Smiler in Westport . . .

Westport Arts Center
Presents
Meet the Filmmaker
Pilot Program

Friday, October 1st, 2010
7 PM

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Westport Arts Center will present a pilot program, Meet the Filmmaker, featuring the 1968 animated film The Yellow Submarine, with music by The Beatles, on Friday, October 1, at 7 PM.

The movie was produced by Al Brodax of Weston, who will introduce the award-winning work and talk about its production with the audience and moderator Sumner Jules Glimcher, emeritus professor of New York University.

A reception with wine and hors d'oeuvres will begin at 6:30 PM.

The film screening will begin at 7 PM.
Suggested donated is $10 at the door.

RSVP with your name and the number of people who will attend here.

For More Information:

Westport Arts Center
51 Riverside Avenue
Westport, CT
Telephone: (203) 222-7070
Email: info@westportartscenter.org
Website: www.westportartscenter.org

World Rabies Day . . .

Thumbs up to the South Wilton Veterinary Group for all their good works and spreading the news/information on World Rabies Day!

The world is again joining together on September 28th to raise awareness and understanding about the importance of rabies prevention. Rabies is the oldest and deadliest disease known to mankind.

The Global Alliance for Rabies Control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invite you to join participants from more than 50 countries for a series of webinars on Tuesday, September 28th, 2010.

Rabies is a viral disease that can be transmitted to animals and humans. The disease is transmitted mainly by bite, but exposure may also occur through contamination of broken skin or mucous membranes with saliva from an infected animal. Once neurological symptoms of the disease develop, rabies is fatal to both animals and humans. The good news is that rabies is easily preventable.

“Rabies is primarily a disease of children, who are particularly at risk from this terrible disease, due to their close contact with dogs, the major global source”, said Dr. Debbie Briggs, Executive Director of the Alliance for Rabies Control. “Children are more likely to suffer multiple bites and scratches to the face and head, both of which carry a higher risk of contracting rabies. Children are often unaware of the danger that dogs transmit rabies and may not tell their parents when a bite, lick, or scratch has occurred from an infected animal”, says Briggs. quote source (1)

For more info and to view the webinars visit:

www.worldrabiesday.org

World Rabies Day is an excellent time to take steps that can help prevent and control rabies, such as vaccinating pets including dogs and cats and providing education on how to avoid the animals that typically transmit rabies: raccoons, bats, skunks, and foxes. So, thanks again to the South Wilton Veterinary Group - You can Like them on Facebook and/or Follow them on Twitter.

South Wilton Veterinary Group
51 Danbury Road
Wilton, CT 06897
Telephone: (203) 762-2002
www.southwiltonvet.com

It's Banned Book Week . . .

It is Banned Book Week!

September 25 − October 2, 2010

Celebrate Your Freedom To Read

At Your Local Library . . .

Here is a list of public libraries in Fairfield County, Connecticut. They are a wonderful resource for all to enjoy . . . so, make it a point to visit your local library this week . . .

Bethel Public Library
189 Greenwood Ave.
Bethel, CT 68012
Phone: (203) 794-8756
www.bethellibrary.org

Bridgeport Public Library
925 Broad St.
Bridgeport, CT 66044
Phone: (203) 576-7777
www.bportlibrary.org

The Brookfield Library
182 Whisconier Road
Brookfield, CT 68043
Phone: (203) 775-6241
www.brookfieldlibrary.org

Danbury Public Library
170 Main St.
Danbury, CT 68107
Phone: (203) 797-4505
www.danburylibrary.org

Long Ridge Library
191 Long Ridge Rd.
Danbury, CT 68108
Phone: (203) 748-1011
(No website)

Darien Library
35 Leroy Ave.
Darien, CT 68204
Phone: (203) 655-1234
www.darienlibrary.org

Easton Public Library
691 Morehouse Rd.
Easton, CT 66129
Phone: (203) 261-0134
www.eastonlibrary.org

Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Rd.
Fairfield, CT 64305
Phone: (203) 256-3155
www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org

Pequot Library Association
720 Pequot Ave.
Fairfield, CT 64901
Phone: (203) 259-0346
www.pequotlibrary.com

Greenwich Library
101 West Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 68305
Phone: (203) 622-7900
www.greenwichlibrary.org

Perrot Memorial Library
90 Sound Beach Ave.
Greenwich, CT 68701
Phone: (203) 637-1066
www.perrotlibrary.org

