Announcing the 8 comedian finalists to compete live at Connecticut Comedy Idol Manchester, Conn. – Eight amateur comedians from across the region were selected from all registered audition submissions to perform live at the Connecticut Comedy Idol Contest taking place on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. at The Funny Bone Comedy Club, 194 Buckland Hills Drive in Manchester, Conn. (within the Shoppes at Buckland Hills Mall between Panera and Bertucci's).More Sep 3, 2010 - 8:58 AM
Florence Griswold Museum presents With Needle and Brush From October 2, 2010 through January 30, 2011 the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, presents With Needle and Brush: Schoolgirl Embroidery From the Connecticut River Valley. The Connecticut River Valley was one of the most important centers in America for the teaching and production of embroidered pictures by girls and young women in private academies during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. More Sep 3, 2010 - 7:58 AM
Special education expert to talk to adoptive families “Special Education Law and How to Advocate for Your Child” is the topic of a presentation by Dr. Orv Karan, a licensed psychologist with over 35 years of experience in special education. The program, which is open to the public and free of charge, is scheduled for Saturday, September 25, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Family Services Woodfield, 475 Clinton Avenue in Bridgeport.More Sep 3, 2010 - 5:29 AM