/2 cup of soil for free testing at the UConn Co-op booth. 

 

Admission:

Discounted online tickets are $16 for Adults and Seniors and are on sale now at www.CTFlowerShow.com and can be purchased online throughout the show.

General admission at the door: $20 Adults & Seniors; $5 Children 5-12; Free for Children Under Age 5
No re-entry once inside the Exhibition Hall.

Parking:

• Daily parking in the Connecticut Convention Center Garage: $9 all day; or $3 first hour and $2 each additional hour.
• Thursday & Friday ONLY: Free parking with Free shuttle at the Pequot Street lot at 18 Pequot Street in Hartford, just north of I-84.
• Saturday & Sunday ONLY: $5.00 all-day parking in the Front Street North and South Garages, across the street from Connecticut Convention Center.

Show sponsors include: Connecticut Mulch Distributors, Inc.; Kasheta Farms; Maple Meadow Farm; Renewal by Anderson; WFSB-TV Channel 3; WRCH Lite 100.5; The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc.; the Connecticut Convention Center; and North East Expos, Inc.

To become an exhibitor, visit www.CTFlowerShow.com, or call 860-844-8461.

For more information, visit www.CTFlowerShow.com or Facebook or Twitter or 860-844-8461.