Edith Wheeler Memorial Library
733 Monroe Turnpike
Monroe, CT 64681
Phone: (203) 452-2850
www.ewml.org

New Canaan Library
151 Main St.
New Canaan, CT 68405
Phone: (203) 594-5000
www.newcanaanlibrary.org

New Fairfield Free Public Library
2 Brush Hill Rd.
New Fairfield, CT 68121
Phone: (203) 312-5679
www.newfairfieldlibrary.org

Cyrenius H. Booth Library
25 Main St.
Newtown, CT 64702
Phone: (203) 426-4533
www.chboothlibrary.org

East Norwalk Library
51 Van Zant St.
Norwalk, CT 68551
Phone: (203) 538-0408
www.eastnorwalklibrary.org

Norwalk Public Library
1 Belden Ave.
Norwalk, CT 68503
Phone: (203) 899-2780
www.norwalklib.org

Rowayton Library
33 Highland Ave.
Norwalk, CT 68531
Phone: (203) 838-5038
www.rowayton.org

Mark Twain Library
Rte 53 And Diamond Hill Rd
Redding, CT 68751
Phone: (203) 938-2545
www.marktwainlibrary.org

The Ridgefield Library
472 Main St.
Ridgefield, CT 68774
Phone: (203) 438-2282
www.ridgefieldlibrary.org

Plumb Memorial Library
65 Wooster St.
Shelton, CT 64846
Phone: (203) 924-1580
www.plumblibrary.org

Sherman Library Association
1 Sherman Center
Sherman, CT 67840
Phone: (860) 354-2455
www.biblio.org/sherman

The Ferguson Library
One Public Library Plaza
Stamford, CT 69042
Phone: (203) 964-1000
www.fergusonlibrary.org

Stratford Library Association
2203 Main St.
Stratford, CT 64975
Phone: (203) 385-4166
www.stratfordlibrary.org

Trumbull Library
33 Quality St.
Trumbull, CT 66113
Phone: (203) 452-5197
www.trumbullct-library.org

Weston Public Library
56 Norfield Rd.
Weston, CT 68831
Phone: (203) 222-2665
www.biblio.org/weston

Westport Public Library
Arnold Bernhard Plaza
Westport, CT 68805
Phone: (203) 291-4800
www.westportlibrary.org

Wilton Library Association
137 Old Ridgefield Rd.
Wilton, CT 68973
Phone: (203) 762-3950
www.wiltonlibrary.org

Celebrate YOUR freedom to read during Banned Books Week, September 25 to October 2, 2010. For more information, visit www.ala.org/bbooks. Take the time to check out all the wonderful free resources available to you at the Connecticut Public Libraries, become a supporter, join in a Friends group and volunteer at your local public library.

For more information, please visit these sites:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/10-ways-to-celebrate-banned-books-week/?ref=books

http://bannedbooksweek.org/

http://www.myspace.com/bannedbooksweek

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Banned-Books-Week/20181651661

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequently-challenged/challengesbytype/index.cfm

http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/frequently-challenged/challengedclassics/index.cfm

Smiler in Ridgefield . . .

The Annual Branchville Motors

Fall Open House

Sunday, Sept. 26th

10 AM - 2 PM

Enjoy a beautiful Fall day in Ridgefield Connecticut with some really wonderful folks at Branchville Motors Annual Fall Open House.

Experience the cool warmth of heated clothing and feel free to ask questions - a representative from Gerbing's Heated Gear will be there to answer any and all your questions about electrically heated riding gear.

Get an early sneek-peak

at the new Triumph Sprint GT

And of course enjoy some great company and free food----- Plus Summer is over but the Hot Vespa Summer Sale offer is good until October 31, 2010.

Up to $1,200 Off Select Models!

Check out these special Vespa offers:

$1,200 off GTV 250
$1,000 off GTS 250
$500 off carbureted Vespa S 150, and LX 150.

*GTV 250 offer good on new and unused 2008, 2009 and 2010 models.
*GTS 250 offer good on new and unused 2008 and 2009 models.
*S 150 and LX 150 offers good on new and unused 2008 and 2009 carbureted models.

Call Alex for a

Veterans or Active Duty Discount on Triumph or Moto Guzzi

SEMPER FIDELIS

Enjoy the day, meet wonderful people and just have a great time!

For more information contact:
Branchville Motors
63 Ethan Allen Hwy., Route 7
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Telephone:(203) 544-7900

Email: ben@branchville.com
Website: www.branchville.com

Join them on Facebook, follow their Blog and be sure to visit their ebay store!

Smiler in Stamford . . .

Arts & Crafts on Bedford

Saturday, September 25th

11 AM to 8:30 PM

Sunday, September 26th

11 AM to 6 PM

Arts & Crafts on Bedford is back for its sixth year in Stamford Downtown. The weekend event features over 75 craft and artisan boutiques on Bedford Street, which will be closed to traffic for the weekend.

Be sure to visit the Imagination Station with "hands on" activities for kids presented by the Stamford Museum and Nature Center and the Bartlett Arboretum. There will be farm animals and crafts with plenty of family-friendly fun.

And be sure to take a turn at the pottery wheel - Lakeside Pottery's instructors will demonstrate the potter's wheel and will let you or your children try it - so stop by, say hello and enjoy the weekend fun.

For More Information:

Stamford Downtown Special Services District
Telephone: (203) 348-5285
Email: dssd@stamford-downtown.com
Website: www.stamford-downtown.com

Smiler in Norwalk . . .

2010 Norwalk Boat Show

35th Annual Event

Features Best in Boating

Big Deals and Fun for the Entire Family

September 23rd - 26th, 2010

10AM -6PM Daily

The northeast's premiere in-water boat show offers the newest boats, must-have gadgets and gear, plus four days of family fun on Long Island Sound. Visitors can shop the best deals of the year and find hundreds of luxury motor and sailing yachts, sport fishers, performance boats, sailboats, and the largest selection of marine accessories in the northeast.

And this year, don't miss plenty of fun attractions boaters of every age can enjoy including visiting celebrities, who will meet and greet fans throughout the show; the Affordability Pavilion, featuring boats that can be financed for less than $250 per month; and the Kids' Cove, where junior boaters can get their feet wet paddleboating on the mini-lake, go-kart racing and more. Plus, the whole family will enjoy FREE Discover Boating and Sailing rides in an idyllic setting on Long Island Sound.

Miss Geico Race Boat

Other show attractions at the 2010 Norwalk Boat Show include your opportunity to try scuba diving in DEMA’s 15,000 gallon “Be a Diver” mobile pool; meet Russell Newberry, star deckboss on the hit TV show Deadliest Catch; enjoy free Discover Boating powerboat and sailboat rides on Long Island Sound; see the Deadliest Catch-inspired Time Bandit offshore racing boat; plus take in the new History of Boating in America exhibit including an electric boat from 1899. Also don’t miss the Miss GEICO race boat; the Wing-a-Thon Wing Eating Contest; the Kids’ Cove with appearances by SpongeBob SquarePants; and more.

Location: Norwalk Cove Marina in Norwalk, CT

Tickets: $12 for adults; children 15 and under get in FREE
$2 off advance tickets purchased online through September 22, 2010

Telephone: (212) 984-7000
For more information and to pre-shop the show, visit:
BoatShowNorwalk.com

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Smiler in Norwalk . . .

Live Green Connecticut!

September 18th-19th

11 AM - 4 PM

Family-Friendly Festival

Taylor Farm Park

Free Admission!

Free Giveaways and Samples!

150 + Businesses and Organizations participating!

Celebrate and learn to ‘Live Green’ at the two day fun filled festival for all ages!

Enjoy great food, eco-shopping, music, environmental speakers and exhibits!

See and experience businesses that are showcasing their new technology to positively impact our lives and environment. Come away with tips and ideas that will save you money!

A two day Festival to promote living green with a focus on education, sustainability, caring for our environment and our natural resources.

Live Green Connecticut! will take place at Taylor Farm Park in Norwalk, Connecticut September 18th and 19th. Featured attractions and exhibits include marine ecology and nature center exhibits, wind and solar displays, farmer’s market, hands-on kid’s activities, environmental and conservation organizations and speakers, alternative fuel vehicles, landscape and garden centers, green careers and education, holistic health, eco-art, ecofashion,
entertainment, food and beverages, and so much more!

For more information:
Taylor Farm Park
45 Calf Pasture Beach Road
Norwalk, CT 06855
Telephone: (203) 536-9377
Email: info@livegreenct.com
Website: www.livegreenct.com